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31 December 2009

History of Vodka

Context of Vodka are shrouded in mystery. Many nations and many more persons claiming to be the birthplace of the popular spirit. The two leading candidates, the mother country of vodka are Poland and Russia. Each boasts a heavy body and great popularity of drinks. In each country, is eighty proof alcoholic drink with meals. In Russia the word voda, believed to be the word vodka came from, means water. Vodka is just as popular in Poland.

Believed to have originated from either Poland or Russia (some say Persia also), the birth date of Vodka has been estimated around the beginning of the twelfth century. Made for medical purposes, this crude anesthetic and disinfectant was distilled from rye. It was not until the mid-fourteenth century that vodka was discovered to have narcotic properties. Families and communities were producing drinks before the end of 1300 in order to drink. In Russia, it was believed that the drink contained its own spirit, and it was used at religious events. A cup would be passed around, sometimes containing more than one gallon of vodka. Those who refused to take part will be considered wicked. From the beginning of the seventeenth century it had become plain that vodka to be served at Russian Imperial banquets. All meals were begun with bread and vodka.

Although vodka began as rye-based liquor, as it became more popular to the masses, the potato was an ingredient of choice. The potato was much more widespread and although vodka not taste so good, much easier to distill from than other grains. As vodka made the transition from a family that fluid to one that was produced on a large scale by large distilleries, potatoes were condemned and grain was embraced. Today most brands of vodka are distilled from rye, wheat, barley, and most corn. Vodka is distilled at very high proofs and then filtered through vegetable charcoal. The higher the proof, the less taste and bright colors.

While vodka has been a hit over in Russia and Eastern Europe for hundreds of years, it was not popular in the U.S. until the 1930s when Smirnoff Company opened for business. They introduced gold vodka, vodka, aged ten years in oak casks before it is sold on the market. Today vodka commands 20% market share in the U.S., and almost the entire market in Russia and Eastern Europe. It is one of the most popular beverages worldwide and should remain for a long time in the future.

MAJOR CITIES IN TAMILNADU

CHENNAI : Chennai, also known as Madras, the fourth largest city in India and the capital city of Tamilnadu. The city sprawl over more than 70 square kilometers. The population of Chennai is 5.9 million. Many of the Indian languages are spoken in Chennai, but the main language of Chennai is Tamil. For travelers with an interest in the colonial history of India, Chennai has much worth exploring and abundant transport do other parts of the country easily accessible.

For more than 2000 years the area has been popular with seafarers, spice traders and cloth merchants. The 16th century was the arrival of the Portuguese, followed by the Dutch. In 1693 established the British East India Company for a solution in the fishing village Madraspatnam. For St. George was built over a period of 15 years and finally finished in 1653rd

George town grew in the area of the fort and got its first municipal charter in 1688 by James II, making it the oldest municipality in India. During the 18th and 19 century, the French and British companies competed for supremacy in India. In the 19th century the city became the seat of Madras Presidency, one of the four branches of the British Empire in India. After independence, it continues to grow into what is now a significant southern gateway.

COONOOR : Coonoor is surrounded by tea plantations, and at a height of 1850 m, Coonoor is the first of the three Nilgiri hill station-Udhagamandalam (Ooty), Recommend and Coonoor - that you come to when leaving behind the southern plains. Like

Ooty, is the toy train line from Mettupalayam. While Recommend had Kota, and Ooty the Todas as Coonoor was home to the Coon hill tribe. (The suffix 'oor', means village.) This now bustling city seems rather crushed between the hills and it is only after climbing out of the busy market area by bus and train terminals, you get a feel for what hill stations were originally about. For this reason, for most of the better homes are in Upper Coonoor

THANJAVUR: Thanjavur was the ancient capital of Chola kings whose origins go back to the beginning of the Christian era. Power struggles between these groups were a constant feature of their early history, with some gaining ground at different times. The Chola 'trip to empire building came between 850 and 1270 AD, and at the height of their power. Probably the greatest Chola emperor Raja Raja, who was responsible for building the Temple Brihadishwara (Thanjavur main attraction) and his son Rajendra-I whose navy competed with the Arabs for control of Indian Ocean trade routes, and who was responsible for bringing Srivijaya under Chola control.

Thanjavur is famous for its distinctive art style, which is usually a combination of travel and painted surfaces. Krishna is the most popular of the depicted gods and the Thanjavur school of his skin is white instead of the traditional blue-black.

The enormous gopurams of Brihadeshwara Temple dominate Thanjavur. The temple itself, between Grand Anicut Canal and the old town is surrounded by fortified walls and a moat. The old town, also used to be just as closed, but most of the walls have now disappeared. What remains are winding streets and alleys and the extensive ruins of the castle in Nayakas in Madurai.

COIMBATORE : One of the major cities in Tamilnadu, Coimbatore is called the 'Manchester of South India', and is the third largest city in the state. The headquarters of Nilgiri region, its exposure to the Palghat Gap in the Western Ghats Coimbatore a health care quality climate. A highly industrialized city, the center of textile manufacturing in the state - there are over a hundred mills in and around Coimbatore. Primarily a business center, it is known for the manufacture of motor pump sets and various technical and electronic goods.

UDACAMANDALAM (Ooty): This famous hill station in Nillgiri Hills was founded by the British in the early part of the 19th century to serve as summer headquarters of the Madras government. Until about two decades ago, resembled "snooty" Ooty an unlikely combination in southern England and Australia: one-storey stone houses, Bijou fenced flower gardens, green, winding streets and tall eucalypt stands covering the otherwise barren hilltops.

The other great reminders of the British period are the stone churches, private schools, Ooty club, various Maharajas' summer palaces and terraced botanical gardens.

Udhagamandalam (Ooty), is spread over a large area amongst rolling hills and valleys. Between the lake and racecourse are the railway station and bus stand. From one of these is a 10 minute walk to the market area and 20 minutes to Ooty real center, Charing Cross (junction of Coonoor, Kelso and Commercial roads).

MADURAI : More than 2500 years old ancient city situated on the banks of the River VAIGAI Madurai is believed to have been built by the Pandyan King Kulasekara. Legend has it that drops Maduram (nectar) fell from Lord Shiva's locks when he came to bless his people to construct a temple for him. Madurai's history can be divided into four periods, beginning over 2000 years ago when it became the capital of the Pandyan Kings. Apart from a brief period fell to Chola, Pandyan Madurai continued until the decline of the empire. The 200 year old reign Natakas marked the golden era when art, architecture and learning scaled new heights.

THIRUCHIRAPPALLY : The most famous landmark in this bustling city is the Rock Fort Temple, a magnificent monument perched on a massive rocky outcrop which rises abruptly from the plain to tower over the old city. This is achieved by a flight of steep steps carved into the rock and from its summit you get a fantastic view over the city and its other main landmark. Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple. This temple is one of the largest and most interesting temple complexes in India, built on an island in the middle of the Cauvery River and covering a staggering 2.5 square kilometers.

Trichy itself has a long road back to centuries before the Christian era, when it was a Chola citadel. The town and its fort as it stands today was built by the Nayak of Madurai. It was one of the major centers around the wars in Karna Semitic was fought in the 18th century during the Anglo-French struggle for supremacy in India.

The most famous landmark in this bustling city is the Rock Fort Temple, a magnificent monument perched on a massive rocky outcrop which rises abruptly from the plain to tower over the old city. It is reached by a flight steep steps carved into the rock and the summit you get a great view over the city and its second major milestone, Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple. This temple is one of the largest and most interesting temple complexes in India, built on an island in the middle of the Cauvery River and covering a staggering 2.5 square kilometers.

Trichy itself has a long road back to centuries before the Christian era, when it was a Chola citadel. The town and its fort as it stands today was built by the Nayak of Madurai. It was one of the major centers around the wars in Karna Semitic was fought in the 18th century during the Anglo-French struggle for supremacy in India.

VELLORE : Vellore, 145 km from Chennai, is a dusty, semi rural bazaar town. For tourists, it is remarkable only for Vijaynagar fort and its temple, which is in a good state of preservation and worth visiting. The city has a modern church built in an old British cemetery, which contains the tomb of a captain who died in 1799 'of overwhelming fatigue held in glorious campaign which ended in defeat Tipoo Sultan'. Also here is a memorial to the victims of the little known 'Vellore Mutiny' in 1806. Mutiny was launched by the second son of Tipoo Sultan, who was incacerated in the fort at the time, and was killed by a task force sent from Arcot. Vellore is now best known for his hospital, one of the best in the country. The people who come here from all over India for medical help give this humble town a cosmopolitan feel ..

RAMESWARAM : Rameswaram known as the Varanasi the south, Rameswaram is a major pilgrimage center for both Shaivites and Vaishnavaites as it was here that Rama (an incarnation of Vishnu in the Indian epic Ramayana) offered thanks to Siva. At the city's core is Ramanathaswamy temple, one of the most important temples in southern India.

Rameswaram is an island in the Gulf of Mannar, connected to the mainland at Mandapam by rail and by one of India's technical wonders, the Indira Gandhi Bridge. The bridge took 14 years to build and was opened by Rajiv Gandhi in late 1988.The city is located on the island's eastern side and used to be the port from where the ferry to Talaimannar (Sri Lanka) departed before passenger services were suspended more than a decade ago . Consequently, there are now very few foreign visitors.

KANYAKUMARI : Kanyakumari was once referred to as "ALEXANDRIA the East". This place has been a major center for the arts, culture, civilization and pilgrimage for years. It was also a famous center for commerce and trade. In the early part of the 8th century AD, Islam entered the southern part of India through sea route with traders and Missionaries. Through St.Thomas, Christianity arrived in this area in 52 AD Islam, Christianity and Jainism religions have greatly contributed to the architectural wealth and literal heritage of this place. Kanyakumari was also under control of the Chola, the Pandya and the Cheras Nayak who was the great rulers of South India. The architectural beauty of temples are the beautiful work of these rulers.

KANCHIPURAM : Kanchipuram is one of the seven sacred cities in India and was successively the capital of the Kingdom of the Pallava, Chola, and rajas of Vijayanagar. During the Pallava times, it was briefly occupied by Chalukyans of Badami, and by then the battle Rashtrakutas fortunes of Pallava kings reached a low ebb Kanchipuram is a temple town and its many gopurams can be seen far away. Of the original 1000 temples, there is still about 125 left scattered across the city. Many of them work in the later Chola and Vijayanagar kings. Kanchi is also famous for its hand-woven silk fabrics. This industry originated in Pallava times, when the tissues were contracted to produce clothing and textiles for kings. Other than the temples, Kanchipuram is a dusty and fairly nondescript town and there is little to see or do, except when the temple car festivals take place.

MAMALLAPURAM : The city of temples, sand and sea - Mamallapuram, formely known as Mahabalipuram is world renowned for its beautiful Shore Temple. It was once the main port and naval base in the great Pallava kingdom and was later made the capital of this dynasty.

'Mamall', meaning the great wrestler was the name given to king Narasimha Varman I. Most of the temples here are dedicathe Lord Shiva and Vishnu, were completed between 630 AD and 728 AD during the reign of Narasimha Varman II.

At the annual Mamallapuram Dance Festival, sand, water and temples, which is the reason for the graceful and evocative dancers who celebrate the ancient Indian culture and tradition. This picturesque little town of Mamallapuram is enriched with old and beautiful sculptures. Each of the beautiful works of art has a story to tell. Like the large bas relief, which tells the story of Arjuna's penance. Arjuna here, is shown standing on one leg to please Lord Shiva into helping him win back Pandava empire.

BEACHES AND MUSEUMS IN TAMILNADU

Marina Beach: One of the longest in the world, the beach has a wide expanse of shimmering golden sands. The area fronting the beach is beautiful scenery. Deserves special mention is a group of bronzes by famous Indian sculptor, Debi Prasad Rai Chaudhari, eulogizing the "Dignity of Labor". These each other, the beach-front offers some excellent examples of Indo-Saracenic architecture, such as Madras University, Chepauk Palace and Presidency College.

Muttukkadu: An impasse and estuary, Muttukkadu is ideal for rides on motorized boats or for wind surfing. Hire a pedalo or a series of boat for cruising leisurely. Muttukkadu is ideal for angling and fishing.

Rameswaram: The serene beach and shallow water here are ideal for swimming and sunbathing.

Kanyakumari: India's Land's End. Kanyakumari or Cape Comorin is unique in being surrounded by three seas, the Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea, and the confluence is called 'Thriveni Sangamam'. You can get a breathtaking view of sunrise and sunset at their best. The multicolored sand is still a unique feature here on the beach. Kanyakumari is a famous pilgrim center, also.

Mandapam: This is the mainland that connects the island of Rameswaram. It is the entrance to many small islands. It is bestowed with a quite beach for sun and surf.

Kurusadai Islands: This is an ecological paradise situated off Mandapam. It is notable for coral reefs and rare species of marine life such as Dolphins. Authorization from Fisheries Department in Chennai is needed to visit the islands.

Covelong: 40 km away from the hustle and bustle of Chennai, Covelong is a health quality village, with fresh catches.

Museums in Tamilnadu :

Government State Museum: This museum in Chennai is best known for two important collections: sculptures from Amarvati and its famed Bronze Gallery. The Amaravati collection has panels, pillars, carved railings and Buddha statues in the milky white marble from a Buddhist stupa excavated at Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh. There are bronze sculptures from the later Pallava, Chola, Hoysala and Chalukya periods

Fort St. George Museum: The museum displays collection of portraits and paintings of former governors of Chennai and English royalty. Among the other objects in the background, weapons, coins, porcelain and Society vessels of the church.

Thanjavur Art Gallery: The former palace of Thanjavur Nayak once viceroys of Vijaynagara rules and later hereditary rulers, is a wonderful and

extravagant piece of architecture built in the 1600th The massive enclosed compound comprises a complex that includes Art Gallery, the Saraswati Library and Sangeetha Sabha, or Music Hall. A gigantic tower, the arsenal, decorated with bands of arcs represents the outer facade. One enters a hall, which is the sculpture gallery, where examples of South Indian stone sculptures from Pallava to the Nayak period are exhibited.

The Government Museum: The various departments of the museum deal with archeology, anthropology, zoology, numismatology, botany and geology. The museum has a fine collection of bronze, which is not allowed to be photographed

28 December 2009

History of JPMorgan Chase

JPMorgan Chase's headquarters are in New York City. Our retail financial services and commercial banking headquarters in Chicago. Our grand old institutions, JP Morgan, Chase Manhattan, Chemical, Manufacturers Hanover, Bank One, First Chicago, and National Bank of Detroit contributed significantly to the development of communities throughout the world. Our corporate history is intertwined with innovations in finance and the globalization of world economy.

Major transactions leading to the formation of JPMorgan Chase include:

In 1991, combined with Chemical Banking Corp. Manufacturers Hanover Corp., keeping the name Chemical Banking Corp., as the second largest bank in the U.S.

In 1995 merged with First Chicago Corp. National Bank of Detroit's NBD Bancorp parent. Constituting the first Chicago NBD, the largest banking company based in the Midwest.

In 1996 merged with Chase Manhattan Corp. Chemical Banking Corp., creating what was then the largest bank holding company in the U.S.

In 1998 merged Banc One Corp. with First Chicago NBD under the name Bank One Corp. Merge subsequently with Louisiana's first Commerce Corp., Bank was one of the largest financial services company in the Midwest, the fourth-largest bank in the U.S. and the world's largest Visa credit card issuer.

In 2000 merged JP Morgan & Co. to Chase Manhattan Corp., in effect combining four of the biggest and oldest money center banks in New York City (JP Morgan Chase, Chemical and Manufacturers Hanover) in a firm called JP Morgan Chase & Co.

These mergers culminated in July 2004 with the joining of JP Morgan Chase & Co. and Bank One Corp. to form today's JPMorgan Chase & Co., Fortune Magazine said that "the merged bank will be big and strong in a variety of companies," adding that " Agreement has been highly praised "by investment analysts. New York Times said the merger "will adjust the competitive landscape for banks" by uniting the investment and commercial banking skills JP Morgan Chase with the consumer banking strengths Bank One.

Credit card giant has grown through acquisitions

Today, Chase is one of the top credit card issuers in the U.S. its development was driven in part by a series of mergers with Chase rising through various acquisitions with a number of banks over the years.

The last half of the 20 century as a series of mergers that would lead to Chase's any elevated position. In 1955, Chase Manhattan Bank was established through a merger of Chase National Bank and Bank of Manhattan Company. At that time members of the Rockefeller family had a strong influence on the Chase National. Chase Manhattan Bank would become the largest U.S. bank by day.

Fast forward several years, and 1984 saw Chase Manhattan Corp. buys Lincoln First Bank, with most of what was then Lincoln First Bank operated as Chase Lincoln First.

The Chemical Banking Corporation bought Chase Manhattan in 1996 with a share-for-stock transaction, but kept Chase name. Their subsidiary banks would be joined later this year.

In December 2000, joined Chase Manhattan Corp. with JP Morgan & Co., to be renamed JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Two years later, Chase will pay 8 billion dollars for a share of Providian.

Later bought JPMorgan Chase Bank One for 76 billion U.S. dollars of 1 July 2004. Bank One had undergone a merger in its recent history, with Bank One buying First USA in 1997 to 23 billion kroner.

History of Chatelaine

Definition of Chatelaine :

CHATELAINE word has several meanings which all relate back to the original Latin word for castle. It is a person, a jewelry and a sewing tool. It's even going to have a metaphorical sense that people use to name their blogs.

Identification :

The word "CHATELAINE" comes from the Latin word for castle. It refers to the lady in medieval times, was responsible for day-to-day functions of the slot. The CHATELAINE ordered supplies, made it commercial and supervised employees. She also taught the children who lived in the castle and served as a guide for the guests. One of her main tasks was to keep the keys to the castle.

Feature :

Because CHATELAINE kept the keys, she needed a place to put them where they would be safe and accessible. Of the 17 century a metal Jeweled ornament, called a CHATELAINE, was a popular convenient organizing device. It hung in a pocket or attached to a person's belt. Dangling down from CHATELAINE would be a couple of chains and hooks. Keys, a pen and a note-pad were among the things that could be implemented at CHATELAINE.

History :

National Maritime Museum has two 19th century Chatelain in his collection. British Museum has a very mature, seventh century CHATELAINE plate made of copper. The beaded purses from the 19th century, was hanged from a CHATELAINE framework as presented at the Powerhouse Museum.

Types :

A popular modern sewing gadget also has the name CHATELAINE. It is a miniature pin-cushion fastened with a fabric tape measure to a small, often ornate, pair sewing shears. Sometimes the pin cushion is personified in counted cross stitch or embroidery. The idea is that CHATELAINE to hang around the seamstress' neck so that she never needs to look for her needles or scissors.

Expert Insight :

The word "Chatelaine," has come to have other meanings also. It can refer to a tour guide or hostess, harking back to the original role of lady of the castle. It may be a metaphor for a collection of seemingly unrelated elements that are Cheryl's Chatelaine blog.

The History of Chatelaine :

A CHATELAINE is a PIN code, which was worn at the waist by American and European women in the 18th and 19 century where various hand-stitching tools were hanged.

Feature :

Pin was quite ornate and had a number of smaller chains that could be hung scissors, needle case, or even small magnifying glass.

Benefits :

Needlework was an important part of a woman's daily work that she needed her sewing tools within easy reach. By having them hanging on her life, she will always have them on hand.

History :

The origins of the term CHATELAINE back to the middles ages, whereas the chain worn around the waist from which hung the keys to the castle. The person with this responsibility was known as CHATELAINE or Chatelain, (male equivalent). Since this person was to be no credible responsibility fell to the Lord's wife. As time went on, the keys were replaced by sewing kits, magnifying glass, or books. Of the 18th and 19 century the CHATELAINE was reduced from one chain to a pin.

Identification :

Historically Chatelain and Chatelaine, wearing a chain belt, which was hung the keys to the castle, which was responsible for operating the Lord's household especially when he was gone. This meant to keep the Lord's property.

Considerations :

By the late Middle Ages tasks running the household was toppled chamberlain's, but the lady in the house still wearing a chain belt. Instead of hanging keys, his wife began hanging small books, magnifying glasses, or sewing tools.

Geoffrey Chaucer

The medieval author of The Canterbury Tales is most remembered for his poetry, but he also wrote prose, worked in public service jobs and was inadvertently an avid historian of the era

Biographical History :

Geoffrey Chaucer could have been born anytime between 1328 and 1346 in England, but 1340 is generally accepted as the correct year. He died in 1400 and was the first person to be buried in Poet's Corner in Westminster Abbey. He was probably educated at Cambridge and spent most of his life in various public posts. He was married and had at least two children, but these data are incomplete at best since Chaucer was a common name at the time and there were more than one Geoffrey.

Poetry :

Chaucer distinguished himself as a poet and standardized rhyme royal form. This form has stanzas of seven lines, each with ten syllables. The rhyme scheme of the stanzas are ababbcc. Chaucer also often used the heroic, the combined form.

The Canterbury Tales :

Canterbury Cathedral Today the Canterbury Tales is Chaucer's masterpiece. After an introduction of different characters makes pilgrimage to Canterbury Cathedral to tell their colorful stories. Because of Chaucer's great descriptions of medieval life and personalities of characters, it is still considered a masterpiece, although it was never finished.

Prose :

Chaucer is remembered as a poet, but there are two examples of his prose, which have survived. One is a translation of Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy, and the second is his Treatise on the Astrolabe. The latter was written for a 10-year old known as "little Lewis", which is believed to have been Chaucer's son by a mistress.

Chaucer's Language :

Geoffrey Chaucer probably spoke and wrote in French from childhood through his early adult years. His great works were written in Middle English.

Perhaps the easiest way to make it clear that the sources of Chaucer's power will be through a rather formal summary.

His personality. Chaucer's personality stands out in his writings clearly and most desire. It should be noted that, like some others of the greatest poets, he was not only a poet but also a man of practical affairs, in the eyes of his associates first and mainly a courtier, diplomat and civil servant. His extensive experience with people and things are manifest in the life-similarity and mature force in his poetry, and it accounts for part of the broad truth of all but his earliest work, which makes it much poetry is not an age, but at all times. Some of conventional Medievalism still clings to Chaucer in externals, as we shall see, but in vigilance, independence of thought and a certain directness of speech, he talks about universal humanity. His practical experience helps to explain why and, unlike most great poets, he does not belong primarily to idealists. Fine feeling he is not missing, he loved external beauty - some of his most pleasing passages expressing his enthusiasm for nature and down to the end of his life, he never lost the zest for fanciful romance. His mind and eyes were keen, besides, for moral qualities, he penetrated directly through all pretext of lies and hypocrisy, but how thoroughly he understood and respected honest worth appears in the image of the poor Parson in the prologue to "The Canterbury Tales. Even quiet and self moreover, Chaucer was genial and sympathetic towards all mankind. But all this does not declare him a positive idealist, and in reality, but he was willing to accept the world as he found it - he had no reformer's dream of "shaking it to bits and transforms it closer to its heart's desire. His moral character, yes, it was easy-going, he was appropriate poet of the Court circle, with much of the better courtier view. At today's tasks, he has worked long and faithfully, but he also loved the comfort, and he had nothing of the martyr's instinct. To him human life was a big procession, of boundless interest to be observed keenly and reproduced for the reader's enjoyment in works of objective literary art. The countless tragedies in life he remarked with kindly pity, but he felt no urge to dash itself against the existing barriers in the world in efforts to secure a better future for coming generations. In a word, Chaucer is an artist of broad artistic vision that art is its own excuse for being. And when all is said some readers would feel different with him because of his art, he has done what no one else in his place might have been, and he has left out the image of himself, very real and human throughout the Bay a half thousand years. Religion, we should add, was for him, as so many men in the world, a sort of secondary and formal things. In his early works there is much conventional piety, no doubt, sincere as far as it goes, and he always took a strong intellectual interest in the problems of medieval theology, but he was steadily independent in his philosophical outlook and actually quite skeptical of any clear dogmas. Even in his art Chaucer's absence at the highest will-power produced a rather striking formal weakness of his many long poems he actually finished a little. For this, however, it is perhaps excuse that he could write only in increments hardly removed from the business and sleep. In 'The Canterbury Tales' yes, the plan is almost hopelessly ambitious, the more than twenty stories actually completed their eighteen thousand lines, is only one fifth of the planned number.

Yet several of them do not really belong to the series, which consists of stanza forms, they are selected from his earlier poems here and in use, and on average they are less good than those which he wrote for their current seats (in rhymed pentameter couplet that he adopted from the French).

His sense of humor. In nothing is Chaucer's personality and his poetry more enjoyable than in the rich humor which pervades them through. Sometimes, as in his treatment of the popular medieval beast-epic material in the Nun's Priest's Tale of the Fox and the Cock, the humor in the form of a noisy farce, but much more is it of the finer intellectual type, such as a casual reader can not catch, but touching with perfect sureness and charming lightness of all discrepancies in life, always, even in friendly spirit. No weakness is too insignificant to make Chaucer's observation, while if he chooses to denounce the hypocrisy of Pardon and secularism in the monk, he has their weaknesses, sources of amusement (and object-lessons as well) for all future generations.

He is one of the greatest of all narrative poets. Chaucer is an excellent poet, but few of his texts have come down to us, and his fame must always rest largely on his stories. Here, the first he has unfailing liquid. It was with speed, apparently with ease, and with masterful certainty that he poured out his long series of live and wonderful adventure. It is true that in his early, imitative, work he shares the medieval error of wordiness, digression, and abstract symbolism, and, like most medieval writers, he chose instead to convert material from the large modern shop, but to invent stories of his own. But these are really very small area. He has great range, even of narrative forms: draw allegories; love stories of many kinds, romances, both religious and secular, tales of chivalrous exploit, just as in the case of Knight, humorous extravaganza and jocose reproductions of popular coarse material --something in Anyway, in almost all medieval type.

Thorough knowledge of and confident portrayal of men and women who belong to his mature work extending over many different types of character. It is commonplace to say that the prologue to 'The Canterbury Tales' presents in its twenty portraits of almost all modern English class, except the very lowest, created to live forever in the finest range of characters sketches preserved anywhere in the literature, and in his other work the same power only occurs in less striking degree.

His poems are also essential and thoroughly dramatic, dealing with very vivid life in real and varied action. To be sure, Chaucer holds all the medieval love for logical thinking, and he takes great pleasure in psychological analysis, but when he introduces these things (apart from the tendency of medieval diffuseness) they are true to the situation and actually serves to increase tension. There is great interest in the question often raised about if he had lived in an era in which Elizabethan, when drama was the dominant literary form, he also would have been a playwright.

As a descriptive writer (of things and people) he shows equal skill. Whatever his scenes or objects, he sees them with perfect clearness and implement them in full life-equality before the reader's eyes, sometimes even with the minuteness of the nineteenth century novelist. And no one understands more thoroughly the art to convey the general impression with perfect sureness, with a foreground, which a few characteristic details stand out in picturesque and telling clearness.

Chaucer is an unswerving champion of poetic form. His stanza combinations reproduce all the well-proportioned grace of his French models, and the pentameter riming, combined with his later work he gives the perfect ease and metrical variety which is suitable for liquid thought. In all his poetry is probably not a single defect line. And yet within a hundred years after his death, such was the irony of English pronunciation had changed so much that his meter was considered rude and barbaric, and not until the nineteenth century was its principles again fully understood. His language, we should add, is modern, according to the technical classification, and is really so much like the shape of our own day, like in a century before his time, but it's still only early modern English, and a little definitely directed study is necessary for any contemporary reader before its beauty can be adequately recognized.

Finding love on the net

A lot of people agree that finding love is a once in a lifetime experience. Once found, it's either you keep it, or you eventually lose it.

Romantic relationships, in general, begin dating. It may be friends, who want to take their friendship to a new level, or acquaintances who feel a certain spark, or people who resort to online dating websites to expand their opportunities and maximize their time. People targeted at sites that offer dating advice to ensure they are in their best in dates, and to know what they can expect from their dates.

While blind dates and nights out can be just as exciting (and disappointing), online dating has become more common and is preferred by more Internet users. A lot of inspiring and interesting stories about couples who met online continue to lead others to try their luck with finding love on the Internet.

The benefits of Internet-based dating far outweigh the disadvantages. The disadvantages are in reality not related to dating itself, but the choices people have to do when their online dates become serious issues, like having to move when they decide to marry. For those benefits, here are just some of the most common:

Cyber-dating is cheaper because you do not have to go out to restaurants, movies, fairs - you only need to have your computer and internet connection and you're good to go. You do not have to dress up or polish your car to nice date. You can also relax in your room and do some other computer work while "on a date." Very cheap and convenient.

You are able to choose who to chat with, and weed out the weird and uninteresting to them.

You can get to know people better online. Since the pain of rejection is very affordable when it is online, so you can share a lot of your insights, without fear of being laughed at or ridiculed. Chat online also gives you more opportunity to ask questions and go deeper into the conversation.

When you chat on cyber space, the way you view your financial background and social class is not obvious, and therefore the second person who focuses on your personality and character. And if you sense that the other person is racist or discriminatory, then you can just go to the next person, and block those that you find offensive and immature. You can afford to be more open and honest with a person on the Internet without fear of hurting the other directly. And say "no, not interested", is made much easier in cyberspace than face to face.

You have the opportunity to meet the best cyber-date in person. And when you do, it will no longer be tricky, since you already have a lot of things to talk about, you can go directly to sites you've previously planned to go t, you can go out and meet each other's families with the same without looking like you are rushing things, and you can finally share hugs and kisses that you've been sending out as ** hugs **.

Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise

The "Lake of the small fish" (HO-RUN-NUM-yes in Stoney) was the first name given to the lake, which the natives who settled in the area. On 21 August 1882, christened Tom Wilson, a horse Wrangler / packages for Canadian Pacific Railway, Lake "Emerald Lake" because of its brilliant green color. "Lake Louise" was the third name given to these waters in 1884, in honor of Princess Louise Caroline Alberta. She was the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria, but more importantly, the wife of the Marquis of Lorne, Governor General of Canada at the time. Since its initial launch in 1890, Chateau Lake Louise has had numerous facelifts. Changes were made to establish ourselves as a year round international destination resort. Before the hotel was famous for its architecture, had Lake Louise is already established as one of the country's first rock climbing centers. In 1899 imports of Canadian Pacific Railway Swiss guides to begin to develop an extensive trail system, which eventually radiate in the backcountry from the shore of Lake Louise.

A simple, single level log cabin was essentially the extent of the original building in 1890, conceived as a day lodge for visiting climbers.

The fire destroyed this building in 1893, and Canadian Pacific Railway built another wooden chalet in 1894. This second building was a little more extensive, with two bedrooms, a kitchen and a living room. With increased interest in Lake Louise in the course of the 1900s', Canadian Pacific added wood wings of the property, and ultimately, was the painter Wing completed in 1913. Today, this is the oldest part of the Chateau and homes in Victoria dining room.

The tragedy struck once more, July 3, 1924 with a second fire, destroying the entire tree structure of the Chalet. Fortunately, through prompt and effective response by fire and the hotel staff was painter Wing saved. In 1925, it was Barott Wing completed, matching the arrangement of the existing wing and inspiring to change its name to the Chateau Lake Louise. “In 1982 Chateau opened its doors for winter operation, and in 1987, construction of the Glacier Wing was completed. This expansion brought the room base to 520, including meeting rooms.

Restoration of the rooms, public areas, dining areas and the addition of the lobby pavilion and parkade were all a part of the 1986 to 1990 upgrade programs. Approximately 65 million U.S. dollars were spent at Chateau during this time to ensure our guests receive the highest level of comfort and service. Further additions and renovations would follow: 1994 saw the opening of Chateau Deli and in 1997 opened the new Lakeview Lounge. In 1997, the restored The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise's historic mountain guiding program and began offering naturalist led walking programs in backcountry that surrounds the hotel. In 1999, marked the hotel Centennial of the arrival of the first professional mountain guides on rail hotels including Rogers Pass and Lake Louise. This summer-long celebration highlighted the role that Canadian Pacific Hotels has played in the creation of an alpine culture centered in Canada's mountain national parks.

Originally, it was Chateau built and designed to meet the requirements for a summer clientele. In 1982 Chateau had established itself as a year round holiday destination. Today, our customers come from all over the world to experience our fantastic skiing and beautiful scenery. Meeting space at Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise doubled to 36,000 square meters, when the 65 million U.S. dollars new Mount Temple Wing, opened in May 2004. Mount Temple Wing is aptly named for its luxurious cathedral-like interior space and as a tribute to the highest peak in Banff National Park. The core of the plant is a 700-seat ballroom with large murals of the surrounding natural areas and drop-down screens. The dramatic and soaring two-storey Heritage Hall is characterized by five large arched windows with handmade stained glass illustrations of key wildlife in Lake Louise: eagle, bear, fish, mountain goat and wolf. The new 200-seat Tom Wilson Dining Room is named after a legendary local explorer and an open theater-style barbecue, a wood-fired pizza oven and a rotisserie grill. The two upper floors of the six-story building is dedicated to 81 new luxury rooms, topping Chateau's total inventory of 550 and offer dramatic views of the turquoise lake and the surrounding Rocky Mountains.

Explore vacational Chautauqua County

Chautauqua County is located in the rolling hills of upstate New York's beautiful Southern Tier just a few hours drive from major metropolitan areas of Buffalo, Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Toronto. The area's many lakes - Lake Chautauqua, Findley Lake, Bear Lake, Cassadaga Lake and Lake Erie - offers fantastic recreational opportunities including boating, fishing, swimming and nature exploration. The popular Chautauqua Lake and its famous Chautauqua Institution is a destination point for people from around the world.

Lake Erie coastline forms the northern boundary Chautauqua County. It gives special pleasure boating opportunities, more ports, beaches and lakefront home with spectacular sunsets, extensive fishing, diving and excursions to the lake's storied shipwreck sites. The moderate climate offered along the southern Lake Erie coast offers a perfect environment for the largest Concord grape-growing region in the country. Many local wineries operating along the Chautauqua-Lake Erie Wine Trail, and many family-owned farms and orchards where visitors can buy apples, peaches, plums, and summer garden vegetables from roadside stands.

Summers in Chautauqua County is delightful, with an average temperature of 77 degrees. In summer months, the rural county a hub of activity. Visitors come from around the world to enjoy the beauty, wonderful climate and all the summer activities that Chautauqua has to offer.

Chautauqua's winter snowfall creates a beautiful natural environment that attracts a large number of winter sports enthusiasts to its three major ski resorts and miles of trails for snowmobiles and cross country.

Things to see and do in Chautauqua County:

Chautauqua County is home to world famous Chautauqua Institution and several other major resort and vacation destinations.

There is a wide range of activities in each season, including golf, sailing, fishing, hunting, hiking, alpine skiing, cross country skiing, biking, snowmobiling, Amish country tour, antiques, concerts, arts and crafts shows, fairs and festivals and wine tastings to name a few!

Chautauqua Lake is 17.3 miles long and boasts some of the best fishing spots in North America. Record-size bass, muscular chest, walleye, perch, crappie and many other game fish are caught on a daily basis.

A Wonderful place to live:

Through the years, people from all over the world visited the Chautauqua region to marvel at its natural beauty and enjoy the unique combination of history, culture and leisure. As more and more people moving out from the densely populated urban areas, many choose Chautauqua as their year round home because of the beauty, tranquility and serenity found in this rural setting. The Chautauqua region offers some of the most affordable housing in the country, as well as good schools and universities, museums, churches and a healthy lifestyle supported by a mixed economy based on tourism, agriculture, manufacturing, education and international trade.

Chautauqua Institution:

Chautauqua Institution, located on the western shore of Chautauqua Lake, has played an important role in the history of U.S. religious and cultural development. The very word Chautauqua is synonymous with a center of learning, art, education, religion and recreation.

Every summer, Chautauqua Institution offers a nine-week calendar filled with lectures, symphony concerts, chamber music, ballets, operas and a wide range of modern entertaining artists - from country western to popular comedians. For the more active, boating, fishing, water skiing, golf, tennis, lawn bowling and other activities are available.

Many of the visitors who return to Chautauqua year after year describe it as an experience rather than a vacation - a place of renewal. The Chautauqua Institution was founded on a belief that everyone "has the right to get everything he can - to know everything he knows." Experience in many forms. A dramatic lake setting and the beauty of its National Historic Landmark architecture (designated in 1989) makes Chautauqua Institution a thriving community where visitors come to find intellectual and spiritual growth and renewal.

On Sunday admission is free, and many people come to Chautauqua for worship. Car access is extremely limited during the season by allowing visitors to freely stroll the grounds and admire the Victorian architecture and beautiful flower gardens. In the heart of the institution, discovers guests Colonnade building with its antiques and curious, the refectory, serves sandwiches and ice cream, bookstore, with a collection of books, art, and Chautauqua souvenirs, plus a plethora of galleries, restaurants and gift shops. The Athenaeum Hotel, opened in 1881, is a great place for Sunday brunch, with an outdoor terrace and stunning views over the lake from the veranda.

There is usually a mid-afternoon concert beside the fountain in front of Bookstore, or in the historic open-air theater. At the Miller Bell Tower, a short walk down to the public beach has changing rooms for those who want to take a swim in the lake.

Investing in Chautauqua Region:

For years, Chautauqua Lake was a favorite summer vacation spot for those privileged enough to own a home in the institution, or a property on the lake.

Today, cottages are condominiums and townhouses time-shares, which developed the entire Chautauqua region for people who want rental income or want a second home, there is also an investment.

Howard Hanna Holt Real Estate manages time-shares, rental cabins, condominiums and villas around Chautauqua Lake and Lake Erie, at Bear Lake, Cassadaga Lake and Findley Lake also. If you are interested in looking for a place to holiday, we can help you. We also provide certified assessments of residential and commercial properties and construction sites should you be interested in making an investment.

Bemus Point:

Bemus Point is a scenic lake village situated on the eastern shore of Chautauqua Lake, midway between Mayville and Jamestown. Founded in 1806, Bemus, as the locals call it, has some of the finest, most stately homes on Chautauqua Lake, as well as a lively center filled with waterfront restaurants, shops and inns. Just a short 15 minute drive from Jamestown and Lakewood where the big shopping malls are located, Bemus offers its residents in the quaintness of the village, living with the convenience of suburban amenities.

Mayville:

At the northern tip of Chautauqua Lake, the historic village of Mayville is the seat of Chautauqua County Government and the gateway to the Chautauqua Institution. Here you will find charming lakeside cottages, waterfront restaurants, gift shops, antique shops, roadside vegetable and flower stands and a beautiful park by the lake. In winter months, offering Mayville snowmobiles and cross country skiing and the annual Ice Castle Banquet. Just two miles south of Mayville, on the east side of Chautauqua Lake, you'll find Dart Airfield. Here you can take flights and glider rides, or joining the bargain hunters at outdoor flea market held every weekend throughout the summer.

Westfield:

Six miles north of Mayville, a mil south of Lake Erie's Barcelona Habor, the village of Westfield. Originally named "Crossroads", the village was founded in 1702 at the intersection of an old French and Indian fur trade route, Portage Trail, and the major road between Erie and Buffalo, now U.S. Route 20th This picturesque village of 3,500 inhabitants is known for its elegant old houses, beautiful churches, majestic trees and beautiful antique shops. Every Saturday from May to December, Cross Roads Country Craft Market welcomes visitors to its 40-dealer "mall" that offers the region's finest in arts, crafts, collectibles and specialty food products.

For history buffs, the McClurg Mansion in Moore Park is a must see. A private residence circa 1815, McClurg was donated to the village and is now a museum, which also serves as headquarters for the Chautauqua County Historical Society. It houses a large collection of furniture, art, and local memorabilia including military artifacts, farm and craft tools, toys, and Native American artifacts.

Fredonia:

Just minutes from Interstate 90, Exit 59, you will find the village of Fredonia, and the western-most campus of State University of New York: SUNY at Fredonia. The university has national recognition for its music, theater, dance and communications programs, including its groundbreaking curricula in Visual Arts and New Media. It was recently rated as the best value public university in the north, third best in the nation by U.S. News and World Report "America's Best Colleges."

With the university as a cultural hub, villagers enjoy a rich life filled with music, theater and athletic events. Downtown, on Main Street, you'll find interesting shops and restaurants and renovated 1891 Opera House, which still serves as an entertainment hall and theater. Festivals Fredonia performs theme weekend events during the year, including the Victorian Dazzle, Red, White & Blues, Harvest Moon and Miracle on Main Street festivities.

Outdoor activities in Chautauqua:

With an abundance of lakes and rivers, hilly hectares of fields and forests, miles of scenic trails for hiking, snowmobiling or cross country skiing, plus downhill skiing, horseback riding, biking, boating, tennis - and some of the finest, and modest prices, golf courses in nation-this is truly a sports paradise. Long Point State Park near Bemus Point, and Lake Erie State Park near Dunkirk offer picnic areas, trails, beaches and campsites for caravans and motor homes. Many other RV parks and campsites are scattered along the Chautauqua and Lake Erie shoreline.

Early Chautauqua County

The extreme western county, Chautauqua, Pennsylvania on the south and part of the western lines; Lake Erie to the west and north, while Cattaraugus borders the east. It is a large district, 1,099 square miles, larger than any of the States that are larger than some European countries, still less than half as large as New York State counties. Chautauqua has a terrain more varied than some states or countries, climate and productions as varied as its surface. Along the lake, or a belt at low altitude, have softened late autumn, and almost frost-free spring. And fruits, grains and vegetables raised in the section have earliness and belong to classes of a much more temperate region. There are relics of the lake shore, trees in the forest, which rightfully belongs to the southern species. From coastal belt to the inner lakes reins a different climate, and among the highlands to the southeast, where there are summits 2500 feet, the severe climate in the mountains rules and the residents feel satisfied with the short hard winter, and to grow crops, which have hardiness.

Chautauqua County is known throughout the world due to its Chautauqua Institution. Thousands have gathered annually at this meeting and disseminate knowledge about this part of New York. The long, narrow lake, home to the institution, is only eight miles from Lake Erie, and even 726 meters above it. One almost expects its waters to creep over the edge and crashing to the larger body, but flows of a devious, route into the Gulf of Mexico. Much has been written praising the Chautauqua land, sea, his collection; it has a potent charm for the visitors who come here for rest, study, love of the beautiful, or recreation.

The situation in the county on Lake Erie, rolling, changing the character of its area, the large selection of his land, caused by forces from the ice age, which all conspire to make Chautauqua a leader among the agricultural counties in the state. The least fertile of its land is planted with grapes; still the county is the largest grape-growing department in the United States. In 1920 there were 35, ooo acres in vineries from harvested 69,494,394 pounds of grapes. It is second in volume of produced currants fourth in poultry, the second in the total value of all crops ($ 14,983,216). With one exception, were more orchard fruit shipped from the county than any other, in strawberry, a lateral line, took only two more counties. And still the county's rural prosperity rests on its dairy and vegetable farms rather than on fruits.

Chautauqua standing in the industry can not be neglected, or the fact that two thirds of its population in cities. In 1920, the number of manufacturing firms in the county was 463, the number of employed 17,000, and the value of products $ 95,340,353. Jamestown was obviously the leader, with a second Dunkirk. But Falconer, with its woolen mills, with its production Fredonia, Silver Creek, with its specialized factories, and Westfield, known everywhere for its grape juice, all swelled the total production.

Historically, the county goes back as far as the white race is concerned that La Salle, who in 1679 sailed his little "Griffin" past the wooded coast of Chautauqua. Returning two years later, he stopped for a time on the shores of Lake Chautauqua. Prior to this time the Erie Indians had roamed the region but had been destroyed as a tribe of the Iroquois, in 1656. And back of Erie's is proof of many barrows uncovered in the county, indicating some unknown breed had its origin in this section.

The French gave the name Tchadakoin to the lake in the district as if it is pronounced according to the rules of French ortheopy, sounds very much like Chautauqua. Holland Company, a map of 1804, spelled the word Chautaughque; in 1859 the present spelling was first used.

Erie's, or their conquerors, the Seneca’s were the owners of the county prior to the coming of the whites. The French claimed the territory by right-clicking on the discovery of La Salle. These rights she ceded to England in 1763. Province of Massachusetts, incorporated in 1691, covered the greater part of the district, and even Connecticut owned a "two minutes" strip along the southern border. And New York and Pennsylvania also had their requirements. The claim was settled in Massachusetts in 1791, Pennsylvania lines were arranged in 1787, the Indian titles were sold in 1797 and the 1824th Holland Company became the ultimate owners and attempts to colonize the area.

Apart from the French, the first white stranger in the county was a pretty fickle wanderer named Sawtell, who built his cabin in the district in 1796. On the 4th July of that year, reached a party of surveyors, consisting of fifty-two persons, Ohio by Lake Erie. Among them were Augustus Porter, Seth Pease and Wareham Shepherd, all future settlers in Chautauqua. A man named Skinner opened a tavern in the county in 1800; between Sawtell and Skinner the honor of being the first settler of Chautauqua. A rude road was built in the section of I802, and the flow of immigrants, who soon flooded the region, began around this time.

Chautauqua as a city was built April 15, 1805, including all the present territory of the county, except the tenth series of Holland townships. On 11 March 1808, it was made a county.

Don’t Smother Your Mate

We have all had either the experience of feeling suffocated in a relationship, or we have made it smeared, leading to this sensation. It is easy to get caught in the trap where you want to love someone so much that you suffocate them, but there is a big difference between loving someone and strangling them. Once you know the difference it will be easier to keep yourself and your relationships on track, so none of you feel stifled any time.

The biggest difference between loving and smothering is the fact that smeared all about selfishness. People who strangle a look at what they want from the other person what they need and how often they will be with their love interest. Love is different in that it is far more generous and giving so that you are able to feel much sympathy for someone to give them their space. This may be a fine line, but it is one that you want to observe, if you want your relationship to work.

If you are smothering your friend you will be more demanding of them. When we stifle a person we want information right now, and we demand answers to the questions we answer. These questions can be about the future of when you will be together next, etc. Love is much gentler and when you're in love, instead of stifling, you're waiting for answers to come naturally. Again, this is a subtle but important difference that must be met if you want to succeed in your relationship.

If you are smothering someone you are not really taking into account what the other person wants. For example, you can not give them the space they have told you that they need, and you can just continue to do what you think is best, although it is not. Love is found where both people take into account not only what they want from the relationship, but what their mate wants as well. This is an important difference, and can often help you define whether you are smeared or love your partner.

Those that stifle often tell their friends what to think, feel and do. When you strangle a person you are trying to control them. This is different than love, because when you love someone you might not always share the same feelings, thoughts and actions, but you should respect and support for autonomy. They are two individual people, and you should include it instead of trying to control everything that your love interest does.

As you can see, there are some very fundamental differences between those who stifle and those who love. While a lot of people who choke starts out with good intentions, they can go wrong when you forget the difference between loving and smothering. Observe these differences to have a really healthy relationship!

Different Affairs for Different Reasons

They say that every person has an affair for a different reason than the next person. When you ask people who have cheated, why they did what they all have different reasons and it is because there really are different kinds of affairs. Mon people do not even know why they are cheating or cause of their affair until afterwards, because hindsight is indeed 20/20. Knowing the most common causes of issues or types of questions can help you to avoid cheating in the future.

Common reasons for having an affair Include :

Many people have a desire to see if being with someone new helps them to feel better about themselves or the problems that exist in their relationship. You can go through many trials and this may lead to the desire to be with someone new. Many people use an affair to see if they feel better about themselves when they spend their time with another person. A lot of people assume that having an affair will give them perspective on their current circumstances, that they need.

Many people use an affair to get out of a bad relationship. Are you settled in a relationship where you want to get out, but you do not know how? Many people turn to a affair, and they make it clear, so the person will leave them. This makes it possible for you to be the villain, and get out of a relationship which you do not have to end in a more straightforward way in the first place.

Get out of a bad relationship affair :

Many people have an affair in an attempt to feel wanted and the result is that their spouse finds out, and that only heats things up between the two of them. For example, find a lot of people that their spouse is cheating, and until they are hurt, angry and frustrated. After a while they calm down and it makes them realize that their spouse is something they really want to stick with, and it leads to a warming of relations to the point where the couple can not keep their hands off each other. Of course there are better ways to heat things up in your relationship short of an affair.

Many people use an affair as a means of distraction. If you do not love your life, you may be looking for something to take your mind off of it, and what better than an affair? This can help you to forget your problems, then again, it only makes more problems for you in the long run, and most people unfortunately have an affair in the long term.

Feel that you have lost you? Many people go on the hunt for who they really are, and they consider an affair. This is very common, and ultimately most of these people end up more lost than ever. Of course it is something that most people do not see until they close the case and start doing some real work on him.

Dealing with Someone who is a Compulsive Porn User

Though most people will admit it or not, have they looked at or viewed pornography at some point in their lives. The normal person can see it, read it or watch it from time to time and not really affecting their lives in a profound way. While this is true for most people, there are some people who have a compulsive need to look at pornography every day or frequently. This would not be a problem if they were not compulsive about it, often risking their jobs and their relationships in the workplace. Unfortunately, it is the people who are in a relationship with a compulsive porn use who suffer most.

If your husband is a compulsive porn use chances are they do not just come up to you and begin to tell you about it. Many people find out because their mate acts secretive or they are very private about their computer. This would not be bad if the person was alone, but when you are in a relationship, and you find out about compulsive porn use it feels like a betrayal, not only because they look at porn, but because they lied about it, or hid it from you.

The first thing you should know is that anyone viewing or using porn compulsively often do not know how much what they do affects you. They know rationally that they hide something for you and probably the rest of the world, but they can not think beyond their need to consider how it can affect you and how you feel about it.

The compulsive porn user does not watch porn because their partner is not the fulfillment of sexual or physical needs. Indeed, the chances that coercion has been around longer than you have been. Many people, especially women, tend to feel as if coercion is somehow their fault, a short coming that they have that have led their spouse to this compulsion. The fact is that it has little or nothing to do with the person in the porn user's life.

You must be open about it when you find out about their looks at the pornographic material. It is really hard to call someone out on this, especially if you are hurt and confused, but it must be done. You can just sit down and talk about it or even write them a letter but you must let them know how it makes you feel. If you are angry or hurt or sad, let them know this because they probably did not think about it all.

You might create a kind of plan for the future. Either your mate share their interests with you, tell you when they look at the material, or let them go talk to someone about how they can eliminate the need to look at porn compulsively from their lives. The worst thing you can do is to assume that when we talk about it, it will go away, because if it is a true penalty they will simply fall back to look at these things.