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- The Palestinians have observer status at the United Nations
- Salam Fayyad would have held the most senior UN post filled by a Palestinian
(CNN)The UN is continuing to explore the possibility of placing a senior Palestinian leader in a top United Nations role, after the US abruptly rescinded its approval for the posting Friday.
UN spokesman Farhan Haq said consultations aimed at salvaging the nomination of former Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad as the special representative for Libya are underway. But the outlook is not good.
Haq said it's up to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to choose his special representatives, but the opposition of an important country would not be helpful to that person.
After initially indicating it would accept Fayyad, the Trump administration suddenly shifted its position over concern the move would boost the Palestinian cause at the world body. The reversal sent shock and confusion through the diplomatic community.
Haq denied that talks were underway to have an Israeli diplomat assume another UN post in a compromise to solve the problem.
When asked if the UN was looking for a new candidate, he repeated that "our consultations continue."
UK Ambassador to the UN Matthew Rycroft indicated on Monday that his country had supported the choice: "We were comfortable with the nomination. He, by all accounts, has a very strong track record from his time as Palestinian prime minister and other roles."
Israel, however, praised the American stance. The country's Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, said that with its opposition to Fayyad's appointment, "The new administration proved once again that it stands firmly alongside the State of Israel in the international arena and in the UN in particular."
Guterres sent a letter to the Ukraine ambassador, who serves as president of the Security Council, informing the council of his intention to appoint Fayyad to the Libya post, according a copy of the letter shown to CNN.
Bloomberg first reported Guterres wanted to tap Fayyad for the post.
According to United Nations procedure, the secretary general is required to give a 48-hour notification period before making such an appointment.
Several UN diplomats said before sending the letter Guterres already had informal discussions with the US mission to New York, who told him that the State Department and National Security Council were on board with Fayyad's appointment.
"Based on the information available to him at the time, the Secretary-General had the perception, now proven wrong, that the proposal would be acceptable to Security Council members," UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told CNN.
But minutes before the review period expired, the US delegation objected to Fayyad's candidacy after initially greenlighting him, effectively blocking his appointment, several UN diplomats told CNN.
The administration's about-face on Fayyad's candidacy was first reported by Foreign Policy.
In a statement, US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said the United States was "disappointed" to learn about Guterres' intention to appoint Fayyad and said "going forward, the United States will act, not just talk, in support of our allies."
Haley said she was blocking the Guterres' selection on the grounds that "the UN has been unfairly biased in favor of the Palestinian Authority to the detriment of our allies in Israel."
"The United States does not currently recognize a Palestinian state or support the signal this appointment would send within the United Nations," Haley said.
Diplomats said the Trump administration's about face has created what one UN diplomat called "mass confusion in the UN," with member states concerned about a perceived new chaos in US decision-making.
"Is this how it is going to work from now on?" the diplomat lamented. "We have no idea what we can expect."
The US mission to the UN did not return calls seeking comment about the reversal.
Fayyad won praise from the international community for bringing transparency to the Palestinian Authority's finances while prime minister under President Mahmoud Abbas from 2007 to 2013. He resigned over differences with Abbas.
In a separate statement to reporters, Dujarric defended Fayyad's qualifications following the opposition to his appointment.
"The proposal for Salam Fayyad to serve as the Secretary-General's Special Representative in Libya was solely based on Mr. Fayyad's recognized personal qualities and his competence for that position," he said in a statement. "United Nations staff serve strictly in their personal capacity. They do not represent any government or country."
Dujarric said the secretary general "reiterates his pledge to recruit qualified individuals, respecting regional diversity, and notes that, among others no Israeli and no Palestinian have served in a post of high responsibility at the United Nations."
"This is a situation that the Secretary-General feels should be corrected, always based on personal merit and competencies of potential candidates for specific posts," he said.
France and Sweden, two UN Security Council members officially have stated their support for Fayyad, saying Guterres has the right to choose the best candidate he feels for the post.
"Salam Fayyad is indeed a very high profile personality, unanimously appreciated for his experience and expertise," said French Permanent Representative François Delattre.
"We believe that Mr. Fayyad has the relevant experience and would be an excellent SRSG for the very important work relating to Libya," Swedish Permanent Representative Olof Skoog said in a statement.
The move by Haley to block the appointment of Fayyad to lead the United Nations political mission in Libya has been described as unconscionable by PLO Executive Committee member Hanan Ashrawi.
Ashrawi called the decision a "blatant case of discrimination on the basis of (Fayyad's) nationality," in a statement released Saturday, adding that it constituted a "blanket license for the exclusion of Palestinians everywhere."
Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon hailed the US objection, calling it a "beginning of a new era at the UN" in which the US "stands firmly behind Israel."
The Palestinians have observer status at the United Nations and have long sought full membership. Both the US and Israel have opposed the move without a peace treaty creating a formal Palestinian state.
The move to block Fayyad's appointment, which would have been the most senior UN post ever held by a Palestinian, comes after the Trump administration denounced the UN for passing a resolution condemning Israel's settlement activity in the West Bank.
President Donald Trump criticized his predecessor, President Barack Obama, for abstaining instead of exercising a US veto, which allowed the resolution to pass.
During her confirmation hearing last month, Haley called the resolution a "terrible mistake."
"Nowhere has the UN's failure been more consistent and more outrageous than in its bias against our close ally Israel," she said.


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Women automatically assume you find the woman you are looking at more attractive than you do her. Women do not get the fact that men think they need to keep looking and that it is actually a biologically related urge. Women want a man they can trust to build a family with; that is how they are made. If you stare at other women around your girlfriend, she is going to lose some respect and trust for you.
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Tuesday night, City Council voted unanimously in favor of rezoning the area near Princess Anne Commons for the new field. Virginia Beach Professional Baseball, LLC plans to build the five to six thousand seat stadium near the Sportsplex.
Also at Tuesday night's meeting, council members voted in favor of moving a wall in the Town Center project to create more space for new retail.


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A judge has lifted a bankruptcy threat that was hanging over millionaire businesswoman Jan Fletcher following her unsuccessful Leeds arena legal challenge.
Deputy district judge Bruce Buchan today agreed to a request from Leeds City Council at Harrogate County Court for the dismissal of a bankruptcy order against Ms Fletcher.
Council bosses recently brought the bankruptcy action against the entrepreneur in an attempt to recover the £2m she owed them in interim costs from the arena case.
Last month, however, an out-of-court agreement was reached for Ms Fletcher to pay the council its cash.
As a result, the local authority went to court today to call a formal halt to a legal saga that has rumbled on for a number of years.
Speaking after the hearing, council chief executive Tom Riordan said: "I'm satisfied, based on legal advice, that this is a good deal for council taxpayers.
"This has been a long drawn-out and costly legal process and we are finally drawing a line under it by recovering as much as possible of public money at a time when our budget pressures are particularly severe."
Ms Fletcher originally took the council to court following its decision in 2008 to make Clay Pit Lane, in Leeds city centre, the home of the arena.
It had been thought that Sweet Street in Holbeck – a site owned by her Harrogate-based Montpellier Estates firm – and land next to Leeds United's Elland Road ground were the only places in the running to secure the scheme.
In the event, however, the council not only chose the Clay Pit Lane location, it decided to build the venue itself.
Ms Fletcher alleged she had been tricked into taking part in a sham selection process but her claim was rejected in February 2013.
Mr Justice Supperstone described her evidence as "unsatisfactory" and said he was not convinced some of the conversations she repeated to the court had actually taken place.
Then, at a hearing in October 2013, the same judge gave Ms Fletcher four weeks to pay the council's interim costs.
No money was forthcoming, which led to the authority's bankruptcy move.
Council chiefs also issued a winding-up petition against Ms Fletcher's Montpellier Estates company during the fall-out from the case.
Property owned by the firm that was placed under the control of the receivers included its head office in Harrogate's Cold Bath Road.
* When a person is made bankrupt they have to hand over their assets to a trustee such as the official receiver. The trustee then oversees the sale of the person's assets to pay their debts.


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Saturday evening, October 15, the gym will be transformed into a Karaoke and Dessert Bar from 7:00 to 10:00pm! A fund raiser for the ministry of MCCSJ.
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Do you have items to donate? Can you donate a dessert? Please call the church—408-279-2711.


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MoHu, the nine-day arts festival running in the Capital Region from Saturday (10/8) through Oct. 16, encompasses hundreds of events organized by more than 150 arts and cultural organizations located within 50 kilometers of the convergence of the Mohawk and Hudson rivers (no clue about the use of a metric distance).
On Arts Talk this week we'll be suggesting one event per day of the festival.
Friday, Oct. 14:
What: Exposed
When: 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14
Where: Washington Park Lake House, – Washington Park Lake House, Albany
Why: This art show is a benefit in which you can contribute to the transformation of the abandoned St. Joseph's Academy building in Albany's Arbor Hill neighborhood into a vibrant 40,000-square-foot creative arts incubator and neighborhood art space. Organized by Albany Barn, Exposed is a pop-up exhibition and barn raising soiree that will use images and light to convey the state – and promise – of St. Joseph's Academy.
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Every time I had to take an important test at school, my grandma always gave me chocolate. And not just a piece, a full size candy bar! Chocolate makes us happy, helps our brain function better, but it has CALORIES (the scary word for women over 25! and a reminder that we need to work out!) So what about other products out there?
I have recently been offered to try Excelerol a supplement, that supports memory, concentration and alertness. I am not going to go on and on about the ingredients, and maintaining a healthy diet, working out regularly, basically the same information you can find on a "Magic Diet Pill" box.
But let's say you have a test or an important meeting in the morning, pop one of those about 30 minutes before, and you are golden. Heck, this thing help me wake up in the morning! Pssssst, it does contain caffeine!
I do notice that it increases my productivity and I do like the taste, it's almost like gum – has a refreshing effect! And it did bring back some odd memories of my high school years i Russia. I am not sure if I want to remember that day when our physics classroom was too cold, so we had a class in the hallway and our teacher used the door for a board! But woe to you if you didn't pay attention or was caught talking during the hallway physics circle time – she sent you in the freezer aka the classroom!
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There are many great things about college basketball. From the roaring student sections, to the conference rivalries and, of course, March Madness. There are few climaxes in sports that can reach the heights that college basketball does. Another factor that any true sports fan can appreciate about this season is the parity that surrounds the NCAA. I understand that many people don't see the point and effort put into rankings in college hoops, but if rankings can do just one thing, it is to illustrate a parity-ridden season when there is one.
The past four weeks in college basketball have featured four different number ones. Each one of those number one teams has lost in the following week. This was shown most recently on Saturday when third-ranked Indiana dethroned top-ranked Michigan at Assembly Hall. In fact, the Kansas Jayhawks, who entered Saturday ranked number one in the Coach's Poll also lost. Their loss hurt even more as they forfeited not only their 18-game winning streak, but also their 33 home game winning streak. The one thing this does tell us of rankings is that it will be all sorts of messy come Monday morning.
More importantly, as the season embarks on yet another home stretch in conference play we can conclude that the window is open for anyone. In contrast, the last few seasons have featured a small number of power conference schools that could predictably make a Final Four run. This season is different. I am not inferring on any level that the big schools aren't as good this year or that the power conferences are down in talent. However, I am thinking that the invite list for March may look a little more diverse. After all, there are six teams in the AP Top 25 and even more teams who have proven they are capable of playing at a number one level.
Like most years, teams like Duke, Kansas, Michigan State and Ohio State will all be there. The mid major will get a little hazy past Gonzaga, Butler and San Diego State with another six weeks left to go to Selection Sunday, but after that, the sky is the limit. I wouldn't put it out of question for the Big East and the Big Ten to lose spots in the tournament because of an unspoken mid major that will rise come conference tournament time.
It is all still a guessing game at this point with lots of basketball left to be played, but it goes to show that rankings are never as concrete as they may seem.
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When to use a centralized security architecture
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Centralized systems are great, is the correct answer to a very difficult question. If the company can be centralized without much error, effort or problems, I would say centralized is the answer. But, I would never try and centralize anything too large simply because of the amount of man-hours to do such a task, and you would be mixing unlike cultures and business ethics of an organization. Keeping like parts together works if the company is huge, so like the Chase and JPMorgan merger. That was and is still a nightmare. Instead, they should have chosen de-centralized for many more years until the technology was easier to use. Citibank and Smith Barney did the same until recently. They simply downsized the parts that didn't work, which is not the answer either in the social impact. Smith Barney won that war.
Okay, so don't merge the networks or systems administration for a large organization at first or ever. VPN and token access may be considered the first steps you could take, but again the culture and business style (ethics) are a big consideration.
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|Niveus Brings Unified Search to Windows Vista Media Center
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No longer do Media Center users have to scroll through lengthy catalogues trying to locate a certain movie, TV program, song, etc. Utilizing the unified Niveus Search yields visual results of the electronic program guide, recorded TV, music, photos, videos, and web-based content, from sources such as NetflixÒ, FlickrÒ, and Live365 Internet radio. Additionally, for the less decisive that aren't sure what to watch or listen to, by entering keywords of interest, Search will return a number of related results from across its sources.
Accessing and using the Niveus Search tool is simple and can be easily accomplished with the use of only a remote control. By selecting "New Search" via the Search icon on the Windows Media Center strip, users can enter keywords with the remote control (T9) or the onscreen keypad. Search then reveals results in a compelling gallery, with cover art, movie posters, icons, pictures, or other supported visual formats. The user can then click play, slideshow, or schedule a recording based on the type of result(s) returned. Previous searches can be found through a Previous Searches icon on the Media Center menu.
Now available via the Niveus Software Labs webpage, Niveus Search is being released as beta for all Windows Vista Media Center users for an undetermined amount of time to gather feedback, field results, and suggestions. Niveus will continue to release improvements to Niveus Search beta via the Niveus Software Labs and intends to release a production version of Niveus Search to the Windows Media Center community when ready. Niveus Search will be supported by the user community in the new Niveus Software Labs Forum. Select screenshots can be viewed through the Niveus Software Labs by selecting the screenshots tab.


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A magical setting among the fog and mist on a cold day in January . This photo was taken in Nampa, Idaho
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A/N: Hi, Im here to post my fic. Its very long, already fifty-five chapters in, but I was advised to post it here to get more reviews and stuff. Im going to post the first three chapters now and then post a couple more in the next few days. I really want to get all these backlog chapters out of the way, so Ill be posting pretty frequently, about two-three chapters a week. If reading in chunks annoys you, heres a link to Mentor on FFnet so you can read the whole thing at once. Though be warned: I am editing these chapters as Im posting, so chapters on FFnet probably have mistakes scattered about them. It might be better just to wait for me to post edited chapters so your reading experience will be better overall.
Chapter 1: The Beginning
It was cloudy. Too cloudy.
Glaring at the sky between the leaves and branches of the tree, Leah grumbled under her breath as she fidgeted in place. A cool wind blew her dark hair into her face, but she roughly tucked it back behind her ear without taking her eyes from the skyline. She shoved her hands into her pocket and leaned back against the thick and smooth wood of the tree.
Her narrow gray eyes studied the dark clouds in the distance that were rolling towards her at a slow, but threatening place.
A burst of laughter caught her attention. Leah frowned and tried to put her focus solely on the weather. Though, in the corner of her eye, she could easily make out several huddling, though cheerful, figures ahead of her that hardly had a care in the world.
She made something of a bitter smirk as she lost her concentration and decided to watch them instead of doing the more important thing in her mind. Unlike the shivering population across the street from her, she wasnt the least bit cold, having worn a heavy raincoat; just in case the day wouldnt have been as bright and sunny as the news predicted last night.
And behold, she thought. Knowing how her luck went, it would probably be raining and miserable by the time she finally got out of here.
It was definitely not the weather one would expect for someones very first day as a Pokemon trainer.
Well, technically not her first day, exactly. No, she was talking about their first day, the ones that were obviously much shorter and brattier than her. The ones that were stupid enough not to expect a cold day in the middle of July. The ones that were talking excitedly to the people around them about what type of Pokemon they were going to get.
The ones that had no clue what they were getting into.
She could pretty much guess what they were talking about, even if only hearing the faint buzz of their conversation since she was standing quite far away. They were hoping for a rare Pokemon for their starter. Maybe Charmander, Squirtle, or Bulbasaur, the endangered and highly sought out Pokemon that were usually the starters in most gameboy games; the classic starters. Or maybe something more exotic, like Eevee, Dratini, or Pikachu. Or maybe even something foreign like Larvitar.
If not talking about Pokemon, they were most likely boasting on how they were going to be a Pokemon Master. How they were going to be the next Champion of the Pokemon League, having sorely trounced the Elite Four. They didnt care how they were going to do it. They were just going to and nothing would stop them.
Well, whatever they were talking about, all she knew was that every single one of them was going to be disappointed in the end. No exceptions. None. Zip. Nada.
She knew this, could predict this with ease, because she was an official Pokemon trainer. Emphasis on the was, though.
What raced through their minds once went through hers But that was a long time ago.
Leah stared at the bunch of brats, mentally counting all the continuous moving figures as they were running and splashing in the mud and small puddles. One, two, three . Maybe about fifteen, according to her calculations.
It was actually surprising. She had been expecting a bit more than that puny number. Why, when she first became a trainer, there were three times more kids! All of them, including her, admittedly, were eager to get their first Pokemon from Professor Oak. Her generation of trainers came from all around Kanto, having looked forward to that day for their whole lives.
She shook her head and tried to redirect her thoughts. That was then and this was now. Besides, what did she care if there werent a lot of them? It would be less work for her. She had been watching the idiots for over thirty minutes and she already didnt like them. They acted so immature and, well, stupid. It just bugged her to think she was once like that.
With a small sigh, she closed her eyes and tried to block out the buzz of chatter.
Oh, if only she could have stayed in bed that morning. Her grandmother was at a conference in Viridian City, so no one could have forced her to get up and get going. She could have skipped the day entirely and have been completely worry free. But, sadly, unfortunately, and of the most rotten luck, she had to go. She had to get up at eight in the morning, walk all the way to Oaks lab while ignoring the chill, and had to watch the little morons until Professor Oak bothered to come out of his cozy little lab.
If only she didnt have to deal with them-
A loud voice cut into her thoughts.
Excuse me!
Leah turned her head to stare down at one of the smartly dressed figures that was standing before the crowd of kids and in front of the door to Oaks lab. His arms were waving at them. Can everyone look at me, please!
All eyes turned towards the two men and the kids quieted their talking into a whispering frenzy.
Uh, thank you, the man said and cleared his throat. I am Professor Jones and this is my colleague, Professor Mare, he said, indicating to the silent and solemn man beside him before continuing, Professor Oak, unfortunately, will not be handing out the Pokemon today as he is CURRENTLY BUSY- The man was forced the shout over the moans and groans of the excited, and now disappointed, children.
Professor Jones tried to get their attention again, but couldnt. He gave his colleague a pitiful and helpless look.
As Professor Jones was saying, the stern, but booming voice of Professor Mare said, instantly cutting through the protests and silencing the many voices. Professor Jones will be handing out the Pokemon, Pokedex, and your trainer licenses to you. All other equipment isnt our concern. If youd follow Professor Jones, he will brief you on what you will be doing as a trainer-
Yes, thank you, Professor Jones said with relief. Children, if youd follow me into the lab-
Professor Jones disappeared behind the door of the large building as the trainers-to-be scrambled forwards, nearing running after the professor. They somehow squeezed through the small doorway and all their loud voices were cut off as the door closed behind them.
Leah watched them leave, having not moved an inch from her tree. What now? she thought, hiding her anticipation behind thoughts of boredom.
She noticed that the only ones left outside were herself, Professor Mare, and five other people. Like her, the five were all obviously older than ten-years-old and she could instantly tell they were trainers. Of course, some of them having Pokemon out, like the Ekans wrapped around one guys neck, did help her out.
She sighed and knew the end had come. Reluctantly leaving her tree behind, she carefully walked down the hill that was overlooking the lab, her shoes making a squishing sound as she walked over the muddy grass. Crossing the road and stepping onto the solid cement of the driveway, she lined up with the five trainers, her hands clenched in her pockets.
A slight feeling of nausea started to grow in her chest and she could feel her jacket clinging to her skin. She swallowed nervously and suddenly didnt feel quite as brave as she felt just minutes ago.
There was no turning back. It was time to face her doom.
Now, Professor Mare started again.
I understand you six signed up for the Trainer Mentorship Program that Professor Oak is hosting-
Oh yes, Leah thought bitterly, anxious to distract her mind from her sudden swell of nervousness. Though signed up wouldnt even be close to the terms she would use. More like bribed or unwillingly signed up in an attempt to dodge the likelihood of boarding school.
The Trainer Mentor Program. There were so many words she could use to describe it, but she liked to sum it up with annoying, troublesome, and the source of all her problems. The program was relatively new and had only started up about two years ago. The purpose was, according to her, to travel with a bunch of brats and make sure they didnt hurt themselves or get into any stupid situations.
The only good side that Leah could see, was that it only lasted around four months. It could have been worse. A lot worse, actually, if what her grandmother told her about the rough draft of the program was true.
The Trainer Mentor Program was also something that she had been positively dreading for the past month. No matter what her grandmother said, Leah just knew that it would be an awful experience.
-I, Professor Jones, and Professor Oak are thankful to you for lending us your spare time in guiding young trainers on their Pokemon journeys, he continued, addressing the group as a whole. You are already Pokemon trainers and you know what to expect and know the dangers that can happen on such a journey. You six are here to prevent any accidents from befalling these youths.
This year, there are sixteen new trainers and, as such, four of you will be mentoring three of the children and two of you will have two, each. I have chosen your groups for you and Id like you all to wait by the mailbox for your charges after I am finished, he peered at them seriously. Any questions?
Yeah, the boy with the Ekans, who was standing beside her, piped up, What if one of them wants to go home? What do we do with them then?
It was no secret that around fifty percent of all newbie trainers gave up in the first month, and around forty-five percent in the next four months. For whatever reason they had, only around five percent of the newbie trainers would stay in the game and become professionals. The drop outs, on the other hand, would go back home, go back to school, and mostly forget their dreams of being professional Pokemon trainers.
Hell, she should know; she was one of them. And hopefully, so were the brats she was going to get. She had been watching them for a while and she could hardly see any of them becoming a real Pokemon trainer.
Professor Mare was still talking in an annoying drone, -Id advise that you fly them home or drop them off in your travels. Your job of mentoring them is only done when either one or both of your charges quit, or if your time period of four months is done, or if they gain four or more gym badges. That way, their Pokemon should be strong enough to take care of their trainers.
Another one of the trainers asked a question, but Leah zoned out of the conversation. What they were talking about wasnt important. Whichever type of brats she would get would probably hopefully drop out after a week. She doubted that she would have follow them around for a whole four months.
Keep thinking positively, she advised herself. The whole situation would go by faster if she did.
Hey, the boy with the Ekans whispered to her with a smile, also ignoring the Professor.
Leah barely glanced at him, still submerged in her thoughts. What do you want?
What Pokemon do you have?
None of your business, she replied immediately, not caring if she was being rude. It wasnt like she was ever going to see him again anyways.
Aw, cmon, he said with a whine. Im curious.
Leah dodged the question with a furious whisper. Why do you want to know?
Because I know all these guys, he said, indicating with his head at the other trainers next to him, trying not to disturb his Ekans. A lot of us started together and weve seen each other around a lot. I know all their Pokemon and stuff. I like to know my fellow Pallet trainers and what way is best than to start with Pokemon? He shrugged with a grin. Its also just a weird that Ive never seen you around before.
You wouldnt of seen me around, she said with a grimace.
If you two are done whispering, Professor Mare interrupted with an icy stare as he and the other four trainers looked at them. I am quite sure that it is almost time for your charges to come outside.
So, we wait at the mail box? the boy asked, looking properly chastised.
Yes, Professor Mare said and spoke again just as the trainers were turning away. One more thing. I would like to remind you all that if you have any problems that you cannot solve for yourselves, get in contact with the Pokemon League or with Professor Oak. Do not keep your problems to yourselves.
A few of the trainers muttered an affirmative as Leah walked back up the driveway and towards the metal mailbox standing on a wooden post. She stopped right before it and, after a moment of thought, turned to the Ekans boy who followed her.
Hey, she said and continued before he could reply, Im gonna be up there. She pointed to the large tree which she was leaning against earlier. Tell that to the ones that come looking for me.
Leah had already walked off the driveway and across the dirt road by the time the boy could reply.
Wait! he exclaimed. I dont even know your name!
I dont care, she shouted back without looking as she hopped over the shoddy looking knee-high fence that separated the road from the wild looking grass. She made her way back up the hill, kicking up the excess pebbles behind her and stood proudly at the top.
She found that she rather liked the hill as she appreciated the sudden silence. Turning around, she once again leaned against the tree. Her shoulders slumped and she found herself finally relaxing.
The conversation with the Professor didnt go that bad, though that was probably because she zoned out for, like, half of it. It was short and not that sweet, but it didnt matter. Actually, maybe it was a good thing that Professor Oak was busy. He would most likely ramble on a lot more and look them straight in the eye to make sure they understood. Or, at least, thats how her grandmother said Oak acted. Leah had never met the guy before.
And now most likely never will. Oh well.
Glancing down, Leah could only spot the bored looking teens, but couldnt see any of the newbies. How long had she been up there for? Maybe a minute?
This, she said out loud, is going to take a while.
Finding herself watching the Ekans boy as he rubbed the Pokemons head, she quickly averted her eyes and scolded herself. What was going on with her? She had much better things to do then to stare at some kid!
But there was something about that kid that was bugging her.
What Pokemon do you have?
Leah blinked. Oh, right. That reminded her.
Digging through her pocket, she pulled out a miniaturized red and white Poke Ball that was warm in her hand and was coated lightly with sweat. She stared at it and her lips pulled into a grimace.
Ew. Have I been holding onto it for all this time?
Her thump rubbed against the edges of the tape on top of the sphere. Underneath the tape was a single sticker that had once been a sparkly green Bulbasaur. However, time had done its magic and now it was dull, crinkly, and yellow-ish, only held to the Poke Ball by the clear Scotch-tape.
The sight made her feel a prickle of nostalgia and she remembered that the day before her Pokemon journey began, her ten-year-old self had bought a whole sheet of Pokemon stickers and decorated all her new training items with them. The only reason her Poke Ball wasnt covered with them was because her grandmother had warned her that shed be holding the Poke Ball a lot and the stickers would peel off and get in the way.
Not that she had ever held her Poke Ball much since the days she had been a Pokemon trainer. She didnt even know why the sticker and tape were still on the Poke Ball five years later; she had just never gotten around to peeling them off.
Another glance at Oaks non-moving door made a decision.
Leah clicked the button in the middle of the ball and pointed it at the ground.
Sands, she commanded and flinched as the ball snapped opened in her hand and let loose a white light that gathered beside her. A small rushing sound had her lean uncomfortably to the side as her Poke Ball closed, its job being done.
The Pokemon that stood with her wasnt as classic or exotic or foreign as she would have liked to deal with.
It stood on its hind legs and didnt even reach her knee in height. It had a rodent face and body that was covered in yellow plating. Where the protective armor didnt cover, like its muzzle and front, there was short white hair that was almost bristle in nature. Sticking out of its behind was a stubby tail and the Pokemon had two triangular ears on the top of its head.
The Sandshrew put its nose in the air and sniffed lightly. Its dark beady eyes looked around itself and it made a small squeak as it noticed Leah standing there, arms held firmly at her side.
Hey, she tried to give it a smile, but it just ended up looking awkward.
Shrew? Sands said with a small whine as it gazed at her with no tiny amount of suspicion.
Sands the Sandshrew. Where should she start? For one, it was her first and only Pokemon and it was about five years old now. She got it when she first became a trainer and had kept when she quit being a trainer a week after starting. Truthfully, she didnt want to keep the Pokemon, not wanting any reminder of being a trainer, but her grandmother insisted on her keeping it. Something about responsibility and all that rot.
Guess what? Leah said with mock cheerfulness, deciding to get down to business. Youre finally going to become useful.
It looked up at her and blinked.
She just sighed in exasperation. The Pokemon was just an animal with superpowers; she couldnt expect it to understand what she was saying.
Im being forced to become a trainer, again, she muttered. So
Shrew? Sands said.
Leah hated to put it out loud. Saying it just made it more real and saying it herself felt like she was admitting defeat. Yeah, Sands. Me and you have to try this again. Right from the very beginning.
Sands sat on its hunches and its ears perked up as chatter suddenly filled the air.
Her attention being caught, she could see that the kids that came out of the door were filled with a new type of energy as they pranced around in excitement. They laughed as they dramatically threw their Poke Balls to the sky and watched as the bright light came down and manifested their first Pokemon.
Leah wondered which of the brats would be hers. Maybe the blond one in blue or maybe the one with the Meowth? But no. She could see the Ekans kid pointing over at her to two or three of the kids that were crowding around the five teenagers.
Sands, she said without taking her eyes off the crowd. I think Im going to be sick.
The dark clouds that had been looming over Pallet Town were completely forgotten in her mind. Her only thought was centered around a hope that the future would go smoothly.
Though, knowing her, it was doubtful.


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DMNA Nature and History Trail Narrative 2015
Readable map and more info for self-guided tours available in brochure form. Stop at kiosk at intersection of SW Commuter Path and Glenway Street, or ask at Monroe Street Library, for copies. Please notify SW Path Chair if none are available (Sandy Stark, firstname.lastname@example.com).
Originally a stone quarry, this area adjacent to Glenway Street south of the SW Commuter Path was donated to the City of Madison as a park in 1943. Its large rock outcroppings, established tree canopy and shrubs soon attracted the interest of the landscaper Jens Jensen, who proposed an elaborate design for a children's park where families could meet and explore. Today, City of Madison Parks and the DMNA are actively working on the most feasible parts of this plan. The park recently celebrated its landmark designation with a plaque at its southermost entrance. (Info from DMNA booklet, Exploring the Dudgeon-Monroe Neighborhood (2000), available on DMNA Parks & Gardens web page)
Jensen's second council ring in our neighborhood, built when he was in his 80's, is situated at the highest point in Glenwood Park. Jensen's original design for the entire children's park included a series of circles, with the council ring a symbolic part of this pattern, since to Jensen it signified contemplation and community. It is a neighborhood gathering place, as intended, with its winter solstice event a family favorite. Part of the long-term plan for the park is the repair and restoration of the stonework. The Parks & Gardens page on the DMNA website has more photos and information, and there will be a dedicated tour between the two Jensen council rings this Fall.
#3: PLOUGH INN/ARBOR HOUSE (3402 Monroe Street, corner of Copeland)
Built in 1853 by German immigrants as their residence, and likely cut from stone from the quarry that became Glenwood Children's Park, the sandstone part of this building acquired a brick addition 5 years later by an English glass blower, who named it after the ploughs they sold. It was a tavern and stage coach stop on the old Monroe Road for decades, as well as a writer's studio and antique store, among other uses, before becoming the Arbor House Bed and Breakfast in the 1980's. In addition to its designation as a Madison Landmark, it has received environmental awards for its "green" design and landscaping. (from Exploring the Dudgeon-Monroe Neighborhood, 2000)
The 20 acre Wingra Oak Savanna is bordered by lower Monroe Street and the Marion Dunn Pond & Prairie, and Ho-nee-um Pond. Artifacts found in this area date back 4,000 years, suggesting its use for centuries as a Native American hunting and fishing camp. Some effigy mounds in the general area (other side of Monroe Street and along Lake Wingra) were lost early to farming, subdivisions, and road construction. (See Frank Court, Pioneers of Ecological Restoration, University of Wisconsin Press, 2012, for more information on this and other sites on this tour).
Within the UW-Arboretum boundaries, this area is actively co-managed by Arboretum staff and volunteers. It features large hackberry and one hundred year old bur oak trees, once part of an open savanna and now being restored to tackle the box elders, dogwood, honey-suckle, and buckthorn that grew up after the land was acquired by the Arboretum in 1936 and most grazing animals were removed. As part of an ongoing effort to work with neighbors who value shade trees, dense bird habitat, and large trees like cottonwoods, the Arboretum has partnered with DMNA volunteers to promote education about its goals and the management of oak savannas. (Exploring the Dudgeon-Monroe Neighborhood, 2000)
Designed by Jens Jensen in memory of his young grandson, this limestone structure, completed in 1938, was built by Edison Wheeler, Kenneth's father, and his fraternity brothers from Sigma Phi. It is a signature structure and location for Jensen, who promoted designs consistent with a landscape's history and character. Sitting under oaks and in a shaded area with native plum and crab apple trees, and sited above a natural spring that flows into Lake Wingra, the council ring has a single entrance and a continuous stone seat around one section. Like the oak savanna and the springs, the council ring is a valued and protected historic site, approachable only on foot by marked trails from the parking lot off Arbor Drive. (Exporing the Dudgeon-Monroe Neighborhood, 2000)
#6 ARBORETUM SPRINGS: Lime Kiln (below Council Ring) & "Dancing Sands" Seepage
These two are among the 8 springs left that still flow into Lake Wingra. Lime Kiln (or Marston) Spring is sometimes referred to as the Council Spring due to its location, and the sandy seepage on the other side of the spring crossing, off a boardwalk, has locally been called "Dancing Spring." (For more information on springs, see D. E. Brown, "The Springs of Lake Wingra," in the Wisconsin Magazine of History, Vol. 10, #3, 1927).
Fresh water springs are not only "supply lines" to Lake Wingra but, as archeologists remind us, they are also sacred to the Native Ho-Chunk who once populated these shores and whose stories and artifacts abound...for Ho Chunk people, they are places for gratitude, reverence, and links to the underworld. In fact, many water-spirit effigy mounds have long tails that point toward springs." (Birmingham and Eisenberg, Indian Mounds of Wisconsin, 2000)
A Ho Chunk name meaning "Sanctuary," this shallow inlet was created by dredging in 1938-39. It has become so silted that it is now completely cut off from Lake Wingra by what used to be a small island with a passageway. The pond supports scores of turtles, handfuls of ducks and geese, and small mammals, and is a refuge, as its name implies, for migrating and some over-wintering birds.
#8 SYCAMORE TREE (Arbor Drive, above Ho-Nee-Um-Pond)
It is likely the Arboretum planted this tree, now over 50 feet high, in the 1940's. Its light color, huge trunk with multiple long limbs, has large leaves and at times a very noticeable peeling bark, all of which make it a neighborhood favorite. (Exploring the Dudgeon-Monroe Neighborhood)
Along the shores of Lake Wingra (at 337 acres the smallest of Madison's lakes), and bordered by neighborhood streets and the Arboretum, Wingra Park was established when the owners of an ice house (located near the present Wingra Boats docks) went out of business and returned the land to the City of Madison. In the early 1900's, the Madison Parks and Pleasure Drive Association acquired it as a park. Since then, it has had several name changes, three versions of a boat house, and many recreational and landscaping additions.
Lake Wingra, in its early times, was mostly wetlands, supplying wild rice, fish, ducks, and small mammals for those who relied on hunting and fishing. Over the past two hundred years, human use of the lake and its watershed have changed, and dredging and dams have reduced the size of Lake Wingra as well as the number of springs that historically fed the lake. In response, Dane County, the City of Madison, the UW-Arboretum, the Friends of Lake Wingra, and various neighborhood associations in the Lake Wingra Watershed have intensified cooperative efforts to improve its water quality and habitats. (City of Madison Parks website)
Located at the intersection of Knickerbocker and Arbor Drive, this small grove was made possible in early 1900 by the Madison Park and Pleasure Drive Association and its dedicated president, John Olin, who managed during his tenure to establish 269 acres of park land, a park commission, and a "park-building" organization for the City of Madison, effectively raising funds and volunteers for developing and maintaining our city parks. (David Mollenhoff, Madison: A History of the Formative Years, 1982) Reportedly, bur oak was one of his favorite trees.
Maintained by DMNA volunteers, the edible orchard was planted in 2010 by winning enough votes in a nationwide contest to have cherries, peaches, juneberries, raspberries and other fruits in a small area leased to DMNA by Madison Parks. Decorative plants and vegetables were added later. (see DMNA Parks & Gardens page on DMNA website for more information)
A Regent Neighborhood 2014 Community Grant Project, this is approximately 1200 square feet of native plantings designed to attract pollinators and a recently constructed community space with cut stone benches. Plants you will see here include coneflowers, bee balm, black-eyed susan, Canada wild rye, penstemon, liatrus, wild indigo, butterlyweed, hyssop, and stiff goldenrod. It is mostly maintained by RNA volunteers, with financial support from DMNA, among others, and is an excellent example, like Prospect Ramp Gardens east of this site, of joint projects along the SW Commuter Path. For photos and more information see www.regentneighborhood.org
#13 GLENWAY PRAIRIE (and woodland rain garden area)
The last stop on the Trail Loop, Glenway Prairie is a good example of a mixed mesic prairie site, with short prairie grasses, wild indigo, black-eyed susan, liatrus, asters, milkweed, and a variety of early spring flowering plants. Planted in 2007, it is maintained by neighborhood volunteers and others appreciative of its beauty at a busy intersection on the SW Commuter Path. The rain garden and wooded area south of the path are cared for cooperatively by DMNA volunteers and residents of nearby houses who share water and mowing time to keep the area healthy and attractive. In the Fall, handfuls of seeds from these sites are harvested to start new areas along the pathway. All DMNA prairie sites are made possible by the City of Madison Engineering Division, with donations and plant sources from MG&E and the Graham-Martin Foundation, among others.
This is the first official prairie planted along the path in our neighborhood (2001). Amazingly, where the prairie is now located was the staging area for part of the path's construction. As such, it was covered with crushed assphalt and large equipment, and filled with four tons of sand in one section. From the 320 plants put in by the opening day for the SW Commuter Path, it has become our largest and most diverse prairie along the path. It is maintained by volunteers from several neighborhoods who gather for seasonal burns, remove invasive shrubs and plants, and--with help from City of Madison Engineering--keep its edges mown and trimmed to enhance its appearance. Plants you can find here include the tall compass plant and prairie dock, yellow and pale purple coneflower, big bluestem and indian grasses, and the impressive bush-size wild indigo, New England aster, bottle gentian, and boneset. Volunteers harvest some of the seeds to extend the plantings down the path, but it is important to let the plants naturally reseed the area as well for a well-balanced, sustainable prairie site. The prairie plantings on the other side of the path across from this site are maintained by volunteers from the Westmorland Neighborhood, many of whom live in the houses whose back yards extend to the path.
You can find much more information about the planting of the path and this prairie in documents at the bottom of the SW Path page.
Maintained by the Greenspace Committee of the Westmorland Neighborhood Association, this area is being transformed from a weedy ditch characterized by erosion and thick pockets of aggressive invasive plants into a native prairie site after years of cooperative and intensive labor by Westmorland volunteers, the City of Madison Engineering Division, and MG&E, whose utility poles and substation require constant upkeep. This year, especially, the area is coming into its own, with big bluestem, black-eyed susan, joe-pye weed, and various forms of sunflowers more visible than the garlic mustard, Canada thistle, and burdock that had taken over before.
Built in 1983, and recently upgraded, this desilting pond was dug to catch stormwater run-off debris before it reached the Arboretum wetlands and, ultimately, Lake Wingra. The area is named after Marion Dunn, a retired nurse central to establishing the prairie around the pond itself. After the holding pond's upgrade, new plantings were established, so what you will see in this area now is not yet as lush and fully grown as before, but will be with time.
D DUCK POND SPRINGS (UW Arborteum, in Nakoma Neighborhood south of Nakoma Rd.)
Also known as Gorham Spring, the duck pond is "usually thought of as being fed by one large spring outflow but actually consists of upwelling groundwater that emerges at five points beneath the stone wall at the intersection of Spring Trail and Nakoma Road." (Wingra Springs blogsite, Steve Glass) The pond is the home to families of mallards, and a favorite destination of locals. The construction of a portion of the stone wall can be attributed to Frank Lloyd Wright--a historical feature wonderfully in synch with the philosophy and landscape principles of another landscape architect influential in our neighborhood, Jens Jensen.
You will find this well-marked bird effigy a short distance from Wingra Park on the Edgewood College Campus, near the library and Woodrow Street. Two more conical mounds remain along a path to the north of the grade school playground. In all, seven mound groups remain on the campus grounds. (Native American Mounds in Madison and Dane County, Birmingham and Rankin, 1994) For photos and discussion, see the DMNA History Committee page, where you can access a video tour, and the website http://www.wisconsinmounds.com/EdgewoodCollegeMounds.html
Across from the main entrance to Edgewood College at Monroe Street, this neighborhood-planted area frames the sidewalk at the south end of the Leonard Street cul-de-sac. Maintained by neighbors to make this walkway more attractive, it serves as a its own small green gateway of shrubs and flowering plants between the Dudgeon-Monroe neighborhood and the Edgewood campus area.
Another joint project between Regent and Dudgeon-Monroe Neighborhoods, the Prospect Gardens began as a spontaneous response to add green space to a rocky and commonly flooded stretch of the SW Path and, with volunteer labor and City of Madison Engineering support, has evolved into a well-managed series of perennials, native plants, grasses, shrubs, berry patches and cherry trees. Depending on the season, look for jack-in-the-pulpit, prairie smoke, lupine, black-eyed susans, the spectacular and tall Queen of the Prairie, pale purple coneflower, and false foxglove. DMNA volunteers stenciled the murals you see on cement edges. For photos and more on the history of this site, see Jake's blog at: http://gardensprospect.blogspot.com/
Purchased by the City of Madison in 1857, this tract of land was valued for its view, "overlooking the entire city and the surrounding lakes. Even today, this tree-lined cemetery, with its official entry located on Speedway Road, retains an original park-like atmosphere with winding roads and flowerbeds." (City of Madison Parks website)
Created at the time of the Civil War, Forest Hill Cemetery is one of the first U.S. National Cemeteries in Wisconsin, with two military burial plots for Union and Confederate soldiers. Much earlier, however, Native Americans had claimed it as a burial area for their warriors. These effigy mounds, registered in the National Register of Historic Places, can be found in Sections 15 and 35 (the goose effigy and panthers) They have been amply researched and written about by Charles Brown and Robert Birmingham, among others, but a convenient place to find more details is the University of Wisconsin Nelson Institute website project shepherded by William Cronon, Forest Hill Cemetery: A Guide, found at: foresthill.williamcronon.net/effigy-mounds/mounds-in-madison
This 10-acre oak woods located between Glenway Golf Course and the Southwest Commuter Path is an undeveloped park that the City of Madison Parks and neighborhood stewardship groups support and maintain for its excellent stand of large canopy oaks and some indications of diverse wildflower populations. That this forest has retained good quality is probably due to farm grazing being discontinued prior to the 1927 opening of Glenway Golf Course. It is accessible by footpaths parallel to the SW Commuter Path and the golf course and, on the east end, Forest Hills Cemetery. Highly prone to erosion, it is not recommended for biking. (For more on the woods and a City of Madison Parks-approved maintenance plan, see the PDF file at bottom of SW Path page)
NOTE: a pdf with photos from the July 9th trail launch, including short tour to the Arboretum off Monroe Street, is at the bottom of the this page---keep scrolling! Photos added as they are available.


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interior photos Grant Yoxon – exterior photos courtesy Lexus
October 30, 2006
Photo Gallery: 2007 Lexus LS460
Specifications: 2007 Lexus LS460
The Guide: 2007 Lexus LS460
Fuschl, Austria – Seventeen years ago, Lexus changed the luxury car market in a way no one expected: they introduced the best car in the world at a price roughly half of what the established German marques were asking. You can imagine the heel-clicking and tie-tightening that took place in German automotive boardrooms when the 1990 Lexus LS400 answered slews of questions no one had ever thought to ask and posed enough new ones to explode into the luxury car market. The car was lauded for its refinement, performance, quality and fanatical attention to detail. What other car could claim that there wasn't a single visible screw head? What other car had aerodynamically shaped suspension pieces? What other car held the promise of state-of-the-art technology combined with trouble-free motoring? The answer was none.
Now, after 17 years, and comfortably the best selling luxury nameplate in North America, Lexus is getting serious. The old LS, ES, GS and other models were all variations of Toyota models sold on the Japanese and European markets. Four years ago Lexus entered Europe and just last year Lexus went on sale in Japan and China with the first-ever, Lexus specific model, the new GS.
Likewise the new LS is a Lexus-only offering and as their new flagship it goes far beyond any Lexus before it in terms of craftsmanship and innovative technology. Lexus made a big point of finishing key areas of the new LS by hand; the chrome on the exterior is hand-polished, the paint is hand-sanded and each engine is checked by a 'skilled technician.
Lexi are known for their near-silent interiors but the old LS was already a tomb-like driving experience and it proved impossible to make any significant gains in interior quiet. What do you do when you can't eliminate noise? Well, make it sound better of course. The door closing sound for example – already a Lexus strong point – was engineered and re-engineered until it sounded like the solid 'thunk!' of a chestnut bank-vault front-door on a Rosedale mansion. The engine, formerly barely audible, has been given a sonorous voice. The smooth V8 bellows and equally smooth sound from its glinting billet exhaust tips (artfully cut into the rear bumper I might add).
Once behind the solid door and listening to the gentle burble of the engine you will notice the steering wheel, your primary sensory input and source of feedback in any car. Lexus paid particular attention to the leather on the steering wheel. You'll find that it is absolutely wrinkle-free, more like an Audi rather than a BMW then, and is as smooth as eel skin. Really, this is a good thing. The leather is in fact buffed twice…for three hours a shot. Think about it, 100,000 LSs a year, 6 hours for each steering wheel…that's 600,000 hours of rim rubbing.
As a testament to just exactly how nuts the Lexus engineering staff is, it took six months just to develop new robots to buff the body in preparation of paint, and unlike just about other car in the world the paint is hand-sanded twice between the multiple layers.
The specific bits are a much longer body with vastly more interior space. The trunk can hold four sets of golf bags – a critical metric to potential customers. The 4.6-litre 380-hp V8 is new as is the eight-speed automatic gearbox. The LS wouldn't be a d-segment car if it didn't have a slew of gee wiz features and in this the LS does not disappoint. How many cars can you name have a phased antenna array behind the grille that lets the car follow others while cruising? How about a four-seat interior configuration with the right-rear seat getting an electric footrest and, get this, a seat cushion airbag. Imagine, if you will, that you are closing deals, consolidating companies, crushing the little man as you are rocketed down the highway by your trusty manservant. But it turns out Jeeves isn't so trusty after all and he rear–ends some unsuspecting plebe who wasn't traveling at your break-neck, fat-cat pace. Without the inflatable front edge of the seat cushion you would rocket forward, slipping under your seat belt, assuming you were wearing it, and out the laminated windshield – which, incidentally has an extra layer of plastic bonded in there to quiet the interior even further. Now that would suck. It has a Shiatsu massage feature too.
The icing on the cake, however, is the optional 19-speaker Mark Levinson audio system which was designed alongside the car from day one. Apparently Phil Muzio (we have no idea who Phil is) himself worked on the system that, Lexus claims, would have come to market at $200,000 if it had been designed as a home system. Now that's a great deal…you get a $200,000 audio system for a hundred-grand and they throw in a new LS460.
The high-end audio also incorporates a 30 GB hard drive which allocates 11 gigs for downloading mps or pirating music off the radio. It's about time. There are also 8-11 airbags, depending on whether you order the side curtains and/or the ottoman seat and the front seat passenger gets a new but cheek-style airbag. Seriously, it actually looks like a giant ass.
Now that we think of it though, the icing on the cake isn't the mind-blowing stereo but the parking assistance system that lets you drive up alongside a parking space, use the back-up screen to select the spot and then take your hands off the steering wheel and the car backs itself in! No, we are not kidding.
The LS460 is bland but that's also what makes it so interesting. In fact the LS is truly only bland if you are bland and/or your life is bland. You see, the LS is a platform from which to experience things that are, dare we suggest, more interesting than cars. For example, the Mark Levinson stereo takes you deeper into your favourite music, it places you in the middle of talk radio and it will blow your mind should you stop to watch a DVD or take it to a drive-in. The car's isolated interior lets you talk in relaxed tones with your wife, lover, children, clients, and friends. Between the stereo, the interior and the effortless power of the engine the LS is s vessel for traversing terrain, a means of traveling to new and exciting places. Unlike some cars in this segment that go too far one way or the other, the new LS is an ideal balance between technology and human interaction.
Bland then, but definitely not boring.
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- Compatible with Select 2007-2014 Citroen, Mitsubishi and Peugeot Vehicles
- USB, AUX, Bluetooth, Android, iPod Car Integration
- Plugs directly into vehicles harness
- Android in-car play, charge and control
- Two EXT ports for AUX-IN, Bluetooth and iPod
- Provides 5V charging via standard USB port
- Bluetooth handsfree and wireless playback
- Control over your iPhone and mobile phone
- Streaming audio for Android 4.1 and above
- Authorized Internet Dealer
- 1-year Manufacturer's Warranty
- Hands free mode: able to accept call, reject call, adjust microphone gain and audio volume - all using car stereo and steering wheel controls
- Bluetooth Audio playback: allows you to stream the music directly from your phone to the car stereo. Now you are able to listen to your MP3s or Pandora played from your mobile phone on car stereo
- Bluetooth wireless audio control (AVRCP): allows you to control music tracks forward and reverse from your Factory Stereo or Steering Wheel Controls. Works with most music applications including Pandora
- For iPod functionality you will need the 5ft GROM Audio C-IPD2 or the 15ft GROM Audio C-IPD2L iPod integration harness
- Add auxiliary connection and 5V charging capabilities with the GROM Audio C-35USB
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- Your USB disk or Android phone becomes a virtual CD changer
- Manage your Android Music Library with the AALinQ Android App, available FREE at Google Play Store
- Android Phone play, control and charge. If you have an Android Phone (including but not limited to Samsung Galaxy S or S II) you can integrate it to your car stereo via USB
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Hi Paula: I'm feeling guilty because we can't make it to every one of our son's basketball games but I know there are other parents who do. My job just isn't that flexible and neither is my husband's. I actually had a mom say to me in a very pointed way that 'We don't want Jack [her son] to feel like we're not 100 percent behind him.' So I guess that makes me a 75% mother. –j.k.
j.k., I wager I wasn't the only parent who felt a twinge of dismay at the New York Times report this weekend that President Obama makes his daughters' band recitals, soccer games, basketball games, and conferences sacrosanct in his schedule. He's left colleagues negotiating over the budget, the Big 3 bailout, even war while he ducked out for an hour or two to attend such events.
On the one hand, I'm delighted to have an active dad of young girls in the White House, and I'm sure preserving family time is both hard to do and a needed source of stress-release. On the other hand, he sets an awfully high symbolic bar that most parents, without his job flexibility, can't match.
I'd call myself a 100-percent parent just like your friend does — behind my four kids 100 percent of the way — but when it comes to showing up at their every event, I'm a 75 percenter like you. I don't miss the biggies when I can possibly avoid it, but it's simply not practical to be there for every single game, class party, et. al. I'm sure not even the President bends over backwards (e.g. puts the country at risk) for every single kid thing. Imagine if a president with four or six kids tried to do that…how would the country get run?!
Frankly, kids get the 75 percent approach. It's useful for them to see that parents need to work hard to make a living to provide for them. Also, I want them to play a sport (or instrument) for the love of the sport, not for the approval of Mom cheering from the sidelines. Spending quality time together is as important as spending the time just watching them from the audience.What impresses me way more than the fact that the President shows up at teacher conferences is the fact that the First Family shoots for a family dinner every night at 6 p.m.
– Paula Spencer, WD "Momfidence" columnist


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About Mammy Kate, slave of Stephen Heard
Mammy Kate: In an 1820 letter she was said to be the "biggest and tallest" black woman the writer had ever seen and had "proven herself to be a strong, a kindly, a never failing friend to Colonel Heard and his family." Of pure African descent, she claimed to be the daughter of a great king.
Heard suffered a great deal at the hands of the Tories. They forced his wife out into a snow storm, and she and their young, adopted daughter died from exposure. Then he was captured by the British and sentenced to death.
Ostensibly to care for his needs, Kate followed him to his prison. One morning she presented herself with a large covered basket on her head. She told the sentry on duty that she was there to pick up Colonel Heard's soiled linen and was admitted to his cell. There she put Heard, who was a small man, in the basket and calmly sauntered pass the guard with him in the basket balanced on her head.
The previous night she had secreted two of Heard's fine Arabian horses—Lightfoot and Silverheels—on the outskirts of Augusta, where he was imprisoned. She carried Heard to where she had hidden the horses, and she and Heard rode away. It is said that on the ride he offered to set her free, but she responded by telling him that he could set her free, but she was never going to set him free.
He gave her freedom and a deed to a small tract of land and a four-roomed house, but she continued to serve the Heard family, turning over on her death bed her children to his family. from: Wikipedia
- http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nwa/heroine.html
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammy_Kate
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- http://onlineathens.com/local-news/2011-10-14/sons-american-revolution-honor-black-woman-heroics-during-war-independence
- http://www.hsgng.org/women/virmus.htm
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ATLANTA — First lady Michelle Obama took her 1-year-old campaign against childhood obesity to the South today, munching blueberries with second-graders as she toured an elementary school that has embraced her call for healthy eating.
The first lady visited the Burgess-Peterson Academy in Atlanta, touting that public school's efforts to improve student nutrition and fitness as she marked the first anniversary of her "Let's Move!" campaign. She snacked on some blueberries with a second-grade class and checked out the school's garden with first-graders.
"We're going to need you to be big and strong because we need you to grow up and do important things," Obama told the excited pupils, reminding them to eat lots of fruits and veggies.
She confided in the class that President Barack Obama likes to snack on figs.
Mrs. Obama is working to combat what many health experts are calling a national epidemic of obesity, particularly in children — one in three U.S. children are overweight or obese. The experts say obesity puts children at a greater risk for diabetes, high blood pressure and other medical conditions.
In the past year, Obama has taken her campaign before school groups, food makers and others, urging them to build more bike paths and playgrounds and to serve healthier school lunches. She has even held an exercise class with children on the White House lawn and toured school gardens modeled after her famous Pennsylvania Avenue patch.


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Customs of Another Country: Fully Furnished Apartments
There are a lot of things you learn about a city when you're staying in a home and not in a hotel. I've learned that the eggs are found in the baking aisle of the supermarket and not in the refrigerated section and I've learned that, often, when you rent a flat (what the British call an apartment), it comes fully-furnished, often right down to the silverware!
I spend so much time fiddling with my home — debating new paint colors, perusing CraigsList for new furniture, carting stuff to the upholsterer — that I can't even imagine living in a space that wasn't filled with my own things, where each piece has a story, even if that story is "I found it on the street" or "I got it at Ikea".
Joanna Thornhill, whose home is featured in the first issue of Heart Home Magazine, is a study in how to work around this issue. She admits that it's frustrating but that's how it's always been done. When I mentioned that in the States your apartment comes empty (and, sometimes, in Los Angeles, without even a fridge or a stove!) to a group of London bloggers, there were stunned gasps all around. On one hand they were jealous (they can't wait to buy so they can truly make their homes their own); on the other hand, they were super curious (Where do you find furniture? What do you do with the furniture in your old place if it doesn't fit into your new place?). I'm stymied enough trying to choose a home based on the neighborhood, its proximity to my job or my social life and whether I can work the price into my budget without having to consider if I like how it's furnished. But, like small fridges and driving on the left side of the road and hanging out in a pub drinking beer, it's all in what you grew up with.
Now we're curious: what are the customs in the place you're living? Do you rent by the month, by the week, by the year? Did your home come furnished or unfurnished? How long is your rental agreement for and can you stay in your home if you're happy there?
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Statement From Senate Majority Conference Leader John L. Sampson, President Malcolm A. Smith, Majority Leader Pedro Espada And Deputy Majority Leader Jeff Klein
The state's 19.5 million residents deserve a government that they can trust and be proud of, and to meet that goal our state needs a tough, new plan to make sure state leaders act responsibly and honestly. These reforms demonstrate that the Senate Democratic Majority is focused not on special interests, but solely the public interest; more specifically, creating jobs, controlling government spending, providing property tax relief and improving educational opportunities for our children. We have achieved more reforms over the last 12 months than what was achieved over the past 40 years, and are pleased to finally be forging ahead on substantive reforms that will ensure New York remains the Empire State.


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CAN you write a gripping ghost story?
We want you to come up with stories that have a festive flavour. The only rules are that your story must be no more than 1,000 words long, be all your own work and have a Christmas theme.
There are two age categories – one for authors aged 15 and under and one for those aged 16 and over.
We'll be publishing the entries of the winners and runners-up in each category in The News in the run-up to Christmas.
There are also prizes to be won – as well as the thrill of seeing their stories in print and recorded for The News website at portsmouth.co.uk, the two winners will each get a £100 gift card to spend at any branch of Waterstones.
We've also got a runner-up prize in each category of a £75 gift card.
Email your entry to email@example.com marking it XMAS GHOST STORY in the subject field,
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The competition closes at midnight on Wednesday, December 12, 2012.