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Callie cocked her head as she caught the look between Bombyx and Ampelus. It made her curious, at least until she remembered the festive nymph's request; she'd asked her not to reveal what she was to the guests. It made her cringe a little to remember that she almost had. Well, it wasn't surprising. As Breezy Plume had said, 'it takes a monster to know a monster'.
The look on Ampelus' face was not a look to be ignored. It made Bombyx nervous, to the point that her breathing had become erratic. The three others not glaring at her turned to stare at her. It took just a moment for Spark Storm to realize that Ampelus was the only one trying to kill her with her eyes. "What the - Ampelus! What is your problem?"
"...She is a nymph."
Spark nearly replied with an angry 'so?', but the news of another nymph quieted him. Could this possibly be one of elder Orea's children? No...not possible. This nymph looked to be at least Ampelus' age, perhaps younger. Didn't that take hundreds of years? His own little Orea looked far older than she was, but that was due to...well, things. Could something similar have happened here? "Ampelus, are you sure? I thought the changelings wiped you guys out to near extinction." Without waiting for an answer, he turned to the nymph in question, his eyes ablaze with curiosity. "Are you one of Orea's kids?"
Spark's enthusiasm irked Ampelus, but she, too, was curious, if not morbidly so. She had an inkling about how this one came about, and if it were true, well...she wouldn't be held liable for what happened next. The mere thought sent waves of rage through her; it was all she could do to just sit there and listen.
Breezy Plume and Callie shared a glance. For the first time since this encounter began, the siren looked concerned. She'd barely gotten to know Bombyx over the last hour or two, but she'd already started to like her. Bombyx was quiet and sweet, as well as a bit introverted. She was also very accommodating, and had revealed her unique gifts by producing a healing silk that wrapped up her wounds. She'd been healed since shortly before Ampelus and the pegasus arrived, and she'd gained respect for Bombyx for being so efficient. Now, the poor nymph looked terrified to be in Ampelus' presence.
Bombyx was perplexed. Should she run? She felt like she should be running right now. Still, she was nothing if not helpful, and the pegasus had asked a relevant question. Risking Ampelus' wrath, she turned her attention to Spark Storm. "No...No, I am not one of Orea's line. I am..." she swallowed hard, her eyes darting back to Ampelus. "...something else."
"Go on," Ampelus dead-panned. "Enlighten the rest of us."
Bombyx shuddered and appeared to shrink just slightly. She partially hid her face in the crook of a leg, a single eye remaining visible. "I...I am...Mimosa Palm's progeny."
Spark Storm's eyes lit up with both shock and joy. Ampelus had a sister?! He turned to look at Ampelus with the very picture of happiness, and realized that this was a mistake. The nymph looked like she was about to explode with anger. The tall nymph shook from top to bottom, vines writhing about over her body and producing such a shrill hiss that Spark winced with pain. "Ampelus! Knock it off! Calm down! What's wrong with you?!"
Ampelus did not answer. Both Callie and Breezy Plume had instantly created an obstruction between the two nymphs, both ready to fight if need be. "Spark Storm, if you don't get her out of here, somebody's gonna get hurt," Callie told him coldly.
Everybody's gonna get hurt if something doesn't change, Spark thought. Not ready to up and leave just yet, he turned to Ampelus. He'd been able to talk her out of rages before, it could certainly work now. "Ampelus, I don't get it! Why does this make you so angry?"
Spark should've known the answer to that one, and he realized that as tears had welled up enough in Ampelus' eyes to drop to the ground. He was reminded of his own little Orea's tears as fresh patches of the greenest moss began forming where they dropped. "Why? Why? I spend almost four hundred years wondering why my father left us, wondering if maybe it was my fault, only now to discover that he had me replaced! Gee, I wonder why that makes me angry!!"
The silence between the five was so loud, one could hear the water trickling down into who knew where in that little pond nearby. For a moment, Spark felt relieved. Ampelus had gone and gotten this little temper tantrum out of the way, perhaps now they could move on. The silence was broken, though, and not from the nymph he'd expected. "Go ahead, you're on a roll," Bombyx told her sister. The smaller nymph looked like she could cry, but there was almost something like anger in her eyes, a furious courage. She was terrified, but determined to have her say. "Tell them."
Ampelus balked at her new sister. She wanted to bring that up? How dare she...how dare she! She must have some kind of death wish! "You...you want to talk about that?" Ampelus strode forward slowly, head and neck nearly level with her spine. Spark Storm had never seen her looking more dangerous. She didn't blink an eye as the two guarding Bombyx stepped forward and were gently moved to the side by the one they sought to protect. "You really want them to know what you are?"
"Not them. You. I want you to say it. We both know you're dying to say it."
Spark and Callie both stared in surprised sadness at Bombyx. She looked so scared, yet she refused to yield to her emotions. What was this all about, anyway? The answer to this question came from Ampelus herself, her voice dripping with hate. "You're not a natural nymph. You're an experiment, a violation of nature, a freak!"
It took every ounce of restraint in Spark's body not to zap Ampelus then and there. He hadn't heard her speak with so much pure vulgarity and hate since the time they first met. "Ampelus..." he said with a quiet, threatening tone. "What are you talking about?"
"She wasn't born or grown like I was." Ampelus continued to stare at her "sister" with dripping enmity. "She's just another of my father's experiments, like this bio dome. She's less of a nymph and more of a tool for his amusement."
It was Bombyx' turn to be angry. "That's not even remotely accurate! Mimosa Palm, he...you don't understand, he treats me like..." The nymph faltered, the truth of Ampelus' words threatening her with more accuracy than she was prepared to admit. Tears of frustration swelled in her eyes as the derisive smile on her sister's face grew. "H-he doesn't see me as just an experiment. I am his-"
"What?" Ampelus inquired. "You are what - his "daughter"? You are as much his daughter as he is proud of having me as his family...and that's next to nothing. Mimosa Palm might work miracles of science and nature, but he knows nothing of matters of the heart and spirit. He made you with no love; he made you with the intent of making something uniquely different."
Bombyx stared at Ampelus in silence. She was terrified, both of Ampelus, and the possibility that she might be right. Her two new friends, stunned into silence by Ampelus' aggressive and poisonous speech, simply glanced at each other, both hoping the other could have some argument to help lift Bombyx' spirits. None of them, most of all Ampelus, could have predicted what happened next. The sound of Spark Storm's voice was at once comforting and terrifying, depending on who was recounting the moment.
"And what makes a nymph, Ampelus?" Said nymph turned to the pegasus, a look of shock on her face. Wasn't Spark Storm supposed to be on her side? For a good long while, she'd come to expect nothing else. This of course was a situation that she'd never expected, yet still she had trusted him to back her up. "What exactly makes her different from you?" Ampelus wanted to answer him, but the look on his face, that calm, quiet and disappointed look...nothing else she'd ever experienced had made her chest hurt like this before.
"She's made of something else," she heard herself say after a brief moment of trying to get her mouth to move. "She's not a pure nymph. You know how important that is to me!"
"And what about Orea?"
The question caught Ampelus off guard. She hadn't even considered Spark's role in this. As far as she'd been concerned, at least until now, he was separate from this. He had no place in this argument, but she was wrong. He had a very significant role to play here, and she was stepping all over it. Ampelus now realized she may have just terribly insulted the one pony in the world that might want her around. "Spark, I...I didn't mean..."
"No, you've said enough. Earlier, when you said you weren't sure how you still felt about Orea, I thought maybe there was some hope for you. I thought maybe your hate had fallen enough that you might even like her, but after this display here I think it's just wishful thinking." Ampelus' heart sank as Spark Storm walked without so much as a glance at her to stand beside Bombyx. He turned and fixed Ampelus with a cold stare. "You're in the wrong here. I don't know what it is that makes Bombyx different, and I don't care. Nopony deserves the kind of reckless hate that you hold in that diseased heart of yours."
Her breath halted, her heart hurt like never before. Even her mother's death hadn't stung this much. Spark Storm's betrayal had been at the top of the list of things she never wanted to happen, and just like that he'd crossed it off. This was maddening, it was sickening, it was...her fault. The nymph drew in an unsteady breath, raised a foreleg, and stretched it out to strike Spark Storm across the cheek and turned to run into the woods, the air echoing with her indignity. "We are not diseased!"
Spark rubbed at his cheek lightly, taking a glance at the few drops of blood on his hoof. "Thank you," he heard Bombyx say. "Are you hurt?"
"Not really. Her heart wasn't in it. If it had been, we wouldn't be having this conversation." He turned to the new nymph and gave her a small smile. Like Ampelus' strike, his reassuring smile was lacking in confidence. Had he also not meant what he said? He was already starting to feel bad about it. His thoughts were interrupted when he felt something soft on his cheek, something light and warm and...silky. He'd been so lost in his thoughts that he didn't see Bombyx approach. What he saw when he turned surprised him, even though he'd seen this once before, with his little Orea.
There were five of them. Long, slightly thick tendrils that were sticky and covered with what looked like viscous liquid, and they emerged from Bombyx' mouth. One of them had lightly slathered some of that liquid against his cheek, which quickly turned into a soft, silky solid. Silky? That's what this was...it was silk. Don't nymphs make plants? Spark thought, and that's when he realized where Ampelus' anger stemmed from. Bombyx was indeed different from the few nymphs that he had met.
Bombyx soon realized that Spark was staring at her. She quickly pulled the tendrils back into her mouth, embarrassment blazing on her face. "Forgive me, I should've asked."
"It's fine, it's just...it's not that different."
"What do you mean?"
"You and Ampelus. The silk...thing. You don't look different, and the nymphs that I've met have the same...uh, things...that come out of your mouth..." Spark managed to fumble, but he kept going. "You're not that different, so I don't know what Ampelus was getting so upset about. You're every bit a nymph as she is."
Bombyx smiled happily. "Thank you."
"Well said!" All four turned as Mimosa Palm finally decided to step out of hiding. Spark Storm was almost certain that the new figure before him had been waiting for the opportune moment to make an entrance. None of the girls seemed surprised either, yet they all looked equally relieved to see him. "And welcome to my home. So you're the one, eh?"
Spark Storm nodded. "I am. Uh...I think. What did you...?"
"I mean the one that brought my daughter to me. You...did bring her here with the intent of finding me, yes?"
"...No. We were actually on our way to Breen..." Spark frowned. Should he really be discussing this with a complete stranger? He was Ampelus' father, yes, but this was a completely unforseen event. Telling this new dryad their business could complicate things. "We have business there," he added lamely.
"Oh? Breen? Well, that's...interesting..."
Spark watched with growing concern as Mimosa mumbled to himself. The dryad seemed to have gone into a distance staring trance, a stare aimed right at the pegasus. The stare intensified as he drew closer to the young stallion, a hoof tentatively reaching out to lightly poke Spark in the chest. "Uh..." Callie and Breezy Plume both stared in wide-eyed shock when Mimosa suddenly pushed Spark over and stood over him, a hoof pressing and prodding over the stunned pegasus.
"Breen? Breen? What lies in Breen pales in comparison to the secrets you hold, boy!" Mimosa told Spark loudly as he leaned in and sniffed Spark's mane. "Oh hoh-hoh, yes!"
Spark had had enough. He pushed the much-too-eager Mimosa aside and stood to his hooves, every hair on his body feeling more violated than Ampelus had ever made him feel. "What-is-wrong-with-you?!"
"What? Everything is right!!" the dryad told him, wide-eyed and dancing about with excitement. He paused. "Well, not everything is right, there's plenty wrong, but you, my boy, have made things clear! More clear than they have been in centuries!"
After a moment of the two staring at each other, both waiting for some kind of reaction, Spark turned to Bombyx. "Do you have any idea what he's talking about?" A glance at the two in the back indicated they knew nothing.
"I'm afraid I don't. Doctor?"
This only served to confuse Spark. Doctor? What doc...oh. He returned his gaze to Mimosa, a small frown grazing his mouth. He was starting to see some of what Ampelus had been talking about, and it made him want to ask Mimosa's view on his relationship to Bombyx.
Mimosa grinned broadly, totally oblivious to the look in Spark Storm's eyes. "Answers, eh? Yes, yes we need some answers, don't we? Well..." he turned and began to walk away from the group. "...I do have answers, but I'm not sure you'll like what you hear. Ladies," he paused and turned his gaze on the two in the back. "I'll have to ask that you two find something else to do for a while. This is business."
Breezy Plume shrugged indifferently. "Whatever. This is getting weird."
Callie, however, protested. "Wait a tic! Sparky n' I just found each other after a good ten-"
"...Seven years!"
"And you'll have plenty more when I'm done with him." Spark shuddered. "Please, Callie, I understand, but this is very important. Why don't you go see the sights in the other domes? Frankie, would you be so kind?"
Frankie? Spark looked around the area. Was there another dryad in hiding? His curiosity, instead of being sated, was only peaked when yet another new and unusual creature flitted down before Callie. It was difficult to describe what he was seeing, but Spark could only figure he was staring at the smallest griffon he'd ever seen...and the most unusual. It was a small ruby-throated hummingbird...mouse. With a wrench. "Hey there, doll! I'm Frankie."
Callie stared at Frankie with the same amount of morbid curiosity as Spark did. It took her a moment to come to her senses, then lightly poked at his little green chest. "Call me 'doll' again, lil' guy, and we're gonna have words. Aren't you a lil' young to be an escort?"
Frankie rubbed where he'd been poked and grinned. "You can trust me, I can take care of myself. Been running this place almost single-handedly for fifteen years!"
Spark Storm knew he'd heard this little guy's voice from somewhere, it was so familiar..."Wait. You're the one that had Ampelus and I stand in that room, to get cleansed, right?"
The tiny griffon turned to Spark and saluted. "That's me! Thanks again for being so cooperative."
Spark resisted the urge to salute back. "Uh, no problem."
"So!" Frankie turned and swatted the wrench, which was almost as big as he, in his palm. "Ready to go? We'll have a great time." He lifted the wrench in both hands and stood with a slight tilt. "It'll be superrrr!"
When no one had made a move to react, Frankie sighed and lifted into the air with a slight sulk. "Nobody ever gets that...C'mon, I'll get you there in one piece."
Spark Storm sighed as he watched the others leave. His mind was elsewhere; his mind was on Ampelus. He'd really let her have it. Had she deserved it? Yes. Had she deserved everything that he'd said?...no. No she hadn't. She'd been angry, furious even, and she didn't think clearly when she was that upset. Spark Storm had also been very angry, he'd said things that he certainly didn't mean. He needed to apologize...
"Son, you look like you've lost your most precious possession in a swamp," Mimosa said quietly. Spark's glance back at the dryad told him he wasn't far off. "Ah...your little tiff with my daughter has upset you?" Mimosa smiled approvingly. "She is important to you, as you are to her. I've never heard her defend anyone in seven hundred years. She's quite difficult, I know. I can only imagine what she's put you through."
Spark let out an exasperated breath. "She's tried to kill me a couple times. Came pretty close too, once."
"I don't doubt it, though how you eluded your death from a nymph twice intrigues me." The dryad put a hoof around Spark's shoulder and guided the uncomfortable pegasus as they moved towards the center of the forest where a larger tree stood, hollowed out and set up as a lab. He bade Spark sit and rest while he went about gathering strange equipment meant for tests. Spark was made only more uncomfortable. "So, do tell me how you managed this."
"How?" Spark frowned as Mimosa went about his tasks. How did one explain? Well, he knew how...he just never knew why. He shrugged and stood, spreading his wings out. "I don't really know how, but I can show you." Mimosa paused in the middle of filling a syringe long enough to pay attention as Spark's wings lit up with brilliant blue electrical lights, building up with small crackles and pops to full-on high voltage, arcing over the pegasus with near-deafening fizzles. As quick as it had begun, it was over.
During the spectacle, Mimosa's face had gone dark, almost angry. This certainly hadn't been a reaction that Spark had been expecting. It almost looked like Mimosa had seen something like this before. "Uh...what is it? Why are you looking at me like that?"
"So that's what happened..."
Mimosa's murmured response almost went unheard, it was so quiet. Spark did hear it, however. "...What? What happened? Would you just say what's on your mind?"
Mimosa idly licked his lips, lightly chewing on his tongue for a moment before shaking his head. "I can't."
"What do you mean, 'you can't'? Do you know something I don't?"
"A great many things, little foal." Mimosa's strange and quirky attitude was gone. In it's place was an all-too-serious demeanor that Spark found intimidating. "There are things in this world that you don't understand...can't understand...at least, not until you understand what happened in the last world."
"The...last world?" Spark made a face and began to pace back and forth with agitation. "Now you're making less sense than you started out with when I met you, and that's saying a lot!"
"Anyone ever tell you you were special, son?"
This question made Spark pause. What could this possibly have to do with anything? "Yeah, I guess...my mother told me that many times." Spark rolled his eyes and sat facing away from Mimosa. Being made to think about his mother made him a little misty-eyed, and he didn't feel like sharing that with this stranger.
"Of course she did, what mother doesn't tell their children that? I mean anyone else...someone of more value than your mother!"
"No one...is more important than my mother," Spark growled warningly.
"They are if they're the leading figure of an entire country," Mimosa responded cooly.
Spark frowned and thought for a moment. Did he mean Celestia? "You...you don't mean the monarch of Equestria? Princess Celestia?"
"Who else could I possibly be speaking about?"
The cross tone in Mimosa's voice grated on Spark's nerves, but they were both agitated. He let it slide. "Well..."
"You know her personally, don't you? I'd imagine that the ship you came on, branded with her mark, had brought you here on some mission specifically at her request."
Spark Storm sighed. Not much point left in hiding it. "Yeah...I know her pretty well. I'm a monster hunter, part of a group that's been hired, trained and cared for by the princess herself."
Mimosa chuckled lightly, for a moment giving Spark hope that he had pulled himself out of the darker mood he'd been exhibiting. This, too, quickly changed. "So the princess still has hopes to fight the inevitable. It'd be cute, if it wasn't so pathetic."
"I beg your pardon?" Spark said, mildly offended.
"Hm? Oh I didn't mean you, per se. I was actually quite impressed. I'm certain you'd be able to handle yourself quite well in the previous world."
"That's that...'before' thing again. What are you talking about?"
Mimosa sighed and shook his head. "I'm afraid there's something else you'll need to understand before we go into that, but I can't be the one to show that to you." The dryad glanced up into the tree overhead and stepped over to rap on it's trunk several times. "Ampelus, it's time."
Spark looked up in surprise at hearing the nymph's name and followed Mimosa's gaze, only to feel confused. He couldn't see her in the darkness of the giant tree's branches. "It is not. Go away, both of you!" her voice called, it's echo sounding from nearly every direction. It served to make things much more confusing.
"Ampelus, don't make me come up there." There was silence, and for a moment Spark was sure that Mimosa would make good on his threat. Instead, he saw that Ampelus had already complied. He could see the bark stretching, sliding...and changing color. The nymph had hidden herself in plain sight by covering the tree with her flat shape-shifting. Soon, she'd reformed herself and sat at the base of the trunk, looking as offended as she had when Spark had yelled at her. She seemed less angry, though, and more anxious. It made Spark anxious as well. What could this 'time' be?
"I'm still mad at him for the things he said."
"Perhaps you should've been watching your tone with your sister."
"Pfft. Yeah right. "sister"".
"See? That's what I'm talking about."
"If you'd just treat me with a little more-"
"Enough!" Spark yelled exasperatedly. The two ceased their feuding to turn their attention to the pegasus. "You've got some problems, I get it. We'll fix it later. For now, will someone please tell me what's going on with this "world before" crap?"
Ampelus' sour mood turned to one of quiet despair. She really didn't want to feel like this when she showed this to the one pony in the world she could trust. Couldn't it wait? Mimosa shook his head as if hearing her question, and merely gave her a stony stare. Fix it later, his look said.
Fix you later might've gone through Ampelus' mind at any other time, in any other situation, but right now, she couldn't think of anything other than what Spark Storm might think of her after seeing this. His eyes hadn't left her in some time, and she was more aware of it by the second. "Fine," she whispered. She was going to show him anyway, but that tiff...that's right. It was just a tiff. They would both get over it, they'd apologize, make up, and go back to Equestria and grow old together. Yeah, right.
Spark watched, transfixed, as Ampelus stepped closer to him. He wasn't sure, but it seemed like she was shrinking...she was. She was getting smaller, more compact-no, she was collapsing in on herself. Her vines disappeared, her mane slipped into her skull, her legs pulled themselves into her body. He'd seen similar transformations, but something about this was different. There seemed to be something at the center of her body, pulling her body into itself, something circular in shape.
Finally, the object made itself known as the remnants of Ampelus' green body slithered into the circular object. It was about the size of a dinner plate, greyish in color, and resembled some kind of stone. No...a shell. Spark stepped closer, and with a trembling hoof, he nudged the shell, noting the surface of this thing had many, many smooth openings, all slanted in the same direction. "I...I don't get it," he said lamely after a moment of quiet.
The pegasus stepped closer, peering down into the slanted openings, and noticed a pair of eyes, shining and bug-like, staring back at him. These weren't the pretty blue eyes that looked down on him when annoyed. This wasn't the sensual, alluring stare that Ampelus might give him if she had the opportunity. Was this thing even a she? As if feeling his thoughts, the small, reflective eyes turned downcast, and Spark realized that this was, in fact, Ampelus.
"Ampelus?" Spark's gentle call pulled the eyes upward again. "Please. Show me."
The eyes were hesitant, refusing to move. Slowly though, they began to slide upward, further, and further, until Spark could clearly see what appeared to be the strangest little creature he'd ever seen. It bore eye stalks, two of them that were bunched close together. The face was adorably alien, with small mouth parts that were slanted like the shell, with tiny claws under the slants that reached and grabbed at the air. Was Ampelus some kind of...snail lobster? The shell itself made Spark think of the nautilus sea creature. Was that what this was?
"So...you don't look anything like a pony at all. You're much smaller, yet I've seen you swallow...really big things," he told her. "And it all goes into this?" The adorable, insectile face only chittered quietly. There was almost a sense of disdain in it's body language. The thing that was Ampelus seemed distraught, the eyes switching from Spark Storm to Mimosa, who had resigned himself to simply watching. "Can't she talk?"
"No." Mimosa shook his head, a curious look in his eyes. "We lack the vocal chords necessary to speak in our primitive beginnings. We studied intelligent speech in the worlds before, and began to mimic those capable of using it. This is just the latest "model"."
Spark frowned and turned to Mimosa. "What? Worlds plural? Model?"
Mimosa grinned with glee at Spark's questions. The boy was proving to be more intelligent than he'd hoped. "The world that came before this one was not our first. We have been here for much longer than most life forms on this planet could calculate. Why don't you take a seat, and I'll spin you a tale much grander than any you've heard before!"
Spark thought he heard the mollusk-like Ampelus let out a groan. He could only guess that Ampelus' father had a dramatic streak a mile wide...probably bigger. He sat down beside the circular nymph, or whatever she could be called, and returned his attention as Mimosa dusted off an old film projector. "A...a movie? Tell me you didn't..."
"I most certainly did. There are books here within the bio dome that could tell you everything - and other ways and persons, I'm sure - but I think you'll find that this will be the quickest way to bring you up to speed."


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Cassie Mogilner of the Wharton School discusses studying what kind of experiences make people happy and why.
For Some, 'Tis a Gift to Be Simple
Audio: The Science and Art of Motivating People
Adam Grant of the Wharton School talks about strategies to motivate employees.
What Happens When Health Plans Compete
Robert Town of the Wharton School is cited for co-authoring a review of competition in health-care markets.
Fewer American Homeowners Are Buying Earthquake Insurance – and the Risk Is Growing
Howard Kunreuther of the Wharton School comments on homeowners who are reluctant to purchase earthquake insurance because of high deductibles.
Bank Fight Points to Bigger Battle Over Trade
Howard Pack of the Wharton School is quoted about Airbus.
Audio: Journals Requiring More Transparency
Joseph Simmons of the Wharton School comments on co-authoring a mock study that became the impetus for a change in monitoring peer-reviewed publications.
Video: Bull Market Still Intact
Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School discusses the stock market.
No, Obamacare Has Not Reduced Insurance Costs
Mark Pauly, Scott Harrington and Adam Leive of the Wharton School are cited for publishing a study about the Affordable Care Act.
Lean in…Nicely: Women Climbing Corporate Ladder Still Face Backlash
Nancy Rothbard of the Wharton School says, "Sometimes women are penalized for initiating negotiations because it goes against the gender role stereotype of being warm and relational."
A Mad Scramble for Young Bankers
Peter Cappelli of the Wharton School says, "The investment banks are just not nearly as popular as they were."

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At an ecumenical prayer breakfast in Dallas, Texas, in August 1984, Reagan said, "I believe that faith and religion play a critical role in the political life of our nation -- and always has -- and that the church -- and by that I mean all churches, all denominations -- has had a strong influence in the state.
And this has worked to our benefit as a nation. Those who created our country -- the Founding Fathers and Mothers -- understood that there is a divine order which transcends the human order. They saw the state, in fact, as a form of moral order and felt that the bedrock of moral order is religion. . . .
Without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure. If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under."
During his infamous "evil empire" speech before the National Association of Evangelicals in March 1983, Reagan frequently mentioned prayer, faith and Christianity: " . . . There are a great many God-fearing, dedicated, noble men and women in public life, present company included. . . . The basis of the ideas of those ideals and principles (that brought us into the public arena) is a commitment to freedom and personal liberty that, itself, is grounded in the much deeper realization that freedom prospers only where the blessings of God are avidly sought and humbly accepted."
Reagan then spoke of the country's Judeo-Christian traditions, and attacked government "attempts to water down traditional values and even abrogate the original terms of American democracy. Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged."
About the "evil empire," Reagan proposed that his administration would "negotiate real and verifiable reductions in the world's nuclear arsenals, and one day, with God's help, their total elimination."
Finally, Reagan closed his speech with a quote from Isaiah: "He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might He increased strength . . . But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary . . . "
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"My hope is that we can now discuss the problems that lead to these violent
acts and propose solutions that actually address them,"
I thought Lee didn't even want to have a discussion...? I don't necessarily agree with new gun control measures, but I do agree with Obama that it at least deserves discussion and a vote.
- 8:27 a.m. April 18, 2013
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Glad this was defeated. Normal folks do not need more government intrusion and
investigation. A waste of money.
Enforce the laws for misuse and prosecute quickly. We have more than enough laws on the books to take care of those who commit crimes using firearms. No need to bother law abiding people.
- 8:30 a.m. April 18, 2013
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This is great news. Now illegal aliens can continue to cross our borders and buy guns without being hassled by a background check.
- 8:52 a.m. April 18, 2013
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It isn't the NRA or lobbying that's preventing gun control, it's
the Constitution. And thank goodness there are enough senators that recognize
that all of these disconcerting attempts at gun control are unconstitutional and
will do nothing to curb gun violence.
Taking away Constitutional rights of law abiding citizens does nothing to curb the behavior of the criminal.
- 9:04 a.m. April 18, 2013
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@ I-am-I and all others who think like you do,
If there is no law that could stop the Newtown tragedy, then apply the same logic for all crimes and remove all our laws against murder, rape, child pornography, etc. Heaven knows we have thousands of laws against these crimes, yet people are victimized every single day.
I've never heard before this "logic" that since we can't stop every case of something from happening, that we shouldn't even try. But I have heard a lot of people repeat this nonsense.
- 9:24 a.m. April 18, 2013
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I am appalled and embarrassed. Why on earth would you oppose a measure that can only help reduce violence? The argument that it won't stop everyone is grotesquely illogical. If it stops a significant number, it is worth its weight in gold. In no way does the requirement for universal background checks conflict with the 2nd Amendment, particularly as it was most recently interpreted by the Supreme Court. And these measures DO make a difference. Australia is a magnificent example. I can't help but feeling that the message here is: a Sandy Hook Elementary here and there is an acceptable price to pay. (And for what?!?) I wonder how many people would still oppose responsible gun control if it was THEIR child shot dead with his/her teacher and classmates.
- 9:33 a.m. April 18, 2013
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Let me see... Chris Dorner. Psychology major (certified and qualified), military service (requires background checks), police service (background check and psych tested). Now let me see, how did that background check stop him? Oh, it didn't. So why have a law that doesn't work?
- 9:31 a.m. April 18, 2013
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Re: "It's time we put politics aside and do what's best for our
That's why the Obama regime needs to step back from its freedom-robbing, un-American people-control proposals and start enforcing the laws that are already on the books.
Liberals know what will work. And it's enforcement of current laws, NOT a gun registration scheme, magazine control, or gun-appearance control.
- 9:40 a.m. April 18, 2013
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I wouldn't be bragging if I was one of those two Senators....I would hang my head in shame. It's time the state of Utah joined in with the rest of the country and stop thinking they are a unique people isolated from the troubles of the rest of the country. It's time the population stops listening to each other just because they have a common religion (of which I am a member) and start informing themselves about what life is really like.......it's not all hearts and flowers, and church on Sunday.
- 10:03 a.m. April 18, 2013
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Polls mean nothing. I could put together a poll saying the sky was green and if
I worded it properly, I could get 90% of the respondents to agree that the sky
was green. It's all part of the game played by both sides.
The bottom line, you can't have universal background checks without requiring guns to be registered. There would be no way to enforce the law on every gun sale if the guns weren't registered. Plus, who is going to pay for the background check? I think that the current system we have in place is fine. I don't have a problem with a background check at point of sale in a retail establishment.
I for one don't want my guns registered with either the state and for sure not the federal government. The fact that I own guns is not any of their business.
Kudos to Hatch and Lee. Boo to all you naysayers. Freedom and the Constitution won out.
- 10:05 a.m. April 18, 2013
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Just to clarify, my first comment was mostly sarcastic. But I do feel the 2nd
Amendment does need some updating and clarification. The term "arms" is
any weapon, not just guns. I would hope the vast majority of people agree there
are some "arms" which should not be available. There has to be a line
drawn between legal arms and illegal arms. I am not an expert on guns, so I do
not know where that line should be drawn; and maybe the current line is proper,
but a line has to be drawn.
The most ridiculous argument for guns is that "guns don't kill people, people kill people." Using that logic every weapon should be legal. Rocket launchers and nukes don't kill people, people kill people...right?
The 2nd most ridiculous argument is we need the weapons to defend ourselves against a tyrannical government...they have nuclear subs, an incredible air force, aircraft carriers, missiles, etc. Really? And if you buy that argument, then I'm sure you are for huge cuts in the Defense Department to weaken their possible takeover of all of our possessions and rights.
God Bless America!
- 10:15 a.m. April 18, 2013
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Re: "And these measures DO make a difference."
Sure they do -- to people that will NEVER engage in violence. It complicates their lives and makes it harder for them to peascefully and legally exercise their Constitutional rights.
But to criminals? They can't and won't make the slightest difference, whatever.
Makes one wonder about the Obama regime's real agenda, doesn't it?
- 10:13 a.m. April 18, 2013
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Sadly, what was NOT mentioned by the news media in yesterday's voting in
the Senate was that the Democrats ALSO BLOCKED a similar Republican sponsored
bill by a vote of 52-48.
It would have addressed gun violence, improved the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, addressed mental illness in the criminal justice system, and ended straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes.
This is biased news coverage and blinded left-wing bashing at its worst. The Republicans are NOT the only ones that are blocking legislation that would implement comprehensive universal background checks.
A Side Note: Hatch voted for (and cosponsored) this Republican amendment. Lee voted against it, along with all those partisan Democrats.
- 10:15 a.m. April 18, 2013
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Another Side Note from my perspective:
It is my understanding there are now somewhere in the range of 300 million guns already manufactured and distributed throughout the U.S.A. Many of those 300 million could very well be assault-type weapons with high capacity ammunition clips that the Democrats want banned.
You will never be able to round them all up.
Any new legislation effecting gun control would be the equivalent of "closing the barn door after the horse is gone.
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@eastcostcoug: Apparently you didn't understand what I wrote. I never said there was no law that could have stopped the Newtown shooting. I said that additional backgrounds checks would not have stopped the Newtown shooting. Remember, he stole the weapons from his mom. My opinion is this, as is clear in Senator Lee's remarks: We have plenty of laws to mitigate these kinds of issues although the enforcement of these laws may need refining. We also need to create laws and systems to help identify and treat the mentally ill. All in all we have a pretty good system, that doesn't mean it can't be improved. It means I don't think this law would have improved anything. A background check wouldn't have stopped Lanza from committing his terrible crimes. It's that simple. Aside from that trying to regulate private sales is not cost effective because for every large shooting in this country there are millions of private gun sales. I propose (1) we worry about bigger problems - car accident deaths for example, (2) if we worry about violence then lets attack real causes not imaginary ones.
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I am always amazed when liberals and progressives claim that the senators elected by a majority, republicans and conservatives don't represent Utah and them as if they violated a trust they have. You didn't vote for them. Why would they represent your liberal positions on issues of federal governance? They were elected to represent those who voted for them. Similarly I would not expect Matheson to represent the minority conservatives and republicans that did not vote for him. He will represent those of the majority that elected him.
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Has the Deseret News taken a position on expanded background checks? If not, they should. If so, do you recall what it is?
- 2:33 p.m. April 18, 2013
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@Bacus0902 You act like the NRA is this evil entity that goes about operating
against the will of the people. I pay my dues every month so that they will
protect MY rights against the kind of mass ignorance that always gets displayed
whenever anybody talks about guns. They did their job, as did our senators, in
defending our Constitutional rights, so good on them.
@Really??? We already have laws against killing people, so how do you suppose adding more laws to the myriad laws we already have is going to make one iota of difference? Also, "sticking it to Obama?" Really, that's is what you got out of this? I suggest a good read through our Constitution. Also, do you want the government cataloging everything you purchase? Yeah, me either!
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Lee and Hatch sold out to the NRA as we knew they would. Lee uses the excuse he follows the mandate of the Utah legislature. They are gun nuts and out of touch with 80% of the citizens. So we have a legislature and two senators who don't serve the voters and only pay homage to the gun nuts and lobbyist money. Time to get rid of them. We need leaders who will vote to protect the children.
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Feel better now?
Guess what? What you propose is not going to happen - not in Utah.
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He'd be better off sending U.S. warplanes on a midnight bombing run to Assad's favorite palace. That's what my father did in 1986 to signal Mr. Gaddafi that we were serious about wanting him to cut the terrorist crap -- and it worked for the next 20 years.
Obama's too smooth for that blunt kind of message-sending. And now he's clearly being suckered into throwing our military weight behind the rebel side in another ugly civil war in the Middle East.
Obama's overall lack of leadership, his dithering and delaying during the revolutions in Libya and Egypt, his empty blustering, his kowtowing to the United Nations -- they don't inspire confidence for success in Syria.
No one -- least of all the White House -- knows what will happen after the missiles hit. Will Russia, Syria's longtime friend and bodyguard, use our intervention as an excuse to reheat the Cold War?
Will Assad say "uncle" and split for wherever island the world's worst despots retire to? Will the democracy-loving Syrian rebels -- whoever they really are -- take over?
Will Syrians just choose up new sides for a new and bloodier sectarian civil war between Muslims or between Muslims and Christians? Will U.S. military aid or ground troops be next?
Don't ask Obama. He's as confused as the rest of us.
We'll probably never know who was responsible for using poison gas in Syria. But we'll always know whose blundering incompetence got us into an unnecessary war there.
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Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) by SpongeDudeCoolPantsWatch
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In honor of Sonic 1 for Android and IOS releasing today, I thought I'd draw the younger, more pot-bellied Sonic from the 90's. Classic Sonic is much like his modern counterpart, only difference is that he did not know how to boost or homing attack yet. He was still just as skilled as he is today, and his skills have helped him defeat Dr. Eggman many times.
Sonic the Hedgehog belongs to SEGA, art by me.
Sonic the Hedgehog belongs to SEGA, art by me.
Now I love this! Classic Sonic
Cute! ^w^
♪ Sonic Sonic Sonic, Sonic is the Hedgehog ♫
Who needs a homing attack when you lack a ton of crap games and annoying cast members? ^.^ Your Classic Sonic looks great!
No, just no. Not cool bro. Don't be hating on the modern series.
I would call it more of a dislike in general, for I loved Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Generations. Anyway... good picture.
Might I remind you most of the Sonic cast members are from the Genesis era? Amy, Knuckles, Tails,the chaotix etc. This is what I don't like about Sonic fans, they like certain games in the series and don't even bother to give the others a chance, yet they still complain. I have pretty much every Sonic game there is to date.
I am fully aware of that... but it seems they made them insanely annoying as of late. And some were annoying to begin with. And there's no need to be quite so rude to someone admiring your picture. Opinions are not facts, and I was just expressing my own. And if that bugs you, I am sorry but it may be time to get over it.
Rude? if anyone's being rude its you, I'm not the one nitpicking about characters and their personalities and what games are good. I have played thoroughly through each game and have not had any problems, I don't have problems with the characters, their personalities make them who they are. Vector has been a greedy guy from the start, why else do you think he took that job protecting carnival island in Knuckles chaotix? And Amy is supposed to drive Sonic nuts, she runs around him and hugs him in Sonic CD.
Good job he looks cute!
Great job man!


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A few weeks back, Soma blogged about an increased investment by the Microsoft Developer Division in the F# language. Part of this increased investment has been the creation of a small team in Redmond to work with F#'s creator Don Syme to bring F# into the set of first class languages supported on .NET. This provided a great opportunity for me to become one of the early members of this Redmond based F# team. So, as of a few weeks ago, I've traded in my C# Compiler PM role for the newly created F# PM job!
As you can probably tell from some of my previous blog posts, I have a lot of interest in functional programming with .NET. This makes F# is a naturally exciting language for me to be involved in. F# provides a language in which functional programming is easy and expressive, while at the same time practical and well-connected to the underlying .NET type-system and programming model. A exciting language for the .NET platform indeed!
Here's a little example piece of F# code to hopefully pique your interest to learn more about the language.
[Note: This code has been updated to work with .NET4, which now includes a built-in Complex type]
open System.Numerics
open System
let maxIteration = 100
let modSquared (c : Complex) = c.Real * c.Real + c.Imaginary * c.Imaginary
type MandelbrotResult =
| DidNotEscape
| Escaped of int
let mandelbrot c =
let rec mandelbrotInner z iterations =
if(modSquared z >= 4.0)
then Escaped iterations
elif iterations = maxIteration
then DidNotEscape
else mandelbrotInner ((z * z) + c) (iterations + 1)
mandelbrotInner c 0
for y in [-1.0..0.1..1.0] do
for x in [-2.0..0.05..1.0] do
match mandelbrot (Complex(x, y)) with
| DidNotEscape -> Console.Write "#"
| Escaped _ -> Console.Write " "
Console.WriteLine ()
The let keyword is used to declare a new variable or function. Note in particular the similarities between the declaration of maxIterations and modSquared. Functions are treated much the same as values of any other type throughout F#.
Let can be used both at the top level and also inside function definitions to declare a local variable or function. For example, the mandelbrot function uses a local function mandelbrotInner which computes the result, and simply calls it with the initial values. Note also that mandelInner refers to the parameter c passed to the mandelbrot function - local functions are true closures.
Recursive function can be defined using let rec.
F# is built on the .NET type system, and provides access to any type defined in a .NET assembly. Types can also be defined in F# using the keyword type. There are many kinds of types that can be created in F#, for example, standard .NET types such as classes and interfaces can be defined, but F# also supports types such as records and discriminated unions.
As an example of discrimated unions, in the code above, MandelbrotResult is defined to be a type whose values are either DidNotEscape or are Escaped with an integer. This accurately captures the mathematical definition of the mandelbrot set, which is defined in terms of points in the complex plane either escaping to infinity after a certain number of iterations, or remaining within a bounded region.
One of the most striking features of F# code is that it is very terse - ideas can typically be expressed with a small amount of code. There are a few significant language features which contribute to this:
F# code can use all of the exisiting .NET libraries, such as the Console class used in the code above. But F# also has access to a rich set of F# libraries, providing types that are well suited to functional programming and F# in particular. A few notable libraries:
F# comes with an "F# Interactive" toolwindow for Visual Studio, and also a command line interactive shell (fsi.exe). These are tremendously useful for protyping and exploring, and can also be used as a testbed while working on larger projects. As an example (see screenshot below) the code above can be pasted into an interactive shell to execute immediately. If you want to make changes, just edit the code and paste into the interactive prompt again to run the new version.
Now that I'm working full-time on F#, you can expect to see more blogs posts here about F# in the future. If you want to try out the code above, or any of the other great F# samples that are floating around the web, go to http://research.microsoft.com/fsharp/release.aspx and grab the most recent .msi download of the current Microsoft Research release of F#.
Oh what an unfortunate language name. Couldn't you guys have chosen ANY of the other 20 or so remaining letters in the english alphabet? It HAD to be "F#"? HAH HAH
Well, I'm already building my library of "F"-word programming jokes...
Great Luke...
Will like to catch u on a channel9 video for F# now...
Cum up with some interesting stuff at channel9...
Congratulations for new position...
I m really enjoying the F# world & learning the new language...
Is it possible to get the current version of F# for VS 2005 somewhere? I would like to install it and start working with it. It sounds exciting! Please advise.
Jay/R - The current downloads of F# are available at http://research.microsoft.com/fsharp/release.aspx.
I loved the awesome interactive-console sample with the manifold and the rolling balls that you presented at Lang.Net 2008. Any chance you'll be posting that stuff here to play with?
Andy - The manifold and rolling balls demo I showed at Lang.NET is actually part of the samples that ship with the F# distrubution at http://research.microsoft.com/fsharp/research.aspx. This sample is in Samples\FSharp\DirectX\3DVisualization\DirectX.fsharpp.
Very impressive indeed! I also wrote my own LINQ mandelbrot set generator (in C#) a few days ago using many of your techniques from the raytracer - http://latebound.blogspot.com/2008/03/generating-fractals-with-linq.html.
Did you ever try Nemerle? This language really deserves to take a look at. And I think it's better than F#
You have just outgeeked me by a power of 10, at least.
Hangs tail between legs and goes home
Detail introduction about these codes?
Waiting on line!


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Bank of England's interest-rate policy faces VAT attack
Would Andrew Sentance, an external member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee, have voted for a rate rise had he known the scale of the fiscal squeeze about to be imposed by George Osborne's first Budget? Perhaps not, but the fact that anyone on the MPC could have voted for a rate rise right now suggests that the Government may not be able to rely as much as it had hoped on the Bank of England to provide the desired monetary counter to fiscal retrenchment – or in any case, not unless it alters the Bank's remit.
As it is, the Bank has failed for some time now to deliver on the inflation target of 2 per cent. Inflation has proved more resilient in the aftermath of the recession than anticipated, which in Professor Sentance's view casts doubt on the future dampening impact on prices of spare capacity in the economy. Here's what the latest MPC minutes say about his judgement. "Demand had recovered at home and abroad, and the average growth of the main measures of UK nominal demand in recent quarters had been above typical pre-recession rates. Despite current uncertainties, for this member, it was appropriate to begin to withdraw gradually some of the exceptional monetary stimulus provided by the easing in policy in late 2008 and 2009".
No-one else agreed, but if inflation persists at rates significantly above target, then eventually they may have to. As it happens, this is a virtual certainty as a result of measures announced in the Emergency Budget. On January 4, the rate of VAT goes up by two and a half percentage points. Other, smaller indirect taxes are rising too. The Bank may choose to ignore these adjustments, and it may well be that the rising unemployment anticipated as a result of fiscal consolidation will prevent them becoming embedded in wage demands and inflationary expectations.
None the less, the simple inflation target that lies at the heart of the Bank of England's remit is looking increasingly unsustainable. Mervyn King, the Governor, has said that he will support the Government's fiscal ambitions with accommodative monetary policy, but what happens if inflation remains stubbornly high, as feared by Professor Sentance? It's not good for the Bank's credibility to be continually having to write to the Chancellor to explain why it's so far adrift from the inflation target. There have already been far too many of these letters. Any more and they will soon be a real cause of embarrassment. The return of some limited degree of "stagflation" – nil growth with relatively high inflation – is emminently plausible.
Is it possible for the Bank of England both to support growth and fight inflation? It's questionable with the current remit. The growth objective will require the Bank of England to keep short term interest rates at close to zero for an extended period, and very probably deliver another dose of quantitative easing too, but the inflation target may well require a different approach.
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- Cast aluminum construction
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- Height: 7.38"
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- Width: 4.75"
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- Backplate Height: 4.75"
- Backplate Width: 4.75"
- Number of Bulbs: 2
- Bulb Base: Bi Pin Halogen
- Bulb Type: Halogen
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This is a stunning 1-bed penthouse apartment on the seafront of this exclusive, popular development, with fabulous sea, pool and mountain views from it's terrace. The living area is spacious and open plan and it has a separate twin bedroom and a shower room, all decorated to a very high standard. Fully air-conditioned throughout. Strictly no pets and no smoking inside the property.
Sea Magic is a lively development, popular with families of all ages. Situated on the sea front, near the village of Esentepe, the apartments are located around an impressively large communal pool, set within beautiful, mature gardens. All apartments have pool and/or sea views. On site there are many facilities, including Magic Café/bar (open in high season only), communal BBQ area, tennis court, basket ball court, table tennis, boules and a children's play area. There is a supermarket, chemist, café and restaurant all within walking distance. The café/bar often arranges regular entertainment nights, with local food and music. The beach is just 2 mins walk away. Carrington's offices are also on site, for your assistance. The famous Alagadi turtle beaches are only 10 minutes away. There is a daily local bus service serving all locations between Esentepe and Kyrenia, but a car is recommended.
The property's location on this picturesque coastline offers you the chance to get away from the crowds and discover the real Cyprus. Nearby mountain and rural villages remain largely untouched by commercialism; explore secluded coves and vast sandy beaches on the Karpas peninsula; or for a more lively scene visit Kyrenia with its cobbled streets, horseshoe harbour, shopping and bars, or the ancient walled cities in Nicosia and Famagusta with their mosques, museums and colourful markets. This area simply bristles with history – Byzantine and Roman ruins are everywhere, and if you fancy some exercise you can explore the rocky heights of the crusader castles located high on the mountain peaks. Fishing and boat trips, water sports, scuba, paragliding and horse riding activities are all available nearby.
The nearby Korineum Golf and Country Club is an international standard 18-hole championship course with stunning views of the Mediterranean. The 72-par course was carved from the natural forest of umbrella pines and olive trees on the slopes of the Be?parmak mountains, and is designed to challenge all standards and ages. There is a fabulous driving range, 3 dedicated training holes, luxurious clubhouse that rivals any 5-star facility in the world, a pro-shop, restaurant, bar, spa and gym facilities. They have recent added a professional tennis academy to their top class facilities. (5 mins drive).
Distances to:
Kyrenia: 35 mins
Famagusta: 45 mins
Lefko?a: 50 mins
Esentepe: 7 mins
Ercan airport (Lefkosa): 45 mins
Larnaca airport: 1-1.5 hrs
Paphos airport: 2.5-3 hrs
|Sleeps up to 2, 1 bedrooms
|1 bedroom, 1 bathrooms of which 1 Family bathrooms
|Will consider
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|Car not necessary
|No pets allowed, No smoking at this property
Features and Facilities
|DVD player, Sea view
|Shared outdoor pool (unheated)
|Air conditioning, TV, Video player, Satellite TV
|Dishwasher, Microwave, Fridge, Freezer, Washing machine
|Single Beds (2), Dining seats for 4, Lounge seats for 4
|Linen provided, Towels provided
|Shared outdoor pool (unheated), Balcony or terrace, Shared garden, Climbing frame
|Parking, Not suitable for wheelchair users
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New York shopping, vintage shopping
Love love love it all
The cutoffs, that Beatles tee, beaded messenger, some new/old cowboy boots and it's on!!! Amazing selections curated by the most discerning eye…everything you've shot I WANT!! awesome Karen, I'm so jelly
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Whoa, cool store!!Loove the beaded bag, the studded converse and the worn combat boots <333
I am so obsessed with those converse
love these pictures
the converse got me blinking faster than my camera's shutter speed.
haha, i went back to that post and saw her face. well, i like them at least. great finds and even greater analogy. sending you into a vintage shop is like the red flag for the bull! tell me about it.
What I would do to ravage that rack of white lace goodness!!! Amazing pictures! Makes me want to go vintage shopping!!! xxx
the cut-offs and the beaded bag are amazing! i love vintage treasures
ah so many great finds! i would love this as well – those studded converse are so great!
I'm a vintage thrift girl at heart, who love to rummage,these r some of the very best finds…thank u for sharing…..
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- The 2" Bar Sink Basket Strainer is extremely durable and easy to use
- Drain is constructed of brass, ensuring durability and dependability
- Drain is covered under a limited lifetime warranty
- Depth: 2-3/4"
- Diameter: 2"
- Connection Size: 1-1/2
- Material: Brass
- Manufacturer Warranty: Limited Lifetime
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- Native Trails was founded with the dream of bridging cultures by combining artisan heritage with innovative design and sustainable materials. Since 1996, Native Trails has continued to innovate with their creative designs, utilizing natural materials like reclaimed barn wood, re-purposed wine staves and barrels from local wineries, bamboo, and recycled copper. Today, Native Trails leads the industry in artisan crafted, sustainable products for kitchen and bath design.
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Whether you are installing the product yourself or hiring a professional, our installation Resource Center has everything you need to get your project done. Visit the Installation Resource Center to get started.