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Hotel description Agan
The hotel is located in the old city, close to Sultanahmet. Restaurants, shops and public transport can all be found within a 5 minutes' walk. The Eminönü bus station is around 1 km and Sirkeci railway station is some 400 m away. Sabiha Gökçen International Airport is some 50 km from the establishment. This 31-room city hotel opened in the 1960s and was renovated in 2010. It has a café and bar/restaurant where guests can try traditional water pipes. Wireless Internet is available free of charge in the lobby as well as a lift, 24-hour reception service and currency exchange facilities. The air-conditioned establishment also offers a hotel safe and room service. All rooms come with an en-suite bathroom, a telephone, satellite TV, individually regulated air conditioning and central heating. Internet access and a mini-bar are also provided.
Hotel type
- • Boutique
Methods of payment
- • American Express
- • MasterCard
- • Visa
- • Visa Electrón
Room facilities (Standard room)
- • Bathroom
- • Central heating
- • Direct dial telephone
- • Hairdryer
- • Individually adjustable air conditioning
- • Minibar
- • Shower
Extra beds on demand
Internet access
Smoking rooms
- • 24-hour security
- • Air conditioning in public areas
- • Bellboy service
- • Bicycle storage
- • Car hire (*)
- • Currency exchange facilities
- • Dining area
- • Fireplace
- • Hotel safe
- • Late Check-out
- • Launderette (*)
- • Laundry service
- • Library
- • Lift access
- • Local and international calls
- • Luggage room
- • Room service (*)
- • Smoke detector
- • Transfer service
24-hour reception
Car park
Wired Internet
- • Breakfast
- • Breakfast buffet
- • Air conditioning in Restaurant
- • Bar
- • Café
- • Non-smoking area
- • Restaurant
- • Smoking area
- • Fax
- • Photocopier
- • Printer
- • Pub
Triple Standard room features
- • 220V power supply
- • Electric Kettle
- • Individually adjustable heating
- • Make-up mirror
- • Smoke detector
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Alleging invasion of privacy, Hogan is suing the DJ for secretly taping his sexual escapade with Heather Clem.
Hulk Hogan has decided to sue his best friend Bubba the Love Sponge for invasion of privacy. The former wrestler has reportedly met FBI on Monday, October 15 and will file a lawsuit against the Tampa Bay-based disc jockey, the DJ's ex-wife and a New York media group over his sex tape.
Hulk, TMZ reported, felt betrayed by Bubba who secretly taped his sexual encounter with the DJ's ex-wife Heather Clem. In the lawsuit which will be filed in Florida, Hulk will state that Bubba and Heather conspired to roll the camera with a particular purpose. In the tape, Bubba is seen entering the room after Hulk banged Heather and left. Bubba said to her, "If we ever did want to retire, all we'd have to do is use this footage."
Hulk has sent Gawker, the website that posted the tape, a cease and desist letter, to prevent the whole tape from leaking out. He has now named the web in a federal lawsuit.
There were reports that Bubba was not the one who sent the tape to media, instead it was an ex-employee of Bubba at SiriusXM. "He's still despondent. He had been assured repeatedly that Bubba had nothing to do with this and knew nothing about it," lawyer David Houston. However, "It doesn't mean it's okay that Bubba chose to secretly videotape his best friend if he's not the one marketing it," the attorney added.

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To continue to ignore that the black community is vexed with the state of public school education in Clarke County is analogous to disregarding the obvious signs that springtime is approaching.
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If you have been listening to the radio talk show discussions on black-owned and operated WBKZ-AM you can hear African-American voices dripping with concern that the words delivered from the mouth of Malcolm X nearly 40 years ago are hauntingly true today -- ''You can't expect the sons of the former slave owners to be concerned about the education of the sons of the former slaves.''
Allegations that not all teachers are interested in, or capable of, teaching their black pupils and that black students are subjected to harsher punishment for school district infractions than their Caucasian peers have some wondering if this community is on the verge of destroying the amicable relations between the white and black races.
The genesis for these rumblings came when two black school district administrators, Vivian Woodall, former principal of Winterville Elementary School, and Jerri-Lynn Williams, principal of Chase Street Elementary School, filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. They are accusing the district and its superintendent, Lewis Holloway, with race and sex discrimination.
Pouring gasoline on the fire were Holloway's remarks in a deposition against his former employers in Bentonville, Ark., where he was also superintendent of schools. In a nutshell, he stated that his own children have found attending school in Clarke County to be a difficult experience because of the huge number of students from low-income families who as a result of growing up in tough surroundings carry that toughness into the schools.
To his credit, Dr. Holloway has apologized profusely to the entire community. He has opened lines of communication with minority populations, whose children make up nearly 70 percent of the student census. He is also helping to lead the search of ways to improve educational outcomes through early learning initiatives. In short, he has taken steps to rectify some of his mistakes and to reassure parents that he wants every child in Clarke County to get the best education possible regardless of race, creed, color or national origin.
But, what about the black community? Do we stay mad or do we get motivated? Do we rally the troops and launch a war against everything -- racism, poverty, hopelessness, pathetic academic preparation and minuscule motivation -- that wishes to rob our children of the education they so richly deserve and so desperately need?
You see, regardless if Holloway stays to lead the Clarke County School District or goes, as many blacks desire, our children must be educated and the mountain of obstacles that stand in their way eliminated. And, we must use ''any means necessary,'' as Brother Malcolm also said, to make this happen. Failure to act, and to act now, will be analogous to committing suicide, and who could we blame for killing ourselves.
Rick Dunn, a free-lance writer and radio talk-show host, owns an Athens-based consulting company. Contact him by e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Warning, celebrity lovers: If you go looking for Cameron Diaz, you might get infected.
That is, if you search for Diaz on the Internet, says McAfee, the home computer security company, you run the risk of encountering malicious software that can harm your computer.
McAfee's fourth annual list of the "most dangerous celebrities to search for" on the Internet places the "Knight and Day" star at No. 1. The company says searching for the "latest Cameron Diaz pictures and downloads yields a 10 percent chance of landing on a website that's tested positive for online threats, such as spyware, adware, spam, phishing, viruses and other malware."
Cameron Diaz tops list of dangerous Internet searches - San Jose Mercury News
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Examines various topics of public importance in environmental policy and management. Integrates the political, managerial, and economic dimensions of these issues.
Class description
The course will respond to the basic question—why do we need a competitiveness course now, particularly at the Evans School of Public Affairs? A competitive economy is the core of economic sustainability—the basic foundation for prosperity. The financial crisis followed by economic recession clearly indicated the need for governmental intervention, including necessary regulations, facilitating public-private partnership, coordinating with NGOs. The problem is how to regulate the economy to enhance its competitiveness and put it on a sustainable path of development. The course will answer this basic question by providing a variety of successful cases from around the world. The basic idea of the course is to bring together students not only from public affairs but also from business and economics, from natural resources and political sciences to discuss the selected cases, resolve them, and apply their new knowledge and skills in resolving local and regional problems in Washington State. They will learn how to assess and mobilize local resources, create value propositions— a shared value for business, government, and society—that can attract investors here and now instead of outsourcing. This approach is taught by the Microeconomics of Competition (MOC) program adapted from M. Porter (Harvard Business School) by over 90 universities worldwide, including the University of Washington since fall 2008.
The course starts with the firm level, then move up to cluster, city, and regional/state level ending with national and supra-national level (European Union). Implementing the MOC requires partnership of academic, governmental, business, and nonprofit organizations. It enriches curricula of competitiveness and cluster concepts, builds new human and social capital, and helps turn the crisis into development opportunity.
Although Washington state was an early adaptor of the cluster concept and has identified the priority clusters, the background studies conducted for the state strategy are already 6–8 years old. They need to be updated and the policies designed to support cluster development analyzed at the present stage. Particularly, there is need to verify whether the cluster-based strategy was fully supported by appropriate policy measures and funding, and available local resources identified and allocated for cluster development and upgrading. It is expected that by the end of winter quarter 2011, there will be a new database for the WA major clusters. This would be a perfect situation for our graduate students to explore their abilities to apply new knowledge and skills to analyze and evaluate the new data on our major clusters.
Student learning goals
The main goal is to provide the knowledge and skills necessary to understand and overcome the crisis and succeed in global competition, which are the most critical issues not only for business but for local, regional and national public sector leaders. According to M. Porter "The ultimate aim of the course is no less than to make a meaningful impact on the economic competitiveness of the countries in which it is taught." This is particularly important issue for such state as Washington heavily dependent on trade. The course focuses on enhancement of professional development of participants and thus improvements in economic development at the firm, regional, state, and national levels by: 1. Explaining the new concepts of economic development based on competitiveness and innovation in very practical ways 2. Exploring the main economic factors influencing the competitive position, productivity growth and innovative capacity of firms, regions/states and nations 3. Introducing the cluster concept as a useful policy tool for strengthening the competitive advantage of a firm, regional/state specialization and national competitiveness, and thus sustaining economic growth and prosperity 4. Identifying both (successful and failing) cases of coordination support for cluster development
General method of instruction
1. This is an interactive and case-based course. The short lectures, guest and students presentations are followed by competitive case study discussions. There is always a brief summary at the end of class. The CFP will be delivered in an easy and pragmatic way by: 2. Studying and discussing practical case studies on U.S. and other competitive economies. Case studies taken from Professor Porter's book On Competition and HBS cases 3. Elaborating conclusions and policy recommendations from each of the discussed cases applicable to the Washington State. 4. Identifying, evaluating (strength and weaknesses, threats and opportunities) and mapping existing clusters in the State of Washington and working in regional team cluster projects. 5. Designing appropriate strategies and action plans to enhance competitive position of selected clusters, closing major gaps, eliminating bottlenecks, and thus sustaining economic development and wealth in Washington State 6. Presenting the results of the field projects to the main stakeholders at the end of the program. 7. Registering at the special HBS websites with teaching materials and course assignments.
Recommended preparation
Include prerequisites and background necessary for success in the course: Students are expected to: (1) read the selected cases and chapters from M. Porter On Competition: Updated and Expanded Edition, Harvard Business School Publishing Corporation, Boston 2008, (2) discuss the cases and make short presentations related to selected cases and team project, (3) prepare a team project. The prerequisites include at least Principles of Economics – preferable Microeconomics.
Class assignments and grading
(1) Do the reading assignments and participate in class discussion. The required reading includes: • Michael Porter On Competition: Updated and Expanded Edition, Harvard Business School Publishing Corporation, Boston 2008 (selected chapters); • Selected HBS and other cases; • Michael Porter, Washington: Profile of the State Economy, HBS 2002; Students are encouraged to identify other readings related to industry clusters and economic development as well as their project states and industry clusters. (2) Contribute to the team project during the whole program. (3) Elaborate the Final Project Report with an analysis of the four components of the Diamond Model, cluster map, SWOT analysis, and appropriate strategies and action plans.
50%: Class participation, mostly resolving cases (individually and/or by a team with short presentation), and brief literature comments/overview; 50%: Team project (including 10% for a short power point presentation). The team (4-5 students) should produce the following deliverables to complete the project: Identification of significant regional clusters Identification of key businesses and stakeholders in the cluster Interviews with staff of key businesses within industry clusters in the region Identification of (1) factor conditions, (2) demand conditions, (3) related and supporting industries and (4) context for firm strategy and rivalry affecting the competitive position of the regional industry cluster Identifying, evaluating (strength and weaknesses, threats and opportunities) and mapping existing clusters in the State of Washington and working in regional team cluster projects Designing appropriate strategies and action plans to enhance competitive position of selected clusters, closing major gaps, eliminating bottlenecks, and thus sustaining economic development and wealth in Washington State; Presenting the results of the field projects to the main stakeholders at the end of the program.


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Chalkie is a character in Grand Theft Auto: London, 1969 and Grand Theft Auto: London, 1961.
Chalkie was a London pub-owner under the protection of the kingpin Crisp Twins, and Chalkie also moonlighted as a drug runner for 'The Firm' middle-man Harold Cartwright. Chalkie dumped Harold's wizz' after stealing it and being chased by the police, with the protagonist then picking the item up. The protagonist is then tasked with taking Chalkie out in retribution for betraying the Cartwright Gang by blowing up Chalkie in his pub.
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Eastern Gateway Community College embraces an open door admissions policy. The minimum requirement for college admissions is a high school diploma, General Educational Development (GED) certificate, or completion of an approved home school program; however, applicants are not necessarily accepted to any course or program without adequate preparation.
Admissions uses placement testing results and advising to guide prospective students to appropriate programs, classes, and career goals.
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Favorite Worldly outran Silent Soul and Mayor Bozarth through the stretch as jockey Victor Espinoza registered his third Will Rogers Stakes (gr. IIIT) (VIDEO) victory in Saturday's one-mile turf race for 3-year-olds at Hollywood Park.
The victory was the second in as many U.S. starts for Great Britain-bred Worldly, who was clocked in 1:35.19 while paying $5.20, $3 and $2.40. He earned his first graded stakes victory in the $108,200 event. Silent Soul, a half-length back under Michael Baze, returned $3.40 and $2.40. Major Bozarth, just a nose behind in third under Brice Blanc, paid $3.40.
While form held true in the Will Rogers, Jon Court connected on 60-1 shot Cayambe one race earlier, setting up a Pick Six carryover of $202,496 on Sunday. The win pay-off was a meeting-high $123.20.
Worldly, who won his U.S. debut in an allowance April 8 at Santa Anita, was well back early Saturday, but was all business when it counted. He rallied three wide around the final turn and stormed down the middle of the course in the stretch to win under urging as both Silent Soul and Mayor Bozarth finished well.
"He just loves to run," said Espinoza, who previously rode Will Rogers winners Purely Cozzene (2000) and Private Chef (2003). "He's got a lot of talent and every race he's improving. His first race (in this country) was good and now he's shown he can compete with the good horses.
"The way the race came up we lost some ground, but it makes no difference," Espinoza added. "It might even be better for him because he feels free to run."
Worldly, a gray gelding by Selkirk trained by Ben Cecil for Christopher Wright, banked $64,920 to boost his earnings to $112,043. The victory was the third in five starts for Worldly, who broke his maiden on Polytrack at Wolverhampton last summer.
"He has shown a lot in the mornings and I was pretty confident today," Cecil said. "In his workouts he gets out in front and messes around, he is still a big baby with a lot of talent. Once he understands what this is all about I think he has a pretty bright future. He was nice and relaxed and was much better in the paddock this time. He got quite stirred up last time at Santa Anita, so I was pretty happy the way everything went today."
Baze had no complaints aboard the runner-up.
"He ran hard . . . got the inside trip and everything," he said. "The winner had to go wide. This horse relaxes himself. Maybe we'll get (Worldly) next time."
Hurry Home Warren, who led by up to four lengths while setting a realistic pace (:23 2/5, :47 1.5, 1:12) and continued to show the way to deep stretch, wound up fourth, followed by Yario and Candy's Bro. Sevengoldnmissiles and Laddies Poker scratched.
David Flores, who rode fifth-place finisher Yario in the Will Rogers, piloted two winners earlier including Selvatica in the $76,600 Desert Stormer. He is just one win shy of the 3,000-mark for his career.
Selvatica, owned by Marsha Naify and trained by Julio Canani, posted her seventh career win while cruising to victory in the Desert Stormer. The lightly-raced 6-year-old mare has been first or second in 11 of 12 starts.
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Worldly Spins to Victory in Will Rogers
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A Serious Auto Accident
It was a pretty serious auto accident. Because he wasn't wearing his seat belt, his face smashed into the windshield.
In a strange twist of fate, he wasn't seriously injured, but something rather bizarre happened:
The cracked glass pinched his right eyelid and, when he bounced back, ripped the eyelid off. Unfortunately, the tissue wasn't saved for reattachment.
At the hospital, plastic surgeons weren't sure how to repair it. Skin grafts wouldn't do the trick, since plain skin isn't thick enough for the job. Then one of the surgeons noticed he wasn't circumcised. The thick, elastic skin there would be just the ticket!
Sure enough, the operation was a success and the new eyelid works just as intended!
But the true measure of success in any plastic surgery is: how does it look? It's not quite perfect, doctors say: while it works perfectly, he will forever be ...a little cockeyed.
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Course DescriptionPromotes the use of environmental enrichment, operant conditioning and training, and other behavioral management techniques to enhance the physical and psychological well-being of captive animals and to effectively carry out the missions of the facility. Department permission required. Prerequisites: BMZA 231. Audit available.
Intended Outcomes for the course
Upon successful completion, students should be able to:
- Use environment enrichment and other related techniques to enhance the physical and psychological well-being of captive animals.
- Use training and operant conditioning techniques to enhance the well being of animals in captivity (eg. Veterinary care) and effectively carry out the mission of the facility (safe animal care, education, research, etc).
- Develop training plans and accurate record keeping for animal behavior.
Course Activities and Design
The format for this course is a combination of lecture, demonstration, and laboratory experience to provide necessary skills in animal behavior management techniques. Laboratory instruction will be based at the Rock Creek campus and include field trips to animal care facilities.
Outcome Assessment Strategies
- Class and lab attendance and participation.
- Complete homework assignments and projects.
- Complete all scheduled quizzes, mid-term exam, and final exam.
- Demonstrate competence in applying operant conditioning techniques through final training assessment by instructor.
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills
- History and background of operant conditioning and other training techniques
- Development of behavior training plans and behavior maintenance techniques
- Overview of S.P.I.D.E.R. enrichment process, including goal-setting, developing, and implementing original environmental enrichment concepts
- Husbandry training and medical behaviors
- Training for public shows and interactive programs
- Behavioral management of social animals
- Behavioral management of stereotypy
- Management of aggressive behaviors directed at other animals and keepers
Process Skills
- Development and use of training plans
- Proper handling of lab animals and farm animals
- Use of operant and other conditioning techniques to manage animal behavior
- Utilizing S.P.I.D.E.R. enrichment planning process, including building environmental enrichment devices made of various materials
- Recognizing animal behavior relevant to animal management, including signs of stress, well-being, motivation, and aggression


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I've always wanted to buy my own car. And I've imagined it to be a Volkswagen Beetle. On one of my sister's birthdays, I bought the toy version for her Barbie. Although we've grown out of it now, we can't stop our nephew from playing with it every time he's over.
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Earlier this year, Aisha released. The lead actor Sonam Kapoor was portrayed as quite the trendy girl. She drove a yellow Volkswagen Beetle.
Then came Anjaana Anjaani. While the publicized car of course is Blush, in her pre-Blush phase, Kiara (Priyanka Chopra) drove a yellow Volkswagen Beetle. It was almost as if her transition from the Beetle to the Ford was the character's personal journey.
The to-be-released Break Ke Baad starring Imran Khan and Deepika Padukone shows Aaliya Khan (Deepika Padukone) driving a yellow Volkswagen Beetle as well.
Some snapshots from the theatrical trailer:
What do you think of the theatrical trailer?
All three films: Aisha, Anjaana Anjaani and Break Ke Baad have romantic overtones and seem to focus on modern urban couples. All three lead heroines are shown to drive a yellow Volkswagen Beetle. Priyanka Chopra, Sonam Kapoor and Deepika Padukone are more often than not considered in the same bracket: the young heroines of this generation.
It is interesting how the cultural baggage attached to the car has given it a girly appeal. Of course, the brand's collaboration with Barbie adds to the effect.
I'm extremely tempted to hop down to the Volkswagen Mumbai West showroom and take a Beetle out for a test drive.
Which car have you always wanted to buy?
What do you think of the Volkswagen Beetle?
Do you like that the three heroines are shown to drive one?
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Would you like to save as your currency permanently or for this visit only?
Hotrl is first class all the way and especially rhe staff . It was an awesome experience and this is not the first 5 star hotel i have stayed at. Maybe this one should have a sixth star! Thank you Hotel Maximillan and Booking.com :-). Maybe my own fault but air not circulate well in the room. Unfortunately I dont sleep well when this is the case but I am sure: had I asked for a fan or assistance the staff would have gone the extra mile to accomadate and make room cooler. Seems most hotels in Europe do not have adjustable air in room but regardless the accomodations are excellent and had i asked the front desk, they woul have helped.
Hotel pools both indoor and outdoor food in the restaurant was first class
The hotel is within a thermal spa complex and is ideal for a relaxing healthy holiday, and has a wonderful indoors thermal water pool and an outdoors pool in a beautifully landscaped garden. The restaurant and the snack bar serve excellent food, and the service in both the hotel and the restaurant is wonderful. An excellent breakfast buffet.
Quiet and green area; enough big thermal pool; heated outdoor swimming pool; safe parking lot. When booking the room, was not mentioned that the Hotel is under very noisy reconstruction works.
Helpful smiling staff. Excellent cafe with superb assortment of cakes. Spacious comfortable apartment. We expected the pool/solarium to be somewhere we would like to spend time but the pool was small and indoors.
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Beverly, MA (PRWEB) April 23, 2014
One of the most exciting items in the upcoming Kaminski Auction is a Mauboussin 18K gold and jadeite necklace. The stunning necklace comes to Kaminski from the collection of actor Edward G. Robinson, most famous for his roles in Little Caesar and Key Largo.
The necklace, made circa 1930, consists of twelve jadeite cabochons strung together by a delicate double gold chain. At the center, it features a one inch square jadeite plaque set in finely worked 18K gold. Mr. Robinson gave the necklace to his wife, Mrs. Gladys Lloyd Robinson, on the occasion of the premier of his movie Little Caesar. It then passed to the consignor's family, and descended to the present generation. The necklace is still housed in the original Mauboussin Paris box, and is accompanied by two photographs of the couple, one of which depicts Mrs. Robinson wearing the necklace at the Little Caesar premier. Presented as lot 3122, the necklace is valued at $30,000 to $50,000.
Preview for the sale will be held April 24th through April 26th, from 10:00am to 5:00pm, with preview hours beginning on April 27th, the day of sale, at 8:00am. Online bidding will be available via KaminskiLIVE. A full catalog is available online at kaminskiauctions.com.
Kaminski Auctions, located on the North Shore of Boston, has been serving the New England antiques market for over 25 years as a full service auction house and appraisal service for fine art, antiques and estates.
With two locations in Beverly, Massachusetts, including a new state of the art auction gallery located at 117 Elliott Street, and a historic 1850's barn and office facility at 564 Cabot Street, Kaminski Auctions hosts 25 auctions a year.
In today's highly competitive market of fine art and antiques, Kaminski Auctions provides its customers with bicoastal services and marketing with west coast offices in Beverly Hills and San Diego, California.
Kaminski Auctions offers specialty departments in Asian Art and Antiques, Silver, Glass and Lamps, Couture and Vintage Clothing, Photography and Modern Design . We have highly trained and knowledgable appraisers on staff that will help you determine the true value of your antiques, or entire collections. Free Appraisal days are offered every Tuesday from 10:00am-4:30pm at 117 Elliott Street in Beverly, Massachusetts & by appointment at our San Diego and New York City locations. We welcome emailed photos of your items! Contact consignments(at)kaminskiauctions(dot)com.
We would like to thank all of our customers, consignors and friends for voting Kaminski Auctions #1 Best Auctioneer on the Northshore - Reader's Choice Award! "Kaminski has earned its gold-star reputation by serving the New England antiques market for over 25 years. Specializing in the sale of Asian art and antiques, silver, glass and lamps, couture and vintage clothing, photography, and modern design, the full-service auction house provides expert appraisal services. From its Beverly art gallery and historic barn comes a wealth of experience with fine art, antiques, and estates values." - Northshore Magazine


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I lit two candles today at church. During Unitarian Univesralist services a key ritual - my favorite ritual of the religion - is the lighting of candles for joys and concerns. When I do education work we change it to "things you are happy or sad about this week" and use pillows instead of real flames.
Anyway I lit two candles: One candle of joy that I have both a full-time with benefits that I really like (so far) AND that it meeans I can resume doing religious education at the church.\
I told the religious education director I'm a free agent and I can teach whatever grade she needs. The two with the most interest from me (and the biggest needs) is a kindergaraden-first grade class with a pirate theme. We will visit the seven continents while also exploring the religion's seven principals.
The second grade group is focused on Dr. Seuss books. I LOVE Dr. Seuss. Either one will be great.
The church, especially RE, is an important part of my life that I had to give up for almost one year while working weekends with my other job.
Anyway the other candle is concern about Uncle Ernie. I asked people to keep him in their thoughts.
I wrote about Ernie over here.
Incidentally I talked here about how I found my way into the UU religion.


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Corvair wasn't the turkey many remember
Among my earliest memories of riding in a car was riding in the rear seat of my grandmother's Chevrolet Corvair coupe — white with a red vinyl interior. I don't have any other memories of the car, be they good or bad. I was a mere toddler. On the other hand, my grandmother did.
But before I get to that, for those of you unfamiliar with the Corvair, a brief primer.
The car was initiated in 1956 by Chevrolet's chief engineer Edward Cole, the man behind the small-block Chevy V-8. He wanted an American response to the increasingly popular Volkswagen Beetle and other foreign economy cars gaining a foothold in the U.S. auto market.
So, like the Beetle, the Corvair had an air-cooled engine placed in the rear of the car. The engine used an aluminum block to save weight, yet still ended up 78 pounds heavier than anticipated. Ordinarily, this wouldn't have been much of an issue. But remember, the engine was in the rear.
Now consider that General Motors accountants, in an effort to save $4 a car, eliminated the rear anti-sway bar — which was needed given the car's overweight engine. This exacerbated the car's tendency to over-steer, a condition where the car's rear swings wide through corners.
Was it dangerous? Not if you kept the tires inflated to their proper pressure — 15 psi front, 26 rear. There's only one problem: Few drivers keep their tires properly inflated today, let alone in 1960.
GM changed the rear suspension design for 1964, but by then, lawyer Ralph Nader was making headlines with his book, "Unsafe at Any Speed."
Nader may have demonized the car, but my grandmother loved it. After all, she lived in the hilly environs of Pittsburgh and my grandfather, a doctor, drove large, rear-drive Lincolns. Despite their alleged road-hugging weight, a popularly cited advantage of large cars back then, they weren't great for driving in the snow.
By contrast, the Corvair, with its engine over the drive wheels — just like a front-wheel-drive car — had great traction in the snow. She loved the fact that she could get around without fear of inclement weather. She never felt endangered by the car's handling.
But all things change.
When Mercury introduced its luxurious Cougar muscle car in 1967, the Corvair was gone; my grandmother liked to drive fast.
So, not long after Thanksgiving, I pose this question: Was the Corvair a turkey?
Yes, it did over-steer.
So did any rear-engine, rear-drive car. But it was a fun little beast to flog around, with styling that influenced small-car design around the world at the time.
Turkey? Not in that regard.
And most people forget that the Corvair employed aluminum engine blocks and turbocharging; common now, uncommon then.
Turkey? Not in that regard either.
And it launched the consumer movement, which gave us safer cars. Consider this: As the last Corvair rolled off the line, GM was putting the finishing touches on two new safety options for its large cars: air bags and traction control.
Turkey? I don't think so.
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"Morgan had a quality start and it's the same formula that it's been," Alabama Coach Mitch Gaspard said. "He took us deep into the game and Smart's been able to come in and close them out."
Morgan (4-1) won his second conference game of the season to improve his record to 2-0 in SEC play, after going eight innings, allowing only two runs on six hits, while walking two and striking out a season-high seven batters. Morgan has now struck out five or more batters in each of this three SEC starts (six vs. Ole Miss, five vs. Kentucky).
Brett Booth had a solid day at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one walk and Brant Hendricks added a pair of hits and an RBI. Austen Smith also continued to excel at the plate, going 1-for-4, knocking a double and scoring two runs. Smith is now 3-for-8 with a double, a triple, four RBI and two runs for the weekend.
Alabama closer Jonathan Smart came in for the ninth to earn his seventh save of the season, his fifth in SEC play, and second of the weekend. Arkansas starter D.J. Baxendale (5-1) took the loss for the Hogs.
The win is the Tide's seventh straight in SEC play.
The Razorbacks struck first in the top of the second, scoring one on a solo home run from James McCann to lead off the inning.
Alabama answered in the bottom of the inning. Smith continued to stay hot against Arkansas, leading off the inning with a double. He would cross the plate three batters later when Hendricks slammed a double to left to even the score at 1-1.
The Tide took its first lead of the game in the bottom of the fourth on an RBI single from Booth that plated Josh Rosecrans, who singled to reach base three batters earlier, and put the Tide ahead, 2-1.
Alabama added another run to its lead in the bottom of the sixth. With runners on first and second and two outs, Booth singled up the middle, over the head of the Hogs' pitcher, setting the score at 3-1.
Arkansas chipped away at the Tide lead in the top of the seventh adding one of run of its own. The Hogs added a tally on an infield groundout, bringing home the first batter of the inning and narrowing the gap to 3-2.
"Baseball is a game of momentum and streaks and those things and right now obviously we're on a good ride," Gaspard added. "You try not to think about it so much. You just keep showing up. It's one thing that makes you a lot more aggressive in situations because mentally we're a lot more positive in your thoughts, and I think the players are the same way."
Alabama added more runs to its lead in the bottom of the seventh. A double-steal attempt by the Tide resulted in a rare, run-scoring play. The throw to cut down the runner at second was cut off by the second baseman, but the throw back to the plate to nail Dugas ricocheted off the back of Arkansas starter Baxendale, allowing Dugas to cross. In the process, Smith, who was initially attempting to steal second, continued around the bases and was making his way to third when the errant throw rolled into the Alabama dugout, awarding Smith another base and giving the Tide two runs to add to its total, and a 5-2 advantage
The Hogs did not go quietly in the ninth. A leadoff single, a walk and a force out put runners on first and third with two outs. In the next at-bat, a hard grounder deep in the hole at shortstop was good for an infield single and scored the runner from third to score. It was 5-3. With runners on first and third and two outs, Smart got the final Razorback hitter to line out to Dugas in center and end the game.
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Date of Defense 2012-05-21 Availability unrestricted AbstractThis dissertation empirically tests whether adaptations resulting from the Neolithic Revolution, or the widespread adoption of sedentary agriculture for sustenance, have led to economic differences. The development of sedentary agriculture constituted an environmen- tal shift from the previous sustenance method of hunting and gathering. This environmental shift resulted in the natural selection of certain traits. I seek to exploit differences in these traits to measure differing economic outcomes. Two main adaptations are considered in this work: the ability to consume milk, or lactose tolerance, and resistance to infectious Eurasian diseases, which is the result of genetic variation.
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Energy consumption and corresponding greenhouse gas emissions are growing faster than energy savings at most U.S. research campuses as the scope of operations increases and services expand. Furthermore, research campuses and laboratory buildings consume more energy than typical facilities. Energy-intensive research, data centers, and safety and ventilation requirements drive up consumption and the resulting greenhouse gas emissions. This presents a challenge and an opportunity to create climate action plans to move towards climate-neutral research campuses.
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She died Wednesday, May 2, 2012.
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Interment will be in Mt. Juliet Memorial Gardens.
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Once upon a time, there was a learned Vedic Astrologer, well versed in reading the cosmic placements and interpreting their meanings. Celebrated and illustrious, his name and fame rose throughout the land and soon caught the attention of a mighty and curious Muslim king. Having heard the stories of his accurate predictions, the king ordered his presence in the royal court.
Dubious and skeptical, the king asked, "Do you think you know more than God?"
"No, Your Majesty. I do not know more than God and may never will. I just study the stars", replied the humble and humane Astrologer.
"What do your stars have to say for today, do you have any idea what is going to happen to you?" asked the king.
"Yes, Your Majesty", said the Astrologer with a sense of certainty in his tone.
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RICHMOND, Va. – The saying goes
"revenge is a dish best served cold."
Apparently that's true as the Virginia Commonwealth University men's tennis team battled colder than normal temperatures to exact revenge on UNC Wilmington, 4-3, on Saturday afternoon at Thalhimer Tennis Center.
The Seahawks topped an injury-riddled Black & Gold squad last April, 4-3, to win the CAA Championship.
Sophomore Filip Svensson (Angelholm, Sweden) had an outstanding showing with a doubles and singles win for the Rams on Saturday.
He started the day off by teaming with freshman Max Wennakoski (Helsinki, Finland) to top Michael Pereira and Chris Cooprider, 8-6 at #3 doubles. Then the freshmen duo of Krisztian Krocsko (Budapest, Hungary) and Camill Salomon (Limoges, France) locked down the doubles point with a 9-7 win at #2.
Svensson would strike again in singles action, getting the Rams their second point with a straight set, 6-4,6-2 win at #5 singles over Alex Wetherell.
55th-ranked Thibaut Charron (Sens, France) followed suit with a 7-5, 6-1 win at #1 singles and junior Tim Johanssen (Hohenlockstedt, Germany) secured the critical conference win with a 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 defeat of Illia Ziamtsou at #3.
The CAA action continues for the Black & Gold as they host the Fightin' Blue Hens of Delaware on Monday afternoon in a 2 p.m. showdown at Thalhimer.
#73 VCU 4, #64 UNC Wilmington 3
Singles Competition
1. #55 Charron def. Michael Pereira, 7-5, 6-1
2. Kinshuk Sharma def. Krocsko, 6-0, 7-5
3. Johanssen def. Illia Ziamtsou, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4
4. Kosta Blank def. Wennakoski, 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (6)
5. Svensson def. Alex Wetherell, 6-4, 6-2
6. Max Ando Hirsh def. Salomon, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
Doubles Competition
1. Ando Hirsh/Sharma def. Charron/Johanssen, 8-6
2. Krocsko/Salomon def. Blank/Ziamtsou, 9-7
3. Wennakoski/Svennson def. Pereira/Cooprider, 8-6
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Pattern description from Vogue Knitting, Winter 2007/08: "Lace swirls from the center out in the three circular medallions Nicky Epstein joined with stockinette stitching to form the body of her winsome capelet. Stitches for the ridged collar are picked up at the neckline and knit upward. Work it in '12-Ply Mongolian Cashmere' fromJade Sapphire Exotic Fibres."
"Loose-fitting capelet made with three knitted eyelet medallions crocheted together and a ridge pattern collar. Sized for one size Small-Large and shown on pages 68."
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Notes: "Capelet is made with 3 medallions joined together at top of shoulders. See page 38 for how-to's."


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There are several breeds and strains of goats which have been genetically selected for meat production. These include the Spanish Meat Goat, Tennessee Meat Goat, New Zealand Kiko Goat, and South African Boer Goat.
Spanish goats are descendants of goats brought to the United States by early settlers. In an effort to increase their relatively small size ranchers sometimes crossed does with Nubian bucks.
Tennessee Meat Goats are descended from Fainting goats. Selection of animals with the largest frames and heaviest muscles for breeding purposes gradually led to a strain of goat that was larger and heavier.
New Zealand Kiko Goats derived in New Zealand from Saanen and Nubian bucks being bred to feral does with good meat conformation. The resulting offspring which grew best under rugged conditions became the foundation for Kiko goat stock.
As its name implies, the South African Boer goat was developed in South Africa as a breed meant solely for meat production. The term "Boer" refers to descendants of Dutch immigrants. Most of them were farmers, thus, "Boer" goat means "farmer's" goat.
With intense selective breeding during the past 50+ years in South Africa, the Boer goat is considered far superior to any other goat for meat production. Known for its rapid weight gain and heavy muscling, the Boer goat has come to dominate the goat meat industry. It is currently the fastest growing livestock industry and is now referred to as "the Angus of the meat goat industry."
Currently, the prime meat market weight is 70 to 100 pounds. Depending on each animal's genetics and individual herd management practices, the prime market weight is achieved sometime between 4 to 10 months of age. Ideally, producers should strive for quality stock which can reach this weight range quickly.
A Boer buck reaches a mature weight between 260 - 380 pounds while mature does reach between 210 - 265 pounds. They are a content, easily managed animal that adapts well to various climactic conditions. A 200% kid crop is achievable and the standard rule is that ten head of goats can be raised in place of one cow.
The ideal Boer goat is a rapidly growing, robust goat. It is a well proportioned goat with well balanced muscling that blends throughout its neck, forequarters, and hindquarters. They have pendulous ears and a Roman nose, loose, supple skin, with pigmentation of at least 75% on hairless areas to help guard against sunburn. Traditionally their coloration was a white body with a red head with the color extending back no further than the shoulder blade. The red color could vary from shades of light brown to dark red with a white facial blaze. Solid colors and paints are becoming common and acceptable.
Goat meat (also referred to as chevon) has a fat content 50-65% lower than beef, while having a similar protein content. Comparing fat content with lamb, goat meat has 42-59% less, and the same to 25% lower fat than veil. The percentage of saturated fat in goat meat is 40% less than skinless chicken. When compared to beef, pork, and lamb, goat meat has 850, 1100, and 900% less saturated fat respectively.
Studies indicate that goat meat supplies a high quality protein source along with a healthy fat (increased unsaturated fats/saturated fats ratio) with minimal cholesterol intake. Goat meat, chevon, has higher values of iron, potassium, and thiamine associated with a low sodium level, and all essential amino acids are present. In our modern health conscious society chevon should be looked at as naturally occurring health meat.
On average, Boer goats produce 4.4 pounds of milk per day compared to 6-12 pounds with dairy goats. Boer goat milk is higher in protein and fat, averaging 4.3% protein and 7.6% fat. While dairy goat protein averages 3.5% and its fat average is 3%.
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"The Night Before Halloween" Is A Cute Halloween Story For Kids
"Twas the night before Christmas" is one of the classic stories that kids everywhere know and love. Just in time for Halloween, I found "The Night Before Halloween," a cute Halloween story sure to appeal to kids.
Using rhymes, "The Night Before Halloween" author Natasha Wing tells the story of monsters getting ready for Halloween. Kids snug in their beds dream of trick-or-treating while monsters decide what to wear for Halloween.
The rhymes are clever, the illustrations in the book are colorful and fun and most importantly for little kids, the monsters aren't the least bit scary.
My kids love this book so much, I'm on my second copy. Read it to your little pumpkin and you'll likely be reading it every night until Halloween!


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Thornburgh: Let PennDOT run the Pennsylvania Turnpike
As Pennsylvania governor, Dick Thornburgh coordinated the state's response to a 1979 nuclear accident and helped revive a troubled economy. As a U.S. Attorney, he argued before the Supreme Court and fought the mob and white-collar criminals.
But the Republican from Pittsburgh could not turn around a Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission he said was mismanaged and heavily influenced by partisan politics.
"We were unable to get our appointees confirmed in the Senate, so we were never able to get into the driver's seat," said Thornburgh, 80.
Thornburgh, now an attorney in Washington, said he thinks the recent corruption scandal involving charges against eight former turnpike officials and vendors should spur state leaders to scrap the commission and place PennDOT in charge of operating the toll highway.
"It should be a catalyst," he said.
"There is no good argument nowadays to keep it. The turnpike commission is just an anachronism that is no longer necessary," Thornburgh said, adding that its roots can be traced back to a $1 million constitutional debt limit that existed in Pennsylvania from 1874 to 1968.
The debt limit made it hard to finance major capital projects, such as the construction of highways and bridges. Establishing independent authorities and agencies, such as the Turnpike Commission in 1937, became a work-around.
Shortly after its inception, the commission borrowed $41 million to help finance construction of America's oldest superhighway.
Combining the turnpike with PennDOT would greatly reduce transportation costs by eliminating duplication of services, materials and equipment, Thornburgh said.
Thornburgh fought with Senate Democrats over control of the turnpike for more than six years after he took office in 1979. Back then, he called it "one of the most bitter, partisan disputes in the state."
Senate Democrats held the chamber's majority and blocked Thornburgh's attempts to fill vacancies on the five-member commission.
Commissioner Egidio Cerilli of Hempfield resigned as a result of being convicted of extortion in 1976, and Thornburgh booted Commissioner Peter Camiel when he was found guilty of putting "ghost employees" on the Senate payroll, reports show. The Camiel conviction was overturned, and the Philadelphia Democratic boss returned to the commission.
Thornburgh and Senate Democrats compromised in 1985. Both agreed to temporarily expand the commission from five members to six, with the governor appointing two new members without Senate confirmation — though one of the appointees later would be recommended by Democratic leaders in the Senate and House. The governor also was allowed to pick the commission chairman.
In return, Thornburgh agreed to approve $4.5 billion in turnpike improvements and extensions.
PennDOT Secretary Barry Schoch, appointed by Gov. Tom Corbett in January 2011, opposes making the turnpike part of PennDOT. As PennDOT chief, he sits on the Turnpike Commission.
"It could hurt the overall credit rating of the agency and the state," Schoch said of the proposed consolidation.
"By keeping them separate, if there was an issue with (the turnpike's) credit, it would be placed directly on tolls and not affect the credit rating and bonding expense for the entire state," Schoch said.
The turnpike's debt tripled in the past six years, from $2.6 billion to $8.3 billion. The toll road brings in more than $800 million a year in tolls, but annually spends about $330 million to operate and $400 million to repay debt.
The turnpike gives PennDOT $450 million each year as required by a 2007 state law for roads, bridges and transit. It borrows money and raises tolls annually to stay afloat.
PennDOT, on the other hand, has $1.4 billion in debt on about $7 billion in annual revenue.
Schoch said he favors sharing equipment and services whenever possible to reduce costs.
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The war against drug trafficking in Mexico, which has left over 47,000 dead in the last five years, is a lost war until drugs are decriminalized and the Mexican government treats it as an education and public health issue, said the Colombian singer Juanes.
Guatemala hopes that for the next Ibero-American Summit in November, the OAS can present studies on the various proposals to combat drug trafficking, including decriminalization of drug consumption.
"We hope that the studies are relatively finished by the Ibero-American Summit and finished for the OAS General Assembly in Guatemala in June 2013," said Guatemalan foreign minister Harold Caballeros to EFE, who is currently on an official visit to Tokyo.
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With the West Coast premiere of Planetarium, The National's Bryce Dessner, singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens, and composer Nico Muhly come together to consider the cosmos. For the first half, a string quartet performs each artist's classically informed compositions. In the second half, Stevens' voice anchors a planet-by-planet song cycle that melds the collaborators' distinct creative contributions into a harmonic whole. The cycle unfolds against the backdrop of a giant orb that morphs to reflect the characteristics of the sphere being celebrated.
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Fed up with "nasty kids music" ... the aim of St Etienne is to give
the kids something cool to move to.
Serious bands are finding a market in good songs for preschoolers. But it's not a gig for the faint-hearted.
The album playback session is a rock music tradition stretching back decades, in which a band premieres its latest work to a room filled with selected fans, journalists and representatives from its record company.
Nevertheless, it seems safe to suggest that there has never been an album playback quite like the one for Up the Wooden Hills, a forthcoming collection from the London-centric pop trio St Etienne.
For a start, album playbacks are seldom scheduled for 10 in the morning. Nor do they take place in venues plastered with stark warnings about the threat posed to one's health by an outbreak of nits.
Then again, the work being premiered rarely has a target audience of preschoolers.
"Two of us have had kids in recent years and we got particularly fed up with nasty kids music, where it's nasty keyboard sounds and nasty voices - there's quite a lot of it about," says the group's vocalist, Sarah Cracknell, keeping a watchful eye on her three-year-old son, Spencer.
"Our gamble is that if you make an album without horrible voices, kids will like it," adds the keyboardist, Pete Wiggs, who has a young son, Harvey.
So alongside St Etienne's patented concoction of luscious 1960s pop-inspired melodies, dance-floor beats and knowing references to arcane corners of pop history (the 1970s heart-throb David Essex makes a guest appearance), Up the Wooden Hills features lyrics about counting, the alphabet, animals and, perhaps more surprisingly, Nick Sanderson, the erstwhile frontman of the terrifying, boozy art-rock insurrectionists Earl Brutus.
The man behind songs such as Teenage Taliban, Life's Too Long and The SAS and the Glam that Goes with It seems an unlikely topic for a preschoolers' singalong.
"He's recently become a train driver," says St Etienne's Bob Stanley, as a selection of three-year-olds is ushered into the room by two adult helpers, and the band's publicity officer fiddles with a CD player. "It's more about trains than it is about Nick. We've thrown in a load of boom noises and train whistles, so hopefully that will do the trick."
As the music begins, Stanley and Wiggs shuffle out of the room , muttering that "too many adults might intimidate the kids". If this is an excuse to mask anxiety about Up the Wooden Hills's reception, you can see their point.
Witnessing an audience's reaction to your new album is always going to be nerve-racking, but at least under normal circumstances you can be fairly sure no one is going to start crying inconsolably or be sick.
They Might Be Giants.
"On some levels, kids are the toughest audience of all," says John Linnell, of They Might Be Giants, a few days later. The US alt-rock duo started recording music for preschool children years ago. Their first children's album, No!, came out in the US in 2002.
"Children do not observe any of the formal rituals of any adult audiences. They do not feel embarrassed by a complete lack of applause at the end of songs. They do not feel a need to face towards the stage. They are perfectly happy to talk throughout the quiet sections of songs and completely drown out the music. This is all just ordinary.
"We try to avoid doing kids' shows now, because it's kind of nerve-racking and demoralising."
Linnell's is clearly the voice of hard-won experience, but the difficulties inherent in getting the little darlings to pay attention don't seem to be putting rock bands off. Quite the opposite.
Hip bands are virtually queuing up to release albums aimed at preschoolers. Up the Wooden Hills is merely the start.
Erasure plan to release a record for children, while Scottish indie band Belle & Sebastian are curating a compilation of kids' songs. Rumours suggest they have solicited contributions from such unlikely sources as Franz Ferdinand, Scissor Sisters, Primal Scream and cerebral post-rockers Four Tet.
It seems a remarkable state of affairs, given that for decades any "serious" rock star who dabbled in children's music was held up to ridicule.
Only recently, a London Financial Times article sneering at Live 8 mocked one of the concert's contributors, Paul McCartney, by bringing up the dread spectre of the Frog Chorus. Similarly, you can't help thinking that a tendency to release albums with titles such as For Little Ones may be among the reasons the 1960s folk singer Donovan has never been admitted into the classic rock canon.
The most obvious and prosaic reason behind rock artists' sudden interest in connecting with such a young fan base is that outlined by Cracknell. The members of the bands involved are getting older, having children, and discovering the sheer horror of kids' music.
It's a terrible musical netherworld, hidden from the rest of humanity, as incomprehensible to the childless as Byblos script. It has its own stars. The big hits are a quintet of perma-grinning antipodeans called Hi-5, who recently played nine consecutive shows at a major London venue.
"You can tell by listening to the vast majority of children's music that the people who are making it don't really feel like they have to hold themselves to a very high standard," says Linnell. "As a result, you get this appalling stuff that parents have to sit through.
"And, of course," he adds darkly, "children like to listen to stuff over and over again."
However, Linnell suggests, bands who try their hand at creating an alternative to Hi-5 may have more than self-interest at heart.
There could be genuine artistic reasons, as well. "When we started working on the children's project, it suddenly seemed like an ideal situation for us, because we discovered we were writing music for people who were not already steeped in any particular tradition.
"There's a funny thing about all adult rock audiences nowadays: everybody thinks like a rock critic. Everybody hears everything in the context of everything they've heard in the past and they think very critically about what they're listening to and they compare it to everything else they've ever heard and, you know, it's normal.
"That's how I listen to music now, without even thinking about it, but it's kind of a drag.
"But kids don't do that, especially young kids. They're not trying to place what you're doing in a context or tradition. I think they listen way less critically, and it's great. You can define something yourself and not feel like you have to compete with the whole legacy of cult rock bands."
St Etienne agree. "It was actually a lot easier than making a normal album; it was really quick," says Wiggs.
"It allows you to give free rein to your daft side."
He pauses. "Actually, we usually do that, anyway, much to the annoyance of our adult fans."
Certainly, there seems to be a ready-made audience for anyone who manages to crack the problem of making music that's enjoyable for children, yet doesn't fill their parents with the desire to break furniture or drive the people mover into the nearest wall.
As Paul Scaife, of the music industry website Record of the Day, points out, buying a CD because you might like it, too, is an infinitely preferable experience to being pestered into buying something that has been directly marketed at your offspring.
"These new kids' records that are coming up do seem to have been born out of having children, rather than something which you feel has come out of a series of marketing meetings. You don't really think St Etienne have sat around thinking about brand extension, which is definitely appealing."
In addition, he says, there's the "middle-youth" factor to take into account. "These days, we're into that Big Chill generation, who grew up clubbing and don't necessarily want to stop because they've had children.
"That generation has grown up with music, and was probably far more into it than their parents' generation were. They haven't just grown out of music in the way that adults used to.
"There's a lot of people out there who haven't just given up and started listening to 1980s disco because they stopped being interested in music when they left school or reached their mid-20s. Plus they have more disposable income."
Back at the St Etienne nursery premiere, Up the Wooden Hills is meeting with success. The kids seem to love it, with the exception of one girl who maintains a murderous frown throughout, and a small boy with a distracted expression who treats the occasion as an excuse to indulge in a protracted bout of nose picking.
Both may later find gainful employment as music journalists but elsewhere a noisy happiness reigns. With the minimum of encouragement they dance. They shake their tambourines. A brief struggle for possession of a pair of maracas breaks out, momentarily threatens to turn nasty, then seems to be soothed by the bleeping synthesisers and Cracknell's creamy voice, cooing about Rachel riding a rhino and Charlie choosing a chimpanzee.
Eventually, they settle for thumping a large drum with such ferocious enthusiasm that even the vocalist in question seems slightly worried.
"Oh dear," she whispers, as the resulting din drowns out the CD. "We seem to be bringing out their latent aggression."
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St Etienne's Up the Wooden Hills is out in September in Britain. A six-track sampler is included with initial quantities of their "grown-up" album, Tales from Turnpike House, which is out now and available in Australia on import.
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