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You can listen to this article by clicking here (link will open in a new window). Many thanks to Alex of The NeurodiveCast for recording this article.
In my article "Behaviour Management" I said,
"There is a different way to support change in a child's behaviour than imposing our own will over theirs. It begins with letting go of the temptation to manage behaviours, and replace it with the goal of meeting needs."
I talked briefly about the idea that when any person's needs for autonomy, understanding, respect of their communication style, and feelings of being safe and valued are not met that it is normal to find the person engaging in challenging behaviours in order to communicate their distress. I also discussed briefly the impact of having needs ignored on the child and the lessons they learn from forced or coerced compliance.
{If you want to read my Behaviour Management article you can do so by clicking >> here << to open it in a new window. If you would like to read more about the goals and effects of Autism specific behaviour modification therapies you can find my previously published infographic on this topic by clicking >> here<< }
What I didn't go into in that article is what sort of strategies we use in our family instead of behaviour modification strategies in order to meet everyones needs and reduce the necessity for them to communicate their distress in challenging or confronting ways. So, I'm going to do that in this article.
Before I do, I am going to provide some context, because a common response to my stance on this topic is for others to assume that my life is significantly different than theirs in ways that mean we experiences less challenges. This could be true and neither you nor I would know because we don't live in each others houses, or we could compare notes find that your life is "easier" than mine (whatever that means!).
However, neither engaging in assumption making nor comparing lives helps anyone, and I am not prepared to give details that will compromise my childrens rights to privacy. I will say for context that we are a family of 8 ranging in age from 42 (me!) to 3, and we are a family in which we are all neurodivergent. The formally identified neurodivergences in our family are Autism, Bipolar, Sensory Processing Disorder, Sleep Initiation Disorder, Depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Generalised Anxiety Disorder.
This means we experience significant challenges in sleep regulation, anxiety, mood regulation, sensory processing, sensory seeking and sensory avoidance, language processing and communication, auditory processing, executive function, socialising, oppositional behaviour, self harming, meltdowns, shutdowns, overwhelm, and all sorts of conflicting needs on a daily basis. Please, as you read about what we do to support our needs, do not assume our family is so different than yours.
So, with that background and context, here are
5 ways to meet neurodivergent children's needs without using behaviour modification strategies.
In families that are neurodiverse (having members with different diagnoses), or families with members who are multiply neurodivergent (have more than one neurologically based difference or disability), meeting everyones differing needs is certainly a challenge. I know this because my family is neurodiverse, with some of us being multiply neurodivergent. The challenges change and evolve constantly and it requires conscious and deliberate attention in order to effectively meet everyones needs. It's not possible to meet everyone's needs all the time, but we do our best. We have a most of the time expectation, that is, most of the time we can do things that mean everyone gets what they need. Here are the key things we do:
1. Change the environment to meet the child's unique sensory needs
Everyone has sensory needs and preferences. That's why we are comfortable in certain clothes, have preferences for hot or cold weather, favour sweet or savoury foods, enjoy different textures, and like or dislike things like roller coasters, air or car travel, and swings and trampolines. {For a resource on the 7 senses visit SPD Australia's page The Seven Senses (will open in a new window) for information that is helpful for people with many kinds of neurodivergence.}
In our family we have in place numerous strategies that help meet all our varying needs- sensory seeking, sensory avoidance, and sensory deprivation.
We provide a variety of opportunities in our house for temperature and light regulation, adjusting volume and intensity of sound, variations in texture for sensory seeking, variations in visual stimulus, wide range of activities to choose from in and out of the house, wide range of options for meals- both in food provided and places and times to eat it.
These opportunities are reasonably simple to create, but do involve a certain amount of trial and error, and the resources do cost money. I am not sure about other countries, but if you are Australian it is likely you will be able to find some funding to help you with the costs. NDIS, for example, will help pay for Occupational Therapist and Psychologist recommended resources.
{If you are interested in reading a more specific explanation of the things we do to meet conflicting sensory needs in our family you could read my article, "Meeting conflicting needs in our neurodiverse family" published on the Respectfully Connected website (link will open in a new window)}
2. Support the child's unique communication style
Do you know someone who says they hate the phone, or someone who dislikes text messaging? Do you have a friend who, long after everyone else you know has ceased sending cards, still sends a card every birthday and christmas? These are evidence of difference in communication styles.
In neurodivergent people the differences can be more striking. They can show up in an inability to use spoken communication , in a preference for written communication even though spoken communication is possible, a lack of understanding of non verbal communication cues, a strong aversion to social situations that involve large numbers of people, or any number of things that pose challenges to engaging with "typical" society.
In our family we experience differences in the ways we receive information and in the ways we express ourselves. We provide opportunities for communication through verbal speech and non verbal communication, including gesture (informally devised as well as using some sign language at times) and written language- inclusive of handwritten words, typed words and drawn images.
We are currently beginning to use screen readers and speech to text programs to see how useful they are for some of us. If we had access to apps like "Speak for Yourself" and "Proloquo2Go" 15 years ago we would have used those.
We do not insist on immediate communication (unless there is an emergency). We acknowledge that some of us need time to process and we give that time by waiting for responses and by having important conversations in sessions over a number of days if needed.
We do not expect people who are stressed or distressed to conform to social conventions when communicating. This is not to say that we condone hurting or upsetting others being excused by a person's distress, but we take steps to ensure safety in the moment by removing others from the area. If something happens during those moments that does hurt another we will speak about it only when the moment has passed and people are calm and feel safe again. We keep those conversations respectful, never shaming, but offering comfort and ideas for new things to try to help avoid the entire situation occurring again.
3. Do not punish or impose consequences
When we realise that our children's challenging behaviours are evidence of their frustration, stress and distress, it is easy to see why punishment would be harmful. We would never impose negative consequences on a child who was screaming in pain as a result of a broken limb, and it makes just as little sense to punish a child who is expressing mental or emotional pain. It is also well worth acknowledging that it is possible they are in physical pain, and sensory processing challenges can indeed be a cause of physical pain- the fact there is a lack of external evidence in the form of bleeding or bruising does not diminish that.
Something else we need to think about is whether our approach to challenging behaviour includes things like consequences or the enforcement of binary choices. By this I mean, if you react to your children's behaviour by telling them their actions have consequences like they must have time out, or choosing between this thing or that, to help them learn from the experience, this is pretty much the same thing as a punishment. It is still enforcing your will over theirs in response to them having done something you didn't like, and it will be seen that way by the child, no matter how you present it.
Natural consequences are different. A natural consequence is simply what happens as a result of an action. For example, If I throw a toy and it break, now I have a toy I can't use anymore and there is a mess that needs cleaning. If I am then forced by an angry parent to clean it up or pay for the damage, we have moved away from natural consequences into punishment.
Natural consequences teach us to take responsibility for our actions. Punishment and imposed consequences teach us to do whatever it takes to keep others happy. This is dangerous for all children, but especially for neurodivergent children who struggle with low self esteem, feelings of inadequacy based on their differences and inability to conform and comply, and the knowledge that others see them as flawed (you would be horrified to realise how young children are when they start picking up on this pervasive messaging in our society).
We acknowledge that we all (adults and children) are learning and growing and developing skills, and we presume that everyone will do their best in every situation. We know it is uncomfortable and embarrassing to make mistakes and we do our best to be gracious to each other when that happens, even if we were the one who was hurt, because we know how much we appreciate it when others act with graciousness toward us. And we try to be gentle to ourselves in our reflections on our experiences.
4. Offer alternatives
When things go wrong, and needs aren't met, it is uncomfortable for all of us. Sometimes, we just can't prevent unexpected sensory input, or social overwhelm, or massive frustration at communication breakdown. This is expected, and it is accepted as part of our normal.
We do our best to have alternative options ready for when this happens. I'll give a specific example to explain: In our home we have designated quiet spaces for people to retreat to. The understanding is that when a person is in a quiet place they can expect it to be quiet there and they expect they will not be interrupted by others who see them there. Sometimes quiet areas, for reasons out of our control (e.g. roadwork, neighbours mowing or chainsawing, etc) are not quiet at all, so we have noise cancelling headphones available to help reduce noise and stim toys or activities the person finds soothing ready to help manage stress and anxiety until quiet is restored.
Having alternatives ready does rely on having had experiences of things going wrong, unfortunately. But a simple process of reflection, asking "what would have helped and make that situation easier?", then acting on those reflections, helps make the next time easier.
5. Slow down, calm down, look after yourself
If we are in crisis this one often has to come last, but as things shift and settle we can start doing this as part of our whole family care routine.
As the adults in the family we are responsible for our own self care. We need to identify what triggers us to react outwardly to our feelings of stress. We need to make a plan for how we can avoid stress when possible and how we can respond to our children when experiencing stress is inevitable. We need to understand that our children do not do what they do to annoy us or to make our lives harder- they do it to communicate their needs to us, in the way most available to them in the moment.
For me, self care is aided by
*putting limits on the amount of things I plan to do in a week (including appointments for the kids, homeschool activities, and out of the home work commitments)
*having a small trusted group of friends with whom I can privately debrief,
*having a couple of hobbies I engage with regularly (I garden, practice karate, and love to watch tv series based on historical events and cartoon superheroes),
*making sure I take a little bit of time alone in the quiet each day (I do this late at night even if I'm really super tired because I sleep better if I unwind first),
*and making sure I eat often enough (and for that matter, use the bathroom often enough, which I know other busy parents and/or people with executive functioning challenges will relate to).
Everyone's self care habits will be different, and it can take time to figure out what you need. It's something that is so worth doing. It is also much easier to support our children in developing their own insights into how self care works best for them if we are modelling good self care to them. It is good for both them and you for your children to see you looking after yourself.


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Stanley N. Gundry is executive vice president and editor-in-chief for the Zondervan Corporation. He has been an influential figure in the Evangelical Theological Society, serving as president of ETS and on its executive committee, and is adjunct professor of Historical Theology at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary. He is the author of seven books and has written many articles appearing in popular and academic periodicals.
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Wayne A. Grudem
Wayne Grudem is research professor of Theology and Biblical Studies at Phoenix Seminary in Phoenix, Arizona. He holds degrees from Harvard (AB), Westminster Theological Seminary (MDiv, DD), and Cambridge (PhD). He is the author of more than a dozen books including the bestselling Systematic Theology.
Mark L. Strauss
Mark Strauss (PhD, Aberdeen) is professor of New Testament at Bethel Seminary in San Diego. He has written The Davidic Messiah in Luke-Acts; Distorting Scripture?: The Challenge of Bible Translation and Gender Accuracy; Luke in the Zondervan Illustrated Bible Background Commentary series; and Mark in the Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament.
Michael F. Bird
Michael F. Bird (PhD, University of Queensland) is lecturer in theology at Ridley Melbourne College of Mission and Ministry in Melbourne, Australia. He is the author of Jesus and the Origins of the Gentile Mission; The Saving Righteousness of God: Studies on Paul, Justification, and the New Perspective; Evangelical Theology; Bourgeois Babes, Bossy Wives, and Bobby Haircuts: A moderate Case for Gender Equality in Ministry and editor of The Apostle Paul: Four Views. He is also a co-blogger of the New Testament blog "Euangelion."
John H. Armstrong
John H. Armstrong is president of ACT 3 in Carol Stream, Illinois and served as a pastor for more than twenty years. He is an adjunct professor of evangelism at Wheaton College Graduate School. His online commentaries regularly appear at www.Act3online.com. He holds degrees from Wheaton College, Wheaton Graduate School, and Luther Rice Seminary. He is the author or editor of a number of books including The Catholic Mystery, Five Great Evangelists, Understanding Four Views on the Lord's Supper, and Understanding Four Views on Baptism
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Matthew Barrett (Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is Associate Professor of Christian Theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, as well as executive editor of Credo Magazine. He is the editor of The Five Solas Series and the author of several books, including God's Word Alone, Reformation Theology, Salvation by Grace, and Owen on the Christian Life.
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Paul A. Basden (PhD, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) is one of the senior pastors at Preston Trail Community Church in Frisco, Texas. He has also served as pastor of other churches in Alabama and Texas and as an adjunct professor at Beeson Divinity School. He is a graduate of Baylor University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and the author of The Worship Maze.
James R. Beck
James R. Beck is professor of counseling at Denver Seminary and the author of many books, including Jesus and Personality Theory: Exploring the Five Factor Model. The essays are contributed by Thomas R. Schreiner, Linda L. Belleville, Craig S. Keener, and Craig L. Blomberg.
Kenneth Berding
Kenneth Berding (PhD, Westminster Theological Seminary) is associate professor of New Testament at Talbot School of Theology of Biola University. He is the author of "Polycarp and Paul, "What are Spiritual Gifts" and "Three Views on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament. Ken and his family reside in La Mirada, California.
Ardel Caneday
Ardel Caneday (Ph.D., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is Professor of New Testament Studies and Biblical Studies at Northwestern College in St. Paul, Minnesota. He has served churches in various pastoral roles, including senior pastor, and authored numerous journal articles and essays in edited volumes. He is co-author with Thomas Schreiner of The Race Set Before Us: A Biblical Theology of Perseverance and Assurance.
Steven B. Cowan
Steven B. Cowan (M.Div.; Ph.D.) is associate professor of Philosophy and Apologetics at Southeastern Bible College in Birmingham, AL.
William Crockett
William Crockett is professor of New Testament at Alliance Theological Seminary.
Bruce A. Demarest
Dr. Bruce Demarest is professor of theology and spiritual formation at Denver Seminary.
Stephen M. Garrett
Stephen M. Garrett (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is an associate professor of Public Theology and the Philosophy of Religion in the Social Communications Institute at Lithuania University of Educational Sciences and serves as an Academic Fellow with Cooperative Studies. He is the author of God's Beauty-in-Act: Participating in God's Suffering Glory.
Louis Goldberg
The late Louis Goldberg (ThD, Grace Theological Seminary), general editor, served on the faculty of Moody Bible Institute for thirty years and was the author of Our Jewish Friends, Are There Two Ways of Atonement? and other books.
Charles Halton
Charles Halton (PhD, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion) is an assistant Professor in Theology at Houston Baptist University. He has contributed to The IVP Dictionary of the Old Testament: Prophets and Reading Akkadian Prayers and Hymns: An Introduction. He is the co-author of The First Female Authors: An Anthology of Women's Writing in Mesopotamia and he maintains a blog at Awilum.com. He resides in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Collin Hansen (MDiv, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is editorial director for the Gospel Coalition. Formerly an associate editor for Christianity Today, he is the author of Young, Restless, Reformed and co-author with John Woodbridge of A God-Sized Vision. He has written for Books & Culture, Tabletalk, Leadership, and Christian History & Biography. He has appeared as a commentator on Fox News, and his work has been featured in Time magazine.
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Alan Hultberg is associate professor of Bible Exposition and New Testament at Talbot School of Theology. His specialization is in the area of eschatology as it relates to the Old and New Testaments. In addition, Dr. Hultberg holds academic memberships in the Society of Biblical Literature, Institute for Biblical Research, and the Evangelical Theological Society.
Dennis Jowers
Dennis Jowers is associate professor of Theology and Apologetics at Faith Evangelical Seminary in Tacoma, Washington.
Jonathan Lunde
Jonathan Lunde (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is associate professor of biblical and theological studies at Talbot School of Theology of Biola University. He is coeditor (with Kenneth Berding) of Three Views on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament and has contributed articles to The Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels and the New Dictionary of Biblical Theology. Jon and his wife, Pamela, have three children and reside in Brea, California.
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Dr. Gary L. McIntosh teaches at Talbot School of Theology, is a professor of Christian ministry and leadership, leads 20-25 national seminars a year, serves as a church consultant, was president of the American Society of Church Growth in 1995-1996, and has written over 95 articles and 10 books, including Finding Them, The Issachar Factor, Three Generations, One Size Doesn't Fit All, Overcoming the Dark Side, and Staffing Your Church for Growth. He has over 15 years of experience as a pastor and Christian education director. He is a graduate of Colorado Christian University, Western Conservative Baptist Seminary, and Fuller Theological Seminary. He is editor of the Church Growth Network newsletter and the Journal of the American Society for Church Growth.
Gary T. Meadors
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Andrew David Naselli
Andrew David Naselli (PhD, Bob Jones University; PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is research manager for D. A. Carson and administrator of the journal Themelios. He has taught New Testament Greek at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and he currently teaches exegesis and theology as adjunct faculty at several seminaries. He is the author of Let Go and Let God? A Survey and Analysis of Keswick Theology.
Dennis L. Okholm
Dennis L. Okholm (PhD, Princeton) is professor of theology at Azusa Pacific University.
C. Marvin Pate
C. Marvin Pate (MA, Wheaton; PhD, Marquette University) taught for thirteen years at Moody Bible Institute. Now he is chair of the department of Christian theology and professor of theology at Ouachita Baptist University. Pate has authored, co-authored, or edited twenty books.
Timothy R. Phillips
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J. Matthew Pinson
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John Mark Reynolds
John Mark Reynolds is director of Torrey Honors Institute at Biola University in La Mirada, California.
James J. Stamoolis
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Alan P. Stanley
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New York Yankees: Brian Cashman and Joe Girardi Need to Do SomethingMay 21, 2012
The New York Yankees have hit some pretty big bumps since the start of the 2012 season, and even though I hate to admit it, I'm concerned about the rest of the season.
Yes, it's true that it is still early in the season, and there is time to turn things around, but it doesn't look like anything with drastically change anytime soon for the Yankees.
Some players are doing well individually, but not consistently. The entire team must do well collectively to be successful. Those collective and consistent performances just don't appear to exist.
Alex Rodriguez is not having the huge comeback season that many had hoped he would. New York's pitching staff as a whole has not been impressive, although a few individual cases stand out.
Most injuries can not be prevented and are due to accidents that could not be predicted. The Yankees have had to deal with a good chunk of injuries early in the season that have proved to be quite difficult and somewhat devastating for the team.
Michael Pineda injured his right shoulder on March 31, likely keeping him out for the season. The trade to acquire him has proved to be more costly than originally planned.
On April 17, Mark Teixeira was out for flu-like symptoms, and it appears that he has developed something similar again with a nagging cough keeping him off of the field.
Brett Gardner injured his elbow on April 18 preventing him from contributing with his base-running speed and scoring runs.
Nick Swisher injured his left hamstring on April 29. Hamstring injuries are easy to re-injure, and may be slowing him down and holding him back.
On May 3, Eric Chavez sustained a concussion. That same day, Mariano Rivera tore his right ACL, which very likely ended his 2012 season. Even though he seems to believe that he will make a triumphant return to the mound this season, that is unlikely.
On May 14, David Robertson injured his left oblique, landing him on the 15-day disabled list.
All of these injuries have a direct effect on the performance of the entire team. Not only have the Yankees dealt with the loss of these players—whether it's long term, or just a few days—but the emotional effect on the team is apparent.
Rivera's injury was probably the most devastating, and may have crushed the morale of the team.
Rarely do I have the view of a pessimist, but I am gravely concerned about the Yankees this season. Their win-loss record as of May 20 is 21-20, one game above .500 at .512.
With the team not playing as well as they should, and with the health issues and injuries that they have had to deal with, Brian Cashman and Joe Girardi need to do something.
Maybe it's time to call up some minor-league talent and get some youthful energy in the lineup. The Red Sox made a move and called up Will Middlebrooks, which appears to have worked out well. They are still in last place in the AL East, but they have begun to win more games.
I don't know what the correct answer actually is, but I do know that the Yankees need to make some changes, and they need to do it quickly before the season starts to slip away and they end up too far out of the race.
Come on, New York. Do something.


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Luxury, spacious 3 bed villa in superb location within Adonis Village at the 5 star Aphrodite Hills resort, Paphos. The villa is located on the edge of the western ravine, and it is only 5 minutes walk to the main resort facilities such as the restaurants, bars, golf, tennis and spa. The resort is large (over 15km of roads) and many other villages or villa locations in the resort involve a long walk or a drive to get to the facilities (so make sure you check before you book!). The Adonis Village communal pool is only 30 seconds away, but completely hidden and child-safe as it is up a flight of steps. The pool gets the sun all day long from early morning into the evening. Plenty of sunbeds are available with your choice of sunny or shaded areas by the pool.
The villa is ideal for couples, families or groups. The three bedrooms are spacious - two doubles (with king size beds) and one triple (three single beds). The master bedroom can easily accommodate a cot (available at no extra charge), and two of the bedrooms have direct access to the terrace. There is also a double sofa bed in the downstairs hall which can accommodate an extra two guests if required (note that this is in the hall, not in a bedroom!).
In low season, we're happy to rent out for short stays such as weekends, so please do enquire. Also, we're happy to offer special deals for longer stays of 3 - 4 weeks.
On the ground floor, the spacious living/dining room opens directly onto a large terrace with spectacular views of the ravine and down to the sea - with a sofa, chairs and coffee table, an outdoor dining table and gas barbecue. There is a second terrace on the lower floor, with steps down to a third terrace which leads onto a small garden planted with mature shrubs.
The kitchen is fully equipped with everything you could possibly need including fridge freezer, oven, hob, microwave, dishwasher, washing machine, toaster, blender, coffee maker and all the utensils and crockery items you would normally have at home.
The resort has won many awards including the Best Mediterranean Family Resort at the World Travel Awards 2013.
The resort boasts a 5 star Hotel (operated as a Sensatori Resort from Easter to October), a Cabell B. Robinson designed Par 71 Championship Golf Course, 3 hole Golf Academy, a Tennis Academy with 9 floodlit courts, a world renowned Spa, the Dream Team Soccer School, Horse Riding School, Gyms, Restaurants, Shops and Bars.
The villa itself is furnished and decorated to a very high standard. The extensive terracing allows for sunbathing and alfresco dining. The interior is spacious and well lit.
All 3 Bedrooms are large and have extensive wardrobe and drawer space. Both bathrooms have powerful showers. There is air conditioning and heating in every room. The communal pool is within 50m but is unobtrusive as it is up a flight of steps, so can't actually be seen from the villa.
For stays of a week or longer we provide a complementary welcome pack of essentials such as bread, tea, coffee, spread, wine etc. For shorter stays, a welcome pack can be arranged if desired at a small extra cost.
The Hotel: The Aphrodite Hills Resort Hotel offers an array of dining opportunities in the finest choice of settings, from an informal outdoor poolside grill to an exclusive indoor fine dining experience. The hotel's many bars equally tempt guests from the comforts of lounging indoors to the elegance of sipping champagne out on the deck, looking out at the sunset over the Mediterranean. The hotel features a 151-square-metre heated indoor / outdoor pool - for an extra charge, payable to the hotel this can be enjoyed by villa guests outside of the Easter - October period (during which time you can of course use the communal Adonis Village pool which is right beside the villa). Contemporary and elegant, the Hotel is set in an area steeped in culture, mythology and tradition.
The Retreat Spa and Wellness Centre: Voted the world's third best resort spa by Homes Overseas Magazine, The Retreat was used by the British Olympic Team during their preparation for the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. Set in fragrant gardens with refreshing water features, a heated swimming pool and hydro pools overlooking the Mediterranean. The Retreat takes its architectural inspiration from the great baths of Ancient Greece and Rome. At the heart of the Spa, stone colonnades run around a central courtyard, creating an authentic location for the theme. This suite of progressively warmer rooms and pools, tempered by cooling showers and a frigidarium, recreates the classic Roman bathing ritual to detoxify the system, stimulate the circulation and refresh the body. At the Annabel Croft Tennis Academy guests can enjoy playing & receive professional tuition and coaching. For the more active guests, there is a Cybex equipped gym with an extensive range of cardio and strength training equipment.
Cyprus' climate makes it the perfect holiday villa rental location:
Long hot summers and short mild winters make Cyprus the perfect holiday destination, while the island's long history provides plenty of fascinating sites of interest for visitors to explore. An island of contrasts, the countryside of Cyprus extends from beautiful beaches to the splendour of the Troodos mountain range and the stunning Akamas National Park. The countryside is dotted with small villages where time seems to have stood still and old men sit outside coffee shops watching the world go by. You might even see a donkey tethered nearby. Head for the coast and you'll soon discover why Cyprus is one of the Europe's leading holiday destinations. Stunning beaches and excellent facilities make for a memorable vacation and few people can resist the temptation to dive into the cool blue of the Mediterranean. The Cypriot people are very outgoing and hospitable. Stop in any village and don't be surprised if you are invited to someone's house for coffee.
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Stephen & Deirdre McBurney, originally from Ireland, now living and working in the UK. We have 5 kids all 14 and under.
Stephen McBurney purchased this villa in 2013
After holidaying on the resort in another nearby villa, we found it worked perfectly for us as a family and clearly had everything we needed to keep children and adults happy for many years to come. We viewed this property and immediately knew it was the one for us, due to its spaciousness, great location and views.
The villa is spacious and brilliantly located, just a few steps from a great communal pool (that rarely gets busy even in peak season). It's only a short walk (5 mins) to all the resort facilities, which was important for us as we didn't want to have to drive down to the pubs or restaurants.
We've also explored lots of the local restaurants and can provide some recommendations if desired.
We've made sure our villa is fully equipped to make your stay easier, so you'll find all the utensils, cleaning materials etc that you could possibly need. We've also replaced all the windows and doors with top quality German thermo-insulated double glazing - this means the villa is much easier to cool in summer or heat in winter.
This is the second time we have stayed in the property and it really is a home from home. Chris's use and replace policy works so well. None of that usual scrambling aorund for things when you first arrive as it's all there. Just top up as you use things. A useful welcome pack as well. All good communication pre holiday and a local agent is on hand if needed. There's also loads of information about the area to be found in an extensive folder, which if you're a first timer is really helpful and had clearly been updated since our previous visit. We've no hesitation at all in recommending this property and more likely than not will return.
We had a wonderful week here. The villa is beautifully presented and spacious, and probably the most well equipped place we have stayed from kitchen equipment to buckets and spades! The views from either of the balconies are lovely, the six of us spent many evenings sitting outside watching the sunset. And the pool for this collection of villas is right outside the front door of this one... during our week in October we almost always had the pool completely to ourselves. The infirmation packs from the owners were really exceptional and we were impressed by the restaurants we went to based on their recommendations. All in all a great stay.
We recently stayed here for 2 weeks with our 2 teenage boys, and were more then happy with it. The villa is spotlessly clean and extremely well equipped Stephen and Deirdre have thought of everything.It is located in a great area within the resort, very close to the pool and within a short stroll to the village. The villa is spacious and has lovely big balconies with great views of the valley. The resort itself is attractively laid out and has a variety of restaurants , bars and a supermarket . There is also a Very nice spa . I would highly recommend This villa and the area for a very enjoyable holiday. !
We really enjoyed our stay! The villa is just as good as the pictures and everything you need is provided. We have 2 young children so it was really great to have a cot/ highchair/ booster seat and plastic tableware available.
The villa location is fantastic, really close to the swimming pool and facilities Aphrodite Hills has to offer. The resort itself is lovely, lots of restaurants to choose from and a playground. We ate lunch at the hotel a couple of times and used the pool/ splash park there.
The spa is fantastic!! A real treat, you can use all the facilities for the day when booking a treatment.
Stephen the villa owner is really helpful, he sent us lots of information before we went and was easy to contact during our stay for any queries we had. The onsite management team are also available quickly if required.
We would not hesitate in recommending this villa!
The villa was beautifully presented, very well equipped with the private pool just a few steps from the villa. A thoroughly fantastic property!
Had a great stay at this apartment. Couldn't think of anything to complain about. Great location within in very easy reach of supermarkets and restaurants . Had my parents ( daren't say elderly) staying with us and having a bedroom on the same level as living space was very easy for them. Karl welcomed us and gave us a quick guide of air con etc. Would highly recommend it to others.
Our second time back at this lovely villa in the Aphrodite Hills Resort. It is a handy 15 mins drive from Paphos airport. The villa comes with access to a private swimming pool shared with a few other villas - during our visit, there were very few people using the pool and sometimes we had it completely to ourselves.
The resort has a hotel, several individual restaurants, a supermarket, a pub, a golf course, tennis courts, a fitness studio, gym and spa - all within a 5 - 10 min walk of the villa.
The service was very good again - there was a welcome pack provided for our arrival (milk, bread, butter, a bottle of wine etc) and tea, coffee and other drinks available for us. The friendly Karl is available to answer questions and help out if you need a hand with any of the equipment in the villa.
The amenities are excellent - this time I took a yoga class & tried a couple of spa treatments. I would recommend the class & the spa treatments. It is worth knowing that if you book a spa treatment, you have free access to the spa's sun terrace, the infinity pool, steam room, sauna etc for the rest of the day - so it's worth taking your swimming gear if you go to the spa.
We went out to eat a few times, retuning to Kouklia (we enjoyed lunch at Aspris' Taverna again), Mandria and Pissouri Bay. We also ate at the Italian restaurant and the kebab place on the resort and enjoyed both.
Things we like best:
- the villa is easy to reach from the airport. We were in the villa 45 mins after our plane landed in Cyprus (& that included picking up checked-in bags & our hire car).
- the villa is very well equipped - there's everything you can think of that you might need (a few examples: local guide books & maps, beach towels, tennis racquets, a library of paperbacks, an honesty bar).
- the villa balcony overlooking the peaceful valley - (the balcony gets the sun from early morning to about 2pm ish in May).
- it is easy to self cater if you want to. The villa kitchen is fully equipped and local supermarkets have very good fresh produce.
- very easy access to the pool from the villa.
I would definitely recommend this property to my friends. We will no doubt be back in the future.
Here are some of the nearby places and activites we've personally enjoyed...
Tourist Attractions...
Tombs of the Kings (World Heritage Site), Paphos
Paphos Old Town - visit the market
Paphos Castle - right at the harbour in Kato Paphos
Paphos Bird Park
Fasouri Watermania Waterpark (45 mins away, you can book a bus from the resort), great for kids and adults!
Rock of Aphrodite
Troodos mountains and its wonderful monasteries/churches
Latchi harbour (about an hour away)
Birthplace of Aphrodite
Akamas Peninsula
Pissouri Bay beach (10 mins away, this is a great sandy beach with lots of watersports and great restaurants)
If you're looking for great local restaurants off the resort, try visiting Kouklia, Pissouri or Mandria villages which have a great choice and are only a 5 to 10 minute drive away.
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Summer 2018
22 Jul 2018 - 31 Aug 2018
7 night minimum stay
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1 Sep 2018 - 30 Sep 2018
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Oct 2018
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1 Dec 2018 - 16 Dec 2018
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Christmas 2018
17 Dec 2018 - 6 Jan 2019
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1 Jul 2019 - 31 Aug 2019
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1 Sep 2019 - 30 Sep 2019
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The rates shown above include an end of stay cleaning charge. A mid stay clean (i.e. linen & towel change, bathroom & kitchen clean, including laundry costs) is provided free of charge for bookings of 2 weeks or more. All Bed Linen and Towels are provided (including beach towels). Cots & High chairs can be provided at a small charge (e.g. a cot is €5.00 per day) and this is paid locally.
Please note that 25% deposit is required to secure your booking with full payment including damage deposit required 8 weeks prior to arrival. Bookings made within 8 weeks of arrival require 100% payment at the time of booking.
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The Meriwether Road Farm estate is Alabama country living at its best. Upon entering the wrought iron security gate, a mile- long driveway offers captivating views of the rolling countryside. Built in 1998, the two-story, six-bedroom mansion uniquely embodies country-style luxury and turn-of-the-century architecture. Highlights of the 8,155 +/- SF...435 Acres : $6,250,000
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In this video guitar lesson we'll be talking about jazz guitar comping.
Comping is improvising chords to support a soloist rhythmically and harmonically.
We'll be using the jazz standard There Will Never Be Another You for this lesson. First have a look at this video of me playing the lesson. The guitar tabs, chord charts and explanation are below.
Here's an mp3 of the backing track, so you can practice this lesson:
You can download the audio of the video as an mp3 here (right click with your mouse and select Save Target As...): There Will Never Be Another You Mp3
Here's the guitar chord chart with the voicings used in this comping study. Most of them are pretty basic, but I omitted the bass note a lot of times so they might look a bit different:
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers were poised to vote late Wednesday on a bipartisan 11th-hour Senate deal to break the fiscal impasse in Washington and avert a historic debt default.
With the government's borrowing authority set to run out on Thursday, House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said he would allow the deeply divided House to vote on the Senate plan for a short-term increase in the debt limit and a government reopening. It is expected to pass with mostly Democratic votes.
The agreement would extend U.S. borrowing authority until February 7, although the Treasury Department would have tools to temporarily extend its borrowing capacity beyond that date if Congress failed to act early next year.
The agreement also would fund government agencies until January 15, ending a partial government shutdown that began with the new fiscal year on October 1.
The Republican-controlled House and the Democrat-controlled Senate were expected to approve the fiscal deal later on Wednesday, clearing the way for Obama to sign it into law before the debt ceiling is reached late on Thursday.
The deal represents a bruising political defeat for Republican conservatives who had demanded changes to President Barack Obama's healthcare law before they would agree to fund the government.
Several House Republicans said Boehner's leadership position would not be at risk in the fallout. The speaker earned a standing ovation at an afternoon meeting of House Republicans, and Republican Representative John Fleming of Louisiana, a Tea Party activist, said Boehner's stock had risen because he "hung in there with us."
"Our drive to stop the train wreck that is the president's healthcare law will continue," Boehner said in a statement, adding the House had fought Obama "with everything it has" and he would not block the bipartisan Senate agreement.
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"The deal we've got, you know the old saying 'we may have left a little bit on the table?' We left everything on the table," Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said. "This has been a very bad two weeks for the Republican brand, conservatism."
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The conservative anti-tax group Club for Growth and the conservative Heritage Action group urged Republicans to reject the agreement and said they would consider it a "key vote" when grading lawmakers as they head into the campaign season.
The Chamber of Commerce also told lawmakers it would be considered a "key vote" but urged passage of the deal.
Democratic leaders said House Democrats would provide the votes necessary to get the agreement passed even if a majority of House Republicans oppose it.
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The deal between Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Republican leader Mitch McConnell gives Obama most of what he had demanded for months: A straightforward debt limit hike and government funding bill.
The extension is shorter than the one year Obama had asked for, however, and promises another budget fight in a few months. Under the deal, a House-Senate negotiating committee will be formed to examine a broader budget agreement, with a deadline of December 13 for its work.
The White House said it hoped lawmakers had learned the painful consequences of such budget stalemates, although few in Washington were talking optimistically about avoiding future showdowns.
"The experience that we've all had demonstrates the kind of hyper-partisanship that was the problem in the past, especially in one house, continues to be a challenge," White House spokesman Jay Carney said.
"We would simply hope that this experience, if and when it's over, would remind all of us here that these kinds of crises only create harm to the American people and to the American economy," he said.
The deal includes income verification procedures for those seeking subsidies under the healthcare law, but Republicans surrendered on their attempts to include deeper changes to the law, including the elimination of a medical device tax used to help pay for it.
Republican Tea Party firebrands, such as Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, in recent weeks blocked a government funding bill and managed to shut down the government as they demanded changes to Obama's signature healthcare law in return.
But Cruz said on Wednesday he would not delay passage of the bipartisan deal, although he bitterly criticized it and promised to keep fighting for changes to the healthcare law.
"Unfortunately, once again it appears the Washington establishment has refused to listen to the American people," Cruz told reporters.
"The United States Senate has stayed with the traditional approach of the Washington establishment of maintaining the status quo and doing nothing to respond to the suffering that Obamacare is causing to millions of Americans," he said.
Reid and McConnell took to the Senate floor to announce the agreement. McConnell acknowledged many Republicans would not be happy with the result but said a debt default must be avoided.
"This is far less than many of us had hoped for. But it's far better than what some had sought," McConnell said.
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We mounted up our RePlay XD action cameras for another round of Robby Gordon's Speed Energy Stadium Super Trucks! The drivers fired up their motors during the 2013 Honda Grand Prix of Toronto, Canada! Check out all the action during the practice laps and get ready for the next video update of how it all went down during the Saturday race. We got plenty more coming your way so check back for more updates.
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DescriptionRaw Hydroxyapatite & Wild Spice Formula
Feed your bones what they need
Natural calcium source
Through the powers of microcrystalline hydroxyapatite (MCHA) plus wild spices, Raw BoneActiv keeps you powerful and active. This is the original raw MCHA bone calcium complex from grass-fed New Zealand cattle. Combined with wild high-mountain spices, oregano, sage, and rosemary, it provides the most powerful support for bones and joints possible. Feed your bones what they need. Take Raw BoneActiv every day. For best results use with BoneActiv Rubbing Oil.
PRODUCT DIRECTIONS / ADDITIONAl INFOTake 2 or more caps daily. Open and add to smoothies. Taking with vinegar or citrus juice aids in absorption.
WarningsStatements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
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Who would have known that the herbs contained in BoneActiv actually can inhibit the breakdown of bone that contributes to osteoporosis. I take this product in combination of Calcium and Vitamin D to keep my bones and teeth healthy. Good product and must have!
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I built my pc myself about 16 months ago and i have not upgraded any of the hardware in 6 months. My mouse cursor freezes sometimes and then every half hour to 1 hour i get the BSOD. ANy help would be much appreciated. I have zip filed my mini dump files. Thanks.DUMP.zip
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Win 8 Release candidate 8400
I built my pc myself about 16 months ago and i have not upgraded any of the hardware in 6 months. My mouse cursor freezes sometimes and then every half hour to 1 hour i get the BSOD. ANy help would be much appreciated. I have zip filed my mini dump files. Thanks.DUMP.zip
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Download a copy of Memtest86 and burn the ISO to a CD using Iso Recorder. Boot from the CD, and leave it running for at least 5 passes.
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FurMark Setup:
- If you have more than one GPU, select Multi-GPU during setup
- In the Run mode box, select "Stability Test" and "Log GPU Temperature"
Click "Go" to start the test
- Run the test until the GPU temperature maxes out - or until you start having problems (whichever comes first).
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Prime95 Setup:
- extract the contents of the zip file to a location of your choice
- double click on the executable file
- select "Just stress testing"
- select the "Blend" test. If you've already run MemTest overnight you may want to run the "Small FFTs" test instead.
- "Number of torture test threads to run" should equal the number of CPU's times 2 (if you're using hyperthreading).
The easiest way to figure this out is to go to Task Manager...Performance tab - and see the number of boxes under CPU Usage History
Then run the test for 6 to 24 hours - or until you get errors (whichever comes first).
The Test selection box and the stress.txt file describes what components that the program stresses.
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WASHINGTON — New electronic voting machines have arrived in Yolo County, California, but there is one hitch: the audio program for the visually impaired in some of them works only in Vietnamese.
"Talk about panic," said Freddy Oakley, the county's top election official. "I've got gray-haired ladies as poll workers standing around looking stunned."
As dozens of states are enforcing new voter registration laws and switching to paperless electronic voting systems, officials across the country are bracing for an Election Day with long lines and heightened confusion, followed by an increase in the number of contested results.
In Maryland, Mississippi and Pennsylvania, a shortage of technicians has vendors for new machines soliciting applications for technical support workers on job Web sites like Monster.com. Oakley, who is also facing a shortage, raided the computer science department at the University of California, Davis, hiring 60 graduate students as troubleshooters.
Arizona, California, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania are among the states considered most likely to experience difficulties, according to voting experts who have been tracking the technology and other election changes.Continue reading the main story
"We've got new laws, new technology, heightened partisanship and a growing involvement of lawyers in the voting process," said Tova Wang, who studies elections for the Century Foundation, a nonpartisan research group. "We also have the greatest potential for problems in more places next month than in any voting season before."
Election officials in many of the states are struggling with delays in the delivery of machines before the election as old-fashioned lever and punch-card machines are phased out. A chronic shortage of poll workers, many of them retirees uncomfortable with new technology, has worsened matters.
Wendy S. Noren, the top election official for Boone County, Mo., which includes Columbia, said delays in the delivery of new machines had left her county several weeks behind schedule and with 600 poll workers yet to be trained. Noren said she also had not yet been provided with the software coding she needed to print the training manuals.
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Charles Stewart, head of the political science department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, published a study this year indicating that from 2000 to 2004, new technology helped reduce the number of improperly marked ballots by about one million votes.
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Still, this is a year of firsts for some local election officials. Cherie Poucher, elections director for Wake County, N.C., which includes Raleigh, said she expected 350,000 voters on Election Day, up from the 30,000 in the May primary. She worries that the county's 218 optical scan machines may be unable to handle the increased load. During the primary, 12 of the new machines would not boot up and needed to be replaced.
"In the end, we were lucky," Poucher said. The machines were replaced within hours, she said, and since her county uses optical scan machines rather than paperless machines, voters were able to deposit paper ballots into a ballot box until replacements arrived.
"I'm an optimist," she said. "But if we have more failures than we have total machines, it could be really difficult even with the paper ballots."
Burt of Common Cause said there was some disagreement about the likelihood of problems, and difficulty in predicting where problems might emerge, in part because there is little uniformity in how elections are conducted.
Except for rudimentary federal rules on voting age, federal financing for states and counties, and protections for minorities and the disabled, elections are shaped by a variety of local laws, conflicting court rulings and technological choices.
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Justin Levitt, a lawyer with the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, said that on election night his organization will be keeping particularly close watch on North Carolina, Florida and South Dakota, because of new voter registration databases there.
Under the federal Help America Vote Act passed in 2002, election officials were required to create computerized statewide voter registration rolls. These databases were intended to help streamline registration and decrease fraud, and they help political parties track potentially supportive voters. In some states, however, the databases have blocked large numbers of eligible voters from joining registration lists.
North Carolina, for example, requires that information provided by voters for registration forms match information in the motor vehicle or Social Security databases.
"If someone is listed with their maiden name in one list and their married name in another list, that voter will be blocked from the eligible voter roll," said Levitt, adding that these voters may show up in large numbers and not realize that there is a problem.
"I certainly don't see a disaster, but frankly I'm very concerned," said Ion Sancho, supervisor of elections in Leon County, Fla., which includes Tallahassee. He said Florida has tried three times to create databases of eligible and ineligible voters but each system has had widespread inaccuracies.
"This is our fourth attempt and I'm worried that voters who have been voting for the last decade will show up at the polls and they won't be listed anywhere," Sancho said.
A report released last Thursday by the Century Foundation, Common Cause and the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights cited concerns that most states have only vague, if any, standards for voting machine distribution.
There is no federal minimum for the ratio of voters to machines and there is wide variation in state standards.
In Wisconsin, the law requires at least one machine for every 200 registered voters. In Michigan, that ratio is 1:600, the report said. Election officials in Ohio, which had some of the longest lines in 2004, passed a law this year setting the ratio at 1:175, the report said. But the law does not take effect until 2013.
Keith A. Cunningham, director of the Allen County board of elections in Ohio and former president of the Ohio Association of Election Officials, said most counties were close to the ratio required by the law.
"I don't believe it is going to be as bad as everyone is predicting," Cunningham said.
Whether there are problems or not, post-election litigation is likely. A study released this year by the Washington and Lee Law Review found that the number of court cases challenging elections has risen in recent years. In 2004, the number was 361, up from 104 cases in 1998.
Jonah Goldman, a lawyer and elections expert with the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, said his organization is prepared for the worst. With the N.A.A.C.P. and the People for the American Way Foundation, the lawyers group will have about 500 people fielding calls to a national hot line (1-866-OUR-VOTE) about problems and providing information to voters and poll workers.
In 2004, a similar hot line fielded more than 200,000 calls and created a database of about 40,000 reported probleThe coalition is dispatching lawyers in a dozen states to address reports of voter intimidation or to see if litigation is needed to extend hours at polling stations.
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