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New Rochelle City Council Votes 7-0 on Revised Waterfront Proposal for Echo Bay and Armory
A vote that was widely expected to go 5-2 along party lines in favor of extending the Forest City MOU with the City of New Rochelle passed 7-0 in favor after a last minute deal was struck under which changes to the term sheet shortened the length of the MOU extension from 18 months to 9 months while creating a concurrent RFP process for the New Rochelle Armory.
"I am happy everyone has agreed to these terms," said Council Member Al Tarantino before voting in favor of the resolution to extend the MOU until the end of the year. "This will allow Council to put this to bed one way or another".
Council Member Jared Rice was pleased with the Council having achieved consensus on what has been a contentious issue for many years.
"I want to credit Council Member Trangucci and Mayor Bramson", said Rice. "It's a good thing for the City if we can tweak things so everyone can be happy".
Armory supporters saw tonight's vote as a major victory in their decade-long struggle to preserve the armory. As part of the agreement an RFP will be ready in 30 days.
Council Member Ivar Hyden asked a series of question to confirm that the entire Armory building and surrounding property would be included in the RFP except for an easement to allow a walkway along the waterfront. The RFP period typically lasts 90 days at which point the Council could invite any of those groups submitting a written bid to present their plan to Council.
"This is a win for everybody," said Ron Tocci, co-chair of the Save Our Armory Committee. "It shows its possible to have bipartisan agreement for the good of the City."
Council Member Lou Trangucci noted that under the compromise agreement the City Council will have an opportunity to review the Forest City Draft Environmental Impact statement, proposals for the New Rochelle Armory in response to the Armory RFP and the design recommendations for the Beechwood Avenue site for the proposed City Yard towards the end of 2012.
Before casting his vote, Mayor Noam Bramson noted that the shortened term still provides time to complete everything except the final environmental impact statement adding "It's good that New Rochelle is back in business."
EDITOR'S NOTE: I cannot help but comment on the report on the meeting which aired tonight on News12. Lisa Reyes called the project a "mega development", said that "some of the property is a century old" and said that Forest City would "revamp the Armory and City Yard" all while a graphic projected an artist rendering provided by Forest City. The project as proposed is "phase one" with no commitment to any additional phases, it is less than one-third the size of the original proposal, the number of units is about half the number in Avalon East. ALL of the property in New Rochelle is a century old. All of the property on the planet is a century old. In fact, by the last scientific estimates, all property on Earth is about 4 billion years old. Forest City is not revamping the Armory; under the plan there will be an RFP for the Armory having nothing to do with Forest City/Ratner and for which they will have no say at all. Finally, the graphic used in her piece was a long-abandoned version of a Forest City concept drawing from six years ago. Other than that it was a good report.
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Lou Trangucci's Vote was the Big Surprise
Lou Trangucci's vote was the big surprise.
I suspect what has occurred is that Forest City / Ratner was given this one final chance.
At the same time, the Armory was saved at least until the end of the year. New Rochelleans need to stick together to protect the Armory.
The key to the whole thing is that the Armory won't be preserved unless it has sufficient parking. Neither Ratner nor Mayor Bramson will do anything to provide that parking (Noam, if I am mistaken on that, please state so publically either here or at a televised City Council meeting, and do so soon).
At the same time, some of the City Council Members will not support Forest City, unless the Armory is preseverved. As Superman used to query, "what happens when an irresistable force meets an immovable object"? Perhaps, in this case, the answer is democracy results.
If my aforesaid theory is correct, I think Forest City will be rejected at the end of the year. This doesn't mean the Armory will be preserved, but it would sure help.
The remaining question is, what about City Yard? I think it should be rebuilt on its present site, and certainly shouldn't be moved to Beechwood. That remains a sticky issue. Perhaps it should use the old Tuck Tape site next to the sewage treatment plant.
What happened was the politics of compromise
Seems like...
The choice for Republicans was to lose 5-2 and limit options for the Armory.
The choice for Hyden and Rice was to hold their nose and vote for a project they have publicly challenged from a company that Hyden has publicly stated he is not comfortable with as a developer in New Rochelle.
Noam got what he covets most, a unanimous, bipartisan vote and most of the development process completed by the end of the year. Barry and Shari were lockstep with Noam.
Shake it all up and you have the basis for a deal in which everyone got what they want, even Forest City,
The sticking point in all this will be moving the City Yard to Beechwood.
Bob, Something tells me you
Something tells me you are not fond of the News 12 report. BTW, I remember the way NR was 4 billion years ago. We had a republican mayor and downtown shopping.
Mayor Stanley Church Was a Democrat
Actually, back then the Mayor, Stanley Church, was a Democrat. He was quite popular and was reelected a number of times. New Rochelle was at it greatest commercial success under his mayorality.
New Rochelle's decline began under Republican Mayors Alvin Ruskin and Frank Garrito. Huguenot, Lawton and Division were destroyed under Republican Mayor Leonard Paduano.
Historical revisionism lives... but at length, "truth will out!"
Saith Sussman "Lawton and Division were destroyed under Republican Mayor Leonard Paduano." No such thing: at best, a befogged recollection; at worst, a brazen partisan calumny!
Mayor Paduano was the last mayor who knew anything about governing; and he also could school his two successors on good business practice (as a successful entrepreneur) and professional planning (as a mapmaker and publisher by profession). He did the best that could be done as the minority party standard-bearer and as the heir to a sharply-fractious city council membership.
Last year he contributed some of the most sensible counsel regarding the incumbent council's consummately partisan redistricting plan and continues to attend meetings and observe the political scene. New Rochelle would be blessed to enjoy his leadership again.
My Memory is Quite Accurate
Stephen Mayo,
My memory is quite accurate, and it your memeory that is in a fog.
Who was Mayor from 1987-91? Leonard Paduano.
When was Huguenot, Division and Lawton torn down by City Hall, with no viable plans for development? 1989-90.
You are entitled to your own opinions, but not you own facts. You must deal with actual facts.
I will accept your apology if you are willing to admit to your insult and your error.
So where were you, Stephen Mayo, when your Republican Party's leadership destroyed Huguenot's north side from Bridge St to Division (where Avalon I was eventually built), Huguenot's south side from Lawton St to Division and Division's east side (where Avalon II was eventually built), and Huguenot's south side and Lawton, which was first replaced with a public parking lot that was then destroyed to destroyed to build the Library Green.
While I was protesting all of that, you either were oblivious, or worse yet, perhaps supportive to all that damage caused by Republican Mayor Paduano's administration.
If it wasn't for Mayor Paduano & City Manager Sam Kissinger's follies on Huguenot, and had they had not created the gigantic empty space there, then Democratic Mayors Idoni and Bramson wouldn't have had the opportunity nor need to build the two Avalons.
Since 1979, I have lived a half block from the area I have described, and have witnessed this all first hand and spoken against all of it at the times these things were being planned and occuring.
I dislike the destruction of the Huguenot area by Republican Paduano, and the contruction of the Avalons by Democrats Idoni and Bramson, but I like all three persons, Paduano, Idoni and Bramson and I think each have done good things for New Rochelle, (but not in my neighborhood).
But if one recognizes actual facts and cause and effect, it is clear that Idoni and Bramson have cleaned up the mess created by Paduanao. So the main blame should be cast on the Mayor who initiated all of that destruction-followed-by-development, and that was all initiated by the Republican Mayor Leonard Paduano.
Actually, since eliminating the office of executive Mayor in 1932, the ONLY Mayor who knew anything about actually governing, was Tim Idoni who had previously been Village Manager of Ardsley, and Deputy City Manager of New Rochelle.
In comparison to Tim Idoni's governmental executive experience, all the other NR Mayors since 1932, including Church, Ruskin, Garrito, Rippa, Paduano, and Bramson, have been absent executive governmental experience, and were just legislators. Of course, as Mayor, Tim Idoni was purely a legislator too, just like the others.
I must point out, that despite your apparently conservative preference of business over government, business and government are separate entities with different objectives, and cannot be compared any more than apples and oranges.
Your desire to apply business principles to government is absurd. Business exists for the purpose of making a profit. Government exists for the socially beneficially purpose of providing public services. Business is essentially based on individual greed, while government is based on benefitting society.
Basic finances liberals forget
The very basic principle that transcends business, government and personal finances is that you can't spend more than you take in. Something few liberals fail to understand. New Rochelle traded residential abatements for one-time infusions as opposed to building a commercial base of recurring revenue. The result is constantly dipping into the fund balance or terminating firefighters or a 230% increase in the refuse "fee" to balance budgets.
And for the record, Paduano's city manager defied him at every turn while the democrats had a majority on council. What is a figment of your imagination is your perspective of the Huguenot/Division area. While it once was part of a thriving downtown, the area you lived a block from had become drug infested. I lived three blocks from the Chatter Box from 1976 through 2007 so I can't be snowed. I lived New Rochelle's deterioration and watched the promised savior "people with disposable income" be replaced by multiple college students in one-bedroom apartments in the Avalons. Idoni & Bramson couldn't figure out to attain a thriving downtown even with an annual $9 million infusion from an extra 1% in sales tax which doesn't say much for Idoni's "governing" experience you cite.
Well Said
They replaced low income with even lower income.. Then they stuck em here in the avalon. The avalon has turned into a housing project filled with filth and crime. These kids should not be living here.
I agree that Paduano had some
I agree that Paduano had some role in the destruction of downtown NR. It was under his leadership that retail in the downtown went by the wayside. I also agree that Tim Idoni was an excellent mayor although I am not fond of some of his development projects.
However, I don't see that Bramson and Idoni cleaned up the downtown. Sure, it visually better. But economically, it is still a disaster. Furthermore, the high rise buildings are out of place in a city of this size. The downtown hardly has that space of downtown White Plains. But both Bramson and Idoni wanted to copy WP. That was a mistake.
Correct, NR did go into the sewer that many years ago...
but Idoni had HOW many terms to bring downtown NR back? And instead chose to look the other way in favor of....well, ahem, rewards.
Bramson was chosen in his image and is doing the exact same. Nothing.
While the rest of Westchester, even Port Chester, has a viable downtown, New Rochelle's is an eyesore and an embarrassment to those who grew up there. The rich in New Rochelle don't care, they shop elsewhere.
Those who live in the overpriced - wow, a view of a ghost town with dollar stores and bodegas - condos just use the train to get out of NR for work and then shop elsewhere on weekends.
The GREEN BS is just that, a boondoggle to take attention away from Bramson doing NOTHING for NR. Soon he will sitting next to his mentor.
I agree that Paduano had some
I agree that Paduano had some role in the destruction of downtown NR. It was under his leadership that retail in the downtown went by the wayside. I also agree that Tim Idoni was an excellent mayor although I am not fond of some of his development projects.
However, I don't see that Bramson and Idoni cleaned up the downtown. Sure, it visually better. But economically, it is still a disaster. Furthermore, the high rise buildings are out of place in a city of this size. The downtown hardly has that space of downtown White Plains. But both Bramson and Idoni wanted to copy WP. That was a mistake.
I agree that Paduano had some
I agree that Paduano had some role in the destruction of downtown NR. It was under his leadership that retail in the downtown went by the wayside. I also agree that Tim Idoni was an excellent mayor although I am not fond of some of his development projects.
However, I don't see that Bramson and Idoni cleaned up the downtown. Sure, it visually better. But economically, it is still a disaster. Furthermore, the high rise buildings are out of place in a city of this size. The downtown hardly has that space of downtown White Plains. But both Bramson and Idoni wanted to copy WP. That was a mistake.
Are you for real?
"Idoni and Bramson have cleaned up the mess created by Paduanao."
If by 'cleaning up' you mean creating a downtown that is devoid of decent stores, both middle and high end, and restaurants, barring a very few very good eateries, and instead is a plethora of dollar stores and bodegas and storefront 'churches' and dirty supermarkets and dangerous amusement centers and Section 8 eyesores, where people are afraid to walk at night, if THAT is your definition of cleaning up, then by all means, your boys Idoni and Bramson have 'cleaned up' New Rochelle.
Or have they just cleaned up?
Brian, You're on to Something
For the past 2 years, Ron Tocci has been proposing using the Tuck Tape property as the new city yard property. Imagine the whole city facility on tuck tape, then you extend the level of Main Street to "cover" the facility, protecting all of it from the elements and sight. You could put parking and/or a green park on top of it all. When the concept was presented to Mr Turgis during the DPW tour, he said it sounded "intriguing" . No crowded street like Beechwood, easy in and out to major roads. Perhaps best use of property bordering a sewage treatment plant.
All they have to do is convince Don Lea (the former owner who sold the Beechwood property to the city) to sell the Tuck property. I would even say if it costs the city a bit more to do that, it's worth it to get the right mix of land use. How say you?
City Yard Access Would Essentially Be The Same
I agree, but NR should sell the Beechwood property.
If City yard was moved to Tuck Tape, its vehicles would access New Rochelle from the same streets as from its current location.
Beechwood has very poor access to the North End and eastern New Rochelle. The current location has much better access to all of NR.
But I see no reason why City Yard shouldn't stay at its current location, as that is the least costly solution, and with no negatives. No doubt the current location is already a toxic waste area, so what could be a better place for vehicles that transport waste.
Sticking Together
Brian, I hope that you will be true to your words. The only way we can get anything done is sticking together. I find it useless to bring up what the Republicans or Democrats have done in the past. We have what we have and it is time to rebuild. I do agree with Steve Mayo about Mayor Leonard Paduano and his dedication to New Rochelle.
In another of you posts you referred to the complaints about taxes from the poor South End and the wealthier North End not objecting to their taxes. Brian, I cannot believe you would think stating this or actually believing this could bring our city together. Perhaps the homes or people in the South End are not to your liking but I see no reason why you object to their protesting.
News 12 Reporting
Lisa Reyes of News 12 is reporting that Forest City plans to do the "revamping" of the Armory. Doesn't this run counter to the voted on MOU?
The Agreement
I was there last night. When I arrived, Al, Lou , the Mayor, The Forest City guy and Michael the development commissioner were huddled in the hallway making their last minute agreements. Seemed quite odd and mysterious as I walked by they entered another room as the Mayor suggested they all speak softly. The agreement was fine and a good thing for the Armory. We MUST remain vigilant. Since the whole project has now shrunk from 20 acres of development to about 10 acres, I see no reason why the City Yard can't remain there! Fix & Refurbished - let's have the public work guys do some public work on their public building - I cannot imagine that it can be much of an effort - don't they have the civil service skills to build, hammer some things together?. In the end, the City Yard must not be imposed on the West End neighborhood working class people.
Much ado about nothing
Much ado about nothing. This is nothing more than the politics of the day. All that was accomplished was the city council kicked the can down the road for 9 months.
Nine Months, It still takes A Plan!
Look guy's it doesn't matter who was in office at what time. If we as citizens are going to get anything done around here we need to take this opportunity for nine month and join together and be New Rochelians first and foremost. Take all the politics out of the picture and play like good boys and girls. Politics is always the biggest obstacle to overcome. Think smart, Think as One!
The biggest thing missing from the picture now and then was a plan, a picture, a vision and most importantly, A PLAN! The plan then and now must include the voice of the people. Nothing was going to get done for nine month even if they didn't extend the MOU. I don't believe the MOU should have been extended at all. It would take the noose from around our/the cities neck and take some of the pressure off. It still wouldn't level the playing field because the citizens don't have the money, lawyers, engineers, publicists, more lawyers and more money. You saw the job they did at Ridge Hill. Has anyone been there? The feedback I get about the concept and layout is not too good. I avoid the place. Forest City Which Ever has at their disposal the entire staff of Forest City Enterprises, the money for the staff to do all of the different renderings needed any time an adjustment or change needs to be made. They have political front men. You see, Forest City is always going to be one up on New Rochelle. They came in with a plan and even some back up plans. What good company wouldn't go into a major capital venture without a backup plan? We have No Plan!
If this vote is to show good faith on behalf of council then The City Council is going to have to listen, be fair and they must open up the conversation during those nine months and listen to the people. We can't leave the responsibility up to just Ron Tocci and the Armory Team. We also have a City Yard issue to resolve. Have a Plan! Forest City will.
The nine months will go by fast. It is now up to everyone to keep in the game and don't drop the ball. There isn't much wiggle room. The extension will give The City Council a chance to hopefully hear more from the citizens and work towards a plan of some sort for the area. Michael Freimuth and Alex Tergis need to be able to do their jobs with no interference. They have good back grounds and experience. Let them do their jobs, go out and meet with the people of New Rochelle. There is a nine month window for Forest City and The City of New Rochelle. The Mayor, The Council Members and most importantly the Citizens of New Rochelle need to use those nine months wisely. No Democrats or Republicans. We need to be New Rochelians.
"Common Sense for the Common Good".
The Committee to Save Our Armory Statement
The City of New Rochelle is the winner in this first step towards celebrating our history. Having the opportunity to move forward with the planning process will open up a world of possibilities for the preservation of the past and shaping of our future. This is the next chapter in New Rochelle's story and we thank all involved for making this happen. You can read more at Bi-Partisan Victory for New Rochelle Armory
Still the 800-pound Gorilla
Still the 800-pound Gorilla in the equation is should the city spend $13++ million on its city yard?
Most residents could careless what happens to the property (though many would like to see the Armory not torn down), however most are extremely concerned about the affordability of New Rochelle's property taxes and this project is going to provide 0 relief and actually add a $1 million per year expense to pay the city yard loan.
Unfortunately, for some reason New Rochelle hasn't allocated any money to replace its city yard over the 10 years or so that this developments been around for and now the city's completely broke to the point of passing 10++% tax increases and they want to now borrow more than the cost of the project.
Did the mayor not read or learn anything from the real estate collapse? Mortgages over the purchase price or getting a mortgage for 103% of the purchase price just wasn't a good idea and the same applies to the city yard project.


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The nation's fruit and vegetable sector "must receive significantly greater attention in future farm policy," Tom Stenzel, president of the United Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Association said at a House Agriculture Committee hearing.
His organization was one of 15 participating in the committee's series of hearings aimed at evaluating the current state of the nation's agricultural economy as a prelude to development of a new farm bill.
Stenzel presented 50 legislative recommendations covering 11 key issues developed by United's Farm Bill Working Group, composed of 40 industry members representing 24 produce organizations from every fruit and vegetable producing region in the U.S.
For decades, he told the committee, the produce industry has made tremendous changes in an effort to stay profitable, satisfy consumer demands, adapt to new technology, and compete in an increasingly global marketplace.
"Yet, today growers are facing the lowest returns they've seen in decades," Stenzel said. "Wholesalers and distributors are being squeezed at both ends, while retailers and restaurants are facing stiffer marketplace competition than ever. The consumption of commodity after commodity seems to be stagnating."
Despite the perishable nature of its products and highly volatile markets, he noted that the industry "has not relied on traditional farm programs to sustain our business — we're proud of our commitment to free markets, and don't want that to change."
The produce industry, Stenzel said, "strongly supports" the development of farm policies that will improve its financial viability. "This will require appropriate flexibility for our producers, and ultimately, policies that promote consumption and demand for our agricultural products, rather than programs that distort the free marketplace or insulate producers from market signals."
United's proposal calls for a $3.58 billion basket of policies that would drive consumer demand for produce while providing a menu of options that growers could use to strengthen their current economic condition, Stenzel said. Some of them are:
$700 million in conservation investment, allowing for increased participation by produce growers.
$2.55 billion in nutrition priorities that can be utilized to increase the consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables and help Americans reach national health goals.
$163 million of increased investment toward international market access and food aid programs.
$50 million in plant and pest disease eradication efforts.
$34.1 million in new research priorities to target promotion of produce consumption and competitive prominence.
The produce industry's Farm Bill Working Group supports the position, Stenzel said, that federal farm policy should be developed that insures good producers are not put out of business due to forces beyond their control.
"Congress should utilize the farm bill to allocate funding that insures the produce industry receives a proportionate share of outlays for our industry's program priorities," he said.
Agriculture Committee Chairman Larry Combest, R-Texas, said "we want to produce a farm policy that is the best possible solution for the economic conditions facing producers today; our members are dedicated to the American farmer, and I'm confident we will find a solution that will sustain a strong and vital agricultural sector."
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The company line coming from the Raiders trade for linebacker Kamerion Wimbley was that it added a fourth first-round draft pick to their defense.
When they made the trade public, that fact was stressed to every media member because, well, I can only assume, that was by decree of Al Davis.
Davis loves talent. Big bodies, the fastest 40-yard dash times. Imposing physiques. He believed in a team looking good "coming off the bus" decades ago and he believes it still.
First-round draft picks look good coming off the bus, regardless of which team was doing the picking. So Davis has firmly believed in not only his own first-round picks, but those of other teams, signing them up whenever possible after having washed out elsewhere.
He's had some successes in this regard. Jim Plunkett and John Matuszak come to mind immediately but there are others.
So it wasn't at all surprising when Wimbley was talked up for being the No. 13 overall pick in the 2006 draft. He joined Michael Huff (No. 7, 2006), Nnamdi Asomugha (No. 31, 2003) and Richard Seymour, (No. 6, 2001 ) as first-round picks on the Raiders defense. They failed to mention, of course, that Gerard Warren was the No. 3 overall pick in 2001 _ three spots head of Seymour _ and that he was let go rather than forking over a roster bonus.
If the Raiders are imposing because of having four picks in the first round, how good would they be with eight?
It happened once, with none of the players being over 32 years of age.
That same year, the Raiders had 10 offensive players who had been first-round picks none over the age of 31.
That's 18 players on a 53-man roster who were picked in the first round, and if Elias or ESPN or anyone else with a computer has come up with more on a single team, I'd love to hear about it.
NFL Films would still be rhapsodizing over the the abundance of talent had it not been for one thing _ the 1997 Raiders were 4-12 under Joe Bugel. On defense, the Raiders finished last in the NFL in rushing yardage allowed, and last in passing yardage allowed _ which when you think about it is one of the most remarkable defensive statistics in league history given a team's inclination to keep running when the run is going well.
If only to serve as a reminder that claiming first-round draft picks doesn't mean much in the grand scheme of things, here's a roll call of the 1997 Raiders and their first-round draft picks, including their age and overall selection:
S Eric Turner, 29, 3rd in 1991 by Cleveland
DT Russell Maryland, 28, 1st, 1991 by Dallas
DT Chester McGlockton, 28, 16th, 1992 by Raiders
DT-DE Darrell Russell, 21, 2nd, 1997 by Raiders
DE Anthony Smith, 30, 11th, 1990 by Raiders
DE Aundray Bruce, 31, 1st, 1998 by Atlanta
CB Terry McDaniel, 32, 9th, 1988 by Raiders
LB Rob Fredrickson, 26, 22nd, 1994 by Raiders
WR Desmond Howard, 27, 4th, 1992 by Washington
WR Tim Brown, 31, 6th, 1988 by Raiders
RB Harvey Williams, 30, 21st, 1991, by Kansas City
QB Jeff George, 30, 1st, 1990, by Indianapolis
RB Napoleon Kaufman, 24, 18th, 1995 by Raiders
T Lincoln Kennedy, 26, 9th, 1993 by Atlanta
QB David Klingler, 28, 6th, 1992 by Cincinnati
T Pat Harlow, 28, 11th, 1991 by New England
G Lester Holmes, 28, 19th, 1993 by Philadelphia
TE Ricky Dudley, 25, 9th, 1996 by Raiders
For what it's worth eight of those players were gone right after the 1998 season or not long after it started _ George, Bruce, Fredkrickson, Holmes, Klingler, McDaniel, McGlockton and Smith.
In their place arrived a pair of first-round draftees _ Charles Woodson and Mo Collins _ while a third, defensive tackle Leon Bender, died of an epileptic seizure before training cap. Derek Brown, a former first-round pick of the New York Giants (14th overall in 1992) signed as a free agent.
Key roles in free agency were filled by undrafted defensive end James Harris, linebacker Richard Harvey, an 11th round pick, and Anthony Newman, a former second round pick. Eric Allen, a former fourth-round pick, came from New Orleans by trade.
Whether by plan or by accident, the Raiders, with Jon Gruden as coach and Bruce Allen as senior assistant, appeared to be selling Davis on the notion of filling roster spots by skill set compatible to systems of football rather than a first-round prototype.


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Kükenbieter, Joachim (16th century)
Joachim Kükenbieter, a Lutheran divine of Schwerin, Germany, wrote a letter to Pastor Johann Garthe at Hamburg in 1539 about Obbe Philips. He stated that Obbe had in that year moved to the territory of Mecklenburg in Germany, where he had a large following called "Obbiten," and intended to go to Rostock. This letter, which states emphatically that Obbe was a peaceful Anabaptist leader, is important for our knowledge of Obbe Philip's activities shortly before he left the Mennonites.
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Britney Spears & Demi Lovato: 'X Factor' San Francisco Auditions!
Britney Spears and Demi Lovato strike fashionable poses while arriving at X Factor auditions on Saturday (June 16) in San Francisco, Calif.
The pair posed for photos before heading into the Oracle Arena to watch thousands of hopefuls try out for the reality competition show.
Last weekend, Britney and Demi were spotted at X Factor auditions in Kansas City.
Earlier this week, Britney's younger sister Jamie Lynn Spears sang a tribute song to Brit called "I Look Up To You".
FYI: Britney paired her Lorena Sarbu dress with Giuseppe Zanotti shoes. Demi donned a chic Topshop ensemble with Chloe Green peep-toe shoes.
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Costume design drawing, male dancer in silver tights and vest, Las Vegas, June 5, 1980
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It was a busy weekend in Amelia Island, Fla., as almost $55 million in classic cars found new homes.
The weekend marked the 18th annual Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance, a highlight in the world of classic car shows. RM Auctions, the official auction house of the event, and Gooding & Co. each hosted auctions in which world records were set.
The highlight of the weekend for RM was the $4.5 million sale of a 1935 Duesenberg SJ Walker-LaGrande Convertible Coupe. The car was only one of three ever made, and the only model with a supercharger. As a result, it has 320 horsepower from an inline eight-cylinder engine.
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Its top speed when new was 140 mph, an eye-watering achievement for sports cars of that era. The car is also an award winner from shows like the Pebble Beach Concours.
RM's other million-dollar-plus sales were a 1933 Stutz DV32 Convertible Victoria for $1.51 million, a 1965 Ferrari GTB for $1.37 million, a 1952 Ferrari 225 Sport Berlinetta "Tuboscocca" for $1.23 million, and a 1911 Lozier Model 51 Seven-Passenger for $1.1 million.
A rare 1948 Tucker 48 formerly owned by George Lucas was one of the few cars offered by RM Auctions that did not sell over the weekend. The car reached a high bid of $1.475 million, which wasn't enough to meet its expected sale price of $1.5 million to $1.9 million.
The Ontario, Canada-based auction house sold a total of $26.8 million worth of cars over its two-day event.
The highlight of Gooding & Co.'s weekend was the $2.75 million sale of a 1928 Bentley 4 ½ Liter Semi-LeMans Tourer. The car features many racing upgrades specific to the Le Mans racers of the day. The car has a twin-carbureted inline four-cylinder engine making 130 horsepower.
Another highlight for Gooding was the sale of a 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB Long Nose Alloy. The car sold for $2.36 million on Friday, a world record for such a car. This brilliant yellow coupe is one of roughly 25 alloy-bodied models made. It has a 300-horsepower 3.3-liter V-12 engine with six Weber carburetors, and a five-speed manual gearbox.
Gooding's other sales eclipsing the $1 million mark were a 1929 Rolls Royce Phantom Derby Speedster, a 1953 Fiat 8V Supersonic, a 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4, a 1995 Ferrari F50, a 1966 Ferrari 275 GTS and a 1969 Ferrari 365 GTC. These car pushed Gooding's total sales to $28.2 million for the weekend.
The classic car world now turns its attention to Lake Como, Italy. That's where the annual Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este will be held on May 25. Villa d'Este rivals only the Pebble Beach Concours in terms of international prestige for car shows.
Amelia Island auctions draw some doozies -- and a Duesenberg SJ
Rare Tucker 48 formerly owned by George Lucas headed to auction


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Orlando Bloom attends the AFI FEST 2007 (American Film Institute) presented by Audi held at the Rooftop Village at ArcLight Cinemas on Friday in Hollywood, Calif.
The 30-year-old Pirates of the Caribbean actor paid tribute to actress Laura Linney and attended the advanced screening of The Savages, which stars Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman.
The Savages is slated to have a limited release on Nov. 28.
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With the smartphone market driven towards symmetry, tablets will be the new battleground. The Apple iPad Air and the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 emerge as the archrivals in the 10 inch category, protesting towards their foreseeable clash. Casual browsing and gaming have long been the strong suit of tablets, but in the post-PC era they have a big issue to deal with content creation. The Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 addresses this with the S Pen stylus and a number of productivity apps linked to it, while Apple keeps pushing ease of use and unmatched user experience as the biggest advantage.
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 and Apple iPad Air side by side
The S Pen on the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 fills the void left by the lack of a mouse yes, tablets are all about touch but computer mice have long provided us with accuracy and additional control options that fingers just do not have. Apple killed the stylus in the first place and is not about to bring it back. Instead, Cupertino offers a first-rate experience within its own ecosystem. Office suite, maps, cloud, even music creation, all Apple made. Samsung on the other hand outsources much of that to Google, Polaris Office, Dropbox and so on.Hardware comparison.
Tablet design by its very nature is defined first and foremost by the screen and here the two tablets seem fundamentally different. Apple sticks to the original 9.7" screen of 4:3 aspect ratio, while Samsung uses the common 16:10 10.1" screen format.
Astonishingly, the two tablets are are not that different in size the Apple iPad Air measures 240 x 169.5 x 7.5, while the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 is a bit bigger on the sides, 243.1 x 171.4 x 7.9 mm. Thin, iPad mini-like bezels is what allowed Apple to make the square-ish screen fit into the body of a widescreen tablet.
Buttons placement
Screens aside, the two tablets differ in something as simple as orientation the button and front-facing camera placement of the iPad Air favor portrait usage, while those of the Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 lean towards landscape. Obviously you can use both tablets either way, but you will find yourself sticking to the manufacturer suggested orientation most of the time. To be honest, on-screen buttons on tablets are preferred as they offer more flexibility and rotate with the rest of the screen.
Stereo speakers
Anyway, the wide screen Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 shows its multimedia nature with two loudspeakers positioned on the left and right side of the tablet. This creates a a more immersive audio experience than the stereo speakers on the iPad Air, which are both located at the bottom. The Samsung tablet also pulls ahead with audio enhancements from SoundAlive and Adapt Sound technologies.
The multimedia aspect is also seen in the addition of a microSD card slot. Sure, you can get a 128GB iPad Air, while the Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 tops out at 64GB of built-in storage, but let's be honest a 128GB Air costs an insane amount of money. 64GB microSD cards are around $50 a pop, so a 16GB Note 10.1 2014 is still an option for heavy multimedia consumers. A cheap option at that, Apple charges a $100 premium every time the built-in storage doubles.
The front-facing camera on the iPad Air is in the middle of one of its short sides, similar to the placement on the iPhone. This is good for one-on-one video chatting and selfies. The camera on the Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 is positioned near the middle of one of its long sides, which fits the widescreen better with multiple people involved.
Front-facing cameras
And while you are holding the Note 10.1 2014 horizontally, you will notice the IR blaster at the top. It can control home equipment like TVs, disc players and set top boxes, placing it in charge of your home theater setup. At the very least, you have the option to change the channel if you are on the tablet while the TV runs in the background, a scenario that is probably well familiar to most users.
On the connectivity side, Apple uses the proprietary Lightning adapter, which can be plugged in regardless of the orientation. However, microUSB cables are far more common than Lightning cables, which you will feel instantly if you need to borrow a cable. They are also much cheaper if you need to get a second one for the office. Apple's iPads have always had aluminum unibodies, but the one on the iPad Air is the best yet, by far. It is the slimmest too and noticeably lighter. The thinner side bezels help a great deal in handling the tablet, but it is still a two-hand device. Then again, so is the Note 10.1 2014. Anyway, the aluminum design of the iPad Air is attractive and is not out of place anywhere.
The Apple iPad Air has a 9.7" IPS LCD with a resolution of 2,048 x 1,536 pixels, which works out to 264ppi. It is covered by scratch-resistant glass with oleophobic coating.
Two beautiful LCD screens
The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 has 10.1" Super Clear LCD of 2,560 x 1,600 resolution for a higher 299ppi. There is no mention of scratch-resistance though. It does have an additional digitizer, which is used with the S Pen it can detect it from several inches away and will detect presses of the S Pen's button, even though the stylus does not have a battery. A 4:3 screen is better suited for text and documents an A4 page is pretty close to a 4:3 aspect ratio. Even web pages mostly have relatively narrow columns, which fit portrait screens quite well in this orientation, the iPad Air screen is wider than the Note 10.1 2014's giving you the opportunity to zoom in closer and get bigger text.
Pixel Density
While the high pixel density makes it impossible to see individual pixels, the pixels on the iPad Air screen and the Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 screen are quite different when viewed under a microscope. The iPad has a standard RGB matrix, while the Galaxy tablet has an RGBW matrix, which should in theory improve brightness.
The results show the reality is quite the opposite, however, the iPad Air is brighter than the Note 10.1 2014 and has better contrast across the brightness range. Black levels go from equal at full blast, to noticeably better for the iPad as the brightness goes down. Viewing angles are excellent for both tablets and color reproduction is very pleasing. The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 has a slight edge here with the proprietary Screen mode option. It gives you three options to adjust the color profile of the screen, plus an automatic mode, which adjusts the screen based on the current image or video.
Battery life
The two tablets are powered by sealed Li-Po batteries of similar capacity. The Apple iPad Air has a slight advantage with its 8,820mAh battery, while the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 has a 8,220mAh juice pack. The Galaxy tablet screen is a bit brighter than the iPad Air when both are set at 50% brightness. Even so, the advantage of the iPad is more than can be explained with simple brightness alone. There's that extra 600mAh, but that is insignificant compared to the total. Web browsing over Wi-Fi drains the battery quite slowly, the iPad Air lasted over 10 hours of that. The Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 failed to crack 8 hours. That is a good 30% advantage for the Apple tablet in such a key area.


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Once thawed, your turkey will keep in the fridge for up to 4 days. Bearing that in mind, err on the side of thawing a day or two too soon so you don't have to do a last-minute thaw. Also, if you plan to brine your turkey you need to plan a day for that.
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YONKERS, N.Y. – What started as a fun way to spend a weekend turned into a dream job opportunity for a Patterson, N.Y., man.
Michael Tocidlowski was named winner of Legoland Discovery Center Westchester's "Brick Factor" competition and crowned Master Model Builder Sunday in Yonkers. The 22-year-old electronics store worker said he never expected to win the challenge or the full-time position that comes along with the title.
"I thought it would be really cool if I won but I never really figured I would," Tocidlowski said. "I was completely caught off guard."
Tocidlowski was one of more than 60 applicants to take part in the two-day tryout for Master Model Builder, a full-time salaried position, at Ridge Hill in Yonkers. Each was tasked with building various models in a series of time challenges and judged on creativity, design and audience interaction.
By Sunday, judges had whittled the field down to a final 10 applicants who were put through a formal interview before the final challenge.
In the end, judges said they selected Tocidlowski's to be "the face of Legoland" because of his building skill and ability to interact with the audience.
"It was a very difficult decision to make," said Chris Mines, judge and general manager of the Westchester Legoland store. "The standard was exceptional."
Over the course of the two-day "Brick Factor," Tocidlowski created models of the Statue of Liberty, a sea monster, a motorcycle and a boat. But making intricate designs out of the plastic bricks is nothing new for him.
Tocidlowski said he had been building with Legos for as long as he could remember.
"We probably had Legos before I was born," he said.
Now, Legos will not only be a hobby, they will be Tocidlowski's job. As Master Model Builder he will design and build models and be in charge of a number of holding workshops for children at Legoland Westchester when the store opens in the spring.
Tocidlowski said he was looking forward to the opportunity.
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I'd like toknow if anyone can give me an accurate translation of two phrases. The first being;
"The grave is no bar to my wrath."
The second is;
"Success is the best revenge".
I tried another "site" and rather than being helpful, most members and mods were snotty about my ignorance of the latin language. I just want to get an accurate translation for a tattoo I'm getting today. And just want confirmation, as I don't trust the responses I got from those folks...
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Last week was a blend of the weird, the tragic and the exhilarating, as laid out in these random thoughts for a Tuesday:
Last week was a blend of the weird, the tragic and the exhilarating, as laid out in these random thoughts for a Tuesday:
� Lance Armstrong said: "We wouldn't be sitting here if I didn't come back in 2009," during his interview with Oprah Winfrey that aired last week. That comeback gave the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency another opportunity to investigate his career. So, Armstrong admitted he wouldn't have "come clean" had he not been caught for using PEDs. What a disgrace.
� The most embarrassing thing about the Manti Te'o girlfriend hoax was Deadspin, the TMZ of sports journalism, uncovered the true story, while mainstream media fell for his tale of heartbreak big time.
� Put "The Breakup" alongside "The Catch" in 49ers lore. Linebacker NaVorro Bowman's deflection of Matt Ryan's pass at the 49ers' 5-yard line all but sealed San Francisco's dramatic comeback win over the Falcons on Sunday in the NFC title game.
� Is Colin Kaepernick the man or what?
� David Akers. Super Bowl XLVII had better not come down to a field goal.
� Know who Jack and Jackie Harbaugh are? You will over the next two weeks.
� The Patriots were 11-2 in playoff games led by coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady before the team was caught illegally videotaping opponents in what became known as "Spygate." Since 2007, when the Pats were caught, the team is 8-7 in the playoffs and Brady is 7-7 in the playoffs after winning his first 10, including three Super Bowls.
� The Maloofs ran their dad's beer distributorship, their casino and the Kings into the ground. Sacramento deserved better owners than these goofs.
� NBC reported a 2.0 overnight rating for Saturday's two-game regional NHL coverage on the first day after the end of the lockout, the highest overnight rating for regular-season coverage in more than a decade. Lockouts and strikes don't bother owners because they know fans won't stop watching. Major League Baseball and NFL owners know this all too well.
� The Giants avoided arbitration with catcher and reigning National League MVP Buster Posey, signing the All-Star catcher to a one-year $8 million contract. Posey was paid $650,000 last season making him the most "underpaid" player in the league, given his production and value to the team. Posey still is a bargain at $8 million, considering outfielder Hunter Pence skipped arbitration by signing a $13.5 million contract with San Francisco for next season.
� Congratulations to Bucs rookie running back Doug Martin out of St. Mary's, who was named to the NFC Pro Bowl team on Sunday in place of the 49ers' Frank Gore, who is going to the Super Bowl. Martin rushed for 1,454 yards, the fifth-most in the league, and his 1,926 all-purpose yards were the third-most by a rookie.
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I'm in the optimistic camp in that Doan can be the one difference maker to bring the cup home with the current line-up (plus some 3rd and 4th line parts in the upcoming Luongo deal).CaptainTrev wrote:Agreed, just curious what you think the "last piece" is.Hockey Widow wrote:As I said in an earlier post I would be all over him if he were that elusive last piece. I just don't see him that way. I see him as a missing piece but not that one piece that puts us over the top. I'd want MG to do more than just add Doan.
But even at 35 going on 36 I'd love to have him as a Canuck if the term and cap were right. I have no idea what "right" is in this case.
I think Doan *could* put us over the top. But Kesler would have to rediscover his 'A' game, and/or we'd need to acquire a legit 2nd/3rd line centre to absorb a couple of minutes from him.
Though I agree with HW it's the ideal to get the 2 or 3 pieces needed (Stud D, Power F, etc.), such a "bulletproof" line-up guarantees only part of what it takes to win the Cup. The last few cup winners all had the following:
1. Your core group playing their A game in the Playoffs (lots of great examples)
2. Hot goaltending (Niemi being exhibit A of this since it wasn't expected)
3. Role and/or young players have career and/or breakout performances. (The Penner effect).
4. Staying healthy (1 or 2 LA King scratches, 1 or 2 Bruins, can't recall the Hawks, but you get the drift).
You can only really control / affect the first 2 and a bit of #3 (via coaching / organizational / player commitment).
#4 is the crapshoot.
Add Doan and you get size, durability, reliability and leadership that is available only very rarely. Again while no one can predict injuries, there's a certain magic I think he could bring on and off the ice. If the other elements fall into place (which they need to anyway), I think Doan is the piece that can push the Canucks over the top.


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When Derek Fisher poked the ball away from Mike Conley and it ended up in Kevin Durant's hands, the Memphis Grizzlies were suddenly in trouble.
The three-time NBA scoring champion raced from under his own basket into the open court, and Tayshaun Prince couldn't pull out of a full-speed backpedal in time to stop what was coming next.
Durant pulled up and connected on a jumper with 11.1 seconds left for the last of his 35 points, lifting his Oklahoma City Thunder to a 93-91 victory over the Grizzlies on Sunday in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals.
"Kevin Durant's a great player and he got going to make some good shots," Memphis coach Lionel Hollins said. "Talk about whatever you want to talk about, but he made those shots. That last one was a great play. They were down one and he made that shot to put them up one. Not everybody is making that shot at that particular point."
Instead of calling for a timeout to set up a play, Thunder coach Scott Brooks trusted Durant to make something happen against a disorganized defense.
"I just wanted to get up the floor as quick as possible and find a shot," said Durant, who finished second in league MVP voting announced Sunday. "That was the only shot I could find and, by the grace of God, it went in."
Brooks said he might have called a timeout if the ball had ended up in someone else's hands, even though that would've given the league's stingiest defense a chance to get set. Instead, it went right to the man the Thunder wanted to have it.
"In any situation, he is going to be tough to guard," Conley said. "But obviously when they didn't call a timeout, it is tough to guard a guy when you've got a team backing up and you are trying to set up a defense. Either way, we were going to have our hands full."
Game 2 is Tuesday night in Oklahoma City.
Thabo Sefolosha kept the Grizzlies from going back ahead, deflecting a pass that Conley was able to corral — but only after diving out of bounds. Reggie Jackson then hit a pair of free throws for a three-point lead, and Quincy Pondexter couldn't force overtime after getting fouled while attempting a 3-pointer with 1.6 seconds left.
Pondexter, a 72 percent career free-throw shooter, missed the first free throw. He made his second attempt before intentionally missing the third, but Durant swatted the rebound away and Marc Gasol's attempt at a buzzer-beater was late.
"We couldn't get stops. That's why we lost," said Gasol, who had 20 points and 10 rebounds. "We didn't lose because of free throws."
Kevin Martin scored 25 for Oklahoma City, which trailed for much of the game but was able to avoid repeating its Game 1 loss from when these two teams met in the West semifinals two years ago. The Thunder were able to rally and win that series in seven.
"At the end, they played a little better," Gasol said. "They were making a lot of tough shots and we didn't finish it up."
Zach Randolph chipped in 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Grizzlies, and Pondexter and Conley scored 13 apiece. As a team, Memphis went 14 for 24 on free throws. Oklahoma City, which was the league's top foul shooting team with the third-best mark in NBA history, was 22 of 25.
"Obviously, we have to make free throws, especially myself," said Pondexter, who was slapped on his right arm by Jackson on his attempt at the tying 3-pointer. "We've just got to take this as a learning experience and move on."
The series opener was a competitive new chapter in an increasingly fierce rivalry, but there weren't any scuffles this time. They had combined for nine technical fouls in three meetings during the regular season, including one confrontation that got Randolph and Kendrick Perkins ejected.
After letting a seven-point lead slip away in the first half, Memphis surged back ahead with a 15-4 run early in the third quarter that featured two driving layups and a jumper by Conley. The lead stretched to 70-58 when Conley hit a free throw following 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions by Pondexter and Prince.
The Thunder started to rally before Pondexter's buzzer-beater from the half-court logo to finish the third quarter bumped the lead up to 73-64. That didn't stop Oklahoma City's comeback, though.
Fisher opened the final period with a 3-pointer and Martin converted a three-point play and a 3-pointer as the Thunder went on a 9-2 run, prompting Memphis coach Lionel Hollins to call a timeout with the lead down to 75-73 with 10:08 left.
"That shot at the buzzer, that's a great shot on his part. That's one of those things that it could have really took us back a little," Brooks said, "but we still fought through that shot and kept competing when we were down."
After the timeout, the Grizzlies got their lead back up to seven before Durant sandwiched a pair of driving buckets around Fisher's 3-pointer in a 7-0 burst that tied it at 84 with 3:47 to play.
The Grizzlies went back up 90-87 when Serge Ibaka missed one of two free throws and Gasol followed with a hook shot with 1:08 to go.
"If you're up 3 and you've got a minute and a half, you've got to get a stop," Gasol said. "We couldn't get a stop."
Notes: Durant also finished second in the MVP race last season and in 2009. He got 93 of the 121 second-place votes in the balloting announced Sunday. ... The Thunder made their first nine shots in their only win of the season against Memphis, the best start to a game by an NBA team this season. They missed their first 10 in this one. ... Nick Collison was called for a flagrant foul after leveling Prince on a baseline drive in the second quarter. ... In the three regular-season games, the Grizzlies attempted 52 more shots largely because they had 24 more offensive rebounds. Memphis had just one more offensive rebound in this one and two more shots.


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UNITAR and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UN-ECA) successfully conducted session of the first two joint e-Learning courses on "Assessing Regional Integration in Africa: Towards an African Continental Free Trade Area" and on "Economic Report on Africa 2012: Unleashing Africa's Potential as a Pole of Global Growth" from 17 September to 19 and 26 October 2012, respectively.
A total of 266 African delegates and officials participated in the two courses, which combined self-study, online discussions, and weekly assessments with the aim of providing participants high quality training and networking in a flexible and cost-effective way. Both courses were very well received, with 94% of participants indicating in the course evaluation that they are completely or mostly satisfied by their course, and 91% of participants who said they would recommend their course to a colleague.
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"I would like to thank UN ECA and UNITAR for according me an opportunity to participate in this course. It has been very educative and I hope to use the skills I gained in contributing to the development of our continent. " -- Ms. Dorah Likukela, Republic of South Africa
"To the organizers, thank you very much for the good work in identifying a very relevant topic and for the opportunity. It was well worth every minute and the lesson learnt will be useful for my work." -- Ms. Jennifer Gache, United Republic of Tanzania
Registration is currently open for the final session this year, which will start on November 19, 2012. Please visit http://www.unitar.org/event/pfat
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'The Phantom Tollbooth' at FiftyBy Laura Miller
Even the most confident of writers can be excused for wondering if words, mere black-and-white glyphs, can compete in a world filled with ever more animated, flashing, full-color, special-effects-crammed and interactive visual media. At such times, it's helpful to remember a passage from Norton Juster's children's novel, The Phantom Tollbooth, describing a visit by the hero, Milo, to the archives of the Soundkeeper in the Lands Beyond.
The Soundkeeper boasts that her vaults contain "every sound that's ever been made in history." To prove it, she opens a drawer and pulls out "a small brown envelope," explaining that it contains "the exact tune George Washington whistled when he crossed the Delaware on that icy night in 1777." Milo, Juster writes, "peered into the envelope and, sure enough, that's exactly what was in it." The narrative moves briskly on.
Like much of the best fiction for children, this scene illustrates how writing well consists not only of knowing what to put in, but also of knowing what to leave out. Read More


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Major bills passed by Congress so far this year:
— Disaster aid totaling $50.5 billion for victims of last fall's Superstorm Sandy.
— Expanded Violence Against Women Act.
— Omnibus spending legislation to keep the government going in routine operations.
— Student loan legislation to tie interest rates to the marketplace.


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George, 61, called just before Christmas, in terrible distress. He was a
patient of another homeopath for whom we were covering, but sounded so
miserable that we had him come into the office rather than just doing a brief
phone consultation. George looked awful. He was very weak
(3), and it was obviously difficult for him to climb the flight of stairs to
our office He complained of a recurrent fever with chills over the past ten
days (3). His fever, about 102F, would begin at 5 or 6 p.m. and last until
about 4 a.m. He was extremely confused (2), which was quite unusual for him. He
had no appetite (3) and had lost twenty pounds (3). He also had persistent
diarrhea (2). All he wanted to do was lie down (3). He had absolutely no energy
for or interest in anything (3). He felt he was going downhill rapidly and was
very worried. So was his partner, who brought him in.
Gabriel, five, came to our house with his mom who needed to pick something
up. She was
very concerned about Gabriel, who had a fever up to 103F for the past three
days. He complained of a stiff neck (2) and headache. Gabriel was curled up on
the couch in his mother's lap (3), nearly lifeless (3). His eyes were mostly
open, but he had no enthusiasm or reactivity. All he wanted to do for the
previous three days was sleep (3). He was not overly thirsty. His body felt
tired and achey (2).
Del, age 43, had a tendency to recurrent flus of an upper respiratory
nature. She would develop a very dry cough (2) with soreness in the chest (2)
and a sore throat (2). Her mouth would become extremely dry "like mothballs",
and she would crave large amounts of cold water (3). Her lips would feel very
chapped. She would experience some chills (2). During these episodes, she
became extremely irritable (3), nearly biting people's heads off.
Jill, 39, was a jock. She was an avid runner and skiier and nothing kept
her down. Or, at least nothing but a stubborn flu. She came in complaining of
muscle stiffness(2) and achiness (2), especially her legs and back. She got
sick after walking in the rain the day before. It had been a chilly day. All
she wanted to do was soak in a hot bath. This was not the normal Jill!
Merrill, 35, came in to the office because of an intense sleepiness (2),
accompanied by a nagging nausea for the past two weeks. She was sure she was
not pregnant. She had some diz-ziness on raising her head, but no motion
sickness. This was the extent of Merrill's symptoms.
When we asked if there were any particular sensitivity to tobacco smoke, she
remarked that, yes, she had been much more easily bothered by it over the past
ten days or so.
So, how can we help these poor suffering flu victims with homeopathy?
Study the cases individually and then turn to page ____ to find out what we


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Josh Herrin's difficult debut year in Moto2 has come to a premature end. The AirAsia Caterham Moto2 team today announced that from the Misano round of MotoGP, Thai rider Ratthapark Wilairot will take the place of the 24-year-old Californian.
Wilairot is currently riding in the World Supersport championship for the Core PTR Honda team, but the remaining WSS schedule will allow the Thai rider to compete in both series. Wilairot already subbed for Herrin when the American broke his collarbone in a training accident back in April.