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John Rennie: Fidel Castro got very annoyed at the idea that we might be doing something like trying to steer hurricanes because he was worried we were going to use them – an incredible weapon for devastating Cuba.
Steve Mirsky: And that's our old friend, John Rennie. The former editor in chief of Scientific American is coming to your living room on the small screen starting tonight. We talked about his latest project in his Manhattan apartment. The jingling and panting you might here, that's not us. John's two dogs were in the room and were, for the most part, exceptionally well behaved, but you can hear a little [makes panting sound]. We spoke on February 21st.
So, John.
John Rennie: Yes, Steve. Hello.
Steve Mirsky: Tell everybody about your new television show. You are on Twitter at TVJRennie.
John Rennie: That's right.
Steve Mirsky: And it is now actually –
John Rennie: It's official.
Steve Mirsky: Official.
John Rennie: I am now, in fact, TV's John Rennie. Hello. That's right. Yes. So, starting on February 28th, I will be debuting as the host of a new series on the Weather Channel called Hacking the Planet, and this is a series in which, each week, the format is I take a look at some kind of big natural threat, things like hurricanes and tornadoes and earthquakes and the like, and I explore what we understand, the science of how these things work and where they came from and how they stop and then we figure out, well, how can we use this knowledge to our advantage.
So some of the kinds of questions that look into are, for example, the bigger end of things, questions like, well, would it be possible for us to do something like stop a hurricane or steer it so that it would hit a less vulnerable part of the coast?
But even, in some cases, short of that sort of thing, there are fascinating questions about whether or not we can use this knowledge to improve our prediction of things like earthquakes and whether or not we can find ways to be able to sometimes use some of these phenomena to our advantage, so things about like with volcanoes being able to use those for geothermal energy, that sort of thing.
Steve Mirsky: So do they drop you into a volcano? I know they took – you've been all over the place.
John Rennie: I have, in fact, been all over the place. I've – I can't even – I should have added up the mileage on this, but, yes, definitely been to Hawaii and Iceland and over to Switzerland and up into Canada for part of this, just all over the U.S.
Steve Mirsky: What were you doing in Iceland?
John Rennie: In Iceland – well, Iceland, of course, is a highly volcanic island. Iceland owes its very existence to volcanism and the gigantic volcanic forces that are organized that mid-Atlantic rift. So I was there taking a look at not so much the volcanoes that were there but a lot of the other sort of geology and, in particular, the ways that they've been using the geological formations that are related to why they have so many volcanoes and why Iceland is a leading place in the world for geothermal energy and how they're using that.
Steve Mirsky: And Sweden.
John Rennie: Let's see. I didn't get to Sweden. Switzerland.
Steve Mirsky: Switzerland.
John Rennie: Switzerland. I was in Switzerland because, there, some laboratories doing a lot of work for a couple of different things but on lightning. Particularly, for example, work being done at the University of Genevia – Geneva not Genevia.
Steve Mirsky: Not anymore
John Rennie: Not anymore. No. They've ruined that but the University of Geneva, research is being done on sort of an amazing idea for being able to use lasers that would be directed, shot up into the sky into storm formations, that might have a lot electrical activity, basically creating a plasma channel to help guide the lightning down to a spot where you want it to hit so it's not just randomly hitting someplace else.
Steve Mirsky: And Hawaii, you were there for –
John Rennie: Volcanoes, again. Lots of stuff going over there. So, right, they're some of the most active volcanoes in the world to be found there in Hawaii. I did not actually get thrown into a volcano at that time. I know.
Steve Mirsky: Well, you're not a virgin.
John Rennie: Well, not currently but, yeah, so and ___ got a great opportunity to fly over volcanoes as part of this great ongoing NASA study where they are monitoring the deformation of the ground over the entire big island of Hawaii with the idea of being able to measure minute changes in the ground which may be really big clues to how the volcanoes are becoming more active or less active. That's the kind of information that might ultimately be very important for developing a better sense of when volcanoes are going to erupt.
Steve Mirsky: So which volcano did you fly over?
John Rennie: We – all of them.
Steve Mirsky: All.
John Rennie: I – the big island of Hawaii is not so gigantic in the big scheme of things, but I spent more than six and a half hours in this flight, basically flying in these passes over it in a particular search. Basically, I took the equivalent of another transatlantic trip over the big island of Hawaii.
Steve Mirsky: And it's an active volcano.
John Rennie: Well, that's right. That's right. You have a – let's see – Mauna Kea but you also have Kilauea, and, also, you're flying over Mauna Loa which is not active but.
Steve Mirsky: But when you're flying over the active ones and you look down, do you – are they radiating –
John Rennie: Well, the interesting thing about that is, in theory, in places, you might be able to. Of course, the tricky thing is, though, if you're flying over an active volcano, there's usually no small amount of steam and ash and other things coming out. So there's often a lot of clouds, so it's actually kind of hard to look down into it and see that. But, yeah, it's an amazing thing to see.
Steve Mirsky: And they sent you to Florida.
John Rennie: Yes. Lots going on down in Florida, lots of things related to hurricanes which is, of course, one of the big things that we were focused on there. There's been an enormous amount of work, obviously, on studying hurricanes and trying to figure out better ways to protect against them but, also, the surprising amount of work going back into, I believe, the '50s for when people – and the U.S. government, for example, studying like whether or not it might be possible to steer a hurricane or be able to stop one.
Steve Mirsky: So how's that going?
John Rennie: Well, the fact is there are actually a surprisingly large number of ideas around there. I mean this was an active project called Project Storm Fury for the U.S. government back during the '50s and the '60s. They actually – the military was very, very interested in this for some time, and it was an interesting episode because that whole activity, it shows a lot of the problems that can sometimes come up from even just saying that you're going to explore some of these things.
So one thing, for example, is, as you might imagine, Fidel Castro got very annoyed at the idea that we might be doing something like trying to steer hurricanes because he was worried we were going to use them as a weapon – an incredible weapon for devastating Cuba, so he was convinced that's what we were trying to do.
But, even in the U.S., there were some people who got very concerned that – there were a few hurricanes that – around that time that took some sort of odd twists. There were ones that were moving up the coast and then seemed to go out to sea and then, sort of somewhat bizarrely, it turned around and came back in toward the shore again.
This kind of thing occasionally happens, but it's not very common. And there were people who were convinced that this was the result of U.S. government activities, that they had either tampering with this hurricane or that they had managed to mess up hurricanes in general. There are a lot of conspiracy theories going on around there concerned with affecting the weather as you might imagine.
Steve Mirsky: Boy, if we could actually do the things that some people think we can do.
John Rennie: Yeah. It's kind of interesting. I mean, as I said, this was back during the '50s and the '60s. At this point, the science of studying hurricanes, for example, we know a lot more about them now than we ever used to. We have a lot more tools for this. We have – we're studying with satellites. We also have like different sorts of unmanned drones, so that we can fly over those.
Actually, it was another place that I went for this was actually down to Wallops Island on the Virginia coast where NASA has a flight facility, and they deploy some of these same kinds of drones, ones that were developed originally for flying out over Afghanistan. They send them out across the Atlantic Ocean to fly above imminent storms forming out around like the Canary Islands, so that they can really start to get a sense of how do hurricanes form and how do they get launched into the trajectories that they follow.
So we have a much better understanding of things like hurricanes now than we ever used to, and in retrospect, it's really clear that anything that could have been brought to bear on the problem, back in the '50s and '60s, really, there's no chance that we would have been able to affect that. Even today, we really don't have the technology to be able to do anything very much with that. It's just very interesting to see that there are a number of interesting ideas that people have on the table and actually are trying to develop.
And, granted, there – you're probably not going to wake up any time too soon finding that people suddenly developed the ability to affect something like a hurricane, but it's not inconceivable that, at some point quite a ways out, we might actually have the technology capable of doing something like that.
Steve Mirsky: What's the theory behind moving a hurricane?
John Rennie: Well, I mean, as you imagine, it's all leveraged against a lot of different – big assumptions about how much you would be able to understand and predict about a lot of these. So it is definitely – we are talking about some fairly far out science in being able to make it all work.
But so it's partly a matter of just the scale. Think about a hurricane and its force. It's gigantic, and it moves fairly quickly, and you don't always know exactly where it's going to go anyway. But there are several different ways that you can think of trying to influence them.
So, for example, a big part of what drives a hurricane is the fact that you've got a lot of warm water near the surface of the ocean that is transferring heat into the air, and that's what's moving up, and that is a big part of then what's propelling the entire bigger storm system.
So, in theory, if you could manage to lower the temperature of the surface of the ocean ahead of a hurricane by a few degrees, you could conceivably pull enough heat out of the system that the storm would start to wind itself down. Those are very big ifs, of course, but there are ways that people look at the question.
What – theoretically, what might you be able to do about that? And so there are different ways of doing that. There are also kinds of things that you could do by trying to influence the atmosphere, too. You could try to attack it from that angle, different ways of, again, trying to affect the balance of heat and the movements of these big columns of air around that way.
What's interesting, though, is there have also been a lot of ideas that get floated. For example, couldn't we do – what if we just set off a nuclear bomb inside a hurricane? Wouldn't that be good? Couldn't we just sort of disrupt the storm system that way? That's kind of, as you would imagine, one of the big ideas that immediately comes up anytime people think about this and –
Steve Mirsky: Let's have radioactive rain falling –
John Rennie: Sure.
Steve Mirsky: Hundreds of hundreds of thousands –
John Rennie: What could possibly be wrong with that idea? Right. But even beyond that, as a little tiny hitch in the whole problem, the fact is it's kind of surprising. It's not actually enough power. You could, in fact, you could set off – you could drop nuclear weapons inside hurricane, a hurricane is just going to go right through it. The – it's partly a matter of just sort of the magnitude of the forces but also the scale of time over which some of these are acting.
The explosion of a nuclear weapon happens in literally a flash. The rate at which the energy is being expended, the sort of cycle of power that's working through a hurricane is longer. So, quite frankly, it just would come and go too quickly.
Steve Mirsky: And where else did they send you? Somewhere else in Europe
John Rennie: Let's see. No place else in Europe. I was a lot of different places. I was in a number of different places, actually, also just within the U.S. itself.
There's a lot of weather related research that actually happens to be going on in Colorado because, of course, you have a number of big research facilities that are out there. So a number of times, I found myself back out around the Denver, Boulder area talking to a lot of researchers there who have been involved with things.
I even had reasons to – and this is the tough part of the job – to be going to Vail, Colorado and Telluride around ski time – ski season because, in that case, we were looking at another kind of weather manipulation we all hear about, cloud seeding and the question of whether or not you can actually create precipitation on demand. And it's actually – that's the kind of thing that actually was fascinating to get into, just to find out –
I think we've all heard about cloud seeding. I mean it's been – people have been trying to do cloud seeding for decades, more than 50, 60 years at this point. What's interesting is the extent to which some of this stuff is still kind of science on the edge. You might think that they would have a better understanding of whether or not it really works, but it's actually hard to prove sometimes.
The question of how do you prove that seeding a cloud system made it rain more is kind of tricky because you have to be able to prove that it would have rained more or less than it would have if you had left it alone which is a kind of tricky problem. But, again, it's when the people are actually working on now, so we might really be right on the brink of finally coming up with some good, hard answer about whether or not something like that works.
And it's not a frivolous question because we think a lot about things like cloud seeding, obviously, for the sake of farmers who they may want to be trying to get more rain for their crops. There's a lot of similar kind of cloud seeding that is done around these ski areas because, obviously, they want to try to have a more snowfall to improve skiing conditions.
Now maybe that does sound kind of frivolous, at first, but remember, influencing snowfall has a very big influence down the line on the entire water table in part of the west. And so as we get into the century, we're looking at more climate change and potentially big disruptions of what have been lost of past weather systems.
We might really want to be prepared to try to figure out whether or not we can or need to do things to try to make sure that we're getting as much precipitation and, therefore, fresh water falling down into parts of the West or other areas that may be exposed to very serious drought otherwise.
Steve Mirsky: Right because that snow melts and that feeds –
John Rennie: Right.
Steve Mirsky: The rivers and that take the water – the fresh water hundreds of miles away where it winds up in places like Los Angeles and Las Vegas.
John Rennie: That's right.
Steve Mirsky: Which, otherwise, would really be up the creek, if you will.
John Rennie: Yeah and they are very serious issues about looking into the future about this and possibly a lot of parts of the Southwestern, Western United States, in particular, could really be faced with some very severe drought conditions if the climate starts to the change the way is sometimes feared. So these could be important technologies for a lot of reasons.
Steve Mirsky: I'm a little disappointed that they didn't dangle you inside of an active volcano. They didn't send you out like Jim Cantore into the teeth of a hurricane, standing out on a beach.
John Rennie: Well, you know, you'll be thrilled to know that the producers did everything they could to basically try to risk my life.
Steve Mirsky: Oh, okay. Well, I stand correct.
John Rennie: I – yeah. No. I mean, as I understand it, they and my wife both took out really big insurance policies ahead of time. So, over the course of the series, you'll get a chance to see me in a few somewhat dodgy situations of one sort or another. I certainly was inside the simulators for a number of different things, hurricane simulators, tornado simulators. Yeah. It's – I take a few shots along the way.
Steve Mirsky: But the entire series has been filmed already.
John Rennie: At the moment, for the first –
The six episodes that constitute this first season, those have all been shot at this point. There's actually some other work that we're still doing on another special related to tornadoes, and I saw we in this case. It's myself and the producers at Castle Picture who are behind this but, also, the other two people who appear in this show with me who – they are a sort of a sounding board for me as I'm making my travels.
At this point, I check in periodically with other science writers. One of them is the science comedian, Brian Malow, and then another is Cara Santa Maria who writes the Talk Nerdy to Me column for The Huffington Post.
Steve Mirsky: Okay and so six episodes
John Rennie: Right.
Steve Mirsky: Beginning on February 28th.
John Rennie: That's right. So Thursday.
Steve Mirsky: And each one airs on Thursday, but they're in heavy rotation. You can find them on the Weather Channel.
John Rennie: Right.
Steve Mirsky: At three in the morning every night until the next episode.
John Rennie: That's entirely possible. I would recommend that people, who are interested in watching the show – and you know you are, people of America – by all means, check your listings for when this will be one. So you'll have a lot of good opportunities.
And, in fact I think, on our first night, I believe 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time, we'll actually – I and Care and Brian will all be on Facebook on the Hacking the Planet Facebook page chatting with anybody who want to drop by and talk to us about the series.
Steve Mirsky: That's it for this episode. Get your science news at our website, www.ScientificAmerican.com where you can check out the article on environmental concerns about connecting the Red Sea to the Dead Sea which could revive the old axiom better dead than red.
And follow us on Twitter where you'll get a tweet whenever a new article hits the website. Our Twitter name is @sciam. S-C-I-A-M.
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Projects Abroad Human Rights Office - Cape town - Monthly reports - November 2011
November has been a busy month for PAHRO with a huge change around in staff after losing two of our staff members, Lyndon Metembo and Tiffani Wesley and gaining Shuan Solomons as the new Social Justice Coordinator. Volunteer numbers are starting to die down now as we approach Christmas with many volunteers leaving and heading home for the holidays or continuing with their travels. We still have a good number within the office though and a few whom will be staying right through Christmas and New Years with us. Here are some of November's highlights.
Social Justice
Bonnytoun is still a favourite and seems to get the most attention from volunteers. This month we have held a number of workshops including a music workshop in which our new Social Justice Coordinator, Shuan Solomons, organised a band to play to the boys and get them up and moving. A volunteer was also successful in getting the go ahead from Bonnytoun to organise a graffiti project for the boys. She spent time driving around Cape Town taking photographs of graffiti to show as examples and ultimately we want the boys to design some of their own. We are now looking at the best way to move forward with this project.
The Women's Shelters
Sisters Incorporated – There are currently no women at Sisters Incorporated to visit as they have all managed to get jobs or move out and become independent. This is great news but means that workshops here will not resume until a new influx of women arrive at the shelter.
St Anne's – Volunteers have been working hard at St Anne's shelter to encourage the women residing there to open up and discuss important issues. Volunteers have been enjoying the relationships they develop with the women here and many important topics are being raised, broadening the minds of both the women there and our volunteers who get to experience a different culture and view point to what they may be used to in their home countries.
Manenberg Girls
This month volunteers have been arranging and preparing a high tea for the girls and their mothers in Manenberg. Each week volunteers have been visiting the girls and getting to know them and what it is that they themselves want to be doing. Our plan is to assist them in organising certain activities and get them interested so that eventually they will be able to organise their own activities and get their own community involved without our assistance. They seemed to be very excited for the high tea which is due to take place at the beginning of December. The girls even asked some of our volunteers to judge a fashion show for them which will also be held in December.
Manenberg Boys
Things have been going well throughout November with the Soccer project progressing well. This month we were able to find someone who agreed to cut the grass on the field for free. This field is a great open space for the soccer to take place and for the boys to play and practice, it just needed some maintaining before any soccer could be played there. We are also hoping to be successful in sourcing coaches to coach the boys from a coaching school here in Cape Town. There is a plan in place to have a fun day on the field in January where we can invite all of the boys, the local paper and the soccer foundation who are willing to donate some soccers to the project. The volunteer in charge of this project also managed to get his local team in York who are willing to provide some soccer kits and gather donations of old soccer stuff.
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This month the volunteers have been rounding up the final few workshops before they present the mock trial in an actual court room at the beginning of December. The children have been writing exams this month so there have not been as many sessions with the children. They all seem excited to be heading to a real court room and we are preparing certificates to present to them once they have completed it. Once this mock trial has been completed, we are planning to have the children work on creating their own case rather than using a case which has already been prepared. This will be an even bigger challenge for the children and something we are looking forward to.
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Recently, we have cases where clients have signed documents that have precluded them from further legal recourse. In one case, the client originally came to us concerned about his unfair dismissal from a supermarket. He lost his job due to false accusations, namely that he had not turned up for work one day when he had, in fact, been present. At a meeting arranged by his employers between himself and two lawyers acting on behalf of the supermarket, he had been encouraged to sign a Mutual Termination of Employment Agreement. Even though he had signed this under false pretences, having been told that he would subsequently be allowed to speak to his boss who would consider reinstating him to his former position, this contract was binding. Due to caveat subscriptor, which assumes that the signatory has a full understanding of any document to which he puts his name, and the nature of the contract which he signed, this case could no longer even be considered a dismissal; it was a mutual agreement, leaving him no recourse.
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Lavender Hill We are currently visiting Lavender Hill every other week but volunteers are learning a lot and enjoying the experience. New clients are still arriving to request advice and assistance on a number of issues and we are managing to make a real difference to the lives of some of these people


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It was a dark and stormy night in West Hollywood during the Season 5 premiere party for The L Word at The Factory. But that didn't stop hundreds of devoted (and rambunctious) lesbian fans from lining up around the block to get into the star-studded, Human Rights Campaign-sponsored gala. And it didn't stop AfterEllen.com either. We lined up with the rest of the press to snap photos and talk to both new and returning cast members from the hit Showtime program. (See the following pages for the photos and some of the comments made by the attendees.)
With cheap umbrella in one hand and cheap tape recorder in the other, I had the opportunity to talk to villainous new vixens like Elizabeth Keener (Dawn) and Alicia Leigh Willis (Cindi), as well as Clementine Ford (Molly Kroll) — yep, that's Cybill Shepherd's daughter in real life and on The L Word — and Malaya Rivera Drew (Jenny's assistant Adele). I had the pleasure of meeting Patricia Velasquez, the Venezuelan model/actress who will be joining the cast this season as Begoña. Velasquez was just as eager to talk about her work with the Wayuu Taya Foundation, the nonprofit organization for indigenous communities, as she was about joining the cast of The L Word.
But the undeniable stars of the evening were the returning cast members, Jennifer Beals, Laurel Holloman, Pam Grier, Mia Kirshner, Kate Moennig, Leisha Hailey, Rachel Shelley, Rose Rollins and Daniela Sea. While they took some razzing from a small part of the drenched and ornery crowd (a handful of them sang the song "Maniac" when Beals appeared, while others chanted "traitor" at Laurel Holloman, ostensibly for her character's bisexuality last season), the majority of noise was made by adoring fans who stood in line for hours waiting to get into the event.
Even inside The Factory, the screams of approval reached eardrum-shattering levels at times. Ilene Chaiken, Beals and the rest of the main cast took the stage to talk about the work of the HRC and raffle off a handful of mystery prizes. Finally, the lights dimmed for the preview film, a Lizzie the Lezzie animated short, and then the screen lit up with the first L Word episode of what could be its final season. The capacity crowd howled its delight before the first plotline could even unfold, serving as a reminder of the unconditional love so many lesbian and bisexual women have for the groundbreaking show.
Afterward, I headed home soggier but with my quota for small talk with gorgeous women more than met for the next couple of months. Or at least until my next red carpet assignment.
All photos by Faye Sadou
L Word creator and executive producer Ilene Chaiken: "I feel like we were part of a cultural wave. There were moments when we appeared to be at the crest of the wave. I'm thrilled to think that we actually had some influence on the culture at large. But it was happening in our culture, and it's a wave of acceptance. We're coming forward in the culture and I think that our issues, our civil rights issues are moving in a progressive way. And we're thrilled to have been part of that conversation in any way."


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I installed WebCit but when I try to connect with my browser it doesn't log in. Why?
WebCit doesn't run by itself. You must first install the Citadel server, get it running the way you want it, and try putting WebCit in front of it. WebCit doesn't run the system by itself; it merely puts a web front-end on the Citadel server. You need both in order to have a presence on the web.


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Communication is key when it comes to landing a job. Whether a job seeker is networking to build connections, submitting their resume for a job, or following up after an interview, the message sent could make or break an employer's impression. However, figuring out exactly what to say in these communications is one of the hardest parts. Grammar Chic aims to help job seekers save time and stress by providing a package of 14 easy-to-customize email scripts.
"What you say and how you say it matters," says Amanda Clark, CEO of Grammar Chic. "Individuals are often worried about being too forward, not being persuasive enough, or simply sending the wrong impression. Plus, it takes time to craft each message. We've taken steps to make this process easier by providing a set of 14 messages that job seekers can easily tweak to fit their needs and audience."
The email marketing script package contains a series of pre-formulated messages with clearly defined spaces and examples for where candidates should customize it to their needs. Situations range from submitting a resume and cover letter for a specific job or making a general inquiry, to introducing oneself to a new contact and following up after job applications and interviews.
"These are critical parts of the job search process, but many candidates feel stressed because they don't have the time to sit and compose something from scratch, or they're not entirely sure what they should say," notes Clark. "All of our scripts can be easily adapted to a variety of situations and audiences. They also work for professionals regardless of their level of experience or industry. We get you started, and you fill in the details."
In addition, once a client purchases the $35 email marketing script package, they can use it over and over again for current or future job searches, says Clark. All candidates have to do is plug in their current information, skills, and interests, and they're ready to go for another round of job hunting. To further enhance their efforts, Grammar Chic is also providing a list of job search communication tips that candidates can begin using immediately as they pursue new opportunities.
"We want to help job seekers feel more confident and prepared as they take the next step in their career," says Clark. "We hope that clients find these email scripts valuable in communicating with other professionals and that it helps them save time and headaches when it comes to their job search."
For individuals looking for additional support, Grammar Chic offers a variety of services for resume writing, cover letters, thank you notes, and LinkedIn updating as well. To learn more about these services or place an order for the email marketing script package, contact Grammar Chic at (803) 831-7444 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Affectionately known as the Wild West of Canada, the rugged splendor of Alberta has long been recognized for its wintertime appeal. Yet the draw to this province isn't limited to a single season. From the slopes of the Canadian Rockies to the shores of glassy lakes, you'll be surprised by how many warm-weather activities compete with its popular reputation as a skiing and snowshoeing wonderland.
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With two big victories this summer, trail running legend Kilian Jornet is planning different mountain adventures to mix it up and stay fresh.
Breaking records is what Kilian Jornet has done over and over again. Aside from setting speed records on giant mountains all over the world, the 27-year-old Spaniard has busted a number of ultra marathon race records. In June, he won the iconic Mount Marathon Race in Alaska, breaking the men's course record in the process.
Then, only a couple of weeks later, he won the tough Hardrock 100 Race, breaking the counter clockwise record after winning and breaking the clockwise course record just the previous year.
"I have been racing for 15 years and I have been doing a lot of races and what attracts me to a race now is not only that the level of competition is high, but that everything else around it is nice too," Kilian says. "Both the Mount Marathon Race and Hardrock 100 races have amazing trail and incredible ambience."
The Hardock 100. Photo from file ©Blake Wood.
Rather than more racing this summer, if the weather stays good Kilian aims to carry out two mountaineering projects in the European Alps.
Mountaineering is one of the key ways Kilian likes to recovery after big tough running races and stay mentally fresh, which is something he says is crucial for all athletes.
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"To help me recover mentally from racing, I like to do some mountaineering activities to feel different feelings than just running," he says. "I ran less than 200 km in the build up to Hardrock because I was climbing instead.
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"I was keeping myself good through mountaineering so when I came to the race I was mentally fresh and physically prepared. If you focus too hard on one thing for too long you can get tired of it.
"You see people who are doing a lot of long races and who keep this up for one or two years and then, boom, they're down, injured and no longer reach a good level.
It's important to never do too many long races every year because after one, two or three years it can be really hard to recover. I think 200 or 300 miles a year is the limit."
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Mattress Reviews: 2017 Rating Chart
Attention! Updated ratings, be sure to read – Best Mattress to Buy in 2017 year.
A mattress is a secondary need in the household. We spend a third of our day on it and we should always get the best if we want to enjoy quality sleep. Getting the best mattress does not only revolve around walking into a store and buying any one that fits your budget.
Mattress reviews are a good source of information when you are planning to make a purchase. The reviews inform you which product is the most comfortable, which one is durable and which one offers therapeutic and ergonomic sleep.
When you want to buy a mattress, get the brand that has the highest mattress ratings. These ratings enable you to narrow down your choice to a couple of the best brands. For people whose weight is above average, you will most likely need a high density or medium density mattress. You can check the ratings of mattresses on websites of mattress stores online.
Here we collect TOP 5 mattresses for the past 2016 year.
Mattresses play an important role in ensuring that you sleep comfortably. It is always important to shop for the best make and design. A comfortable, luxurious and well designed mattress is important for you and your spouse as it offers you the best support and sleeping position that does not have any side effect to the spine. The following is list of different mattresses and it will greatly help you as you look forward to select a perfect mattress from the shops and one that offers you the best relaxation and quality sleep.
Mattresses with best ratings
Signature Sleep Contour 8 Inch Twin Mattress
This mattress is designed within great innovation and creativity in order to support the contoured support of individual's vertebrae while sleeping. It comfortably conforms to the position of the body and the curves so that you are in a position to be comfortable and avoid injuries to the vertebrae. It seeks to avoid the pressure points on the neck, back, the shoulders and hips.
The Contour 8" mattress by Signature Sleep is known be a great mattress that is well designed to ensure that partners receive adequate sleep. Its descriptions indicates a high class mattress developed for those who are willing to take good care of their vertebrae and ensuring that they live a healthier, longer life.
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Sleep Innovations 12-Inch SureTemp Memory Foam Mattress
This is a great mattress that has been accepted as a high class make due to its details. It is smart and well designed to ensure that you sleep comfortably.
The Sleep Innovations 12-inch Memory Foam Mattress has been well developed with two layers that make it more comfortable to use. It is well developed with 2.5-inch top layer of a high quality breathable SureTemp Foam and the inclusion of a 9.5-inch responsive bottom layer support foam. This combination helps the mattress to offer users the best support.
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Sleep Master 6-Inch Smooth Top Therapeutic Memory Foam Mattress
This mattress has the best features in the market. Apart from comfort, it offers the best rejuvenating feeling to ensure that you relax and enjoy the feeling of a top class mattress.
This 4.5 inch mattress provides users with supreme support. Its thickness is great to hold you throughout the night. These are high class mattresses that are highly rated in the market. They have perfect designs and great casings that make them more durable. They are infused with a nice Activcharcoal that absorbs moisture to minimize odor.
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DreamFoam Bedding Ultimate Dreams Twin Crazy Quilt with 7-Inch TriZone Mattress
It has a tri Zone constriction that offers users the best support. It can be used in any kind of bed and supports sleepers perfectly offering the best relaxation and quality sleep.
It is the best one for any type of sleeper. It perfectly supports pressure points and ensures that the neck, shoulders, back and hips are well supported so that you sleep comfortably. It comes in two types: the twin and full size which you can choose from.
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LUCID 10″ Memory Foam Mattress
This is a smart well designed mattress with latest technology. It offers the best relaxations and relieves users from pressure points.
This mattress provides users with the best feeling. It has a 2.5″ comfort layer that always cradles the body as a way of relieving the pressure points and this makes sure that users do not feel tired after sleeping. It prevents the lower back from m ore pressure and comfortably ensures that your spine is correctly aligned.
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While shopping for a mattress, the following are the major factors that you should consider:
The difference in densities varies the comfort and durability of the mattresses. The medium density is more comfortable since it hugs the body slightly and allows you to sink into for just a couple of centimeters. Always take a basic test of mattress comfort before you narrow down on your choice of mattress. You can lie on the mattress of your choice for around 10 minutes to give you an exact feel of how you will feel when you sleep on it. A good store will have the salesman suggest a number of choices based on your weight and preference.
If you are looking for a therapeutic mattress, you should look for a medium density or consult your doctor for a specific prescription. The interior material is the determinant of the quality of mattress you buy. Mattresses that are only made with foam are cheaper than mattresses made with springs in them. The reason why you should test a mattress is to make sure you enjoy sleeping on the padding. If you can feel the springs in the mattress, then that may not be the best choice. The good thing this is that you can settle for a firmer mattress with a shorter length or a softer one which is longer.
The size of your bed should be the second determinant of the mattress you buy after your comfort. You do not want to buy a mattress that will leave empty spaces on either side of the bed.
Affordability and Variety
You should not make the mistake most of the people make when they are shopping for a mattress. It is always advisable to shop in a mattress store. Many people buy their mattresses in furniture shops where they cost more expensive and there is no variety. While the furniture stores provide convenience, you need to shop in a mattress store where you can order a custom made mattress or choose from a wide range of mattresses.
If you are looking for affordability and you do not mind about the durability, you can settle for a low density mattress that is soft and not very thick width-wise.
If you are looking for a durable mattress, you should consider buying a high density or a medium density mattress. If you can afford a pillow top mattress, go for it. It saves you the trouble of having to flip over the mattress after every three months to make it last.
Money back Guarantee
When you want to buy a mattress, you should consider shopping in a shop that offers a money back guarantee. A shop that gives you the option of returning the mattress you buy for a different one if you are not comfortable with your first choice is ideal even if its prices are a couple of dollars higher.
With a 30 day money back guarantee, you have a whole month to see if your body will adjust to your new mattress and if you are still not content with the new mattress, you can change for another one.
To ensure that you get the best bargain, always get a mattress that has added advantages like being water and fire proof. Water proof mattresses are ideal for kids that wet their bed and they are also good for outdoor beds.
A mattress is an investment and you should insist on a long term warranty.
Most of the warranties on original mattresses offer a 10 year guarantee. Be wary of mattresses that have short warranty periods.
Value for Money
Recent mattress reviews have shown that once in a while, a consumer reports mattresses that were bought as high density but they shrink quickly and lose shape. This is mainly a product that is not genuine but was disguised with the brand name of a genuine and renowned brand twisted slightly and the customer fell for the fake brand. You could find a mattress with the word mattress written as mattres or matress and because the first name of the brand was similar to that of a brand that you know, you fell for the fake brand.
For best rated mattress and low prices we recommend to visit Amazon, Walmart or Cymax store.
Read our Guide: Mattress stores near me to find offline store in your area.
Some people do not know the correct spelling of the word mattress. Someone will comfortable search for a matress store online while others will be looking for a "mattres". Once in a while, you will even see a mattress store that is branded with the word mattress spelled wrongly. An example will be a mattress store branded "Dante Matresses". A large number of people will not even notice the difference when mattress is written incorrectly. This could cost you a great deal when you are buying a mattress. That missing letter in the word "matress" might make you but a fake brand unawares.
Mattress Short Comings
Mattress reviews show that high density pads are uncomfortable. They are made with extremely thick padding which does not hug and sooth the body. Sleeping on it feels like sleeping on a hard surface.


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Macque Choux (pronounced Moch Shoo) is a corn dish sautéed with vegetables straight from Louisiana, USA. It is said to be invented by the Cajun tribe of the state and so macque choux is also sometimes understood to be a blend of corn with cajun spices.
Corn straight off the cob can be used in this dish. Some people use creamed corn also giving the dish a pureed look. I had a bag of frozen sweet corn sitting in the freezer and HD asked to make "something nice" out of it sometime so I landed with this dish. It is really easy and as long as you don't overcook the corn, it turns out as a great side accompaniment to your meal.
Preparation Time – 10 mins
Servings – 4
250 gms sweetcorn (frozen and thawed)
1 green bell pepper (seeded and chopped)
1 large onion (sliced)
1 tomato (diced)
1 tblsp ginger (chopped finely)
1 tblsp garlic (chopped finely)
Salt and pepper to taste
2 tsp vegetable oil
2 tblsp green coriander leaves (chopped finely)
For the dressing
½ tsp sugar
2 tbsp vinegar
1 tsp mustard sauce
1 tsp green chilli sauce
1 tsp red garlic chilli sauce (optional)
Heat the oil in a pan and fry the onions till light pink in color. Saute the bell pepper, ginger and garlic in it. Add sweetcorn, sprinkle a little water on it and cover the pan for 2-3 mins while leaving the gas on sim to allow sweetcorn to become tender. Remove the cover and let the corn cook for another 2-3 mins. Make sure the corn does not get overcooked or it will become too dry for taste.
Mix the dressing ingredients in a bowl. Transfer sweetcorn mixture to this bowl. Add salt and pepper and mix thoroughly. Garnish with tomatoes and coriander leaves. Serve hot.
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Planet Fitness CEO Mike Grondahl has told Club Industry that the deal between his company and private equity firm TSG Consumer Partners is done.
Grondahl would not disclose the amount of the investment by TSG.
"We had over 20 bidders that were interested and made offers in the past 12 months, and we found an awesome group," Grondahl told Club Industry today in an email. "It was love at first sight!"
Grondahl confirmed an earlier report published by Norm Cates in Club Insider that Grondahl, his brother, Marc Grondahl, and Chris Rondeau—all co-owners of Planet Fitness—will retain 25 percent ownership of the Newington, NH-based company.
An email to Pierre LeComte, a managing director at TSG Consumer Partners, was not immediately returned. TSG has corporate offices in San Francisco and New York. A filing with the Federal Trade Commission was made earlier this month.
Both Grondahl and an industry source say that TSG has lined up a $100 million credit line to loan to Planet Fitness franchisees for expansion. Planet Fitness' national advertising fund will be nearly $1 million per month, according to the source.
"This deal will make us twice as strong," Grondahl said.
Planet Fitness had 520 clubs at the end of 2011, according to the company's Franchise Disclosure Document. The company has opened about 130 clubs this year and is expecting to open 200 clubs in 2013, according to a source.


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Background: Before, I used Cinta 3.6, I was using Cinta 3.5. On 31st March it crashed with that usual "malformed database" error, but after 4 hours I managed to salvage the data again. From there, I moved on to Cinta 3.6 while still using the old db. Pragma integrity check at this point is OK.
I dl-ed Cinta 3.6 on 1st April.
In Cinta 3.6, when I create a new note-window (Ctrl-N) and enter data, even without yet saving it using "OK" button, I can exit Cinta, re-open it again, and those half-done note-windows would popup and I can continue working on them.
I've been relying on this data-saving behavior for saving my half-done note-windows. There's about 8 of them opened since weeks ago and there's a wealth of data stored within them since then.
For the past 20 days, there has been no crash error. Indeed, I can exit Cinta, re-open, and all the half-done note-windows would popup fine with the data fully intact.
But today, halfway while working on those half-done note-windows, there's an error. The error occured when I double-clicked an existing note trying to open it. (Yes, I always have about 10 Cinta note-windows opened at any one time.)
The error is as such:
Oops.. something went wrong!
Please press Ctrl+C to copy the error information
and email it to firstname.lastname@example.com so that we can fix it:
SE EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION at address 0x7781DD93 inside C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll loaded at base address 0x77800000
Invalid operation: write at address 0x700079
Cinta automatically exited after I had copied the error message. Then when Cinta had been closed, I did a backup of database.db immediately into a backup folder.
I re-opened Cinta again. The halfworked note-windows still popup as per normal. So at this point I don't think there's a data loss yet.
After that, I tried to restore data, but there are some issues. So I deleted database.db and wanted to redo the restore from scratch. (I have the backup of database.db).
I accidentally re-opened Cinta without a database.db, and it generated a completely new `database.db` file. So what I did was I exited Cinta and removed the generated DB. Then, I moved my original database.db back into the folder.
But now when I open Cinta. Those half-worked note-windows no longer appear!
Anyone knows where is the data stored? Or how can the data be retrieved?
(I absolutely can't afford to lose my research data because they can't be regenerated.)


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The ST50 series features 1080p Full HD resolution, an Infinite Black Pro Panel, and VIERA Connect with web browser and built-in Wi-Fi. Other unique features include 2D to 3D conversion and 2500 focused field drive.
VIERA Connect IPTV - More Fun Comes Via a Cloud ServiceVIERA Connect is a cloud service that provides access to apps in categories like video and music, social networking, games, news and lifestyle, sports, health and fitness. Learn more about the world of Smart VIERA and VIERA Connect here.
Enhance your TV Experience with Popular Apps
Popular apps on VIERA Connect include Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, Facebook, Twitter, Wall Street Journal, and huluplus, all optimized for the best possible user experience. In the 2012 TVs, you can have an unlimited number of apps installed because those apps are stored in the cloud, rather than in the TV memory itself.
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The VIERA remote app lets you use a smartphone or tablet device as a remote control. Tap and flick-based commands are intuitive. Use your smartphone as a gamepad for VIERA Connect game applications or your tablet as a touch pad to control what you do on the TV screen. Display the same web pages on both your VIERA screen and your smartphone with a simple flick. Simply "swipe" and share your favorite photos, music, and movies from your smartphone to your VIERA TV anytime.
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The social networking TV app allows you to access social network sites and communicate with your loved ones while simultaneously watching TV. Watch live sports games while upping the excitement by chatting with your friends as the game unfolds. You can also record an original message and set it as your answering voice message. Callers can record messages onto an SD Memory Card (min. 512MB required), while you are away. *Skype camera not included with TV purchase
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The Perfect Smart TV Experience: A Suite of TechnologiesFast-Switching Phosphor
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Connect this DLNA-compatible VIERA HDTV and DLNA-compatible AV equipment to your home network, and you can watch movies, listen to music, and view photos from any room in the house. VIERA HDTV's Wi-Fi capability gives you even more layout flexibility. The ST50 series has built-in Wi-Fi so a wireless LAN adaptor is not required.
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The ST50 features 600Hz technology which allows for superb full-HD motion and still images. Panasonic uses its own unique image-analysis technology which allows for greater clarity with motion images. Each frame is displayed for a shorter length of time to reduce aftereffects. The ST50 also employs Neo Plasma Black 2500 FDD (Focused Field Drive) to provide a crisp image even when the content shows very fast motion.
Operate Multiple Systems with Just One Remote Control through VIERA Link VIERA LinkThe ST50 features VIERA Link, a technology that allows a consumer to operate all VIERA Link compatible AV components using only the TV'S remote control. Just point the VIERA remote at your TV, and the signal will travel over the HDMI wires to the right piece of equipment, whether it be your Panasonic Blu-ray or DVD player or Panasonic Home Cinema Surround System.
Deep, Rich Blacks with the Infinite Black Pro PanelThe ST50 series feature self-illuminating panels with ultimate black levels. Enhancements to the panel and cells help reproduce images with smooth, natural gradation and deep, rich blacks - even when viewed in bright surroundings. In movies, the true, deep blacks faithfully convey the intent of the filmmakers, adding power and realism to the viewing experience.
Environmentally FriendlyPanasonic's commitment to sustainability and producing products that are ecologically sound is evidenced in the 100,000 hour life span of the Plasma Display panel and the lack of lead or mercury in the panels. Thanks to a newly designed phosphor process and rear panel process, Panasonic's plasma panels last for up to 100,000 hours before the brightness decreases by half. That's more than 30 years of viewing 8 hours a day. Plus with Eco Mode, Panasonic TV's turn off and adjust brightness depending on the VIERA's operating status. Settings can be configured by selecting Eco mode from VIERA Tools. The Power Save setting also adjusts screen brightness to reduce power consumption.
2012 Panasonic VIERA Plasma HDTV Comparison Chart
55", 65"
|50", 55", 60", 65"
50", 55", 60", 65"
42", 50", 55", 60"
|High Definition Resolution
1080p Full HD 3D
1080p Full HD 3D
1080p Full HD 3D
1080p Full HD 3D
720p HD 3D
1080p Full HD
|Mercury and Lead Free Panel
|Long Panel Life
|VIERA Link
|Game Mode
|Media Player (SD, USB, DLAN via LAN)
|SD Card Slot
|HDMI/USB Port
|2D-3D Conversion
w/Face Detection
w/ Face Detection
|Wi-Fi Capability
Built-in Wi-Fi
Built-in Wi-Fi
Built-in Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Ready
Wi-Fi Ready
|DLNA (via LAN)
|Smartphone Remote Function*
|Fast Switching Phosphors
|VIERA Connect
|2500 Focused Field Drive
|Skype Communication
|Social Networking TV
|Infinite Black Panel w/ Louver Filter
|Pro Settings
|3D Real Sound
|24, 576 Shades of Gradation
|THX3D Certified
|VIERA Touch Pad Controller
|96Hz Playback of 24p
|Online Movies
Dimensions without Stand Height - 32.5" (823 mm), Width - 51.0" (1,295 mm), Depth - 14.1" (357 mm)
Dimensions without Stand Height - 30.5" (774 mm), Width - 51.0" (1,295 mm), Depth [inches (mm)] - Max: 2.0" (50 mm); General: 1.8" (44 mm)


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Local artist John Henry Blatter is in the process of producing a publication of artist's writings in a magazine format, called Daily Consitutional, and is seeking submissions.
The mission statement -
"The mission of this publication is to provide an outlet and forum for the individual Artist's voice, rather than the cacophony that is the art world at large (galleries, critics, curators, museums, patrons and finally the artists themselves). To provide a place, between the art centers that are LA and NY, to express, exchange and discuss opinions, ideas and discoveries within one's practice. This publication can only be made possible, through a collaboration of individual Artists."
Visit the website to learn more and how to submit, the submission deadline for the first issue is October 20th.