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The Limits of Quantum Computing
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The Narrative Fallacy writes "Scott Aaronson has posted a draft of his article from this month's Scientific American on the limitations of quantum computers (PDF) discussing the question: Will quantum computers let us transcend the human condition and become as powerful as gods, or are they a physical absurdity destined to be exposed as the twenty-first century's perpetual-motion machine? Aaronson says that while a quantum computer could quickly factor large numbers, and thereby break most of the cryptographic codes used on the Internet today, there's reason to think that not even a quantum computer could solve the crucial class of NP-complete problems efficiently. Aaronson contends that any method for solving NP-complete problems in polynomial time may violate the laws of physics and that this may be a fundamental limitation on technology no different than the second law of thermodynamics or the impossibility of faster-than-light communication."


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knowing your love for me has wilted
as a flower weeping
in spring snow,
I stole the puppy I bought you
and cooked his flesh in a stew of green onions
and chili paste.
knowing your love for me has wilted
as a flower weeping
in spring snow,
I stole the puppy I bought you
and cooked his flesh in a stew of green onions
and chili paste.
Taqito grease and Jasmine
Winesweat and baby.
I live
because my body doesn't smell
like a corpse yet.
I live
redolent of Gabriel, piss shined
in the toilet of gods. I
smell human cause
I am human.
I am
Oniondrunk and blood smelling
human stupid.
God is poisoning our water
and turning frogs into Thai ladyboy faggots
and classes are conducted
in cadence
to Ke$ha.
Blazed Hondurans fire grenades
at sixteen year old Muslim farm boys
and I bet some farmgirls.
Blazed Hondurans of the State—
women, once soft children
once human.
cutting the dicks off corpses in
Afghanistan .
yearning for the cocks
of their biological blood brothers.
And the eyes.
Communist Chinese
I would slice my tiny dick off
if I only had the balls.
In soft, soothing sounds
she summons me to a bed
covered in books and
crumbled poetry
The God of Small Things, Funny
Boy, texts on Hinduism and
A poem entitled
Ode to the Rhythm of Your Asshole
After making love in my shadow,
the man takes a small blade out of his bag
and carves two names into my flesh.
I weep pink petals over the girl's naked body;
she giggles when one floats down to her nipple,
as the man's mouth did
mere seconds after coming inside her.
I've seen this man before, every time accompanied
by some new farmer's young daughter.
His name changes every time he mutilates me,
getting longer and longer—the pain is unbearable.
You fucking coward of incomprehensible cruelty,
where are you when the girls you fuck
become ripe with your bastard fruits,
their bellies growing too large to hide within
the confines of their peasant kimonos?
Not being able to tell you how much you hurt me,
how many babies were left to rot
screaming for salvation in the approximate location
of where you made their mothers scream,
and how the lucky ones, upon becoming meals
for wolves, shriek in anguish as fangs puncture
their heads, soft and purple as a decaying cherry,
I can only silently hate you, every ounce of you,
not even flattered that you get wasted
on my springtime beauty.
Your small, callous hand
bleeds purple from the deep wound
that smiles back as I
hold your trembling body
against mine.
The truck rattles across Guatemala,
pain, mothers holding children
and the ineffable shit-smell
of neocolonial slavery.
If we taste the cane, or even our
hands, we get whipped until we can't stand.
If we don't get in the truck at dawn,
our son will not see the sunrise
Licking the length of your
wrist all the way
to where you bleed,
can shared misery really be
this sweet?
for Ai Ogawa
Your second, Cancer, solemnly stared
as you stood above us
with unbound hands clutching a dull sword,
that gleamed crimson in the waning moonlight.
The crowd assembled to watch you
was sparse and sad— some hugged themselves
and searched for words while others
brandished razor blades, inking not-so-virgin
flesh as to jot down your final truths.
You spoke to us about yourself,
about pains of cancer and pain
of sword pressed into soft belly,
pain of poetry and pains of language,
especially of the cruel variety of suffering
that came just before death,
when there was no reason left to ignore the Self,
and every word, spoken in gasping daggers,
took bloody chucks out of the narcissist organ
until your intestines, like Yukio's,
lay splayed on the ground before us.
Even as you spoke about all this
some of us noticed you were already gone,
with Cancer still quivering from the recoil of
that final sword stroke that sent you into Oblivion,
and so we spoke for you.
They scrape my body off the road
like a twitching crow,
blood feathering boyish black hair
against deathless Huizhou.
Perched on a power line fifty feet above,
I see so the sum of Human garbage
reflecting through my open eyes—
I am bored.
Tell me more about life,
you who lets me kill half your pack,
though we both know
there are no laws in heaven,
that cigarettes are a pack a golden penny
and even stillborn crack babies
and aborted ghetto children smoke
their lungs white night
after endless night.
Tell me more about faith,
you who denies the existence of God
right to that assholes face,
drunk and stoned and beautiful
your wrists wrapping red rope around my neck
that extends down to earth,
attaching itself to the white Ram
still christened in baby blood.
I feel fluid filling my lungs,
plastic snakes sucking angrily.
A million miles away, I am pissing
myself to the warm voice of my mother,
telling me to die before the fever
boils the baby brains inside my pretty head.
Hearing this scares me back to life,
back to picking up tin cans pretending
I don't see the oncoming traffic.
Living life after having loved and lived and died
inside, the last vestige of Heaven rests
at the corner store near the shelter,
where I buy two packs of smokes
and malt liquor on credit.
There was a time in my early thirties when
I genuinely wanted to help the children,
and if not that, teach them.
Of course, I should have become a real teacher,
but would that have changed anything?
Standing over this punks face,
which has gushed blood over his white uniform top
to the white tiles on which he writhes in imagined agony,
I think only of beating myself,
how much harder I would have to do so
until a student could take pity on me.
Undoing my belt in the hallway of human zebras,
jerking my cock when I could have just as easily
killed that motherfucker, or myself,
there is no question in my mind
that not only will I be arrested and fired,
but that this masturbating monster
will be posted to the internet, by some
sixteen year old girl recording everything,
to the incomprehensible melody of
Gangnam Style
The snowswept wind whips the branches of
Bluridge Mountain shortleaf pines. Hundreds of feet
below me, they appear to dance and sing like
a thousand drunken football fans,
lending unabashed intoxicated strength
to their blacked out brothers on derby day.
Smoking a cigarette at the desolate overlook,
though the falling snow threatens to soak my jacket
and I can feel the icy mush suffuse through the holes
in my shoes, I contemplate whether
the anonymity afforded me by the blistering blizzard
is real or imaginary, and if that could possibly matter—
Becoming aware of non-moonlight, my back
bathed in the headlights of a driver whose slow crawl
implies an acute awareness of man's mortality, and
possibly drunkenness, I tip the forty oz. bottle to my lips and
without finishing the last poison sip, cast the bottle
into the moonlit rapture below.
Having made this drive before, the ten mile stretch of
autumnal winter tucked into the mountains— approximately halfway between Harrisonburg and Charlottesville— no longer surprises me.
Opening up another beer as I pull onto the glimmering highway,
I recall where I am going, which is nowhere in particular,
but still, I have already come too far to turn back towards home.
Your body revolts slightly,
playfully, as my curved nose rends the
soft skin of tit and arm fat,
and, tickled by the amputated hairs
of your armpit, inhales honestly,
as one does with their face to flowers,
or fiat currency rolled into tight tubes
that shoot crystals into skulls.
Stripped down to four senses
somewhere in the dark, Me—
Japanese taxicab, breath of
Hemingway, You—
redolent of drunken human baby,
cabbage and sleep,
giggle in ethereal gasps as my face emerges,
thirsty for the vague familiarity
of the taste of your spit.
for the NY Daily News
He knew only enough Japanese
to call a cab or rape a teenage girl,
and his words splattered
against the concrete like fresh afterbirth,
speckling his soldier costume.
He devoured me
as one would a single grain of rice,
electing to cum inside. He smashed my skull
with the spent skeleton of
liquid nationalism, whistling starts and stripes
I have a funny thought
in the rapture of Osakai Station,
two seconds before I fall backwards
into the mouth of God,
and it is this:
I hope the American troop that raped me
flies home to find everyone he ever loved
gone. Not dead, just gone.
I hope the pills just make it worse.
together at last, my
pakistani-manufactured perforated girl.
i chain smoke love while
my heart masturbates in my chest.
o' to be a real gone
estuary of old crow on shrooms
tripping smeared mirror monstrosities—
my friends, laughing at penis.
so high! so impossible ,
willie's cat eyes bleed yellow against
the void, where i submit totally to
the million black wires.
i feel cool grass on my feet,
Yukio Mishima nibbles on my ear
as he twists the blade fucking my stomach—
alex is glistening as she becomes the sword.
my penis is my friend
a soft and sophisticated fellow, like myself
that is used to being jerked around.
he is small and square
when pondering politics of pussy,
a turtlenecked beat philosopher without a cross.
when you come to know him
know the sad scar, ripped into fruition
by the twisted bumber of mazda pickup
that beautifies my member
like the bow of a matrimonial hanbok,
and serves no concrete purpose
but to pay tribute
to twenty million purgatoried gods
dancing within the temple of my golden scrotum
I arise to discover a decrepit seagull
has perished picking the fat off my
fish heads—He is
Kentucky Fried Chicken to me,
I lick my blackened fingers and wonder
if evolution is nothing more
than the process of becoming tastier.
Shitting seagulls, if only I
had known it was hope spilling out
your assholes onto the weathered
swan I call my home.
Shitting seagulls—Holy, Holy, Holy
is the Lord, all the earth
is filled with your glory!
Lord, let my shit turn seed into wheat,
let my bleeding hands give birth to
O' 자장면, though I picked
you up in your imperfect form,
twelve grams of you make me crumble,
자장면 I contemplate eating you dry
like dirt, 자장면—my mantra, my hope!
O' Caramel, how was it again
you caress the black bean,
O' flour, and damned delicious
modified Glucosyl Stevia—
O' Hope!
Drenched in my salty sweat
I am the most delicious thing
at the top of the evolutionary chain.
Like a teenage girl on the moon
I taste myself for the first time,
I am damn delicious!
If I had been blessed in December of 81'
with the foresight that comes with
slow decay, I think as I converse with Afrikan ghosts,
dreadlocks of purgatorial grey,
the man in the cloudy mirror hardly recognizable
as I stare into the black hole of myself,
what would I have done back then?
I would have shot the fucker with my own gun
until the smell of urine bled into blood
on the corner of 13th and Locust,
and when I finally faced Albert, I'd say that's right,
I am indeed the nigger of your nightmares, who used
the blackened black remains of my brothers
like charcoal to sketch your fascist cracker genocide
on the mind of Philly like sidewalk chalk,
and no amount of pig blood will wash away the
collective whip-scars of the niggers of the world,
and I'm not the last nigger on the face of the earth
with thumbs and a pen clinched in an angry fist
like a prison shiv, ask the Japanese parliamentary niggers
they probably forgave us for those Atomic bombs.


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Spectral graph theory
In mathematics, spectral graph theory is the study of properties of a graph in relationship to the characteristic polynomial, eigenvalues, and eigenvectors of matrices associated to the graph, such as its adjacency matrix or Laplacian matrix.
An undirected graph has a symmetric adjacency matrix and therefore has real eigenvalues (the multiset of which is called the graph's spectrum) and a complete set of orthonormal eigenvectors.
While the adjacency matrix depends on the vertex labeling, its spectrum is a graph invariant.
Spectral graph theory is also concerned with graph parameters that are defined via multiplicities of eigenvalues of matrices associated to the graph, such as the Colin de Verdière number.
Isospectral graphs[edit]
Two graphs are called isospectral or cospectral if the adjacency matrices of the graphs have equal multisets of eigenvalues.
Isospectral graphs need not be isomorphic, but isomorphic graphs are always isospectral. The smallest pair of nonisomorphic cospectral undirected graphs is {K1,4, C4 U K1}, comprising the 5-vertex star and the graph union of the 4-vertex cycle and the single-vertex graph, as reported by Collatz and Sinogowitz[1][2] in 1957. The smallest pair of nonisomorphic cospectral polyhedral graphs are enneahedra with eight vertices each.[3]
Almost all trees are cospectral, i.e., the share of cospectral trees on n vertices tends to 1 as n grows.[4]
Isospectral graphs are also constructed by means of the Sunada method.[5]
Historical outline[edit]
Spectral graph theory emerged in the 1950s and 1960s. Besides graph theoretic research on the relationship between structural and spectral properties of graphs, another major source was research in quantum chemistry, but the connections between these two lines of work were not discovered until much later.[6] The 1980 monograph Spectra of Graphs[7] by Cvetković, Doob, and Sachs summarised nearly all research to date in the area. In 1988 it was updated by the survey Recent Results in the Theory of Graph Spectra.[8] The 3rd edition of Spectra of Graphs (1995) contains a summary of the further recent contributions to the subject.[6]
See also[edit]
- algebraic connectivity
- algebraic graph theory
- spectral clustering
- Estrada index
- Lovasz theta
- Expander graph
- ^ Collatz, L. and Sinogowitz, U. "Spektren endlicher Grafen." Abh. Math. Sem. Univ. Hamburg 21, 63–77, 1957.
- ^ Weisstein, Eric W., "Cospectral Graphs", MathWorld.
- ^ Hosoya, Haruo; Nagashima, Umpei; Hyugaji, Sachiko (1994), "Topological twin graphs. Smallest pair of isospectral polyhedral graphs with eight vertices", Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 34 (2): 428–431, doi:10.1021/ci00018a033.
- ^ Schwenk, A. J. "Almost All Trees are Cospectral" In: New Directions in the Theory of Graphs (F. Harary, Ed.), Academic Press, New York, 1973, pp. 275–307.
- ^ Sunada, Toshikazu (1985), "Riemannian coverings and isospectral manifolds", Ann. of Math. 21: 169–186.
- ^ a b Eigenspaces of Graphs, by Dragoš Cvetković, Peter Rowlinson, Slobodan Simić (1997) ISBN 0-521-57352-1
- ^ Dragoš M. Cvetković, Michael Doob, Horst Sachs, Spectra of Graphs (1980)
- ^ Cvetković, Dragoš M.; Doob, Michael; Sachs, Horst; Torgasev, A. (1988). Recent Results in the Theory of Graph Spectra. Annals of Discrete mathematics (36). ISBN 0-444-70361-6.
External links[edit]
- Spielman, Daniel (2011). "Spectral Graph Theory". [chapter from Combinatorial Scientific Computing]
- Spielman, Daniel (2007). "Spectral Graph Theory and its Applications". [presented at FOCS 2007 Conference]
- Spielman, Dan (2004). "Spectral Graph Theory and its Applications". [course page and lecture notes]
- Lu, Lincoln (2009). "Spectral graph theory".
- Chung, Fan. Spectral Graph theory. MR 1421568. [first 4 chapters are available]
- Spectral Graph Theory page at COPPE/Federal University of Rio de Janeiro


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Tips for "friending" an elected official
Citizenship is a verb! As Christians, we should view it as both a privilege and a responsibility to participate in the democratic process that supports our government. Choosing and supporting candidates and then elected officials requires intentional effort to be informed about both the issues and positions held by those who run for public office.
As with every human endeavor, mankind's sinful nature will reveal itself. However, this reality is never a valid reason for dismissing the importance of being an engaged citizen.
Register to vote
Being a registered voter is the first step to constructively engaging in the political process. It demonstrates your commitment to participate as an active citizen and establishes credibility when speaking to elected officials. If you're not part of the solution of helping choose the men and women who will serve in public office, then you're part of the problem.
Get to know your elected officials
Be knowledgeable about who represents you. As a constituent, this helps you speak to your specific representative. You can find your representative here:
- United States: www.usa.gov/contact.shtml
- Canada: www.elections.ca/home.aspx
"Friend" your lawmaker on Facebook or follow them on Twitter
Communications rapidly evolve from one election cycle to the next. Social media sites are now popular ways in which candidates and elected officials directly connect with their supporters and the general public. But don't limit yourself to only having a "virtual" relationship. Be willing to step out and use traditional methods of relationship building as well.
Call your elected officials
Taking time to call about issues you care about is important. But don't be someone who only calls to complain or point out areas where you have disagreement. Elected officials need to hear from constituents who congratulate them on a job well done or encourage them to stand up on issues which you hold in common. Additional suggested guidelines include these:
- Prepare what you want to say prior to your call. You should limit your remarks to about a paragraph of text.
- In Canada, ask to speak to the MP directly, but do not be surprised if you must speak to a member of her staff instead.
- In the U.S., you will speak to one of the legislator's staff members. Ask to talk with the assistant responsible for your issue (e.g. foreign policy). If they are not available, you may leave a message with the receptionist or leave a voicemail.
- Identify yourself as a constituent. (E.g. "Hello, my name is John Smith, and I am a constituent from Anytown, postal code ___.")
- State the issue that you are calling about. Include a bill number whenever possible (e.g. C-123 or S-123 in Canada; H.R.1234 or S.1234 in the U.S.).
- State what you would like the legislator to do. Be specific and have a precise request. (E.g. I urge you to vote in favor of H.R. 1234.) Briefly explain your position and reasoning in 1-3 sentences. (e.g. "As a person of faith, I believe that..." or "This bill is essential to my community because...")
- Ask for your legislator's position on this issue. You may request that your legislator send you more information about his or her position in the mail.
- Always be positive and courteous. Thank the person who takes your call.
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Hotel Villa delle Rose - Oleggio
Via Gallarate 136 - Oleggio1-877-662-6988
Contemporary style and state-of-the-art facilities!
Business visitors are striking distance from the City and Rho Fair Grounds thanks to superb road links, and of course the shopping delights of the city are never far away, given that this deluxe accommodation is only an hour from Milan. The Hotel Villa Delle Rose offers meeting facilities for those important executive get-togethers. The hotel bears all the hallmarks of contemporary quality and style. Delegates and holiday guests alike will find free secure parking with video surveillance, and with additional stay parking options available. Your business trip is given the premier treatment and your leisure break in Lombardy is enhanced by an array of creature comforts, leaving you to get on with the rest!
Scrumptious dishes in an impressive setting!
Whether you are looking for somewhere to enjoy a distinguished power lunch, a romantic meal for two or a family reunion, you can look forward to the very highest of standards in the hotel's restaurant. The L'Oca Nera is sure to impress discerning gourmets and those who enjoy fine dining in a cozy setting. This wonderful restaurant is open throughout the week, and serves outstanding Italian cuisine. It can also be booked for private parties and ceremonies. A modern à la carte menu is sure to tempt you, with fresh fish, fruit, meats and vegetables delivered to the hotel on a daily basis to ensure optimum quality. Relax in the 24-hour lounge bar at the end of the day and treat yourself to a well-deserved drink, or catch up with friends and colleagues in the elegant hall.
The hotel is really clean and quiet even though close to the airport (15 min with ...Venere Guest, France
These reviews have been left by customers who actually stayed at this hotel
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Breakfast at Hotel Villa delle Rose
A free English breakfast is available between 6:30 AM and 9:30 AM.
Facilities at Hotel Villa delle Rose
- Business Center
- Meeting Room
- Conference room
- Bar
- Restaurant/Dining
- Baby sitter
- Laundry service
- Lift/elevator
- Room service - limited hour
- Pets accepted
- Entire property is non-smoking
- Laundry room
- Garden
- Personal newspapers
- Multilingual staff
- Newspapers
- Front desk - safety deposit box
- Front desk - 24 hour
- Luggage room
- Shuttle service from and/or to the airport
- Shuttle service
- Free parking
- Internet/Email services
- TV Lounge
Know before you go
- Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 999.99, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation.
- This property offers transfers from the airport. Guests must contact the property with arrival details 48 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
- A resort fee is included in the total price displayed.
- Children 2 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.
- In accordance with national/local laws, air conditioning may be restricted to certain hours during certain times of the year.
Check-in: after 2 PM.
Check-out: before 11 AM.
PolicyExtra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
City tax and/or any other fees charged by the hotelINCLUDED/NOT INCLUDED IN THE PRICE Free Malpensa Shuttle Free Parking Free internet wireless Baby Sitter on charge
Hotel Villa delle Rose reviews
- August 2013
- Venere Guest
- Family with older children
- France
The hotel is really clean and quiet even though close to the airport (15 min with car) Great service of lifts to the airport proposed by the hotel. The staff is really welcoming and efficient if there is some problems. I had a problem with wifi which has been fixed within hours. The hotel restaurant was good. The downsides: the breakfast could be improved, and nothing in the surroundings. You have to have a car there for any activities.
- August 2013
- Venere Guest
- Family with older children
- France
The hotel is really clean and quiet even though close to the airport (15 min with car) Great service of lifts to the airport proposed by the hotel. The staff is really welcoming and efficient if there is some problems. The hotel restaurant was good. The downsides: the breakfast could be improved, and nothing in the surroundings. You have to have a car there for any activities.
- March 2013
- Venere Guest
- Not Specified
- Czech Republic
All that has been written about the hotel is true. The hotel offers very good service. I was excited about the behavior of staff, transfer service from / to the airport. Hotel very well equipped, modern, everything worked. I recommend this hotel, next time definitely visit again!
- September 2012
- Venere Guest
- Mature couple
We ate dinner at Hotel Villa delle Rose. It was excellent! The wine with the Hotel's label is a very nice, light red.
- May 2011
- Venere Guest
- Single traveller
- Italy
The Hotel offers you a bike service, so you can go for a ride and see the landmark around the Hotel. There's the Ticino river to see and it takes just 5 minutues by bike. I stayed there 3 days and everything was like the descriprtion on the internet! I recommend this Hotel, also the restaurant downstairs is very good, maybe a bit expensive, but it is worth to try it!
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Hotel Villa delle Rose reviews by TripAdvisor
Room Details
Book your pet-friendly accommodation at Hotel Villa delle Rose, offering 39 guest rooms with climate control. Satellite TV channels offer entertainment at the end of a busy day. Corporate travelers will benefit from free wireless high-speed Internet access as well as desks, complimentary newspapers and phones during their Malpensa International Airport visit. Private bathrooms are outfitted with bidets, hair dryers and complimentary toiletries. Additional guest comforts include soundproofing, air conditioning and safes.
Accommodation Services
- Air conditioning
- Telephone
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Soundproof rooms
- Hairdryer in each room
- Safe
- Desk
- Individually controlled air conditioning
- Satellite TV
- Wireless Internet access
How to reach Hotel Villa delle RoseBy airplane
From Milan Malpensa Airport: Head towards Novara/A4/Torino - Milano and take the SS 336 state road towards Torino.
By car
From Milan: Take the A8 motorway to the Busto Arsizio – Malpensa exit. Continue along the SS 336 state road to the Oleggio exit. Take the Oleggio exit and at the traffic circle, take the SP527 Strada Statale Bustese provincial road; continue to the first exit for Via Gallaratese/SS527 state road. From here, head along Via Gallarate until you reach the hotel.
From Turin: Take the A4 Torino – Trieste motorway to the Novara exit. Follow the SS 32 state road towards Oleggio and from here, follow the directions above.
Distances from Hotel Villa delle RosePiazza Martiri - 3.2 km / 2 mi
Castelnovate Ruins - 5.1 km / 3.2 mi
Volandia Museum of Flight - 5.3 km / 3.3 mi
Safaripark - 7.6 km / 4.7 mi
Castello Caltignaga - 10.6 km / 6.6 mi
Castelconturbia Golf Course - 10.8 km / 6.7 mi
Basilica di Saint Agnese - 10.9 km / 6.8 mi
Castle Visconti San Vito - 10.9 km / 6.8 mi
Church of Saint Peter - 12 km / 7.5 mi
Sanctuary of the Madonna in Campagna - 12.3 km / 7.6 mi
Museum of Textiles and Industry - 13.5 km / 8.4 mi
Teatro Sociale - 13.7 km / 8.5 mi
Saint John the Baptist's Church - 13.9 km / 8.6 mi
Arona Golf Club - 15 km / 9.3 mi
Piazza Garibaldi - 15.8 km / 9.8 mi
The preferred airport for Hotel Villa delle Rose is Milan (MXP-Malpensa Intl.) - 5.2 km / 3.3 mi.
Distances are calculated in a straight line from the property's location to the point of interest or airport and may not reflect actual travel distance.
Distances are displayed to the nearest 0.1 mile and kilometer.
Transportation services Hotel Villa delle Rose
- Shuttle service from and/or to the airport
- Shuttle service
- Free parking
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A sprung floor helps prevent injuries.
The most important part of any dance floor is the suspension system. It should create resilience, the absorption and return of energy through the floor. Properly done the foam blocks create an even point elasticity (compression) over the entire ballet floor, tap floor or exercise floor when landing. These foam blocks can be most likened to wearing running shoes instead of moccasins to run a marathon.
Four Different Suspension Methods:
- Closed-cell, foam blocks adhered to the bottom of the subfloor.
- This option provides the best resilience.
- Closed-cell foam blocks will retain functionality for well over 20 years.
- Floor height is only increased by 1.5" to 1.75"overall.
- Foam blocks are the choice product when building a modern sprung floor.
- Full Roll Padding under the sub floor.
- Padding provides shock absorption but not much resilience or energy return.
- Full roll padding, if made of closed cell foam, will last for years, but because there is no "unpadded space", dancers often have a hard time feeling the resilience of the floor.
- Height of floor will vary between 1.5" and 2.5", depending on foam thickness.
- Rubber strips under subfloor.
- Least desirable, but still provides some resilience.
- Basket Weave
- This is the original method of constructing. These were use in theatres and dance halls for years, but are not used much anymore.
- With the basket weave style floor, soft spots will develop where there isn't any wood support structure.
- Basket weave floors are 3-4″ in height
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- Plywood stringers on top of a cement floor do NOT make a sprung floor.
- Roll-out vinyl on top of a cement floor does NOT make a sprung floor.
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New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday will decide on whether or not to frame charges against two people arrested in a five-year-old girl's rape and torture. The case sparked public outcry in April after it was learnt that the accused had kept the girl in confinement in the same building where her family lived.
The minor girl was raped several times allegedly by her neighbour who abducted and kept her hostage inside his flat in New Delhi for two days.
The accused Manoj was a tailor and had taken the room on the ground floor of the building where the victim stayed. He was also involved in a case of trespassing in Gandhi Nagar.
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I want to install Autodesk Inventor Professional on an external Solid State Drive, for a more mobile use of the program.
This way I could use it at my work and school on my laptop. and on my PC which is alot more powerfull for the simulations and finishing etc....
I was only wondering; Is this possible??
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A teenager has been arrested on felony charges of masquerading as a physician's assistant in the Osceola Regional Medical Center's emergency room, Kissimmee police said.
Matthew Scheidt, 17, was picked up Friday after hospital officials called police earlier this week about suspicions that he was an impostor, police said.
While working in the busy emergency room, Scheidt performed CPR on a patient in cardiac arrest, performed physical examinations and other forms of care to an undisclosed number of unsuspecting patients, an arrest report said.
Scheidt obtained hospital credentials by claiming to be a physician's assistant in a program at Nova Southeastern University, records show.
He apparently knew the hospital from working as a part-time billing clerk for a local group of surgeons. When Scheidt applied for a hospital identification badge on Aug. 24, he told the personnel office he worked as a P.A. for Surgical Management Group and needed a new badge because the surgical practice had changed its name to Osceola Surgical Associates, the arrest report states.
In the days that followed, Scheidt returned at least twice to request a full-access badge that would let him use the doctors' lounge as well as restricted areas of the hospital, according to the report.
When the office manager for the surgical group confronted Scheidt earlier this week, the teenager claimed to be a deputy sheriff working in the emergency room on an undercover investigation so "top secret" the agency would not verify his employment, the report said.


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Whether you're a vegetarian, or someone who's dating a vegetarian, you know that meatless options are hard to come by in this town. That's especially true if you're craving something that's both French (skipping over some very good Italian and Asian options) and properly good. However, a handful of French tables manage to please both vegetarians and (more importantly) the discerning carnivores who love them. Here are our favorites.
Five Great Places for Vegetarians
- L'Arpège – pampered veg, prepared for a modest €120 (at lunch).
- Breizh Café – buttery crêpes and artisanal ciders, for 1/10th the price of L'Arpège.
- Macéo – a vegetarian tasting menu alongside meaty options in a beautiful room.
- Fish – La Boissonnerie – good grapes, veggie options, and a delightful kiwi.
- Hidden Kitchen (tied with Soya) – an underground restaurant with a flexible chef. Update - the folks behind Hidden Kitchen have closed up the underground spot and opened a public wine bar and restaurant called Verjus. Same veggie-friendly principles apply.
- Soya (tied with Hidden Kitchen) – the only 100% veg restaurant we'd be caught dead in.
Runners up: Jeanne A., West Country Girl, Le Cul de Poule
About our process: For each topic, we begin with a little research to identify options. We then ask our readers, by posting a question in the forum, to offer additional suggestions. From that discussion, we compile a list of candidates and ask our panel of contributing advisors to rank their top choices and identify any rejects. Their rankings are weighted, analyzed, and compiled into a new Five Great post every week.
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Sarah Palin Is a Feminist
Who is a feminist?
Heather Robinson and Jennifer Ginsberg: We've been asking that question since reading "Going Rogue," Sarah Palin's autobiography, and after reading columns by prominent feminists deriding the idea that the former Governor of Alaska is a feminist.
Many of these columnists do not clearly explain why they believe Palin is not a feminist. But they suggest that her bid for vice president was a slap in the face to women. Their writing is filled with personal digs, referring to Palin, for example, as a "moose-killing former governor and mother of five," and "Caribou Barbie."
When we posed this question to a friend, the reaction was scorn. "Palin is a pathological liar!" she exclaimed with disgust.
"Based on what?" There was no response. We can only assume this was a conclusion drawn from a left-wing media source.
Another friend responded, "She's absolutely not a feminist. She used her sexuality to get to the top."
"Why?" we asked. "Because she's beautiful? Because she entered a beauty pageant when she was 19 to pay for her college tuition?" No response again.
Women don't come out and say they don't consider Palin a feminist because she's pro-life, because she made the brave choice to give birth to a baby with special challenges, or because she's religious. But we believe those things (perhaps along with her beauty, and the fact that she hunts, and she's managed to have both a successful career and a family) are what's eating them.
As pro-choice, politically independent, vegetarian women, our views are not perfectly aligned with former Governor Palin's, but we read "Going Rogue" with an open mind -- and much pleasure.
In the book, Palin writes about how she grew up hunting and fishing alongside men. She also explains that for many Alaskans, including Native Americans, hunting is primarily a source of sustenance, not sport, and they use every part of the animals they kill. These organic and free-range animals have lived natural, healthy lives before they died -- more than can be said of the hormone-fattened and tortured creatures that wind up on most city-dwellers' plates!
She describes being a lifelong athlete, starting in high school, when as a varsity basketball player she was a beneficiary of Title IX -- federal legislation that ensured girls the same educational and athletic opportunities as boys.
Ironically, her stint in a beauty pageant (which self-proclaimed feminists mocked her relentlessly for) was merely a blip in her life. She decided to enter the pageant as a last resort because the prize was money towards college tuition. Coming from a middle-class home, she didn't have the luxury of her parents footing the bill, thus she worked her way through college.
In "Going Rogue," she describes how strange the whole beauty pageant experience was, especially since she was a tomboy and an athlete. But she managed to succeed despite her discomfort, hence she received the college scholarship. Another reason to hate her, we suppose!
After her first child, Track, was born, she worked part-time as a sports reporter at local TV stations in Anchorage and -- because she and her husband needed the income -- spent some weekend days working as a commercial fisherwoman on Bristol Bay.
Not long after the birth of her second child, Bristol, she went on to serve on the city council of her town, Wasilla, Alaska. She did not hesitate to irritate the mostly male members of the council and local politicians, whether it was voting her conscience on not raising property taxes or nursing 1-year-old Willow while at an all-male business meeting. If that example of Palin balancing motherhood and career does not encapsulate the spirit of feminism, we don't know what does!
As Mayor of Wasilla (after six years on the city council), her accomplishments included getting the city's main roads (which had been dirt!) paved, and attracting national chain stores to open in the town.
Her most important achievement as governor was taking on the entrenched interests of Alaskan politicians and energy execs. She was considered by many to be the most popular governor in America, with an approval rating above 90 percent.
Suffice it to say, she ended up exposing the corruption of many "good old boys" who were lining each others' pockets at the expense of the taxpayers. Ultimately, she opened the bidding process for a huge natural gas pipeline, saving the taxpayers billions.
All her life, this woman competed with men on an equal playing field, and in terms of concrete achievement, has done far more than many feminists who stick within their own homogenous enclaves and, frankly, spend a lot of time complaining.
It's true Mrs. Palin is pro-life (although in Going Rogue she writes about her long-time membership in Feminists for Life, "a group of pro-life feminists who do not oppose contraception").
Like many other feminists, we don't completely agree with her on this issue. But nor do we agree with the position of some feminists that abortion should be not only safe and legal, but available into the third trimester at taxpayers' expense. Feminists do a disservice by discouraging women's sense of responsibility and glossing over the painful complexities of the issue, even to the point of dehumanizing the unborn child. However, we wouldn't discount these women as feminists, despite our differing views.
If feminism's overall goals are advancing women's freedom and empowerment, and promoting equality with men, we should have a great big inclusive tent that welcomes different religious and personal philosophies. We can recognize there is room for significant disagreement in our ranks, but that we share some core values.
In years to come, technology may radically alter the way we view issues like abortion. It's tragic that the real definition of feminism, a doctrine that advocates equal rights for women, has become blurred over this single issue.
While one may disagree with Palin's views, it is unfair to hate or belittle one of our country's only female governors, someone who inspires huge numbers of people, including American women.
Whether you are a Democrat, Republican, or Independent, we recommend reading "Going Rogue" with an open mind. It's the story of a woman who went from pulling her toddlers in a sled as she campaigned door to door for a seat on the city council of Wasilla, Alaska, to changing her baby's diaper moments before giving her convention speech as the Republican nominee for vice president of the United States.
If that's not a story of a strong, multitasking woman and feminist, then who qualifies?
|Heather Robinson is an independent journalist who specializes in writing about the Middle East, profiling offbeat characters and humanitarians (not always mutually exclusive), and helping readers happily navigate life. A committed vegetarian, she aspires to live close to the land one day, but for now enjoys living in the heart of New York City. Check out more of her work at heatherrobinson.net
|Jennifer Ginsberg is a Los Angeles mother, writer, and addiction specialist with over 15 years of experience in the fields of alcoholism, addiction, and recovery. After receiving her MSW from the USC School Of Social Work and MAJCS from Hebrew Union College, Jennifer served as the clinical director of a 120 bed drug and alcohol treatment facility. She also co-developed an addiction prevention program for Jewish youth, which has been implemented in synagogues nationally. Jennifer now works privately with people who are impacted by the devastating effects of drugs and alcohol and writes about all topics related to motherhood, addiction, and women in politics. Read more about her life at angstmom.com
Rachel - Actually, I didn't say anything about working mothers. I think it is totally possible to be a stay-at-home mother and a feminist (or a strong feminine role model). My point was, if we are going to say Sara Palin is a feminist because she is a working mother, than we must assess her success as both a worker and a mother. I take the position that she is not a role model for either. Equally, while I do believe a stay at home mother can be a strong female role model and a feminist, if she is, in fact, a poor mother, than I would argue she is not a feminist.
While I think you make some valid points in that you can't pick and choose arguments about what bothers you about her, my problem with Ms. Palin being a feminist stems from her choice to make women pay for their own rape kits. I've worked at Women's Health support centers for abused and raped women, and it's heartbreaking that as a major city official, Palin continued to stand by that, even when her own police department was against it.
Also, Palin choosing to keep her child is a wonderful and brave choice, but it's her choice. For someone who wants government to stay out of everything, then she should realize that that means staying out of what other women decide about their bodies. I do not think she hates women or anything and feminist is a very broad term that encompass many different people, but I do think that she is a poor choice for a president based on her political experience level, and her general "rogue" demeanor. BTW…my husband is from Alaska, born and bred, and I've basically lived there myself, and her cute stories about how Alaska has shaped her, are not representative of Alaska at all, if anything, just the touristy gift shops there. All politicians tell stories to make them more interesting and relatable, but her Alaska story raises a major red flag for me in its embellishments.
I agree she is a feminist, but isn't she the one who has shunned the word and after saying she was a feminist tried to back away from it?
What an awesome woman. No wonder the feminists is scared of her. You can sell glass (feminism) to the useful idiots (population), but when a real diamond (feminine woman like Sarah) shows up it is easy to spot the fake (liberal feminists).
No wonder they are in such a hysteria with all the name calling and tantrums.
Don't quit Sarah. I am not an American - but I would consider immigrating just to be able to vote for you.
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- Subjects:Literature
Finding Themes in Literature
- Grades: 3–5
Finding common themes in literature is an important skill for growing readers. I use interactive theme posters to help my students practice this skill in my classroom.
Throughout the year, we explore common themes found in the texts I choose to read aloud. For example, one year, my class chose these six themes: Believe in Yourself, Accept Others' Differences, Don't Be Afraid to Try New Things, Honesty is the Best Policy, and Always be Kind to Others.
Every time we read a book that we think fits into one of themes, I print out a color copy of the book cover and add it to a specific theme poster in our classroom. I have found Google Images to be the best place to get quick copies of the front covers of the books.
To make the best use of space in my classroom, I use the cupboards in the back of my classroom to display the theme posters.
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Hi! I was also unable to download the cooperation poster on the Books With a Common Theme poster set. Love this set and would love to have them all. Any help?
Hi Beth,
Love all of your great theme posters. The only one that I could not get to print was the cooperation poster. Hope this one becomes available soon.
Thanks again for all of your help:)


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WASHINGTON — Senator Rand Paul, Republican of Kentucky, said Sunday that he and Governor Chris Christie, the Republican governor of New Jersey, will continue to disagree over national security and other issues, but the party is big enough to accommodate both men's views.
''There's room for people who believe in bigger government in our party,'' Paul said, in an reference to Christie. The New Jersey governor is considered a moderate whose views on government spending differ sharply from the libertarian Paul's.


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Well done to the Chasers junior team "Happy birthday Mike & June" who competed in the Peter Palmer Relays in the early hours of this morning.
This six leg relay kicks off at 4.30 am and consists of 2 red (long orange) courses, a light green course, an orange course, a yellow course which can have up to 3 starters (but only the first one in counts in the overall time) and finishes with a green course. There has to be at least one male & 1 female in the team, and runners have to be M12-M18. The competition also has trophies for "young" teams (teams whos total age is under 92) and for teams who come from "small" clubs.
Our team of Matt H, Heather C, Alfie S, Holly C, Joe H, Holly S and Gemma C-S saw debuts for Alfie, Joe and Holly S, with Alfie running his first ever light green course, definitely counted as a "young" team, with the total age of the counters coming to only 72, giving away over 20 years in age and experience to the fastest teams!
Matt flew around on first leg finishing in 4th place, and a good run from Heather saw Alfie not only heading out onto his first ever light green course, but doing it in the dark! He did well, but unfortunately managed to be caught when 2 lines headed out of the control circle for number 2 – one the line to number 3 and one a power line, and in the half light and trees, he missed out number 3 Holly C ran well on the orange, Joe flew round the yellow finishing in the 7th fastest time of the day, backed up by Holly S & her broken toe, before Gemma gave it her all on the green course, bringing the team in as the 10th team across the line, although disqualified.
Disqualified but not downhearted, a good time was had by all. Bring on PPJR 2015!!
Oh, and Happy Birthday, Mike & June!!