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One of the biggest questions asked of us who have publicly announced that we are non-believers is "What if your wrong?" Here's my theory: The story goes that god forgives those that ask for it right? Or if we are truly sorry then we will be forgiven and won't go to hell. If that's the case and we're wrong, will we be forgiven by christian and catholic logic? It makes no sense to me because I can ask a "believer" the exact same question and they will dance around it or just plainly say "I'm not wrong, GOD is real and your going to hell" (Kinda rude but ok lol)... Just trying to pick a few brains here.
P.S. I was asked this question 2 days ago and thought i'd get a few opinions.
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There is one thing of which I am absolutely certain. People of all religions, whether in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia or Europe, that rely on some god, spirit or superhuman entity, do not explain the existence of the universe. The statement that "there cannot be something from nothing" is an odd one for believers to make; they believe their god made something from nothing. The problem with god-believers is they stop at god-did-it; inquiry ends, seeking clearer answers ends, and humans continue locked in the realm of the beasts.
Natural processes of nature have the space, time and elements to explain all that is. Those who do not believe god exists, have the ability to explain all but the beginning, and with quantum physics and further questioning, the problem of how existence began is becoming clearer. By seeking, searching, looking for more information, the human mind has the capacity to lift humankind to a higher plane than brute force.
The question is invalid. It should be, "What if religion is wrong?"
Joan, the OP was referring to the believers' most famous question "What if after you die you discover God exist?"
My answer would be, prove that I'm wrong that there is no God. They may answer, you cannot prove that God does not exist because you cannot prove a negative according to the laws of logic. But according to an issue of Psychology Today you can, indeed, prove a negative. Here's a link to it.
If the believer persisted, saying, prove that God does not exist, I would answer; Hmmm, well, show me how it's done by proving that Zeus does not exist, and I'll use your method.
They'll probably walk off in a flabbergasted fit then, but at least it might shut them up.
Anthony Jordan, well, now I can get on to a new dispute. Thanks.
"Let's sum up. If "you can't prove a negative" means you can't prove beyond reasonable doubt that certain things don't exist, then the claim is just false. We prove the nonexistence of things on a regular basis. If, on the other hand, "you can't prove a negative" means you cannot prove beyond all possible doubt that something does not exist, well, that may, arguably, be true. But so what? That point is irrelevant so far as defending beliefs in supernatural entities against the charge that science and/or reason have established beyond reasonable doubt that they don't exist."
I think it's pretty safe to say that the atheist position cannot be proven wrong. The burden is not the atheist's to prove the non-existence of God. The atheist is making a negative claim. Saying there is no God is a claim of negation. The burden of proof lies with the theist who makes the positive claim that God exists. And as the article in Psychology Today shows, you can prove a negative. Saying a negative claim cannot logically be proven is a fallacy of logic, a myth. So, I would feel comfortable telling a theist that I have no worries that I might be wrong that there is no God.
And I agree with your statement: If, on the other hand, "you can't prove a negative" means you cannot prove beyond all possible doubt that something does not exist, well, that may, arguably, be true. But so what? That point is irrelevant so far as defending beliefs in supernatural entities against the charge that science and/or reason have established beyond reasonable doubt that they don't exist." I especially agree with your, so what ?
I'm in absolute agreement with your thoughts on the matter. And very well said, I might add.
The supernatural does not exist. Therefore there are no Gods.
Of course there are no Gods.
I would tell them the story of Mithra. Mithraism was the primary religion of the Roman army at the time when Jesus was walking through Israel.
Mithra is the only begotten son of God, when the sun was God. He was born on 12/25 in a virgin birth. He traveled about teaching, performing miracles, healing the sick, raising the dead, and walking on water. A great feast was held in his honor. He was martyred on the day Christians call Black Friday. Three days later, at sunrise, (on EASTer SUNday) he arose from the dead and ascended into heaven where he intercedes on behalf of his followers to this day. Those who believe in him are guided to heaven and those who do not are grabbed by demons and dragged into hell at death.
So I would ask the person if s/he is ABSOLUTELY certain that the correct God is being worshiped. If Mithra, who predated Jesus, is the only begotten son of God, then what if YOU are wrong?
Fear is an awful tyrant and the church knows how to use it.
Joan, I like that statement. I've saved it and will try to remember to use it at the appropriate time.
Yes, we face some formidable challenges. Fear immobilizes, stops critical thinking, while it fails to provide any usable solutions. Face fear straight on; use it as normal and healthy gift telling one to stop, think, act.
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Coming to you live from the satellite office that is the in-laws' house in Wisconsin, it would seem that we're just waiting for the news that Dave Huff is heading to Columbus from Pittsburgh in a drive that is actually quite nice this time of year. As for the corresponding move, you would have to guess that Carrasco and Laffey are the first two options and neither has exactly forced the Indians' hand in "not being able to keep them out of Cleveland"…which just goes along with the whole vibe of the 2010 season. In his last 5 starts, Carrasco has a 4.37 ERA, a 1.14 WHIP and 32 K to just 6 BB in 35 IP while Laffey has a 3.98 ERA, a 1.77 WHIP and 9 K to a whopping 15 BB in 20 1/3 IP since joining the Clippers' rotation. If I had to venture a guess, I'd give the edge to Carrasco, although "edge" is a relative term here when we're talking about a pitcher who's given up 10 HR in 77 1/3 innings in AAA.
Regardless of who will be coming up to replace the all-but-departed Huff, let's get going on a Lazy Sunday so I can get downstairs to enjoy the breakfast strata that is filling the house with aromatic goodness and while my Bloody Mary awaits… Leading off with one of the only reasons to still be reading about these Indians, Anthony Castrovince has a great Inbox as usual, in which he rationalizes how to judge a "rebuilding" process:
Right now, the Indians are utilizing a lineup simultaneously geared toward development and contention, but that figures to change. Calling up top prospect Carlos Santana last week was an important step. Going forward, this club needs to find meaningful opportunities for Matt LaPorta and Michael Brantley in the everyday lineup. That could/should mean moving Russell Branyan and/or Austin Kearns, as neither of those guys fits into the Tribe's long-range plans. --snip-- The Indians still have a wealth of unresolved issues in the outlook for their future rotation. Fausto Carmona has shaken off the instability he had shown the last two years, and Mitch Talbot has been a pleasant surprise in the No. 5 spot. It's a little more difficult to be sold on David Huff and Justin Masterson, though Masterson's last three outings, particularly his brilliant effort against Boston last week, are encouraging. --snip-- We're seeing the Indians attempt to construct a homegrown bullpen that will eventually revolve around Chris Perez, who figures to take over the closing duties in 2011, if not sooner. Frank Herrmann has stepped up of late, but little has been reliable in the 'pen this year. Ultimately, what you want to see this season is reason to believe that the next wave of talent is going to be able to contribute on a consistent and meaningful basis at this level. Thus far, the Tribe has been hit and miss in that department in 2010. You want a couple of sentences that can sum up the 2010 season to date? That last paragraph is the money shot and brings the whole 2010 season into focus in terms of the veterans and the youngsters and what has transpired to date. Some youngsters were given opportunities (albeit limited) and struggled, while other youngsters have been given a longer leash and…well, struggled. If you're looking for pleasant surprises or even young players that figure in past 2010 that have met or exceeded expectations, the list is confined to Carmona, Talbot, CF Perez, and Santana (small sample size considered) as definites and Masterson, Donald, and…well, that's about it for even the maybes.
The hope would be that the vision PAST 2010 is what starts to reveal itself here in the final 90+ games of the season and that the likes of LaPorta and Brantley can do what Santana has been able to accomplish in short order – to prove that they belong in the Indians future AND current plans. While looking at that list above of which players have been pleasant surprises (or potential pleasant surprises), it is comforting that 3 of the players are starting pitchers, one is a closer and two represent up-the-middle-of-the-diamond talent, which figures to be augmented if and when Cabrera and Sizemore regain their health and (ideally) their effectiveness. That being said, the periphery of the roster (and that "periphery" is not that far removed from any semblance of a "core") seems wide open for a multitude of players to assert themselves into that mix of being future AND current options. We know names like LaPorta and Brantley and some of the starting pitchers in AAA, who have disappointed to date. However, even outside of that group, opportunity would seem to be there for some young players (although we thought the same thing going into the season and look where we stand today...almost in July) who may have fallen through the cracks in their journey to MLB. What that says about the Indians' organization and their ability to draft or sign and develop legitimately impact talent is up to you, but the second half of 2010 could represent a perfect opportunity for the Indians to give an opportunity to some younger names that we may have heard about some time ago in an attempt to determine the level of production capable from any and all internal options before augmenting the organization. On that topic, Adam Van Arsdale has a tremendous piece at LGT regarding "sorting through the detritus" of the Indians' farm system that is simply too good not to read. It effectively analyzes which of the older "prospects" could potentially contribute, and which ones should legitimately have a chance at doing so. One of the names that stands out to me (and I know that Tony Lastoria hit on this in his Minor Happenings) from Van Arsdale's piece is Jared Goedert. Remember that whole question of who's going to play 3B once Peralta gets traded…um, what about Jared Goedert? This is not breaking any new ground as I think that the aforementioned Mr. Van Arsdale has essentially made this comparison at some point over the last couple of weeks at LGT, but Jared Goedert's 2010 season calls to mind another older "prospect" who thrived in AA and AAA in a particular season and was able to parlay that success into a solid MLB career. I speak, of course, of Mr. K2…no, not the one who flipped over the handlebars of his crotch rocket: 2006 – Kevin Kouzmanoff (Age 24) AA - .389 BA / .449 OBP / .660 SLG / 1.109 OPS with 15 HR, 19 2B in 276 PA AAA - .353 BA / .409 OBP / .647 SLG / 1.056 OPS with 7 HR, 9 2B in 115 PA Cumulative - .379 BA / .437 OBP / .656 SLG / 1.093 OPS with 22 HR, 28 2B in 391 PA 2010 – Jared Goedert (Age 25) AA - .325 BA / .382 OBP / .540 SLG / .922 OPS with 7 HR, 14 2B in 186 PA AAA - .391 BA / .429 OBP / .804 SLG / 1.233 OPS with 4 HR, 7 2B in 49 PA Cumulative - .340 BA / .391 OBP / .598 SLG / .990 OPS with 11 HR, 21 2B in 235 PA Just to put a bow on this, Kouzmanoff was a 6th Round Pick in 2003, who actually was promoted to MLB in that same 2006 season, never to return to the Minors and Goedert was a 9th round pick back in 2006, meaning that Goedert's prospect path has not been as linear as that of Kouzmanoff. To that end, certainly the continued success of K2 in the Minors (.975 OPS in 2005, .910 OPS in 2004) is not something that Goedert can claim (.657 OPS in 2009, .709 OPS in 2008), although Goedert did burst onto the scene in his first full season in the organization, when he posted a 1.020 cumulative OPS as a 22-year-old in 2007 in Lake County and Kinston. When Peralta gets moved (not if), it's possible that the Indians give 3B to Andy Marte or some platoon of Andy Marte and Luis Valbuena. As I shudder at the latter possibility, let's realize that it's entirely possible that the Indians use the remainder of the 2010 season to see what they have in guys like Goedert and Josh Rodriguez. We're already seeing it somewhat with Trevor Crowe (and color me unimpressed) in terms of the Indians giving some of these guys who have been labeled as "prospects" at one time or another and give them an extended look at MLB, whether it be Crowe trying to prove that he's even a suitable 4th OF or giving Goedert a chance to serve as the bridge between Peralta and The Chiz. Moving on, Mitch Talbot is getting some run as a legit AL ROY candidate, with SI.com's Cliff Corcoran listing him as #3 on his ballot right now, saying (among other things) that: Talbot is playing with fire with his miniscule strikeout rate, but has gotten by thus far with an excess of infield pop ups and double plays and some luck on balls in play, the last of which runs counter to his team's poor defensive showing thus far. Correction is coming, but I can no longer deny his performance to this point. I've been saying it for a while, but I don't know how he's doing it and the last Indians' rookie who started strong out of the gates (one Mr. Jeremy Sowers, circa 2006) with poor peripherals eventually had his "correction" come with a vengeance. I'm not saying that a similar fate awaits The Fury, but whether he's able to keep up his current level of success will be an interesting subplot for the rest of the season. As for the other subplot in the rotation that figures to play out in the next 5 weeks or so, the inclusion of Fausto Carmona on every list of "available" starting pitchers at the Trade Deadline nationally has continued to raise eyebrows. To date, I have always scoffed at the notion that the 2010 season is the time to trade Carmona as he's still working his way back from the no-man's land in which he has resided for the past two years. That being said, David at the terrific SABR Tribe site put forth the best case that I've seen for trading Fausto Carmona in that it's well-researched, wildly logical, and certainly gives pause to the idea that holding onto Carmona is the best path for the Indians to take. While the piece raises some excellent points, the reason that I would balk in considering a trade of Carmona to be the most prudent path to take for the Indians is one that he himself mentions in the piece when he discusses Carmona's walks. He says that Carmona's "walk rate has lowered each month the season so there is some logical optimism in thinking that his improvements are not only legitimate but will even continue to progress" and that's where I think that the Indians need to let Carmona's "recovery" play out. After his performances recently, I think that he's closer to coming back than many people are giving him credit for (and it's folly to think that he'd recapture v.2007 immediately) and after nursing the wounded animal back to health, it behooves the Indians to find out if Carmona can recover a level close to his 2007 form. What is lost sometimes when looking at a total body of work for a season is the improvements, however incremental, that a player is making. Carmona, who was literally "lost in the desert" out in Arizona last year has put together a 3.21 ERA in his last 7 starts, but more importantly has struck out 33 and walked 13 (6 of those coming in one start) in 47 1/3 IP. His groundball rate over those last 7 starts is 65% and his K rate is 6.97 K/9 with a K/BB rate of 2.53. Want to know what those numbers were in 2007? 2007 GB rate – 54% 2007 K rate – 5.7 2007 K/BB rate – 2.25 Obviously, those improvements from even his 2007 peripherals come in just his last 7 starts and 7 starts is not enough to draw conclusions, but one of those 7 starts included a 2 K, 6 BB "performance" and in his last 2 starts, he's struck out 14 and walked only 1. Ultimately, Carmona's career (in Cleveland or elsewhere) could be a roller-coaster ride rising to the peaks of v.2007 and falling to the valleys of v2008/v.2009 throughout the course of the season. However, with his performance finally trending in the right direction and with the club-friendly contract that he has (he's guaranteed just $6.1M next year with club options for $7M in 2011, $9M in 2012, and $12M in 2013…and compare those numbers to what's been paid to Westbrook since 2007), I would prefer to keep him around to see if he can front a rotation and set the tone for some young arms around him. Perhaps some of that is still emotional (and we all know how well emotional attachments work out in the realm of following the Indians) as the idea that Fausto – the pitcher that made Torii Hunter feel hung-over, the one that pitched his way through the midges to plow through the Yankees – could be coming back to his former self is too much for me to divorce myself from as this guy, who bounced off of the mound in Game 2 of the ALDS is not one I'm ready to give up on. An interesting corollary to the handing of Carmona and the potential trading of him is that what the Indians decide to do with Carmona is going to tip their hand in terms of how close the Front Office thinks this team is to legitimately contending. If they move him (and Westbrook, assuming they do), they go down to a rotation devoid of many MLB starts, much less MLB success. That, to me, would signal that they don't think that they're close and they're willing to throw in the towel for 2011 and probably 2012. Certainly, that's a conclusion that they could draw (they did it when they decided to move CP Lee and Vic, deciding that the 2010 team would not be a contender with or without Lee and El Capitan), but the manner in which the affordable – and club-controlled – contract of Carmona goes so far out into the future is going to be telling as to how the Indians' Front Office realistically views the timeframe for this "rebuilding/reloading/whatever" that's currently underway. What that timeframe for this current build-up is may reveal itself in the coming weeks with the Trading Deadline inching closer. Until then, it's time to kick back on a Father's Day, enjoy some baseball on the XM, some golf on the TV, all while having the drink in my hand replenished by somebody throughout the course of the day…in an ideal world, of course.


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It's now well established that the Fast Startup (hibernate on shutdown) gimmick is causing disk corruption. This occurs when partitions visible to Win8/10 are modified after shutdown (doesn't affect reboot). It appears that Windows does not clear its cache and remount file systems after resuming from hibernation. This "feature" is enabled in Win8/10 by default. We highly recommend you disable this new feature to prevent corruption to your partitions. Fast Startup can be disabled using BootIt BM 1.10 or higher via properties of the Win8/10 partition in Partition Work. You can also enable or disable this option in Win8/10:
1) Open Control Panel.
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5) Remove the check mark from the "Turn on fast startup (recommended)" under Shutdown settings.
The option may not be available if hibernation is disabled. While fast startup (at this time) is
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As leader of the world's largest Christian church, with 1.2 billion followers, the pope's every move is closely watched. Locals have taken note.
ORMOND BEACH — Catholics and Protestants alike celebrate Easter Sunday today, less than three weeks after the election of Pope Francis. His example, many say, has changed the conversation away from the doctrine of Christian faith, centering it back on the teachings of Christ.
As leader of the world's largest Christian church, with 1.2 billion followers, the pope's every move is closely watched. Locals have taken note of how the former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina has carried on his penchant for a simple lifestyle, choosing smaller living quarters than his predecessors, eschewing the traditional fancy red slippers for common black shoes, opting to wash the feet of juvenile detainees instead of other priests on Holy Thursday.
These and other stories are sending a message, say those involved in churches and other local institutions focused on feeding the hungry, sheltering the homeless and lending a hand to lift those who are down.
"It validates our work," said Gretel Abad, social services director at Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Ormond Beach. "It is so rooted in Catholic teaching."
She recalls how Jesus, in the Gospel of John, urged Peter to "feed my lambs." Later, Jesus said, "tend my sheep," and finally, "Feed my sheep." By this, Abad said, Jesus was calling on his followers to care for one another, as they would care for Christ himself, and Pope Francis' election and focus on this aspect of faith is a perfect message for Easter.
"Jesus was born poor and He died a poor person's death as a criminal," she said. "It totally coincides with the Easter theme."
Abad sees a lot of sadness waiting for her in the hall just outside her office.
Her cheerful voice greets people looking for money to pay an electric bill, buy a bus ticket or collect a sack filled with cereal, soup, canned beans and other goods. As they wait, they see a photo of Francis taped to her glass window.
The new pope stands on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican raising his right arm, modestly bent at the elbow, offering a one-handed wave.
The Rev. Bill Zamborsky, Prince of Peace's pastor, sees humility in that moment, modesty. The pope is not waving both arms high above his head in triumph, Zamborsky says, but rather, it's a simple hello.
"Something else," Zamborsky continues. "He asked the people to pray for him before he gave us the blessing."
Those little gestures "energize" those already working in missions to help the poor, Zamborsky said. "To see a strong public witness in the leadership, it's encouraging. It's positive."
Many Catholics say Francis is re-emphasizing not just charity — helping the poor — but social justice, understanding why people are poor and making the changes necessary to help lift them out of poverty.
Fred D'Angelo, a 61-year-old retired physician who serves as president of the St. Vincent de Paul Society at St. Brendan Catholic Church in Ormond Beach, predicts Pope Francis will "open some eyes" about the inequities of labor, wages and free trade.
"I think this pope has brought a magnifying glass to look at the causes of social injustice," D'Angelo said. "And that is going to be the hallmark of his papacy. It's not just feeding the poor or giving shelter to the homeless. It's realizing in a consumerist society we are more interested in buying cheap flat-screen TVs and 25-cent chocolate bars than realizing slave labor was involved in picking the cocoa beans and manufacturing the TV parts."
The Rev. Phil Egitto, pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Daytona Beach, described the brethren of Volusia County as "a justice-in-action community," and he said Francis has given more encouragement to one of the latest efforts to improve conditions for the homeless. Volunteers counted 2,300 homeless people in Volusia County on Jan. 29, and discovered the county has only 21 emergency shelter beds.
They are attempting to convince Volusia County officials to consider a model set by Pinellas County that has been "tremendously successful" in helping people get off the streets, Egitto said.
"I think it is a very exciting time as we approach Easter. It is a season of hope," he said. "We are God's presence in the world. We are the hands and feet of Jesus and we, too, will be victorious in genuine salvation and justice to our community ... and this Easter we have extra joy, understanding Francis is one who is going to emphasize these things."
Francis has inspired Christians of denominations beyond Catholicism to consider simplifying their lives and considering the needs of others.
The Rev. Brian Carr, senior pastor at Trinity United Methodist Church in DeLand, said he doesn't know a lot about the new pope but likes what he's seen thus far.
"To me, it's refreshing," Carr said. "It is a return to our roots. Christ set the example for us on how we should treat those who are poor, those who are hungry, those who are thirsty. He said when we take care of their needs, we are taking care of His needs."
The Rev. Bill Anderson, pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Daytona Beach, said he hopes more Americans will consider ways to get closer to their faith and core values.
"Christians have been very interested in using as a guideline (the question) 'What would Jesus do?' It's a lot easier to answer that question when you're looking at simpler alternatives," he said. "In many ways, it would be very difficult for Jesus to relate to some of the luxuries we tend to take for granted."
But Greg Sapp, an associate professor of religious studies at Stetson University, doesn't expect a sea change.
"Christian monasticism and the ascetic lifestyle have been around almost since the beginning of the church, ... and this approach to life has been appealing to some," Sapp said in an emailed response to questions. "For the most part, though, I don't think we will see significant numbers of Christians change their lifestyles to live the more simple life, especially not in the United States. The so-called 'prosperity Gospel' is far more appealing to most, I think, in that it promises wealth and prosperity to those who are faithful to God."
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Vancouver Whitecaps FC head coach Martin Rennie made five changes to last week's starting line-up for Saturday's match against LA Galaxy, but he got the same result – yet another loss.
The 2-0 defeat at The Home Depot Center marks Vancouver's fourth league loss in a row, as in came Brad Knighton in goal, Martin Bonjour and Jordan Harvey in defence, and Matt Watson and Russell Teibert in midfield.
Lacking fluency in attack, the 'Caps only attempted two shots all match.
"Right now, there may be a bit of a lack of ," Watson told Vancouver radio station TEAM 1410 following the match. "It's something we're working on and trying to stay positive, but you take a couple of losses and in the back of your head, you're thinking, 'what happens if we lose today, what happens if we lose today?'
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"That's something we need to get rid of so we can play with some freedom. I think when you play with freedom, you play the best, you know? I think we came out a little bit tame tonight. Maybe offensively, we didn't get forward enough and create enough chances."
Still, despite getting outplayed by the defending MLS Cup champions, it wasn't a defensive breakdown that led to the goals, but rather two fine individual strikes.
First, Juninho broke the deadlock with a long-range wonder goal on 41 minutes, before David Beckham gave The Home Depot Center crowd a performance from his greatest hits album by curling a free kick into the top left corner of Knighton's goal.
"Any time you give someone of that quality a spot that he likes to bend over the wall, he's going to make those nine out of 10 times," Knighton said of Beckham's goal. "Unfortunately, it was a tough foul for us to give there, and he did what he does best."
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The loss means for the first time in Rennie's tenure the 'Caps are under .500, as they drop to a record of 10W-11L-7D.
"We've got good players," Rennie said. "They've not become bad players overnight. We've got a good spirit within our group and there's a lot of positives we can take from it, despite the loss. I'm confident we'll get it turned around. It's always difficult when you lose a few games – to lose four games [in a row] is something I've never been involved in before.
"It's a good challenge, it's a good test. It's a good test of character, a good test of how you bounce back."
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Sunday, January 21, 2018 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM (CST)
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Please join us every Sunday at the temple for our free vegetarian Sunday feast. All are welcome to attend for this fun-filled evening of fellowship.
Here is the schedule of activities:
4:00-4:30 - Bhajans (mantra accompanied by music)
4:30-5:00 - Arati ceremony with Kirtana
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6:00-7:00 - Fee vegetarian feast
History of the Sunday Feasts
puris - a light tortillalike whole wheat bread fried in ghee (clarified butter)
- pushpanna rice - an opulent rice dish, prepared with nuts and spices.
- samosas - a fried pastry stuffed with cauliflower and peas.
- pakoras - vegetables dipped in chick-pea batter and deep-fried in ghee
- two or more subjis - cooked vegetables, often including small cubes of fresh, homemade cheese.
- kheer - a dessert of sweetened condensed milk.
- burfi - a milk sweet resembling vanilla fudge.
- lassi - cooling yogurt-fruit drink
In 1967 Hare Krishna devotees opened their second temple, in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district, where they served prasadam meals free to over 250 people daily. By the early 1970s, the ISKCON Sunday feast had been established as a weekly event in major cities throughout the world, including New York, Boston, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Mexico City, Montreal, London, Paris, Rome, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Nairobi, Calcutta, Bombay, Sydney, Melbourne, and Rio de Janeiro. Srila Prabhupada often light-heartedly referred to the Hare Krishna movement as "the kitchen religion," thus expressing his satisfaction with how well his followers were carrying out his desire to flood the world with prasadam.
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Gov. Paul LePage has proposed emergency legislation to increase the portion of liquor revenues the state collects as part of his plan to pay off Medicaid debt to the state's hospitals.
The bill calls for a contractor to handle monitoring inventory, managing accounts, advertising, and coordinating with suppliers.
The governor said last month that, after its current liquor contract expires in 2014, the state would take back management of liquor sales and seek a contractor to handle only distribution.
But the proposed legislation, submitted Monday, says the state would control the proceeds from liquor sales, with "a private sector person to provide administration, trade marketing and distribution and warehousing activities."
As emergency legislation, the proposal needs approval from two-thirds of the House and two-thirds of the Senate. It would become law immediately.
Under the proposal, the state would pay off its debt to the hospitals by issuing bonds for as much as $187 million, to be repaid from liquor sales.
In years when more money comes from liquor sales than is needed for repayment of the bonds, the state could use as much as $7 million for the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Environmental Protection for drinking water systems and wastewater treatment. The rest, if any, would be used for construction on highways and bridges.
Once the bonds have been paid off, the state would transfer any money in the fund to the Maine Budget Stabilization Fund, often called the rainy day fund.
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The Wall Street Journal has begun to take notice of the growing number of technology companies that have been practicing Pair Programming and has published their take on the practice in an article titled Computer Programmers Learn Tough Lesson in Sharing.
Pairing is finding fans at technology companies including Facebook Inc. and mobile payments start-up Square. Its advocates speak in glowing terms of the power of coupling, saying paired coders can catch costly software errors and are less likely to waste time surfing the Web.
However, they were quick to find issues with the practice, comparing it with dating.
The reality can be more like an endless bad blind date. Annoyances that plague partners everywhere can quickly pile up: from poor personal hygiene and table manners, to feet on shared desks and loud chewing.
Pivotal Labs, a software-development shop that was bought by technology giant EMC Corp. in March, has its 175 engineers pair all day, every day. Some play the field, changing partners daily in a practice called "promiscuous pairing."
The dating metaphor continues,
Working out problems with a pairing partner can be a lot like working out problems with a significant other.
"It's like any relationship," Ms. Kite said. "If you don't talk about the problems, it's not going to work."
The article closes with the story of Drive Current and their experience with pair programming.
After two years of asking the company's engineers to spend three hours a day pairing, Mr. Kocol phased out the practice in September.
"I don't think anyone misses it tremendously," Mr. St. John said.
Several developers weighed in with their opinions and experiences on pairing in the comments. Anne Bennet, had this to say.
It sounds awful. We had a manager who was talking about it. Fortunately he has left. Thank goodness I'm nearly retired. I can see having another person review code, but co-writing? Not for me.
Mike Edwards had some positive experiences with pairing.
My experience is that pairwise programming benefits those who must work within the bowels of an inherited codebase that has been long neglected and is in disrepair. Having a witness somehow makes it more tolerable.
Christopher Wong felt it came down to your personality type.
I find pair programming to be like being stuck in a meeting all day, every day. I find it exhausting and would burn out. But there are people who will be energized by this arrangement. It's likely a question of personality types, and should be left to the discretion of the practitioners.
Catherine Jefferson could see the benefits, but wasn't convinced it was for her.
If I force myself to quit hyperventilating and think about it, I can conceive of people and types of programming where this might work. But if I were expected to do anything remotely resembling this on the job, I'd burn out in a day or less. SHUDDER
Thomas Gordon considered it a fad.
Wow this is funny. Fads in programming. And I was just starting to worry about the scrum and now someone has to sit in my lap. I personally am surprised this shared desk works. I find most programmers to be really in love with their own ideas and really surprised that anyone would consider doing anything differently than the first way that came to their minds to solve the problem.
Not everyone agreed with the Wall Street Journal assessment. Roger Neel, co-founder and CTO of Mavenlink, felt the article gave an unfair portrayal of pairing. In his view, The WSJ Got it Wrong On Pair Programming.
We decided early on to use Ruby on Rails and started looking for an early-stage development partner. We found Pivotal Labs. During our project's scoping (hi Davis and Rajan!), we talked about Pivotal's general agile practices, XP, test-driving, and pairing. For us, at the time, pairing was a great way to get me trained up on their best practices. Little did I know that we'd spend the next 3 years working there and would hire our own team based on pair-programming acuity.
Roger took issue with examples the WSJ chose.
Thanks for giving us one example of a company whose culture didn't like pairing and an example of some guy who didn't like it. What about all of the other companies and people who do?
He explained the benefits of pairing and drew a comparison between pairing and Yoga. Explaining how both were originally looked at as weird, and how Yoga has become a mainstream activity.
Pairing is about collaboration, writing better code, teaching, and keeping each other in check. With some practice, collaboration and bouncing ideas around comes more easily, but not everyone is going to grunt 'n' code, as Kent Beck mentioned. You don't stop doing Yoga because your hamstrings are still tight and you don't stop pairing because you need to talk a little bit (or a lot).
Roger also felt that pairing had other benefits.
Pair programming and daily pair rotations help reduce the need for [many meetings]. If we all frequently cycle through much of the product, everyone has experience with the business's parallel development tracks and every pair is able to make their own decisions around the day's work.
While acknowledging pairing is not for everyone, Roger also compared pairing to other common practices.
One traditional model is to build software separately, doing regular peer code reviews, and coaching each other. This can work well when an organization is extremely disciplined, but what often happens in reality is that every developer has 16 hours of code to write in an 8 hour day, so the last thing that they're thinking about is someone else's problem. Also, without context or a large time investment, how am I supposed to get my head around a problem that someone else has been working on for days? Time-strapped reviews often lead to surface-level re-factorings, but not to deep discussions and improvements.
By combining agile design techniques with constant communication and rotations, pair programming is a great way to iteratively come to consensus, rather than "throwing the cards in the air" and starting over after something is half built.
What has your experience been with pairing? If you're a fan, how have you presented the idea to those who are not as familiar with the practice?
Note: You can also check out our our survey results on pair programming adoption or take the survey yourself.
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If all of your experience with programming has been solo, there are some things you'll probably need to learn before you become good doing pair-programming. It is similar to playing doubles tennis if all you have done is singles. The rules are a little different, and you have to learn to work with a partner. Once you iron things out it can be a lot of fun, and with pair-programming I've found it to be a great deal more effective and productive.
My experience with Pair-Programming is very positive. I've been using this practice since I first learned about it around 1999 or so. In many places I've worked there has been no opportunity to pair, but I've constantly used Pair-Programming whenever possible. Many of the dysfunctions described in the WSJ article (and its comments) can be easily overcome by following reasonable protocols for human interaction. The remaining dysfunctions can be resolved by regularly reflecting on the practice, then tuning and adjusting to improve things.
Where I am currently working we use a practice we call Mob Programming, which can be considered a "Whole Team Approach". We all sit at the same computer and use dual projectors as dual monitors to project the screens onto the wall. There are typically 5 or 6 of us working at the same time, in the same space (16ft x 18ft area), on the same computer, and solving the same problem. We've been doing this every day for over 14 months and have found it highly productive. Obviously, it is not for everyone - but it has worked well for us. It's not quite as simple as I describe it here, but hopefully I am clear enough that you can get the basic idea.
Here is a link to a time-lapse video we made of a full day of work using this on YouTube so you can see this in action as we currently do it: youtu.be/p_pvslS4gEI


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Notes on the FC-based intermediate language
These notes describe the new intermediate language for GHC. The intermediate language is based on System F with algebraic datatypes and explicit type coercions (hereafter FC). This note mostly focuses on the type system and also discuss how some source-level features are represented in the intermediate language.
Most of the system is fairly standard, with the exception of
coercions. A coercion
c, is a type-level term, with a kind of the
c :: T1 :=: T2) is a proof that a term of type
can be coerced to type
T2. It is used as argument of a cast
expression; if
t :: T1 then
(t `cast` c) :: T2.
What's New?
If you are already familiar with the intermediate language and its type system as it existed in 6.4.2 (and probably before) then the key aspects that have changed are (and are further described in several sections below):
- Coercions have been added - The syntax of types now includes coercions which are evidence for type equalities. There are distinguished coercion variables and a new variant of
TyCon, with constructor
CoercionTyCon. There is also a new
Exprvariant, with constructor
Cast, which performs a cast given an expression and evidence of the safety of the cast.
- Kinds are now Types - The type
Kindis just a synonym for
Type. There are special PrimitiveTyCons that represent kinds.
- Newtypes are implemented with coercions - The previous ad-hoc mechanism has been replaced with one that uses coercions.
- GADTs are implemented with coercions - The complex typing rules for case expressions on GADTs have been removed and instead the data constructors of GADTs carry coercions inside them. Consequently, typechecking Core is simpler (though type inference is just as hard as ever).
For anyone not familiar with the system as it existed previously, the rest of this note attempts to describe most of the type system of the intermediate language.
The representation of types is defined (as the datatype
Type) in
TypeRep, and most of the useful functions on types are defined in
Type. TypeRep exports the representation concretely, and should
probably not be used outside the few places it is already used. Type
re-exports everything useful from TypeRep, but exports the
representation abstractly. The datatype
Type really represents a
single syntactic category that includes types, coercions, kinds, and
Type Variables
Type variables, of type
Var, and associated construction and
manipulation functions are defined in the Var module. There are two
data constructors that make type variables,
TyVar and
TcTyVars can be mutable tyvars that are instantiated during type
checking. After typechecking, all
TcTyVars are turned to
TyVars carry a
Bool field,
isCoercionVar, which is
True if the type
variable is a coercion variable and
False otherwise. The function
isCoVar should be used to test if a type variable is a coercion
Type Constructors
Type constructors, of datatype
TyCon, are defined in the TyCon module
and exported abstractly. There are several different sorts of type
constructors; the most important for understanding the overall
intermediate language type system are:
AlgTyCon, which are for tycons for datatypes and newtypes and have a field of type
AlgTyConRhswhich specified whether it is a datatype or newtype and contains further information for each;
PrimTyCon, which are for built-in primitive tycons, and are also used to represent base kinds;
CoercionTyCon, which are for special tycons which are meant to represent syntactic forms (and not really type constructors), so they must be saturated to have a kind;
SuperKindTyCon, which are tycons that are used to represent super-kinds, also called sorts (which classify kinds as either coercion kinds, CO, or type kinds, TY),
SuperKindTyCons are unique in never having a kind.
TyCons but
SuperKindTyCon and
CoercionKindTyCon carry their kind
in a field called
tyConKind, and
CoercionKindTyCons carry their
kinding rule (a function with type
[Type] -> Kind) in a field called
Kinds are Types
We have (as of August 2006) unified types and kinds as members of the
Kind is just a synonym for
Type. Basic kinds are now
represented using type constructors, e.g. the kind
* is represented as
star = TyConApp liftedTypeKindTyCon []
liftedTypeKindTyCon is a built-in
PrimTyCon. The arrow type
constructor is used as the arrow kind constructor, e.g. the kind `* ->
*` is represented internally as
FunTy star star
Kinds and types may be distinguished by looking at their "Kind" using
the typeKind function. The "Kind" of a kind is always one of the
sorts TY (for kinds that classify normal types) or CO (for kinds that
classify coercion evidence). The coercion kind,
T1 :=: T2, is
represented by
PredTy (EqPred T1 T2).
GHC has a relatively complicated kind structure...
There's a little subtyping at the kind level. Here is the picture for type-kinds (kinds of sort TY).
? / \ / \ ?? (#) / \ * # where * [LiftedTypeKind] means boxed type # [UnliftedTypeKind] means unboxed type (#) [UbxTupleKind] means unboxed tuple ?? [ArgTypeKind] is the lub of *,# ? [OpenTypeKind] means any type at all In particular: error :: forall a:?. String -> a (->) :: ?? -> ? -> * (\(x::t) -> ...) Here t::?? (i.e. not unboxed tuple)
Coercions and Coercion Kinds
Coercions are type-level terms which act as evidence for type equalities and are classified by a new sort of kind (with the form {{{T1 :=: T2}}}). Most of the coercion construction and manipulation functions are found in the Coercion module.
The syntax of coercions extends the syntax of types (and the type
Coercion is just a synonym for
Type). By representing coercion
evidence on the type level, we can take advantage of the existing
erasure mechanism and keep non-termination out of coercion proofs
(which is necessary to keep the system sound). The syntax of
coercions and types also overlaps a lot. A normal type is evidence
for the reflexive coercion, i.e.,
Int :: Int :=: Int
Coercion variables are used to abstract over evidence of type equality, as in
(/\c::(a :=: Bool). \x::a. if (x `cast` c) then 0 else 1) :: (a :=: Bool) => a -> Int
There are also coercion constants that are introduced by the compiler
to implement some source language features (newtypes for now,
associated types soon and probably more in the future). Coercion
constants are represented as
TyCons made with the constructor
Coercions are type level terms and can have normal type constructors applied
to them. The action of type constructors on coercions is much like in
a logical relation. So if
c1 :: T1 :=: T2 then
[c1] :: [T1] :=: [T2]
and if
c2 :: S1 :=: S2 then
c1 -> c2 :: (T1 -> S1 :=: T2 -> S2)
The sharing of syntax means that a normal type can be looked at as
either a type or as coercion evidence, so we use two different kinding
relations, one to find type-kinds (implemented in Type as `typeKind ::
Type -> Kind`) and one to find coercion-kinds (implemented in Coercion as
coercionKind :: Coercion -> Kind).
Coercion variables are distinguished from type variables, and non-coercion type variables (just like any normal type) can be used as the reflexive coercion, while coercion variables have a particular coercion kind which need not be reflexive.
- representation
- wrappers
Representation of coercion assumptions
In most of the compiler, as in the FC paper, coercions are abstracted
ForAllTy cv ty where
cv is a coercion variable, with a kind of
the form
PredTy (EqPred T1 T2). However, during type inference it is
convenient to treat such coercion qualifiers in the same way other
class membership or implicit parameter qualifiers are treated. So
functions like
tcSplitForAllTy and
tcSplitPhiTy and
ForAllTy cv ty as if it were
FunTy (PredTy (EqPred T1 T2)) ty
PredTy (EqPred T1 T2) is the kind of
cv). Also, several of the dataConXXX functions treat equality
Newtypes are coerced types
The implementation of newtypes has changed to include explicit type coercions in the place of the previously used ad-hoc mechanism. When a newtype
newtype T a = MkT (T a -> T a)
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I once heard of a pizza place in a college town that launched a Twitter handle and promoted it with signs alerting patrons to follow it for exclusive specials. What the restaurant did next was just short of genius.
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Laura Finlayson is vice president and director of digital strategy at Beckerman, and contributes to Beckerman Voices, where a version of this article originally ran.
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Jungle Club
Chaweng Noi, 55 Moo 3.
Koh Samui, Suratthani 84320
Chaweng Noi
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The Jungle Club offers space, calm, freshness and is the ideal place to take a rejuvenating break. Between hammocks and idleness, discover magic, nature and relaxing evenings. Perched on a hill overhanging the bay of Chaweng The Jungle Club is only a sand-flea jump to the beach below. In harmony with nature: The decoration is simple and refined, offering a touch of romantic adventure. Each of the 5 Jungle Huts, 2 Jungle Bungalows, 2 Jungle Lodges, 1 Jungle House and 1 Jungle Villa are built using rocks and traditional materials and has its own personality. Enjoy the comfort of private accommodations, all including a terrace where you may contemplate the panoramic view over the ocean.
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Date of stay:
Aug 11, 2015
Accommodation and facilities:
Great and quite view and very nice rooms if you look at lodge or deluxe lodge and friendly staff. But far away from anything else (restaurants, bars, shopping) so you almost have the only option to use the resort facilities that is expensive for food, beer. Breakfast is not included - very unusual and not a surprise: very expensive...
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We booked a deluxe lodge for 5 nights that was confirmed. Then issues started: we got downgraded to lodge, then to bungalow 2 nights and lodge 3 nights. Very messy and of course we have been very disappointed ....
Aug 15, 2015
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Cornut Pahud
Date of stay:
Aug 14, 2014
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If you want to relax in paradise then this is the place for you. This was our second time staying at Jungle and it still didn t disappoint. Amazing views, great food and relaxed, helpful staff. Nothing was too hard or complicated. We decided to stay here as the lead up to our wedding in Koh Samui and it was the best decision ever. A big thanks to the staff at Jungle Club, you made it a memorable and stress free experience.
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Easy. No problem and would use again.
Aug 17, 2014
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Peggy-May Lawford
Date of stay:
May 01, 2014
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Beautiful place and beautiful people from the amazingly cool owners through to all the staff.
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No issues, went perfectly all the way
May 12, 2014
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Jay or Jonathan
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Apr 05, 2014
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Wow what a view. So relaxing and such a wonderful place to unwind. I will be back.
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Apr 23, 2014
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Shauna Ross
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Dec 20, 2013
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It was great to spend our holidays in the jungle club. thank you for the great experience
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Jan 12, 2014
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Jasmin M.
Date of stay:
Oct 30, 2013
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We booked Jungle Club as our first stop in Thailand. Having been before and staying in Chaweng we wanted somewhere a little further away. We were very pleasantly surprised with Jungle Club. The view of the island is amazing the staff were brilliant and friendly. The food is great to. Although a little basic the rooms are pleasant and clean. The showers are hot and we had a view of Chaweng. One word of warning is the drive up there is a rather steep road. It was great fun in the 4x4 we had hired but taxis generally won t attempt it. Luckily the hotel will pick you up. People happily seem to make it up there on a moped. All in all I would totally recommend Jungle Club to anyone. You might also get a parrot sat on your shoulder at breakfast too!
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Nov 02, 2013
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Daniel Sebastian David Smith
Date of stay:
Sep 15, 2013
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Fantastic stay at a magical place, only inconvenience the magic lasts only until 21:30 or 22H if the staff is not too tired, after that, all the common areas all the lights go out and time to go to sleep-for all!
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Not a very clean web site, too much info!
Sep 23, 2013
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Evelyn Joyce Bakhuizen
Date of stay:
Jan 12, 2013
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Jungle club is a great place to stay. Perfect facilities, nice rooms and friendly staff. The view is awesome.
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Jan 22, 2013
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Thorsten Kunze
Date of stay:
Nov 22, 2012
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NIce accomidation and good people. Also the house dogs are very amusing. Rent a Scooter with one of the guys working there and you can go around the island by yourself.
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Dec 07, 2012
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Marieke Jitske van Dijken
Date of stay:
Oct 19, 2012
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After reading the great reviews for the Jungle Club in the Lonely Planet I could not pass up the opportunity to stay a few nights here. It certainly did not disappoint. The views are spectacular and well worth the short drive up the steep winding road. The staff were lovely and welcoming and very attentive. I had some delicious meals in the restaurant, namely the Tom Yum soup and Phad Thai and the fruit shakes are unbelievable! (And they play great music there!) I stayed in one of the Jungle Bungalows which had a gorgeous view of the coconut palms and the bay. For those not wanting to stay in the busy township of Chaweng, this is the perfect location to chill out, relax and immerse yourself in the ideal surroundings. 5/5 coconuts!
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Easy and fast. Email sent back straight away confirming booking plus a detailed description of how to get there.
Oct 22, 2012
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Megan Ferguson
Date of stay:
Sep 03, 2012
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One of the most beautiful places we have ever been to. Great staff, amazing view, good food, very nice bungalows and so much love in every detail! We will definetley come back!
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Sep 14, 2012
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Aug 17, 2012
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Beautiful and relaxed place with very helpful and friendly staff!
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No complaints
Sep 04, 2012
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Alexander Daehler
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In the Midst of a Mountain Jungle
Welcome to the
Jungle Club
- Chaweng Noi - Samui Island.
Upon arrival at the Jungle Club, you will be welcomed by a kind French-Thai family who decided to follow their heart and settled in a coconut plantation overhanging the bay of Chaweng. A breathtaking panoramic view over the Gulf of Siam.
We offer comfortable accommodations built using natural and traditional materials. Ideal to take a relaxing and rejuvenating break; nature, space, calm, freshness and privacy are all around the place.
Discover our "chill out" restaurant and bar where traditional Thai and French Cuisine is served, or relax in the shade of a candlelight atmosphere while listening to cool international and local music selected by experts.
The Jungle Club is often described as one of Samui's best kept secret. An experience not to be missed!
Looking forward to welcome you as our privileged guests!!
In Harmony With Nature,
Simple and Classic, the refined decoration offers a touch of romantism and adventure. Each of the 5 Jungle Huts, 2 Jungle Bungalows, 2 Jungle Lodges, 1 Jungle House and 1 Jungle Villa are built using rocks and traditional materials and has its own personality. Enjoy the comfort of private accommodations, all including a terrace where you may contemplate the breathtaking panoramic view over the Gulf of Siam.
:: Jungle Hut - 5 Units ::
The Jungle Hut is made from coconut wood and has a thatched roof, king size bed, mosquito net, fan and a safe box. There is a private semi-open air bathroom with a cold shower and a balcony with views of the garden and ocean.
:: Jungle Bungalow - 2 Units ::
The Jungle Bungalow is made of concrete and has a thatched roof, king size bed, mosquito net, fan, safe box, TV, DVD player and a fridge. It has a private bathroom with hot shower and a balcony with sweeping views of the jungle and ocean. These rooms are situated next to the restaurant.
:: Jungle House - 6 Units ::
The Jungle House is our newest room. It's made of concrete with a closed ceiling to avoid bugs or mosquitoes. Perfect for a couple or a person aloneper. Each room has a big bedroom with king size bed, mosquito net, fan, sofa corner that can be used as an extra bed. It has a Plasma TV, DVD player, fridge, dressing room with safe box, big bathroom with a hot shower and a comfortable "chill out" balcony with views over the garden and ocean.
:: Jungle House 2 Rooms with Connecting Balcony - 3 Units ::
The Jungle House is our newest room. It's made of concrete with a closed ceiling to avoid bugs or mosquitoes. The Jungle House has 2 bedroom, perfect for a couple or a families or a group of friends. Each room has a big bedroom with king size bed, mosquito net, fan, sofa corner that can be used as an extra bed. It has a Plasma TV, DVD player, fridge, dressing room with safe box, big bathroom with a hot shower and a comfortable "chill out" balcony with views over the garden and ocean.
:: Jungle Lodge - 2 Units ::
The Jungle Lodge is situated on the slope of the mountain, perfect for couples, honeymooners or simply people who appreciate privacy. The Lodge has a big bedroom with a king size bed and a sofa corner that can be used as an extra bed. It has a TV, DVD player, fridge, dressing room with a safe box, bathroom with a hot shower and a balcony with amazing panoramic views over the ocean.
:: Jungle Deluxe Lodge - 1 Unit ::
The Deluxe Lodge is situated on the edge of the mountain, beside the pool. It is our most luxurious room. It has a king size bed, a sofa that can be used as an extra bed, plasma TV, DVD player, fridge and a safe box. The Bathroom has an open air shower with hot water. The balcony has a quaint hut attached to it, where you can relax while enjoying the supreme views over the ocean and Chaweng township.
:: Jungle Villa, 4 pax - 1 Unit ::
The Jungle Villa is our most spacious accommodation. The Villa is perfect for a couple who wish to have the feeling of a roomy apartment. It is also perfect for families and groups of friends who wish to stay together. The sleeping room has a king size bed, mosquito net, fan, TV, DVD player and a safe box. The Villa has a indoor wooden stage that can be used as a comfy corner and can be closed with curtains where 2 people can also sleep. There is a furnished kitchen and a big balcony with unsurpassed views of the jungle and ocean.
The Jungle Club Restaurant:
An evening at the Jungle Club is often described as one of Samui's best kept secrets. The restaurant, overlooking the illuminated bay of Chaweng, will offer you a romantic dining experience. Enjoy a drink at the bar while listening to some excellent ambient music selected by expert musicologists. Finally, take a well-deserved rest by the pool sipping an exotic cocktail in a relaxing candlelight environment. These are experiences not to be missed!
The restaurant combines traditional Thai food as well as French cuisine. Of course, your special requests will be catered for upon reservation. Even if you don't stay at our place, don't miss "The Jungle BBQ" Renowned in Samui, they are organized regularly, according to the catch of the day and the inspiration of our chef. A fantastic way to enjoy the whole afternoon or the evening. - Pick up from your hotel - Exotic cocktail - Mouth-watering BBQ - Swim in the pool - Drop of back at your hotel
Musical events and "Chill out" parties are also organized regularly.
Swimming pool with children pool
Cocktail bar
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Deposit box available at owner house
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Whether you want a classic, intimate and romantic wedding; a Christian, Protestant or Buddhist ceremony, we can make your dreams come true.
Contact us and we will organize for you the wedding of your dreams.
:: Transfers ::
Free shuttle bus service from Resort to Chaweng Beach and from Chaweng Beach back to Resort 2 times a day at 10.30 am. and 06.00 pm. if you want to use another time we can provide for you as below rates (24 hours service):
- From / To Resort and Chaweng Noi Beach is THB 150 charge per person per way.
- From / To Resort and Chaweng Township is THB 100 charge per person per way.
- After midnight From/To Resort and Chaweng Township is THB 200 charge per person per way.
- Only 4x4 jeep or motorbike can come up to the Jungle Club.
- Taxi doesn't come up.
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