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I am filling out my driver's license forms and have a question: What is the Jewish view of organ donation? I have heard there are issues with it. But I thought saving a life is the greatest thing one can do. So what's the story?
Judaism holds life as being sacred. For this reason, donating an organ to save a life is one of the highest act of virtue one can do. But sometimes, precisely because life is sacred, organ donation is problematic.
Sometimes, precisely because life is sacred, organ donation is problematicJewish law distinguishes between donating organs during your lifetime and organ donation after death. While you are alive, to donate an organ that you can live without, like a kidney, or parts that will replenish themselves, like bone marrow or blood, in order to save or vastly improve another life is one of the greatest acts you could do.
In theory, the same should apply to donating organs after death. Being that saving lives overrides almost any other moral concern, the opportunity to do so after our death should be not only acceptable but even obligatory. So for example, though the Torah commands us to be buried whole, this command would step aside for the greater command to save lives.
But in practice, consenting to have your organs removed after death presents some heavy problems.
It is forbidden to tamper with a corpse in any way unless it is in order to directly save a life. But when you sign a consent form to have your organs removed, not all of those organs will necessarily be used for an immediate transplant. They may be used for research, or stored away, or even discarded if not needed. Jewish law only allows organ donation if it can be ensured that the organs will indeed be used to save lives.
But there is a much more serious concern. To be usable in a transplant, most organs have to be removed while the heart is still beating. But Jewish law maintains that if the heart is still beating, the person is still alive. The moment of death is defined as when the heart stops. So to remove organs from a brain dead patient while the heart is still beating is tantamount to murder.
While the medical and legal world has accepted brain death as a new definition of death, the vast majority of experts in Jewish law have not. To tamper with the definition of death is to start on a path that can lead to major ethical problems.
This is a life and death question. We need higher wisdom to guide us...Imagine a case where 89 year old patient X is partially brain dead and, according to the doctors, certainly going to die. Patient Y in the next bed, aged thirty five, urgently needs a heart transplant. Why not pronounce X dead now rather than risk losing both patients? It may sound reasonable, but it is taking one life to save another. For those who see life as sacred, this is unconscionable.
Some countries offer an option to give consent to organs being removed on condition that a rabbi is consulted beforehand, who will ascertain that they will only be removed after absolute death and be used only to save lives. In countries where no such option exists, we don't consent to the removal of organs after death.
This is a life and death question. We need higher wisdom to guide us. I wouldn't want to have to decide what is right and wrong based on my own subjective opinion and feelings. Thank G‑d we have the Torah to give us clarity in these ultimate issues.
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At the time the Halachic criteria of death was established, checking for a heartbeat was the best indicator available. Today, an EEG is a better indicator, and should be the criteria of death, when possible. If an EEG isn't possible, then go by heartbeat. And still, the determination is made by rules, not arbitrarily or circumstancially.
But either way, EEG or heartbeat, the ethics behind the law would be the same - you respect the definition and sanctity of a living person.
Actually, on a tangent - I find using a lack of heartbeat as the criteria for death rather scary. Since it can be reversed by as little as a few seconds of CPR, or a quick jolt from a defibrillator.
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That said, others disagree and these laws are a bit complex with various factors to consider, therefore, as is always the case, one should consult with their own rabbi on all matters of Jewish law.
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A day after New Jersey Governor Chris Christie called the New York Daily News' Jets beat writer a "complete idiot," the paper struck back on the front page by calling Christie a "fatso."
During his morning guest hosting with Craig Carton on WFAN's "Boomer and Carton" show on Monday morning, Christie called out reporters for criticizing Jets coach Rex Ryan for playing quarterback Mark Sanchez at the end of Saturday night's pre-season game against the Giants. Sanchez wound up with a shoulder injury and is now "day to day."
Christie described Daily News Jets reporter Manish Mehta as a "complete idiot, self-consumed, underpaid reporter," and said if he were Ryan he would have told him, "you're an idiot, don't ask stupid questions."
In a column titled "Chris Christie needs to pick on someone his own size," Daily News columnist Mike Lupica said that Christie "may have thought he was being a standup guy for his friend Rex Ryan. He ended up looking small instead." He included a graphic with Mehta and Christie's fighting stats titled "Manish vs. the Meatball."
The paper also used the headline "ATTACK OF THE BLOB" inside.
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Thank you for writing this. As someone who is dealing with a pituitary tumor that has hurt every system in my body (yet it's called benign because they have no classification system because no one has studied them enough and they don't know if it will spread), has beaten Cushing's Disease (caused by said tumor), and had their adrenal glands removed (also because of said tumor), I really resent all the attention that's paid to breast cancer. Try living with a disease with NO FUNDING, NO RESEARCH, NO HOPE! To beat one deadly disease, I had to be GIVEN another one that will be with me as long as I live. Bet none of you have even heard of Cushing's much less know that April 8th is Cushing's Awareness DAY (we don't even get a month). I am tired of having pink shoved in my face as if it's the only disease people die from. I refuse to buy anything pink during the month of October and I do not support any business that asks me to donate to breast cancer research or forces pink crap on me until they start selling gray, teal, brown, white, blue/yellow, multi-colored puzzle piece, purple, lavendar, etc. stuff all year round and donating to other charities.October 03 2010 at 6:48 PM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down Reply
My husband developed breast cancer and found that men get breast cancer also. The pink ribbon should be shaded in blue or purple to reflect both sexes.October 02 2010 at 1:40 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
My 15 year old daughter was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma last March. Her color is purple. Everywhere we go we see pink. We have several friends who are breast cancer survivors so we are obviously very happy for the research and advances that have been made for them BUT try explaining that to a teenager on chemo and steriods. Not every cancer is breast cancer. Awareness has to be raised on every kind of cancer not just the popular ones.September 29 2010 at 3:02 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
You didn't even mention the children. September is Childhood Cancer Awareness month. Here are a few facts for you: Childhood cancer is the #1 killer disease of our kids before age 20; killing more kids every year than cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy, asthma and AIDS combined. Childhood cancer is 2nd only to accidents as a cause of death for our children. Childhood cancer is diagnosed in 1 of 300 children before the age of 20. Childhood cancer is diagnosed in nearly 15,000 children every year. Childhood cancer kills nearly 3,000 children every year. Over 40,000 kids are being treated for childhood cancer every day. Childhood cancer actually includes 12 major groups and numerous sub-groups of cancer types (e.g., brain, blood and central nervous system cancers). The average 5-year survivorship rate (78%) for all types of childhood cancer has been level for years; with some types of childhood cancer still extremely challenging to treat. The 350,000 survivors of childhood cancer today face a 2/3 chance of developing long-term health effects from treatments, including; secondary cancers, major organ problems, fertility issues, and development issues. Childhood cancers are not scaled down version of adult cancers, they are different types of cancers and require specialized research. Childhood cancer research is woefully underfunded compared to adult cancers, with shockingly low funding levels from the American Cancer Society (less than $0.01 per $1 public support) and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (less than $0.05 per $1 public support), and less than 4% of funds from the National Cancer Institute directed to all services associated with childhood cancer. Although the pharmaceutical industry invests more money in research than the National Institutes of Health, this investment historically has all but excluded childhood cancer research; it's just not profitable.September 29 2010 at 12:44 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Thank you, Donna, for another brilliant expose of the cancer industry. I noticed that pink had already appeared - seemingly everywhere - and it's still September. TEAL, folks, TEAL is the color for September!!! And there are so many questions about whether the money spent on... pink [brand name] mixers? pink garbage cans?... yogurt?... goes to help research or is just a great marketing move to get the companies' names out there. Cancer needs serious research. We need serious health care coverage and concern in this country.September 29 2010 at 8:49 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Gold! Gold is the color for September! Childhood Cancer Awareness month. I know people don't like to think about it, but there are many kids suffering, yet so little awareness. Hard to think about, but we must.September 29 2010 at 12:45 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
I have lost so many family members to different cancers it truly makes me feel "sick" when people "expect me" to "pick a color"! I have had people treat me as if I had slapped them because I won't "join t-h-e-i-r color-causes"...even when I tell them "they truly have no idea until they l-i-v-e the experiences of lives f-i-l-l-e-d with the horrors of dealing with one of the most devastating diagnoses a human being can receive! There should be only "ONE COLOR" and the fight should be "UNIVERSAL"..."CANCER knows no boundaries"!!!September 29 2010 at 3:07 AM Report abuse Permalink +4 rate up rate down Reply
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Naval Construction Group 1 established
Naval Construction Group (NCG) 1 was established during a historic ceremony March 11 that integrated two Seabee commands at Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) Port Hueneme.
The 31st Seabee Readiness Group (31st SRG), responsible for training, equipping and maintaining the readiness of the Pacific Naval Construction Force, and the 30th Naval Construction Regiment (30NCR), responsible for operational command and control of the Pacific-deployed Naval Construction Force, merged to create NCG 1.
"This is not just a name change," said Capt. Dean Tufts, commander of NCG 1. "It's an organizational shift to maximize our Seabee readiness and create an even stronger unity of command on the West Coast and into the Pacific."
Tufts, who will serve as the first commander of NCG 1, explained that the best of the West for Seabee training, logistics and operations would now be integrated.
While both 30NCR and 31st SRG currently oversee a total of about 3,000 active duty and reserve military as well as civilians, NCG 1 will oversee 7,000 personnel starting in April. The total includes all Seabees in the Western two-thirds of the United States, as well as all of the Naval Construction Forces in the Pacific.
The new command will be the sister command to NCG 2, which established a couple of weeks earlier in Gulfport, Miss. While NCG 1 will oversee the Pacific, NCG 2 oversees the Atlantic, effectively splitting command and control of all Seabee units — active and reserve — between both NCGs.
"Today is about change, and today we are going to be making history," said Rear Adm. Mark Handley, Commander, 1st Naval Construction Division. "This change will make us stronger and more capable."
Handley, guest of honor for the ceremony, explained that since World War II, the Naval Construction Force numbers have increased and decreased based on need and that Seabees must be flexible to remain relevant.
While 30NCR will essentially continue its current mission as a part of NCG 1, the ability to have singular focus is expected to have long-term positive impact as they move forward.
"Over the past decade, the Regiment has had to look over its shoulder for an upcoming deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan and could only manage partial focus on the Pacific," said Capt. Rod Moore, 30NCR's commander. "Now when we look over our shoulder in the future, we will instead see our teammates at the new Naval Construction Group 1 where we are forging these two capable units into a mutually supportive relationship."
Moore will serve both as 30NCR's commander and NCG 1's deputy commander.
Tufts wanted the crowed to understand that the 31st SRG was not being decommissioned, but instead is undergoing a transformation as it has so many times in history: From its beginnings as the 31st Naval Construction Regiment in 1944, to the 31st SRG in 2003 and now today as NCG 1, no matter what the name, the command will continue to prepare Pacific Fleet Naval Construction Force units to conduct construction in support of combatant commanders to win America's wars.
"Ten years ago, in March 2003, we watched the TV coverage of the 'shock and awe' campaign in Baghdad, which kicked off Operation Iraqi Freedom," said Tufts as he looked out over the crowd. "I am reminded since then, Seabees have regularly deployed to places like Iraq, Afghanistan and the Horn of Africa. In fact, about three-quarters of these Seabees standing before you have deployed to a combat zone many of them two and three times. I am so proud and honored to be associated with [these Seabees] and our new command. I look forward to shaping the future of the Naval Construction Force with [them]."


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When Gary Perkins' friend needed help to rescue a trapped owl, the West Kelowna resident didn't hesitate.
During the last week of October, Don Turk was walking his dog along side a West Kelowna vineyard when he spotted an owl tangled in some netting.
"Don came and talked to me and I agreed to help him. We went up (to where the owl was) and we covered him with a towel and cut him loose," says Perkins.
The owl was very calm according to Perkins, and did not scratch or struggle as the men freed the bird.
"Actually when we covered him with the towel, he went so quiet there I thought he was dead," Perkins explained.
Once the owl was free, it stood and stared at the men long enough for them to snap a picture, before flying off.
"He seemed healthy enough to fly away, but was probably hungry and tired. I don't know how long he had been there."
Later in the day the men checked back at the spot where they had found the owl to see if it was still there, but it had moved along.
Perkins says he has never touched an owl before, but was glad he could help the little guy - or girl- out.
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When visiting that addy to test shockwave, do you see a 'd' icon? press it. Same for testing flash player, you need to press the 'f' icon.
Can't get the Firefox Shockwave plugin to work m8 .. I'm installing it at T13 after installing Firefox and then testing it at http://www.adobe.com...ckwave/welcome/
This would definately be caused by your nLite removals, i have no idea which is causing it though.
Also after installing MSN again at T13 when running it after first boot I get ..
The application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.
This was intentional.
Also the WinAmp install omits Start menu Shortcuts not sure if this is intentional but thought I'd mention it anyway!
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Major thanks for the addons though I've managed to knock another 20Mb off the uA CD to make room for more stuff!
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Did you test this? It fails at T13 with an error "unable to find HTTP handler" or words to that effect, this is when the Shockwave installer tries to pop the Register page and the "Are you over 13" check box, so with this in mind AFAIK its not possible to create a T13 installer for Shockwave unless this event it some how omited or masked out.
I've been trying to do this my self for some time but not managed it yet, so at the moment I have a Flash Addon but have Omitted the shockwave addon until the problem is solved.
Anyone have any idea's on this? I've read up about the corporate installers and have tried a couple but all throw the register page at the end of the Shockwave install.
yes i did test it and apart from the popup page, which unfortunately cannot be helped, it worked fine
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Asean integration needs 'change in mindset'-A A +A
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CEBU CITY (Updated) -- The Philippines will come out ahead of the competition, but the Filipino business sector needs to change its mindset to be an active driver for the rest of the Asean, said Dr. Cielito Habito, former Economic Planning secretary.
Habito was one of the speakers in Wednesday's Sun.Star Asean Economic Community (AEC) 2015 forum held at Marco Polo Hotel in this city.
Habito, who is also chief of the United States Agency for International Development's (USAID) Trade-Related Assistance for Development, said the Asean integration is not new to the Philippines, with 99.65 percent of its goods traded at zero tariffs since January 2010.
He said the country no longer needs to prepare but adjust to the challenges posed by the integration since the AEC is already here. The Asean integration is set to start on December 31, 2015.
Habito said the AEC poses a lot of challenges for the Philippines, but also gives more opportunities for the less developed countries, especially Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam.
Among the advantages of the integration outlined by Habito were: greater efficiency, that is from more technology sharing to lower costs and prices for all; higher productivity that means higher income; and stronger interdependence that the AEC fosters.
"It is pushing us to finally do the right things," he said, stressing that with the forthcoming integration, the Philippines is forced to reduce trade tariffs, build inherent competitiveness, and widen its scope as it can now tap opportunities from capital markets integration, which also means that financing options are much wider now.
He advised the business sector to find strategic positioning in cross-border value chains and look beyond the AEC toward global value chains.
Habito also challenged the country's large enterprises to opt for more inclusive value chains vs vertical integration as contribution to inclusive growth, while small-medium enterprises (SMEs) should shun the "kanya-kanya" or the system of individualism but rather embrace clustering.
"We should work together….Because if you partner with others, that is already a bridge that leads to greater regional cohesion, harmony and peace," he said.
"Asean is not they, but we," Habito stressed. (LMY/Sunnex)
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The government is to stabilise the rocks near Ghar Lapsi by using rock nets and rock bolts, Infrastructure Minister Joe Mizzi said.
Replying to questions in parliament, he said a danger of falling rocks existed in a substantial part of the coastline near Ghar Lapsi and action would be taken in hand immediately to avert the danger in the most popular bathing area.
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*I SEE* some guys having fun together with a mate, not men of one group taking it out on a man of another group. You need to replace your eyes.--------------well, what i said, wasnt at all racist, i just said what was happening in the clip.. the white guys is releasing some frustration, which is probably caused by the army.. so they decided to have some fun, so they scotchtaped a black guy to the grill of a car.. again, i just said what was going on in the clip..IT WAS NOT RACIST... maybe you need to replace your eyes!?
*I SEE* some guys having fun together with a mate, not men of one group taking it out on a man of another group. You need to replace your eyes.
Firstly, I See comments FAR worse than Lion's all the time on IAB, and none of guy s say a damn thing.
Second, I don`t care what your feelings on the war are, who you know over there, what you`ve done, etc, etc, etc...Those are people. They used to live next door to you, work down the hall from you, pass you in the hallways at school, date your daughter, throw eggs at your house, cut you off on the freeway, hold a door open for you, wash your car, make your food....human beings. And you know what? War sucks. End of story. If you don`t find some way to relax and laugh a little, you go kinda crazy. You learn to be aware that any moment things could get pooty. And you know what? You find a way to laugh anyway.
I am not a soldier. I don`t plan to be one. But when I see this, I smile, because for just one damn minute they weren`t in a warzone, they we just some guys goofing off.
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Intel's LGA 1150 socket that will be introduced together with next year's Haswell processors will also be compatible with the company's upcoming Broadwell CPUs, which are expected to arrive in 2012 fabricated using the 14nm production node.
This information was unveiled by a recently leaked Intel slide that details the company's 2013 Haswell processors and the Lynx Point chipset accompanying it.
According to this slide, the LGA 1150 socket that Intel plans to introduce at the same time with the successor of Ivy Bridge will also be compatible with the company's 2014 desktop CPUs.
Even though most of us expected this to be the case, it's nice to see a confirmation from Intel's part.
The slide leaked by Donanim Haber also gives us some info about Intel's Lynx Point chipset, which pretty much packs the same features as the 7-series platform controller hubs (PCHs) for Ivy Bridge CPUs, but adds a Clarkville NIC.
For those of you that aren't up to speed with Intel's processor plans, the Broadwell CPU comes as a "tick" on the chip maker's roadmap, meaning that this is actually a 14nm die shrink of the Haswell architecture.
Compared to its predecessor, Broadwell will however use a more integrated design which includes features such as Ethernet, Thunderbolt or USB 3.0 right on the chip's die.
Right now, little else is known about Broadwell, but since it comes as a die shrink of Haswell, many of the architecture changes and features introduced by Intel in the latter will make their transition towards this 2014 CPU.
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"A Look Back" is a series of posts we here at Caughtonset.com feature weekly. It's as simple as the title makes it sound. Each Friday we will take "A Look Back" to the set of a newly released film. Look at pictures from the set today, then watch the movie tonight.
Today we are taking a look back at another limited release flick. Arbitage stars Richard Gere, Susan Surandon and Tim Roth. The story sounds pretty interesting too. From IMDB.com:
"A troubled hedge fund magnate desperate to complete the sale of his trading empire makes an error that forces him to turn to an unlikely person for help."
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Sounds pretty interesting, too bad it's only being released in 197 theaters nationwide. I'm in luck I have a choice of a whopping 3 theaters in my area playing it this weekend. If you aren't so lucky maybe it will get a wider release in a couple of weeks and you can check it out then. If not there are a number of other movies coming out in much wider releases, Resident Evil: Retribution, Last Ounce of Courage and Finding Nemo IN 3D!


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The three jewels of Indochina - Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia - share a common cultural heritage yet possess their own unique personalities and histories as well. The French ruled this area, collectively known as Indochine, from the late 1800's through the mid-20th century. The French influence still remains in some areas, mingling with the cultural influences of China and India.
Laos is the least developed of the three former French Indochinese states and offers travelers an unparalleled glimpse of traditional Southeast Asian life. After two decades of isolation from the outside world, this landlocked, sparsely populated country is enjoying peace, stabilizing its political and economic structures, and admitting foreign visitors - albeit in limited numbers.
Most visitors to Vietnam are overwhelmed by the sublime beauty of the country's natural setting: the Red River Delta in the north, the Mekong Delta in the south and almost the entire coastal strip are a patchwork of brilliant green rice paddies tended by women in conical hats. There are some divine beaches along the coast, while inland there are soaring mountains, some of which are cloaked by dense, misty forests. Vietnam also offers an opportunity to see a country of traditional charm and rare beauty rapidly opening up to the outside world.
Cambodia has emerged from decades of war and isolation and is well and truly back on the Southeast Asian travel map. The successor-state of the mighty Khmer Empire, which ruled much of what is now Vietnam, Laos and Thailand, Cambodia boasts a rich culture, a weathered French-era capital and impressive natural scenery. The celebrated temples of Angkor are Cambodia's greatest tourist attraction.
Day 1 - BANGKOK
Arrive at Bangkok International Airport. Upon clearing customs and immigration, walk to the Novotel Suvarnabhumi Hotel's shuttle, the official hotel of the airport.
Day 2 - BANKGOK-LUANG
This morning, transfer by hotel shuttle to Bangkok International Airport for your flight to Luang Prabang. Upon arrival after clearing customs and immigration, your guide will meet and escort you to your hotel. He/she will be waiting just outside the airport exit, as entry is not allowed into the arrivals hall.
After settling in, join your guide for a tour around the old city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Begin your tour with a visit to Wat Visoun (Wat Wisunalat), built in 1513 and the oldest functioning temple in Luang Prabang, which contains a collection of antique wooden Buddhas. Visit the nearby Wat Aham before continuing to Wat Xieng Thong, the crown jewel of monasteries and temples in the city. Its many ornate buildings feature exquisite mosaic and gold-stenciled murals. From here, stroll down main street ("Wat Street") and, time permitting, stop at some of the many temples that line its sides, including Wat Sibounheuang, Wat Si Moungkhoun, Wat Sop and Wat Sene. Return to your hotel for the rest of the day at leisure.
Day 3 - LUANG PRABANG
After breakfast visit the National Museum (closed on Tuesdays), which was once a king's palace. Displayed inside is a lovely collection of personal artifacts from the royal family, including photos, musical instruments and many gifts received from the dignitaries of foreign countries.
This afternoon take a riverboat trip down the Mekong River with your guide to visit the sacred Pak Ou Buddha Caves. These caves, overlooking the confluence of the Mekong and Ou Rivers, are home to thousands of Buddha images that have been placed here by local people since the 16th century. Walk through the caves before returning to your boat to continue on to Ban Xang Hai. This small village was once a jar-producing village, but today the community fills the jars with láo-láo, the local rice whiskey. Return to Luang Prabang for the rest of the day at leisure.
Day 4 - LUANG PRABANG-HANOI
Enjoy a free morning in Luang Prabang. This afternoon you'll board your flight to Hanoi. Upon arrival you will be met by our representative and transferred to your hotel. Enjoy the evening at leisure.
Day 5 - HANOI-HALONG CITY
Visit the miniature One Pillar Pagoda to hear the legend of its construction, born from the love of an emperor in the 11th Century. This monument was rebuilt after being destroyed by the French in 1954. Today it stands next to the vast Ho Chi Minh Memorial Complex, a lovely park that is Ho Chi Minh's final resting place. Silent sentries guard the monumental marble and granite mausoleum (closed on Mondays an Fridays and annually in October and November). Continue through the park to Ho Chi Minh's stilted house, the simple two-room cottage where "Uncle Ho" lived and worked from 1948 until his final days. Preserved in the same condition as during his life, it may be viewed from the outside only.
Take to the streets for a walking tour of the Ancient Quarter or 36 Streets District. This densely populated corner of the city was once a center of commerce where goods were sold under the street name of a particular guild. Still a thriving community of vendors, you will see street names such as Sugar Street, Tin Street and Paper Street. Homes and ancient temples are interspersed with stores in this souvenir hunter's paradise!
This afternoon travel overland (3 hrs) by private vehicle to Halong City. Upon arrival, check-in to your hotel and enjoy the evening at leisure.
Day 6 - HALONG
The morning is at leisure until you board a traditional Chinese style sailing junk (before noon), which will be your home for the next two days. Facilities include seven air-conditioned double cabins with en suite bathrooms, a large sun deck and a spacious dining room serving traditional Vietnamese cuisine. You will be greeted with champagne upon check-in and lunch.
Meander through the area whose name translates to "Where the Dragon Descends into the Sea." Local fishermen swear that the sea monster can still be heard and it's easy to believe them in this mystical land. Cruise along Halong Bay, stopping to visit Thien Cung and Dau Go caves before continuing on to a variety of islands including Tuan Chau, Dinh Huong, Ga Choi, "Dog Island," and "Sail Island." Stop at Titov beach for a swim. (Order of stops subject to change). Dinner will be served on board as the sun sets. This evening, there is an opportunity to fish or simply enjoy cocktails under the moonlight.
Day 7 - HALONG-HANOI-HUE
Enjoy breakfast on board as you cruise through the waters of Halong Bay. This morning visit "Man's Head Island," "Tortoise Island," Luon Cave, Bai Tu Long bay, "Toad Island," and Bai Tho Mountain. Lunch will be served on the ship before returning to the pier before noon to disembark. Transfer to the airport for your flight to Hue. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel for check-in.
Day 8 - HUE
Enjoy a leisurely boat ride down the Perfume River, stopping first at the iconic Thien Mu Pagoda, an elegant seven-tiered octagonal tower which has become the city's most widely recognized monument. Continue cruising into the countryside to the Imperial Tomb of Minh Mang, a majestic complex of courtyards, pavilions and temples in a beautiful, natural setting.
Then it's off to Dong Ba Market, a local market near the Imperial City, before visiting the Imperial City itself. Located in the heart of Hue, the Imperial City is a vast complex built in the early 19th century modeled after the Forbidden City in Beijing. The original walls stretched for 10 km and were surrounded by a wide moat. Today, most of the buildings have been destroyed during the Vietnam War, but the monuments that remain provide a fascinating glimpse into the court life of the Nguyen Dynasty. Enter an area of spacious courtyards and serene lotus ponds, and visit Dien Tho Palace, where the Queen Mother lived and Thai Hoa Palace, the magnificently decorated reception hall, the Halls of the Mandarins, and the original Nine Dynastic Urns, among other sites.
Day 9 - HUE-HOI AN
Today we depart by car to Hoi An with sightseeing in the large coastal city of Danang. Halfway between Danang and Hue lies the dramatic Hai Van Pass, the high dividing line between the climate zones of North and South Vietnam. As we continue south we pass Lang Co, a lovely stretch of beach curving outwards between a clear blue lagoon and the South China Sea.
Arriving in Danang, tour the Cham Museum, an elegant colonial building which now houses the finest collection of Cham sculpture in the world, with a brief stop China Beach, famous for the American soldiers during the Vietnam War. Continue south to Hoi An, stopping en route to visit the Marble Mountains, five stone hillocks that were once islands, rising sharply out of the surrounding rice fields. Riddled with caves and shrines, they are each said to represent one of the universe's five elements.
Day 10 - HOI AN
Today you'll learn the art of Vietnamese cooking. Start your day with coffee at the Hai Scout Café and head over to the Hoi An market to purchase the necessary ingredients. Chat with the local vendors and experience the sights and smells of this colorful market. Enjoy a 20-minute boat ride up the Perfume River to reach the Red Bridge Restaurant and Cooking School, where you will prepare five traditional dishes for lunch.
This afternoon enjoy sightseeing in Hoi An. This exquisitely preserved merchant town was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999. Its colorful cobblestone streets are best explored on foot. In fact this is the only way to explore the city, as no cars are allowed. Wander past low tile-roofed buildings, the bustling central market and the small harbor where colorfully painted boats are moored. Visit a private home, where members of the same family have lived for centuries. See one of their chapels built as a center for ancestral worship. Continue on to a typical Chinese-style communal hall on the famous Japanese covered bridge.
Day 11 - HOI AN-DANANG-HO CHI MINH CITY
This morning, transfer from Hoi An to Danang airport for your flight to Ho Chi Minh City. Upon arrival, you will be met by your tour guide and transferred to your hotel.
This afternoon, tour the essential highlights of Ho Chi Minh City. Begin in the historic center strolling along Dong Khoi Street, formally the center of haute couture in Saigon when it was known as Rue Catinat. Pass by classic European-style landmarks such as the ornate City Hall (Hotel de Ville) and the old Opera House (both only viewed from the outside) and pay a quick visit to the neo-Romanesque Notre Dame Cathedral and the Central Post Office.
Afterwards dive into modern history with a tour of the Reunification Palace, formerly the Independence Palace of the South Vietnamese president. This 60's style building was famously stoned by tanks on April 30, 1975 signifying the fall of South Vietnam. Continue to the harrowing War Remnants Museum, which comprehensively documents the travails of the long Vietnam- American War. Inside are detailed photography exhibitions, while outside is a collection of tanks, planes and weapons. A powerful experience, this museum is guaranteed to envoke strong emotions. Finally, end at the central Ben Thanh market, where vendors display a vast array of goods and handicrafts, appealing to every taste.
Day 12 - HO CHI MINH CITY
This morning, journey out of Ho Chi Minh City to the Cu Chi tunnels, where you will visit the vast underground network built first as a defense against the French, and later expanded during the American war.It was here that North Vietnam waged their guerrilla warfare. You'll see secret trapdoors, underground kitchens, living areas, and meeting rooms.
More adventurous travelers may explore the second, and even third level tunnels. For those preferring to remain above ground, there is ample opportunity to view excavated areas from above. Your guide will advise you of the length and level of difficulty of each tunnel before entering as some are easily accessible by stairs. We recommend good walking shoes and sunscreen and advise you may get a little dirty! Return to Ho Chi Minh City where the rest of the day is free to explore the city on your own.
Day 13 - HO CHI MINH CITY-PHNOM PENH
This morning, transfer to Ho Chi Minh City International airport for your flight to Phnom Penh. Upon arrival in Phnom Penh, you will be met by your tour guide and transferred to your hotel.
Start your tour with insight into Cambodia's cultural heritage with a visit to the Royal Palace, still the official residence of King Norodom Sihamoi. Next, we'll visit the incredible Silver Pagoda. A green-crystal Buddha and a life-size Buddha made of solid gold encrusted with 9,500 diamonds sits on a floor covered with 5,000 silver tiles. It's a dazzling sight! Nearby is the National Museum, displaying the most precious statues from temples throughout Cambodia.
From here explore the modern-day city visiting one of Phnom Penh's two great markets, the Central Market, located in a distinctive domed Art Deco building and the sprawling Russian Market, a labyrinth of stalls selling everything from CD's and DVD's to silks, crafts, jewelry, and more.
Day 14 - PHNOM PENH-SIEM REAP
This morning you will be transferred to the airport for your flight to Siem Reap, gateway to the ancient city of Angkor. Upon arrival you will be met and transferred to your hotel.
This afternoon, begin your tour of the ancient city of Angkor. First, visit the monumental Angkor Thom, last capital of the Khmers, with its Elephant Terrace, the Terrace of the Leper King. Visit the ruins of Baphuon, Royal Enclosure and Phimeanakas before continuing to the mysterious and stunning Bayon Temple. This 12th century masterpiece lies at the very center of Angkor Thom and is an archaeological wonder of symmetry and grandeur. The exterior gallery walls have extensive bas-reliefs but the highlight is the "faces," more than 200 of them, silent with the famous half-smile playing on their lips. PJ de Beerski wrote, "godliness in the majesty and the size, mystery in the expression." Watch the sun set over the Cambodian countryside from the upper terraces of an ancient Angkorian temple.
Day 15 - SIEM REAP
This morning visit the crown jewel of Khmer architecture, Angkor Wat. The largest temple in the world, it is the national symbol of Cambodia.Angkor impresses visitors both by its sheer scale and beautifully proportioned layout, as well as the delicate artistry of its carvings. To approach the temple, you must cross a vast moat, continuing along a broad causeway lined with naga balustrades.
Continue to Ta Prohm, a temple that has been left largely in its natural state since its "re-discovery" by French explorers. Surrounded by jungle, its labyrinth of stone hallways is overgrown with the roots and limbs of massive banyan trees, which envelop the stone like tentacles. Historians have noted its mystical charm. Seemingly miniature in comparison to the other Angkor temples, Banteay Srei is considered to be the jewel of classical Khmer art. Built in pink sandstone, the walls are covered in exquisitely preserved carvings of unusual delicacy. Because of its small size, fairy-like atmosphere and extraordinary examples of Khmer sculpture, this temple is often a favorite with visitors.
Visit the Chantiers Ecoles (Aritsans d Angkor) vocational center, which trains 650 apprentices each year including 160 in arts and crafts trades united in the "Artisans d'Angkor" production network. You'll have a chance to watch the artists work as you take a guided tour through the different workshops such as stone sculpture, woodcarving and polychrome.
Day 16 - SIEM REAP-BANGKOK
After breakfast at your hotel, the morning is at leisure until you are transferred to Siem Reap airport for the flight to Bangkok for your connection home. Bon Voyage!
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Pricing Information
January- April 2013
|1 passenger
|2 pax
|3-4 pax
|single supplement
|Hotel Option 1
|Hotel Option 2
May- September 2013
|1 passenger
|2 pax
|3-4 pax
|single supplement
|Hotel Option 1
|Hotel Option 2
|Option 1
|Option 2
|Day 1-2 (1 night, Bangkok)
|Novotel Suvarabhami Airport 4* Superior
|Novotel Suvarabhami Airport 4* Superior
|Day 2-4 (2 nights, Luang Prabang)
|Maison Souvannaphoum Hotel 4* Garden Wing (no extra bed)
|La Residence Pho Vau 5* Mountain View Junior Suites
|Day 4-5 (1 Night, Hanoi)
|Movenpick Hotel Hanoi 4* Superior Deluxe
|Hilton Hanoi Opera 5* Hilton Deluxe Room
|Day 5-6 (1 Night, Halong)
|Novotel Ha Long Bay 4* Superior Bay Room
|Novotel Ha Long Bay 4* Superior Bay Room
|Day 6-7 (1 Night, Cabin/Onboard, Vietnam)
|Bhaya Classic Deluxe/2D1N/Without Kayak (no extra bed)
|Paradise Luxury Cruise (F. Paradise Cruise) Deluxe/2D1N/Without Kayak (no extra bed)
|Day 7-9 (2 Nights, Hue)
|Saigon Morin Hotel 4* Colonial Deluxe
|La Residence Hotel & Spa 5* Superior/New Wing (no extra bed)
|Day 9-11 (2 Nights, Hoi An)
|Victoria Hoi An Beach Resort & Spa 4* Standard
|Victoria Hoi An Beach Resort & Spa 4* Standard
|Day 11-13 (2 Nights, Ho Chi Minh City)
|Caravelle Hotel 5* Deluxe
|Park Hyatt Saigon 5* Park Room (no extra bed)
|Day 13-14 (1 Night, Phnom Penh)
|Intercontinental Phnom Penh Hotel 5* Deluxe
|Raffles Hotel Le Royal 5* State Room (no extra bed)
|Day 14-16 (2 Nights, Siep Reap)
|Victoria Angkor Resort & Spa 5* Superior
|Raffles Grand Hotel d Angkor 5* State Garden View (no extra bed)
- Accommodations as specified in the itinerary with breakfast daily (breakfast box provided for early morning flights)
- Sightseeing by local English-speaking guides
- Boat Ticket(s) as Stated
- Airfare in economy class: Bangkok to Luang Prabang, Luang Prabang to Hanoi, Hanoi to Danang, Danang to Saigon, Saigon to Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh to Siem Reap
- Boat tickets as per the program
- Ground transportation by private A/C vehicle
- Sightseeing and admission fees according to the itinerary
- International and domestic airport taxes in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia (already in ticket price)
- International and domestic airfare and airport departure taxes other than specified
- Holiday surcharges
- Meals other than those indicated
- Drinks at meal times
- Items of a personal nature (e.g. laundry, telephone, mini bar etc.)
- Gratuities for guides and drivers
- Travel Insurance
- Visa fees for Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand
- Vietnam Letter of Invitation fee
All prices are in US dollars and do not include international airfare, unless otherwise noted.
Prices displayed are based on the lowest season base price and assume double occupancy. Prices are shown in U.S. dollars and may or may not include administrative fees, taxes, meals, airfare (where applicable) and Single Supplements. Cancellation penalties, blackout dates and other restrictions may apply.


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Darren Aronofsky's most ambitious movie since The Fountain, albeit substantially grander than that in scale and budget, Noah is shaping up to be one of 2014's most intriguing multiplex offerings. Can it stitch together its Biblical, blockbuster and indie roots with the big action beats and star-heavy cast into something that's dramatically satisfying and cerebral in that Aronofsky style? Time will tell.
Co-written by Aronofsky and Gladiator and Skyfall scribe John Logan, Noah is shaping up to be a radical reimagining not just of the Old Testament story, but of Aronofsky's career. Catch it in UK cinemas from April 4.


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Personal Liberty Poll
Where does the state get its power? It comes from paper money.
Trace it all out. It goes back to paper money as the root of all evil. All crime, poverty, corruption, wars, tyrants and despots come from paper money created by the state out of nothing.
What has happened to all paper money regimes throughout history? They have all collapsed after visiting misery on their people. The people of the world have their faith and their future based on paper money. It is all collapsing. It is not the good life; it is an illusion the world over. It is quicksand, and we are sinking in it.
What will be the final crime of the paper money system in the United States? It will be the destruction and impoverishment of the middle class. Why?
Members of the middle class are too busy being busy. They are about accumulating paper money. They are almost totally unaware of the crimes of the state and that the system they live in and depend on is collapsing. But the signs of collapse are everywhere.
And what about the rich and famous (not the entertainers): the 1 percent? Most of them are aware of history and how governments devalue their currencies, sometimes to zero. Unlike the middle class, most big events don't escape their attention.
At the time of the great Weimar German inflation of 1923, most of the wealthy Germans were out of their currency and into foreign currencies that were still strong. They were also heavily invested in gold, land and art. They were alert to the devaluation of the German mark as a result of overprinting the paper money, just as in the United States today.
Governments repudiate their debt by diluting their currencies (paper money). It's called devaluation or inflation — same thing. How many people realize that the United States is being kept afloat artificially by the printing press?
Of course, they don't talk about this, except in coded language. They call it quantitative easing or QE. All it means is they are mass printing paper money or paper money derivatives under the pretext of buying U.S. debt as U.S. bonds.
According to Robert McHugh, Ph.D.'s Main Line Investors, Inc., newsletter: "The Fed buys 85 billion of U.S. debt (bonds) in exchange for freshly printed dollars each month. This is a systematic monetization of the national debt, a huge eraser of debt and in effect forgiving the debt. Debt is gone, dollars appear. At this rate the entire national debt of $17 trillion would be wiped away in about 17 years. This is one big hoax, a financial trick that very few can understand. It is a house of cards."
So the middle class should do some of what the 1 percent does: Buy gold and silver, which is now on the bargain table. Buy land and store things of value with which to make a living.
Since we now approach a big explosion in the dollar price of gold and especially silver, some penny stocks will be going for the bull market ride. On Dec. 23, I bought 10,000 shares of Barkerville Gold, symbol BGM/V, at 40 cents. Most people would say that this is a crapshoot, and it is. But my study indicates vast potential this time around.
I sincerely hope that all you readers are loaded with silver and gold in your possession, as well as gold stocks, and that you have the stock certificates in your possession.
Store food. Store non-hybrid non-genetically modified (non-GMO) seeds.
If you are thinking of leaving the U.S., remember that all Americans are liable for income tax on their worldwide income. You will have to expatriate to have economic freedom.
I like (from what I know) the countries of Costa Rica, Singapore and the Bahamas; and Uruguay would be a choice country. Uruguay is about as big as Missouri and has a mostly Italian, German and English population. There is also group of libertarians forming a community in Chili called Galt's Gulch.
Now what can we expect in life after the state? In his book Welcome To Life After The State, author Dominic Frisby writes: "As states collapse, now happening, there will be no wars, no taxation, no vast paperwork, no passports, no waste, no debt, no inflation. No wealth and power concentrated in the hands of a few. No needless regulation. The tyranny of the bureaucrats gone. No trade restrictions, customs, duties or other barriers to trade."
The following is quoted from pages 230 and 231 of his book:
- There are fewer taxes, simpler taxes and lower taxes.
- Without pressure of tax, more businesses thrive, leading to more employment.
- There is more trade and exchange, leading to greater prosperity.
- Greater prosperity will lead to more exchange and greater innovation, invention and progress. Amazing things are invented.
- Not only are we all richer, everything is cheaper.
- Without the pressure to fund government, people do not have to work so hard if they do not wish. There will be more time for other endeavours.
- People decide for themselves what they spend their earnings on.
- Those who work hard are rewarded. Those who don't are not.
- There is less waste.
- There are fewer wars. Wars that do happen are of a smaller magnitude.
- There is no government snooping, no storing of Internet data, no MI5, no CIA, no NSA, no foreign military bases, no interference in the affairs of other countries, no support of dictatorships, no foreign aid, no invasions and occupations, no torture or assassination.
- Education is no longer standardized and homogenous.
- You are responsible for the education of your children. You decide what you want them to learn.
- Healthcare is cheaper and better.
- Responsible for ourselves, we take better care of ourselves. We are thus healthier.
- Money, banking and the state separate. Independent currencies compete freely.
- Government and the economy separate. There are no more bail-outs, subsidies or artificial booms created by government inflation of the money supply in order to get re-elected.
- Houses are affordable.
- Official measures, numbers and statistics become honest again as obfuscation is no longer incentivized.
- Truth, integrity and good conduct follow.
- There are fewer laws and fewer regulations. Individual responsibility grows, as does a sense of responsibility to the collective.
- Through being responsible for themselves, communities bond and are more harmonious.
- The institution of the family gets stronger.
- The young are not alienated and priced out.
- The cost of essential services such as health care and education will be in line with what local people earn.
- There is more character, colour and variety.
- There are no zombies.
- The state is not responsible for welfare. Communities, families–people–are. Welfare is therefore more effective and cheaper.
- The decision on whether to help out others is voluntary. There are no more schemes by which government forcibly takes money from people and gives it to others.
- Sink estates are not built.
There is no more war on drugs and no more laws ruining drug-users' lives. As a consequence of these libertarian principles, the way that people think and act is transformed. Societies are motivated and incentivized in an entirely different, natural way. This is mass behavioural change. What could result is the most prosperous, peaceful, harmonious, safe, responsible, caring, compassionate, educated, healthy, innovative, inventive, happy, fulfilled, truthful, honourable and free society in history.
It's a natural state for humans to long for freedom. Only in life after the state are we truly free.
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Thank you, Shady Grove! With Tina�s ideas and Danny�s know-how my water problems have been solved. They were able to reroute the water coming off the roof and driveway so I no longer have flooding in... the basement. What a relief! It was a pleasure to work with you and your crew.VIEW MORE »VIEW LESS »
Tina had wonderful ideas and worked within our budget, and Danny executed perfectly. It was a great experience and we came back several months later with another project.
I needed to redo my yard because of water damage and a leak in my basement. Shady Grove designed a solution that is beautiful and completely functional. The landscaping resolved the water issues and the plants that were selected are not being eaten by deer now. All of my neighbors have commented on how good my yard looks. We had one issue with finding the flow of water through the yard and they worked with me to fix the problem. I paid for the materials and they supplied the labor which was fair. Job has been completed for six months and I have a dry basement and bragging rights for my landscaping. I would use them again without hesitation.
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Posted on: 8/31/2015
Thank you, Shady Grove! With Tina�s ideas and Danny�s know-how my water problems have been solved. They were able to reroute the water coming off the roof and driveway so I no longer have flooding in the basement. What a relief! It was a pleasure to work with you and your crew.
Tina had wonderful ideas and worked within our budget, and Danny executed perfectly. It was a great experience and we came back several months later with another project.
We've used Shady Grove two years in a row now & have no regrets (only regret is we wish we found them sooner). Fern did a great job on our plan & Danny's crews worked hard - the final results are exactly what we hoped & dreamed. We plan on using them for all our landscaping needs in the future as well. Totally worth the money.
Reviews: 2
Posted on: 3/25/2015
Shady Grove did excellent work, were easy to work with on scheduling and budget! Will use again soon!
They built a beautiful set of custom steps in a hillside on the side of our house and did a great job landscaping around our new house. They kept us very involved in the entire process from design, to choosing individual plants at the nursery and making changes on site. Looking forward to working with them on a custom outdoor kitchen this spring!
Reviews: 1
Posted on: 6/24/2014
Shady Grove built us a new front porch along with a veneered stone wall and sidewalk. We're very pleased with the outcome. Tina and Danny were fun to work with and the crew was always on time. We'd recommend them for any landscaping project!
I just wanted to send a big �Thank You� to Tina, Danny and the rest of the Shady Grove Landscaping Team. We really needed some help with our backyard. Tina started us off with her wonderful landscape design and then Danny took over with the install. I can�t say enough how happy we are with the finished product. They did an excellent job and stayed on schedule. Please contact them if you ever have landscaping needs.
Reviews: 3
Posted on: 6/4/2014
I called Tina to set up a meeting to get a quote. I was initially put off because their first available appointment was not for a couple of weeks. I was concerned that if they were that high volume, I would not get the personalized service I was expecting. However, once Tina came out, those fears were put aside. Tina spent a good bit of time discussing the project and put together a design that she shared with me. I agreed to go with her design. Within a couple of days, her crew and husband Danny came out for the job. They did such a good job on the job I had contracted, that I had them do some additional work that was not part of the original project. No problem. It was added without any issues. All in all, I could not be happier with the work they did, and plan on having them back out in the Fall for a separate project. You can't go wrong with Tina, Danny, and Shady Grove!
Our landscape went from ho-hum to amazing. Staff is professional, personable and hardworking. Tina will listen to your ideas & help you think out of the box. Danny is a hands on project manager. Shady Grove has been wonderful.
Reviews: 1
Posted on: 4/22/2014
Our first great experience with Shady Grove was in 2009. Since that time we have had Tina, Danny and their crew back for three more projects. Each time the design enhanced what was done previously. With the deluge of rain last summer, we had to address some drainage problems that cropped up and Tina�s suggestions worked out perfectly. We now have a variety of plants around our stone walkway to reduce the runoff from a hilly area. The stone boulders strategically placed on another hill helped slow down/divert water (and mulch) from washing down the hill. The stone �smile walls� also look great on our sloping lawn. Tina is an expert at selecting plants that will thrive in any area (shade or sun). Everything went well as always. The Shady Grove crew is efficient, friendly, knowledgeable, and leave everything in a super fantastic condition when they are finished. Again, I say �WOW.�
A big thanks to Danny, Tina, crew, and staff. From the planning to installation, and final completion phases, everything was handled well. We experienced excellent communication throughout the project and all work was done in the time frame outlined ahead of time. Best of all the project turned out great! The stone steps and retaining wall not only look good, they added a measure of safety when accessing the rear yard. We'll definitely use Shady Grove again for future phases of our rear yard project.
Reviews: 1
Posted on: 4/1/2014
We had 3 areas with major drainage issues. After 2 years of interviewing numerous other companies we almost gave up hope. Tina met with us and not only explained what was going on, but gave us options to correct the issues and add rocks, plants, etc to blend into our existing landscape. We hired her before she even left! Danny and his team were great to work with, hard working, friendly, and made sure we were pleased every step of the project. No more standing water or a wet basement!!! Now the true test, would we hire Shady Grove Co. again? You bet, they just completed updating and expanding our deck beyond our expectations! We are so pleased, the entire team is The Best!
Reviews: 1
Posted on: 12/20/2013
Tina's design was very creative and results were amazing. Great team to work with. Would not hesitate to use them again.
Reviews: 2
Posted on: 12/17/2013
We contacted SGLC and Tina promptly and timely arrived on site. She quickly ascertained our drainage issue and proposed a solution. We signed the contract and after a few delays due to inclement weather work finally commenced. We had a bit of misunderstanding with delivery but it was corrected very quickly and without any issues whatsoever. We are very happy with SGLC and would highly recommend them! Update 05/2014. The sod SGLC planted never grew. We contacted them asking for advice and we were asked what our watering schedule was. We replied we were never told we need to do anything and we've had astounding amount of rain anyway. We are now removing the sod as it is an eyesore. Based on our communication on this issue I am sorry to say but I will not be recommending SGLC.
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Ouch. This client only reported there was a problem one week ago. We have not even had an opportunity to stop by and talk with them. Our 'to do' list is a little overwhelming in the spring and it was a holiday weekend. So sorry to disappoint! We do not warranty non-irrigated plant materials, but will always follow up. Typically, we take care of an issue like this by replacing plants/sod at cost. Again, our sincere apologies for the tardy response.
We had SG re-do our front yard and back yard that were both previously embarassments. Now they're our favorite places! They are wonderful to deal with...knowledgeable, friendly, efficient , hard working and work within your budget. Can't recommend them enough!


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School is less than a week away. You know what that means: homework, bagged lunches, hallway gossip, sports and more. But before the school year starts, you need to get there. Pick up a copy of Wednesday's The Narragansett Times before it's off the stands for the Narragansett school bus schedules. See Friday's issue for the South Kingstown bus schedules.
In case Hurricane Irene knocks the Rhode Island coastline, South Kingstown has posted an updated evacuation map. See Friday's newspaper for more information on evacuation and hurricane preparation plans or check back here at ricentral.com
SOUTH KINGSTOWN - According to the Town of South Kingstown, a mandatory evacuation along the South Shore coastline, Narrow River, and other low-lying areas is anticipated. Persons in these areas should be preparing to seek shelter with family and friends.
Once a formal evacation declaration is issued, the South Kingstown High School will serve as the Town's main emergency shelter; located at 215 Columbia Street, Wakefield, RI 02879. The Animal Shelter on Asa Pond Road (789-5515) is available if you need emergency shelter for your animal; current vaccination records are required.
With winds gusting at 120 mph, category 3 Hurricane Irene is heading towards the East Coast this weekend. As she plows through the Bahamas and sets her sights on the US, The Narragansett Times has all the information to keep you safe from Irene's fury. Pick up a copy of Friday's paper with its extensive coverage of what your town is doing to prepare for the storm.
As a magnitude 5.9 earthquake hit Virginia Tuesday afternoon, shock waves rang throughout the East Coast, sending tremors across Rhode Island and causing government agencies across the country and state to evacuate.
It's often said that those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it and, for most historians, one of the greatest source of knowledge about past times comes in the form of cemeteries and graveyards.
You can learn a lot from a quick tour of a historic cemetery but, sadly, a new state law has forced towns around Rhode Island to take care of their own cemetery's maintenance issues and it's causing many to become overlooked and ignored.
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The Magazine
Harvard Lays an Egg
The triumph of the diversity faction and the fall of Larry Summers
Mar 6, 2006, Vol. 11, No. 24 • By JAMES PIERESON
When the late Allan Bloom visited the Harvard campus some years ago to deliver a speech on his bestselling book The Closing of the American Mind, he began his remarks with the salutation, "Fellow Elitists," a takeoff on Franklin Roosevelt's address years earlier to the nativist Daughters of the American Revolution which he introduced with the words, "Fellow Immigrants." Bloom was having some fun at the expense of Harvard's students and faculty, all of whom had competed mightily to gain entrance to one of the most selective and prestigious colleges in the world, only to turn around once there to adopt a posture of thoughtless egalitarianism. He was also making the deeper point that higher education ought to involve the pursuit of excellence rather than of vulgar equality or "diversity."
Bloom's indictment came to mind with the news of the forced resignation of Lawrence Summers from the presidency of Harvard University. Summers, perhaps in a somewhat ham-fisted style, had tried to make the case for excellence at Harvard but generated furious resistance and opposition in the process. His ouster speaks volumes about the anti-intellectualism that is engulfing Harvard and others of our great academic institutions.
Summers's resignation, to be sure, came as no surprise. The announcement even seemed anticlimactic in view of the battle that had been waged against him for more than a year by activists on the arts and sciences faculty. Given this strife, it was perhaps inevitable that members of the Harvard Corporation, the university's governing body, would sooner or later ask him to step aside. His term in office, which began with such promise, thus ended prematurely after just five years, the shortest of any presidential tenure at Harvard in more than a century. When Summers departs in June, he will be replaced on an interim basis by Derek Bok, who will turn 76 in March, and who was himself president from 1971 to 1991.
Still, notwithstanding its inevitability, the end of the Summers presidency marks a sad day for higher education. Despite all the talk about his abrasive personality and headstrong management style, Summers was a casualty of the left-wing ideological standards erected by Harvard's arts and sciences faculty. The historian Bernard DeVoto wrote decades ago that the Harvard he knew was "a republic within the Republic, a church that cuts across the churches, a class drawn from all classes." That ideal now seems far beyond our reach. The Harvard on display during the Summers ordeal resembles more a mad collection of petty interests pushing and pulling on one another for money, position, and advantage.
There are certainly many lessons to be learned from this debacle, but two immediately stand out: first, that our major academic institutions are run by their faculties, not by trustees or students, or by donors or alumni; and, second, that the activist members of faculties will not accept from presidents (or deans or provosts) any contradiction of cherished ideological assumptions, most of which revolve around the magical word "diversity." Presidents at other institutions, and administrators harboring aspirations for advancement to presidential posts, are bound to take note of Summers's downfall, and will certainly take steps to avoid a similar fate.
Summers was appointed in 2001, the 27th in a line of presidents that stretches back to Harvard's founding in 1636. He came to the post with a reputation as something of a wunderkind in the fields of economics and finance: one of the youngest individuals in modern history to win tenure at Harvard, the first social scientist to receive the prestigious Alan T. Waterman award from the National Science Foundation, winner of the John Bates Clark medal given by the American Economics Association to the outstanding American economist under the age of 40. By 45 he had served as chief economist of the World Bank, undersecretary of the treasury for international affairs, and, finally, secretary of the treasury in the Clinton administration. His impressive record, however, was accompanied by a reputation for brashness and blunt-speaking that many warned would lead to trouble in academe, where sensitivity and consultation trump just about every other virtue.
Summers's appointment was initially hailed as a sign that Harvard wished to renew a tradition of having as its president an educational visionary who might be a reformer in Cambridge but also a national spokesman for the ideals of higher education. His arrival on campus was thus something of a slap at Neil Rudenstine, his publicly diffident predecessor, who had himself run afoul of important faculty interests with the suggestion that Harvard should amend its ancient financial rule of "every tub on its own bottom." At most institutions, presidents are expected to be fundraisers and managers rather than intellectual spokesmen, but Harvard with its $26 billion endowment could afford a leader who might communicate ideas instead of romancing potential donors full time.
The thought that Summers might be the modern day equivalent of nationally influential presidents like Charles William Eliot (1869-1909) or James Bryant Conant (1933-53) was perhaps naive in view of the changes of the past half-century--in particular the emergence of an assertive and highly politicized faculty. Nevertheless, Summers gave it a good try. In an early address, he laid out an ambitious (and admirable) agenda for strengthening undergraduate education, recruiting outstanding young scholars who might begin to replace a rapidly aging tenured faculty, and turning Harvard into an institution that tolerates a spectrum of controversial ideas. Summers, moreover, made clear early and often that he was devoted to a meritocratic ideal that required the recruitment of the best scholars in the world. Yet he may not have fully realized that such a commitment put him on a collision course with parts of the faculty just as fully committed to an egalitarian conception of the university.
Summers's background as a political appointee in Washington may have been poor preparation for a modern college president. He would have learned there that just about every position taken generates adversaries from the opposition party but also allies from one's own. As a Democrat, moreover, he would have also seen that opposition came generally from conservatives. The world of national politics encourages disagreement, debate, and opposition as instruments of effective policy. None of these lessons applied at Harvard, where a controversial position would generate nothing but opposition, important disagreements were suppressed or ruled out of bounds, and the political spectrum was distorted far to the left. He had been used to operating as a liberal, but now found himself on unfamiliar ground as a moderate or-heaven forbid!--a conservative.
Summers's major sin in the eyes of the liberal and left-wing faculty was his insensitivity to the diversity regime that has taken over at Harvard and just about every other major institution in the country. This regime is propped up by mythical presumptions, the major one being that the United States has been guilty of oppressing or otherwise holding back various groups, especially blacks, women, homosexuals, American Indians, people of Hispanic origin, and others who make up perhaps 75 percent of our population. These groups, so the argument goes, are owed special consideration on the campus by virtue of their victimization, which means in practice that no one is allowed to question their oppressed status, their claims to special consideration, or their privilege to complain about any institutional practice that they find inconvenient.
The diversity industry that has grown up around the campus asserts (without any evidence) that a departure from proportional representation in any field or department is, ipso facto, evidence of discrimination. This is why there exist preferential hiring practices for women and minority groups on every campus, and various scholarship programs, publications, study centers, and curricular offerings designed specifically for every designated group. All have created their own advocacy groups to press their claims, the most influential one on the Harvard Campus being the Women's Caucus of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Most intelligent people understand that these practices have been carried beyond the point of absurdity but have no idea how to rein them in. Summers, as it turned out, endorsed the diversity regime in the abstract (otherwise he could never have been hired) but, given his simultaneous belief in excellence, could not help but take steps or make comments that contradicted it.
Summers's transgressions began shortly after he took office, when he challenged Cornel West, a member of the Afro-American Studies Department, to pay more attention to scholarship than to making recordings of rap music-a seemingly appropriate and innocuous charge for a president to give to a faculty member. Yet West took offense, as did others on the faculty, on the grounds that Summers had been racially insensitive and had no right to chastise a member of the faculty about his research. For his pains, West was inundated with handsome offers from other institutions, and shortly headed off to Princeton.
Summers next gained public attention by observing that efforts to force the university to divest investments from companies doing business with Israel were, as he said, "anti-Semitic in their effect if not in their intent." Critics on the faculty denounced this accurate statement as "inflammatory"--while ignoring the inflammatory actions that had provoked it. Summers later spoke warmly about the American military, expressed support for our soldiers in the field, and called for the return of ROTC to the campus--all of which further inflamed left-wing elements on the faculty.
Then, early last year, Summers dropped the bomb that would lead directly to his ouster. Speaking at a research conference on the subject "Diversifying the Science and Engineering Workforce," he suggested, citing research literature, that the paucity of female professors in fields like physics, astronomy, and mathematics was due less to discrimination and more to career choices, the unwillingness to put in "80 hour weeks" and differences in "aptitude" between the sexes. He called for more research on the subject, though his critics on the faculty, outraged by the suggestion that there might be deep differences between men and women, insisted that it was wrong for the president to call for research on a subject about which they had made up their minds.
Summers's remarks, which lasted forty minutes, were a broadside, from the point of view of an economist, against the central premises of the diversity ideology. Many factors other than discrimination, he said, account for group disparities in various occupations, and it is impossible to engineer representational equality in a marketplace in which people are constantly making independent choices as to how to allocate time and money. Summers's assessment was obviously true, but it was also one that left-wing faculty members, particularly feminists, did not wish to hear. The fallout from these remarks is vivid evidence that, of all the victim groups on campus, the feminists wield by far the greatest influence.
It is unfortunate that in response to heated criticisms Summers chose to apologize for his remarks instead of defending them on intellectual grounds. Within a week, he issued an abject apology. "I deeply regret the impact of my comments," he said, "and apologize for not having weighed them more carefully." He went on to say that he regretted sending an "unintended signal" that might discourage talented women from pursuing careers in science. Summers was obviously in internal conflict over the diversity issue, one day attacking its central presumptions while the next apologizing for having so offended key groups on campus.
The episode was a boon for the feminist groups, so much so that one suspects they worked overtime to keep the controversy alive in order to extract maximum concessions from their mortally wounded president. Soon, Summers appointed historian Drew Faust to head an initiative to improve the status of women in the university. She remarked at the time that Summers's talk had created "a moment of enormous possibility" for women on the campus. Next a new "deanship of diversity" was created to advise the dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on issues of importance to women and minorities. Then, a few months later, Summers announced an initiative to spend $50 million over the next decade to increase the number of women on Harvard's faculty.
Summers was plainly working overtime to make amends to those whom he had offended, though it would have been better if he had stood his ground. He might not thereby have saved his job, but he at least would have opened the way for a genuine debate over diversity, which will no doubt be driven underground once more in the wake of this episode.
The apologies and concessions did Summers little good, for the advocates of diversity on campus will tolerate nothing less than wholehearted endorsement of their aims. The uproar led to three tumultuous meetings of the arts and sciences faculty in which Summers was denounced for his remarks about women and science, for his (alleged) imperious management style, and for his violation of the norms of the campus "community"--this last a code word for speaking contrary to the diversity regime. In the last of these meetings, last March, the faculty passed an unprecedented resolution of "no confidence" by a vote of 218 to 185. As Professor Alan Dershowitz has pointed out, the resolution originally contained an explanatory note (later removed) that justified the action in terms of the president's "ongoing convictions about the capacities and rights not only of women but also of African Americans, third-world nations, gay people, and colonized peoples." This note, as Dershowitz concludes, made it clear that Summers's main fault in the eyes of the faculty was that he was not sympathetic to the diversity agenda. No matter how often he apologized, Summers could not remove the stain he had acquired in the eyes of his adversaries. His apologies and concessions, meanwhile, discouraged erstwhile supporters.
Over the past several months, Summers operated more or less defensively, guarding his public comments, occasionally making light of his mistakes, and hoping that ill-feeling among the faculty would subside so that the university could get on with its business. It was an idle wish. The angry recriminations surfaced again a few weeks ago after Summers forced out William Kirby, the popular dean of the faculty of arts and sciences, apparently for failure to advance the president's goals for reforming the general education curriculum. The arts and sciences faculty called another meeting to consider a second vote of no confidence. At this point, members of the Harvard Corporation, particularly Robert Rubin, a Summers supporter and his predecessor as secretary of the treasury, began to canvass faculty members about the depth of their opposition. This, to Summers, must have appeared an obvious sign that he had lost the support of the Corporation. Given the capitulation of the university's governing body, he had little choice but to resign or to be fired.
There are some, both on and off the campus, who will now look to the Harvard Corporation as a source of level-headed guidance for the institution. The Corporation, established by the original charter of the college, is a seven-member governing board consisting of five self-appointed "fellows" plus the president and treasurer of the institution. Yet those who look to this secretive body for leadership are likely to be disappointed, for it is plain that the members of the Corporation greased the skids for Summers's fall, taking their cues from disgruntled members of the arts and sciences faculty and failing to consult with students or with deans and faculty members in the various professional schools.
One explanation for its unhelpful role in this fiasco is that the Corporation itself seems fully committed to the diversity regime that drove Summers from office. There are two liberal Democrats on the panel, Robert Rubin and Robert Reischauer, president of the Urban Institute in Washington, both of whom are policy wonks in the Summers mold. There appears to be a "feminist" seat on the board, currently occupied by Nannerl Keohane, formerly president of Wellesley and later of Duke, who replaced Hanna Holborn Gray, retired president of the University of Chicago.
It also appears that there is a "black" seat on the Corporation, which was occupied until late last year by Conrad K. Harper, a New York lawyer, who resigned in protest against statements Summers had made about women and minorities. He was replaced recently by Patricia King, Georgetown University law professor and wife of the left-wing author Roger Wilkins. King is a feminist activist who in 1991 testified against confirmation of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court. More recently she was one of the signers of a petition at Georgetown calling on Congress "to repeal the disgraceful Solomon amendment" (which requires universities to permit military recruiters on campus or lose federal funding) and reaffirming the faculty's opposition to military recruiting on campus. King, who takes her post in the spring, seems an unlikely ally for any president in the Summers mold.
The membership of the Corporation, in other words, runs the gamut of political opinion from A to B, from liberal Democrat to left-wing Democrat, and seeks to represent the same groups as are active on the arts and sciences faculty. It stands to reason that they would be willing to force out their president.
Nevertheless, important positive elements emerged from the Harvard crisis. Summers was ousted through an arrangement between the Corporation and the arts and sciences faculty, but he maintained strong support from the deans of the professional schools, including David Ellwood of the Kennedy School, Elena Kagan of the law school, and Jay Light of the business school. Many alumni and important donors to the university could not understand why a president with Summers's credentials should be driven out on the basis of the charges made by his faculty adversaries.
Harvard's students, moreover, in a poll conducted by the Harvard Crimson, supported Summers by a ratio of 3 to 1. Many noted that they liked Summers, saw him frequently on the campus, and felt that he was an effective leader for the institution. The Crimson itself editorialized in favor of Summers, opposed his ouster, and said that the university was the loser by his departure. It should be noted that the most comprehensive and reliable reporting on this entire episode came not from the Boston Globe or the New York Times, but from the part-time student editors of the Crimson. The younger generation may not buy into the diversity mythology as their professors do.
Indeed, perhaps today's students, along with others who believe in liberal education, can take heart from the words of the late historian Richard Hofstadter. Speaking at commencement exercises at Columbia University in 1968 shortly after student radicals shut down the institution, he said, "A university is not a service station. Neither is it a political society, nor a meeting place for political societies. With all its limitations and failures, and they are invariably many, it is the best and most benign side of our society insofar as that society aims to cherish the human mind." He went on to say that the university is "a center of free inquiry and criticism-a thing not to be sacrificed for anything else." We have gone a long way toward sacrificing it, but out of the wreckage of this sad affair we may begin to see a way back.
James Piereson is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute in New York.