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We should learn after all these years. Every time we get to inspect a new object in space we discover our assumptions and opinions to be utterly useless. We get awed instead.
Vesta is no exception and Ceres promises to be even more unusual.
Check out the video and the images.
Vesta an asteroid full of surprises
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South pole centred colour coded digital terrain model of the 'basin'. For an extensive range of images and detailed captions visit DLR's Vesta Special
Varied impact craters, valleys, canyons and mountains among the highest in the Solar System - the 3D images and videos of the asteroid Vesta created byscientists at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) reveal a most unusual celestial body. The
Dawn spacecraft, carrying a
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"Vesta has totally surprised us," says Ralf Jaumann, Head of the Planetary Geology Department at the DLR Institute of Planetary Research in Berlin-Adlershof. The topographical maps are necessary to study the asteroid, whose orbit lies between those of Mars and Jupiter.
The latest 3D images, which show the whole asteroid, make something very clear - Vesta holds quite a number of challenges for the scientists on the Dawn team. "For example, we can see a very large impact crater in the south polar region, the likes of which we have never seen before," emphasises Jaumann. The shape and structure of the crater differ from every other impact crater in the Solar System. "We are unable to find similar craters on other bodies, and cannot yet explain exactly what has caused it."
Another critical question faced by the planetary scientists is whether or not there has been volcanism on Vesta. The numerous impact craters are not making this easy for scientists. "Any evidence of volcanic activity has been covered by impact ejecta and our current challenge is to find traces of volcanic deposits," explains Jaumann.
Dark material associated with craters that appears in some of the 3D images might provide the scientists with information on potential volcanic activity. But it could also be the remnants of the impacting body, in which case, the search for signs of volcanism must continue.
Anaglyph: landscape with craters If an explanation could be found for the features that appear on the images and video obtained from orbit at an altitude of 2420 kilometres, the scientists would be considerably closer to fulfilling the aim of the Dawn mission.
The asteroid could provide information about the birth of the Solar System. When the planets were forming, about 4.56 billion years ago, Jupiter's gravitational field ensured that no large bodies could form in a 200 million kilometre wide corridor.
The result was the Main Asteroid Belt with its unfinished planets - including Vesta, which is thought to have melted briefly after its formation but has not changed chemically since its early cooling. The Dawn spacecraft is therefore visiting a celestial body that will provide an insight into the SolarSystem's past for the very first time.
"On the dynamic Earth, all traces of the early days of the Solar System have disappeared, the Moon is younger, and Mars is too weathered to draw any conclusions," explains Jaumann. "But Vesta offers us the key to obtaining this knowledge."
Valleys, canyons, craters
An initial step to learning about the past of the Solar System lies in the 3D models computed by DLR planetary geologists from the camera images. The third dimension - that is, taking altitude into consideration - is allowing researchers to study the asteroid with greater precision and is causing great surprise among the scientists: "We had not expected such a complex geology.
The topography alone, with differences in altitude of up to 20 kilometres, suggests a powerfully dynamic surface formation process, as does the diversity and large number of impact craters, valleys and canyons that cover Vesta, and the great differences in the brightness of the surface materials," says Jaumann.
"It will take time and effort to decipher Vesta's secrets, but thanks to the excellent data obtained with Dawn, we have already succeeded in creating the cartographical basis for the continuing investigation of Vesta."
Measuring an asteroid
At present, scientists have,not only determined the asteroid's axis of rotation, but have also defined a prime meridian. This has enabled the establishment of a consistent system of coordinates, whereby Vesta - like Earth - is divided into a network of longitudes and latitudes. The new data acquired by Dawn as it orbits is permanently being incorporated into the existing cartography.
"An excellent camera system is essential for mapping Vesta, and it was developed in Germany under the leadership of the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (Max-Planck-Institut fur Sonnensystemforschung; MPS). The camera system has not only enabled the Dawn spacecraft to navigate to Vesta and safely enter orbit, but also to capture images of the surface with exceptional precision," explains Andreas Nathues, head of the camera team at MPS.
"To understand the origin and evolution of Vesta, it is necessary to investigate the pronounced colour variations on its surface, which will enable us to draw conclusions regarding its composition. We have only just begun to carry out this complex research."
Studying Vesta
In July 2012, the Dawn spacecraft and its German camera system will continue their journey to a new target, Ceres, which they will reach in February 2015. Whereas Vesta is a 'dry' asteroid whose lighter constituents have been vapourised as a result of its volcanic past and proximity to the Sun, Ceres is the exact opposite. It is thought to have a water content of between 15 and 25 percent and is therefore considered to be a 'wet' asteroid. The camera will again image the surface of the asteroid and create an atlas.
"Asteroids are witnesses to the formation of the Solar System, so they are of particular interest for researchers. Vesta and the asteroid Ceres, considered one of the minor planets, are the largest bodies in the Asteroid Belt and are the links between the small building blocks of the Solar System and the Earth-like planets. Dawn will enable us to study two asteroids in detail and at very close quarters for the first time," says Tilman Spohn, Director of the DLR Institute of Planetary Research.
"At DLR, Dawn is one of the most important elements in our asteroid research programme and one of the most significant collaborations with NASA and our research colleagues in the
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confirm what we see again and again - things are never as we thought they would
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For the scientists on the international Dawn mission, the data acquired so far indicates one thing above all: "The task now is to understand what we are seeing on Vesta," says Ralf Jaumann.
The mission
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which is a division of the California Institute of Technology based in Pasadena, California, manages the Dawn mission to Vesta and Ceres for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in
The camera systems on the spacecraft have been developed and built under the leadership of the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany, with significant contributions by the DLR Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin, and the Institute of Computer and Communication Network Engineering, Braunschweig. The Framing Camera project is funded by the Max Planck Society, DLR and NASA/JPL.


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Twin boys show why they are best friends in this new children's book released by Dog Ear Publishing.
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Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks | 11/03/08
The one and only Mr. Stephen Malkmus was in Domino HQ recently and we were lucky enough to talk some
Real Emotional Trash with him. Sure he was jet legged, sure he was tired but you can't keep a good man down.
Places seem to come up a lot in your songs, is that a conscious decision?
"Well, now and then. I try not to go all Fiery Furnaces on you and go to a million places but I think they're normally just words that pop up in my head, it doesn't even matter about the place being significant it's more a subconscious thing."
"Like the word 'Balitmore', that's a great strong sounding name you know and there's a great band called Sir Lord Baltimore and with 'Colorado' that's more of a cheap shot at America, or this specific social demographic of mountain surfers moving there, it was just a swipe at upper middle class drop outs you know. I don't know where you'd go in the UK, maybe just come to London and be one."
When you're going around day-to-day in life, when your writing songs etc, are there words that have been mauling round for a while? Do you store them up somewhere?
"Not really, they just kinda comes out from 'The Well' you know, they just kinda come out in times of need, in 'Lyric Time'."
"I do write lines down occasionally but for this album (Real Emotional Trash) I didn't so much, I was using a little stuff from the last album (Face The Truth) now and then and bits and bobs that fitted into place."
"I must say though I'm getting close to running out of passion for words, I'm probably just a symptom of my generation, I mean, we're seeing the effect of words disappearing, like there's this general empathy of understanding things even if we don't know for sure. Or I'm just taking the 'rock lyrics' I make for granted or that it's just…that's what I do and who I am but don't wanna seem to try to hard, I guess is the British expression of it. I guess there's something unique about my lyrics if you like 'em, a personality to it, a 'can't bottle it' type of vibe and I'm into that."
Creativity seems to flow naturally for some people and others need a certain friction to spark it, but it can be a difficult thing to control or maybe you shouldn't control it, how does it come to you?
"For me, with lyrics or songs, I just try to put myself in a position to receive them, I'm not religious or anything but when it's best it feels like it's not me. I can kinda look outside of myself and look down at it and say 'Oh that's cool. I could see myself doing that' ".
"There's some ego in there but it really just kinda flows you know, and then later you need to decide what to use, you need to have enough material and choices…but that's never been a problem for me, it's just narrowing it down…ha-ha."
Is that when you get other people involved in the process?
"Yeah, other people and what they like. I don't really know what's good for sure and what people are gonna like."
"That's proven to be the case throw out my time, even in Pavement, stuff I thought was good…it is good but also, songs that people picked out, when I was picking singles I wasn't really doing as good a job as maybe I should have."
From the other influences in your live since you've got all the family stuff going on now, do you feel like you've changed in the way that you write songs since you've 'settled'?
"Not at that time – the time we made the record, you know the music is separate. I hate these Sport analogies but they don't ask footballers if they've changed when they have children you know. They're still good players, they don't start playing soft and all, you know like…'I don't want to give a bad image to my son if I take this guy down and get a red card' or something."
"You are gonna be sometimes I guess, you change naturally, it's inevitable. If music exists in this world it has to reach a certain level to connect with people. My standards for aggressiveness and weirdness are still there – I don't yell as much you know, an old man yelling is like an old man on ecstasy. It's just not right."
Do you think in terms of how music is now, like how people tend listen on shuffle rather than a whole album on their iPod or whatever, do you spend more energy thinking about how the songs are put together and how the music is assembled?
"Yeah, well, especially Janet (Weiss) and Joanna (Bolme), the women in my band, they go crazy over that. You want it to be the best it can be but you can get really obsessive over that, you can lose your friends over that."
"Nigel Godrich almost would never talk to me again over the song order of Terror Twilight, it was like someone had taken two razors to a masterpiece and scraped through the canvas at the end, as far as he was concerned but, you know he got over it."
In terms of what inspires you, outside of music what gets your creative juices going in other things outside of music?
"Let me think…well, my family. Yeah, my family and darts, I play a lot of darts and we're in this fantasy basketball league with all our friends. The movies we go to movies a lot and TV shows like The Wire and even Battlestar Galactica, you know when you've got kids it tend to watch more TV unfortunately cause you're a Veg. but The Wire's not like veg, it's like the fine wine of TV. It's weird how many British actors in that show, that was like a betrayal almost when I first found that out."
It's interesting how people interrupt influences differently; did you know Animal Collective are massive Pavement fans?
"Yeah, I met them last year sometime, they're really good guys, really down to earth and they started out as a Pavement covers band! Basically they learnt how to play by Pavement songs. I was so surprised and happy to hear that as a fan of theirs."
Do you think you appreciate simpler pleasures more as you get older? Like some younger bands feel the need to get out and prove yourself or tick certain lists. Is it a natural thing, as you get older to stop caring as much about things?
"Well, some stuff you do. In some ways paradoxically, the precious moments you get to be in a band still are that much more cherished and not taken for granted, where as Arctic Monkeys could be on their 4th tour in 12 weeks or something and properly be like "Here we go again" but we'll just go for 3 weeks and I'm like "I have to enjoy this cause it's my only chance"."
"And other stuff, you have little tolerance for…like photo shoots. I have trouble with the suspension of disbelieve anymore and I always hated having my picture taken like most boys I guess."
How do you look back at your past material, not only Pavement but also with the Jicks? Do you get a lot back from it or do you find it hard to look back? You know like that Woody Allen thing as soon as he finishes a film, he doesn't want to see it again.
"I'm proud that it exists on its own, it's not really me anymore you know. Like The Smiths they're like this national institution you know, like one of the top 4 bands of British history, it's funny how that sorta takes over."
"And Pavement had obviously nothing like that massiveness but it's gone its own way and it's relatively respected and rebelled against but It's there you know, it's cool."
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Drought and human negligence are to blame for the recent rise in forest fires across Europe, the European Union's head office said Wednesday, warning the situation in southern Europe remained precarious.
BRUSSELS, Belgium Drought and human negligence are to blame for the recent rise in forest fires across Europe, the European Union's head office said Wednesday, warning the situation in southern Europe remained precarious.
Officials and experts said recent years have seen an increase in forest fires in the Mediterranean region, especially in EU countries Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece and France.
It said while 2004 saw a dip in fires, this year was on track for a dramatic increase across Europe, comparable to the disastrous 2003 forest fire season, which saw 740,000 hectares (1,828,540 acres) of forests burned to the ground and claimed the lives of 40 people.
"The situation in Portugal, Spain and also the south of France is pretty critical," said Paulo Barbosa, from the EU's Institute for Environment and Security. He said preliminary figures compiled from EU member states up to the end of July, showed that 20 people had died in some 70,000 forest fires.
He said "only 10 to 15 percent (of fires) are started by natural causes," pointing to this summer's deadly blaze in Spain.
Eleven firefighters trying to extinguish a forest fire sparked by a smoldering barbecue were killed last month in central Spain. That fire destroyed more than 11,000 hectares (27,000 acres) of pine forest and forced the evacuation of hundreds of people from their villages in drought-stricken Spain.
Spanish firefighters on Wednesday were battling a three-day-old wildfire in a national park in southern Spain, helped by water-dropping aircraft and firebreaks.
Authorities estimate that the fire in the Sierra de Cazorla area of Jaen province -- along with two others in the same region that have been brought under control -- has burned some 4,000 hectares (9,900 acres) of woodland there. Some 1,000 people have been evacuated from the area as a precaution.
In Portugal, where authorities reported no wildfires for the first time in 11 days as light rain and cooler temperatures settled over large parts of the country.
Firefighters brought a three-day blaze in the Serra da Estrela National Park under control after nightfall Tuesday, the Civil Protection Service said. The fire was one of the worst in the history of the park, which was established in central Portugal almost 30 years ago.
A heat wave during Portugal's worst drought on record brought a spate of summer forest blazes, which have killed two people, injured dozens and forced the temporary evacuation of hundreds from outlying villages.
Environmental groups blame the fires on weak environmental education among rural communities and inadequate forest management policies.
Police suspect many of the fires were set deliberately. Detectives have arrested more than 80 people this year on suspicion of starting wildfires.
Barbosa said EU risk assessments, which are given on a daily basis to national forestry and civil protection services, showed that during a normal season the highest risk-countries in the Mediterranean area suffer some 60,000 fires per year, on average -- between May and October. "More than 400,000 hectares (988,400 acres) of forest burn in average every year," Barbosa said.
Preliminary figures for this season assembled by the EU's so-called European Forest Fire Information System, EFFIS, show that 2005 will be a very bad year.
Barbosa said by early July, some 76,000 hectares (187,796 acres) of forests were already damaged in Portugal, over 37,000 hectares (91,427 acres) in Spain, 14,000 hectares (34,594 acres) in Italy and 4,930 hectares (12,182 acres) in France.
In its annual forest fire report for 2004, the EU said some 129,600 hectares (320,242 acres) of forest land was burned in Portugal, 127,900 hectares (316,041 acres) in Spain, 55,000 hectares (135,905 acres) in Italy, 10,500 hectares (25,946 acres) in France, and 10,000 hectares (24,710 acres) in Greece.
The EU's forest fire risk center assembles information from satellite images, and also takes into account drought conditions and weather forecasts.
France and other countries in the region have already imposed strict restrictions on the use of water, and have also moved to tighten rules on the use of camp fires, barbecues and engines in risk areas.
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12 Alice Cooper – Welcome 2 My Nightmare (2011)
Some things get better with age. With Vincent Furnier aka Alice Cooper (who turned 63 in February) this is truly the case. With Alice Cooper's latest effort, Welcome 2 My Nightmare, Alice has turned in one of his most creative pieces of work yet.
Producer Bob Ezrin came up with the idea for Alice to do the sequel to Welcome to My Nightmare. I don't know if anyone could have guessed what Alice would come up with after that. Alice Cooper brought in several of his old bandmates including Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith, Steve Hunter, and Dick Wagner, as well as a cast of many others to help create a brand new nightmare, which to my ears is one Alice Cooper's finest works to date.
Welcome 2 My Nightmare somehow manages to recapture that classic 70's sound of the original, without sounding dated. Welcome 2 My Nightmare incorporates the sounds of classic and hard rock, and little bit of disco. It is hard to compare it to the monsterous album Welcome to My Nightmare, which spawned such great songs like "Cold Ethyl", "Only Women Bleed" and "Welcome to My Nightmare". You won't find Vincent Price (God rest his soul) narratives on Welcome 2 My Nightmare either, but you are going to find a whole bunch of new tunes that you will be sure to love.
There are several songs on Welcome 2 My Nightmare which could easily be worked in to Alice's live set for years to come. This album is so strong that he could probably do a tour playing the entire album live. The album isn't perfect, but it is pretty close to it. I could have lived without the auto tune effect on Alice's vocals on the opening cut "I Am Made of You". Luckily, this is the only song plagued by that ill-used effect. (Note: To all artists and producers of rock music, Auto Tune is NEVER ok to use in rock music; No one wants to hear that crap.) "I Am Made To You" is a pretty strong opener, and a really good song. Bob Ezrin should have known better than to use those effects in my opinion.
While Alice Cooper's previous effort Along Came a Spider was an outstanding effort, it pales in comparison to the creative and enthusiastic offering Welcome 2 My Nightmare from the Alice Cooper and company. There are many classic moments, and too many cool tunes to mention on this CD. Some of my favorites are the catchy "Caffeine", to the Vaudeville fun of "Last Man on Earth", and the cool rocker "I'll Bit Your Face Off". I will be playing this one a ton for years to come.
Voting is now closed, throw away your unused ballots, Welcome 2 My Nightmare will be the easy choice for album of the year in 2011. Highly Recommended!
Rating: Out of 10
Track Listing:
1. I Am Made of You
2. Caffeine
3. The Nightmare Returns
4. A Runaway Train
5. Last Man on Earth
6. The Congregation
7. I'll Bite Your Face Off
8. Disco Bloodbath Boogie Fever
9. Ghouls Gone Wild
10. Something To Remember
11. When Hell Comes Home
12. What Baby Wants
13. I Gotta Get Outta Here
14. The Underture
Alice Cooper – Vocals, Harmonica
Michael Bruce – Guitars, keyboards, backing vocals on "A Runaway Train", "I'll Bite Your Face Off" and "When Hell Comes Home"
Dennis Dunaway – Bass, backing vocals on "A Runaway Train", "I'll Bite Your Face Off" and "When Hell Comes Home"
Neal Smith – Drums, percussion, backing vocals on "A Runaway Train", "I'll Bite Your Face Off" and "When Hell Comes Home"
Damon Johnson – guitar on "We Gotta Get Out of This Place"
Keri Kelli – guitar on "We Gotta Get Out of This Place"
Jimmy DeGrasso – drums on "We Gotta Get Out of This Place"
Steve Hunter – guitars on "Something To Remember Me By", "When Hell Comes Home" and "What Baby Wants"
Keith Nelson – Guitars, backing vocals on "Caffeine"
Desmond Child – Co-songwriter
Dick Wagner – Co-songwriter / Lead guitar on "The Underture"
Rob Zombie – Backing vocals on "The Congregation"
John 5 – guitar on "Disco Bloodbath Boogie Fever"
Tommy Denander – Guitars on "I Am Made of You"
Vince Gill – Lead guitar on "A Runaway Train" and "Gotta Get Outta Here"
Chuck Garric – Bass
Jeremy Rubolino – Co-songwriter
Ke$ha – Guest vocals on "What Baby Wants"
Piggy D – Co-songwriter, and bass on "Last Man On Earth"
David Spreng – Co-songwriter and drums on "Last Man On Earth"
Kip Winger – backing vocals on "Ghouls Gone Wild" & "The Congregation"
Patterson Hood – guitar on "Gotta Get Outta Here"


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The United States will not host the 2022 World Cup.
FIFA announced on Thursday afternoon in Zürich, Switzerland, that the quadrennial world championship will be held in Qatar.
This is the first time that a Middle Eastern nation will host the World Cup, and only the second time the tournament will be held in a nation from the Asian confederation. (Japan and South Korea co-hosted in 2002.)
The US Bid, whose committee included such luminaries as President Bill Clinton, director Spike Lee and MLS Commissioner Don Garber, among others, was founded on the financial opportunities of the US market and the increasing popularity of soccer in the country. More than 1.2 million fans signed the US Bid's online petition.
In a teleconference after the announcement, US Soccer President Sunil Gulati declined to say whether or not the US would bid for the 2026 World Cup, calling it too early to say.
Word of Qatar's victory actually emerged before the Executive Committee vote was made public. The head of the Qatar bid reportedly told Al-Jazeera, the Qatar-based news network, that Qatar was the winner.
Russia to Host 2018
FIFA named Russia as the host of the 2018 World Cup. It is the first time the Russians will host the tournament.


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Spoiler Alert:
I shall be searching Singularity's sole purpose, singling out it's defaults and interrogating its individuals to determine if it's one of a kind or one bad mother. So read on only if you've already seen Singularity, or don't plan to.
0:00:57 From the opening cards we learn that Elias Van Dorne and his company, VA Industries, built robots the world loved. Then he manufactured super robots to finish all wars, but they backfired because, evidently, Elias Van Dorne has never seen Robocop . Or I Robot / Chappie / The Terminator / any other science fiction film ever.
0:02:51 In 2020, Van Dorne created a new super robot called Kronos, because he hasn't learned anything about creating super robots since his last batch that wanted to take over the world.
Damien: They're not ready for
Terminator SkynetKronos!
Elias: It's the only way!
Damien: Elias, you know what Kronos is capable of!
Elias: Capable of saving Earth from self destruction!
I detest films that speak in exclamation marks.
0:04:51 The film's shots, angles, odd lighting and ridiculous lens effects are amateurish. The director has made a direct to DVD film in an age where DVDs no longer exist.
0:05:42 We are introduced to young professional Andrew Davis (Julian Schaffner) who's paying a visit to his ailing mum (Eileen Grubba). She's not going to be around long enough to worry about technology conquering the world. She doesn't look like she's going to be around to worry about breakfast tomorrow.
0:06:52 When Elias appears on the telly to introduce Kronos, Davis leaves his mum before she has time to finish her first glass of plonk. The wine is probably better company than he, however, and definitely less fruity.
0:07:12 All the screens in all the world magically show an image of Van Dorne presenting the launch of Kronos. #HairyHoudini #DavidCopafeel
Elias: Tonight, this night, we enter a new age.
Yes, the Awkward Age.
Lol, while blowing up the world, Kronos announces (without the use of speakers) that there's no need to worry! WTF!? That said, I know of some actual news channels who are saying the same thing under the same circumstances.
0:10:30 After the big announcement and the big mass destruction, Elias's #2 (Carmen Argenziano as Damien Walsh) finally clues in that Kronos has been turned on. Perhaps it only seems obvious to me because I, too, can get a little crazy when turned on.
0:11:06 Seriously, does no one involved with the film know that 100 mph (miles per hour) is equivalent to 170 kilometres per hour and is far too fast for someone following a city bus? Do you follow me?
0:11:34 We are now skipping 97 years into the future. When you don't know if you should Lol or WTF!? 😂
0:12:48 OK, now it's just plain stupid. Despite being 100 years after the previous scene, we see Andrew Davis waking up in a pit and Elias watching him via monitors and neither of them have aged. Wow, those 97 years must've passed by very quickly.
0:14:11 While Andrew wanders a forest looking like a lost puppy, we're subjected to a vice-off monologue by a young woman telling us most of the human survivors are inherently evil, but that she's part of a group which is 100% goodness. This sort of black and white thinking sounds fairly evil, should you ask me. And you should.
0:14:32 Andrew forages through an abode to secure a cheap gold pendant that would be too feminine for him were he anyone else.
0:15:28 Ah, we learn Elias and Kronos have in fact created Andrew (Ax-9) — he's a robot so independent he believes himself to be human. As long as the writer doesn't make that same mistake.
0:15:42 Ax-9's a lite honey pot meant to follow the female narrator to the utopia of Aurora, so Kronos can learn the secret city's whereabouts. If there's one thing robots hate, it's utopia.
0:16:33 Believe it or not, the special effects aren't the worst part of this film…
0:17:59 Oh no! 😂😂😂 A cheap Katniss Everdeen clone is the female lead (Jeannine Wacker as Calia)! Let's call her Catnip Overdone…
0:22:27 Catnip goes all day not knowing a boy who was literally born yesterday is following her. When she finally catches him, he confesses to not hearing about Armageddon (!?), and yet she's still not suspicious? Armageddon fed up!
0:23:44 Ax-9 examines his pendant after learning catnip has the exact same. He seems effeminate and she looks butch, so we'll call them The Hunger Gays.
0:28:28 WTF!? Catnip has to tell Ax-9 that trains haven't existed in 69 years and he hasn't had a bite of food in all the time she's known him, yet she still doesn't suspect he's more of a plant than a fern in a factory?
Like your grammar: 'the worst'.
0:33:10 Kronos is meant to be extremely intelligent, yet the drones sent to look for Andrew (Ax-9) and Calia (Catnip) don't even bother to look behind chairs. Kronos is worst.
0:36:34 Catnip tells us that the brothers (presumably Elias and Damien) who created Kronos now live inside him to be immortal. This sounds sexual in ways I can't imagine.
Andrew: Wait, wait, wait. Don't you think I should have a weapon or something?
WTF did she give him, an STD? (Stupid Tickling Device)
0:42:02 Calia talks about her life growing up in a post-apocalyptic land, and it sounds almost as hard as staying awake through her story.
0:46:21 In a forest, bad humans chase Calia and Andrew. Andrew trips, so the bad humans catch him while Calia runs on, barely even slowing down. Andrew is like half an ass: left behind.
0:48:14 A man who doesn't know how to wear a beret (Pavlo Bubryak as Cassiem) captures Calia as she's trying to free Andrew. You'll laugh loudest when he starts sniffing her face.
0:49:06 Andrew uses superpowers, breaks his rope bonds and saves Calia from the men who've unzipped her coat and are trying to look at her bra strap.
Damien: He's stronger than the others.
Elias: Evolution has run its course.
Since the apocalypse, Damien's job is to simply state the obvious, while Elias's job is simply to be WTF.
0:50:10 After Cheap Guevara stabs Andrew, Catnip stabs Cheap Guevara who bleeds so much from his back that her hands are bloodier than Lady Macbeth having her period.
0:51:24 WTF!? Instead of letting Andrew lay down and recover, Catnip makes him rise and walk all day to a piece of dirt…where he can lay down and recover.
0:52:54 Apparently this strategy wasn't as effective as she thought because he died while she slept. Either that or he's faking it and hoping she'll leave him alone so he's free to follow his gay agenda.
0:53:30 Faking it or not, when he jerks alive Catnip sees he's an android. If only she'd tried to treat the wound instead of taking him on a forced march, she'd have discovered this earlier.
0:55:58 While Andrew discovers his original, human tombstone in a cemetery, he's collected by a Halo robot clone and wakes up in a lab. First he was dead, now he's only dead tired.
0:59:04 Now Damien is scanning Andrew/Ax-9's brain because:
You have been with her long enough to have calculated Aurora's location.
WTF!? This is not how learning works! If this were the case, my friends who went to class but took no notes and didn't pay attention wouldn't be losers on the dole today.
1:03:38 Calia is brought in to watch Andrew talk to philosophy with his mum in a dream state. In other words, they're torturing her. #AndUs
Damien: That which can't be found, can be tempted.
1:05:14 Oh dear lord, Andrew was reprogrammed to choke Calia, but while he strangles her he begins kissing her because love is a virus. In a rare, double WTF, Damien leaves the lab to enter the room next door for no reason other than to let the couple escape.
1:10:02 Andrew kissed Calia, causing the lab blew up. WTF!? After fleeing to safety, Calia takes his hand and confesses,
I don't care if you're a machine.
Things you say when you're falling in love with your dildo.
1:11:24 Do you remember that top secret city no one could figure out the location of? Well, it turns out it's that very obvious place atop a mountain that creates a giant aurora every night, which the whole world can see. WTF!? Not very bright.
1:14:48 The town of Aurora is no longer. The borealis came from a robot 'city' which created them as a decoy, I can only assume, because lord knows this film stopped trying to justify itself ages ago.
1:16:16 Damien appears and tells us that the goal of the entire film was not to find Aurora but for robot Andrew to learn to write his own code, in which case we wonder why he had to follow Calia at all in the first place. There are plot holes bigger than my ego in this bloody film.
1:18:40 The thought I can't prevent myself from having is, why did they need create Andrew robot in the first place? If they didn't need to find Aurora and don't need Andrew to write his own code but instead only want to destroy humanity with a massive bombing raid, why didn't they simply do this at the outset? This entire film is an unnecessary evil.
1:20:32 Oh ffs, the random bunker the children decided to hide in happens to also be a spaceship that will take them to a planetary system called Aurora if they use their pendant as a key. I've seen better stories on food labels.
1:22:37 The 'imminent impact of missiles in 30 seconds' countdown started 1 minute and 16 seconds ago.
1:26:42 Elias doesn't care if he accomplishes his goal of finding Aurora. Instead, he decides to kill Damien, his partner, because why would this film choose to start making sense this late in the game?
1:27:16 This is literally the face John Cusack makes throughout the whole of the film. If the person with whom you were making love made this face, would you get excited? Or would you think "this whore is only in it for the money"?
1:27:18 Elias says he will launch an attack on the humans populating Aurora, which makes no sense because the film began with Kronos wanting to destroy humans to make earth safe. The humans have all left the planet, so you've won, mate!
Roll credits
Tally Ho'
- WTF!?'s: 27 singular ones
- When to Follow: Don't watch this movie. Ever. If someone puts a gun to your head and tells you watch this film, insist they pull the trigger because death would be better than watching this movie.
- Where's This Found: The story was drunkenly scrawled onto the last squares of toilet paper in a loo that breeds things only fire can kill, and when the writer/director made the film the next day with a hangover, he decided the parts he couldn't understand were to be filmed exactly like that. Then John Cusack came in for one day to stand in a room and read lines for a dollar, and the producers used his name to dupe other people into doing the film. The stars are so bad they can't even act out and the sets were a green room where the crew couldn't think of anything more exciting than that. Make no mistake, this is the worst film of the year. When people talk about a disgusting film covering pond water, this is the film they mean. Out of a possible 10, I have 1 F to give for the low budget CGI effects.
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Google has all but acquired Motorola Mobility, having won Department of Justice and European Commission approval. Okay, so now what? Good question.
Google has, continually and vociferously, said that the acquisition of the Motorola division that makes cell phones and set-top TV boxes was not intended as a way for Google to make its own Android phones. In a conference call with investors and analysts the day of the acquisition announcement, Google CEO Larry Page emphasized that "many hardware partners have contributed to Android's success," and that Google "look(s) forward to dealing with all of them on an equal basis." Android head Andy Rubin even said that Motorola would have to bid like any other manufacturer to work with Google on any upcoming Nexus phones, the models that Google partners with a hardware firm to load with short-term exclusives on new Android releases.
Backing up that image of "Motorola has their shed, and I have mine," Rubin said at the Mobile World Congress event happening this week in Spain that Google had "literally built a firewall" between Android headquarters and Motorola. Quite the interesting construction project, it must be, to create heat-resistant walls along halfway curve between Mountain View, Calif. and Motorola Mobility's Libertyview, Ill. headquarters. Regardless, you get the point: Rubin says he has no control, he had no idea even what phones Motorola is working on, and even if he wanted to, he couldn't really leverage Motorola to conquer the Android ecosystem. Even though Google is installing one of their executives as Motorola Mobility's next CEO, Rubin maintains that Motorola is an independent entity, and that the Android system remains an open-source operating system, however many painful bumps and conflicts it creates.
So, patents, right? Google must have bought Motorola for its key mobile and communications patents, as part of the ongoing arms race that all major tech firms must engage in. Well, you'd be surprised how tricky those patent weapons are to fire. Motorola owns a patent relating to "push"-based information, such as offered by mobile devices that sync email and calendars, and forced Apple to turn off push syncing in Germany. But a German court just overturned that ruling, and raised the "antitrust" flag in its ruling. Microsoft, too, has complained about Motorola's unfair licensing restrictions. It's a tricky thing, apparently, having a store of essential patents that could be used against almost any device, but only being able to use them when it doesn't look mean.
That somewhat matches up with what Google has said publicly about Motorola's patents. David Drummond, chief legal officer and senior vice president at Google, answered a question about patents during that first-take conference call that Google intends to "protect the Android ecosystem," and that "having that kind of patent portfolio is a good thing." Page reiterated that point: "I'm really excited about protecting and supporting the Android ecosystem. We believe Motorola Mobility has a tremendous opportunity for growth. I think this is a unique opportunity."
So unique that it's hard for anybody, except maybe someone serving on the boards of Apple, Microsoft, Google, and Motorola all at once, to see how spending $12.5 billion on a company that could, potentially, maybe, hopefully defend an open-source project against patent infringement isn't a tiny bit crazy. But maybe crazy in a good way. We shall see.
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This story, "Why Did Google Pay for Motorola to be Behind a 'Firewall'?" was originally published by ITworld.


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Athletics trade Stephen Parker to Brewers for Darren Byrd
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- The Milwaukee Brewers acquired third baseman Stephen Parker from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for right-handed pitcher Darren Byrd on Wednesday.
Over four seasons in the minors, the 25-year-old Parker has batted .277 with 43 home runs and 262 RBIs in 448 games. His best season was 2010, when he batted .296 with 21 homers and 98 RBIs in 139 games at Class-A Stockton.
The 26-year-old Byrd spent three seasons in the Brewers' farm system and appeared in one game this spring.


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Transverse myelitis is a neurological condition that happens when both sides of the same section of the spinal cord become inflamed. This inflammation can damage myelin, the fatty substance that covers your nerves. Loss of myelin often leads to spinal cord scarring that blocks nerve impulses and results in physical problems.
Transverse myelitis is a relatively rare disease. It occurs most often in children ages 10 to 19 and in adults ages 30 to 39, but it can happen at any age.
Experts don't know the exact cause of transverse myelitis. The inflammation that leads to transverse myelitis can result as a side effect of a number of other conditions, including:
Lyme disease
Viral infections
Bacterial infections
Some people may also get transverse myelitis as a result of spinal injuries, spinal malformations, or vascular diseases like atherosclerosis, all of which can reduce the amount of oxygen in spinal cord tissue. If parts of the spinal cord don't have enough oxygen, nerve cells often begin to die. The dying tissue can cause the inflammation that leads to transverse myelitis.
Transverse myelitis can also be a warning sign of multiple sclerosis, but this is a rare occurrence. Since some people with transverse myelitis have autoimmune diseases such as lupus, some doctors believe that transerve myelitis may also be an autoimmune disease. Finally, some cancers can trigger an immune response that leads to transverse myelitis.
The physical symptoms of transverse myelitis can develop over several hours or days, or over a longer period of one to two weeks. These are possible symptoms:
Back or neck pain
Weakness in arms or legs
Abnormal feelings in the legs, such as burning, tingling, or pricking
Loss of bladder or bowel control
Heightened sensitivity to touch
The location on the body of these symptoms depends on what part of the spinal cord is inflamed. People with inflammation in the neck typically feel symptoms from the neck down, while inflammation in the middle of the spine can cause symptoms from the waist down.
If you suspect that you have transverse myelitis, your doctor will likely review your medical history and perform a complete physical examination. Because transverse myelitis can be caused by a number of treatable conditions, your doctor may want to test for some of those diseases. One diagnostic test you might need is a CT or MRI scan.
Another common test is myelography, a procedure in which a needle is used to inject a special dye into your spinal area. A technician will then use a real time X-ray called fluoroscopy to get pictures of your spinal cord.
If all potential underlying causes of transverse myelitis have been ruled out, your condition may be considered idiopathic, which means that there is no known cause for it.
No effective cure currently exists for transverse myelitis. Treatments focus on relieving the inflammation that causes the symptoms. High doses of steroids, which suppress the activity of the immune system, are the most common treatments. Your doctor may also recommend pain-relieving drugs like ibuprofen or acetaminophen and plenty of bed rest.
If steroids don't relieve the symptoms of transverse myelitis, your doctor may try a procedure called plasma exchange, which exchanges the plasma in your blood for new plasma. This procedure removes harmful antibodies from the blood. Other immune-suppressing drugs may also be prescribed.
Recovery from transverse myelitis usually begins from two to 12 weeks after you first experience symptoms. Recovery can take up to two years. About one-third of people with transverse myelitis have full or near-full recovery, with most of their symptoms gone. Another third have fair recovery, retaining some of their symptoms. The last third recover poorly and experience significant physical disabilities. Most people will only have one episode of transverse myelitis, however a small percentage of people may have a recurrence.
Therapies for permanent disabilities
Some people who get transverse myelitis are left with permanent physical disabilities, such as muscle stiffness, loss of bowel or bladder function, muscle weakness, and even paralysis. If you have any of these impairments, physical therapy may be prescribed. In this treatment, specialists will work with you to increase your strength, improve your coordination, and help you gain more control over bladder and bowel functions.
Another type of therapy is occupational therapy, which helps you learn new ways of doing everyday tasks, like bathing, in spite of your new physical limitations. Finally, some people with physical disabilities often feel sad or depressed. If this happens to you, your doctor may recommend that you see a mental health professional. Antidepressant medications and psychotherapy, or "talk therapy," are both available to help treat depression.


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In a compact museum building overlooking Hopedale Pond that once housed loom maker Draper Corp. sit three antique looms, silent remnants of a former manufacturing powerhouse. The Little Red Shop Museum is devoted to Draper's history, yet the looms that Draper workers produced are anything but relics of the past.
In a compact museum building overlooking Hopedale Pond that once housed loom maker Draper Corp. sit three antique looms, silent remnants of a former manufacturing powerhouse.
The Little Red Shop Museum is devoted to Draper's history, yet the looms that Draper workers produced are anything but relics of the past. In a Greensboro, N.C., factory hundreds of miles south of Hopedale, International Textile Group Inc.'s Cone Denim factory operates 32 vintage Draper looms to make denim for high-end jeans that can fetch well over $100 a pair.
The price of fabric made on vintage Draper machinery amazes some Blackstone Valley history buffs and former Draper workers, but the enduring prowess of Draper looms does not.
"They were designed to operate for long periods of time, so they do," said Kevin C. Klyberg, a National Park Service ranger with the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor.
Draper's origins date to 1816, and the loom maker eventually came to occupy 1.4 million square feet of space in a sprawling brick Hopedale complex. The company sold its looms to buyers across the globe before shutting down in 1980.
One of those buyers was Cone Denim, a company that put its Draper looms into storage in the 20th century as market pressures pushed textile manufacturers to adopt modern, high-speed equipment. Still, some people thought newer denim lacked something, according to Delores Sides, Cone Denim director of corporate communications.
"We got denim that was smooth and free of imperfections, and then they looked around and said, 'Where's the character?' " Mrs. Sides said.
Cone Denim's White Oak facility brought its vintage Draper looms out of storage in the late 1980s, installed them in an area with wood floors that would allow the machines to rock as fly-shuttles zoom back and forth, and started producing cloth.
The result is a sturdy fabric appreciated for its selvage, the neatly woven edge of the fabric, as well as its durability and imperfections.
"We were always trying to figure out ways to take those nubs out," said former Draper machine design engineer Eugene Phillips, now Hopedale's town coordinator. "Who knew?"
Cone Denim does not disclose its customers' names, but plenty of retailers make no secret of using the company's denim in apparel. Hip men's clothing maker Bonobos Inc. sells "old loom selvage" jeans made from Cone Denim "woven on antique shuttle looms" for $175. J. Crew Group Inc.'s stores sell men's Cone Denim jeans for $198. Radio host and writer Glenn Beck's 1791 Supply & Co. sells a made-in-America Cone Denim jean for $129.99.
The trade group Cotton Inc. reports that the average American owns seven pairs of denim jeans. Yet most of those jeans are made overseas. Women's jeans mostly come from Asia. Jeans for men and boys increasingly originate in Mexico.
Ryan R. Berger, an apparel designer for Massachusetts-based New England Outfitter who has written about Cone Denim on his blog at www.simplethreads.co, owns several pairs of jeans and a jacket made of Cone Denim. He said he appreciates the fact the fabric is a high-quality product made in the United States.
"There's just so much more behind it than just a pair of jeans," Mr. Berger said. "There's so much more that goes into it."
The price of Draper-loomed denim jeans shocked Thomas W. McGovern, chairman of Hopedale's Little Red Shop Museum Committee and a Draper employee from 1966 to 1969, but not the endurance of the looms.
"It doesn't surprise me with the quality they put into developing these looms," he said.
The cast-iron construction and ease of repair of Draper looms may have something to do with that.
Rick Randall, exhibit specialist at Lowell National Historical Park in Lowell, searched nationwide in the 1980s for Draper looms to fill the park's Boott Cotton Mills Museum. He found a cache in storage in Tennessee, but he also found looms rusting in fields where they had been discarded.
"These are very rugged looms," he said. "The parts that wear out are mostly made of wood and steel."
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When my clients make decisions on behalf of their senior dogs and cats, they routinely factor in their pet's age. I often hear statements such as, "I would pursue a diagnosis if only she weren't so old." and "I would treat him if only he were younger." When my clients voice such "senior objections" I gently encourage them to consider the situation a bit more objectively by considering their pet's functional age rather than their chronological age. For example, it might be far safer for me to anesthetize the vigorous, playful thirteen-year-old Labrador with normal liver and kidney function I evaluated on Monday compared to the debilitated eleven-year-old Labrador with impaired kidney function I examined on Tuesday. Functionally speaking, the thirteen-year-old is, by far, the younger of the two. When making decisions, savvy medical advocates evaluate the whole package- spryness, organ function, overall comfort, joie de vivre- rather than considering age alone. Just because a dog or cat is, by definition, a senior citizen doesn't mean their body is functioning like that of a senior citizen.
I thoroughly enjoyed explaining this point on NPR's popular show, Fresh Air With Terry Gross. "Terry, you and I could both be 80 year old women in need of knee replacement surgery. You might be a terrific candidate for surgery, whereas I might be a horrible candidate!"
When making medical decisions, my clients frequently ask about their pet's life expectancy. Life expectancies for cats and dogs of varying breeds are nothing more than averages. This means some individuals will never reach "average" and others will far exceed it.
Here's the bottom line. If you have a happy, lively, interactive, and agile senior dog or cat on your hands, throw those age-related numbers and averages out the window. Rather, I encourage you to observe your pet's overall quality of life, share some nose-to-nose time with your best buddy, look deep into those beautiful eyes, and make important medical decisions based on what's truly important rather than simply a number. Have you ever needed to be a medical advocate for a senior pet? If so, please share your story.
Best wishes for good health,
Nancy Kay, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
Author of Speaking for Spot: Be the Advocate Your Dog Needs to Live a Happy, Healthy, Longer Life
Recipient, American Animal Hospital Association Animal Welfare and Humane Ethics Award
Recipient, Dog Writers Association of America Award for Best Blog
Recipient, Eukanuba Canine Health Award
Recipient, AKC Club Publication Excellence Award
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In Science Standards Draft, Big Problems 'Abound,' Think Tank Says
A Washington think tank is offering a strongly-worded critique of the second and final public draft of the common science standards, arguing that without major changes the document would not represent a step forward for many states.
"If draft 2.0 were to become the final version of [the Next Generation Science Standards], only states with exceptionally weak science standards of their own would likely benefit from replacing them with these ... standards," write Checker Finn and Kathleen Porter-Magee of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute in a foreword to the organization's comments. "We sincerely hope that this situation can be significantly altered and improved by the NGSS team between now and the issuance of their final version a few months hence."
They add, "The present draft is problematic in more ways than it is strong."
The standards are being developed through a partnership that includes 26 "lead state partners," all of which have pledged to seriously consider adopting the standards once they're completed. A final version is expected out in March.
To review the standards, Fordham assembled a team of experts in science, engineering, and mathematics, led by Paul Gross, a professor emeritus of life sciences at the University of Virginia and the former director and president of the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Mass. (Fordham also commented on the first public draft of the standards, but added several reviewers this time, including an engineering expert and two who are well-known in math circles: William Schmidt, a professor of education and statistics at Michigan State University, and W. Stephen Wilson, a math professor at Johns Hopkins University.)
At 70 pages in length, the Fordham review document is not exactly a quick read. Fordham is generally seen as being in the "critical friend" camp when it comes to the science standards, as the organization has signaled its support for the notion of common science standards. And indeed, the think tank has been an ally and vocal backer of the Common Core State Standards in English/language arts and mathematics. It also does praise some things about the new draft. But first, the criticism.
Here are some highlights from the document as identified in the foreword by Porter-Magee and Finn, a former education official in the Reagan administration, who conclude that "large problems still abound in NGSS 2.0."
• The drafters "continue to omit quite a lot of essential content. ... Among the most egregious omissions are most of chemistry; thermodynamics,; electrical circuits; physiology, minerals and rocks; the layered Earth, the essentials of biochemistry and biochemical genetics; and at least the descriptive elements of developmental biology.
• The NGSS has "imposed so rigid a format on its new standards that the recommended 'practices' dominate them, and basic science knowledge—which should be the ultimate goal of science education—becomes secondary.
• The drafters "made a commendable effort to integrate 'engineering practices' into the science rather than treating engineering as a separate discipline. Still—once again—their insistence on finding such practices in connection with so many standards sometimes leads to inappropriate or banal exersises—and blurs the real meaning of 'engineering.' "
• "The effort to insist on 'assessment boundaries' in connection with every standard often leads to a 'dumbing down' of what might actually be learned about a topic, seemingly in the interest of 'one-size-fits-all' science that won't be too challenging for students. ... These boundaries are often used to strip science of critical mathematics content.' "
• Although the alignment with the common-core math standards is "improved," the Fordham reviewers describe what "seems to be a conscious effort by NGSS drafters not to expect much science to be taught or learned of the sort that depends on math to be done properly. This weakens the science and leads, once again, to a worrisome dumbing down, particularly in high school physics—which, as the reviewers note, 'is inherently mathematical.' "
Minnesota Official Responds
I spoke this morning with John Olson, a science specialist for the Minnesota Department of Education, who has seen the Fordham comments and wanted to respond. Minnesota is one of the 26 lead state partners in developing the standards, and Olson is leading the Minnesota review team.
For what it's worth, Minnesota's science standards recently earned a grade of C from Fordham in its periodic rating. At the same time, Minnesota is seen as a high-performing state in science, with recent data showing it well above the U.S average in science. Also, recent global data show that for 8th grade science, Minnesota was outperformed only by Singapore and Taiwan.
Here are a few key points Olson made. First, on content:
"Different experts will disagree on what is the important content," he said. Olson noted that the content expectations in the standards are on par with what Minnesota asks, and in some cases it goes beyond that, such as with earth science and some aspects of physical science. Olson said the standards, however, are especially strong in promoting the progression of learning from one grade to the next.
Also, an appendix to the standards responds to some of the concerns previously raised about content in the standards. In fact, some of the very topics left out that are cited by Fordham were mentioned in that appendix, including thermodynamics and rocks and minerals.
"One of the important components to the vision of the [National Research Council] Framework [for the standards] and the NGSS is the focus on a smaller set of core ideas that build over time," the appendix says. It notes that much of the feedback requesting the addition of topics was on material traditionally covered in upper-level high school science courses. "[T]he NGSS specifies content and skills required of all students, and are not intended to cover the depth and breadth of content in upper-level science courses."
Olson also tackled the complaint about science practices dominating the standards and taking time away from learning basic science content.
He called this notion "misguided, because it's through the practices, especially as implemented as an instructional strategy, that students get a deeper understanding of the content. They've experienced [the content], thought about it, argued about it. I think that's very powerful. ... By doing the practices, the content gets learned more deeply."
As for the concern that the "assessment boundaries" will constrain and limit instruction, Olson disputes this as well. "In states like ours, we have a separate document called the assessment specifications, and those are very similar to what we're seeing with the assessment boundaries," he said. "I don't think most teachers that understand this are going to say, 'I'm going to limit my instruction to the assessment boundary.' ... Textbooks and other resources will go beyond just the assessment boundary."
'Scientifically Sound' on Evolution
To be clear, Fordham did not simply criticize the latest public draft. It offered some praise, too.
For instance, it said that links between the common-core math standards and the science standards were strengthened in the latest draft (even as it still has qualms). The think tank also praised the standards-writers' effort to integrate engineering practices and content across the standards, and for "their honest, scientifically sound handling of evolution. While we offer some suggestions for further strengthening these standards, their inclusion is crucial."
The other day I blogged about some pushback from the engineering community to the new standards. And I'm also planning another post with some reaction from several content-specific groups, including the American Physical Society and American Chemical Society.
One question is how much change the states and standards-writers are going to want to make in this final round. We shall see. But I'm told there are no plans to push back the March deadline for wrapping up this project.


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'Legal reforms and best practices'
Minister Bussemaker (OCW) speeched during the 'Legal reforms and best practices' Turkey side event, New York, March 4, 2013.
Ladies and gentlemen,
Thank you very much for inviting me here to speak today.
I think it is very special that our countries, that have already shared such a rich history for four hundred years, are also collaborating on an important issue for the future: combating violence against women.
In recent years Turkey and the Netherlands have become international allies in encouraging and promoting gender equality. And in the years to come, we in the Netherlands wish to continue to work together to address and prevent domestic violence and violence against women.
During an Expert Meeting last month, our countries explored various avenues of cooperation with regard to domestic violence and women's shelters. And we will be developing informational materials for Turkish women in the Netherlands, so they know their rights when it comes to marriage migration, domestic violence and divorce.
Today, too, we will be exchanging [of: have been exchanging / als je spreekt aan het einde van de bijeenkomst] best practices, and exploring further cooperation. This kind of cooperation is sorely needed, unfortunately.
Forty-two percent (42%) of Turkish women and about as many Dutch women come face to face with domestic violence at some point in their lives.
Turkey has taken on an active role in combating violence against women. It was the first country to ratify the CAHVIO convention, now rightly and deservedly [spreek uit: dih-zur-vid-lee / betekenis hier is: 'en dat is terecht'] known as the 'Istanbul Convention'. Last year's enactment of the Law to protect the family and prevent violence against women is yet another clear signal that Turkey is serious about tackling domestic violence.
As the Dutch Minister for Emancipation, I feel that women must be able to count on the authorities in cases of violence - whether it happens at home, at work or on the street. Turkey should be proud of what has been achieved so far.
At the same time, we must also recognize that violence against women is not something that government can completely resolve or combat with rules, legislation and programmes. Society, both men and women, must also be willing to look at the underlying causes of violence, at the systems that facilitate violence and at the factors that contribute to vulnerability among women.
Violence against women does not simply happen of its own accord. It may occur wherever economic, political and social inequalities between women and men prevail. Along with this inequality, violence is often also passed on from generation to generation. From father to son. And from mother to daughter.
If we wish to put an end to violence against women, then we will have to intervene in this vile system. This is why I would like to touch on two related topics today:
• First, the Oranje Huis, a refuge shelter that takes a new approach to helping women who are confronted with domestic violence.
• Second, the integrated approach we take to tackling domestic violence in the Netherlands, in which the treatment of perpetrators features prominently.
I visited an Oranje Huis facility in January. While there, I saw for myself just how hurt and afraid the women and children are who have been abused and threatened at home. But I also saw just how much strength and confidence this safe refuge gave them.
What makes this shelter so special is that its location is not secret. Security is ensured because visitors may only enter through a secured door, where they are identified and checked. But once beyond the security measures, the atmosphere is open and welcoming. Family and friends can come to visit the women in the shelter. For them, this often means the end of years of isolation. And hopefully the beginning of a life without violence.
The openness of the Oranje Huis facility serves as a counterbalance and an antidote to the shame and taboo that often accompanies domestic violence. Women seeking shelter here do not have to hide.
They learn to discover and appreciate their own strengths and capabilities, and they learn how to ask for help when they need it. Coming from this safe environment, they can once again resume their lives and also get help for their children. If they wish, they can also get their partners involved.
The shelter and care that women receive in the Oranje Huis remind me of a quote that is attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt: "It is better to light a candle, than to curse the darkness."
It is better focus squarely on the true nature of domestic violence, than to conceal or ignore it. That goes for the victims, but it applies equally well to the perpetrators of violence against women.
This brings me to my second point: our integrated approach to domestic violence, which is system-oriented. This means that attention is focused not only on the victims, but also on the perpetrators of violence.
In the past, the standard operating procedure in cases of domestic violence was that the woman would flee the home. Sometimes there is no alternative, and shelters such as the Oranje Huis are available for this purpose. In the integrated approach, the aim is for the woman to stay at home, while her partner goes elsewhere.
Often, escaping the spiral of violence means that women must be empowered and must change their behavior. But if we ignore the perpetrators' role in this process, or simply resort to punishing them, then nothing really changes. The integrated approach is therefore aimed at helping perpetrators of violence learn how to change their behavior.
If necessary, a restraining order will be issued against the perpetrator of domestic violence. He may then not come home for ten days and is also prohibited from seeking contact with the victim. This gives social services time to start working in the interest of both victim and perpetrator. Due consideration is also given to any children involved, and we also see whether there are any other problems besides violence, for example with finances or work.
Subsequently, the treatment offered to perpetrators is aimed at helping them become aware of their behavior and understanding why they resort to violence. Specially trained social workers teach them techniques for solving a conflict or argument without the need for physical violence.
When addressing the problem of domestic violence, we therefore focus on both victim and perpetrator, on the problem and the solution. It's not one or the other, but a combination of the two. With the aim of helping people to resume their lives self-sufficiently, either on their own or with their partner, but in any case without violence.
Ladies and gentlemen,
I hope that our countries continue to work together in the coming years to stop violence against women. Last February's Expert Meeting made clear that cooperation and sharing best practices are highly worthwhile. I hope that this meeting will prove to be just as valuable.
Thank you very much for your kind attention.


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It doesn't matter whether it's true or not, what matters is that the leadership of the Iranian regime believes it and believes they are presently involved in playing an integral part in bringing about the end of the world.
The Iranian government has produced a bone-chilling documentary that claims that Ayatollah Khamenei, President Ahmadinejad, and Hassan Nasrallah are talked about in Islamic prophecy as leaders who will wage war to bring about the arrival of the Hidden Imam, which the film says is "very close" to happening.
Reza Kahlili, a former member of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards who spied for the CIA and authored A Time to Betray last year, procured the entire film and says it was created by close associates of Ahmadinejad and was shown to top clerics two weeks ago. His chief of staff, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, is said to have played a role in its creation. Kahlili allowed FrontPage to view a shortened version of the film over the weekend, which he says the Iranian regime intends to distribute to mosques and Islamic centers throughout the region with an Arabic translation and is currently being shown to members of the Revolutionary Guards and Basiji.
The purpose of the film is to make the case that Iran is prophetically destined to lead the war against Islam's enemies, which is as a prelude to the appearance of the Hidden Imam, also called the Mahdi, who brings the final victory for Islam and reigns over the whole world. It uses current events to argue that "the final chapter has begun" and the Mahdi's arrival is imminent. Most disturbingly, it teaches that Khamenei, Ahmadinejad and Nasrallah are the individuals prophesied to make this happen.
See also:
Iran film says Muslim messiah is near
Iranian Video Says Mahdi is 'Near'
The Coming, and Why the Left Doesn't Understand Iran
Iran Film: Iran Plans to Conquer Israel, World
Iran Video Says Mahdi Is Near – Judgement Day and Destruction of Israel Predicted
Appearing Soon: the Twelfth Imam
Iranian Propaganda Film Claims Jerusalem Is About to Be Conquered
"The Last Messiah"
Muhammad al-Mahdi
This is just what the Muslim world needs, even more radical Islamic incitement, this time with an end of days flair. Kill more infidels faster to achieve eternal salvation!
/this falls under the category of know your enemy and if Ahmadinejad, Khamenei, and Nasrallah truly believe that they're destined to to bring about the end of the world in their lifetimes, the West in in for some serious trouble, heed the warning
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The Beginning of the
Harlem Children's Zone®
The Harlem Children's Zone® has always been driven by the belief that the success of our children and the strength of the community go hand in hand. Their needs are inseparable and must be addressed together in order to break the cycle of generational poverty and give our kids a real shot at the American dream.
Aimed at providing comprehensive, critical support to children and families and reweaving the very fabric of community life, the HCZ® Project began as a one-block pilot in the 1990s. With bold ambition, careful planning, and a strong infrastructure, we set out to address not just some but all of the issues children and families were facing within a finite geographic area: crumbling apartments, rampant drug use, failing schools, violent crime, and chronic health problems.
Building on the success of this early initiative, we launched a 10-year strategic plan in 2000, steadily and systematically expanding the depth and breadth of our programming to encompass 24 blocks, then 60 blocks, and ultimately 97 blocks. Today, our organization as a whole serves more than 14,000 youth and 14,000 adults.
With thousands of young people well on their way to achieving the ultimate goal of college graduation, we have not only reached the tipping point, but also have become a national model and thought leader in the fields of education, youth and community development, and the fight against poverty.
What has enabled us to achieve such unprecedented success is our steadfast application of five core principles:
- Serve an entire neighborhood comprehensively and at scale to create a tipping point and definitively shift the culture of the community
- Create a pipeline of coordinated, best-practice programs to give our children and families seamless support from birth through college and maximize their outcomes
- Build community among residents, institutions, and stakeholders in order to create a healthy, positive environment where our children can thrive
- Evaluate program outcomes and create a feedback loop to provide managers with real-time data and strengthen services
- Cultivate an organizational culture of success rooted in passion, accountability, leadership, and teamwork
The Harlem Children's Zone Project begins with
24 blocks
The Harlem Children's Zone Project encompasses almost
100 blocks
A History of Innovation
From the start, innovation has been pivotal to our success—even before we officially became HCZ. When the organization began in 1970 as the Rheedlen Centers for Children and Families, we were New York City's first truancy prevention program. Then, in 1991, Rheedlen was among the first organizations in the City to open a Beacon center, turning PS 194 into the Countee Cullen Community Center after school, on weekends, and during summers, offering high-quality programming and a safe destination to local children and families.
Since our launch, HCZ has developed a series of groundbreaking programs designed to address the needs of our children and community. In 2000, we began offering The Baby College® parenting workshops. In 2001, we introduced the Harlem Gems® pre-school program and, in 2004, we opened our first Promise Academy® Charter School. In 2012, we began implementing Healthy Harlem, a cross-site initiative to combat obesity and foster healthy habits throughout the Zone.
Under the visionary leadership of our President, Geoffrey Canada, and our CEO, Anne Williams-Isom, HCZ continues to foster innovation and refine our programs to ensure that we are at once fulfilling our mission to revitalize Central Harlem and carving a path for communities across this great nation who share our passion and perseverance. For our kids, our community, and our country, the best is truly yet to come.