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Mikhail Batrak was born in 1984 in Kherson, a provincial town of southern Ukraine. It was the time when the Soviet Union era and its values were coming to an end. People from his immediate environment believed he had made a happy choice entering a nautical college. Mikhail carved out a career as a merchant navy officer, won respect and became financially self-sufficient, which was considered a success by common standards. Yet at a certain point, he started to feel like there was something lacking and that his own self was beyond one-size-fits-all concept of modern life. The more Mikhail traveled, saw new countries and cities, read, the more apparent the feeling became.
In pursuit of answers, he turned to photography in 2009. He learned everything by himself - studied composition, shooting techniques and best practices, picture editors and developed his own methods and approaches. And in 2011, he produced his first photo collages. Negation of a conventional reality and meditation enabled him to unite seemingly opposite concepts and ideas in this creative space. Thus, his photographic experience embodies a synthesis of mind and aesthetics, a fusion of surrealism and Zen Buddhism, logic and sensitivity, European rationality and a cosmic element of the East.
His photographs feature air and sea, play with colors, lines, reflections, and transformations. Most importantly, they include a spiritual search for the self and the fullness of existence. Mikhail is seeking to expose absolute freedom in his still-life on glass, zoological metamorphoses, portraits, and landscapes. He strains to create a photograph that will evolve into an open-end story with an ellipsis from a tool for recording moments of existence. From this standpoint, each piece of his work is a story of searching for freedom and answers for essential questions. The answers and roads that emerge in your mind when contemplating his photos will solely be your property. This crossing of borders imposed by mainstream society and drab existence will become your personal way to set your mind free.
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It was a made-for-TV moment, a sequence ingrained in anyone who watched it unfold live or in countless replays since: the disgraced gridiron great, his lawyer's hand on his shoulder, uncoils his clenched frame with a burst of relief, mixed perhaps with a hint of surprise, upon hearing the magic words "not guilty."
Still, the emotions O.J. Simpson betrayed as he was acquitted 20 years ago Saturday of killing his ex-wife and her friend seemed static compared to the range of reactions from across the country. No matter where you stood on the question of the former football star's guilt or innocence, in that moment the deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, the subject of a protracted, at-times lurid spectacle, were never more real to the mass audience.
The verdict offered both surface resolution and a deep, gnawing emptiness to the climax of a case that can never be fully resolved – barring a confession from the murderer, or the "real killers," as Simpson infamously put it.
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Long before "Serial" and long after "Perry Mason," there was the O.J. Simpson double murder trial, a national soap opera and obsession that so engulfed, enraged and entertained people it became too easy at times forget the two innocent lives lost in a fury of bloodshed on June 12, 1994.
As for what the so-called Trial of the Century means two decades later, easy explanations are as scarce as witnesses to the killings. The requisite anniversary reflections leave us to focus on what the case wrought, rather than seek elusive, pat lessons.
As previously noted, the blanket media coverage of the fall of one of the country's greatest athletes, whose crossover appeal made him a beloved celebrity, presaged the Internet-driven, incessant stargazing mania. TMZ (via Harvey Levin, one of many reporters to cover the case) is a direct descendant of the trial – as is "CSI" and any crime lab-driven shows where DNA is the key acronym.
From the Bronco Chase to the verdict, the Simpson case played like a national Reality TV show – one filled with catchphrases ("If it doesn't fit, you must acquit"), high-end brand-name references (Bruno Magli, Louis Vuitton) and a cast of compelling characters (Kato Kaelin, Johnnie Cochran, Marcia Clark, among them). The saga also included a Kardashian (the late family patriarch Robert Kardashian, probably Simpson's closest confidante).
For those of us who spent even a modest amount of time in the Los Angeles courtroom, the proceedings packed the odd feel of being at the taping of a familiar TV show – even if there was only one Judge Ito and he wasn't dancing.
The trial's TV arc culminated not with the verdict, but with widespread coverage of the split reaction beyond the courtroom. The images of those celebrating and those decrying Simpson's acquittal, along with subsequent polls, exposed a divide, if far from monolithically, along racial lines.
A recent Washington Post-ABC survey indicates the nation is closer to agreeing on Simpson's guilt than it was on Oct. 3, 1995. If nothing else, the results suggest the case still prompts strong feelings, and won't be leaving the mass frame of reference anytime soon. Anyone who wasn't around for the Simpson circus will be able to get a peek through the upcoming FX series, "American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson," which stars Cuba Gooding, Jr.
Simpson, if he chooses to watch, likely will be doing so from the Nevada prison where he's serving 33 years for robbery and kidnapping, stemming from a dispute over memorabilia he says was stolen from him. The remnants of past glories represented just about all he had left, even if he probably wasn't planning to sell it to pay off any of the millions he owes to the Brown and Goldman families after losing a wrongful death civil suit in 1997.
The athlete once known as "The Juice," if only relatively briefly, regained his freedom in 1995, a luxury the victims never had. If she were still alive, Nicole Brown Simpson would be 56 and perhaps hanging out with her pal, Kris Jenner. In a better world, Ronald Goldman, by age 47, would have achieved his dream of opening a restaurant.
The anniversary of the trial's end likely will mean repeated showings of O.J. Simpson's reaction to the verdict. Not likely to be seen near as much is the other memorable, more searing image from the courtroom that day: Kim Goldman weeping for her brother as her father, Fred, comforts her and shakes his head in disbelief.
Whether or not the tens of millions witnesses to the verdict reacted with relief or disbelief, all can agree the jury's rendering didn't close the debate on a crime that, unlike just about everything else associated with Simpson case, occurred far away from any cameras.
Jere Hester is Director of News Products and Projects at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism. He is also the author of "Raising a Beatle Baby: How John, Paul, George and Ringo Helped us Come Together as a Family." Follow him on Twitter.

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Responsible science is vital for development
S&T advances should safeguard health, equity and the rights of vulnerable populations, says rural development professional Bhavani R. V.
Science and technology (S&T) is crucial to economic and social progress. But unless the technology 'push' is matched by an ethical 'pull', bringing the benefits of such progress to all sections of the population across nations, sex and class, the products of our brains will be a curse rather than a blessing, to paraphrase Einstein. [1]
There are countless examples — from discoveries such as penicillin helping to save millions of lives on one hand, to the potential use of biological agents in warfare destroying lives on the other.
Likewise, while information and communication technologies (ICTs) have ushered an information revolution, they are capable of infringing on the lives of people in negative ways, from access to private information to cyber crimes.
It is in these situations that we need a human rights-based approach to scientific responsibility.
Responsible science
Today, the major challenges facing developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America are ensuring access to affordable healthcare and food, and ensuring balanced and sustainable use of natural resources.
Many countries have large populations that depend on agriculture. The challenge now is to produce more from diminishing per capita arable land and water resources in the face of stresses such as extreme weather and pests.
Biotechnology provides an opportunity to convert biological resources into economic wealth, with developments in genetic modification promising high yields and crops with resistance to drought or pests. But this must be done in a manner that protects the environment, and human and animal health.
Efforts to harness biotechnology should also take into account the rights of indigenous peoples and low-resource farmers, as well as biodiversity conservation. The technology can enable big seed companies to undermine the right of small farmers to save, breed and exchange seeds, pushing them towards a vicious cycle of high costs and dependency.
Last year's protests against commercialisation of Bt brinjal in India highlighted these issues. The same concern has now led a parliamentary standing committee call for a moratorium on field trials of genetically modified crops until a strong and effective regulatory mechanism is in place.
Science drives 'divides'
The fast pace of technological advancement has increased the gulf between those who can enjoy its benefits and those unable to access them.
The potential of mobile telephony to address the problems of poverty — from supplying small farmers with information on crop prices to providing telemedicine facilities in remote locations — is immense. But a digital divide exists, with the benefits of ICT yet to reach many parts of the world.
A gender divide is visible in the low number of women working in science, and the differential access to the fruits of S&T. In countries such as India, this is reflected in the adverse sex ratio (favourable to boys, adverse to girls), illegal sex determination tests and female foeticide.
And the ongoing trend of globalisation has aggravated socioeconomic divides, with development tending to be led by global market forces rather than publicly funded research and national priorities.
Protecting health
This market-led application of science can be seen in neglected tropical diseases getting less research funding than those affecting developed countries.
Intellectual property rights, patents and pricing determine access to affordable healthcare. This poses the challenge of redirecting global resources into R&D initiatives that address the health priorities of developing countries, and of making drugs and vaccines more accessible to their people.
Similar issues apply to clinical trials. While the ethical conduct of research should be a basic requirement, it can be overlooked by drug companies and others with powerful interests.
In a recent case, investigations following the deaths of young girls enrolled in a clinical trial of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in India highlighted serious ethical violations. For example, the subjects were not aware of the implications of the vaccine and there was no follow-up support.
In the face of weak regulatory systems, the low value placed on life in poor countries often results in a lack of adherence to procedural requirements. It also feeds an illegal organ trade that caters to the demand for transplants.
But it is here that the ethical responsibility of the scientific community to safeguard human rights is even higher.
Citizens over corporations
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the UN in 1948, has been followed by several declarations and commitments that call for use of S&T for the benefit of humankind.
A human rights approach to scientific responsibility is embedded in these commitments. Adhering to them means strengthening public research and prioritisation, and upholding the rights of citizens over the interests of corporations and power lobbies in developed countries. It entails responsibility by nations, organisations and individuals.
Unless there is serious commitment in S&T to make human rights and ethics paramount, the inequities will only continue to grow and development targets will remain an illusory goal.
Bhavani R. V. is a director at the M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, India, coordinating a project on Leveraging Agriculture for Nutrition in South Asia (LANSA). Bhavani can be contacted at [email protected].
This article is part of a Spotlight on Linking human rights, science and development.
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enki23 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
2 ganadores han sido elegidos entre 151 diseños de 57 diseñadores freelance.
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I like websites and logos that speak to me. I like little stories and details that make me smile. I like to be emotionally engaged. I like Apple's aesthetic. I like Twitter's aesthetic. I like tongue-in-cheek that isn't cheesy. I have no need to look serious. I don't like flashy. I don't need to try hard to impress. I have a good product, I'm looking for an aesthetic and overarching logo/theme to tell its story.
BBQ is an information filter.
Think of reading the newspaper in the morning while drinking a cup of tea in the sun. These are your personalized news. They find you. They percolate through the world just for you. Don't sell it as newspaper - this is about the future.
Think about a sieve, a filter, a BBQ that is a sieve, the earth as a filter, all kinds of filters and growth and spreading and organic networks. Think about ideas percolating through a substrate that is people. Ideas spreading through society and finding you. BBQ is discovery.
BBQ is growth. BBQ makes the world better by getting the right information to the right people. It's life. It's happy. It isn't sterile, but it's refreshingly pure. BBQ is a neural network with the humans being the neurons, and information flowing through them. Algorithmically it's a graph, but no one needs to know. I want to reach people emotionally - they don't need to understand how it works. Don't focus on people - this isn't social at all. BBQ is all about content finding you - articles, news, everything with an URL.
Think about the filter. Make it emotionally satisfying.
You can make it fun. but don't make it funny - BBQ is the way information finds you, make it definite and lasting. Treat it like the lasting well-know brand that it will be. That's what it is. Information finds you.
I want an iconic/symbolic logo that ideally provides room to play with as a repeating element or theme throughout the website (not a neccessity). I'd not reject a great combination mark either.
While I'd prefer designs that can stand on their own, I'd also like to see a version of your logo with the letters BBQ and possibly the claim "Information finds you".
You'll have to demonstrate that your idea, basic logo and colorscheme are strong and versatile enough to serve as the basis of a brand, a website, and to later be repurposed for iphone app logos, favicons, print, tshirts, ...
I don't need all of that done right now, mind you. Initially I'll just want to take the logo and put it on a website, and then start to develop a website design from there. Please mention if you will be able to help with the website design as well! (JFYI: the website with the most similar UI is probably twitter)
Think about a design that isn't heavy nor generic. Play with the filter and the relief people will feel when they stop drowning in information. Don't get too hung up on the name. This isn't about the name, this is about emotion. And freedom. And making us happier.
Don't try to recycle something that doesn't fit. I'm not interested in something generic. I can increase the prize money if what you're doing is a lot of work, but don't give me junk.
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"Love On Ice" was actually a very interesting story where a current murder actually reveals another murder from years past. The guest stars all stole the show in this episode, with each one of them contributing to the drama of their long history of hiding that they contributed to the death of a classmate years ago. Usually I can spot the killer in the first 10 minutes of an episode, and in this case I got it right again, but as the case unfolded, I began to doubt if I had really picked the right person. This was a sign of a great story, where it really kept me guessing until close to the end. My only question is why, once they suspected the murder weapon was a baseball bat, that they didn't get a search warrant for all the bats in Bailey's display case at home? Maybe they needed more evidence against the wife to do that, especially since Bailey was a baseball player and he may have had a lot of baseball fans with lots of bats.
I enjoyed the way the case unfolded and how they told the story of the past incident from the guys' teen years. But, I wish that Nichols and Stevens were not so subdued in their approach. One of them needs a spark of something besides their simple powers of deduction. For example, in previous seasons with Chris Noth and Annabelle Sciorra, Sciorra was so low key that she did nothing to add to the show and it always put me to sleep, and I fear Saffron Burrows is having the same effect on me. While I didn't care much for Alicia Witt when she was paired with Chris Noth, at least her character Nola Falacci had something you could sink your teeth into, even if she grated on me a bit. In retrospect, I think I would rather have had someone like a Detective Falacci than what we have now. Saffron Burrows is a fine actress, it's more that the character of Serena Stevens does not seem to interest me nor does she make for a compelling work partner for Zach Nichols. Still, this was a very good episode and I think that the writers did a great job crafting an interesting murder mystery,
Here is the recap
We see a bunch of young guys out running in the woods at night, one of them shirtless and being dared to drink what looks like vodka. Then, what is likely years later, we see one guy, Chris (Josh Stamberg) performing heart surgery, and afterwards, the doctor gets a text message. Another guy, Greg (Karl Bury) is selling cars, and he gets a text message which says "Time is up." Another guy, John Silvestri (William Mapother) is a dean at school and he gets a phone call from the doctor asking if he got the email, and Silvestri says it has to end. Another guy, Bailey O'Doyle (Joshua Burrow), tells his wife to get off his back and he leaves the house. Meanwhile, three of the guys are at a bar waiting and are pissed that someone hasn't shown up and they decide not to wait. Greg runs out and they tell him to calm down, and the guy they were waiting for – O'Doyle, races up in his car and says now they can talk. Greg begins to beat him up. One of the guys says O'Doyle is too drunk to drive and he will drive him home. He drops him off at home and then tells O'Doyle they all have lives and not to screw with them and O'Doyle gets out of the car. Rather than go inside the house, he goes out walking and stands at the top of a hill overlooking the river. He cries and says to himself that he is sorry, and then hears a noise. Someone comes up and hits him and he falls over the edge.
Detectives Zach Nichols (Jeff Goldblum) and Serena Stevens (Saffron Burrows) arrive on the scene where ME Rodgers (Leslie Hendrix) is examining a body found on the shoreline. The ID indicates he lived nearby. Rodgers says there are contusions on his face, but they did not come from the fall onto the rocks; she thinks he was killed on the area above and then tossed down there. There are bruises on his knuckles so he may have landed a few punches and Rodgers will try to get DNA. Stevens comments, "Poor Killer" and then adds the victim's nickname was Killer O'Doyle, that he made the majors and hit 48 home runs and continues to go into detail about his baseball record. Nichols looks a little surprised at her comments. He then suggests they go see the widow O'Doyle.
Nichols and Stevens are at the O'Doyle house and asks his wife Lani (Tina Benko) if he said where he was going and he just said out. She did not report him missing as he has disappeared before and he just wasn't home. He had no enemies and when asked about any affairs, she said who knows, they hadn't been real close for a couple years. He owned money to "everyone." Nichols looks at a display of baseball bats and she said he was very proud of those bats and they are probably the last thing of any value in the house. When asked where she was, she said she was at home and did an hour on the treadmill while she watched MTV, Project Runway, she used to be a model. She said she spoke to her mother on the phone. She admits she is bitter because Bailey left them in terrible financial straits but he had no insurance and no money. What she gets from his death is more grief. Stevens asks where his car might be. She has no clue
At the office of Dean John Silvestri, his wife Anne (Erin Dilly) enters and tells him O'Doyle is dead. He seems shocked. She tells him he was found beaten, Silvestri says, "Poor guy" and then they go off to meet with her father.
Capt. Zoe Callas (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio) confirms with Nichols that the search went out on his car (it had) and that Stevens checked the wife's alibi. Stevens says the LUDS confirmed the calls and her mother verified the conversations. Callas thinks it may have been family. They doubt the wife did it, but Callas asks if maybe she just got sick of him. As she walks off, Nichols wonders what goes on at her house. Later, as Stevens and Nichols watches a news story about O'Doyle. Nichols comments that everybody seems to be making a nice recovery from grief. Stevens said O'Doyle had a friend, Ron Robbins, who had stayed in the minors and is an assistant coach of a minor league team in Staten Island. They head to Staten Island and talk to Ron (Curtiss Cook), who says O'Doyle had no enemies and they loved him and the women were all over him but once he hooked up with Lani it was pretty solid. Things went south for him and he started hitting Ron up for money and he seemed desperate.
Back in Silvestri's office, Greg asks if he thinks DiNardi killed him. They agreed it was a bad thing and it had to stop. Greg say he did not kill him and accuses Silvestri, but Silvestri says if the police come to them they have to have the same story. They've done it before.
At the morgue, MR Rodgers says he had alcohol and snacks in his stomach and they wonder if he was in a bar fight. But he has an injury on his head that looks like it was from a baseball bat.
In Callas' office, she comments this killing seems personal. The detectives indicate there is no indication of romance but he did seem into poker and had debt from his "Bailey O'Doyle' Steakhouse". They wonder if the mob is involved, Stevens is checking for investors.
Later, Stevens and Nichols look over the investors but don't think there is a mob connection but all three investors went to the same school together, the Salesian Brothers Academy. One is now a dean of students at St. Victors, Chris DiNardi is head of cardiovascular surgery at Webster General, and Greg Foster is called the "Staten Island Car King." Nichols gets a phone call – they found O'Doyle's car.
At Duffy's Bar, the police are checking over his car. They look at the bar charge slips and says there were a few guys over at a separate table. Back outside looking at the car, they wonder if he showed up at a meeting with the guys and never made it in because he was drunk. His car has a license plate cover from the Foster Auto Sales "Car King."
They speak with Greg Foster who says he was shocked, and he talks to them about Bailey. They staked him in his restaurant but then it seemed like they were going to lose their shirts. They loved him but he sucked as a businessman. Nichols asks how he hurt his hand and he said it was from a PT Cruiser with a faulty head latch.
Later, at Silvestri's office, he said they were to discuss a business venture with O'Doyle and he kept them waiting for 45 minutes and showed up drunk. The venture was to sell online autographs. Nichols sees photos of many boys on the wall and Silvestri says they are past winners of the Salesian Brothers academy Thomas Reynolds prize, which was established by his wife's father.
At the hospital, DiNardi gets a call, asking what is going on. Then he meets with Silvestri who tells him what is happening and tells DiNardi he can't speak with a lawyer as a lawyer will encourage his client to cut a deal and give up the others. They say they didn't kill him but they have to stick together. He wants DiNardi to make sure he knows they story is Bailey wanted them to invest in online autographs. Silvestri says they are smarter than they are.
Later, the detectives talks with DiNardi and he gives the party line, but adds they were pissed about what Bailey sold the restaurant stuff for but they were just pissed at him and went home. He says he left before Bailey did and for all he knows Bailey went back for a drink. Stevens asks if he has been married, and when he says no, she says those are the kinds of details a man gets straight before he goes home and lies to his wife.
At the gravesite service for Bailey, the detectives watch from afar. The three guys are all together, but Silvestri's wife Anne is more upset that anyone else. Ron stops and talks to them, saying that his wife Lani almost forgot to bury him with one of his prized bats. They watch Anne continue to be upset and Nichols says she may want to share, so he will buttonhole the dean while Stevens talks with her. Anne tells her she was very close to Bailey and said it was like a funeral she attended 22 years ago and it got to her. As she is telling Stevens about a club the guys had as boys, "The Hard Guys", John Silvestri comes up and breaks up the discussion and tells them to go solve the murder. The detectives wonder whose funeral she was referring to.
Back at Major Case, they check out the high school yearbooks and see the name Tom Reynolds and associate it with the Thomas Reynolds Prize and realize that is Silvestri's wife's brother, and it looks as if Tom and John were inseparable buddies. Tom Reynolds drowned in a lake with his body containing over the legal limit of alcohol. The witness statements are all from the current gang of friends. They wonder what made the bond fall apart.
Later, they tell Callas they think the guys were involved in that drowning and are also bonding together to lie now. Nichols wants to bring them in and see who cracks.
At the car dealership, Silvestri comes to see Greg about the detectives pressuring his wife and said they told Anne they suspect Greg. Greg asks Silvestri for money for legal help, and Silvestri is reluctant says they know Greg did it, just like he did Tom. But Greg says they all pushed him in, and when Silvestri implies the rest of them will say he did it, Greg says he is not going down for this and storms off. Later, Greg asks for his secretary to hold his calls, and he looks out over the showroom and cries. Suddenly a gunshot is heard and blood spatters on his office window.
Later, the detectives tell Callas about Greg's death. Nichols still wants the other guys to come in for questioning and she agrees.
Nichols and Stevens questions DiNardi and he says Greg is dead and they should consider the case closed. He says they were not responsible for Tom's death. Callas brings Silvestri into the room and he is shocked DiNardi is there but says they will get it over with. They continue to question them about Tom Reynolds death and their group "The Hard Guys", with Nichols commenting on the double entendre. Nichols comments about the feelings they may have had for Tom. They continue to work on Silvestri and imply that Silvestri married Tom's sister because she was the female form of Tom. We see that Callas is watching from the observation room with Anne. They tells Silvestri and DiNardi that they studied the old case and they know it was not like the way they told it. DiNardi says that maybe it is time, and begins to spill it and then Silvestri says they all did it = stripped and swam the river. But DiNardi says that was in October, not in February when they made Tom do it. DiNardi says they killed Tom and that Silvestri told him Tom raped him when he was passed out drunk. They got drunk and chased Tom and made him swim for it. Silvestri is mortified and hangs his head. Nichols asked if it was rape or consensual, and when Silvestri said under the law they committed no offense, Nichols tells him to get real, that the truth threatened him. DiNardi says he did not kill Bailey, that Foster beat him up and then drove him home and told him not to screw with them and the last time he saw him he was there alone. Silvestri says he is done, there is nothing they can prove, and he leaves the room. He steps outside to see his wife, who glares at him and then walks off. He follows after her and says he wanted to spare her, and she says she always knew he never desired her or did he want to spare her form knowing what he did to Tom?
Callas reminds the detectives that Bailey's case is still unsolved and wonder who is blackmailing whom, and they decide to go to Staten Island to retrace Bailey's last movements.
Later on the ferry, Nichols tells Stevens that he is wondering about Bailey's wife and also wonders about the huge landfill on Staten Island. At her home, the wonder if Bailey got home and stood outside and saw his wife and they wonder if he was standing there in a pool of light why she said she didn't see him. She is now on the treadmill and spots the detectives. They speak with her again and ask about her being on the treadmill and that she would have seen him out the window. Nichols asks to look around and she lets them. He notices a bat missing and recalls he was buried with it. They tell her they know about Tom Reynolds drowning and know about Bailey blackmailing the other guys. They press him about Bailey being a failure and that she followed him and killed him with a bat, and she buried him with the murder weapon. His favorite bat #48 is still on the rack. They tell her they will exhume the bat. She then admits he was guilty about Tom and Bailey didn't have the balls to threaten the guys to go public, and she knew he failed again so she just lost it.
Later, as the police take her away, Nichols wonders without the ghost of Tom Reynolds would the guys have made it? Stevens says picture a girl watching a baseball star that may have been her hero and then he just became a guy on a couch with a beer while she folded his dirty laundry. Nichols asks if the moral is not to marry a sports hero and Stevens counters "or a woman who will kill to get off Staten Island." As they get in the car we fade to black.
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An unexpected visitor graces our skies this month. Comet Lulin is now visible through binoculars in late evening and morning skies. It makes its closest approach to Earth on February 24, when it may even be dimly visible to the naked eye!
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Comets are made of ice and dust and are often called 'dirty snowballs.' They are believed to be left over from the formation of the solar system. As comets approach the sun, ice changes into gas and the dust embedded within the ice is released. A cloud of particles expands out to form a coma around the comet's solid nucleus. This coma may be a hundred thousand miles across. Radiation pressure of sunlight and the powerful solar wind sweep gases and dust off of the comet, forming tails pointing away from the Sun. The coma and tails of a comet reminded the ancient Greeks of hair; the Greek word 'kometes' means 'hairy.'
Astronomers traditionally name comets after their discoverers. On July 11, 2007, Lin Chen-Sheng of Lulin Observatory in Nantou, Taiwan took some photographs of the sky. The photos were part of the Lulin Sky Survey, in which astronomers search the sky for Near-Earth Objects which might pose a risk of colliding with Earth. One of his students, Ye Quanzhi, spotted what he thought was an asteroid in three of the pictures. Closer observation, however, revealed the coma of a comet. Officially designated C/2007 N3, the comet was named Lulin after the observatory where it was discovered.
Here are some interesting facts about Comet Lulin's orbit:
The eccentricityof an orbit describes its shape. Bound orbits are ellipses with eccentricities between 0 and 1; 0 is a perfect circle while 1 is a parabola. Lulin has an eccentricity of 0.9999948, almost 1. This indicates an orbit so oblong that Lulin won't return to the inner solar system for about 50 million years. Some sources indicate an eccentricity slightly greater than 1. In that case, Lulin will never again approach the Sun.
Lulin was closest to the Sun (at perihelion) on January 10. But it approached the Sun from the far side (from our perspective). Thus, as Lulin recedes from the Sun, it approaches Earth, with closest approach on February 24. Not to worry, though–even at its closest, Lulin will be about 150 times as far away as the Moon.
Many comets' orbits are highly inclined to ours. (An inclination of 0 degrees would describe an orbit in the same plane as Earth's orbit.) Comet Lulin has an inclination of 178.37 degrees. This inclination of almost 180 degrees puts Lulin back in the plane of the solar system, orbiting backwards compared to the planets' orbits.
Since Lulin orbits almost in Earth's orbital plane, we see not only a tail but an 'anti-tail.' This is dust and debris left behind as the comet moves on its path. Lulin is now moving away from the Sun, so the dust it leaves behind seems to point towards the Sun. The true tail of a comet always points away from the Sun (and therefore, the tail leads the comet as it moves away from the Sun).
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Because Lulin is roughly in the plane of the solar system, traveling backwards, it appears against the same zodiac band where we find the Sun, Moon, and planets in our sky. As I type this, Lulin is among the stars of Virgo, the Virgin, moving towards Leo, the Lion.
As we pass more or less between the Sun and Lulin next week, we'll see it in Leo, first near Saturn and then near the bright star Regulus. Lulin will be rising in the east at about dusk, highest in the sky about midnight, and setting in the west just before dawn. Since Lulin and Earth are going in opposite directions, we see Lulin move quite noticeably night to night.
This page has some finder charts for Lulin. Some observers have reported seeing Lulin naked-eye, at the threshold of visibility. You must get far from city lights, therefore, to see it without binoculars or a telescope. Remember to scan the sky for a diffuse object about half as big across as the full Moon (and much dimmer than that), not a point of light. Those who saw the spectacular comets Hyakutake and Hale-Bopp in the '90s should keep in mind that Lulin will be barely (if at all) be visible to the unaided eye and will not come close to their displays. If you find Lulin, see if you can follow it as it gets dimmer but higher in the evening sky in March.
Once it fades away, we'll never see it again.


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Anastasia Jackie Aina Eyeshadow Palette is a new, limited edition 14 shade eyeshadow palette that was created in collaboration with Anastasia Beverly Hills and youTube Beauty Guru, Jackie Aina. I wasn't sure if I wanted to pick up the Anastasia Beverly Hills x Jackie Aina Eyeshadow Palette because the shade range reminded me so much of what I already have in other palettes from the brand! I mean, it feels like the Norvina Eyeshadow Palette and the Riviera Eyeshadow Palette that just launched and which also had a lot of purple and pink in it and when I looked at Jackie's palette all I was seeing was a lot of purple.
I think you have to see this palette in person to appreciate it because although it does seem to look like what you might already have or it might appear to be a "purple palette" it's actually not what you expect or at least it wasn't what I was expecting.
The palette has an interesting split with purples and pinks the left side and more warmer neutrals on the right but the two sides can easily meet and mesh up together to create a variety of different looks. I think it's a very Fall friendly palette as well. The colors are very bold and vivid! It's truly a beautiful selection of shades.
The palette arrives in a gorgeous ombre iridescent faux croc compact with Jackie's initial's on the front. Inside you'll find a dual-ended eyeshadow brush and 14 shades with the names of each printed below their wells. Each eyeshadow is 0.02 oz in size, it's $45, and made in the USA. The pricing is a little unusual with ABS palettes as sometimes they are $42 where as other times they are $45. Norvina's Palette was $42 with the same amount of shades and the same size of each eyeshadow where as the recent Alyssa Edwards Palette was $45 likewise for the Riviera Eyeshadow Palette! Some people might be quick to say, "Oh it's more expensive because it's a collaboration eyeshadow palette!" That's not the case at all because even palettes that ABS didn't work with anyone on are sometimes priced at $45. I think perhaps "pressed pigment" palettes seem to be the ones that have the extra $3 charge tacked on because these shades seem to perhaps have a higher grade of ingredients or pigment.
Speaking of pigment….! This is labeled as an eyeshadow palette that contains pressed pigments. The three pressed pigment shades are Big Wig, Pinker, and Supreme and are are clea...
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Circumcision Ban; Eritreans Don't Like Dictatorship
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In April, the Eritrean government imposed a ban on female circumcision.
The people of Eritrea are the most law-abiding and peace-loving human beings even under over a century of colonization, occupation and subjugation by foreigners. Even a cursory review of the history will attest this beyond any doubt, let alone at time of peace. It is, therefore, disrespectful and unfair to accuse Eritreans of not being restrained by law as implied by a recent Reuters' headliner: "Eritrea: Custom Trumps Law …�
Such a headline is misleading because it also suggests that there is rule of law; when in fact there is not. It is therefore preposterous to speak of people not being restrained by law. What we have in Eritrea is rule by barrel of the gun for where else does a one-man, one-party government draw its authority when the national constitution has been furloughed for now 10 years.
The people of Eritrea are not at al averse to custom and cultural changes that become imperative in order to adapt to changing societal dynamics by law or otherwise as long it is done the right way because it involves constitutionally guaranteed rights.
Democracy has been publicly declared "luxury item,� dissent and hence political opposition is treasonous, press freedom outlawed, right of appeal blasphemous, and parliament is a wishful thinking.
Therefore, all and every prohibitive measures taken or proclaimed in whatever form by the interim governmental authorities in Eritrea are rightly perceived by the people as arbitrary dictates of the military rulers—not as the will and wishes of the people, regardless of purpose and intent.Â
The people of Eritrea, like all other peoples, can only handle so much of dictatorship and tyranny. But when all that comes to denying them of what they are entitled to constitutionally, and what makes them who they are as people, like age-old beliefs and cultural heritages, arbitrary changes by the barrel of the gun won't be accepted; Eritreans won't take it without resistance, passive or otherwise, should it come to that point.
In Eritrea, the resistance against female circumcision ban is much less about the issue in and of itself, but more of the ban being imposed without the people's consent or right to appeal; the most basic way of expressing their consent, like parliament, congress, or house of representative is non-existent.
So, it is not the custom resisting law; it is the absence of law.
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This is a story about Melvin H. Little, a Tampa Bay Rays $20,000-a-year season-ticket holder from way back when they still had Devil in their names, taking his two sons to a ballgame the other night. They had good seats, about 10 rows behind the plate. He sported a "Yankees Suck" T-shirt because, well, duh.
People loved it. Most people, that is. In the fourth inning, security descended. Melvin'll take it from here:
"The security guard says Major League Baseball has determined that the shirt constitutes profanity. He tells me to get another shirt, cover it up, turn it inside out or leave the stadium. I said, 'That's unbelievable,' and he says, 'I don't make rules, I'm just telling you.'" ...
On Monday, he wrote a letter to the team's owners and top management telling them step-by-step what happened at the May 16 game and asking them to review the dress code policy and make some changes. "Yankees Suck" is not obscene, offensive or indecent, he contended, which are terms to describe clothing that the fan handbook forbids.
Rays spokesman Rick Vaughn declined to comment on the T-shirt kerfuffle, though he has reviewed Little's letter. "We get tons of letters from fans all the time," was all he would say.
Because he's a prick.
Yankees-hating shirt gets Rays fan in trouble [Tampa Tribune]
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Farmingdale State - 3, St. Joseph's - 0
Farmingdale, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State women's soccer team defeated St. Joseph's, 3-0, today in the Skyline semifinals to advance to their seventh straight Skyline Conference Championship game. The Rams improved to 12-9 overall with the win, while the Golden Eagles finish the season with a 15-6-1 record.
Today also marked the final home game for senior midfielder Laura Rueda (Bayside, N.Y.), who played for FSC the past two seasons.
The Rams took an early 1-0 lead in the 8th minute on an Ashlee Thompson (Ronkonkoma, N.Y.) goal off a pass from sophomore midfielder Melissa Lijo (Flushing, N.Y.). With only 46 seconds before the break, Farmingdale State junior midfielder Sam Johrden (Deer Park, N.Y.) made it 2-0 on a high arching shot, assisted by Thompson.
In the second half, the Rams added the games final goal on an unassisted score by freshman defender Alexa Orlando (Holtsville, N.Y.).
Sophomore goalkeeper Breanna Blair (Littleton, Colo.) had four saves for Farmingdale State, while sophomore goalkeeper Christiana Votta (East Islip, N.Y.) had five saves in defeat.
Farmingdale State will face the winner of the #1 Mount Saint Mary / #4 Old Westbury game on Saturday, November 9th as part of the Skyline Fall Festival for the 2013 Skyline Women's Soccer Championship.


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Interop 2008 We'll admit that the WAN acceleration joint Blue Coat has largely been cruising under our radar, so when the company bought its rival Packeteer for $268m last week, we did a double-take.
Being El Reg, of course, each individual take was filled with erudite contemplation. Here's a play-by-play recreation:
First take: Holy #%@ $268m?! Where'd that come from?
Second take: Hmmm, I wonder what they'll do with PacketShaper?
Yes, Packeteer's traffic management and application visibility product was on our minds. We've heard good things — and seen enough good ideas stagnate as a result of an acquisition to be concerned.
So we sat down with Blue Coat at Interop in Las Vegas today to talk about the acquisition and the integration of Packeteer.
"I need a T-Shirt that says I love PacketShaper," said Blue Coat CEO, Brian NeSmith. "We didn't buy Packeteer to change what we're doing in the WAN optimization market. What we're most interested in is PacketShaper."
PacketShaper is an appliance for optimizing WAN application performance. It can also monitor over 500 applications with Layer 7 visibility, shape traffic in real-time with QoS control, and compress applications for maximum performance. One of its key components is its application-specific support — something Blue Coat says it's eager to improve.
"What we're excited about with Packeteer is that it really strengthens what we see as our value proposition to customers," said NeSmith. "That's visibility into anything that's running inside the enterprise. We had a lot of that — but we weren't nearly as rich as Packeteer. Their application classification visibility is by most people's view the best in the world. It's got a very rich set of functionality, but frankly, it's something I think they've under-invested in over the last four years or so. We're not going to make that mistake."
NeSmith said Blue Coat will invest more cash than Packeteer has done to make the product work with more applications.
Another question remains: How'd they get all those millions to spend on an acquisition?
"We've accumulated a considerable amount of cash with no debt," said Bethany Mayer, Blue Coat's senior veep of marketing.
Fair enough. And while the WAN optimization market becomes swollen with companies such as A10 Networks, Citrix Systems and F5 Networks in the game, it's not a bad idea to concentrate on wares that can make you stand out. ®
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Board votes to close Austine School for the Deaf in June
BRATTLEBORO -- The Vermont Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Board of Directors has voted to close the Austine School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and the Williams Center in June.
The board on Friday voted 8-1 after discussing the school's future in executive session for almost an hour during its monthly meeting.
The Williams Center was opened in 2004 to meet the special emotional and behavioral needs of children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
VCDHH President Bill Gurney said the organization will try to re-open a residential program on the campus by July 2016, renamed as the Austine Center, though he said it was too early to announce how many students would be recruited or what the program would look like.
"It was a very hard day here, and there were some tense discussions we had," Gurney said after announcing the board's vote. "We know how important Austine School is to so many people but we really had no choice. We are out of money."
The decision was made Friday after months of talks by the board about the dire situation in which the Vermont Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing found itself.
Years of declining enrollment forced past boards to use the school's endowment and Gurney said there was simply no money left to open next year.
"We have gotten into this trouble because we have relied on possibilities," board member Norb Johnson said before the vote. "We've had a lot of referrals who have visited and then decided to go somewhere else. We can't, and we won't, consider those people until we have a signed contract."
Gurney said VCDHH was going to end this fiscal year with a $38,000 deficit and the organization had extended its $1 million line of credit as far as it could go.
"This is not about the quality of our staff or about the quality of the work we do," Gurney said. "No one is at fault. We don't have enough students to make it feasible. We don't have enough students to pay our bills."
Families that are enrolled in the school this year, and who were planning to enroll for the 2014-15 school year, will be contacted Monday.
Gurney said the board asked him to come to the May board meeting with a new 2015 budget, which include proposed staffing cuts.
About 50 people will lose their jobs.
Those decisions will not become final until June, though Gurney said most of the staff involved with the residential programs will be laid off.
The VCDHH will retain many of its profitable programs, including The Little Arrows Daycare Center on campus and the statewide consulting program it runs to support students who are deaf and hard of hearing.
"We met in executive session for a long time. We had a very lengthy discussion," VCDHH Board President Tom Sonneborn said.
"We would welcome your input before the next board meeting if you want to add something, especially if you support the idea."
About 50 staff members and alumni filled the fourth floor conference room for the board meeting. Before the vote was announced many of the comments came from alumni, with strong emotional ties to Austine.
"Without Austine I don't know where I'd be," said Charles Johnson.
"I want to keep this school open for deaf children," said Brian O'Connell, a 1980 graduate. "Austine allowed me to go out into the world at large. I want to see it open. It's so important."
Gurney said the fiscal crisis has forced administrators to make some tough choices.
Just two weeks ago an Austine School student was sent home to Washington, D.C., because Gurney said the school could not hire enough staff to keep the student, and staff, safe.
In better times, he said, the school would be able to absorb those costs
"The reality is that the financial situation is forcing us to make decisions that, in times of surplus, we would not have had to make," he said.
Before going into executive session, Gurney said he has been making a number of agreements with other organizations to rent out space in the vacant buildings on the 174-acre campus.
Gurney also said VCDHH is a finalist for a state-sponsored solar farm that could be installed this summer, and he authorized a timber sale that he said was going to help close this year's deficit.
But even with that extra money coming in, Gurney said it would be impossible to open in September.
With the number of students who are committed to The Williams Center, the program would lose $465,000 next year, while the Austine School would lose about $304,000 with the current enrollment.
The Williams Center would need four more students to break even, and Austine School would need another eight.
"There is no way we can absorb those kinds of deficits next year," Gurney said. "It's not impossible, but we have to measure the risk and reward."
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Hangover Helper: The Chicharrón Gordita from the Fiesta Americana Grand Hotel in Los Cabos, Mexico
Just what the doctor ordered.
For this Hangover Helper, you're going to need a passport. A thousand bucks or so wouldn't hurt either. First step: Buy a round-trip ticket to Los Cabos, at the tip of the Baja Peninsula. You could just buy a one-way ticket, but that ends up being a very different trip.
Next, check into your hotel. Step three (and this is where it gets good): Get down and dirty drunk. Get Wabo in Cabo. Get so stinking sauced that they hang you upside down from a fishhook at The Giggling Marlin. Lose yourself (but please, not your passport) at Nowhere Bar. Then, find a taxi or a pedicab driver with real strong legs to take you back to the hotel.
In the morning, your future's so bright, you'll have to wear shades. After all, this is where the desert meets the sea, and the Pacific meets the Sea of Cortez. Instead of trying to translate your way out of what happened last night, zip your lips and head for the beach. There, toes in the sand, you'll be treated to a Mexican fusion breakfast that's sure to stave off last night's evil tequila worm. If you only drank white wine spritzers, you can pile on the fruit or a well-sugared croissant. But the rest of us will be having the $8 Gordita Benedict.
I was recently invited to try this and other Mexican delights during a trip hosted by the Los Cabos Convention and Visitors Bureau. The gordita, of course, is a staple here and surefire way to stave off any lingering effects of last night. Hand-patted rounds of fried masa dough emerge thick and warm, with a terrific crunch and soft interior. Pressed together at the edges, two flat pieces form a warm, inviting pocket, the perfect place for a helpful chef to stash porky nibbles of chicharrón and rich layers of mozzarella cheese.
On top of your gordita sits a perfectly poached egg, a sunny and runny reminder of you crawling back to your room as the sun came up. And over all of this rests a warm pool of Hollandaise sauce, infused with a few poblanos for heat and strength.
Each bite gives you fried pork, fried masa dough, cheese, egg, and poblano Hollandaise sauce. Staring out at the foaming surf and the ever-present horizon line, you may only be a couple of miles away from the cantinas of the previous evening, but you're a world away from any troubles you might have had.
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Scan the names of canned cat foods on the shelf of a pet store and you might start getting hungry. Savory chicken in gravy, succulent salmon in sauce, pate with wholesome lamb and rice are just a few of the many options. They sound more like menu choices at a gourmet restaurant than kitty chow in a pop-top.
The names appeal to our human tastes, but the flavors and textures of today's canned cat foods are aimed toward the kitty palate. Even the most finicky feline is bound to enjoy one or more favorites among the new choices. Canned food provides real health benefits, too. Here's why you should consider it for your kitty's daily diet:
It's high in protein, low in carbohydrates Canned cat food tends to be high in protein and low in carbohydrates: a good balance that is similar to a cat's natural birds-and-mice diet. "Cats who eat a diet that is exclusively canned, or with a strong focus on canned, tend to be much less inclined to develop obesity," says Colleen Currigan, DVM, owner of Cat Hospital of Chicago.
Canned food keeps kitty hydrated The moisture in cat food makes it more palatable and helps to keep cats healthy. "It is very helpful in preventing dehydration, which can be a problem, especially in older cats suffering from kidney failure, where they lose a lot of water through their urinary tract," says Dr. Currigan. It also helps cats with arthritis, whose painful joints make them less willing or able to get up and go to the water bowl as often as they might otherwise. Additionally, the water in canned food helps cats that tend to suffer from constipation.
It helps keep urinary track problems at bay Canned cat food is especially good for younger cats, too. "It is very beneficial in helping to prevent lower urinary tract problems," says Dr. Currigan. Urinary tract blockage is more common in males, while cystitis (inflammation of the bladder) is common in cats of all ages but particularly in younger cats, both male and female. Canned cat food that is specially formulated to help avoid health problems such as obesity or urinary tract problems is also available at most pet stores.
It comes in soooo many flavors Many cats enjoy food that smells good, and most canned food has a strong smell. And because cat food is available in small portions, you can try a variety of flavors to find the one, or ones, your kitty prefers. Some canned foods combine flavors and come in several different textures: chunky bits of meat in sauce, a smooth mashed mix of meat or meat drenched in flavorful gravies.
Of course, some cats are so finicky that you'll have to work hard to find the food that suits their changing tastes. "Our cat, Buzz, meows really loudly all over the house when he doesn't like the food we put out for him," says Kathe Nesson of Somerville, Mass. Buzz, a rescue cat, is so picky about his food that Nesson and her husband keep a chart on their refrigerator noting the cat's least and most favorites. Many cats, like Buzz, will turn up their noses at cold food and will only eat food that is at room temperature or warmed for them.
In their geriatric years, cats are inclined to become more finicky due to changes in their ability to taste and smell food, says Dr. Currigan. But she advocates exposing cats to a range of flavors from kittenhood. "I really feel that if cats are fed a variety from a young age, they are less inclined to become finicky," she says. So the next time you're at the pet store, pick up some succulent salmon or savory chicken for your deserving feline friend.


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This is an interesting question that I have always pondered to myself, do I have to marry an atheist? Although I have never dated an atheist (not many) I have always dated non-religious secular people - but none that would call themselves an atheist as they still had a vague belief in god at the minimum. I have always said to myself that I will probably want to marry a Persian - but someone like myself who was raised in America and who is not religious and who definitely does not identify themselves as a Muslim - but I would rather marry an atheist but I don't know how many of them are out there - and why Persian as I have dated mostly non-Persian? A lot of people I have dated have been non-Persian but maybe simply so that my children don't forget who their parents were and subsequently my grandchildren not forgetting who their parents were so that my eventual legacy is passed down through generations...but that is a negotiable point but not put in stone as of yet but it is more of an "ideal" I would like to have....
But to the main point - do you have to eventually marry an atheist or would you marry a non-religious secularist (as I would consider) or even someone more religious? Just interested as to what you would say..
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I was a catholic and my husband was a sikh when we were married....but now we're both atheists....I don't know if subconsciously we knew going into our relationship we were ready for a change or if we just got lucky. My husband was alot more resistant to the idea of no god in the beginning but seeing how happy and uncomplicated it made things for me he soon let his guard down and started questioning his own faith. I know this doesn't answer your question but it's my personal experience. As for you wanting to marry someone the same race as you, I'd have to say being married to someone from a different culture has been the best experience of my life and my husbands. And my children will always know where they come from....
A similar question was asked to me by a fellow atheist a couple of years ago. It was not something I'd thought about before and it was at a time when I'd only just rejected my previously held Christian beliefs. I came to the conclusion that I would find it hard to be in a relationship with someone who held strong religious views but not impossible, and I still think that's the case today. I think I'd find it hard not because of a different outlook on life but because for me intelligence is a very important factor and although there are intelligent religious people, having a strong religious view always makes me question that intelligence. A couple of weeks after my friend had asked me this question he started dating a Christian girl and it became clear why he had asked the question, they are still together and very happy which proves an atheist-Christian bond can work.
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Have to? No. Is it probably a good idea? Probably so.
Only after a lot of Carbondatting first :-)
No, you don't have to marry an Atheist. There are plenty of mixed relationships that are working just fine. Differing theological opinion need not be a road block if both parties are understanding and respectful. In fact, I'm married to a Wiccan. Surprisingly, one of the reasons she felt comfortable starting a relationship with me was because I am an Atheist. She comes from a Catholic family (as do I) so she felt that I'd be understanding of the fact that she had some 'different' thoughts on theology. Although, there are some details where we don't agree, it has never gotten in the way of our relationship. It is nice that we can have long discussions about science or the Abrahamic religions and see pretty much eye-to-eye though. So it can work, it just depends on how understanding the parties involved are.
I think the institution of marriage is over. - in the traditional sense of the word as evident by the number of divorces. It would be interesting to see if arranged married couples are more content than couples who find a spouse on their own. Getting along with the in-laws is as important as getting along with the spouse.
I don't plan on marrying at all honestly, but I could see myself with someone religious as long as they know religion is a personal decision and not something that the world MUST follow. Also if i plan on having children with this person, i would never by no means allow them to enforce their religious beliefs on our kids.
Nope, wouldn't marry an atheist, that is another story 'or discussion' but I could only live with an Atheist. Couldn't live with a xian, and couldn't call one 'my best friend'.
On both counts, friends or partners, they have to think alike. Love does not conquer all. Respect is my key, logic, civility. Chemistry, goes without saying, but I just couldn't respect anybody that believes in a sky ghost that comes from a book written by herdsmen.
For Eric, was your ex xian. I have also been there done that, and would never marry again,
Marriage is man constructed, and in the end, doesn't mean anything, as by the divorce rate, and the number of people now living de facto. People generally, marry too quickly, without really knowing who 'they' are', let alone somebody else. I have been in this relationship for 23 years - and still love him to bits - and both atheists.
I would like to think that love transcends different views of the universe. I think I could marry a religious person, though it would require many upon many conversations on their beliefs, why they believe, and how we could make it a mutual relationship.
The matter on how to raise kids would come up too (assuming we get to that point and are both willing and prepared to take on such a task). If I were to raise children, I'd prefer them to be raised atheist (of course). I wouldn't do this by preventing them from going to church or reading the bible though, I would instead try to have them experience and learn about multiple religions. This way, they can choose which path in life to take (and if I succeed in raising a smart child, they will choose the most logical one).
I doubt a religious spouse would agree to such terms in raising a child though, which would definitely hinder possibilities of me marrying a religious person (their family would most likely get in the way too).
So when it comes down to it, I think it's raising children that gets in the way of such a marriage, and not necessarily myself. If me and my spouse were to decide not to have children, then I think a marriage between me and a religious person would be more probable.
If I loved someone, I think I would be able to accept who they are, even if they prayed to god every day.
(we of course would both have intentions of "saving" one another from our beliefs... But I think that may draw us closer together and perhaps one day my spouse will put together the facts and stop praying... lol)
[edit] So to specifically answer the question, No, I don't think I would HAVE to marry an atheist, though it probably would make things a million times easier haha.
Atheist without a question.
I've been in three fairly long relationships (4, 2.5, 3 years) with a Norwegian agnostic, a US "spiritual" person, and an atheist Tica. The second was by far the worst relationship experience I've had, and the latter was perfect. I cannot tackle the world view espoused by non-Atheists and occasionally end up lobbing fairly mean spirited comments towards them when "I don't honestly know" is replaced by "God did it".
As for marriage.. Don't really see the point from an emotional point of view, though it does have some practical applications in regards to, amongst other things, citizenship, tax and family law reasons.


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We were dismayed that you used Darrell Rose's picture to illustrate your mean-spirited little article on Mall musicians [Cover story, "Summer tips," July 24, 2003] (http://www.readthehook.com/93760/cover-summer-tips-shakin-dog-days).
We know Darrell very well and can tell you that he has been far more than a street musician "crowding the Downtown Mall."
He has taught in area schools since 1991 under the auspices of the Virginia Commission of the Arts, has helped organize and perform in myriad benefits, has been an affiliate of the Bluemont Concert Series of Northern Virginia Artists in Education Program, and for many years has performed at First Night Virginia.
As a master drummer and percussionist, he plays and records with blues singer Corey Harris and, most recently, with the Wailers, back up band for the late Bob Marley.
As a folk artist, Darrell has shown his work at Gallery Neo, Piedmont Virginia Community College, Lakeside Gallery, the Mudhouse, and at Texas A&M University.
Darrell has recently been elected to the board of directors of Second Street Gallery.
The picture you chose to use with the article was from an infrequent mall performance by the Afrikan Drum Festival, which Darrell founded and led for a number of years.
You have lumped all the Mall musicians together without recognizing them as individuals with hearts and minds. Get to know them!
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The holidays are upon us, which means that your kids will be off of school for at least two weeks. While some days will be filled with family dinners and outings, you might find yourselves with empty days and kids telling you that they are BORED. Not everyon is as crafty as Martha, but there are some easy crafts out there that will entertain your kids and won't have you tearing your hair out in frustration.
1. Make a rain shaker - noise maker.
2. These popsicle stick puzzles look like a lot of fun.
3. Recycle your old crayons (or buy new ones) and melt them to make new, shaped crayons.
4. Check out these paper doll (or any design you'd like) snowflakes.
5. Download, print, and cut out this spy doll and clothing options.
6. Print out some coloring pages. Ask your kids what they's like to color, open up Google and print out their favorite characters.
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This is a logo contest for an plus size women intimate apparel store. The logo must be unique, fresh and produced in a creative yet tasteful manner.
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Logo goes on the top left side where the word "My Plus Lingerie" is shown. URL of the site is "mypluslingerie .com". Email me with any specific questions or need further clarification. Good luck.
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Frankfurt am Main (Germany) August 21, 2013 – Crytek have ushered in a new era for their state-of-the-art CRYENGINE technology, with the launch of the new CRYENGINE; an ever-evolving technology service, with always up to date access to the latest features in CRYENGINE for commercial game licensees.
CRYENGINE users will also benefit from the coming together of Crytek's Engine Licensing and Research & Development teams; a move designed to double the level of one-to-one care game licensees can tap into, in essence offering Crytek's R&D as a service for developers using the new CRYENGINE.
On top of these changes, the new CRYENGINE supports development on current and next generation consoles (Xbox One, PlayStation®4, and WiiU™), alongside PC, with further platforms to be added in the near future.
In line with the new services, the all-in-one development solution will no longer be identified by version numbers; reflecting the fact that constant updates and upgrades are always being applied to keep CRYENGINE at the forefront of its field.
Areil Cai, Director of Business Development – CRYENGINE said: "Supplying an engine is not about delivering a static piece of software. It's about Crytek being an R&D team for our game licensees; providing the latest, greatest technology we can, all the time. As an industry, we're all looking to deliver games as a service now – and we feel the same approach can be taken with game engines. Today's announcement reflects this progress, as well as our ongoing commitment to making sure CRYENGINE® licensees always stay well ahead of the game."
Also commenting on Crytek's announcement, Carl Jones, Business Development Director at Crytek, said: "Since CryENGINE 3 was launched in 2009, we've dramatically changed the engine so many times, with so many major new features, it's not the same engine anymore. We have revolutionised many parts of the engine: we have overhauled our entire lighting system, built movie quality character rendering and animation solutions, vastly improved the speed and effectiveness of our Sandbox editor, and even our rendering has changed with tessellation, pixel accurate displacement mapping and now physical based rendering; all of this while maintaining our first principal: that making games should be real-time, all the time. CRYENGINE is a new engine from Crytek – and it always will be!"
This week also sees a major update to Crytek's free CRYENGINE® SDK; granting non-commercial users access to a raft of the new features that recently helped to make Crysis 3 a visual benchmark for gaming. It is two years since the launch of the free CRYENGINE® SDK. In that time, the engine has been downloaded over five million times and is used for non-commercial projects every day by a constantly growing community and more than 400 universities. The update to the free SDK will take user feedback on board and remove some restrictions, which prevented users from working offline.
These changes to the CRYENGINE service are being marked with a new website which can be seen at www.cryengine.com. Over time, the site will grow to offer new options for game developers, and will ultimately become the central hub for all official CRYENGINE content online.
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Information on connections, airports, stations and transport in Spain.Check the routes for arriving to Spain and the time needed to get to its cities from destinations like Madrid and Barcelona. We recommend a mode of transport for each route and offer information on connections to the Canary and Balearic Islands.
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