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Google announced that its Google Maps for iPhone received more than 10 million downloads in less than 48 hours of its release.
"We're excited for the positive reception of Google Maps for iPhone around the world. Congratulations to the Maps Team on the recognition for the passion and hard work they poured into it," wrote Jeff Huber, Google's senior vice president of commerce and local on his Google+ page.
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Huber then proceeded to a soft sell on the app, "If you already have it -- thank you, and please tell a friend."
Of course the insane popularity of the Google Maps iPhone app is primarily based on the sheer inadequacy of Apple's in-house maps app. You know, the one accused of stranding Australian tourists and pointing users to a museum in the middle of the Thames? If that's your alternative, then Google Maps looks pretty darn good.

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As part of our training commitment, we also have "FY2" Doctors in our surgeries. These Doctors are not yet fully qualified and join us typically for 3 months as part of their training rotation.
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We also teach medical students. A medical student may be present while you are having a consultation with your Doctor. You will always be told if a student is going to be present. If you wish to see the Doctor alone, please tell the receptionists and nobody will take offence!
Dr Ola trained as a GP in 2016 from Southampton after having worked as a Paediatric Trainee in West Yorkshire, Glasgow and Teesside. He enjoys all facets of general practice especially Mental Health and Dermatology. He lives in Whiteley and likes reading and photography.
Dr Chhapia joined Portsdown Group Practice in 2019. He is a GP partner at Portsdown Group Practice, An Acute Physician at Portsmouth Hopsital and Medical Director for PPCA (GP federation for Portsmouth). When I have spare time this is spent with my family, mainly playing football and having bbq's!
Dr Helen Gadsden qualified from St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College in 2001 and completed her GP training in Poole. She moved to the Portsmouth area in 2009 with her husband and was a partner at a practice in Waterlooville for 6 years before joining PGP in 2015. She works mainly at CPH and has interests in women's health and family planning. She spends her time outside work with her young family and enjoys running and gardening.
MBBS London, BSc, DRCOG, DFFP, Dip Occ Med
Dr Jayesh Gohil qualified from St Thomas' Hospital, London in 1992. He joined Portsdown Group Practice in 1996. His main interests include dermatology, occupational medicine, minor surgery and aesthetic medicine. He enjoys walking and gardening and spending time with his young family.
Dr Kipgen qualified from Barts and the London Medical School in 2006 (MBBS). He completed his GP training in Dorset in 2015 (MRCGP). He has a broad range of experience gained from hospital posts earlier in his career; these include paediatrics, sexual health, orthopaedics and emergency medicine. In his spare time he enjoys hill-walking and is a keen amateur chef. He also enjoys playing and watching sport especially rugby and football.
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Karen qualified in 1991 and has worked at Cosham Park House since 1998. Her specialist field is cardiology and Diabetes. With four young sons and a husband in the Navy, Karen spends most of her spare time as her family's taxi driver.
Dr Ko Ko Laing qualified in 1989, his previous surgery in Victory Road merged with the Portsdown Group in April 2010. He is a highly experienced GP, is based in Kingston Crescent Surgery he has a number of special interest which includes medicine, rheumatology and joint injections. He is a keen tennis player and also enjoys travel.
Dr Philip Monnery qualified from ST George's Hospital Medical School in 1991, Undertaking a career in the Royal Air force. Initially undertaking surgical training and specialising in Ear, Nose and Throat he became a consultant in the Military in 2006. A change in life goals meant a change to general practice in 2009. He joined Portsdown Group Practice in 2015 and maintains his special interest in ENT and is responsible for the Portsdown Travel Clinic. He is married to Alison and has three children who keep them both very busy. He likes nothing better than to relax in the garden and is frequently seen with either a chainsaw or an axe, what could go wrong!?
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Richard qualified in 1986 and has worked at Crookhorn Lane since 1994. His special expertise is in ultrasound-scanning, and he runs specialist clinics within the practice. Richard also runs a scanning clinic at QA Hospital. A fervent ex-rugby player (and All Blacks supporter) he spends a disproportionate amount of his leisure time training his dogs.
Initially trained in London as a mature student before moving to the south coast 10 years ago, training at Queen Alexandra Hospital and eventually joining Portsdown Group Practice. Has a special interest in mental health. Has two young daughters and enjoys spending most of his free time with his family.
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Dr Andrew Plane studied for a degree in physiology (1980) before qualifying in medicine in 1986 at University College London. He has a particular interest in elderly medicine, cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
Outside work he is particularly interested in regular exercise and a healthy diet. He also likes to play the piano, gardening and spending time with his family. He likes music from all genres and is very keen on going to various gigs and festivals. He is an avid reader and goes to regular book club meetings. He and his wife are hoping to buy a camper van and to travel extensively in the near future!
Dr Andrew Ozzard qualified from Guy's and St Thomas' medical school in 1998. He spent the next 10 years working in and around London before moving his growing family back towards the south coast in 2009 on taking up a partnership at the practice. He is based mainly in Cosham but can pop up anywhere at any time. When not at work he enjoys spending time with his children, the gym, travelling and gardening….though not always in that order!
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Dr Shepherd qualified in 1996 and worked at Crookhorn Lane Surgery from 2001 until 2014, when she moved down to Somerstown to join the clinical team there. She specialises in women's health and family planning, she is also a GP trainer.
Dr Shepherd spends most of her time with her young family enjoys keeping fit, cycling and running regularly, as well as being a green belt in Tae Kwando.
Dr Russell qualified from Southampton Medical School in 1983 and after several years in hospital medicine, moved into general practice, where he completed his GP training in 1989. He was a full-time GP partner in Southsea until 2001, when he began a career in healthcare IT alongside part-time general practice. He joined The Portsdown Group in 2016 and does weekly sessions at the Crookhorn Practice. His wife is a nurse and together they have a practice in cosmetic medicine.
Dr Lucy Stradling qualified in 2007 and joined the practice in 2014 after completing GP training in Portsmouth. She now works at the Somerstown surgery and aso does some shifts at QAH. When not working Lucy enjoy walking, swimming and has recently learnt to knit!
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Dr Andy Whittamore qualified from Southampton University Medical School in 2000. First coming to the practice in 2003, he completed his GP training and joined Portsdown as one of the Partners at Crookhorn Lane. He specialises in Respiratory disease and works for 2 days per week for Asthma UK as their Clinical Lead. He enjoys spending time with his family, walking their dog and travelling when possible.
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Dr Sarah Swindells qualified in 2004 and after a period of time in Derby and the Peak District, she joined the Portsdown Group as a salaried GP in 2010, she later became a Partner in the practice in June 2015. Sarah works at the Cosham and Paulsgrove surgeries. Dr Swindells is also a trainer. She has a particular fondness for shoes.
Our Nurse Practitioners work very closely with the Duty Doctor. They are qualified to Degree Level and provide outstanding levels of care in our duty clinics and across the practice in general.
Tina has worked for the practice since October 2016 after working at Queen Alexander Hospital for the past 13 years, during that time she has worked as a senior sister on the medical assessment unit and ambulatory clinic as a nurse specialist. She is currently working towards her master's in nurse practitioning.
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Heather qualified in 1994 as an Adult RN with a Diploma in Higher Education. She went on to complete her degree in 2001 to become a qualified District Nurse. After working as a District Nursing Sister for 10 years she took on further study to become a Community Matron working in Solent NHS Trust. She joined Portsdown Group Practice in 2015 focusing on preventing unnecessary hospital admissions for the more vulnerable patients in the practice. Heather has an interest in Learning Disabilities and the elderly frail patients. She is the lead nurse for both these specialities and carries out reviews both in the surgery and in the patient's own home if they are housebound. Heather works across all of the Portsdown Group sites, she also carries out visits to the housebound patients and the patients in residential and nursing homes to administer their yearly flu vaccinations.
Qualified in 1998 and worked as a Senior Sister in an outer London A&E before travelling overseas to Australia for 3 years, during this time worked both within a large trauma centre/A&E and cosmetic surgery before returning to the UK to become a Nurse Practitioner in the Minor Injuries Unit at St Mary's Hospital for 11 years. In 2008 completed Advanced History Taking and Clinical Assessment at Brighton University followed by becoming an Independent and Supplementary prescriber in 2013. Predominately working at Kingston Crescent and Somerstown.
Maria Mills has spent the past 30 years working in Portsmouth, the last 15 years being spent as a senior sister / nurse practitioner within the emergency department. She has a special interest in cardiology. Out of work she spends time with the grandchildren or in France.
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Angela qualified as a SEN (State Enrolled Nurse) in 1986 then as an RGN (Registered General Nurse) in 1998 with over 30 years experience in nursing predominantly in care of the elderly, for the last 10 years she managed an end of life / continuing care NHS unit in the community. Angela qualified as an independent nurse prescriber in 2012 and joined the practice as a nurse practitioner in May 2015 she predominately works at the Cosham Surgery.
We have several Practice Nurses who see patients on an appointment system from Monday to Friday. They work closely with the Doctors and are able to advise on various health problems. As well as performing general nursing duties such as changing dressings, removing stitches and ear syringing, they also run specialist clinics for those with asthma, diabetes and hypertension. Further clinics are planned including family planning and HRT clinics. They also carry out adult and child immunisations, cervical smears and give advice on travel-related health issues. An appointment can be made via the receptionists.
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The practice management team is involved in managing all of the business aspects of the practice such as making sure that the right systems are in place to provide a high quality of patient care, human resources, finance, patient safety, premises and equipment and information technology. The management team supports the GPs and other medical professionals with delivering patient services and also help to develop extended services to enhance patient care.
Our receptionists have first contact with the patients. It is their job to help and advise you within the guidelines laid down by the Doctors and the Managers. They are fully trained and operate within a strict code of confidentiality. The more detail you give them of your requirements, the better they will be able to provide the service you will need.
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We have four secretaries who deal with a vast amount of day-to-day secretarial work within the practice. We also have a secretarial team administrator who provides support to the secretaries. The senior secretary works along side the team and leads on new initiatives.
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Health Visitors are experienced, specialised trained nurses who promote health and prevent ill-health, primarily with babies and children.
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Eric Tam-The Ultra Modenism Residential Apartment
At Design Interviews
Interview with Eric Tam : Frank Scott: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?. Eric Tam : The main inspiration of this specific design came from the nationality of our client, who is accustomed to the European lifestyle which contrasts with the busy crowded city life in Macau. Our client was looking to transform the apartment into a peaceful environment using sober colours and natural sunlight as main decor. Moreover, the theme was set to be ultra-modern style which was developed according to our client's interest. .Frank Scott: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?. Eric Tam : The main focus during this project has been looking for the appropriate materials and furniture for client, but not to exaggerate the ultra-modern theme. For example, it has been a challenge looking for the suitable colour for furniture and decor items, which is because we were worried that the white and grey would not work together if they were being over-used. On the other hand, our client intended to look for a simple calming home, which then inspired us to use less decor items, the main focus in terms of decor is the zebra painting in the living room which accentuates the liveliness in the apartment, which also contrasts with the sober colours. .Frank Scott: What are your future plans for this award winning design?. Eric Tam : This specific design has been features on a Hong Kong based interior design monthly magazine, and we would like to be featured on a tv programme regarding interior design. Furthermore, if this design does win the award, we are going to be announcing on our website, Facebook page and wechat official to target more clients who are fond of this design style. .Frank Scott: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?. Eric Tam : The process took place for 3 months, including background research regarding the design theme, meetings with client as well as idea development after several meetings with client. .Frank Scott: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?. Eric Tam : This particular concept was an inspiration coming from the first meeting with our client, as they addressed they were originally from France, it immediately resemble the quiet, calming atmosphere of an European lifestyle. As well as our client intended to look for a modern/western themed home. .Frank Scott: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?. Eric Tam : Our firm reserves all rights of our design products and we do not wish to sell or lease any production rights for other companies. .
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Make up tip from Liz: Blush Application:
When applying blush it is very easy to end up with a line of color across your cheek bone. It may look nice from the front but from the side there is a very distinct line of makeup.
To avoid this I recommend only applying blush on the apple of the cheek and then blending with your fingers up and along the cheek bone. This way you still get the color and definition without the heaviness that using a blush brush would cause.
If you would like some help with application or color selection of blush, I would love to help.


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Previously known as the book-a-rama Awards, Chrisbookarama Awards ©2010 are a collection of the best (and worst) books I've read in the last year. This is the fourth year I've done this. Time does fly.
This was an exciting blogging year for me. I hosted my first reading challenge: The Daphne du Maurier Challenge (still ongoing) and The Princess Bride Readalong. In September, I went to my first book festival, Word On the Street and met some book blogging buddies. I've reviewed 95 books this year. I wanted to reach 100 books but didn't quite get there. There's always next year. It's always best to start the new year with optimism.
For now, let's look at the books of 2010, the good and the bad.
The Best
Best Frightening Glimpse of the Future: Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde was really weird but extremely entertaining. I can't wait to read more of this series.
Best Protagonist: That is hands down Valancy Stirling from The Blue Castle. Once this lady let loose, there was no stopping her.
Best Series (Or I Can't Believe I Read the Whole Thing): The Hunger Games. Yep, I jumped on that bandwagon and read all three books in 2010.
Best Graphic Novel: I have a tie between Mercury and The Exile. Mercury had an engaging dual storyline and is set in Nova Scotia. The Exile has Jamie Fraser's butt, 'nuff said.
Best Leave the Lights On Book: While the vampires on crack in The Passage were freaky, The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters gave me the heebie-jeebies.
Best Heroine Who Got the Shaft: Marian from The Woman in White. Marian is way too smart to end up as a babysitter for her sister's kids.
Best Nasty Heroine: Undine Spragg from The Custom of the Country was a woman I loved to hate. She was just awful.
Best Quirky Book: I don't think they get any quirkier than The Brontes Went to Woolworths.
Best Book No One Has Ever Heard Of: The Wolf Leader by Alexandre Dumas. If you said Huh? you've proved my point. Dumas was writing about werewolves way before Stephenie Meyer.
The Best of 2010
The Little Stranger
Such an atmospheric book with a many layered story. The ending is left up to the interpretation of the reader, I love that!
The Worst
Dude Needed an Editor: Charles Dickens, I'm looking at you. Little Dorrit was too damn long.
Dude Needed to Stop the Blame Game: Piers Dudgeon blamed J.M. Barrie for just about everything in Captivated. World hunger? J.M. Barrie's fault. Got an ugly baby? J.M. Barrie's fault.
Dude Didn't Need a Biography: Though you got to give Daphne du Maurier props for trying, Branwell Bronte didn't need a biography (The Infernal World of Branwell Bronte).
Not a Very Helpful Do-It-Yourself Book: Amy Sedaris's I Like You is a great book if you throw parties for people on drugs or you are on drugs or you want to pretend to be on drugs.
Well, that was my year. I look forward to what 2011 brings in reading and blogging. Hope it's good! How was your reading year?


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Writers: Joe Carnahan, Brian Bloom, and Skip Woods, based on the television series The A-Team created by Stephen J. Cannell and Frank Lupo
Maybe I'm simply of the wrong generation, but does anyone actually like The A-Team? The old TV series, I mean. I've barely seen the show outside of a few clips I looked up before writing this review, so again…I might just be missing something. But like The Brady Bunch or Gilligan's Island–shows I did watch, and love, when I was younger–The A-Team has seemingly become one of those pop culture landmarks fondly remembered by many but genuinely enjoyed by few. And unfortunately, unlike when The Brady Bunch came to the big screen and amusingly satirized everything that people held dear about the show, The A-Team takes a far more generic, predictable path.


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A year after his girlfriend is brutally murdered, a young man wakes up with devil horns. The man is Daniel Radcliffe, star of Horns, the movie based on the bestselling book by Joe Hill. This new trailer reveals more of the movie's bizarre premise, as well as Radcliffe's strange powers.
I only recently read Horns for the first time, and while it wasn't necessarily brilliant, I ended up being completely captivated by it — and now it's one of the movies I'm most looking forward to. I'm also really impressed by the brilliant casting of Radcliffe as Ig; in the book, Ig begins as innocent and good-hearted as Harry Potter, but all that changes when his girlfriend is murdered and his life goes to hell (no pun). Casting Radcliffe conveys that sense of a good guy who has been totally overwhelmed by the evils of the world, and has given up perfectly.
Horns opens on October 31st — I'm really, really looking forward to it.


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Will Nicki Minaj's "wife" Kree make the cut? How about Devin, the (quoting Nicki again) "Spanish Ken doll?" And could this be the end of the road for such curiosities as Zoanette "What's Tone Got To Do With It" Johnson ...
Will Nicki Minaj's "wife" Kree make the cut? How about Devin, the (quoting Nicki again) "Spanish Ken doll?" And could this be the end of the road for such curiosities as Zoanette "What's Tone Got To Do With It" Johnson and the appropriately named Charlie Askew? All will be revealed as Fox's American Idol moves back to Hollywood for a 90-minute live results show (8/7c), where America decides this year's Top 10 - but I wouldn't be surprised if the judges get a "wild card" pick should one or more of their faves fail to capture the voters' attention.Sticking with the musical theme, Fox extends its usual prime-time frame a half-hour later, with Glee airing at 9:30/8:30c, marking its 500th musical performance number (the rousing "Shout," immortalized in Animal House) in an episode built around songs from the movies. Back in New York, Santana is proving "three's a crowd" as she sets up home in Rachel and Kurt's loft.Want more TV news and reviews? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!WHAT'S NEW? Not a heck of a lot on a night otherwise overrun with repeats - including on ABC, which replaces its latest dud Zero Hour with a Shark Tank rerun - though Idol once again faces tough competition from a fresh episode of CBS' The Big Bang Theory (8/7c), in which Raj plans a second date with Lucy (Raising Hope's Kate Micucci), hoping it goes better this time. The rest of the guys are busy talking science to a group of junior high girls. Anyone else hearing crickets? ... It's Thanksgiving on NBC's Community (8/7c), with James Brolin appearing as Jeff's long-distant dad, while the other study buddies gather to awkwardly break bread at Shirley's. ... As if we needed a reminder about how strained the premise of CBS' Two and a Half Men (8:31/7:31c) has become, Alan moves out on Walden after a fight, taking temporary (we assume) shelter with Herb, his ex's ex. Why would Alan ever be welcomed anywhere? ... On CBS' Person of Interest (9:01/8:01c), Reese and Finch enter Agatha Christie territory, trapped during a storm in a police station with strangers, one of whom is a killer. ... FX stars Dayton Callie (Sons of Anarchy) and Nick Searcy (Justified) are among the guest voices on another fabulously inappropriate episode of FX's animated Archer (10/9c), which takes the spy to the Mexican border, where his attraction to an alluring immigrant-smuggling "coyote" bites him right where you'd expect. ... FX's late-night aggravation BrandX With Russell Brand (11/10c) sends the host back to his London stomping grounds for two weeks, with guests including Eddie Izzard and musician Noel Gallagher. ... Vintage couture is on display in Smithsonian Channel's docu-reality series L.A. Frock Stars (8/7c), set at Doris Raymond's "The Way We Wore" Hollywood boutique, which in the opener welcomes burlesque beauty Dita von Teese and a costume designer from Glee.Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!
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Heat oil in a skillet and sauté onion and garlic for 2 minutes. Add carrots, broccoli and water. Cover and simmer 3 to 4 minutes until broccoli and carrots are tender but brightly colored. Add dulse and sauté until all water evaporates. Garnish with gomasio.
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Take a break from the heat
So you think city breaks in the middle of summer are a dumb idea? They're not – as long as you choose the right city.
The climate may be harsh and the temperatures may not rise much above 20° C, but Edinburgh draws multitudes of tourists in the summer – thanks in part to its great arts festival. The International Festival and the alternative Fringe take place this year from August 4 to 28.
Why go to bed if it doesn't get dark? From early June until mid-July, St. Petersburg is enveloped in a velvety twilight all night long. All manner of cultural events take place during the famous "White Nights," including concerts and opera and theater premieres, and nobody goes to bed until dawn.
Buenos Aires, the Argentine capital, is perfect for a city break during the northern hemisphere's summer months because its winters are so mild. Montevideo, Uruguay's capital, is also well worth a visit – and it's only a ferry ride away across the Rio de la Plata river.


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For lack of a better name, I'm going to call my latest photo project the Album Rescue Project. Today, I started removing the photos from the first album, scanning them and adding them to a new photo album.
Here is the first photo and what is written on the reverse (click on the images for larger versions):
There's not a lot to work with here, but there are a couple of clues. There is a notation on the back that says "New Town." I think it's too early to try and figure out which New Town (or Newtown or maybe even Newton). On the front is written "S-1915." I'm going to assume that is the date, for now. I'm pretty sure the little girl in the picture makes an appearance in other photos in the album.
This photo actually was pasted onto the inside of the front cover. I very carefully slid an Exact-o knife blade underneath to loosen it from the paper. It came off pretty easily, but I'm not sure the rest that are still glued in will be as cooperative.
I'm moving the photos into an acid-free, photo-safe album from Creative Memories for safe keeping. The photos slide into pockets so that they can be removed later, if needed.
I'm adding paper into some of the pockets for journaling in the album, as I find out more about the photos. Stay tuned for more photos and investigating!


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More on My New Kindle 2 – Using it with Public Domain Books
There has been a lot of interest in my Kindle 2 since last night's post here. Harry Smeltzer from Bull Runnings has asked some great questions that have led to a little experimentation on my part. You're welcome to follow in the comments on the original post but here's some information many of you will find helpful. Also, I made a correction to my original post. Amazon doesn't convert files you upload for conversion to PDF but rather to Kindle (.AZW, .AZW1). This is what it sends to your Kindle wirelessly or that you can download from the site and move to your Kindle via USB. Read below for more details. I have the same interest Harry does in reading public domain books on the Kindle.
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—Harry said—
It sounds like I should be able to download pdfs into the device myself, and would only need Amazon if I wanted something converted to pdf. Or would I need to go through Amazon anyway to get it into a format compatible with Kindle? The reason I'm so nagging about this is that I would love to be able to read these public domain books (thousands available for free from various sources, including Google) on something other than a computer.
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AHA! This is COOL.
OK Harry – so here's the scoop. The Kindle will read the following file formats:
Kindle (.AZW, .AZW1)
Unprotected Mobipocket (.MOBI, .PRC) (Without DRM)
Audible (.AA, .AAX)
So I just downloaded saved an ASCII text version (.TXT) of "The Memoirs of General P. H. Sheridan, Complete" (i.e. both volumes) from Project Gutenberg. I connected my Kindle via the USB to my MAC and simply dragged and dropped the .txt file into the Documents folder on the Kindle. I disconnected the Kindle and VOILA, I have published the entire work to my Kindle.
Now you can also upload to Amazon for conversion files in the following formats:
PDF (this is experimental)
Structured HTML (.HTML, .HTM)
Compressed ZIP (.ZIP)
They will convert it to Kindle-speak (see formats above) which appear to be UNIX-based and wirelessly send it to your Kindle for $0.10 like I mentioned before. That said, I sent the same book as above in Word (.DOC) over and hour ago to be converted and it hasn't happened yet. But it's a BIG HONKING file to be sure. So it may just take some time for really big stuff.
It goes without saying, but I will, that this is not intended to be used for copyrighted materials. I recommend that you review the copyright rules for any site you get ebooks from. Project Gutenberg has some excellent guidelines here. They have some books which are, for example, licensed for use on their site but that license does not allow readers to distribute it. Those in the Public Domain can be used IF you remove the Project Gutenberg trademark and license (which I did for the Sherman Memoir).
Another nice feature is that the dictionary constantly runs at the bottom of the page. So if you run the pointer down the page, it automatically looks up the words and provides a definition at the bottom. I need more text books in this format!!!
Very cool.
Finally! Tocqueville's Democracy in America
I have finally purchased my own copy of Tocqueville's Democracy in America, as translated by Arthur Goldhammer. Tocqueville's works rank near the top of the the most frequently quoted in a great many of the books I've been reading this term and in previous terms for that matter. I decided on The Library of America version because, as was the case with my purchase of Frederick Douglass Autobiographies (see post here), I like the look and feel.
You can read some of Tocqueville's work, including both volumes of Democracy in America at Project Gutenberg here.


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From anti-rape bras to weight loss bra, there are many different kinds of bras that do more than what they are supposed to. Check out five types of such weird bras.
Now wearing a bra can help you lose weight or ward off a potential attacker! This may sound a bit strange, but researchers are actually developing such "smart bras" that can do more than just support. And for this, they are taking help of various technologies like smartphone applications, Twitter and GPS. Given below are five such weird types of bras that not only support your breasts, but also have some smart feature. As they are still in their prototype phase, they are not available in the market right now.


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That would explain why all those figs were there along side the twins when I found them. R4, though. You'd think in a case like that they'd throw a 501st in or something.
It looks like a reader has reported to RS that the "12 pack" is actually just a case/box with 3 of the Twins sets, and an assortment of 6 other ROTS figures, possibly in a stand up retail display box. So it doesn't sound like it actually is a "multi pack" as was earlier suggested/reported.
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is approaching her 80th birthday, but after almost two decades on the court she indicated Friday she has no plans of slowing down.
"I will stay in this job as long as I can do it full steam," Ginsburg said during an hourlong appearance before the San Diego Association of Business Trial Lawyers.
Ginsburg didn't provide any insights on cases the court is considering or has ruled on. That's not surprising. Justices scrupulously avoid discussing cases or the court's deliberations in their public appearances.
But she did offer a handful of details about how the court works behind the scenes — white wine toasts at lunches for someone's birthday, for instance, with Justice Antonin Scalia leading the chorus of "Happy Birthday."
"Truth be told," she deadpanned, "he's the only one of us who can carry a tune."
Ginsburg appeared at the noon lunch at the U.S. Grant Hotel in between her appearances at the 13th annual Women and Law Conference at the Thomas Jefferson School of Law. The justice also was at the Balboa Theatre Thursday night for the official dedication of the college's new downtown San Diego campus.
At the luncheon, Ginsburg spoke to a room of hundreds of lawyers and state and federal judges. After brief opening remarks, she answered questions posed by Judge Margaret M. McKeown of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
The only case the justice spoke about in any detail was the decision in a wage discrimination case brought by Lilly Ledbetter. Ginsburg was on the losing side.
Ledbetter had sued her employer, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., for gender and pay discrimination. She prevailed in lower courts, but the high court ruled she had filed her lawsuit beyond a legal statue of limitations for filing such claims.
Ginsburg read her dissent from the bench — a rare practice she said Friday that she only does when she thinks the court is "egregiously" wrong.
"The court didn't get it, frankly," she said.
Her dissent called on Congress to fix the errors. It did two years later, passing legislation that essentially nullified the court's ruling.
Ginsburg is legendary for her work as a lawyer on equal rights and sexual discrimination law. There were only three votes in opposition when she was confirmed to the court by the Senate, but in the past she has said that she doubts if in today's more partisan political environment if she would be confirmed for the court.
She said Friday that she was hopeful that someday soon the partisan battles over court nominees will fade.
"I'm hoping there will be members of Congress who will say enough. We are destroying the United States' reputation in the world as a beacon of democracy, and we should go back to the way it was, and the way it should be," she said of the confirmation process.


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The school day ended without incident Tuesday at Swansboro Middle School to the relief of parents following a morning alert about a potential threat made against the school via a social media site.
Updated at 5:13 p.m.
SWANSBORO � The school day ended without incident Tuesday at Swansboro Middle School to the relief of parents following a morning alert about a potential threat made against the school via a social media site.
Additional law enforcement was provided at the school after the Onslow County Sheriff�s Office was alerted late Monday night to a potential threat against the school via Facebook, according to a news release issued Tuesday morning by Onslow County Schools.
An alert message went out to parents at 6 a.m. to parents with students at the school informing them of the situation.
Brenda Kennedy, who arrived after school to pick up her granddaughter, Kaitlyn, said the idea of a threat being made is a concern, particularly following on the heels of the school shooting in Newtown, Conn.
�You always want to think that couldn�t happen to my loved one, but it can happen,� she said.
She and other parents also noted the need to be cautious but to not live in fear.
�We have to trust in God that he�s going to take care of us and them, too,� Kennedy said.
While there was additional security on campus Tuesday, classes were uninterrupted and after-school activities took place as usual.
Parent Dennis Strayer of Hubert waited to pick up his daughter, who was participating in academic derby.
He received both a phone and email message in the morning about the situation. As a parent, he said, thoughts of what can happen come to mind, but he said he wasn�t too concerned. He felt the school acted appropriately with the extra law enforcement.
�I wasn�t too worried,� he said. �They said there would be extra security and when I drove by I saw the sheriff deputy.�
Suzie Ulbrich, public information assistant with Onslow County Schools, said more than one student contacted the School Resource Officer Monday night about the potential threat on Facebook.
�We�re happy that the students had a good relationship with the SRO and felt comfortable with letting him know,� she said.
The Onslow County Sheriff�s Office is investigating the report of the potential threat but no further details had been released as of Tuesday night.
Ulbrich said officers did a sweep of the school campus before students arrived at school to make sure it was safe.
An additional law enforcement presence remained on campus throughout the day, she said.
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The Festival of Postcards (6th Ed.) - White - is now available from Evelyn Yvonne Theriault, Editor. Thanks, Evelyn, for a great job in compiling the Festival!
My post of the 1910 postcard, "I wonder who's kissing her now" is near the bottom of the first page.
Be sure to check out the entire Festival - great contributions by a wide variety of bloggers.
Families are Forever! ;-)
This Blog focuses on Ancestor Stories, both the stories themselves about my family's ancestors and discussions of where they come from and how to prepare and share them. These stories may be non-fiction or fiction – we will always tell which is which, of course. Also see my KINNICK blog and The HOMEPLACE Series Blog, left sidebar, scroll down.
Friday, January 8, 2010
A Festival of Postcards
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This week was the IBM Pulse 2011 converence in Las Vegas, Nevada, with over 7,000 attendees. I wasn't there, and my on-the-scene correspondent was too busy running the hands-on lab to get out and attend sessions. Fortunately, I was able to watch some of the [IBM Software live stream], and here are my thoughts and observations.
Fellow inventor [Dean Kamen] was the keynote speaker. His inventions help people, making the world a better place. Here are three examples I found interesting during his talk:
If you attended IBM Pulse this week, please comment on your thoughts and observations!
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Last year, while at the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, I was invited to a private, early morning cooking demonstration by Fabio Viviani, one of the most popular and entertaining Top Chef contestants of all time.
For obvious reasons (including, but not limited to, long nights of drinking, eating and more drinking), early morning events at the Aspen F&W are usually not high on my list, but despite a pretty impressive hangover, I decided this up-close and personal demo was too good to pass up.
By the way, In case you're wondering why I'm posting this now, I thought I'd lost this footage in a hard drive crash shortly after the event, but just recently found the files on a memory card.
By the way, In case you're wondering why I'm posting this now, I thought I'd lost this footage in a hard drive crash shortly after the event, but just recently found the files on a memory card.
The event was sponsored by Bertolli, and Chef Fabio was there to show us the differences between, and best practices for, using their three main styles of olive oil; light, classic, and extra virgin.
When I heard "breakfast," I was thinking something like a simple frittata, but we were treated to a beautiful plate of food featuring a seared beef tenderloin filet, with an avocado feta salad, pan-roasted tomatoes and green onions, finished with aged balsamic.
This was shot on my cell phone, so please pardon the sound and video quality, but I think any fan of Fabio's will still enjoy this glimpse into what a private class with the gregarious Italian chef would be like. He's one of those teachers that no matter how much fun you're having listening to him, he's having twice as much fun explaining it.
If you happen to be in Southern California, Viviani is the chef and owner of Cafe Firenze in Ventura Country, and Osteria Firenze in Los Angeles. As I mentioned in the video, he also teaches private cooking classes, and if you'd like more information, you can check out his official website for details. Enjoy!
Bonus Italian Chef Coverage: Victor Casanova's Spaghetti Alla Chitarra Recipe by Average Betty
Since we have an Italian chef theme going on today, I thought I'd add this great video recipe from Average Betty featuring Chef Victor Casanova from Culina in Beverly Hills. Thanks to my buddy Sara for sharing, and for providing the written recipe here! For the original video post, click here. Enjoy!


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Editor's note: This is an updated version of the May 6 issue column.
Of all the reasons that pornography is harmful to men, perhaps you haven't considered this one:
It conditions us to be cowards.
Porn creates a world in which men are insulated from hurt and the possibility of rejection. In the storyline of porn, men are cast in the role of "the most important person on the planet." We are the center of the universe, and everything revolves around us.
Absolutely nothing is allowed into our experience that would challenge our will, play with our emotions or wound our ego. All the perfectly air-brushed and HD-quality citizens of our world are smiling, desiring and accepting, and there is certainly no chance for hurt, pain or rejection. We are given the illusion of intimacy without the risk of vulnerability.
The more a man grows accustomed to this, the more he will prefer safety to sanctity. Having lodged his heart many nights in the all-inclusive resort of the fantasy woman, he will cringe at the idea of an adventurous but dangerous expedition into real love. And when God calls that man to initiate authentic intimacy with a flesh-and-blood woman, the lustful coward will cower in fear, terrified of the sanctifying vulnerability that such a task requires.
Of course, this cowardice almost always goes hand-in-hand with more heinous vices.
The new HBO series Girls just debuted on April 15. The series is described as "a comic look at the assorted humiliations and rare triumphs of a group of girls in their early 20s." Like a lamentable plurality of new shows, Girls not only follows the rollercoaster relationships and career paths of the four main characters, but their tragic sexual escapades as well. And their lives are certainly not examples to be followed.
Even so, in a recent New York Time's interview with Jack Bruni, Lena Dunham, the 25-year old star, writer and producer of Girls, mused about the nature and exigencies of sex — and she recognized, not without disdain and a certain shocked disbelief, that pornography affects men and the way they relate to women. As Bruni wrote:
Other sexual complications, she said, are perhaps generational. She thinks young men today are influenced by pornography, which the Web has made more instantly and cheaply available.
"When I first started kissing boys," she said, "I remember noticing things, certain behaviors, where I thought, 'There's no way you learned that anywhere but on YouPorn.com. There's no way any teenage girl taught you and reinforced that behavior.'
She added that the instant connections a person can make on the Web, which also lets them survey a broad world of possibility, can create a restlessness and an even greater disinclination to commit:
"I knew a guy, and I couldn't actually believe he was saying this, but he said, 'Why would I want to eat in the same restaurant every night when the world's a buffet?' I thought people said that only on 'Entourage.'"
This relational cowardice, this disinclination to commit to the sacrament of marriage, and especially this reduction of women to selections on a "buffet" — this is utterly beneath the dignity of a man made in the image of God.
The greatest calling we have as men is to love like Jesus Christ. Christ loved his disciples "to the very last" — and in his commitment to love, he suffered; he was wounded; and in the end, he was murdered. True love involves a tremendous commitment to danger.
In The Four Loves, C.S. Lewis put it this way:
"To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket — safe, dark, motionless, airless — it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable."
Yes, true love involves danger. Yet we serve a God who meets the risk of love with the reward of holiness — and glory! In his vulnerability, Christ accomplished our redemption. In his willingness to throw open the doors of his soul to our sin, he reconciled us. And because he was rejected and forsaken by his Father, he saved us.
I've known the safe and sordid pleasure of lust, and I've known the breathtaking and dangerous vulnerability of real love. There is no comparison. The worst day of heartbreaking, risk-taking love is better than the best day of self-protective, cowardly lust.
So, don't do it, brothers. Don't cower in front of a computer screen or hide in the corner of a porn store.
Anytime we follow Jesus in risking love, we become the men he wants us to be. We become like him. His love was never exercised in vain; neither will ours. Even unrequited love makes us holy, forms us into "men of whom the world is not worthy" and prepares us for that "far better country" and "the City that is prepared for us."
So, as John Paul the Great reminded us: "Be Not Afraid."
Throw open the doors of your soul to real love. Bare your heart.
And be MEN.
A former Baptist pastor who entered the Catholic Church at 2011's Easter vigil,
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ODU-VCU Baseball Meet In Inaugural Key Dog Strikeout Cancer Classic-April 23rd
By ODU Athletics
Jan. 28, 2013
RICHMOND, Va. - One of the most heated college baseball rivalries in the state of Virginia and all of the country will be put aside to honor the late VCU Baseball Coach Paul Keyes (ODU '84), who lost his courageous battle with cancer in November of 2012, when VCU and Old Dominion meet on the baseball diamond this spring.
The Rams and Monarchs will play in the first-ever Key Dog "Strikeout Cancer" Classic to strike out cancer on April 23 at War Memorial Stadium in Hampton, Va.
"It's a privilege to be able to team up with Old Dominion University and the Peninsula Pilots to honor Coach Keyes and bring awareness to such a terrible disease," said VCU Head Coach Shawn Stiffler. "Paul had major impacts on both universities, as a coach and an educator at VCU and as a student-athlete at Old Dominion, and to be able to play in his hometown of Hampton is very exciting." Keyes was Head Coach of the Rams for 18 years amassing 603 wins. He was also a four-year letter winner and standout for the Monarch baseball team, graduating from Old Dominion in 1984.
General admission tickets are being sold through the Peninsula Pilot's ticket office for $5 each. Fans can also opt to purchase the ticket and button package (buttons will have each school's classic logo) for $10 with the extra $5 being donated to the Keyes family. Students from both universities will receive free admission with a valid student ID. Fans can also purchase t-shirts to support the Key Dog "Strikeout Cancer" Classic in their respective team colors through bonfirefunds.com. The on sale date for tickets and t-shirts will be Friday, Feb. 1 .
"We are so excited to be able to partner with VCU for the Key Dog Classic," added Old Dominion Head Coach Chris Finwood, a former VCU assistant. "Paul was a great friend of mine and a mentor and I hope we can carry his legacy on through this game."
Both the Rams and Monarchs will be wearing special jerseys that will be auctioned off following the game. Also after the game, student-athletes from each team will be shaving their heads as part of the St. Baldrick's Foundation's "Basebald," which raises money and awareness for childhood cancer.
"Cancer has affected most people we know in some way and we hope to raise money and awareness to help fight this terrible disease," said Finwood. "Also partnering with the St. Baldrick's for the Baseball event after the game will help us fight childhood cancer. A huge thanks goes out to the entire Peninsula Pilots organization as they are really the one making this all possible by allowing us to use War Memorial Stadium for this event. The Pilots do such a wonderful job of making things `first class' and I'm sure this game will be no different, and fans will see some outstanding college baseball and a heartwarming tribute to a great Monarch and Ram, Paul Keyes.
Tickets will be available online by visiting www.PeninsulaPilots.com or through the Pilot's box office at 757-245-2222. All proceeds, including tickets, t-shirt sales, buttons, etc., will be donated to Paul's wife, Trisha and family.
"I would like to thank the Peninsula Pilots for being a gracious host as well as St. Baldrick's for working with college baseball teams to raise awareness for childhood cancer," said Stiffler. "It's going to be a great night with two teams competing hard for one great cause."


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NORTH LITTLE ROCK — One of the top tennis players in the world in August 1973, Stan Smith wondered to the media why the 3,000 or so packing the temporary stands at the Burns Park Tennis Center were subdued for the U.S. vs. Chile.
The next day, the hair on the back of Smith's neck stood up when he and doubles partner Erik van Dillen were engulfed by raucous renditions of "Wooo Pig Sooiee." Smith's memory of the atmosphere was discovered after retired ad exec Ron Robinson called to ask if I recalled that the first weekend in August will mark the 40th anniversary of a historic event that occurred in Arkansas.
His mention of Smith was a heads-up that he was talking tennis. Before I could recall details, he rattled off Davis Cup play in North Little Rock and a 39-37 set that is still a record.
Despite staffing for The AP at the time, I had to look up details of the American Inter-Zonal final. Tennis fans, don't feel slighted. Research also would be necessary to recite facts from any of the staffed football games in Arkansas' 5-5-1 season in 1973.
All I could remember about the tennis was complaining about somebody in the media trailer who wanted to talk about the history we had witnessed while AP in New York wanted to know what was taking so long to deliver the copy. Mumbled to another reporter, hot weather was blamed for the outburst.
The players were on the outdoor court 5 1-2 hours before taking a 10-minute break at the conclusion of the third set. Dutifully, media members witnessed every volley and every ace.
Earlier this year, a Czech team recorded a five-set victory, including 24-22 in the final set, over Switzerland, breaking some long-standing Davis Cup records. However, the 39-37 victory by Chile over the U.S. in the second set at Burns Park remains the record for most games in a set and part of the record of 122 games. The set lasted three hours and 45 minutes before Patricio Cornejo and Jaime Filoll prevailed over Smith and van Dillen for a 2-0 lead in the doubles competition.
Bob Malaga, a special adviser to the Davis Cup Committee at the time, called the second set the "finest set I have seen in watching 20 years of Davis Cup competition."
The U.S. won the third set and held a 5-1 lead in the fourth when the competition was suspended because of darkness. These days, the center has 17 lighted courts.
The next day, the U.S. completed the victory in the doubles 6-1, 6-3. The U.S. had won the first two singles matches and both sides agreed to pass on the final singles match.
Twenty-six years later, Smith brought up Arkansas when he and others were asked about their most memorable moments in Davis Cup competition. Smith started with playing behind the Iron Curtain for the first time against Romania and followed with the match in '73.
The U.S.-Chile match wound up in Arkansas after Michael Burns, then executive secretary of the U.S. Tennis Association, failed to find sponsors in Florida willing to pay the necessary $25,000. Impressed by the hospitality at a previous mixed doubles event in Little Rock, Burns contacted his Arkansas connections who responded with enthusiasm and the fee.
For local tennis, the competition was a shot in the arm. For example, inspired by what he saw, insurance mogul Raymond Rebsamen gave $100,000 to the Arkansas Tennis Patrons Foundation and donated 80 acres to Little Rock for a tennis facility.
Inside the Burns Park Tennis Center is a sign commemorating the competition with round-by-round results and a note about 39-37, a record that will not be broken.
Harry King is sports columnist for Stephens Media's Arkansas News Bureau.


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Ahhhh, the Ides of March are upon us. Spring is the thing, as we approach equal daylight in all lands north to south. The month of March brings with it an early onset back to Daylight Savings Time for yet another eight months, a season for Messier marathoning, Mercury spotting, and more. Heres a sneak peek at whats on our radar this month at Astroguyz HQ:
Coming to a Sky Near You: The first week of March we feature the ternary star Beta Monocerotis. Well also look at what it takes to complete a Messier Marathon. Asteroid 72 Feronia completes a stellar occultation on 9th, followed by a lunar occultation of Mu Geminorum on the 13th. A rare Proxigean Spring tide and the largest Full Moon of the Year occur on 18th, followed by the Vernal Equinox marking the beginning of spring on the 20th. Another good stellar occultation by asteroid 224 Oceana occurs on the 20th, and planet Mercury makes its best evening elongation 22nd. Finally, we cap off the month with a very close Venus-Neptune 9 conjunction on the 27th.
This Month in Science: All eyes are on space exploration and research as Planetary Science decadal survey is planned for release sometime in March. The Orange Blossom star party, Central Floridas premiere astro-get together occurs March 2nd-6th. Also, March continues to be a month of inner world exploration as NASAs Messenger spacecraft enters orbit around Mercury 18th just days before the best evening apparition mentioned above. On the review radar, we look at Discoverers of the Universe and A Professor, A President, & a Meteor. Good times!
This Month in Science Fiction: This month in science fiction (we still spell it Sci-Fi!) well take a look at Dwarf Stars 2010, with some of last years best in Sci-Fi short poetry. Were also furiously reading The Curious Case of the Clockwork Man, the exciting Steampunk follow up to The Strange Affair of Spring-Heeled Jack. Also out from Pyr Books, dont forget to snag a copy of the newly released (and recently reviewed on this site) work, the Cowboy Angels. The Big Bang Theory, every science nerds favorite show about science nerds in the wild, has recently been picked up for three more seasons and the BIG news for those of us that live in our laptops is that the show is FINALLY available to watch online!
Launches in March: Space Shuttle Discovery is in space one final time, and will land back at the Kennedy Space center March 7th. Meanwhile, Endeavour is back at the ranch beginning preparation for its April launch with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer to the International Space Station. A pair of classified payloads will also break the surly bonds this month, with the follow up flight of the Air Forces super secret X-37B space plane from Cape Canaveral Air Station on the 4th & a ULA classified launch on 11th, also from CCAS. The European Space Agency launches an Ariane 5 Yahsat 1A with the Intelsat New Dawn on 29th, and over in the world of cosmodromes, a Soyuz TMA-21 manned launch to the ISS out of Baikonur occurs 29th, & a Proton rocket with SES 3 and Kazsat 2 also departs out of Baikonur on March 31st. As this goes to cyber-press, we have no word about the delayed launch of Glory, which is to occur sometime in March Follow us @astroguyz on Twitter for all the space flight updates, astro-events, and other rambling astro-musings!
Astro Bloopers: Much terrible cyber-ink astronomy has come from the whole 13th zodiacal sign non-troversy that began earlier this year. Some of the true baddies have been the idea that astronomers somehow recently discovered Ophiuchus in 2009! Then there is the long diatribe of a certain astrologer who tried to extricate herself realm from reality with a long discussion on the tropical versus the sidereal year; its almost as painful for an astronomer to watch as an old Space: 1999 rerun.
This Month in Astro-History: On March 24th, 1930 Pluto was officially named after a suggestion from Mrs. Venetia Burney Phair when she was aged 11. Mrs. Phair only recently passed away in 2009, and an outstanding documentary entitled Naming Pluto was recently made by director Ginita Jimenez about her life. Its definitely worth searching out!
Astro Quote of the Month: However long we live, life is short, so I work and however important man becomes, he is nothing compared to the stars. There are secrets, dear sister, and it is for us to reveal them.


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I think this page needs a serious facelift. I've copied the old stuff and changed the formatting a little bit but I think this should probably be split up and that books and papers should have their own pages. I don't like the formatting - it would be nice for someone to write a template to make this look nicer.
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Brain eater: After boy's death, aunt urges safer swimming
For decades, brain-eating organisms were the stuff of legends– or of legendarily hot places like Texas, Arizona, and Florida. But the killer amoeba known as Naegleria fowleri really did invade and consume a boy's brain right here in Virginia. It happened last summer, and Bonnie Strickland knows all too well.
A lifetime resident of the Henrico County community of Glen Allen, Strickland lost her 9-year-old nephew in August in a case that sent shudders through the Commonwealth. She says it happened several days after the boy finished a week-long fishing camp.
"He went out for ice cream with his grandmother and my sister-in-law that Sunday night," recalls Strickland. "He complained of a slight headache."
The next morning, his mother tried to revive the listless boy with a bath, but he went silent when his mom asked him to climb into the tub and seemed confused when she asked him to get dressed.
"None of it was registering with him," recalls Strickland. "He went from healthy and active to not even recognizing any of us in a day. "
When she rushed over to an intensive-care-unit, Strickland says she'd never heard of the single-celled organism that feeds on cerebral fluid and gray matter. As medical personnel and family members pleaded for the boy to speak, the most coherent thing he could do was recite his ABCs.
"He was brain-dead a couple of days later," says Strickland.
On Friday, August 5, Christian Alexander Strickland was taken off life support. Now his aunt wants others to know what scientists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been saying: that the single-celled organism is ubiquitous in soil and fresh water– but that swimmers can use a finger-pinch, nose plugs, or face-covering goggles to keep it out.
"The CDC says it's in every type of water body in Virginia," says Strickland. "It's in all of them– deep water and shallow water."
Research indicates that in the hot days of late summer, when water temperatures exceed 80 degrees, N. fowleri emerge from the cysts in which they have been harmlessly hibernating. Ironically, even in their potentially-fatal stages, the amoeba can be safely swum among– and even ingested. The trouble starts when contaminated water is forced into the sinus cavity, something that has reportedly turned fatal for several young southern water-skiers and wake-boarders– and to one little boy who just loved fishing.
As family members pieced together the final days of Christian Strickland, they were told that he'd been dunked while horse-playing with other kids at the fishing camp. In the wake of his death, the Virginia Department of Health reportedly asked the camp owner not to reveal which waterways campers had visited. While such silence may provoke outrage from worried parents, it makes sense to Rebecca LePrell, the Department's director of environmental epidemiology.
"We certainly want parents and children to enjoy swimming in the James River and other fresh bodies of water in Virginia," says LaPrell, noting that labeling one water body as dangerous might mislead the public.
"Environmental factors play a big role," says LePrell, noting that like the fresh waters they inhabit, populations of N. fowleri tend to ebb and flow. "Water quality conditions can change on a daily basis, and the growth of the organism is tied to the changing water conditions."
The year 2007 was a sort of shark-summer for N. Fowleri because there were six confirmed American deaths, about double the average. That was the year that Virginia's health commissioner issued a warning that prompted the Lake Anna Civic Association to plunk down $10,000 to invite a team of Virginia Commonwealth University researchers for water testing. What the VCU team found might be called chilling– except that chilling would be the wrong word for a nuclear reactor-heated lake.
"Thermal enrichment of water can cause proliferation of amebae especially at temperatures of 86°F to 111°F," wrote the researchers. Their tests confirmed N. Fowleri in 9 of 16 Lake Anna sample sites and took heed of what the Civic Association had warned: that 99 percent of the water between the power plant and the dam gets recirculated by the the cooling pumps of the North Anna power plant.
"Amebae that are present in one location today," the researchers warned, "may be at another location tomorrow."
While Lake Anna's hot spots may serve as an unnaturally warm breeding ground, such N. fowleri-friendly pockets can occur naturally– when water stagnates, runs shallow, or churns up soil from the bed of the waterway, according to the Health Deparment's LePrell, who downplays the benefits of testing.
"We have to assume," she says, "there's always a low risk of infection."
If the risk is low, the fatality rate is high. Of the 100+ American cases recorded since the mid-1960s, only one person survived (a girl reportedly diagnosed quickly and bombarded with drugs in 1978). In the 10-year span from 2001 to 2010, all 35 Americans confirmed with N. fowleri– including a pair of adult Louisiana neti-pot users– died. But some say there could be many more victims.
An early 1970s Medical College of Virginia review of over 16,000 supposed meningitis deaths found five previously undisclosed cases. But it's not just southern waters. There's are two grieving families in Minnesota.
Far north of the usual hot spots, the family of the late Hailee LaMeyer didn't order an autopsy for their 11-year-old daughter who died after a July 4, 2008 swim in a shallow pond. A nurse, Hailee's mother has since gone public with her blame of N. fowleri.
"Never in our lives could we imagine that such an innocent young girl, doing something so innocent as swimming in the lake, would be infected by this monster amoeba and die just days later," Heidi LaMeyer wrote for Minnesota Public Radio.
Most of the victims are little kids, like 7-year-old Kyle Lewis of Texas. Kyle's father, Jeremy Lewis, recalls the August morning in 2010 when, after his son's two headache-ridden nights in a hospital, the attending doctor said the boy was probably just suffering from viral meningitis that would run its course without permanent harm. As the family began making plans to leave the hospital, Lewis showed the doctor a text message from his mother-in-law asking if anyone had considered N. fowleri.
"The doctor said, 'Mr. Lewis, if your son had Naegleria fowleri, he'd already be dead."
Less than 24 hours later, Kyle Lewis was dead. Mr. Lewis says that the fact that only four days typically elapse between the onset of flu-like symptoms and irreversible brain damage spurred him to create the KyleCares Foundation to spread awareness.
In Henrico, Bonnie Strickland recently joined friends and family at the dedication of new playground equipment and a memorial tree at Glen Allen Elementary School, where Christian would have been a third-grader this year. Strickland, who speaks out to educate parents, notes that her nephew's killer amoeba might never have been revealed but for the boy's open-minded doctor.
"It's brushed aside as rare," says Strickland. "But it doesn't feel rare to me."Read more on: Christian StricklandNaegleria fowleri
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Thank you for the great awareness article and we hope the information helps parents understand this is a real risk that is easily prevented.
The link to the Kyle Lewis Amoeba Awareness Foundation is www.KyleCares.com
Swim Safe and Spread the Awareness
Thanks to everyone that have put so much effort into making sure we are all aware and helping us to protect our families from this terrible amoeba.
"We certainly want parents and children to enjoy swimming in the James River and other fresh bodies of water in Virginia," says LaPrell, noting that labeling one water body as dangerous might mislead the public."
Disagree with this statement. As somebody who once caught some bug when I was a toddler after my mom brought me swimming in a pond up in Massachusetts I just totally disagree with this statement. Swimming in ponds, lakes, rivers, and "fresh water bodies" is basically gross. Bezillions of organisms going on in there, never mind the snakes and bugs and everything else. Just ask that poor girl who's been in the news fighting flesh eating bacteria, caught after "fresh water" from a lake or whatever in Florida got into a cut on her leg. There's just all kinds of who knows what going on in freshwater bodies. Best to stick to swimming pools and water parks if you want a good time in the water.
My condolences to the family. This is a total tragedy. :(
Boooo! IF I am not mistaken this amoeba is present even in tap water. Please visit this link ->http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/12/19/143960631/second-neti-pot-death-from-amoeba-prompts-tap-water-warning.
Booo This is my family member and if it happens to u u will know how we feel! So keep your Booo to yourself! We r not saying to stop swimming! Take precautions! And thinly before u make a statement like u did! Lives r being lost and our government is no doing enough!
Sorry boo my son read this to me wrong. Sorry again!
When I was a boy, only 40 years ago, the waters of central virginia did not stink and many species of fish were to be caught. Today the local rivers and lakes are but cesspools.
Pretty sad the way obscure pathogens kill this way and are not diagnosed in time.
Hanta Virus is another, as is what's called "valley fever" in the arid west.
Spreading awareness is one thing. Government acting up is another.
Actions need to be taken by the government.
I feel for this family; I am so sorry for your loss. However, this is a very rare and isolated case. It is tragic for you and your loved one, but it is not a national emergency that requires massive action by government officials, nor is it an Epidemic. You're engaging in sensationalism and fear mongering. Millions of people swim, canoe and raft in fresh water lakes and rivers yearly in this country and are in more danger of being bitten by a water moccasin or drowning than of being invaded by a parasite.
I do NOT want the Government to be any more involved than they already are in my life and that of FREE American citizens--who are already plagued by a nanny state that forces every safety measure known to man and alien and even want to dictate what we eat. Your grief is understandable; however, I intend on taking a deep breath and hope that other, reasonable Virginians will as well
"Brain Eater"? Classy.
Nivasi..I'm torn between losing my nephew to this amoeba and trying to keep the other kids in my life safe. My family has grown up in Va's waters doing all kinds of water sports.I don't want the kids in our family to not experience this or be afraid of the water. I just want them to be safe and have more knowledge then what we had before Christian's passing. It might not be as rare as once thought. MY belief is all the meningitis cases you read about has not all been properly diagnosed. Christian was 1st diagnosed as having meningitis/encephalitis. However, Christian's Dr worked nonstop to find the underlying issue which was Naegleria fowleri. Had he not worked so hard to find what was killing Christian we would have never known anything more than meningitis. No one is asking for the government to come in and take away anything from us but I think WE all deserve to be warned about the dangers of what is living in our lakes and rivers. Had I known how horrible this amoeba is and that only a pair of nose clips would have prevented it then Christian would still be with me right now.
don't get it. what's wrong with identifying the body of water? Is the State covering up something? Was it Lake Anna (the Dominion/Vepco Nuclear dump) or the James River which has AREVA (the French company nuclear) upstream near Lynchburg? The State government and the Health Department need to catch up with the times-their duty is to protect the Health,Safety and Welfare of its citizens, not some big corporation that has $$$.
What could the government possibly do to prevent these issues? Make a law that it is illegal to swim in the water? The studies showed that the organisms are in about 99% of the water.
The chances of dying from something like this is probably less than being struck by lightning. Do you want the government to make a law that we can't go outside in a rainstorm.
The truth is we are all going to die from something. Crazy things happen, accidents, illness, enjoy life to the fullest and do what you enjoy. I personally love being in and around the water and if I was to die while doing something associated with that, well at least I went out doing something that I enjoyed.
@ common sense...having infomation and knowing what you are doing by entering any body of water , especially public waters, might make sense to some. If you have a death wish and want to find infected waters , fine. But don't try to impose that on innocent young children who need protection from this type thing happening again.


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