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Holiday Inn Resort Phuket Mai Khao Beach
- Free WiFi
Main amenities
- 246 guestrooms
- Near the beach
- 2 restaurants
- Full-service spa
- Outdoor pool
- Breakfast available
- Free children's club
- 24-hour fitness center
- Beach sun loungers
- Conference center
- Airport shuttle
- 24-hour front desk
- Free WiFi
Feel at home
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Babysitting or childcare
- Children's pool
- Children's club
- Playground on site
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
What's around
- Splash Jungle Water Park (2.9 mi / 4.6 km)
- Turtle Village (3 mi / 4.9 km)
- Blue Canyon Country Club (8.9 mi / 14.3 km)
- Sirinat National Park (9.2 mi / 14.8 km)
- Wat Pra Thong (11.6 mi / 18.7 km)
Holiday Inn Resort Phuket Mai Khao Beachfrom Rs4,584
- Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Garden View
- Deluxe Room, 2 Double Beds, Garden View
- Room, Accessible
- Accessible One Bed Nonsmoking
- Suite, 1 King Bed
- 2 Double Beds Deluxe Pool Access
- Suite, Pool Access (MAI KHAO)
- Family Suite, Multiple Beds
- Deluxe Room
- 1 King Bed Deluxe Terrace
- Junior Suite, 1 King Bed, Garden View
- Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking
- Executive Room, 1 King Bed, Pool Access
- Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed, Garden View
- Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed, Terrace
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Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 246 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 4 floors
- Check-in time 2 PM-midnight
- Check-out time is noon
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum check-in age is 18
Travelling with others
- Up to 2 children (12 years old and younger) stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
- Babysitting/childcare *
- Free children's club
- No pets or service animals allowed
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in rooms
- Airport shuttle (available on request) *
- Area shuttle within 45 km *
- Shopping center shuttle *
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In the hotel
- Children's club (free)
- Supervised childcare/activities (surcharge)
- Buffet breakfast daily (surcharge)
- 2 restaurants
- Coffee shop/café
- Snack bar/deli
- Swim-up bar
- Poolside bar
- 24-hour room service
- Beach sun loungers
- Beach towels
- Outdoor pool
- Children's pool
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Full-service spa
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Bicycle rentals on site
- Playground on site
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
- Golfing nearby
- Swim-up bar
- Pool sun loungers
- Pool umbrellas
- Arcade/game room
- Billiards or pool table
- Business center
- Number of meeting rooms - 5
- Conference space
- Meeting rooms
- Conference center
- 24-hour front desk
- Concierge services
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Luggage storage
- Wedding services
- Multilingual staff
- Porter/bellhop
- Number of buildings/towers - 8
- Year Built 2011
- Elevator/lift
- ATM/banking
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Designated smoking areas
- Garden
- Library
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
In the room
- Air conditioning
- Coffee/tea maker
- Bathrobes
- Slippers
- Iron/ironing board
- Down comforter
- Individually decorated
- Balcony
- Private bathroom
- Rainfall showerhead
- Shower only
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- 32-inch TV
- Satellite TV channels
- IPod docking station
- DVD player
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
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Special features
Tea Tree Spa has 5 treatment rooms including rooms for couples. Services include Thai massages, massages, facials, and body scrubs. The spa is equipped with a spa tub. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy.
DiningJ's Cafe & Restaurant - Overlooking the garden, this restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. A children's menu is available.
Pesto Restaurant - This beachfront restaurant specializes in Italian cuisine and serves lunch and dinner.
Pool Bar - This bar is located by the pool. Happy hour is offered.
Resort Centre Deli - Overlooking the garden, this café serves brunch only. Happy hour is offered.
Holiday Inn Resort Phuket Mai Khao Beach's small print
Also known as
- Holiday Inn Phuket Mai Khao Beach
- Holiday Inn Resort Phuket Mai Khao Beach
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed.
Children under 4 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool without adult supervision.
Parking height restrictions apply.
For transfers, guests must contact the property 48 hours prior to arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments and can be made by contacting the property before arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
Mandatory fees
Deposit: THB 1000 per night
Optional extras
Rollaway beds are available for THB 1177.0 per night
Breakfast costs between THB 450 and THB 600 per person (approximately)
Babysitting/childcare is available for an extra charge
Airport shuttle service is offered for an extra charge of THB 800.00 per vehicle (one way)
Area shuttle and shopping center shuttle service is offered for an extra charge
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
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It's more than just alliteration; it's a statement, a proclamation that Thursdays are when the weekend should really start. Kicking it off right is the key, and what better way than with a cocktail that not only takes the edge off, but tastes good too.
Last week we shared a recipe for our Silk Sheets Cocktail; this week we're back with something even edgier.
All this nippy weather has us pining for warmer days, too, but rather than resent the heavy sweaters and itchy scarfs, embrace the cold by coddling a drink that truly embodies the season. With espresso vodka and coffee liqueur, Alie and Georgia's Drunken Donuts Cocktail isn't only exactly what you'll want, it's exactly the sort of concoction you'll need this time of year. Sweet, boozy and supped up with a donut for garnish, don't be surprised if you find yourself reaching for a few more round guys to dunk in. Bottoms up, folks.
The Drunken Donuts Cocktail
1 serving
2 ounces espresso vodka
1 ounce chocolate liqueur
1 ounce coffee liqueur
2 ounces chilled or room temperature coffee
Splash of hazelnut coffee creamer
Donut hole, for garnish
In a shaker with ice, add espresso vodka, chocolate and coffee liqueurs, coffee and creamer and shake until mixed and creamy. Pour into mugs. Slice a donut hole halfway through, and perch on the lip of the mug. Reward yourself by taking the day off work.
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Frankly, I am becoming less convinced that Europe is capable of winning the war against cyber-attacks. Ever since a series of online attacks paralysed Estonia in 2007, protection against internet crime and terrorism has moved up the agenda for the European Commission, NATO and individual European countries. But it is unclear whether any real progress has been made in the last three years.
The UK's House of Lords will on Thursday publish its study into how well Europe protects itself online. The conclusion is that there are serious concerns about co-ordination between different member states and a real risk that less well prepared countries could compromise those, like the UK, which are relatively advanced in their cyber protection measures. Not very surprising conclusions perhaps.
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Community Policing? The Santa Fe Police Department's recruitment ads, which grace the rear ends of Santa Fe Trails buses, feature pictures of officers so heavily armored they might as well be headed for Afghanistan instead of Cordova Road.
The ads so bothered Ann O'Halloran, a weaver with an ACLU card who lives in San Miguel County, that she called the SFPD to complain. "I was on [a shuttle] with a bunch of visitors and they're like, 'Well! What is that? Do you have riots all the time?' I was like, 'No, this town is really mellow and we love everybody,'" O'Halloran says.
To her, the ad doesn't say officer friendly. "It says, 'Don't think about protesting all the shit that's going down right now.' That's what it says to me. Because people have bailout rage, or whatever," O'Halloran says. "Hopefully they'll take that down and say, 'To Serve And Protect,' instead of, 'To Bash Heads.'"
Deputy Police Chief Aric Wheeler says the Edit House marketing firm in Rio Rancho advised the SFPD that the martial look would bring in applicants—and it did. The campaign has been running for at least six months, and the department is fully staffed.
"My personal feeling is it brings more of a patriotic sense," Wheeler says. Years ago, "we actually did a lot of the community policing-type advertising. We didn't really see big numbers, as far as people coming in for positions."
The department's recruiting website features a staged SWAT team photo in which officers aim assault rifles at the camera.
Drugs Out, Guns In: To combat the Mexico/US drug smuggling problem, some have suggested setting up southbound checkpoints on the US-Mexico Border. US Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-New Mexico, told reporters on March 30 that he'd favor such checkpoints "at least as far as large vehicles, where substantial amounts of arms could be smuggled through. I'm not saying every car needs to be checked." Bingaman also was asked about recent remarks by Mexican President Felipe Calderón, in which he laid some blame for drug smuggling on corruption on the US side. "I myself don't believe that US officials and border enforcement personnel are part of this corrupt system," Bingaman said.
Shocked, Shocked: Two weeks ago, this column reported Public Service Company of New Mexico's request for a 23 percent increase to residential electrical rates, following a $230 million loss by its Texas subsidiary. On March 6, the utility agreed to a settlement with consumer groups that reduces the proposed rate increase to 4.6 percent. The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission will hold a public hearing on the proposal at
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ST. PAUL, MINN. -- It's late -- not last-call late, but a good 90 minutes after the Minnesota Wild have edged the Winnipeg Jets in pre-season action -- when a couple of visiting newspaper hacks exit the Xcel Energy Center looking for a cab.
Spying one at a watering hole right across the street, the pair hustle over just in time to overhear the following from inside the packed joint...
"Are there any Jets fans still here?" hollers the lead singer for a live band, eliciting a loud response from the packed house. "This one goes out to you...'
And with that comes the familiar notes and opening line to Rush's Spirit of Radio.
"Begin the day with a friendly voice, a companion unobtrusive..."
So, yes, let's state for the record that this burgeoning rivalry between the Jets and Wild has some very real potential.
There is the geography -- what with a hockey-mad province bordering a hockey-crazed state. There is the realignment that has placed the two clubs in the National Hockey League's new Central Division.
And, of course, there's this, uttered by a Wild executive on the elevator post-game:
"This is going to be a great rivalry," he said. "Their fans travel so well."
That's a given and it was obvious well before the puck dropped Saturday night, with a "Go Jets Go!" chant breaking out in the warm-up and with "True North!" bellowed on cue during O Canada.
'This is going to be a great rivalry. Their fans travel so well'-- unnamed Minnesota Wild executive, after Saturday's game in St. Paul
And that madness continued from the opening shift until the final horn... in a pre-season game.
"I'll tell ya, I noticed the Winnipeg fans in the stands leading on the cheer and then getting booed (by Wild fans)," said Jets coach Claude Noel afterward. "I don't usually pay that much attention to that or I don't usually hear it. But I did here.
"That's what you're going to get, I think, especially from Winnipeg people that can't get to (home) games but can maybe get to games here. It's great for them."
Maybe that's the real meat of the matter here and what is going to fuel this Jets-Wild rivalry, because it certainly wasn't that way in previous hockey lives for both cities. The Jets 1.0 -- both the World Hockey Association squad and the first go-round in the NHL -- didn't have this relationship with the old Minnesota Fighting Saints and North Stars.
But tickets back then were hardly scarce, so why drive 800 kilometres to see Dave Keon and John Garrett of the Saints or the Stars' Neal Broten or Dino Ciccarelli when, quite often, the likes of Gretzky and Lemieux weren't always packing the Winnipeg Arena back home?
Now, it is often said that no rivalry is really hatched until two clubs meet in the playoffs when the consequences -- win or go home -- bring out the best and the nasty in teams.
But here's a look at why so many are of the belief Jets vs. Wild could really morph into a healthy hate-on...
1. Geographic location: The MTS Centre in downtown Winnipeg is 750 kilometres north and west of the Excel Energy Center in St. Paul, making the Wild the Jets' closest rivals. Should the NHL continue to package these games on the weekends where the sports calendar is full -- the Vikings' 2013 home opener was Sunday, making it a dandy weekend for Jets fans who do travel -- and more Manitobans are apt to head south for more than just the hockey and shopping.
2. Games with meaning: The main rivals for the Jets 1.0 were the Oilers and Flames from the Smythe Division, not the old North Stars. The present-day Jets are now in the Central Division with the Wild, making an October matchup that's much more juicy.
3. The fan base: Fans in Manitoba and Minnesota are hockey-trained, so they applaud a good cycle or a shot block as much as a tic-tac-toe highlight-reel goal. They are rabid and loyal and, in the case of those Jets fans who can't watch their beloved team live at the MTS Centre, will jump in the car or hop on the plane to follow them around the hockey map.
History helps fuel a rivalry and, unfortunately, last year's lockout stagnated Jets vs. Wild as both clubs were limited to games within their own conference and did not meet. So it's hard to label this a true hate-on until the franchises get a little more busy with each other.
That said, the two contests between the Jets and Wild in 2011-12 offered some very real hints of where this relationship could be headed.
In the first meeting back on Dec. 13, 2011, at the MTS Centre, the Wild rolled into town on a seven-game winning streak and as one of the NHL's elite, but it was the Jets who emerged with a 2-1 win, courtesy some stellar netminding by Ondrej Pavelec and a late power-play goal by Bryan Little.
The game also featured one fight, with Tanner Glass squaring off with Clayton Stoner, and a nasty hit with just 66 seconds left in which Zach Bogosian hammered Pierre-Marc Bouchard face-first into the boards behind the Jets net. Bogosian would receive a game misconduct, but -- to the great dismay of Wild fans -- was not suspended by the league.
And in the second contest, a 4-3 Winnipeg victory on Feb. 16, 2012, in which Evander Kane scored twice in regulation and then sealed the deal in the shootout, thousands of Jets fans not only helped fill the Xcel Energy Center, but took control of the place. The contest featured another fight -- Glass vs. Darrell Powe -- and lots of the after-the-whistle chirping that was evidence of the intensity.
But it was the presence of all the out-of-town Jets fans that was prominently featured in every post-game media report. Those on the ice couldn't help but notice, too.
"Not only were they there, they were noisy and you knew they were there," said Jets' winger Blake Wheeler after the game. "It's always fun to go on the road and know your team travels well and see them make the game not so fun for the home crowd, maybe stir things up a bit."
Nothing can fuel a healthy rivalry like bulletin-board material or a spark, quite often delivered by the teams' propaganda, er, public-relations departments. The Wild, who have been searching for a true rival since their birth in 2000-01, offered up a dandy last week when they paid a visit to Winnipeg for the first of two pre-season games.
Using their Twitter account, the Wild posted this:
'... on verge of #mnwild and @nhljets rivalry renew, we look back at memorable game from North Stars/Jets rivalry.'
Included in the tweet was a photo of a newspaper article from Nov. 12, 1981, with the headline: "North Stars Smash Records, Jets 15-2."
Well played, Wild. And don't think the folks at the Jets -- who do the in-game production stuff as well as anyone in the NHL -- haven't noticed.
Back to the scene outside the Xcel Energy Center Saturday night. Dozens of Jets fans, many decked out in the team's double-blue jerseys and sporting Jets hats, are now singing in unison with the band's Rush cover.
'Invisible airwaves crackle with life
Bright antennae bristle with the energy
Emotional feedback on timeless wavelength...'
It's September. And it's still only the pre-season.
Yes, this could be the beginning of a beautiful rivalry.
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Louisa May Alcott: The woman behind "Little Women"
August 25th, 2011 | SMWC
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Louisa May Alcott is recognized around the world for her novel "Little Women," but few know Alcott as the bold, compelling woman, who grew up in the innermost circle of the transcendentalist and antislavery movements, served as a Civil War army nurse and led a secret literary life writing pulp fiction.
Get to know her better this fall at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC) during the "Louisa May Alcott: The Woman behind Little Women" presentation series. SMWC's Rooney Library is one of 30 libraries nationwide selected to receive the "We the People" grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities to explore the life and writings of this timeless author.
Through her writing, Alcott passionately expressed her views on many of her era's ideas for social reform, including women's rights, racial integration and education. During her lifetime, she produced a large body of work, including sensational thrillers, satires, fairy tales, Gothic novels and works of domestic realism. And now, this life, partly described in the pages of "Little Women," will be studied and appreciated by the Wabash Valley.
"We're very pleased that our library was chosen to receive this grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities," said SMWC's Library Director Judy Tribble. "We have plans for a number of programs that will explore Louisa May Alcott's life, work, and times."
Tribble added, "Besides her best known children's novel, Alcott authored many other stories for adult audiences. Our library is excited to explore these little-known works, which provide a unique perspective on American history. We look forward to sharing the documentary and biography with our community."
To support "Louisa May Alcott: The Woman behind Little Women," SMWC, in conjunction with Indiana State University and the Vigo County Public Library, will present seven weeks of programming beginning in September that will reintroduce audiences to Louisa May Alcott's story.
"Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women" is a documentary film co-produced by Nancy Porter Productions, Inc. and Thirteen/WNET New York's American Masters, and a biography of the same name written by Harriet Reisen. Louisa May Alcott programs in libraries are sponsored by the American Library Association Public Programs Office with the support of the National Endowment for the Humanities to present fresh insights about Alcott and a new understanding of her place in American culture.
Additional sponsors include Arts Illiana, Indiana Arts Commission, Indiana Humanities Council, Indiana Landmarks, Library Consortium of Vigo County and the National Endowment for the Arts.
For more information on the SMWC Rooney Library's Louisa May Alcott programs, contact Judy Tribble, library director at (812) 535-5255 or visit www.smwc.edu.
Full Schedule of Events
September 17, 2011
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
Conservatory of Music
Louisa May Alcott: Through Her Eyes
The family-festival will illuminate Alcott's period in American history through a screening of film clips from the award-winning biography, "Louisa May Alcott: The Woman behind Little Women", live music of the period, artwork and textile displays, dramatic readings of works by Alcott and her contemporaries, folk art demonstration, historical re-enactors in period costume, architecture slideshow, games and activities of the period. View photos from the event.
1 p.m.
SMWC costumer, Jessica Becker, will show costumes of the mid-19th century and ask for audience participation (women) to wear them.
2 p.m.
Architecture of Saint Mary-of-the Woods College
Tommy Kleckner, Indiana Landmarks
3 p.m.
Music and readings from Alcott's lesser-known works with an introduction by Mandy Reid, Ph.D., Indiana State University
4:15 p.m.
Presentation by Civil War reenactors, Susan and Don Elmore, Somerset, Kentucky
Light refreshments will be served.
September 29, 2011
Indiana State University
Library Events Area
7 p.m.
"Louisa May Alcott: Literary Phenomenon and Social Reformer"
Mandy Reid, Ph.D., will present "Louisa May Alcott: Literary Phenomenon and Social Reformer." The program focuses on Alcott as a self-trained and successful professional writer and how she used her writings to address social reforms including abolition and women's rights.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Vigo County Public Library
Brown Bag
12:10 p.m.
"Louisa May Alcott Wrote That?"
In addition to "Little Women," Louisa May Alcott authored many stories for adult audiences, including:
- "Transcendental Wild Oats," a satire on her family's life in a nineteenth-century Utopian community,
- "Hospital Sketches," an account of Alcott's time spent as an army nurse during the Civil War,
- "Behind A Mask, or a Woman's Power," one of the best of Alcott's recently discovered thrillers, and
- "Work: A Story of Experience," a novel about women's rights and responsibilities beyond the family.
Mandy Reid, Ph.D., will facilitate a discussion exploring these short works, which together help display the range of Alcott's writing and exemplify her strong and dynamic connections to the culture in which she lived.
The materials are available online, free of charge at:
- "Transcendental Wild Oats": www.classicauthors.net/Alcott/ transcendental
- "Hospital Sketches": alcott.classicauthors.net/hospital
- "Behind a Mask, or a Woman's Power": alcott.classicauthors.net/mask and
- "Work: A Story of Experience": alcott.classicauthors.net/work
October 6-9, 2011
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
Conservatory of Music
Cecilian Auditorium
"Little Women", a theatrical adaptation
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College presents "Little Women", a theatrical adaptation of Alcott's biography, adapted and directed by 2011 SMWC graduate Danielle O'Connor.
October 26, 2011
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
Conservatory of Music
Cecilian Auditorium
7 p.m.
Film Showing: "Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women"
Showing of PBS American Masters film, "Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women," with discussion led by Mandy Reid, Ph.D. This documentary received recognition from the American Library Association (ALA) as one of the 2011 Notable Videos for Adults.
November 2, 2011
Vigo County Public Library
1:30 p.m.
Book Discussion
Vigo County Public Library Book Club will discuss the biography, "Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women," by Harriet Reisen. The book was voted by the Wall Street Journal as one of the 10 best books of 2009.
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(Israel began shelling Gaza again in the early hours of this morning. Prime Minister Netanyahu declared a mobilization, calling on 30,000 reservists to be ready. With the most recent attacks, 20 Palestinians have died and some 235 have been injured. It was also learned that the Internal Affairs Ministry building was hit and destroyed in the attacks. Several attacks were also carried out against many civilian settlements in the north of Gaza. Israel has hit a total of 300 separate points in three days.)
There will be no peace without Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh). Moschiach the Mahdi (pbuh) will come like a breath of fresh air and is essential to both sides. Otherwise this will never end. They are suffering for nothing. There is a very worthy rabbi, Mr. Abrahamson, who came here. He is a very well-mannered and polite person. He is very mature and thinks very clearly. He is very predisposed to Islam and the Qur'an. He cites verses from the Qur'an when he speaks. He called me. "Where are you now?" I asked. "In the air raid shelter" he said. The shelling was continuing then. What is the point of firing rockets out of the blue? What will that gain you? So you launch 10 rockets, or 20. "Our aim is to keep them uneasy," they say. Then they bomb you back. And they call that self-defense. There will be no public support for you then. If you launch a rocket at his house, he will respond by bombing you. Women and children are dying on both sides. Palestinian kids are as sweet as pie but they are the ones who suffer.
We never hear of Islamic Unity in Palestine. Let us hear about it. Allah will not bestow plenty any other way. They must pray, saying, "O Lord, send us the Mahdi (pbuh), honor us with the sight of Jesus the Messiah (pbuh)." They must ask for Islamic Unity. It is no good saying, "Let Palestine be freed, so we can live at ease." Allah will give you no peace. Not in any way. Let me say that. Let us imagine that Palestine has been freed; then what about Afghanistan? And Iraq? And Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria? What about Libya? If you say, "Those places are no concern of ours," then troubles will rain down on you. Devout people in Israel must also ask Allah for Moschiach, ask with great fervor. They must pray out loud in the streets. They must be hear saying, "O Lord, show us Moschiach." Young people in Palestine must also use a more powerful language for their requests for Islamic Unity. They must pray to Allah, saying, "O Lord, show us the Mahdi (pbuh), and allow us to meet Jesus the Messiah (pbuh)" and they must ask for that out loud. Then prosperity will come to the region, and beauty. Otherwise, the tragedies will never end.
If you bomb them, they will bomb you. So embrace one another, and be brothers. Study together in the universities there, praise the name of Allah, tell people of Islam and the Qur'an, and build modern facilities. Speaking about Allah and religion is not banned in Israel. On the contrary, it is encouraged. It is something admired. Perform faith-related activities in universities. Dominate Israeli universities in cultural terms. Enter those universities as students and then work there. Become lecturers and professors.
(The number of rockets launched by Hamas against Israeli towns in 2012 was 1,158, with 627 falling in Israel in 2011. The figure has approximately doubled this year. In the last two days, since November 14th , 351 have fallen on Israel. Since 2001, 12,800 shells and rockets have landed. That works out to an average of three a day. More than 1 million Israelis live under threat of rocket attacks.)
Now when asked, "Why are you carrying out these aerial operation and these bombings?" they reply "We are defending ourselves." My brother, do not do it. It is meaningless.
Our Palestinian brothers say not one word about Islamic Unity. Only "Israel be damned," day and night. May Allah forbid. How can you want other prophets to be damned? You may say it about the state of Israel, but why say, "Israel be damned"? That is no good. You may say there are people in the state of Israel who kill, persecute and use disproportionate force. You can say that kind of thing.
(President Abdullah Gül issued a statement about Israel's attacks on Palestine. He said they had been hearing rumors that attacks would be made during election time, but that it was highly significant that the attacks should come right at election time. He also said that that the previous Gaza operation had taken place during election time, and expressed his intense condemnation of this.)
People can say these kinds of thing. They may also seem logical. But now the Palestinian side has started firing rockets out of the blue. Does that not mean, "Come here and bomb us back?" Why should they go and bomb you if you do not attack them first? You are giving them an excuse to do so. Then you complain about them attacking you. So why do you do it? You never say a word about Islamic Unity.
Look, since the West Bank recognized Israel and has not attacked it since 2005, there have been no attacks on that region since 2005. What is the point of upsetting them? Open the borders up, go and live in Israel, invite them to you, let them build homes and live side by side with them. You must have Jewish neighbors. And you should go and live in Israel. It is great, they believe in Allah and you believe in Allah. They share the same prophets. You believe in the same prophets. They are punctilious about Allah and the book. What more do you want? Would it be better if they were irreligious? Let them live in the region, too. Where is the harm in it? What is it that troubles you? Forge an alliance. Talk about Islamic Unity with them and win them over. Being born Jewish has become a crime. How can that be right?
In Surat al-Haqqa, Almighty Allah says: "Ad were destroyed by a savage howling wind."
So Allah threatens people with hurricanes. The hurricane is truly a miracle. Such a powerful and destructive wind is created by Allah as a test. "Allah subjected them to it for seven whole nights and eight whole days without a break." Look, verse 7 of Surat al-Haqqa. "Allah subjected them to it for seven whole nights..." The seventh verse.
"You could see the people flattened in their homes just like the hollow stumps of uprooted palms."
How do fossils form? The exterior remains. The interior disappears. What does the verse say? Verse 7 refers to a fossil whose exterior remains while the interior has disappeared. Look, it says, "Do you see any remnant of them left?"
You can see it if you look. If you investigate. Allah is stressing that looking and investigation. He says that such a remnant will be left, and you will see it. But a hollow stump remains. The skeleton. The outer protective part remains, He says. He says you cannot see it alive but the Qur'an refers to this investigation and it describes how it will be found when it is found.
(Interpretations of verses from Surat al-Qalam)
"So a visitation from your Lord came upon it while they slept"
says Allah. Tragedy striking while people are asleep is one of the most terrifying prospects. Allah threatens them with that.
Surat al-Qalam. The Pen. In the name of Allah, All-Merciful, Most Merciful
"Nun." Nun may refer to light. "By the Pen and what they write down!"
This means the pen will rule in the End Times. What the pen writes will reign. So someone who writes and explains things well, who proves his points well, will reign in the End Times. There is a reference to that in the Qur'an. "By the blessing of your Lord, you are not mad."
You are not crazy, Allah says. Prophets and mahdis are accused of insanity in the Qur'an. Unbelievers always say that about them. "You will have a wage which neverfails."
You will constantly earn merit, He says. By Allah's leave, a Muslim will earn merit every day. This verse is addressed to our Prophet (saas). "Indeed you are truly vast in character." The Mahdi (pbuh) will resemble our Prophet (saas). "His morals are like mine," he says. "His form and body will not resemble mine," our Prophet (saas) says. "But he will have the same moral values as me." He sets out two attributes. His body will not resemble his, he says because the Mahdi (pbuh) will resemble the People of Israel. That also applies to our prophet (saas), but it is more pronounced in the Mahdi (pbuh). Abjad calculation gives the date 2017. "So you will see and they will see..."
What? World sovereignty. The disbelievers will also see it. And Muslims will see it, insha'Allah. "...which of you is mad." Allah says they will soon see who is crazy and who is not. They call the prophet crazy. So you will see and they will see which of you is mad. This is a reference to both our Prophet (saas) and the Mahdi (pbuh). "Your Lord knows best who is misguided from His Way and He knows best those who are guided."
What is the guide? The Mahdi (pbuh). What is it that is misguided? Those of the dajjal. Allah emphasizes two separate groups.
"Do not obey those:" says Almighty Allah. "any vile swearer of oaths," people who always swear by the name of Allah. This can also be seen among the hypocrites. They swear by Allah all the time. He says they are vile. They lack character. "...any backbiter, slander-monger,"
For example, a Muslim appears and they immediately start denigrating him. Even though they know he is a good, fine person. They spread corruption. "an impeder of good, evil aggressor,"
What is good? To preach all over the world. You strive against Darwinism and materialism, but they try and stop you. You preach, and they try and obstruct you. "...gross, coarse and furthermore, despicable," they openly do things that are forbidden in the eyes of their own beliefs. Allah says they are hypocritical. They lack character. They are aggressive and always up for a fight. Allah describes their psychologies in great detail in this verse, insha'Allah.
(Following Turkey's criticism of Israel, the Israeli Embassy in Ankara issued a statement: "Since the beginning of 2012, Hamas has fired more than 800 rockets at Israel. More than 200 of these were launched within the last week, and more than 150 within 24 hours. Students cannot go to school because a rocket is launched every 20 minutes. The aim of the operations is to eliminate the threat posed by rockets aimed against civilians. No country can permit its own people to be exposed to such terrorist attacks." A major explosion just took place in Tel Aviv.)
They and the Palestinians must seek Islamic Unity. Then the trouble will cease. Otherwise, there would seem to be no end to this strife and affliction. Shaytan has become involved. He is setting brother against brother, people who believe in the same prophets. By Allah's leave, the region will then improve, but only when the Mahdi (pbuh) appears, insha'Allah.
Surat al-Najm, 56:
Does this refer to 1956? "This is a warning like the warnings of old."
A Mahdi like the mahdis of old, but it indicates our Prophet (saas). Of course, our Prophet (saas) is the greatest of all the mahdis. There is only one abjad calculation, and it gives 2031. The 56th verse refers to 1956. Al-Najm means the star. It gives the date of global sovereignty. When asked who this is, we will say it is a mahdi like the mahdis of old, insha'Allah. Yes, he is the greatest mahdi in terms of guidance. The greatest guide there has ever been. Our Prophet (saas) is the greatest spiritual guide and teacher of all time. He is the greatest prophet, insha'Allah.
"Allah's promise is true," Surat al-Jathiyah. That also gives 2031. Bak, 2030-2031. What is Allah's promise? Global sovereignty. Verse 55 of Surat a-Nur says, "He will make them successors in the land..." Who? The followers of the Mahdi (pbuh). What is the abjad value? 2011, or 2029 if you count the gemination marks. Surat a-Dukhan. "We chose them knowingly above all other people." The most vibrant years of the system of the Mahdi. 'Dukhan' also means war, famine, terror and economic crisis . They are all prevailing across the world at the moment. Allah says in verse 11 of Surat al-Dukhan that a smoke will prevail across the world in the End Times. The appearance of 'dukhan' is one of the signs of the coming of the Mahdi (pbuh) in the End Times. Anarchy, terror, economic crisis and troubles, that is what is meant by 'dukhan.' A troublesome environment and climate, in other words. Surat az-Zukhruf 61; "He is a Sign of the Hour." Abjad gives a date of 2026. Anyone who thinks a little can see something extraordinary here.
Children who are martyred do not suffer, of course. They experience not the slightest suffering. There is no reason for them to be tested. They are taken straight to paradise. And they remain there as little children to be loved.
Surat az-Zukhruf, 68:
"My slaves, you will feel no fear today;you will know no sorrow." 2023. Look, the exact date of sovereignty. When I said this three years ago, they said, "Are you joking?" But 2023 is now official state policy. World sovereignty. From the Adriatic to China, you will not be saddened. There will be no anarchy and terror. You will not fear, but you will reign across the world, it means, 2023.2013-01-23 19:48:15


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from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.common.exceptions import NoSuchElementException
from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys
import time
browser = webdriver.Firefox() # Get local session of firefox
browser.get("http://www.yahoo.com".encode('utf-8')) # Load page
assert "Yahoo!" in browser.title
elem = browser.find_element_by_name("p") # Find the query box
elem.send_keys("seleniumhq" + Keys.RETURN)
time.sleep(0.2) # Let the page load, will be added to the API
except NoSuchElementException:
assert 0, "can't find seleniumhq"
Running this under 2.x is fine, but in 3.x you get the Type Error for what looks like encoding problem.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "forum2.py", line 7, in <module>
browser = webdriver.Firefox() # Get local session of firefox
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.2/dist-packages/selenium-2.31.0-py3.2.egg/selenium/webdriver/firefox/webdriver.py", line 59, in __init__
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.2/dist-packages/selenium-2.31.0-py3.2.egg/selenium/webdriver/remote/webdriver.py", line 67, in __init__
self.start_session(desired_capabilities, browser_profile)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.2/dist-packages/selenium-2.31.0-py3.2.egg/selenium/webdriver/remote/webdriver.py", line 109, in start_session
'desiredCapabilities': desired_capabilities,
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.2/dist-packages/selenium-2.31.0-py3.2.egg/selenium/webdriver/remote/webdriver.py", line 158, in execute
response = self.command_executor.execute(driver_command, params)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.2/dist-packages/selenium-2.31.0-py3.2.egg/selenium/webdriver/remote/remote_connection.py", line 340, in execute
return self._request(url, method=command_info[0], data=data)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.2/dist-packages/selenium-2.31.0-py3.2.egg/selenium/webdriver/remote/remote_connection.py", line 387, in _request
response = opener.open(request)
File "/usr/lib/python3.2/urllib/request.py", line 367, in open
req = meth(req)
File "/usr/lib/python3.2/urllib/request.py", line 1065, in do_request_
raise TypeError("POST data should be bytes"
TypeError: POST data should be bytes or an iterable of bytes. It cannot be str.
So the first thing i did is obviously encode the string url. But by doing that it does nothing because the root problem is setting the instance browser, not the method get() with a string?
What sucks is, a month or two ago i molded the example code to work in 3.x, but i must of deleted it, so now i am redoing the same thing i did awhile ago.
I mean i get the same error from just these two line only in a script:
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from selenium import webdriver
browser = webdriver.Firefox()
Is there something in webdriver or Friefox that must be encoded also?


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Historic house looking for a new home
Published: Sunday, March 17, 2013 at 5:27 p.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, March 17, 2013 at 5:27 p.m.
TRENTON -- Nearly a century ago, Ed Q. and Blanche May built a house that was likely among the most luxurious home west of Gainesville.
The craftsmanship that went into the 3,000-square-foot building, such as heart pine wood floors, is still apparent today.
May built the house in 1922 for an estimated $3,000 — or about $1 a square foot. Today, it can be yours for a bargain basement price — free — if you can afford to move it off the site.
But you have to act fast before it is torn down.
Over the past several decades, the home at 114 NE First Street has been used as an office by various attorneys. The current owners, attorney Ted Burt and his wife, Pam, have sold the property the house sits on. Now, developer Twin Rivers Capital of Charleston, S.C., wants to begin construction on the May home site along with property purchased from a local church. Plans call for site preparation work on a McDonald's and a Family Dollar store to begin within weeks.
"I want someone to take this," Ted Burt said as he stood in the center of the formal living room with its brick fireplace, 11-foot tall ceiling and more than six foot high dark wainscoting. "I would hate to see it demolished."
When May built the home, he had three bathrooms — unheard of at the time — constructed in a single-story home. It also had an oval window in the entryway and large windows in every room.
Until recently, Burt used the May House as a law office. He and his wife have offered it locally, but no one has been able to overcome the expensive part of getting a free house — moving it.
Burt said some early estimates show it will cost about $25,000 to move the house within Gilchrist County. But, that cost could be dwarfed by the cost of having overhead power lines moved while the house is being transported over highways and county roads. Then, the new owners will have to cover the set-up costs and, of course, all permits.
Local government officials said they don't want to see the historic home destroyed, either, but no agency with ties to the rural county can afford to take on the house.
As the time nears for the developer to begin site work, the Burts are hoping that somewhere there is a family, or a non-profit organization, or a business interested in the home.
Burt said anyone who is seriously interested and able to quickly arrange to move the home should contact him at 352-463-2348.
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Thanks Zigmund.
I went from zone 5 to zone 5a and I have no clue what the difference is.
Woooo HOOOOO!! Since the earth shifted I am now in zone 5b!!!
I go by the frost date, however, having lived here a while now I can get a feel for how the cold weather is going and whether we have one of our rainy spells like last year. This spring will be very interesting given that we barely had a winter. I agree with Zigmund covering rows of plants is awesome as it can extend our growing season. They sell at Gardens Alive row covers too. Friend of mine swears by them.
I have to admit that I don't follow either, I just get outside whenever it's dry enough in the spring.
I went to the Farmer's Almanac site and found all kinds of interesting information!
Do y'all plant by the date or by the moon phase? (oops Y'all - my southern roots are stickin' out)
Thanks JoAnn and Robin! I'll check out the Farmer's Almanac and Dept of Nat. Resources :)
Wow, in VA our last frost date was April 15!
Welcome S. Tilghman. I used to be a WVA person so welcome fellow southerner. Yea our growing season up here is shorter but manageable than what you are used to. Up here in northern Ohio our last frost date is May15th. Robin is right, find out from the Farmers Almanac or others on this site what yours is. Right now we northerners are dreaming and planning for our growing season. This site is awesome!
Welcome to Zone 5 S.Tilghman Hawthorne. I usually check out the old farmers almanac on the web to see what they have to say about last frost and they also have a planting guide. It's a good place to start. Also, go to your Dept. of Natural Resources and see what plants are native they might even have a sale this spring. Then you can write down all your questions and post them for discussion.
We are still a month- month and a half away from doing any real planting. But if it gets warm enough you can do prep work and there are certain veggies that can be planted now like peas.
Hi all!
I just moved to Lafayette, IN (zone 5a) from Portsmouth, VA (zone 7). In Virginia I had a very shady yard - lots of trees.
We just bought a house here (haven't actually moved in yet - will on March 16!) and will have a much sunnier yard. I'm going to have lots of questions!! I'm looking foward to having lots of flowers but also have an opportunity to grow some veggies. However I have little experience in that type of gardening, I don't even know when to start! I hope you won't mind me picking your brains! I'll need a ton of help :)
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Originally Posted by lulu
As for U&Z's 1994 FD, I go back and forth on it. If I'm watching U&Z's free dances in chronological order, I tend to like the 1994 free dance a lot more; it is different from their more intense and dramatic style, it's refreshing and I appreciate skaters who go outside their comfort zone. On the otherhand, if I'm ranking U&Z's free dances from most favorite to least favorite, that free dance is always towards the bottom of my list.
That FD was definitely a weaker one for them. I would have put them 3rd...
Originally Posted by ImaginaryPogue
No one really dominated the competition like K/P did in 1992 or G/P did in 1998.
I can't see how it's fair to objectively say G/P dominated 1998 Olympics. Their compulsory dances were weak, they had a mistake in the OP, and their FD...well, I know opinions here can be mixed, but I really think the Americans should have been 1st in that FD (and overall) and I'd also put the Canadians over G/P in the FD (although not overall).
Did G/P lose any dance in Nagano? Also, I thought you believe A/P won the FD and overall, not the Americans (I think you had them second in the FD)
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Adnan Oktar: Turkey's task is to be the leader of the Turkish-Islamic Union. A big task falls on to Turkey. The leadership of the Turkish-Islamic Union is one of the biggest tasks of world history. One of the most vital tasks of Turkish nation is this. But as the Turkish nation, we are responsible to save not only Turkey but also the entire Turkic and Islamic realm. Turkish nation is really not like any other nation. This is not racism. They are faithful. They are well-mannered, the Turks. They are humane. They are very compassionate. And they are very devoted. Just go to a village. Go to a village as a guest. The most beautiful part of the house is prepared for the guest. The most quality food is treated to the guest, the most comfy bed is prepared for the guest and the most beautiful glasses are used for the guest. What does it mean? It means that our people are not egoistical, not selfish, but full of love, devoted and very rapturous people, eager to give their life for Allah, very excited people.
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Staying Hydrated: Electrolytes 101by Dana Angelo White in Fitness & Wellness, July 19, 2012
There's more to beating the heat than just drinking water. Electrolytes are important nutrients that help maintain your body's fluid balance.
Electrolyte Basics
Electrolytes are substances that conduct an electric current. In the body, they help to facilitate actions of the nervous system, maintain proper fluid and acid-base balance, and allow muscles to contract.
Many important minerals also act as electrolytes – some of the major players for healthy muscles are sodium, chloride, potassium and calcium.
Where to Find Electrolytes
You can find electrolytes in a wide variety of foods and beverages. If these foods are regular fixtures in your diet, you can rest assured you're getting enough.
Sports Drinks
A good choice after a sweaty workout, sports drinks like Gatorade and Powerade have fluid and carbs along with sodium and potassium.
Orange Juice
One cup of OJ has 12 percent of the daily recommendation for potassium. You'll also get vitamin C — it isn't an electrolyte but it does help keep muscles healthy.
Coconut Water
It's the new trend in sports drinks (but isn't actually a sports drink). If you're a fan of the taste coconut water, it comes jam-packed with potassium. It also contains a small amount of sodium.
Read our full write up about coconut water
Fruits & Veggies
Potatoes, raisins, bananas, spinach and sweet potatoes are just a few potassium-rich fruits and veggies. Get calcium from leafy greens like kale, Swiss chard and arugula.
Salty (Healthy) Foods
Canned tuna, canned salmon, soup, beans, pickles, olives and whole-grain bread are higher-sodium foods that are actually good for you. Since most of these foods are seasoned with table salt (a.k.a. sodium-chloride) you'll find both electrolytes.
Milk, cheese and yogurt are packed with bone-building calcium. Folks that have trouble digesting dairy or who follow a vegan diet can get plenty of calcium from a combination of leafy green veggies and calcium fortified foods like juices, tofu, soy milk and cereals.


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An SSH Terminal Server / Daemon for Android
Spice Stellar Mi-508 smartphone was launched in August 2014. The phone comes with a 5.00-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 480 pixels by 854 pixels.
The Spice Stellar Mi-508 is powered by 1.3GHz dual-core it comes with 512MB of RAM. The phone packs 4GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 32GB via a microSD card. As far as the cameras are concerned, the Spice Stellar Mi-508 packs a 8-megapixel primary camera on the rear and a 2-megapixel front shooter for selfies.
The Spice Stellar Mi-508 runs Android 4.4 and is powered by a 2000mAh removable battery.
The Spice Stellar Mi-508 is a dual SIM (GSM and GSM) smartphone that accepts Regular and Regular. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth and FM. Sensors on the phone include Proximity sensor and Accelerometer.
How to download ssh Daemon Server - Rooted SSH form Spice Stellar Mi-508?
- Check the Android version to verify compatibility of ssh Daemon Server - Rooted SSH with Spice Stellar Mi-508.
Find Android version: go to "Settings" - "About the phone" - "Android version". Make sure ssh Daemon Server - Rooted SSH is compatible with Spice Stellar Mi-508.
- Click the download button to download ssh Daemon Server - Rooted SSH in Spice Stellar Mi-508.
- Once the download and installation are complete, find ssh Daemon Server - Rooted SSH in your home screen and tap the icon to open it.
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NO redundancies, council tax freeze, regeneration and growth – those are the pledges from Taunton Deane Council ahead of their annual budget meeting next month.
The Deane propose to invest more than £19million in council homes to include 118 homes across two phases of work with Knightstone Housing Association which will see 87 at Creechbarrow Road plus 31 elsewhere, along with improvements to existing council homes.
If approved by Full Council on February 26, council tax would freeze for the third-successive year meaning a Band D property would remain at £135.19 per year.
Rents for all 6,000 council homes are set to rise by 4.9% to bring costs closer in line with registered social landlords which means average weekly rent will change from £73.60 to £77.21.
The Deane's net budget has reduced from £11.9million to £11.5million – this includes a 5.4% drop in Government funding– but they say it is likely there will be a further 12.7% fall in central funding for 2014/15.
But leader of the council, Cllr John Williams said, despite the challenging economic climate, he is proud to present a positive budget.
He added: "We are not standing still and we are using our scarce resources to focus on planning and investing for the future to create economic development to help our community.
"It is also an historic occasion that we are again investing in affordable council housing. This will help address the number we have lost to right-to-buy houses and bring it back to balance and increase social housing stock for the community.
"We are no different from other councils across the country who are having to make cuts because our funding is being reduced from Government."
Major projects for 2013/14 include a £1million loan to Somerset County Cricket Club to develop their ground including a media centre so the club can host international matches; £1.27million refurbishment of the swimming pool on Station Road;and £1/£2million repairs to lifts and lobby areas at the Orchard Shopping Centre multi-storey car park.
The council are also injecting around £2.4million as a start-up fund set aside for growth and regeneration with schemes such as flood prevention, improvements to transport infrastructure and business development.
The Deane has also invested £35,000 in extra weed control and £16,000 to help people affected by extreme weather.
The day-to-day revenue budget would see £91,000 allocated to help people cope with changes to the welfare benefits system being introduced by central Government.
Note: The proposed freeze relates only to the Taunton Deane Council precept of the overall Council Tax bill.


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A NEW carry chair will be installed in ambulances to help patients and staff.
The chair is fitted with tracks to allow easier movement up and down stairs and will virtually eliminate the need to carry patients.
Danny Daniel, health, safety and security manager for the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust, said: "This kit is about making it safer and more comfortable for patients and staff.
"We asked staff what they thought was best for their patients as they are the ones who do this work every day."
They are being put on all new ambulances with staff currently being trained on how to use them.


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The breakout single that sent the New York-based band's sophomore album, Some Nights, soaring — "We Are Young" — entered the pop-culture zeitgeist almost overnight with commercial spots and a Glee rendition — and on Sunday won the group Grammys for song of the year and best new artist. Their ubiquitous earworms gave them a platform for repeatedly coming out in support of equal rights for gays.
In this interview with Chris Azzopardi prior to the Grammys, Jack Antonoff, fun.'s 28-year-old guitarist, talks about being drawn to the gay community's "inspiring" ways of uniting in the face of oppression, the stigma of being a straight man who doesn't care about the fight and how he loves Lena Dunham like a lesbian.
Dallas Voice: You're one of the gay community's biggest supporters, and you've been very outspoken about it. When and why did gay issues become so important to you? Antonoff: I wish there was a great story or a poetic answer, but I just don't know how anyone could not be outspoken and enraged with any violation of human rights. If the government decided tomorrow to strip Jews or African-Americans of certain rights, no one would say, "How did you get involved with Jews' human rights, blah blah blah?" It would just be this universal violation that we would all be up in arms about. But the issue of gay, bisexual and trans rights, the discrimination is so ingrained in us that it's this slow-moving process of people realizing how shameful it is, the way we treat our citizens. Anyone who is even remotely cognizant is speaking up and fighting for equal rights.


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I'm trying to debug some code from previous developer (ie I wouldn't normally program like this) and I've got an error I just can't get rid of. The code below results in the output beneath it.
What I can't figure out is how execution gets to the point of error, because the query result has already been checked (and output). Basically I'm confused and am losing the plot. Can anyone help?
$res = mysql_query($query);
if(!$res) continue; //skip out of this loop iteration
$rows = mysql_num_rows($res);
if ($rows>0)
echo "Res : ";
while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($res)) //this is line 125
Res : resource(22) of type (mysql result)
PHP Warning: mysql_fetch_array() expects parameter 1 to be resource, boolean given in <snip />/getDetails.php on line 125
Try this
While ($res && $row= ...
Good suggestion. Still goes through and errors:
echo "\
also checking res in while condition : \
while ($res && $row = mysql_fetch_array($res)){
also checking res in while condition :
PHP Warning: mysql_fetch_array() expects parameter 1 to be resource, boolean given in myscript.php on line 126
you say it's in the loop. My guess is that the first loop is executing successfully but the second (or last) query is returning an invalid result.
I suspect $res is being left over from a previous iteration.Try this:
$res = mysql_query($query);
if(!$res) {
echo mysql_error();
continue; //skip out of this loop iteration
OK try again
while ( is_resource($res) && $row = mysql_fetch_array($res))
Well yeah, that seems to have done the trick. In that it's not giving an error because it doesn't try to execute the mysql_fetch_array. Even though it probably should.
I think Tom is probably right in that variables are being overwritten by previous iterations and other looping structures.
I think this code is too far gone to be able to live. I was hoping to understand and fix this bug but I think I'm going to rip it all out and start again.
Have you tried installing xdebug and using breakpoints to walk through the code a line at a time to see what's going on?
if (!$res)
If the result of the MySQL query fails, why would you want to continue and try to extract results? (From a query result that doesn't exist). Or am I reading things wrong?
You're reading it wrong, the continue keyword skips the rest of the current iteration and moves on to the next one.
for ($i = 0; $i < 5; $i++ ) {
if ($i == 2) continue;
echo $i . "\
I can understand that example. But in the OP's code there IS no iteration as such ... it is a single expression that is not within a loop.
I'm assuming that hessodreamy had posted a snippet and simply implied the loops existence. It clearly isn't the full set of code. Though, correct me if I'm wrong, @hessodreamy !


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Selûne, also known as Our Lady of Silver and the Moonmaiden, is the goddess of the moon in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting.
Selûne is also the name of the moon which orbits the planet of Abeir-Toril, the setting for the Forgotten Realms.
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WASHINGTON -- After a career as a world-renowned, pioneer heart surgeon, 57-year-old William C. DeVries decided to serve in the Armed Forces.
The tall, lanky doctor, who implanted the first permanent artificial heart in Seattle dentist Barney Clark, signed on at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as a Defense Department contractor. He also joined the Army Reserve.
On December 29, 2000, DeVries was commissioned as a lieutenant colonel. On January 18, 2002, he became one of the oldest officers to graduate from the Army Medical Department Basic Officer course.
"The story goes back to when I was born at the Brooklyn Naval Hospital in 1943," Doc DeVries said in a recent interview. "My dad was a physician and surgeon on the destroyer USS Kalk. He was a lieutenant junior grade in the Naval Reserve.
"Right after I was born, he went to sea," he said. "Six months later, he was killed in the Battle of Hollandia in the South Pacific. Even though I never knew him, he's had a great impact on me all my life."
DeVries' mother, Cathryn, suffered a second loss shortly after learning of her husband's death. Her father, a World War I veteran, also died. "Can you imagine having a double funeral for your dad and your husband?" DeVries said. "All of a sudden, the family had no men in it, except for a little baby."
Grieving for the loss of the two men in her life, the single mother returned to her family in Salt Lake City, Utah. Six years later, she remarried and raised eight more children by her second husband, Don Nuttall.
Bottled-Up Emotions
"When I was growing up," DeVries said, "I noticed that I had a different last name from my brothers and sisters. But I had a great dad. He got me into Boy Scouting and all that stuff. I'd never ever even dream of calling him "stepfather.' He was my dad. But I knew that I had another dad that I didn't know much about."
Cathryn had essentially closed the door on the past. She never talked about her first husband. She was angry he'd been killed and angry he'd been buried at sea. She even refused to accept his medals awarded by the military.
DeVries was "a sole surviving son" in military terms, but he didn't know it until he tried to join the military during the Vietnam War. Although he was in college and getting ready to go to medical school, he said, he felt the patriotic thing to do was to join the Armed Forces.
"When the Cuban Missile Crisis happened, I was in a university and I saw people running and hiding from the service. It kind of made me sick," he said, "because I really felt strongly that we have an obligation to serve our country.
"My father's death made it even more important. I felt that every generation must own its own liberties, its own freedoms."
But DeVries was not destined to serve his country – not then, anyway. As a sole surviving son, military officials said, he couldn't be put in an active theater. Because of an influx of draftees, they said, they didn't need him.
One officer told him that if he wanted to serve, he should come back after he got his medical degree. "I went back to school and did the best I could do," DeVries said of his next nine years.
The young doctor's subsequent medical career involved breakthroughs in modern medicine. In the early 1980s, he was instrumental in creating the artificial heart dubbed the Jarvik 7. From 1982 through 1987, he implanted the Jarvik 7 in four patients who collectively lived more than 1,300 days. In 1988, DeVries returned to traditional cardiovascular surgery until his retirement in 1999.
An Unexpected Dividend
The medical discovery paid an unexpected dividend. Publicity surrounding the artificial heart united DeVries with those who knew his father during World War II.
"At the time of the artificial heart implantation, my name and my picture were in just about every newspaper in the world," he said. "I started getting these strange letters from people like the president of a Florida bank, and from another guy in Portland, Oregon. They asked if I was related to Henry DeVries. I wrote back that I was."
Word spread among World War II veterans and the heart specialist started getting more letters, long letters, from his deceased father's shipmates. "They said things like he had a great tenor voice and his favorite song was "I Dream of Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair." He used to sing it in the shower and they all used to listen to him sing."
One man sent the Navy surgeon's medical books to the son. "It's unbelievable the things that people sent to me," DeVries said.
From the letters, he learned that his father had served as a chaplain as well as a surgeon. Henry was supposed to get off the ship at Hollandia, but when they arrived, his replacement hadn't shown up so he went back on board for the ship's next leg. His father's shipmates told the son they'd often told the doc to stay below deck, but he'd always come up to see what was going on. Henry was killed June 6, 1944, when Japanese aircraft attacked the ship.
"I must have had about 25 letters, and all of them had two things to tell me," DeVries said. "They said he died painlessly, and they said they got the pilot that killed him, that dropped the bomb on the ship."
Deeply Held Hostility
DeVries said he was amazed by the hostility the veterans still harbored toward their enemy. "These guys are now 85, 86 years old," he said. "I still get letters and they're still very angry about their enemy. I don't have any anger or hostility toward the Japanese people. But these soldiers really did. I kind of got a window into what their feelings were at that time."
This year, he plans to attend the veterans' reunion and meet some of the men who served with his father before it's too late.
"I never really knew much about him except for what I heard from these people," he said. "That part of the artificial heart project was the best part for me personally. Through all that interchange, I really began to know my father."
As DeVries pieced together stories about his father, his mother finally unveiled her memories. "One day my secretary said, "You've got a special, last patient of the day -- it's your mother,"" he said. "She sat down with me for about two hours in my office and told me about my father."
He learned that Henry DeVries came to America from Holland in 1924. Settling in Michigan, he became a naturalized citizen. He was an intern at a hospital in Salt Lake City when he met Cathryn, who was a nurse there.
"War broke out and all of his brothers joined up," DeVries said. "His dad … called up and said, "Henry, I'm embarrassed by you. The Germans have taken over our old country and here you are, an able-bodied American and you won't go and fight for your own country." He went down the next day and joined up."
The Missing Scrapbook
Forty-odd years after her husband's death, Cathryn gave her son a scrapbook he'd never seen before. It held a picture of the USS Kalk and a letter stating that Henry was killed in action. She also gave him his father's dog tags.
The book held a card with Cathryn's handwriting stating, "Hyacinth's a boy." Before their son was born, the couple had decided that if the baby were a girl, they'd name her Hyacinth. When the baby born December 19, 1943, turned out to be a boy, Cathryn sent the card to her husband. Henry was carrying the card on the day he died.
DeVries' ties to his father resurfaced again at a dinner he attended honoring the nation's outstanding high school students. DeVries was one of several guest speakers, as was a general from the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
DeVries mentioned his father's service and the general asked the doctor if he'd ever received his father's medals. Replying that he had not, the general offered to see if he could locate them.
"About four days later," DeVries said, "a guy comes to my office and he's got Dad's three medals -- the Asian Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, and the Purple Heart. Dad"s name was engraved on all of them.
"I said, "You keep these around?' and the guy said, "Your mother was notified, but she wouldn't accept them so we've had them in the files.'
Life-Altering Encounter
This is where the father-son story would have ended if DeVries hadn't gone golfing two years ago with Army Major General Evan Gaddis, then commander of the Army's recruiting command. The chance encounter changed the doctor's life.
"At the time, I was 56. I had a nice home near Fort Knox, Kentucky, and I was cutting back my practice," he said. "I was kind of disillusioned with medicine. Everybody was worried about their retirement plan, and the fun had gone out of it."
The general invited the heart specialist to accompany him to Washington, where he introduced DeVries to the commander at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. On the return flight, DeVries said, Gaddis made his pitch.
"He said, "It's a crying shame. Someone with your talent and your ability really could help the Army, but you're just learning how to play golf and wasting your time away writing papers and closing up your practice.'
"I started feeling guilty," DeVries said. "At that time, all this patriotism started sprouting in my chest and I realized I could do something."
In October, DeVries joined Walter Reed's Department of Surgery as a consultant. Still, Gaddis wasn't satisfied. The general told the doctor, "There's one more thing you need to do. You need to wear green."
Gaddis arranged for DeVries to join the Army Reserve. The general inspected him when he put on his dress uniform the first time, for his swearing-in ceremony at Fort Myer, Virginia. Standing in front of the mirror was an emotional moment, DeVries recalled.
"I am the most "waivered' person ever to wear an Army uniform," he said. "I had an age waiver and a health waiver. They went through all this stuff to make it happen. I didn't really appreciate it too much until I went to Officer Basic Course and it became a major deal. They didn't quite know how to handle me."
The 58-year-old trained alongside 21-year-old men and women. Overall, he said, he kept up. "The first week was all classroom stuff and they were pretty sharp," DeVries said. "But I knew a lot of the stuff."
The surgeon was impressed by how the military group congealed as a team.
"I've been on a lot of teams in my life, but I've never been on a team that was so close to each other," he said. "They took care of me and I took care of them. We did fine. I came out of there really feeling close, and still these people e-mail me all the time. I still talk to them about it."
Back at Walter Reed, DeVries occasionally employs an unusual style in lectures to the medical center cadre. He dons a homemade Tin Man outfit, complete with a silver ax, to talk about the importance of the heart. Quoting the Wizard of Oz, he tells the young medical specialists, "Hearts will never be practical until they can be made unbreakable."
Along with his day job with the military, DeVries is assigned to the 324th Combat Support Hospital in Perrine, Florida, south of Miami, where he does Reserve drills about every other month. He supplements those drills with weekend duty in Washington. He plans to go to advanced officer training, and in February, he'll accompany his Reserve unit on a medical mission in Paraguay.
"I'm excited about coming to work in the morning and seeing all these young docs. Educating these residents is important. The quality of medicine here is just unbelievably good. I'm in the best position of my life right now -- doing fun things, exciting things, doing something for my country and my profession."
"I'm really proud of the fact that I'm serving," he added. "I've always felt that I had a military obligation. I think everybody has an obligation to serve. My obligation started at a late time, but I'll stay here as long as I can."
Since the war on terror began, Walter Reed has treated both U.S. service members and Northern Alliance soldiers wounded in Afghanistan.
"Every morning driving by Walter Reed's statue out there and seeing the flag flying on top of the hospital, it really means something to me," he said. "I feel like I'm just a small part of it, but I'm part of it."
SOURCE: American Forces Press Service via Veterans News and Information Service


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Two weeks ago, we introduced you to Matt Firor, who is heading up our new MMO division, ZeniMax Online. Since we had a lot of folks ping us interested in what he was up to, we thought we'd keep you up to date on what he's doing. He's gone out and done interviews with FiringSquad and Ten Ton Hammer.
Here's a sample from the Ten Ton Hammer interview:
Ten Ton Hammer: MMOGs continue to rise in the gaming landscape, how do you see the industry changing over the next few years? Where does ZeniMax fit into that change?
Matt: Instead of trying to "game" the market by figuring where everything will be in a few years and develop a product that will fit in an unused niche, we're just going to try to make the best MMOG possible.
And from Firing Squad:
FiringSquad: How did ZeniMax approach you when they said they wanted to launch a new MMO game studio?
Matt Firor: They told me that they wanted to give me all the resources I needed to make a great MMO. After meeting with the company's management, I felt very strongly that this is the "once in a lifetime" opportunity that one shouldn't pass up.
Edit: Shacknews has added an interview with Matt as well. http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=518


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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate's top Republican is suggesting a short-term increase in the nation's borrowing limit unless there's deal soon that includes changes to big entitlement programs.
Economists and Obama administration officials are warning of a calamity if the government defaults on its obligations. The default deadline is Aug. 2.
Vice President Joe Biden is leading bipartisan talks on the debt limit and cuts in federal spending.
Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky says that if a deal doesn't include significant entitlement program changes, then legislation raising the borrowing limit for just a few months is likely.
He says lawmakers would return to what he calls "the same discussion" this fall.
McConnell appeared Sunday on CBS' "Face the Nation."


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WITH flood waters subsiding and the Met Office forecasting snow over the weekend, Worcester shire County Council is getting ready to meet the challenge of keeping the roads open.
The highways department's depot at Newland at the edge of Malvern has been readying its fleet of gritters and snowplough-equipped vehicles to make sure that roads large and small remain passable.
County councillor Paul Tuthill said: "Our team has a variety of vehicles and gadgets to tackle all types of jobs, from hand-pushed gritters for pavements and footpaths to the big Mercedes for gritting the A roads.
"The crew at this depot has responsibility for the whole of South Worcestershire so we have made sure they have the equipment they need."
The stock of vehicles also includes a Land Rover with demountable gritting unit and a versatile Multihog all-terrain vehicle, which can be used for gritting in winter and grass-cutting in summer.


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>Health and Nutrition>Pulled muscle while sleeping?
I woke up around 5 this morning with a throbbing pain in my left hamstring. It felt like a pulled muscle or a cramp. This is strange because I didn't run yesterday, my week was about 10 miles under my usual work, and I didn't feel anything but the typical soreness in my hip/glut from an old IT Band injury. So, my questions are: has anyone experienced something similar to this? Any suggestions on how to stop the pain? Is it just dehydration and lack of vitamins or Is this my body giving me a warning about something bigger? Or is it something else? Thanks for anyone's help.
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Ha! I don't think so . . .
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I agree. This happens a lot.
Especially if one's name is Cletus or Jim-Bob.
If it felt like a cramp, then I would suspect cramp. I've not experienced that in the hammy, but calf cramps will yank me out of a peaceful and deep sleep, from time to time. Does your leg feel sorta bruised in that spot, now?
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A little bit. I still feel the actual cramp pain every now and again, but that could be the soreness, too. Since it is at the bottom of the glut and top of the ham, its hard to point out exactly where it is. I've eaten bananas and hydrated quite a bit. Seems like a good excuse to get a quick massage before my run today.
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alien abduction?
You're not in Missouri, are you? It clicks the linky...
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It was feeling better, but after grade papers for about an hour and a half, the pain is back and much more intense. It still feels like a cramp, but the pain feels more like its hitting a nerve and it is traveling from glut/ham to my knee and a little below. This sucks. Perfect day off and I'm worried about hurting myself on a run. Any ideas?
Maybe it is a nerve...sciatica, perhaps? I got that on one side when I was pregnant...it really sucked. It bothered me most when sitting in my car. I seem to recall that sitting on a tennis ball in that spot helps some people. I'd check with your doctor, though.
I think aliens are a little more interested in probing orifices. Of course, if you were resisting, you could have pulled a muscle. Does anything else hurt, if you know what I mean? :-)
You might increase your potassium intake. I've found that that helps when I have muscle pain. Even gatorade for a quick fix.
It's certainly possible to pull something while you're asleep. Sheesh, I've had some killer charlie horses that have woken me up sometimes. Man that hurts. I've found that as I get older, when they come, they're worse, and leave a "knot" in my calf and hang around longer then they did when I was in my 30s.
Regarding sciatic...that's pretty sucky. For me, one time I had it in my 20s, the pain started in my butt above my leg, went down, then at my knee, wrapped around to the front of my leg, down to my foot. This essentially is the path of the nerve. My foot was numb, but the rest hurt. Sort of made my foot drag when I walked/ran.
No matter what position I was in it hurt. Every once in a while you could find a good way to sit/stand/whatever...then, you would have to move to go to the bathroom or something, and you couldn't find the spot again.
Stretching helped. Eventually it just went away. Lots of ibuprofen and naproxen, (doctor prescribed, essentially, industrial strength Aleve).
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I've had light cramps / twinges before, but what a really hate are the Charley Horses I get every now and again. Thems seriously hurt.
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It hasn't happened recently to me, but a few months ago, I had some sudden, sharp pain on the outer side of my left achilles. Probably wasn't the achilles itself, because the pain ran up the calf, but only a few inches. The weird thing is that it happened when I was passive (sitting down or sleeping), not when I was running.
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I've never had it happen in my hamstrings but my calves cramp up sometimes. Only twice at night that I remember, where I just woke up in a ton of pain, but was only half-awake and maybe still suffering from sleep paralysis...but either way, I felt so helpless since I wasn't awake enough yet to know to do anything about it if that makes sense. I think it must happen more than the two times I remember though since I wake up and my calves are sore or no reason a lot.
I'd say not to worry about it though. :-) I go through periods where I am obsessed with electrolytes and though things are better afterwards I'd believe it's just a coincidence.
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Tomorrow will be worse
I think random muscle cramps are pretty common, nothing to worry about - I always chalk mine up to dehydration or lack of whatever vitamin (potassium is always a primary suspect).
I did have what I thought was a hammy cramp back in my soccer days, and it still felt tight as I warmed up for practice. I took a bit longer to warm up than normal, and it felt better, though still a little tight. So being 20, I ignored it and took off, then pins and needles, shooting pain, and a messed up season for the next 2 months. If it feels tight, don't push it - probably can do an easy run, but if there's any increase in discomfort, back off quick.
Disclaimer: I have no medical training whatsoever, but have done this to myself twice. There won't be a third time, damn it!


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Question submitted on Jun 19, 2013.
QuestionI want to get rid of my credit card debt and was thinking of taking some money out of savings to do so. I have about $3,800 in savings and about $2,200 in credit card debt. Is this a good idea?
It sounds like a good idea, but let's look at this further. Credit cards tend to charge high interest rates while savings account pay low interest rates. According to Bankrate.com, credit cards charge 16% and savings account pay less than 1%. Assuming these numbers reflect your situation, you could save over $300 per year by paying off your credit card. So, it makes sense and cents. After paying off your credit card, you'll still have $1,600 in savings to face unexpected expenses. You may want to keep the credit card (rather than get rid of it) for emergencies. If you use it, budget to pay it off each month. Better yet, with online access, it's easy to pay the balance weekly and avoid end-of-month surprises. After paying off your credit card, you'll likely feel empowered to tackle another financial challenge. If so, look at what you need to save to build a comfortable safety net and a retirement nest-egg. Congratulations on being able to pay off your credit cards!
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Kenya Wetlands Forum is a multi-institutional stakeholder consortium working to promote wetlands conservation and wise use in Kenya. It provides an institutional framework for participation of all wetlands stakeholders in discussions and activities to save Kenya's wetlands.
We offer a platform for constructive dialogue and discussion, and sharing of ideas for the conservation and sustainable use of wetland resources in Kenya.
The origins of Kenya Wetlands Forum (KWF) can be traced to a series of initiatives on wetlands management and conservation experiences in Kenya over the last two and a half decades.
Wetlands are areas of land that are permanently, seasonally or occasionally water logged with fresh, saline, brackish, or marine waters, including both natural and man-made areas that support characteristic biota. Globally, wetlands occupy about 6% of the earth's surface. Kenya's wetlands occupy about 3% to 4%, which is approximately 14,000 kilometers square of land surface and fluctuates up to 6% in the rainy seasons.
Wetlands are among the most productive ecosystems due to their functions and attributes. They are essential to the well being of Kenyans as they contribute significant economic and social benefits to the country. Despite their high productivity and provision of many benefits, wetland ecosystems in Kenya are still facing serious threats including;


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