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"Compellingly readable."—Horn Book
A seven-year-old boy is transported from the mean streets of nineteenth-century New York to the splendor of his grandfather's English manor in this beloved classic of children's literature. Young Cedric is astonished to find himself in possession of the title of Lord Fauntleroy and dismayed at his separation from his adored mother during the schooling for his new position. The Earl of Dorincourt, Cedric's crotchety grandfather, intends to instruct Cedric in the manners of the peerage; as it happens, the child teaches the man some valuable lessons about the true meaning of nobility.
Written by the author of A Little Princess and The Secret Garden, Little Lord Fauntleroy has enchanted generations of readers. Its conviction that nothing in the world is as strong as a kind heart has made the lovable lordling's name synonymous with his gentle sincerity and tenderness.
CEDRIC himself knew nothing whatever about it. It had never been even mentioned to him. He knew that his papa had been an Englishman, because his mamma had told him so; but then his papa had died when he was so little a boy that he could not remember very much about him, except that he was big, and had blue eyes and a long mustache, and that it was a splendid thing to be carried around the room on his shoulder. Since his papa's death, Cedric had found out that it was best not to talk to his mamma about him. When his father was ill, Cedric had been sent away, and when he had returned, everything was over; and his mother, who had been very ill too, was only just beginning to sit in her chair by the window. She was pale and thin, and all the dimples had gone from her pretty face and her eyes looked large and mournful, and she was dressed in black.
Dearest, said Cedric (his papa had called her that always, and so the little boy had learned to say it),
dearest, is my papa better?
He felt her arms tremble, and so he turned his curly head and looked in her face. There was something in it that made him feel that he was going to cry.
Dearest, he said,
is he well?
Then suddenly his loving little heart told him that he'd better put both his arms around her neck and kiss her again and again, and keep his soft cheek close to hers; and he did so, and she laid her face on his shoulder and cried bitterly, holding him as if she could never let him go again.
Yes, he is well, she sobbed;
he is quite, quite well, but we—we have no one left but each other. No one at all.
Then, little as he was, he understood that his big, handsome young papa would not come back any more; that he was dead, as he had heard of other people being, although he could not comprehend exactly what strange thing had brought all this sadness about. It was because his mamma always cried when he spoke of his papa that he secretly made up his mind it was better not to speak of him very often to her, and he found out, too, that it was better not to let her sit still and look into the fire or out of the window without moving or talking. He and his mamma knew very few people, and lived what might have been thought very lonely lives, although Cedric did not know it was lonely until he grew older and heard why it was they had no visitors. Then he was told that his mamma was an orphan, and quite alone in the world when his papa had married her. She was very pretty, and had been living as companion to a rich old lady who was not kind to her, and one day Captain Cedric Errol, who was calling at the house, saw her run up the stairs with tears on her eyelashes; and she looked so sweet and innocent and sorrowful that the Captain could not forget her. And after many strange things had happened, they knew each other well and loved each other dearly, and were married, although their marriage brought them the ill-will of several persons. The one who was most angry of all, however, was the Captain's father, who lived in England, and was a very rich and important old nobleman, with a very bad temper and a very violent dislike to America and Americans. He had two sons older than Captain Cedric; and it was the law that the elder of these sons should inherit the family title and estates, which were very rich and splendid; if the eldest son died the next one would be heir; so though he was a member of such a great family, there was little chance that Captain Cedric would be very rich himself.
But it so happened that Nature had given to the younger son gifts which she had not bestowed upon his elder brothers. He had a beautiful face and a fine, strong, graceful figure; he had a bright smile and a sweet, gay voice; he was brave and generous, and had the kindest heart in the world, and seemed to have the power to make everyone love him. But it was not so with his elder brothers; neither of them was handsome, or very kind or clever. When they were boys at Eton, they were not popular; when they were at college, they cared nothing for study, and wasted both time and money, and made few real friends. The old Earl, their father, was constantly disappointed and humiliated by them; his heir was no honor to his noble name, and did not promise to end in being anything but a selfish, wasteful, insignificant man, with no manly or noble qualities. It was very bitter, the old Earl thought, that the son who was only third, and would have only a very small fortune, should be the one who had all the gifts, and all the charms, and all the strength and beauty. Sometimes he almost hated the handsome young man because he seemed to have the good things which should have gone with the stately title and the magnificent estates; and yet, in the depths of his proud, stubborn old heart, he could not help caring very much for his youngest son. It was in one of his fits of petulance that he sent him off to travel in America; he thought he would send him away for a while, so that he should not be made angry by constantly contrasting him with his brothers, who were at that time giving him a great deal of trouble by their wild ways.
But after about six months, he began to feel lonely, and longed in secret to see his son again, so he wrote to Captain Cedric and ordered him home. The letter he wrote crossed on its way a letter the Captain had just written to his father telling of his love for the pretty American girl, and of his intended marriage; and when the Earl received that letter, he was furiously angry. Bad as his temper was, he had never given way to it in his life as he gave way to it when he read the Captain's letter. His valet, who was in the room when it came, thought his lordship would have a fit of apoplexy, he was so wild with anger. For an hour he raged like a tiger, and then he sat down and wrote to his son, and ordered him never to come near his old home, nor to write to his father or brothers again. He told him he might live as he pleased, and die where he pleased, that he should be cut off from his family for ever, and that he need never expect help from his father as long as he lived.
The Captain was very sad when he read the letter; he was very fond of England, and he dearly loved the beautiful home where he had been born; he had even loved his ill-tempered old father, and had sympathized with him in his disappointments; but he knew he need expect no kindness from him in the future. At first he scarcely knew what to do; he had not been brought up to work, and had no business experience, but he had courage and plenty of determination. So he sold his commission in the English army, and after some trouble found a situation in New York, and married. The change from his old life in England was very great, but he was young and happy and he hoped that hard work would do great things for him in the future. He had a small house on a quiet street, and his little boy was born there, and everything was so gay and cheerful, in a simple way, that he was never sorry for a moment that he had married the rich old lady's pretty companion just because she was so sweet and he loved her and she loved him. She was very sweet indeed, and her little boy was like both her and his father. Though he was born in so quiet and cheap a little home, it seemed as if there never had been a more fortunate baby. In the first place he was always well, and so he never gave anyone trouble; in the second place he had so sweet a temper and ways so charming that he was a pleasure to everyone; and in the third place he was so beautiful to look at that he was quite a picture. Instead of being a bald-headed baby, he started in life with a quantity of soft, fine, gold-colored hair, which curled up at the ends, and went into loose rings by the time he was six months old; he had big brown eyes and long eyelashes and a darling little face; he had so strong a back and such splendid sturdy legs that at nine months he learned suddenly to walk; his manners were so good, for a baby, that it was delightful to make his acquaintance. He seemed to feel that everyone was his friend, and when anyone spoke to him, when he was in his carriage in the street, he would give the stranger one sweet serious look with the brown eyes, and then follow in with a lovely, friendly smile; and the consequence was, that there was not a person in the neighborhood of the quiet street where he lived—even to the grocery-man at the corner, who was considered the crossest creature alive—who was not pleased to see him, and speak to him. And every month of his life he grew handsomer and more interesting.
When he was old enough to walk out with his nurse, dragging a small wagon and wearing a short white kilt skirt, and a big white hat set back on his curly yellow hair, he was so handsome and strong and rosy that he attracted everyone's attention, and his nurse would come home and tell his mamma stories of the ladies who had stopped their carriages to look at and speak to him, and of how pleased they were when he talked to them in his cheerful little way, as if he had known them always. His greatest charm was this cheerful, fearless, quaint little way of making friends with people. I think it arose from his having a very confiding nature, and a kind little heart that sympathized with everyone, and wished to make everyone as comfortable as he liked to be himself. It made him very quick to understand the feelings of those about him. Perhaps this had grown on him too, because he had lived so much with his father and mother, who were always loving and considerate and tender and well bred. He had never heard an unkind or uncourteous word spoken at home; he had always been loved and caressed and treated tenderly, and so his childish soul was full of kindness and innocent warm feeling. He had always heard his mamma called by pretty, loving names, and so he used them himself when he spoke to her; he had always seen that his papa watched over her and took great care of her, and so he learned too to be careful of her.
So when he knew his papa would come back no more and saw how very sad his mamma was, there gradually came into his kind little heart the thought that he must do what he could to make her happy. He was not much more than a baby, but that thought was in his mind whenever he climbed upon her knee and kissed her, and put his curly head on her neck, and when he brought his toys and picture books to show her, and when he curled up quietly by her side as she used to lie on the sofa. He was not old enough to know of anything else to do, so he did what he could, and was more of a comfort to her than he could have understood.
Oh, Mary, he heard her say once to her old servant,
I am sure he is trying to help me in his innocent way—I know he is. He looks at me sometimes with a loving, wondering little look, as if he were sorry for me, and then he will come and pet me or show me something. He is such a little man, I really think he knows.
As he grew older, he had a great many quaint little ways which amused and interested people greatly. He was so much of a companion for his mother that she scarcely cared for any other. They used to walk together and talk together and play together. When he was quite a little fellow he learned to read; and after that he used to lie on the hearthrug, in the evening, and read aloud—sometimes stories, and sometimes big books such as older people read, and sometimes even the newspaper; and often at such times Mary, in the kitchen, would hear Mrs. Errol laughing with delight at the quaint things he said.
And, indade, said Mary to the grocery-man,
nobody cud help laughin' at the quare little ways of him—and his ould-fashioned sayin's! Didn't he come into my kitchen the noight the new prisident was nominated and shtand afore the fire, lookin' loike a pictur', wid his hands in his shmall pockets, an' his innocent bit of a face as sayrious as a jedge? An' sez he to me: 'Mary,' sez he, 'I'm very much int'rusted in the 'lection,' sez he. 'I'm a 'publican, an' so is Dearest. Are you a 'publican, Mary?' 'Sorra a bit,' sez I; 'I'm the bist o' dimmycrats!' An' he looks up at me wid a look that ud go to yer heart, and sez he: 'Mary,' sez he, 'the country will go to ruin.' An' nivver a day since thin has he let go by widout argyin' wid me to change me poly-tics.
Mary was very fond of him, and very proud of him too. She had been with his mother ever since he was born; and, after his father's death, had been cook and housemaid and nurse and everything else. She was proud of his graceful, strong little body and his pretty manners, especially proud of the bright curly hair which waved over his forehead and fell in charming love-locks on his shoulders. She was willing to work early and late to help his mamma to make his small suits and keep them in order.
'Ristycratic, is it? she would say. "Faith, an' I'd loike to see the choild on Fifth Avey-noo as looks loike him an' shteps out as handsome as himself. An' ivvery man, woman, and choild lookin' afther him in his bit of a black velvet skirt made out of the misthress's ould gownd; an' his little head up an' his curly hair flyin' an' shinin'. It's like a young lord he looks."
Cedric did not know that he looked like a young lord; he did not know what a lord was. His greatest friend was the grocery-man at the corner—the cross grocery-man, who was never cross to him. His name was Mr. Hobbs, and Cedric admired and respected him very much. He thought him a very rich and powerful person, he had so many things in his store—prunes and figs and oranges and biscuits—and he had a horse and wagon. Cedric was fond of the milkman and the baker and the apple-woman, but he liked Mr. Hobbs best of all, and was on terms of such intimacy with him that he went to see him every day, and often sat with him quite a long time discussing the topics of the hour. It was quite surprising how many things they found to talk about—the Fourth of July, for instance. When they began to talk about the Fourth of July there really seemed no end to it. Mr. Hobbs had a very bad opinion of
the British, and he told the whole story of the Revolution, relating very wonderful and patriotic stories about the villainy of the enemy and the bravery of the revolutionary heroes, and he even generously repeated part of the Declaration of Independence. Cedric was so excited that his eyes shone and his cheeks were red and his curls were all rubbed and tumbled into a yellow mop. He could hardly wait to eat his dinner after he went home, he was so anxious to tell his mamma. It was perhaps Mr. Hobbs who gave him his first interest in politics. Mr. Hobbs was fond of reading the newspapers, and so Cedric heard a great deal about what was going on in Washington; and Mr. Hobbs would tell him whether the President was doing his duty or not. And once, when there was an election, he found it all quite grand, and probably but for Mr. Hobbs and Cedric the country might have been wrecked. Mr. Hobbs took him to see a great torchlight procession, and many of the men who carried torches remembered afterwards a stout man who stood near a lamp-post and held on


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The Crimson will play its last home game of the season on Sunday against Vermont. (Gil Talbot).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard field hockey team will play its final two home games of the season when the Crimson welcome in Dartmouth on Saturday and Vermont on Sunday for Senior Day, where Harvard's six seniors will be honored for their contributions to the program.
About Harvard
The Crimson (6-8, 1-4 Ivy League) comes into its last home weekend searching for its second Ivy League win. With its six victories on the year, Harvard has already surpassed last season's mark of three wins last season.
In total, 10 Crimson have at least a point this season, led by freshman Marissa Balleza's 21 (9g, 3a) and Noel Painter's 13 (5g, 3a). Freshman Sarah Finnemore and senior Rachel Rosenfeld have each found the back of the net four times to round out Harvard's leading scorers. The freshman class has stepped up immensely in 2013, accounting for 14 of the Crimson's 29 goals and 32 of 76 points, with Balleza, Finnemore and Sophie van Weede leading the way.
In the cage, senior Jenn Hatfield has controlled many games for the Crimson, earning three shutout victories this year. In 14 starts, Hatfield has accumulated 76 saves while allowing 27 goals, for a .738 save percentage and a 2.00 goals allowed per game average, both near the top in the Ivy League.
When It All Comes Together
In Harvard's six victories this season, the Crimson is outscoring opponents 21-7. Including three of Hatfield's shutouts, the defense has limited shot and penalty corner chances for the opposition, giving the offense plenty of opportunities to average its 3.5 goals per game in wins.
The Class of 2014
The Crimson will honor its six seniors on Sunday vs. Vermont. Christy Haughey, Rebecca Houser, Bridget McGillivray, Caroline McNeill and Rachel Rosenfeld have all contributed greatly to Harvard field hockey over their four years and will play in their final home game at Jordan Field against the Catamounts.
Last Time Out
The last time Harvard saw the field was in a thrilling 1-0 victory over crosstown foe Northeastern in Dedham, Mass. The Huskies controlled the pace of the game, out shooting the Crimson, 10-4, in the first half, but Hatfield never wavered and Balleza snuck a shot top-shelf with four minutes remaining in the game to clinch it for Harvard.
About Dartmouth
The Big Green (6-8, 2-3 Ivy League) visits Cambridge on a two-game win streak, having just downed Vermont, 3-2, and Columbia, 6-2. Dartmouth, which averages nearly three goals per contest, is led on the attack by Ali Savage with her Ivy League-best 38 points (15g, 8a).
Defensively, however, the Big Green gives up the most goals per game in the league at 3.57. Ellen Meyer has allowed 50 through 14 games but has racked up an impressive 90 saves on the year as well for Dartmouth.
Harvard trails in the all-time series between the two schools, 21-14-4, since the first meeting in 1974. The Crimson is looking for its first win over the Big Green since 2007, having dropped the previous five decisions. Last season Dartmouth snared a 4-1 victory over Harvard in Hanover, N.H.
About Vermont
The Catamounts are searching for their first win of the season, entering the weekend with an 0-17 record with a tough schedule. Last week, Vermont suffered a 7-0 setback at home versus No. 20 New Hampshire.
Ashley McDonald and Colleen Slaughter lead the way for the Catamounts with 18 and 16 points, respectively. McDonald's nine scores leads Vermont, followed by Slaughter's six. Only Emily Tilton, Molly Higgins and Maddy Ostrander have added goals for UVM.
Between the posts, Stephanie Zygmunt has made all 17 starts for the Catamounts, allowing 80 goals, but making an incredible 209 saves at a clip of just over 12 per game.
Up Next
Harvard returns to the field for one final contest as the Crimson travels to New York to take on Columbia in the season finale on Nov. 10 at 12 p.m.

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Tadamasa Sawada, Mary A. Peterson; The role of symmetry and volume in figure-ground organization. Journal of Vision 2010;10(7):1170. doi: https://doi.org/10.1167/10.7.1170.
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Many objects in our environment are symmetrical and volumetric. These two constraints are extremely effective in 3D shape recovery (Sawada, 2009). In contrast, the spaces between objects, representing the background, are almost never symmetrical and volumetric. Prior studies of figure-ground organization showed that symmetrical regions are perceived to be figures only slightly (albeit significantly) more often than expected by chance Salvagio, Mojica & Peterson, 2008). In this study we examine the hypothesis that the addition of volume enhances the likelihood of seeing symmetrical regions as figures. Experiment. If the observer perceives a given region in a stimulus as a figure (object), then she should be able to recognize the shape of the region; at the same time, we don't expect the observer to be able to recognize the shape of the background (Rubin, 1915). We tested human performance on a shape-matching task using signal detection analysis methods. On each trial, the observer was shown two stimuli one after the other. Each stimulus was composed of several regions horizontally aligned. The viewing duration was 500 ms for each stimulus. A mask was shown for 500 ms between the stimuli. The observer's task was to memorize the shapes of the specified regions in the first stimulus and to judge whether or not the shapes of the regions in the second stimulus were identical to the memorized shapes. The shapes of the regions were controlled to be either symmetrical or asymmetrical. The volumes of the regions were controlled by using the depth cue of surface-contour. The results suggest that it is easier to recognize the shape of regions that are both symmetrical and volumetric. We conclude that perceptual assignment of which regions are figures depends on the presence of 3D symmetry.
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There is more than enough to think about when preparing for the arrival of your baby, and nutrition is certainly one at the top of the list! Babies need more calories and protein per pound than any other age group, and their nutrition is key to their growth and development.
As an infant, the mother's milk is the number one way to obtain the needed nourishment and caloric intake. This is not always possible for a variety of reasons, or it may require tremendous support from doctors, mid wives, or doula's. La Leche League is also an option for wonderful support and encouragement.
The introduction of solid foods can begin after the age of six months, one at time and continue for 5-7 days. If there are no adverse reactions the next food can be introduced. The age at which you introduce certain foods will vary depending on when you start solid foods, but the order is what is more important.
Starting with pureed vegetables, followed by soaked and cooked whole grains, and then fruit. Feeding babies fruit first may lead to a baby preferring the sweet taste!
The recommendations below are based on a baby getting most of their calories from breast milk for the first 12 months. In the case of using baby formula then more calories from food are recommended as well as the introduction of protein foods between 8-10 months such as legumes and egg yolks.
Food #1: Vegetables
- Start with pureed beans, peas, pumpkin, squash, potatoes
- At nine months introduce spinach, beets, turnips, carrots (which require a more mature digestive system)
Food #2: Grains, no wheat yet
- Rice, oats, barley, quinoa, millet
- Soak for several hours in purified water, then cook
- You may add breast milk or formula as liquid
- Start with thin cereal and gradually thicken over time
- Read labels to ensure there are no additives
- If possible, buy grains whole and grind them
Food #3: Fruits
- About a month after starting vegetables try; applesauce, peaches, apricots, pears, and plums
- Start with cooked fruit and then move to uncooked and mashed fruit
- As much as possible stick to organic to reduce the amount of pesticides
- Imported fruit is higher in pesticide residue
- If not organic, locally grown fruit is wonderful
Food #4: Vegetables (that require more chewing!)
- Once your baby has conquered fruits, try zucchini, cauliflower, asparagus tips, kale and tomatoes
- You can steam or puree these
- You can add potatoes or rice cereal
Food #5: Protein (10 Months)
- The digestive system and kidneys are ready to handle some protein
- Options include; meat, poultry, beans, egg yolks (whites can be left for a few more months as they are more difficult to digest), nut butters
As we try to with ourselves, it is ideal to avoid sugar, salt, refined flours, processed foods, additives, preservatives, dyes, and hydrogenated fats. Fruit juices should also be avoided!
Having an easy to follow list and options to choose from will take the guesswork out of the equation. Starting our children off on the best possible path we can, will allow for a healthy, happy, thriving baby (and parents!).


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Combat 3 game is a new first-person shooter arena combat game made with the innovative Unity 3D technology. Here we have another quality 3D shooter in Counter Strike style. The game has been laid by minecraft background! Are you willing to take the lead and be the best?This is a online multiplayer game which means you can take on opponents from around the world.For you, this time it will be very simple, just type the name and select a server. Then, of course, you try to kill as many enemies as possible. Choose your room, wait for other players and get to the fight! The game offers a big arsenal of guns that you can use and many maps with different game types. Initially you only have a knife, and therefore try as quickly as possible to find a weapon.Choose your game and team and start the action.Made in the best shooter traditions, Combat 3 allows you to call to mind the good old Counter-Strike it has returned back in the flash! Good luck and have fun with this free flash online game at Vitality Games!


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Marvel Studios and Disney have concluded their 2016 slate in impressive fashion. Both Captain America: Civil War and Doctor Strange have been financially successful in addition to being well-received by critics and general audiences. While this year was just the beginning of Phase 3, it is the last time Marvel will release only two movies in a year. In 2017, the Marvel Cinematic Universe will get three new installments on the big screen, with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 kicking off this new plan.
The sequel is one of Marvel's most anticipated films in their upcoming slate thanks in large part to the success of the first movie, which has led to anticipation levels rising as the studios have kept fans waiting to see what is in store. The first bit of footage was released weeks ago in a sneak peek, but now it has been confirmed that the full first trailer is arriving tomorrow night.
Twitter user yournotmyprince (via Trailer Track) was able to catch the promo for tomorrow's trailer on ESPN and was kind enough to record it for all to see. The teaser announces more footage to come, but also offers one new shot that could be extended when the full trailer arrives.
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It is certainly great to know when the trailer will finally be released, and for now, this tease will be just enough to hold eager viewers over for another 24 hours. The one new shot shows Drax the Destroyer (Dave Bautista) jumping towards an alien monster they will be battling. This is the first time the alien has been seen in publicly released footage, but was previously one of the first glimpses into the movie released as concept art over the summer.
The confirmation of a trailer is less surprising after Gunn confirmed that it was finalized. Now, everyone will finally be able to see what he and the Guardians will be up against in the sequel, which star Chris Pratt (Star-Lord) has teased as being the biggest spectacle movie of all-time.
Audiences are now very familiar with the Guardians themselves, so it should be interesting to see how much of the new elements are incorporated into the first trailer. They could potentially reveal the first look at Mantis (Pom Klementieff), Ego the Living Planet (Kurt Russell), the villain Ayesha (Elizabeth Debicki) and more. This could also be the first chance to hear a song off of Awesome Mix Vol. 2 as well, so there should be a good mixture of new and familiar features once the trailer is released.
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LAKE PLACID — A state Supreme Court judge in Essex County dismissed Thomas and Renee West's lawsuit against the Lake Placid-North Elba Joint Review Board in a decision issued Friday.
The Wests, who own property adjacent to the proposed Adirondack Museum site, argued that the Joint Review Board had acted improperly in approving the plan to construct a museum building with a 64-foot tower on Main Street. The Wests claimed that the JRB "disregarded or improperly construed portions ... of the zoning regulations" and that their view would be illegally altered by a structure that is architecturally incompatible with Lake Placid.
Dawson dismissed these claims and wrote that the JRB had met its "responsibility to weigh the evidence and resolve any conflicts during the permit application process." Dawson found that the museum proposal met all of the regulatory requirements of the JRB and that the JRB had a "rational basis" to determine the museum design is compatible with "a long architectural tradition in the area."
However, there are other obstacles preventing the Adirondack Museum from breaking ground on construction. Two things must first happen, according to James Brooks, the attorney representing the Adirondack Museum.
"We need to wait for a decision on whether the Wests will appeal —we won't know that for about 40 to 60 days," Brooks said. The Wests also sued the Adirondack Park Agency, the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and the Adirondack Museum, and that case is still pending.
The museum has other challenges beyond regulatory issues, Thomas West said. The museum proposal has funding shortfalls, having only raised about $2 million toward an estimated $8 million needed to complete the project, according to West.
"They are proposing an edifice that they do not have funding for," West said. "It is unfortunate that they did not propose something more modest and in keeping with the area." In this respect, "they are their own worst enemy," he said.
"We respect his (Dawson's) analysis, but there are very clear errors of law," West said, adding that the JRB's own decision stated that the Adirondack Museum plan did not meet aesthetic requirements.
"The JRB has a responsibility to enforce its own requirements," West said. "We are likely to appeal the court's ruling."
While the timeline for construction of the new museum and the form it will take still hang on several considerations, North Elba town supervisor Roby Politi said an appellate court probably won't reverse Judge Dawson's dismissal of the Wests' case. The appellate court would have to find an error in the judge's decision in order to overturn it, which is unlikely, Politi said.
"I am pleased with the results for the community and that the Joint Review Board did their job," Politi said, "Hopefully, the museum will move forward soon."
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The Shins debut "The Fear" from new album
The good news: The Shins are back with a new album called Heartworms. The not-so-good news: it's not out until March 10. So we still have a couple months to wait but we have heard two singles from the album so far—"Name For You" and "Dead Alive". Seemingly intent on leaking their whole album before it streets, The Shins have taken to Minnesota Public Radio to play another new song. (Not that we're complaining.)
On January 7, James Mercer and co. appeared on MPR's "A Prairie Home Companion" and performed "The Fear". They also performed "Gone for Good" and "Saint Simon" from 2003's Chutes Too Narrow. As stalwart and pleasant as the other two Heartworms singles have been, "The Fear" is easily my favorite from the trio. Best I can describe it is what Neutral Milk Hotel would sound like fronted by Thom Yorke. So you should listen to that below. Or you can listen to the whole episode of "Prairie Home" here. (Regina Spektor also shows up to perform songs from her newest album.) The Shins perform at 52:10 and 1:19:00. Spektor performs at 21:40 and 1:46:00.


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A challenger in the race for a Franklin County Municipal Court judgeship is putting a new spin on getting his name in front of voters.
A challenger in the race for a Franklin County Municipal Court judgeship is putting a new spin on getting his name in front of voters.
David Young thinks his campaign is the first in central Ohio to employ sign spinners.
�We�re trying to be very unconventional,� said Young, a Dublin lawyer seeking to unseat Judge W. Dwayne Maynard in the November election.
The sign spinners stand on busy street corners and try to attract the attention of drivers by making acrobatic moves with arrow-shaped �David Young for Judge� signs. The tactic is more often used to lure customers to fast-food restaurants or mattress stores.
Maynard, a Municipal Court judge since 1993, agreed that the approach is unconventional for a judicial candidate.
�I would suspect that, for some people, it�s eye-catching, and for other people, it probably makes them wonder, �What is this guy doing?�?� he said. �Is this a proper reflection of a judicial officer?�
Name recognition is crucial in nonpartisan judicial races, Young said, and can give incumbents the upper hand.
Taking on a sitting judge is seen as such a daunting task that a majority of incumbents in Ohio don�t face challengers.
Of 95 municipal-court judges on the November ballot in the state, 68 are running unopposed, according to the Ohio Judicial Conference.
Franklin County is bucking the trend: Three of four Municipal Court judges face opposition.
In addition to the Maynard-Young matchup, Judge Andrea C. Peeples is opposed by Barb Pfeiffer, who is an assistant Ohio attorney general, and Judge Eric Brown is being challenged by Jim O�Grady, an assistant Franklin County prosecutor.
Judge Michael T. Brandt is unopposed.
The Franklin County Municipal Court consists of 15 judges, each of whom serves a six-year term at a salary of $114,100.
The court handles traffic and misdemeanor criminal cases, plus civil disputes involving less than $15,000.
Two years ago, eight Municipal Court judges were on the ballot in Franklin County, and all were unopposed.
�It�s an uphill battle,� said challenger O�Grady, whose opponent, Brown, has held four judgeships and is married to Franklin County Commissioner Marilyn Brown.
But O�Grady also has a name that voters might recognize.
His father, James J. O�Grady, is a former Franklin County Common Pleas and Municipal Court judge. They aren�t related to Franklin County Commissioner John O�Grady.
�The name helps, but it�s not why I want the job,� Jim O�Grady said. �It�s a position I�ve known I wanted for years, since I was a bailiff in the court.�
Pfeiffer is another judicial challenger with a familiar surname. She isn�t related to Columbus City Attorney Richard C. Pfeiffer Jr., retired Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Beverly Y. Pfeiffer, or Ohio Supreme Court Justice Paul E. Pfeifer.
�I appreciate the value of my name, but I�m running because of my qualifications,� she said. �I�v e been a litigator my whole career. I�ve had people tell me, �You�d be a great judge, and you�ve got a great name.�??�
She is touting her �highly recommended� rating from the Columbus Bar Association�s Judiciary Screening Committee in contrast to the �acceptable� rating the committee gave Peeples.
Peeples, who won an open seat on the court in 2005 after working as an assistant city and county prosecutor, questioned the value of the ratings, saying the majority of the committee members don�t practice in Municipal Court.
She said she is dedicated to moving the court forward in a county with significant Latino and Somali populations. �We need to make sure that language barriers don�t interfere with equal access to justice,� she said.
Although Brown appreciates the value of incumbency, he was a Common Pleas judge when he unseated the Probate Court judge in 2008. He left Probate Court to take an appointment as chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, a seat he lost in the 2010 election. He was appointed to the Municipal Court in January.
�I know from my experience that it�s not impossible to beat an incumbent, but it takes a lot of hard work,� he said.
O�Grady criticized Brown for what he described as �jumping from job to job.�
Brown said all those experiences have made him a better judge.
Maynard, the longest-serving of the incumbents on the ballot, is seeking a fourth term on the court.
�Certainly, I want to tout my experience, my years of service on the bench,� he said. �That can�t be understated or undervalued. And because I�m not an old guy, when I say my best years of service are still in front of me, you can probably feel comfortable with that.�
Young said that Maynard has �fallen into a rut� after 18 years on the bench.
Young has been a lawyer for 25 years and has trial experience as a prosecutor and defense attorney.
He said he can bring fresh thinking and updated technology to the court.
Detailed information about the candidates and their judicial philosophies may be found in the voters guide at Dispatch.com.


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2 weeks in 900 words or less
Wow! where have I been! I'm so sorry for any of you who checked back and kept having to see that sad paper. Over the past two weeks I've been both busy and a tad antisocial. Antisocial is not really the right word, more oversocialed because we have just been go-go-go that anytime I'm not going, or packing for the next thing, I just want to be a vegetable. Unfortunately as the mother of a toddler I need to be a vegetable with legs, and eyes in the back of my head.
Over the past two weeks Niamh has mastered a few new things. She says, or tries to say, a ton of words including dog (dh), cat(Ta), bird(bir), duck (duk), bunny (buneee), poo (pooooo), that (dat), hi (hi), please (peesa). She has also gotten alot better with her signs and is very clear with the ones she knows and we added outside and home to the mix. These two last ones are really necessary because she is obsessed with outside. The other day she was pitching a fit about dinner and I walked outside and she was calm, so we ate dinner outside. She can also throw a ball pretty well and she is getting to be a very good climber and can use lots of things as ladders or steps to get where she wants to be. This leads to a negative milestone, last week she fell out of her crib and sadly on the same day fell down the stairs. Both falls were ok, the stairs were just a few steps into our carpeted green room and while we didn't see her land in her room she was bruse free and everything still moved in the right directions. We emptied her crib of the stuffed animals she turned into a ramp and she seems much more careful about the stairs now. We also took Niamh on her first bike ride and it felt great to ride bikes again. Last year she was too little but this year she loves the wind in her face. When she sees the buggy she climbs right in because she know it means park time, and, I think she just likes the ride. This little buggy was a hand-me-down from a neighbor and is great, it remindes me of the one we rode in when we were little.
The outside thing comes in handy with summer SCA since last weekend we went to a camping event and this weekend we went to a thing at a friends house all day. The event was good, we missed the primary Saturday stuff because of a variety of reasons but it let us go to a friends daughters birthday party. I really like this friend and the daughter but this party was not my thing, it was an indoor pool party and I don't really like pools, I really hate being splashed, and I'm not a fan of really loud constant noise and this party hit all three. It also had the added bonus of requiring a bathing suit and even though I'm lighter then before Niamh my tummy is not fit for public viewing. I tried to make the best of it and not pass on my negative mood to Niamh but she was not to keen on the whole situation either and clung to me like a spider monkey.
The spider monkey theme continued at the event, I suppose I like that she does not run away but it would be nice if she would play a little too. The event had perfect weather and it was nice not having the responsibility of being royal so we could come and go as we pleased. I was a bit disappointed with the lack of civilization, Niamh needed a nap and would not go down and my breakfast plans fell through so I was starving so I took Niamh for a nap/drive and there was no drive through within 25miles – I have never been so glad to see a dairy queen. I'm sorry for any bad thing I've said about Forest Lake, it is a very nice little town and a metropolis compared to where we were.
Long weekends = short work weeks so I've been cramming things in. The projects I've been working on all are finishing up so I'm doing all the final pushes over these next few weeks. Every one of them will go 'live' sometime in July. I think I may have my first overnight alone in two weeks, I have to go to a supplier and I don't think I can day trip it. I'm not sure how I feel about this because she still wakes up to eat at midnight, 4amish and 7am. There is a ton of frozen milk, Lars will survive, but I still feel guilty. Hopefully soon she will be less dependent but I still enjoy being able to solve every problem in her world so easily…
SCA and house projects abound, I can't just let things be but that is another post for another day. Wordpress just announced that I can e-mail posts and that is a great feature that I really missed about blogger so hopefully I'll get more on the ball. I also owe Miss Math a phone call, every time I get time it is too late or right when I know she will be sailing. In general my lack of time has caused me to be a bit isolated and that includes the blog, twitter, IM's and everything, I just was a bit 'off' the past two weeks but hopefully I'm in the swing of summer and can adjust. Time to do some housework while things are mellow~
Final paper
Ok, it isn't because I'm in love with this paper, but, it is on the general topic of internet privacy. Specifically it is the ethical question; should Facebook be part of the corporate hiring policy. My group was not the best but not the worse. Who knows, they may have pulled through in the end if I hadn't taken over but I was not willing to risk my grade on it. Anyway, since I asked for input from many Facebook friends, I promised to post when complete so here it is.
Like I said, not my finest but I was trying to keep atleast some of what the guys wrote, and, I only had so much time to really work it. Writing papers is now a strictly after Niamh's bedtime activity so I've gotten better at doing a bit each night… Next class I have to 'journal' my experence and the guy wants apx 5 pages of reflection on each class. I think I'll write it here so I can vaguely entertain you all with my reflections of Organizational Management… Don't worry, I'll figure out how to hide most of it so if you are not interested you can skip to the next thrilling post about Niamh (who's new hobby is throwing dramatic fits, I'm going to record the next one). However, if any of you feel like helping with my class and this semi tedious assignment, any thought provoking comments would be greatly appreciated! Class starts in a few weeks. I can't help but pity the teacher who is setting him self up to read 5 pages on each of 9 classes from the 31 students on the roster. I'm sure a few will drop so figure (5*9)25 and that is 1125 pages of what I'm sure will be literary gold. Oh well, atleast there are only 9 classes! Summer sessions are shorter but make up for it in class length, class is usually from 6-9, summer class is from 5:30-9:45, I will be very tired by the end. It is the only way to get this MBA done before my classes start to expire so I will make the best of it.
So one paper left for this class, just a reflection paper so it is all my thoughts and should be relatively easy to finish in the next 7 days and then I'm free for a few weeks. Whatever will I do with all my free time?
Mothers day 2.0
Last mothers day was on the stinky side, really, I was a bit covered in milk and puke etc. The highpoint was that so many people acknoledged that I was a mom and it felt really real. I just re read my entry from last year and I did my best to put a good spin on things but I vividly remember both the good reported and the bad behind the scenes.
This year was MUCH better (it would be hard to be worse). We still had the schedule buster of crown the day before but it was a more low key even when you are neither the hostess nor a competitor. We had a nice time chatting and watching bits an pieces of the tournament. I am trying hard to keep Lars involved in Niamh watching at events, I don't want events to become him doing his thing and me watching Niamh. She is fun to be with and actually pretty easy to be with but doing it all alone is lonely so I'm fostering a team parent feeling. Anyway, after crown we went to a bit of a party and Niamh stayed up way past her bedtime. Sadly this did not mean she would sleep later but she did sleep pretty soundly with only a few little buffet breaks.
Lars let me sleep in and then I ate some breakfast and coffee and played with Niamh. I know part of the fun of the day is to be recognized for all the work a mom does but I don't think it is a day to flee the children 🙂 I suppose I'm young and the mother of one so I may not have the full prospective on this one… Niamh and I walked around out side and played with books and when she went down for a nap I tackled the laundry I put off. Only having 7 decent bras is a great motivator to doing laundry every week. After the nap (and lunch) we all went out to Kholes to spend a gift card I had. I got many new outfits that are professional and fit nicely. Over the past two days I wore all new stuff and got many compliments. We rounded out the day with pizza and tv watching.
Speaking of TV, we FINALLY have our TV situation squared away. It has been a long road to high def. We got the TV near Christmas but didn't really use the HD part because our cable and tivo were not hidef. For months the fact that it was so BIG was pretty awesome. We tried a few options with different cable/box/computer/tivo/dvr combos and I think the cable guy in our area is now on our Christmas card list because he has been out so many times. For the record, HD cable does not work with a HD Tivo and sadly we had to get a DVR. It is ok, just not the same. Now our shows are so much cooler looking, even the commercials look nice! I believe it has been worth the trouble but god bless the Internet because we keep missing shows because we forgot to put them into the que so we watch them online. Oh yeah, the cherry on top for our TV set up is we now have a TV computer, with bluray, hooked in so we can play games, browse, watch netflix etc all on the big screen. In fact, since my paper is virtually done, this is 600 words, and dinner is almost ready I think I'll go spend some time with my TV friend 🙂
irony is that 'bluray' is spell checked to 'blurry'
Happy Mothers day!
to all the mothers hope you have a good day. Today started great, I woke up at 10am to flowers from my parents. 🙂
Where to live
Recently Lars and I were discussing places we would want to live, actually, we were more talking about places NOT to live… The conversation started while watching Medium where they are after like the 20th serial killer in a few years – scratch Phoenix of the list
We can not live in Miami either, both Dexter and CIS Miami portray it as a very unsafe place to be.
Sadly NYC is out also; Law and Order, SVU etc all are very clear that NYC is full of bad people and the good guy can not always put them away.
Mane, the entire state, is out for various Steven King related stories – I like dead things to stay dead and on top of that guys in vans hit pedestrians.
Chicago is iffy – the healthcare system seems suspect but other then that it may be ok.
We are unsure about New Mexico, according to Without a Trace that is where all the witness protection people go so it might be really safe, or, it is full of people looking for witnesses to kill.
I liked Stars Hollow CT where the Gilmore Girls live but Lars says the taxes are too high.
Baltimore is very very out after the Wire, nothing but gangs, drugs, and crooked Unions.
I'm sure there are more, this has been a fun topic so I'll add to it when we think of more. Ironically MN is looking better and better as long as we stay south enough to keep away from the loons and Lake woebegone of Prairie home companion
the weekend
This weekend we had a playdate at the MN Zoo/Farm. My little ode to Beltane – we communedwith the trees and flowers and outside but in a thoroughly yuppy suburban way. We met up at 10 and we all fit into our mini van – 2 dads in the front row, 2 babies in the middle row, and two moms in the way back. Niamh slept and Jeremy was too excited by the new car that he only fell asleep about 2 min outside of the zoo. We strolled the zoo down to the farm section and visited all the little animals. (There are lots of pictures on flicker). We ate at the farm and let the babies frolic on the grass. They ate, smashed, plucked, and passed dandelions and had a great time. After lunch we strolled back on the other branch of the path and saw the bears having a great time and a bunch of the other animals hanging out. Next we did the shark and tide pool section where Jon tested his underwater camera. Everyone looked at him like he was crazy and he looked a little squeamish before the first plunge but it worked and the pictures he got were very cool. Since we were close we took the monorail tour and then we ate a snack and rounded out the day with the tropical section. By the end Niamh was pooped and she missed the tropics completely. She actually slept all the way home, woke briefly to nurse, then basically slept til morning (with nursing breaks only). I even washcloath washed her, changed her diaper and put her in PJ's all with out her really waking up.
So the Zoo was a success. I think having another family with us helped because the babies really do interact. Jeremy had way more stamina but then again he didn't run up and down a hill a bunch of times. I also think that the blend of stroller time punctuated with run around time kept the kids happy. All the adults were into it too, the animals were probably more fun for us at this stage but with each new experience their brains grow.
Sunday we continued the outside trend since that is the place Niamh begs to be. In the morning we did yard work and I don't think my front garden has ever been weeded so well. In the afternoon we walked to the park and back. We tried to instill the 'hat stays on' theory on Sunday but putting her inside any time she took it off. She learned by the end… who knows if she will remember next time but it is a start.
Tomorrow is my last class of the semester. The paper is due next week so I'm not quite done but I'm well on the way. The guys in my group are being slackers, I had to do a smack down e-mail to them this morning semi-demanding they produce something. I'm pretty sure I'll do fine regardless of what they do because I did well in all the other sections but the fact they are riding my work is a bit annoying. In some ways, handling the group dynamic is a learning experience for work too so valuable in its own way.
Off to indulge in tv and icecream and an evening with Lars ~


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Why is a Classical Education Relevant in the Digital Age?
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"Westminster School nurtures ... and finds a way to bring out each child's individual gifts. This school is like no other."
— Current Parent
Westminster School (Independent, pre-K-8th grade, est. 1962) provides an in-depth, well-rounded program of academics combined with close attention to each child's personal development. Within a warm, nurturing environment, children are encouraged and taught how to exercise kindness, respect, responsibility, integrity, and resilience, as well as the knowledge, skills and attitudes fundamental to their delight in learning. With a clearly defined mission and philosophy, Westminster School provides a carefully planned, consistent approach to all aspects of a child's intellectual, emotional, and social development.
Westminster's classical program provides a systematic, age-based, cross-curricular approach to developing thinking skills. It develops love of reading through early mastery of reading skills, emphasis on speaking and writing skills (including cursive writing), and an impressive literature program of high-quality and classic works. The in-depth story of western civilization (taught sequentially in grades 3-8) provides an exciting and imagination-stirring approach to history. Also included are French (grades K-8) and Latin (grades 6-8), which creates a strong foundation for English and a springboard to other languages. Advanced math and science classes in all grades are supported by extracurricular clubs such as Math Counts and Science Olympiad, which provide extra STEM activities and challenges.At Westminster, students look forward to coming to school each day and are proud of what they accomplish. Daily work, special projects, and frequent subject-related field trips provide many opportunities to explore the world, discover special interests, and exercise creativity. The children's curiosity and imagination are sparked by a team of dedicated, creative teachers who are passionate about the subjects they teach. At Westminster, rather than having one teacher deliver all core academic subjects, a specialist is engaged to teach each one, creating a subject-immersion environment in each classroom. Many of our teachers hold an undergraduate degree in the subject he or she teaches and a master's degree in education, or have a comparable background.
The arts are central to our mission of developing well-rounded, confident young people who have the chance to explore, develop, and express their potential in all areas. Art and music classes are part of the weekly schedule for all grades. Dance is included in P.E. for all grades. All students participate in drama, performing in a class play every year. (Along with the advanced academic preparation, alumni routinely cite their drama experiences as among the most valuable in preparing them for their future lives.) Orchestra is an option for students in grades 3 – 8. Musical performances, athletic competitions, art exhibitions, math challenges, poetry competitions, dance contests, science fairs, and talent shows provide many opportunities for students to explore and share their talents.
Our well-rounded, in-depth program nurtures eager learners and provides exciting opportunities for motivated children. This is supported by extensive in-program and extracurricular activities and clubs, including Resource for advanced math and English students, Builders Club (community service), Chess, Chorus, French Club, Math Counts, Odyssey of the Mind, and Science Olympiad, as well as daily P.E. and teams for basketball, soccer, softball, and track and field.
Westminster's daily school life is supported by an array of programs, including extra academic help (included in tuition), early and after-school care, summer and intersession camps, after-school enrichment classes, bus service, and an optional box-lunch / hot lunch program. The Westminster Parents Club and other volunteer opportunities provide a variety of ways for parents to make friends, get involved in school life, and support their children's education.
Finally, the Westminster community is strengthened by its diversity, with a student body and faculty representing more than 40 different countries and a variety of religions and ethnic origins. Westminster School provides a unique environment where each individual is recognized, respected, and celebrated while all are united by shared values of kindness, respect, responsibility, a strong work ethic, enthusiasm for learning, and an aspiration to excellence and a fulfilling life.


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TROY is a district of more than 35,000 people and encompasses 36.7 square miles in central Miami County, Ohio. It has a large industrial base made up of major corporations such as PMI Food Equipment Group, ITW, Goodrich Corporation, American Honda Motor Co., Troy Daily News, Stillwater Technologies Inc., F&P America Manufacturing Inc., United Retail Group, Upper Valley Medical Center and others. It is a community rich in tradition and pride.
The Troy School District serves the City of Troy and Concord Township. Troy High School is a comprehensive college-prep oriented public high school. The division of the school year is quarterly and credits are awarded by semester. Vocational students may attend the Upper Valley Joint Vocational School with some Vocational Technology programs being housed in the high school. Troy High School is state accredited in Ohio by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and is a member of the Greater Western Ohio Conference. Troy students have access to over 40 extracurricular activities and numerous community based organizations. The Troy schools have a tradition of providing students with a quality education based on innovative curriculum and support services designed to meet student needs.
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Accelerated Courses Receiving Weighted Grades
English: Honors ~ 9, 10, 11, 12
Mathematics: Honors ~ Geometry, Algebra II, Pre-Calculus Advanced Placement ~ Calculus AB, BC, Statistics
Social Studies: Advanced Placement ~ American History, US Government, Micro/Macro Economics
Science: Advanced Placement ~ Chemistry
Honors ~ Biology II, Chemistry II, Physics
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Since the start of the alliance, which is fully promoted by Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Minister of Defense Mohammed Bin Salman, a long list of questions has popped up with regards to the main purpose of the so-called Sunni "NATO project". Main issue is the underlying strategic approach of the alliance. Outside analysts have dubbed it to be an anti-Iran or anti-Shi'a alliance, mainly targeting the growing geostrategic position that Iran and its allies, Hezbollah, Houthis, Assad and indirectly Russia, have been acquiring in the MENA region. Under the title of IMAFT, targeting officially the rise of IS/Daesh and Al Qaeda, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Egypt, have been setting up a military cooperation to confront the encroachment of Iranian military and semi-military forces on the borders of the leading Sunni states. However, the impact of IMAFT has been not very impressive to say the least. Eventhat leading Arab countries, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAE, Jordan, have been able to commit themselves to the whole idea, bringing even in the support of Turkey, Pakistan and others, it still didn't result in a full-fledged military cooperation able to even project power beyond its own territory. Some attempts have been made, such as the February 2016 Saudi Arabia-led massive military exercise, called Northern Thunder, which included military assets and troops of around 20 different countries. The military exercise, which took place in King Khalid Military City in northeastern Saudi Arabia, entailed military exercises of the forces of Saudi Arabia's, Jordan, Bahrain, Senegal, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Sudan, Kuwait, the Maldives, Morocco, Pakistan, Chad, Tunisia, Comoro Islands, Djibouti, Malaysia, Egypt, Mauritania and Mauritius. Looking at the full line-up of the exercise, the only functional participation however has come from the GCC states, Egypt, Jordan and Pakistan. The others on the list even don't have any military force to speak of. Still, the first steps towards an integrated cooperation of the main forces have been taken.
At the same time, Iran became heavily involved in the ongoing civil war in Yemen. Tehran openly supports the Houthi-rebel forces, which are currently fighting an open war against Saudi-UAE backed Yemen government forces. After initial successes of that it would be open for any discussion on Syria's future, which indicated even an option to discuss with Russia and Assad how to deal with the ongoing conflict. The latter of course stands contrary to the GCC approach, as all Arab Gulf states are currently supporting the anti-Assad groups in full.
After being already part of IMAFT from the start, Turkey's role is currently growing. Turkish president Erdogan has shown a willingness to act unilaterally, not only in his fight against terrorism in Turkey, but also willing to put Turkish armed forces in harm's way if this will increase the regional power position of the country. The assertiveness
In April 2016, it became clear that Saudi Arabia and Turkey were looking at a new marriage of convenience. The visit of King Salman to Turkey, officially to attend the Organization of the Islamic Conference in Istanbul, was showing a thaw in relations. The latter meeting was a follow-up of Turkish president Erdogan in December 2015. The Erdogan meeting in 2015 resulted in a strategic cooperation agreement, entailing military, economic and investment. When looking back now, it can be a first step of the creation of IMAFT. For Turkey, its strategy is still very diffuse. Some can argue that the alliance with Saudi Arabia has increased Ankara's position to build up its regional strategic capacity in the Middle East. The setup of Turkish military bases in Qatar and Somalia is a sample of this. For Saudi, the Turkish involvement is also important, not only as Ankara can provide the 2nd largest armed forces in NATO, but also opens to Riyadh a highly sophisticated defence and military electronics industries. The latter has already been partly put in place, as there is a growing defense cooperation showing between Saudi and Turkish counterparts.
For Turkey, the current reorientation on the Middle East has been pushed forward by an unexpected military coup mid-July 2016. The reactions from the West, and large amount of criticism on president Erdogan, have forced it to focus on the Middle East, looking for a new power position in the Arab world. An alignment with Russia and China, as some have been afraid off, is currently not really on the table. At present, Ankara is in a decision-making process which could lead to a rearrangement of alliances. When looking at IMAFT, Turkey is at present interested in this third alternative, a regional security alliance, led by Saudi Arabia, but supported by Pakistan. For Western analysts, it is very interesting to see if Ankara really is going to break with its old alliances (NATO), and will forge a new one. As stated above, Turkey has been setting up already military and economic agreements with Saudi Arabia (and the GCC) and Pakistan. Turkey is setting up bilateral military development agreements with Riyadh, while already being a major arms exporter to Pakistan. Just before the Munich Security Conference, Turkish president Erdogan already has stepped up his efforts to gain traction in the Arab world again. Erdogan has been touring the GCC countries, including Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Qatar. According to İbrahim Kalın, assistant to the Turkish President, Turkey developed a wide-ranging relationship with the Gulf countries. The Turkey-GCC High Level Strategic Dialogue mechanism established in 2008 in Jeddah has helped realize new potential but ought to be further activated to create new opportunities. Currently Turkey has large interest in security priorities and economic outlook of the GCC countries. For Turkey, main interest is also GCC support for Ankara's security concerns over the PKK and FETÖ. Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Bahrain have taken several steps to stop the activities of FETÖ institutions and individuals in their countries. At the same time, Turkey and the GCC are confronting Daesh and other terrorist organizations.


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Wednesday, July 06, 2011
A vision
Why can we do something like this?
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U.S. Bicycle Route System
Here's an recent,interesting blog article by Sec. Ray LaHood. He gets it!
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Is it really this complicated?
After reading Elly Blue's delightful and informational article on gender and bicycling.
Riding in style makes bicycling more appealing to women and men. Thats why my next venture will be into the bike fashion realm!
Yes, I've recognized that there are more males riding bikes than females, but where does one begin to understand why? I just want to ride and love getting others hooked on it too. Whatever it takes to get someone on a bike, lets do it!
Okay so maybe it is and economics plays a huge role. Women still make 77 cent for each dollar that men make doing the same jobs. Women also make more trips especially when childcare duties come into the picture. Perhaps we would see more women on bikes if there were more fashionable and functional attire and accessories. Who knows. I think my next page will simply be: ideas for riding in style with what you already got. Stay tuned!
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Highlights and Inclusions
- All meals while on the ship
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- All transport and listed activities
- Tour leader throughout and qualified Expedition Staff
- We can include flights from the UK. Please contact us for a quote.
Our journey begins in Buenos Aires where we will overnight in a hotel.
We will transfer to the airport and board our private charter flight from Buenos Aires to Ushuaia, Argentina. Upon arrival, we'll take a short city tour before heading to the pier.The transfer to the ship takes place in the afternoon. Once on board there is a get together for introductions to the expedition team, to learn about the ship and its layout, talk about the itinerary for the next 17 days and participate in the obligatory lifeboat drill. Departure from Ushuaia is normally around 6:00 p.m, and we set sail through the Beagle Channel in the early evening. The long days mean plenty of evening light in which to experience the beauty of the channel, and to perhaps enjoy your first wildlife sightings.
We sail in a north-easterly direction, enjoying a series of presentations that prepare you for the coming adventure. On deck the first sightings of albatross and petrels add to the sense of excitement.


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Feedback sought for new science-education standards
The National Academies' Board on Science Education began soliciting feedback from the public Wednesday on its draft of a new framework for K-12 science-education standards.
According to committee Chairwoman Helen Quinn, the committee recognized that improvements could be made to the existing standards developed in the 1990, and the framework aims to move science instruction away from a detail-oriented discipline that emphasizes memorization toward a "more coherent vision" in which basic principles are progressively developed and built upon as students advance through grades.
Responding to a nationwide movement by states to implement common standards, the draft aims to develop a guide that would standardize curricula. Furthermore, the committee reported that it hopes the draft will satisfy educational bodies, such as the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the National Science Teachers Association, and lead to re-designing of the College Board's Advanced Placement science exams.
The committee is requesting public opinion on its report by Aug. 2 via a survey that can be found on the BOSE website.
A press release about the report is here. The framework can be found here. Quinn's cover letter, along with a link to the survey, can be found here.


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World of Warcraft Priest Class Guide
Priest by nature make the best healers in the game for PVE World of Warcraft, because of their ability to Dispel their opponents and their party. This also makes them extremely good in any PVP situations.
Shield and Heal Over Time (HOT) - Priest can save themselves and other players by casting Power Word: Shield to absorb damage, and they have many variety of instant heal and HOT to be able to heal while on the move.
Offensive & Defensive Dispels - Priest are the only class that have Offensive and Defensive dispels, they can dispels all their opponents magic ability like a Shaman's Purge and Dispel themselves and their party from harmful spells and like Paladins.
Mana Burn - Mana burn is what makes a priest very deadly healing class, Priest can mana drain anyone faster than a hunter or warlock. But this requires 1.5s cast time, while hunters can do it instantly, makes hunters better mana drainers in PVP.
Fear - Priest's instant fear is extremely powerful, they can fear everyone close to them allowing them to escape and heal.
Mind Control - THE MOST FUNT ability in the game, you can mind control any Humanoids but unfortunately your priest will have to stand still while using mind control. Fun to mind control your opponents and make them jump off a bridge :).
Low Mobility - Other than fearing their opponents priest have no other way to increase their movement speed or escape slowing effects from melee. But they can dispel most root ability such as frost nova and entangling root.
Low Armor - Wearing cloth makes priests extremely vulnerables to melee but by using shield and instant heal they can survive very well on their own.


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Gary Lockwood stars as a young American who falls in love with French model Anouk Aimée, in Jacques Demy's only Hollywood studio feature (it was financed by Columbia). Aimée reprises her role as the titular character of Demy's first film, LOLA, but neither she nor Lockwood is the real star of MODEL SHOP: That honor goes to the city of Los Angeles itself, which Demy photographs with the same blend of wonder and authenticity that characterizes his French films. This is no idealized version of Hollywood - it's an L.A. of supermarkets and parking lots - yet Demy's romantic eye lends a style and dignity to even the most mundane people and locations. In English.
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Tweet I obtained my PhD in Marketing from the Warwick Business School in 2011 and was reflecting back. Though there were times when I nearly gave up and even tears were shed, those 4 years were definitely worth it.
Sharing an interesting infographic "Doctorate Degrees: Are They Worth It?"
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Bethlehem and Nazareth are the places most associated with the life of Jesus prior to his public ministry.
Therefore, what better way to dismiss the Christian faith than claim that these towns never existed at the time of Jesus? They are the product of later, fanciful legends and promoted as a way of making a fast shekel out of religious tourism. James Randi, a popular American magician and atheist, boldly declares: 'There simply is no demonstrable evidence from the Nazareth site that dates to the time of Jesus Christ'.
No donkey
A similar claim is made regarding Bethlehem. Though occupied in earlier times, some say it was abandoned during the time of Jesus. Israeli archaeologist Aviram Oshri has identified a different Bethlehem, nearer Nazareth, as thriving at the time of Jesus. Oshri comments: 'It makes much more sense that Mary rode on a donkey, while she was at the end of the pregnancy, from Nazareth to Bethlehem of Galilee which is only seven kilometres than the other Bethlehem which is 150 kilometres' (NPR News). The fact that the Gospels nowhere mention a donkey does not instill confidence in Oshri's research. But what about the facts? Were Bethlehem and Nazareth inhabited during the early years of Jesus?
Bethlehem is sometimes dismissed because the Church of the Nativity that tourists visit only dates from 327 AD, long after the time of Jesus. But the question to ask is why was a church to venerate the nativity built here? The history of association with the nativity is much older. Justin Martyr (c.100-165 AD), who only lived 40 miles away from Bethlehem, identified a cave in the town as the site of Christ's birth. Origen (c.185-254 AD) describes visiting the cave himself. Over 200 years of tradition, before the church was built, identify the site and give it authenticity. Furthermore, Bethlehem has revealed evidence of first century occupation, including pottery from that time.
The hamlet of Nazareth
What about Nazareth? In some ways, the first-century evidence is quite similar to that of Bethlehem. There is no evidence of a large city, monumental buildings or wealthy citizens at the time of Jesus. But there is evidence of an agricultural community. Pottery, a winepress and burial caves have borne witness to this period of habitation. In 2009 archaeologists revealed the remains of a stone -built house dating to the time of Jesus. It is estimated that Nazareth was a hamlet of about 50 houses during the first century.
First-century Nazareth and Bethlehem were the kind of locations that leave little evidence in the archaeological record. Little wealth means no monumental buildings and few coins or durable goods. However, new material continues to come to light. A discovery of an ancient bathhouse in 1993 may yet prove that Nazareth was more significant at the time of Jesus than previously thought.
What scale?
Critics dismiss the Gospels because there is no evidence for the 'cities' of Nazareth or Bethlehem at the time of Jesus. This objection arises from a misunderstanding of the Greek word polis, often translated 'town' or even 'city' (Matthew 2.23; Luke 2.4). But what is the difference between a hamlet, village, town or city? A textbook on town planning would need a precision over words like village or town that need not apply elsewhere. Matthew and Luke are not using this term in some technical sense. Their concerns are not with town planning but with recording history.
Historical Saviour
There is no reason to doubt the existence of Bethlehem and Nazareth, but there is reason to think again if we imagine them as large, wealthy cities. The reason to think again is because of what the Bible itself says. Of Nazareth, Philip asked: 'Can anything good come out of there?' (John 1.46). Of Bethlehem, prophecy already indicated its obscurity at the time of Christ's birth. As the New Living Translation puts it: 'But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, are only a small village among the people of Judah' (Micah 5.2). Jesus did not hail from a great city like London, New York or even Jerusalem, but from obscurity. Which leaves us the question, why do we still know so much more about this one man than his home towns? We don't worship sacred sites, but we do worship an historical Saviour.
Chris is lecturer at Moorlands College and pastor of Alderholt Chapel. His books include Confident Christianity and Time Travel to the Old Testament published by IVP.
This article was first published in the February 2014 issue of Evangelicals Now. For more news, artciles or reviews, subscribe to EN or contact us for more information.
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Who says the contemporary art world has all the sexy fun? Chelsea galleries may be known for their crowded, often boisterous Thursday and Friday night openings that spill out into the streets. But it's a bit of a secret that dealers in Old Masters, antiquities and 19th Century art also open their doors at night to the public in party mode—and there's no better example right now than October Art Week.
Coming up on Oct. 26, 19 galleries on the Upper East Side will kick off the festivities with evening receptions that run from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. They'll be showing off works by Matisse, Hopper, Feininger, Renoir and many others. And serving up wine, of course, and other refreshments.
October Art Week receptions first popped up last year, after a few galleries decided to capitalize on the arrival of The European Fine Art Fair in New York: TEFAF, held every March in Maastricht, the Netherlands, has been called the Olympics of the art world and by some measures is the world's largest art fair.
The combination of TEFAF and a special gallery week, with extended hours for the galleries, created a critical mass of interest in art that predates the 21st century. And the dealers, in the words of Frances Beatty, president of Adler Beatty on East 69th St., wanted "to make this really fun." It worked.
Last year's parties—technically called "an art walk"—drew steady, if perhaps a bit better-behaved, crowds than the Chelsea galleries. No one milled around in the street, worse for wear (that I saw, at least). "Because it was a 'walk,' people came in waves," said Alan Salz, director and head of paintings at Didier Aaron on East 67th St. "It's a time to offer people a glass of wine and a nice opportunity to schmooze."
It was also a nice mix of ages, dealers said, and many seemed stunned by what they saw. In just one example of something you don't see every day, Richard L. Feigen hung a Velazquez near a Bill Viola near a Beckmann near a Condo. (Feigen has since reduced his gallery space to become a quasi-private dealer and won't be participating this year.)
A grouping like that exemplifies a budding trend to create a dialogue between new and old works. "People are swiveling their eyes backwards as well as forwards," Beatty says now.
So get ready to prowl: This year, October Art Week extends from Oct. 26, with the walk, through Nov. 2: Participating dealers and a map are here http://www.octoberartweek.com/. TEFAF New York Fall, held at the Park Avenue Armory, opens to the public on Oct. 28, offering art from antiquity to 1920. (On Friday, October 27, 2017, The Society of Memorial Sloan Kettering will host the Opening Night of TEFAF New York Fall. Opening Night tickets are available for purchase at www.thesocietyofmskcc.org, or by calling 212-639-7972.)


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Watching the solar eclipse yesterday was a profoundly beautiful experience. My husband and I drove to Gering, NE and easily found a wonderful campsite, had an amazing bike ride and then a local concert the night before the eclipse. Then on the 21st we settled into our camp chairs, glasses on, and listened to beautiful new age music as we watched the moon slowing glide past the sun. As I watched, I sensed the hot, majestic sun being a symbol of the masculine energy of power, heat, and expressing over activity at this time. As the moon began to cover the sun, it looked to me like a mother's breast, a beautiful symbol of the divine feminine, of a mother's love. As I continued to experience this amazing event, I felt the sun alchemizing, maturing and softening, with the mother's love. This moon as mother's love was also getting so many people's attention. We were all watching it, free of the earthly dramas for a while, putting our attention on the celestial rhythms. The moon was reflecting it's umbra, shadow, to remind us all of the tenderness we need to give ourselves and others as we calibrate to balance in love. The deep love of the Mother can fill our systems as we proceed forward in the light and dark, always cared for and practicing our care for each other and the planet. The solar eclipse was a profound reminder of the importance of balance, flow and the strength of love.
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