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Noonan: The GOP split is long overdue -- and a step in the right direction
Ed Morrissey Jun 03, 2016 4:01 PM ET
Call this the Summer of Division. Both major political parties have struggled to keep up with populist anger, in large part because leadership in both have ignored the voters for so long that they largely don't recognize them any more. In the Republican Party, the biggest shock has come to movement conservatives, who perhaps never understood how marginalized they have become. That has prompted a long-overdue debate about the identity of the GOP and movement conservatives — and Peggy Noonan welcomes it:
The Beltway intelligentsia of the conservative movement continues to be upset about Mr. Trump's coming nomination and claim they'd support him but they have to be able to sleep at night. They slept well enough through two unwon wars, the great recession, and the refusal of Republican and Democratic administrations to stop illegal immigration. In a typically evenhanded piece in National Review, Ramesh Ponnuru writes of conservative infighting. Most back Mr. Trump, but others, "especially among conservative writers, activists, and think-tankers," vow they'll never vote for him. "This debate splits people who have heretofore been friends with similar views on almost all issues, and who on each side have reasonable arguments to hand. It is therefore being conducted in a spirit of mutual rage, bitterness, and contempt."
That's witty and true—I've seen it—but the division is also promising. Too much has long been "agreed on." At some point conservative intellectuals are going to take their energy and start thinking about how we got here. How did a party that stood for regular people become a party that stood for platitudes regular people no longer found even vaguely pertinent? During the Bush administration, did the party intelligentsia muscle critics and silence needed dissent, making the party narrower, more rigid and embittered? What is the new conservatism for this era? How did the party of Main Street become the party of Donors' Policy Preferences?
There may be some legitimate question about whether the GOP has ever been the party of Main Street, or at least over the last generation. That's what this split is all about — it's about the impact of favored policies on the middle class, and the lack of care that Republicans and Democrats have shown toward it. Republican attention has gone far more toward the investor class, while Democrats have tried to build up victimhood classes. Both of those impulses cost the middle class over the last few decades, and the result has been financial disaster, skyrocketing national and personal debt, and a failing infrastructure.
Any political movement has to have the "capaciousness and broadness," in Noonan's excellent prose, to offer concrete and effective policies to those issues — and to make those relevant in the lives of voters in their communities. In Going Red, the big lesson was that voters feel entirely disconnected from the "movements" that occupy so much ideological and philosophical debate. They want solutions. Kevin Healy, a firefighter in New Hampshire, made this point clear:
Kevin Healey expresses similar fears for the future of his four children, two of whom are in college and one of whom will go in the next couple of years. "Being an Irish-born family, my parents always said to me, pay your bills, work hard, and save your money, and things are going to work for you. Well that's not really the case anymore," he says. "I saved my money and I worked very hard and I paid my bills, and at the end of the day, I still struggle like anyone else because I get 2 percent on my money at the bank, but I pay 8 percent to Fanny Mae for my kids' student loans. So I turn around and I say, wow how can this possibly be? Why is it I'm only getting 2 percent but the government is charging me 8? Why can't they make it more financially feasible for these kids and for us as parents?"
Neil Levesque, executive director of the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College, says this was an issue that Republicans largely ignored in the 2014 midterms, too, to the benefit of Democrats. "We had large groups of college students here who were interested in the student loan issue. And when they identified a candidate who they thought was going to help them on that," Levesque recalls, "they were going out and working in their office or in the streets."
Healey is working with his children to pay off their student loans, but he knows that many young people will have to shoulder that burden themselves. "So you have these kids who work hard, go to school, get into college, get a degree, come out with $100,000 in debt, can't find a job, only to be hit with 8 percent interest and then go into this vicious cycle." For the upcoming election, Healy is looking at both parties for a solution. "I don't care if you're Republican, Democrat, or independent," he says. "If you start singing my song, I'm going to listen."
Reprinted (or Adapted) from GOING RED: THE TWO MILLION VOTERS WHO WILL ELECT THE NEXT PRESIDENT—AND HOW CONSERVATIVES CAN WIN THEM Copyright © 2016 by Ed Morrissey, published by Crown Forum, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.
There is nothing that prevents movement conservatism from providing those solutions, but that first requires getting to know these communities and their issues in order to understand how to apply conservative principles to solve them. That's where movement conservatives should focus their efforts, and not on futile gestures that only serve to underscore how much distance they have from voters, as I wrote in my column for The Fiscal Times this week:
Gone is the pretense of finding proven political leadership or the resources needed for a serious independent bid. In its place is the urge to find anyone willing to run, even if it's impossible to have any impact at all. It reduces conservatism to a stunt, a gimmick, and one that could do more damage than all of the good Kristol and French authentically hope to accomplish. …
If movement conservatives want to restore their influence, both within and outside of the Republican Party, they need to engage voters in their communities and on the ground. Those activists need to make conservative policies and principles relevant in the lives of voters, not through sound bites about values but through actual solutions to issues in their communities based on those values. That will make conservatism relevant, and its success will give voters a guidepost in national elections.
Some groups on the right, most notably the free-market group Americans for Prosperity, have already begun that kind of granular engagement, but most have not taken that approach. The results speak for themselves in the 2016 Republican primary. Voters didn't have much emotional connection to movement conservatism, but had plenty of emotional connection to populism, borne of frustration from being ignored over the last several years. That is their reality, and their response to it is entirely rational, even if many dislike that choice, and some choose denial even at this late stage over the fact that the choices are set.
Denying reality doesn't make conservatism relevant. It relegates it to fantasy. At the very moment when conservatives need to comprehend how marginalized they have become, even among the voters best positioned for sympathy with their positions, they are instead constructing ever more elaborate ways to engage in that denial.
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RoboThespian is a robot actor, created to intrigue, entertain and reveal. The concept was created by artist engineer Will Jackson in 2005.
RoboThespian started life as a rudimentary robotic puppet, and over years of intensive experimentation has developed into a sophisticated and complex creation, drawing on the talents of dedicated engineers, designers and organisers working to continously improve software, electronics, mechanical design and conceptual development.
It is at once, both an artistic endeavour and an advanced engineering project. As of February 2010 Engineered Arts Ltd employs 8 people who spend the majority of their working days involved with the perfection of an 'acting machine'. A robot with no obvious utility, RoboThespian cannot vacuum the floor, it does not have the precision to assemble cars or televisions and it lacks the mobility to deliver mail.
It speaks of everything yet is for nothing. As an actor, it is a mirror. The most difficult question you may have to answer yourself is:what am I for? RoboThespian demonstrates that utility is not a prerequisite for existence, a concept familiar to the artist but alien to the engineer.
'Necessity is the mother of invention', a received wisdom, but necessity is not the mother of this invention, doubt they are even related at all.
television. It automates and removes actual human interaction and replaces it with a mechanical analogue of humanity.
Modern life is defined by humanity's love hate relationship with its technological creations. It's in our nature to see life, personality and intention where none exists. We curse our computer when its software crashes, and thump our radios as it drifts off tune. These devices are not sorry for what they've done, they feel no pain. Yet we can't help feeling that they do.
RoboThespian exploits the human desire to see life everywhere, it is an anthropomorphic machine, a dot on the graph that starts with automata, and will end when we are no longer able to distinguish the living from the mechanized.
So is this the stuff of theme parks?
Is it science? Is this entertainment for the masses?
Or does it belong in an art gallery?
It is certainly a venture into the realm of which Isaac Asimov would have been proud of.
Discover the world in phæno by touching, trying things out, finding astonishment, playing, exploring, discovering, and above all: unravelling the frequently mysterious natural-scientific phenomena of everyday life on one´s own initiative. Over 300 phenomena can be marvelled at in phæno.
steered a car with the accelerator pedal?
created a melody out of soap bubbles?
formed a mushroom out of mist?
experienced the world's most fiery tornado?
Two Visitor Labs, the Science Theatre and the Ideas Forum give visitors even more opportunities to see, hear, touch, smell and feel. A varied programme of events consisting of workshops and discovery tours conveys content that furthers networked thinking and action.
There are rooms for staging special events on three levels of the building as well as two restaurants. And phenomena "to go" can be found in the "Supermarket of Knowledge" - the phæno Shop.
The phæno building in the center of Wolfsburg looks like a spacecraft itself. Resting on its ten cone-shaped "feet", the concrete structure spanning 154 metres seems to almost hover in the air. Designed by the Iraqian architect Zaha Hadid, the imposing structure sits enthroned high above street-level. The exhibition space, resting on conic supports and sublimely illuminated, emerged as the victorious project from an international competition staged in 2000. The London-based architect has devised a home for phæno that breaks with many conventions and that liberates the area beneath it as a kind of urban space in the form of a covered artificial landscape with gently undulating hills and valleys. Since November 2005 now, the futuristic apparition has been raising eyebrows in amazement and making eyes gleam with awe among passers-by.
The inside of phæno seems to be from another world as well: a free-flowing space framed by cast concrete. Without any right angles. Entwined over several levels. An ideal location for adventurers and discoverers. And a fantastic achievement from the London-based architect Zaha Hadid.
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Discussion in 'BIOS Mods' started by Busykid508, Nov 30, 2009.
Got some questions on an MSI H81M-E33. The downloaded BIOS is named E7817IMS.610 and comes with AFUDE238.exe. It's not a .ROM or .BIN, but uses the version # as the extension. But Phoenix Tool 2.8 seems to read it okay.
I guess the string found lines are normal? Which method would be best to choose, Module, Dynamic, or SSV2? And when I select the RW file, is that all that needs to be done? As long as no error messages, then everything most likely went okay?
could that be the part that should be 'checked'?
any info on zotac's bios?
Hi. Im new in modding bios...and although I have red almost all the posts, I can´t find a solution to my problem. I have a VGN Fz18e, from Sony. The motherboard died and I bought a new one from Ebay. The only problem is that inside the bios it appears Model 9x instead the original FZ18E and the serial number is not the one attach on the sticker in the laptop. My question is, how do I change this parameters in order to proceed, afterwards, to mod it? And where can I find a original bios from Phoenix R1120J7?
Can I use the Phoenix Bios Mod Tool to change the "Product Name" field on an HP EliteBook 8470p? I want the BIOS to show the Product Name of the virtually identical HP ProBook 6470b.
I want everything else to remain as it is.
"BIOS of your computer was not able to modify selected DMI structure (BIOS return code 81h).
You may need to update your BIOS with version supporting update of DMI information. Please contact manufacturer of your computer for BIOS update."
Looks like I'm still stuck, for probably the same reasons as with DMIScope.
"MPM is not unlocked. Will not be able to set BIOS settings.
Please escalate with UUID to get SMC blob to unlock MPM"
Acquired SMC.BIN file. Manufacture mode enabled, wndmifit tool worked great while booted right to Windows 8.1 x64. Had to boot while pressing Window/Up/Down arrow keys with a FAT32 formatted flash drive with nothing but the SMC.BIN file on the drive. As soon as HP logo appears, release keys. Manufacturer Mode is then enabled. Boot up into Windows and use wndmifit to rebrand. Press Commit & Lock and that's all.
Hi, I have to recover my BIOS of a HP 650 notebook. I read in several forums what I have to do but with all manuals I come to the point where I don' t have the correct file.
I downloaded the original BIOS from the HP homepage. It contains to ld.-files. Now I have to convert these files in a .sig and a .big file. I tried this with phoenix mod tool but it didn't work. The mod tool starts working and always gives "Not Phoenix/Dell/Insyde/EFI Bios". I have no option to enter a manufactor.
Intel X9100 3.06GHz compatible with DELL Inspiron 1720???
I didn't have time to read through the 27 pages of this thread, so forgive me if this has already been addressed.
Can this BIOS mod info be used to make make the Inspiron 1720 support 8GB of RAM? The GM965 chipset supports 8GB, but Dell has the BIOS locked down to only allow 6GB. Further, Dell officially claims that the machine can only accept 4GB. Many 1720 owners are using 6GB successfully though, but the ones that try 8GB never get through POST. I'd like to use all 8GB that the chipset supports.
If possible, I'd also like to do a bit of overclocking on the FSB. I just bought the Intel X9100 (3.06GHz / 1066MHz FSB) CPU for my 1720 and I'd like to try and get the motherboard's FSB up to 1066MHz (from 800MHz) to get a nice 1:1 ratio with the CPU. I'd also get some 1066MHz RAM if I could get the BIOS to support 8GB of it. (I'd also need to figure out how to get the RAM to run faster than 667MHz though, as 667MHz RAM speed is another ridiculous limitation in the BIOS). Overclocking is less important than being able to use all 8GBs of RAM, so I'd be fine with the CPU's FSB being downclocked to 800MHz if overclocking just isn't in the cards.
this might be too late a reply, but I cannot find the answer anywhere on google. I have Dell Inspiron 1720, bought in 2008. It has 6 years, but works perfectly. I got a nice SSD recently, which made a huge difference. I also upgraded RAM from 2 GB to 6GB. And now I'm trying to get the best possible CPU compatible with the PM965 chipset.
I discovered that Intel x9000 2.8GHz extreme is the fastest possible CPU, but I also found your post, where you as the only one say that you have Intel X9100 (3.06GHz / 1066MHz FSB) on your Dell Inspiron 1720.
I found it hard to believe it, as the chipset officially only supports CPUs with 800MHz FSB, but if it really is compatible with the chipset and with the laptop, then it's great and I would definitely go for this CPU.
Could you please confirm to me that you really have this laptop, chipset and that it works with the X9100?
I would also like to get a modded BIOS that would allow me to fully utilize both the CPU for OCing, as well as utilizing 8GB RAM instead of 6GB, and 800 MHz instead of 667 MHz only. So far I cannot find the right modded BIOS for the laptop (as DELL A09 is of course locked and limited). Link for that would also be very helpful.
Your reply and confirmation would be of a great help to me.
Hello, anyone here can help me with my BIOS?
Is a Netbook intel clasmate is the buy it for my daughter, but while one began to show error messages TPM.
i have a lenovo u310 4375 with win 7 pre, by curiosity i updated to bios 65cn99ww and its not any good as its for u310 win 8 versions. i have tried to reinstall the 65cn21ww bios i had before. however it seems impossible to revert back, i have tried various bioses and ways, it always 223 error, or "not valid img" or something. the only thing that worked was a 65cn99ww modded bios, mod.bin that worked. So is it possible to modify a 21 bios to replace my current?
Ive got a Acer Aspire 9500 (Modell DQ70).
Right after startup it additionally says "Insyde ACPI Bios 4.20.09" short before initialising the HDD and the CD-Rom.
I made a backup of the 1.60 using the "Universal BIOS Backup ToolKit 2.0" but couldnt open it.
I then extracted the winflash.exe and the platform.ini does not have the line "MODEL="
Any additonal info is welcome.
It is old Insyde bios & there is no documented way for modifying it.
How to add oprom with this tools?
Tired, and searching doesn't seem to help ATM.
Looking to SLIC 2.1 an IdeaPad S12 (Intel, not VIA). I don't mind trying myself but could use some pointers in the correct dirction.. there is no BIOS available. Yes I have searched & searched for info.
My latest idea is to use the phoenixtool259 but i'm having trouble finding exact instructions on how to use it.


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De Opel Karl is een auto van Opel in de miniklasse en was het kleinste model in het modellen gamma van het merk. Het model verving sinds 2015 de Opel Agila en is hernoemd naar Adam Opels oudste zoon, Carl. In het Verenigd Koninkrijk werd de auto verkocht onder de naam Vauxhall Viva.

Technisch deelt de auto zijn genen met de vierde generatie Chevrolet Spark. Beide modellen werden door GM Korea in Zuid-Korea geproduceerd. Opel heeft de productie van de Karl per eind juni 2019 beëindigd. De resterende Nederlandse voorraad werd nog via de Opel dealers verkocht.

Het model was beschikbaar in vijf uitrustingsniveaus:
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Daarnaast is er een speciale Rocks-uitvoering. Deze uitvoering is voorzien van zwart kunststof op de bumpers waarmee de auto een SUV-achtig uiterlijk krijgt. Deze uitvoering is met 1,495 meter hoger dan het reguliere model.

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In april 2016 kwam er met de 1.0 LPG ecoFLEX een bi-fuelversie beschikbaar voor de Europese markt. Dankzij de dubbele brandstofmodus met LPG en benzine bedraagt het totale rijbereik ruim 1000 km. De Karl wordt af fabriek geleverd met het Omegas 3 LPG-injectiesysteem van Landi Renzo. De ringtank is in de ruimte voor het reservewiel ingebouwd en de vulopening is netjes weggewerkt achter het tankklepje. Op LPG stoot deze Karl slechts 93 gram CO2 per kilometer uit en levert dan 73 pk. Deze versie is in Nederland nooit leverbaar geweest.

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Martha Edgerton Rolfe Plassmann: A Montana Renaissance Woman
December 16, 2014 1800-1899, 1900-1945, Activism, Biography, Politics, Reform, WorkMartha Edgerton Rolfe Plassmann, Montana, WomenWHM
Martha Edgerton arrived in Bannack in 1863. In later years she supported herself by writing articles about life in Montana Territory, some of which were based on her own memories. Photograph by E. C. Ely. MHS Photo Archives 942-065
Martha Edgerton came to Bannack as a teenager in 1863. As a teacher, musician, wife, mother of seven, clubwoman, and leader in the women's suffrage movement, she successfully balanced traditional gender roles with an active public life. Widowed young, she entered the workforce, becoming the first woman editor of a Montana daily newspaper, a local and state leader in the Montana Socialist Party, and a prolific writer. Hers was a long life of striking achievements.
Edgerton was thirteen when she arrived in Bannack in 1863 after her father was appointed governor of Idaho Territory. Two years later, the family returned to Ohio, and she subsequently enrolled at Oberlin College to study music. Later, while teaching at the Ohio Institute for the Blind in Columbus, she met and married Herbert P. Rolfe. In 1876, the couple moved to Helena, where Herbert became the superintendent of public schools. Herbert and Martha Rolfe were kindred spirits: passionate advocates for equality of African Americans, women's suffrage, and the rights of the workingman.
Their activism eventually took them to Great Falls, where, in 1884, the Rolfes took out a homestead right outside the city, which had been newly surveyed and platted by Herbert himself. Four years later, Herbert—long a Republican Party activist—established The Leader, a newspaper designed to counter the influence of Great Falls founder Paris Gibson's Democratic Tribune. Though occupied with home-schooling the couple's seven children, Martha also wrote for The Leader and stayed closely involved in her husband's political crusades.
The Panic of 1893 erased much of the couple's wealth. Nevertheless, the paper survived, and the Rolfes remained active in politics, including the women's suffrage movement. Early in 1895, together with other Great Falls women, including Ella Vaughn, Josephine Trigg, and Josephine Desilets, Martha formed the Political Equality Club. The club gathered over a thousand signatures—about half of those from men— supporting women's suffrage. Later that same year, a suffrage bill passed by over two-thirds in the Montana House, only to be tabled in the state Senate.
Within weeks of the bill's defeat, Herbert died suddenly of typhoid, leaving Martha a widow with seven children to support. At the urging of her cousin Wilbur Fisk Sanders, she undertook the challenge of editing The Leader herself, thereby becoming the first woman to edit a daily newspaper in the state. As she remembered, "I agreed to try running a daily political paper, although absolutely ignorant of what this entailed, and never having corrected a line of proof. Thanks to the help received from printers, and those on the staff of the paper, I did not entirely fail, although some Republicans felt outraged to think that a mere woman was editing their party organ."
Martha Rolfe operated the newspaper for the next fourteen months and, according to the Anaconda Standard, she did it well: "Since the death of the late H. P. Rolfe, Mrs. Rolfe has had absolute control of the Leader and to the surprise of many has improved that paper in many ways. She has developed real newspaper ability."
In October 1895, Martha married The Leader's business manager, Theodore Plassmann, who convinced her to sell the paper. When Plassmann died a few months later, Martha was left with little means of support. She described the next few years as "a nightmare I do not like to recall." With help from Herbert's lodge associates, she survived by undertaking a series of business ventures, including selling life insurance, writing poetry, and running a cattle ranch, though none very successful financially.
Widowed twice, and the mother of seven, Martha Plassmann became a Socialist Party activist in later years, asserting that socialism "offered the best solution for many of our social ills." Photo from "We Were Seven" by L. Ione Rolfe Pierre. Great Falls: Blue Print & Letter Co., 1976.
To save expenses, Plassmann moved her family from Great Falls to a small ranch near Monarch in the Little Belt Mountains. She wrote verses and sold them to Good Housekeeping magazine. When her ranch house burned to the ground, she suffered thousands of dollars in property loss, but with the help of neighbors, she rebuilt a large log home.
One day at the Monarch railway station, the agent, James M. Rector, asked Plassmann to read some political literature he kept near the ticket window. This began her conversion to socialism, which she believed "offered the best solution for many of our social ills." She shocked Rector when she asked to join the Monarch Socialist Party, which she did, becoming its first woman member.
Later, with two of her daughters and son Edgerton, Plassmann moved to Missoula so the children could attend university. There she became a leader in the local and state socialist movement. She wrote a weekly column, "Socialist Notes," for the Missoulian and supported the radical Industrial Workers of the World during the 1909 Missoula free-speech fight. In 1911 she even traveled to Butte to operate his office during Socialist Louis Duncan's successful mayoral bid. Through it all, she remained a tireless advocate for women's suffrage and rejoiced when Montana's equal suffrage amendment passed in 1914. Two years later, on November 7, 1916, she wrote her daughter Helen: "This is a red letter day for me—I went to the polls in an auto and cast my first vote for President of the United States."
Plassmann moved frequently during the following years, living with each of her seven children in turn. By 1920, she was settled down once again in Great Falls, where she began writing historical articles for the Great Falls Tribune and the Montana News Association, basing many of those pieces on her own experiences or on interviews with other Montana pioneers. Despite her advancing age, she continued writing until her death on September 25, 1936, at the age of eighty-six. KR
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Plassmann, Martha. Letter to Mrs. Helen Yule, November 7, 1916. Original held by author.
__________. "Memories of a Long Life." Unpublished manuscript held by author, copy in Great Falls Public Library.
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Over the last few years, many communities have been awarded some titles, from best town to do business (Suffern!) to best place for millennials (White Plains!) Last year, we named Yonkers lohud's Hippest Town.
Here's a look at some other distinctions, some dubious, some delightful.
SNOBBIEST TOWN: Scarsdale
This tony Westchester village has just been dubbed one of the nation's snobbiest towns, at least according to AreaVibes.com, a real estate website.
They say, "we looked at what we feel makes for snobs: Small towns with wealthy, educated residents that are nearby lots of theater, art galleries and private schools." Scarsdale was No. 6 on the list, just behind Hunting Valley, Ohio, wherever that may be. Number one of the list of most snobby places to live was Chevy Chase, Md.
AreaVibes.com says the methodology behind their list began with data for every city, village and hamlet in America with less than 25,000 people. They then came up with a list of more than 20,000 places to measure. "Then, we looked at each place in terms of these snobberrific criteria using AreaVibe.com's and Yelp data," which included:
Percent of population with a college degree
Private schools per capita
Theaters per capita
Art galleries per capita
Want in? 35 Secor Road in Scarsdale is on the market for the decidedly un-snobby (at least for Scarsdale) price of $1,050,000. The three bedroom, three bath classic Heathcote Tudor is in the Scarsdale school system.
MOST BORING TOWN: Pelham Manor
This is based on another survey from AreaVibes.com, which, go figure, ranks the Manor as the 7th most boring town in the entire country. Places in Idaho are apparently less boring than Pelham Manor.
To create its list, the website measured data such as the percentage of residents over age 35, married residents, residents over 65 and residents with kids (the higher the number in all categories, the more boring the burg) along with population density. Here's AreaVibes.com take on Pelham Manor: "Pelham Manor is another (very) wealthy New York City suburb where most of the population is married, half the residents have kids, and more than 40 percent are older than 65." Oh well.
Want in? 159 Corlies Avenue is a 1902 Queen Anne Victorian with eight bedrooms, four bathrooms, one powder room and seasonal views of Manhattan. Located in the Pelham Heights neighborhood, it's just one block from the Pelham train station and a 30-minute ride from Grand Central. $2,500,000.
BEST PLACE TO LIVE IN THE U.S.: Clarkstown
Money Magazine did the rankings in 2014 and named Clarkstown 7th in its annual Top 50 Places to Live. The magazine said it took into consideration things like job growth, cost of living, housing affordability, school quality, arts and leisure options, to safety, health care, and diversity.
Want in? 38 Heritage Drive in New City is a condo with a walk-out basement that includes a wet bar; eat-in kitchen with new appliances. Bonuses: a community clubhouse, playground, pool and tennis courts; no pet restrictions.$249,900.
BEST SMELLING: Pleasantville
Back in 2012, GQ Magazine ranked this Westchester County village among the best smelling ... in the entire world! In an article "The Smelliest Cities On the Planet," Chandler Burr ranked Pleasantville only behind Los Angeles as the best smelling in the world.
Pleasantville smells like America, Burr said.
""Maple, oak, and pine smell cyclically different as the seasons turn, and Pleasantville's scent is based on these trees and their leaves at all stages—green, yellow, dead brown, and budding,"" he wrote, adding, "When you close your eyes you get grass and then the smell of 'America as it was,' whenever that might mean for your nose. If Normal Rockwell's paintings emitted a scent, this is what it would be.""
Want in? 36 Great Oak Lane is within walking distances to schools and the village's downtown. The Center Hall Colonial has hardwood floors, updated kitchen and a large yard, all on a presumably sweet-smelling street. $724,222.
No. 1 PLACE TO LIVE IN NY: Mamaroneck
Real estate website Movoto.com recently rated the town of Mamaroneck No. 1 in a top-10 list of places to live in New York citing the "bustling Mamaroneck village, chic Larchmont, miles of scenic Long Island Sound shoreline, excellent public schools and a variety of distinctive neighborhoods."
And did we mention the celebrity cred? Tiger Woods parked his yacht here once and lots of Hollywood superstars were born and raised in here, including David O. Russell, director of the movie 'Joy,' and both Dillon bros, Matt and Kevin. Also attractive are the numerous restaurants, shopping and mom-and-pop shops that make both downtowns a destination, although Mamaroneck village is home to about two-thirds of the town's population. (Tarrytown came right in behind Mamaroneck, followed by White Plains.)
Want in? A classic family Victorian at 11 Woodbine Avenue, within walking distance to both town and Harbor Park is on the market for $2,995,000. P.S. A famous neighbor — Michael O'Keefe, star of "Caddyshack," "Michael Clayton" and "Masters of Sex" — lived across the street!
TOP SPOT FOR BUSINESS: Suffern
Starting a new business? A new study claims Suffern is the number one place to do it.
Nerd Wallet released the study naming the Rockland County village as the top spot for new business in the state. Owner Jonathan Turco of Turco Landscaping and Construction agreed. "Business is going great. We've doubled our business since last year."
Data from the U.S. Census Bureau highlighted several factors that make doing business better in Suffern. The most important ingredient — location — seems to have tipped the scale in Suffern's favor. It borders New Jersey and is roughly 35 minutes from midtown Manhattan. Plus it's an attractive location for businesses serving the Hudson Valley and Bergen County in New Jersey.
"Suffern does offer some good things for business," said Tom Morley, director of the New York State Small Business Development Center at Rockland Community College. "You've got a great population with consumer purchasing power, a good commercial population and support services for business."
Want in? 100 Montebello Road is set on over one acre in a bucolic neighborhood. A colonial with extensive custom millwork, there's a two-story entry with a curved staircase opens to a great room with a wood-burning fireplace. $679,000
SAFEST CITY: Tuckahoe
With a crime score that is 87 percent lower than that of the state's average city, Tuckahoe placed 12th in ValuePenguin's Safe City Study, which notes, rather cheekily, that "alleged criminal offenders here have little hiding places; the village is less than one square mile in size." The study also notes Tuckahoe's walkability and commuter-friendliness.
BEST PLACE TO RAISE A FAMILY: White Plains
The website Niche.com named this Westchester city as the third best place to raise kids, citing school ratings, crime rates, age demographics, and access to affordable housing and childcare. Surprisingly, White Plains was No. 1 on Niche.com's list for Best City for Millennials, too, based on "the number of millennials, job opportunities, and access to bars, restaurants, and affordable housing."
Want in? 25 Park Ave. was recently used to film scenes from Sarah Jessica Parker's HBO show 'Divorce." The seven-bedroom arts and crafts home has a large front porch and back yard (great for kids!) but it's also within walking distance to downtown's bars and restaurants (great for millennials!) $989,000.
BEST SMALL TOWN IN AMERICA: Mount Kisco
According to Livibility.com, Mount Kisco is No. 20 on its 2015 list of Best Small Towns, mainly because it "offers a haven for middle- to upper-class professionals". Housing choices range from co-ops and condominiums to historic Victorian houses and multimillion-dollar estates. Livibility also notes the Bedford Central School District and the fact that local residents preserve history with several buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Place
Want in? A gorgeous brick Georgian estate called Glencliff has a kid-friendly backyard with an in-ground pool, pool house, giant playspace and a dedicated second floor game room. For adults, there's a wine cellar, media room, massive master suite. $23 million.


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Home News Morocco Behind Closed Doors: Virginity and Hymen Reconstruction in Morocco
Behind Closed Doors: Virginity and Hymen Reconstruction in Morocco
By Nick Shafers
Rabat – In a culture that expressly values female virginity, to not be a virgin at the time of marriage is grounds for divorce, shame, or even violence.
If the fact that a woman is not a virgin comes to light, then her marriage could be rendered void and she, as well as her family, would receive great shame and scrutiny from the community. Noticeably, the sexual history of a man is rarely questioned or considered in marriage, and in fact there is encouragement of adolescent sexual activity through a narrow, virility-defined notion of masculinity.
The hymen is a thin membrane that partially covers the opening of the vagina and usually remains intact before sexual intercourse, though it can also be ruptured by extreme physical activity, a blunt force strike, or even just a simple bike ride.
Usually— though not always —the Hymen releases some amount of blood when it is broken. In traditional Moroccan culture, a women's "purity" is, therefore, established on the first night of intercourse when the sheets are stained with blood. If that doesn't quite cut it, a woman can receive a "virginity certificate" from a gynecologist to further make the case for her decency and purity prior to a marriage. Or, if the woman is comfortable with a little illusion, she can opt to buy a fake hymen for an affordable amount all over Morocco.
Although some more liberal Moroccan bachelors report that the issue of virginity is not important when considering marriage, the problem of establishing virginity at marriage remains a huge concern to many women. At risk is their social value, marriage prospects, family honor, and life as a functioning woman in Moroccan society.
The answer? Just put it all back together.
Hymen reconstruction is a short, relatively simple procedure that repairs the membrane. According to Dr. Mansur, a physician at the Hospital De Maternité Universitaire Souissi, who started to perform the procedure in 2000, the process is easy: "in a half hour, they have fixed a big problem in their life. In 90% of cases the operation is a success," according to the Spanish daily El Pais.
In many parts of world, discreet hymen reconstruction procedures are rising at an incredible rate. Clinics openly advertise in Europe and North America, and clinics clandestinely operate all over the world from India to Argentina.
And yet despite the demand, information about hymen procedures is relatively non-existent or inaccessible at most health clinics in Morocco. It remains heavily stigmatized, with many doctors speaking up about it only on conditions of anonymity. Furthermore, it lies in a legal grey area. Although voluntary abortion is prohibited under Moroccan law, hymen reconstruction falls into a discreet category, according to a gynecologist in Casablanca. In her own words, "we do not scream from rooftops."
Despite— or perhaps because of —the lack of publicity and stigmatization of the procedure, the internet has become the go-to source for all things related to hymen reconstruction. With a couple of key strokes, one can find information about local clinics, doctors, prices, and even connect with other women that have gone through the procedure. There are even tiers of operations, with a temporary— around two weeks —fix costing around €200 and a long-term fix costing between €500 and €800.
Even the healthcare providers themselves refuse to discuss details in person, instead directing potential patients towards their computers. Kamal Iraqui, a plastic surgeon in Casablanca whose clinic is repeatedly mentioned on dozens of online forums, refused a request for information by the Spanish Newspaper El País and just said "it is all online."
The issue of establishing virginity will not be leaving Moroccan bedrooms or health centers anytime soon. Hymen reconstruction is placed squarely on the forefront of the contemporary culture debate surrounding sexuality, feminism, marriage, and a whole range of other social issues.
While that debate rages, the internet represents a gateway for potential patients to connect with professionals, seek answers, and find community. A necessary thing, for as long as the Janusian standard of virginity between men and women remains unchanged then the need will still be there lurking just out of sight.
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Powerhouse Company was asked to design a weekend house for a young family in northern Sjælland, Denmark. Village House is an exploration on the possibilities of the Summer cabin, the traditional Danish vacation home. While keeping the cabin's footprint small, spatial as well as sustainable, there is a wide range of spatial possibilities, by using a five-fingered floor plan.
The house is a cluster of five wings, like miniature cabins. These fan out like a hand spreading five fingers over the site, generating a variety of views, light effects and outdoor areas. This variation means the house provides an enjoyable environment all year round and at all times of day. For example, a large window above the living room allows sunlight to bathe the dining table at around midday.
Summerhouses are traditionally family spaces, but when children grow older they need more independence from their parents. Hence the 'village of cabins' organisation, with radiating individual spaces that are united in the centre. Each member of the family effectively has the option of privacy when they need it. Meanwhile a star-shaped central space, uniting the living room and kitchen, forms the shared area which nevertheless offers pockets of seclusion to spend time alone while still in the family circle.
This solution faithfully reflects the rather different desires of the family members. One wanted a picturesque, cosy and archetypal summerhouse, while another wanted a spacious and contemporary feeling. Both desires are united in the design.
In basing Village House on the classic Danish summerhouse, while adding modern ideas of space, Powerhouse Company has created a contemporary harmony. The elementary wooden structure has a pitched roof, and it is black, the most discreet colour in nature, like the dark shadows in the surrounding woods. Inside, the uniform white surface maximises the northern light.
The rustic but modern solution is low maintenance, which is more important for a holiday home than offering lots of space. From an architectural point of view, its close relationship to the context is especially significant in a holiday home. The house contrasts with the routine home of the clients, and provides the basis for a separate lifestyle. Isn't that what we are looking for when we go on holiday?


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In Tune: Silence
August 15, 2017 August 14, 2017 / Gabe
For this week's edition of In Tune, I am slowly edging my way into the pop corner of music- but not there yet. Though I am mostly a pop music listener, I've been trying to discover new types of music, new artists, and songs that stand out in so many different ways. See, for most of my life I've been solely exposed to local radio stations that play pop and nothing but. Now that music streaming has taken over the world (and my life), I've been able to broaden my music taste into so much more: from piano melodies to Ed Sheeran's Supermarket Flowers.
I know this song was released only five days ago- but it caught on so quickly for me. Here's the song I chose to highlight today- and why:
Marshmello (feat. Khalid)
You've probably heard Silence- it's already up there on the charts. From what I understand, it's Khalid who does vocals and Marshmello who provides the beat and instruments that perfectly follow the lyrics- only with my favorite bit of EDM that follows whenever Khalid says "I've been quiet for so long". So, big credit to Marshmello- the song wouldn't have been the way it is without the beat behind it (as with any song).
Today, though- I want to focus on Khalid. I first discovered him when Apple Music chose him as their "Up Next" artist. Normally, I don't listen to a lot of R&B music, but I quickly became a fan of Khalid's voice- and that was more than enough for me. But believe me- his songs are great too- it was when Khalid released the song Location that I began following him.
With Khalid's music, he blurs the lines between a mix of R&B and other genres, like how this song (Silence) is considered a dance song (which I don't necessarily agree with- but whatever). I can tell that there's a bit of soul music, a bit of R&B, a bit of pop & dance (but not primarily) in Marshmello's EDM parts. I love it.
And Khalid's heartfelt vocals in Silence- there's something so different in his voice that really moved me. It seems to go along perfectly with the lyrics of the song, which speaks greatly about hiding away and forced to stay quiet; finding piece all the while feeling helpless. I'm about to steal this word from an Apple Music bio for Khalid- but his songs truly do show sincerity. I couldn't agree more.
For me, there isn't much else to say about this song- it's just incredible.
However, if I were to add in something- I finally found out how to correctly pronounce Khalid's name after hearing Zane Lowe on a Beats 1 show. I kept pronouncing it like DJ Khalid (two totally different artists), and I'm glad that there is something else to differentiate the two.
Going back to the song though- I think you (whoever you might be) should have a listen. I was inspired by it- and whether you are a pop person, a rock person; whatever genre of music you listen to- I can assure you it's at least worth a listen. As I've said, Silence brushes the edges of more than just R&B. So check it out- whether it be from your choice music service (I use Apple Music), or click here for the official audio on YouTube.
In Tune, Khalid, Marshmello, Silence, Soul music
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The workshop component of The Melbourne Sessions is at the heart of the day, where small groups with a shared genre focus can exchange ideas, feedback and practical techniques on their craft. At the helm is a practicing songwriter, composer or producer who will guide the group.
What can you expect at this three-hour segment? We asked returning workshop speaker Alexander Gow of Oh Mercy to shed light on what unfolded last year, if songwriting can be 'taught', and what he has in store this year for songwriters.
Q: You were a workshop mentor at last year's Melbourne Sessions. It was a packed room with yourself and Jae Laffer. How did you guys run the workshop?
A: Well, making songs is like cooking. There's no one right way to do it. And you can spend days sourcing the produce – winning an egg toss on a glacier in the Himalayas granting you the right to harvest a mushroom nibbled on by a half leopard / half panda creature while preparing the meal dressed up as Matt Preston in a surf shack built from cricket bats in Phillip Island – if it tastes bad, it's bad. Similarly, there's no one right way to talk about it. No one right way to teach it. There are however certain techniques and fundamental understandings that can help a writer to get somewhere near the song in their head. We discussed those. We also discussed our individual songwriting processes. We had a clever and interesting bunch of people in our room. Some moments spent discussing micro concepts, others spent on some broad almost existential ideas. I enjoyed the experience and am glad to be invited back.
Q: This year you're presenting the three-hour workshop on your own, how will you prepare and how should your attendees prepare (if at all!)?
A: Well, I'm mirroring the montage from the first Rocky film. I've slowed down. Set it to one frame per hour. I'm currently three days into the raw egg smoothie bit. I'm sure I'll be in peak form on the day. Like Rocky, I plan to be 100% prepared to 100% dismiss up to 50% of prepared materials on the day in the spirit of 'going with the flow'. You know – one-half robot and one-half artist. I'll have a laptop with a 'go with the flow' attitude.
Attendees should prepare to understand that writing engaging songs is one of the most noble things a human can achieve and that it may take several hundred songs written until they get there. They can except a judgment-free environment, with no rights or wrongs, where open discussion will be encouraged.
Q: Are there certain aspects of the creative process you will delve into on the day?
A: Yes. Of course. Well, some of these aspects sound quite dry on paper. So perhaps I won't write about them now. But. Maybe we'll discuss the way an expert artist works during a life drawing class. They know they have a time limit per pose. They don't burden themselves with an intention to document every detail in the scene: the power outlet, to the legs of the stool, the dirt under the model's second largest toe on the left foot. A great artist will simply leave us with a visceral impression of the entire scene. Or, a detailed account of a micro detail. I'd argue that a similar approach is important when songwriting. Turning your attention to the micro. Then extrapolating. Using expressive and engaging language to examine the micro. And importantly, there are plenty of exceptions to that line of thought. We'll have discussions such as this.
Q: What is something that up-and-coming songwriters can really only learn from a fellow songwriter? What did you wish someone told you when you were starting out writing songs and playing shows?
A: That it's great to be ambitious. Noble even. It's normal to want to be your best writer self, right away. Those traits will come in handy. But, the lesson I would have liked to have learned earlier is – 'writing songs is practicing writing songs'. That one doesn't have to scale an Everest every single time. An artist has major and minor works. Understanding that would have saved me a bit of anxiety as a novice writer.
Q: For someone who is unsure about signing up for The Melbourne Sessions, can you share a couple of reasons why they should seriously consider coming along on 5 July?
A: Discussing songwriting in depth for three hours with other songwriters is a wonderful privilege. Try explaining that to aliens! If you can manage it, come along and indulge that privilege.


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Short-term rescue of neonatal lethality in a mouse model of propionic acidemia by gene therapy
Sean E. Hofherr, Julien S. Senac, Christopher Y. Chen, Donna J. Palmer, Philip Ng, Michael A. Barry
Propionic acidemia (PA) is a metabolic disorder that causes mental retardation and that can be fatal if untreated. PA is inherited in an autosomal recessive fashion involving mutations in PCCA or PCCB encoding the α and β subunits of propionyl-CoA carboxylase (PCC). Current treatment is based on dietary restriction of substrate amino acids, which attenuates symptoms. However, patients still experience episodes of hyperammonemia that can cause progressive neurologic damage. In this paper, we have tested gene therapy approaches to PA in a stringent mouse model of PCCA deficiency, in which homozygous knockout mice are born but die within 36 hr. In this work, we have delivered first-generation and helper-dependent adenovirus serotype 5 (Ad5) vectors expressing the human PCCA cDNA by intraperitoneal injection into newborn mice. Unmodified Ad5 vectors mediated extensive transduction of the peritoneum with weak liver transduction as determined by luciferase imaging and dsRed expression. In contrast, modification of Ad5 with polyethylene glycol detargeted the virus from the peritoneum and retargeted it for transduction in the liver. When vectors expressing PCCA were injected, significant increases in life span were observed for both the unmodified and polyethylene glycol (PEG)-modified Ad5 vectors. However, this rescue was transient. Similarly, adeno-associated virus serotype 8-mediated transduction also produced only transient rescue. These data show first proof of principle for gene therapy of PA and demonstrate the potential utility of PEG to modify viral tropism in an actual gene therapy application.
Human gene therapy
https://doi.org/10.1089/hum.2008.158
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Hofherr, S. E., Senac, J. S., Chen, C. Y., Palmer, D. J., Ng, P., & Barry, M. A. (2009). Short-term rescue of neonatal lethality in a mouse model of propionic acidemia by gene therapy. Human gene therapy, 20(2), 169-180. https://doi.org/10.1089/hum.2008.158
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In: Human gene therapy, Vol. 20, No. 2, 01.02.2009, p. 169-180.
Hofherr, SE, Senac, JS, Chen, CY, Palmer, DJ, Ng, P & Barry, MA 2009, 'Short-term rescue of neonatal lethality in a mouse model of propionic acidemia by gene therapy', Human gene therapy, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 169-180. https://doi.org/10.1089/hum.2008.158
Hofherr SE, Senac JS, Chen CY, Palmer DJ, Ng P, Barry MA. Short-term rescue of neonatal lethality in a mouse model of propionic acidemia by gene therapy. Human gene therapy. 2009 Feb 1;20(2):169-180. https://doi.org/10.1089/hum.2008.158
Hofherr, Sean E. ; Senac, Julien S. ; Chen, Christopher Y. ; Palmer, Donna J. ; Ng, Philip ; Barry, Michael A. / Short-term rescue of neonatal lethality in a mouse model of propionic acidemia by gene therapy. In: Human gene therapy. 2009 ; Vol. 20, No. 2. pp. 169-180.
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ewwwww that roach sounds just plain grossssss! ick.. I hate bugs.
Blech! Luckily we don't get too many huge bugs here in the north, but every so often one makes an appearance.
I was once playing in a production of West Side Story in an un-airconditioned theatre. Hence the windows were open. While playing something quiet and mood-setting I noticed my leg was itchy, so I went to scratch it. Something crunched under my hand and a half squished large cicada fell out!
I always flush bugs if I can. That way they at least have something of a fighting chance if they can swim!
I hate bugs! I have tried to be a good example for my kids and be brave about it. I don't think it worked, my 16 yo daughter screams when spiders are in the house and tries to get our cat to catch them. Yours sounds about as helpful as ours. He just flicks his tail and walks away.
I would've called DH at work to kill that thing! Just thinking about it gives me chills, I hate all bugs!
OMG!! I hate roaches! the flying ones send me into hysterics!
since I only have one shower I would have to go to a friends house. OR call my best friends DH to come save me. I hate bugs. My best friend and I often joke that we share a DH. People look at us weird. But what else is a single mom to do?
tell her to move over id have been up there with her. DONT YOU KNOW a roach can live like a week without a head so IT will probably live forever in that cup.. would have done the same thing though.
ahhhh..I hate bugs!..especially big ones like that. those darn things can live for so long!
One more think to be thankful for about where we live. No bugs bigger than an eraser.
ACK I have a great fear of roaches! Most other bugs (assuming they are not in my bed..) I can stand, but the mere idea of roaches sends me into a state of panic!
My kitties are very helpful with bugs. One of my screens sometimes tilts out a little and lets all these big nasties in.. I never see them alive, but I do find them dead on the floor with some regularity.