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The Civilization Committee (CC) is the HD Universe in-game equivalent of the United Nations.
Described as a "largely ineffective organization where representatives from nations around the world are supposed to decide on the best course of action in the event of an international conflict",[1] the CC's presence in the game is intended to satirize the various shortcomings of the United Nations in real life. The CC is ridiculed for doing little in international affairs, while organizing lavish meals (when parts of the world suffer from starvation) and failing to pay parking tickets.[1] For these reasons, the United States Administration "wisely" ignores the CC (and it is assumed all other countries do the same). The view of their building from the Humboldt River is claimed to be more significant than the organization based inside.[1]
CC Building
The CC Building (based on the United Nations Headquarters in New York City) is the CC's headquarters in Liberty City, located in Hatton Gardens on the shore of the Humboldt River along Albany Avenue. The complex consists of a single tower, which rises 510 ft. high, as well as various low-rise buildings and an assembly hall, similar to the UN headquarters. The complex also features a garden on the north end, where several outdoor sculptures are located.
The building is heavily guarded by the LCPD (armed with M4 Carbine Assault Rifles) and trespassing into the complex will result in a 4-star wanted level, implying the complex is a high security area where the player is not meant to enter. Despite the dangers of entry into the complex, an unique stunt jump is situated within the area, where the player must jump off the roof of the complex's assembly hall and land in the garden below. The only civilians in the premises are the LSD cleaners maintaining the garden.
In Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, despite there occasionally being three Police Officers stationed at the entrance, no wanted level is gained on entry and Pedestrians freely roam the complex.
- On The Ballad of Gay Tony's Multiplayer Mode, the grounds of the Civilization Committee complex is the location of a Team Deathmatch/Deathmatch map called "Global Domination". Unlike Singleplayer Mode, there are no armed Police Officers there during the match.
- Even though it is legal to enter United Nations in real life, in the GTA IV version, it is a crime to enter, which results in the player being given a 4-star wanted level, as mentioned below.
- Despite the presence of the CC, radio adverts in Grand Theft Auto V for Righteous Slaughter mention levels set in the UN.
- The four stars on the CC seal possibly refer to the 4-star wanted level earned upon entering the area, similarly to the FIB seal which has four stars and also refer to the wanted level.


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Invented by a veterinarian, this is the hind-leg harness that prevents a dog from pulling or jumping. When the pet attempts to tug or jump, the harness tightens around the hind legs, creating a sensation that conditions the pet to refrain from this behavior. Unlike typical harnesses that do little to restrict tugging, this advanced model restricts the muscle groups in the hind legs that generate up to 70% of a dog's pulling power. The harness's rear positioning eliminates the typical discomfort dogs experience with harnesses that tug repeatedly on the neck and head. Made from soft yet durable nylon and neoprene, the hind leg harness is gentle on a dog's coat yet provides optimal strength for controlling the canine. Sizes S (up to 15 lbs.) or M (16-50 lbs.) (8 oz.)
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(7 of 7 customers found this review helpful)
Good product
By J. Julie
from MD
Product works wonders with our pit mix with one big con. The friction of the harness rubbing on his hind legs causes a rash. He does have very short hair and sensitive skin though. For a dog with a long coat and normal skin this should not be an issue.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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(4 of 5 customers found this review helpful)
Can't decide if I'll keep it
By Irey
from San Antonio, TX
I have a Border Collie with lots of hair, but in only three uses it rubber her raw on her hind legs. I've purchased a fabric wrap and will try using that with the harness to see if it doesn't rub her so badly.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)
Something that actually works
By Leanne the Dog Lover
from Nashville, TN
I have a 70 pound, part pit, part mastif, part lab mix. She's extremely strong. I have tried everything to make walking a pleasurable event for both of us, but until now have failed. This product actually works. She still gets to have her exercise, and I don't have the stress of having to reign her in all the time.
By OMA
from ONTARIO CANADA
Hammacher Schlemmer Response: Since 1848, generations of customers have trusted Hammacher Schlemmer to offer the highest quality products with service second to none. This unwavering commitment to your complete satisfaction is the cornerstone of our company philosophy and, we believe, a key to our longevity. So when we learn that one of our products has disappointed you—for any reason—we take it very seriously. If you are unable to adjust this item to work for your dog, please call our customer service team at 1-800-321-1484 to assist you.
(2 of 4 customers found this review helpful)
Good quality, dog not so sure
By Fred and Mandy
from Dallas, Tx.
Once we figured out how to install the harness on our 70+ pound Lab youngster, my husband started to take her for her usual 3 mile walk. They did not get 1/2 block before she sat down and would not budge, so he removed the harness and came back home.We are so disappointed as she is a "tugger" and we were looking forward to a remedy. Any sugestions?
Hammacher Schlemmer Response: Thank you for your feedback. Some dogs will act like this because they don't know what it is. We do suggest being persistent even at home with the leash off. Then when you go for walks give them tugs on the leash in the direction you want them to go and they should follow. Should you have any further questions, please call our 24-hour customer service hotline at 1-800-321-1484 and one of our representatives will be happy to assist you.
(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)
Best walk yet!
By Lin's Mommy
from Ontario, Canada
This harness is great! It was easy to get on my two year old Rottweiler and he doesn't seem to be annoyed by it in the least. He doesn't pull at all with it on.
(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)
Seemed like a good idea
By Dog Lover
from Omaha, NE
We are returning this item. It seems like a great idea/design but the back part doesn't stay on our dog's legs.
Hammacher Schlemmer Response: While we regret that this product didn't delight you, we are gratified that you took advantage of our unconditional Lifetime Guarantee. Although our goal is your complete satisfaction with every product, we understand you may encounter the rare occasion when an item doesn't meet your expectations. That is why we make it easy to return an item—simply call our customer service team at 1-800-321-1484 any time day or night.
This is great and help my dog .
By rooster sallie
from Lawrenceburg ky
It help me keep the dog under control .
Just what I was looking for
By Bob
from wis
When he starts to pull it makes him sit down
Stops him in his tracks
By Warren
It works well.
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This hotel is friendly and comfortable and the food is very good. It is situated in a village and has a good country feel about it and yet ideal for a the lovely city of Munster, standing next to the railway station from where regular trains to Munster take 9 minutes.
The staff The owner and his daughter were so nice and the hotel was charming and had a country feel. Every detail was perfect and the food at the restaurant was excellent. The breakfast was superb with perfectly cooked eggs and a selection of hams and cheeses and warm bread fresh from the oven. I would make a special trip to stay at this hotel again plus it is only 9 minutes from Muenster by train which stops right next to the hotel. The bar is in the same room as the restaurant so everything smells like cigarette smoke.
Quality of service, quality of food, we missed the trains when we left.
The breakfast was excellent. We also had a fantastic fillet of pork in the hotel restaurant.
Lovely room Noisy - on the railway line
Everything was excellent. Family and staff attended to all our needs, including translation where necessary Only place to sit and have a drink was by the bar. This became very smoky
Very friendly owner and his daughter. He did not speak English, so it was hard to understand him since we speak very little German. However his daughter spoke some English, so we got along OK. A great plus for us was the convenient free parking, since we were traveling by car. Only drawback is that the hotel is next to the commuter train track, so the noise of passing trains could be bothersome.
The hotel was very nice its locaion was a little out of Munster but ideal for visiting the city as the train station was ideal and was only 9 minutes to munster. The town was lovely with nice shops and good walks.
Hotel staffs were very kind and this hotel was very good(pretty and cleaning)
Treff Hotel is a pleasant hotel to stay in. Our room was spacious and light. Good location: close to train station and in city centre.
Great location and provided an excellent Vegan dinner meal for my wife. Breakfast also of a very high standard. See comments below This Hotel had been opened for only 7 days prior to our visit, the staff were unfamiliar with checkin and checkout (credit card machine posed great prob). The hotel is also in 2 completely different blocks, 1 block houses the reception and lounge the other is 100 yds away connection is either through the underground car park or outside.
Staff were very accommodating. Phenomenal breakfasts! Ac didn't work; electricity went out. Staff moved me to a junior suite without extra charge.
Fantastic location, large renovated rooms, perfect for city trips to wonderful Münster the room maid was very helpful, but the man at the reception was very arrogant and not helpful at all, [we had to stay with our baby in a "smoking room" (although we booked a non smoking room), our key card didn't function in the elevator, but he didn't want to change anything, "just try harder!" so we did, we walked up the stairs ... ]
spacy, clean, excellent noise insulation, excellent breakfast buffet, very good location in the middle of the city, easy parking. a bit labyrinthic, quite hard to know where you are.
Good location in the city center, spacious and clean room , being left alone and independant.
city center , 2 mins from the train station,perfect ,price very ok. staff very friend , great weekend hotel
Great room - lots of room in large living area. My room was in a separate building so I had to go outside to have breakfast or go to the lobby.
exteral parking 15 EUR
Great room, excellent staff, good location, would return here any time!
Staff very helpful, knowledgable and friendly. Provided baby cot and additional child's bed free of charge. Room modern & nice, we liked the balcony. Location in walking distance to town. Aircon temporarily not working.
Hotel has been very sympathetically restored from its former use as a large brewery set not far from the magical town centre of Munster This is very definitely a "designer" hotel with a very minimalist style. No compromise has been made on elegance or comfort and all the facilities, especially the bed and the excellent bathroom were a delight to use. The setting is very striking, since the hotel is the centrepiece of a revival of the entire area of the old brewery and is surrounded by a range of restaurants and bars all set round a lake area with decking for outside eating and drinking. The staff are exceptionally efficient and helpful. I have already thoroughly recommended this hotel to many friends.
Exciting combination of the old factory with the new equipment The internet service drew the money from my account instantly at the moment of bookning without forewarning, during print of the approvement the connection was interrupted
Cool! Great design, big room, nice furniture and huge windows and terrace in the room. Nice brunch on Sundays at the cool terrace.
The modern design of the building inside and outside, the interior. The plaza where the hotel is located is very modern and beautiful, too. It is impossible to have shared toilets for the the hotel bar as well as for the night club. Almost only 16 year old teenagers visited the club on Saturday evening, hanging around in the toilets and throwing up due to too many alcohol. The decoration of the rooms is too basic and what is presented as "design" actually is over the top regarding to its basic look (concrete walls, no paintings).
Nice big design rooms. Good restaurant.
Great hotel with stunning design, and great buffet
Modern and unique design. Good breakfast buffet. Free and fast internet access. Overall excellent value. Parking not so easy to find. Location not glamorous.
design, bed, location too pricy
everything... is a great hotel The AC did not work... Internet is by cable... from a hotel of this type I would expect a wireless internet... c
Fantastic design, comfortable rooms, knowledgable and helpful staff
The excellent service and multilangual personal (Trained & professional). We did not know we had to reserve a table at the restaurant, when we arrive, it was all full, a jong woman told us we could not stay. The restaurant's supervisor arrived a few seconds after and directly offered us a table without any problem. A baby bed had been installed as requested with a little gift for our child. Further, the hotel is easy to find, good location near the lake and 15/20 minutes from the centre. The bed matras was incredibly hard
Friendly and warm staff. Very nice hotel with a lovely comfortable room.
The restaurant, the staff, the general efficiency and welcome I have stayed at this hotel many times. Most rooms face or overlook either the garden restaurant or the entrance where smokers congregate at all all hours of the day and night and because of that, having windows open for fresh air can be a real problem.
Comfort Food No
Extremely well furnished and maintained. Spotlessly clean.Quiet. Staff very effiecient. Nothing not to like just be aware that location is a little way from the city.
Location of this hotel in a quiet wooded area beside the lake in this lovely city. We were put in a room of lower quality than we booked and the restaurant was always fully booked and it was not possible to get a booking during our stay. In the fitness room most of the equipment was not working. However after complaining to the reception during our stay, at check out, we got a reduction which more than compensated for the upsets.
Friendly and attentive multilingual staff.Clean and bright surroundings.Good restaurants and all at a reasonale price.I would definately use this Hotel again. Paying for WiFi and parking......These should be inclusive in the 21st Century!
Peaceful and quiet setting. I was able to leave the windows open and there was no noise at all! Modern fixtures and well-designed room with all in good working order. The room was too warm overnight. The cooling system doesn't go below 21 degrees. The bedding was far too warm for a room that is warm. Feathers in pillows and bed cover cause allergies for me and are too warm in any case. I asked for them to be removed but only the pillow was changed. Probably a language confusion issue because the staff were very good. I also had to pay for breakfast which surprised me. But maybe it had been on the booking form and I hadn't noticed it. I don't like that pets are permitted there. I couldn't find a hotel where pets aren't permitted.
The location was very nice and peaceful. The room service is very good value for money The breakfast is too expensive as is internet access, which is free elsewhere
very good location near a lake, nevertheless quite central, very good restaurant next to it. Also the hotel was close to some special sculptures which were part of an event that takes place every ten years The underground parking space is very convenient but costs 11 Euros per day, even for guests of the hotel. But there was enough free parking nearby.
Silence of the room at nights Internet was charged and expensive
The staff were very pleasant and forthcoming,I especially liked the restaurant,the variety for the breakfast buffet was good and the staff again were very helpful. I think that it was a bit over the top to be asking for payment for the Sky T.v that was available in the hotel.
Big room, restaurants and shops in walking distance! <5 min walk no coffee maker available at the room
The staff were very friendly and accomodating
Excellent location right near the city centre. Having to pay separately for parking. Previously when I used this hotel parking was free.
friendly staff, terrific breakfast, very spacious rooms, great sauna and pool facilities. Also convenient and central location. The bathroom decor - a 1980's brown - starts to look a bit dated now.
friendliness of staff, reception area spacious and welcoming. bedrooms and corridors very smokey, this reflected in the curtains and decor, a great pity, otherwise we would stay again, if we would recommend we would point this out.
everything reception should have been better informed regarding tv in rooms as we wanted to watch the football, we tried to find somewhere outside the hotel to watch it with no luck on returning to the hotel by chance we discovered the game on the premiere channel this is not a complaint just for future british guests who love football !
The staff where very freindly and helpful No Complaints, I will be back in Hamm in Sept and I look forward to staying at your hotel, I will also bring others along.
Room was very nice, staff was very helpful. Pool was not heated so it was a little cold
The bed and shower facilities, breakfast soap is not skin friendly. Could be more natural.
The professional service.
The room was excellent.
An excellent location for business travel to Muenster. The staff was very professional and courteous; rooms were very clean, quiet, and comfortable; and prices for amenities such as minibar and telephone were reasonable. Overall, my stay during my business trip was most enjoyable.
The location was convenient and close by to all major attractions. None
See all the above. Very friendly.
Good hotel, good rooms and good service!
A really well presented and comfortable Hotel.
Excellent hotel / just renovated / friendlly people / very good breakfast buffet / 5 minutes walking to the center of the town Nothing negative to say about the hotel or the staff
The location of the hotel is really good. The stuff was very plaisant.
easy to find, large rooms, confortable bed
The hotel is spotlessly clean and tidy with good parking and friendly staff. The large rooms are comfortable and nice grounds to the hotel. The location on a retail park with Ikea, McDonalds and other stores many put some people off, but it was easy to find and the location was never a problem for us, far from it. Nice American Diner walking distance away for great breakfasts and dinner. The charge for 1 small dog in the room at €10 per night is a little high, especially as she slept in a fabric kennel, would have been better declared in advance.
Pleasant staff and friendly atmosphere. Room was clean and in line with specs.
friendly staff road noise
when I arrive in the Hotel the roon was not available, then me and my friend had to sleep in just one roon, instead of two that I had requested!
The initial welcome was friendly and the staff we met during the rest of our stay were cheerful and helpful.
Staff was helpful with dinner suggestion. Breakfast was excellent.
The Hotel is centrally located but quiet, clean and modern, comfortable and quite reasonably priced
Very good buffet breakfast, very nice reception staff, very good location. Horrible noise from the street almost all the night -from students in a pub oppposite and in the street!!!! No airconditioning, very small room, and practically not storage space for clothes or personal belongings, Substandard!!!
Its very central and easy to find bars or restaurants close by. The Free Wi-Fi is fast and reliable and it gives sufficient room to work, even if the standard room. The 12 - 15 Euro parking per night if you come by car apply, so there are no rebates for the hotel.
Thr rooms were small but very tidy and clean, the staff at breakfast were so friendly and helpful we left with smiles on our faces. There was so bath in the room
Clean and well located for my business needs
The staff was very friendly and helpful. The room was clean and breakfast was good.
Very nice breakfast Buffet. English skills among the staff were somewhat lacking.
Staff was very friendly and courteous
Good standard hotel. Convenient to drive to and excellent parking facilities. Close to the city centre yet very quiet area.
Clean perfectly maintained bedroom, with welcome-present of fruit, half bottle of wine, and seltzer. Excellent breakfast and friendly staff.
Excellent, courteous, efficient staff. Comfortable, clean room. Excellent range of foods at breakfast. Cheap bike hire. Rooms on the street side were rather noisy at night- just people enjoying themselves, I suppose!
Convenience to train station
good location and service .but i have to carry my luggage to my room on 3th floor by stairs .else is good .
It was close to the train station and all staff were friendly and helpful.
Looked at sculpture, architecture and visited churches . No.
The location, the helpful staff and the competitive price. That the day starts so early in Germany
Great location, good value for money Some noise one of the evenings, but probably what you have to expect in a central hotel.
I liked the friendlyness of the staff, the food and loved the room. First class it was honest nothing at all
great location, lovely rooms
I mentioned about my early arrival in my booking and they did offer me early check-in as I requested. :)
Centrally located, good information, good service at breakfast and at the counter. All you need, no nonsense and parking space around the corner.
Convienience, easy parking, short walk to Munster centre and friendly staff.
too much noise, not very convenient
The location, very near by the venue of the concert we were going to. Will ever remember this hotel because we shared breakfast with the guitar-player we came for to Munster in the first place, Steve Lukather... There was promised to be Internet, no way, it was broken down!
Very clean and eficient. Great breakfast
Nice, clean hotel and nice rooms.
The staff was relaxed and friendly.
Easy parking spot, nice rooms, good breakfast
It was close to the city centre. The breakfast buffet had a good choice of food. The restaurant seems a bit small to accomodate large groups. We wondered can it, for example, accomodate a conference group without inconveniencing other guests. It is still a very nice restaurant.
Parking was free. Had to pay upgrade fee to move from noisy side of hotel to quiet side. Internet was very expensive to use. Breakfast not included.
The room is very good and the place is very close to the Congress and also easy to get in the city of Muenster. The internet is very expensive. I used to stay in Japan and they offered free internet.
Location was good. Room was nice (Comfort Room with Park View). The staff was very friendly and smiling without ever being subservient. The breakfast was very nice. All good :) We're allergic to bird feathers/ down, and the staff had provided our room with allergy duvets and pillows. But they had forgotten that the top mattress was filled with feathers. We simply took it off and placed it in the hallway, so not a big problem really. The bed was still nice.
Wonderful staff and many services. Bicycles available on site. Directly on the bike path that circles the old city.
Excellent hotel, Great location. Perfect personnel. What more could I expect. And to top it off, I was even offered a free room upgrade without asking for anything. WOW!!!
The friendliness of the personnel everywhere, the nice design and the location of the garden terrace. Although no restaurant, the choice and quality of snacks and light meals in th elounge bar is big. The standard rooms, especially on the third floor (under the roof), are rather small. The bathroom very small ! Accordingly, the price is relatively high. The wide choice of breakfast was alread fairly reduced by 8:00 am (no more boiled eggs, fruit juice, fruit salad...).
Beautiful design. Excellent breakfast. Nice and helpful staff.
The Hotel has good location, it is very stylish and has everything a hotel of this category should have, very clean and good staff The room was pretty small, though it had everything, and the noise from the street in case the window is opened
Simple check-in and attentive staff
Good breakfast, friendly staff. Nothing
Great hotel to be recommended. It is very close close to the city centre so it was really practical to walk to the several Christmas markets of Munster. Very friendly and professional staff and hotel bar open all night!
The hotel is nicely decorated, comfortable beds, woderful breakfast and great service. Our room was very hot. We had a difficult time sleeping, even with the air conditioning on. You can not open a window if your room is on the street side because of the traffic. Even with the windows closed there is quite a bit of noise since the hotel is only three floors. The windows allow quite a bit of sound to come through.
it is located in a parc. Breakfast was excellent. you need a car ( or a bike) to go to Münster
High klass service and an elegant restaurant with delicious food. Really recommended! Old carpets and furnitures.
Views, quiet souroundings very good food. We were unable to get a table in the restaurent on night one and on two the service was very very slow (but worth waiting)
The friendliness and professionalism of the staff, in particular when travelling with children. I couldn't fault it...
Restaurant was already fully booked when we checked in
The breakfast was excellent and plentiful. The grounds are beautiful and the indoor pool is nice also. Our beds were quite comfortable and the room was immaculate. The new upholstery samples (on a bulletin board in the lobby) looked very fashionable. The hotel was undergoing construction/renovation and we were asked to vacate our room on the first morning by 11 am so that new carpet could be fitted. This was not actually an inconvenience to us but as it turned out the carpet was not in place when we returned later that evening, nor was it fitted the next day or by the time we checked out. The service at dinner time was very slow and we had two small children with us who couldn't wait that long.
Excellent restaurant, beatiful position in a park, not far from the city center where you can go hiring a bicycle at the reception. Excellent location for a week end in the beautyful Münster. Wireless connection was working only in the lobby, in the rooms the signal it was too weak.
Very good beds, clean, pleasant reception, excellent breakfast. A fine hotel in a rural area. Yet, close to the city bathroom a bit small
Beautiful surroundings and nice facilities The room was to too small
The hotel is located in a very quiet, even bucolic, area. The restaurant's food and service were excellent. The advertised "WiFi in every room" was a serious exaggeration. I tried 3 different rooms and none had sufficient signal strength. I wound up having to sit in the lobby and restaurant to connect to the Internet. There was also major - and at times noisy - construction going on, and had I known this, I would certainly not have booked rooms at the facility during the renovations. Finally, many of the rooms should appropriately termed "very small."
Its location, close to the handsome older residential area; very good breakfast room; but especially the modern design and - the bath. So many German hotels only have a shower. Breakfast cereals: something more healthy would be good.
A very neat hotel, good room, good beds. Tip: try to get a room at the back side. Busy road in front! Or even better: try to get a room in the "Gaestehaus" that is next to the hotel, and even further from the road. We had an excellent night there. Fine breakfast too.
The room was large and very comfortable. Small extras like soup and sekt. Good transportation to the old town.
Hotel people are kind, good, and try to help a lot. Breakfast is fine. Room is quite small for this price. No bath, only shower. No barrier free at all (baby car is difficult alone). Hotel has small parking lots but always full therefore one has to park on street around. Waking to town center is quite some distance (20 min). Price is too high with this equipment and location.
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The hotel is located in a quite place, easy for parking, but far from the city center (20 minutes walking). The hotel is qualified as 4 stars hotel but it is really a 2 or 3 starts hotel and needs some renewal. Rooms are poorly furnished and do not seem to be very clean. Rooms are also quite small. Breakfast is a typical buffet, nothing special.
friendliness; breakfast;complimentary hot soup in evenings location (not central as described; noise from traffic in room)
Internet ist sehr schwach
I received a glass of prosecco when checking in, and could borrow a bicycle to tour the munster sculpture show
1) Very Clean 2) Polite staff No it was very good
Internet worked very well. No air conditioning as expected in hotel of this level.
Modern, spacious,comfortable hotel with pleasant surroundings. Parking easy. Access easy. Staff efficient and friendly. Ideal for business traveller or short relaxed stopover in a densely populated region.
the room was large and well appointed. good modern bathroom
Breakfast was good, town centre near by. Building work being carried out at rear of hotel, new houses? So noisy in morning and evening when I returned, restraunt selection limited & expensive, better going into Werne centre.
Clean, modern room with all facilities be careful in entering & going out off the underground parking, as the entrance is narrow
Lovely hotel with friendly staff. Excellent food and a nice atmosphere. Clean and large rooms. Ample parking nearby. Best hotel of our trip. Recommended without reservation. nothing
Excellent in every respect
Hotel staff were friendly and very helpful a really nice experience
Staff, food and service.
modern hotel, friendly staff, well situated with just a short walk to town centre. Easy free public parking next door.
The hotel personnel makes a great difference, best I have ever seen in the many hotels I visited. There is a lot of attention to detail and also the atmosphere in the hotel is beautiful. I also appreciated there is a seperate lounge room for smokers who can have a smoke after dinner in this nice room The wellness area is out of date. Either remove it or bring it to modern standards including swimming pool I would suggest
Very high standard of accomodation and food. Friendly staff. Not far from motorway and easy to find.
very beautiful and unique quiet location
They seemed to accept parents with children and accepted the extra 'noise' it can create eg at dinner.
Multilingual staff. Easy access to city center. No English TV station. No English newspaper.
An excellent hotel for gormet food. Friendly staff. Relaxing setting
Excellent hotel, with very pleasant facilities and dedicated staff
wonderful rural location and very relaxing grounds with bronze and metal art work and statues. Very quaint and very old building with loads of character and nooks and crannies!
The hotel was very cute, not exactly a business hotel, but a great spot for a getaway. The service was excellent and restaurant was also very good. I had a single room, it was on the third floor and with the roof slanting in, it was quite small. It was very cute, but I also bumped my head a couple times getting up from the desk.
The room, the staff, die vielen offenen Kamine!!


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Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have discovered that a part of the immune system called the inflammasome is involved in regulating the development of one of the most common forms of blindness, called Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD).
They have discovered that controlling an inflammatory component IL-18, in cases of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) could prevent the development of the disease.
The disease AMD involves loss of central vision, people with advanced disease being unable to read, watch TV, enjoy the cinema, drive, or use a computer − in short, everyday living becomes very difficult.
The research, which is published this week in the international medical journal, Nature Medicine, is supported by Science Foundation Ireland, the American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF), the Health Research Board (HRB) and Fighting Blindness Ireland.


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And if the names are being withheld under one of the exceptions of the "Sunshine Law," can we infer that Casey did not act alone?
What can we infer of the team that brings us this weekend's new movie, Super 8?
Some people chose to infer that we believed humans to be feeble-minded, which we never did.
Is one meant to infer that he began to write on his return from Chequers, and was interrupted; or is it a slip?
Absent a clear answer, Obama has, in effect, asked the country to infer his goals by inductive reasoning.
In either case we may infer that the herbivora predominated in the earlier creations of the period.
As eighty dinners were paid for I infer there were eighty diners.
"But it is not safe to infer that the results of experiments on animals will be applicable to human beings," I said.
But, it is permissible to infer that the pronouncement went deeper than that.
We should infer also from some of the early stage plays, that the "players" used the weed even when acting their parts.
1520s, from Latin inferre "bring into, carry in; deduce, infer, conclude, draw an inference; bring against," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + ferre "carry, bear," from PIE *bher- (1) "to bear, to carry, to take" (cf. Sanskrit bharati "carries;" Avestan baraiti "carries;" Old Persian barantiy "they carry;" Armenian berem "I carry;" Greek pherein "to carry;" Old Irish beru/berim "I catch, I bring forth;" Gothic bairan "to carry;" Old English and Old High German beran, Old Norse bera "barrow;" Old Church Slavonic birati "to take;" Russian brat' "to take," bremya "a burden"). Sense of "draw a conclusion" is first attested 1520s.


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Today is Tuesday, May 7, the 127th day of 2013. There are 238 days left in the year.
Today's highlight:
On May 7, 1763, Pontiac, chief of the Ottawa Indians, attempted to lead a sneak attack on British-held Fort Detroit, but was foiled because the British had been tipped off in advance. (The Ottawa Indians and other tribes then launched an all-out war with the British that came to be known as Pontiac's War.)
On this date:
In 1789, the first inaugural ball was held in New York in honor of President George Washington and his wife, Martha.
In 1824, Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, had its premiere in Vienna.
In 1825, composer Antonio Salieri died in Vienna, Austria.
In 1833, composer Johannes Brahms was born in Hamburg, Germany.
In 1840, composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born in Votkinsk, Russia.
In 1915, nearly 1,200 people died when a German torpedo sank the British liner RMS Lusitania off the Irish coast.
In 1942, U.S. Army Gen. Jonathan Wainwright went on a Manila radio station to announce the Allied surrender of the Philippines to Japanese forces during World War II.
In 1945, Germany signed an unconditional surrender at Allied headquarters in Rheims, France, ending its role in World War II.
In 1954, the 55-day Battle of Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam ended with Vietnamese insurgents overrunning French forces.
In 1963, the United States launched the Telstar 2 communications satellite.
In 1975, President Gerald R. Ford formally declared an end to the "Vietnam era." In Ho Chi Minh City — formerly Saigon — the Viet Cong celebrated its takeover.
In 1992, the latest addition to America's space shuttle fleet, Endeavour, went on its first flight. A 203-year-old proposed constitutional amendment barring Congress from giving itself a midterm pay raise received enough votes for ratification as Michigan became the 38th state to approve it.
Ten years ago: President George W. Bush ordered the lifting of sanctions against Iraq, and called on members of the U.N. Security Council to do the same. The White House announced President Bush had chosen New Mexico oilman Colin R. McMillan to be secretary of the Navy and Air Force Secretary James Roche to replace the dismissed secretary of the Army, Thomas White. (However, McMillan died in an apparent suicide in July 2003, while Roche's nomination languished in Congress before being withdrawn in March 2004.)
Five years ago: President George W. Bush, addressing the Council of Americas, said Cuba's post-Fidel Castro leadership had made only "empty gestures at reform" as he rejected calls for easing U.S. restrictions on the communist island. Dmitry Medvedev was sworn in as Russia's president.
One year ago: Education Secretary Arne Duncan broke ranks with the White House, stating his unequivocal support for same-sex marriage one day after Vice President Joe Biden suggested on NBC that he supported gay marriage as well. Vladimir Putin took the oath of office as Russia's president in a brief but regal Kremlin ceremony.
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We are experiencing a period of unprecedented global environmental change.
Our work and collections are more valuable than ever in helping scientists understand the response of natural and anthropogenic ecosystems to this change.
From the origins of the solar system to the evolution of new species, our collections are helping us understand key transitions in the evolution of life on Earth and predict the impact of environmental change in the future.
Extraterrestrial H20 hunters
Our planetary geologists are exploring new analytical techniques to determine the origins and history of water on planet Earth.
Size matters: responding to environmental change
Museum palaeontologists are predicting the impact of our rapidly changing climate on body size using well-preserved fossils.
The midge thermometer
Museum entomologist Steve Brooks is studying the heads of midge larvae to trace climate change through time and calibrate global climate models.
Big data on biodiversity
Museum researchers are tracing the impact of human activities like land-use change, pollution and infrastructure on local ecosystems.
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Unlocking the vault: UK plant collections
Extracting flowering time data from our collection of 610,000 British and Irish plant specimens to study the phenology of selected orchid species.
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Forums: Index > The Wizengamot > Lightbox or Play Video Inline?
One of the things I learned during Wikia's video presentation is that although now clicking on most videos brings up a "lightbox" in which you watch the video, you can still make the video play within the article if you set the size as 400px. So, which do you prefer? Would you like to be able to play the video and still be able to browse the article, or do you like the lightbox, which lets you scroll through a selection of videos and pictures from the article and gives you some additional options? Or do both have their place? ProfessorTofty (talk) 19:42, November 28, 2012 (UTC)


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The other day Oprah featured this ingenious no-complaint bracelet viral idea begun by Pastor Will Bowen of Christ Church Unity in Kansas City, Missouri.
The hope is to get people to catch themselves complaining and switch modes into something more grateful. I'm all for it!
In fact, I just hit their site at A Complaint-Free World and ordered seven of them.
The no-complaining bracelets are free, but I gave a $6 donation, which I hope will cover the postage. I plan to give more. I just love sites that use PayPal so I don't even have to grab my wallet...
I'd love to have 700 no-complaining bracelets so I could give them away to nearly everyone I know -- since many people seem to think that complaining is some sort of right of passage, bonding ritual, or just the thing to do.
If only they knew how much they were blocking their blessings...
The Bible has so much to say about how vitally important our words are. It's not just talk -- when others complain about the rainy weather, their fat thighs or stupid husband they are literally causing bad things to come to themselves.
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It's a fun challenge daily for me to counteract the negative stuff people say.
"Our kids only have a few minutes to eat their lunch," one mom at school said.
"They'll live," I shot back.
"Why are our kids always the last to come out?" another offers.
"Thank God the sun is shining!" I'll smile.
And on and on it goes...
I mean really -- we're blessed women with food on our tables, healthy kids and roofs over our heads. Don't they realize there are mothers in Bangladesh somewhere with a whole lot more to complain about?
But I'm not complaining, I'm praying...
I know my sunny-ness annoys some folks, but I really only want the best for them. Joyce Meyer speaks of the dark presence she felt coming towards her in her house when she unleashed a litany of complaints one day after her husband Dave left the house.
She quickly changed her tune and started thanking the Lord for everything He has provided. The evilness abated -- Joyce actually felt it leaving her.
No wonder Kenneth Che-Tew Eng experiences so much racism in his daily life. I can only imagine the stuff that comes out of his mouth!
I won't complain
Of course, I know there are people who have a lot of problems and have experienced unheard-of tragedy in their lives.
I can't help but want to give them an out and room to spit in the face of God (at least that means they still believe in Him) and complain and rant. Especially people who've lost loved ones to tragic circumstances and the like.
But even the author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People saw fit to bring goodness out of bad. I have more compassion for these folks, and fervently hope that God shows them how He indeed causes "all things to work together for good for those who love God and are called according to His purpose."
The complaint-free bracelet rules...
So, here are the rules once you get your purple no-complaining bracelet on your wrist:
- "If you catch yourself complaining, you take [the bracelet] and you move it to the other wrist," Will says. "The idea is to ultimately keep it [on the same wrist] for 21 days." Will chose this length of time, he says, because scientists believe it takes that long to form a new habit.
- No gossiping, either! (Yikes -- I pray I can overcome this part.)
- If you see someone wearing the no-complaint bracelet and they start complaining and you point that fact out to them, you've gotta switch your own no-complaint bracelet to your other wrist and start the 21 days over -- because you've just complained about their complaining!
- Pay attention to how you're speaking. If you blithely say, "Oh, my leg hurts," that might just be a statement of fact. But if you're droning on about the pain in your calf, that's probably a complaint.
- If you want to know the difference between a comment and a complaint, Pastor Will says to pay attention to your feelings about the issue.
I'm so happy that these no-complaint bracelets have gotten so popular.
Pastor Will says that 1.3 million people in 80 countries have already requested the purple no-complaint bracelets.
"This is our gift to the world," he says. "We're not out to raise money. We want to raise consciousness."
And count Oprah's makeup artist Reggie as #1,300,001.
Op sure enough called the funny Reggie on down during a televised break in the show and plopped one on his wrist.
I'm eager to get mine in the mail, but I'm being patient. The wait time was around five weeks for the tiny church to get them in the mail -- probably more so since the Oprah appearance.
I plan to sport a pretty purple no-complaint bracelet on my wrist this summer, no doubt as trendy and important as the LiveStrong yellow bracelets that Lance Armstrong made popular.
And God-willing just as beneficial...
Let me know when you get your no-complaint bracelet on your wrist, and we'll compare notes on how we're all doing. No complaints.


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Meet the Adorable Starting Lineup of Puppy Bowl IX!
Who needs the Super Bowl when you've got Puppy Bowl?
-Lucia Peters
It's that time again, Bettys—and I'm not talking about the Super Bowl! Why? Because who needs the Super Bowl when you've got Puppy Bowl? THAT'S why!
Hosted each by Animal Planet on Super Bowl Sunday (that's February 3 this year), Puppy Bowl IX is pretty much exactly what it sounds like: A football game played by puppies instead of humans. To be fair, it's less of an actual football game and more of a "hey, let's watch a bunch of adorable puppies run around and play together on a miniature football field!" kind of deal, but it's ADORABLE, so we're willing to overlook the lack of NFL action. And for the curious, yes, there's live commentary, yes, there is a half-time show starring kittens, yes, there is a Goodyear Blimp piloted by hamsters, and yes, there are hedgeohog cheerleaders. What more could you want?
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It's not just cuteness, though; there's a message, too. All of the puppies featured on Puppy Bowl are rescues, and the show broadcasts information throughout the game about how you can adopt other rescue puppies and help out your local animal shelters.
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Sanford, Fla. • After taking less than a week to call 18 witnesses, George Zimmerman's defense attorneys rested their case Wednesday in the neighborhood-watch volunteer's second-degree murder trial.
Prosecutors and defense attorneys planned to work out the jury instructions before presenting closing arguments Thursday. Judge Debra Nelson said the case could be sent to six jurors either late that day or the next.
Zimmerman never testified. But jurors saw repeated video recordings of Zimmerman telling his side of the story to investigators. He claims that he shot Trayvon Martin, who was unarmed, in self-defense while the teen straddled and punched him.
The defense started its case Friday, and it presented half as many witnesses in half of the time that prosecutors did. Zimmerman's friends, parents and uncle testified that it is him screaming for help on a 911 call that captured sounds of the fatal fight. Martin's mother and brother had testified for the prosecution that it is Martin yelling for help.
Convincing the jury of who was screaming for help on the 911 tape became the primary goal of prosecutors and defense attorneys because it would help jurors evaluate Zimmerman's self-defense claim.
Defense attorneys also called a forensic pathologist who testified that the forensics evidence supports Zimmerman's account of what happened.
Zimmerman has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder. On the night of the fatal scuffle in February 2012, Martin was visiting his father and his father's fiancée at the same townhome complex where Zimmerman lived.
Zimmerman observed Martin while driving in his neighborhood, called police and the fight ensued after the neighborhood-watch volunteer got out of his vehicle.
Some civil rights activists argued that the delay in charging Zimmerman was influenced by Martin's race. Protests were held around the nation in the 44 days between the fatal fight and Zimmerman's arrest. Martin was black and Zimmerman identifies himself as Hispanic.
The defense rested on a day when the judge made two rulings that prevented them from introducing pieces of evidence. Defense attorneys had wanted to present text messages discussing fighting from Trayvon Martin's cellphone and an animation depicting Zimmerman's fatal fight with Martin. But Nelson sided with prosecutors, who had argued the animation is inaccurate and the texts were irrelevant.
Immediately after the defense rested, prosecutors called their first rebuttal witness Adam Pollock, the gym owner who had trained Zimmerman. But prosecutors decided not to question Pollock after the judge ruled he couldn't be questioned about a video put on his gym's website showing his court testimony at the trial. Court was adjourned until Thursday morning.


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Breeders' Cup to Employ National Medication Reforms
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CSU Releases New Furosemide Research Results
October 30, 2014
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The internet has been a great advance in our technological world and is a wonderful resource to find out all kinds of information.
Unfortunately it has also become a place for war. It can be very easy to influence us using the web especially teens and young adults.
There are countries that do not permit their citizens access to certain places on the web as they fear upheaval in their countries. They don't want their people to be influenced, IMO, by what they see as the opening up of minds to alternative ways of thinking.
In some ways, I can see their point, but wouldn't our world be better off if we all could meet somewhere in the middle? We don't have to agree on everything, but I think there would be less war and some of the monies spent on war could be put to use in better areas, i.e. education, the housing market, jobs, etc.


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WATCH: Lena Dunham performs Sia's 'Chandelier' on 'Late Night With Seth Meyers'
Lena Dunham lip-synced while doing an interpretive dance to Sia's "Chandelier" on "Late Night With Seth Meyers," as the singer herself performed laying face down on a bunk bed.
Dunham even wore a blonde wig similar to Sia's haircut for the performance piece.
You have to see it for yourself.
Check out the video below!


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RICHARD AMBROSE: Meet Sid. He's a very handsome 4 year old pug. But he's got a problem. He's got fleas.
JONNY PHILLIPS: I'm sorry Sid. We're going to have to take a closer look.
RICHARD AMBROSE: Typically the species of flea found on dogs is in fact a cat's flea. How undignified! They may be revolting things to look at, but they obviously like each other, because in 1 month 25 fleas can easily multiply to a quarter of a million.
JONNY PHILLIPS: Did you know a flea can jump 150 times its own body length.
RICHARD AMBROSE: Really?
JONNY PHILLIPS: That's about 30 centimeters.
RICHARD AMBROSE: That's high.
JONNY PHILLIPS: Which equates to you jumping nearly 300 meters.
RICHARD AMBROSE: That would be fun. They can live 100 days on a dog.
JONNY PHILLIPS: Really?
RICHARD AMBROSE: Yeah.
JONNY PHILLIPS: Poor dog, I wonder how many bites that equates to?
RICHARD AMBROSE: I don't know. Poor thing.
JONNY PHILLIPS V/O: They feed on a diet of fresh warm blood and don't think it just has to be the animal variety. If they happen to jump ship, a passing human will do nicely.


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Richard Littlemore | February 13, 2007
By Richard Littlemore • Tuesday, February 13, 2007 - 06:20
This contest was clearly too easy. As the first respondent pointed out, I telegraphed the answer by calling the author of this graph, Dr. Timothy F. Ball, a "distinguished" Canadian climatologist. it seems that sarcasm CAN translate to the printed page once in a while.The graph, complete with a trend line from the top of one peak to the bottom of the next valley, was taken from a lecture that Ball gave to the Winnipeg-based Frontier Centre for Public Policy, which can be found here.
Regardless of the "credit etched on the graph," I have not been able to find anything quite like it in the 1995 IPCC report.
So, if Steve Bloom and Geoff would like to send us their size and address, we'll pop a couple of DeSmog t-shirts in the mail.
bigcitylib replied on Permalink
Drawing trend lines
Steve Latham replied on Permalink
Ignore the trendline
I'm no expert in historical reconstructions, but it is always wise to view them with a healthy dose of skepticism (although not ideologically-motivated close-mindedness).
Ian Forrester replied on Permalink
There are worse problems with this graph
In my view the trend lines in this graph are a lot lesser problem than the way it has been completely altered from the one from the IPCC report (First AR, 1990 not from the 1995 report as Ball indicates). Here is a quote from the testimony of Dr. Jay Gulledge, Senior Fellow at the Pew Institute for Climate Change, to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, July 26, 2006:
"The scientific debate over the Medieval Warm Period (MWP) has been on the same trajectory for at least 20 years, with early indications that the MWP was not a globally coherent event becoming more solid over time. The MBH99 reconstruction represented an evolutionary step—not a revolutionary change—in this established trajectory. The 1990 IPCC figure that Mr. McIntyre, the Wall Street Journal editorial page, and Dr. Wegman have used in their own assessment of past climate is a cartoon, as stated by Dr. Wegman in his testimony last week. I have confirmed this with a number of individuals who were involved with the 1990 IPCC report or with versions of the schematic that pre-dated the 1990 IPCC report. The schematic is not a plot of data and is inappropriate as a comparison to MBH. The text of the 1990 IPCC report clearly states that the figure is a "schematic diagram" and that "it is still not clear whether all the fluctuations indicated were truly global" (p. 202)".
There were no numbers on this graph; it was merely a schematic representation of what might have happened.
For Ball to insert numbers and claim that it is the graph produced by the IPCC is a serious example of scientific fraud, but is what we have come to expect from him.
The complete testimony from Dr. Gulledge can be found at: http://www.pewclimate.org/what_s_being_done/in_the_congress/7_27_06.cfm
Richard Littlemore replied on Permalink
Thanks Ian
You surely make it a pleasure to read comments. And I never thought to look to the 1990 IPCC for something that Ball labelled 1995. Silly me.
Per a comment from another knowledgeable science type: it's a wonder that the smart deniers (if that's not a contradiction in terms) still let Ball out without a minder.
Steve Latham replied on Permalink
tshirt or itunes
D replied on Permalink
Same old same old, 2004
D replied on Permalink
Ball says warming greater than thought
Tim Ball
D replied on Permalink
look carefully
D replied on Permalink
a REAL Doctor of Science from the University of London
Example 1. J.R. Vane. PhD, 1953; Doctor of Science, 1970. http://hcr3.isiknowledge.com/author.cgi?&link1=Browse&link2=Results&id=422
Example 2. O.C. Zienkiewicz. PhD, 1945; Doctor of Science, 1965 (University of London).
Not even close…
Kevin Grandia replied on Permalink
First canadian PhD??
Doug Clover replied on Permalink
Source of his data?
DanJ replied on Permalink
the graph has changed
I think I deserve a shirt for this.
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Citing response about Hanoi prison, Politico characterized as "new" McCain's willingness to discuss his "biography"
Research ››› ››› ERIC HANANOKI
During an appearance at Pastor Rick Warren's Saddleback Church, responding to a question about "the most gut-wrenching decision you've ever made," Sen. John McCain cited his refusal to accept an early release from a North Vietnamese prison camp. The Politico claimed that McCain's answer "shows the power of his biography, and a new willingness to publicly discuss it." In fact, McCain has repeatedly referred to his Vietnam war experiences and has specifically cited his refusal to accept an early release in a book, interviews, speeches, and campaign ads since 1999.
In an August 18 Politico article about Sen. John McCain's August 17 appearance at Pastor Rick Warren's Saddleback Church, chief political writer Mike Allen and executive editor Jim VandeHei noted that in response to Warren's question about "[w]hat's the most gut-wrenching decision you've ever had to make," McCain cited his refusal to accept an early release from a North Vietnamese prison camp. Allen and VandeHei claimed that McCain's answer "shows the power of his biography, and a new willingness to publicly discuss it." In fact, McCain has repeatedly referred to his Vietnam War record, as Media Matters for America has noted, and has specifically cited his refusal to accept an early release in a book, interviews, speeches, and campaign ads since 1999.
In a June 25 blog entry, Politico senior political writer Jonathan Martin similarly wrote that McCain's decision to decline early release "is perhaps the most compelling element of his biography yet something which he has rarely voiced in his years in pubilc [sic] life." And as Media Matters for America documented, in a February 4 article, Martin also falsely suggested that McCain did not "spotlight" his military experience and years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam during his 2000 presidential campaign. By contrast, Politico senior political writer Ben Smith noted in a June 30 article that McCain has "written repeatedly of his service":
McCain has written repeatedly of his service, including in a long 1973 magazine article and in his memoir, "Faith of My Fathers." A Navy aviator from a military family, he was shot down on his 23rd sortie over Vietnam on Oct. 26, 1967. His mission was to bomb a power plant in the North Vietnamese capital. Already suffering from broken limbs, he was beaten by a crowd before being taken to a POW camp. After being tortured there, he participated in some Vietnamese propaganda efforts.
"I had learned what we all learned over there: Every man has his breaking point. I had reached mine," he later wrote.
But he later defied his captors by refusing to meet with anti-war delegations from abroad, he wrote, and he also refused the most valuable special treatment he was offered: early release.
"I did not want to go out of order," he later wrote. He was finally released on March 14, 1973.
Below are additional examples from 1999 to 2008 of McCain discussing his refusal to accept early release:
Faith of My Fathers
McCain discusses his refusal to accept an early release repeatedly in his 1999 book, Faith of My Fathers (Random House). For example, on Page 235 of the paperback edition, McCain writes:
I wanted to say yes. I badly wanted to go home. I was tired and sick, and despite my bad attitude, I was often afraid. But I couldn't keep from my own counsel the knowledge of how my release would affect my father, and my fellow prisoners. I knew what the Vietnamese hoped to gain from my release.
Moreover, I knew that every prisoner the Vietnamese tried to break, those who had arrived before me and those who would come after me, would be taunted with the story of how an admiral's son had gone home early, a lucky beneficiary of America's class-conscious society. I knew that my release would add to the suffering of men who were already straining to keep faith with their country. I was injured, but I believed I could survive. I couldn't persuade myself to leave.
1999 to 2000
- In a September 13, 1999, interview on Fox News' Special Report with Brit Hume, while promoting Faith of My Fathers, McCain discussed "a particular time when the Vietnamese offered me the opportunity for early release." From the interview (retrieved from the Nexis news database):
HUME: Now when you were there -- When one reads, even when one captivity and the deprivation of it, but of the repeated beatings and torture and the terrible physical condition you were in, I mean, to any ordinary person, it seems like an impossible ordeal. To what extent were you thinking about your family, your father, and your grandfather and others when you were going through that?
MCCAIN: Oh, I clearly didn't want to embarrass my family. I tried to do the best I could, which was not enough, by the way, but there came a particular time when the Vietnamese offered me the opportunity for early release. I knew they were doing it because of the propaganda they would get from releasing the admiral's son, who was commander in chief of all U.S. forces in the Pacific, and I knew that it was a violation of our code of conduct.
But I also not only was it my father's approval or disapproval and my grandfather's, but also that of the -- my fellow POWs, who would have been told, "See the admiral's son gets to go home and you stay." And I thought that would have a bad impact on their morale.
- An October 28, 1999, Washington Post article by staff writer Howard Kurtz noted that McCain aired a television ad in which a narrator stated of McCain: "When found to be the son and grandson of admirals, was offered early release; he refused."
- McCain aired a February 2000 radio ad in which a narrator said of McCain: "In Vietnam, John McCain stood up to his communist captors and refused early release from prison. In Washington, he's the conservative reformer attacking big government waste."
- According to a February 25, 2000, Los Angeles Times article, McCain aired a television ad which featured the text: "McCain refused early release from prison, where he suffered repeated beatings and was held for 5 1/2 years."
2008 campaign
- McCain aired a December 2007 television ad in which Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling said: "McCain has been tested like no other politician in America. As a prisoner of war, he turned down an offer for early release because he refused preferential treatment."
- In a January 1 Washington Post article, reporter Alec MacGillis wrote that "[a]t many of his [McCain's] events, his campaign sets up a screen and plays for the crowd a three-minute film called 'Service With Honor,' telling the story of McCain's more than five years of captivity in a North Vietnamese prison after his Navy plane was shot down in 1967. 'He was offered early release, and he told 'em to shove it,' says one fellow prisoner of war, Paul Galanti."
- At a June 26 campaign event in Cincinnati, McCain said: "When I was allowed the opportunity, given the opportunity to return home early from prison camp. I decided against that because I knew the effect that it would have on my fellow prisoners."
- In a June 28 speech to the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, a July 8 speech to the League of United Latin American Citizens, and a July 14 speech to National Council of La Raza Convention, McCain repeated this statement: "When I was in prison in Vietnam, I like other of my fellow POWs, was offered early release by my captors. Most of us refused because we were bound to our code of conduct, which said those who had been captured the earliest had to be released the soonest."
- In a July 8 McCain campaign television ad, an announcer states of McCain: "John McCain: Shot down. Bayoneted. Tortured. Offered early release, he said, 'No.' He'd sworn an oath."
- At a July 17 campaign event in Kansas City, Missouri, McCain said: "[T]he Vietnamese came to me and said, we'll allow you to go home early because my father happened to be a high ranking admiral. Our code of conduct said that only those go home early in order of capture. It was a brave young Mexican-American by the name of Everett Alvarez who had been in prison a couple years longer than I had. So I knew I had to refuse." Similarly, at a July 18 campaign event in Warren, Michigan, McCain said (retrieved from Nexis): "One time when I was in prison in North Vietnam and the North Vietnamese came and said, 'You can go home early,' because my father was a high-ranking admiral, I chose not to do that."
From Allen and VandeHei's August 18 Politico article:
5) McCain shows the power of his biography, and a new willingness to publicly discuss it.
WARREN: "What's the most gut-wrenching decision you've ever had to make? And what was the process that you used to make it?"
MCCAIN: "It was long ago, and far away, in a prison camp in North Vietnam. My father was a high-ranking admiral. The Vietnamese came and said that I could leave prison early. And we had a code of conduct. It said you only leave by order of capture. I also had a dear and beloved friend, who was from California ... who had been shot down before me. But I wasn't in good physical shape. In fact, I was in rather bad physical shape. So I said no. Now, in interest of full disclosure, I'm happy I didn't know the war was going to last for another three years or so.
"But I said no, and I'll never forget sitting in my last answer, and the high-ranking officer offered it, slammed the door and the interrogator said, 'Go back to your cell. It's going to be very tough on you now.' And it was. But not only the toughest decision I ever made, but I am most happy about that decision, than any decision I've ever made in my life." (APPLAUSE).
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Toys for Me: A Lesson on Choice
Students encounter the concept of scarcity in their daily tasks but have little comprehension as to its meaning or how to deal with the concept of scarcity. Scarcity is really about knowing that often life is 'This OR That' not 'This AND That'. This lesson plan for students in grades K-2 and 3-5 introduces the concept of scarcity by illustrating how time is finite and how life involves a series of choices. Specifically, this lesson teaches students about scarcity and choice: Scarcity means we all have to make choices and all choices involve "costs." Not only do you have to make a choice every minute of the day because of scarcity, but, when making a choice, you have to give up something. This cost is called oppportunity cost. Opportunity cost is defined as the value of the next best thing you would have chosen. It is not the value of all things you could have chosen. Choice gives us 'benefits' and choice gives us 'costs'. Not only do you have to make a choice every minute of the day, because of scarcity, but also, when making a choice, you have to give up something of value (opportunity cost). To be asked to make a choice between 'this toy OR that toy' is difficult for students who want every toy. A goal in life for each of us is to look at our wants, determine our opportunities, and try and make the best choices by weighing the benefits and costs.
Choice, Costs, Opportunity Cost, Scarcity, Wants
- Explain why they cannot have everything they want because of scarcity.
- Describe why scarcity is characterized by "this OR that" and not "this AND that".
- Define opportunity cost.
- Explain how all choices have costs.
- Identify five choices we make every day in preparing to go to school and identify the opportunity costs associated with each choice.
To know what Economics is about, you have to understand scarcity. Scarcity means that you always want more than you can have. Every person—-child and adult, rich and poor, U.S. citizen and non U.S. citizen—-has to deal with scarcity every minute of the day, because no one can have everything they want. You cannot have all the time you want. You cannot have every toy you want. You cannot have more of anything you want without having less of something else you want. All choices have costs. Not only do you have to make a choice because of scarcity, but the cost of making that choice means you give up the chance to get something else. This is called opportunity cost.
Therefore, the choice you make is very important. Not only do you have to make a choice, because of scarcity, but also, when you making a choice, you have to give up something.
Health Wants vs. Fun Wants: This interactive activity teaches students about the difference between wants and needs.
Health Wants vs. Fun Wants
AmosWEB: A database containing over 1800 economic terms and concepts. Students can use it to look up scarcity and opportunity cost.
opportunity cost
Toys for Me: A poem written by the author of this lesson, C.D. Crain.
Interactive Version
Print Version
Follow along with the story poem print a copy of the poem.
In the story poem, Scarcity does not understand that the world is "this OR that," not "this AND that". In other words, when you make a choice, you have to give up something else, which is the cost of the choice. Scarcity is limited to one toy as a gift from Mother for her birthday. Then, Scarcity is limited to one toy as a gift from Mother for Christmas. But Scarcity does not believe it is fair, or right, to have to choose. She does not want to pay the cost of having to give something up when she makes a choice. She wants every toy that she can see.
Click on the word to look at the definition of scarcity
and opportunity cost
Discussion questions:
Scarcity does not understand the difference between "this AND that" and "this OR that". What is the difference?
[Discuss with the students the meaning of the words "AND" and "OR". Discuss why Scarcity cannot have everything in life that she wants. For example, Scarcity cannot have every toy that she wants, every piece of candy that she wants or every pet that she wants, and so on.]
Why does Scarcity want every toy on the magic tree?
[Because she does not understand scarcity; that she cannot have it all. Discuss with the students why we cannot have everything thing we want because of limitations, such as time and money.]
There are 10 gifts on a tree. Select two gifts. Mother says it's OK to get one of the two gifts, but not both. You must choose between two gifts. What is the opportunity cost of this choice?
[The answer varies. It may be the eight gifts on the tree if a student wants all the toys, plus other costs. The student also has to give up their other toy of choice. Other costs might include the following: playing with a friend, riding a bike, eating candy, etc. See the discussion on opportunity and cost below.]
Assessment Activity 1:
Identify five choices you made today preparing for school. For each choice list the opportunity cost. (Remember, opportunity cost is the next best thing you would choose to do.)
[Possible answers: to wear the red or blue sweater, to eat cereal or toast, to ride in the car or walk, to take lunch money or a lunch to school, to brush your teeth or not.]
Assessment Activity 2:
Discuss opportunities that Scarcity gave up (costs) by choosing to spend the night picking toys off of the magic tree.
[She did not eat dinner, she did not get to sleep, she did not get to play with a friend or a pet.]
Because of scarcity, we all have to make choices. No one, not even you, can have everything they want. Every time you make a choice, you have to give up something.
Discussion questions:
Why does Scarcity believe she wants every toy?
[Because she does not understand scarcity—we cannot have everything we want.]
Can you help Scarcity to understand what types of wants will help her stay healthy?
[food, water, sleep, medical assistance]
Do the Health Wants vs. Fun Wants activity. Separate the items in the activity based on wants that are fun to have and wants the help us stay healthy.
[Generally, the bottle of medicine, doctor, water, and shelter would be identified as wants that are required to keep us healthy. The rest of the items are wants that are fun to have, but are not required to keep us healthy.]
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