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- Italian interior design in a 17th century convent
- Five star services in a two suite retreat
- The historic center of Anacapri on your doorstep
Caprisuite - AnacapriBack to the top
Caprisuite is the latest addition to the growing number of incredibly stylish hotels and maisons de charme hidden away amidst the peaceful lanes of the sleepy little town of Anacapri.
Contemporary convent
Occupying part of a 17th century edifice which originally served as the convent of the adjacent Church of San Michele, Anacapri's most highly-quoted monument, Caprisuite is a miniature boutique hotel in which the island's traditional architecture combines with unique items of designer furniture and contemporary art to produce a surprisingly modern, yet undeniably Mediterranean, living environment.
Designer touches
Cocooned within the centuries-old walls of the old convent, Caprisuite's sitting room provides a unique setting for Neapolitan photographer, Luciano Romano,'s powerful images; Gaetano Pesce's silicon vases; Charles and Ray Eames coat hangers and iconic items of Italian designer furniture, such as Paolo Piva's steel and glass coffee table.
Two suite retreat
Via the lounge, guests access the hotel's two suites, the smallest of which features brightly colored bed and bath linen created by the famed textile designer Livio de Simone, and faces onto a delightful little garden.
The larger suite has a minimalist style four poster bed and a small pool, created in a niche cut into the thick stone walls. Then there is the bathroom, complete with Pompeian style frescoes and fabulous anthracite resin shower.
The superior suite opens onto an internal courtyard, dominated by a somewhat surreal looking, eight meter high shelving unit, stacked with vases of prickly pear
Tailor-made treats
A delicious breakfast of freshly baked brioche and strong Italian coffee is served all day long, on the loggia which once served as passageway between the convent and the Church of San Michele.
Offering both the intimacy of a private home and five star hotel customer care, Caprisuite's concierge will organize a boat trip, the services of a personal chef, or a designer shopping tour, all at the drop of a hat.
On request, guests will even find a selection of the island's gastronomic delicacies waiting for them in their suite on arrival!
Caprisuite: ServicesBack to the top
- Rooms
- Free Wi-fi
- Air Conditioning
- Minibar
- Kettle
- Hair dryer
- Kitchenette
- Bathroom with bathtub
- Room with fireplace
- Wellness
- Massages
- Food and drink
- Tastings of typical products
- Various
- Pets allowed
- Laundry
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Abbiamo trascorso uno splendido w.e. a Anacapri in occasione del matrimonio di un caro amico . Questo appartamento è veramente splendido , ristrutturato con gran gusto . Un isola di pace in questa more »
The sacred and the profane.
Born from the old cloister of St Michele Church in Anacapri, this place represents the perfect meltdown among the sacred nature of the building that hosts it, the luxury of its details and the... more »
I guess expectations were to high!
I had seen pictures, articles about this place in several magazines, websites, before I finally booked it, so I guess I was really looking forward to finally staying there. but somehow , when I... more »
Caprisuite: LocationBack to the top
In the heart of Anacapri, in what was once the convent of the Chiesa di San Michele, church famous for its majolica pavement depicting the Expulsion of Adam and Eve, Caprisuite is the perfect base for those wishing to explore this, the quietest and, arguably, most exclusive part of the island of Capri.
Right bang in the center of the picturesque historic center of Anacapri, Caprisuite is just a few meters away from the Casa Rossa museum and any number of bars and restaurants.
The Axel Munthe museum house and the chairlift to Monte Solaro are both within easy walking distance. The Grotta Azzurra, the island's beaches and Capri's Piazzetta are all just a short bus or taxi ride away.
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Villa Pollio (New 2017)
- An authentic island villa in the center of Anacapri
- Completely renovated and furnished in 2017
- A warm welcome from the Pollio family
- The warm hospitality offered by the Schettino family
- A typical island home, with LCD television and Wi-Fi too
- The historic center of Anacapri is just a few steps away
Casa Ceselle
- Being treated not like a customer, but like an old friend
- A pool with view of the Bay of Naples, at "Da Gelsomina"
- A peaceful home-from-home in picturesque Anacapri
Villa Eva
- A dream holiday on Capri, which won't cost you a fortune
- Feel a little more like an islander, a lot less like a tourist
- Experience the Capri the masses have yet to discover


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The administration and Congress have again turned their attention to a problem that everyone agrees needs to be addressed and has been on the legislative agenda for decades: immigration reform.
The possibility of passing comprehensive reform legislation now seems unlikely, as the partisan bickering and blame game that have become standard operating practice in Washington take center stage again.
The success of many U.S. businesses, as we have noted before, depends on the availability of talent. According to government statistics, the average high-skilled manufacturing worker in the U.S. is in his or her late 50s. If the baby boomers continue to retire at present rates, and manufacturing continues to grow as we project, America could face a significant shortage of skilled workers in the years ahead. Many companies already are having trouble filling certain job vacancies.
There are only two ways to solve this emerging problem—by updating the U.S. education system so our schools produce the hundreds of thousands of additional machinists, electricians, computer technicians, programmers, and code writers our businesses need, or by importing the needed workers. Realistically, we need to do some of each.
But our outdated and highly politicized immigration system is standing in the way.
A recent study by Texas Tech Professor Benjamin Powell, a research fellow at the Independent Institute, highlights the extent of the problem. Not once in the past decade, Powell and his co-author, Zachary Gochenour, found, has the supply of H1-B visas for high-skilled workers been sufficient to meet the needs of employers. In fact, the supply of such visas lasted more than half the fiscal year in only two of the past 10 years. Both instances were during economic downturns. In fiscal year 2013, the government ran out of the allotted 65,000 H1-B visas in less than a week.
For immigration reform to be considered a success, we need a new formula for determining the proper number of visas each year, one that delinks the number from politics and ties it to the needs of the labor market.
Support for this is overwhelming. A recent poll found that 65 percent of the public supports the idea that employer demand should determine the number of guest worker permits given to non-citizens. This support was consistent across geographic and ethnic boundaries.
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Does anyone on here use Amsoil? I use Full synth euro formula 10w 40 in the summer... Am I right to use this oil?
Yes indeed! The two synthetic oils with the longest history of development are Amsoil (dates to shortly after the Korean war) and Mobil 1. Both are excellent. Redline is another outstanding synthetic (possibly the best, and more expensive than either Amsoil or Mobil 1) which has been around longer than Royal Purple.
I figure that going with one of the oils which has the longest history of research and development makes a lot of sense; I have used Amsoil and Mobil 1
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Personally, having done a lot of research, my preference is for Amsoil, Mobil 1 and Redline...but Mobil 1 is the least expensive and most readily available, since it is carried by mass marketers like Wally World. I have dissected a number of filters and examined them, and as a result consider Amsoil filters to be the very best, but that's another argument.
I don't understand why people are confused about what weight oil to run. RTFM...or just check the chart that was so kindly included in the original post in this thread. That is really all you need to know. People obsess over motor oil MUCH too much. It's just oil, and all major brand modern motor oils are excellent. Use synthetic, keep it clean, change it at appropriate intervals and don't worry about it.
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I just purchased a wrx that I thought was in excellent shape off of a school teacher hours away from my home, on the drive home I noticed that it ran excellent, however when it was really stepped on at highway speeds the engine would almost give out for a second, and then pick back up to where it was, and kept repeating the process until I let off the gas. The first time it did the the check engine light also came on, and has been on since.
The car does not do this unless it's put under strain (not like redlining strain) and runs great for normal driving situations.
Could this be caused by the use of 87 octane fuel? Or is it a bad fuel pump or something along those lines?
I do know that the previous owner used 87 octane mores than premium, but hardly drove the car, and when they did usually didn't drive it over 3k.
What steps should i take? I added octane boost to the engine, as well as fuel injector cleaner, and about a quarter of a tank of 91 octane gas, but it doesn't seem to be helping any, and I'm down to about a quarter of a tank left.
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My students seem to have trouble with naming the self last. They would much prefer to say "my father brought me and my brother to the movies a lot when we were little," or "Me and Sarah have been best friends since the second grade" than to work the more proper structure of "my brother and me," or "Sarah and I." I spend a fair bit of "final polishing" workshop time with their drafts pointing out that students should name the self last.
They also have a fair struggle with WHICH pronoun to use WHEN. I've covered this before, but let's do a quick refresher, shall we?
OBJECTIVE pronouns stand as the OBJECT in a sentence. These are words like me, you, us, them, her, and him.
Give it to me.
The insult was directed at her personally, not at us as a group.
SUBJECTIVE pronouns – I, you, he, she, they, we, and the like – function as the SUBJECT of sentences:
I was disappointed by the lack of effort you showed in today's class conversation.
He thought that she was beautiful.
These words are not interchangable. It is incorrect to say "Dad brought my brother and I to the movies," or "He thought her was beautiful" (though, to be fair, it's "me" and "I" that my native English speakers have the most trouble discerning). The way I teach this to my kids is to ask them to take everyone but the pronoun out of the sentence and read it again. "Dad brought I to the movies" is clearly incorrect, and once they learn that trick, they almost never have further issues with which word to use.


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CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Former Miami Hurricanes running back Edgerrin James is one of 15 standouts named to the 2013 ACC Football Legends Class, the conference announced Wednesday. James will be recognized at Miami's Nov. 23 home finale vs. Virginia.
The Legends Class will be honored during this year's Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship Game weekend. They will be honored Dec. 6 at the ACC Night of Legends sponsored by the Belk Bowl and during ceremonies at Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium for the 9th Annual ACC Football Championship, with will be nationally televised Dec. 7 at either 7:45 p.m. ET (ESPN) or 8 p.m. ET (ABC). Tickets for the Night of Legends are $85 each and are available here.
James joins a prominent list that includes four members of the College Football Hall of Fame and two members of the ACC 50th Anniversary Team. The 2013 class includes: Boston College RB Mike Cloud, Clemson S Terry Kinard, Duke HB/E Wes Chesson, Florida State G Jamie Dukes, Georgia Tech TB Robert Lavette, Maryland QB Boomer Esiason, North Carolina FB Ken Willard, NC State twins Dave (QB) and Don (WR) Buckley, Pittsburgh head coach Johnny Majors, Syracuse HB Floyd Little, Virginia DE Tom Scott, Virginia Tech WR Andre Davis and Wake Forest QB Jay Venuto.
The group of 15 former gridiron standouts from current ACC schools includes a former ACC Football Player of the Year; 10 former All-Americas, including six first-team All-America honorees; and 12 players who combined for 97 years in the NFL. Twelve of the Legends were drafted into the NFL, including six first- or second-round draft choices.
In all, the collection of players combined for two national championships, five ACC Championships and one Super Bowl title.
An explosive runner who averaged 6.2 yards per carry throughout his career, James is one of the most successful running backs in Miami history. Though he played just three seasons in college, James totaled 2,960 yards and still has the top two single-game rushing days in school history. He ran for a school-record 299 yards against UCLA in 1998 and for 271 yards against Boston College in 1997. He is the only running back in school history to post multiple 1,000-yard seasons and helped the Canes compile a 23-12 mark, while earning two bowl berths.
The fourth overall selection in the 1999 NFL Draft by Indianapolis, he played 11 seasons in the NFL, including his first seven with the Colts. He was named to the NFL Pro Bowl four times. He was named the 1999 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year by the AP and claimed the NFL rushing title in each of his first two seasons in the league. After leaving Indianapolis, he played three seasons with Arizona, leading the Cardinals to Super Bowl XLIII. He completed his professional career with Seattle in 2009, accumulating 12,246 career rushing yards and 80 touchdowns. He was named to the NFL All-Decade Team for the 2000s. Originally from Immokalee, Fla., James now resides in Miami.
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Hey pup pals! I've been tagged by a friend, so here it goes!
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The puzzle got one step closer to being solved after news broke yesterday at screen-centric SID in LA that Toshiba is demonstrating a 4-inch 720x1280 pixel screen boasting a pixel density of the whopping 367ppi, a significant addition to the 326ppi on the iPhone 4.
The rest of the information in the uncovered XML file brings nothing all that surprising – HSUPA/HSDPA as well as EDGE/GPRS support sounds pretty standard. The device will also come with 3 soft keys. The rest is pure speculation, but some sources are theorizing that this could well be the Google Nexus 3. We'd take this with a huge grain of salt, but we're surely looking at something interesting, so stay tuned as more information is sure to come out soon.
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Sama is something of a crybaby, as his father apparently constantly reminds him. Sama cries so often that the tears stain his cheeks, but he finds comfort in his teddy bear, Eddie. When Sama's father falls gravely ill, a stranger at the hospital tells Sama that he can find a cure for his father, the Sugar Stone, but it is located in the mysterious realm of Undertown. All Sama need do is crawl under his bed, close his eyes, and countdown from ten to one.
When his father's condition turns worse, Sama takes a chance and does as the stranger told him. He wakes up in a strange place where anthropomorphized animals and insects do battle for the one thing that is most valuable in Undertown, sugar. Sama gets an even bigger surprise when his teddy bear, Eddie suddenly comes to life. With the help of a rabbit named B.W., a porcupine name Joey P.P., and a reticent penguin named Broom, Sama takes on The Cloud, the leader of the Insect Insurgents, to find the Sugar Stone. But mystery and secret histories swirl around a boy and his teddy bear, and before Sama can save his father, he'll have to discover them.
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THE LOWDOWN: Undertown bears a resemblance to or borrows elements from a variety of fantasy tales in which humans travel to strange lands, including The Wizard of Oz and The Chronicles of Narnia and also the film, Labyrinth. Writer Jim Pascoe has conceived and constructed a fairy tale story that could be a multi-volume series of novels, but converted to the comics medium, the story feels as if it's been squeezed into a box that can barely contain the huge cast of characters, labyrinthine plot, and expansive setting. One can't help but be impressed at the imagination, but it's hard not to notice how busy this narrative is. In spite of that, not only does Undertown have great upside, the first volume is filled with several fine sequences that strengthen the overall story.
Jake Myler's art is also quite busy. Although he uses a more traditional or cartoony approach in the basic design of the characters and narrative, Myler makes his art highly detailed and textured (in part due to a generous use of toning). This volume's small size – the usual format for manga (5" x 7 ½") – does Myler's art a disservice. This is a widescreen comic that needs a larger publishing format.
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The Danube by Bike & Boat
Europe's second longest river, the Danube, courses through ten nations en route to the Black Sea. This itinerary follows its journey through three European countries and some of the most romantic European landscapes. From the cobblestone streets of charming Passau head out into Austria, winding your way past enchanting monasteries and majestic castles. By boat cruise the Danube through Upper Austria and Slovakia to reach the vibrant city of Bratislava and the romantic Austrian capital of Vienna, one of the most magical cities in Europe. Heading west, the pace slows down, with a memorable cycle across the Wachau Valley past rolling vineyards, hill top castles, meadows and forests to encounter atmospheric landscapes and sites of arresting history. Enjoy the atmosphere of life on board with like minded active travellers, sampling local culinary delights and relaxing atop the sundeck with splendid views of the changing scenery.
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|Join Passau
|Cycle to Grein via Mitterkirchen and Mauthausen (35km / 22mi)
|Cycle from Devin to Bratislava with optional city tour (18-43km / 11-26.5mi)
|At leisure in Vienna
|Cycle through the Wachau Valley wine area from Krems to Melk (37km / 23mi)
|Visit Melk then cycle to Grein (50km / 31mi)
|Cycle via the Danube Loop to Engelhartszell (28-43km / 17.5-26.5mi)
|Arrive Passau, trip concludes
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What an amazing way to experience the beauty of the Danube. Spend the day cycling along well defined bike paths, and the nights cruising the Danube served by a marvellous crew. It is the best.
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*7 breakfasts, 6 lunches (packed lunch when cycling), 7 dinners (including gala dinner on last night with farewell drink) *7 nights in a 2 bed cabin on Main Deck or eco bunk bed cabin on Upper Deck with ensuite facilities - for other categories of berths on Main, Upper or Promenade decks a supplement applies *welcome drink *bicycle with 7 or 21 gears and pannier (electric bike available on request - supplement applies), children trailers - max 2 children, 60kgs - child seat and tagalong available on request) *information pack including route notes & maps per cabin *cruise director on board and daily briefing (does not cycle with group) *air-conditioning *daily live music *farewell show *docking & harbour fees (EUR 59 pp - subject to change) *emergency hotline
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1 Guided cycle package available on the following dates (supplement applies): 20 May, 17 Jun, 29 Jul, 26 Aug & 23 Sep. For inclusions, please see the trip notes. Mid season is in May and Aug. High season is Jun, Jul and Sep. A supplement applies for mid and high season departures. A supplement of EUR15 applies if you bring your own bike, payable locally. Please contact our office for the different prices on the range of cabins and deck levels available.
Now there are 3 ways you can book your next World Expeditions adventure.
1. online
You are now able to book your trip online!
First, search our website to find the trip you are interested in.
Then, click the 'Dates & Bookings' tab to check availability. If a trip is available click 'Book Now'.
Please note that in some instances a credit card fee may be applied. If a fee is applied this is made clear during the booking process. To avoid this fee you can pay by direct deposit and by faxing/posting in a booking form.
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If you would like to speak with a Reservations Consultant, call World Expeditions on 0800 0744 135 (during office hours 9am - 5.30pm Mon - Fri) or email us: email@example.com
Complete your details and fax or post to your nearest World Expeditions office along with your non-refundable deposit of £250 per person per trip, or 25% per person for Antarctic, Arctic and Russian Far East tours (or USD$1500 on the Ushuaia or USD$2500 on the Polar Pioneer).
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You can also take your booking in person to our office or to a World Expeditions office.
Download our booking form so you'll know what information we need to process your booking.
What happens after I book?
Receive your pre-departure information
On receipt of the booking form, we will confirm your booking by phone and our reservation staff will post to you a comprehensive Pre-Departure Kit. This kit will contain all necessary pre-departure information pertaining to your country including visa information, insurance information, a medical and personal details form, comprehensive gear list, discount vouchers for gear, our award winning Responsible Travel Guidebook as well as other information tailored to your adventure.
We can also handle your extra arrangements
World Expeditions is a licensed travel agent and we are able to handle every aspect of your booking from issuing travel insurance, booking your flights, stop-overs and other travel related services. Our reservation staff are eager to help so please do not forget to include any extra arrangements that you may need.
Note: If you cannot download this Booking Form contact your nearest World Expeditions office on and we will post, email or fax you a copy.
traveller reviews (3)
What an amazing way to experience the beauty of the Danube. Spend the day cycling along well defined bike paths, and the nights cruising the Danube served by a marvellous crew. It is the best.
D. Foster. Smithfield, QLD. Australia
Every day had special memories - the view of the Danube Loop from top was definitely a WOW. The beautiful wine region, small villages with special cafés. The people we met, the service onboard including the tour Director Andres..
This type of trip is a perfect way to explore the countryside, villages and history while keeping in shape. The ship Theodore Korner has everything you need it is very nice, recently renovated and staff offer great service. The bikes are great, staff is there to store them for you when you arrive at the end of the day and have them ready for you when you leave in the morning all you need to do is get on ride and enjoy the day. For the self-guided the tour Director provides good briefings and available for additional questions and guidance.
S. Lefebvre. Gatineau, QC, Canada
We had a fantastic time! The crew was outstanding making our trip so wonderful! The weather was perfect & we saw such beautiful country along the Danube! The food was great & we would do this trip again in a heartbeat!
M. Friesen. Courtenay, BC. Canada.
World Expeditions
World Expeditions is one of the world's leading adventure travel companies offering ground breaking itineraries on every continent. The company has been operating small group trekking and adventure travel holidays and vacations since 1975.
We are widely recognized for ground breaking Responsible Tourism initiatives. In particular, the award winning Community Project Travel Program helps to improve the living conditions of some of the world's most remote communities
Today, with offices around the globe, we offer more than 500 stand alone itineraries; small group active adventures and expeditions, cycling and walking tours and cultural journeys. Each itinerary has several scheduled departure dates throughout the season.
Supported by some of the world's most experienced and respected adventurers, including mountaineers Peter Hillary and Tim Macartney-Snape working with us as specialist guides, World Expeditions' has helped shape the adventure travel industry standards since its inception almost four decades ago.
Our all-inclusive, no hidden extras pricing policy combined with longer, creative itineraries and the use of quality ground services attracts people who have high expectations of their travel experiences.
In 2004, we became the first adventure operator whose product was being distributed on Lonely Planet's Travel Services section on their website.
World Expeditions is truly global company with offices in London, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, as well as Auckland, Ottawa and Montreal.
Why Travel with World Expeditions?
We own most of our operational bases around the world. This ensures that we can provide high quality trips of exceptional value with no hidden extras. Our trips are all inclusive, so there is little need to pay for anything once your trip commences until it ends. Our hands-on approach and years of experience has ensured a safety record second to none as we've pioneered some of the most unique itineraries in the adventure market place today.
World Expeditions has been seriously committed to responsible travel and true sustainability since we began in 1975 when we established our philosophy and stated ideal which was to "take only photographs and leave only footprints".
Almost four decades of pioneering adventure travel has proved the positive conservation outcomes when travel is managed for sustainability. We believe a responsible, long-term vision can deliver true sustainability and with the participation of all our clients and business partners the challenge is being met and achieved.
An example of this commitment to sustainability has been our efforts to preserve the forests of Nepal. This has involved changing an entrenched culture of burning wood for fuel. World Expeditions has pioneered the change to kerosene as an alternative to wood on all trekking expeditions in Nepal. We do not have camp fires and we strongly discourage trekkers from buying wood-fueled hot showers in lodges along the trail. As a founding supporter of the International Porter Protection Group (IPPG) we also lead the way in porter protection by providing a good working wage for all Nepalese staff, food and extra clothing for those working above the tree line, life insurance cover and emergency helicopter insurance. Our efforts were recognized at the World Travel Mart in 2006 when our porter policies received a 'Highly Commended' in the Mountain Environment category.
Our philanthropic program ensures we 'give something back'. Our current initiative is Community Project Travel. The concept behind our Community Project Travel range of trips is based on the ethos of "travel with a purpose". It is a range of small group adventures, each about two weeks in length, whereby participants commit four to five days of their holiday to making a difference to a community in need. A portion of the traveller's participation fee contributes to the associated material costs of the project. In 2006 our travellers helped to refurbish the Saramthali school in Nepal, collected 7 tonnes of ghost nets from the Arnhem land coastline, helped to build a new school room for the Xo village in Vietnam as well as erect a footbridge for the village of Qelqanqa in Peru so that kids could access the school safely.
In recognition of our environmental policies, we are the only Travel Company ever to be fully endorsed by the Wilderness Society in Australia. In 2001, we received the National Travel Industry's Environmental Achievement Award, presented by WWF Australia, for our responsible tourism policies.
In addition, we create excellent adventures! Our trips have featured in the world's most prestigious magazines and newspapers including: OUTSIDE magazine, both National Geographic Adventure & National Geographic Traveler magazine, Wanderlust, The Sunday Times, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian, The Age, The Sunday Telegraph (UK) plus much more. Use the search widget top left of each webpage to browse our adventures, browse our Regions Of The World or Types Of Adventures pages for details of all our adventures.


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Local churches are being asked to participate in the Bells Across America for Fallen Firefighters.
Washington Fire Chief Bill Halmich and Father Mike Boehm, Our Lady of Lourdes pastor and fire department chaplain, have sent out letters to all churches in the area asking them to take part.
The sound of a bell holds special significance for firefighters, the letter states.
Historically, the toll of a bell summoned members to the station, signaled the beginning of a shift, notified departments of a call for help, and indicated a call was completed and the unit had returned to the station.
Departments sounded a series of bells when a firefighter died in the line of duty to alert all members that a comrade had made the ultimate sacrifice. This time-honored tradition continues today during the funerals or memorial services for firefighters.
On Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011, those who died in the line of duty during the previous year will be honored during the 30th Annual National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend in Emmitsburg, Md.
For the first time the bells of the chapel at the national memorial will chime in honor of fallen heroes. As part of this special remembrance, the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) is encouraging firefighters across the country to invite their places of worship to participate in Bells Across America for Fallen Firefighters.
Through this grassroots effort, the Foundation is asking religious congregations nationwide to honor the fallen heroes by planning a brief moment of remembrance during their services and/or to ring the bells of their churches during one of their services.
Father Boehm said Our Lady of Lourdes will ring a bell during at the start of its 10 a.m. service Sunday, Oct. 16. He said First Assembly of God also plans to participate.
"We didn't request a response when we sent out the letters," said Father Boehm, who he expects many churches in the area to take part.
Our Lady of Lourdes Church also honored firefighters, police officers and ENS responders on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 atacks this past Sept. 11.
The idea for Bells Across America for Fallen Firefighters was created by Col. Bob Ditch, USAF, Retired, EdD (c), EFO/CFO, a fifth generation firefighter who has served in eight fire service agencies in five states over the last 36 years.
As an all-volunteer force, Halmich and Father Boehm said the Washington Fire Department appreciates the community support it receives as well as local first responders.


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Zumbrun, Wills, part of Utah card
Saturday night at the Davis Conference Center in Layton, Utah, heavyweight veteran Billy Zumbrun and Damien Wills fight in separate bouts. Zumbrun, 26-13-1, faces Las Vegas boxer Henry Namauu, 10-6, in a bout CCC Promotions is advertising as for the Utah heavyweight championship. Former contender Wills, 30-3-1, inactive for two years, meets journeyman Dante Craig, 20-15-1. The rest of the card is comprised of six prospects in separate bouts. Two Utahns, super-featherweight Jose Haro, 7-0, of Salt Lake City, and cruiserweight, Jesse West, 1-0, of Fruit Heights, are touted as the future of Utah boxing by promoter Tracy Spinks. Haro faces Eduardo Guillen, 1-2, of Mexico, and West fights Keith Busch, 1-1, of Arizona.
The other bouts include pro prospects from eastern Europe who have come to Layton to gain experience. They are: Uzbekistan's Bahodir Mamadjonov, 13-1, versus Rynell Griffin, 7-16-2, lightweights. Russia's Fedor Papazov, 12-0, versus veteran John Willoughby, 3-21,lightweights. Russia's Evgeny Churakov, 5-0, meets Wilbert Mitchell, 1-8, lightweights. And Lithuania's Egidijus Kavaliauakas, 2-0, fights Jason Thompson, 0-2,welterweights. The card starts at 7 p.m. The doors open at 6. Tickets are available at SmithTix. The Davis Conference Center is at 1651 North, 1700 West, Layton.


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On the Android side of things, the mobile industry seems to be taking a cue from the PC industry as major chipmakers compete to present games that show off their bits of silicon in the best possible light. NVIDIA has scored a win on this account, as Dark Meadow currently only runs on NVIDIA's Android chipset, most likely because NVIDIA paid to have the game "optimized" for their devices first.
not big fans of seeing Android gaming get fragmented based on hardware manufacturer, but a lot of money gets offered to gaming companies to do just that. In the here and now, however, Dark Meadow is a smart-looking cross platform mobile game.
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Posted by Ryan Skinner on February 21, 2014
What's happening (that's important) in the world of content marketing? This is your fortnightly round-up of the best of the best stuff online for marketers who think about content; for the previous "Fortnights", go to the bottom of the post. (And for more information about what the Content Marketing Fortnight is, see my intro from the first one. Get this curated newsletter in your inbox every other week – send me a mail.)
NewsCred scores $25 million. Tech news: "What's content marketing?"
It's no $16 billion, but the $25 million Newscred raised to expand its content marketing cloud offering is no insignificant sum. The company is moving fast to help brands win relevance with content, boasting a unique weapon (licensing for premium content with thousands of top-shelf sites). Re-code – previously the Wall Street Journal's tech team – was taken aback, asking, "What's content marketing?" Percolate's Noah Brier answered them.
Federated Media, a content marketing pioneer, backs out of content marketing
Posted by Ryan Skinner on February 17, 2014
Predictions about native advertising's medium-term impact are both short-sighted and simplistic.
In 1973, the Wall Street Journal quoted a professor: "Academic politics is the most vicious…because the stakes are so low." Thereafter, the idea (that the intensity of a dispute is inversely proportional to its stakes) was named after the professor: Sayre's Law.
Sayre's law applies very well to native advertising. According to Forrester data, digital advertising dollars are today some 20% of traditional advertising dollars. Of those scarce digital ad dollars, something far less than 10% goes to anything that could be characterized as native advertising.
Perhaps that's why the dispute has been so vitriolic (at least, by advertising's standards).
The day after the New York Times launched a redesign to facilitate more native advertising, Tom Foremski, a media commentator, said: "Native advertising is the world's worst idea and I can't believe the New York Times management is so gullible and clueless in agreeing to its publication."
He joins an authoritative cast of native advertising skeptics. Another, Bob Garfield, described native advertising to the Federal Trade Commission as something akin to bat poo. Even Barclays Capital believes the practice peaked in 2012 and will shrink to a less than $500 million market by 2017.


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Hey guys, with Cyber Monday coming up I figure now would be one of the better times to buy parts. A friend recommended this guide: http://www.hardware-revolution.com/b...november-2013/ so yesterday I went through it and pretty much went with the Tier 5 specs. Can you guys take a look at the parts I've chosen below and tell me what you think? The total price currently comes out at around $1000, but the prices might drop a bit more once Monday comes around.
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Ad Industry Influencers Share their "Voices" with AOL
Jun 27, 2012
Maurice Levy, CEO and Chairman of Publicis Groupe, joined David Bell, AOL Advisor and Chairman Emeritus of IPG, for an AOL Voices session live from Cannes Lions last week.
Levy talked to the evolution of the digital space and its impact on the advertising industry, and more specifically to Publicis. He reflected on the influence of technology and how it has forced brands to think about how they approach consumers, and make a difference in their lives. This philosophy is at the root of Publicis' mission to be the #1 human digital agency connecting brands and consumers worldwide. Levy encouraged marketers to listen to their clients, that paying attention to detail is the secret behind delivering great campaigns. Levy's tenure at the world-renown agency has spanned 40+ years, and has been "...a dream, is still a dream."
To learn more about Maurice Levy, including his thoughts on leadership, fighting fires and pursuing one's passion, watch AOL Advertising's AOL Voices interview here. A video series featured on AOL Advertising's trade site, AOL Voices spotlights ad industry thought leaders exploring the state of media and creative and the future of the advertising business.


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Coming to Milan for a new adventure? This apartment is the one you're seeking. Located in Bocconi, a nice neighbourhood near the city centre, you'll be well provided with several shops and restaurants that will improve the quality of your stay and answer the needs that may arise. Also the Parco Alessandrina Ravizza and the Parco della Resistenza are located nearby and will help you relax whenever you feel the need, also a big plus is the proximity to the Università Bocconi.
This flat will offer you three well-furnished bedrooms ready to answer your academic needs, a cosy and well-equipped kitchen that will give you and your flatmates the opportunity to develop your cooking abilities, lastly one well-lit bathroom and a WC. This apartment has the location and the looks, don't miss it!
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You can look at forty different apartments on our platform in the same amount of time that it takes to see a room.
The pictures you see here haven't been photoshopped, so they'll be really accurate.
If you've still got any doubts, we'll keep the money that you transfer us until 24h after your move-in date.
If something's not exactly what you saw online, we'll help you move somewhere else and return your money.
We can only give you the contact details of your landlord after your booking is accepted. But we can guarantee that Uniplaces chooses the landlords it works with very carefully.
Besides, we've had students whose favourite part was living with a local!
Landlords and host families can be great city guides, help you out with translations and even become your friends.
As soon as your booking is accepted, you're given the landlord's contact details. Then, you can discuss all details directly with them, such as when you'll be moving-in.
Students move in and out at different times, so your flatmates might change during your stay.
It's a great opportunity to make new friends!
We personally speak to students who we place in Uniplaces apartments and are sure we will find the right place for you as well!
At the bottom of the property page, you have a calendar where you can see the availability of that room/apartment, according to the landlord.
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Tell us your move-in and move-out dates and we will double-check if the place is available for you!
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By clicking on "Deposit" at the bottom of the offer page you will get more information about each type of deposit.
In general, the deposit is paid to cover for any potential damages that may occur during your period of stay or will be used as rent compensation in case you leave earlier than originally planned.
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Make these Tex-Mex Chicken Chimichangas for a dinner your whole family will love. Top with your favorite picante sauce, salsa or guacamole.
- 1 (16-ounce) jar picante sauce or salsa, divided
- 7 cups chopped cooked chicken
- 1 small onion, diced
- 2 to 2 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 20 (8-inch) flour tortillas
- 3 cups (12 ounces) shredded Cheddar cheese
- Toppings: guacamole, sour cream, shredded lettuce, diced tomato
How to Make It
Combine 1 1/2 cups picante sauce and next 5 ingredients in a Dutch oven; cook over medium-low heat, stirring often, 25 minutes or until most of liquid evaporates. Spoon 1/3 cup mixture below center of each tortilla; top with 2 tablespoons cheese.
Fold in 2 sides of tortillas to enclose filling. Fold over top and bottom edges of tortillas, making rectangles. Secure with wooden picks. Place, folded side down, on greased baking sheets. Coat chimichangas with cooking spray.
Bake at 425° for 8 minutes; turn and bake 5 more minutes. Remove picks; top with remaining picante sauce and desired toppings.


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CIBC first-quarter earnings top estimates, dividend raised
TORONTO Feb 25 (Reuters) - Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce posted a first-quarter profit that topped market expectations on Thursday, helped by growth in its retail and business banking division.
The lender also raised its quarterly dividend.
Net income for the quarter ended Jan. 31 was C$982 million, or C$2.43 per share, compared with C$923 million, or C$2.28 per share, a year ago. Excluding special items, earnings rose to C$2.55 per share.
Analysts on average had expected earnings of C$2.41 a share, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. (Reporting by John Tilak; Editing by Elaine Hardcastle)
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Daily Delilah-Defending Her Parenting Choice To Limit TV And The Computer At Home
Delilah mentioned earlier this week that she doesn't let her kids have access to a traditional TV in their home. They're also not allowed unsupervised access to the computer at home either. She touched a nerve with listeners and now Delilah is defending her parenting choices regarding TV and the computer.


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Cisco ūmi on NBC's TODAY Show: "How the Tech Did We Get Here?"
From black and white TV's to high definition video calling in your home, Cisco ūmi was highlighted during this morning's NBC TODAY Show segment "Today's Tech: How the Tech Did We Get Here?"
Omar Wasow, co-founder of social platform BlackPlanet.com, emphasizes ūmi's ease of use, highlighting the convenience of video chatting from the couch with friends and family who are far away.
Please check out the clip here from 4:12 to 4:50.
We sure have come a long way in technology! Do you remember when you were a kid and you only dreamed of seeing people through your telephone?
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Business Isn't Mature About Technology - What Are We Going To Do About It?
Posted by Alex Cullen on January 22, 2009
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Business says it wants to be more involved with technology decision-making – taking a more leadership role especially when it comes to solutions with direct business benefit. And if business acts on this desire by working with IT the way we've wanted, this is all to the good. But we have to recognize that the more they care – for example if they are in product development or sales – the less likely they are going to want to work with us in the way we wanted – via steering committees, architecture review boards, and formalized project proposal processes. To them, it might appear easier to use SAAS offerings, or contract for or develop their own solutions – and they may have a point. Many of the efficiencies centralized IT can provide count less when using cloud-based services and newer, more end-user friendly tools. And if IT won't support them because they are off the 'approved technology' ranch – well, they have alternatives.
IT sees the downside of this in terms of business and compliance risk, loss of budgetary visibility, and less efficient use of IT assets. This collusion between what aggressive business technology users believe, and what our role has traditionally been, could lead us to chose one of two courses. The first is to be the policeman, using the clout of the CFO and compliance to maintain primacy over technology decisions – while inviting business to be part of steering committees and generally follow the processes that help establish our control. Or we can find ways to help mitigate the business's lack of technology maturity and provide more value to them.
IT's old value proposition of "technology is complex and costly – but we know how to make it work for our business" isn't convincing with the options business execs are learning they have. Why not replace this old value proposition with one of helping them learn and leverage what they can do? Sound Pollyannaish? Well, look at the skills they believe they should ramp up on: Project management, business process analysis, collaboration tool configuration. Do we position our expertise as a value to them, or as just our internal capabilities, only available for approved projects?
This may sound like the concept of 'a business consulting function within IT' – which we've tried to do for years and continue to try to do. Sometimes it's successful – but it often struggles with confusion over its own purpose and relationship with the production IT functions, like application development and data management. But with business users driving information technology decisions, is it time to learn from the vendors and make this concept work for our business partners?
What do you think? Do you think the solution to business's lack of technology maturity is a new consulting organization? Do you think the corporate needs of control will aways trump business areas' desires to go their own ways?
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Beacuse of IT's unique position within an organization, it makes perfect sense to have an internal consulting group based in IT. If you do this, the top person in that group should work directly for the CIO, otherwise they will be lost in the sea of bureaucracy. The risk: will the group be welcomed by the business?The other option is to create an internal group outside of IT that works directly for the CEO. Then the group could truly be objective, and have the necessary clout to get the business and IT teams working together. The risk: will the focus on technology be lost?Both have risks, and both can provide huge benefits. Neither is easy to pull off! But anything worth doing rarely is.Glenn WhitfieldDirector of Business IntegrationNew Age Technologies, Inc.
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I have seen some organizations that have an "IT relations officer" within each LOB. But many IT people don't like them because they interfere with IT ... as much as that is their job. They would have to be confirmed and accepted by the board and the CIO.Business wants to be more involved with technology decisions because they are unhappy with those decisions taken by IT. I actually don't agree that business is bent on making the process of creating the right solution more bureaucratic. They ask for that as they don't see another way to be involved. They turn to SaaS because they get something to use fairly quickly and then typically those vendors are pretty cool about listening to their users. Inhouse IT usually isn't.So if the CIO wants more control over IT budgets and implementations why does he not offer the same thing as SaaS? I am not saying to install these products inhouse but to look at this as a business user demand. They want something quickly, they want to be involved and they want their say. So lets give that to them. Right?I know that the answer is: "But dear user, you don't understand IT. You are asking for something that is not available." That is however not true. Users look most of all at user interface and they will accept and work with a product that gives them that regardless of how crappy it is underneath. That is the cause for some huge customization projects, where business decided for a cute CRM interface and then millions were spent on customization and integration. The same is true for BPM and ECM. We will need to get rid of all those dead-ends.A much better option is to get away from applications coding. It is too complex and no matter how much bureaucracy you put into it, the complexity of systems and software and code is staggering to unmanageable. A change is truly inevitable sooner than later.Computers are now powerful enough to enable new technology. We need new systems, one like our Papyrus Platform is fast growing into. A software platform that converts a business strategy into a business architecture and deploys it via life-cycle management into production without intermediate coding and compilation. Machine learning technology discovers processes via user interaction. All process and content is audited and goals are monitored. What else do you need?Actually, we need to make the architecture creation and maintenance available to the business user and that is something we are getting better at day by day. We do not need more bureaucracy and more consulting ... we need truly innovative technology. You know who resists that technology change the most? Not so much LOB, but IT people!
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Comment from Alex Cullen on Mon, 01/26/2009 - 16:53
Thanks for your comments, Glenn and Max.As you point out, there are many options - most of them have been tried and some work.The common thread is a role or function/department that is 'affilited' with IT but focused on business goals/needs/expectations. This group has to be measured by business satisfaction first and foremost, with IT-oriented measures secondary. This is a group that can become embedded in the business, and be good technology advisors and advocates for them.IT people, up to senior IT management, have an IT focus and see business needs immediately from the perspective of "how can we do it using what we got?", "how can we support it?" and "does it fit?". This is very understandable - IT does have to build and support many solutions. But with this mindset, they won't be embraced by business areas, and when they do say no, business will need someone it trusts to help find the solutions to their needs.
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The Spanish word "madre" means mother. However, the word is used in short phrases in Spanish with more different meanings than I can count. Here are some examples:
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Hasta la madre (2): fed up. "Estoy hasta la madre con la inseguridad." "I am fed up with this lack of security."
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The thing is, with my DD we didn't find out the sex ahead of time, and our "in case of boy" plan WAS to circ, because at that time I hadn't read much of anything, and DH wanted it for all the usual mainstream DH reasons (to look like him, because it's just what "everyone" does, etc, i.e. nothing based on any real evidence.) Plus, our CPM at the time recommended it, and gave us the name of a "good" doctor who used a special clamp, etc. Blah, blah, blah...
Well, THIS TIME around I have been reading here on MDC, on websites, etc, and I feel pretty strongly that I do not want to circ our boy. When we found out our LO is a boy, I mentioned to DH that we have some "big issues" to discuss since he's a boy. DH's response-- "Can't we just enjoy this for a while? Let's not talk about that stuff right now."
And you can guess that he has NEVER brought anything up about it since. DH hasn't been very involved in this pregnancy anyway, hasn't read any birth stuff, etc. He does come to prenatals with me, and wants to know, in general, that I am healthy and so is the baby, but that's about it. I don't plan to count on him for labor support, even though he says he "needs to be there with me every second", internally I am thinking "for what?" because he's not very in tune with me now anyway.
So...I'm sure I have a battle on my hands today and am NOT looking forward to it. I wanted to get him to read something and come to HIS OWN conclusion, but I think hearing me tell the CNM "absolutely no circ" is going to be pretty clear to him that he's not a part of the decision.
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First, congratulations on your healthy pregnancy and boy! Sorry you are feeling somewhat "alone" at this special time.
I'm betting that he knows (a) what you mean, and (b) what your answer will be, and he's just ignoring it since he probably knows in his heart that he will not change your mind. Maybe letting him have some space to mull it over, and let HIM bring it up is the way to go?
Maybe you'll be lucky, and this will all just scoot along, and you can just say a simple, "no" when you're asked at the hospital? Or when your midwife asks? Maybe you won't have to be too vehement?
Lots of folks on TCAC say that the "default" should be no ... and that a dad should have to PROVE that circ is beneficial in order to convince you to agree. Not sure if that made sense. But maybe you could use that approach with him, just say a simple, "no" whenever asked, and if and when HE brings it up, calmly say, "oh, you want to discuss this? great!" and try to have a rational, non-emotional (as much as possible ... it's a very emotional topic for ME, and it would be hard for me to stay calm...) discussion, putting the impetus on HIM to prove to you that it is measurably, definitively beneficial for your son to endure this procedure (wihtout pain meds) versus leaving him alone. I'm betting that he can't convince you, and you can just say, "I'm so glad we had this discussion, and glad that you're so concerned with our son's well-being. However, I am still not convinced that he will benefit from this procedure, so the default is still no."
Hang in there. I know this must be hard. But have confidence in yourself and your instincts! Go mama!
God bless you for wanting to protect your little guy from circ'ing.
I can't say I've been in your position, fortunately, my DH was immediately convinced when I brought him the no-circ info.
I think the PP's gave great advice, especially about trying to remain non-reactive. It is difficult for men to accept and internalize that their penis isn't what it "should be" or what their wife thinks it should be. Marilyn Milos said: "It takes a very strong man to not pass this wounding onto his son." And I think what she meant is that, a man has to be comfortable in his own skin and feel good about himself separate from his sexual identity to be open-minded about his son looking different.
I would start with a common sense approach: "Do you even remember what YOUR father's penis looked like?" "As an adult man now, do you really care what your father's penis looked like?"
Also, most people that circ their son's don't realize where the practice started in the U.S., it began in the Victorian era as a way to stop masturbation. Intact men don't need lubricant to masturbate plus the foreskin has 20,000 nerve endings (and in some cases, the penis is 25% shorter than Mother Nature intended it to be after a circ). So, the thought was to leave boys with little to no way to masturbate (it's not like they had lotions and KY Jelly back then) and make it more difficult for them to be aroused to begin with. A circ'ed penis is covered with layers and layers of keritinization that makes the glans much less sensitive and difficult to achieve sensation (especially as the man ages). The term they used back then was "moral hygiene." Which has contributed to the "hygenic" myth.
Also, it's worth mentioning that the sale of foreskins and the insurance reimbursements is a billion dollar a year business. The hospital/doctor WANTS your son's foreskin to sell to cosmetic and biopharmaceutical companies! So, they will threaten you with UTI's and hygiene and prevention of STD's (none of which is true).
Have him watch a circ video, if he can't watch one or is unwilling to, I can't see how he could consent to it.
Honestly, if it comes down to it, protect your son at all costs though. I think if he is still in disagreement about it after your son is born, then you can look at the doctor/nurse/whoever and say: "I understand he's telling you that he consents to this surgery (cause it IS a surgery) but I'm telling you, that I will sue you if you do it and it won't have anything to do with my husband. I do NOT consent to it and there will be trouble if it's done."
I can't imagine that any doctor or nurse is still going to circ your son if you verbalize your that adamant about taking legal recourse if they do it.
Some people may disagree with me about that, but my son's protection would be more important to me than my husband's self esteem.
Anyway, when it came to the time in the hospital I ultimately left the decision up to my dh. I foolishly assumed that since I had talked to him many times about what I wanted and why that he would do the "right" thing. He didn't. He had my boy circumcised. He's now 7 years old and it still makes me want to cry if I think about it too much. I very much regret that I didn't just tell my dh it wasn't going to happen. I was trying to include him in the decision-making like everyone says you should do with your partner. Never again. With ds3 and with this new baby boy I'm carrying, I will not allow circumcision no matter what my dh might say.
Luckily, my dh seems to be indifferent about it. He's never made any negative comments or had any strange reaction to ds3 being intact. I mean, if I left it up to dh, he would probably circumcise them all just because that's what is done, not because he thinks it's necessary or important.
My point is that you need to stick to your guns no matter what anyone, even your dh, says or does if this is very important to you. If you don't, you may end up regretting it horribly like me and once it's done, it can't be taken back.
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I had that experience with my dh, who is a loving, wonderful man but was REALLY PO'd at me for making him actually think about this. Here was my experience:
1) Less talk is better. Dh handled it better in small, gentle doses, while doing dishes or at dinner, etc.
2) Don't kill him with facts, as it will make him retreat and "fortify his mental defenses." My dh didn't listen to half the well thought out facts I carefully chose to bring. Keep it simple is a good ideahere. It's not necessary. It should be the owner of the penis' decision
3) Do not even casually mention the sexual side effects (I know others might disagree with me here, but it just made my dh defensive). Know that for yourself, but tell Dh that his penis is fabulous and the sun rises and sets on it yadda yadda... It is very important to your husband that you reassure him that he doesn't have anything wrong with him. In my opinion, most of the problem men have with leaving their sons intact is that they don't want to acknowledge in any way that circ is harmful. If you don't make them face that head on, your path forward will be much easier.
4) If he doesn't want to talk about it, don't. But be prepared to stand very firm at the hospital. You are an unmovable oak tree. Let the wind howl all it wants My dh was grateful to me in the end, and saw what I meant only after the baby was in his arms. You might not reach a consensus with you dh.. and that is ok. He'll be fine.
Congrats on your boy mama. They are wonderful!
Congratulations on your growing baby boy! I am so happy to see you so educated and aware of protecting your new baby.
Remember, if your husband is circumcised, he is a victim/survivor of circumcision. He likely does not identify himself as a survivor of something painful with life long consequences. To look at this issue, research the facts and decide NOT to do this to his son is asking him to admit and agree that what was done to him is not good to do to his son. He may likely feel anger and resentment at his parents and doctor, be worried that he is sexually less than he should be and grieve a loss he had no control over suffering. What looks like a very simple decision for a mother to make - to protect her baby from unnecessary pain - is a much more complicated issue for a circumcised man. I think women who are partners of circumcised men need to understand that is is far more complicated than straight logic for our partners.
I agree, I told my dh simply that we wouldn't. I printed stuff up, put it in the bathroom. Our son is intact and he didn't argue. I know some think I am crazy because of it, but my son is healthy, happy, and whole. I am very greatful for all taht.
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This is funny. All of the comments about their DHs reactions and "not wanting to talk about it"... mine exactly! Our son had some complications and spent time in the hospital after birth. I didn't want him circ'd, and DH was leaning towards doing it. Before discharging him, they asked if we wanted him circ'd and DH said after all he's been through, let's just leave him alone. Phew!
But of course, prior to that point, he never wanted to talk about it. I just lucked out. Or should I say our son just lucked out.
Me (30) and DH (30), DS (7/1/08), DD (12/1/11) and expecting a new little boy end of January 2015!
I wish more moms would just do this!!
4) If he doesn't want to talk about it, don't. But be prepared to stand very firm at the hospital. You are an unmovable oak tree. Let the wind howl all it wants My dh was grateful to me in the end, and saw what I meant only after the baby was in his arms. You might not reach a consensus with you dh.. and that is ok. He'll be fine.
So I told him (later) that I had read a lot and went in thinking that yes, we were going to circumcise our son, but that the things I read cleared up a lot of misconceptions for me, and that I was very opposed to having it done. I said he could read for himself, and then we could talk. I said that I had two main articles that were stand outs for me, in terms of what had the biggest effect on me. So, I put these two pages up on DH's laptop and sat next to him while he read:
Nine Davids 50 Reasons to Leave it Alone
Circumstitions-- It's a Boy! Now What?
He read both and said he had no idea about XYZ, etc. He clearly had quite a few reasons up his sleeve, but these two articles gave him the info he needed. (He NEVER would've taken it from me, it always has to come from a "reliable" source...
But I am SO RELIEVED that we are on the same page and have FINALLY made a decision! Thanks, mamas for all your input!
p.s. I told him (later) that it was a darn good thing he came around, because there was no way I was going to let it happen anyway. (Kind of joking, kind of not... )
Mama to F(06/11/09) and baby boy C (06/09/11)
Woo hoo! Congrats! Now you can go on to more important things. Isn't it a relief? I was actually really upset after we had ds that such a big deal has to be made out of it in the first place. Now it is a bit of a joke between dh and I. Still a touchy subject. He still doesn't want to go into the details, but he feels like we did the right thing.
OP here. Update! I convinced my husband!!! We are leaving our little boy intact! We had a big discussion after we saw a tiny baby girl (like, newborn) getting her ears pierced in the mall. I said no way, that I wouldn't do that to my DD unless SHE asked me to get her ears pierced. DH gave this huge sigh and said "yeah, yeah, yeah, I KNOW" It was so loaded I could tell there was more beneath it. He said he wasn't ready for the "battle" because he "knows I don't want to circ" and that he has to do his homework first to go against me. ()
So I told him (later) that I had read a lot and went in thinking that yes, we were going to circumcise our son, but that the things I read cleared up a lot of misconceptions for me, and that I was very opposed to having it done. I said he could read for himself, and then we could talk. I said that I had two main articles that were stand outs for me, in terms of what had the biggest effect on me. So, I put these two pages up on DH's laptop and sat next to him while he read:
Nine Davids 50 Reasons to Leave it Alone
Circumstitions-- It's a Boy! Now What?
He read both and said he had no idea about XYZ, etc. He clearly had quite a few reasons up his sleeve, but these two articles gave him the info he needed. (He NEVER would've taken it from me, it always has to come from a "reliable" source...
But I am SO RELIEVED that we are on the same page and have FINALLY made a decision! Thanks, mamas for all your input!
p.s. I told him (later) that it was a darn good thing he came around, because there was no way I was going to let it happen anyway. (Kind of joking, kind of not... )
I went into researching circ thinking I would... Now, there is no way ever. I am happy for your little baby boy :) He will get to experience life with less pain and trauma. Great for you mama!!
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Thanks! Me, too. I am so relieved. He can be really stubborn and never believes facts he gets from me, they always have to come from a certified third party.
The funniest thing he said after he read the two links was (after reading about the sexual function being compromised by circ) "All I could think when I read *that* was gee, thanks Mom!!!"
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IKEA Kitchen Planner is a free and easy software to plan your kitchen and furnishing. At Jordan's Furniture you could use their online flash software to design your room layout with different furnitures.
There are perhaps 1001 commercial 3D products out there (a friend recently recommended SolidWorks), but for free, open source 3d software, a list has always been blender 3d, povray etc.
This time, I tried out Google's free 3D software, SketchUp. The last time, I used 3DS max, so relatively SketchUp looks simple and lacking, and it took me some time to adjust using its interface, shortcuts, so on. It wouldn't take long to find out that this software could do alot (like almost all 3d software, limited only by imagination), if only you knew how. Before you could unleash its power, most users would properly want to view its guides or online video tutorials to get started.
I always relate 3d modeling to molding or sculpturing, but SketchUp is unique with its powerful Pencil tool, which makes modeling 3d like drawing. It could switch between and many different views easily, and here are some renders I have done of my room today.
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Not so simple or neat :X
Anyway there's a Slashdot.org discussion on 3D software for home planning, and as one user has pointed out, the best method perhaps is still pencil and paper.


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Now one City representative is considering changing how the City goes about growth.
"People move to West Texas because we have so much room, so much land," City Rep. Michiel Noe said.
On the edges of El Paso you'll see buildings in what used to be wide open space.
"Newer schools, new fire stations, new police stations, new streets. Who doesn't like new?" asked Ray Adauto of the El Paso Association of Builders.
That infrastructure takes money with developers paying 75 percent of this cost. The rest is subsidized by tax-payers.
If the development must be annexed, the City charges a fee - $820 per unit developers build.
"The perfect solution would be for them to increase the price of their homes to the point that people can still afford and would pay for all of the sewage going away from and all the water going toward them and enough money to build libraries and police and fire- that would be the perfect solution but that cost right now is just too high for the developers to bear, apparently," Noe said.
Instead of making homes more expensive, Noe says developers are still building communities outside the city to skirt the fees.
But Noe says the city may end up swallowing those sprawling neighborhoods as it grows, assuming the burden anyway.
So City administrators then tried giving incentives to developers to build in the core of the city. Noe says it didn't work.
"To me, it actually encouraged sprawl a little bit because to build inside by a strict smart code they were saying it's too expensive. That the per square foot of these little smaller places would put it out of reach for most El Pasoans," Noe said.
In a departure from the previous City Council's vision, Noe wants to decrease the annexation fee on developers.
"The question is this: Where does the population want to live?" Adauto asked.
Adauto, with the El Paso Association of Builders, represents developers, many of whom build on the fringes of the city.
"We build to where we can get land, that we can do it in large qualities. we build in areas where people want to live
"It's not saying you stop growing at the edge because nobody ever had that intention but it was how do you make it more balanced so you can equalize the cost of building at the edge and building in the city," said Matthew McElroy, the City's director of Development.
McElroy has led efforts to convince developers to grow the core of the city instead of just the outskirts. This is called infill development.
"What happens if tens of thousands of people move out again? You realize you have schools that you're abandoning, power facilities, water systems all of which has been paid for - and the idea is to use what you've paid for in a way so that you're not building new and having to issue new debt to have to pay for new all of the time," McElroy said.
Adauto says that if there was a demand for that then infill would take off. There isn't that demand, he says.
But McElroy disagrees and points to the most investment Downtown in decades and new walkable, dense developments like Montecillo.
"Nobody can say that it hasn't worked because they're full and they have a waiting list," McElroy said. "It still makes it harder to open a business in an older area of town than something brand new on the edge. There are parking requirements, how you reuse old buildings and so until governments fix all of those things it's always going to be easier to build on the edge than in the core. And El Paso has done a lot to fix that but we're not 100 percent of the way there."
This isn't just about fees, city policies and developers. This about what the city will look life for future generations and how decisions today will shape the landscape of El Paso.


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Re/Max named top real estate franchise
Re/Max has been named the No. 1 real estate franchise by Entrepreneur magazine. This marks the 10th time in the last 14 years that Re/Max has received this honor in a survey that is dominated by iconic brands like Subway, 7-Eleven, Pizza Hut and McDonald's.
"We are pleased, but not surprised, to be ranked No. 1," said Re/Max CEO Margaret Kelly. "Our sales associates, brokers/owners and regional master franchisors are talented groups who help each other excel whatever the market conditions. The 40th anniversary of Re/Max is a tribute to our company's agent-centric philosophy and the innovative entrepreneurs it attracts."
Amy Pendergrass of Re/Max Haven Pendergrass & Co., 13 E. Main St., Suite 2, in Hudson, said, "We are honored to be a part of such a prestigious group of Realtors and look forward to serving the Hudson market."
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Anticipatory Anxiety
Traveling with teenagers, though, you can't just Look at it, ya gotta DO something. Hiking led to some amazing views, a surprise waterfall, a tea house in the sky, even a rainbow, but was still deemed "boring," "pointless," and ultimately, "not worth it."
I decided we needed to go whitewater rafting on the Kicking Horse River. Note, this was my idea.