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Set on seven acres of parkland and conveniently close to Sligo town, this long-established but fairly modern hotel has particular appeal for people who prefer a quiet location with plenty of easily accessed parking space, and is known for its good conference and leisure facilities.
Recent refurbishment has paid off, making this a much more attractive hotel and, now that it has regained its cared-for feeling, this Sligo Hotels makes a good reasonably priced destination for family holidays and the various special breaks offered. Surrounded by some of the most scenic countryside in Ireland, there is plenty to explore in the Sligo area.
The hotel is WiFi enabled throughout and there's a dedicated business centre for business travellers.


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IO(4) FreeBSD Kernel Interfaces Manual IO(4) NAME io -- I/O privilege file SYNOPSIS device io #include <sys/types.h> #include <sys/ioctl.h> #include <dev/io/iodev.h> #include <machine/iodev.h> struct iodev_pio_req { u_int access; u_int port; u_int width; u_int val; }; DESCRIPTION The special file /dev/io is a controlled security hole that allows a process to gain I/O privileges (which are normally reserved for kernel- internal code). This can be useful in order to write userland programs that handle some hardware directly. The usual operations on the device are to open it via the open(2) inter- face and to send I/O requests to the file descriptor using the ioctl(2) syscall. The ioctl(2) requests available for /dev/io are mostly platform depen- dent, but there are also some in common between all of them. The IODEV_PIO is used by all the architectures in order to request that an I/O operation be performed. It takes a 'struct iodev_pio_req' argument that must be previously setup. The access member specifies the type of operation requested. It may be: IODEV_PIO_READ The operation is an "in" type. A value will be read from the specified port (retrieved from the port member) and the result will be stored in the val member. IODEV_PIO_WRITE The operation is a "out" type. The value will be fetched from the val member and will be written out to the specified port (defined as the port member). Finally, the width member specifies the size of the operand to be read/written, expressed in bytes. In addition to any file access permissions on /dev/io, the kernel en- forces that only the super-user may open this device. LEGACY The /dev/io interface used to be very i386 specific and worked differ- ently. The initial implementation simply raised the IOPL of the current thread when open(2) was called on the device. This behaviour is retained in the current implementation as legacy support for both i386 and amd64 architectures. SEE ALSO close(2), i386_get_ioperm(2), i386_set_ioperm(2), ioctl(2), open(2), mem(4) HISTORY The io file appeared in FreeBSD 1.0. FreeBSD 13.0 June 1, 2010 FreeBSD 13.0
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Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco blunt about hatred for wildcat
OWINGS MILLS, Md. – Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco hates his team's use of the wildcat formation, and Tuesday he let everyone know just how much.
He wasn't happy with coach John Harbaugh's decision to employ backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor in the wildcat Sunday in an effort to enhance the Ravens' running attack against the New York Jets. Taylor took five snaps – running four times and throwing an incomplete pass – in addition to lining up as a receiver on seven other plays.
"I don't like that stuff," Flacco said Tuesday. "I think it makes you look like a high school offense. That's just my opinion."
Flacco didn't leave it at that.
"I don't care how we use it in the game, I'm just not a huge fan of it," he said. "I'm the quarterback. I want to be behind the line of scrimmage; I want to be taking the snaps. That's really the only thing. I don't necessarily take it personally. I just think it makes us look like not an NFL team."
After earning Super Bowl MVP honors in February, Flacco received a $120.6 million, six-year contract. Things have not gone well for the offense this season, and the sixth-year pro would prefer the Ravens (5-6) seek to correct the flaws rather than resort to trickery.
"I'm all for us doing things to get better but we're not going to be good if we just can't get good at the basics of what we do 90 percent of the time," he said. "We have to be good at those things or we're not going to be good no matter what. I just want to make sure that we're focusing on getting good at those things."
When Taylor is in the game, Flacco usually leaves the game. On Sunday, however, he occasionally lined up at wide receiver and barely flinched after the snap.
Asked to define his role in the wildcat, Flacco said, "I'm not doing a single thing. I'm not blocking, I'm not doing anything."


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It is exciting news though. Just as soon as Windows Azure announced support for Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS, for short), IT folks came out of the woodwork seeking customized sizing options that were outside the original five instance sizes offered by the service.
Now, while the A5 and A7 IaaS instances have been out for a while, the recent update includes the addition of a A6 IaaS instance, plus Cloud Service versions of the same capacities. This allows developers to deploy their memory-intensive applications in the Platform as a Service paradigm and save the IT department from having to manage from the operating system 'up' as with IaaS.
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The Weird Week in Review
Man Fights Off Shark, Stitches Up Leg, Goes to Pub
James Grant of Colac Bay, New Zealand, was spear fishing with friends when he was attacked by a shark. He stabbed the shark with a knife, which caused it to leave. When he got out of the water, he saw a deep gash in his leg where the shark bit him. Grant, a junior doctor, removed his wetsuit and stitched up the wound, using supplies from a first aid kit. Then he and his friends went to the Colac Bay Tavern. The bar staff gave him a towel because his wound was bleeding onto the floor. Sometime afterward, he went to a hospital for a proper re-stitching. Grant plans to return to the water as soon as the stitches are out.
Genius Gets Free Lunch for a Year from Airline
This scheme would never pay off with an American airline, but it was well worth it for an unnamed man in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China. He bought a first-class ticket for a flight, then went to the airport and showed the ticket for admittance to China Eastern Airlines VIP lounge, where they serve complimentary meals with complimentary drinks. Then he left the lounge and changed his ticket to a flight for the next day. Then he returned and got another complimentary meal, with drinks. He changed his itinerary and took meals more than 300 times! When the ticket was about to expire, he cancelled it and got a full refund. The airline acknowledged that he did nothing illegal. What do you want to bet that China Eastern Airlines will change its policies soon to be more in line with other airlines that charge a fee for changes in itinerary and for cancellations?
90 Farting Cows Start Fire in Germany
This is what happens when you put too many well-fed cows in one shed. Maybe it was cold outside, but close quarters do not stop cows from farting. And the gas from 90 cows can be dangerous.
High levels of the gas had built up in the structure in the central German town of Rasdorf, then "a static electric charge caused the gas to explode with flashes of flames," the force said in a statement.
The report says the roof was damaged. We can imagine it being blown clean off. The cows fared pretty well, with only one animal being treated for burns.
River Flows with Scotch Whisky
It wasn't a truck spill, but a serious mistake. A truck carrying 27,500 liters of Scotch whisky emptied its cargo into the wrong vat at a bottler in Scotland. The vat overflowed, and 6,600 liters went into the River Ayr. Don't head to Scotland to take advantage of the situation, because the spill happened in 2011. This week, a fine of £12,000 was levied against Glen Catrine Bonded Warehouse Limited for polluting the river (need I say, one man's pollution is another man's Scotch and water). The company has set systems in place to ensure that such a mistake doesn't happen again.
Thousands of Chickens Cross the Road
Why did all the chickens cross the road? To get to the other side, silly! And also because they were escaping from the truck that was transporting them when it overturned. The truck was filled with chicken coops when it turned over on a highway in Guizhou province. Coops containing about 3,000 chickens broke open, and the birds made a run for it. Police jumped in to help round up about 900 of the chickens. The rest are presumable wandering the countryside. Let's just hope they look both ways before crossing the road again. With video.
Town Buried in Tumbleweeds
The residents of Clovis, New Mexico, were surprised when they woke up Monday morning to find they were buried in tumbleweeds! A wind from the north brought tumbleweeds to Clovis, and they settled up against the houses on the north side of town. Some homes had tumbleweeds up to their roofs, and doors and garages were covered. City crews went to work, and neighbors pitched in to help dig out the homes that were obstructed by the weeds. They are in the process of hauling them all to the city landfill, and hope to have the town cleaned up by the weekend.
Marijuana to Be Judged at Denver County Fair
County fairs are traditionally the time to show off garden produce and livestock, and maybe ride a ferris wheel and eat fried food on a stick. The tradition spread to Denver only in 2011, with a fair that started out to be new and different. What will be new and different this year is marijuana judging and a joint-rolling competition.
There won't actually be any marijuana at the fairgrounds. The judging will be done off-site, with photos showing the winning entries. And a live joint-rolling contest will be done with oregano, not pot. But county fair organizers say the marijuana categories will add a fun twist on Denver's already-quirky county fair, which includes a drag queen pageant, tattoo competitions and a contest for homemade robots.
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As Formula 1 film 'Rush' comes to the UAE, 7DAYS looks at seven of the best car chase films of all time...
Careering into cinemas across the UAE tomorrow is 'Rush', the adrenaline-injected picture that tackles the great Formula 1 rivalry between James Hunt and Niki Lauda. 'Thor' actor Chris Hemsworth takes on the role of playboy racer Hunt while his arch rival, Austrian driver Lauda, is portrayed by Daniel Bruhl of 'Inglorious Basterds' fame.
Acclaimed director Ron Howard helms this story of the four-year period running up to 1976, regarded by many F1 fans as one of the best seasons. In a sport that was nowhere near as tightly controlled as it is today, the film aims to capture the clashing and exceptional characters of two men who knew that each race could be their last but would push themselves and their cars to the limit nonetheless.
To sift through the layers of mystery surrounding the late British racing legend, Hemsworth spoke to people who knew Hunt personally, other racing drivers, watched hours of footage and even had a chat with Hunt's past lovers.
"There's quite a few inconsistencies about who James actually was, which was quite appealing actually because there's a bit of mystery to him about things like, 'did he drink before a race?' Or was he quite clean during the week and only drank after the race?" says the actor. The more Hemsworth spoke to people, the more puzzling the inconsistencies became.
"I met three different women, I swear to God, over the last year or so who said, 'oh I knew James, I dated him," laughs the 30-year-old actor. "How often does that happen? And you think 'well, that kind of gives you an indication of how popular he was with women'.
"And none of those ex-girlfriends ever had a bad thing to say about him… they said that he never lied about who he was and so you couldn't criticise him for turning around and not being the most faithful partner." As a rising star in a modern well-oiled Hollywood machine with publicists stage-managing his every career move, the Hunt role was a little refreshing for Hemsworth.
Vanishing Point – The stakes are high as Barry Newman takes on the law and the clock to deliver his 1970 Dodge Challenger to San Francisco in less than 15 hours.
Drive – Nicolas Winding Refn's hyper-stylish and violent movie with Ryan Gosling as a stuntman moonlighting as a getaway driver.
Bullitt - Steve McQueen sets the standard for movie car chases as the gutsy San Francisco cop on the hunt.
Ronin – Robert De Niro and Jean Reno may star in this 1998 spy movie but the real star for us has to be the immense car chases in a movie with a budget of just $20 million.
Duel – The creepy and Stephen King film in which Denis Weaver is a travelling businessman being pursued by a mysterious tanker truck.
Death Race 2000 – Morals are thrown out of the window in this film set in a dystopian future, as David Carradine, Sylvester Stallone et al thrash it out across country, killing pedestrians for points.
What's your fave car chase flick? Please share by commenting below!
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Wednesday, 25 April 2012 07:08 AM EDT
Mitt Romney can't disavow the conservative views he embraced as candidate during the Republican presidential primaries, President Barack Obama says in a new interview. However, Obama acknowledges that he too is struggling against public skepticism because of the slow economic recovery.
In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Obama covered a range of topics, from his relations with the Pentagon to his reflections on race to his two acclaimed though abbreviated moments of public singing.
"I can sing," he said matter-of-factly. "I wasn't worried about being able to hit those notes."
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The interview, conducted earlier this month by Rolling Stone publisher Jann Wenner, will appear in the issue of the magazine that hits newsstands Friday. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the interview ahead of publication.
For Obama, the magazine interview and its cover portrait will complete a week of outreach to young voters, including a two-day tour of three college campuses in key election swing states and an appearance on NBC's "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon."
Analyzing the election campaign ahead of him, Obama avoided characterizing Romney as a flip-flopper, a common criticism Romney faced during the Republican primary contests, and instead tagged him as a candidate who willfully embraces the Republican Party's most conservative views.
"I don't think that their nominee is going to be able to suddenly say, 'Everything I've said for the last six months, I didn't mean,'" Obama said. "I'm assuming that he meant it. When you're running for president, people are paying attention to what you're saying."
Obama's answer underscores an approach his advisers have been emphasizing lately, casting the race as one of sharp contrasts between two distinct candidates, parties and ideologies.
He said his own political burden is describing to Americans the progress that has occurred during his administration and how, if sustained, it could lead to economic security. "There's understandable skepticism," he said, "because things are still tough out there."
Discussing his relationship with the military, Obama said, in the clearest terms yet, that he had to rein in the Pentagon as he sought to close down the war in Iraq on schedule and re-focus the military effort in Afghanistan. He said that with the help of then-Defense Secretary Robert Gates, he made it clear to the military brass that "I very much believe in civilian control of our military, and that military decisions are in service of strategies and broader conceptions of diplomacy that are made here in this White House."
"They know I care about them and I respect them, and I think they respect me and listen to what I say," he said. "They understand that I'm the commander in chief."
He said the operation to kill Osama bin Laden illustrated the "constructive relationship" he has developed with the Pentagon.
On Iraq, he said he had fulfilled his promise to end the war responsibly.
"It wasn't as fast as some people would have liked," he said. "It was probably faster than some folks in the Pentagon would have liked."
Reflecting on whether there had been a change in racial politics since he became president, Obama said he has never accepted the idea that his election represented a "post-racial period."
Still, he said, he often hears people remark about the importance to black children of having an African-American president and African-American first lady.
"That's hugely important," he added, "but you shouldn't also underestimate the fact that there are a whole bunch of little white girls and white boys all across the country who just take it for granted that there's an African-American president. That's the president they're growing up with, and that's changing attitudes."
No interview with Rolling Stone is complete without cultural touchstones.
Obama recalled watching singer Mick Jagger rehearse for his appearance during a February White House tribute to the blues and was impressed by the respect the Rolling Stones frontman displayed toward lesser-known and younger musicians. He said Jagger recalled the generosity he had experienced upon meeting blues greats like Howlin' Wolf and B.B. King, and displayed "the sense of him wanting to do that same thing, that it all comes full circle."
As he often does, Obama said he is not a fan of television news, though he admitted to liking Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" with Jon Stewart, whom he called "brilliant." ''It's amazing to me the degree to which he's able to cut through a bunch of the nonsense," the president said.
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MYRTLE BEACH (AP) — Authorities have charged a registered nurse with assault and battery in the October death of a North Myrtle Beach radio personality.
Authorities say 53-year-old Janet Kupka has been charged with giving too much medicine to Bill Norman after he was admitted to the Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in October to treatment of a stroke.
Authorities began investigating Norman's death after receiving a report from hospital officials that the 63-year-old announcer may have been overmedicated.
Kupka was charged Wednesday and later released on a $20,000 bond. She would not talk about the case. The Norman family also would not comment.
Norman was the owner of WNMB-AM 900 in North Myrtle Beach and co-owner of WVCO-FM 94.9 "The Surf."


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Few men believe it, but you don't need barbells, dumbbells, or machines to build muscle; in fact, weight-training equipment often inhibits the process. That's because it requires you to be in a specific location, which might explain why more men consider themselves runners than lifters. After all, running is the most accessible form of exercise—anywhere you go, there's your gym. But learn a little bit about physics and the same can hold true for your muscle workout.
(Do Them Right: To maximize your workout, good form is a must. Men's Health Personal Trainer features videos demos that you can download and take with you to the gym. Find out more.)
Consider the pullup: It's the standard by which all body-weight exercises are measured. And even the most hard-core lifters will agree that there's no better muscle builder for the upper body—with or without weights. The reason for its effectiveness: It takes full advantage of the scientific laws of motion and leverage, placing your body in a position that forces your back and arms to lift your entire body weight. Call it applied science at its finest.
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Now imagine if all body-weight exercises were as challenging as the pullup. You'd be able to build muscle anywhere, anytime—at home, on the road, or even in a public park. Physical science makes it possible. So with that said...the Five Laws of Body-Weight Training.
The Longer Your Body, The Weaker You Become
The science: By increasing the distance between the point of force (your target muscles) and the end of the object you're trying to lift (your body), you decrease your mechanical advantage. Think of it this way: An empty barbell is easy to lift off the floor if you grab it in the middle. But try moving a few inches in one direction and it instantly seems heavier—even though its weight hasn't changed. The same is true of your body: Lengthen it and every exercise you do becomes harder.
Apply it: Raise your hands above your head—so your arms are straight and in line with your body—during a lunge, squat, crunch, or situp. If that's too hard, split the distance by placing your hands behind your head.
The Farther You Move, The More Muscle You Work
The science: In physics, "mechanical work" is equal to force (or weight) times distance. And since your muscles and bones function together as simple machines—they form class 1, 2, and 3 levers—the same formula applies to your body. It's the most basic of principles: Do more work, build more muscle. Of course, in a weight-free workout, you can't increase force (unless you gain weight). But you can boost your work output by moving a greater distance during each repetition.
Apply it: Each of the following three methods increases the distance your body has to travel from start to finish, increasing not only the total amount of work you do, but also the amount of work you do in the most challenging portion of the exercise.
Hard: Move the floor farther away. For many body-weight exercises—lunges, pushups, situps—your range of motion ends at the floor. The solution: Try placing your front or back foot on a step when doing lunges; position your hands on books or your feet on a chair when doing pushups; and place a rolled-up towel under the arch in your lower back when doing situps.
Harder: Add on a quarter. From the starting position of a pushup, squat, or lunge, lower yourself into the down position. But instead of pushing your body all the way up, raise it only a quarter of the way. Then lower yourself again before pushing your body all the way up. That counts as one repetition.
Hardest: Try mini-repetitions. Instead of pushing your body all the way up from the down position, do five smaller reps in which you raise and lower your body about an inch each time. After the fifth mini-repetition, push yourself up till your arms are straight. That counts as one repetition.
As Elastic Energy Decreases, Muscle Involvement Increases
The science: When you lower your body during any exercise, you build up "elastic energy" in your muscles. Just like in a coiled spring, that elasticity allows you to "bounce" back to the starting position, reducing the work your muscles have to do. Eliminate the bounce and you'll force your body to recruit more muscle fibers to get you moving again. How? Pause for 4 seconds in the down position of an exercise. That's the amount of time it takes to discharge all the elastic energy of a muscle.
Apply it: Use the 4-second pause in any exercise. And give yourself an extra challenge by adding an explosive component, forcefully pushing your body off the floor—into the air as high as you can—during a pushup, lunge, or squat. Because you're generating maximum force without any help from elastic energy, you'll activate the greatest number of muscle fibers possible.
Moving in Two Directions Is Better Than Moving in One
The science: Human movement occurs on three different geometric planes:
1. The sagittal plane, for front-to-back and up-and-down movements
2. The frontal plane, for side-to-side movements
3. The transverse plane, for rotational movements
Most weight-lifting movements—the bench press, squat, curl, lunge, and chinup, to name a few—are performed on the sagittal plane; the balance of exercises—for instance, the lateral lunge and side bend—occur almost entirely on the frontal plane. This means that most men rarely train their bodies on the transverse plane, despite using rotation constantly in everyday life, as well as in every sport. Case in point: walking. It's subtle, but your hips rotate with every step; in fact, watch a sprinter from behind and you'll see that his hips rotate almost 90 degrees. By adding a rotational component to any exercise, you'll automatically work more muscle—since you'll fully engage your core, as well as the original target muscles—and simultaneously build a better-performing body.
Apply it: Simply twist your torso to the right or left in exercises such as the lunge, situp, and pushup. You can also rotate your hips during movements such as the reverse crunch.
The Less Contact Your Body Has With the Floor, the More Your Muscles Must Compensate
The science: The smaller the percentage of an object's surface area that's touching a solid base, the less stable that object is. That's why SUVs are prone to rolling, and tall transmission towers need guy wires. Fortunately, humans have a built-in stabilization system: muscles. And by forcing that internal support system to kick in—by making your body less stable—you'll make any exercise harder, while activating dozens more muscles.
Apply it: Hold one foot in the air during virtually any exercise, including pushups, squats, and deadlifts. You can also do pushups on your fingertips or your fists.


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Ever since I became a woman on her way to divorce, I've seen and heard all sorts of stories about the way we express ourselves over it. Some women throw lavish divorce parties, or take wild vacations to exotic locals. Some have a special piece of jewelry made or hold a symbolic ceremony of their own (there's a wonderful passage in the book "Split" by Suzanne Finnamore, where she details firing up the grill and grilling her wedding announcements and various other marriage memorabilia).
Others get a little more creative. I've seen stories about people having scrapbooking parties where they cut all their old pictures in half to remove the ex, "Cougar" parties (I'm not going into detail on that one folks, this is a family blog), some gather their friends to help them trash their wedding dress.
And then there's this story about a woman who wrote a play about her divorce. Ruthe Ponturo was married to Broadway producer Tony Ponturo - that is, until he left her for another woman. Ruthe didn't just get mad, she got even and wrote a show all about him, and then she sold the jewelry he'd given her to finance it. It was a success, and now she's raised $700,000 and taken it off-Broadway.
I'm not the kind that would go for that level of public humiliation (mainly because I have kids), but I do believe wholeheartedly that the best revenge is living well. I wish Ruthe every success in her endeavor.
Did you do anything to celebrate or symbolize your divorce?


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Editors' Choice: 11.2 oz | 4mm drop | $110
The Dirt: Everything about this shoe screams "hardcore," from protective uppers, to bomber tread, to a "Pro-Lock" support strap that locks in the midfoot for slip-free ascents and descents.
Aside from the low heel-to-toe drop that promotes midfoot landing, there is little here that resembles the lightweight shoes that have been so trendy on the trails in recent years. Still, even minimal-enthusiast testers who were initially skeptical about the Xodus were won over by its cushioning and protection.
Bonus features include a gusseted tongue, lace pocket and innovative gaiter hook.
Best For: Long distances in extreme conditions. Several testers suggested Colorado's rugged Hardrock 100 as the ideal match for this shoe.
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Belief in Angels According to the Gospel
The angel answered, "I am Gabriel. I stand in the Presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news." (Luke, 1:19)
For it is written: 'He will command His angels concerning you to guard you carefully; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.' [They will protect Jesus (as) from any harm.] (Luke, 4:10-11)
... God sent the angel Gabriel to... a virgin. The virgin's name was Mary. The angel went to her and said, "Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you." Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. But the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God. You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. He will be great... How will this be," Mary asked the angel, "since I am a virgin?" The angel answered... For nothing is impossible with God. "I am the Lord's servant," Mary answered. "May it be to me as you have said." Then the angel left her. (Luke, 1:26-38)
An angel of the Lord appeared to them... and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people..." (Luke, 2:9-11)
Jesus said to him, "Away from me, satan! For it is written: 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only. Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.'" (Matthew, 4:10-11)
As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age... God will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. They will throw them into the fiery furnace... (Matthew, 13:40-42)
This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. "Have you understood all these things?" Jesus asked. (Matthew, 13:49-50)
He [God] will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. (Matthew, 24:31; Mark, 13:26-27)
No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor Jesus, but only the God. (Matthew, 24:36)
Jesus said to him... "Do you think I cannot call on God, and He will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels?" (Matthew, 26:52-53; Mark, 13:32)
... For an angel of the Lord came down from heaven... His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men. The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid"... (Matthew, 28:2-5)
But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "... Do not be afraid... She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus..." (Matthew, 1:20-21)
When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him... (Matthew, 1:24)
When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. "Get up," he said, "take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him." (Matthew, 2:13)
After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and said, "Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who were trying to take the child's life are dead." (Matthew, 2:19-20)
... All the assembled worshipers were praying outside. Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him... When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and was gripped with fear. But the angel said to him: "Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John. He will be a joy and delight to you, many will rejoice because of his birth, for he will be great in the Sight of the Lord. He is never to take wine or other fermented drink, and he will be filled with the God's Spirit [He will be of a morality that pleases God] even from birth. Many of the people of Israel will he bring back to the Lord their God... Zechariah asked the angel, "How can I be sure of this? I am an old man and my wife is well along in years." The angel answered, "I am Gabriel. I stand in the Presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news... And now you will be silent and not able to speak until the day this happens... (Luke, 1:10-20)
Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up. "Quick, get up!" he said, and the chains fell off Peter's wrists. Then the angel said to him, "Put on your clothes and sandals." And Peter did so. "Wrap your cloak around you and follow me," the angel told him. Peter followed him out of the prison, but he had no idea that what the angel was doing was really happening; he thought he was seeing a vision... Then Peter came to himself and said, "Now I know without a doubt that the Lord sent His angel and rescued me from Herod's clutches and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating." (Acts, 12:7-11)
Then I saw another angel flying in midair, and he had the eternal Gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth—to every nation, tribe, language and people [He was conveying God's revelation to mankind]... He said in a loud voice, "Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come. Worship Him Who made the heavens, the earth, the sea and the springs of water." (Revelation, 14:6-7)
Now Christ has gone to heaven. He is seated in the place of honor next to God, and all the angels and authorities and powers accept his authority. (1 Peter, 3:22)
Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation? (Hebrews, 1:14)
But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out. "Go, stand in the temple courts," he said, "and tell the people the full message of this new life." (Acts, 5:19-20)
... You who have received the law [The commandments and prohibitions which are the revelations of God] that was put into effect through angels but have not obeyed it... (Acts, 7:53)
Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, "Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza." So he started out... (Acts, 8:26-27)
One day at about three in the afternoon he had a vision. He distinctly saw an angel of God, who came to him and said, "Cornelius!" (Acts, 10:3)
... They came and told us that they had seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive. (Luke, 24:23)
A holy angel told him to have you come to his house so that he could hear what you have to say. (Acts, 10:22)
... He told us how he had seen an angel appear in his house and say, 'Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter. He will bring you a message through which you and all your household will be saved.' (Acts, 11:13-14)
On the appointed day Herod, wearing his royal robes, sat on his throne and delivered a public address to the people. They shouted... Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down [took his life] and he was eaten by worms and died. (Acts, 12:21-23)
For it seems to me that God has put us apostles on display at the end of the procession, like men condemned to die in the arena. We have been made a spectacle to the whole universe, to angels as well as to men. (1 Corinthians, 4:9)
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. (1 Corinthians, 13:1)
This will happen when... Jesus is revealed from heaven [descend from God's Sight] in blazing fire with his powerful angels. (2 Thessalanians, 1:7)
He [Jesus], appeared in a body... was seen by angels, was preached among the nations, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory. (1 Timothy, 3:16)
I charge you, in the Sight of God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels, to keep these instructions without partiality, and to do nothing out of favoritism. Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands, and do not share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure. (1 Timothy, 5:21-22)
For if the message spoken by angels was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment, how shall we escape if we ignore such a great salvation? (Hebrews, 2:2-3)
... Yet even angels, although they are stronger and more powerful, do not bring slanderous accusations against such beings in the Presence of the Lord. (2 Peter, 2:11)
But even the archangel Michael... did not dare to bring a slanderous accusation against him... (Jude, 1:9)
He [God] made it known by sending His angel to His servant John... (Revelation, 1:1)
... And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, "Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?" But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth could open the scroll or even look inside it. (Revelation, 5:2-3)
Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven... (Revelation, 10:1)
... He was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he had been conceived. (Luke, 2:21)


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The check is for $40,870,000, a guarantee that breaks Mayweather's own record of $32 million, set for last year's Cotto fight and tied by May's Guerrero bout. The costs of drug testing and comped tickets are already taken out. But there's still a shit-ton of money to come for Money. When PPV receipts are tallied, his share will push him well over the record $45 million he earned for the Cotto fight.
Alvarez didn't do so bad either, though obviously nowhere near Mayweather. Alvarez earned a $5 million guarantee for taking the fight, but the majority of his payout will come from Mexican TV revenues. The fight did bananas there, with 77 percent of televisions in use tuned in to the match.


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Swedish airline SAS is extending a biometric security program on national flights from Stockholm and Gothenburg and will roll it out to international flights in the near future.
Approximately 50 per cent of all passengers on SAS's domestic flights travel will be able to use the biometric solution, the company announced this week.
The scheme is supposed to help match luggage with passengers. Airlines are obliged by law to match passengers with bags, a measure intended to make it harder to sabotage an aircraft. SAS also hopes it will solve the problem of rogue bags getting onto planes.
Under the scheme, passengers will have to have their fingerprints scanned when they check in luggage and also when they board the plane. The security check is not mandatory, at least for now.
However, SAS insists that the fingerprint technology is more secure and easier than other methods. When passengers use biometrics, no further ID is needed. Personal data is protected because the fingerprint is erased at the end of the flight, Susanne Dahlberg, Commercial Director for SAS Sverige, said.
SAS started its biometrics program in 2006, when it selected Precise Biometrics as the overall supplier for the technology. Precise Biometrics, which attracted international attention as one of the main suppliers of national ID cards for the 60 million-plus inhabitants of Thailand, developed the solution solely for SAS. However, it sees a large global market for its Precise BioFlight product, such as internal security checks.
SAS Sverige has previously used the system at regional airports around Sweden. The complete biometric solution is now in operation on flights from Arlanda to Luleå and Gothenburg and from Gothenburg to Arlanda.
Sweden is the first country to introduce fingerprinting on such a large scale. No other airlines have announced similar plans. In the US, air carriers were fighting a federal proposal last year that would require their personnel to digitally scan foreigners' fingerprints at check-in areas before departure. This would hamper the check-in process significantly, the airlines feared. ®


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Buh-bye bad combover! Hello, bald head!
Christian Bale was nearly unrecognizable when he landed at Los Angeles Intl. Airport on Sunday sporting a beard and a bald head, US Weekly reports. The Oscar winner, 39, has been known for his luscious locks for many years ranging from his slicked-back look in 2000's American Psycho to his days as Bruce Wayne/Batman in The Dark Knight trilogy, which ended last year.
Bale was most recently filming David O. Russell's new film, American Hustle, in Boston and New York. The '70s-set movie required that Bale rock an atrocious combover, but he wasn't the only star that had to change their 'do. Jennifer Lawrence rocked a major bouffant-type hairstyle for the film, and Bradley Cooper was seen sporting super tight curls. Filming on the movie ended Saturday.
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New Delhi: 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan' (JTHJ) and 'Son of Sardar' (SOS) opened together on Diwali day and both have managed a grand opening. Trade pundit predicts that the movies` box office collection will cross Rs.100 crore mark.
Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma and Katrina Kaif starrer JTHJ was released on 2,500 screens and it has reportedly collected Rs.15.23 crore all over India. The Ajay Devgn, Sonakshi Sinha and Sanjay Dutt starrer SOS collected Rs.10.72 crore from 2,000 screens in the country.
Trade analyst Taran Adarsh says it is the "best Diwali for Bollywood".
"In mass circuits, SOS is ahead and at multiplexes, JTHJ takes a lead. As per early trends, JTHJ is ahead of SOS in India. But, both are winners at the box-office. This is the biggest and best Diwali for Bollywood. The business of JTHJ and SOS will be the biggest ever," Adarsh tweeted.
Rajesh Thadani, Multimedia Combines, Mumbai, told IANS that both films are doing very well.
"`Son Of Sardaar` is doing well in single screens and `Jab Tak Hai Jaan` is doing well in multiplexes. Looking at the reports, I am sure SOS will pick up and do well in a couple of days," he added.
There has been a lot of pre-release buzz around both JTHJ and SOS. Plus they have the advantage of festive occasion and extended weekend to mint more money.
Anant Verma, director and business head of DT Cinemas, told IANS: "Both the films have opened well with almost equal occupancy at our cinemas. We gave equal capacity and almost same number of shows to both. We are looking at a decent occupancy till Sunday. Friday morning shows will dip a little, but overall till Sunday all cinemas will do well. Families, youngsters and couples are coming to watch SOS and JTHJ."
Produced by Aditya Chopra, late filmmakers Yash Chopra`s last directorial JTHJ has reportedly been made at a budget of Rs.50 crore, while director Ashwni Dhir`s SOS said to be costlier with Rs.80 crore expenses.
Sanjay Ghai of Mukta Arts predicts the films to cross Rs.100 crore collection mark.
"They have the potential to cross Rs.100 crore. Yesterday both the films opened at 90 percent occupancy, which was expected and today both JTHJ and SOS are going houseful," Ghai told IANS.
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While astronomy and cosmology have made amazing advances in the last century, many deep mysteries remain. The staff of Science magazine consulted among themselves and spoke to professional researchers. The result: they identified eight areas where no clear answers exist—and where the questions may continue to bother us for some time.
New observatories and experiments are coming online over the next few years, but budget cuts for science around the world threaten much fundamental research—and many of these questions may remain too challenging for the time being. Some of the questions are deep and relate to fundamental details about our Universe, while others may be tractable as new observations provide more data. We'll look at each question individually.
Question 1: What is Dark Energy?
The 2011 Nobel Prize in physics was awarded to three cosmologists—Brian Schmidt, Saul Perlmutter, and Adam Riess—for their discovery that the Universe is expanding at an ever-accelerating rate. While this cosmic acceleration has been labeled "dark energy", that name is a placeholder for our ignorance: we don't have a good idea of what it is, despite 14 years of effort.
That's not to say cosmologists are completely at a loss. According to data from the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) and other observations, we know that dark energy comprises about 74 percent of the total energy density in the Universe today. Through measurements of white dwarf supernova explosions (known as "type Ia") and studies of the distribution of galaxies on the largest scales, astronomers determined that dark energy's effects either have not changed over time, or have changed only very slightly. In other words, we know how much dark energy there is and have some ideas about its behavior.
Nevertheless, we are still no closer to identifying what dark energy is. New instruments (including the Dark Energy Camera (DECam) at Cerro Tololo in Chile) will survey vast numbers of galaxies, probing the large-scale structure of the Universe and locating more supernovae. The hope is to distinguish between the major candidates for dark energy, including the possibility that the accepted theory of gravity—Einstein's general theory of relativity—may need modification on the largest distance scales.
Question 2: How Hot is Dark Matter?
Dark matter, which makes up 80 percent of all matter in the Universe, is an even more persistent mystery than dark energy. The first hint about dark matter's existence came in the 1933, from Fritz Zwicky's study of galaxy clusters. Its presence was cemented in the early 1970s by Vera Rubin's measurement of galactic rotation. Countless other observations in subsequent decades have confirmed dark matter's role in the cosmos, ranging from spiral galaxies to WMAP's measurement of temperature fluctuations in the early Universe.
As with dark energy, we don't know what dark matter is (though we have some solid leads), but that's not the question posed in Science. Instead, they focus on another aspect: the temperature of dark matter. Temperature is a measure of the average speed of particles; dark matter doesn't interact readily, so it's very hard to heat or cool, which means its speed is dictated by its mass. The consensus in cosmology is that dark matter is cold: relatively heavy particles moving at slow rates. If dark matter is too light—too warm—then galaxy clusters can't form: the rapid motion of the particles would prevent them from collecting in one place.
However, if dark matter is a little warmer than permitted by cold dark matter (CDM), then it might solve another difficulty. While CDM is an excellent model for large-scale structure formation and cosmology, the simplest version runs into trouble within galaxies, where it predicts too much dark matter. While this isn't a deal-breaker for CDM (the interplay between ordinary matter and dark matter at these densities makes the math complicated), it's possible warmer dark matter might help. It would still be heavy enough to allow for structure formation, but light enough that it wouldn't form cusps, the sharp increases in density near galactic centers that plague CDM models. Interestingly, particle physicists are already discussing this idea, as I found out at Pheno 2012.
Question 3: Where Are the Missing Baryons?
As if missing mass in the form of dark matter isn't enough, about 50 percent of ordinary matter—known as baryonic matter— is also unaccounted for. Using cosmic microwave background measurements from WMAP, cosmologists have determined how much baryonic matter there must be. But we've added up everything seen in galaxies, clusters, and gas, and come up short of the WMAP result.
The current consensus is that the missing atoms lie in between galaxies, but the density of this warm-hot intergalactic medium (WHIM, one of many whimsical acronyms in cosmology) is too low. The predicted temperature of the WHIM is high enough to emit ultraviolet and X-ray light, but none of our current telescopes are able to pick up light from such a diffuse source. However, even though it's an abiding mystery, the missing baryon problem seems (to this writer at least) to be of a different character than the dark matter or dark energy problems: at least astronomers know what to look for, and dedicated searches are likely to achieve success.
Question 4: How Do Stars Explode?
Supernovas from the deaths of very massive stars are, for a brief time, the brightest objects in the Universe. However, astronomers lack a clear model to describe the explosions, known as core-collapse supernovas. Part of the problem lies with the nature of stars: we cannot observe inside an exploding star; we can't even see inside the Sun—and that's the only star close enough to see in detail. Therefore, astronomers have to resort to detailed computer simulations, but as yet none of those reproduce the explosions that are observed.
The second important type of supernova, known as type Ia, involves white dwarfs, which are the cores of stars like our Sun. White dwarfs can reach a maximum mass, after which they become unstable, so they explode in a predictable way. Despite their usefulness, some fundamental facts about them are uncertain: do type Ia supernovas require one white dwarf or two, or do both of these scenarios occur? White dwarfs are Earth-size, even though their masses are comparable to the Sun's, so the situation is worse than with regular stars: we can't see them in detail, even with our most powerful telescopes. As with core-collapse supernovas, computer simulations fail to replicate the explosions we actually observe.
Question 5: What Reionized the Universe?
The cosmic microwave background (CMB), which provides some of the best data for the contents and structure of the Universe, was created when the first atoms formed, about 380,000 years after the Big Bang. However, between the formation of the CMB and the earliest galaxies we see, those atoms were broken apart again. This process, known as reionization, is still mysterious. Ionization requires energetic light—ultraviolet or higher frequency—which in turn likely requires a lot of high-mass stars in bright young galaxies.
Current observations don't show enough galaxies from when the Universe was so young, though the data simply isn't good enough—yet. A number of instruments are either online or in production, dedicated to the task of finding and studying the first stars, along with their environment. These include LOFAR (the Low Frequency Array), the James Webb Space Telescope (to be launched in 2018), and the Square Kilometer Array (SKA). Looking specifically at the epoch of reionization should reveal the solution to the mystery.
Question 6: What's the Source of the Most Energetic Cosmic Rays?
Cosmic rays are massive particles, mostly protons, that impact Earth's atmosphere at appreciable fractions of the speed of light. Most of these come from the Sun, but many—including the highest energy particles—are of mysterious origin. The most dramatic of these was the "Oh My God Particle," a cosmic ray proton with energy equivalent to a Major League fastball, but there are a lot more traveling at less frightening speeds. Their distribution, as measured by cosmic ray observatories, indicates the highest-energy particles come from outside the Milky Way.
Researchers using the Pierre Auger Observatory in Argentina have potentially identified supermassive black holes at the center of galaxies (known as active galactic nuclei or AGNs) as sources for cosmic rays. However, the number of events was small and the spatial resolution of the observatory wasn't good enough to pinpoint the origin of the particles. Worse, recent results from the IceCube neutrino observatory in Antarctica cast doubt on whether gamma ray bursts (GRBs) associated with these black holes could be responsible for high-energy cosmic rays, so the mystery continues.
Question 7: Why Is the Solar System So Bizarre?
Thirty years ago, our entire catalog of known planets orbited just one star: the Sun. Today, exoplanets—planets orbiting other stars—dominate the census. One major effect is that planetary formation models have had to change, since these new exoplanets don't fit with the Solar System-centric ideas of old. Even so, our Solar System can seem weird. The terrestrial planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars) are chemically similar, but vary a lot in terms of atmosphere, magnetic fields, and internal structure. Uranus is tipped on its side, Venus is flipped completely over so it rotates the opposite way from its orbital direction, and so forth.
On the other hand, we don't know what directions exoplanets rotate or anything about their magnetic fields. Some guesses about composition can be made, and under special conditions, astronomers can glean some atmospheric data, but it's a far cry from the detailed view we have of the Solar System. In other words, weird as our Solar System is, it may yet turn out to be no weirder than any other star system. My guess (as a cosmologist rather than a planetary scientist) is that the detailed history of each system may turn out to be as important as the formation, making the specific weirdness a contingent rather than predetermined property.
Question 8: Why Is the Sun's Corona So Hot?
We know the Sun better than any other star, but a few aspects still nag at researchers. While the Sun's interior is well modeled, something odd happens in the atmosphere. The temperature at the surface (a mere 5800 Kelvin) transitions to millions of degrees in the corona, the Sun's billowy crown that's visible mainly during total eclipses or using X-ray telescopes.
Many astronomers suspect the excessive coronal heating is magnetic in origin, but how that works is still mysterious. Perhaps waves within the Sun's magnetic field accelerate the electrons in the corona, or maybe tiny flares are created when loops of the magnetic field collapse back onto the surface. Both numerical simulations of the Sun and new instruments should help resolve the question.
Questioning the Questions
These questions are all undoubtedly mysteries, though they are not all of the same level of complexity. Speaking for myself, I would rephrase Question 7 to "How do planetary systems form?", which covers another issue: many exoplanetary systems contain very massive planets close in to their host stars. Weird variations like Venus and Uranus may not be classifiable in a broader scheme, but knowing why we have one big Jupiter relatively far from the Sun seems to be a bigger puzzle. Similarly, I would alter Question 2 to become "Where are all the small galaxies?", since structure formation models predict a lot of low-mass galaxies as well as large ones we see. One possible solution may be warm dark matter, but it seems (again to this cosmologist) other options should be left on the table.
However, these are relatively minor quibbles, and it's obvious answering any of these questions would constitute a significant advance in the knowledge of our marvelous Universe.
Science, 2012. DOI: 10.1126/science.336.6085.1090-a (About DOIs).