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Casa el Águila, Beautiful wooden house with views
Size50 m²
Floor No.0
- Family/child friendly
- Internet/WiFi
- Kitchen
- Washer/dryer
- Parking available
- Pool
- Balcony/terrace
Accommodation summary
|Camino Bebedero, 38430 Icod de los Vinos, Spain
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This cottage is situated in la Finca el Bebedero,in Icod de los Vinos, sharing with another houses an spectacular private property with swimmingpool, barbacue area, gardens and good energy in from of a natural area called La Furnia, next to the protected landscape called Acantilados de la Culata. Icod de los Vinos is very world famous about the wines, and in particular the white one. Too here we have the longest volcanic tube called La Cueva del Viento, where you can organize a excursion to visit it. And of course because here we have the most famous tree in Tenerife, El Drago Milenario, which is a milenary Drag Three. Too Icod has a nice beach, Playa San Marcos, where we can enjoy nice fresh fish meals and sunbathing.
Our good situation is because we have one of the wild coast of the Island, we call this area Isla Baja, that start in the Village of Garachico, continue in the village of Los Silos and finalize in the village of Buenavista, with the incredible Rural Park of Teno, where will be stoked with the view of Los Gigantes cliff.
La Finca el Bebedero is only 25 minutes driving from the famous Buenavista Golf, which is designed from the world famous Golf Player, Severiano Ballesteros. Here you can enjoy Golf next to the sea, with a beautifull sea views and mountains views. There is a nice restaurant in the golf court. Next to the place we have a nice black sand beach, and another desing restaurant direct on the coast.
Special place for romantics and rural holidays. There is a nice warm pool around a nice garden, with incredible sea and mountain views. Our guests can enjoy their breakfast, with the pleasure of taking our oranges direct from the trees. Besides we have a big barbacue area with a big oven in the common areas, with tables and chairs to enjoy meals.
Too We have a table tenis for our guest and free WiFi internet service in the common areas.
We have reader place in a small wood house, where our guest can used and leave books.
This place is full of energy of the nature, not only because is around trees and plants, too because we are in front of a natural area called La Furnia, next to the protected landscape called Acantilados de la Culata, where you can enjoy trekking, botanical or cultural excursions.
Would you like to be waked up by birds singing ?
Would you like to have breakfast around trees ?
Would you like to enjoy our spring year with us ?
Would you like to make siesta in our hamacs ?
Would you like to cook in our barbacue ?
Would you like to be away from big resorts ?
Would you like to get lost in the natur ?
Would you like to see El Teide vulcano from the pool ?
Would you like to be connected or disconnected ?
Up to you, right now you know where we are...
La Finca El Bebedero is an old farm, that has been renew in the last 20 years very slowly. Here used to live people who work the land. The situation was choose because the most important thing was close to the place, the water. Next to us are the old fountain which comes from the mountains next door. Bebedero means drinker, that it´s because the people who lived around here came here to bring the water home, and too because they let their animals drink from the small tanks. With this abundance of water, they built the laundries where the woman used to wash the family´s clothes. Nowadays these are a historical monuments, are teaching us how difficult was the life in the past.
Today we have built a place full of nice feeling, natur smells, plants, trees and a place to enjoy the life.
We are situated next to everything around but at the same time, we are in a privilage corner on the north coast Tenerife.
Gastronomy, cultur, history, nature, relax, ... choose your style, we will be here waiting for you.
House rulesRespect the Nature ;)
|Monthly rate for up to 2 guests
|Price for > 2 guests
|$ 16 AU per guest/night extra
|Check-in after
|On arrangement
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|On arrangement
|Check-out before
|Cancellation Policy
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A great place to stay. We can't think of anything negative, except that it is over. We'll be back!
It was a wonderful hous with a very big and great garden.
We loved it.
The pool is heated and not cold olso for colder days.
We would come back !
Thank you so much, for this wonderful holiday :)
Adorable little house with a nice view! Small lovely terrace, sunny in the morning.
This house we had agreed perfectly for our stay.
We also thoroughly enjoyed being able to wash their clothes and put them to dry in the sun after hiking.
And the cat is very nice!
Petite maison adorable avec une jolie vue ! Petite terrasse très agréable, ensoleillé dès le matin.
Cette maison nous a convenue parfaitement pour notre séjour.
Nous avons aussi énormément apprécié le fait de pouvoir laver les vetements et les mettre à sécher au soleil après les randonnées.
Et le chat est très gentil !
Very good accomodation. We had a lovely stay.
Our vacation in the farm was beautiful. The one thing about kitchen utensils is available, it was clean and beautifully decorated. Communication with Andrés ran smoothly. The house was completely cleaned after one week, and the bed freshly made and towels replaced.
The accommodation is located outside the city core and offers a great view thanks to its location on the mountain. Supermarkets and what you are otherwise still needed to be reached by car within 10 minutes.
Unser Urlaub in der Finca war wunderschön. Das Wichtigste an Küchenutensilien ist vorhanden, es war sauber und sehr schön eingerichtet. Die Kommunikation mit Andrés lief reibungslos. Die Finca wurde nach einer Woche komplett gereinigt, sowie das Bett frisch bezogen und die Handtücher ausgetauscht.
Die Unterbringung liegt außerhalb des Stadtkernes und bietet eine super Aussicht dank der Lage am Berg. Supermärkte und was man sonst noch benötigt sind mit dem Auto innerhalb 10 Minuten zu erreichen.
Excellent séjour à Icod !
Le domaine dispose de 5 petites maisons. L'endroit est vraiment très calme et extrement bien entretenu ! Piscine , barbecue , jardin , vue mer et sur le Volcan du Teide ! Que demander de plus ! Le personnel s'est montrer très disponible et très sympathique !
A votre arrivée , on vous offre un bouteille de vin pétillant locale et des oeufs frais venant du jardin !
La maison fût très agréable pour les 2 semaines que nous avons passés.
Enfin, Icon est une petite ville typique bien loin de ces villes remplies de touriste ! La voiture est par contre indispensable ! Niveau restauration nous vous conseillons La Parada situer à Icod même , cuisine typique canarienne pour des prix dérisoires !
Nous recommandons sans hésiter !!!
Ps: nous avions la maison El Mirlo mais les 4 autres sont plus spacieuses avec vue mer .
Das kleine Ferienhaus (1 Raum + Bad) ist gemütlich und komplett eingerichtet. Bei schönem Wetter kann man auf der Terrasse des gegenüberliegenden Ferienhauses mit Blick auf Icod und das Meer frühstücken, ansonsten schaut man auf geparkte Autos.
Die anderen Ferienhäuser auf dem Gelände sind etwas größer, alles sehr gepflegt und uneingeschränkt zu empfehlen. Es gibt einen Pool und ausreichend Liegewiesen mit Liegestühlen usw. Die Anreise ist nicht ganz einfach aber mit Navi kein Problem.
Lovely accommodation. Very clean and has everything you need. Staff fantastic. Only downfall was the dog behind us barking continuously every night all night.
Would highly recommend this property
A very pleasantly situated apartment right at the top of the city of Puerto de la Cruz, but we had lovely views over the sea in one direction and Mount Tiede in the other. We enjoyed sitting in the sun on the front terrace and also at the table by the swimming pool. The centre is about half an hour by foot and the return journey is steep so good exercise!
The Internet access was unfortunately very intermittent but apart from that frustration we had everything we needed for an enjoyable stay.
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SALZBURG downtown: RIVERSIDE 4
Size50 m²
Floor No.0
- Kitchen
- Washer/dryer
- Balcony/terrace
- Parking available
- Internet/WiFi
Accommodation summary
|Strubergasse, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
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|Calendar updated
The apartment is easily reached via public transport from the main station or Salzburg's city airport. A parking space is available for those who arrive by car.
This is a modern well furnished apartment of approx. 50m² suitable for 1 -4 persons in low ground floor. The open plan interior has a particular charm consisting of an entrance hall with a kitchen / living area with a comfortable corner dining arrangement and a sofabed. The bedroom has a double bed, a generous sized wardrobe and a desk. The bathroom includes a steam shower with radio.
House rulesOccupancy Tax (Ortstaxe): EUR 1.60 per person & night (children under the age of 15 are excluded).
If you are traveling by car, a parking space for 1 car is available.
Another parking spot can be arranged for EUR 9.00 per night.
|Weekly rate for up to 2 guests
|£ 490
|Price for > 2 guests
|£ 23 per guest/night extra
|Maximum Nights
|6 months
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|Check-in before
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Reviews of this property
A functionally furnished apartment in the basement, with minor degradation due barred window and a necessary (albeit smaller) cosmetic repairs. The apartment is located very centrally and quietly, the old town is a few minutes walk away (beautiful promenade along the Salzach), supermarket and S-Bahn connection directly "around the corner". Organisational to arrival and departure went well, we had a lovely stay and would definitely come back.
Eine zweckmäßig eingerichtete Ferienwohnung im Souterrain, mit leichten Abstrichen wegen vergitterter Fenster und notwendiger (wenn auch kleiner) Schönheitsreparaturen. Die Wohnung ist sehr zentral und ruhig gelegen, die Altstadt ist in wenigen Minuten zu Fuß erreichbar (schöne Promenade entlang der Salzach), Supermarkt und S-Bahn Anschluss direkt "um die Ecke". Organisatorisches zu An- und Abreise hat gut geklappt, wir hatten einen schönen Aufenthalt und kommen gerne wieder.
- Conveniently located
- Good value for money; very good quality
- Pleasant contact; Late check-out (after 10 clock) without problems
- Getting used to: from the top you can hear every step; Basement with bars on the windows - hence the recommendation somewhat weaker.
- günstig gelegen
- gutes Preis-Leistungsverhältnis; sehr gute Ausstattung
- angenehmer Kontakt; spätere Abreise (nach 10 Uhr) ohne Probleme
- gewöhnungsbedürftig: von oben hört man jeden Schritt; Souterrain mit Gittern vor dem Fenster - daher die Empfehlung etwas schwächer.
Apartment was clean and cheerful. Well located and we enjoyed the walk down the river to the old town. Only minor issues - instead of two coffee making machines - basic tea and coffee making supplies on arrival would have been good. Shower door was faulty and tended to come off runners.
Have just returned from our lovely stay in Salzburg. The apartment is ideally placed for walking into town and was clean and well equipped with everything you might need in the kitchen. Also provided were 2 fans which we couldn't have done without as it was very hot during our stay. My only criticism was that we were not left with enough toilet roll or another bag for the bin. I have no hesitation though in recommending Wimdu and this apartment.
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The appartement it's good and you are so helpfull when want to chek in but in chekout do you hear about Respect clients or customers privacy you should Knock the door before enter ....we learn that from our cheldhood that we should knock the door berfore enter even if you are apparetement owner ....
Appartment as decribed on the web. Good location, close to many visiting sites.
Well receviez on arrivât, Someone was there to tour the apartment with us and to ex plain fonctionnions of the facilités. Appartment very cleaned.
The apartment is about a block from the train station. Since we arrived and left by train, we had chosen the apartment in part for the location. For 2 people, the apartment had ample space. The view from the balcony (on the 11th floor) over all of Salzburg was amazing. There were tram and bus lines from the station all over the city, although downtown was easy walking distance. There were several grocery stores within a few blocks. My only comment was the the apartment is advertised as having a "washer/dryer." There was a washing machine, but the dryer was a drying rack.
Unfriendly, lack of goodwill and profit addictive!
One rents an apartment for 2 nights and we were treated as the enemy house!
Unfreundlich, fehlende Kulanz und profitsüchtig!
Man mietet eine Wohnung für 2 Nächte und wir wie der Hausfeind behandelt!
A very comfortable and rather central location. It is brilliantly clean and ample bedding and towels, but a few basics like tea/coffee would be helpful, as would the "heads up" that you must pay 12€ as a "city tax", for which you fill in a form. The local gas bar is great for some groceries and delicious bakeries and cafes are nearby, as is the Mozart museum.
The apartment Teresa is within walking distance behind the main train station in Neustadt. All sights are within walking distance to reach on value for money is OK. The apartment is managed by an "owner company" and is located in an apartment building. The manager came to meet our needs and enabled us kindly a much earlier access to the apartment. The apartment was functional and clean. Some certainties other apartments are a bit sparse limited (z. B. additional trash bags, tablets for the dishwasher).
Das Apartment Teresa liegt fußläufig hinter dem Hauptbahnhof in der Neustadt. Alle Sehenswürdigkeiten sind gut zu Fuß zu erreichen.Das Preis- Leistungsverhältnis ist OK. Die Wohnung wird von einer "Vermietergesellschaft" verwaltet und liegt in einem Mehrfamilienhaus. Der Verwalter kam unseren Wünschen entgegen und ermöglichte uns freundlicherweise einen deutlich früheren Zugang zur Wohnung. Die Wohnung war funktional und sauber. Manche Selbstverständlichkeiten anderer Ferienwohnungen sind etwas karg limitiert (z. B. zusätzliche Müllbeutel, Tabs für die Spülmaschine).
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Pumpkin Beers 2012September 26th, 2012
Each year I grow more and more fond of these seasonal pumpkin beers. I don't know about you but, to me, pouring a glass of delicious liquid pumpkin pie is hard to beat. Let's talk about 5 of these lovelies, in order of tasty pumpkin rating.
Terrapin Pumpkinfest
Georgia. Combining the Octoberfest and pumpkin ale styles, this beer takes my top spot this Fall. Terrapin is putting out some very nice beers, and this one is no exception. A good hit of pumpkin aroma with a lager and spice finish. Highly recommended to people who like to drink beer.
New Holland Ichabod Ale
Michigan. This is my favorite from last year, and still holds up quite nicely. A strong showing of pumpkin aroma and spice, housed in a nice, mellow ale. Kinda sweet.
Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin Ale
Pennsylvania. This is the booziest of the bunch, but it comes together nicely. Another one that packs a good wallop of pumpkin and spices, and finishes with a strong ale taste. It'll get ya drunk!
Dogfish Head Punkin Ale
Delaware. Dogfish has a knack for making a pumpkin beer that a lot of people love. I like it, but somehow the brew doesn't seem as drinkable to me as some of the others, maybe a bit bitter. This one is more like a traditional ale and less like pumpkin pie. Still good, though.
Shipyard Pumpkinhead
Maine. I actually like this beer a lot, but I can't give it a high pumpkin rating for one reason: it doesn't smell or taste like pumpkin. It has the spice though, and some decent flavor. Loses another pumpkin due to a watery feel.
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1. ORIGIN: The Presbyterian Church of Nigeria was established in April 1846, when, at the invitation of the two kings of Calabar, a team of missionaries from the Church of Scotland Mission, led by Rev. Hope Masterton Waddell, arrived Calabar where they set up the first congregation of he Church. From Calabar, the Church began to grow. In 1858, it was constituted as the Presbytery of Biafra. This Presbytery of Biafra metamorphosed into the The Presbyterian Synod of Biafra in 1921. The Church continued to witness remarkable growth until 1945, when the Presbyterian Church of Biafra was constituted, with the Synod as its highest court. In the same year, the white missionaries handed over the Church administration to Nigerians. The Presbyterian Church of Biafra became the Presbyterian Church of Eastern Nigeria in 1952. By 16th June, 1960, the Mission Church integration was completed and the Church changed its name to the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria. In 1985, the Syond met in Afikpo and agreed to create Regional Synods with the General Assembly as the highest decision making body. This decision materialized on the 22nd August, 1987, when the General Assembly was inaugurated at the Duke Town Presbyterian Church, Calabar. After the creation of the General Assembly, two regional Synods were created in 1988. These were the East and the South-East Synods. As at today, the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria has nine Regional Synods.
2. FAITH & DOCTRINE: The Presbyterian Church of Nigeria is a part of the Holy Catholic or Universal Church. It is one of the results of the Protestant Reformation that was begun in 1517 AD. It worships one God Almighty, in the Trinity
of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. It rejoices in the sovereign grace of God towards humanity and creation and confesses our Lord Jesus Christ as the eternal Son of God who was crucified for the salvation of humankind and who is the Head of the Universal Church. It believes in the Word of God as contained in the scriptures of the Old and New Testaments as its supreme rule of faith and life. The Church proclaims the gospel of the kingdom of God and invites all to receive the forgiveness of sins and the acceptance by God through faith in Jesus Christ and the gift of eternal life.
3. SPREAD: From its humble beginning in Calabar in 1846, the Church has been firmly established in Nigeria with congregations spread across the country. The Church has nine Regional Synods, over fifty Presbyteries and more than two thousand parishes, congregations, outreaches and mission fields spread across the entire country. It also has a Mission Presbytery covering the Republics of Benin and Togo. The Regional Synods are those of Akwa (covering Akwa Ibom State, with office in Uyo), Calabar (parts of Cross River State, with office in Calabar), East (parts of Abia State, with office in Ohafia), East Central (Enugu and Anambra States as well as parts of Ebonyi State, with office in Abakaliki), Mid East (covering parts of Ebonyi State with office in Afikpo), North (covering the Northern States of Nigeria, with office in Abuja), South Central (Rivers, Bayelsa and Imo States as well as parts of Abia State, with office in Aba), Upper Cross River (covering parts of Cross River State, with office in Ugep), and, West (covering Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Ekiti, Osun, Edo and Delta States as well as the Mission Presbytery of Cotonou/Lome, with office in Yaba, Lagos).
4. STRUCTURE: The Presbyterian Church of Nigeria, like other Presbyterian Churches in the world, is ruled by Elders. These are classified into two - the Teaching Elders (ordained clergy) and the Ruling Elders (ordained laity). Both the Teaching and Ruling Elders come together to constitute the 'courts' of the Church through which they govern the Church. The Presbyterian Church of Nigerian has four courts - the Kirk Session, the Presbytery, the Synod and the General Assembly. The courts are the following:
i) Session: The Session consists of a Minister (or Ministers) and Ruling Elders who exercise rule under Jesus Christ in all matters affecting the spiritual well being and order of the Congregation/s.
ii) Presbytery: The Presbytery is made up of the Ministers and the representative Elders of the Sessions that constitute the Court as determined by the Synod. It exercises oversight and rule over the Ministers (including those on probation) and Students for the ministry as well as the Sessions and Congregations within its bound.
iii) Synod: This Court consists of all the members of Presbyteries together with such representatives of local interests of the Church as may be authorized by the General Assembly. The Synod acts as an Appeal Court over the Presbyteries within its bounds and also considers matters of local concern to the Church.
iv) General Assembly: The General Assembly is the Supreme Court of the Church. In all matters that concern the Church, its decisions are final. It exercises oversight and rule over the Sessions, Presbyteries, and Synods as well as the Church as a whole.
a) GAEC:The General Assembly meets every two years. In between its meetings, the General Assembly Executive Committee (GAEC) meets quarterly to deliberate on behalf of the General Assembly on relevant Church matters. Decisions taken by GAEC are reported to the next meeting of the General Assembly for ratification or otherwise. The Prelate and Principal Clerk act as Chairman and Secretary of GAEC respectively while membership is drawn from other Principal Officers of the General Assembly, Past Principal Officers of the G. A., the Chief Legal Officer and other Legal Officers, Moderators of Synod, Trustees, G. A. Boards, G. A. institutions, G. A. Directorates, etc.
b) G. A. Boards: For the ease of the work of the General Assembly, the Church has constituted various Boards which are directly responsible to the General Assembly and report to the regular meetings of the General Assembly Executive Committee (GAEC). To this end, the Church operates the Board of Personnel & Training (BPT), Board of Trustees (BOT), Board of Faith & Order (BFO), Board of Finance and Medical Board (MB).
6. LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE: As has been stated earlier, the General Assembly is the highest governing body of the Church and is representative of the unity of the Synods, Presbyteries, Sessions and Congregations of The Presbyterian Church of Nigeria. The Principal Officers of the General Assembly, who are the national leaders of the Church, consist of the Prelate and Moderator of the General Assembly, the Principal Clerk, the Deputy Clerk and the General Assembly Accountant.
i. Prelate/Moderator: The Prelate and Moderator of the General Assembly is the national leader of the Church. He presides over the General Assembly and the General Assembly Executive Committee (GAEC) as Moderator and Chairman respectively. He is the Chief Executive of the Church.
ii. Principal Clerk: The Principal Clerk is the next Principal Officer in the hierarchy of the General Assembly after the Prelate/Moderator. He is the General Secretary of both the General Assembly and the General Assembly Executive Committee (GAEC). He is also the Chairman of the Board of Personnel & Training (BPT). The duties of the Principal Clerk can be classified in two major roles – the Principal Clerk of the General Assembly meetings, and the Principal Clerk (Executive Secretary) for the general administration of the Church.
iii. Deputy Clerk: The office of the Deputy Clerk is the next in hierarchy after that of the Principal Clerk. There is a distinct division of responsibilities between the Principal Clerk and the Deputy Clerk. While the Principal Clerk is responsible for the overall responsibility of the office, and is primarily responsible to the General Assembly, the Deputy Clerk is responsible for certain areas of responsibility within the General Assembly Clerk's Office
iv. General Assembly Accountant: The General Assembly Accountant is the Treasurer of the Church. By responsibility, he/she is the custodian of the accounts of the Church and renders such account to the General Assembly in liaison with the Board of Finance.
7. CHURCH ACTIVITIES: Since its advent in Nigeria, the Presbyterian Church has been vigorously involved in evangelism and social action in fulfillment of its divine obligations.
a. Evangelism: From its humble beginning in Calabar in 1846,the
Church has been firmly established in Nigeria with parishes spread across the country. Congregations and parishes have been established in all parts of the country and a Mission Presbytery set up even as far as Cotonou and Lome covering the Republics of Benin and Togo respectively.
b. Education: Over the years, the Church has been involved in the education sub-sector through the numerous primary and post-primary schools established and run by Parishes, Presbyteries and Synods. It is interesting to note that in 1895, the Church founded one of the foremost educational institutions in Nigeria - the Hope Waddell Training Institution, Calabar. The institution has since been in the fore-front of producing the educated elites of this country, the number of which includes such names as the first President of Nigeria, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, the first Governor of Eastern Nigeria, Dr. Akanu Ibiam, Sir Dennis Osadebey, Prof. Eni Njoku, Elder Chief Dr. Okoi Arikpo, Chief Margaret Ekpo, Alvan Ikoku, to mention just a few. Further to its commitment to the education sub-sector, the Church operates two degree-awarding Theological Institutions, namely, Hugh Goldie Lay Theological Training Institution, Arochukwu, Abia State (founded in 1918 and affiliated to Abia State University) and Essien Ukpabio Presbyterian Theological College, Itu, Akwa Ibom State (founded in 1994 and affiliated to the University of Calabar). The institutions run certificate, diploma and degree courses in Religious Studies, Theology and other related fields. Another tertiary institution owned and operated by the Church is the Presbyterian health Institute, Uburu, Ebonyi State. The Institute runs courses in Medical Laboratory, Public Health, Dental Technology, Health Information Management, Nutrition and Dietetics, etc.
It is in furtherance of this enviable record in the education sub-sector that the Church has devoted itself to the establishment of a Faith-Based private university - Hope Waddell University. Located in Okagwe Ohafia, Abia State, the university aims to produce a new generation of leaders who are broadly educated, spiritually equipped, passionately engaged and committed to delivering excellent service to God and humanity.
c. Health/Agriculture: Health programmes are veritable tools in the hand of the Church for salvation. The Church, under a deliberate policy to care for the body as well as the soul, has over the years established and run hospitals and health centres in parts of the country. These include:
• Mary Slessor Joint Hospital (MSJH), Itu, Akwa Ibom State.
• Eja Memorial Joint Hospital (EMJH), Itigidi, Cross River State.
• Presbyterian Tuberculosis and Leprosy Hospital (PTBLHM), Mbembe, Obubra, Cross River State.
• Urban Health Services (UHS), Aba, Abia State.
• Presbyterian Mission Hospital (PMH), Ivenger, Benue State.
• Rural Improvement Mission (RIM), Ikwo, Ebonyi State.
• The Presbyterian Joint Hospital (PJH), Uburu, Ebonyi State.
• Ekoli Presbyterian Joint Hospital (EPJH), Ekoli-Edda, Ebonyi State.
The involvement of the Church in the agricultural sub-sector is also worthy of note. Of particular mention in this area are the Itu and Yakurr Farms.
d. Social Action (PCS & D): The Church believes that the vehicle through which it reaches the people with the gospel of Jesus Christ includes social action – a programme of assisting the needy in the larger society anchored on the philosophy that physical and material well -being prepares the ground for spiritual development. It has therefore set up the Presbyterian Community Services and Development Department (PCS & D), for the purpose of assisting the needy in the larger society. The PCS & D was established to articulate the social-action policy and programmes of the Church in the areas of HIV-AIDS prevention and care, emergency relief, women empowerment, justice and peace, destitute rehabilitation, agriculture and adult literacy. It is a fully established Faith-Based Organisation, funded by the PCN, overseas Partner-Churches and international donor agencies such as the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The work of the department is carried out under seven distinct sub-departments namely:
i) PRESBY AIDS: As the name implies, PRESBY AIDS was set up to educate Church members as well as the public on HIV-AIDS prevention and care and other related services.
ii) Emergency Relief: To cater to the immediate needs of those who have been displaced by any form of disaster by assisting them with food, clothing, shelter and cash as the case may be.
iii) Women Empowerment: To empower women to participate fully in politics, economic and other human activities at all levels through education and mass mobilisation.
iv) Justice & Peace: To engage in Conflict Resolution and facilitative mediation among warring communities or individuals in conflict, and, to fight human rights abuses. eg obnoxious customs and practices against widows.
v) Destitute Rehabilitation: To rehabilitate destitutes through training in various skills and providing micro-credit to establish cottage industries of their own, and, to facilitate scholarship for children of destitutes who are able to go to school.
vi) Hunger And Food: To train people in modern agricultural techniques and provide farming input such as crops, fertiliser and improved seed and animal varieties.
vii) Adult Literacy: Adults who have no formal education are provided with access to acquiring knowledge and formal education.
8. ECUMENICAL RELATIONS: The Presbyterian Church is a first generation Church with a wide circle of ecumenical relations. It is a member of the World Council of Churches, Reformed Ecumenical Council, World Alliance of Reformed Churches, Christian Council of Nigeria, Reformed Ecumenical Council of Nigeria and the Christian Association of Nigeria, among others.
9. RELIGION AND POLITICS: The Church encourages its members and indeed Christians to be engaged in partisan politics but it does preach the practice of "politics of righteousness." It is only when Christians practise politics according to the teachings of Jesus Christ that we can establish a godly society.
The Presbyterian Church of Nigeria has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to put in place, as a matter of urgency, the machinery for the implementation of the report of the 2014 National Conference as the basis for the peaceful co-existence of the people of this nation in the light of true federalism and the secular status of Nigeria, among other major issues.
How has Nigeria faired with regard to religious freedom? This is a delicate question, as religious freedom is both the most fundamental of all freedoms and the most difficult to defend.
"Seeing is believing" is a very popular adage but like many busy people do, I never gave it a very serous thought until now. After three days of seeing the quiet revolution that is going on in Aba, permit me to welcome you very warmly to the indigenization of the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria in
1. Preamble: 169 years ago, precisely on 10th April, 1846, the Rev. Hope Masterton Waddell and his team of missionaries from the Church of Scotland Mission, arrived Calabar to begin what is now known as The Presbyterian Church of
Twenty seven years ago, The Presbyterian Church of Nigeria ventured into Tiv land in Benue State under the Church's mission enterprise. The year was 1988 and the Church, prompted by the divine commission to take the gospel to all parts of the world, initiated a move that resulted in the berthing of the Church in Abande, from where the Church has
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With the announcements and interviews expected to begin pouring out of E3 2010 on Tuesday, next week could be the most exciting ever for GT fans around the world. To kick things off, I'm proud to launch the first major revision to GTPlanet in more than two years. Over the past 6 months, I've personally crafted this custom set of templates for our news blog, forum, and guides, and I hope you're as happy with the finished product as I am. As you look around, watch for these new features on the blog:
As always, please let me know if you spot anything broken or out of place. Meanwhile, I'll be composing a post for tomorrow that provides everything you need to know about E3, including links to all the live streams and a word about what to expect from GTPlanet's own exclusive coverage (yep, we'll have our own man on the show floor this year!).
And yes, as of posting we're still waiting for video of the Le Mans demo to be uploaded from France. For now, enjoy these two pictures:
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I love it, keep your hard work! Respect! ;) thanks!
I'm using brand new iMac. It would be better to "sum up" the article in a few sentences that would fit, rather than just cut off the beginning text of the article.
Long live the desktop, thumb-twitchers!
truncated news text is annoying
A little bit, but it's only one finger over .001″ to scroll back and forth on my Touch Pro. A pinch would do on an iPhone.
If it's bothering you and you're using a PC, you need a new monitor.
Its definitely an improvement.. nice job jordan =)
Hey Jordan, We'll be at E3 as well covering GT5.. Maybe we'll see your guy there..
Nice new look of the site !
Darin Gangi
Inside Sim Racing
Proper nice.
To be honest, I preferred the old layout. It looked more slick and easy on the eye.
Nice new look, Jordan. I even checked out the chat room last night.
Nice, new look! Great work!
Jordan> what tools you use for creating and managing this site?
The Planet looks great!!
Jordan you have outdone yourself the new website looks great, thanks a lot :)
The only thing i can see wrong with the comment system is that you have all of your comments on the same page – Good for people who don't like multiple pages, bad for people with slow connections.
Haha. :)
Looking great though, Jordan!
I'm sorry but I think it needs some more polishing, I dont like how the tabs at the top look like and what happened to the gtplanet logo? It's all fuzzy and wierd.
Clean, easy and necessities only. Good.
Impressed with the obvious time invested in keeping this site looking fresh and interesting, especially since there is only one topic to work with.
Yea the iPhone/iPod touch mobile version needs a touchup (i always check gtplanet on it vs the computer). Other than that, we all appreciate your work Jordan =)
Great work Jordan. It takes a GTP oldtimer like me a little while to get used to the new sleek design, but the new functions are great, especially the -next- function when looking at news item pictures. Well done!!!
Nice change!
Very nice job Jordan, love the clean lines. Well done!
Thank you for all the hard work you put into running this site Jordan, it doesn't go unnoticed :)
I'm liking the new look, it makes reading articles on the front page much easier. The forum also looks a lot cleaner and easier to navigate.
Many thanks :)
Thanks for all the work Jordan!
This website is the website I visite the most,
next to google I guess;)
My Compliments. Very, very good!
New site is really cool, cheers Jordan!
Well done Jordan!
Will you be modifying the "mobile theme" to partake in some of the new functions?
great design. nice surprise.
Good news indeed! Thanks Jordan! =)
TBH, I expected Jordan gonna change the site for GT5 and he really did it! I like it!
Sweet!! We haven't had much GT news so at least something entertaining has happened :)
It doesn't look good. Go back please.
Wow this is awesome! We can now comment to the trolls instantly!! J/k. Thanks a lot Jordan, your awesome! #1 Site for me.
its different, it will take some getting used to but I like it! looks very professional, top job Jordan!
The new layout is excellent. Thanks for all the hard work, Jordan.
looking good mr. J
Agreed, the new format is excellent, great work Jordan!
I approve of the update! Solid.
looking good! keep up the good work!
This is soooooooo awesome
Awesome !
Absolutely fantastic work Jordan, the new GTPlanet is looking great, double :tup: from me!!
Although looking at those two 908 pics, GT5s accuracy now worries me as both of those Peugeots still appear to be running, haha!!
Looks very very good. I liked the previous layout very much, too. Simple, effective, great use of space. Easy to find what you want. Why can't more sites be this well layed-out? kudos.
As an aside, the blue border between the top area and the content area is a little jarring to me. Not sure if it's the shade or what; I'm not much of a designer, though.
Hi everybody, i found this on youtube:
and this is taken from GT5rs team
Hold up! in those two pics i see multiple cars…. i hope theonline part of the games has that Quality.If it does im gonna buy some stock in "NO DOZE" lmao!
Nice look jordan, Two thumbs up!
looks very nice and easy on the eyes.
It reminds me more of the version displayed on the iphone
Just a quick GT/Le Mans note.
Danish TV2 had a segment with racedriver Casper Elgaard taking a lap in the Gran Turismo Le Mans Demo.
He mentioned that the track in the game was from 2004 – not 2010.
beautifull!!!!!!!!!!nice work jordan!!!!!!!!!
Awesome, I've been waiting for those reply things for a while.
Good bye to @ BobSomeone
Hello one-click reply.
And the site looks more professional, great job!
Nice job with the layout!
beutiful jordan, the new forum layout too
this is awesome i love you Jordan!!!!!!!!!!!!
I like the new layout looks good :)
Random thought for everyone… I'm sure a lot of users / visitors to this site are only on here awaiting confirmation of a release date and for details of the game prior to its release. I might have been one of them but after seeing the work Jordan's put into this site I'd be tempted to revisit even when I have the game in my sweaty palms.
A question for Jordan – what kind of news will you be expecting to post on the site once the game is released?
Yup, stick around. Lots of stuff post release.
Site looks great guys!!
Great Job, one of the best and most comfortable redesigns I've seen.
So much more clearer now. Good upgrade IMO.
Brilliant job Jordan. Looks much better…way more professional.
love the main page with smaller news icon …easier to watch n navigate …n comment page n replies 2 .. brilliant !
I don;t like the new looks that much.
Thank you Jordan, nice job, really. (altough I will need some time to get used to the new look)
Must say this looks very good.
Looking good. Nice work :)
Good work Jordan, looks great.
and now lets just wait peugeot gameplay with interior view :)
Gracias Jordan !! un gran trabajo en el nuaevo sitio
Very nice work Jordan! GTP looking crisp !
I've been refreshing this all day and when I saw the new layout I got a little excited.
looks really nice!
Great job JORDAN!!!
nice and simple
Very nice look Jordan! As other people said, very professional look.
Are you all alone on this website, or do you have a design team behind this?
Jordan, If you need help with WP stuff. I'll be glad to help! Can't call myself a pro but I know the ins and outs. Hard coding stuffs.
Characters are a bit small
Well done Jordan, I didn't think GTPlanet could get any better. You deserve a huge round of applause from everyone here. Thankyou for your contribution and time to this community.
Jack_uk speaks the truth…
Cheers Jordan, it looks brilliant.
GTPlanet put on a suit for E3! Lookin' sharp playa!
Also, do you plan on changing your underwear (the forums) anytime soon?
No luck getting the forums to update. Anyone else having this issue?
Looks simple and good.
Is it just me or is the site slightly narrower now? I like the new look, but i'd be fond of a few more horizontal pixels D:
I hope for the video, too.
Do they show pit stops ??
The stops in GT4 were slow and not so amazing.
Sweet! Looking very nice here. Been a part of GTPlanet since December 2003… lovely new look!
Really nice work. Looks pro
It is pro:D
Very nice. Streamlined and good looking. New GTPlanet and E3 this week, does it get any better?
I like it, some cool little details added ^_^. The comments pages look much better now, as well.
Wowza. Thanks Jordan!
me likey very muchly
I'm assuming the theme will be rolled out across all pages very soon?
Nice Jordan, Got some feedback for you if you want ;)
Jordan, fabulous job and thanks for all you do!!!
Lets all give him an applause.
like it, nice. Exciting times are upon us.
I definitely like the next button for pictures and the ability to reply to a certain post.
Yey. Thanks very much Jordan :D
much better ^_^
Everything is fine, except for the RSS feed subscription.
When I try to subscribe, this is what happpens:
XML Parsing Error: XML or text declaration not at start of entity
Location: http://feeds.feedburner.com/gtplanet
Line Number 3, Column 1:
Much better than the previous site.
Looks faster too
Love the new look, most of the time when this happens, its never for the best. But I must say it looks really good, much more professional look.
likeit :) good work
Hm. Looks good =)
Nice one looks good :)
Lookin' good ;)
Yes I have made the first reply on GTplanet
You can only reply once though :L. So perfect for flaming trolls :D
Nice work Jordan, very nice looking. Best Gran Turismo site by a mile and very professional. Thanks for all your work.
Very nice improvement! The looks are great and it's nice to have subthread. (can have my reply at the top of the page now :P)
Now let the E3 news come in! Can't wait for a release date.
Very nice
Very nice :) It sure is the most exciting time for GT fans, I hope to read the official release date for GT5 in the following days!! :D
Well done! Looks good :D
Hi Jordan, I've been a follower of the GT planet web site for several years, by far the best GT web site on the net, even better than the official GT site.
Have one question for you: At this time, are you doing this full-time?
Great job! I am a big GT fan and will continue coming to your site. Thanks for putting this new interface together, it is fantastic!


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Re: st: Ordering a dataset by frequency
firstname.lastname@example.com (William Gould, Stata)
Re: st: Ordering a dataset by frequency
Mon, 05 Mar 2007 11:54:35 -0600
firstname.lastname@example.com wrote,
> I have a dataset of 50,000 names. I need to order them by frequency so
> that the names that recur the most are at the top of the list, decreasing
> by frequency. [...]
If I just wanted to list the names and frequencies, in effect making a
one-way tabulation, I would type
. use dataset
. keep name
. sort name
. by name: gen freq = _N
. by name: keep if _n==1
. gsort -freq name
. list name freq
If I wanted to save the frequencies with the original data:
. use dataset
. sort name
. by name: gen freq=_N
. save, replace
If I wanted to list the entire dataset with the most frequent names on top,
. gen negfreq = -freq
. sort negfreq name
-- Bill
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Poland: Rising Star Of EuropeKaren Lowry Miller and Frank J. Comes
The fate of most civil engineering grads in communist-controlled Poland was a 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. job in a drab state factory. Not for Jacek and Irena Szot. In the 1970s, when private ventures of fewer than 15 people were allowed to go it alone, the newlyweds first tried making furniture and then growing flowers in Piaski, their village in eastern Poland. In 1983, they bought some rickety equipment and began stamping out rubber auto parts.
This one paid off. Jacek made dies, Irena managed the books, and they built a $2 million auto-parts business. They sold 49% to foreign venture capitalists in 1992, a move that honed their financial skills. Now, from a blue-and-white shed that farmers in horse-drawn carts can barely spot between wheat fields, the Szots ship to factories across Poland. Some of their parts cost just 10% as much as those from Western Europe. The Szots aim to hit both price and quality levels demanded by General Motors Corp. "We're not afraid. We can meet their standards," Irena says.
Such confidence echoes throughout the country these days. After a difficult start, Poland is emerging as Europe's star performer. Economic growth, at 6.5% this year, is the most robust in Europe. Unemployment peaked in 1993 and, at 14%, is heading down. Inflation, while high at 28%, is sharply below earlier levels (charts). Privatization is moving ahead, and even foreign investment, long lagging behind that in neighboring countries, is picking up steam.
This momentum should continue even beyond the era of Lech Walesa. On Nov. 19, Democratic Left Alliance party chief Aleksander Kwasniewski, 41, edged out Walesa, 52, to become Poland's President. An ex-communist, Kwasniewski is a firm advocate of market reform, sell-offs of state industry, and control of government spending. He is also committed to guiding Poland into NATO and the European Union. Walesa, the Solidarity hero who has been a fixture in Polish politics for 15 years, waged an anti-communist campaign against the charismatic Kwasniewski that backfired. Many Poles resented the Catholic Church backing Walesa from the pulpit, and preferred Kwasniewski's appeal to stop wallowing in the past.
Of course, the past still lingers. The state controls 40% of the economy, and a communist-style welfare system has created deficits that make inflation tough to reduce. Kwasniewski, who calls himself a social democrat, may feel obliged to listen to more extremists in his party who want to cater to farmers, pensioners, and others who feel shoved aside by the new Poland. Already, many people fear that too many former communists hold government posts and that such cronyism could grow, especially now that one party controls both Parliament and the presidency. Reflecting these post-election jitters, domestic investors drove the thinly traded Warsaw stock exchange down 3.8% on Nov. 20.
Yet even if there is a slowdown in growth rates, the direction in Poland is clear. A core of technocrats in the Finance Ministry and central bank is committed to keeping inflation down and reducing deficits. They have done so even through two years of ex-communists controlling Parliament. Last summer, they engineered Poland's return to the markets--with a $200 million Eurobond that was oversubscribed enough to raise $250 million. Even Leszek Balcerowicz, former Finance Minister and architect of the shock therapy reform, agrees his principles have been kept intact. "Poland has proved it can be an economic tiger," he says.
The country is poised to reach developed-nation status. Its banking system, long mired in communist-era problems, is transforming itself into a force for rebuilding industry. With a population of 40 million, low-cost labor and a central location between west and east, Poland has advantages as a market and a site for investment: It is already becoming a carmaking hub.
Economies to the east now regard Poland as a model. Unlike in neighboring countries, early reformers threw open borders, cancelled price controls, devalued the currency, and shackled the budget. Many scoffed that such shock therapy would wreck the economy or trigger a backlash that would jeopardize reform. Instead, the gamble paid off.
STREAMLINING. Poland is pulling ahead thanks to its thriving corporate sector. More than 2 million private companies sprang up in the free-for-all after four decades of communism ended in 1989. Spurned by state banks, and unable to tap the tightly regulated stock market, most entrepreneurs have financed their initial growth by plowing profits back into the business. Now, more successful companies are turning to commercial paper, floating bonds on the Euromarkets, or winning the backing of foreign venture capitalists. "There's a new class of managers," says Barbara Lundberg, Warsaw director of the Polish-American Enterprise Fund.
Like their more aggressive Asian counterparts, Polish managers are increasingly measuring themselves against global competition. From mom-and-pop outfits to conglomerates, investments have been geared to streamlining operations to meet world standards. Thanks to healthy productivity gains of up to 15%, exports have surged 37%, to $16.6 billion, this year, despite the rising value of the zloty. More than 200,000 companies now export from Poland, up from just 200 five years ago.
Much of the dynamism doesn't show up in statistics. Analysts figure the underground economy represents 25% of gross domestic product. Just take a trip to the western border, where traffic jams last for hours--as Germans line up to buy gasoline, clothing, and household goods at half what they pay at home. Such trade added $4 billion in mystery foreign exchange to the Polish economy this year. Foreign currency reserves, now at $14 billion, are strengthening the once-feeble zloty even against the German mark.
Foreign direct investment, after a halting start, is picking up. Some $5 billion in direct investment went to Poland between 1990 and 1994. In just the first half of 1995, however, a further $1 billion has been plowed into the country. Susanne Gahler, economist at J.P. Morgan in London, predicts that foreign direct investment will grow an additional $3.5 billion by the end of 1996.
Investment is on the rise because more foreign companies see the potential of Poland's domestic market and its attractiveness as a supply base for both West and East. PepsiCo Inc., for example, is pumping in $500 million to expand its three divisions in Poland: soft drinks and bottling, fast-food restaurants, and snack foods and chocolates. The company employs 6,600, up 90% from two years ago. A number of French and German retail chains have also been quietly positioning themselves to supply Poland's rising middle class.
Korea's Daewoo Motor Co. chose Poland as its beachhead for auto production in Europe. It recently beat out GM by offering more than $1 billion to take a 70% stake in an auto plant near Warsaw. In August, Daewoo also took over a sprawling van production factory in Lublin. By 2000, it will make 40,000 vans a year, half of them for export, as well as assemble 50,000 Daewoo passenger cars. All 6,000 workers at the Lublin factory are likely to be sent to Seoul for training. "Our workers are as good as the Koreans," says Wieslawa Karykowska, head of the Solidarity trade union at the plant.
Another wave of foreign investment will come as Poles begin attracting capital for infrastructure projects such as toll roads, which are crying out for private financing. The electrical-power grid alone needs up to $1 billion to modernize, estimates David Hunter, Poland manager for ABB Asea Brown Boveri Ltd. Meanwhile, ABB has a big order backlog for businesses ranging from turbines to robotics, and it expects annual sales of $1 billion in Poland by 2000, up from $260 million in 1994. The company is using Poland as a platform to expand to the East and West. ABB's workers in St. Petersburg, for example, are trained by engineers from its unit in Poland.
SHREWD. But foreign companies aren't the only engines for Poland's industrial revival. Across a broad swath of Polish industry, several dozen privatized companies are making a comeback. Agros, a food broker, is getting into processing and distribution. Order books are full at Rafako, a maker of steam pipes and water boilers, as Poland renovates its energy-production facilities. Industries such as glassmaking, heavy manufacturing, and tire making are posting huge profit gains after investing in computers and manufacturing technology to boost quality for both the domestic and export markets. Even many state companies are profitable.
Corporate Poland is filled with shrewd business types such as Roman Kluska. Even in the old days, the government couldn't control him. As deputy director of a state-owned company that repaired cars and trucks in southern Poland in the mid-1980s, he scrounged the parts to assemble and sell cars, too. Irked that the cost of energy and materials exceeded the value of the company's output, he split the plant into 20 units and promised workers a share of the gains. Profits soared and salaries shot up, but the communist workers council didn't like it--so they sacked him.
With just $12 in his pocket, Kluska and his wife founded computer maker Optimus in his parents' attic in 1988. As the communist regime unraveled, Kluska leveraged family property in southern Poland for a $25,000 loan at 20% interest a month. Now, he holds 35% of the Polish market with computers assembled from Intel chips, Samsung monitors, and Microsoft operating systems, sold through 1,100 outlets. After hiring top Polish engineers to add features such as portable hard drives, he says that he can still undercut imports from Asia by 20%. Pretax profits are 9% of $95.5 million in sales. "I never dreamed we could abandon the old system so quickly," he says.
In thriving Warsaw, the unemployment rate is only 1%. In the countryside, things aren't as good, but even there, those who were initially hurt by reform are finding new ways to make a living. Bogdan Zajac, 40, lost his job as a carpenter at a state agricultural cooperative when reforms hit. But he and his wife, Malgosia, had slowly accumulated land in the eastern village of Gardzienice, where they grow wheat, sugar beets, and potatoes. Despite long hours and troubles with middlemen who don't pay on time, they have built a secure life for their three children. "Times are easier now for people who are enterprising," says Zajac, over vodka and sausages in their kitchen.
As it continues to reshape its economy, Poland faces the classic conundrum: how to maintain growth without triggering higher inflation. Policymakers will have to attack three areas: privatization, reform of the pension scheme, and development of banking and finance.
Poland has dragged its heels on privatization. A program to sell off hundreds of companies en masse in 1991 was delayed for four years by political infighting and conflicting agendas within the right and the left. A watered-down version of the plan, putting 413 companies under the control of 15 management funds, got off the ground last summer. Yet more than 4,000 factories are still in state hands. And loss-making industries such as coal and steel desperately need to be restructured. Although many state companies began to shape up after the government eliminated subsidies in 1990, they need the discipline of demanding shareholders to make their exports competitive.
But the knottiest problem facing the Kwasniewski government is Poland's giant safety net. Social spending has surged from 8.4% of GDP in 1988 to more than 20% now. Some 9 million pensioners soak up 16% of the budget--a figure high even by European standards, because lax rules allow many to retire in their 40s. After ad hoc solutions such as slashing pension spending by 10% a year for three years, the government is working on a plan that combines state and private contributions to the system.
It's a political hot potato. Pensioners are suffering most from the economic transformation. Soup kitchens have popped up. Many people, especially in the countryside, feel they were better off under the old regime, when they could build houses with cheap loans and the government bought their grain crop.
FILLY FOR SALE? On a crisp autumn morning at the horse market in the village of Piaski, for example, resentment bubbles up. Farmers leading draft horses glower at a well-dressed middleman buying horse meat for restaurants in Italy--and driving a hard bargain. The reformers "have thrown this country to the dogs," says Boleslaw Nucia, 68, who wants to sell his filly but not at such a low price. Even though he receives a $123 monthly pension, he needs extra money for a tractor to work his 27-acre farm. "At least the communists gave us the right to a house, a job, and food on the table," he adds.
To continue modernizing the economy, Poland must also overhaul its banking system. While state-owned banks have been cleansed of millions of bad loans, they still are wary of lending to Poland's cash-hungry private companies. Instead, they use the bulk of their cash to buy government debt--a safer bet, and critical to help fund social spending. Now, the banks seem poised to take a more aggressive role in financing the economy. Competition from foreign banks is goading them into action. Citibank and several Dutch and Austrian banks, which have long been active in the market, have expanded from serving multinationals to attracting Polish exporters as clients. In recent months, several German banks were granted licenses or bought stakes in troubled Polish banks.
The banks are starting to put together foreign debt offerings for fast-growing companies, and the mortgage business is on the rise. "There's big potential in mortgages, with the younger generation a driving force," says Slawomir Sikora, vice-president of the management board at Powszechny Bank Kredytowy.
One fear among international lenders: Poland could be done in by its own success. As exports surge and foreign money flows in, Kwasniewski's policymakers will have to cut deficits more quickly or risk an inflationary spiral. Others worry that a strong currency will stifle exports. "I never imagined our problem would be a too-strong zloty and huge foreign reserves," says Ryszard Kokoszczynski, a director of the National Bank of Poland.
Few would have guessed back in 1990, when prices soared and living standards plunged, that Poland would have come so far. If growth continues and the new regime stays the course, it's likely that Polish corporations will soon be making their mark throughout Eastern and Western Europe. Entrepreneurs such as Jacek and Irena Szot are just getting warmed up.
The shock-therapy program that Poland launched in 1990 has touched off an economic revolution. Here are the key elements:
With wages flat and productivity rising, thousands of new companies have plenty of cash to finance growth.
Companies are gearing their output to European and world markets--as exports rose 37% this year. Some 200,000 companies are exporting, up from just 200 five years ago.
Polish companies, taking advantage of falling labor costs, are striving to match the prices of companies in countries such as Malaysia, Singapore, and Taiwan.
Flourishing towns on Poland's eastern and western borders are bringing in some $4 billion in hard currency a year.
With subsidies eliminated, many outfits have laid off thousands and have become marginally profitable, thus reducing the burden on the state budget.


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Sacred Psychology of Love: The Quest for Relationships That Unite Heart and Soul
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Januar 1999
BeschreibungReveals the hidden spiritual and psychological dramas inherent in all relations and teaches tender ways to spark divine love in human relationships.
PortraitMarilyn C. Barrick has been a clinical psychologist, transformational therapist and relationship counsellor for over thirty-five years. She has served as a psychological consultant to schools, government agencies, professional advisory boards and a variety of mental health facilities. Dr. Barrick worked in the Peace Corps as a training development officer and field counsellor. For eleven years she taught graduate level courses for the Department of Psychology at the University of Colorado. She writes a column, "Spiritual Psychology with Dr. Marilyn Barrick," for Heart to Heart, a monthly newsletter. Dr. Barrick lives in the Paradise Valley, Montana.
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Erscheinungsdatum: Januar 1999
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Jerome Smith says he's "pretty good at putting out fires," as he manages the day-to-day operations of Therese Murray, the Senate's leader and main policy mover.
Our panel loves his "charming personality and good looks," but Murray cares that Smith can oversee her staff of more than 30.
He says he's a jeans-and-T-shirt guy when away from the office, but prefers "a simple suit with clean lines and tie that pops," when he's walking the corridors of power. One vulnerability may be Smith's footwear: "My friends want to take away my gay card for shoe violations," he says.
Before joining Murray at the State House, Smith worked in the far less beautiful Boston City Hall for City Councilor Mike Ross and as Mayor Tom Menino's GLBT Liaison and neighborhood coordinator for the South End.
Job title: Chief of staff, office of Senate President Therese Murray
Held since: October 2011
Age: 35
Marital/relationship status; children; pets: Single
Home: Dorchester
Originally from: Naugatuck, Connecticut
What you do: Manage the day-to-day operations of the Office of the President, and the Massachusetts senate. I'm pretty good at putting out fires.
One experience that made you glad to do this work: Working with community advocates on the CORI reform bill.
Other jobs: Chief of staff for Boston City Councilor Mike Ross; GLBT liaison and neighborhood coordinator for Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino.
Path to Beacon Hill: I'm a Connecticut guy who moved to Boston in 2000. Having previously worked in the Connecticut legislature, I wanted to continue my work in politics and public policy. I spent a few years learning more about Massachusetts, Boston, and working with people on issues, through my work with Mayor Menino and Councilor Ross. When Senator Murray became Senate President, I was honored to be asked to join her team to assist on issues facing urban areas of the Commonwealth.
Personal style: When not in the State House, I'm a jeans-and-T-shirt guy. I prefer to be comfortable and relaxed. When at work, I'd consider my style to be more classic. I'm big on a simple suit with clean lines, and a tie that pops.
I need to do a better job at collecting more shoes. Apparently, my friends want to take away my gay card for shoe violations.
Favorite thing about working at the State House: I'm just shocked every day that I get to work in this building. You get to meet a lot of great people from all over the Commonwealth. Each day is never the same as the last, and that kind of challenge keeps me going. I hate being bored.
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The Holy Father has in the highest degree the roles of Priest, Prophet, and King. Of the many things he has done and said, three stand out in my mind as having a lasting influence on the Church.
As priest, he laid a solid foundation for the "Reform of the Reform" of the Roman liturgy with his moto proprio, Summorum Pontificum, of 07/07/07. Its deepest purpose is the "interior reconciliation" of the old Mass and the new. The old Mass is now universally available as a "standard of continuity" and so the two forms are in a position to be "mutually enriching." Some, even in the hierarchy, are hoping eventually for a "Missal of Convergence."
As prophet, he not only exposed a false prophet whose followers threaten to overwhelm Europe demographically, but he laid another solid foundation, the only one on which genuine dialogue with Muslims can be constructed: the affirmation of the validity of human reason. He did this in his remarkable address at the University of Regensburg on September 12, 2006. But his prophetic critique was not only, or even primarily, directed at Islam. He called the West back to a deeper understanding of reason that goes beyond the self-limitation of modern science to what can be counted and measuredto reason that is open to transcendence.
On a side note, as prophetbesides three foundational encyclicals, he has given the world an extended theological and spiritual biographies of the great figures of the Church from the Apostolic Era to (so far) the Middle Ages.
As king, he established the canonical basis for personal ordinariates that would permit entire Anglican parishes and dioceses to return to full communion with the Catholic Church. The apostolic constitution Anglicanorum Coetibus is arguably the most important event in Anglican-Catholic relations since 1534.
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The unconventional wedding gowns found in this cluster are definitely for the braver brides out there. For the future brides who want to go against the grain, look no further!
From gowns that are rich in bright hues, to frocks that will call attention with either their scandalous cuts or the use of eco-conscious fabrics, these are wedding gowns that dare to be different.
In world of weddings, sometimes it's nice to spice things up a bit and to let go of tradition!
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Students will only be loaded into vehicles that are in the carpool lane near school's curb. For your child's safety, we will
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Another night another Greyhound bus. This time a better one with only one stop at midnight for an hour. Left around 9pm going south through Alabama. Meaning that there was a lot of Alabamians on the bus. You really heard some thick southern accents on this bus. Not a looker among them. You really get some weird looking people on the greyhounds. Its the pleb bus.
I walk on the bus with my Bubba Gump Shrimp hat and a guy i think from Brunswick (where all the shrimp boats are) says "ayee where ya get that there hat?" He was amazed by it. Like that it immortalised his home town.
Arrived in New Orleans at 5:30 in the morning
It was still too early after my subway visit and i was kicked out of the greyhound for not waiting for a bus so i headed over to the hostel. They have street cars in new orleans and a pshyco guy was internally exploding going "neahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" out loud and then looking at his mood ring because the street car was late. Arrived at my hostel, checked out new orleans for a bit (headed to the bubba gump store!) then went back and slept all day and all night. Woke up and it was 2 am in the morning. The hostel was average. Hurricane damaged or just crapish i dont know. It was all weirdo long termers and a tv lounge with one couch and some bastard stole my spaghetti. Then when i was looking for it, some big fat american called me dumb for losing it. You know the big fat kind with that stupid moustache and goatee combined thing that makes them look like an idiot
Between the mouth infection and the stolen spaghetti I was a bit peeved with New Orleans. There was the french quarter, but nothing was really going on there. It was like the workers on a week night. The French quarter I think, doesnt seem that good at all once youve been to
amsterdam. Its just lots of bars next to each other and at one end theres a few strip joints and hustler hollywood shop, which i didnt gointo... Ok it sounds alright then. But it was raining and empty and i had my wisdom tooth coming through! On the outside of the french quarter it has the suburbs. The suburbs look like the hurricane hit the day before. Everything is run down and smashed apart from the french quarter. It just looks erry. I should have gone around and taken pictures of the areas but I was feeling awlful and it didnt feel safe to go around snapping pics of peoples misfortunes. Plus it was ranning and there seemed to be homeless everywhere.
I went to buy a post card from my Grandma and it said 30 cents for 1 and 4 for a dollar. I thought alright i will just get one. Grabbed one and went to pay and this guy goes
Walk around New Orleans and you are bound to get at least 3 or 4 people a day asking you for a quarter. In fact walk around anywhere in the states and all you see are homeless. I have not gone a single day so far in the states without someone asking me for a quarter, and it seems wrong that 99% have been black. Why is it that the black are the poor and the white are the rich. White people dont seem to walk the streets, they all have cars. Greyhound, passengers are on average i reckon 80% black. Thats because its the cheapest way to travel. Drivers are 80% black. Every single fast food place from Maccas to subway to dennys to krystals, i haven't been served by a white person yet. Only Black or mexican. It seems so strange to me. Movies and tv never show such a clear difference. They always put the token black guy or mix it up so its a bit of everything. America just seems stuffed up. Ive never
seen so many homeless people in any country, or had so many people ask me for money. Not even in Egypt or in Asia, and New Orleans is a hole with a tacky french quarter for tourists. America when you see it via Greyhound doesn't seem to be the greatest country in the world that's for sure. But i do like it still.
I left New Orleans, not having partied at all. But i like togo crazy in the smaller places. I also found out that the day after I left was the day the Marti Gra was to begin. Dammm
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First Weekend iPhone Sales Top Nine Million, Sets New RecordCUPERTINO, California―September 23, 2013―Apple today announced it has sold a record-breaking nine million new iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c models, just three days after the launch of the new iPhones on September 20. In addition, more than 200 million iOS devices are now running the completely redesigned iOS 7, making it the fastest software upgrade in history. Both iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c are available in the US, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Puerto Rico, Singapore and the UK. Demand for iPhone 5s has exceeded the initial supply, and many online orders are scheduled to be shipped in the coming weeks.
"This is our best iPhone launch yet―more than nine million new iPhones sold―a new record for first weekend sales," said Tim Cook, Apple's CEO. "The demand for the new iPhones has been incredible, and while we've sold out of our initial supply of iPhone 5s, stores continue to receive new iPhone shipments regularly. We appreciate everyone's patience and are working hard to build enough new iPhones for everyone."
iPhone 5s redefines the best smartphone experience in the world with amazing new features all packed into a remarkable thin and light design, including the Apple-designed A7 64-bit chip, all-new 8 megapixel iSight camera with True Tone flash and introducing Touch ID, an innovative way to simply and securely unlock your phone with just the touch of a finger. iPhone 5c features an all-new design, packed with features users know and love like the beautiful 4-inch Retina display, blazing fast performance of the A6 chip, and the 8 megapixel iSight camera—all while delivering great battery life.¹ iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c both offer more LTE bands² than any other smartphone in the world and include all-new FaceTime HD cameras.
iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c feature iOS 7, the most significant iOS update since the original iPhone, featuring a stunning new user interface, completely redesigned with an elegant colour palette, distinct, functional layers and subtle motion that make it feel more alive. iOS 7 has hundreds of great new features, including Control Center, Notification Center, improved Multitasking, AirDrop, enhanced Photos, Safari, Siri and introduces iTunes Radio, a free Internet radio service based on the music you listen to on iTunes.³ Over 11 million unique listeners have already tuned in to iTunes Radio since launch with the most listened to song being "Hold On, We're Going Home" by Drake.
Every customer who buys an iPhone 5s or iPhone 5c at an Apple retail store will be offered free Personal Setup service, helping them customise their iPhone by setting up email, showing them new apps from the App Store and more, so they'll be up and running with their new iPhone before they leave the store. Customers can learn more about iOS 7 and their new device through new free workshops at all Apple retail stores worldwide. In the UK, the new iPhones are available through EE, O2, Three, Vodafone, Carphone Warehouse, Phones 4u and Apple Authorised Resellers.
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iPhone 5s comes in gold, silver or space grey, and is available in the UK for a suggested retail price of £549 (£457.50 ex VAT) for the 16GB model and £629 (£524.17 ex VAT) for the 32GB model and £709 (£590.83 ex VAT) for the 64GB model. iPhone 5c comes in blue, green, pink, yellow and white and is available in the UK for a suggested retail price of £469 (£390.83 ex VAT) for the 16GB model and £549 (£457.50 ex VAT) for the 32GB model. iPhone 5s cases are available in beige, black, blue, brown, yellow and (RED) for a suggested retail price of £35 (£29.17 ex VAT) through the Apple Online Store, Apple's retail stores and select Apple Authorised Resellers. iPhone 5c cases are available in blue, green, pink, yellow, black and white for a suggested retail price of £25 (£20.83 ex VAT) through the Apple Online Store, Apple's retail stores and select Apple Authorised Resellers. iPhone 4S 8GB model is available for £349 (£290.83 ex VAT).⁴
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Been there, plundered that.
Been there, plundered that.
A full feature with a storyline that an enterprising six-year-old might have thought was a little too rudimentary.
Roger Ebert on James Ivory's "Howards End".
"The Ballad of Narayama" is a Japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice, telling a story of startling cruelty. What a space it opens…
A look at three films from Cannes from our very own critic, Simon Abrams.
Three reviews from Cannes, including the latest from Francois Ozon and the Safdie brothers, along with a special out of competition screening.
An article about the reissue of "Two Weeks in the Midday Sun."
Pure metal.
PBS' American Masters has a special four-hours for foodies, with docs on James Beard, Jacques Pepin, Alice Waters and Julia Child.
A report on the L.A. Riots and the many documentaries looking back on it 25 years later.
A writer and his BB-8 watch all eight of the "Star Wars" films in numerical order.
The latest on Blu-ray and streaming, including "Get Out," "Resident Evil: The Final Chapter," "The Great Wall," "Dheepan," and "XXX: The Return of Xander Cage."
All of the wheels go round on "Sibling Rivalry," and the pistons go up and down and the gears churn ferociously, but nothing much creeps out onto the assembly line. Here is a comedy so lifeless and mechanical that the main diversion is in watching the way the pieces go together.
The screenplay is founded on the ageless principles of screwball comedy, but the film lacks the energy, the timing and the sense of manic frenzy that's generated by the best screwball.
To describe the plot in any detail would be unfair, because in a movie offering such small pleasures the polite critic should not help himself before passing the plate. The film stars Kirstie Alley, one of the warmest and most natural actresses at work right now, as an unhappily married woman who after eight years permits herself one brief fling, which ends disastrously. How and why it ends, I will not reveal.
Her sister, played by Jami Gertz, meanwhile falls in love overnight with the local police chief, whose brother, a window-blind salesman, thinks he is responsible for the disaster which has overtaken Alley, while meanwhile Alley is involved in trying to conceal the entire chain of events from her husband (Scott Bakula) and her in-laws, all of whom are humorless doctors.
In time-honored screwball fashion, this plot unfolds in a series of revolving-door situations in which first one person and then another lacks a crucial piece of information. Clank, clank: We can see that all the pieces are here, lined up and ready for assembly, but somehow the director, Carl Reiner, is unable to make the mechanism purr. The film's energy level is so low you'd think it was a conversation, not a comedy.
Certain scenes - including one in volving a nearsighted surgeon - call out for the twisted spin that Blake Edwards would have put on this material. But Reiner would rather line his characters up for back-and-forth exchanges of canned sitcom dialogue.
The actors are better, I think, than the material and direction they're given. Alley is as appealing here as she was in "Look Who's Talking," and I also enjoyed Jami Gertz, who works in a tropical fish store and thinks that's a lot more fun than being married to Alley's husband. But other cast members such as Carrie Fisher are made much of in the credits, given two or three clever lines, and forgotten. And Reiner permits or even encourages his actors to stutter a lot, as if flustered, whenever anyone ventures too close to the truth.
The lesson, I think, is that screwball is not a series of events but a state of mind. The best screwball comedies, from Howard Hawks' "His Girl Friday" (1940) to Blake Edwards' "The Party" (1968), involve allegedly serious people trying with great intensity to accomplish something of great importance, while oblivious to the chaos around them. The more deadpan the performances, the better. There is something intrinsically funny in an obsessed person thinking himself deeper and deeper into trouble. But when the person seems flustered, or when an actor is allowed to react too broadly or emotionally, the discipline of the form is lost and we're left with the spectacle of a lot of people standing around and acting silly.
Watching the film, I found myself imagining other ways of directing the same material. What if no one had ever seemed flustered, or inarticulate, or babbling? What if everyone had been as cool as a cucumber, or a character by Mamet? What would have happened then? Cool down the performances and turn up the heat under the pacing, and I'll bet you'd have a funnier movie. Or at least an odd movie which would be fun to watch. What we have here is a collection of movie parts looking for a whole.
This message came to me from a reader named Peter Svensland. He and a fr...
A look at the entire "Alien" franchise, and a reappraisal of its unloved installments.
A report from Cannes on the latest from Sofia Coppola, along with reviews of two films from Russia.
A review of the first four hours of David Lynch's "Twin Peaks: The Return".


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The Buddha's Path of Kindness, Compassion, Joy, and EquanimityCompassion, kindness, equanimity, and joy are not only the fruits of the awakened life but also the path to it: attitudes of mind that can be cultivated by anyone willing to set the intention for doing so. Christina Feldman shows how these ennobling qualities—known in Buddhism as the brahma viharas (sublime abodes) or the Four Immeasurables—are far more than simply the "feel-good" states they are sometimes mistaken for. If we… Read More
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The Four Immeasurables—the cultivation of loving-kindness, compassion, empathetic joy, and equanimity—is a rich suite of practices that open the heart, counter the distortions in our relationships to ourselves, and deepen our relationships to others. Alan Wallace presents a unique interweaving of teachings on the Four Immeasurables with instruction on meditative quiescence, or shamatha practice, to empower the mind. This book includes both guided meditations and lively discussions on the implications… Read More
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Buddhist Practices on the Four Limitless Ones: Loving-Kindness, Compassion, Joy, and EquanimitySpiritual practice, Pema Chödrön teaches, has nothing to do with self-improvement, since, as the course's title claims, you're already perfect right now. The limitless qualities of loving-kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity are your deep-down, ultimate reality, and those are qualities that can't be improved upon. If you're not feeling particularly kind, compassionate, joyful, or equanimous at the moment, take heart: the Four Limitless Ones are there like seeds, waiting to… Read More
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So what did he do? How about take two huge industrial robots, outfit them with arms carrying the Samsung Galaxy S III and have them shoot the strange white-colored world of an Android girl.
If robots ruled our world, that's the kind of advertizing they would be watching. For us? It's a bit too sterile, robotic and disturbing. Anyway, it's not really an ad, but more of a demonstration of the brilliant video capturing capabilities of the handset. And at that it does great. But otherwise... what do you think?
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He had this year, on the eve of his anniversary, as happened, an emotion not
unconnected with that range of feeling. Walking home at the close of a busy day
he was arrested in the London street by the particular effect of a shop-front that
lighted the dull brown air with its mercenary grin and before which several
persons were gathered. It was the window of a jeweller whose diamonds and
sapphires seemed to laugh, in flashes like high notes of sound, with the mere joy
of knowing how much more they were "worth" than most of the dingy pedestrians
staring at them from the other side of the pane. Stransom lingered long enough
to suspend, in a vision, a string of pearls about the white neck of Mary Antrim,
and then was kept an instant longer by the sound of a voice he knew. Next him
was a mumbling old woman, and beyond the old woman a gentleman with a lady
on his arm. It was from him, from Paul Creston, the voice had proceeded: he was
talking with the lady of some precious object in the window. Stransom had no
sooner recognised him than the old woman turned away; but just with this growth
of opportunity came a felt strangeness that stayed him in the very act of laying
his hand on his friend's arm. It lasted but the instant, only that space sufficed for
the flash of a wild question. Was NOT Mrs. Creston dead?--the ambiguity met
him there in the short drop of her husband's voice, the drop conjugal, if it ever
was, and in the way the two figures leaned to each other. Creston, making a step
to look at something else, came nearer, glanced at him, started and exclaimed--
behaviour the effect of which was at first only to leave Stransom staring, staring
back across the months at the different face, the wholly other face, the poor man
had shown him last, the blurred ravaged mask bent over the open grave by
which they had stood together. That son of affliction wasn't in mourning now; he
detached his arm from his companion's to grasp the hand of the older friend. He
coloured as well as smiled in the strong light of the shop when Stransom raised a
tentative hat to the lady. Stransom had just time to see she was pretty before he
found himself gaping at a fact more portentous. "My dear fellow, let me make you
acquainted with my wife."
Creston had blushed and stammered over it, but in half a minute, at the rate we
live in polite society, it had practically become, for our friend, the mere memory of
a shock. They stood there and laughed and talked; Stransom had instantly
whisked the shock out of the way, to keep it for private consumption. He felt
himself grimace, he heard himself exaggerate the proper, but was conscious of
turning not a little faint. That new woman, that hired performer, Mrs. Creston?
Mrs. Creston had been more living for him than any woman but one. This lady
had a face that shone as publicly as the jeweller's window, and in the happy
candour with which she wore her monstrous character was an effect of gross
immodesty. The character of Paul Creston's wife thus attributed to her was
monstrous for reasons Stransom could judge his friend to know perfectly that he
knew. The happy pair had just arrived from America, and Stransom hadn't
needed to be told this to guess the nationality of the lady. Somehow it deepened
the foolish air that her husband's confused cordiality was unable to conceal.