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Revolutionary Proletarian Nucleus, Revolutionary Proletarian Initiative Nuclei, NIPR(noun)
a clandestine group of leftist extremists who oppose Italy's labor policies and foreign policy; responsible for bombing building in the historic center of Rome from 2000 to 2002
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hey guys, this is my 2nd fanfic here. i just finished my first one but my hand was itching to write so i already wrote out my 1st chapter of my new fanfic. looking forward to all your support!
here's the link to my first fanfic.
here are the list of characters , (will edit when i add on) :
Aryan - prajin.
Meneka - meera
James - saakshi siva
Nagesh - venkat
Selva - deepak
Yashoda - pooja (uma of anadham)
Priya - vanaja
Neel - Ajay (adi from kolangal)
here's my first chapter.
Aryan was a small town gangster. all his life he had been living in the slums & living in awe of his big brother James. James had taken Aryan in when he was just a 5 year old boy. aryan's parents had died in a plane crash & his heartless relatives had driven him out. begging on the streets & sometimes even starving through the night, Aryan had a rough childhood. shop keepers poured hot water on him to chase him away from their shop & Aryan evem learned how to steal at the tender age of five.
james had found him fighting with a dog for a piece of bun & he took pity on him. Aryan refused at first but hunger drove him to join the gang. james was fond was Aryan & pampered him endlessly. even though james was 15 years hi senior, Aryan had a sense of attachment to him. like he was a close friend whom he could always trust. 15 years had passed quickly & now james had a huge underworld network with his ever reliable Aryan with him. Aryan had grown into a handsome, rugged young man. he was agile & quick witted. james was aging & he needed someone to take over his business, he found a ray of hope in Aryan. but Aryan always told him that only james could be the leader of the group, without him there won't be him.
drugs, smuggling & killing, Aryan did that all with ease until he met her. it happened that night when Aryan was about to assassinate one of his gang's rival. sitting in a Toyota with a loaded gun, Aryan waited for the right moment to spring into action. the night was wet as rain drizzled down relentlessly. the area chosen for the assassination was dark, dingy & filthy. it seemed that his target ahmed revelled in those sort of places. "it's not like ahmed to bother about cleanliness." Aryan cracked a joke with one of his gang friends. they laughed about it for a while but Aryan spotted movement in one of ahmed's house windows. he silenced his partner & drew his gun. it was time to spring into action.
Aryan acted alone. he didn't like to work in groups. they were distracting & time consuming. holding his weapon close to him, Aryan nudged open the front door. shocked that a cautious gangster like ahmed had left his front door unlocked, Aryan proceeded upstairs. he heard noises coming from the only lighted bedroom. as he neared it, Aryan heard sounds of struggle. it seemed that a woman was forcibly been taken advantage of. "come on baby!" Aryan clearly heard ahmed's heavily accented drawl. the woman's voice was too muffled to be heard but Aryan was sure he heard her plead with ahmed.
having heard enough, Aryan kicked open the bedroom door to find ahmed forcing himself on a woman. "what are you doing here?" ahemed spat angrily reaching for the revolver in his pant pocket but Aryan was too quick. he fired a single shot at ahmed, hit him right in the heart & finished his life story in a moment. the woman screamed in fright & ran towards the door as if to escape. Aryan caught hold of her & carried her to the bed. he wanted to give this woman a less painful death. he couldn't take the risk of having a witness to the murder he had just commited.
the woman screamed & thrashed out at him but Aryan held onto her. her hair was all over her face & he couldn't even see her eyes. pushing back her tangled tresses, Aryan pointed the gun at her temple. his breath caught in his heart when he realised that the woman he was going to shoot looked no older than him & simply was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen that was how Aryan met Meneka for the first time.
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wow...that is a nice one Leena. In fact the actor Arya will suit for your Aryan.......do you know who Arya is buddy? He has got more ragged look that your dreamboy.......but I should remember that this is your fan fiction........I guess......
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wow...that is a nice one Leena. In fact the actor Arya will suit for your Aryan.......do you know who Arya is buddy? He has got more ragged look that your dreamboy.......but I should remember that this is your fan fiction........I guess......
Good work buddy
atina, i HATE arya. his face annoys me to no end. and his attitude.. erghh.. prajin is so much better than him. anyways, thanks for your compliment!
thanks to the rest of you for your comments! dee63, this is the first time you're commenting on my fanfic na? thanks!
here's my 2nd chapter.
meneka was having a rough night. she had been kidnapped from her art class & shut in a dark room for some days. food & all the other comforts were provided but meneka screamed for help till she fainted from exhaustion. the doctor put her on glucose & a woman came to tend to all of meneka's needs. it was during one rainy night when meneka was awakened rudely by a drunk man. he was burly & reeked of alcohol. the man grabbed her & tried to kiss her. meneka pushed him away & tried to make a run for it but he caught hold of her. forcing her to a corner he ripped the sleeve of her salwar off roughly. meneka screamed in protest & struggled with him but he was too strong. meneka was in the midst of pleading with him when another man burst into the room. he had a gun drawn & he shot meneka's assaulter without hesitation. the assaulter died instantly. meneka screamed in shock & tried to make a run for it but the killer caught hold of her. he carried her to the bed & put the gun to her temple. meneka thought it would be the end of the world for her when she felt the cool metal of the gun on her temple. she blinked at the guy in surprise when he withdrew the gun.
Aryan couldn't shoot the girl. there was something in her eyes that made him lower his gun. her eyes were large with fright & a tear trickled down her cheek. Aryan stretched out a finger & wiped the tear off gently. the girl looked shocked but relaxed as she the gun away from her temple. Aryan gazed at her, this girl had a unique charm. Aryan felt an attraction to her almost immediately. he usually avoided women as they only caused more problems to men than helping them solve it. Aryan noticed that the girl's salwar was torn, he unbuttoned his shirt & gave it to the girl. she took it without a word. "where can I drop you?" he asked her. "I don't know. my dad has gone overseas & the house will probably be locked." she replied sadly. Aryan thought that she had a beautiful voice. "come.. I'll find you a place to stay for tonight." he led her out of the house. "excuse me, can you find me something to eat? I'm starving." she asked him sweetly. Aryan shot a look at her, a girl openly asking for food? that was news for him. he smiled slightly & nodded his agreement.
meneka was fascinated by the killer's behaviour. he had gazed at her after withdrawing his weapon, wiped her tears & gave her his shirt to wear. what sparked meneka's interest was his eyes. they were so intense, so full of emotions. when he had volunteered to find a place for her to stay, she followed him without protesting. he was the only one whom she could trust at that moment. feeling terribly famished, meneka asked the man for some food. he nodded positive, a slight smile on his face. but the ghost of the smiles disappeared as he drove towards a 24 hour restaurant.
the restaurant was empty & the boss was dusting the cash register sleepily. it was near midnight & there wasn't a single customer in sight. the night got more interesting when the boss spotted Aryan coming in with an unknown girl. Aryan was a well known face in those areas but he didn't have a habit of soliciting with women. the woman was wearing his shirt & looked slightly dishevelled. the boss welcomed them warmly & got them a seat near the warm fireplace. "what would you like to have sir?" he stretched out the menu to Aryan. he shook his head & pointed to the woman. the boss immediately gave the menu to the lady, he knew better than to argue with Aryan.
"aren't you having anything?" meneka asked the man. "yes Aryan sir. please have something." the man taking their order intoned politely. "oh so his name is Aryan? nice name." meneka smiled to herself. Aryan refused so meneka went ahead & ordered fried rice for herself. when the food arrived she tucked in hungrily. once she looked up to find Aryan staring at her with an amused expression. he caught himself looking at her & turned away. after meneka was done, she went to the washroom to freshen up. she smoothed her tangled hair as much as she could but the damage was done. her hair looked like a cross between a messed up crow's nest & a messed up bee's hive. sighing at how terrible she looked, meneka walked of the restroom to find the man speaking to Aryan in a low tone. Aryan looked angry & glared at him before hissing something inaudible at him. the man's face whitened considerably & he took his place back at the cash register without another word.
the girl had finally finished eating. she took an awful long time tucking into her fried rice. the way she ate without a care made Aryan smile. she looked cute when she screwed up her nose at the tangy chilli. she seemed to notice his interest in her so Aryan looked away before she got the wrong idea. after eating, she excused herself to the restroom. Aryan paid the bill & found the boss Venky smiling at him slyly. "hey Aryan, nice chick. she is so innocent looking. she seems a little messed up but looks like you had fun with her." he winked at him. Aryan glowered at the man's lecherous statement. he hated to see women being downgraded, esp innocent women like the woman he had rescued. "shut up venky before I pump all my bullets into you." Aryan hissed at him. venky knew Aryan was dead serious & got back to minding his own business. the woman emerged from the washroom at the same time & Aryan hoped she hadn't heard venky's disgusting statement. "so where are we going now?" she asked him cheerfully as if he was one of her long time friends. "to my slum." Aryan replied curtly & drove on, allowing himself a small smile. this woman was one interesting character.
i hope this story is going fine! comments & suggestions are welcome! love you all for appreciating my story!
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No one is going to accuse the University of Connecticut of trying to conceal sexual misconduct.
A month ago, the university announced that a professor had been placed on leave. Last week, the university announced various investigations of him, distributed all sorts of documents containing accusations of sexual misconduct against him and confirmed his identity.
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Ordinarily linking the professor by name with uncorroborated allegations against him would be libel. While news organizations are protected because a government institution has publicized the accusations, it is unfair all the same. And of course television news has compounded the unfairness with its usual idiotic practice in crime reporting, interviewing people who have no original knowledge of the case and inviting them to express disgust and speculate on someone's guilt.
The Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford was similarly unfair last week to a priest in East Windsor, not just announcing his suspension by name, but attributing it to a complaint of sexual misconduct. While there was supposition about the case because of recent criminal charges against a young parishioner, again there were no arrest and no sworn statement from identified witnesses.
The church and schools alike have long and scandalous records on sexual misconduct by priests and teachers, with the most troublesome ones not removed from their professions and prosecuted but just quietly sent elsewhere to continue their predations.
But none of this justifies going to the other extreme -- publicizing essentially anonymous allegations of sexual misconduct prior to the formal filing of charges.
The right responses to suspicion of such misconduct are ordinary conscientiousness and due process of law, not hysteria.
Chris Powell is managing editor of the Journal Inquirer in Manchester.


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Voters rejected a proposal Wednesday that would have allowed community members to possess but not sell booze. The measure failed 36-77.
Mayor Carl Otten, whose brother was shot to death by a drunken man during the village's last brief flirtation with legal booze, said the village feared it would lose its health aides and village public safety officers if the community went damp again.
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The video mentioned can be found on video.google.com, but I think the "History of the Amiga" video (search for that phrase) is far more interesting, with a roundtable discussion among the original developers. Wonderful and amusing anecdotes in that video!
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Not really. In many respects, programming is far easier today than it was then. Especially graphics programming! Those GETs and PUTs and POKEs and PEEKs were awful. Now you just have to read a book carefully, and it explains the structures with great examples. Since the structures have meaningful names, as opposed to random addresses in memory (or seemingly random), it's much easier to move off and do your own thing.
PEEKs and POKEs were indeed awful, and it didn't help that characters had a different code when POKEd on the screen than the ASCII code used in strings, nor did the lack of colour attributes for individual pixels on the C64 help.
I did some graphics on the PET and later a bit on the C64 (I never owned any of them, though), but most of my early graphics programming was on my own BBC Micro, which I bought around 1982 IIRC. The BBC micro had a vastly superior BASIC to the Commodores, including real graphics commands (points, lines, filled triangles, flood fills and more) and structured programming (repeat and while loops, multi-line if-then-else and recursive procedures and functions with named parameters), so programming was a joy compared to the C64. And with separate colour attributes for each pixel, colour graphics were a lot easier.
I agree with the original poster that getting into graphics programming is more difficult now than it was then. When you started your home computer, you were directly brought into an interactive BASIC environment and could start typing, editing and running programs, and a graphics environment was easily initialized (on the BBC, you just wrote "mode 0" to get a 640x256 b/w screen, "mode 1" to get a 320x256 4-colour screen and "mode 2" to get a 160x256 8-colour screen). In most PC programming languages you need to include a graphics library and call an initialisation function with zillions of arcane parameters, and if you want to plot text, you have to first load fonts and then specify half a zillion parameters to the text-plot functions. Sure, all these parameters allow flexibility, but they also raise the entry barrier.
I have to agree that programming was a lot easier back then. There were a bunch of reasons for that:
You had more accessible languages to learn with. In BASIC, you can write one line of code and have a working program. In C, the smallest properly written program is four lines and those four lines introduce three concepts instead of one. Then there is the edit-compile cycle, which you didn't have to deal with in BASIC.
There was less confusion as to where to start. Almost every personal computer had BASIC, even IBM branded IBM PCs. There also seemed to be less of a stigma over proper languages and proper programming technique. Sure that combination produced a lot of bad programmers and bad programs, but it also got a lot of us into programming.
"Open source" (or maybe visible source is a better name) was arguably more common back then than it is today. If you download free (as in beer) software for Windows, you probably will never have the opportunity to see the source code. Even if you download free (as in freedom) software you will probably never download the source code. If you never have the source code stuck in front of you, you lose a great opportunity to learn from other people. But back then a lot of little programs were programmed in BASIC so you did have the source code. In other cases, you didn't only have the source code in front of you -- but you had to type it in! (Remember Compute's Gazette, the magazine and their books?)
There were also a tonne of books for new programmers, and they were not intimidatingly thick. Many were even geared toward kids and young teens. Sure such books still exist today, but when I go to the computer programming section, it is tiny and it is dominated by specialist books rather than introductory programming books (e.g. how to program python). Of course the majority of computer books are just how-to books for using software, rather than how-to books for programming, which demonstrates where people's interests lay.
Finally, expectations were lower. If I wanted to create a game today, one that is played by normal people, it would need great graphics, great sound, and be sophisticated enough to draw people in. If I wanted to create something less creative today, like a utility or application, my program would be compared to the many commercial, independent, and open source applications out there. All of which would be more sophisticated that what I could make in a reasonable time. But it wasn't like that in the 1980s. Back then I could make a program and show it off to my friends, only to have them go "ooh" and "ahh". And showing off is a great little incentive to acquire and improve your programming skills.
Edit, for clarity (too early). Added comments on books.
Edited 2007-10-24 12:53
Finally, expectations were lower.
This is one important difference between our statements. I look at Python today & I see a language that is just as easy as BASIC, in fact I think it's easier, and with the TCL/Tk libraries it does graphics easily, too. I expect that's because TCL/Tk itself is easier but I haven't looked at that, so I can't say. :-)
The other important difference is the languages you two are citing. Comparing BASIC and C is like comparing apples & oranges. There were C compilers back then, and they weren't any easier than C compilers today; indeed the graphics were even harder. On one system I owned (Microware's OS-9), good luck getting the compiler to work, let alone figuring out the graphics libraries! Some people did it of course but for mere mortals BASIC09 was much easier. But easiest of all was to use Tandy's Extended Color BASIC, which was more powerful than most BASIC's, so I used that.
I think it's important to keep things at the same level. My son, when he was ten, started learning some Python programming. He was able to learn things pretty easily & enjoyed it a LOT more than I did when I was trying to figure out BASIC with all its stupid line numbers, GOTOs, esoteric commands (VARPTR) and packing. Open-source programs back then weren't made to be readable or learned from; they were made to make you go "ooooh" and then we plugged in the game cartridge because one's family & friends were rarely interested in anything else.
Yeah, I know comparing BASIC and C is like comparing apples and oranges. On the other hand, those seem to be the languages that everyone has heard of. You're right about Python being a much better language for learning too. The thing is, not everyone will agree. As soon as you ask someone "where should I start in my quest to learn programming", you will get six different answers from 10 different people. As soon as you start presenting too many choices to novices, I find that they start dropping out. That is particularly true if the differences are hard to explain.
Back in the 80s the choices were fewer and much easier to explain. Typically you had assember, Pascal, and BASIC. Assembler was "hard", while Pascal cost money. BASIC was both easy and free. (Yeah, I know that there were other languages out there. But they weren't so popular on personal computers and when they were available they fell into the same trap as Pascal.)
As for the quality of published sources back then: yeah, I know a lot of it was pretty hard to learn from. (Data statements and the like.) The thing is, a lot were easy to learn from too. Or at least no worse than modern open source projects. I still have a few books from the 80s in my library which includes the sources for BASIC games that you could enter into the computer yourself. None of it is obscured by data statements, either because they were meant to be portable or they were meant to learn from.
"I still have my C64 in my closet, [...]"
Same here, too. :-) There must be approx. 5 C64s down there in the cellar, next to two Amiga 500s, an Amiga 1200 and some Atari XL, XE and ST stuff... In fact, I'm very sad I didn't experience these computers very much. :-(
"[...] plus I reprogramed half a game once. I didn't purposely do it, but god if I got a book I prob. could have taught myself to prog. Now you actualy need to take a class to program."
I don't think so. "Ordinary people" - and please excuse that I use this term - may need to be taught programming, but "real man" - sorry again, folks - teach theirselves programming. Good literature, tutorials, examples and today the Internet do help. But when the Amiga was up to date, there was no Internet for everybody, so you usually learned from books and other programs. This kind of autodidactic learning may take more time than taking a class.
Regarding graphics programming, the C64's PEEK and POKE and GET and PUT were not very intuitive, but almost arbitrary. The famous KC series built by RFT in the former GDR, operating on CAOS (not the CAOS mentioned in the article) and BASIC already had "real" commands for creating graphical primitives, composing sound and controlling I/O ports - see RFT KC85/3, RFT KC85/4 and robotron KC87 if you like. These devices could not compete with the Amiga, but with C64 for sure.
With today's high level languages with their many abstraction layers and virtual concepts programming is a lot more easier, I think, but you need to know your toolset very well. And you usually need more than just an editor.
But please, don't confuse programming with just writing code (implementing), because programming is much more: Planning, researching, coding, testing, debugging, debugging again...
I would be more inclined to say that "ordinary people" go to school to learn to program because there's money in a programming career, while "real men" (and women!) learn programming any way they can... school, tutorials, whatever, because they love it and have a passion for it.
"I would be more inclined to say that "ordinary people" go to school to learn to program because there's money in a programming career, while "real men" (and women!) learn programming any way they can... school, tutorials, whatever, because they love it and have a passion for it."
That's a valid way to see it, I agree - money or passion. Good for those who are lucky and may combine both, but I've never been one of them. :-) I think passion is what makes a programmer being an autodidact, passion usually is much stronger than money, it makes the brain moving some more.
In addition to my short list above, I just noticed there are two Amiga 600 in the cellar, too. Poor devices... maybe they can play with the KCs a little bit and a big byte, and create some CAOS down there. :-)
Ufortunatedly a lot of people seem to forget that "learn to program" is only half of the equation, you still need to have an algorithmic background.
Now, think of it this way... most people can write English (at least for the intents and purposes of this board), but not everyone can write beautiful or meaningful prose.
That is the reason why there are so many awful programmers out there. Knowing how to code in C for example doesn't necessarily mean that you know how to solve a problem, and C is at the end of the day a tool. A lot of people seem to put all their effort in mastering the tool without understanding the problems...
You can do an awful lot being self-taught in high school. I did a lot in high school on a commodore and later learned there were better ways, but bad algorithms work fine for amateur projects. I used "bubble sorts" just fine.
I even wrote a program to balance chemistry equations, figuring-out triangulize matrices on my own.
Amateur games are well with-in the capability of high school unschooled programmers, or adult hobbiests, for that matter.
Remember text adventures?
you may find this interesting:
from the guy that did TripOS..
You can even dig about from some of the source of the OS.. I wonder how hard it is to bootstrap a PDP-11 (simh!?) to TripOS... it'd be very... cool if not amiga-ish!
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Yes, article it is fine, the news about it on OSNews are fine, but OSNews site still forgot to mention that AROS had reached a milestone by booting on 64 bit processors.
If someone in OSNews could notice it and resolve this lack of news, then her/him work will be very apprecciated.
Thank you in anticipation.
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Jack Tramiel (former CEO of Commodore Business Machines), at his venerable age of nineties (90 years old!) will made a public appearance next 10 December 2007 at Computer History Museum in Mountain View (San Jose area), California
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Nvidia has released another Beta version of Forceware drivers for Windows Vista 32/64-bit.
Nothing significant has changed from the previous 169.09 version, except a resume from Sleep/Hibernate issue with GeForce 8800 GT cards. These new Beta drivers are still "recommended for Crysis" even though there are no "Crysis" changes when compared to 169.09 release.
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After Monday's practice at L.A.'s facility in El Segundo, Phil Jackson provided an injury update for his three players on the MASH list:
Lamar Odom: The small forward, who suffered a bruised shin against Sacramento on Thursday in Las Vegas, participated almost fully in practice and is probable for Tuesday night's game in Ontario, CA, against Golden State. Odom confirmed that he was feeling better after a few days of ice and stim.
Pau Gasol: Gasol, who tweaked a hamstring and first missed practice on Tuesday, Oct. 13, was a limited participant in practice but is listed as doubtful to face the Warriors.
Luke Walton: Like Gasol, Walton first missed practice last Tuesday, and is also doubtful for the Ontario game.
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Roddick said he pinned the Serb up against a locker in the US Open locker room after Djokovic "beat the pants off him" in a match between the two at the final major championship.
Roddick, 31, did not say what year the incident happened but the two had a very public row during the 2008 US Open. "I won't say his name, I'll just say it rhymes with 'Schmovak Schmokovic'," Roddick said on a panel discussion recently.
"We got into it at the US Open one time," he continued. "I was kind of talking trash and he came out and beat the pants off of me as he would. But then he kind of chirped afterward and he came straight in, I went right up to him and had him up against the locker, but then I realized his trainer was about a little bit bigger."
Roddick, who retired in September after the US Open, said he stopped when he realized the confrontation might escalate.
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The mother of an autistic school boy fears West Lothian Council's plans to move his special unit will cause her son undue stress
Thomas MacPherson, of Bridgend, is currently a pupil at Ogilvie School Campus in Livingston but the council is proposing to move the autism unit to St Mary's Primary in Polbeth.
It is part of a raft of changes to special needs provision proposed by the council.
Mum Vicki believes the change would be a huge disruption for Thomas.
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"The council is planning on moving them in August, when Thomas will go into primary seven, and then again the following August for secondary school.
"He gets eczema from head to toe and pulls out his hair and his eyelashes when he gets stressed. He will also become withdrawn.
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3 reviews
Five star luxury close to the heart of Rome Apr 03, 2011
I stayed in this hotel and it was very pleasant. I was particularly pleased with the friendly staff who were happy to make reservations and very good recommendations for restaurants and bars.
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Exedra Boscolo Hotel Rome is the worst Mar 22, 2011
It's the worst hotel i have been to ever and i have stayed in many hotels around meddle ease and Europe.. very poor service and the staff are unfriendly, no options in the TV other then Italian TV's. room service food was too bad.
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This Rome hotel is close to many popular attractions that are within walking distance or are easily reachable via public transportation. Some of the famous sites near the Boscolo Exedra include the Spanish Steps, Villa Borghese, and Trevi Fountain. The Boscolo Exedra is found directly across from the metro station and is only 17 kilometers from the airport. Guests can find public transportation that will shuttle them to other areas of the city. Many attractions are even within walking distance.
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|Meet Your New Friend: Fat
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|What to Eat: How to Tailor Atkins to Your Needs and Goals
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|Welcome to Phase 1, Induction
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|Moving to Phase 2, Ongoing Weight Loss
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|Into the Home Stretch: Pre-Maintenance
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|Keeping It Off: Lifetime Maintenance
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|Eating Out, Eating in: Atkins in the Real World
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|A Diet for Life: The Science of Good Health
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IMAGINE THAT YOU AND I ARE BEING PAMPERED IN FIRST class, relaxing comfortably on an afternoon flight to your favorite world-class resort. As we gaze out the airplane window, it seems as though we're floating through an endless sea of marshmallow clouds, soaring together through the heavens. Up here, dreams somehow seem crystal clear. I think it's because we can pretend we've risen above the rough, mountainous terrain of life and can look down on our hills and valleys, seeing events from a fresh perspective.
From this bird's-eye view, glance down at what is below: your daily routine, closest relationships, untapped potential, and countless opportunities. Let this vantage point help you set your sights on a passionate megadream and an inspiring hope for the future!
I would not dare to author a book on such an important topic as Living Big without practicing what I preach. So, as I write this, I am on a flight to Hawaii (I wish it were first class) for an extended stay to consider living there indefinitely. I was raised in Hawaii and the Marshall Islands in a navy family, so the tropical breeze has always been alluring to me. Might this be where I will plant another Life Purpose Coaching Center ? or find the time to launch my long-dreamed-of radio show ? or finish this book? I don't know the answers to those questions, but I do know that I can't fail, because this is simply an experiment, with memories waiting to be made. I'm not going to rush the process or force a decision, only enjoy the journey to yea or nay. There is no right or wrong way to dream.
Well, actually, I do believe there's one wrong way, and that is to let the dream stagnate without taking any action!
I am embarking on this time of exploration because I am in a new season of my life, formally ending two decades of single parenting. My son recently accepted an out-of-state job promotion, taking his sweet wife and my two young grandsons with him. Shortly thereafter, my daughter announced her engagement, which means she, too, will be moving away from our home area. In the blink of an eye, without my permission, I have been thrust into a new chapter of my life. On one hand, I am sad and fearful. On the other hand, now I have no more excuses for not doing whatever I want, which is another way of saying "whatever I feel God is calling me to do next."
I am operating in a spirit of supersized living right now, and not just because I may soon be draped in large muumuus, walking barefoot to the local market to buy macadamia-nut chocolates, and blatantly enticing my family with extended holiday vacations in paradise.
Dreaming in high definition and surround sound—and then taking appropriate steps to live those dreams—is what this book is all about. You may not have a burning desire to move to a distant land, but what do you want out of life? Are you a student anxiously finishing college? A young mom who's busy raising twins? An overseas missionary on a brand-new assignment? A career woman vying for an enviable position? A widow with only a few pressing obligations? Regardless of your role in life, you and I have a few things in common:
We love to dream.
God designed us to dream.
And there's no day like today to start discovering God's best!
I need you to know that I'm not so far up in the clouds that I am unaware of your everyday realities. Life has prepared me well to be your Life Coach. I have a testimony of brokenness, and I'm honored to help you dream. Check out what I call "My 7 Big D's"—events that shaped me for nearly twenty years.My 7 Big D's
|Barely survived a serious, four-month depression.
|Devastated by a totally unexpected divorce.
|Confused about having to rewrite my doctoral dissertation.
|Deeply saddened by the death of my ex-husband.
|Angered by a corporate downsizing, which left me laid off just days after buying a home.
|Terrified by a dating incident.
|Shocked by the death of my dream when my first book contract was canceled due to budget cuts after 9/11.
What does this list tell you, other than that I must have built up a lot of stamina by now? It says that you can trust me to understand what you're going through and to tell it like it is when I coach you—without skirting around the issues. I care deeply about making sure you don't get stuck in the quagmire of life, as I did too many times.
These chapters will take you on a journey to find what you're really jazzed about—what makes you smile, laugh, play, sing, and dance. It's time to daydream about the adventure God has in store for you!
Amos 4:13 tells us that God reveals His thoughts to us: "He who forms the mountains, who creates the wind, and who reveals his thoughts to mortals, who turns dawn to darkness, and treads on the heights of the earth—the LORD God Almighty is his name." We want to do whatever it takes to be ready for that revelation.
As your Life Coach, I will come alongside you like a Barnabas (a name that Acts 4:36 tells us means "son of encouragement"). We will enjoy life-changing chats about you, stealing precious moments within your hectic schedule. I know how hard it is for you to find time for a conversation about your legacy, your destiny, your divine urge. As you are able to sneak away from your daily routine, it will be my job and my joy to sit with you and draw out of you the distinct calling God laid on your heart eons ago, before you were ever born. And then, equally important, we will put baby steps in place to help you live out your exciting, God-designed purpose, which has long been the desire in your soul even if it has lain dormant.
This book is loaded with modern, true stories of everyday saints, Bible character parallels, inspirational quotes, some of my favorite Scripture verses, heartfelt prayers, ten coaching tips, forty action steps, reflection questions, and practical exercises with sample answers from my own life to trigger your thinking. (Don't miss the Web downloads, too, which are my special gift to you!) You will hear from real women—students, wives, mothers, a widow, career women, church staff members—who all have tremendous testimonies to share. I urge you to break all of the normal book-reading rules and jump into the chapters in any sequence you please. Did you know that doing the unexpected can change your perspective, which will then cause you to see your world through new eyes?
I've chosen these particular topics for us to explore in detail as we discover what it takes to Live Big!
Face Your Fears
Learn to Exhale
Honor Your Deepest Longings
Don't Ever Give Up
Use Your Past for Good
Expect Miracles
Forgive Someone
Eat Dessert First
Ask Jesus for Vision
Capture Your Live Big! Dream
Since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Hebrews 12:1
I can't help but think: If only someone had told me that! or Why didn't I learn that in school? Frankly, I feel there ought to be a law mandating that schools teach us to be tenacious, forgiving, and courageous. We need classes at church that help us reach for our dreams, expect miracles, focus forward, and breathe calmly through adversity. But most important, we must learn how to play and to stop taking ourselves so seriously and to start cherishing God's incredibly specific plan for our lives. In this way, we address the habits that help us attract or sabotage God's boldest wishes for us.
Each of the ten coaching tips will give you a broader, richer understanding of how to run and finish the race well.
You probably picked up this book because you want to travel boldly down the path to purpose and fulfillment, yet perhaps you've lost sight of your dreams, hopes, and longings—possibly because of regrets, exhaustion, stubbornness, fears, sins, and so on. We're all burdened with something. You want to bring glory to God with your life, but you may be carrying such a heavy weight of boredom, loneliness, doubt, pride, and/or hopelessness that you've forgotten how to unleash your creativity. The biblical perspective in this book will help you hear God's promptings more clearly and act on them with pure joy.
I encourage you to dream big dreams during this eye-opening, heart-pounding quest. Let me share with you forty proven, incremental steps that I personally have used for years and have coached my clients through—action steps that will help you to live a significance-filled life. God will be honored, and you will be blessed. You will find yourself empowered beyond your wildest imagination as you Live Big!
Will you take your first small step today?
© 2009 Katie Brazelton


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Grotto Bay Beach Resort
Average rate: $209 - Hotel class: 3 stars
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Nice quiet hotel Aug 06, 2011
We were 8 people staying at this hotel in 2009.
The hotel is very nice. They had good facilities with heated pool and jacuzzi, a nice little beach with some small coral and a small ship wreck just outside where you could free dive down to it. The hotel is 5 minutes from the airport. Location is excellent for public transport , bus stop in front of the hotel - 20 min bus ride to Hamilton but good service, but we preferred a taxi every time.
We enjoyed visiting the natural caves within the hotel compound at no extra expenses while some other tourists may pay to visit the local cave nearby.
The hotel was pretty quiet when we where there as we were there in the off-season. Had some problems paying with my VISA card at the reception when checking out, but that's probably my banks fault.
All in all I can highly recommend this as well.
Only drawback was that I could not see any diving facilities at the hotel even though I can see others has mentioned it on their reviews.
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Affordable beach resort Jul 14, 2011
Stayed at the Grotto Bay Beach Resort for 4 nights. Nice location. 5 minutes from the hotel. Scuba diving on site with own private beach. You can snorkel a wreck right off the beach and feed the fish at another location. has a pool, jacuzzi, and very small fitness center. Food was decent at the pool side bar and grill. Only complaint was the ants. Don't go in July when they have an ant problem, they were everywhere including our bathroom. Pick up buses to st. George's and Hamilton right out in front of the hotel.
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A Lovely Hotel Nov 27, 2009
I like this hotel. It is close to the airport, right on a quiet bay area. It has small "condo" type of rooms. The beach is a few steps down, very quiet. There are beautiful palm trees, green grass, etc. on the property. The bus stop is right outside of the property, very convenient to get to places. There is a small cave to explore, it is close to the two big caves where you can walk to. The roosters are active, no need for an alarm clock in the morning. My profile picture was taken in the back of our condo. The hotel property looks much better in real setting than the pictures on Internet.
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Beautiful Grounds - Wonderful Private Beach - Very Nice Room Sep 15, 2006
We stayed at the Grotto Bay and had a wonderful time. The room was very spacious with island-style wicker furniture, very nice tile flooring and a nice large bathroom. We faced the ocean and had a gorgeous view. The service was great. The room was a little bit of a walk from the main hotel office, but the staff kindly transferred our luggage upon arrival and departure to and from our room. At the end of every day we'd end up with sand on the floor from being at the beach, and the cleaning crew never failed to have it swept up every morning. We never ate at the hotel so no opinion there. The bus was extremely easy to take into Hamilton with a bus stop at the resort entrance. The private beach was beautiful. Never crowded. The water was crystal clear and very warm. I ordered one pina colada which was way overpriced at $9 and was very weak. That's probably my only complaint. The crystal caves on the property are really neat to see. You can actually swim in them, but the water stays very cold inside. The property grounds are very beautiful. There are hibiscus flowers everywhere you look. One fun aspect is that the property has it's own Moon Gate which is also the entrance to a large hot tub hidden in hibiscus plants and shrubs...it's very pretty. Be aware that there are a decent amount of steps around the property which you can see in one of my photos. Grotto Bay's location has it's pros and cons. It's so close to the airport so upon arrival, you get to settle in right away and avoid a long taxi or bus ride, but it's not close to the main city of Hamilton....about a 30 min. bus ride. Not bad as long as you get on the right bus. One night we took a bus that went a really long round-a-bout route, but that was our silly mistake...it's really very easy to navigate All in all, we thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the Grotto Bay.
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