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Michigan safety Josh Furman, found not guilty on three misdemeanor charges last week, was reinstated to the football team, Michigan coach Brady Hoke said in a statement.
Furman was on trial for domestic violence assault and battery and illegal entry after a February incident, but Judge Elizabeth Pollard Hines ruled the prosecution did not surpass reasonable doubt in the 15th district court case.
At the time, Hoke said Furman's suspended status, which caused him to miss spring ball, had not changed.
"After allowing the judicial process to run its course and evaluating the situation, we have reinstated Josh as a member of our team," Hoke said Monday. "We met multiple times over the past few months, and Josh understands the responsibilities and expectations that come with being a football student-athlete at the University of Michigan.
"It is our job to make sure he continues to grow and mature off the field as well as on the field."
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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — On Saturday afternoon, the University of Pennsylvania men's tennis team fell in a shortened match with Cal Poly at Mustang Courts, 4-1. Both teams agreed to end the match early after the overall outcome was determined due to travel concerns.
The Mustangs started the match by winning the doubles point, after taking the No. 1 and 2 slots with a margin of 6-3. With the doubles point locked up, the third matchup did not finish.
Cal Poly jumped out to a 3-0 lead with wins at the No. 1 and 2 slots. At the No. 5 spot, senior co-captain Zach Katz prevented the sweep with a win over Gannon Daynes (6-4, 6-4). But the Red and Blue dropped the overall match after freshman Matt Nardella suffered his first loss of the spring season at the No. 4 spot, falling to Mustang Jurgen De Jager (6-3, 6-5 (7-5)).
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Who Is Harry Knox, and Why Does He Trash the Pope? Media Elite Doesn't Care
Harry Knox is not exactly a household name, and the media elite have no interest in making hime one. The media are in the controversy-making business, but not when Barack Obama picks "spiritual advisers" who think condoms are holier than the Pope.
Most media outlets have reported nothing on Knox, despite his view that Pope Benedict is "hurting people in the name of Jesus."
Some could say Bush's faith-based initiatives office didn't get much ink, either. But back in July 2001, the networks picked up and promoted gay-left groups like Knox's group (the Human Rights Campaign) in complaining about the Bush faith-based initiative. They made the Salvation Army a target of political criticism. (Here and here.)
A Nexis check shows that since Obama selected Knox last spring, there is nothing from ABC, CBS, NBC, NPR, Time, Newsweek, and USA Today.
The Washington Post briefly noted the appointment (without critics) in April, and then used Knox in a story about the Episcopal Church in July. The New York Times only mentioned Knox last year in a profile of Bill Donohue (last May):
And Mr. Obama's appointment of Harry Knox, a gay human-rights activist -- ''an anti-Catholic bigot who has called the pope a liar'' -- to the Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships had Mr. Donohue in overdrive.
''This is fantastic,'' said Mr. Donohue, 61, with a gap-toothed smile that he rarely shows on television. ''I can't get enough of it.''
CNN captured John Boehner condemning Knox in live coverage of a press conference, but never in an actual news story they produced. MSNBC's Nexis search (their transcripts are only from parts of their schedule) found a defense of know on Ed Schultz's show last April.
Several networks (NBC and NPR) talked to Knox in December 2008 as he protested....Barack Obama, or more precisely, Obama's decision to invite evangelical pastor Rick Warren to offer the invocation at the Inauguration. The NPR show was Tell Me More:
HARRY KNOX: Well, we were outraged about this decision, Michel, because he could have chosen so many other people to serve in this role. But he chose a person who has used the most divisive and hateful language you can imagine to talk about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people like me and my husband, Mike.
MICHEL MARTIN, NPR: What do you consider hateful?
KNOX: Well, when he compares us to people who practice bestiality and pedophilia, to be called a pedophile is the most insulting thing I can imagine. If I were a violent person it would get him a punch in the nose. But this is the sort of speech that's used about LGBT people with impunity by folks all the time, and we're standing up to say that is unacceptable and it certainly shouldn't be done by a person who's going to be invited to be the preacher at the inaugural.
MARTIN: Harry Knox, if I could just continue with you for just a minute. There are some 62 million evangelical Christians in this country. Is it your view that they should have no representation in this inauguration, or is it something about Rick Warren?
KNOX: Absolutely not. It's Rick Warren. It's the choice of this person that's so hurtful to us.
Evangelicals who completely accept the LGBT agenda -- he wouldn't have minded one of them praying for Obama and the country. Once again, the forces of "tolerance" want anyone who disagrees with them silenced.


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Showing the latest arrivals the ropes.
"Tea?" asks the Jacabunny, "I really don't think it's good for us to be around this much liquid."
"Nonsense," pipes Poppet. "Tea keeps the human happy."
"And plus Tea Party is when she brings out the Photographic Equipment. We are all Stars!" says the other Poppet.
Sweet Tater the baby burble wonders how they will all be stars, since stars are so very hot. (Burbles know a lot about stars.) "I wonder what the spontaneous combustion point is for wool? I don't think I will like being a star."
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Biology Lessons Part 2: Population Biology
Grade Level
|Prospective and Practicing K-8 Teachers; may be adapted for use in K-12 classes
|This lesson takes approximately 2.5 hours.
To Ponder
|Do you have owls living in your area? If so, do you know what kinds? Have you seen any?
How does the owl catch its prey?
|What kinds of information do you think scientists can obtain by dissecting owl pellets?
|Owls are meat-eaters. Is that true of all birds?
These are some materials you may want for the sample experiments supplied with this lesson.
|To discover what an owl eats.
|To learn about an owl's digestive system.
|To learn about the value of dissecting the contents of an owl pellet.
To make some inferences about the nature of the community in which the owl lives.
There is a population
of Great Horned Owls in the San Diego State University (SDSU) Biological
Field Stations. The Great Horned Owl feeds on an extremely wide variety
of prey, including waterfowl, rabbits, squirrels, marsh birds, and rodents.
Owls eat their prey whole
and then regurgitate the indigestible parts of their feast each day. They
rarely tear the prey into pieces before eating. Yet owls have weak stomach
muscles and weak digestive juices. Because of this, they don't digest their
prey completely. Instead, owls form compacted pellets of the "leftovers"
(fur and bone) and cough these pellets up about 12 hours after eating.
This is a very neat system for scientists, because it is easy to collect and analyze these regurgitated owl pellets or castings to see what the owls have been eating recently. With owls doing the collecting, the scientist must simply locate the owl roost to obtain the skulls and bones of the small prey species living in the area.
Exercise 1
Owl Pellet Dissection
|To Do
Obtain two owl pellets. Carefully remove the foil wrapping from each pellet while keeping the pellet intact. Put a small piece of saran wrap on the pan and then weigh each pellet with a pan balance. Record the weights of your two pellets (Table 1).
|Based upon the relative weights of the pellets, predict the number of small animal skulls in your pellets and record your predictions (Table 1). The number of skulls found usually ranges from zero to five. The "observed # of skulls" column will be filled in after you complete your dissection.
|Dissect each pellet separately, using the bone sorting chart in Figure 1 to identify bones. Separate the bones from the fur and other debris in the pellet. Hip bones and upper leg bones with their large ball joints are readily identified. The scapula or shoulder blade, ribs, vertebrae, foot bones, skull bones, feathers and beaks are also recognizable. Dissect the pellet completely and save all bones. Enter the number of skulls found in each pellet in Table 1, above.
|Arrange all the bones from each pellet on a separate 5" X 8" index card and then glue into place. You may choose to show each animal skeleton separately, or organize all bones according to the type of bone (Figures 2 and 3). Use more than one card for each pellet, if necessary.
|Label each card, including (a) your group number, (b) whether it is Pellet 1 or Pellet 2, and (c) the weight of the pellet before dissection.
Add the cards to the display on the wall.
Enter all group findings on the board and record in Table 2. How might you account for differences in the number of skulls found in each pellet?
|Is there any correlation between the weight of a pellet and the number of skulls in it? Explain.
Let's look at the data in another way. In Table 3 below, fill in the frequency of skulls per owl pellet. Refer to the numbers in Table 2 and count how many pellets had no skulls, 1 skull, etc.
Use the numbers in Table 3 to construct a graph showing the frequency distribution of animal skulls in this sample of owl pellets (Figure 4).
Use Table 3 and the graph in Figure 4 to complete Table 4, below. Calculate the average number of small animals per owl pellet, based on the number of skulls found and the number of pellets dissected. Identify the range of small animals per pellet, which is the smallest number to the largest number of skulls found in this sample of pellets. Looking at Figure 4, identify the most frequently occurring number of skulls per pellet. This is the mode.
Can you describe the variation among owl pellets more precisely now?
Exercise 2
Owl Eating Habits and Neighbors
|Owl pellets are uniformly dark gray, from 1 inch to 3 inches long and 3/4 to 1 inch in diameter. These pellets can be found where owls roost, usually in open barns or in big trees which offer protection from bright light. They are odorless, but may be "whitewashed" by the owl since they fall beneath the perch. Describe the owl pellets you used. Did they match this description? If not, what were the differences?
|Owl pellets have been used for scientific study of small mammals and their distribution, as well as in studies of owl behavior patterns. Based upon your data, what kinds of small animal populations do you think lived around each of your owls? (We cannot know if your two pellets came from one owl over time or from two different owls.)
|Did you find any insects or insect parts in the owl pellet? Would you expect to find any? Why?
|The owls compete with one another for their food and they also compete with other populations such as hawks and eagles.
|Owls, hawks, and eagles are types of raptors. Raptors are animals which have hooked beaks and sharp claws, and are therefore adapted for seizing prey animals. Hawks and eagles differ from owls in that they eat their prey animals by tearing them into small pieces, picking out the flesh and avoiding most of the fur and bones. They also have strong stomachs which can digest most of the bone material which they might eat. The relatively small amount of indigestible bone and fur that remain will be compacted by their stomach muscles into a pellet similar to the owl's.
Do you think you would learn as much from dissecting hawk and eagle pellets? Why?
|Would you expect to find a pellet with no bones on occasion?
Ball State University, Burris Laboratory School. Retrieved from the World Wide Web, May, 1998: http://nova.bsuvc.bsu.edu/home/smransom/owls.html. Display of owl pellet dissection in young children's classroom.
Key, James (1998). Owl Pellets: A World of Discovery! Carolina Tips, 61 (2). Retrieved from the World Wide Web, May, 1998: http://www.carolina.com/tips398a.htm
Postlethwait, J. H. & Hopson, J. L. (1995). The Nature of Life, Third Edition. San Francisco: McGraw-Hill, Inc.
Raptor Center, University of Minnesota. Raptor Facts. Retrieved 6/2/98 from the World Wide Web: http://www.raptor.cvm.umn.edu/newwebdev/raptor/rfacts/rfacts.html
Chapter 1: THE NATURE OF SCIENCE
Section B: Scientific Inquiry
Grade K-2 (Benchmark 3 of 4)
Describing things as accurately as possible is important in science because it enables people to compare their observations with those of others.
Grade 3-5 Benchmark 1 of 4
Scientific investigations may take many different forms, including observing what things are like or what is happening somewhere, collecting specimens for analysis, and doing experiments. Investigations can focus on physical, biological, and social questions.
Chapter 5: THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT
Grade K-2 (Benchmark 1 of 2)
Animals eat plants or other animals for food and may also use plants (or even other animals) for shelter and nesting.
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Some source of "energy" is needed for all organisms to stay alive and grow.


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A MAN has died after being found lying on the street in Weymouth town centre.
The man, who has been named locally as Chris Shotter, was discovered unconscious in a passageway by a member of the public.
Paramedics rushed to the man's aid after he was found collapsed in Church Passage between Maiden Street and St Mary Street, before he was taken to Dorset County Hospital.
He was later declared dead.
A spokesman for Dorset Police said: "We can confirm that we were alerted by the ambulance service to a male found collapsed by a member of the public at 7.50am on Tuesday.
"The man was taken to Dorset County Hospital where Dorset Police later attended."
She added: "This matter is now in the hands of the coroner."
No further details have been released by the police.
Sue Kent, who worked with Chris at Alexandra Gardens, said: "He was such a great guy- always cracking a joke about something.
"You could always rely on Chris to put a smile on your face. He was really the best, they certainly broke the mould when they made Chris.
"I'm in absolute shock, just like everyone else- he was taken from us far too soon."
The incident took place on the same day that 52-year-old Alan Fudge was found dead at the Rodwell House Hotel, where he lived in the town.
Mayor of Weymouth and Portland Ray Banham paid tribute to the two popular local men who have lost their lives this week.
He said: "It is a tragedy to hear of two young men losing their lives like this.
"It seems they were both very, very popular in the area and my thoughts go out to the friends and family."
Well-wishers and friends took to Facebook yesterday to pay their respects to Chris, who was well-known in the local area and used to work at Alexandra Gardens in Weymouth.
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From the Public Opinion Survey on Educational TV, January 2010
June 2010
The NHK Educational TV (ETV), which celebrated its 50th anniversary of broadcasting on January 10, 2009, aired various special programs an memorable programs including the "Adventures in Learning" campaign. To grasp the effects of these broadcasts as well as viewers' current interest and expectations, the author conducted public opinion surveys in November 2008, just before the anniversary, and January 2010. This is the report of the results of them
As for the image of ETV channel, the most cited remarks were "clear target audience of each program, such as children and housewives" (37%) and "rich in useful information" (30%). By age and gender, "clear target audience" was cited by many of those aged 16 to 29 and women in their 40s or under, and "rich in useful information" was cited by a large portion of women in their 50s.
When asked to what extent ETV had been useful for enriching their lives or culture, 11% said "very useful" and 51% said "somewhat useful." Combining them, 62% regarded ETV as "useful." Time series comparison using survey results since 1994 shows that respondents regarding ETV as "useful" had been on a decline for a while but bottomed out in 2006 and has been increasing since then. When asked what types of programs they want to watch on ETV, the highest percentage of respondents (29%) cited "programs related to hobbies and recreation."
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> upload appears to work, and the machine reboots, but the version stays
> at 1.3b1. I know the CF card is physically large enough (48MB), but I'm
> guessing the FS is full. The machine has been rebooting on its own
> randomly for a while now as well.
Random reboots are usually a sign of hardware problems. You may want to
spend an hour with a memory tester, like memtest86+ to be safe.


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Habitación espaciosa. No inclusión de wi-fi en el precio.
Nos encanto el detalle del desayuno con piano en vivo y ademas tienen un personal de primera linea
El personas es muy amable Ha estado todo perfecto
Un poco lejos del Waterfront y playas Internet Costoso y lento
La relación del precio del alojamiento con el servicio es absolutamente adecuada. La reposición de algunos elementos en la habitación, toallas, jabones no se realizaba en forma adecuada. Seguramente una descordinación entre el servicio de limpieza de la habitación y la reposición de estos elementos.
en general me ha gustado todo destacaria su calidad precio.
Me encanto la decoracion y el desayuno. El baño tambien alucinante.Muy buena atencion.
Personal amable y habitaciones cómodas con todos los servicios. Buena ubicación.
Bien ubicado. Personal amable. Nos ofrecieron la movilidad del hotel para un traslado dentro de la ciudad y terminamos pagando el doble de un taxi de compañía, un abuso por parte del hotel
La situacion es excelente, el personal muy correcto y la relación calidad precio tambien es muy buena. Lo recomiendo.
Location, reception staff Breakfast takes long, Indian tea which should be available take longer than everything same for Indian menu not available immediately
Breakfast was excellent, and the staff is amazing, particularly the concierge. Bathrooms have windows to the bedrooms above the tub... why?
Wonderful, friendly, helpful staff Dinner at the Mint restaurant was only ok
Initial impressions was one of apprehension as I had to ask to be helped. Otherwise the staff was very helpful and displayed a level of professionalism Nothing
Location is perfect for the full Cape Town experience and staff could not have been more helpful or friendly. Rooms are very comfortable and clean and hotel felt very safe. They also have a sister beach club at Camps Bay which is complimentary and a fantastic added bonus to an already superb hotel and holiday experience
el confort, la limpieza y el servicio de desayuno. lo único que tuve problemas es con el idioma, no hay nadie que hable español.
Relación calidad precio Aunque hayas reservado no fumadores te dan una habitación para fumadores con un montón de ambientador. Por lo menos en nuestro caso.
Estaba muy bien ubicado y estaba muy bien en general el hotel Sólo una cosa, que úno de lso días cuando llegamos a la habitación, en el baño había una compresa utilizada (pero no sucia) en el suelo...la verdad es que fue bastante repugnante...
Buena ubicación, wifi, buen desayuno y trato buenisimo
hotel agradable, comodo y con buena ubicacion. El personal del hotel podria ser mas amable. Cuando reservé en booking.com cometí el error de hacerlo para una persona en vez de dos y al momento de cambiar la habitacion la tarifa incrementó desproporcionadamente.
La atención el servicio y la amabilidad de la genta No
excelente atención por recepcionistas, camareras, bar, botones ( friendlliness receptionist, waitress, housekeeping, bellboy, security guard). Safe place. No hablan castellano, ni Francés. Se extrañan mas cadenas TV Internacional especialmente Europeas.
El hotel tiene una decoración moderna y está limpio. El desayuno es bueno y el wifi funcionaba bien en la habitación. El precio era razonable para la calidad. La cama era cómoda. La habitación era pequeña, pero tal vez tenía un precio especial y nos dieron la habitación pequeña. La habitación era de prepago y tuve que hacer un formulario de tarjeta de crédito o transferencia bancaria a pagar por adelantado.
Las habitaciones son preciosas, con unas vistas fantásticas. El acceso al gimnasio era genial. ¡La conexión wifi era terrible! Si se necesita acceso a internet fiable, este no es el lugar, la señal es pobre, el acceso es difícil y limitado. Si esto fuera corregido, Madela Rodas sería un magnífico hotel.
El personal del hotel te atiende de una manera muy personal.el hotel es pequeño y acogedor.las habitaciones decoradas todas distintas de una forma original y con muy buen gusto.el cuarto de baño era realmente espacioso y precioso.esta muy bien situado para poder andar por la ciudad de compras,de paseo o ir caminando al waterfront. No hay nada que me haya desagradado.
Sin duda la amabilidad y profesionalidad de su staff. Es un hotel tranquilo, bien ubicado y con un toque de distinción. El desayuno está muy bien y quizás les falta eliminar algún insecto inesperado en la habitación. Lo recomendaré sin duda.
Excellent location, walkable to most major attractions. Freindly staff no issues with early and late check in/out.
It was memorable and quirky The service was bad and the caravan decor is a little crappy. It is falling apart and not worth the r1000
we enjoyed the stay in the trailers on the roof for two nights, just not the place to take kids. No privacy. parties till late. Targeted for age group 18- 25 years age group. very loud and hectic. But a great experience. the bed was too small in the afro punk trailer . No privacy on the roof ,not very secure with anyone and everyone walking around the trailers and trying to look inside. We did not feel very safe. No safe to lock valuables away. Not notified in advance of parties and shows on the roof.
location relaxation / sports facilities would be a bonus
The staff was friendly and service efficient. Food, great! Got an upgrade to a suit and could comfortly entertain family and friends.Central in town and close to all the hot spots. Thanx for a great stay.
The Grand Daddy is a "funky" hotel housed in one of Cape Town's beautiful old buildings right on the hip Long Street, that gives the choice of staying in a normal modern hotel room or for the more adventurous - a genuine but refurbished Airstream caravan on the hotel's roof. We did both, but decided to swap the caravan for a proper room after one night because we wanted a real bathroom and because there was a funny smell that probably came from undrained water stuck under the camper. Apart from the caravan village, the roof also has a nice outdoor bar and a space that alternates as music stage, dinner party space and outdoor cinema showing great old American b/w movies. Very nice! Pretty good restaurant on ground floor. Friendly confusion A little TLC wouldn't hurt to bring standard back to what it probably was when the hotel opened. Tiles in caravan bathroom looked a bit sad. Bad smell outside caravan. Glass door in room made terrible racket when swung open or shut. Wireless internet was extremely slow and a waste of money. Breakfast was not included in price and seemed to cost differently every day. Windows in Sugar Daddy Suite faced brick wall full of bird poop. Would have expected a view for that price.
Good location, nice breakfast bar, friendly staff, overall good value for money, would recommend it. The bar closed too early for City dwellers. 10.30 for last orders is not cosmopolitan.
I liked the modern decor in the old building with the antique elevator, up to date modcoms, e.g. free internet via Apple computer. I also liked the originality of the themed Airstream trailers-I stayed in John & Yoko and enjoyed reading the books that were there etc. Food in The Cafe is good. A bit noisy in rooms above Daddy Cool..
Staff extremely helpful with good house keeping service. very comfy bed. Room 203 (superior) needs good layer of fresh paint and the bathroom mould and insect treatment. Also mini bar has to be defrosted and checked regulary- you are greeted with iceberg and rust rings from cans. It seems that the drinks were there for long, long time. Maybe this is some sort of South African thing but it's very difficult to get stil water in mini bar.
Very pleasant, clean, comfortable a little unusal guest house with different decor. Staff very friendly and helpful at all times. Short distance to V&A waterfront and table mountain. Very good.
Extremely helpful staff, great for providing recommendations and made us feel very welcome. I would happily recommend the Hotel.
It was a superb in city experience NO!
Unlike big chain hotels, it has some personality. You are treated as a guest rather than just a customer.
We very much enjoyed our stay in this lovely new hotel situated in the calm and colourful Rose Street. The suite was huge and spacious but very elegant and cosy. The sumptuous bathroom included an amazing bathtub and relaxing shower. Also very important: a wonderful kingsize bed. Very friendly staff and a big thanks to Ursula and Michel for their superb services, advice and chats,which made our stay unforgettable. Sidedish, the breakfast and lunch bar situated in the hotel, serves fingerlicking good stuff. Make sure you at least once order the french toast and the home made lemonade!
great owners, style and big comfortable rooms a bit noisy
The service that we received from all the staff was absolutely fantastic - from the gourmet breakfast to recommendations about what to do and see in Cape Town - you cannot fault any of the staff for their professionalism and passion about their guests and the city. The room was gorgeous, with a great view of Table mountain and we certainly felt safe whilst in and around the area. It was definately the little touches that made us feel so welcome, booking table mountain tickets, recommending a doctors to visit and sparing us the time to discuss our days are just few of the ways they made us feel special during our stay
The service was amazing, the rooms are extremely spacious and breakfast is delicious. The hotel is also very close to the Waterfront and the CBD.
The decor was understated and unique, the rooms perfectly apppointed and the owners hospitable and extraordinarily helpful and charming.
Rooms were very spacious, clean and comfortable. The service we recieved was exceptional, very welcoming and accomodating. We were at the top floor, perhaps it could with a lift, but not too much of a problem.
Great view to Table mountain from the hotel room.What a way to wake up!A bit noisy from the street,but with earplugs,you won't notice.Restaurants,shops,museums etc in the neigbourhood.
Helpful staff Noise ++++++ - the hotel is located above a nightclub, surrounded by bars and opposite a backpackers on the only party street in capetown. Do not stay here unless you intend to party and be the last in bed each night a sunrise!
Perfect Hotel, good location. Situated on a very loud street where security is an issue. Surroundings (aka streets) are not well maintained. Be careful at night.
Contemporary style and location right in the centre. Breakfast is just superb with a special for their yogourt and cooked plates. Staff utterly friendly and accomodating. Cleaning ladies very helpfull. Being located on Long St with Bars and Restos everywhere, it is pretty noisy at night. However on the 5th floor it gets fine. Otherwise room was beautiful and overall hotel is great.
The room (602) was absolutely beautiful with the most stunning view of Table Mountain. Staff were very helpful and pleasant. The garage parking included in the price, was much appreciated and an added bonus when you compare to other hotels parking situations. windows urgently need a wash (on a more regular basis at least) and the shower door did not work (room 602) - a fault from the installers - which the hotel staff should have picked up on a walk around when building was finished. road was very noisy.
After having stayed at all category og hotels for 30 years; this is the most pleasant receprion staf ever. A bit noice from the street, bars and trafic. Hope some will be better after consruction work is finished
In trying to create a balance on all the above points, lack of sleep can lead to murder..... I loved every thing about the hotel, except the unassuming, hidden noise factor that takes over from 11pm -4am every day. Please sound proof the window area.
Great location, great design, amazing rooms.....in other words: perfect! Breakfast is poor....you don't understand if the "breakfast included in room price" means continental breakfast or all inclusive, since the staff is handing a menu with prices.....another thing, we came to have breakfast an hour before the official breakfast end time and there was almost no food available....
Nice room and nice service A little bit noisy : the windows are too thin to block all the noise from Long Street which is noisy street at night
The hotel is well decorated but dirty, hairs in the bath etc. The location is shocking, it's extremely noisy (Sunday night clubs go till after 4am). We left after 1 night as we had no sleep, and were very disappointed with the hotel and how our problems were dealt with. Everything
La ubicacion es perfecta, el personal y el servicio que prestan es excelente... te ofrecen todas las facilidades del caso, el valet parking.... El desayuno bastante completo
Muy cerca del centro de la ciudad y de sitios de interés. Buena relación calidad-precio. Muy básico... El aire acondicionado hace mucho ruido.
La ubicación del hotel.Sobre todo de acuerdo al motivo de nuestro viaje, que fue el Mundial de Fútbol. Las habitaciones eran aceptables en cuanto a tamaño y equipmiento. El deficiente aislamiento acústico de las habitaciones. Demasiado ruido del exterior.
el precio y desayuno todo bien


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She is retired ( 66 years old) and doesn't make a salary. (She collects $400 from SSI. We have a LLC company we formed this past year for a house that was left to her by her father in law. It made $20K rent, but the associated costs involved for her to live, offset that amount. No other dependents.
I think that maybe you are misunderstanding my question. At the moment I bring some funds to my wife to help her pay her bills, as what she has here is not enough. However, I am not looking for a financial sponsor for myself. I do have enough liquid assets to be able to get a green card; HOWEVER the funds I DO have would not last forever, and for me to start up a business over here, I would need the proceeds from the sale of my family warehouse. What I am asking is that while I know I can bring the money over I now have without paying any U.S. taxes on it, (until I use any of it to make an income,) what happens if I get my green card now, sell the warehouse later, then bring those funds over to invest and live on. Would I have to pay U.S. taxes on that, or not until I DO make an income from it in the U.S.?
Still waiting...
I thought that there were tax lawyers available at Just Answer?
If you cannot help, please let me know, rather than ask if I would like to cancel.
O.K. Robin, you answered the question. Just to be absolutely sure 'though, whatever funds I have (or accumulate) before I apply for the green card, can be brought over and I won't pay any taxes until I use it to make income, right?
And am I subject to U.S. taxes when I APPLY for the green card, or when I RECEIVE a green card?
That is correct. The US does not tax non US sourced income of Nonresident aliens. When you become a US person by either time here in the US or the Green card then you are taxed on all income worldwide.


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Two years ago today, I was lying in a hospital bed flat on my back after a spinal fusion, pregnant and 16 wks along. A couple of friends came to visit me, brought me little gifts and treats. I was crying my eyes out because my husband wouldn't come see me. He had emailed me, saying "When you get out of the hospital, we need to talk." I cried and cried and cried, and could barely eat. The doctors and nurses were worried about my iron levels, and kept bringing me Boost with ice cream in it. That helped. The pain meds were worsening my stomach ache, so I stopped taking them. I remember one of the guys that delivered my meals, Phil, brought me a flower and told me not to worry, that everything I was crying about was going to be okay. That cheered me up about 1%, but it was so nice to hear those words.
I just remember laying there, the smell of hand sanitizer and bleached sheets, and thinking how much I hated that my husband was being so cruel, all the while believing he thought I had behaved so badly that he had to leave me. I was so utterly crestfallen than the man I had married, whom I would never withhold anything from, be it affection, help, attention, time, money, food, sympathy, and yet he deserted me when I was carrying his child and going through a living hell.
The day after Christmas in 2009, I was released from the hospital. He came to drive me home. My mom was flying in at 5pm, and the airport was 45 mins away, so it was around 4:15pm when he dropped me off at the house so he could go pick up my mom.
In the 10 minute drive home from the hospital, he says, "I've decided to file for divorce. I'll be doing it next week. " He helped me get up the steps and into the house with my walker, and sits with me for about 5 mins, telling me his reasons for his decision. I'm utterly shocked to the core. Then he says if I will sign us up for marriage counseling, he's willing to go. Then he left to go get my mom.
This Christmas morning, I relive those moments in my mind, and I wish I could go back in time and tell myself it was all going to be okay, and in two years I would be thanking God for that day. I probably wouldn't have believed it anymore than coming from a stranger.
But more than everything turning out okay, it turned out GREAT! I am happier today than I have ever been. Looking back at every moment of my relationship with my ex, I see I was constantly on edge, hoping he would not despise the next thing I said out loud or criticize me for putting effort into something he thought was pointless, or chastise me for having needs. I was always hoping he would be happy for a few minutes so that I could feel permission to enjoy the day. It rarely happened. He preferred to enjoy things alone.
Anyway, I was pondering the phrase "The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away" and just feeling ever so grateful that He took my ex away from us. Even though it seemed like my husband was abandoning me, it really was the greatest gift I could have gotten for Christmas that year. Life without him is AMAZING!!
People everywhere remark on how HAPPY my DD is. She's just a ray of sunshine dancing around, being friendly and sweet, shy and spunky, acting out her natural impulses, and having fun. They tell me it means I'm a good mom. I think I do okay, but to me it's the LACK of a critical harsh snobby arrogant passive aggressive presence in our lives. If we were still together, I would be constantly grooming her to his approval (or at least he would think I was...I think even now he thinks I'm doing that when I try to share little stories about her) so that he would approve of my mothering skills, i.e. me doing the job he "pays" me to do.
It's been a hard bumpy scary road getting to here. There was a lot of despair and sadness, lots of fear and a lot of throwing up just from nerves, but I made it, and DD has been thriving since birth. She has no idea what we escaped, and I hope she never will. I'm raising her to be joyful everyday, to give and receive affection often, and to sing at the top of her lungs whenever she likes.
Life is good 2 years later. I hope this encourages those of you who are just starting out on your path to single mommyhood. You can do it. It'll all be okay, you'll be stronger for it, and hey, it might also turn out to be more WONDERFUL than you could have imagined.
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i second this.
Thank you for the inspiration mama!
be good family...
After a week and a half this post has finally cracked me and made me cry. I've had the most awful Christmas day and hearing your story makes me feel a little less alone.
I need a good cry, I've been holding it in... Maybe I'll feel better after :(
Kristy, I am so sorry you have had a rotten day!
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Thanks for the post mama.... there is light at the end of the tunnel.
Hear, hear! Thanx for that BB. It is so great seeing you blossom over these months
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I needed this more than ever right now. Thanks for being my ray of sunshine today
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Hear hear!
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This is great, and so true! Thanks a lot for sharing.
For me it's been three years but the story is the same!
(except I somehow had three kids with him)...
Had we stayed they'd have been yelled at, we'd all be trying to please him, walking on eggshells, the kids probably would have suffered physical abuse as well as mental, etc.
He moved 3000 miles away - he still visits maybe 3x per year for three weeks at a time and we do have to deal with the eggshells then - but at least it's only every once in a while.
My middle son LIVES to fish and is an extremely sensitive child. His dad said to him on a recent visit, "I don't want to hear another f..king word about fishing!". That's what we would have had to live with and although I'm not a religious person - yes, I thank the Lord for taking that away! We live in peace not in fear. We can fish if we want to! Or not fish! Or whatever! And it's all good! I did not see it at the time. I was in utter shock. I couldn't eat and my throat was dry from shock for months. But with help from a therapist and a huge desire to pull through for my kids I stayed strong and each day it got better and continues to get better.
There is no success in staying in an unhappy marriage - my ex cheated b/c he was unhappy. I was too blind to see how unhappy I was. So although it sucked at the time I now realize I can only be thankful for the whole experience. The divorce made me stronger. The two years of therapy (more like life coaching) made me a better human being and more prepared to meet and stay with the right friends and right type of partner. There is still a long way to go. But I feel exactly like bannanabee. I am so in love with my family - me and my kiddos - and feel so free to just be us with no one to tell me I'm doing it all wrong. No one to tell them they're doing it all wrong. Wouldn't have imagined this type of happiness this time three years ago.
I'm glad I read this story. I have been divorced from my ex for 6 years now. He left me for a close friend of mine at the time, which he was best friends with her husband at the time too... I've gone through my head over and over trying to figure out what I did wrong. He even went to the point of going to court and telling the judge that he didn't want anything to do with our daughter anymore. Now, for me telling my 5 year old that at the time, was heartbreaking. He was out of her life for two years. Then one day he drove by my house three times when we were outside. I didn't notice him. After the third time, he decided to pull in. I rushed her inside and asked my mother to sit with her. I went out and asked him why he was here. He told me he missed our daughter and his Therapist told him to stop by.... His Therapist.....do you know how many times I asked him to go to therapy together or by himself?? Nope..... But anyway, we ended up back in court and the judge asked him what he wanted to do and my ex said that he would like his visitations back... Well, the judge just handed them right back to him. After two years of not seeing her, just handed them back...
Anyway, they are still together to this day, which is surprising to a lot of people. He has been taking my daughter for the past year and a half on most of his weekends. But now that my daughter is older, she's telling me that she doesn't want to go over to his house. So, I let him know. Then he throws it in her face. (Yeah that makes her want to go over more!!!) But, anyway, I'm finally just figuring out that it was nothing to do with me. He was like that the whole time I was with him. But, like they say... Love is blind. I can finally be happy with just it being my daughter and myself and move on. Sorry for the rant... Just reading this story made me realize that I wasn't alone in this world. Thank you for sharing...
Bananabee you are so very wise
It has been 5 years for me since I realized I was done. I too am non religious but thank the powers that be everyday for removing my ex from my day to day life. Finding my strength has been a slow and sometimes painful process but I am head over heals in love with the woman I have become. Life gets better with every passing day. Sure some days are still tough but the passing of time teaches me why the tough days were necessary.
Bumping up this thread for the newbies here, and also to see how everyone else who posted on here last year is doing. It's been 3 years since my XH walked out, 1 1/2 since the divorce was final, and DD is 2 1/2 yrs old. Life just gets better and better. Happy holidays, everyone, and big hugs to the newly single moms.
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Thanks BB I forgot about this and needed to see it tonight!
You are so amazing and have come so far, BB. What a gift your ex gave you. It's always amazing to me to be able to look back and think, "Wow, I made it through that! I can do anything!" I see the same happen in so many of us single moms. The growth that has happened to all of us truly is inspiring. <3
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I just want to thank you so very much for writing this post. Really. It made me cry, but in a good (hopeful) way! Hugs, and a huge thank you! :)
I am glad this got bumped up. I relate to it so much. I felt like my life was being destroyed when things fell apart, and I had so many fears- panic really, for the first year. I had to work unbelievably hard, and there were so many harrowing events that first year, I felt like "I can't live through this"---but by the same token I discovered a reserve of strength and determination I had no idea I possessed. And now, several years later I can see how year by year things got better, I gained a little more ground in terms of family stability. And now I would say I could not be happier, I am so grateful for the life we have now, one we never could have had if the catastrophic loss had not occurred. One I never would have thought possible! And yet when the catastrophic loss happened, all I could think about was wanting to keep that (unhealthy) marriage. I felt like it was the only source of a good life.
We have an incredible support system of loving friends, an adventurous life, meaningful work for me (although still too much of it!!), and soo much joy. And looking back I realized that, even when we were together, I alone "stood for" the security, safety, and wellbeing of the kids (he had loyalties to his sex addiction)---so in that sense I had *always* been "alone" in that responsibility, and if anything now it's more shared due to the many friends who care for us in good times and bad. My son has been in and out of the hospital lately and there were many people who jumped in seamlessly to make sure my other kids were cared for, indulged even. Each day I am sooooo grateful for the abundance in our lives.
Three months ago I asked my husband for a divorce. It was the wrong moment (he was in the middle of a very delicate treatment that kept him in and out of the hospital) but I could not continue in this marriage anymore. I reached a point where I just knew there will never be "a right moment". So after 17 years of marriage and two beautiful kids I took a deep breath and asked him to leave. I read these posts and recognize myself in many of them, I am 45, i feel lonely, I feel guilty, and very disoriented but at the same time I enjoy very much this new feeling of freedom. I dont walk on eggshells anymore, I am not in constant fear that something I will say will trigger an argument and an explotion of anger. I can be myself with my kids in a way I havent before. We are in frequent contact since we are still sharing our finances, and we still need to start the legal process. Sometimes old habits kick in and we argue but most of the times we are friendly to each other. At the beging he didnt want to accept the idea of a divorce, we are going to therapy to help us live this process in the best way possible. Now he is starting to understand my reasons. I am certain there is no way back, but I am still trying to process all this too. I am fearful and to be honest now that I dont carry the "wife" label, I am not sure exactly who I am anymore. I need to reinvent myself and I just hope I have the strength to do it. Many nights, when the kids are already sleeping, I wonder around the house unable to sleep, not knowing what to do.
I have not idea what I would be saying two years from now... I hope I can join the group that says It is GREAT, the best thing I could have done!
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The World of the Rings
Donald T. Williams on Why Peter Jackson Was Unable to Film Tolkien's Moral Tale
Why do the books and the movies of The Lord of the Rings seem to be two such different worlds, not physically but in terms of their moral vision? A sixteenth-century treatise on literary criticism, Sir Philip Sidney's Apology for Poetry, explains some of the discrepancy between J. R. R. Tolkien's and Peter Jackson's views of their task.
Sidney articulates an older vision of literature that Tolkien shared and built on. It is an explicitly Christian vision. The creative writer does not merely, as Hamlet put it, "hold the mirror up to nature." He is not just an imitator—the function that had caused Plato to banish the poets and their fictions from his ideal state. (By "poet," Plato, and Sidney after him, meant any creative writer, not just a writer of verse; etymologically, "poetry" is from the Greek poiein, "to
Fiction, Plato assumed, imitates nature, which is already an imitation of the Ideas or the Forms that Plato held to be the ultimate reality. So fiction is an imitation of an imitation; thus, it is taking you one step further from the truth. But Sidney the Christian realized that something much more profound is going on. The poet is not just slavishly and imperfectly imitating nature. "Disdaining any such subjection, lifted up with the vigor of his own invention, [he] doth grow in effect another nature, in making things either better than nature bringeth forth, or quite anew."
The poet may thus actually take us closer to divine truth, rather than farther from it, than fallen nature can. (Because he is also fallen, he may give us false and corrupting images instead, but usum abusus non tollit; the abuse does not overturn the right use.) The poet has this potential to surpass nature in embodying the truth because he is created in the image of the Creator. We should therefore
Tolkien follows Sidney explicitly, for in his essay "On Fairie Stories" he develops Sidney's insight and brings it to completion in his own doctrine of "sub-creation": Man is creative because he is made in the image of the Creator.
Both Precept & Example
One of Sidney's applications of this Christian theory of literature helps explain the difference between Tolkien's and Jackson's versions of Tolkien's legendarium. For one of the things that the poet can potentially do better than nature is to embody truth more faithfully in ways that are more than just intellectual. The poet, argues Sidney, achieves the end of learning, "virtuous action," better than either the historian or the philosopher. The historian gives you a concrete story you can relate to, but he is limited to what has actually been done; he cannot (as a historian) tell you what ought to have been done. The moral philosopher speaks of the ideal, but he speaks of it so abstractly that the average reader cannot follow it—the philosopher is "so hard of utterance and misty to be conceived, that one that hath no other guide but him shall wade in him until he be old before he shall find sufficient cause to be honest."
So the philosopher has the precept, and the historian the example—but "both, not having both, do both halt." They stumble and fall short of the ultimate goal of education: inspiring and enabling virtuous action on the part of the reader himself. But look, says Sidney, at what the poet can do:
Literature, then, has the serious moral purpose of providing role models that help us form the ideals and aspirations we live by; it achieves that purpose through concrete images of virtue and vice. Great literature is also fun; as Horace said, it teaches and delights.
But it does teach. Where in history or experience will you find a better picture of wise counsel than Gandalf, of sacrificial service than Frodo, of loyal friendship than Sam Gamgee, of leadership than Aragorn, of single-minded devotion in love than Aragorn and Arwen, of personal integrity than Faramir? I would hate to have had to live my life without the example and the inspiration that those characters have provided along the way.
Two Divergent Traditions
Hmm. It is no accident that these examples from The Lord of the Rings came first and unbidden to my mind, because Tolkien was very consciously and deliberately following the literary tradition that flows down to us from Sidney through Dr. Johnson and C. S. Lewis. As a result, Tolkien deliberately gave us characters that strike some moderns—including Peter Jackson—as too good to be true.
This is not an artistic flaw; it is central to Tolkien's creative purpose. How shall we enact Faramir's costly integrity in our own lives, for example, if we have never even imagined it to be possible? And how shall we so imagine it if we have never seen it in action? Tolkien's characters perform virtuous deeds that we probably could not perform ourselves—to the end that perhaps someday we can.
Peter Jackson, by contrast, comes from a more modern tradition that is suspicious of such moral didacticism and is more focused on "realism" (though this realism is somewhat inconsistently pursued, one might think, when it leads to a rabbit-drawn sledge that can travel over dry ground and doesn't need snow, as in Jackson's The Hobbit). Jackson apparently thinks the characters Tolkien gave us are too simply good to be fully believable to modern audiences, and so he feels obligated to "complicate" them, to give them internal conflicts other than the ones they actually have, in the hopes that we will better be able to relate to them.
Or so his consistent changes to Tolkien's characters would suggest. By this process, Faramir's "I wouldn't pick this thing [the One Ring] up if I found it lying in the road" becomes "Tell my father I send him a powerful weapon!" By this process, Aragorn becomes ambivalent about taking up his kingship rather than devoted to his calling with fixed purpose. By this process, Arwen actually contemplates deserting Aragorn and going to the Grey Havens to escape from Middle Earth despite their earlier pact, and he thinks she would.
By this process of negative moral transformation, in other words, we reach the place where beloved characters are unrecognizable to Tolkien's fans, and those fans feel betrayed. And they are right to feel so, though mostly they do not understand why. It is because the difference between the books and the movies is not just one of necessary adaptation to a different medium. It is that the author consciously followed the Sidneyan tradition while the adaptor is either ignorant of it or doesn't understand it or has rejected it.
I am not saying there is no legitimate place in literature for morally conflicted characters; an author can profitably show their development toward or away from virtue and portray its consequences—as Tolkien himself did brilliantly with Gollum, for example. I am saying that there is a place for the other kind of character Tolkien gave us; that it is an important place; that giving us such characters was in fact what Tolkien was doing; and that Peter Jackson is doing something very different.
The difference is not trivial. Jackson cannot imagine unwavering faithfulness, and so he gives us an Aragorn who actually thinks about Eowyn, and an Arwen who actually thinks about the Havens, as real possibilities that can be considered—very unlike the characters in the books.
Good Food for the Imagination
Tolkien, on the other hand, understood that we need to be able to imagine such things as real virtue and uncompromising integrity. And Tolkien could imagine such things. His guardian, Father Francis, fearing that the young Tolkien's love for his girlfriend, Edith, was distracting him from his schoolwork, forbade him from contacting her again until he was of age. Tolkien obeyed for three long, hard years, but he also arose from his bed at the very stroke of midnight on his twenty-first birthday to begin a letter to Edith the very second that it was permitted. Thus, he compromised not one whit either his submission to the man he believed was in legitimate authority over him or his devotion to
Tolkien, in other words, could imagine an integrity like Faramir's and a love like Aragorn's and Arwen's because he had lived them himself. He was no doubt enabled to do so by the grace of God, but also partly because his imagination had been fed on literature that many moderns would consider hopelessly naïve, romantic—and didactic.
So, if you want to be able to live like Tolkien, you had better be able to imagine like Tolkien! Not that you will be able to create imaginary worlds like his, of course; no one has ever done that as well as he did. But you will want to feed your mind with the kind of moral imagery writers like Tolkien, Lewis, and George MacDonald themselves fed upon and provided in turn for us. They can help you do that in ways Peter Jackson cannot. And Tolkien was able so to help us partly because he understood and embraced Sir Philip Sidney's profoundly Christian understanding of literature and its purpose.
Oh, and read Sidney, too. For both Tolkien's doing and Sidney's explanation of that doing can strike, pierce, and possess the sight of the soul in ways that few others have ever matched. •
Donald T. Williams , PhD, is Professor of English and Director of the School of Arts and Sciences at Toccoa Falls College in Georgia (www.toccoafalls.edu).
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Friday, March 20 2009 - 9/11 Precedents
CIA Documents Released in Trentadue (OKC) Case
On March 18 we received the following email--CIA documents (posted here) have been released in the ongoing case regarding the murder of Kenneth Trentadue. Email author Jesse Trentadue, Kenneth's brother, who is an attorney in Salt Lake City continues to relentlessly pursue justice in his brother's death, apparently at the hands of the FBI, in spite of significant governmental obstacles. A brief article about Trentadue by Andrew W. Griffin was published December 3, 2008: Brother of slain inmate speaks out, says DOJ thwarted serious investigation.
Background--Readers will recall that the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City was bombed April 19, 1995. Extensive information about the OKC bombing is available at Oklahoma City Bombing Investigation Committee, and an excellent review, "Key to the Truth in Oklahoma--4.19.95 and 9.11.01" by Holland Van den Nieuwenhof was published here on April 18, 2008.]
Today, the following analysis is available from IntelWire.com.
March 19, 2009
New Oklahoma City bombing documents released by the FBI say a domestic terrorist
group known as "The Order" had been defunct for 10 years, even though the Bureau
was conducting two active investigations on related groups from 1990 to 1993.
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The first spacecraft for Europe's Copernicus Earth observation program - Sentinel-1A - is now undergoing pre-launch checkout at the Spaceport, readying it for an April 3 liftoff on Arianespace's next Soyuz flight from French Guiana.
Sentinel-1A is being put through its paces inside the Spaceport's S1A payload preparation facility, where the radar satellite was transported following this week's arrival in French Guiana aboard an An-124 cargo jetliner.
During the initial preparations, Sentinel-1A was removed from its shipping container in clean room conditions, then raised to a vertical position for the start-up of processing.
Sentinel-1A is to deliver essential data for Copernicus, a European Space Agency (ESA) program in partnership with the European Commission - which will create a sustainable European satellite network to collect and evaluate environmental data for civil safety and humanitarian purposes.
Specifically, Sentinel-1A was designed and built by Thales Alenia Space for environmental tasks that include maritime surveillance and monitoring of sea ice, oil spills, landslides and floods. These tasks will assist in reconnaissance and operational support activities in response to natural disasters, for which the latest data is required as rapidly as possible.
The Sentinel-1B "sister" satellite will be launched a few years after Sentinel-1A, to improve revisit intervals and allow the entire planet's mapping in only six days. Both spacecraft are based on the Prima platform developed by Thales Alenia Space on behalf of the Italian space agency, and carry a C-band SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) radar instrument developed by Airbus Defence and Space that allows Earth imaging through cloud and rain, in day or night conditions.
Sentinel programs being developed by ESA within the scope of Copernicus include five satellite families: Sentinel-1, designed to ensure the continuity of ERS and Envisat radar data; Sentinel-2 and -3, dedicated to Earth and ocean monitoring; and Sentinel-4 and -5, for meteorology and climatology, with a focus on studying the Earth atmosphere's composition.
This upcoming launch will mark Arianespace's seventh Soyuz mission from Europe's Spaceport since the medium-lift vehicle's 2011 introduction, as well as the company's second overall flight conducted from the equatorial launch site in 2014 - following the February 6 Ariane 5 success with ABS-2 and Athena-Fidus.
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Since the 5th century CE, major texts have associated this achievement with the fourth ashram, or stage, of life, but initially it was not so, and it is uncertain what proportion of sadhus have ever actually exemplified this ideal. According to his standard biography, even the philosopher Shankara did not, although he is often regarded as the archetypal sannyasi. The name sannyasi alsospecifically
designates an ascetic who pays particular allegiance to the godŚiva
Shiva,who is sometimes known as "the great ascetic." The Śaiva ascetics were organized
especially one who belongs to the dashanami order said to have been established in the 8th centuryAD by the renowned Hindu teacher Śaṅkara into 10 orders, the daśnāmī (see daśnāmī sannyāsin).
Among the sannyasisCE by Shankara.
Among dashanami sannyasis, the highest stage of achievement is that reached recognized by the title paramahamsa ("great swan"). This honorific is usually given only after a probation of at least 12 years as an ascetic and only to those sannyasis who have achieved full self-knowledge. They are considered then regarded as free of all worldly rules and duties, such as those pertaining to casteincluding formal religious obligations, and are no longer required to carry out image worship or sacrifices but may, if they wish, worship internally only. The most renowned paramahamsa of modern times was often expected to worship internally only. Although his own practices were both Shakta (a mixture of Shaivism and folk mother-goddess cults) and deeply devotional, the 19th-century saint Ramakrishna .Sannyasis, like other sadhus, are not cremated (the customary method of disposing of the dead among Hindus) but are generally buried in a seated posture of meditationis sometimes regarded as the greatest paramahamsa of modern times, in part because his behaviour transcended any fixed expectation.


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Ronald Koeman insists Morgan Schneiderlin will not be allowed to leave Southampton as he tries to halt the mass exodus from the club.
The Saints have been rocked by a raft of departures this summer with old boss Mauricio Pochettino leaving for Tottenham and FIVE first-team players to Premier League rivals.
Koeman is now faced with the arduous task of rebuilding the team and has told the wantaway Schneiderlin that he has to remain at the club.
Spurs have been strongly linked with the midfielder but Saints chairman Ralph Kruger is adamant there will be no more sales.
Kruger's stance prompted the France international to tweet: "Six years of an amazing journey #saints destroyed in one hour!".
However, Koeman has response has been strong and swift: "He is a player of Southampton and will continue to be."
The Saints boss has warned his charge about his comments on social media and expects him to return to the team for their pre-season friendly against Bayer Leverkusen on August 9th.
Koeman told BBC Radio Solent.: "He is OK, he will play next week.
"I spoke with him about that tweet. Always you have to keep that type of information inside and we spoke about that and his situation."


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Hi Doctor, I have a sex issues with my wife. Before marriage we spent 2 years together and every time we did forplay and not sex. But after wedding when I am trying to do sex with her I pennies dint get hard. its been four months we did try but I couldn't get success. Can you tell me what could be the reason, Why cant I do that. Do you think there is any problem with me. Do I need to contact with doctor and take some medicine...
Seeking expert counseling is a sign of strength. A personal relationship with a caring professional is proven clinically effective.
Dear friend,
I believe that I can help you.
May I ask you some questions?
How old are you?
I am 26th
Do you suffer from any disorders or illnesses?
Are you taking any medications?
No i dint take any medicine
I did take viagra 25 mg one time but its also not effective
Do you suffer from anxiety or depression?
I guess yes
At the first night after my marriage I got the anxielty how can I do it...
and all
Do you think it is just a question of anxiety then? Fear of failure?
Fear of failure can actually make you fail.
during this 4 month of my relationship we also even fought
What did you fight about?
Yeah may be you can say feal of failuer. because even time when i am trying to do for fisrt few minutes I enjoy a lot but after my focus all they way divert to my penis.
means me and my wife had a fight about my problem..
Do you think might be there is some problem with mw
I never did sex in my life and now i am getting so trouble to do it
What country do you and your wife come from?
Do you think we should consult with local doctor and take some medicins
We are from india
now we live in USA
You could go to your local doctor and get more Viagra or the somewhat more effective Cialis or Levitra.
You could also go to a sex therapist who could help you even more. with counseling.
do you think can it be solved or its permanent issue with me
The best way to find such a counselor is to go to the following website:
You can be helped. This is a question of anxiety, I believe.
because I didnt do drug before, i didnt get any physical injury before
You could also go to your local physician and ask for an antianxiety medication that will not hurt your sexual function, and that would be bupropion (Wellbutrin).
You have anxiety. You are worrying so much that you have trouble with sex. Your wife is not being understanding and this makes it worse.
You can be helped.
Did you see this kind of issue before with some one else
Yes, very often.
The website I gave you is to help find a sex therapist. They are the best ones to cure you.
You will be fine.
Okay I will see that..
Just have one question because we did foreplay for almost 1 and half year and now when we are doing sex that also time we are following same procedure
Make sure to get the help I recommended..
Yeah sure I will do that....I dnt think any other options
It is anxiety and you will get help. I am sure. You are young and healthy.
you suggestion would be better to go with sex therapist instead of going sexologist doctor
Is there any exercise for this ?
Yes. Sex therapists are the best experts. They are mental health professionals with additional training and they help situations like yours.
There are exercises called Kegel exercises. They are often used for urinary incontinence, but they strengthen your control in your pelvic area. You can try these exercises which are often used for strengthening men's sexual ability.
They are not just for urinary incontinence.
Okay...Every day and every night I am thinking about like we are loosing our days and all.....
Thanks for the concern
I shall keep you and your wife in my prayers.
You WILL overcome this.
do you think to do sex in different place would be nice option
Thank you. XXXXX bless your family.


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Mr. CARDIN. I rise to bring attention to Tourette syndrome, a neurological disorder that affects more than 200,000 Americans in the most severe form and as many as 3 million more who exhibit milder symptoms. Tourette syndrome or TS is characterized by repetitive involuntary movements and vocalizations called tics.
The disorder is named for a French neurologist who in 1885 first described the condition in an 86-year-old woman. TS occurs in people from all ethnic groups and is present in males three to four times more often than in females.
The early symptoms are typically noticed first in childhood, usually when a child is between the age of 3 and 9 years of age. Although TS can be a chronic condition with symptoms lasting a lifetime, most patients experience the most severe symptoms in their early teens, with some improvements occurring in the late teens and continuing into adulthood.
In May, a 13-year-old boy named Jackson Guyton from Parkton, MD, visited my office to tell me about his experiences with Tourette. Jackson first noticed symptoms 5 years ago during the summer of 2007. While on vacation with his family at the beach, his body started making strange movements he could not control. First, came a head jerk, then eye-squinting and rolling; later, he started emitting high-pitched squeaking sounds. As Jackson put it: ``I was a regular kid one moment, with good grades and very few problems, then in the next I was rolling my eyes and making sounds. ..... like a fire alarm going off.'' In school, the sound was so loud his friends would cover their ears and avoid sitting near him in class, and parents of other children began complaining about his being in their children's class. With teachers who were uneducated on TS, the symptoms continued throughout the school year.
So as to avoid ridicule, Jackson began skipping school or spending more time in the nurse's office than in class. Fortunately, Jackson's parents found a physician who was able to quickly diagnose the condition as Tourette Syndrome. Jackson changed schools and spent the next few years in treatment, trying various medications prescribed by his doctors.
Those medicines were somewhat helpful. Jackson tried other treatments and clinical trials at Johns Hopkins University, where he met Dr. Matthew Specht, a professor of child and adolescent psychiatry who teaches children exercises to help control the tics.
That technique, cognitive behavioral intervention therapy or CBIT requires patients to use a great amount of focus and it does not work for everyone. But it did help Jackson control his squeaks. In the middle school, he encountered a guidance counselor named Mrs. Oates who helped change his life. In Jackson's words: She learned as much as she could about TS and helped me learn how to deal with the kids better and talk to teachers about what was happening. She also gave me a safe place to hang out when things were bad. Through her and a group that my mom started to help other families with TS in our area, I made a few friends who understood me better.
She also helped Jackson develop a presentation for the 6th grade class in his school. Jackson is now 13 years of age, and in September he will enter the 9th grade at Hereford High School. He is no longer feeling depressed, and he no longer retreats from others because of his condition. Rather, he welcomes the opportunity to use his experiences to educate teachers and other students as a Youth Ambassador, a position for which he was trained at the National TSA Conference with about 40 other young people.
Recently, he presented information about TS to more than 400 elementary school students. He says he truly enjoys answering their questions. He believes, as I do, it is important for people to understand that children with TS are not doing strange or disruptive things on purpose, and he just wants to be treated like everyone else.
Jackson still has unpredictable and sometimes painful tics, but he knows now that TS will not stop him from accomplishing everything he wants to do in life. Last year, Jackson's little brother Davis was also diagnosed with TS. Jackson says that having a teacher who understands the problem and knows how to help is one of the most important things in the life of a child with TS.
He is preparing a special presentation for Davis's class that he will deliver when the 2012-2013 school year starts. I am very proud of this young man. I am hopeful the examples set by him, his [Page: S4868] guidance counselor Mrs. Oates, and other TSA Youth Ambassadors are blazing a trial for those who are newly diagnosed.
I am also pleased Congress understands how important public awareness of Tourette is. In 2000, Congress created the Tourette Syndrome Public Health Education Research Outreach Program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The purpose of this program is to increase recognition and diagnosis of TS, reduce the stigma attached to the disorder, and increase the availability of effective treatment.
The program also includes a public-private partnership between the CDC and the Tourette Syndrome Association, or TSA, that provides educational programs for physicians, allied health professionals and school personnel as well as those who have TS, their families, and the general public. To date, the CDC-TSA outreach program has conducted more than 520 educational programs for 32,000 professionals and community members nationwide.
This program is working well. In addition, CDC has entered into a cooperative agreement with the University of Rochester and the University of South Florida to better understand the public health impact of tic disorders, including TS, for individuals and their families and the community.
One of the areas being assessed is education, as they are looking at the effect of TS on standardized test scores, grade retention, and the presence of an individualized education program. Significantly, they are also measuring teachers' understanding of TS, and this information will be used to inform and improve outreach programs.
I urge my colleagues to support full funding of this program again this year so we might expand awareness of TS and lead to a better quality of life for people such as Jackson and families across the Nation who are affected by this disorder.
I yield the floor.