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TONY BLAIR The former Prime Minister remortgaged his constituency home for more than $450,000 and claimed almost a third of the interest as an expense at about the time he was buying another property in London...
...family served for the first 14 years of Noah's life as a sort of monument to my parents' love for their autistic son. We functioned as a Noah-support group. Almost as soon as I was aware of myself, there was Noah, a perpetual source of worry and concern because of his delayed development. He wasn't turning over, crawling, walking, doing anything on schedule except talking - and he soon regressed out of speech. My parents began then the lacerating pilgrimage from specialist to specialist, seeking, first, an explanation for this delayed development and then, finally, desperately, a cure...
...brother seemed almost in critical condition; we had no choice but to find yet another new place for Noah...
...ebullience, rising, as my father wrote in his first book about our family, A Child Called Noah, "from a deep, pure place." The joy emanates from him with such force that he will run toward me with his wide smile and rub his head against my shoulder in an almost feline gesture of pleasure. On days when Noah is in a good mood, when he is humming an up-tempo version of his melody of repeated, nonsensical syllables, we are again reminded that he is capable of great happiness...
...Wellness and Spa Resorts, Secrets and Dreams Resorts and Spas, Azul Hotels, El Dorado Spa Resorts and Hotels and Real Resorts - have instituted a "flu-free guarantee" that promises guests an H1N1-free vacation. If you do contract the virus, you'll get your next three yearly vacations free. (Almost makes catching swine flu seem worth it.) The guarantee is valid for trips booked before June 30, for stays until Dec. 20. Rates start at $171 per person per night at El Dorado, all meals included, and range up to $262 per person per night at Zoëtry Paraiso...