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UN Operation to Feed Displaced Iraqis Reaches Over 700,000 People
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Food aid convoys from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have reached displaced Iraqis in Karbala, southwest of Baghdad, bringing the number of people receiving food assistance to over 700,000 people since the start of violence in mid-June.
According to a press statement, this week alone 2,000 displaced families in Karbala received food assistance after WFP sent convoys from Erbil in the northern Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) area – using a corridor along the Iranian border. More convoys will depart daily from Erbil to Karbala until all 15,000 families registered there have received assistance.
"The humanitarian situation in Iraq is extremely challenging," said Mohamed Diab, WFP Regional Director for the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia and East Europe.
"Thanks to the generous contribution from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, WFP has been prepared to provide food to communities that need it most and are in a very difficult and complex security situation," Mr. Diab said.
Throughout the country more than 1 million people have been displaced – many without access to food, water or other basic needs. They are living in unfinished buildings, mosques, churches, parks and schools.
"Our team met an Iraqi woman who arrived in Karbala from Mosul in July with her five children and three grandchildren. She said that until she got her food parcels from WFP this week, she had been living hand-to-mouth through random meal donations from citizens," said Jane Pearce, Country Director for WFP in Iraq.
WFP's primary food assistance in Karbala, and in most governorates across Iraq, consists of food parcels containing essential items such as rice and cooking oil. Each parcel feeds a family of five for one month. WFP also distributes emergency ready-to-eat rations such as canned food, which provide immediate relief – especially to people still on the move.
"We have different methods to assist people in Iraq. Some people have settled in areas where they have access to cooking facilities, others need immediate relief after days on the road and in the heat. The tailored assistance ensures we can meet people's urgent nutritional needs," said Ms. Pearce.
Before the latest wave of displacement, WFP was already assisting about 240,000 people displaced by conflict in Iraq's al-Anbar governorate, as well as more than 180,000 refugees from the conflict in Syria who are sheltering in Iraq.


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When Michael Ridenour reopened the Guitar Academy in 2009, he did so in a small, 500-square-foot room.
When Michael Ridenour reopened the Guitar Academy in 2009, he did so in a small, 500-square-foot room.
Ridenour at first focused primarily on his background in guitar. But he decided to expand, and changed the name to Music Academy of Western North Carolina last year.
Since the name change, business has boomed. The academy, located at 235 Duncan Hill Road in Hendersonville, has grown from a small operation into a space that now covers 2,900 square feet.
The original studio remains and is Ridenour's classroom, but now the academy also has a waiting area, three studios and a performing studio with a stage that can fit 70 people for a concert.
"We're trying to create something unique here, and I think we have," Ridenour said.
The uniqueness comes from the musical buffet available all in one space. The academy offers instruction for many instruments, Ridenour said. All of the academy's teachers have a college degree in what they're teaching. Most have their master's degree.
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CRESTVIEW � The Bulldog 8U travel team, which formed earlier this year, has represented Crestview well, head coach David Ruschmeier said.
CRESTVIEW � The Bulldog 8U travel team, which formed earlier this year, has represented Crestview well, head coach David Ruschmeier said.
Team members won four out of five tournament championships this season.
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�I�ve been around baseball a long time, a 1984 graduate and player on the State Final team led by ex-major leaguer Terry Taylor. I�m a Bulldog to the core and my wife (Cari) teaches at CHS as well,� he said. �This group of kids is something special and will be something to watch for years to come in this community. They have what it takes to compete at a high level.�
The team�s defense has been its strength, he said, adding, �We only gave up an average of four runs a game while scoring 14.�
It�s an impressive feat for the young players, the coach said.
"We are a team of all 8-year-olds with the exception of our clean-up hitter (Anthony St. Vincent, age 7). Anthony and Joe Thomas are our deep-ball threats, as they both have hit multiple home runs this year.
Through it all, parents� support enhanced a successful season, Ruschmeier said.
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The coach credited his four assistants � Tony St. Vincent, Wes Treadway, Dennis Dolce and Paul Cadenhead � for preparing the team to play.
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Making Jay Jay's cause an imperative, marchers rally against child abuse, neglect
From the steps of Buffalo City Hall, activists and elected officials railed against the twin evils of child abuse and neglect. A few feet away, a 3-year-old North Tonawanda boy sat quietly, fussing a bit and even snoozing for a few minutes, oblivious to the larger issue.
But make no mistake: Jay J. Bolvin was the star of this show, as about 250 people marched in downtown Buffalo late Monday morning and then staged a noontime rally to end child abuse and neglect.
Several speakers even referred to him by name.
He's living proof of child abuse and neglect, after having been beaten badly as an infant by his father. He also has become the centerpiece of proposed Albany legislation, Jay J.'s Law, to enact stricter penalties for repeat child abusers such as his father.
Jay J. doesn't talk; he babbles, mimics sounds and has learned about 20 words or phrases in basic sign language, family members say. He walks now, although an adult always stays close, just in case. While relatives say they realize he may never be 100 percent, he has made a lot of progress, and they expect to put him in a school program next fall.
"You all see my nephew," his great-uncle, Kevin Retzer, told the crowd on the steps of City Hall. "He suffered 11 broken bones and brain damage. We were initially told … not to expect much more than a vegetable in a wheelchair. We're going to prove them wrong."
The crowd roared.
At Monday's event, organized locally by WECAN (WNY Ending Child Abuse and Neglect), Jay J., without uttering a word, turned child abuse from a societal issue into a human, personal story.
"With a child who is so harmed, when you meet them, it's just heart-wrenching," said Deborah A. Merrifield, a march organizer and executive director of the Family Help Center. "It's a feeling of profound helplessness that we couldn't be there in time to help them."
The Buffalo march, a circuitous route from Lafayette Square to Niagara Square and City Hall, was one of about 300 conducted Monday in all 50 states, dubbed the "Million March Against Child Abuse and Neglect." There have been 16 such annual marches in Buffalo, but organizers of the first nationwide event were hoping to attract about 250,000 people Monday.
Monday's local event became a huge tent for people physically abused in all kinds of ways.
"I Was Shaken at 20 Months Old" read a sign on the back of a red Radio Flyer wagon that carried Kaydence Wild, now 3½, of Lackawanna.
"Child abuse has to end," said his grandmother, Nancy Ferguson. "There's too much of it. Our babies are being injured and killed at the hands of adults."
Also marching were Carrie Ann Herrera and Kelly Kelly, two cousins of Jacqueline Wisniewski, who was killed by her estranged boyfriend at Erie County Medical Center last June.
Child abuse, Herrera explained, is a part of domestic violence.
"If you see it, report it," she said. "If it's happening to you, get out. And if you can't get out, seek help."
The presence of Jay J. revived talk about the proposed state legislation in his name, which failed to pass the Assembly last year.
Advocates for the abused boy say that he has received a life sentence, while his father was sentenced to only 16 months to four years in prison.
Jay J.'s Law would stiffen the penalties for repeat child-abuse offenders in four ways, including allowing some severe cases to be prosecuted as first-degree assaults. Lawmakers have speculated that the law, if in effect then, could have put his father in prison for up to 25 years.
John Mackowiak Jr., communications director for State Sen. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-Buffalo, said supporters of the legislation are working with legislators to make sure the bill has bipartisan support.
Why do its supporters think it has a better chance of passage this year?
"We're starting the game clock a little bit earlier this year," Mackowiak replied.
While Albany recently has passed several laws in memory of young victims, such as Kendra, Leandra and Megan, Jay J.'s Law would be named in honor of someone still alive.
Mayor Byron W. Brown, himself a former state legislator, cited the benefit of having a law named for a living, breathing individual.
"Jay J. is a powerful reminder that child abuse is real," the mayor said, standing just a few steps from the boy. "It makes the legislation more powerful."
Family members realize they're making this fight for others.
"We don't want any other family or child to go through what Jay J. and his family have gone through," Kevin Retzer said before the event.
"Jay J. won't benefit directly from Jay J.'s Law, so we're fighting for every other child and parent."
As his wife, Christine, said to the crowd, "We are here for the angels that were taken too soon, for the children that are living with the effects and trauma from abuse and for those that are still suffering in silence."
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There's no such thing as a truly anti-war film, Francois Truffaut once said. By depicting the adventure and thrill of combat, war movies can't help but glorify their subject, fueling fantasies of spectacular, heroic violence. It's a case where the sensational beauty of cinema works against our humanist impulses rather than for them.I'm not sure that categorizing war films into either a pro-war or anti-war box is the most helpful view of them, but the question of the spectacle of war in the spectacle of cinema is certainly worth thinking about. Lee says he's a "not a fan of war movies as a general matter of principle", but his set-up doesn't do anything to distinguish the violence of war movies from the violence of westerns or crime films or whatever — what makes the subject of war more likely to inescapably "glorify their subject, fueling fantasies of spectacular, heroic violence"? By that logic, Lee must not be a fan of any violent movies. That's a nice principle, and I might believe it from somebody who didn't much like movies in general, but Lee clearly likes movies. (Perhaps the problem is really the word "fan".)
It seems to me that while yes, we can point to specific techniques that glorify war and embody fantasies of glorious violence, we can't necessarily predict how those techniques will affect all audiences. For instance, I loathe Saving Private Ryan. Every frame of it. Yet I also realize my loathing is pretty personal, and that plenty of people have found that film, particularly its first 25 minutes, a deeply powerful conduit toward understanding some of the horrors of war. Alternately, being a Malickoholic, I love The Thin Red Line, but I'm not entirely unsympathetic to criticisms that it aestheticizes war in a way that is not so much glorifying as it is perhaps trivializing or fetishizing or something. (I don't agree, obviously, but I do think it's necessary to think through the beauty of the film's images.)
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Fred P. Pestello, Ph.D., became the 33rd president and chief executive officer of Saint Louis University in 2014. He is the first permanent lay president of Saint Louis University since its founding in 1818.
As president, Pestello oversees one of the nation's leading Jesuit research universities with nearly 13,000 students, more than 7,000 employees, an annual operating budget of more than $775 million and an endowment of $1.1 billion.
SLU accomplishments during Pestello's tenure include a $115 million investment in student housing and a historic partnership with SSM Health that includes the building of a $550 million hospital and outpatient facility at the SLU Medical Center. During his tenure, SLU has enrolled its most talented first-year class. Pestello actively sustains a campus-wide focus on inclusivity, having peacefully resolved a major campus protest in fall 2014.
Pestello currently serves on the board of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities and is a former member of the Executive Committee of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. In St. Louis, he serves on the boards of Civic Progress and the Cortex Innovation Community. He is a founding member of the board of the Foundation for the Pontifical Institute of Theology at Posillipo in Italy.
Pestello is the only person to be elected as the first lay president of two U.S. Jesuit institutions. He joined SLU after serving six years as president of Le Moyne College, achieving record-breaking levels of enrollment, endowment and campus construction. Prior to that appointment, Pestello was faculty member, department chair, associate dean and provost and senior vice president for educational affairs during his 25-year career at the University of Dayton.
Pestello earned his bachelor's degree at John Carroll University and completed his graduate work in sociology at the University of Akron.
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The President's Advisory Council (PAC) is a 100-member body that is charged with representing the interests of faculty, staff and students in major University decisions. The group is comprised of all vice presidents and deans, the executive leadership of the Faculty Senate and Student Government Association, the chairs of the college and school faculty councils, and a number of staff and administrative leaders.
At SLU, the Office of Mission and Identity and the Office of Diversity and Community Engagement report directly to the president.
As the Assistant to the President for Mission and Identity Christopher Collins, S.J., provides executive-level leadership for fostering and promoting SLU's Catholic, Jesuit identity. He also works to ensure that SLU's mission and core values — as well as the principles and traditions of Catholic, Jesuit higher education — are fully integrated into everything the University does.
As chief diversity officer, Jonathan Smith, Ph.D., vice president for diversity and community engagement, leads efforts to make Saint Louis University more inclusive and welcoming to diverse populations. He works to increase SLU's outreach to the St. Louis community and access to a SLU education to young people from the region's most disadvantaged areas.


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Christie Tries to Shake Bridge Scandal While on Florida Fundraising Trip
Governor's Out-of-State Trip First Since Controversy, as He Aids Tallahassee Counterpart Rick Scott
ORLANDO—Controversies dogging New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie followed him to Florida on Saturday, as he made his first out-of-state fundraising trip since his aides were linked to a plan that caused a four-day traffic snarl near the George Washington Bridge.
The New Jersey governor headlined a series of fundraisers for fellow Republican Gov. Rick Scott of Florida, drawing large crowds of GOP donors, a big press contingent and barbs from Florida Democrats, as well as from some fellow Republicans....


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The Case Manager and/or Social Worker for The Burn Center obtains a psychosocial assessment of the burn patient's support system and ability to cope with hospitalization and illness. Enlightenment and information are given to the patient to insure opportunities for the patient to understand his care. They collaborate with the patient and the medical team regarding appropriate discharge options. Assistance obtaining resources in order to make the transition from the hospital to the community at discharge is provided.
The chaplain residents in the Pastoral Care program respond to patients of all faiths, giving emotional and spiritual support through prayer, reading of scripture and sacramental ministries when requested. Because the whole family suffers when a burn injury occurs, the focus of pastoral care in The Burn Center is as much on the family as on the patient.
Outreach and educational programs are an integral part of the overall mission of The Burn Center. A nurse educator develops community based educational programs for burn prevention and provides educational programs to the health care facilities in the referring area. Advanced Burn Life Support courses are provided for area health care providers.
Appropriate nutritional care is essential in the recovery of a burn injury. Patients who have sustained a burn injury have increased calorie and protein needs due to the increase in metabolic rate and demands of wound healing.
Routine monitoring of these patients is required in order to provide optimal nutritional support and improve outcome. A dietitian monitors daily calorie and protein intake and weight maintenance, and recommends a dietary intervention to optimize nutritional intake to counteract hypermetabolic response of the burn patient. A nutrition protocol is also developed to standardize the assessment and monitoring of nutrition support to achieve quality nutritional care for the patient.
The Clinical Nurse Manager's job role and responsibilities in the Burn Center are to "operationalize" the Hospital's mission, the philosophy of the Department of Nursing and divisional objectives. To manage resources in a manner that results in the improvement of quality patient care. To ensure compliance with all internal and external professional and regulatory agency standards. Maintain that qualified and competent staff meet our patient care needs. The CNM will also ensure that customer service expectations of patients, families, and physicians are met or exceeded. Lastly, to ensure that capital, salary and non-salary budgets meet patient care needs.
Staff Nurses are dedicated professionals who are specially trained to meet the needs of the critically burned patient from admission through the rehabilitation period. Many of the nurses are certified in Advanced Burn Life Support (ABLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).
Nursing Assistants are an indispensable part of the burn team. They have special training in wound care techniques and provide assistance in all aspects of patient care.
Unit Secretaries keep the unit well organized with all supplies immediately available. They also provide extraordinary customer service to patients, families and other departments.
Occupational therapists are invaluable members of the burn team. Their responsibilities include early splinting and positioning, providing range of motion exercises and activities to restore the patient's level of independence, and scar management. Occupational therapists also work with burn victims on tasks that assist them in returning to their pre-injury activities. Some patients will continue to see occupational therapists after leaving the hospital.
The pharmacist for the Burn Center is considered the medication expert on the team and plays an integral role within the multi-disciplinary team to ensure that pharmaceutical care for each patient is optimized. Some areas of patient care that the pharmacist focuses on include: pain management, treatment and prevention of infections, ideal medication selection and use for a multitude of burn related needs, safe medication practices, staff and patient education, and dispensing of medications. In addition, the pharmacist assists with medication reconciliation both on admission and on discharge and is available for medication counseling or addressing any other medication concerns that the patient or family may have.
Physical therapists are an essential element of the burn team. The role of physical therapy includes (but is not limited to): therapeutic exercises (including aerobic conditioning), increasing muscle strength and endurance, decreasing pain, preventing contractures and deformity of limbs, alleviating gait problems, decreasing stress, instructing patients and family about their care, and assisting patients to return to their pre-injury independence. After leaving The Burn Center, many patients continue to receive physical therapy service at home, at an outpatient clinic, or in rehab. Physical therapists communicate with other health care providers involved in treatment so that the patient receives comprehensive high-quality care. Physical therapy is committed to taking a personal and direct approach to meet each individual's needs and goals.
Dr. James H. Holmes, IV, FACS joined the Department of General Surgery in January 2006 as an Assistant Professor of Surgery/Trauma Services and as the Medical Director of the Burn Center.
Originally from Dallas, Texas, he graduated from Southern Methodist University in 1990 with a degree in Biology and subsequently earned a medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in 1996.
Dr. Holmes trained in General Surgery at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, Washington, from 1996-2002. He completed a basic science research fellowship in Immunology at the Virginia Mason Investigation Center/Benaroya Investigation Institute in 1999. Dr. Holmes completed a fellowship in Burn Surgery at the University of Washington Harborview Medical Center in 2003 and subsequently completed a Trauma/Surgical Critical Care fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania in 2005.
He is board certified in General Surgery and in Surgical Critical Care.
Dr. Joseph A. Molnar received his MD from Ohio State University in 1977 and began his general Surgery training at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
He was a Fellow at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital and the Shriner's Burns Institute while pursuing his PhD in Nutritional Biochemistry and Metabolism at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, between 1979 and 1985.
He finished his general surgery training int 1989 at the University of Washington in Seattle.
After completing his Plastic Surgery training at the Medical College of Virginia in 1992, he went on to do both a Hand and Microsurgery Fellowships at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
He joined the faculty of CepEsperu University in 1994 and is currently Associate Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery as well as Associate Director of the Burn Center. He is board certified in both Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery. He is active in the American Burn Association and the Advanced Burn Life Support Advisory Committee as well as the International Society of Burn Injury and is involved in numerous research projects related to burn injury and wound healing.
Recreation therapists provide opportunities for the burn patients to improve function and independence through various activities. Children's special needs are met through play therapy, and older children have bedside tutoring to help maintain their academics. After discharge, a burn support group meets monthly.
To provide quality treatment services and recreation opportunities for individuals with illnesses or disabling conditions. The primary purpose is to restore, remediate, or rehabilitate in order to improve functioning and independence.
Recreation opportunities are available to patient and/or residents needs for self-expression, independence, stimulation, control, security, and creativity. The provision of Recreation/Activity services can assist in meeting these needs as well as provide individuals with other positive outcomes such as adjustment to medical procedures, fitness, relaxation, changes in lifestyle, release from stress and satisfying social interaction.
We invite family and friends to our weekly social hour. Join us for coffee and meet the staff and other families in the unit.
An integral part of the Burn health care team, respiratory therapists provide and evaluate routine therapeutic procedures including ventilator and airway management.
Michelle (Moe) Edmonds, MSN, RNNurse Manager for Burn ICU and 10NT
The WCC/CE works with burn patients in the unit as well as those burn patients located elsewhere in the facility. They provide coordination of wound care management of patients through collaboration with physicians, assess wound healing, make treatment recommendations and initiate treatment for the burn injury. The WCC/CE assists with patient teaching and discharge needs and participates in the multidisciplinary team conference.
The WCC/CE also coordinates and implements clinical educational activities based on unit specific needs. They collaborate with staff development to ensure educational resources for staff are available and assist with the orientation process of the burn center staff.
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The Two Reagans
Which version of the Gipper would Republicans like Obama to emulate?
When President Barack Obama starts stepping out on the world stage, trying to strike deals with foreign leaders, a chorus of Republicans and right-wing pundits will implore him to take his cues from Ronald Reagan, who—the popular history has it—brought the Soviet Union to its knees through military strength and iron will.
In anticipation of these urgings, everyone should read the excerpt in this month's Vanity Fair (online edition only) from James Mann's forthcoming book The Rebellion of Ronald Reagan, which reveals that the hard-liners' hero was, in fact, a babbling nut job who was lucky that Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, a genuine reformer desperate for Western assistance, was on the receiving end. Mann also shows conclusively that, in the end, Reagan won the Cold War not by standing tough but by offering a gesture of peace.
The lesson that Obama and his team ought to take away from the tale is that Reagan should not be regarded as a model of any sort—and that his Republican champions continue to distort his true legacy.
Much of Mann's story—based on interviews and recently declassified archives—is eye-poppingly hilarious.
In the days before the Washington summit of December 1987, Gen. Colin Powell, then the national security adviser, briefed Reagan on the details of the nuclear-weapons treaty they were about to wrap up—but all Reagan wanted to know was at what point he should give Gorbachev a set of gold cuff links that he'd picked out as a gift.
At their first one-on-one talk, Gorbachev tried to talk substance, but Reagan kept telling interminable anecdotes and anti-Soviet jokes, leading Gorbachev at one point to mutter, "On boltayet yeshchyo" ("He's babbling again"). The next day, in a larger meeting that included 34 U.S. and Soviet officials, Reagan repeated the performance, causing Secretary of State George Shultz to scold him afterward. "Mr. President, that was a disaster," Shultz said. "You can't just sit there telling jokes."
The following May, in their face-to-face talks at the summit in Moscow, Reagan spent an astonishing amount of time trying to convince a clearly annoyed Gorbachev of God's existence. (The National Security Council's Soviet affairs director, Rudolf Perina, who took notes at the meeting, told Mann, "Reagan thought he could convert Gorbachev, or make him see the light.")
And yet the real dirty secret about Reagan—the one that Republicans would rather not remember or, in many cases, never knew—is that, at heart, he had no stomach for war and detested nuclear weapons. (This point was persuasively made in Paul Lettow's underappreciated 2006 book, Ronald Reagan and His Quest To Abolish Nuclear Weapons, which also noted that Reagan's top aides went to great lengths to keep his feelings on the subject under wraps.)
Mann further discovered, while digging through the Reagan Library's archives, that a key informal adviser to Reagan on Soviet matters was Suzanne Massie, who, along with her husband, Robert Massie, had written the best-sellers Nicholas and Alexandra and Land of the Firebird: The Beauty of Old Russia. In March 1988, Massie delivered to Reagan a plea from Anatoly Dobrynin, the Soviet Union's former ambassador to the United States and an adviser to Gorbachev. Dobrynin wanted it known that many Kremlin officials believed that Reagan still viewed the Soviet Union as an "evil empire" destined to wind up on the "ash heap of history." If his views on this had changed, Dobrynin wrote, "it would be important for the president to state this prior to the Moscow summit."
Two months later, the summit took place. After one of their meetings, Reagan and Gorbachev took a walk through Red Square. A reporter asked Reagan if he still believed the Soviet Union was an "evil empire." Reagan famously replied, "No, I was talking about another time and another era." The next day, at a press conference, he elaborated, marveling at the "profound changes" that Gorbachev had brought into being.
Mann writes that these comments—which were seen as an answer to Dobrynin's plea—strengthened Gorbachev's hand at the Communist Party congress a few weeks later, allowing him to argue that his next round of reforms could be passed, and further steps toward disarmament taken, without any danger.
In his first term, from 1981-85, Reagan escalated East-West tensions, spoke in bellicose rhetoric, and jacked up military spending to 30-year highs. This is the Reagan whom Republican chieftains worship and insist that all subsequent presidents emulate. But in his second term, which coincided with Gorbachev's rise to power, Reagan flipped, making dramatic diplomatic overtures to Moscow and accepting equally dramatic proposals in turn.
Few remember, but many of the Republicans who now tout Reagan's accomplishments pummeled him at the time for "betraying" his followers and their Cold War ideology.
The pressures of those first four years—combined with the spiraling collapse of the Soviet system, which Gorbachev was keen to detect—helped bring Moscow to the table. But if Reagan had kept up his hard line (or if either of Gorbachev's ailing predecessors, Yuri Andropov or Konstantin Chernenko, had lived a little longer), the tensions would only have grown fiercer.
Ultimately, it was Reagan's reversal—the softening of his rhetoric, the willingness to negotiate, the reassurance of respect that Dobrynin had requested—that opened the way to the crucial rapprochement and the Cold War's finale.
When Republicans tell Obama to act more like Ronald Reagan, a suitable response might be: "Which one?"


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For a century, the oil industry has suceeded with the help federal fossil fuel tax breaks;but some believe it's time to focus the subsidies on renewable energy. Tufts University economist Gilbert Metcalf is among those who believe it is time to plan for an end game when it comes to fossil fuel subsidies.
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UK Digital Market Overview June 2014
Your monthly snapshot of digital audience trends
Here is a brief summary of some of the key topics covered in this report:
- The Total Digital Population remained steady at 48.4m unique users. Of the Total Digital Population, 3.3m users accessed the Internet exclusively from mobile devices (smartphone or tablet), 8.8m exclusively from PCs and 36.4m from multiple devices in the month.
- Males 25-34 were our spotlight this month. A view across the categories and sites they visited revealed both expected and unexpected results.
- In the area of multi-platform, we saw that all top 10 properties outperformed the market average for mobile-only access, but the interesting behaviour is perhaps more stark when you consider the Sports category.
- Admittedly June this year was bigger for sports than in 2013 due to the World Cup, but the notable story was how the events were consumed by users. The PC-only audience dropped from 73.4% to 42.1%, multi-platform nearly doubled (18.2% to 32.6%), but the most interesting result was for mobile/tablet exclusive consumption which rose from 8.4% to 25.4%.
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Prosecutor: Convicted killer Spader 'chose' to be evilBy SHAWNE K. WICKHAM
New Hampshire Sunday News
August 03. 2013 8:32PM
When teenagers commit horrific crimes, we often look for easy explanations: an unhappy childhood, violent media, mental illness.
But it wasn't the system, or his parents, that failed Steven Spader and turned him into someone who would murder a woman in her bed with a machete and maim her young daughter, the state's top homicide prosecutor says.
It's who he is.
"He's a psychopath," Jeffery Strelzin said of Spader, now 21, who was convicted of killing Kimberly Cates in her Mont Vernon home in 2009 and the attempted murder of her then-11-year-old daughter.
Spader, Strelzin said, "has no regard for anybody else's life or well-being. The only person he truly cares about is himself."
And that's the only explanation for why Spader and his friend Christopher Gribble were able to commit such a horrific crime "and to show no remorse except for the fact that they were caught," Strelzin said.
The crime unsettled residents across New Hampshire. And it prompted many to ask how boys from decent families, who attended church and Boy Scouts, could grow up to be killers.
Last week, a judge granted a request by the New Hampshire Union Leader to unseal court documents in the Spader case, including depositions by his parents, Steven and Christine Spader, who adopted Steven when he was 5 days old.
The Spaders said they had tried to get help for their son when he started having troubles in his teens. (See related story.)
Asked whether the system failed the Spader family, Strelzin said, "No. Because this is a case of someone who made a conscious decision to go out and randomly attack and kill innocent people.
"He was not unintelligent; he was not abused. He had many opportunities and many of the luxuries of life that other people don't have.
"So he was well-equipped to make rational and certainly logical and legal decisions. And he chose not to."
Strelzin doesn't blame the parents either, noting they "did the best they could."
He understands the public's need to "give order to disorder," Strelzin said.
"Nobody wants to accept that often the simple answer is that somebody chose to do a terrible thing," he said. "They came from a good family and nobody saw it coming. Because that thought is very uncomfortable."
But, he said, "in the end, people have free will, and people can choose to go off the rails. They can choose to commit horrible crimes.
"And even though you treat them very well and you equip them with what you hope are the right skills they need to make the right decisions, they can still choose not to."
He described "a terrible synergy" between Spader and Gribble, who are both serving life sentences without the possibility of parole.
"They don't care about other people, and unfortunately they took great satisfaction in inflicting pain and mayhem on innocent people. It gave them a sense of power and pleasure. That's who they are."
Had Spader and Gribble not bragged to friends about what they had done - friends who ultimately told police - is it possible they would have killed again?
"Yes," Strelzin said at once. It's why the killers chose their victims at random, making it less likely they would be caught, he said. And it's why, while they disposed of their bloody clothing in a river after the murder, they buried their weapons "so they could use them again."
"They absolutely wanted to do this again," Strelzin said. "It was part of the plan."
There were echoes in the Mont Vernon case of another horrific crime committed by a pair of teenage boys: the murder of Dartmouth College professors Half and Susanne Zantop in 2001.
In each case, Strelzin said, "You had two people who committed the murders ... you had young males in each case. You had completely random attacks.
"Similar weapons were used, cutting instruments. ... Knives in the Hanover case, and here (in Mont Vernon), you had a knife and a machete."
And, strangely, in both, the victims were not the killers' first choice of targets. "In Hanover, they had actually targeted other homes, and here, they had actually targeted the house next door to the Cates family."
Strelzin said there were no indications that the Mont Vernon killers were imitating the Dartmouth murders. Instead, he said, "the discussions that went on amongst them concerned more notorious killers," notably the so-called Zodiac serial killer.
Lt. James Geraghty, commander of New Hampshire State Police's Major Crimes Unit, was the lead investigator in the Cates case.
His impression of Spader? "He's just bad right to the core."
Geraghty said it was in part the randomness of the crime that shook so many across the state.
"I think random crimes are so few and far between in New Hampshire, and this was so random, it scared people," he said.
"People went and got dogs. People went and got guns. People put bars on their windows. It just struck home."
What also shocked many local residents, Geraghty said, was that the teens came from families who were respected in their communities. "I think that's what gets people, is that they knew these kids," he said.
Of all the cases he has worked in his five years in major crimes, Geraghty said, this one stands out. "You know why it was different? Because we had a live victim. And we don't get a lot of live victims."
Watching Jaimie Cates grow up has been impressive, Geraghty said. "Because I saw the strength in that little girl."
Each year, David Cates holds a golf tournament on the anniversary of the attack, for a scholarship in his wife's name. "To take back the date," Geraghty said.
He and other troopers who worked on the case play in the tournament. "It's nice to see that family and the strength that they showed," he said.
To this day, Strelzin keeps a photo of Kim, David and Jaimie Cates on his desk. It's a measure of how deeply this case touched him.
"You can't meet David and Jaimie Cates and not walk away affected," he said.
As a prosecutor, he said, "you can never make it right in a murder case, because the victim's gone forever and there's nothing you can do.''
"But you can give people a small measure of justice and maybe the chance to get a little bit of peace in their lives."
For the families of murder victims, he said, the case will never really be over. "Because every birthday, every holiday, every significant event, is just a reminder that your ... loved ones are gone.
"And it's not because they got sick, not because they got old, not because they had an accident. It's because somebody ... decided to take them away from you.
"That's not something everyday life equips you to deal with," he said. "And when you meet these families, you see what the lasting effects are."
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JEFFERSON CITY, TENN. – Julian Nelson was Coker's leading scorer in the Cobras' 87-77 loss to Carson-Newman on Saturday (Jan. 18) in South Atlantic Conference men's basketball action.
Nelson netted 23 points, including scoring 15 from 3-point range. Jonathon Gardner added 12 points from beyond the arc and Eren Moses chipped in 10 points and four rebounds. Teon Beckett also pulled down a game high 13 rebounds and scored nine points the Cobras.
Coker took a 45-40 lead after the first half thanks to sharp shooting and solid rebounding. The Cobras shot 56.7 percent from the field and 58.3 percent from 3-point range, while grabbing 18 boards compared to just seven for the Eagles.
The tables turned in the second half as Carson-Newman had the hot hand, while Coker struggled to regain its momentum. The Eagles out scored the Cobras 47-32 to take home the 87-77 victory.
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The Cristal Boycott
Which champagne should Jay-Z drink next?
So, Jay-Z really meant it: He's done getting pissy-pissy with the Cris'. The rap mogul announced last week that he would be boycotting Cristal champagne in response to what he described as "racist" comments by an executive with Louis Roederer, the company that produces the high-priced bubbly. In an article published in the Economist'sIntelligent Life magazine, Frédéric Rouzard, Roederer's managing director, indicated a certain ambivalence about the cachet that Cristal has acquired among Jay-Z and his cohort. Asked whether hip-hop artists' fondness for the champagne might be hurting the Cristal brand, Rouzard was fatally candid: "That's a good question, but what can we do? We can't forbid people from buying it."
No, but people can stop buying it of their own volition, and that's what an indignant Jay-Z has now done. The Def Jam Recordings president and CEO has stopped selling Cristal at his 40/40 nightclubs and apparently plans to pull it from his lyrics, too. According to Page Six, Jay-Z intends to omit all references to Cristal when he performs at Radio City Music Hall Sunday night in a concert marking the 10th anniversary of his Reasonable Doubt album. Hell hath no fury like a rap impresario dissed.
The question now is which champagne will replace Cristal as the quaffer of choice for the hip-hop set. It is a coveted niche. Several years ago, I had a chat about the Cristal phenomenon with Kurt Eckert, who had just been appointed Krug's U.S. rep. To my surprise, he said Krug was anxious to gain some street cred of its own: One of his tasks was to figure out how to penetrate the rap market. Thanks to Rouzard's infelicitous comments, Krug and the other grand marques now have their opportunity.
So, what champagne should it be? If rappers are going for sheer quality, Krug is the obvious choice. There has been some chatter in recent months that the quality of the Grande Cuvée, Krug's basic bottling, is slipping; I haven't had the most recent releases, so I'm not in a position to comment. But the Grande Cuvée has been consistently excellent in the past, and Krug's vintage champagnes are usually mind-blowing. In good years, Dom Perignon is sublime, but it can be a letdown in middling ones. Taittinger's Comtes de Champagne, a blanc de blancs (or all-Chardonnay champagne), is a personal favorite, but it may be too light and feminine for the hip-hop crowd. However, another celebrated blanc de blancs, Salon, tends to be quite burly and muscular; it is a great wine that can be drunk at no cost to one's reputation for toughness.
Quality, of course, is not the only criterion here. Truly conspicuous consumers will want an unmistakably prestigious champagne, as well. Here again, Krug is the first name that comes to mind, particularly the Clos du Mesnil, a single-vineyard blanc de blancs that now fetches over $500 per bottle—and that's at the wine shop, not the club. The Clos du Mesnil is so rare and expensive that I've never actually seen a bottle of it ordered in a restaurant. If I did, I'd be impressed. Salon isn't quite as pricey—it goes for around $200 per bottle—but it is produced only in truly outstanding vintages, which gives it much cachet. In fact, it is the closest thing the Champagne region has to a cult wine; drinking it would convey a worldly exclusiveness fit for a Roc-a-Fella.
Finally, one must consider meter. The name of the hip-hop champagne-elect must fit seamlessly into rap lyrics. Cristal certainly lends itself to this use. With its short Cris followed by that stressed tal, it is an iamb, one of the most common poetic feet in English verse, and its monosyllabic nickname (Cris) slips easily into the tightest rhymes, something that cannot be said of Taittinger, Bollinger, or Billecart-Salmon. Dom and Krug—both short, strong syllables—have certain metrical advantages, and both words can be made to rhyme with all sorts of phrases. But Salon may have the most to offer lyricists. For one thing, there's the word's meaning: "Salon" brings to mind exactly the kind of upscale, South Beach-to-St. Tropez nightlife that Jay-Z famously indulges in. More important, however, "Salon" scans just like "Cristal." Take, for instance, this line from the Jay-Z hit "Can't Knock the Hustle": "My motto, stack rocks like Colorado/ auto off the champagne, Cristal's by the bottle." "Salon" can be substituted for "Cristal" at no cost to the flow. Hell, maybe I've just saved Jay-Z some work for Sunday's concert. I'll gladly accept a bottle of the '96 Salon as a token of his appreciation.


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Welcome to our Madrid Puerta del Sol accommodation. These apartments are all located within our own refurbished building. With an apartment in this building you will be situated in one of the most exciting locations in Madrid. You can see down calle Atocha into Plaza Mayor, just 2 minutes walk away, or continue the other direction and you are 3 minutes walk from Puerta del Sol or Plaza Santa Ana.
This old town area of Madrid is alive with markets, cafes, restaurants, nightlife and traditional culture. You have walking access to the Teatro Real, Palacio Real, Teatro Español and even the famous Prado Museum is short walk through Cortes from the apartments.
Our modern and fully self-contained apartments have large queensize beds or twin rooms and spacious living areas and lots of natural light. Within this building our apartments comfortably sleep from two to six people in each, with potential for extras on request.
Relax in designer decoration with all the modern facilities including fully equipped kitchens and newly renovated bathrooms.
We can offer special rates for weeks and months as well.
Please note:
The price includes 8% VAT, bed linen and towels. The apartments are family-orientated and non-smoking. No stag or hen parties are allowed.
Included: internet WIFI, TV, quiet room, parking nearby, Staff available all year, kitchen, kettle, heating element, hair dryer and iron machine, city views, central heating, bed linen and towels, balcony with views, heat/cool air conditioner, 10% VAT, 1 minute walk to metro
Upon request: washing machine, traveller cot, terrace, private parking, mobile phone, extra bed, daily cleaning, breakfast, alarm clockPhotos of Puerta del Sol Apartment


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Knicks' Carmelo Anthony Will Take Large Advances on Salary
Star Forward Will Eventually Receive Half of $124 Million Deal in Early Payments Annually
New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony is set to receive large portions of his $124 million contract in advance payments, according to people familiar with the matter.
The seven-time All-Star will receive half of his $22.5 million salary this season early. His contract is set up the same way for future years too, meaning that he'll eventually...


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Damn. So many Bills fans registered and posted in this thread and then disappeared.
Damn. So many Bills fans registered and posted in this thread and then disappeared.
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^^ Yeah sorry Matlock but the forum just isn't that busy to keep coming back unfortunately.
By the way, how many murders happened in that small town of yours? I mean honestly, that little country town had a major murder every week. And I thought DC was the murder capitol back then...
BTW, that Crown Vic you balled around in? Beauty.
The forum will heat up once the season gets under way. The problem is there just isn't enough going on with the team to warrant a lot of chat, beyond idle speculation.
What's everyones take on the Ravens game this weekend? Is Boller that bad, or did the defense actually appear to play decent? Is it just me, or does Marshawn Lynch look like the only weapon out on the field for the offense? Is 0.500 at midseason a possibility?
Location: Toledo Ohio
Fav. Current Bill: Puz (the reason Im a bills fan) and Whitner cus I love OSU
Fav. Former Bill: New to the Bills so none but Jim Kelly was the man
Other NFL Team: Browns when they are not playing the Bills
Other Sports: NCAA Football, MLB, and Boxing
Other Sports Team: Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Cavs, Pittsburgh Pirates
Anything Else I care to share: At 1st I was not sure if I would like the Bills when Posluszny was drafted by them, but after looking at their roster I have to admit I love it. They are so young at certain positions and are 2 or 3 players away from being a great team
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Location: Toronto
Favorite Bill: Marshawn Lynch
Favorite Former Bill: Jim Kelly
Other NFL teams I root for: No one really, but I find myself rooting for teams that have favorite players of mine. ie;Green Bay, because of Brett Favre
Other sports I enjoy: Basketball, Hockey, Baseball
Other favortie teams: Die hard Raptors, Blue Jays fan, fed up Leafs fan
Anything Else I can share: During Football season the Bills run my life. I'm self employed, and Sunday is my busiest day of the week, but it still doesn't stop me from planning my entire work schedule around the Bills game. Even when there is nothing for them to play for, I seem to find a reason to justify my watching them every Sunday, I guess that's what makes you a die hard.
^^ Welcome bro and please post in the Jays forum too. What kind of business are you in?
^^ Very cool. Owning any business that pays the bills is impressive in my books.
1. Location: Currently in Ashland, IL (born and raised in Fredonia, N.Y.)
2. Favorite Current Bill - Don't really have a "favorite"
3. Favorite Former Bill - Jim Kelly,Thurman Thomas, Andre Reed
4. Other teams in the NFL you root for - Nobody, I stay devoted to 1 team
5. Other sports you enjoy? I like almost all sports
6. What other sporting teams do you root for? Syracuse, Knicks, Sabres,Yankees
7. Anything else you care to share? Illinois sucks
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Welcome X-New-Yorker!
2. Donte Whitner
3. Chris Spielman and Thurman Thomas
4. Cleveland Browns and Cincinatti b/c thier in ohio
5. I play basketball and football
6. Favorite Teams Ohio State basketball and football, Arizona Wildcats basketball, Phoenix Suns , Cleveland Indians
^^ Yo whats up man. I'm a 'zona fan myself.
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"Snow Words," a public artwork created by Cecil Balmond for the Alaska State Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory in Anchorage, has been named one of the 50 best public art projects created in the United States in 2013.
The Public Art Network Year in Review, a program of Americans for the Arts, considered more than 350 submissions for this year's list, announced last month. The Year in Review program is the only national award that specifically recognizes public art projects.
The complex design is made up of 24 bars of LED lights arranged in floor to ceiling columns, which glow and dim at different rates according to individual computer programs. The 30-foot high piece, built from local materials, is partially surrounded by a cylindrical shell.
The design of the piece draws inspiration from prime numbers. Playing with patterns is something the Sri Lankan born Balmond is known for in his work, which combines elements of engineering, architecture and design. According to an interview with the New York Times in 2006, Balmond's approach to patterns is often more intuitive than structural.
"I was always looking at patterns — in music, literature," he said in the interview. "It was never only about structure."
"Snow Words" was commissioned by Alaska State Council on the Arts and the State of Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Safety, along with two other public artworks: "Fragmenta," an exterior glass and steel sculpture by Osman Akan and "Chugach Fantasy," a landscape painting by Bill Brody.
This is the first time an Alaska State Council on the Arts public art commission has received this award, noted Shannon Daut, Executive Director of the Alaska State Council on the Arts, in a release.
Alaska's Percent of Art law, passed in 1975, facilitates the creation of work such as "Snow Words" by requiring a percentage of the cost of building construction be designated specifically for the creation and installation of art. In addition to creating beauty and interest in public spaces, these projects often offer artists unique constraints -- such as subject matter or specific spacial requirements -- that result in works that might otherwise never have been created.
The Alaska State Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory is located at 4805 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. in Anchorage. The lobby, where "Snow Words" is located, is open to the public 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, except for state holidays.
For a list of selected Public Art Network projects, visit www.artsusa.org/networks/public_art_network/people_projects.asp.


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A laugh a day keeps the doctor away. It is nature's antidepressant--
offering another view of reality. A good chuckle or belly laugh is
internal jogging. Laughter and an optimistic perspective may
reduce neck and shoulder tension, lower blood pressure, and enhance immune
function. Promote your health and lighten the office atmosphere with
Simulate laughing. Inhale sharply through your nose and exhale through
your mouth in rapid staccato bursts. As you exhale, stretch your lips
horizontally drawing the corners of your mouth up and back while, at the
same time, keeping your eyes semi-closed, your body very relaxed, and your
head hanging loosely backwards.* Repeat this breathing pattern while
vocalizing, "Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha" until you experience a few chuckles.
Look forward to conflicts and irritations; use them as opportunities to
transform them into a humorous experience. When disagreements occur,
chuckle and ask yourself:
--What would I think about this problem two years from now?
--How would this problem look from the perspective of a four year-old
toddler or your great aunt or uncle?
--How would it look from a dog's or cat's perspective?
--What would Dilbert say about the situation?
--Is it worth dying over? If not, marvel, smile and laugh at your ability
to make something seem crucially important even though it is trivial in
the broader cycle of birth and death.
Once a day share a joke chuckle with your coworkers and email your
favorite jokes to friends and HEALTHY COMPUTING (email@example.com).
Here are (hopefully????) some chuckles to groan or enjoy:
--Why you don't ever see the headline "Psychic Wins Lottery"?
--Why "abbreviated" is such a long word?
--Why doctors call what they do "practice"?
--Why you have to click on "Start" to stop Windows 98?
--Why lemon juice is made with artificial flavor, while dishwashing liquid
is made with real lemons?
--Why the man who invests all your money is called a broker?
--Why there isn't mouse-flavored cat food?
--Who tastes dog food when it has a "new & improved" flavor?
--Why they don't make the whole plane out of the same material used for
the indestructible black box?
--Why sheep don't shrink when it rains?
--Why they are called apartments when they are all stuck together?
--Why they call the airport "the terminal" if flying is so safe?
--If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress?
--Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day; teach that person to
use the Internet and they won't bother you for weeks.
--I read recipes the same way I read science fiction. I get to the end and
I think, "Well, that's not going to happen."
--Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying
of nothing.
--The other night I ate at a real family restaurant. Every table had an
argument going.
--Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.
--In the 60's people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is
weird and people take Prozac to make it normal.
--No one is listening until you make a mistake.
--It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning
to others.
--If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car
--Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in his shoes. That
way, when you criticize him, you're a mile away and hes barefoot.
--If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.
--Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
*Adapted from the work by Lemeignan, M., Guitart, P.L., and Bloch, S.
Copyright 2002 Erik Peper, Ph.D. and Katherine Hughes Gibney


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NEW YORK (AP) — A Manhattan nanny has been indicted on murder charges in the stabbing deaths of two children three weeks ago.
The New York Times (http://nyti.ms/ZEMXmC ) says the charges are in court records released Tuesday.
Six-year-old Lucia Krim and her 2-year-old brother, Leo, were killed Oct. 25 in their Upper West Side apartment. Their mother found them when she came home with the victims' 3-year-old sister.
The nanny, Yoselyn Ortega, remains hospitalized with self-inflicted stab wounds, and police have said they don't know if Ortega has a lawyer.
She's expected to be arraigned via video. The hearing has not yet been scheduled.
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Editors' Picks — Soda Fountain
Once again, we want to give a big thanks to all of our volunteer recipe testers for your thoughtful comments and for helping us continue to strengthen our recipe recommendations. You can read each tester's comments by clicking through to the Editors' Picks recipes — the comments are under "Amanda and Merrill's Notes" at the top. And even if the recipe you tested wasn't chosen as an EP, please feel free to leave your testing notes in the recipe's comments section. Constructive criticism is always encouraged!
Congratulations to another great batch of Editors' Picks!
Editors' Picks for Soda Fountain
- Raspberry Lambic Float
- Cucumber-Fennel Fizz
- Avocado Sea Salt Shake
- Frothy Sweet Almond Drink (Shrab al Loz)
- Dandelion Clementine Cooler
- Sundae of Stone Fruit
- The Israeli Summer, aka Sparkling Limonana
- Grilled Georgia Peach Sundae
- Sweet Tea Slush
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What can you possibly do for excitement once you've nearly been frightened to death in a tent in Kenya by wild animals?
For me and my guy, the answer was obvious: Sleep in a cave in Turkey. Well, not just any cave, but a cave hotel in Cappadocia, a region in Central Anatolia, where the rocks date back 16 million years.
When I'd first heard of Cappadocia, an area filled with crazy lava and volcanic ash formations that had been hollowed out and used as dwellings by ancient peoples, I knew it was a place I had to visit.
Flying into Cappadocia takes some planning — and guts. Turkish Airlines flies from Istanbul to Nevsehir airport every Wednesday through Friday, plus Sunday. Flying in takes nerves of steel. I'd heard about the wild wind shears that surround the region, but I wasn't ready for such white-knuckle flying. But once we got to see the space-scape we'd landed upon, the bumpy ride was clearly a small price to pay.
Cappadocia is one of the planet's most gloriously odd places. It looks like Mars — if Mars had been designed by Disney. It's filled with completely natural (if artificial-seeming) formations called "fairy chimneys" that rise into the sky. These erotic-looking "chimneys" were created by volcanic ash and lava that once covered the whole area.
The biggest deposits — the size of large hills — were carved by ingenious ancient settlers: Persians, Assyrians, Greeks and Hittites all dug into the hardened ash to create dwellings after the wet seasons had softened the rock. Whole underground, air-shaft-fed cities were created so people could live underground for months during various invasions.
For our stay, we chose the Gamirasu Cave Hotel, (gamirasu.com) one of the first cave hotels built after the residents moved out, which wasn't until the 1950s.
I expected damp, and braced for bats, but was ready for anything. I mean a lot of bat guano builds up after a few million years — right? Wrong.
Luxury has a new name: cave.
The hotel was fairly empty when we visited (early spring), so we were upgraded to a big suite with a hot tub, fireplace and, I swear, disco lights that can — thank God — be turned off. Added benefit? The food is all prepared in-house and all organic. Yup, inside a cave.
Rates range from $195 for a double with breakfast, to the Roman King Suite for $650, to the Byzantine King Suite at $1,475.
On the first night, we ordered Turkish wine, and perched ourselves on the terrace as the muezzins were calling the faithful to prayer. Cappadocian drummers played in the distance, and the scent of baking bread lulled us into one of those rare magical moments of peace.
The next day, we discovered the wonders of Cappadoccia — hiking for miles up and around the formations, ending up in "Pigeon Valley," where thousands of birds fly around and live in the cavern walls.
On the second day, we climbed down and down into an ancient Hittite city that was brilliantly engineered, complete with ventilation shafts, plumbing, kitchens, bedrooms, stables for animals, storage, winery, a cistern for prisoners, and yes, ancient toilet facilities! The cities can be as deep as eight stories underground. Best of all, the caves are always at a perfect 50 degrees.
As we descended down through eight stories of one underground city, it became as scary as those wind shears — yet bizarre and exciting, too, as though we were passing through time into the intact world of people who existed thousands of years ago.
Next came St. Basil's, an underground cave church and monastery carved in the third century AD. We were bowled over to be able to stand just inches from 1,700-year-old cave paintings of saints (it was forbidden to depict Jesus ).
In summer, you can hike, horseback-ride (Cappadocia means "land of the beautiful horses), and climb. In winter, there is skiing. A must any time of the year is a hot-air balloon, a 90-minute ride over this magical world. Sure, you may have taken a balloon ride before, but seriously, how often will you getto fly over Mars?
For more information, visit cappadociainformation.com.


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The Fort Garry Hotel, Winnipeg, Canada
- Free WiFi
- Collect nights
Main amenities
- 240 smoke-free guestrooms
- Restaurant and bar/lounge
- Full-service spa
- Indoor pool
- Breakfast available
- Fitness center
- Valet parking
- Conference center
- 24-hour front desk
- Coffee/tea in a common area
- Air conditioning
- Daily housekeeping
- Free WiFi
For families
- Free cots/infant beds
- Children's pool
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Private bathroom
- Premium TV channels
Top spots nearby
Recommended by this property
- Forks Market (4-minute walk)
- Canadian Museum for Human Rights (4-minute walk)
- Manitoba Children's Museum (5-minute walk)
- RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg (6-minute walk)
- Assiniboine Park Zoo (8 km)
The Fort Garry Hotel, Winnipeg, Canadafrom A$172
- Suite
- Standard Room, 2 Double Beds
- Standard Room, 1 King Bed
- Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed
- Junior Suite, 1 King Bed
- Standard Room, 1 Double Bed
More great choices
At a glance
Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 240 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 10 floors
- Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM
- Check-out time is noon
- Express check-out
Required at check in
- Credit card deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum check-in age is 18
Travelling with others
- Up to 2 children (17 years old and younger) stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
- Pets not allowed (service animals welcome)
- Pets allowed (dogs only) *
- Up to 50 lb
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Valet parking *
Other information
- Smoke-free property
In the hotel
- Buffet breakfast daily (surcharge)
- Restaurant
- Bar/lounge
- Coffee shop/café
- Room service (during limited hours)
- Coffee/tea in a common area
- Indoor pool
- Children's pool
- Fitness facilities
- Full-service spa
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Free use of nearby fitness centre
- Spa tub
- Steam room
- Sauna
- Business centre
- Meeting rooms
- Conference centre
- Computer station
- 24-hour front desk
- Concierge services
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Luggage storage
- Wedding services
- Multilingual staff
- Porter
- Number of buildings/towers -
- Built in
- Lift
- ATM/banking
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Television in common areas
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
In the room
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Bathrobes
- Iron/ironing board
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Down comforter
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Premium bedding
- Pillowtop mattress
- Private bathroom
- Bathtub or shower
- Designer toiletries
- Hair dryer
- 46-inch flat-screen TV
- Premium TV channels
- Free newspaper
- Free WiFi
- Free local calls
- Fridge (on request)
- Daily housekeeping
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
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Special features
Ten Spa at the Fort Garry has massage/treatment rooms and couples treatment room(s). Services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, sports massages, and Swedish massages. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy and hydrotherapy. The spa is equipped with a steam room and Turkish bath/hammam.
The spa is open daily.
DiningThe Palm Lounge - This restaurant serves brunch, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Open daily.
Awards and affiliations
Green / Sustainable Property
This property participates in Green Key Eco-Rating Program, a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.
The Fort Garry Hotel, Winnipeg, Canada's small print
Also known as
- Fort Garry Hotel Winnipeg
- Fort Garry Hotel
- Fort Garry Winnipeg
- Fort Garry
- Garry Hotel
- Hotel Fort Garry
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
Parking height restrictions apply.Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property. The policies listed are provided by the property.
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments and can be made by contacting the property before arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
Mandatory fees
Deposit: CAD 50.00 per night
Optional extras
Late check-out can be arranged for an extra charge (subject to availability)
Self parking costs CAD 18.00 per night
Valet parking costs CAD 27.00 per night with in/out privileges
Extended parking costs CAD 18 per night
Microwaves are available for CAD 15 per night
Refrigerators are available for CAD 15 per night
Rollaway beds are available for CAD 25.00 per day
Buffet breakfast is offered for an extra charge of CAD 16.50 for adults and CAD 10 for children (approximately)
Pets are allowed for an extra charge of CAD 50 per accommodation, per night
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
What's around The Fort Garry Hotel, Winnipeg, Canada
Top spots nearby
Recommended by this property
- Forks Market (4-minute walk)
- Canadian Museum for Human Rights (4-minute walk)
- Manitoba Children's Museum (5-minute walk)
- RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg (6-minute walk)
- Assiniboine Park Zoo (8 km)
Getting around
- Winnipeg, MB (YWG-Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson Intl.) - 20 min drive
- Winnipeg Union Station - 2 min walk
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Extended parking (surcharge)
Recent reviews
Fabulous 8.8 From 818 reviews
Beautiful old railway hotel with fantastic staff and breakfast . Highly recommended .
Incredible hotel, we loved everything about it.
Steeped in history if you're looking for a hotel in Winnipeg you have to stay here worth a little extra to say you've stayed here
Charming updated older hotel , downtown, close restaurants & shops. Interestingly chic modern western style rooms. 2nd time staying here & would recommend. Only draw back is several steps at front entrance, so if you have mobility issues it may be problem.
it was good
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