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American Cocker Spaniel
Basic American Cocker Spaniel Information
- Lifespan: 12 - 15 years
- Height: 14 - 16 inches
- Weight: 24 - 28 pounds
Medical Conditions Seen in American Cocker Spaniels
- Chronic Valvular Disease
- Atopy
- Seborrhea
- Hypothyroidism
- Patellar Luxation
- Glaucoma
- Cataracts
- Progressive Retinal Atrophy
- Cherry Eye
- Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca
- Intervertebral Disk Disease
- Epilepsy
- Distichiasis
- Hip Dysplasia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Pulmonic Stenosis
- Skin Fold Dermatitis
- Entropion
- Ectropion
- Chronic Hepatitis
- Cardiomyopathy
- Otitis Externa
- Trichiasis
- Portosystemic Shunt
- Pancreatitis
American Cocker Spaniel Traits
- Jogging Partner
- Lap Dog
- Good with Children
- Warm Weather
- Cold Weather
- Grooming Requirements
- Shedding
- Barking
- Ease of Training
American Cocker Spaniel History
- Spaniels were developed at least by the 1300s to flush birds into nets or to waiting falcons.
- Later, they were also used to find and point birds and were specialized by their size, terrain, and type of bird.
- The Cocker Spaniel, which was used for woodcock, was first mentioned in 1790.
- Cocker Spaniels were in America by the late 1800s.
- The AKC recognized the Cocker Spaniel in 1878.
- The Cocker Spaniel was the most popular breed in America from 1936 to 1952.
- As the Cocker became known as a show dog, winning Cockers tended to be smaller, longer legged, and rounder headed than the original stock from England.
- In 1946, the AKC split the breed into English Cocker Spaniels and Cocker Spaniels. Only in America are these names used; elsewhere they are known as Cocker Spaniels and American Cocker Spaniels, respectively.
- Cockers were such a part of Americana that Cocker celebrities included Spot (of Dick and Jane "See Spot Run" fame), Cover Boy Butch (25 times a Saturday Evening Post cover model), Lady (Lady and the Tramp), and the Coppertone Cocker.
- Cocker Spaniels were once again the top breed in America from 1983 to 1990.
- The breed is divided into three varieties according to color: Black (solid black or black and tan); ASCOB (which stands for Any Solid Color Other than Black, and includes cream, red, brown, and brown and tan); and Particolor (spotted or roan).
American Cocker Spaniel Behavior Concerns
- Makes an exuberant and entertaining companion.
- Usually very good with children.
- A happy dog, not easily bothered by things.
- Eager to please and quick to learn, but can be so excitable that it has difficulty minding.
- Does best with reward-based training involving food.
- Outgoing toward strangers.
- Gets along well with other pets and dogs.
- Enjoys retrieving.
- Usually enjoys swimming.
- Some bark a lot.
- Some are overly submissive. Submissive urination is not uncommon.
American Cocker Spaniel Suggested Exercises
- Makes a fairly calm housedog if given adequate exercise.
- Requires daily exercise in the form of a long walk, jog, or energetic games.
- A good candidate for dog parks.
- Obedience training is essential not only for control, but for the mental exercise it provides.
American Cocker Spaniel Grooming
- Coat is fairly long, silky, and either flat or wavy.
- The coat needs brushing and combing two to three times a week to prevent mats.
- Professional grooming and clipping is required once a month.
- Special attention should be paid to keeping the eyes clean and clear of stray hairs.
- The ears must be checked weekly for problems.
- Shedding is average.
Suggested American Cocker Spaniel Nutritional Needs
- Cockers have a tendency to become overweight.
- Adult dogs should be fed a balanced diet, with restricted calories if the dog starts to gain too much weight.
- Puppies should be fed a balanced a puppy food.
Did you know?
- Grapes and raisins are harmful to dogs.
- Some dog parasites are transferable to humans.
- Many common pet ailments may be detected early and prevented by visiting your veterinarian twice yearly - saving both time, money, and most importantly, ensuring the best quality of life for your dog.
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It's not known for sure exactly where the native peoples of Mesoamerica (now known as Mexico & Latin America) came from but around 5000 BC just south of what is now known as Mexico City, a group of seed gatherers figured out how to domesticate maize. With this knowledge came the need for the seed gatherers to remain fixed in one location to await harvest each season. Such was the beginning of the establishment of villages within this region now known as Mexico.
Over time many of these villages evolved into great cities and a multitude of cultures began to spread throughout this land. Even today, the far scattered ruins of temples and pyramids are testaments to architectural, scientific and artistic achievements of these highly skilled cultures that once existed. Yet all of this advancement and development took place at a time when just across the ocean, Europe was incredibly primitive by comparison.
Cultures such as the Olmec, Aztec, Toltec and Maya explored the terrain, traded goods with each other, waged war upon rivals and generally flourished throughout Mexico up to 1000 years before the arrival of any Spanish explorers.
By the early 1300's the Aztecs (also known as Mexia) were roaming from place to place in search of a prophetic vision. According to legend, the Aztecs were looking for an eagle perched on a nopal cactus grasping a serpent in its beak and were supposed to build themselves a city on that location. It was in 1325 that the Aztecs finally encountered their prophetic vision on an island in the middle of Lake Texcoco and founded the city of Tenochtitlan which we know today as Mexico City.
As the Aztecs developed their main trade center, the city swelled to an estimated 500,000. They spread in all directions ruthlessly conquering and dominating this region of Mexico for several centuries until the arrival of the Spanish Conquistadores in 1519.
The Spanish Conquistadores arrived under the leadership of Hernando Cortes just as the Aztecs were seeking another of their prophetic visions. The Aztecs thought Cortes was the god Quetzalcoatl (Plumed Serpent) of this prophecy because according to the vision, Quetzalcoatl was light complected with a beard. Since Cortes and his men fit this description, they were able to gain easy access to the Aztec's main city of Tenochtitlan and its leaders. Even though Cortes had only a small force of 500 men with him, he had cris-crossed the land around the Aztecs and gathered the support of tens of thousands of Indians who loathed the Aztecs for their years of brutal domination.
The fall of Tenochtitlan in battle to Hernando Cortes in 1521 inaugurated three centuries of Spanish rule. As such, Spain holds the infamous distinction of single handedly wiping out hundreds of years of Indian achievements in this region in order to further its religious cause of converting the natives - considered barbarians - to Christianity. Most of Mexico's historical buildings, grand cathedrals and colonial style cities were constructed during these three centuries of Spanish domination. These Colonial structures were usually either constructed on top of or used materials from raized temples and buildings of the Indians. So in the final analysis, the reign of Spain in Mexico was insignificant politically but had enormous impact socially due to the vast destruction of entire cultures of indiginous people in the area.
With this history borne of suffering conquest, war and subjugation, it goes without saying that rigid societal classes emerged over the course of Spanish rule. It seemed the Spaniards viewed Mexico (or New Spain as it was called) as simply an outpost to be exploited with all profits being shipped back to the Spainish Crown. It was this divisiveness in social culture coupled with indignation over centuries of exploitation that lead the push for Mexican independence.
Independence from Spain was finally achieved in 1821 but throughout the 19th and into the 20th century, political turmoil and unrest kept Mexico in a constant state of instablity.
Around the 1950's, industrial growth and social changes spurred economic growth and development. Mexico's new found prosperity was seen around the globe in 1968 as Mexico City played host to the Summer Olympics. Over the next 20 years, Mexico continued to gain worldwide confidence and recognition as it made the transition from developing nation to an economic world player.
Then incredibily in 1994, three catastrophic events threatened Mexico's hard won stability. A guerilla uprising, a political assasination and a devastating currency devaluation all fueled a loss of world wide confidence and sent the country spiraling into a monetary crisis. The US provided a $20 billion financial aid package for Mexico's crisis but such was Mexico's underlying economic strength, the loan was fully repaid by 1997. The Mexican peso has yet to recover to pre-devaluation levels however so visitors still get an excellent value for every travel dollar spent.
Mexico: A Strategic Look Back & Ahead
8/21/12 - STRATFOR - By George Friedman - A few years ago, I wrote about Mexico possibly becoming a failed state because of the effect of the cartels on the country. Mexico may have come close to that, but it stabilized itself and took a different course instead -- one of impressive economic growth in the face of instability.
Mexican Economics
Discussion of national strategy normally begins with the question of national security. But a discussion of Mexico's strategy must begin with economics. This is because Mexico's neighbor is the United States, whose military power in North America denies Mexico military options that other nations might have. But proximity to the United States does not deny Mexico economic options. Indeed, while the United States overwhelms Mexico from a national security standpoint, it offers possibilities for economic growth.
Mexico is now the world's 14th-largest economy, just above South Korea and just below Australia. Its gross domestic product was $1.16 trillion in 2011. It grew by 3.8 percent in 2011 and 5.5 percent in 2010. Before a major contraction of 6.9 percent in 2009 following the 2008 crisis, Mexico's GDP grew by an average of 3.3 percent in the five years between 2004 and 2008. When looked at in terms of purchasing power parity, a measure of GDP in terms of actual purchasing power, Mexico is the 11th-largest economy in the world, just behind France and Italy. It is also forecast to grow at just below 4 percent again this year, despite slowing global economic trends, thanks in part to rising U.S. consumption.
Total economic size and growth is extremely important to total national power. But Mexico has a single profound economic problem: According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, Mexico has the second-highest level of inequality among member nations. More than 50 percent of Mexico's population lives in poverty, and some 14.9 percent of its people live in intense poverty, meaning they have difficulty securing the necessities of life. At the same time, Mexico is home to the richest man in the world, telecommunications mogul Carlos Slim.
Mexico ranked only 62nd in per capita GDP in 2011; China, on the other hand, ranked 91st. No one would dispute that China is a significant national power. Few would dispute that China suffers from social instability. This means that in terms of evaluating Mexico's role in the international system, we must look at the aggregate numbers. Given those numbers, Mexico has entered the ranks of the leading economic powers and is growing more quickly than nations ahead of it. When we look at the distribution of wealth, the internal reality is that, like China, Mexico has deep weaknesses.
The primary strategic problem for Mexico is the potential for internal instability driven by inequality. Northern and central Mexico have the highest human development index, nearly on the European level, while the mountainous, southernmost states are well below that level. Mexican inequality is geographically defined, though even the wealthiest regions have significant pockets of inequality. We must remember that this is not Western-style gradient inequality, but cliff inequality where the poor live utterly different lives from even the middle class.
Mexico is using classic tools for managing this problem. Since poverty imposes limits to domestic consumption, Mexico is an exporter. It exported $349.6 billion in 2011, which means it derives just under 30 percent of its GDP from exports. This is just above the Chinese level and creates a serious vulnerability in Mexico's economy, since it becomes dependent on other countries' appetite for Mexican goods.
This is compounded by the fact that 78.5 percent of Mexico's exports go to the United States. That means that 23.8 percent of Mexico's GDP depends on the appetite of the American markets. On the flip side, 48.8 percent of its imports come from the United States, making it an asymmetric relationship. Although both sides need the exports, Mexico must have them. The United States benefits from them but not on the same order.
Relations With the United States
This leads to Mexico's second strategic problem: its relationship with the United States. When we look back to the early 19th century, it was not clear that the United States would be the dominant power in North America. The United States was a small, poorly integrated country hugging the East Coast. Mexico was much more developed, with a more substantial military and economy. At first glance, Mexico ought to have been the dominant power in North America.
But Mexico had two problems. The first was internal instability caused by the social factors that remain in place, namely Mexico's massive, regionally focused inequality. The second was that the lands north of the Rio Grande line (referred to as Rio Bravo del Norte by the Mexicans) were sparsely settled and difficult to defend. The terrain between the Mexican heartland and the northern territories from Texas to California were difficult to reach from the south. The cost of maintaining a military force able to protect this area was prohibitive.
From the American point of view, Mexico -- and particularly the Mexican presence in Texas -- represented a strategic threat to American interests. The development of the Louisiana Purchase into the breadbasket of the United States depended on the Ohio-Mississippi-Missouri river system, which was navigable and the primary mode of export. Mexico, with its border on the Sabine River separating it from Louisiana, was positioned to cut the Mississippi. The strategic need to secure sea approaches through the Caribbean to the vulnerable Mexican east coast put Mexico in direct conflict with U.S. interests.
The decision by U.S. President Andrew Jackson to send Sam Houston on a covert mission into Texas to foment a rising of American settlers there was based in part on his obsession with New Orleans and the Mississippi River, which Jackson had fought for in 1815. The Texas rising was countered by a Mexican army moving north into Texas. Its problem was that the Mexican army, drawn to a great extent from the poorest elements of Mexican society in that country's south, had to pass through the desert and mountains of the region and suffered from extremely cold and snowy weather. The Mexican soldiers arrived at San Antonio exhausted, and while they defeated the garrison there, they were not able to defeat the force at San Jacinto (near present-day Houston) and were themselves defeated.
The region that separated the heart of Texas from the heart of Mexico was a barrier for military movement that undermined Mexico's ability to hold its northern territory. The geographic weakness of Mexico -- this hostile region coupled with long and difficult-to-defend coastlines and no navy -- extended west to the Pacific. It created a borderland that had two characteristics. It was of little economic value, and it was inherently difficult to police due to the terrain. It separated the two countries, but it became a low-level friction point throughout history, with smuggling and banditry on both sides at various times. It was a perfect border in the sense that it created a buffer, but it was an ongoing problem because it could not be easily controlled.
The defeat in Texas and during the Mexican-American War cost Mexico its northern territories. It created a permanent political issue between the two countries, one that Mexico could not effectively remedy. The defeat in the wars continued to destabilize Mexico. Although the northern territories were not central to Mexico's national interest, their loss created a crisis of confidence in successive regimes that further irritated the core social problem of massive inequality. For the past century and a half, Mexico has lived with an ongoing inferiority complex toward and resentment of the United States.
The war created another reality between the two countries: a borderland that was a unique entity, part of both countries and part of neither country. The borderland's geography had defeated the Mexican army. It now became a frontier that neither side could control. During the ongoing unrest surrounding the Mexican Revolution, it became a refuge for figures such as Pancho Villa, pursued by U.S. Gen. John J. Pershing after Villa raided American towns. It would not be fair to call it a no-man's-land. It was an every-man's-land, with its own rules, frequently violent, never suppressed.
The drug trade has replaced the cattle rustling of the 19th century, but the essential principle remains the same. Cocaine, marijuana and a number of other drugs are being shipped to the United States. All are imported or produced in Mexico at a low cost and then re-exported or exported into the United States. The price in the United States, where the products are illegal and in great demand, is substantially higher than in Mexico. That means that the price differential between drugs in Mexico and drugs in the United States creates an attractive market. This typically happens when one country prohibits a widely desired product readily available in a neighboring country.
This creates a substantial inflow of wealth into Mexico, though the precise size of this inflow is difficult to gauge. The precise amount of cross-border trade is uncertain, but one number frequently used is $40 billion a year. This would mean narcotic sales represent an 11.4 percent addition to total exports. But this underestimates the importance of narcotics, because profit margins would tend to be much higher on drugs than on industrial products. Assuming that the profit margin on legal exports is 10 percent (a very high estimate), legal exports would generate about $35 billion a year in profits. Assuming the margin on drugs is 80 percent, then the profit on them is $32 billion a year, almost matching profits on legal exports.
These numbers are all guesses, of course. The amount of money returned to Mexico as opposed to kept in U.S. or other banks is unknown. The precise amount of the trade is uncertain and profit margins are difficult to calculate. What can be known is that the trade is likely an off-the-books stimulant to the Mexican economy, generated by the price differential created by drug prohibition.
The advantage to Mexico also creates a strategic problem for Mexico. Given the money at stake and that the legal system is unable to suppress or regulate the trade, the borderland has again become -- perhaps now more than ever -- a region of ongoing warfare between groups competing to control the movement of narcotics into the United States. To a great extent, the Mexicans have lost control of this borderland.
From the Mexican point of view, this is a manageable situation. The borderland is distinct from the Mexican heartland. So long as the violence does not overwhelm the heartland, it is tolerable. The inflow of money does not offend the Mexican government. More precisely, the Mexican government has limited resources to suppress the trade and violence, and there are financial benefits to its existence. The Mexican strategy is to try to block the spread of lawlessness into Mexico proper but to accept the lawlessness in a region that historically has been lawless.
The American position is to demand that the Mexicans deploy forces to suppress the trade. But neither side has sufficient force to control the border, and the demand is more one of gestures than significant actions or threats. The Mexicans have already weakened their military by trying to come to grips with the problem, but they are not going to break their military by trying to control a region that broke them in the past. The United States is not going to provide a force sufficient to control the border, since the cost would be staggering. Each will thus live with the violence. The Mexicans argue the problem is that the United States can't suppress demand and is unwilling to destroy incentives by lowering prices through legalization. The Americans say the Mexicans must root out the corruption among Mexican officials and law enforcement. Both have interesting arguments, but neither argument has anything to do with reality. Controlling that terrain is impossible with reasonable effort, and no one is prepared to make an unreasonable effort.
Another aspect is the movement of migrants. For Mexicans, the movement of migrants has been part of their social policy: It shifts the poor out of Mexico and generates remittances. For the United States, this has provided a consistent source of low-cost labor. The borderland has been the uncontrollable venue through which the migrants pass. The Mexicans don't want to stop it, and neither, in the end, do the Americans.
Dueling rhetoric between the United States and Mexico hides the underlying facts. Mexico is now one of the largest economies in the world and a major economic partner with the United States. The inequality in the relationship comes from military inequality. The U.S. military dominates North America, and the Mexicans are in no position to challenge this. The borderland poses problems and some benefits for each, but neither is in a position to control the region regardless of rhetoric.
Mexico still has to deal with its core issue, which is maintaining its internal social stability. It is, however, beginning to develop foreign policy issues beyond the United States. In particular, it is developing an interest in managing Central America, possibly in collaboration with Colombia. Its purpose, ironically, is the control of illegal immigrants and drug smuggling. These are not trivial moves. Were it not for the United States, Mexico would be a great regional power. Given the United States, it must manage that relationship before any other.
Given Mexico's dramatic economic growth and given time, this equation will change. Over time, we expect there will be two significant powers in North America. But in the short run, the traditional strategic problems of Mexico remain: how to deal with the United States, how to contain the northern borderland and how to maintain national unity in the face of potential social unrest.
Mexico's Strategy
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Cozumel Butterfly Sanctuary Tour & PalMar SMALL Snorkel Beach Club
Visit Cozumel's only Butterfly Sanctuary! See multitudes of colors, learn about butterfly habits and the miracle of metamorphosis. Take photos and then stay to enjoy snorkeling and the other ammenities of the Beach Club. Great family fun & excellent value!
US $14 Adults / US $8 Kids Includes FREE Drinks!
Cozumel Dolphin Royal Swim
If "Action" and "Speed" are what you seek in excursions then the Royal Swim is for you! Action and Speed pretty much describe this popular dolphin program! Get a handshake, a kiss and then you give them one. Feel the strength of your new friends as they push you across the water from the bottom of your feet in the thrilling foot-push. It is "the experience of a lifetime!"
US $169 Adults / US $89 Kids
Design Your Very Own Custom Mainland Tour!
Tired of visiting the sights as part of the "herd?" Cannot find an excursion that exactly fits how you'd like to spend your day on the mainland? No problem! COZUMELINSIDER can custom design a mainland excursion just for you and your group!
From US$168
Cancun - Caribbean Carnaval Cruise
Enjoy the spirit of the Caribbean's Carnaval (Mardi Gras) year round on this party cruise!
US$ 88.00 Adults / US$ 44.00 Kids
Cancun - Caribbean Funday
Enjoy a day of different activities like snorkeling and kayaking, bicycling, volleyball and football tournaments and more at all inclusive price!
US$ 75.00 Adults / US$ 37.50 Kids
Cancun - Chichen Itza Classic
The amazing classic tour to Chichen-Itza! Fun for the entire family!
US$ 89.00 Adults / US$ 60.00 Kids
Cancun - Chichen Itza Deluxe
An incredible overnight excursion to Chichen-Itza!
US$ 119.00 Adults / US$ 84.00 Kids
Cancun - Chichen Itza Exclusive
Dont miss Chichen Itza, one of the Seven Wonders of the World!
US $125.00 Adults / US$ 75.00 Kids
Cancun - Chichen Itza Light & Sound Show
Ever wondered what Chichen Itza would look like at night?
US$ 125.00 Adults / US$ 94.00 Kids
Cancun - Chichen Itza Overnight Deluxe
An incredible overnight excursion to Chichen-Itza!
US$ 239.00 Adults /US$ 79.00 Kids
Cancun - Columbus The Lobster Dinner Cruise - Lobster
Columbus Lobster Dinner Cruise is one of Cancuns most famous night tours. It is a tranquil trip through the romantic and mild waters of the Nichupte Lagoon on our Spanish Galleon Columbus.
US$ 99.00 Adults / US$ 99.00 Kids
Cancun - Columbus The Lobster Dinner Cruise - Surf n Turf
Columbus Lobster Dinner Cruise is one of Cancuns most famous night tours. It is a tranquil trip through the romantic and mild waters of the Nichupte Lagoon on our Spanish Galleon Columbus.
US$ 99.00 Adults / US$ 99.00 Kids
Cancun - Columbus The Lobster Dinner Cruise - Vegetarian
Columbus Lobster Dinner Cruise is one of Cancuns most famous night tours. It is a tranquil trip through the romantic and mild waters of the Nichupte Lagoon on our Spanish Galleon Columbus.
US$ 89.00 Adults / US$ 89.00 Kids
Cancun - Pirate Assault
Sail off the Caribbean, join the fearless gang of buccaneers and take home your part of the booty! Great family fun for everyone!!
US$ 88.00 Adults / US$ 44.00 Kids
Cancun - Rio Secreto Expedition
Dare to live a fantastic experience in one of the most incredible locations in the Riviera Maya that begins in the moment you arrive at the Natural Reserve.
US$ 109.00 Adults / US$ 54.50 Kids
Costa Maya - Mahahual Dolphin Swim Adventure
Enjoy a unique opportunity to swim with dolphins and get to know them better! Experience the joy of a dolphin kiss, hugs and handshake and then marvel at the dolphins strength as you are towed through the water with a "belly ride." You will fall in love with their gentleness during this activity created especially for you to bond with dolphins!
US$ 109 Adult / US$ 99 Child
Cozumel Dolphin Swim Adventure
A unique opportunity to swim with dolphins and get to know them better! Experience the joy of a dolphin kiss, hugs and handshake and then marvel at the dolphins strength as you are towed through the water with a "belly ride." You will fall in love with their gentleness during this activity created especially for you to bond with dolphins!
US $139 Adults / US $89 Kids
Isla Mujeres - Royal Swim VIP Plus
Live one day at the Mexican Caribbean full of adventure and close to dolphins, sea lions and manatees in a program where you will be able to meet and interact with these cute marine mammals. The Sea Life Discovery Plus program includes the same "action" and "speed" with dolphins of the Dolphin Royal Swim; however, activities with other amazing species are also included. Dolphins will give you a handshake, kisses and will pull you with their dorsal tows to give you a speed ride! After that, the dolphins will push your feet to raise you up the water surface, you will feel like flying! You will also meet our manatees and sea lions, you will learn about their diet, you will feed them, stroke them and they will give you a kiss back. Later, you will be able to meet the amazing stingrays and sharks! Our Beach Club is located in a totally natural environment, in the beautiful Isla Mujeres, an island only 40 minutes boat ride from Cancun. Enjoy delicious food, open bar and chill out! * Kids and infants must swim with a paying adult as a companion.
US$ 199.00 Adults / US$ 99.00 Kids
PalMar SMALL Snorkel Beach Club
Bring your group and spend the day at our PalMar small, private beach facility and enjoy a day of snorkeling at Cozumel's premier beach entry snorkel spot! No crowd here and gates close daily with a maximum of 50 people on site!
US $14 Adults / US $8 Kids Includes FREE Drinks!
Riviera Maya - Chichen Itza Classic
An incredible classic tour to Chichen-Itza! Fun for the entire family!
US$ 89.00 Adults / US$ 60.00 Kids
Riviera Maya - Chichen Itza Deluxe
An incredible daytime excursion to Chichen-Itza!
US$ 119.00 Adults / US$ 84.00 Kids
Riviera Maya - Chichen Itza Exclusive
Dont miss Chichen Itza, one of the Seven Wonders of the World with food and beverages included!
US$ 114.00 Adults / US$ 68.00 Kids
Riviera Maya - Chichen Itza Light & Sound Show
Ever wondered what Chichen Itza would look like at night? It's time for you to immerse in the Mayan heaven full of moonlight, music, special light effects and mysticism. The Light & Sound show hosted by the ancient spirits will captivate your eyes and soul.
US$ 125.00 Adults / US$ 94.00 Kids
Riviera Maya - Chichen Itza Overnight Deluxe
An incredible overnight excursion to Chichen-Itza!
US$ 213.00 Adults / US$ 75.50 Kids
Riviera Maya - Rio Secreto Expedition
Dare to live a fantastic experience in one of the most incredible locations in the Riviera Maya!
US$ 109.00 Adults / US$ 54.50 Kids
Riviera Maya - Tulum / Xel-Ha' All Inclusive (Cancun Line)
This is a combination tour visiting the mainland Tulum ruins site followed by a visit to the Xelha, natural water park, located right outside of Playa del Carmen.
US$ 159.00 Adults / US$ 79.50 Kids
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If it seems too early to be suffering from spring allergies, you�re right: The itching, sneezing and sniffling are arriving sooner each year. And if 2012 is any harbinger of the season still to come, the situation isn�t looking good.
�For the past decade, we�ve seen an increase in the duration of the allergy season,� says Angel Waldron, spokeswoman for the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. �It used to be a March to May thing, really cut-and-dried, just those three months.�
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One of the most important things you can also do to alleviate spring allergies is to find out what you�re actually allergic to. That will make both prevention and treatment of your spring allergies a lot more targeted. For most people, pollen is the big culprit, but it helps to know for sure.
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�Keep your windows closed in the spring,� says Waldron. �The worst you can do if you�re allergic to pollen is to open your windows because you�re inviting that pollen into your home and into your lungs.�
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On behalf of the over 3,000 nesting green and loggerhead turtles of Cozumel and the Marine Turtle Salvation Program Committee, I would like to thank each and every one of you for your generosity and participation in our
2009 Marine Turtle Salvation Program Volunteers & Supporters Program.
As you are aware, there was no organized fundraising initiative prior to the 2009 season. However, as Cozumel felt the full force of the global financial crisis as well as the influenza shut down with drastic budget cuts, the Turtle Program Committee had no alternative but to look for supporters to help us through this difficult season.
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Casa Gordon's donation of US$1,250 to cover gasoline needs for most of the season
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Would global banking consumers trade more private information for more personalized customer service?
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If there's one term to describe what consumers want, it might be "seamless," Cisco says -- but that includes availability, competence and efficiency, the key banking relationship attributes to 63%, 65% and 68% of respondents, respectively, in a survey covering more than 1,500 worldwide banking customers in 10 countries.
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Muslims who want to live under Islamic Sharia law were told on Wednesday to get out of Australia, as the government targeted radicals in a bid to head off potential terror attacks. Treasurer Peter Costello, seen as heir apparent to Howard, hinted that some radical clerics could be asked to leave the country if they did not accept that Australia was a secular state, and its laws were made by parliament. "If those are not your values, if you want a country which has Sharia law or a theocratic state, then Austr alia is not for you", he said on National Television. "I'd be saying to clerics who are teaching that there are two laws governing people in Australia: one the Australian law and another Islamic law that is false. If you can't agree with parliamentary law, independent courts, democracy, and would prefer Sharia law and have the opportunity to go to another country, which practices it, perhaps, then, that's a better option", Costello said. Asked whether he meant radical clerics would be forced to leave, he said those with dual citizenship could possibly be asked to move to the other country. Education Minister Brendan Nelson later told reporters that Muslims who did not want to accept local values should "clear off. Basically people who don't want to be Australians, and who don't want, to live by Australian values and understand them, well then, they can basically clear off", he said. Separately, Howard angered some Australian Muslims on Wednesday by saying he supported spy agencies monitoring the nation's mosques. Quote: "IMMIGRANTS, NOT AUSTRALIANS, MUST ADAPT. Take It Or Leave It." "We speak mainly ENGLISH, not Spanish, Lebanese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society .. Learn the language!"
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Excellent post!!! Thx.
I guess if it gets bad enough here after the Democrats force our defeat in Iraq, we can always move to Australia.
Our political leaders need to learn how to develop a backbone like the Aussies.
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Wow!!!!! Excellent!!!
Boy those Aussies are good. Talk about calling them as they see them! Hope they hang tough with this sort of attitude.
I've always debated moving to Australia.... its getting easier and easier to justify the move daily.
Outstanding! Wish our US politicians developed a spine to say the same thing.
Hope this more then just talk
The entire West needs to have this attitude. All cultures are not equal. Radical Islam represents stagnation, backwardness and death. Importing it to our civilization is literally suicidal.
Seems to me that a lot of discussion goes on here as to whether the United States is a "secular" Government. If it is, then this is a feasible path for us. If it isn't, then this is a much more muddled direction.
WOW, a country that still has a pair!!!
I hear there's some good golf courses in Australia, crikey! What are the taxes there? Sounds like maybe a nice place to go when American descends into a third world country. I can get a dish and watch my NY sports team there too.
The problem is, if there were no America, Australia would not last long, nor would any other free country.
Well I don't think I agree with this, it would seem to me much better to give them a ride to the outback and tell them to walk home.
ping. Go Diggers!
They'd first have to repeal their gun bans.
WOW!! Twice recently, I've had people say they might move to Australia if the Hildabeast gets elected. It's looking mighty tempting.
scroll to the bottom, per snopes:
The individual statements attributed to Australian government officials included in the e-mail reproduced at the head of this page are thus essentially accurate, but the selectively-quoted excerpts of controversial material from different news stories create the misleading overall impression that Australia enacted a formal policy to force some Muslim groups out of the country. The statements quoted were part of the public debate over an issue that flared briefly in the immediate aftermath of the London Tube bombings, then quietly subsided.
Last updated: 4 April 2006
So, it's essentially a collection of sundry quotes from varous people in the tense time after the bombings, neither official government pronouncement nor representative of current policy.
I just thought we should clarify that for the record here.
The Aussies have been standing up against the radical Islamics a lot lately.
Were it not for the gun laws and the high cost of private flying "down under", I'd seriously consider a move.
Oh to have an elected official in America who has the spine to be so clear!
Someone has backbone, but he will probably be the target of a series of threats by the proponents of the ideology of death and destruction.
Perhaps they should also be on the lookout for this little perfidity:
Hiding her identity, a woman takes refuge at a jail in northern Jordan. Women who were raped or had adulterous relationships are kept in jail to protect them from honor killing by their families.
I'm with you...but take water. Australia: The Last Frontier of Freedom.
Boy howdy do the Australians rock. Real men.
How is a self described "secular state" with the power to force out people of any given religion a "Frontier of Freedom". Sounds more on the totalitarianist side to me. Personally, I'm glad that the US guarantees freedom of religion.
This is great! I admire Howard more and more. And the Brits need to take a lesson from this. We do too.
Since this is from SNOPES, the famous urban legend website (motto: Rumor has it...), how sure are you that it is an authentic report?
Thinking about it .... but they have very restrictive gun laws.
Hey folks... good story but if one scrolls to the bottom of the "snopes" article you'll find that the article was updated in April of 2006. The post makes it seems as if the news if from 1/31/07. I know it's tough.
Of course, I agree with the notion all together.
Yes, but until we can have islam redefined as something other than a religion, it gives the muzzies a loophole they can drive an explosive-filled truck through.
How about the same mantra the Libs/MSM/DEMS say about Iraq, US out of Iraq now..... how about LIBS/MSM out of USA NOW ?
Yeah... at least they " GET IT " .
Aemobas don't have cartlidge much less bone for a spine.
What's a nice oceanfront home go for in Australia? Somewhere warm and sunny perhaps.
leilani: You're confused. Perhaps in 2005 the issue died down, but over the past 6 months it's very much in the news again in Australia. The clerics are only getting more brazen and the public knows about it.
Australia needs nukes and a big navy, and then it may be able to hold out. If the US elects Hillary and goes down the tubes, they will have to come up with something.
Fabulous! If the muzzies dont like it, Quantas is ready when the government is. Assimilate or get the hell out. Cant see anything wrong with that.
Well, I reiterated exactly word for word what was at the bottom of the link to snopes given as the source at the top of this thread: the email that was posted here today (& the quotes therein) are, word for word, from 2005 & the quotes here were taken verbatim from statements made in the days after the tube bombings. That's explained at the link to snopes given here - nothing confusing to me about that, & I just wanted to clear that up. Some people (incl you?) seem to think that these quotes are of more recent vintage, that's all. It's an old email.
Unfortunately, you are correct. Jellyfish have more courage than US politicians.
You should consider Tasmania, a fantastic place, great climate, and they have statues of their famous prostitutes in Hobart. I loved Hobart, almost refused to leave.
Thanks for the post. When are the politicians in this country going to realize that the Muslims over here don't want to live as Americans but practice their own religion on their own time. They want all of us to live under their rules.
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I do believe you're an intelligent dude. I also believe that both of us are ingrained with a certain born in bias or ones we've developed.
But I'm not seeing these measurables and this data that actually measures it. You can keep saying measurables and then giving some subjective story, but that's not actually measurable dude.
You see mouthbreathers becoming connected to the internet and then tell me they aren't connected and they have no freedom. That their access to information is somehow less than what it was.
You also seem to assume that these wifebeaters didn't push buttons in the factory for 8 hours and then go home and kick the shit out of their wives and kids and dogs since the dawn push button factories and abusive people.
new media created them..
Of course you stop there and don't mention that 50 years ago the wife was wearing that shit til hubby died. And that media and society has changed and adapted enough to no longer consider that normal behavior while they provide options for the abuse victims.
No new media arguments when it got Obama elected. It was the dawn of a new day and a good thing four years ago.
People blaming the radio for the sounds that come out of it. People blaming twitter for the idiots on it. And that's indicative of our lack of freedoms?
By the way, the OP had it right: It's fucking funny that TX prisoner won 40% of a WV democratic primary.
e0y2e3 wrote:If something like Haight Street during Vietnam were attempted today the Gov't would have it shut down within a week. Fake ass OWS wasn't even close to Haight and ultimately got raided by the police state.
So yes, our lives are measurably more limited than our parents, especially when comparing the Vietnam situation re: the Hippies.
And come on you aren't an idiot. The "New Media" argument is a bunch of fuckstick mouth breathers becoming connected to the world, it has nothiing to do with you are I. People that in the past would have been pushing the button in the factory for eight hours, going home drunk and beating there wife and then going to bed now manage to work in some Fox News so they can scream about the Gays ruining the country.


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Skip to comments.Obama: Future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam
Posted on 09/25/2012 8:51:38 AM PDT by kristinn
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He is all things to all people.
How about those who kill in the name of Islam, what future do they have according to you, Mr. Obama?
Why the silence on this?
I posted this a couple weeks ago.
The new line from Obama and the State Department is "the prophet Mohammed."
He did say Jesus Christ. Isn't admitting Jesus is the Christ denying that Mohammed is the 'Prophet'???
This rotten piece of #@#$ forgot our Constitutional right to free speech. This damn communists has to go! Romney is our only hope now.
Elelction day can't come fast enhought to get rid of this doofus.
How about sharing the value of Freedom of Speech and Expression with the rest of the world? POinting out the absurdity in taking great offense in the internet age to every offense?
Apologizing does NOT work with Islamists. It's a mental disease.
This turd doesn't speak for me.
Go to hell, Hussein.
"The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam."
He soft peddling the Islamist call for secular laws against blasphemy.
So,sez our lying slanderous usurper Prebro.
Isnt admitting Jesus is the Christ denying that Mohammed is the Prophet???
Yes and moreso admitting that Jesus Christ is the LORD God is "denying that Mohammed is the Prophet"
and also denying that Joseph Smith is the 'prophet'
Now there's a headline.
WTF??? He's condoning Muslim violence against Christians!!!
I learned everything I need to know about Islam on 9/11/01.
Prezbo that is.
Tell that to the Soccer Hooligans in the English Defense League, that will go over like a loud Fart in Church.
Exactly how I read it.
Mohammed was an illiterate pedophile. Not slander, just the truth.
Maybe so! But Glenn Beck isn't going to come into your home, rape your wife and daughters, sodimize you and then behead you! Let's keep who the enemy is in perspective.
I think this shows how ignorant he is of the religion he claims to profess.
I don't think he's a Muslim OR a Christian. I don't think he has spent 1 minute in his whole life thinking about any spiratual matters except in the context of how a given religion could further his ambitions.
How do you slander a raping, murdering, thieving, demon-possessed pedophile?
It isn't slander if it's true.
Nice how this closet Muslim equates Christianity with murderous Islam. How many mosques have Christians burned?
0bama came out fully against the First Amendment and therefore the Bill of Rights.
Just WOW!
It's either us or them.
We had an author on our radio program who has researched and co-written a book about Obama....she says he's an Atheist
Good one.
Barack O'Chamberlain.
The libs goe nuts, or I should say nutter, when you bring up Chamberlain as an example of liberal appeasement of the enemy.
Exactly. Mohammad is prophet only to Muslims. All of this blather is to change the subject, which should be, why are Muslims killing and destroying in the name of their religion, and what kind of a religion is THAT??
This is lecturing Muslims and non-Muslims alike, as if O is god and is above it all looking down on people.
The not-so-subtle message, however, is about presenting Muslims as victims of religious bigotry and intolerance. When no religion is as intolerant and bigoted as THEIRS.
Yep, you really can't have an "and" situation with Christianity and Islam involved.
It does come down to an "or", or for the nerdier amongst us, an "xor".
The inspiration for this speech likely came from his latest appearance on The View.
What an ignorant a-hole. Nobody in the US slandered Muslims prior to their attacks on our interests any more than the Brits and citizens of other Allied countries slandered Germans prior to the World Wars. What leftists in general and black people in particular fail to understand is that Americans are incredibly tolerant of people who carry their own weight and don't inappropriately impose their will on others. The Marxist gets it all wrong by implying our resentment begins in a vacuum.
Some differences can't be reconciled. They can only be tolerated with a live and let live philosophy. And that is the philosophy most Americans have always followed. But pretending that such differences can be a strength is a lot of fanciful nonsense, and can be dangerous.
"The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam" - Obama quote...
No problem. This would mean I could still say that the prophet of islam was a murdering, rapist, pedophile.. It has to be untrue to be slander............
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All one needs to read.
can you say closet MUzzie, chilrun? Yes, I knew you could.
Mecca Spy or President of the US, it is an easy choice.
Don't expect much from Mitt. God is our only hope- but then again, He always was.
Thank you. I don't photoshop, and I was hoping someone could create that exact image.
Please post it frequently.
This appears why this administration and the MSM have been trying to blame a video (no one saw) on Egypt and Libya protests.
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