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It was strange that the only thing she could think about as the elevator rose was the question of if her mother had read her will yet. She had posted it through her parent's letterbox only an hour or so ago before she had gone and caught the train to central Tokyo. She wondered if her parents had even bothered to read the letter... or if they had simply tossed it aside like they had with her - their delinquent daughter.
She had quite a while to think on the subject as the elevator took a long time to reach its highest floor. Hardly surprising given it was located a good three hundred feet off the ground, half-way up the as yet incomplete Tokyo Sky Tower. She had chosen this place because it was prominent and being under construction meant that at this time of the day it was relatively abandoned. Admittedly she had needed to use every bit of her skill to sneak into the place to begin with but once inside she had been able to avoid most of the workers as they were clocking off for the evening.
Eventually the lift came to a stop and she was forced to walk the rest of the way up because the next lift was a construction one she couldn't work out how to use. The stairs would take her another three hundred or so feet up and were she a normal person she would have likely collapsed of exhaustion half-way.
But she wasn't normal - that was why she was here.
It didn't take her too long to reach the upper floors of the tower, not when she was capable of leaping up whole staircases in one jump. Even so she was panting heavily when she reached the top and the chained door which led out onto the sky high construction site that was building the tower ever higher. The chains and locks were pretty easy to get though and within moment she was standing outside on a vast ledge looking out over the city so far below.
Carefully she reached into a pocket and pulled out a pink cellphone. Earlier she had used it, unsuccessfully, to try and contact someone - anyone - who could convince her that her plan was one she shouldn't go through with... but that wasn't what she was going to use it for now. Staring out at the horizon she took a deep breath and dialed a number and held the phone to her ear.
There was no backing out now.
"Hello? Tokyo Police Force?" She said with a false cheer that simply did not match her dead-seeming eyes. "I'd like to report a suicide jumper. Yes, that's right. Uh-huh. Where?"
She sniffled slightly. "She's at the top of the Tokyo Sky Tower."
The call finished she closed her phone and raised one arm to wipe at her eyes with her sleeve. Then she opened her phone again and dialed in a new number.
"Is this the Japanese Broadcasting Corporation? I'd like to report a story in progress..."
It wasn't long until she heard the helicopters approaching; a quick check of her cell told her it had taken almost fifteen minutes. She smirked darkly at that, had she been here for the reason she had called them then they would have come too late... but she needed them, needed the cameras the news helicopter carried.
It was hard to explain why she hadn't just gone through with things, why she was putting on the big production she had in mind... but in the end it came down to the fact that she needed to be seen, needed to let everyone know.
It was the only thing she could do now.
She stood up from where she had been sitting against a wall, face buried against her knees. Picking herself up she took a few unsteady steps towards the edge of the ledge and wiped at her eyes and face with a now terribly damp sleeve. She winced slightly as both helicopters let loose with floodlights to illuminate her and a good chunk of the building she stood on.
She tried hard not to cringe in fear - she remembered the last time she had been blinded by bright lights like this... it was not a pleasant memory.
The police helicopter was yelling something to her over a speaker but she ignored it in favor of glancing down at her cellphone, which she had already set to pick up the Japanese Broadcasting Corporation, or as it was better known the NHK, broadcast.
Though tiny it was easy to make out that what was on the screen was a live feed from the news camera.
The future, one way or another, was here.
It would be broadcast upon television sets all over the country watched by hundreds, even thousands of people - and with luck the video would hit the internet and be seen by millions.
Just as she had wanted.
She stepped forward, putting the edge of the ledge and the horrifyingly long drop beyond it literally an inch from her feet. The height didn't scare her as she had enough things she feared already, rather it represented an end to her fears - one way or another.
She twitched her fingers in preparation of her next move.
All around the country she hoped that people would watch as a teenage girl stood above a lethal drop. That they will take in the way her long black hair and baggy casual clothing whipped about in the high winds caused by the two helicopters hovering nearby.
Of course many would immediately dismiss her as some crazy or drug-addled person, she knew that - but as long as some people could be made to believe then she would be content. At least it meant that some people out there might have a chance when the Nightmare Factory began slaughtering their way to world conquest.
"My name," she yelled out, far louder than should have been possible, "Is Yamaguchi Akiko!"
Reaching out in front of her with one hand the girl, Akiko, concentrated for a brief moment. Almost immediately points of light seemed to spark up all around the girl where they hung for a moment before being drawn towards her outstretched hand. There they seemed to join together and mix into a shining mass which stretched itself into a thin shape before suddenly bursting outwards and fading into nothingness. What remained was a short silvery metal staff topped with what looked from a distance like a simple golden egg but up close appeared like a set of golden petals curled protectively around something.
"And I am a magical girl!"
Closing her eyes Akiko threw the staff-holding arm out to one side and, muttering under her breath, slowly swung her arm up and around to scribe a circle in the air with the end of it... As she did so her staff left a shining trail of light purple sparkles that was dense enough to appear as a solid line from a distance. Once the circle was complete the drew back her hand and staff before reaching out again and gently tapping the staff against what had previously been the empty air within the circle.
Only now it wasn't empty air anymore, instead it was a thick mass of purple lines and script packed so tightly together that it seemed like an almost solid wall of color. Pulling back once again the girl spared a moment to wipe at her eyes with her free hand... then viciously stabbed the end of her staff through the center of the circle - it stretched outwards as if made of rubber before the staff pierced through it.
The gold petals opened, a shining jewel revealed from within them that pulsed with light before letting out a bright flash which prompted the purple circle to return to it's original shape - albeit with the staff poking through the middle. Then the wall started moving, hitting the girl only to stretch and deform around her body. Finally it appeared to have stretched too much and it seemed to pop like a bubble.
People watching the news report would gasp at the sight of the girl. They would marvel at how her hair was no longer loose but done up in a tight pigtail that looped around her neck. Her watchers would be amazed at the fact that her clothes, previously a baggy sweater and sweatpants, had vanished only to be replaced with an elaborate purple and black costume that looked like it had come from a child's imagination.
Akiko hoped that this would be enough to make people believe in magic, she didn't really want to try any of her attacks as they tended to be on the... unpleasant side what with having been made to kill and kill and kill some more until she ran out of enemies.
She knew that many would of course laugh and say what an impressive trick it all was and comment on how amazing special effects or sleight of hand have improved over the years.
But... there would be some who wouldn't. Some who believed.
There just had to be!
"Born within the empty night," the girl continued, sniffling slightly, in a voice that was quiet yet somehow still overcame the noise of the helicopters. "To guard until the return of the light, my name is..." the girl's voice hitched as she seemed to suddenly choke up. "m...my name i-is... ma-magical guh-girl..." She froze and shook her head from side to side quickly before looking forward once more. "Magical girl," she yelled out, "Star Reverie!"
The news camera zoomed in then and for the first time people around the country would get good look at the girl's face - and the tears that she knew ran down it.
"I became this when I was eight years old!" She'd been so happy that day, when a tapir named Damarri had told her that she had been blessed with magical powers, that she was the one chosen to protect the world from the Church of Eclipse.
It was rather pathetic that the happiest day of her life had also marked the end of her happiness.
"I have been fighting evil alone every day since then!" She thought about the fights she had gone through, the endless almost daily battles... the injuries she had taken and the many sleepless nights lost to patrolling... the results of that constant fighting, being dropped from school for skipping so many lessons in order to save the world... being accused of delinquency, of drug taking and street fighting because of her constant injuries...
And in the end, being abandoned by her own parents - unable to keep putting up with her ill-deserved reputation and the rumors everyone seemed to be spreading about her.
"And I..." she choked up again, ducking her head and screwing her eyes shut in pain. "I... I'm not strong enough... to keep doing it anymore." she whispered, the magic she had cast right at the start enough to ensure even this quiet speech was clearly heard.
"I've lost everything I ever had, everything I ever cared about... and it's never stopped." fresh tears rolled down her face as she thought about the joy and relief she'd had when the Church had finally fallen. She cried as she remembered the despair that had run through her when the Bloody Carnival had risen to takes it's place with fresh plots and more vicious monsters... and how it had happened all over again when her final victory simply heralded the emergence of the Nightmare Factory.
"It never stopped! Do you hear me!" The girl screamed at the helicopters, "Every day! I thought it was over when I won and it wasn't! They just wouldn't stop! They wouldn't stop and I was all alone for seven years! Seven! Years!" She threw her staff around as she screamed, the end of it crackling with energy as her magic reacted to her emotions. "I can't take it anymore! I can't take how much it scares me! I can't take how much it hurts me! I can't take any of it!"
Around the country hundreds upon hundreds of television sets showed a girl simply breaking down on live television.
There were some watching who would dismiss her rantings as crazy talk, some who'd believe it to be a set-up or some kind of theatrical thing, still others who'd simply flip the channel to watch sports or something else - but there would inevitably be a good number who would look on in a mix of horror and sympathy.
But right now the girl had gone past caring about all that.
"I just..." the girl continued, sniffing loudly and calming down as she wiped at her face with one bare arm. "I just want it to stop."
She looked up at the helicopters, straight into the cameras of the news crew.
"I... I want..."
She clutched her staff in both hands now, her knuckles visibly tight as they gripped the metal shaft.
"I want someone to save me."
The girl edged forward slightly, until her toes were over the edge of the brick ledge.
"Because if there is no-one," she whispered, "If I am truly alone..."
Her arms fell to her sides and her head dropped.
"Then I... I just... I just can't anymore."
One foot was lifted and time seemed to slow down for everyone watching.
"If there is anyone else... then please..."
The foot swung forwards and started to come down as if taking a step into open air.
"... please... save me."
And then, she fell.
"Nanoha!" Fate yelled as her friend practically hurtled from the hotel room they had been sharing. Nanoha's family had been treating their daughter to an overnight visit to Tokyo and Lindy, being her current guardian had insisted on paying them to allow Fate to join their trip. Possibly she was fed up of how she and Chrono had been at each other's throats lately, or maybe she just wanted her to see the sights she had never been able to see before - she didn't really know.
What she doubted the Admiral had expected, however, was the live broadcast of a girl - a magical girl - throwing herself off the top of the tallest building in the city.
Nanoha, naturally, had decided she was going to save her but there was really no way for the girl to get there in time with her flight speed.
Fate made a decision.
"Nanoha!" she yelled, rushing out of the room herself, and heading straight towards the stairs leading to the roof of the hotel, stairs her friend was already running up. "I'll go! I'm faster than you! Bardiche!"
"Barrier Jacket. Sonic Form."
Fate's skin seemed to burn as she started hitting the absolute limits of her high speed flight spell. Normally the spell's friction-reduction field should have prevented that but right now most of the energy it would have been using was instead being used to protect her against high altitude ice and rain. At these kinds of speeds even this ice and water was hitting her like a thousand tiny lances... not a problem for a jet or other flying vehicle but painful and potentially lethal to a much squishier human mage.
Suddenly her path changed, angling almost straight down as she approached the suicidal magical girl from above. An odd angle, but one that was required as Fate knew there was no way to have snatched the girl out of the air without causing massive injury had she been approaching from a perpendicular angle. From a parallel one she would be able to match speeds with the girl, grab her, and then come to a halt.
At first this plan went pretty well. Fate caught up with the falling girl perhaps half-way down the unfinished building and it was not terribly difficult to maneuver close enough for her to wrap her arms around the girl.
That was around the time that she realized she couldn't stop. Not before she and the rescued girl hit the ground at least - they were simply moving far too fast and had far too little distance between them and a rather messy end. Though Fate was pushing almost all of her flight magic into deceleration it was blindingly obvious that this was simply not going to be enough. It didn't help that the girl she caught had begun clinging back and given she was bigger and seemed physically stronger Fate was finding it difficult to properly position herself for casting.
The girl was crying.
Fate could feel the girl crying, even if the speed they were moving at meant she couldn't hear much over the sound of wind whistling past.
The girl was crying and clinging onto Fate as if she were the only life raft in a vast empty ocean... which to that girl she probably was. That girl had admitted such loneliness, admitted such a great wish to simply be saved.
Like hell was Fate going to let her down.
Stretching one hand, the one holding her Device, towards the oncoming ground the young ace screamed as a trio of golden barriers exploded into existence in front of her. Invisible bands of magic connecting her to the barriers meant that the moment they appeared the two falling girls felt a gut-wrenching shock as the barriers instantly acted like makeshift parachutes. Without the inertial dampening effect of Fate's flight spell the shock would have likely ripped them in two...
Even after that sudden deceleration they were still falling insanely fast but now her barriers were up Fate was sure they would survive the fall.
... It wasn't going to be pleasant though.
In the end it was mostly down to luck that the ground beneath the tower was thankfully clear of people - luck and the fact that Akiko's televised appearance had caused a number of people to move back in the hopes of seeing the top of the tower better.
Everyone else in the way just ran like hell when Fate's magic all but lit up the evening sky. It was a good thing that they did too as those great shields of hers hit the ground like a speeding truck hitting a wall. The first shield exploded as it attempted, and failed, to convert all that kinetic energy into the somewhat safer forms of light, heat and sound. The second fared no better as it too burst upon impact, ripping up the already smashed concrete ground and sending great chunks of debris flying in all directions...
It would have been a massacre had it not been for Bardiche, its thought processes working many times faster than Fate's, throwing up an inverted yellow protection field. A good number of the spectators were highly relieved to find lumps of concrete bouncing off a thin yellow wall which was, in some cases, mere inches away from them. Not that this stopped the screaming, pointing and general panic of the crowd... but at least it meant none died or were injured from the crash landing.
Finally the third of Fate's shields hit the ground and this one, thanks to the masses of energy channeled away by the first two, was able to hold and bleed off the remaining kinetic energy. By the time it finally faded away Fate and her passenger were moving slow enough that the blonde girl was able to come to a safe halt... or at least one that didn't result in serious injury of death.
"Bardiche..." the young girl murmured, her heart pounding like mad, "... well done."
"Yes, Sir." Fate almost laughed slightly at her device's reply - except before she could she heard the rumbling of the crowd around her. People pointing and calling out with questions, congratulations, denials and other things that she simply didn't want to deal with. She knew that when Admiral Lindy heard of all this she was going to be in enough trouble already. Thankfully if there was one thing she had learned from Nanoha's friends it was that when in trouble - say nothing if you didn't want to make things worse.
"Bardiche, Protection."
With an affirmative from her device a new yellow dome sprang up. Unlike the first this was a more traditional use of the spell - as members of the crowd found out when they bumped into it and found the thin field to be harder than steel. Unfortunately the spell didn't protect against the flashing of cameras, nor would it protect against those people holding up cellphones and camcorders in order to record the event.
She did her best to turn away from the cameras and to cover her face with one arm... but the girl clinging to her made that difficult and she half suspected that they'd already taken a good shot of her face already.
Oh but Lindy was going to be so angry at all this... and that would be before one factored in the masses of TSAB regulations she had just broken in the saving of this girl.
She'd be lucky if she got off with life imprisonment!
But as she looked down at the still hysterical girl, who was sobbing and crying like mad in between bouts of mostly incoherent babbling... She found she rather didn't care. Prison or otherwise - she was sure she had done the right thing.
There were reporters now. Actual television reporters with cameras and microphones and some snazzy suited person giving a report as they stood a little way outside of Fate's barrier. It seemed as if these reporters were those who had been unable to ride the helicopters from earlier and had been sent to cover the original story from the ground...
Fate wondered for a moment how annoyed those in the helicopters must be now that the real story had turned out to be happening down here instead. Privately she was all but screaming telepathically for Nanoha to just plain hurry up. She didn't have the energy to get away with this rescued girl on her own, not after almost burning herself out getting here at speeds faster than she'd ever flown before. It didn't help that what energy she had tried to save for extraction had ended up being put towards making sure they landed in one piece instead.
She was never planning to fly that fast again.
Not until she had practice stopping without blowing great big craters in the ground at least.
A commotion from the crowd pulled her out of her thoughts and, seeing a few people pointing and one of the cameramen aiming upwards, she smiled slightly.
She concentrated for a second, sending a thought up into the skies. "Nanoha?" Then she frowned slightly. "You're late."
"Eh? Late? But I was going as fast as I could! " Fate almost giggled at the panicked tone of her friend, but she held it back - wary of attracting the reporter's attention again. Then she shook her head and returned to the seriousness of the situation.
"Nanoha, I caught the girl - she's safe... But I'm stuck; I burned up too much power to risk teleporting with her. "
"What about flight?"
"She's in too much of a state... I don't think I can keep hold of her on my own if she panics in the air."
"I'll be right down!"
The murmurs of the crowd grew louder as more people pointed up at a pink light that was rapidly - though no-where near as rapidly as Fate - descending from the sky. The blond winced slightly as she saw almost every camera, phone and camcorder rise up to watch as her friend came down. With Nanoha's white barrier jacket and the bright pink wings from her flight spell it was easy to imagine the girl's entrance being a rather striking sight... and one that was sure to get them both in trouble with Lindy when they got back.
"Um, excuse me!" When Nanoha called out to the crowd Fate almost, almost, smacked her free hand's palm to her face.
"What are you doing?"
"Ah, being polite?"
This time Fate did smack her palm against her face.
Above her, still floating above the transparent yellow dome of Fate's protection spell, Nanoha took her time in bowing politely to the assembled crowd. She even went as far as to do this a few times in different directions in order to bow to everyone.
Fate merely tried hard not to groan. The longer both of them, herself and Nanoha, were being filmed the greater the chances that someone would be able to identify them. All it would take would be for someone in Uminari to be watching the news reports at the right time and... Well, that would be that. People would start to investigate. Maybe even notice that her background information didn't exactly line up - and neither would that of Lindy, Amy or Chrono.
She was going to be in such trouble when she got home...
"Excuse me!" Nanoha called out from above, apparently oblivious to the distress of her friend below. "Could everyone move back please?"
Surprisingly the crowd, or at least some of it, did. Only a handful of reporters stayed in place as they faced their own cameras and spoke rapidly into the lenses as Nanoha frowned ever so slightly behind them all. Suddenly she was forced backwards in surprise as one of the reporters spun in place and thrust a microphone up in her direction.
"Miss!" The reporter yelled out, "Who are you! What are you! This girl claimed to be a magical girl, are you one too! What do you plan to do with her now you're here! Why have we never seen you or anyone like you before!"
"A-ah.." The young girl backed away, clearly distressed by the deluge of questions now being leveled at her. Fortunately it was but a moment before her worldlier - and angrier - friend came to her aid.
"Will all of you just shut up!" The reporters looked down as Fate, who had managed to pull herself to her feet along with the girl she held, roared out at them all. "We're taking this girl to get help - and you're all in the way! So move!" She glared at the reporters, then grimaced slightly as she received a mental nudge from Nanoha who, even now, was firmly insistent on being polite. "... please!"
Those that were still close to the protection bubble drew back at Fate's angry plea except for one reporter that soon found themselves quite literally dragged backwards by a trio of police officers who had been part of the crowd. A fourth officer, clearly the trio's superior, remained near the bubble and stared at both Fate and the girl she had hanging off her shoulder. After what seemed like several long moments he nodded, then turned and started yelling orders for his men to keep people away and start roping the area off. Behind him Fate sagged slightly and let her spell drop, the yellow bubble quickly fading away into nothingness.
Immediately Nanoha landed and slid around to slip herself under miss Yamaguchi's other arm, hefting the girl's weight as best she could on her shoulders. By now the girl seemed to have calmed down some... though rather worryingly her hysterics appeared to have been replaced with simple shock as she now hung, like a dead weight, between the two smaller magical girls.
Finally, to a chorus of exclamations, yelled questions and a sea of camera flashes, the two girls - with their almost comatose patient - rose into the air.
Lights passed by below. White, orange, yellow... and then the giant billboards and illuminated signs the so characterized the big city of Tokyo. To Akiko they looked like some kind of vast sea of multicolored stars that swam in and out of focus.
It was quite possibly the most beautiful sight she had ever seen...
It was the second most beautiful sight she'd ever seen.
The first had been more... red.
They had been a girl's eyes. Eyes that had looked upon her in concern and worry. Eyes that had promised safety and reassurance.
Eyes that belonged to the person who had saved her.
More than that she didn't really know – everything had been a big sort of blur that began from the moment she had stepped off from the edge of the tower. She knew she had been crying, she still was in fact, and she was vaguely aware that she was still mumbling things but... she just couldn't stop. Someone was finally listening to her!
Someone was actually there to listen!
No-one had ever even tried to listen to her before!
Someone... someone had listened and heard her when she had asked for help and... and they had come to save her.
They had come to... to save her.
It... for the past few years something like that had been nothing more than a hope, a tiny dream.
And now... Now it had come true.


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Triumphalism is avoided, but the Seals' macho talk and a brutal fight between the two competitors for leadership of the assault team strike a false note.
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The film like the operation is efficient, well-co-ordinated, dead-eyed.
A serviceable action thriller elevated by the presence of William Fichtner as a CIA agent leading the manhunt.
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ambiance, comfort of our room, exellent food, nice friendly service access for handicapped persons (not applicable to us)
We stayed in the "castello reale" for one week - and we were treaded like a prince and princess. The chambers have both the modern comfort and the spirit of living in a castle. Very good kitchen (local wines and dishes). The location (Oviglio) is in the middle of the triangle Torino - Milano - Genova ; and these cities are only one hour away
The actual residence is absolutely amazing. The stuff is really nice and the hospitality is crazy! Its is really tidy there and the food is really really high quality. it is really close to Alba, so we were able to go to the truffle market. Also its hour and a half drive to Milano. If we had a chance we would definitely come back. No complaints whatsoever!
Wonderful atmosphere. Great staff. Terrific food. Huge rooms everything you could ask for. We loved it.
Liked the good service and the clean and spacious rooms Liked everything
Excellent food, welcoming staff.Wine of the area.
Staff was very friendly. We liked the fire place. The bathroom was top. The not-new but modern-style furniture was not was we expected in a castle. The floor was not clean. The food in the restaurant was disappointing and didn't deliver quality for money.
Size of room is good. The restaurant is nice. Our room was a bit too dark; should add more lights. Would be a challenge for guests with heavy lugguage as some rooms are not served by an elevator.
Very comfortable room in a pectacular building in an interesting village. From the welcome as we arrived through the dinner and one night at the hotel we encountered only friendly, helpful people. Although a group were visiting the hotel to evaluate its suitability for a wedding reception, no request we made was ignored or treated as less important or less urgent. If and when we visit this part of Italy again we will make a detour, if necessary, to stay here again
The property was very interesting and the common rooms were very breathtaking. We were the only guests that particular night, and we felt very uncomfortable. The restaurant was closed, and when we asked to go to the bar, we were taking to what I would call the library. The doorman, who was appartently the staff member also served our drinks. The girl at the desk spoke no english, which made checking in difficult. Also, very remote location.
Good value for money, clean and nice hotel near shopping area.
Excellent restaurant, menu prices good, restaurant staff very helpful and friendly, reception staff friendly and helpful. Room was clean. Better quality than usual Hotel. Nice large room with two large windows. Booked double room, when we got there, we got twin beds. Requested change but no double room available first night, and we decided to stay in the room provided for the next two nights. No comfortable chairs in the room to relax. Sky TV did not work well till we requested help.
This was a very nice hotel especially for the price
efficiency, location would not consider it "comfy" or "charming"
I have stayed there before and this was the cheapest i have stayed for i will use you agian. I have bought a house in the area so will be going again soon.
All staff were friendly, helpful and always ready to help. With a baby we needed boiling water on occasion (as there were no water cookers in the room) and this was given to us by staff at any hour with a smile. Excellent! The central location and room service/restaurant were very good quality for the money and we would go again anytime. We were dissapointed about the baths as with a name- terme- you associate thermal baths of course. we did not make it to the public baths next door but suspect that these were the actual thermal baths we were hoping to see. good marketing though. facilities were simple but in good shape however.
Great choice of breakfast Wi-fi only available in the hall
Room was very small, airco did not work, matrass was old and worn. Hotel is clearly past its prime and needs serious money to bring it up to standard. As we only stayed, we did not use the spa, hence, these might be of better standard.
It is not common in other spa hotels to charge for using the pool while you are staying there. When I went through the hotel website it was said that the pool is included and it was one of the main reasons for us to chose the hotel. The staff seemed indifferent and tired comparing to other hotels in italy and we've been in quite a lot of places in italy.
The spa facilities were very nice and our skin felt great after the thermal springs. The beds were very hard (and we like a very firm mattress!)
Extreme high and extra charges for using pool and sauna
Professional staff, excellent breakfast, great central location
Grand decor, great position, nice and quiet, good breakfast. Bar closed very early,or not open at all, evening meals inferior to local restaurants, bed hard, extra charge for pool not clear until you use which is expensive unless you spend a few hours in there. With just a bit more attention to detail this would be a fantastic hotel
Except finding the Hotel everything was excellent
Great location, lovely comfortable room with large bed. Tropical pool & sauna, turkish bath etc were excellent and included in the price. Very relaxing place to stop over on a long journey. Excellent breakfast with lots of choice.
Newly contsructed hotel located in one building with big wellness center, cinema and restaurant. Wellness is good, several pools and saunas. Restaurant Pomodoro is very tasty and cheap (considering the class of the hotel).
god prize, god locatio, clean and good breakfast I wod like to control the heat of the room my self, when we arived the room was cold and the reseption had to turn of the aircondition. The frigerator in the room was warm not cold (minibar).
Very comfortable rooms, nice showers and bathrooms, good breakfast, friendly staff.
the room was good value for money and very clean and the furnishings very modern
the hotel is perfect, it woth all of the four stars, the room is clean and beautiful, the breakfast is very good, everything is fine, you can you some of the facilities of the wellness free of charge we just stopped here on the way to france, the only problem is that the hotel is in the middle of nowhere, so if you want to spend here a week and do not mind that you have to travel 100+ kms to see e.g. portofino that is ok, but otherwise you can only enjoy the wellness part, however we found a very good local pizzeria in the village of spinetta, cheap and very good pizza
From the beginning it is necessary to finish all subquality work left by builders Then to open hotel Elementary numbers from a building dirt are not washed From the beginning it is necessary to finish all subquality work left by builders Then to open hotel Elementary numbers from a building dirt are not washed
The breakfast choices were very poor. Otherwise, it was quite a good deal.
It is very close to Vikolungo & Seravale-))) In general it is a pleasant quiet place, swimming pool could work longer hours though-))) in general it is a good hotel and we will be coming back next year again-)) Some stuff were not helpful at all. different day - different treat-))) Swimming pool should work longer if possible on weekends -)))
Pleasant staff. Modern, clean hotel with comfortable rooms Main entrance covered in snow and ice. Not cleared or gritted even though there were more staff than guests!
Newly remodeled hotel. Comfortable, spacious, well-lighted room. I loved the little balconi overlooking the green hill facing my room. Very pleasant and efficient staff as well as management. I was very pleased with the quality service and attention I received.I felt at home at Hotel Valentino.
Low price, clean rooms, good parking possibilities Terrible breakfast, poor food in general, unfriendly staff, no wireless Internet connection although web page promised this
Staff friendly Lack of heating. Very restricted restaurant mene
Free parking, quiet location within walking distance to the city centre.
good - we were there for one night for a family visit and foünd the hotel to be very satisfactory
large rooms, comfortable bed, had a garage, clean sheets and towels, breakfast went on until midday, cheapest hotel in the area rooms were not that clean (lots of dead bugs everywhere and tables weren't clean) and breakfast was awful (hardly any choice, all stale, any cooked food was extra)
Cost of the room 80 degrees F (27C) outside on June 1st but the Hotel do not switch on the air conditioning in the rooms until July 1st! Breakfast was poor in the quality and variety of food on offer.
hospitality of the staff 1) poor breakfast and quality of meal in general; 2) too noisy at night time (because of many junior sportsmen).
Very friendly owner who provides customised services and takes care of your individual needs, special nutrition and habits. I definitely recommend this hotel.
Relaxed, spacious, clean and comfortable, friendly and helpful
the food was very good, and the hotel was very comfortable.
The only way to get internet access, they said, was in a double room for single use. Since I really needed it, it cost me in total 10 euro to get the normaly 5 euro internet access.
the courtesy of employees the hotel is next to the prison and is impossible to reach alessandria downtown without a car
Modern, clean rooms. Just off main autostrade, but despite that remarkably quiet. Friendly desk staff.
staff extemely helpful and friendly, easy access off motorway, evening meal good but breakfast not so good but adequate, easy free parking
The reception and restaurant staff spoke good English and were very hospitable and helpful. The location was good, near the autostrada (but see next comment). The food was brilliant, especially the risotto - bellissimo! It was difficult to find, because when we entered the postcode on our satnav it took us to a deserted building in a village called Ossiminiano, just outside Alessandria. We had to stop and ask 3 different people for directions. It turned out that we had driven past it. If there had been a more prominent sign outside the hotel we wouldn't have had so much trouble.
Location of the hotel is great for a overnight stop since it's at stone throw from highway.Staff is extremely polite and helpful. Dinner was great as they use excellent raw material.Good value for money Room is...confortable and hotel offered me a bottle of wine too !!
Spatious room, clean, friendly staff, excelent price at the time we were there, in november. A bit cold in the bathroom.
Very Friendly staff Nothing
Qiuet, very nice rooms, one of the reception ladies was very helpful. The warm Jacuzzi was nice The free wireless internet connection supplied through a 3G router was terrible. But at least it was free
Fab hotel, massive room, good restaurant, friendly staff, quiet. No complaints
almost everything small parking in front of hotel, other parking a bit far
Plus / friendliness staff, pool area, room comfort Minus / breakfast quality
faux 'oil' paintings hung at random heights throughout are singularly awful. music in all public areas is obtrusive
Friendly staff, excellent room and wonderful restaurant.
Wonderful romantic atmosphere, far from hustle and bustle with all the conveniences and comfort one can ask for.
Good taste, late dining , very clean, friendly staff Quite difficult to find from the high way , no mirror in the room !
Nice location and nature around, but a car is needed, helpfull staff, ample bathroom lack of sound isolation between rooms, corridor and rooms,
The location was beautiful and really peaceful. The staff was very friendly. It really felt like an escape to a different world. The double room where we stayed was not that comfortable although I saw a suite which was very nice. The dinner in the restaurant was not that impressive.
Its peaceful location and good pool and breakfast choice The expensive and unchanging dinner menu
Vicinity to Train Station & Bus Station, the staff of Hotel, especially the english speaking staff. nope, everything was just perfect
Staff were very pleasant and helpful, the room was clean and comfortable. Good position in the centre of town. Limited parking. Wifi only worked in the bar.
the people, the location, all very good. internet service was sketchy
The excellent staff and the quality of construction and materials
Convenient location, easy to find from train station, friendly staff, quiet and comfortable room, nice breakfast.
The staff were superb! The wireless access was inconsistent.
The room was comfortable and the people in reception were always helpful.
The staff was terrific The location good The facilities updated and very clean Food for purchase was nearby We were very satisfied Breakfast could offer abit more variety for the health and diet conscious
The breakfast. This was not a four star hotel by any stretch of the imagination, and the cost was too much for the value received. Indeed, it cost as much as the excellent four star hotel in Genoa where we stayed the next night.
The rooms were beautiful and clean. There was a door that could separate the kids' part of the room from ours which made it convenient. We arrived at night and it was a bit slow at check-in.
By luck I was in Asti on an annual holiday week, everyone was having great time
Friendly staff. Convienent location.
The staff were excellent. Friendly and helpful with requests, directions and general advice. Went out of their way to help us. We were put into two very ordinary, dingy dark little rooms off the ground floor lobby for the first night, in spite of the fact that I had booked rooms many months before on this site. As this had been the weekend of a huge annual festival in town, I couldn't help but conclude that we had been shoved down there to make room for a couple of late bookings. They did move us the next day to two very pleasant rooms on the first floor though, The guest internet point downstairs wasn't working and this is apparently common - they need to spend money updating system for guests. Breakfast though adequate, was pretty ordinary and could be vastly improved.
We had a balcony overlooking the park and it was lovely. no
Helpful staff. Room was a good size and well appointed. Good breakfast, plenty of choice including fresh fruit.
Marco and the staff did all they could to make us at home. Warm friendly greetings and a wonderful room and breakfast. We felt we were at home. The locations was fantastic. The Palio square only a short walk and Andrea arranged for tickets for us... not easy to do. The city of Asti is a great location and we have recommended it to our family in Italy (Pisa). No bad points
This is a very pleasant, easy to find hotel for a brief stay in Asti. It is well situated close to the main square of the town and facing a pleasant park. Comfortable with very friendly and helpful staff. A bottle of Asti is offered.
Very friendly and helpful staff
Nice sized clean rooms with a great tea kettle and fridge. Dog allowed in room and restaurant. Park right across the street to walk dog. On the street, by the door parking was always kept available for us. Staff put out breakfast early for us as we had to leave early in the mornings. Good breakfast spread with delicious coffee. HUGE Sunday market with yummy stuff to buy. Tiny shower. Steps with no lift to rooms.
Very nice rooms and very comfortable and quiet.
Food and drink, view wonderful scenery, very nice building
High standard of design,comfort and relaxed atmosphere No
Nice countryside plase!
Lovely staff, wonderful and cosy hotel, exqisite gourmet restaurant, beautiful and stylish rooms. I would have kindly recommended to somehow change the "SPA payment policy". I travel a lot, but have never ever faced the fact that a hotel guest should pay for the entrance to the SPA...It would have been much better to increase a room charge for this 35-40 euros, but eliminate the payment for the SPA entrance. It was my kind suggestion, but everything was lovely apart from that! Thank you!
This is a very efficient and pleasant hotel. Also, the staff are friendly and helpful. One of the managers speaks good English.
Breakfast was good and plentiful with meats, cheese, fruit and brioches. Room was spacious and clean
good location, friendly staff
extremely helpful and friendly staff who can make excellent restaurant recommendations. hotel is quiet even though centrally located, being within 5min walking distance to main shopping area and the "best gelateria in the world"
Hospitable staff, covered (secure) garage which could also be booked.
Best breakfast so far and included in the room cost. Staff friendly and helpful with maps and translation etc. Good Wi Fi access and nice lounge to rest weary legs. No cons all pluses
The staff has shown me kindness.
Very friendly and helpful staff Bathroom not well heated
Great location, very clean rooms, friendly service
location an garage comfort and cleanliness
great location and fantastic people. good value for money. breakfast is basic but ok
the friendly family feel to the hotel, the food and wine were excellent
Beautiful view from the bedroom. Internet was free, parking was available, TV was ok but no international channels The room was cold at night. Heating seems to have been turned off at midnight. There were no restaurants in the village and the hotel menu was limited. We did not want to eat meat and that was all they had. We had to drive 20 mins to Acqui Therme to eat.
Thank you everything was very nice!!!
The rooms were adequately clean. The bottle of water was cheap: 50 cent per half-liter. Food was nice but far too expensive... In Castel Rocchero, there was an equally good restaurant but, in contrast to Alice's Belvedere, the prices were low and the cordiality of the staff was high. The bar at the entrance of the hotel was always full of drunk locals and noisy teens. The hotel is run by a family who holds the monopoly of tourism business at Alice Bel Colle - high prices, low (no?) sympathy and hospitality, mediocre quality. The "cherry at the top": tables were marked for breakfast - sight-seeing tables for italians and whoever they intend; regular tables for "the rest"... We've never seen this in any 5 star hotel... unique in its worst sense!
Beautiful hotel....
Location, view to vineyard, free parking on site, quiet, free wi-fi and breakfast, good (budget) solution when you travel to south in this region even is not very near to the highway Restaurant for dinner started at 19:00, we need dinner earlier because of our 9 years old son, with friendly staff we found a solution in 10 min. away driving by car in near city Acqui Terme.
The situation, the staff, the swimming pool The coffee at breakfast
Nice town and very charming surroundings
Hotel staff, most friendly and efficient
The bed was great. Having to check out so early.
Nothing in particular No
the cleanliness of the room the fact that it had stairs to go to the room - no easy with luggage and no porter offered to help take cases to the room.
Location in City The site mentions car parking is available but this is only possible on metered street positions
Hotel is located near to railroad station and convenient to good restaurants and down town. A bit pricey but worth it.
Lovely hotel, excellent location right in the centre of Asti. Friendly staff and a decent breakfast included. Parking is no guaranteed. The only thing I could complain about is the price. Although we stayed there during a busy festival weekend so that can be expected...
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Rolled Stuffed Grape Leaves
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This is the Lebanese version of Rolled Stuffed Grape Leaves, also called "Yabrak Arish". When we were kids we used to call them Cigars. Not very PC these days. The main difference between these and the Greek version is we don't use any olive oil. Sometimes the ones you buy in the store are packed in it too.
- 16 oz
- jar of grape leaves, or fresh
- 3/4 c
- long grain rice, uncooked
- 3 Tbsp
- mint, dried
- 1 c
- water
- 2 lb
- leg of lamb, course ground
- 1/2 Tbsp
- allspice, ground
- 1/8 tsp
- cinnamon
- 3 large
- garlic cloves
- 3-4
- lemons, juiced
- salt and pepper to taste
How to Make Rolled Stuffed Grape Leaves
- 1If you're using fresh grape leaves, prepare them for use by dipping them in boiling water for about 30 seconds.
- 2If you're grinding your own lamb do it with the course blade on your grinder.
- 3Mix the ground lamb and rice, and season with salt & pepper, and cinnamon
- 4Cut the stem away from each grape leaf and spread them out on a flat work surface.
- 5Place about a teaspoon of the meat and rice stuffing across each leaf about 1/2 inch up from the stem point.
- 6Roll the leaf toward the stuffing and then fold the edges over the top. Continue rolling until tight. Repeat for all the grape leaves and stuffing. Don't worry if it looks like there isn't enough stuffing. Remember, the rice is raw and will expand as it cooks.
- 7Put enough plain grape leaves and or scraps in the bottom of a large pot (5 Qt.).
- 8Place the rolled grape leaves neatly in a layer on top of the leaves lining the bottom of the pot. Repeat this until all the rolls are in the pot. Make sure you save enough leaves to cover the top layer
- 9Crush and pound the garlic with the mint until well combined and salt to taste. Mix with water and lemon juice and pour over the rolls in the pot. Cover with grape leaves and pieces. I like to thinly slice a fresh lemon and put the slices on top.
- 10Invert a plate that is a little smaller than the diameter of the pot on top of the rolls to keep them down in the pot. Cover the pot.
- 11Bring to a boil, then cook for 1 hour on LOW heat. You can add more water if needed. Continue to steam until grape leaves are soft and can be pierced easily with a fork. Don't let them overcook or they will fall apart.
- 12You can serve hot or they can be eaten cold. You can use more or less of the lemon, mint, and garlic to suit your own taste.
About Rolled Stuffed Grape Leaves
Course/Dish: Other Side Dishes
Main Ingredient: Lamb
Regional Style: Middle Eastern
Dietary Needs: Gluten-Free, Low Fat, Dairy Free, Wheat Free
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Fantasies of turning the tables on abusive DH(356 Posts)
My DH is sometimes physically abusive.
About twice a year or so (almost invariably alcohol related) he will lose his temper push me, pull my hair, scream in my face, pin me down, intimidate me an in the most extreme scenario has choked me (momentarily) ad held a knife at my eye level.
The rest of the time he is extremely affectionate, loving and kind. As they are.
This weekend he went out with the lads and got utterly wasted and rolled in at 5am. I don't mind this and occasionally do the same myself on a night out with the girls. What I did mind is I asked him to do 2 simple things - not to lose the bank card because it is the only way we had of paying for anything and to make sure he kept enough cash for the taxi because we didn't have any in the house.
Needless to say he came back without cash or card. Plus his shirt was ripped as he ha been fighting. I was not best pleased.
So the next morning at about lunchtime I woke him and gave him a bitchy and sarcastic piece of my mind. Whereat he shouted at me, grabbed me, pinned me on the bed and choked me. Then said it was my fault for pushing his buttons (hollow laugh).
Yes I know I should leave him but I won't be for a huge number of reasons I won't go into.
The point of this post is, has anyone else, having been in this position, had subsequent fantasies where they drug and tie up their partner and then when they wake up do exactly to them what they did to you?
He has apologized, begged forgiveness, says he will never touch me again blah blah blah. But lying in bed last night all I could think of was how much I wanted to see HIM lying there helpless while I scream in his face with a knife in my hand and choke him until he can't breathe and show him just how it feels to be helpless and afraid and completely powerless to make it stop. I want him to see hate and viciousness in my face and to feel visceral fear.
And I want to do it so much I almost feel like I could.
I have forgiven, made allowances, tried to love him and understand how his abusive childhood has damaged him, I have paid for his therapy and medication, I have moved on and put these things behind me so many times. Now, all of a sudden, I don't want to do that any more. I don't want to leave him, for me the good currently does actually outweigh the bad. But I do want to punish him and show him how it feels.
Is it just me?
What an intelligent, thoughtful, compassionate, and misguided woman you seem to be... a veritable testimony of hope over experience.
But it's beginning to turn sour because there's only so much hope you can generate and hold out when experience tells you that nothing's changed and you come to the realisation that, despite everything you've done, despite all the resources you've depleted in the struggle to make it come good, nothing is going to change.
OP, I have just read this thread and feel moved to post (I rarely post in Relationships - normally stick to the 'easy listening' nature of Chat). If you are still reading, I just wanted to let you know what an intelligent, thoughtful and compassionate woman you seem to be. I really hope things work out for you one way or another.
...and I meant to put a smile or wink on my post to you Strawb, in an effort to soften the blow
Back to op...
How are you? I am concerned that you have left the nest of vipers and will find yourself without support when you need it. A lot of people here are worried about you, and your children.
It is awfully hard to leave; even when abuse is persistent and continuous and the bad clearly outweighs the good.
Do you think he can be persuaded to get serious therapy for himself?
Do you think he realizes that he may very well lose you all if he doesn't commit to sorting out his issues?
Does he realise how likely he is to kill you - even if he doesn't actually mean to? How close he comes to doing so?
Do you think you might be able to talk to him about that - very non-confrontationally of course, and definitely in a public place. I don't know how good an idea that is though.
Whatever you decide we will be here in Relationships, ready to support you and help you through, when you need it.
Have apologised to OP in private, crap at the etiquette/rules on relationships boards and will stay away, no malice was intended.
I am so sorry OP and the rest of you I truly wasn't engaging my brain.
Have reported that post, Strawb. Better done by pm, next time, eh?
That seems to have been a quantum leap on your part, strawberry.
Apart from 2 small dc and a dh on medication for anxiety, I can't see a connection unless of course that OP deducted 2 years from her age.
Nope that's me. I've been PMing the OP.
I don't think strawberry was trying to "out" the OP, or intending to cast any aspersions by linking.
I read it that she was trying to help.
It might not even be the same person anyway, we have no way of knowing.
Probably a good idea to ask to remove the link. Either the OP doesn't want it made (which is up to her) or it's a different person's problem.
* @ strawberry* why on earth have you outed her like that? That was unnecessary. She's not trolling. She's venting. If you identified her as the same OP it's because the details add up. I think it's awful that you've linked to that thread. OP is not jumping through the hoop quickly enough for the viewers, sorry posters, so you will out her?? I am going to ask mn to remove that post. She is entitled to name change. She's entitled to look for perspective on different flaws in the relationship. The fact that she's done this twice in 3 months proves her head is not in the sand.
Give her a break.
And as minmooch, I did tell DS the reason for daddy not living with us anymore.
In simple terms and allowing him to love his dad anyway.
I accepted that as long as he keeps taking his antidepressants he won't hurt me. Unless he mixes them with enough booze of course. Then all bets are off.
Yes. And l left him, because he did mix them. And I wouldn't put up with it.
And he was a SAHD, due to his anxiety, and we had just moved countries.
He's now back and to his family.
The main priority is your safety, and of the children too.
You cannot possibly be 100% sure he won't ever hurt the children.
Nobody will slate you for dumping him. And the idiots who do, all you can ask is if they would put up with his aggressive behaviour. And ignore them.
If you're still reading OP, hope you're ok. I think posters can be unrealistic in their expectations of how quickly you can change your life. As I see it now your perspective is altered slightly. That' a massive big deal in my opinion. You say you love your husband 90% of the time. The next time he abuses you though, and you say yourself it WILL happen, you will be seeing things from a different perspective than you were before because the reason this thread has upset you is not because of the posts,but because the rationalisations you had constructed are probably faltering a bit.
Sorry that you feel worse after reading this thread, but at the risk of sounding really 'got that t-shirt' I think it's a phase in the process. Obviously you are not going to pack a bag or file for a divorce 72 hours after first putting it out there, in a thread, that you're not comfortable with x, y or z.
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I am so sorry that you feel this way. We want to help you find a way out if this situation. All of us want you to believe in yourself and to know that you do not deserve this abuse. We want you to know that there are ways out of this situation.
If you feel it more helpful to have a private talk with any of us I am sure that we would do what we can to help you.
If you decide not to engage with any poster on here please keep reading other threads where you will see the same advice is given to any woman facing abuse.
Some posters have expressed their concern for me and my children and I appreciate that. Some posters have taken this as an opportunity to basically character assassinate me and accuse me of actively enjoying the situation I find myself in being self indulgent, martyred and even supremely arrogant. Frankly I'd rather take my chances with my husband than put up with the abuse I've received from mumsnet thanks. I will go back to just keeping my mouth shut and dealing with it. The help and isn't worth the abuse which actually has made me feel worse than I did before I began this thread. I won't be back.
People are frightened for you and your children. We are a step removed from your situation and are therefore able to look at it more clearly without your emotions.
I think people are just trying to shock you into realising how dire your situation is as you have normalised some of his behaviour and are taking it on yourself to sort him out.
I did not tell people in rl about my husbands abuse because I was ashamed - ashamed of his behaviour and ashamed I had got myself into this situation. my sons illness bought it into focus what was right and not right, that my shame (deserved or not) had no place in the relationship. For you and your kids the consequences of not sorting this are horrendous.
Fwiw the things I tell my family and friends now they are pleased and proud of me for getting out of the situation.
I have also found that in protecting my children by not telling them why I had left has left them confused. Telling them the reasons )age appropriate and not done to turn them against df) has made them appreciate me for my strength of character.
You are naturally defensive of your reasons to have stayed with your husband despite his abuse, you are trying to reconcile your beliefs against what everybody else is saying to you. It is very hard to make these steps but you have started by talking on here, started a process that hopefully will allow yourself to get out of this situation. You are right in that any separation does not have to be done with vindictiveness but neither do you have to save your husband before saving yourself and your children.
And if that was the case wouldn't I have told people in real life about how wonderful I am an how much pain I can take? You really are a bitch of the first water to come on here and start slagging me off aren't you? Hot nothing better to do with your time than kick people who are already down an vulnerable and trying to find some outlet for their emotions and pain? Shame on you.
And if I do decide to leave I won't be telling my parents or my children the reasons why. Because it would hurt them to know I was hurt. But sorry, that's me grandstanding my martyrdom isn't it.
i should be taking out an advert in the daily mail to publicist his assholishness and put my Feminist boots on to stomp all over him.
I don't recall ever saying I would stay. Or go. Or that I am wonderful. What I said was I will make my own decisions and won't be bullied by strangers on the Internet into immediately jumping into Leaving the Bastard or kicking him out with nothing regardless of how fucking rude you are to me.
"If the genders were reversed and I was a bloke saying I wanted to kick out my stay at home wife who had no job and no way of supporting herself because she had been bringing up our kids and supporting my career I'd be rightly slated - no matter how awfully I had been treated."
You think people on MN would defend a woman who threatened her husband with knives and strangled him?!
You think a man would be told he was responsible for his abuser just because she was a SAHM?
The "reverse the genders" is always a weak argument, but that is laughable.
You are not leaving him for you, because you want things to stay this way.
It's not for him, or your children, or your parents, or because you're such a wonderful person
Are you entirely blind to how self-indulgent you are about this?
It's quite plain that you enjoy this argument and telling so many people that you will stay because you are so wonderful you will continue to take the pain.
All bets are off now sweetie. You have done your best for this man, you can hold your head up high that you did your best. But he needs to sort himself out now - you cannot do it for him.
There is no reason on this world that can possibly excuse a man who holds a knife to the eye of his wife, pregnant or not.
Whether you love him or not is irrelevant - you have children who are dependent on you to keep them safe. They need their mum to be strong for them and that means keeping them away from their father until he himself has sorted out his issues. They need you alive, mentally strong and physically able - and these are things your husband is threatening.
We have all made mistakes (me - 2 bad marriages) but accepting our mistakes and sorting them out make us the better person. In your case sorting out means getting this man away from you and your kids.
I wish you strength to do this.
He ran out of his meds and went cold turkey for 3 days before he could get another prescription. In that time he lost his temper because r was driving like a maniac and I dared to criticize him. So he screeched back home totally lost it and held a knife to my eye. I was 8 months pregnant.
Before that it had been nearly 2 years since he had done anything of the kind.
I accepted that as long as he keeps taking his antidepressants he won't hurt me. Unless he mixes them with enough booze of course. Then all bets are off.
I'm crying again now.
You can never be 100 per cent sure he won't hurt your children as I am certain when you married him you were 100 per cent sure he would not hurt you.
Sadly not so. He had already been abusive when I married him. But had made huge progress with therapy and medication. When he is in therapy he has never been abusive towards me. Maybe because he would be scared to have to repeat it to his therapist. I believed he had changed. We went for a long time between episodes of abuse once. A long long time. But it happened again eventually. It always does.
I haven't read the whole thread so please forgive if I have missed something crucial. I have had cause to read a lot about abused women and discovered that often the final trigger for the woman to leave is NOT that she is fearful for her own safety (like you, many women normalise and discount the abuse) but is instead when she realises that she is going to kill or hurt her abusive partner if he continues. Presumably this starts with fantasies of revenge such as you have had. Get out before you do anything stupid which results in a very long prison term and heart break. Your situation sounds very dangerous no matter how much you protest that your DH is wonderful 95% of the time: by the way, attacking you even ONCE is once too many. You owe your DH precisely nothing in the light of that. Do not feel guilty about kicking him out.
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With two successful fragrances under his belt, Usher says he is ready to expand his empire but is holding off on the ubiquitous celeb clothing line just yet. The singer told the Associated Press, "I'm building a lifestyle brand and I'm not rushing to do clothes. I feel like I'm speaking to my customer now with the fragrances, and, in this economy and with my style and attention to detail, my clothes won't come cheap. It's not the right time." Usher's last fragrance "Usher He" ranked in the top 40 of men's prestige fragrance sales this year, according to market data researcher NPD.
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Owners Killing Pets Insurance, Callous pet owners are maiming and even killing their animals to claim insurance payouts, it has been revealed.
Figures show fake compensation claims totalled almost £2 million last year, nearly four times more than in 2009.
Some insurers believe owners are getting rid of their pets, by selling or even killing the animal, to get their hands of insurance cash.
Other fraudsters have deliberately harmed their pets in "faked accidents", while some animals have mysteriously disappeared in order to claim lost or stolen payouts.
Figures released by the Association of British Insurers reveal there was £1,929,900 worth of pet insurance fraud detected last year – up from just £420,000 in 2009.
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Pet vetinary records are also difficult to trace, making pet insurance policies susceptible to fraud.
ABI spokeswoman, Sarah Bailey, added: "We have even come across phantom insurers, who claim for a pet they've never even owned."
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About the Book
This is a short story based on actual facts. A cute way to let your children know the difference between being a peace maker or a trouble maker.
Se trata de un cuento basado en la vida real. Una forma linda para ensenar a los ninos la diferencia entre ser pacifico o ser un buscador de pleitos.
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- Category Children
Small Square, 7×7 in, 18×18 cm
26 Pages
- Publish Date Mar 29, 2009
- Tags Fruit of the Spirit, Frutos del Espiritu, childen book, good foundation, bases firmes, children education, educacion para ninos., Peace, paz
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Virginia "Vicky" Arteaga
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Vicky Arteaga has written a series of children's books based on the Fruits of the Spirit. The stories are based on real events and the main characters are Chapis, a Chihuahua dog and her best friend, Rabito the cat. Vicky wants to promote good values for kids and writes her books in both English and Spanish to encourage learning a second language.
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5.12.11 Sizing Generators
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Thursday, May 12, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM (EDT)
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Generator Sizing
with Kim Kowalski, Huntington Power
Presents methods and calculations for proper sizing of engine-generators. Explores the
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Kohji Tsumura
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|Advanced Basic Science
|Research Fields
|Infrared Astronomy
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|Astronomy and planetary science through observations of infrared diffuse radiation
|Academic Society Membership
|The Astronomical Society of Japan, The Japanese Society for Planetary Science, Japan Geoscience Union, Japanese Spcoety for Education and Popularization of Astronomy
|Masayuki Akiyama
|Graduate School of Science
Research Outline
According to the Olbers' paradox, the sky should be bright even at night with the assumption of an infinite and eternal static universe. Although this assumption does not hold true under the current understanding of the universe under the Big-Bang and the Inflation scheme, the night sky has some level of brightness. Brightness of the night sky in the near-infrared includes (1) the zodiacal light from the solar system, (2) the diffuse galactic light from our Galaxy, and (3) the extragalactic background light from outside of our Galaxy. I studied the characteristics of the infrared diffuse radiation from the near-by space (solar system) to the farthest universe.
Observation from space is required to observe the diffuse radiation because of the strong atmospheric foreground radiation. Thus we conducted the rocket-born experiment CIBER (Cosmic Infrared Background ExpeRiment) under international collaboration with ISAS/JAXA, JPL/NASA, Caltech, and so on. We successfully launched CIBER four times, and now we are developing CIBER-2. In addition, I am analyzing data of the infrared diffuse radiation obtained by AKARI, the Japanese infrared satellites. Also, I developed a new method to observe the infrared diffuse radiation by using the Galilean satellites occultation, and I lead an observational program of this method using Subaru telescope, Hubble space telescope, and Spitzer space telescope. Jovian upper atmosphere is also studied as a by-product in this Galilean satellites occultation program.
I also develop instruments for JAXA's future missions such as the next-generation infrared space telescope SPICA, the infrared spectrometer NIRS3 onboard the next-generation asteroid sample return mission HAYABUSA-2, and the infrared telescope EXZIT onboard the Jovian Trojan mission by a solar-power sail spacecraft.
CIBER 4th flight at NASA Wallops flight facility on 2014/Jun./5th.
Photo: ARAI Toshiaki (ISAS/JAXA)
Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences, TOHOKU UNIVERSITYAramaki aza Aoba 6-3, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8578, Japan


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Last weekend marked Seffner (FL) Armwood star, Leon McQuay III's second visit to Michigan and the Wolverine's best chance to strengthen their position as his recruitment enters the home stretch. When the curtain fell his time in Ann Arbor they had done just that.
"Pretty much everything, especially the game (stood out)," McQuay III said. "That's really what I went up there for. I had seen everything else really. I was watching Kovacs. (The coaches) were saying that they want to see me (in his spot)."
The opportunity to compete for that position right away was once again mentioned, but football wasn't the only topic of conversation. Accompanied on the visit by his dad, mom, stepdad, and sister, McQuay & company were able to gain a better appreciation for how his prospective coaches are away from the gridiron.
"Coach Hoke is a real cool dude," McQuay III stated. "Laid back. You wouldn't think he is a head coach if you didn't know it. Just a real cool dude. Coach Mattison is funny. I like him a lot. He is energetic. He is just a real good coach. And Coach Montgomery is a good coach too. All those coaches are funny, man. I just like them."
He has similar feelings for many of his would-be teammates. Visit hosts Jack Kennedy and Joe Reynolds again let McQuay participate it their musical creative process, while future Wolverine Shane Morris spent time catching up old times after their memorable battle on the summer 7-on-7 circuit.
"I was with Shane the whole time (during the game)," he said. "He wasn't really pressuring me or nothing. It was just regular talking. I know we spent some time at Jack's apartment (working on music). I'm not even sure how long it was, but it was fun."
Learning more about Michigan's musical offerings was also high on the priority list. That also was attribute for which the Wolverines were given high marks.
"It was really nice because they sat down with me and went over all the classes I could take," McQuay III reported. "It was good."
"I think that was the most impressive on my end," McQuay III's father added. "His mom has been on two trips with us, and them having his schedule already pretty much planned out was real big with her. No other schools have done that. That's something that I noticed too. (The education) is not going to be a problem. They have everything he needs there musically. It's just a matter of him deciding which program he wants to actually do with the classes. He can do a major in the audio engineering, but he can also do a minor and take some classes in business… so he'll get that side too."
The overall experience proved so positive that the younger McQuay was sorry to see it come to an end.
"I definitely could have stayed a little longer," he admitted.
With his Michigan visit now behind him, McQuay III's focus returns to his high school team where he plans on assisting in another playoff run. Meanwhile on the recruiting front he has remaining visits to Florida State (November 24th) and USC (December 7th). Unfortunately for one of the aforementioned schools Armwood's playoff success would likely result in the cancellation of their visit.
"The USC visit might not even happen depending on how far they go in the playoffs because December 7th was the date that they asked for him to come," the elder McQuay reported. "That's the semifinal round of the playoffs. So it depends on how far they go. We're used to playing all five games. The last three years we've been in the state game. It really depends on how far they go."
If McQuay III is unable to make it back to the Land of Troy, his recollection of his strong summer visit to check out the Trojans will have to suffice. With his decision date set for the Under Armour All American game January 4th, the midyear enrollee knows that time is of the essence.
"It's pretty much on me now," he said. "My coaches and family helped me narrow it down to what it us. They are all happy with my top schools because they feel like wherever I go I can't go wrong. So it is pretty much on me now."
To hammer home that point the Sunshine State star is keeping his feelings pretty close to the vest. That said, it's pretty clear that last weekend's visit enhanced Michigan in his eyes.
"I wouldn't be surprised if he chose Michigan," the youngster's father said. "The defensive coordinator basically sat us down and walked us through how he is going to be used. If that actually holds true, he is going to be lining up in different spots. He is expected to make plays. He has been labeled a playmaker. That's a lot of expectations, but Mattison has been doing it for a while so I'm pretty sure he can look at somebody and tell exactly what he is going to get out of them."
Is that a challenge McQuay III is leaning toward embracing? Is Michigan the frontrunner?
"I'm not going to answer that one," McQuay III answered laughingly.


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(SAN DIEGO - September 12, 2013) - Jackson Design and Remodeling (JDR), a leading design-build remodeling company in San Diego, today announced a partnership with SieMatic Cabinetry to offer the high-end modern line of custom cabinetry to its San Diego clientele.
SieMatic, founded in Germany in 1929, has built its reputation by perfecting quality and constantly expanding its repertoire. In 1960, SieMatic launched the world's first handle-free kitchen and has been innovating ever since. SieMatic is renowned for high-quality materials, precision workmanship and stringent quality control, resulting in products that still look like new after many years. The aesthetic appearance and functional quality of every SieMatic element contributes to the nuanced detail that transforms an ordinary room into a memorable space, custom made for your lifestyle.
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Diploma of Mass Communication
Diploma of Mass Communication
This course has been developed for individuals wishing to pursue a career in the contemporary media, communication and information industries. It offers you the flexibility to continue your studies in a variety of specialist areas such as Film and Television, IT studies,Multimedia, Journalism, Advertising, Design and Photography. It will provide you with the skills, knowledge and practical training you need to either enter the work force or continue your studies at either TAFE or University.
Please see the Folio Requirements for this course.
Students must complete a total number of 19 core units. Core units are :
- Media and Communication
- Media Journalism
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- Collaborate in a creative process
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Get a life!
Check out this advice given by novelist Anna Quindlen, at a Villanova graduation:
�Don�t confuse your life with your work. What you are will always be more important than what you do. There�ll be many others with your same degree, doing what you want to do, maybe doing it better. But you have sole custody, not only of your life, but of your mind and of your heart.
�It�s easier to write a resum� than craft a spirit or build a character. And a resum� is cold comfort when you�re sad, broke, lonely or you�ve received back the test results and they�re not so good. I no longer consider myself the centre of the universe. I show up. I listen. I try to laugh. I make my marriage vows mean something. I pray. I�m good to my friends, because without them I�d be a cardboard cutout.
�Get a life, not a manic pursuit of the next promotion or bigger paycheque or larger house. Do you really think you�d care about those things if you had a suspected stroke or found a lump in your breast?
�Get a life in which you are generous. All of you want to do well, but if you don�t do good, doing well will never be enough.�
Do it right the first time, because life�s not a dress rehearsal. Discover God�s will for you and give yourself unreservedly to it. Live with the end in view � the final graduation when you�ll want to hear the words, �Well done, thou good and faithful servant�� (Matthew 25:21).
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Lithlad was a great plain in Mordor southeast of the plateau Gorgoroth in Núrn.[1]
Long ages of continuous fallout from Mount Doom and possibly far older volcanoes enriched the area with great amounts of ash, which probably enhanced the ground making it ideal for dry-land farming.
Lithlad is a Sindarin word for 'ash-plain'.[2]
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, Regional Maps, "Mordor (and Adjacent Lands)"
- ↑ The Complete Guide to Middle-earth


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Hello Stéphane, or anyone else affected, Accepted apparmor into xenial-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apparmor/2.10.95-0ubuntu2.5 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.
Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users. If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision. Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance! ** Also affects: apparmor (Ubuntu Xenial) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: apparmor (Ubuntu Xenial) Status: New => Fix Committed ** Tags added: verification-needed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of नेपाली भाषा समायोजकहरुको समूह, which is subscribed to Xenial. Matching subscriptions: Ubuntu 16.04 Bugs https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1628285 Title: apparmor should be allowed to start in containers Status in apparmor package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in apparmor source package in Xenial: Fix Committed Bug description: Now that we have support for apparmor namespacing and stacking, unprivileged containers can and should be allowed to load apparmor profiles. The following changes are needed at least: - Change the systemd unit to remove the "!container" condition - Change the apparmor init script, replacing the current simple container check for something along the lines of: - If /proc/self/attr/current says "unconfined" - And /sys/kernel/security/apparmor/features/domain/stack contains "yes" - And /sys/kernel/security/apparmor/features/domain/version is 1.2 or higher - Then continue execing the script, otherwise exit 0 John suggested he could add a file which would provide a more reliable way to do this check ^ In either case, we need this change so that containers can behave more like normal systems as far as apparmor is concerned. That change should also be SRUed back to Xenial at the same time the kernel support for stacking is pushed. This bug is effectively a blocker for snapd inside LXD as without this, snap-confine and snapd itself will not be confined after container restart. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apparmor/+bug/1628285/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~group.of.nepali.translators Post to : email@example.com Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~group.of.nepali.translators More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp


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Self-appointed savior?
December 26, 2012
Regarding the Oct. 23 letter, "Councilwoman criticism," the writer's contempt of Lisa Swarthout is just what every good city council member needs, a self-appointed savior on a mission to root out what he sees as a "liberal" woman in public office.
His tone is predictable: badgering, demanding and determined to expose outrageous budget-busting picture frames.
The writer should be aware, the frames are probably for his picture, to warn everyone at City Hall of his approach.
Larry Clark
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Recognizing that body and spirit are intertwined, Immanuel not only prays together but also plays together. We offer and support a variety of recreational opportunities throughout the year at Immanuel.
Rightway Basketball League: This league is for children pre-kindergarten through 5th grade and emphasizes teaching fundamentals of basketball and team play. Clinics are offered in November and December and the Rightway League plays on Saturdays, Mondays, and Tuesdays in January and February. Over 400 children participate in Rightway Basketball. Rightway is lead by Jan Godwin, a retired physical education teacher from Clark Elementary.
Memorial Day Picnic: This has become an annual tradition at Immanuel. We gather on Sunday afternoon at Noble Park and enjoy an afternoon of bubbles, washers, fishing, playing, and simply catching up all while enjoying a meal together. Check out pictures here.
Bike Riding: The Greenway trail offers a great chance for members to meet and ride bike together. All ages are welcome to meet at the noble park entrance at 4:00 p.m. throughout the months of April, May and June.
For more information on our different recreation ministries and opportunities, contact the church office.