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We sincerely appreciated Jeff's professionalism in helping us secure a place to live within walking distance from Northwestern Hospital. Prior to our first meeting in person, he communicated with us on a regular basis about availabilities which enabled us to make an informed decision during the only weekend we had to visit Chicago and confirm a place to live. While we only plan to be in Chicago for a year for a medical fellowship, should our circumstances change we would definitely work with Jeff again to secure our next place.
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Jeff made our Chicago home-buying a great experience! We found Jeff online while researching the possibility of moving to Chicago from out of state. He was extremely responsive and very helpful, pulling together listings for us to consider from afar until we could travel to town to visit some homes. When we finally did make it to Chicago, Jeff was amazing. He arranged somewhere around 10-15 showings and we spent two extremely productive days touring the area. Jeff is extremely knowledgeable about Chicago, which was really helpful for us, as we knew very little about the area where we were looking. Since we were not local to Chicago, after our first trip, Jeff continued to be attentive, sending us customized listings often and would provide additional details and info on places we were especially interested in. He even went to take pictures of and preview a few viable options for us. All in all, it was a relatively smooth home buying experience. Jeff understood exactly what we were looking for and was able to provide us with listings that really targeted our needs. We would absolutely recommend Jeff to any of our family and friends, and if we ever have the need, we hope to use his services again!
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We had a great experience working with Jeff, from start to finish. We knew very little about the area and Jeff understood our needs and helped us zero in on just the right location. He only showed us properties that met our criteria and never wasted our time. Plus, he was very responsive and always on time. We would definitely work with Jeff again, and recommend him highly!
Purchase Date · Nov 1, 2012
Buying my first home was very daunting. I felt compelled to find my dream home, but I also wanted to find the best deal. Achieving both of those things was not an easy task, but Jeff made it happen. Jeff was willing to go above and beyond, researching and hand-selecting properties based on my criteria. He scheduled countless walk-throughs and accompanied me to each one, each time armed with great questions for the seller's agent to help me understand the pros and cons of each property I visited. Jeff never pressured me to buy. He only encouraged me to continue searching until I found exactly what I wanted. I owe so much to Jeff for helping me start this new chapter of my life. If you want any recommendations or want to talk to me about my experience with Jeff, do not hesitate to contact me.
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Purchase Date · May 4, 2012
My wife and I worked with Jeff to purchase a home in the Lincoln Park area and were very satisfied with the experience. Jeff is very easy to work with - pleasant and friendly, patient, knowledgeable and extremely responsive at all times of day. He worked around our somewhat difficult schedules and never pressured us in any way throughout the process, offering good advice when appropriate but allowing us to drive the decision. We would definitely recommend him to anyone looking to buy a house.
Purchase Date · April 2, 2012
Any agent can set up an MLS listing for you and take you from place to place. What I was looking for in an agent was someone that actually had my best interest in mind. We found a place that we loved but the inspection showed some water issues. Jeff could've downplayed the potential problems and pushed us to buy it anyway but he didn't. He was patient with us throughout our search and a few months later he helped us find an even better place. He helped us negotiate a good price and didn't play games or get us to pay up to our maximum. He fought for us throughout the search, negotiation, inspection, and close.
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We just purchased a condo with Jeff's assistance. We were looking for a realtor who was not the typical stereotype - we wanted someone who was easy to work with and listened to what we wanted. Jeff was so considerate of our time and did not take us to listings that did not meet the criteria we set forth. He was honest and helpful throughout the process and a huge asset to us. We would not consider purchasing a home in Chicago without using Jeff and will recommend him to our family and friends without reservation.
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Will Mobilization of Military Forces Stop Elephant Poaching in Cameroon?
Ten elephant carcasses discovered in mid-January in and around Cameroon's Bouba Ndjida National Park are raising fears that poachers may again be targeting the park. But information remains sketchy. According to the Cameroon Tribune, a government newspaper, the military made several patrols following reports of gunfire and men on horseback searching for elephants. They found…
Chad Takes Action, and the Elephants Hear It
By Richard G. Ruggiero Chad's President Idriss Déby set fire to the country's 1.1-ton ivory stockpile on February 21. This symbolic act reinforced the substantive steps Chad has been taking to save its remaining elephants, now estimated to number about 450 in Zakouma National Park. Elephants in Chad have suffered some of the most severe…
African Parks Partners With Chad to Combat Elephant Poaching
In a week of wildlife conservation announcements coming out of New York, including CGI's commitment to spend $80 million fighting elephant poaching, and the merge between Rare and The Nature Conservancy, the nonprofit organization African Parks (AP) added its news to the mix: African Parks is partnering with the government of Chad to launch the first national program to combat elephant poaching in central Africa.
New Promises Follow Elephant Slaughter in Chad and Cameroon
In the aftermath of the largest elephant poaching episode thus far in 2013, Central African governments met to coordinate and adopt an emergency plan to combat the killings. But is it too little, too late? WARNING: This post contains graphic images of slain elephants and an aborted calf.
Poachers Capitalize on Chaos in Central Africa
Poachers are capitalizing on the disarray in the Central African Republic (CAR) and appear to be moving freely in a search of elephants. Late last year several columns of Sudanese poachers, up to 200 well-armed men, were spotted traveling across northern CAR toward Chad and Cameroon. Reports last week indicate that these poachers are moving back-and-forth between CAR and Chad.
Elephants in Cameroon and Chad face imminent threat; Sudanese poachers en route from the Central African Republic (CAR)
Gangs of heavily armed elephant poachers have crossed the Central African Republic (CAR) from Sudan and are reported to be close to the southern Chad and northern Cameroon borders. Informers recognized one of the poachers as part of the group responsible for the killing frenzy that left roughly 650 elephants dead in and around northern Cameroon's Bouba Ndjidah National Park in February 2012.
Elephant Poachers Caught in Chad, Protection Efforts Stepped Up
Following the capture of the poachers, Chadian communities have gathered to support the country's elephants. The wildlife organization SOS Elephants, traditional leaders, and administrative authorities together have initiated an education campaign to explain why elephants deserve protection and how creation of a safe corridor could help.
Elephant Guards Murdered in Chad
Zakaria Ibrahim, Brahim Khamis, Daoud Aldjouma, Djibrine Adoum Goudja, and Idriss Adoum—all dead, gunned down during dawn prayers. Where? North of Zakouma National Park in Chad, central Africa. When? September 3, 2012. Why? They were assassinated for protecting the last of the elephant herds found in the vast stretches between the Sahara Desert and the Congo forest.
Lake Chad to be fully protected as international wetlands
Cameroon is about to recognize its portion of Lake Chad as a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention, the Switzerland-based conservation charity WWF said today. WWF, which partnered with the Lake Chad Basin Commission, the Ramsar Convention and the Global Environment Facility on projects in Lake Chad and with the governments on achieving…
UNHCR, Jolie, Curry Mark World Refugee Day
Refugees from Bhutan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo joined United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres, film star Angelina Jolie, and NBC television anchor Ann Curry at National Geographic headquarters today. The event marked the launch of official activities leading up to World Refugee Day this Saturday, June 20. More than 42…
Elephants Making Last Stand in Besieged African Park, Conservationists Find
This photo of buffalo in Zakouma National Park was used to determine that there are exactly 794 animals in the herd. Photo mosaics made by Mike Fay and his team of conservationists allow them to make an accurate assessment of the types and numbers of animals in the sanctuary. Photo courtesy Mike Fay On the…
Survey in African Sanctuary Finds Elephants, at Last
One of the male elephants hanging around the Zakouma base camp Photo courtesy J. Michael Fay On the second to last day in an aerial survey of Zakouma National Park's elephant population, conservationist J. Michael Fay finds a large herd and several smaller groups. "What great relief," Fay writes in this fourth entry of…
Third Day of Elephant Survey Continues to Find Only Carcasses in African Park
Photo courtesy Mike Fay A haven for hundreds of thousands of elephants only a few decades ago, Zakouma National Park in Chad in northern central Africa is now on the frontline of the continent's ivory wars. Poaching in recent years may have reduced the number of elephants in the reserve to fewer than a thousand. Elephants…
Only Dead Elephants Seen on Second Day of Census in African Wilderness
Photo courtesy J. Michael Fay Conservationist J. Michael Fay continues blogging from Zakouma National Park, Chad, where he and assistants are conducting an aerial survey of the sanctuary's elephants. Fay, a biologist with the Wildlife Conservation Society and Explorer-in-Residence for National Geographic, is trying to count the Zakouma elephants after recent estimates indicated that fewer…

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Charleston is an unincorporated community in southwestern Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States.
According to legend, it was named for "Free Charles", a former slave, who kept a tavern there. A Charleston post office was in operation from 1855 to 1909.
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This is from an article about the origin of town names in Hopkins County is from the City Desk Column by Ernest Claytor in the Madisonville Messenger; Madisonville, Kentucky; November 7, 1949..........
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Infamous 2 to get single-player DLC, Festival of Blood
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Throughout my tenure in Congress, I have strongly advocated in favor of green environmental policies that will both help our economy and allow us to confront global climate change. The warming of our atmosphere is a national security issue, an economic issue, and a moral issue. As a global economic and political power, the United States has a responsibility to provide real leadership to reduce the threat of climate change. We must value and protect our environment. The BP oil spill in the Gulf has shown us the danger of offshore drilling, and I will continue to stand with Florida's Congressional leaders in opposition to efforts to open Florida's waters to oil drilling and protect Florida's vital coastline.
Clean air and water, and the development and use of clean energy sources, are essential to our economy and our future. As a Member of Congress, I have fought to protect the Everglades, and I understand that we must ensure that federal funding continues to implement the Everglades restoration plan.
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Sure, calisthenics work. But when was the last time a push-up made you laugh so hard, you actually got in a decent ab workout? Say hello to the infamous Shake Weight, a device that's been spoofed so rampantly (see SNL's faux commercial) that most people probably don't realize this thing's actually a real product. But whether it's a legitimate alternative to weightlifting or traditional calisthenics remains to be seen.
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The company claims "six minutes with a Shake Weight burns as much muscle energy as 42 with a standard dumbbell." How it works: "dynamic inertia," whereby shaking the oversized plastic dumbbell with short, rapid movements force your muscles to tighten (submaximal isometric contraction). Holding the weight with one or two hands, or engaging in different motions targets the biceps, chest or triceps.
Needless to say, we were skeptical of the ultimate wonder weight. After familiarizing ourselves with the fine print — i.e., "Keep the Shake Weight at least 6 inches away from your face" — it was time for the instructional DVD. On its own, the 6-minute routine demo starring a glistening, shirtless personal trainer was almost amusing enough to warrant the weight's hefty price tag.
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Fragile X Syndrome
Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is a problem of the X chromosome. It is a condition that is inherited from the parents. FXS is the most common cause of inherited intellectual disability.
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FXS is caused by problems with the FMR1 gene. These problems prevent fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP) from developing. The protein helps to make connections in the brain. Without the protein, certain connections in the brain cannot be made. This causes developmental problems and prevents children from fully developing some higher cognitive functions.
Risk Factors
The main risk factor for FXS is having a parent with an FMR1 mutation. Most people who inherit a minor mutation, which is sometimes called a premutation, do not develop the symptoms and signs of FXS. A few premutated children may show signs that resemble autism. Others, primarily males, may develop a set of neurological symptoms called fragile X tremor ataxia syndrome in later adult life. Females may develop FMR1-related premature ovarian insufficiency.
Children of mothers with FMR1 premutations are at risk of inheriting a fully mutated FMR1 gene severe enough to cause symptomatic FXS. If a woman does not have symptoms and is a carrier of an FMR1 mutation or premutation, each child of hers has a 50% chance of inheriting that gene. Of the children that inherit that gene, boys are much more likely to develop symptoms than girls. The severity of the disorder may vary between different individuals in the same family.
In general, each generation tends to have worse mutations and a higher risk of FXS than the previous one.
The number and severity of symptoms varies widely. Symptoms tend to be less frequent and milder in females. Symptoms can include:
- Mental impairment ranging from learning disabilities to intellectual disability
Behavioral difficulties, including:
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
- Anxiety
- Unstable moods and emotional outbursts
- Hypersensitivity to loud noises or bright lights
- Aggressive behavior
- Extreme shyness, particularly in girls
- Autistic behaviors
Physical problems and abnormalities, including:
- Long face with protruding jaw
- Large, protruding ears
- Flat feet
- Hyperextended joints
- High-pitched voice and enlarged testes in males after puberty
- Mitral valve prolapse
- Seizures
- Low muscle tone and delayed motor skills such as sitting and walking
You will be asked about your child's symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done. FXS may be suspected if a child has:
- Physical, cognitive, or emotional symptoms of FXS
- Unexplained developmental delays or intellectual disability
The diagnosis can be confirmed by genetic testing with a DNA blood test.
There is no cure for FXS. Treatment is aimed at controlling symptoms. Treatment may include:
Medications used to treat symptoms of FXS include:
- Stimulants and other medications to treat attention deficit/hyperactive behavior
Psychotherapeutic drugs such as fluoxetine to help control:
- Anxiety
- Aggression
- Emotional outbursts
- Anticonvulsants to control seizures
Specific therapies depend on the degree of developmental delays, intellectual disability, or behaviors. These may include:
- Speech-language therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Physical therapy
- Behavioral therapy
Educational Strategies
Specific educational strategies depend on the degree of developmental delays and/or intellectual disability. Educational strategies include setting a stable educational environment for the patient that includes:
- School work that only requires a short attention span
- Minimal distractions
- Predictable activities and classroom routine
- Close communication between parent and school
- Emphasis on functional life skills
There are no known ways to prevent FXS once a person is born. If you have FXS or risk factors for FXS, you can talk to a genetic counselor when deciding to have children.
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- Updated: 05/29/2014
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Port Hueneme is a small beach city in Ventura County, California surrounded by the city of Oxnard, Naval Base Ventura County, and the Santa Barbara Channel. The name derives from the Spanish spelling of the Chumash wene me, meaning "Resting Place". Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo explored this area and the adjacent Channel Islands in October 1542. The town's name was officially changed to Port Hueneme in 1939 and was incorporated March 24, 1948.
A submarine canyon led to the construction of the Hueneme Wharf in 1871 along the canyon by Thomas Bard.[1] The existing street grid of the town was formally laid out in 1888. Until the construction of the Montalvo Cutoff that brought the railroad to nearby Oxnard, the wharf was the principal means of transportation for that portion of Ventura County lying south of the Santa Clara River. Hueneme was the second largest grain shipping port on the Pacific coast between 1871 and 1895.
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A Study to Look at Antiepileptic Drug Levels While on Lamictal or Depakote With or Without an Oral Contraceptive
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Biospecimen Retention: Samples Without DNA
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Some antiseizure medication levels are affected by hormones. This study is being done to determine if blood levels of lamotrigine or valproate are affected by the hormones in the birth control pill or the menstrual cycle itself.
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Variation of Serum Valproate and Lamotrigine Levels in Relation to The Menstrual Cycle and Oral Contraceptive Use
Resource links provided by NLM:
Genetics Home Reference related topics: pyridoxal 5'-phosphate-dependent epilepsy
MedlinePlus related topics: Epilepsy Menstruation
Drug Information available for: LamotrigineU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Andrew Herzog, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- To carry out a controlled investigation to determine if combined oral contraceptive (COC) use affects serum valproate (VPA) and lamotrigine (LTG) levels [ Time Frame: 3 years ]
- To distinguish any apparent COC effects from the potential effects of the naturally occurring high (mid luteal) and low (early follicular, menstrual) steroid phases of the menstrual cycle itself [ Time Frame: 3 years ]
Biospecimen Retention: Samples Without DNA
Serum Samples for hormone testing
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|February 2006
|Study Completion Date:
|February 2009
|Primary Completion Date:
|February 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Valproate monotherapy
Valproate monotherapy with combined oral contraceptive
Lamotrigine monotherapy
Lamotrigine monotherapy with combined oral contraceptive
Detailed Description:
Participants will be given informed consent and will be asked to have two blood draws at specific times of the menstrual cycle or if on a birth control pill, during the active and inactive pill phases.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|13 Years to 45 Years (Child, Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
Two regional epilepsy centers
Inclusion Criteria:
- Must be a female between 13-45 years of age
- Must have a history of seizures
- Must be taking either lamotrigine (Lamictal) or valproate (Depakote) with or without a birth control pill
Exclusion Criteria:
- Must not be on antidepressant medication, tranquilizers, or other forms of hormonal therapy other than the birth control pill
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00296413
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00296413
|United States, Massachusetts
|Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
Sponsors and Collaborators
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Rhode Island Hospital
|Principal Investigator:
|Andrew G. Herzog, M.D., M.Sc.
|Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
More Information
Keywords provided by Andrew Herzog, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 18, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Andrew Herzog, Professor of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00296413 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|February 21, 2006
|Last Updated:
|March 10, 2017
Keywords provided by Andrew Herzog, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center:
menstrual cycle
oral contraceptive
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Contraceptive Agents
Contraceptives, Oral
Valproic Acid
Contraceptives, Oral, Combined
Reproductive Control Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Contraceptive Agents, Female
Calcium Channel Blockers
Membrane Transport Modulators
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists
Excitatory Amino Acid Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Blockers
Sodium Channel Blockers
Enzyme Inhibitors
GABA Agents
Antimanic Agents
Tranquilizing Agents
Central Nervous System Depressants
Psychotropic Drugs
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 18, 2017


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Deadmau5 Calls Himself a 'Sell-Out' For Making Dubstep Track...
It's all just an excuse to take yet another swing at Skrillex. Myspace:
We all know that dubstep is the hot thing right now, whether we like it or not. Just listen to any movie or video game trailer and you'll hear the grating electro sound of the genre. So should we be surprised when a DJ like Deadmau5 claims he's sold out by embracing the style?
Deadmau5 told CBC's Q radio of dubstep, "It's a conduit now for previously mainstream pop acts to use. I've only ever made one dubstep track and I will admit I only did it because it was cool at the time… I'm not a fan of dubstep but I figured 'Okay, well I'm sure I can engineer something that's palatable or on par with the whole Skrillex thing that everyone is into.'" So basically he's saying he made a certain type of music because it's popular and selling well. Fair enough.


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Famous Men Who Took Their Wives' Last Names
Earlier this year, a guy wrote to Dear Wendy upset that his girlfriend wouldn't take his last name if they got married. Wendy's response? "You're not a hard-line traditionalist or a domineering macho type? Good! Then you shouldn't have a problem with taking your wife's name if you feel so strong in your convictions that a family unit should share the same surname." It's still not common, per se, but more and more men are taking their wives' names for a variety of reasons—because their wife is an only child, because they like the sound of her name better, or because they don't have a great relationship with their own father. Interestingly, there are lots of barriers up for guys thinking of doing this; it's only an option in eight states. And in California, a dude had to sue to get the right to make the change. "I had a rough childhood with my father," says Michael Buday, explaining why he wanted to take his fiancee Diana Bijon's last name. "We never really got along. Diana's father stepped up, gave me career advice. He's family." [USA Today]
Earlier, I brought you female celebrities who took their husbands' names. It got me thinking, are there any male stars who've taken their wives' names? The answer is yes. Find out who after the jump.
- When Jay Mohr married actress Nikki Cox, he decided to legally add her name to his, making him Jay Cox Mohr. Many people mocked his decision, and others questioned why he put her name before his. TMZ's obnoxious but funny answer? "Then he would have been Mohr Cox — and, well … that would just be wrong." [TMZ]
- Jay-Z is rumored to have added Beyonce's name to his own, making him Shawn Knowles Carter. Not that either of them have any use for last names anyway. [All Hip Hop]
- Shayne Lamas—daughter of Lorenzo Lamas, former "General Hospital" actress, and winner of "The Bachelor" season 12—surprised us all when she married Nik Richie of the website TheDirty.com. (And no, that's not his original name—it's his version of Perez Hilton.) Interestingly, he filed paperwork in Arizona to change his name to Nik Lamas-Richie. Why? He didn't love his given name, Hooman Abedi Karamian. "[I] can't even pronounce it," he wrote in the filing. "People ask me if I am related to the Kardashians which is tacky." Ooo-kay. [TMZ]
- On a sweeter note, John Lennon is an original. When he married Yoko, he became John Ono Lennon. Whether she broke up The Beatles or not, he seriously loved her. [Wikipedia]
- Julia Stiles is a single lady, but interestingly, she has her mother's last name, which I think is pretty cool. (Her father's is O'Hara.) I wonder if she'll want to keep passing the name down when she has kids. [Wikipedia]


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Campus Roundup: YAL has been busy on college campuses across the country
By Bonnie Kristian
Sam Spaiser and other members of the YAL chapter at Indiana University-Bloomington learned exactly what their college thought about free market economics – and it wasn't pretty.
Spaiser and his chapter had applied to the school's Indiana Memorial Union Board Lectures Committee for funding to bring Mises Institute senior scholar Dr. Thomas E. Woods, Jr. to speak on campus. After a consult with the school's economics department, however, the board returned a flat refusal, citing the blatantly false excuse that Woods – a graduate of Harvard and Columbia and a New York Times bestselling author – lacked "sufficient academic credibility."
The rejection was remarkable, particularly given the board's past funding of a visit from presidential candidate John Edwards to the tune of $35,000, more than seven times what Woods had requested. As Spaiser noted, "It is clear that the Lectures Board rejected Woods based on philosophical differences, not his lack of credibility."
Woods himself commented, "If my academic credentials are in question, anyone can judge for themselves at TomWoods.com. But from their point of view I'm surely uncredentialed: unlike other speakers they might consider, I haven't wrecked any economies."
The YAL chapter sprang into action, gaining the attention of the local press…and reconsideration from the lectures board. Perhaps not surprisingly, the reconsideration proved to be short-lived as the board once again rejected the group's request, this time on the grounds that they were "too prepared" in their event planning.
Fortunately, YAL supporters from the university's alumni network, Campaign for Liberty, CampusReform.org, and other pro-liberty organizations rallied around the IU-Bloomington chapter and raised the funds necessary for the group to host Woods on campus this fall. As Spaiser put it, YAL at IU-B was "ready to take IU head on with Austrian Economics!" The September event was a wild success, with more than 250 people in attendance.
YAL chapter fights town, local gun sales ban...and wins
The Young Americans for Liberty chapter at Youngstown State University in Ohio joined Ohioans for Concealed Carry, a local gun rights group, to protest a nearby town's ban on gun sales within city limits. They picked out a location, did their research, found out they wouldn't need a permit for their peaceful event, and began a publicity campaign.
But all that planning appeared to be for naught. The local police station -- a strong supporter of the draconian gun sales law --changed its position, deciding that an event which originally required no fee or permit would now cost the YAL chapter $2000.
Cash-strapped town officials first maintained that the fee was for police protection for the event, but later admitted that if the rally had been to support the troops instead of the Second Amendment, no police protection – and thus no fee – would have been deemed necessary.
Fortunately for the YAL chapter involved, this was clearly unconstitutional ideological discrimination – and the town backed down. First, the fee for the rally was lowered and graciously paid by Ohioans for Concealed Carry so the event could proceed as planned. And better yet, as a result of YAL's activism, the town's gun sales ban was repealed shortly thereafter.
Limited government defeats socialist message
In 2010, the University of Washington at Seattle found itself affected by state-wide budget cuts. Some university workers lost their jobs as class sizes grew and student services declined. These changes, coupled with upcoming tuition hikes, left the school's Socialist Student/Worker Coalition unhappy – and calling for a big government solution to the UW's fiscal problems.
Then the president of the campus's YAL chapter, Mikayla Hall, described what happened next:
Rushing on my way to class yesterday, I took a short-cut through the Quad and found myself facing a small crowd of angry students. These students, members of the Socialist Student/Worker Coalition, gathered at various locations across campus and yelled in an all-day strike for progressive solutions to the state-wide budget cuts….Rather than decrease regulation and state involvement to promote competition and lower prices, they propose salary caps, a state income tax exclusively for wealthy Washingtonians, and a freeze on tuition.
"In an effort to remind people that more government is not the solution," Hall continued, "the local YAL chapter stepped up and hosted a counter-strike." Their efforts paid off when the YAL members became the angle of the story many local news sources chose to highlight. Standing amid more than a hundred angry socialists, the YAL members' message of free trade and limited government became the center of attention.
Students "drown" government-run healthcare
Western Michigan University's YAL chapter teamed up with a campus conservative group to take advantage of the warm May weather with a dunk tank and take a stand against government-run health care.
Renting a bright blue and yellow tank, they set up shop in the middle of campus. Members of the two groups got into costume as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Congressman Bart Stupak, two key players in the passage of Obamacare. They then offered passing students the chance to dunk the "politicians" and their unfortunate support of government health care, not to mention a fun break from exams.
The representation of Reid as Darth Vader in a tie played well with the crowd, and participating students received information about YAL and the problems with socialized medicine.
YAL's activism antics brought out the local CBS station and resulted in coverage in the student-run daily newspaper, the Western Herald.
YAL chapters defend privacy rights and challenge the TSA
As anti-TSA sentiment swelled across the nation in response to the agency's increasingly invasive and unconstitutional screening techniques, YAL sprung into action. With many students about to leave college for Thanksgiving break -- and perhaps fly home for the holiday -- the YAL national staff compiled an activism guide for students to protest the TSA, both on and off campus.
The YAL chapter at Vanderbilt University, however, already had the right idea, tabling on their campus to raise awareness about the TSA's concerning (and 100% ineffective) practices.
After the activism guide was posted, other chapters began to stage their own protests. At UC-San Diego, for instance, the YAL chapter covered their campus with anti-TSA flyers and chalk messages. The Indiana University chapter created a video appealing to fellow citizens to stand up to the TSA's abusive practices. Meanwhile, the Auburn University chapter created a clever display which enticed passing students to take information about the TSA.
However, perhaps the most exciting TSA protest story comes from the University of Virginia. Included in YAL's activism guide were several flyer templates which chapters could download and customize with their own contact information. When the YAL chapter at UVA downloaded a template which depicted as the TSA mascot Pedobear, a well-known internet meme representing sexual deviance, to post around campus for their protest, they snapped a picture of one of their flyers and put it on Reddit. The image made it to the front page of this high-traffic website, garnering more than 400,000 views and over 400 comments!
From there, it was picked up by the Huffington Post and was subsequently posted on several other sites. Congratulations again to the UVA chapter for this incredible viral success!
YAL chapters promote our constitutional message, educate fellow students
To encourage involvement on Constitution Day 2010, YAL held an activism contest for all participating chapters. Aside from some awesome prizes – including and HD flipcam for the first place winners – these chapters took home bragging rights for the coming year. The competition was stiff, but the first, second, and third place chapters went above and beyond the call of duty in their celebration of our founding document:
First Place: University of Wisconsin-Madison
YAL UW-Madison had great success on Constitution Day 2010, passing out over 100 Constitutions and collecting nearly 500 signatures of students who wanted to see Ron Paul come to Madison. They tabled at a campus hot spot and engaged in friendly conversation with passersby. The group collected information from about 40 potential recruits who expressed serious interest in joining YAL. Local news outlets ignored press releases and pictures which were sent out after the event, but a law professor at UW-Madison, who runs a widely-read blog, saw the event and very favorably covered it -- which elicited 130 comments from readers. It appears freedom is popular even at UW-Madison.
Second Place: University of Texas-San Antonio
Young Americans for Liberty at UTSA created a 17-ft Constitution and displayed it in a populated area on campus. The chapter handed out over 200 Constitutions -- all they had -- and received six feet of signatures on the display, totaling more than 325 signatures. An additional 80 students signed up to learn more about YAL. The attention didn't go unnoticed! KSAT 12, a San Antonio ABC-affiliate, picked up the story and hung around for over an hour at the event. The event was also covered by a local blog and Students for Liberty.
Third Place: Washington State University
After an evening of chalking and covering campus with flyers, YAL-WSU tabled all day for Constitution Day using the Operation Politically Homeless kit. Enticed by the colorful posters saying "student survey" and the full table display, nearly one hundred students came up to take the World's Smallest Political Quiz. All participants received pocket Constitutions and a flyer. Any students who landed in "libertarian," "conservative," or "centrist" on the quiz were asked to sign the signup sheet and received a copy of YAR. Group membership increased ten-fold!
To read about other chapters' events on Constitution Day 2010, visit www.YALiberty.org/constitutionday2010.


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Those who have spent hands-on time with the iPad are struck by its brilliance in all of those regards. However, bearing in mind the significant price point, there are a substantial number of technical limitations in the iPad that seem like horrific oversights: the lack of a front-facing built-in camera effectively sets back comms-over-IP 10 years to the era of audio-only chat - very weird bearing in mind the ubiquity of both Skype and Apple's own iChat on its own platforms.
Secondly, as unintentionally demonstrated during Jobs' presentation, Apple is still yet to support Flash, making what is supposed to be "the best browsing experience you've ever had" lack key features embedded into many websites, and depriving iPad of the hugely popular games seen in Facebook and elsewhere (perhaps even by design).
Then there's the lack of user-expandable RAM. Buy the base-level iPad and there's no way to add to the onboard memory. Tied closely to this is the bizarre omission of a memory card slot, or even an onboard USB connection. Having spent so long developing a beautiful interface for looking at photos, Apple expects you to copy them to your computer, then presumably sync them via iTunes before you can look at them. Alternatively, you can dip into your pocket to purchase an SD card adaptor (why no multi-card reader?) that also comes with a USB adaptor for a direct camera connection.
Movie playback remains very limited too: there's no support for anything other than .mov, .mp4 and .m4v files. HD support is there, but once again it's limited to Apple's backward implementation of h264. In technical terms that means Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 48kHz, with a maximum of 720p at 30 frames per second. Nope, those .avi and .mkv files are not going to work natively and even if you could download a third-party app to play them, iTunes isn't going to let you sync the file across anyway.
It's also worthwhile to remember that the vast majority of TV shows and movies operate in widescreen, while the iPad itself runs with a 9.7" 4:3 display with a resolution of 1024x768. This means no native HD rendering of high-def content. A 720p 16:9 movie will render at 1024x576 onscreen, while a 2.35:1 aspect ratio will only yield a 1024x436 image.
These basic facts mean that the real estate you do have on-screen is going to have a significant amount of space wasted displaying black bars, the alternative being to crop the left and right of the image via zoom-in. Yes, the eBook reader might look a bit strange with a 16:9 aspect ratio to contend with, but Apple itself answered the question fairly nicely with the 3:2 make-up of the iPhone screen. That being the case, reverting to a traditionally shaped display is rather baffling.
If Apple's objective was to drive the netbook phenomenon into irrelevance, it's done a pretty awful job on those counts, as any number of cheaper computers address all those issues more completely.
Of course, some of the iPad's obvious deficiencies can be answered through software upgrades. It's fair to say that the iPhone has evolved massively since its initial launch, and it's in this respect that the final key limitation of the new system should be addressed: multi-tasking.
While many of the iPad's drawbacks probably won't be such an issue to the less technologically aware, the core iPad demographic is going to be used to having instant messaging applications open at the same time as something like Facebook, or even a browser, and the iPad won't be able to do this. It's widely believed that the forthcoming iPhone OS 4.0 incorporates proper multi-tasking, but in a world where reporting Apple rumours is a cottage industry in itself, credible sources to back this up are few and far between.
Of course, problems with the iPad can be fixed with product refreshes and publicity-generating system updates, and it's in this respect that Apple has another colossal advantage over Sony and Nintendo in the gaming fields. We typically expect a games console or handheld to last us for four years or more, but we can expect the iPad to follow the trend set by the iPhone: yearly updates with useful spec boosts, thus ensuring an evolution of the platform and its gaming prowess.
Up until now, technically advanced games development on the latest iPhone has been held back by the older models, as publishers have been slow to accept the 3D boost provided by Open GL ES 2.0, which is exclusive to the 3GS and third-generation Touch. The iPad offers new impetus for the standard, and it's also an example of how products aimed at different markets, but with a clear crossover, can drive the consumer on to buying one product and upgrading another. Thankfully, used Apple gear tends to hold its price remarkably well, making the bitter pill of upgrading easier to swallow.
Games-wise, the potential of an additional revenue stream from iPad could prove irresistible to developers, and there are two possible approaches: games can be designed for iPad then scaled down for the smaller screen. Or alternatively, the third-gen Touch and 3GS can be the lead platform, with additional bling coded in for the iPad SKU. And yes, suddenly that 3GS version of Unreal Engine 3 seems to make a whole lot more sense. It's based on Open GL ES 2.0, so will work on native iPad apps as well as the 3GS.
In the meantime, Apple's decision to open up the handheld market with two - now three - different, but compatible and converging games-capable devices poses interesting questions for Sony and Nintendo with their forthcoming PSP2 and DS2 systems. Apple has already transcended the basic concept of a single SKU handheld games machine with the availability of both iPhone and iPod Touch, while the imminent release of the super-desirable iPad expands the potential appeal of mobile gameplay still further, to a brand new audience Sony and Nintendo would love to reach. Sony in particular must be wondering whether its existing Sony Reader product can survive in a market where iPad is set to dominate.
Short-term, Sony and Nintendo's instincts will surely be to play it safe with traditional handheld-style machines that are as cheap as possible. But we've talked in the past about thepotential specs of the PSP2 and DS2, both HD-capable should the platform holders wish, and both more than capable of competing graphically with the full-on iPad. In the case of Sony's machine especially, the mooted GPU power is staggering for a handheld device: easily in excess of what's been seen on iPad. Whether the platform holders can compete in terms of apps and operating system obviously remains to be seen.
While the smart money is on PSP2 and DS2 adopting the form factor of their predecessors, will the comparative weaknesses seen in the feature-set of the iPad tempt Sony or Nintendo to take it on head-to-head with alternate SKUs of their own? Or could the iPad experiment itself fail, beaten by a combination of cheaper, more mobile devices at one end of the market and superior, undoubtedly cheaper tablets from its competitors?
Only time will tell, but in the meantime, the imminent arrival of iPad certainly adds extra spice to the mobile computer and gaming markets.


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God Did That?
2 Samuel 6.1-15 - David brings the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem
My guess is that many of you have never heard this story from the OT before today. I encountered it in seminary when our earliest assignment was to read the Bible and outline it. That seems like an obvious assignment for a school filled with budding preachers, but the truth is that I had not read the Bible from cover to cover until that time. Like most folks, I had done Bible studies and Sunday School lessons, but they were all hit or miss affairs. I suppose that I have read the favorites many times, but more obscure passages like this one I had simply missed.
This story began at Mt Sinai where Moses received the Ten Commandments carved onto two stone tablets. He immediately needed a way to carry these tablets. God gave Moses careful instructions on building the Ark of the Covenant. The ark was made of acacia wood and had long handles so the priests could carry it on the journey. This was a box designed to hold the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments – God's covenant with Israel.
The theology of the Ark said that wherever the Ark was present, God was present. If the Ark was being carried forward, then God was leading the people on the journey. If the Ark was at rest, then God was simply present among the people. For a people like the Hebrew Children on a journey from slavery to the Promised Land, it was a powerful symbol of God's leading and presence among them.
[APPLIC:] Where is our Ark of the Covenant? What stands among us as a sign of God's presence and leading?
As the years went by and the Children of Israel moved further into the Land of Promise, they often carried the Ark into battle. It remained a symbol of God's presence and a reminder that these battles for the Land were God's battles. Well, as events would unfold, the Children of Israel met at foe they could not defeat; these were the Philistines. The day came when the Israelites went out for battle with the Ark of the Covenant to remind them of God's support and presence. But, instead of victory, they were defeated soundly. The Philistines captured the Ark of the Covenant and took it back to their city as spoils of war. However, they found that holding the Ark of Israel's God as a kind of hostage a complicated matter, so they dumped it at the house of Abinadab. And there it stayed without much notice for 20 years.
Time went by, and Israel asked for a King; this king was King Saul. He was an able King, but Saul was unable to recapture the Ark. David followed Saul to the throne. He was able to win much more land for the Israelites. He was able to defeat the Philistines and reclaim title to the Ark. About the same time, David captured Jerusalem and made it his capitol city. The journey to bring the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem is the task of the story we have read this morning from the scriptures.
Until this point in Israel's history, they have never had a capitol, never expected that the Ark of the Covenant should stand in any place in particular; David is only the nation's second king. Even under David, there was still no Temple; worshiping God was done in small shrines scattered all over the land. King David brought many changes into Israel's life.
[TEXT:] The scripture follows David's defeat of the Philistines. It is time for a victory march into his chosen city. David calls out 30,000 warriors; it appears that he is going to battle again. But, this time, he leads them to Baale-Judah to bring from there the Ark of God. He placed the Ark on a new cart and brought it out of the house of Abinadab. Until now, it has been under the care of Abinadab and his sons, Uzzah and Ahio; by the time this story ends, it will be clearly under the care of King David.
Suddenly, an interruption: As the cart crosses the threshing floor of Nacon, the oxen stumble and the ark teeters. Uzzah reaches out his hand to steady the ark. The anger of the Lord flares, and God strikes Uzzah DEAD. We are shocked. What has Uzzah done to deserve this? Uzzah may have wanted only to help, but his casual hand on the holy ark carries a terrible price. David is angry toward God. Our immediate response is outrage; Uzzah was just trying to help. Why the harsh punishment?
Think about what has happened: It appears that there is confusion about who is in charge of this moment. David's anger suggests that he assumed that he was in charge of this move, and Uzzah's death is a direct challenge to his assumption. David must understand that too casual an attitude with things that are holy carries a terrible price. So, David can be angry or he can be humbled. He leaves the Ark in the care of someone else, and goes home to reflect on the power of the God who is symbolized by this Ark.
[REFLECT:] Have you ever had an experience that sent you off to reflect on God's role and work in your life? I hope so….
The death of Uzzah STANDS AS A CAUTION to everyone among us who sets out to lead in this world that politics and religion can be dangerous to handle. They can give power and improve the lives of all in the nation; they can also blow up in our faces if handled too casually. The death of Uzzah is told as a reminder of the danger of trying to manage God's holiness. What should be reverence and awe before God gives way to the notion that we can put our hands on God. In that way lies death -- perhaps not as dramatic, as Uzzah's but just as fatal. As I recall, Jesus addressed his topic in the gospels. In Matthew, he called those who thought they could control God's holiness by their own efforts "Whitewashed tombs… full of dead men's bones" (Matt 23.27) (1).
When the story resumes in v. 9, David brings a new attitude of respect to divine presence: holy fear and awe. When the Ark is moved just six steps, they sacrifice an ox and a calf. Then, the journey continues to Jerusalem. David danced with joy before the Lord all the way.
[CHANGE:] Someone pointed out that this passage is about *change*. The big change David works in this passage is a change in the worship of God. By moving the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem, David is claiming:
1. That the King should be the SOLE guardian of the Ark and therefore the guardian of Israel's understanding of God.
2. That worship should be centered in Jerusalem rather than scattered in many shrines and practices. You see, if Israel's worship is scattered throughout the many shrines, then Israel's loyalties are scattered as well. David must bring Israel's worship to one place so he can ask for these twelve tribes to become one nation.
3. That the King should be endowed with the blessing of God in a manner that legitimizes his rule. You see, the Ark was the symbol of God's covenant with tribal Israel. It stands as the great symbol of Israel's encounter with God at Mt. Sinai. If David can incorporate this great symbol into his kingship, then he establishes himself as the legitimate king over twelve tribes that never before knew a king.
[APPLIC:] This is a story about change. King David is bringing enormous change to the little land of Israel. From our vantage point, it may look like the obvious change that was needed; it may look like a good and useful change. But, at the time it was fraught with uncertainty, and support was not assured.
David has moved Israel from the loose tribal confederacy that was soundly defeated twice by the Philistines, culminating in the loss of the Ark (1 Sam 4.2-7.1). Now, these tribes are becoming an organized nation with central leadership, a capital and a standing army which defeats the Philistines twice (2 Sam 5.17-25), They now find themselves in position to reclaim the Ark.
B. But, even here we find a lesson in change. Even in reclaiming the Ark, David cannot bring Israel back to the nation it was when the Philistines first captured it; he can only bring it forward to a new place of beginning. Thus, this story, despite all the glory and accomplishments represents a confrontation between the old and new.
C. Further caution: King David's display is either (1) a genuine recognition and honoring of presence of God among us (as represented by the Ark) or (2) a manipulation of religious symbols for the sake of his own political power. Unfortunately, the line between these possibilities is extremely thin. More likely, David's dancing is a blending of these possibilities that even he could not separate.
More personally, King David's display stands as a *caution* to us as we go about our life together as Christians and as we witness to the presence of God among us.
+For a long time, we at Church Street have carefully insisted that partisan politics stop at the church-house door. This insistence has been good for us.
+In our life together, we expect to see strong-willed candidates, who are vying for the same office, kneeling at the Lord's Table, preferably side by side.
+In our exploration of faith, we assume that the call and the teaching of God stand above the policies of any human institution.
+And yet, in our search for faith, we stand humbly aware that any of us are capable of confusing our own priorities for the priorities of God.
2. The reality is that political power and religious power must live together. On one hand, religious convictions are the surest confirmation and validation of political convictions. On the other hand, political power is necessary to make religious convictions visible and concrete. It seems that we are in bed together. To stand apart and pretend that there is no partnership is at best naïve, at worst blind.
[CONCL:] Still, David did lead Israel through this time of change. Looking back, we applaud the results of his leadership. Thus, this story stands as an inspiration to every one of us who carry the weight of leadership. We can lead those who follow us to a better place. It also stands as inspiration to everyone us that hears leaders around us calling for change. They may be God's leaders for this season of change.
1. Based on "Reflections," 2 Samuel Commentary, The New Interpreter's Bible, pp. 1251f.


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Schuster is former president of the Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine, former chair of the Council of Academic Societies of the Association of American Medical Colleges, and a current member of the APM Board of Directors. She is a recipient of the prestigious Dema C. Daley Founder's award, given annually to recognize national educators, innovators, and leaders of internal medicine, and Schuster was granted Mastership, an honor awarded a small number of physicians who have contributed extensively to the profession by the American College of Physicians. She has previously served as a Regent of the American College of Physicians and chaired its Education Committee.
Schuster has been at the Boonshoft School of Medicine since 1995. Prior to her present position, she served as residency program director for the Primary Care Program in Internal Medicine and the Combined Internal Medicine and Pediatric Program at the University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry. She holds a B.A. in Biology and an M.S. in Education from the University of Pennsylvania, and an M.D. from the University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, where she also completed postgraduate residency training in internal medicine.
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Otherwise, the Prius has an extremely space-efficient, versatile layout. The cargo area expands easily, and the batteries are hidden away underneath so well you might not even think about it. There are plenty of storage cubbies around the Prius' interior as well, providing plenty of space to stow small electronics or personal items out of sight.
The Prius' plastics are pretty good in look and feel—except for the ones around the center stack and instrument panel—and they're carbon-neutral.
While the 2011 Prius is relatively quiet inside, there's one issue noted by several of our editors: the gasoline engine can be felt, and possibly heard, more than in previous versions of the Prius. Whether we're simply noticing that because the Prius has improved insulation from wind and road noise, we're not sure.


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Does anyone have any tips on how to make fondant look really shiney other than steamers? I did see where you can spray your cake with a light coat of cooking spray but wasn't sure how that would end up.
I read in one of the threads on this site that you can also use shortening. I would apply it with a pastry brush. Very thinly of course. The spray might work too, I would also apply it with a brush. Maybe you should try both ways on a scrap of fondant. Who knows, the spray might break down or melt the fondant. Good Luck!
Just asked this question a few days ago and got lots of great ideas. But the one that worked the best for me was...... 50/50 mix of corn syrup and alcohol (Vodka) and shake it in a small bottle and then apply with a brush.
Hope this helps.


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Tetuan Vacation Packages
Tetuan is close to many of Madrid's more popular attractions. The Plaza de Castilla and the Gate of Europe are amongst the best places to explore here. Also, be sure to check out Parque Norte and British Embassy.
Madrid is famous throughout the world as being home to Prado Museum. It is only less than 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) from the middle of town.
To better understand Madrid, take a trip to one of its fabulous cultural destinations. Visit some of the noteworthy exhibit spaces and museums including the Museum of Natural Sciences, the Fundacion Lazaro Galdiano and the Lazaro Galdiano Museum. For a great night out, spend an evening at the Teatros del Canal and the National Auditorium of Music, one of the region's best-loved concert venues.
When it's time escape the city, head to the nearby outdoor areas. If you're in need of a green urban park be sure to check out the Parque de la Dehesa de la Villa and the Parque de Berlin.
Some of the best golf courses around include the Green Canal Golf. Grab a buddy and hit the greens.
Finding somewhere comfortable to stay in the Tetuan area is simple. If you're looking for a warm welcome and a good nights sleep check out the amenities at the Eurostars Madrid Tower, the InterContinental Madrid, and the popular Meliá Galgos.


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