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After more than 500 days of negotiations following June 2010 parliamentary elections, a new Belgian government was formed in early December 2011. Elio Di Rupo took office as the first French-speaking prime minister from Wallonia in almost 40 years. Two women were arrested in July for wearing burqas after a ban on the partial or total covering of the face in public came into force earlier that month.
Modern Belgium dates to 1830, when the largely Roman Catholic territory broke away from the mostly Protestant Netherlands and formed an independent constitutional monarchy. In the 20th century, Belgium became one of the founding members of the European Union (EU) and hosts the organization's central administration in Brussels.
Ethnic and linguistic conflicts prompted a series of constitutional amendments in 1970, 1971, and 1993 that devolved considerable power from the central government to the three regions in the federation: French-speaking Wallonia in the south; Flemish-speaking Flanders in the north; and Brussels, the capital, where French and Flemish share the same official status. Cultural and economic differences between the regions have contributed to political rifts between Flemish and Francophone parties across the ideological spectrum, with the wealthier Flemish north seeking increased self-rule and reduced taxpayer support for the less prosperous Wallonia. Voting takes place along strict linguistic lines; with the exception of the bilingual district encompassing Brussels, parties are only permitted to run in their respective linguistic regions.
In June 2007 parliamentary elections, Flanders premier Yves Leterme's centrist Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V) party—in an electoral bloc with the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA)—won 30 of 150 seats in the lower house. The remaining seats were divided among 10 other factions. Flemish and Walloon parties were unable to agree on coalition terms after an extraordinary 196 days of negotiations, and in December the king asked outgoing prime minister Guy Verhofstadt to form an interim government with the authority to act on pressing economic and other concerns.
In February 2008, a majority of political parties agreed on an outline for limited constitutional reform, which cleared the way for Leterme to become prime minister the following month. He was unable to consolidate support after taking office, however, and lawmakers began to leave the ruling coalition during the fall. Leterme's government was ultimately brought down at the end of the year after being accused of interfering in a court case concerning the failed bank Fortis. The prime minister offered his resignation, and on December 30 the king swore in Herman Van Rompuy, also of the CD&V, to replace him.
Van Rompuy was credited with calming the recent political instability, and partly as a result of this success, he was appointed as the first permanent president of the European Council, the EU's intergovernmental decision-making body, in November 2009. Leterme returned to replace Van Rompuy as prime minister. However, his government fell in April 2010 when its coalition partner, the Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD), pulled out; the coalition had disagreed on proposed changes to voting rules in the district encompassing Brussels.
In national elections held in June 2010, the N-VA led with 27 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and the Francophone Socialist Party (PS) placed second with 26 seats. Coalition negotiations again stalled over a series of issues linked to the balance of power between Flanders and Wallonia. The Leterme government remained in place for most of 2011 in a caretaker capacity. In September, the Dutch and Francophone parties reached a compromise on the fate of a contentious electoral district outside Brussels, and a final agreement was reached at the end of November. The development appeared to be prompted by the Standard & Poors downgrade of Belgium's credit rating on November 25 as well as warnings from the EU because the country had failed to meet its fiscal targets: the caretaker government was unable to pass a budget necessary to reduce the deficit. The new government, which notably does not include the N-VA, is led by Elio Di Rupo of the PS, the first French-speaking prime minister in more than 30 years; it took over from the caretaker government in December.
Belgium is an electoral democracy. Parliament consists of two houses: the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. The 150 members of the Chamber of Deputies are elected directly by proportional representation. There are 71 seats in the Senate, with 40 filled by direct popular vote and 31 by indirect vote. Members serve four-year terms in both houses. The prime minister, who is the leader of the majority party or coalition, is appointed by the monarch and approved by Parliament. The party system is highly fragmented, with separate Flemish and Walloon parties representing all traditional parties of the left and right.
The xenophobic Vlaams Blok party was banned in 2004 for violating the country's antiracism laws. It changed its name to Vlaams Belang (Flemish Interest) and removed some of the more overtly racist elements from its platform. However, the party maintains its opposition to immigration and its commitment to an independent Flanders.
Corruption is relatively rare in Belgium, which was ranked 19 out of 183 countries surveyed in Transparency International's 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index.
Freedoms of speech and the press are guaranteed by the constitution and generally respected by the government. Belgians have access to numerous private media outlets. However, concentration of newspaper ownership has progressed in recent decades, leaving most of the country's papers in the hands of a few corporations. In March 2011, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled against Belgium concerning a 2001 Belgian court injunction that delayed broadcast of a program on patients' rights while a doctor profiled in the program brought defamation charges against the television channel in question. The ECHR said this violated the channel's freedom of expression as protected in the European Convention on Human Rights. The government does not limit access to the internet.
Freedom of religion is protected. About half of the country's population identifies itself as Roman Catholic. However, members of a number of minority religions have complained of discrimination by the government, which has been criticized for its characterization of some non-Catholic groups as "sects." In April 2010, the Chamber of Deputies approved a ban on the partial or total covering of the face in public locations; although it did not specifically mention the veils worn by some Muslim women, these were widely seen as the target. New elections were called before the Senate could vote on the measure, and implementation of the ban was delayed until July 2011. Offenders face a fine of up to €137.50 ($183) or a week in jail. Two women who were fined €50 ($66) in July for wearing full veils have challenged the law in court. The government does not restrict academic freedom.
Freedom of assembly is respected. Freedom of association is guaranteed by law, except for groups that practice discrimination "overtly and repeatedly." Employers found guilty of firing workers because of union activities are required to reinstate the workers or pay an indemnity. Belgian human rights groups and trade unions criticized the police for preventive arrests and using physical force against peaceful demonstrators during the September 2010 "Euromanifestation" demonstration, which was organized by European trade unions.
The judiciary is independent, and the rule of law generally prevails in civil and criminal matters. Although conditions in prisons and detention centers meet most international standards, many continue to suffer from overcrowding.
Specific antiracism laws penalize the incitement of discrimination, acts of hatred, and violence based on race, ethnicity, or nationality. While a 2009 government decision regularized 25,000 illegal immigrants, there have been complaints about the treatment of rejected asylum seekers and illegal immigrants awaiting deportation who can sometimes be held in unsanitary conditions in the Brussels airport for several months. The Belgian League of Human Rights filed a complaint with the Labor Court in Brussels in August 2011, claiming authorities had failed to provide adequate housing for asylum seekers, particularly unaccompanied minors. In January 2011, the ECHR ruled Belgian deportations of asylum seekers to Greece were a human rights violation due to the poor detention conditions in the country. Belgium has since halted returns to Greece.
The law provides for the free movement of citizens at home and abroad, and the government does not interfere with these rights. However, individual communities may expel Roma from city limits at the discretion of the local government. In July 2010, it was reported that up to 700 Roma were forced to move from Flanders to Wallonia.
The government actively promotes equality for women. The state Institute for the Equality of Men and Women is empowered to initiate sex-discrimination lawsuits. In the 2010 elections, women won about 40 percent of the seats in the Chamber of Deputies, and 37 percent of the seats in the Senate. Belgium is a destination and transit point for trafficked persons. However, according to the U.S. State Department's 2011 Trafficking in Persons Report, the country complies fully with the minimum standards for eliminating trafficking, including financing nongovernmental organizations that assist victims.


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Khloe Kardashian got juiced by OJ ... or so she says ... unless she was kidding.
Khloe guest hosted "Chelsea Lately" Wednesday when she dropped an apocryphal bombshell, telling the audience she "f*****" OJ Simpson.
It seemed like a joke, because she said it on the heels of grousing about false tabloid rumors. But then she said, "because I did f*** him once."
Khloe was 10 during the trial. She was 24 when OJ finally got a dose of justice and landed in prison for kidnapping.
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Spotting the Early Symptoms of Dementia
We are all unique, and so is dementia. It affects people differently so no two people will have symptoms that develop in exactly the same way. However, while there is no standard "check list" for dementia, there are similar symptoms between those that develop the condition between Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia.
The most common signs of dementia
Declining memory
It's fair to say that most of us are forgetful from time-to-time! We might misplace our keys or wallet, or on occasion forget the name of someone or something. With dementia, these little moments become a little more common and sometimes more concerning. Often it's not just a name that's out of reach but who a person is, or perhaps the route home becomes a challenge to remember.
Language difficulties
Those living with dementia may find it difficult to accurately verbalise their thoughts. It may become noticeable when the person uses an incorrect word or takes longer than usual to respond. Problems with language occur because the diseases that cause dementia can affect the parts of the brain that control language. In some forms of dementia, such as frontotemporal dementia, it is likely to be one of the first symptoms that is noticed.
Familiar tasks become difficult
At some point during the day, we all tend to do certain tasks on autopilot, like getting dressed, doing housework or making a meal. Those living with a form of dementia may start to get simple steps in these processes wrong. As well as struggling to complete familiar tasks, they may find it difficult to learn how to do new things or follow new routines.
It's not uncommon for people living with dementia to lose track of where they are, as well as where they were going – even in a place they know well. Although we all lose track of the day of the week now and then, they may even become confused about the time of day, or even mix up night and day.
Changes in behaviour and mood
Behavioural changes are easiest to spot when you know someone well, but can be mistaken for stress, depression, or "just one of those days" – until it becomes most or all of those days. Sudden mood swings, noticeable agitation, major changes in emotional outlook, and even losing interest in hobbies or sleeping more than usual, may be an early sign of dementia.
Problems with concentration and planning
Those living with dementia can find it challenging to concentrate on things in any environment, including their own home. From difficulty organising a calendar, to planning clothing appropriate for the weather or having trouble following the plot on a television programme; there are numerous other communication and logic signs that can develop with dementia.
If you believe that a relative or someone you care about may be displaying signs of Alzheimer's or any other form of dementia, talk to your GP independently for advice. You can also read lots more great info on the Alzheimer's Society website and learn how dementia can be managed with the right care in the right environment.


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Colors, pattern and textures are the three stylistic pillars of creating a contemporary style home decor. These three aspects can help you create the style, mood and feel of each room in your home. You can create a certain effect with color, play with patterns and textures to infuse style, class and creativity in your home décor. Blending texture and patterns can be done to create a subtle and elegant look or you can get bold and innovative to create a very trendy and modern ambience.
Texture is a visual or tactile surface characteristic of maybe a fabric, timber, carpet or glass. Pattern on the other hand is size, scale or proportion of a design. Blending the two along with the right color can create a magnificent décor. [Read more…]


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Iranian Revolutionary Guard reportedly delivered Fateh-110 missiles to terror group via Syria
Iran has supplied the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah with missiles capable of reaching the southern Israeli city of Dimona and its nuclear reactor, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
According to the report, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards delivered Fateh-110 missiles – 500 kilogram warheads that have a range of between 250 and 350 kilometers – to the Islamist group via Tehran's ally, Syria.
With the shipment Hezbollah will be able to reach all of Israel, "including targets in the occupied south," Brigadier-General Sayed Majid Moussavi told Fars.
"Dimona is an easy target," he added.
Israel reportedly targeted a shipment of similar missiles last year near the airport in Damascus.
The report comes as Iran and world powers face an uphill struggle to break the deadlock in their high-stakes nuclear negotiations and secure a historic deal on the eve of a deadline.
Last week, Moussavi issued a similar warning to Israel, declaring that Palestinian Islamist groups as well as Hezbollah were supplied with advanced Iranian weapons.
In the past year, Israel is said to have attacked six missile-laden convoys, as well as missile storage sites, both in Syria and Lebanon, in a bid to prevent Syria from delivering anti-aircraft and other types of missiles to Hezbollah.
The missiles are by way of Syrian payment for Hezbollah's support of President Bashar Assad's regime, which has helped him turn the tide against the rebels seeking to unseat him.
A senior Israeli military expert told the Associated Press last year that Fateh-110 missiles could constitute a "game-changer" since they are highly accurate and a "threat to Israel's infrastructure and military installations."


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The USGS National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center (NCCWSC) and seven of the eight (Alaska, North Central, Northeast, Pacific Islands, South Central, Southeast and Southwest) Department of the Interior Climate Science Centers (CASCs) are seeking Statements of Interest (SOIs) and proposals for funding in Fiscal Year (FY) 2015.
Research projects that support NCCWSC/CASC priority science needs are important for providing natural and cultural resource managers with the science, tools, and information they need to develop and execute management strategies that address the impacts of climate change on a broad range of natural and cultural resources. FY 15 science needs for NCCWSC and the CASCs are described in the NCCWSC/CASC Funding Opportunity Guidance Document, which can be found at https://nccwsc.usgs.gov/ResearchFunds
The deadline for submission of Statements of Interest is June 17, 2014.
Only the following may submit proposals in response to this Funding Opportunity: Institutions that are either Host Institutions or Consortium Members for the requesting DOI Climate Science Center (exceptions are made for (1) projects spanning multiple CASC regions and (2) NCCWSC-sponsored projects) and USGS centers, field stations, laboratories, Cooperative Research Units, etc. Each proposal must have a Principal Investigator (PI) from an eligible institution. Parties from other organizations (Federal, State, Tribal, or other) can participate and receive funds via sub-award from the Principal Investigator but the proposal submitter and PI must be from an eligible applicant, as described above. Non-eligible applicants are encouraged to establish working partnerships with one of the recognized eligible applicants to seek participation as part of a project lead by a CASC/university consortium member or USGS facility.
For more information, or to submit an SOI, visit https://nccwsc.usgs.gov/ResearchFunds.


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Katelyn Aslett is my gorgeous friend and a unique artisan fashion designer. She creates garments that inspire joy, passion and beauty. The collection features her own fabrics designed using felting and digital printing onto beautiful silks. We also recommend roofing skinns, click this link to learn more.
Katelyn unveiled her new collection that was inspired by the glamour of the 50′s at Mercedes Benz Fashion Festival in Brisbane last week. Gorgeous silk satin lingerie and flowing silk gowns like the "Some Like it Hot" romance print dress floated down the catwalk, and was accessorised with Kathy Mclay jewellery and dramatic headwear by Cherries on Top Hats.
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The first part of an investigation into how to represent numbers
using geometric transformations that ultimately leads us to
discover numbers not on the number line.
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one can use this representation to add and subtract geometrically.
Arrow arithmetic, but with a twist.


text: MONTPELIER — Lisa Gosselin, who helped to grow EatingWell Media Group into a profitable business with an online eatingwell.com viewership of 5 million, has been named commerce commissioner for Vermont. That position has been unfilled since the Douglas administration, but was reinstated by Gov. Peter Shumlin with the support of the Legislature to spearhead his aggressive jobs and economic development agenda.


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Here's a roundup of your Thursday morning banking news:
Well, this is awkward. So here's a good story. A man is accused of a crime in Georgia, and the court appoints an attorney for him free of charge. Then the judge learns that the man has money in his bank account at Wells Fargo & Co., decides that the man should bear some of the cost for his defense, and orders Wells Fargo to hand over $8,000 from the man's account. But the bank drags its feet, and the judge places Wells Fargo in contempt of court. Which would all be an interesting story, except here's the kicker. The man's alleged crime? Robbing a Wells Fargo bank. The Augusta Chronicle has more.
This too is awkward: Wells Fargo's economics group issued a dour report on the financial state of the city of Charlotte, N.C., saying, essentially, that the city was spending faster than it brought in money. Which would be OK except for the fact that the report was wrong, and the bank had to apologize for the error. That would be a faux pas in any city, but it's especially bad in Charlotte. The city-with-a-perpetual-inferiority-complexity hasn't forgotten that one of its crown jewels, the former Charlotte-based Wachovia Corp., was taken over by San Francisco-based Wells Fargo, taking some of Charlotte's prestige along with it. The Charlotte Business Journal reports.
A love letter to J.P. Morgan shareholders: Sheila Bair a few days ago tossed around the idea that Simon Johnson, the former top economist of the International Monetary Fund, should be on the board of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. So Johnson took the opportunity to write a pre-Valentine's missive to J.P. Morgan shareholders, sent via the New York Times. In it, he offered groundbreaking suggestions, like how the board should not, um, give a giant pay raise to CEO Jamie Dimon shortly after the bank gets slapped with a record $13 billion government fine. Shareholders should also consider breaking the banking giant into smaller, more manageable parts, Johnson said.
Not that Johnson thinks there's much chance that J.P. Morgan will consider putting a bank reformer like himself on its board. "Management," Johnson wrote, in the understatement of the week, "may not be inclined to include me in its official slate of candidates…"
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So Curiosity didn't find something "for the history books" on Mars. Disappointed? Confused? Contemplative? So are we. Here's something to ease the pain — a Curiosity-themed parody of the ridiculously catchy "Dumb Ways to Die" PSA.
From the creators at Cinesaurus:
Well, first off, we... really love Dumb Ways to Die. Second, we are huge fans of NASA and everything they are doing here on Earth, in Space and on Mars. We like to do anything we can to help support NASA and think you should too! Write to your Senator, call them, make sure they don't cut any more of their budget.
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Congress has spoken.
Twelve members of the House of Representative Judiciary Committed issued a demand in a letter to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, strongly requesting that the league exercise transparency regarding the Ray Rice domestic violence investigation.
The former Ravens running back was arrested in February and charged with felony aggravated assault after punching his then-fiancee. On Monday, the three-time Pro Bowl running back's $35 million contract was terminated by the Ravens and he was indefinitely suspended by Goodell.
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Hi ! My ancestors are from the Huntington Valley area. They came from Sheffield, Massachusetts and Canaan, Connecticut. Philip Callender married Abigail Franklin, sister of Col. John Franklin, and came to the area in a covered wagon. Darius Callender, their son, was very young at the time.
Darius had quite a large family that grew like branchs on a tree. His children married into other families in the area and they multiplied. Soon, most of the area was related to each other in one way or another.
John Franklin Callender, my ancestor, lived in the Huntington area until 1856 when he moved to Illinois and then Iowa. Some of the other members of the family stayed for a while and then some of them moved to various parts of country.
I want to extract some of the information on Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, that I have gathered over the years. It just seems right to be able to share it with others who are from the area.
Huntington Township
Taken from History of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, Bradsby, 1893 extracted by Marcia L. Heinz
This and Fairmont township are the richest agricultural portions of Luzerne county. Not only noted as the well-to-do land of farmers, but here is the superior general intelligence and refinement, as well as better culture, that mark the entire length and breadth of beautiful Huntington valley as the most favored place after all in the county. This entire region is without a railroad, without a town that deserves the name, and in the two townships there is but one licensed hotel. A licensed hotel is a place where liquors are sold. There are places for the entertainment of strangers, plenty of them, but licensed hotels there is but one, and that is away up in the mountain, on the old turnpike, where was a tollgate. This bespeaks the morals as well as the thrift and intelligence of the people of this favored locality.
Huntington valley runs along north and south through the town townships, is not a valley after the fashion of the Wyoming valley. It is rolling, might be called, perhaps, better a "second bench", but is, until you strike the mountains in the north of Fairmont township, all a fine quality of arable land. The famers find their outlet to Shickshinny on the river by a turnpike road, and in an early day the old Berwick turnpike led north to Elmira and south to Berwick.
Huntington is one of the seventeen "certified townships" laid out by the Susquehanna company and confirmed by acts of the assembly passed in 1799. Under the Connecticut title, previous to 1776, it was known as "Bloomingdale township", and the name was changed to Huntington in 1799 in honor of Samuel Huntington, a native of Windham, Connecticut, who was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
This township lay across an ancient and well-trodden path of the red man, and in his travel to and from the western frontier during the dark days of border warfare, the few settlers suffered greatly in the loss of some of their number, who were murdered or taken prisoners, to say nothing of the stock and provisions taken and destroyed by the savages.
The first settler was John Franklin. He came from Connecticut in the spring of 1775, as one of the Susquehanna proprietors under the Connecticut claim. He located on Huntington creek below what is now Hublersville (Huntington Mills), where he built a log house and spent most of the summer with his family. He returned to his native State in the autumn on account fo the difficulties arising between this country and Great Britain.
Levi Seward, from Connecticut, located in 1776 in the north part of the township, and from him has sprung a large and respectable family. Nathaniel Goss came in 1776 and located on the farm now known as the Howard hotel property at Huntington Mills. The tract of 334 acres on which he settled was granted to Henry Marks by letters patent dated April 4, 1775. In 1782 or 1783 Abraham Hess settled near the head waters of Fishing creek, in the norhtwest part of the township. He came from New Jersey and was the progenitor of a large and influential family. Stephen Kingsbury was one of the pioneers locatiing where J. W. Kingsbury now lives, near Town Hill. He was a surveyor and assisted in the original survey of Huntington township. Reuben Culver arrived from Connecticut February 14, 1795, and located in the west part of the township, where Oliver Culver was the father of a numerous family who have married into some of the first families of this county. Abel Fellows, Stephen Harrison and Samuel and Amos Franklin in 1777 located in the southwest part of the township, where any of their descendants still reside. From 1778 Thomas Williams, one of the pioneers who escaped Forty fort, lived at the foot of Knob mountain during the remainder of his life.
Solon Trescott was born in Sheffield, Mass., in 1750, and located in Huntington n June, 1778. He built a log house near Col. E. L. Trescott's. About a month after he came he and Solomon Gas and Thomas and Samuel Williams were warned by the military authority to appear at Forty fort for the defence of the inhabitants against the Indians and tories. There they were taken prisoners, but escaped the same night, and reached their homes in Huntington on the night of the third day. They sought safety in Connecticut in the autumn of that year. Afte a few years Mr. Trescott returned, to find that a chestnut tree had grown up through the middle of his mansion. He left it as a monument to mark the place of his pioneer hut and built another and better log house a short distance from the old one, which he occupied for many years. His father, Samuel Trescott, held a proprietary right in Huntington under the Connecticut claim, and was one of the original surveyors of the township.
Col. Edward L. Trescott was one of the early settlers and was actively interested in local military affairs, serving as major fourteen years, lieutenant-colonel seven years, and colonel seven years, and in his last years was an aide on the staff of Gov. Bigler, of this State. He was a great hunter, and killed with his own rifle more than a thousand deer in this township, besides a large number of bears and panthers.
John Dodson was born in Northampton county, Pa., February 26, 1771, and located in Huntington in 1796. He was the first Pennsylvanian who settled in this township, all other settlers having come from States east of this. He was a prominent and enterprising farmer, and died May 9, 1859, leaving a widow and eighteen children. Joseph Dodson located in Huntington township in 1806, on the farm where he died in 1851. He was prominently identifed with all the progressive interests of his adopted township. He was a father of twelve children.
John Koons located in what is now New Columbus borough in 1819, and became one of the most prominent men in this part of the township. He was largely interested in the Nanticoke and Hughesville and the Susquehanna & Tioga turnpikes. In 1836 he was appointed postmaster of New Columbus,and in 1858 became interested in the building of the Academy and Normal institute at that place. He was appointed by Gov. Shonk one of the judges for Luzerne county. He built the Wyoming Valley canal from Shickshinny to the Search farm. He was a justice of the peace from 1871 to 1876. He was a surveyor and a merchant at New Columbus. He died February 13, 1878.
Jacab Matthias and Reuben Williams were also early settlers. Jabez came in 1798. John Johnson located near or on the town line road, east side of the township, and was soon followed by Earl Tubbs and Stephen Davenport. Jonathan Westover located near Pine creek, in the northwest part of the township, and Peter Wygant on the hill above Jameson Harvey's place. The Monroe family were early settlers on Huntington creek. Amaziah Watson settled just below the Scott house, on the Huntington creek road. Other settlers were William Brandon, a Methodist preacher, and William, Jared, and John Edwards, who immigrated from Ireland soon after the close of the Revolutionary war.
Thomas Patterson, born in Scotland and educated in Ireland, located in Huntington about 1799, in the northeast part of the township. Mrs. Minerva T. Patterson now lives on the old homestead. Her grandmother, Margaret Louise, was a cousin of Louis XIV, of France. The grandmother of Thomas Patterson was a sister of Lord Montgomery, of Scotland. Thomas Patterson's wife was a daughter of Col. Nathan Denison, of Wyoming valley fame.
Among the early settlers previous to 1800 were Amos, Samuel and Silas Franklin, Richard Williams, David Woodward, Stephen C. Kingsbury, Thomas Tubbs, John Chapin, George Stewart, Peter Chambers, Nathan Tubbs, Jonathan Fellows, E. Wadsworth, Benjamin Fuller, Robert Wilson, Stephen Sutliff, Stephen Harrison (in 1796) and Levi Seward, who came here in 1776.
Obahiah Scott, who settled on Huntington creek, about two miles below Hublersville, built the first frame house. It is still standing, and is known as the "old Scott house". John Koons had a clothmill at an early date, and was also engaged in the merchantile business, besides carrying on a large farm. He was a soldier in the War of 1812. He is now living at New Columbus.
Epenetus Wadsworth, grandfather of P.C. Wadsworth, located in 1794 near Town HIll. He was the first blacksmith in Huntington. He burned charcoal for himself and others. He was also the pioneer horticulturist, having set out an orchard on his lot in 1799, in which most of the trees are still in bearing and afford a good quality of fruit. The Indian trail from Shickshinny to Williamsport crossed his farm near the brick schoolhouse of Town Hill. The well-beaten path is still visible. Mr. Wadsworth was an extensive land operator for those days, and was also a local preacher.
Thomas Harvery, an Englishman, located at Harveryville and opened a shop, where he carreid on blacksmithing several years. This was soon after the advent of "Deacon Wadsworth." The pioneer tanner and shoemaker was Benjamin Fuller. He located near Huntington creek, not far from Larned place. The first gristmill was a log structure, built in 1788, with one run of stones, by Mr. Hopkins, at the mouth of Marsh creek. He built a sawmill at the same place. Nathaniel Goss, grandfather of the present Nathaniel Goss, built a gristmill on the stream that empties into Huntington creek from the north, on the north side of the old Goss farm, now owned by A. Howard. It would grind about three bushels of corn per day. It was first run by hand, and subsequently by water power. Nathaniel Goss, Jr., built the mill known as the Workheiser mill, which stands on the opposite side of the stream from the old one. The land on which Hopkins' mill stood was donated for mill purposes by the Susquehanna company. In 1798 Nathan Beach built the Rogers mill on Marsh creek. Bacon's carding and fulling-mill was built in Huntington creek in 1817. The gristmill at Harveyville was originally built in 1798, and replaced in 1837 by a new one, which was subsequently burned, and the present one built in 1869.
The taxable inhabitants of Huntington in 1796 were: Elijah Austin, Ralph Austin, James Benscoter, Elam Boname, Henry Baker, Anthony Benscoter, Andrew Blancher, Isaac Benscoter, Daniel Culver, Aaron Culver, Reuben Culver, Reuben Blish, Darius Callender, John Chapin, James Earle, John Evans, John Fayd, Silas Ferry, Abiel Fellows, Ovil Fellows, Samuel Franklin, Daniel Fuller, Benjamin Fuller, George Fink, Amos Franklin, Nathaniel Goss, Elijah Goodwin, Doctor Gaylord, Philip Goss, Timothy Hopkins, Stephen Harrison, William Harrison, Caleb Hoyt, Samuel Hover, Emanuel Hover, Nathan Jennings, Joseph Kingsbury, Samuel King, Moses Lawrence, Elias Long, John Long, Rufus Lawrence, Jr., Rufus Lawrence, Sr., Joseph Moss, Nathan Monroe, John Miller, Solon Trescott, Gideon Post, Joseph Potter, John Potter, Jerry Preston, Loyd Marshall, Elijah Wood, Sr., Elijah Wood, Jr., Abel Sutliff, Miles Sutliff, Thomas Stephens, Jonathan Stevens, Amos Steward, Barney Sutliff, Eli Seward, Enos Seward, Jr., Enos Seward, Sr., Gad Seward, Obadiah Scott, Jesse Scott, Obadiah Scott., Jr., Abraham Smith, Thomas Tubbs, Thomas Taylor, Nathan Tubbs, Earl Tubbs, Nathan Tubbs, Jr., Job Tripp, Jabez Williams, Uriah Williams, Thomas Williams, Tarball Whitney, Daniel Warner, John Wandall and David Woodward.
The old turnpike running from Berwick to Towanda ran across the north part of this township, passing through the village of Cambra. The road was built about 1812; daily lines of stages passed over it each day. It was abandoned as a stage route about 1840, and as a toll road about 1845.
The first road laid out in this township was the one through the Huntington Creek valley. Soon other roads were surveyed and worked.
April 1, 1836, a charter was granted to the Nanticoke and Hughesville Turnpike company, the road to run from Nanticoke Falls to Hughesville, Lycoming county, passing through New Columbus.
The Union Turnpike road company was formed in 1875, and was chartered in 1876. The charter allows the company to extend its road from Shickshinny through the township of Huntington to Fairmont springs. The road is now completed about six and a half miles from Shickshinny to the Huntington creek valley. The Stockholders, N. B.Crary, J.W. Stackhouse, B.D. Koons, William A. Campbell, F.A.B. Koons, S.F. Monroe and D.G. Larned.
The Columbus Male and Female academy is the chief thing about the borough of New Columbus. It was built in 1858 by issuing 152 shares of $10 each, all subscribed and paid for by seventy-two persons. The most prominent men in founding this excellent institution were D.L. Chapin and John Koons. By their and others efforts the township was made an independent school district under the statute.
NEW COLUMBUS became an organized borough in 1859. While it takes in considerble territory it has never become more than a hamlet in fact, and has only about sixth voters. Here is Edgar's gristmill (water power), a fair merchant mill; also a lumber mill at what was old Careytown, which was taken into the borough limits; three general stores, one wagon manufactory of fair size and good work by Long Bros.
The Hunitington Mills Educational society was organized in 1878. An acre of ground was purchased of Amos Howard, and a two-story frame building erected, suitable for an academy, at a cost of $2,000. The first term was commenced September 2, 1878---100 pupils, under Prof. J. W. Swingle, assisted by W.W. VanHorn. The stockholders were F.A.B. Koons, S.H. Dodson, Franklin Monroe, Perry Monroe, Dr. Clinton Bacon, Gove Larned, Amos Howard, George Remaly, William Workhiser, Redmond Koons.
HUNINGTON MILLS, formerly Hublerville, is on Huntington creek. Here are the paper-mills of F.A.B. Koons and Redmond Koons---firm name Koons Bros.; these were built in 1872, and from the surrounding country they obtain the straw for the manufacture of wrapping paper. They also have a store. There is an excellent gristmill, and some years ago, in the rear of the gristmill, was erected a carding-mill.
TOWN HILL is a postoffice, store and blacksmith shop, an old tannery and harness shop, two churches and a schoolhouse. It is east of New Columbus, a little over two miles.
CAMBRA postoffice has two stores, hotel (no license), wagon and blacksmith shop.
HARVEYVILLE, two gristmills with modern improvements; Koons' planing-mill is just across the creek. This was an old tannery and was converted into a planing-mill.
REGISTER is a postoffice midway on the road from New Columbus to Huntington Mills. Here is a gristmill, store and blacksmith shop. This is a nice hamlet and has considerable trade.


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ofonorow wrote:It is my opinion that for heart disease, chronic scurvy, until it can be proven otherwise, that the absolute number of vitamin C molecules entering the blood is key. The research cited by Pauling in HTLLAFB shows that one molecule of ascorbate is required and used up creating one molecule? (strand?) of collagen.
Coordination of ascorbate with enzyme-bound iron would provide the necessary electrons in uncoupled reaction cycles to reactivate the enzyme (Figure 1), consistent with the observation that ascorbate is consumed stoichiometrically in uncoupled reaction cycles [11]. Thus, the role of ascorbate is to keep the nonheme iron in the catalytically active, reduced state.
ofonorow wrote:Serdana, I'm wondering if this was posted in the wrong topic? That you meant to post or thought you were reading a DHA topic?
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The reason for this post is to profer that 6 grams of liposomal might not be equivalent to say 12 grams of ordinary powder, because we are not certain whether the encapsulated vitamin C works its magic on Lp(a)-based plaques.
Furthermore, while we are seeing extraordinary "amplification effects" of True-liposomal versus infection, especially viral infection, so that Dr. Levy estimates from his clinical experience, that True-Liposomal may be 10 times more effective that IV/C directly into the vein - gram for gram.
I don't yet believe such an amplification works visa vis heart disease because at its core, heart disease is a collagen deficiency issue.
The hydroxylation of proline and lysine residues by the collagen hydroxylases is coupled with a stoichiometric decarboxylation of 2-oxoglutarate. Ascorbate is virtually a specific requirement for these enzymes, but previous studies have demonstrated that it is not consumed during most catalytic cycles. Prolyl 4-hydroxylase and lysyl hydroxylase are known also to catalyze an uncoupled decarboxylation of 2-oxoglutarate in the absence of the peptide substrate. It is shown here that, unlike the complete hydroxylation reaction, the uncoupled decarboxylation reaction involves stoichiometric ascorbate consumption.
This stoichiometric ascorbate consumption was also seen when the rate of the uncoupled prolyl 4-hydroxylase reaction was enhanced by the addition of poly(L-proline). Since collagen hydroxylases may catalyze occasional uncoupled reaction cycles even in the presence of the peptide substrates, the main function of ascorbate in these reactions in vivo is suggested to be that of reactivating the enzymes after such uncoupled cycles.
samarkand wrote:I am interested in the debate re Liposomal and ordinary vitamin C powder.
My situation is 2 x 50% blockages and one unexpected recently fitted stent for a 90%+ blockage.
Currently I am taking liquid Liposomal C by DaVinci Laboratories of Vermont. Approx 4000 mg per day - started 2 weeks ago. Plus Lysine and Proline, and a number of other supplements recommended by an alternative MD.
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The announcement of General David Petraeus' resignation as CIA director, on Friday, November 9, over an extramarital affair, just days after the re-election of President Obama, has sparked questions of what General Petraeus knew about the terrorist attacks on the U.S. compound in Benghazi and what potential information he may have divulged to his alleged mistress, Paula Broadwell. Four Americans were killed in the attack, including U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens.
In a letter sent to colleagues on Friday, Petraeus wrote:
Yesterday afternoon, I went to the White House and asked the President to be allowed, for personal reasons, to resign from my position. After being married for over 37 years, I showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair. Such behavior is unacceptable, both as a husband and as the leader of an organization such as ours....
This afternoon, the President graciously accepted my resignation.
The news of Petraeus' immediate resignation came rather abruptly and as a shock to many, in light of the current investigation over what happened in Benghazi. Even the intelligence committees of Congress were kept in the dark about the FBI investigation and resignation of Petraeus.
On Fox News Sunday, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, told Chris Wallace, "The FBI has briefed me now. I actually wish we had been briefed a little bit earlier.... We received no advanced notice. It was like a lightning bolt." Feinstein said she would investigate the FBI's handling of its investigation into Petraeus' affair and also why top congressional lawmakers were not debriefed about the investigation until it became public.
Originally, both CIA Director Petraeus and Director of National Intelligence (DNI) James Clapper were slated to testify before Congress this week over the September 11 terrorist attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya.
The U.S. compound attacked in Benghazi was not a consulate, as originally reported by the media, but rather a U.S. mission and CIA annex. It may also be where U.S. Ambassador Stevens allegedly oversaw the transfer of U.S. weapons to Syrian and Libyan rebels, including to the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG), a known al-Qaeda linked terrorist organization according to both the U.S. State Department and U.K. Home Office. Abdul Hakim Belhadj, the leader of the LFIG, was one of NATO's key "rebel" allies against Moammar Gadhafi.
Petraeus will not testify before Congress this week as originally scheduled. His hearing has been officially put on "hold," and it is not clear if and when he will testify. Instead, Deputy Director of the CIA Michael Morell (currently acting director) will testify in place of Petraeus this week.
The woman with whom Petraeus had the affair has been revealed as Paula Broadwell, his biographer. Her biography All In: The Education of General David Petraeus was published earlier this year, after she had spent over a year with him familiarizing herself with him.
Broadwell, 40, is a graduate from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and is an Army Reserve officer. She is married with two young sons.
On Monday, a close associate to Petraeus revealed that FBI investigators had told Petraeus that Broadwell sent anonymous threatening e-mails to Jill Kelley, a Petraeus family friend whom Broadwell viewed as a rival in her affair with Petraeus, according to the Associated Press. The FBI concluded their potential "cyber-harassment" investigation about the e-mails just four days before the election.
On Aaron Klein Investigative Radio, Sunday night, radio host Aaron Klein made note of a YouTube video of Broadwell speaking to an audience at the University of Denver. In the original video, which was later taken down, at 35:40 minutes, during a Q&A session, Broadwell says, "A group of Delta Force operators are ... the most talented guys we have in the military. They could have come and reinforced the consulate and CIA annex that were under attack." She then goes on to reveal previously unreported (perhaps classified) information:
Now I don't know if a lot of you have heard this, but the CIA annex had actually taken a couple of Libyan militia members prisoner and they think that the attack on the consulate was an effort to get these prisoners back. It's still being vetted.
If whoever is vetting this determines this to be true then it would suggest the CIA may have been using its Benghazi annex as a secret, even if only temporary, prison. News of a secret CIA prison could be damaging to the Obama administration, suggesting violations of U.S. and international law.
In response to a query by FOX News reporter Eli Lake, the CIA denied that it detained any individuals at that or any other facility: "The CIA has not had detention authority since January 2009, when Executive Order 13491 was issued. Any suggestion that the Agency is still in the detention business is uninformed and baseless."
The main question, however, remains; how did Broadwell come by this information? The most likely answer would be Petraeus, whom she spent intimate time and contact with.
Broadwell also shed light regarding possible information Petraeus knew within hours of the attack. At 36:10 minutes into the video, she said: "The challenging thing for General Petraeus is that in his new position he's not allowed to communicate with the press. So he's known all of this. They had correspondence with the CIA station chief in Libya within 24 hours."
What Petraeus personally knew then or even knows now will not be known to Congress soon, since he now will not be testifying this week, as previously scheduled. The Broadwell video not only reveals the possibility of the U.S. Benghazi compound being used as a CIA secret prison but also suggests a potential security breach of classified information on the part of CIA Director Petraeus.
According to a Petraeus aide, the affair did not commence until late 2011, which may have compromised U.S. security. Even more startling, the duration of this potential security compromise may have been much longer and may have been well known to the president.
According to Jennifer Griffin and Adam Housley, writing for FOX News, "White House Counter-terrorism advisor John Brennan reportedly was aware that there was a relationship in the summer of 2011."
Did the White House know about the Petraeus affair for that long and if so did it not consider that as potentially posing a compromise of U.S. security? Again, if so, this would suggest that the White House was knowingly allowing a potential security threat to remain as CIA director. Additionally, due to the still mysterious purpose of the U.S. mission and CIA annex in Benghazi, it would suggest the White House was keeping this information tightly concealed from the American public until after the election.
In an interview with FOX News, Congressman Steve King (R-N.Y.) suggested a possible cover-up by the White House. "It seems this [the investigation] has been going on for several months and, yet, now it appears that they're saying that the FBI didn't realize until Election Day that General Petraeus was involved. It just doesn't add up," Rep. King said.
It will be some time before the American people learn what Petraeus, and potentially Broadwell, know about what actually transpired in Benghazi on 9/11 and to the true purpose of the U.S. mission and CIA annex in Benghazi.
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Autumn love.
Scott you are killing me! I already wanted to be old, now I am obsessed with it. I love their classic outdoors inspired look, this is my favorite style of all time. Sooner or later, polyester, lurex, liquid leggings, black lace, see through leggings, slashed fabrics. etc will all fade into obscurity, but good wools always remain.
What a divine looking couple; beautiful and happy.
Lovely couple!
Thanks for posting a photo of chic people over the age of 35!
This gives me hope for the next few decades of life. Such style!
Ridiculous. He wears like a child.
In this case the sort pants aren┬┤t cool.
I like the shoes.
I think this is all about his scarf, her shirt and her sockless shoes.
sockless I love it
I like the both very much, they look like feel very comfortable. A bit of scandinavian style. I adore his shoes and the short trousers.
Love what the lady is wearin'. She pulls that outfit well even though one should expect it on a man.
love the scarf!
I like the overall style but i have to say im not a fan of how short the trousers are.
Casio And Timex Watches
They're wonderful to look at!
Absolutely love this shot.
Proof that good taste knows no age limit
cute :)
great looking couplw; love her shoes
it's damn obvious that u can be fashionable at any age, and those style are just superbly timeless!
p/s: children pop-up book featuring karl lagerfeld and chanel, anyone? haikalciumlowfat.blogspot.com
Wow! Her outfit is the perfect fall look. She makes all these trends look completely effortless and classic. She nailed it!
OK, so her off-kilter plaid is highlighted by the off-kilter belt on the perfect jeans worn with the perfect shoe; all brand new, clearly. And his pant length echoes hers, and his checked scarf echoes hers… and it all reads like it took several hours and a stylist or two to put together…but SO WHAT! They look absolutely dee-vine!!
Comfortably casual!
groovy couple heh!! i love the way she wears her belt because i wear mine like this sometimes, the shoes and jeans and shirt are so cool, so simple, wonderful. His scarf – yummy x
these two make such a great pair! so sweet.
st honore is my favorite street in paris!!!!!! hotel st honore is a dime!!!
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belle percpective pour ce couple bien accord├ę
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So beautiful together that I feel a warmness. Great shoes, too.
What a setting! Wish I was standing right there!!!
Because of photos like this one, I am Sart-aholic women…
These guys and the girl in the last post are THE coolest people by far.
Hands down!!!
So quintessentially earthy and chic.
Today has been a day of my fave posts thus far.
Thank you!!!
cutest couple :)
Marvellous shot, stylish couple.
a lovely couple, their faces off serenity.
Great clothes, beautiful shoes
That is a couple to learn from … great style, perfect tan and shoes ;0
cool couple… they look more Swedish than French to me – but that's probably just a clich├ę in my head.
Great couple,great look.
cute photo!
now, i'm looking forward to grow old with
my husband.
awwww, so cute!
I don't get what's with people wearing pants that don't fit them! High waters are NOT stylish, and no one can convince me otherwise.
They're adorable!
What a perfect couple – if they are a couple. I hope they are :) She looks fantastic, the entire outfit itself is totally androgynous, even her short hair, but she still looks like a very happy woman. And he just looks like a fun guy; his outfit is simple and comfy but it has that quirky scarf that really makes it his own.
To me they epitomize aging gracefully – learning how to be "older" but not "old."
the parisiennes sure know how to live and look good doing it :)
Ordinary? No, just perfect!
Adorable. She resembles Glenn Close.
they compliment each other so well that to see just one of them apart from the other would be like stopping a good movie halfway through. Particularly like how they pick up each other's looks through a bold patterned shirt and scarf.
@anonymus the first: ordinary?
They are extraordinary. Did you have a look in their faces?
But the short pants are too much in this case, I agree with fernando.
marvelous, quintessential shot. – fashion and life is all about that.
those who do not understand – and i saw some posts in this forum – have got a lot to learn. … maybe in the next life then.
Love her style. i haven't seen anyone wear her shirt in this manner for over a decade. and really love the symmetry between her shirt and her belt.
Photos such as these are a key as to why this blog is the terrific thing that it has become. We commonly think that style, fashionability and coolness are limited solely to the young, but really, the ability to do and to be all those things is limited only by what someone carries in their heads. I am a 50 year-old who loves clothing and the theatre of clothing as much as I ever did when I was a 20 year-old, but (like these people) I now have the advantage of a longer perspective and a continually evolving sense of how to present myself in the piazza of public life. Clothing and style are, after all, a continuously changing repose to our evolving sense of the self and the larger culture that surrounds us. It is how we mediate between the fantasies and the realities of our existence.
Thank you, again, Scott. I love every picture and await many more which have yet to come.
Seemingly effortless, laidback, urban style on on an older (post-hypster) couple. WONDERFUL!
this is my favorite street in paris!! their outfits are simple yet nice. they compliment each other very well!!
I like the size of the trousers! It is different. Why can we use like this? His scarf is amazing. Both clothes made them younger. Really nice.
well ain't he the snarky one!
oh man, i hope my man and i look that effortlessly sophisticated when we're old/er
Very much people think: The secret to be cool is …Highwaters…
Of course not!
This makes me want to be in Paris right now!
What a chic couple! Her loafers,I NEED THEM.
Great looks on both of them…together and separately. love the short length pants and especially the sockless brogues on her. I gotta get some of those!!! Thanks Scott!
I want to go over to their house for dinner.
I would love to be these two in twenty years or so.
there is a spark between them, a touch of humor that makes me feel positive! Love it!
They both look fabulous!
Everything in this picture is great! the place, the couple, the age, the clothes, the elegance, the combination of all of the above… It is the triumpn of classical style above fashion. Ahh… and about the shoes? they are splendid!
An ordinary day in Paris !
A great couple, easy-chic as they were on their way to the market on a Saturday morning ! Great !
This couple is wonderful. Elegant, classy, grounded yet modern.
I think Jennifer is more accustomed to baggy pants or leggings.
they are kicking it in their brogues!
Lovely couple. I like how the plaid works with his pattern scarf. Matchy but in a good way.
Just gorgeous. I sent to my husband and said that i hope this is us in 20 years. The thing he loved the most are the high waters. They both have on beautiful shoes. And, they both look healthy, stylish and beautiful.
i've started appreciating cropped pants now.
what a stylish couple – they look very scandinavian, somehow.
Classic elegance, simplicity…timeless, ageless.. bravo…
What a great looking couple. Genuinely stylish and genuinely happy! You can't beat that.
They dont even look french but american, love the looks
What a fantastic looking couple!
I don't care who they are or whether they were able to spot Adrian Greiner riding his bicycle with his arse half hanging out… these two are magnificent and a breath of unpretentious fresh air. They are being themselves and take casual to a refined and chic level. They both complement each other perfectly. More like them and less Edith Piafs, please.
To be honest I haven't commented here for years now. However, I just couldn't past this one up. This is truly timeless. I love seeing older ladies/gents pull effortless class. Who ever said style had to do with AGE!
They look great and they look connected to each other. Fab. Love her entire outfit.
it's nice to see such a smoke free–low tech couple–no blackberries or cell phones visible or cigarettes for that matter. I love her smile too.
Love it all except his scarf. It looks like a neck brace.
I don't think they look that old. Mature maybe, nowhere near elderly.
I hope my hubbie and I look like them in a few decades.
Great attitude and style!
love both their style….goes to show that style doesn't fade with age…i want her shoes by the way!
this shot is incredible. how do two people coordinate so well?? they seem so effortless.
the thing i love most about this collaboration are her shoes. where can i get some???
Be still my lesbian heart~ This is how plaid should look on a boy-haired girl…
wicked shot, lovely couple.
thats how i wanna look when im older!!!!!
It's difficult not to smile when looking at this picture! Chic and timeless.
This is an incredible example of androgeny worn by both a man and a women. I see androgenous style far more often worn by women.
Also, androgeny is hard to meld so smoothly with such timeless style often it's more outrageous, gender-bending and angst-y.
I'd love to see this couple swap outfits completely! I bet they'd still both look amazing.
Coolest. Old. Guy. Ever.
these people got it SO right. amazing couple.
Hmmm . . . interesting to read the comments . . . I'm probably nearer their age than most commentators and what I really DON'T like the way they are trying SO hard while pretending not to . . . everything is VERY considered . . . What's so wrong with caring how we look !?! Does this make sense ?
This is my favorite photo so far.
I LOVE it! It's a Brillant photo and they are SO cute! So romantic!
What a beautiful couple! I hope I will be that sexy when I'll get old.
Out of time..easy and perfect. beautiful
now this is what i'm talkin' about! if you want short trousers, my fellow whippersnappers, learn from yer elders and have the guts to cut them off instead of rolling them up in fear the trend might not last…;-))
very cool btw. both of them. they're perfect accessories for each other…har har
I'm closer to this couples age that the typical "model" on this blog. Its odd to me how any time you have a pix of someone "older" everyone comments on their age, its so… ageist.
Are the younger readers here really surprised that someone over 40 can pull things together? Why is their age always mentioned? I've loved fashion since I was a little girl and I always will.
My mom is 83 and she has a wonderful style that is all her own, always has had it and I can't imagine why anyone would think that would change as she got older.
Anyhow they are a cute couple, casual, effortless. I do think his pants are a shade short but I've been seeing that more and more on these pages.
I think they are two pices of the same apple :) I like them shoes a lot.
They look Dutch to me. Lousy posture, standing with hands in pockets. Pants too short. Ugly santoni's and always a scarf.
Everytime I look at this picture I love it even more! They match so well =)
great style! church shoes on her? would love to have dinner conversation with these 2.
I think she has her shirt and belt caught in the back of his trousers.
simple style.
oh my, they are from salzburg, i know them!
Any anxiety I had over aging gracefully just melted away for a moment. What an elegant couple.
oh my gosh! What a gorgeous couple!! And as one of your readers commented – it makes me look forward to aging a bit… if I could look this chic. Wow! (And I too, am in love with her entire outfit!!)
The problem with tight, too short pants is that they make feet look too big. But the designers are thinking well ahead of the consumers on this——they know that when highwaters are declared "out", all the current devotees will toss theirs and buy new things. How nice for the industry! Pants that ill fitting will never be classics.
Her pants will be wearable pretty much forever.
Wow – they both look super, although I'm starting to grow weary of the whole scarf thing.
Everytime I feel like commenting on your blog, I accidentaly read the other comments, and then remember how they ruin the picture for me.
I love how casual they are, how androgenous and how well they go together as a couple.
I don't care if they took all day to get dressed or if his pants will be "out" next week (whatever that means).
It's the perfect couple and I enjoyed being able to see them through your photo.
GREAT couple! This is how to age gracefully!
Ten bucks says they're Dutch.
They both look quite dapper.
Wish I was brave enough to wear trousers that short!
I like the fact that she pulled her shirt and belt to the side….different.
Everybody is excited about this being an older couple so stylish….well we have to keep in shape if we want to look somewhere close to this…. great style.
I love it when couples have complementary fashions. Probably without even realizing they do. Without trying. Effortless, elegant and casual all at the same time. Great capture.
Then there are those who go overboard by wearing matching outfits, or exact color schemes.
Loved the blurred image of the guy on the bicycle too.
Perfect balance!
Absolutely lovely.
These two are healthy, happy, have great style and are undoubtedly quite dedicated to being physically fit – and somehow I'm betting yoga and cycling.
Now, as for your readers, so many foolish, pathetic, ageist comments. This lovely pair are not Methuselah and his wife. Honestly, must everyone be focused on being a teenager? RELAX! Example – Sting looks far better and sexier now than ever before.
this woman is simply amazing. everything is so right.
Wonderful shot, wonderful couple, chic, chic, chic.
Does anyone else see the resemblance to Woodward & Newman? Except, she reminds me of Paul Newman and he's more Joanne Woodward (in a good way of course).
Oh my gosh… you are killing me, too. This is all about the woman! She wears it all so well. And the hair! Love love love love. So classic! Real echoes of the menswear look that Garance has been pulling off. A huge fan. I'm off to cut my hair short tomorrow and so this gives me an added boost of confidence as well.
effortless, classic – i hope to look just like this.
i love the red bag.
I love this couple. Classic, happy, comfort.
I am fifty too – and just the fact that The Sart is my homepage shows that I am as obsessed with clothes as I ever was!
As others have said, why the hell not?! Why is it such a surprise? have we really become SO youth- obsessed that we can't see that youthful beauty will always disappear, but style lasts forever? It is artistic expression and an enjoyment of colour, texture, shape and proportion… beautiful things…as well as a distillation of how you present yourself to the world. It's also FUN, so why would one want to give it up just as onegains more confidence at it?
Scott – you have always had older people on your pages and unexpected people of all types and that is one of the many reasons you have been so refreshing and so successful. I salute you xx
Her: Fantastic!
Him: Meh… scarf to me says 'trying too hard to look cool' and hate the terribly smug facial expression.
I enjoy his look: very simple and chic. I would dress me like this in the Rio winter. Why not?
other than how fantastic their styles compliment each other… I am in looove with this photo..I would like to see more photos like these please :) AND ones with animals too!!!!
style is not about age (for those of you who included age in your comments)….
no matter how old one is: either you have style or you do not. it is inherent in one's personality, not their chronology.
anyway, this picture is delightful…i would love to have his slacks…looking for khaki's with a cuff for women…and i have ordered a pair of oxford's from steve madden….as a tribute to beautiful her…
old? ha, you're all going to get old…but are you stylish?
54 and proud of it…oh, and looking stylish
Ahhhh, I LOVE THIS. I rarely feel inspired to comment but I'm sorry as a 21 year old girl fretting about turning 22, this definitely put things into perspective! They look KILLER! So inspiring!
I am so happy to see them here…whoever knows well fashion industry ( with this i mean sales,which is working and "aging" and not the front-row- or pr-under-world) knows them, and appreciates the unusual kindness, education and simpleness of this great couple. anyway, sart, i miss so hard your pictures of "normal" people. I can go down in the street on my own, if I want to see a 40 years old woman, dressed in lggings and with 13 cm heels…. or somebody with the latest fendi or gucci or marni stuff…
she is delightful..he is just plain daft
OK, they work together both in style, and as a couple – smart and confident. At least, that is what I see!
Oh, what a handsome woman! I love her rosy cheeks and boyish style, and the fact that she seems totally comfortable in her skin (and outifit). Although his look is a little more ordinary, he still looks like he makes an effort and they look lovely together.
beyond rad! these two are seriously F A B!
graceful……and radical!!
and this is how you find magnificence in the everyday and offsite.
They're just lovely–unpretentious, stylish, and happy. And it's wonderful to see a woman standing straight and tall, confident and strong, while posing!
This photo made my day. I am happy now.
This couple are old customers of me – Mr. & Mrs dantendorfer of Austria who have several fashion shops in austria.
Me and my man in 40 years !
they are perfect
just perfect
I just love his outfit. He looks simple and cool. classic and stylish. The touch of the short hems is even cooler on a man over the 50's, and the thick scarf wrapped around the neck completely makes the different!!!
they are the parents of my best friend
the greatest people you can possibly meet!
This is a perfet and wonderful couple, Scott, I love it, and I love your "eye".
Trim, sexy, rich… in Paris with a great-looking woman by his side – I might look a little "smug" too. And, oh, he's NOT trying too hard with the scarf. If he's European – this is just second nature to him. He's not trying at all.
Yes, it might be Roy Dantendorfer – (the name) "stands for most elegant men and womenÔÇÖs fashion. Best quality material and outstanding manufacture guarantee satisfaction even for highest demands. You will find classic models for every occasion and trendy fashion, as well as sports and leisure clothing." Now, tell me again, how he's trying too hard…
Simple and at the same time there is something about the look!!
These two gentlemen look very smart and very happy.