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Here's how I read the sociocultural tea leaves: If you're fighting in the army waging war against gay marriage, or, said another way, if you understand yourself to be fighting to protect and preserve the institution of marriage from being diluted, distorted or otherwise offended by including homosexual partners ... well, I strongly encourage you to run a white flag up the flagpole right now. Stop the metaphorical scorched earth bombing runs.
Here�s how I read the sociocultural tea leaves: If you�re fighting in the army waging war against gay marriage, or, said another way, if you understand yourself to be fighting to protect and preserve the institution of marriage from being diluted, distorted or otherwise offended by including homosexual partners � well, I strongly encourage you to run a white flag up the flagpole right now. Stop the metaphorical scorched earth bombing runs.
Give up. Quit.
Because you lost.
It�s only a matter of time. America is speaking and has spoken. If I were a betting man, I�d put gay marriage right up there next to legalizing marijuana. It�s gonna happen. At this point, protesters don�t look any less silly than Alabama Gov. George Wallace who, 50 years ago this June, stood in front of Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama to take on the National Guard and a federal court order by �shouting into a snowstorm� to prevent black people from enrolling at the heretofore all-white school. He then stepped away proudly, having fulfilled his campaign promise to defend our right to be irrelevant.
This is not to say that historical struggles for racial justice are in every way analogous to current struggles for psychosexual identity justice. I actually think the two struggles have more significant differences than similarities. Nor am I saying that each and every critical inquiry or protest to gay marriage is evidence of ignorance, prejudice or that tired conversation-stopper (cue drum roll) homophobia.
I have critical questions about gay marriage. My concerns have to do with symbols and that which symbols articulate and protect � meaning! (see C.G. Jung, Joseph Campbell, et al.). When symbols devolve or die, meaning is threatened. And when meaning is threatened, human beings feel threatened. Off balance. Unsure. People unwilling to honestly face these uncertainties and insecurities have no other alternative but to behave oddly. Or prejudicially. Or badly. Or violently. In some cases, people will do evil before they face their own fears and insecurities.
Speaking specifically to Jews, Christians and Muslims (those religions are intimately related by history), each of these groups trace the symbolic meaning of the word �marriage� back to the creation stories in Genesis. God creates humankind in God�s image. �Male and female did God make Man.� The theological conclusion of these religions is that marriage is a symbol and witness to the world of God reconciling the wholeness of godself in love, fidelity and steadfastness.
Marriage, in these traditions, isn�t a container for romance and great sex, though certainly quality marriages grow plenty of both over a lifetime. Rather, theologically understood, marriage is a symbol and a vocation.
I take it as self-evident that men aren�t women, and women aren�t men. So, if two women or two men decide to enter upon a life partnership of love and fidelity wrapped in a symbol, and if they call that symbol �marriage,� then it follows logically that the symbol would have to be in some ways deconstructed and reconstructed. Broadened, as it were.
The symbol would now contain either multiple meanings (which often impoverishes symbols) or mean something else.
But, Jews, Christians and Muslims lost the argument the moment their theology got in bed with the U.S. government and the issuance of marriage licenses. In so doing, theological concerns rightly were subordinated to a nation bent on keeping �church and state� separate. See, seen from a completely secular, objective �American� viewpoint, my Christian theology of marriage (described above) is nothing more than Steven�s religious preference and prejudice. Which he�s welcome to have in this country. But he�s not welcome to advance his religious world view onto other Americans, especially not in ways that compromise or threaten to compromise civil rights.
If they asked, I would tell the Christians, right now, to radically separate the solemnization of marriage vows from the event of acquiring a marriage license. Then any couple could acquire a marriage license (gay or straight). Couples with marriage licenses could then approach their preferred religious group and seek religious solemnization vows. Individual denominations (Baptists, Methodists, Roman Catholics, Episcopalians, etc.) would be free then, to include or exclude any couple (gay or straight) from the marriage symbol (as they understand the meaning thereof.) They would also be free to craft a new, emerging theological understanding of gay life partnership, articulating its own unique witness and vocation in the world.
From a strict constitutional view, gay marriage is not a moral issue. It�s a justice issue.


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International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women New
Join Rachel Krys, Co-Director, End Violence Against Women to discuss current issues around sexual harassment and the challenges that wider cultural attitudes bring to issues of tackling abuse against women and girls.
Tackling sexual harassment and sexual violence – what has #MeToo achieved?
In the year #MeToo became a global phenomenon, with women in many countries speaking out sometimes for the first time about sexual harassment and sexual violence, are we seeing progress? Are our institutions prepared to make the changes needed to prevent and properly respond to sexual violence? Is our justice system fit for purpose and able to deliver justice? Are the powerful still able to act with impunity and use the system to silence their victims?
Rachel Krys, co-director of the End Violence Against Women Coalition, will talk about her experience of campaigning to end sexual violence in the last year. Sharing the latest findings from new research into attitudes which reinforce victim blaming and allow rapists off the hook, Rachel will talk about the progress being made and the challenges which remain.
Rachel Krys Biography
Rachel Krys is co-Director of the End Violence Against Women Coalition, a UK-wide coalition of women's organisations working to end all forms of violence against women and girls, including domestic and sexual violence, forced marriage, FGM, trafficking, abuse related to prostitution, stalking, sexual harassment and more. The Coalition lobbies national and local government to improve its policy and practice in these areas (from criminal justice to welfare, education and health). EVAW's campaigning for better prevention and response includes commentating in the media and using strategic litigation to challenge inequality and barriers to justice. EVAW successfully intervened in the Supreme Court challenge to the Metropolitan Police in their handling of the investigation of the rapist John Worboys, and has played a significant role in campaigning for a Whole School Approach to tackling sexual violence and harassment, including calling for statutory relationships and sex education. EVAW and members are currently campaigning for an end to end review of how the criminal justice system responds to sexual violence crimes.
Previously, Rachel worked for 15 years with employers, campaigning for inclusive workplaces and tackling discrimination at work. Most recently Rachel was part of the team which set up Equally Ours, a strategic communications campaign working to reframe the conversation about equality and human rights in the UK.
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Einweihung des Simulation Labs Neuroscience
- Anfang
- 14.01.2013 12:30 Uhr
- Ende
- 15.01.2013 13:30 Uhr
- Veranstaltungsort
- Jülich Supercomputing Centre, Rotunda, building 16.4, room 301
This event introduces the Simulation Lab Neuroscience (SLNS) to the scientific community. The Simulation Lab Neuroscience is funded by the Helmholtz Association in the framework of the Helmholtz Portfolio Theme "Supercomputing and Modeling for the Human Brain (SMHB)", and the Jülich Aachen Research Alliance JARA.
As "Bernstein Facility for Simulation and Database Technology", the new lab also contributes its expertise in simulation and database technology to the National Bernstein Network Computational Neuroscience.
Simulation Labs are a new type of domain-specific research and support structure dedicated to enabling computational science communities to solve problems with high scientific impact through efficient use of high-end supercomputing resources.
The work of the Simulation Lab Neuroscience in particular is dedicated to the solution of fundamental questions in neuroscience through the use of the most
advanced high performance computers, and includes
- Building large-scale models and databases of brain structure, function and
- Developing simulation, database and virtual reality technology for use on
- Developing algorithms and workflows for data acquisition and analysis
- Porting and optimizing scientific software for supercomputers
This event will address existing and new structures of neuroscience and supercomputing at Jülich, and also includes a series of neuroscientific talks by international speakers.
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 381 diseños de 95 diseñadores freelance.
I am a former executive that tired of the corporate world and went out in search of VC and PE monies to start my own company. As fate would have it I found a way back into the corporate world starting up a new business venture for another uber large Fortune 500. I have decided not to use corporate shared services and use this product (99Designs) having had great success with them in the past. I look forward to partnering with a designer during the development of multiple designs including: logo, brand, web, icon, print, collateral and print.
Our pilot targets two channels. The first is shopping malls. The second is grocery. The target audience ranges from ages 9 - 22 but should also include the parents of younger children. I think it is important that the logo has elements of "fun" that attracts young, tween and teens while having enough professionalism to not scare off the parents that might be putting their money into the kiosk.
I am looking for a brand that will attract attention as persons walk by understanding that they don't know anything about this new kiosk product. I am wanting "eye candy" that makes you want to know more about what this product is. Therefore, any "hook" that gives the audience an insight, via the logo, that the "Facebooth" is a photo booth (or photo related) would be wonderful. The booth allows for creative freedoms with its users (unlike any other booth) so its not a stretch to have a creative logo.
Remember the logo will play in booth the mall and the grocery store. It needs to scale to the small (as a logo on the UI) and the large (on the side of a photo booth that is 8' wide). I need it to be professional but should be fun and exciting to attract the wide target audience listed above.
I am not looking for a stylized font that reads Facebooth. I am looking for Facebooth and elements that I can play off of for future projects (these projects will follow in the coming weeks).
I need it fast. The booth will go into test markets in October on the West and East coasts.
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Rays Lose Third Straight to Tigers
If Rays fans remember, right before the end of the first half/All-Star break we also had a bit of a losing season and naysayer were predicting that the Rays were about to feel the heat of the closing in Boston Red Sox. We got through that debacle and came out like a rose winning the A L East last night.
I think we are having the same kind of mental laspe and fatigue we suffered in that series versus the Cleveland Indians. If you remember, we came out of the All-Star break on fire and ready to be the dragonslayers of the world. I am of the mind that it is good to sometimes lose right before you need your big wins. It gets you into another mental state, and actually transfixes you on the goal at hand……..to win the ALDS in 4 games.
Not know who we will play is not a big thing. We have played the teams in the A L central enough to know that they will both be good opponents for us. If I had to pick a opponent, I would pick the Chicago White Sox. I know we have had trouble with their lefty pitchers this year, but I also know that we can beat them at U.S. Celluar Field. We did win that series 2-1 earlier in the year, and I honestly think that we match up better with them for a series win.
To play against the Minnesota Twins so soon after out homestand debacle might work more into the Twin's favor than into the Rays. We might have an excuse for the Sunday game (hangover city), but the 3 games played before that day were so closely contested that it was a crapshoot every night as to who might take control of the game. And their lefties also played a few numbers on our guys. So, here to hoping that Chicago wins on Sunday and takes the Tigers to task on Monday at home to win the division and get to come to the friendly confines of the Trop. for the first 2 games.
Matt Garza
Coming into this series against the Tigers, Rays starter Matt Garza has gone 0-3 in th 4 career starts against the Tigers and has posted a 4.84 ERA against them. The Tigers Magglio Ordonez has feasted on Garza in the past going 5-11 against him prior to this start. Garza was making his 30th start of the season. Garza comes into the game with an Opponent's Batting average of .246 this year, the best on the Rays staff this year.
In the game, Garza got off to a great start getting the Tigers to go down 1-2-3 in the 1st inning. But in the 2nd inning, on a 3-2 count, Garza hung a breaking ball that Miguel Cabrera deposited in the leftfield stands for his major league leading 37th homer of the season. Garza got out of the rest of the inning without incident. In the 3rd inning, after issuing a walk to Brandon Inge, Garza got a 3-6 double play to end the inning.
In the 4th inning, Ramon Santiago came up and slap a ball to the right of Garza that the pitcher picked up and 1-hopped to Dan Johnson at first base. The play pulled Johnson off the bag and Santiago was safe at first on Garza's errant throw. The error was only Garza's 2nd of the year. Ordonez then got on base on a single to centerfield to put 2 runner on base for the Tigers. Rays catcher Miguel Hernandez then committed a pass ball and the runners advanced to put men on third and second with no outs in the inning.
Garza had a bit of bad luck on the first ball hit to leftfield in the 5th inning today. Mike Joyce hit a ball high in the air to Justin Ruggiano in left, and Ruggiano looked prepared to catch the ball for the 1st out, but it missed his glove and bounced over the outfield wall for a ground rule double. This would have been the first out of the inning. Edgar Renteria then hit a high chopper to Ben Zobrist at short and Zobrist took the play to thrid, but the tag on Joyce was not in time. This put men on the corner with no outs in the inning. Inge ten came up and hit a deep sacrifice fly to score Joyce from third and score Detroit's 2nd run of the game.
Granderson then came up and hit a ball down the first baseline that Johnson fielded and threw to 2nd, ten Zobrist tried to complete the double play, but a high throw pulled Johnson off the bag. That put Granderson at first with 2 outs. Santiago then walked, and Ordonez hit a single into rightfield to score Granderson and notch the score at 3-3. For the start, Garza went 5.1 innings, and gave up 4-hits and 3-runs in the game on 74 pitches.
Jeff Niemann
The Rays went to the Bullpen after the top of the 6th inning, and Jeff Nieman came out to pitch for the Rays. Neimann started the inning by walking Gary Sheffield on 6 pitches. Sheffield then tried to steal 2nd base, but Hernandez overthrew the base by 10 feet and the ball sailed into centerfield. Hernandez was given an error on the play, and Sheffield was standing on third with no outs in the inning. Neimann got two quick outs before Renteria hit a double down the leftfield line and put the Tigers up for good today 4-3. Neimann got the Tigers to go down 1-2-3 in the 7th inning.
In the 8th inning, Cabrera lead off the inning with a double to right on an 0-2 count. Sheffeild walked for the second time in the game to put 2 men on for the Tigers. Tiger's catcher Dane Sardinha then came up and put down a bunt to the right of the 6'9″ Neimann, and he slipped and fell to the turf not able to complete the out. Neimann did get 2 quick outs to keep the Tigers from adding any runs in the inning. Niemann ended up throwing the Rays last 3 innings,and gave up 3-hits and a lone run to take the loss for the Rays. The loss evened his 2008 total to 2-2 for the year.
Ben Zobrist
With the Rays resting a majority of their starters', the Rays put Ben Zobrist at short for the game. Zobrist made several key plays for outs in the contest, but it was his bat that did the most damage in the game. Zobrist went 3-4 on the day, with 1 RBI and 2 runs scored in the contest. In his first at bat, he hit a ball to shallow left-center for a single.
The play moved Fernando Perez, who had walked to start the game to third with no outs. Zobrist lead off the 3rd inning with a single to deep center. And in the 5th inning, Zobrist hit his 11th homer of the year on a 1-2 count to put the Rays up 3-1 at that moment. For this series, Zobrist has now hit 3 homers in the 3 games in Detroit. In his last 4 games, Zobrist has now gone 7-14, with 3 homers and 5 RBI's for the Rays.
Rocco Baldelli
Coming into the game, Baldelli is hitting .260, and has played in 25 of the last 44 games for the Rays. He was the D.H. today for the Rays against the Tigers. Baldelli went 1-3 today, with 2 RBI's. It was his lone hit in the 1st inning that set the pace for the Rays. After Perez and Zobrist were on 2nd and 3rd respectfully, Baldelli hit a smash that 1-hopped to the right-centerfield wall and scored both men to put the Rays up 2-0 in the game. Baldelli also got on base in the 3rd inning when Detroit starter, Dontrell Willis hit him with a pitch.
Better Defense
With the Rays 2 errors today, they have now committed 90 errors for the season. That currently puts them as the 4th best defesne in the American League. Even with this decrease in their defensive mistakes, the Rays are making their mistakes come back to haunt them this season. And in the playoffs, a single error can change the scopre of the game in an instant.
Twins and White Sox
With neither of these teams seeming to want to win the American League Central Division, it looks like the Chicago White Sox will have to conclude their season with a Monday make-up game against the Tigers. The Twins currently lead the division by 1/2 of a game after both teams lost again today. Both teams will be playing at the same time tomorrow, and if the Twins lose and the White Sox win, it will come down to the make-up game for the White Sox to take the title and move on to face the Rays on Thursday night at the Trop.
Cowbell Kid
I was on my Myspace page today and got a bulletin from the Cowbell Kid. He was urging fans who might have an extra ticket to share to contact him and he will buy it from you. He was unable to get a ticket through the regular channels and was hoping a generous Rays fan would help him out. He is willing to pay for the ticket and maybe give you a Cowbell lesson.
Seriously, I might not agree with the guy on a few issues, but he is a fixture at the stadium and should enjoy it with the rest of us regulars. And, I feel he has toned himself down a bit in the last few months to the point of everyone loving him again, even the old ladies in the front row.
So if you have an extra ticket and think you can spare it for the guy, go to his Myspace page and let him know as soon as possible. He would really appreciate it…………….


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Pluto and its moon Charon as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope.
Picture courtesy NASA, ESA
The following is a brief description of an
NG NASA expedition (funded in part by Nat Geo) now in the field and updates on its progress from grantee Leslie Young of the Southwest Research Institute. Team members Cathy Olkin, Harold Reitsema, Larry Wasserman, and Peter Tamblyn are also in the field (Get updates from Cathy in Majuro here). Keep up with them as they scan the skies for everyone's favorite dwarf planet, and read more about the project on National Geographic News. —V
Pluto and two of its moons are occulting two stars in June. An occultation is when a body passes between us and a star. By watching the starlight fade out, we measure the atmosphere on Pluto and the sizes and positions of its airless moons.
Like a solar eclipse, we need to be in just the right place at the right time. Pluto and its large moon Charon occult a star as seen from various Pacific Islands and California/Baja California on June 23. On June 27, Pluto occults a star from many of the same islands, and its small moon Hydra occults the same star as seen from Australia. We are trying to look at Pluto and Charon from about a dozen telescopes, including two portable 14-inch telescopes funded by the National Geographic Society's Committee for Research and Exploration. The project is also being supported by NASA's Planetary Astronomy program, NASA's New Horizons mission, and the Southwest Research Institute.
One nifty trick is that the June 23 observations, including the NGS-funded sites, will pinpoint where in Australia to go to observe Hydra. We plan to look at Hydra with 10 to 30 amateurs in Australia with moderate-sized telescopes.
Pluto update 6/24:
All the previous posts were just to get you excited (we were all already excited). For those of you keeping track, at the time of yesterday's post, we had three groups of telescopes. The northern ones, in Hawaii and on the West Coast of North America, were in very good shape but were outside of the very latest predicted shadow tracks. The middle ones, Majuro and Kwajalein, were in good shape and predicted to be in Charon's shadow. The southern ones, Nauru and Cebu, were in very bad shape and the only ones predicted to be in Pluto's shadow. (I didn't mention Faukes Telescope South in Siding Springs yesterday, because that was well south of all the shadows).
This was a nerve-wracking situation. We had planned our deployment based on predictions from March (plus our experience of the typical uncertainty in these predictions). The March prediction was considerably north of the latest prediction, updated in June. If the shadows were even farther south than the June prediction, then only Nauru and Cebu would be in either shadow. Nauru had equipment problems. At Cebu, we watched clouds until event time, then drowned our sorrows in fish, beef, mango, yellow pineapple, and two kinds of chicken.
Our dismay was relieved after dinner. Because the star is brighter than Pluto, Dick French at San Pedro Martir was able to call the events in real-time. "Got Charon" was one email, followed quickly by "Got Pluto too!" Reading this, we immediately knew that the shadows went over all our telescopes, including all our big glass.
The score so far is:
Sedgewick 0.8-m: no data (weather)
Santa Barabara 0.4-m: no data (weather)
San Pedro Martir 0.84 and 2.1-m: Pluto and Charon.
Hale A'a 16″ and two 24″: Pluto and Charon
Faukes Telescope North 2-m: Pluto and Charon
Kauai 14″: no reports yet.
Majuro 14″: Pluto
Kwajalein two 20″: Data recorded, but it's not trivial to get data onto visitor's laptops.
Nauru: no data, equipment problems
Cebu: no data (weather)
Faukes Telescope South (Siding Springs, Australia): no data (weather).
Good news, right? With four occultations in two days, we have a handful of science goals. Here's how we stand at the moment on each one:
MONITOR PLUTO'S CHANGING ATMOSPHERE: Yes.
MEASURE AN OCCULTATION OF THE SAME STAR BY BOTH PLUTO AND CHARON: Yes.
PROBE THE CENTER OF PLUTO'S OCCULTATION SHADOW: Yes.
MEASURE PLUTO'S ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE AT HIGH RESOLUTION: Yes, for the upper atmosphere. For the lower atmosphere, we're waiting on the Kwajalein reduction.
MEASURE PLUTO'S ATMOSPHERE ON SHORT TIME SCALES: Half-way there!
CHARACTERIZE HAZES: Maybe not. We got visible and infrared light curves at SPM and Hale A'a, but they could be too far from the shadow center to probe hazes. We can try again from Hale A'a on June 27.
MEASURE AN OCCULTATION BY HYDRA: This is the tricky one. We got enough information from this occultation to measure where Pluto is relative to the June 23 star, which should be enough to pinpoint where the Hydra occultation shadow will be on June 27. Will it be visible from Australia? The answer to that will be the main thrust of our work over the next 24 hours.
Pluto occultation update 2, 6/22 UT:
It's 10 hours from the first occultation, and time for a full run-down for the prospects of each of our sites, East-to-West.
California, USA: The
Las Campanas Las Cumbres Observatory (LCO) will be using the 0.8-m at Sedgewick, to be run by B. J. Fulton, and the 0.4-m in the LCO parking lot, to be run by Wayne Rosing. The weather at Sedgewick has been unusually good. Prospects: High for equipment, moderate for being in the shadow.
Baja California, Mexico: At San Pedro Martir, the weather is good, the telescopes and instruments are working well. There was a problem with 0.84-m telescope, but all is working now thanks to heroic efforts by the tech staff to recompile and rebuild all the telescope control software this morning. These observers (Bob Howell using an infrared camera at the 2.1-m and Dick French using our visible camera it the 0.84-m) have been able to get on the field and take tons of test images, so their main challenge is to look through their tests and fine-tune their observations. Prospects: High for equipment, moderate for being in the shadow.
Hawaii (Big Island), USA: At Hale A'a, Eliot Young, Tony Vengel, Chris Erickson, Clifford Livermore, and Wayne Fukunaga will be at Hale A'a with a portable 16″, a portable 24″, and Bill Brevoort's fixed 24″, using two of our visible CCDs and an Anacapa InGaAs short-wave infrared (SWIR) camera from NovaSensors. Hale A'a has not gotten on field yet. Dave Tholen had planned to use the University of Hawaii 2.2-m telescope, but it was damaged by lightning last week. We were following the progress of the repairs with great interest, but were just that it will not be running for the June 23 occultation. Prospects for UH 2.2-m: nil. Prospects for Hale A'a: Good for equipment, moderate for being in the shadow.
Maui, USA: Weather has prevented any imaging of the field from the 2-m Faukes Telescope North on Maui or the 2-m Faukes Telescope South in Siding Springs, Australia. Still, these are modern telescopes and cameras, and Federica Bianco and Tim Lister should have no problems. Prospects: High for equipment, moderate for being in the shadow.
Kauai, USA: All set to use two 14″ telescopes, one in Tom Hall's driveway in Kehaka (Thomas Widemann observing), and one at the KEASA observatory (Hall and Merrit observing). Marc Buie was there the previous nights, but is flying off to Alice Springs, Australia to try the Hydra occultation of July 27. Prospects: High for equipment, moderate for being in the shadow.
Majuro, Marshall Islands: Equipment is working fine. Cathy Olkin and Harold Reitsema are set for tonight. Jeff Regester was on Majuro with Cathy and Harold, and flew off to Kwajalein today. Prospects: High for equipment, high for being in the shadow.
Kwajalein, Marshall Islands: The telescopes were being used for another project that finished last night, so we can swap to the fast cameras we'll be using for the occultation. Jeff Regester, Jason Daily, and Richard Westhoff will be observing with two 20-inch telescopes. Prospects: High for equipment, high for being in the shadow.
Nauru: This is going to be tricky. Gears in the telescope were damaged during shipping, which affects the declination pointing. If Larry Wasserman and Peter Tamblyn pull this off, it'll be a real coup. Prospects: Very difficult for equipment, high for being in the shadow.
Cebu City, Philippines: The US travelers have yet to see a star, but we've done all we can under cloudy skies. Leslie Young, Melissa Brucker, Chris Go, and Tomeo Akutsu will observe with Chris's 14″ telescope, if the weather clears. Prospects: High for equipment, moderate for observing circumstances (Pluto at 15 deg and rising at event time), low for weather, high for being in the shadow.
Pluto occultation update 1, 6/22 UT: It's less than a day and a half from the first occultation, which means one more practice night before the June 23 events. We're spread across nine time zones, so the practice night is just starting in Mexico, but it's the morning before the practice night in Cebu City. At Hale A'a on the Big Island of Hawaii, Eliot is using three telescopes—a 16-inch, a 24-inch Dobsonian, and 24-inch fixed—using the lighter infrared camera on the Dobsonian and our heavier PHOT camera on the fixed 24-inch. The crew at Nauru is having trouble finding the field with the portable 14-inch telescope. In Cebu City, we're glad to have a whole day to get the balance right before our last chance at a practice night tonight. It's been very cloudy, sometimes rainy, here in the Philippines, and we have not yet put the camera on the telescope at night. If we want to get both Pluto and Charon occultations (which we do) we need to start our run only four minutes after Pluto rises above 10 degrees. Yipes! Those of us who have not yet imaged the field are feeling a little nervous, and those of us who have are feeling pretty good.
Pluto occultation update, 6/21 UT: Since the last report, more travelers have arrived on location in Majuro and Hawaii (Kauai and the Big Island). No missed flights or delayed equipment yet. Our 14-inch telescopes arrived wet in Nauru and Kauai; in Kauai, Marc Buie reports checking out the telescope, so that's not a large concern at the moment. In Majuro, Cathy Olkin and Harold Reitsema set up the portable 14-inch telescope and imaged Pluto and the June 23 and June 27 star fields. They're set up at the NOAA site in Majuro, a nice location to work from, as long as you pay attention to when and where they plan to launch their weather balloons. In Mexico (San Pedro Martir), the visible camera is mounted on the 0.84-meter telescope and the infrared camera is being cooled down. In Cebu City, Chris Go got a new-to-him 14-inch telescope tube just four days ago and finally had the clear skies he needed to adjust it last night and affirm that the optics are very good.
Pluto occultation update, 6/20 UT: We heard from travelers to Mexico, Majuro (Marshall Islands), Nauru, and Cebu (Philippines). All equipment is where it should be, including the shipments of the telescopes. This was not a certainty—as it happened, both the Majuro and Nauru telescopes got shipped on the latest possible flight that would still get them there on time. All observers should be in location by tomorrow. The main concerns are weather (Philippines is seeing tropical depression Egay) and the shadow track (latest prediction for 6/20 is south of Hawaii). If this holds, this will miss much of our larger telesopes, but highlights the importance of Nauru, Cebu, Majuro, and Kwajalein.
Dr. Leslie Young was lucky enough to be on Jim Elliot's team out of MIT that discovered Pluto's atmosphere with the stellar occultation technique in 1998 when she was a year out of college. A chance like that can warp a tender mind, and Dr. Young has been studying Pluto, tenuous atmospheres, and stellar occultations ever since. She is now the the Deputy Project Scientist for NASA's New Horizon's mission to the Pluto system, and she continues her observations of Pluto and its cousin, Triton.


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LAS VEGAS (AP) -- The politics of renewable energy is on the agenda Tuesday in battleground Nevada, where Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is hosting a fifth annual green energy conference at a Las Vegas Strip resort.
Obama administration Interior Secretary Ken Salazar plans to open the event touting plans for a San Francisco-based developer to begin producing electricity Wednesday on a 12-square-mile wind energy farm in Nevada's White Pine County. Pattern Energy's Spring Valley wind power project is expected to produce to up to 150 megawatts of electricity, or enough to power 45,000 homes.
Salazar, who last month announced plans for a 3,000-megawatt wind power complex in Wyoming, is expected to also outline administration hopes for offering leases by the end of the year for the first Atlantic Ocean wind energy projects off the Rhode Island and Massachusetts coasts. The U.S. currently has no operating offshore wind farm.
National Clean Energy Summit 5.0 at the Bellagio hotel-casino will feature an afternoon address by Bill Clinton, a "fireside chat" involving the former president and his former White House chief-of-staff, John Podesta, and a closing speech by Reid.
Clinton and Podesta have appeared at earlier annual Reid energy summits in Las Vegas. Podesta co-chaired Barack Obama's presidential transition and now heads a liberal think tank in Washington.
Energy is a wedge issue in the presidential campaigns of Obama and Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney.
The candidates differ on plans for domestic production of coal, oil and gas reserves. Republicans have blamed Obama for granting more than $500 million in federal stimulus loan guarantees to the Solyndra Inc. solar power project in California. Solyndra became a model for Obama green energy hopes before it declared bankruptcy in September.
A second solar company failed last month when Abound Solar Inc. announced it will seek bankruptcy liquidation. Abound, based in Loveland, Colo., had a more than $400 million federal loan guarantee and a plan to build a new plant in Tipton, Ind. Its representatives have complained that Chinese manufacturers undercut the price of solar panels.
Beacon Power, a Massachusetts-based energy-storage firm that got a $43 million federal loan guarantee, also declared bankruptcy last year.
The Obama administration said losses were expected when Congress set aside $10 billion for high-risk program loan guarantees to projects that would have trouble obtaining private financing. It points to a report by a former Treasury Department official that says more rigorous financial oversight and stricter performance standards could reduce the risk of future defaults.
In Nevada, a North Las Vegas green energy plant folded last month, a little more than a year after it began producing concentrated photovoltaic solar power systems. Seal Beach, Calif.-based Amonix Inc. had received a $15.6 million federal Energy Department grant in 2007 under the Bush administration. The company began laying off workers several weeks after its chief executive died in a plane crash last December.
But Nevada is home to the Hoover Dam hydroelectric power plant on the Colorado River and is third in the nation for utility-scale solar projects. It has served several times as a stage for Obama and Reid to highlight renewable energy projects.
In March, the president visited the largest photovoltaic solar power plant in the nation, about 20 miles east of Las Vegas. He praised its ability to produce 48 megawatt of power, or about enough for 14,000 homes. A Copper Mountain Solar 1 official said $50 million in federal tax credits represented about 30 percent the cost of building the project. The plant sells its output to a California utility.
The $225 million Pattern Energy wind farm that Salazar is due to talk about will be Nevada's first and will plug into the Silver State power grid under a 20-year agreement with NV Energy Inc.
The state's dominant electric utility faces a state requirement to draw up to 20 percent of its power from renewable sources and conservation by 2015 and 25 percent by 2025. Critics complain NV Energy relies too heavily on coal.
The Pattern Energy project went ahead after settlement of a lawsuit alleging the federal government unfairly fast-tracked approval. Environmentalists argued the 66 giant turbines standing about 30 stories tall will be too near caves that biologists call a key roosting point for migrating Mexican free-tailed bats.
Other scheduled participants in this year's energy summit include filmmaker Chris Paine, director of "Revenge of the Electric Car," Tesla Motors co-founder Elon Musk and FedEx chief Frederick W. Smith. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Jon Wellinghoff of Nevada is due to take part in an afternoon panel.


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Few motorists spend time wondering what ingredients went into making the asphalt that helps their tires to grip the road. Dale Behnen, co-owner of Peerless Landfill Inc. near Valley Park, is a notable exception.
Few motorists spend time wondering what ingredients went into making the asphalt that helps their tires to grip the road.
Dale Behnen, co-owner of Peerless Landfill Inc. near Valley Park, is a notable exception. She has led a crusade to change the asphalt-road recipe, making it better for the environment.
The key ingredients in Behnen's plan are shingles torn from roofs.
And in a few months, her efforts could culminate with a significant change in road construction in Missouri.
Each year, Peerless, a construction and demolition landfill, receives about 25,000 to 30,000 tons of shingles, all of which are buried.
Most shingles, like asphalt, are a petroleum-based product. Rather than dump old shingles into landfills, Behnen reasoned, why not grind them up and put them into the asphalt-road mix?
The idea isn't novel. Several states allow road asphalt to include a mix of 5 percent to 10 percent of the shingles scrapped by manufacturers.
"It's a good product," said Timothy Townsend, a professor of environmental engineering at the University of Florida and an expert in shingle recycling.
Furthermore, he said, putting cast-off shingles into asphalt roads "provides a way to re-use material that might otherwise end up in a landfill."
Minnesota is among the heaviest users of recycled scrap asphalt. Statewide, about 12,000 tons of asphalt shingles make their way annually into state and local roads, said Roger Olson, a research operations engineer for the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
Even so, Behnen's plan doesn't involve scrap shingles, which are never used and, therefore, relatively clean. She wants to use weathered shingles torn from roofs.
There's one big drawback: Tear-off shingles include a high volume of contaminants, which highway engineers call deleterious materials. These can include asbestos and nails and wood, all of which can compromise the integrity of the asphalt mix and roads.
"It's garbage in and garbage out," Townsend said.
That's why Minnesota doesn't allow tear-off shingles to be used in asphalt.
In theory, every bit of unwanted stuff can be removed from tear-off shingles. But reaching perfection would require teams of workers and loads of expensive equipment, making an asphalt road only slightly less expensive than a gold-plated highway.
Behnen enlisted the help of Pace Construction Co. of south St. Louis County, a road builder that coincidentally had been looking at tear-off shingles, too.
Pace and Peerless have been working on a mix that contains some contaminants without sacrificing road quality.
"The biggest problem we get with deleterious material is wood," said Roger Brown, vice president at Pace.
Unlike nails, wood cannot be extracted by magnets. And unlike plastic, it doesn't melt during the asphalt-mixing process.
Despite the challenge, Pace has come up with a mix that has held up in lab tests. This month, the mix was used to construct a half-mile private road for trucks at a quarry near Eureka.
Missouri highway officials believe that it's not only the first road in the state with a mix of tear-off shingles but also one of the first in the nation.
Brown is certain that the road will last, but he and Behnen need to convince the Missouri Department of Transportation. The agency's regulations apply only to state highway projects, but counties and local governments tend to adopt the same standards.
In short, if MoDOT doesn't sign off, the shingles probably will be buried.
The state's standards allow virtually no contaminants, said Joe Schroer, field-materials engineer for the agency. But he and others are studying the Eureka road closely, checking for abnormal weathering, pavement separation or cracking.
"Within the next several weeks, we should be able to decide what direction we want to take this," Schroer said. "From our standpoint, we would still like to see those foreign materials limited."
Behnen is hopeful that MoDOT will loosen its standard on deleterious materials. She has invested heavily in processing and grinding equipment, relying in part on grants from the St. Louis-Jefferson Solid Waste Management District.
"Our mission is to reduce the amount of waste being generated for disposal," said Dave Berger, executive director of the district. "A significant amount of waste is being generated by shingles." Berger credits Behnen with getting MoDOT's attention on recycled shingles.
"If it wasn't for Dale's persistence, we wouldn't be here," he said. "Dale really did the heavy lifting to get this to come together."
Even if Behnen gets MoDOT's endorsement, she still has an uphill battle. The economics of using recycled shingles remain uncertain.
Pace probably would avoid using tear-off shingles if it didn't lead to equal or lower asphalt prices, Brown said.
"We'd like to be benevolent and help the environment, but it really makes it attractive if you can make some money on it," Brown said.
For her part, Behnen acknowledges that she doesn't know where things will go with recycled shingles. "We're all inventing the wheel."
But she allows for the possibility that a half-mile quarry road represents the first small move toward much wider acceptance.
"We know how to grind it. We know how to screen it. We know how to stockpile it," she said. "Right now, we need the markets."
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Following the triumphant 2010 and 2011 UK theatre tours, the smash hit QUEEN and Ben Elton musical, We Will Rock You announces the show will embark on its first ever world arena tour. With 24 of Queen's biggest hits delivered in a show that boasts the scale and spectacle that marked the bands' legendary live performances, this will be one of the most spectacular musicals to tour the world.
Unprecedented success in theatres around the world has paved the way for 'We Will Rock You' to make the step into arenas, where the Rock Theatrical will be performed in front of thousands of rock fans every night. The world tour will see the show visit arenas in Finland, Denmark, Holland, Luxembourg, Czech Republic, Turkey, Bulgaria and the UK and Ireland in 2013. Further dates in Japan, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia will be announced shortly.
The multi million pound production will be heading to the Nottingham Trent Arena for it's first stop in the UK on March 27th, 2013 and on to Dublin on April 4th, before rocking around Europe and returning to the UK in May and June for dates at the Sheffield Motor Point Arena, the newly developed Leeds Arena, the Belfast Odyssey and the Newcastle Metro Arena. UK and Dublin tickets go on sale in autumn 2012.
On announcing the Arena tour, Queen's Brian May said: "After our first 10 years in Rock Theatricality, this is the next giant step for WWRY - and the show will feature a brand new arena-size design - a big night out for all!"
The last WWRY UK tour visited six cities across 13 months. The tour sold over half a million tickets, setting and smashing box office records and was crowned the UK's favourite show at the prestigious Olivier awards. The London production of the show has just celebrated its 10th birthday and it is the longest running musical ever staged at the West End's Dominion Theatre, booking until October 2012. The show has thrilled over seven million people in the UK, and close on 15 million people in 17 countries worldwide.
The production is directed by Ben Elton, with Queen's Brian May and Roger Taylor as music supervisors, Arlene Phillips oversees the musical staging and choreography.
Writer Ben Elton has fashioned a hilarious futuristic comedy around more than 24 of Queen's biggest hit songs delivered in a show that boasts the scale and spectacle that marked Queen's live performances."This show is all about legend," says Ben Elton. "We take the legend of Queen and create our own fantastical story of young kids battling the might corporations who want to suppress their individuality and their love of music. They need a hero who can help them in their struggle, and we have two – the dreamer Galileo and the sassy rock chick Scaramouche. Guess who ends up winning?"
Brian May adds: "The amazing bonus is that Ben's script subtly works as a metaphor too. People definitely come out of the theatre feeling that in a strange way they now know us, Queen, and our struggle, our journey."
Says producer Phil McIntyre: "We are looking forward to taking this true Rock Theatrical out on the road again. We had standing ovations night after night around the UK last time and we can't wait to see that happen again."
The touring production reaches worldwide arenas carrying with it an impressive legacy: when it first became news that one of Britain's most phenomenally successful comedy writers Ben Elton was teaming up with legends of rock, Queen, for a musical there was much speculation on what such a unique collaboration would turn out. So impressed after attending the original workshop, screen icon Robert De Niro and his company Tribeca came on board as American partners. De Niro continues to support the show, even making a special visit to London in May this year to help celebrate the 10th anniversary in style. The audience erupted with thunderous applause, as he joined the cast on stage after the landmark performance.
We Will Rock You World Arena Tour 2013 dates:
March 27 - 30 Nottingham, UK - Trent FM Arena
April 4 – 6 - Dublin, Ireland - 02 Arena
May 30 – June 2 Sheffield, UK - Motorpoint Arena
June 5 – 9 Leeds, UK - Arena
June 12 – 15 Belfast, Ireland - Odyssey Arena
June 18 – 22 Newcastle, UK - Metro Arena


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NEW YORK, May 13 (UPI) –Kristin Chenoweth will return to Broadway in February 2015 in an upcoming production of the 1978 musical comedy On the Twentieth Century.
The Roundabout Theater Company announced Tuesday that the 45-year-old Tony-winner will play Hollywood diva Lily Garland on the show about a group of people who embark in a cross-country journey in a train.
Peter Gallagher will co star as Chenoweth's former lover and bankrupt theater producer, Oscar Jaffee.
Chenoweth is best known for creating the role of Glinda the Good Witch in Wicked. Her last Broadway production was Promises, Promises in 2010. Since then, Chenoweth has appeared in several television series and had recurring roles in shows like The West Wing, Pushing Daisies, and Glee as well as a starring role in ABC's GCB.
On the Twentieth Century's revival will be directed by Scott Ellis and choreographed by Warren Carlyle. The original Broadway production of the show won Tony awards for best score, best book and best actor for John Cullum as Oscar.
The 20-week revival will begin on Feb. 12 at the American Airlines Theater.


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Changes have indeed come to Valley Ranch.
Apart from the departure of defensive coordinator Rob Ryan and the change in philosophy from 3-4 to 4-3 with the arrival of Monte Kiffin, more seismic shifts are possible.
According to Chris Mortensen of ESPN, owner Jerry Jones is pushing coach Jason Garrett to relinquish play-calling duties. Per Mort, Jones also may be trying to get Garrett to fire his brother, tight ends coach John Garrett.
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So regardless of whether Jones is trying to nudge out Jason Garrett, there's still a chance he'll be gone sooner rather than later.


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Phil Mickelson withdraws because of fatigue
Phil Mickelson hit the wall and then headed for the exit, withdrawing from the Memorial after a 79 on Thursday because of mental fatigue.
Phil Mickelson hit the wall and then headed for the exit, withdrawing from the Memorial after a 79 on Thursday because of mental fatigue.
Mickelson said it was more important for him to be rested for the U.S. Open in two weeks than to finish Jack Nicklaus' tournament. He attributed the fatigue to playing three straight weeks, and then going to Europe to celebrate his wife's 40th birthday. He returned home to play a corporate outing Tuesday in New York, flew to Ohio for the pro-am and found his head wasn't in the game.
"The course here is in such great shape. It's a beautiful way to get ready for the U.S. Open," he said. "But I'm hitting it so poorly that ... I have to look at what's best for me to play in the U.S. Open, and I'm going to take the next few days to kind of rest up."
It's not unusual for players to withdraw after a high score, it was Mickelson's worst in the 13 trips to the Memorial, and three other players withdrew Thursday. But it's rare when the player is of Mickelson's stature, a four-time major champion inducted this month into the World Golf Hall of Fame.
Mickelson could not think of another time he withdrew without physical injury.
"I feel like it's the responsibility of a player to see through your commitment and finish the tournament and so forth," Mickelson said. "And I'm kind of overruling that just a touch, because I'm trying to think big picture on what's the best way for me to get ready for the Open."
The last time Mickelson withdrew was also at the Memorial in 2007, only then he had injured his wrist while practicing out of the rough at Oakmont for the U.S. Open, and he stopped after 11 holes. Mickelson wound up missing the cut at Oakmont.
Mickelson played Quail Hollow, The Players Championship and the Byron Nelson Championship, and then headed to France and Italy with his wife, Amy.
"We had a great time, but I think I probably just went a little bit overboard last month, and it has nothing to do with playing poorly and so forth," he said. "But I do think I need to get rested to play my best for the Open."
Mickelson said he likely would see swing coach Butch Harmon to "get things straightened out," and go up to The Olympic Club in San Francisco to study the course. Mickelson has finished runner-up a record five times in his national open.
Whether it was more than fatigue, Mickelson wasn't saying.
His group, which included Masters champion Bubba Watson and Rickie Fowler, had a massive gallery with several fans taking pictures with their cellphones. Watson complained about the cellphones, though Mickelson said it was "more that mentally I wasn't able to focus as well from the last month."
But it's not unlike Mickelson to deliver a message, regardless of criticism that comes his way. When he and Tiger Woods first talked about the PGA Tour season being too long in 2005, Mickelson cited personal reasons for skipping the Tour Championship. He also skipped the BMW Championship during the first year of the FedEx Cup playoffs. He was no fan of Cog Hill, though that WD was said to be more about a debate with the tour.
Mickelson was even par for the tournament with a birdie on the par-5 11th, and then he played 7-over par the rest of the way, including a tee shot into the water on the par-3 16th for a double bogey.
"I knew he was struggling throughout the day," Fowler said. "You could tell he was a little tired. He's been traveling a bit lately. He told us there in the trailer when we were signing the cards. Obviously, it was a little bit of a grind out there today."
Fowler said players had to restart their pre-shot routines because of the pictures being taken by fans.
"You could see Phil was a little fatigued and was having trouble blocking it out a bit," Fowler said.
Watson said the phones have been "pretty bad ever since they made that rule" that allows fans to take phones on the course, although pictures are not allowed and there are designated areas to make calls.
"When they make these marquee pairings, more people are going to follow them and more people want to take pictures, so it makes it very difficult," Watson said. "Ever since they made that rule that cellphones are allowed, it's just not fun playing.
"It took Phil out of his game," Watson said. "Phil's a great player and a great champion, and it just took him out of his game. It's sad. It's sad that cellphones can make or break a championship."


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/ Thursday, June 2, 2011 / 8 Comments / Chinese , Malaysian , Meats
Braised Pork Belly With Soy Sauce
This is my version of the Braised Pork Belly With Soy Sauce. This popular Chinese styled braised pork belly recipe is very delicious and addictive. Serve it up with lots of steamed rice and enjoy the tasty slow cooked meat that just melts in your mouth! I would also recommend adding a simple stir-fry vegetable to balance out this meal. So, do give this recipe a try and enjoy!
Braised Pork Belly With Soy Sauce
2 lbs (about 900 g) Pork Belly, cut into ¾ inch chunks
6 to 7 Tbsp Malaysian Dark Soy Sauce (Caramel-Cheong Chan Brand) or Kicap Manis (omit sugar)
2 Tbsp Soy Sauce
1 Tbsp Oyster Sauce
1 Tbsp Sugar
2 Tbsp Peanut Oil
1 inch piece Galangal, sliced
1 inch piece Ginger, sliced
2 Bulbs Garlic, whole
3 (750 ml) Cups of Water
8 Hard-boiled Eggs, peeled
1 ½ tsp Sea Salt or to taste
Preheat oven to 350˚F/180˚C.
In a large bowl, combine the meat with dark soy sauce, soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, and mix well.
Heat a large skillet or a casserole over high heat, add oil, and stir-fry the galangal and ginger until fragrant, about 20 seconds. Add meat and fry for a few minutes until the meat is well coated with the sauce. Then add garlic, water and bring the mixture to a boil. Add hard-boiled eggs and remove the skillet or casserole from the heat.
Cover the casserole with a piece of parchment paper and then cover with the lid. Cook in the preheated oven for about 1 hour, give the mixture a good stir, and continue to cook for another hour, and season with sea salt if necessary. Skim off excess oil and serve warm with steamed rice.
Stovetop method: Cover the casserole with the lid and simmer for about 1 ½ to 2 hours.
Slow-cooker method: Set the setting on high for about 4 to 6 hours.
8 comments:
This looks delicious & filled with great flavors :)ReplyDelete
With a big bowl of fluffy steamed rice, I would be in heaven with this porky good dish. ;)ReplyDelete
oh my, looks amazing! I usually don't add galangal, have to try this next time!ReplyDelete
i love tau yew bak but my version doesn't have galangal but i can imagine how nice the fragrant would add to the sauce, yummyReplyDelete
This particular dish alway reminds me of home and my mom. She will cook a big pot of this with plenty of leftovers on every family gatherings.ReplyDelete
The recipe looks great.ReplyDelete
this my absolute favourite, my mother does it so well but everytime i make it, it doesn't measure up!! like Icook4fun my mother does a similar dish during chinese new year where she'll throw in all the leftover meats to casserole. interesting adding the galangal, will take note of it the next time I try to make this!ReplyDelete
thanks for sharing!
- AnonymousNovember 4, 2012 at 9:37 PM
I wanted to try this soon. Would you recommend also trying to do this on a pressure cooker? And if so, for how long?ReplyDelete


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The giant blue and yellow tech retailer that is Best Buy has a range of own brand products in the States under the name of Rocketfish doing a roaring trade. In fact, it's been going so well that the company has brought them over to its burgeoning fleet of super stores over here in the UK. We went hands-on with their flagship and only devices to see if it's money well saved.
The Rocketboost system is a collection of devices that'll help your stream audio from one part of your house to another. It's for your home cinema sound, your MP3 music listening and even for pumping the beats out to your back garden without so much as a cable in sight.
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If you're after 7.1 channel sound, then you're going to need an extra receiver box for the two extra audio-out speaker ports you'll need. You might choose to use one for the left side of the room and one for the right. It's up to you. Either way, it's an extra £99.99.
Of course, another option, for the same extra unit might be to put it in another room so that you can receive audio from your home cinema amp elsewhere. Now, obviously, hearing the sound from a film without the visual might not seem appealing but there's no reason why you can't choose to play a different source from the amp. So, while your family is watching Star Wars: Episode One in the main room, you can show your distaste for the later films in the franchise by listening to some music instead in another room but wirelessly over the same system.
If music's you're thing, then you might want to consider the Rocketfish Wireless Sender Receiver for your laptop. For £49.99, you get a wee box that'll let you stream your computer-based music collection over to the speakers connected to the aforementioned receiver boxes strewn about your abode. It hooks up via the speaker jack on your machine and will send the signal over 100ft notwithstanding big thick walls, unfortunately.
It's not the best looking unit in the world and has the feel of a second router on your desktop with all the wiring that goes with it but it's effective. One does have to ask oneself whether streaming music over your own home Wi-Fi might be cleaner, though. Either way, Rocketfish certainly offers something a lot more affordable than Sonos.
The final piece of the Rocketboost puzzle are these wireless (of course) outdoor speakers which come as a timely reminder of summer BBQs. They're generally weather and guest-resistant with a good dose of thick rubber coating on most of the outer surfaces. The controls on the top allow you to select which source you'd like to listen to as well as adjust the volume.
The 22W device picks up signals at up to 164ft and comes with the wireless sender/receiver above for a none-too-cheap £179.99. And that's just for one speaker. You're perfectly welcome to buy a second speaker to go with it and the two will synchronise left and right according to your needs.
All in all, plenty to choose from from Best Buy, here. All of these products are available in-store now and, from our quick play, we're certainly interested to see what they'd be like to live with.


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The news comes to us from The Hollywood Reporter, which also reports that 'Mr. Popper's Penguins' producer John Davis is on board along with screenwriters Abbey Kohn and Mark Silverstein, both of whom previously tackled 'The Vow' and 'Never Been Kissed.'
In the 1980s movie, Tomlin played a millionairess who tried to infuse her soul into the body of a younger woman in the hopes of obtaining immortality. However, something naturally went awry and she ended up trapped inside the body of her lawyer, played by Martin. Except the even funnier twist is that she could only control the right side, while her lawyer could still maneuver the left. Sounds very "Lindsay Lohan in 'Freaky Friday,'" we know, but if that movie got a remake, why not this one?
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"I did not go to bundle with her"
In 1777, Thomas Anburey was a young officer in Gen. John Burgoyne's army thrusting down into the U.S. of A. from Canada. Then Anburey was a prisoner of war, being marched to Boston. Twelve years later, he published his observations on that experience in the form of a series of letters home.
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The night before we came to this town, being quartered at a small log-hut, I was convinced in how innocent a view the Americans look upon that indelicate custom they call bundling: though they have remarkable good feather beds, and are extremely neat and clean, still I preferred my hard mattrass, as being accustomed to it;As social historians have pointed out, in the eighteenth century about a third of all first-time brides in New England gave birth within seven months of marriage. So the American constitution wasn't really that cold after all.
this evening, however, owing to the badness of the roads, and the weakness of my mare, my servant had not arrived with my baggage, at the time for retiring to rest; there being only two beds in the house, I enquired which I was to sleep in, when the old woman replied, "Mr. Ensign," here I should observe to you, that the New England people are very inquisitive as to the rank you have in the army: "Mr. Ensign," says she, "Our Jonathan and I will sleep in this, and our Jemima and you shall sleep in that."
I was much astonished at such a proposal, and offered to sit up all night, when Jonathan immediately replied, "Oh, la! Mr. Ensign, you won't be the first man our Jemima has bundled with, will it Jemima?" when little Jemima, who, by the bye, was a very pretty black-eyed girl, of about 16, or 17, archly replied, "No, Father, by many, but it will be with the first Britainer," (the name they give to Englishmen.)
In this dilemma, what could I do?—the smiling invitation of pretty Jemima—the eye, the lip, the—Lord ha' mercy, where am I going to?—but wherever I may be going to now, I did not go to bundle with her—in the same room with her father and mother, my kind host and hostess too!—
I thought of that—I thought of more besides—to struggle with the passions of nature; to clasp Jemima in my arms—to—do what? you'll ask—why, to do—nothing! for if amid all these temptations, the lovely Jemima had melted into kindness, she had been an outcast from the world—treated with contempt, abused by violence, and left perhaps to perish!—
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SACRAMENTO - City Manager Bob Deis, the first witness called Monday in a trial to determine Stockton's eligibility for bankruptcy protection, said under cross-examination that city employees have already paid a high price.
SACRAMENTO - City Manager Bob Deis, the first witness called Monday in a trial to determine Stockton's eligibility for bankruptcy protection, said under cross-examination that city employees have already paid a high price.
Deis defended statements he made before the city filed bankruptcy June 28 that rather than make Stockton's employees endure more pain, it is the creditors' turn.
"Some employees lost their homes," Deis said. "Some of them filed bankruptcy. For them, it was a dramatic falling over the cliff."
In questions from creditors' attorneys, Deis at times defended the city's budget line by line, especially decisions not to cut recreational activities and libraries. He took each question in stride, often smiling or asking an attorney to repeat questions he didn't understand.
His leadership since taking the city's top administrative job July 1, 2010, came under scrutiny in court by attorneys for Wall Street creditors, who stand to lose millions of dollars if Stockton is able to push through bankruptcy.
Assured Guaranty Corp. and National Public Finance Guarantee Corp., two firms that insure millions in bonds the city issued, contend that Stockton is not a good candidate for bankruptcy.
The city could have cut more from its budget and raised taxes, so it wasn't truly broke, as city leaders say, creditors argued. And the city unfairly failed to ask the California Public Employees' Retirement System, which manages city employee pensions, to take a hit, they said.
"The city ignores the 800-pound pension gorilla in the room," said Guy Neal, an attorney for Assured Guaranty.
Matthew Walsh, the attorney arguing for National Public Finance, asked the judge to throw Stockton's bankruptcy out of court.
"Send the city back to the drawing board with the mandate that if it wishes to return that it engage in good-faith negotiation with all of its creditors," he said.
Ultimately, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Klein, who is overseeing Stockton's case, will decide if the city is eligible. The trial was scheduled to last four consecutive days, but attorneys said that it could end by the end of today or Wednesday.
Attorneys for the city called Stockton's top administrators one by one to take the oath and sit in the witness stand. They were then turned over to be cross-examined by the creditors' attorneys, who sought to expose flaws in their arguments.
Stockton's chief financial officer, Vanessa Burke, said in answers to questions that the city has $7 million in unpaid parking tickets and $3.4 million in unpaid library fines.
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Aiden, Sophia take No. 1 spots, but Quinn, Betty, Apollo and Bristol are on the rise
OK, parents. You know who you are. There you were on the couch, all snuggled up watching TV, when it hit you: You adored the name Quinn from the show "Glee." Or the name Betty from "Mad Men." Or the name Tiana from that adorable Disney princess movie.
And then it became clear: You had found the perfect baby name.
The folks at pregnancy and parenting website BabyCenter have been seeing such name choices so often that they've coined terms for the trend: "The 'Glee' Effect." "'Mad Men' Madness." "Disney Princess Magic." There's no denying it: We grown-ups love our TV and movie characters.
"Celebrities are our royalty and consciously or unconsciously, parents want a bit of that shine to rub off on their kids," said BabyCenter Editor-in-Chief Linda Murray.
BabyCenter just released its list of Top 100 Baby Names for 2010 and also highlighted names that are clearly growing in popularity for generations to come. The names Quinn (and Finn) from "Glee," Betty from "Mad Men" and Demi and Tiana of Disney princess fame didn't crack the top 100, but they're rising fast. So are monikers that became household names during the Winter Olympics: Bode, Shaun and Apollo.
And so are the widely publicized names of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's daughters: Bristol, Willow and Piper. (But Palin's sons' names, Track and Trig? Not so much.)
During this year's analysis, 36 percent of mothers said famous people and characters inspired their name choices, Murray said.
"This is the first time we've seen parents really own up to the influence of pop culture," she said.
That's not to say that classic names aren't holding their own. After sifting through more than 350,000 names of babies born in 2010 from moms registered with BabyCenter, here's what came to light: Aiden soared to the No. 1 spot for the sixth year in a row, and Sophia nabbed the No. 1 ranking away from Isabella.
Other top-ranking girl names included Olivia, Emma, Chloe and Ava, and other top-ranking boy names included Jacob, Jackson, Ethan and Jayden. The names Abigail and Liam both ascended to Top 10 status this year.
BabyCenter isn't the only source for baby-name rankings; the U.S. Social Security Administration also unveils a list of top baby names each year. BabyCenter said its list "combines names that sound the same but have different spellings making it a true measure of baby name popularity."
The website also carries out an annual survey to get at the psychology behind people's baby-naming decisions. This year's survey revealed that:
- 34 percent of moms say they hate a friend or family member's baby name, but 90 percent of them would never admit it.
- One out of three moms used her cell phone to decide on a name, either by browsing the Internet for inspiration (27 percent) or texting baby-name ideas to others (15 percent).
Here are the full Top 10 lists of boys' and girls' names for 2010:
Top 10 girls' names
- Sophia
- Isabella
- Olivia
- Emma
- Chloe
- Ava
- Lily
- Madison
- Addison
- Abigail
Top 10 boys' names
- Aiden
- Jacob
- Jackson
- Ethan
- Jayden
- Noah
- Logan
- Caden
- Lucas
- Liam
And here are names that are growing most in popularity, according to BabyCenter's analysis. The website said to expect to see these names more often in 2011 and beyond:
Girls' names growing in popularity
- Isla
- Adalyn
- Giuliana
- Olive
- Kinsley
- Evangeline
- Paisley
- Vivienne
- Maci
- Kinley
Boys' names growing in popularity
- Bentley
- Kellan
- Kingston
- Aarav
- Ryker
- Beckett
- Colt
- Paxton
- Jax
- Lincoln
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Andrew Dixon necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 106 diseños de 22 diseñadores freelance.
RBS Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers
RBS Accountants Limited are a London Dockland's based chartered accountants and are looking for a new website design that can improve their image. They would like the site to be fresh and dynamic so any good ideas you would like to include in the design will help when choosing the winning concept.
The target audience would be other businesses looking for a chartered accountants.
Logo – To stay the same (red version). (http://www.mso.net/rbs/RBSLogo-Vector-Eps.eps)
Colour pallet – Contemporary colour pallet to look fresh and dynamic to do business with.
Screen size – The site will need to fit 1024px width display. Where possible avoid too much scrolling of the page content. To help reduce scrolling the content, pages could use tabs if the content allows.
Dynamic elements – No flash animation but we are happy use JavaScript to for dynamic elements.
Clear call to actions – The site template design needs to have clear call to actions, these are:
Display of the phone number
How can we help?
Newsletter signup
Navigation – You will see that we have included a site map displaying the navigation structure. (http://www.mso.net/rbs/Sitemap-for-RBSCA.pdf)
Search facility – A search box should be included
Are you? – On the Home page we need to ask the user what type of business they are, this is because the site's tone of voice will be different for each business type, the categories of business are:
Personal tax
Start up
Sole trader
Small to medium
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