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Two days might not seem that long for your latest Amazon order's arrival. But for the crew of the International Space Station, waiting 48 hours for fresh supplies must be an eternity. That's why NASA and Rosaviakosmos have melded new technology and an old technique to deliver supplies eight times faster than ever before.
Since the Space Shuttle program's recent retirement, NASA has depended on Russian-built Soyuz vehicles to deliver essential items—everything from scientific equipment to fresh air and propellant. And while the International Space Station floats just 220 miles above the Earth, getting the manned Soyuz capsule and the ISS to meet requires 34 Earth orbits—it takes roughly two days. This method is inefficient, given that during the trip out to LEO, the Soyuz crew must consume air, food, and water that could otherwise be utilized aboard the ISS.
So the Russian Federal Space Agency has renovated the Progress unmanned spacecraft, which was originally developed in the 1980s. Based on the earlier Progress 7K-TG spacecraft, the new design has a modern service module (the section containing the craft's flight control systems), new rendezvous and docking systems, and a digital telemetry system. Designated the Progress-M, this 35-foot long, 16,420-pound unmanned capsule can haul nearly three tons of supplies at a time atop a standard Soyuz rocket. Last Wednesday, for example, the Progress 48 capsule delivered 1,962 pounds of propellant, 110 pounds of oxygen and air, 925 pounds of water, and 2,817 pounds of other miscellaneous supplies to the ISS—in just under six hours.
After lifting off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Russia's largest spaceport, Progress 48 needs just four laps around the Earth to catch and autonomously dock with the space station high above the South Pacific. "It does impose more constraints on the geometry—the orbital mechanics—of the launch, because you have less time to catch up to the space station," said space station flight director Chris Edelen. "You've got to basically launch and be in the right spot, and the space station has to be in the right spot." Once it arrives, the Progress 48 attaches itself via ISS's Pris docking compartment, a spot previously occupied by the Progress 47 capsule. Since the Progress fleet are designed to be disposable, whenever a new supply shipment is launched, the previous capsule is filled with refuse from the ISS and set adrift, eventually burning up with its cargo as the craft reenters Earth's atmosphere. The Progress 48 will remain tethered to the ISS until December, when it will meet the same fate.
This is not the first time that either NASA or the RFSA has attempted such a maneuver. "This is actually old technology," Edelen continued. "Our first ground-up rendezvous on the Gemini program was a Flight Day 1 rendezvous, and the Russians have done this before, so it's sort of a back to the future."
The space agencies plan to perform another unmanned test flight later this year, and, if that too is successful, they hope to adapt it to manned Soyuz capsules. "They're looking to eventually take this into the Soyuz phase," Dan Harman, NASA's space station manager of operations and integration, said in a press release. "If you can get the crew to orbit in six hours and onboard the International Space Station, that could be a tremendous benefit over the two-plus days it takes today." What's more, this new methodology could finally provide a way to hussle emergency supplies and crews into LEO in the event of a catastrophic system failure aboard the ISS.
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I have a really, really long post which is from something that happened last week, and I'm scrubbing it hard because it's a topic which deserves a hard scrub. And I have another which is part of an inside joke here at TeamPyro which I am in the process of writing. And Phil has a great post linking to a person who's obviously got his head and humor tied on right, so a bumpin' we will go.
But Luke (of "Luke and Rachael" fame in the meta) has said something which I think deserves special attention.
It seems to me that TeamPyro could learn a thing or two from the L'abri model.Here's my initial reaction to that statement, and I urge you to think about it and then add something constructive to the topic in the comments.
Apparently L'Abri is participating in something like ministry, and this blog in particular is not -- and that's an interesting view from a guy who may or may not be a friend of Emergent but who is taking up for the cause of so-called "missional" church work.
I was going to comment that it's a little weird that pastors who cuss from the pulpit, borrowing music from the least morally-concerned part of secular culture, accepting ritual scarring and piercing, and giving a pass to public drunkenness are all seen as "acceptable", but blogging -- that is, blogging in a way which people will read and take notice of -- is seen as a violation of mission. However, I'm going to ask a question instead.
L'Abri doesn't feed the hungry or clothe the naked in any kind of consistent way. Should they abandon their work to do that work because the latter form of work is apparently more like what Jesus would do?


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Amantra Resort & Spa
296 Moo 6, Koh Lanta Yai
Krabi 81150
Koh Lanta Yai, Klong Nin Beach
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Amantra Resort & Spa Krabi is situated on the south-west coast of the island of Ko Lanta Yai, part of Krabi province. This Krabi resorts sits on a beautiful stretch of fine, white sandy beach offering wonderful spot for those who are seeking peace and solitude. Amantra Resort & Spa Krabi has 70 cosy and modern guest rooms and villas well equipped with modern amenities that will guarantee a comfortable stay. Accommodation in Krabi is always a source of comfort and pleasure at this beautiful Krabi resort where you will find all the everyday essentials required for a convenient stay and relaxing ambience that ensures your complete well-being. We provide the leisure facilities such as Restaurant serving Thai and International dishes, Long stay activities program Thai cooking class, Tour information & Arrangement Service, Tradition Thai massage,
Hi-speed internet access (Wireless), Laundry Services, Car & Bile rental, Room Service, 24 Hour security, Money Exchange and Wedding Arrangement etc.
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Date of stay:
Dec 30, 2019
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The breakfast was not so good.
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Jan 02, 2020
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Jeanette Sandra Pettersson
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Feb 01, 2017
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Change to Hotel Wings without let us know... and that Hotel not have any facilities at all especially swimming pool...The main point is not at beach site. Felt very disappointed, very poor service. The front desk advise us to refund money if really not intend to change hotel. How come we can refuse the reservation since we have 8 rooms at this CNY peak season?
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Please take note since we paid for beach site reservation with swimming pool facility. Can not change without any reason...
Feb 04, 2017
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Apr 18, 2016
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Apr 02, 2015
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We were not happy with this hotel. It looked nice on the outside and the location on the beach is beautiful but the rest was bad. The stuff didn t even care about the guests, we didn t feel welcome at all. The swimmingpool had no cirkulation at all so it was all too hot to swim in, more than 30° in the water. The room we had booked was a standard room and we didn t had any high expectations but this room was not even okey to be called a standard room, it was so old and poor. The breakfastbuffe wasn t good either. We only hade breakfast at the hotel one morning and the rest we had outside the hotel even thoug we paid for 3 mornings. We are not coming back to this hotel and I will not recomend it to anyone.
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Booking easy and without any problems.
Apr 06, 2015
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Mika Jerry Isabell Burström
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Feb 05, 2014
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The room was very old. Staff service - especially in the restaurant slow and with little knowledge of English.
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Very good
Feb 08, 2014
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Louise Vogdrup-Schmidt
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Feb 08, 2012
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staff is good..but the manager attitude is very very very bad..
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thanks sawadee.com
Feb 10, 2012
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endao boi
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Feb 03, 2012
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très bel hotel vu magnifique sur la page et le coucher de soleil, piscine jolie mais pas très grande, resto super, bon et pas trop chère, personnel gentil et accueillant, le hic c est le chambre, salle de bain pitoyable, salle, juste un pommeau de douche qui pendouille lol, clim bruyante, orreiller bof, mais wifi gratuit !!
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Feb 06, 2012
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Jan 28, 2012
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Rekommenderar verkligen inte detta hotell om man vill ha god service och valuta för pengarna. Mycket strul och personalen var inte ett dugg tillmötesgående. Boka istället Sri lanta som ligger brevid.
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Feb 18, 2012
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Daniel Odelby
Date of stay:
Jan 22, 2012
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Sono stato all amantra con la mia compagna otto notti, ne avevo prenotate tre ma la posizione eccezzionale e la tranquillità del posto meritavano più tempo. Da ko lanta si possono fare un sacco di escursioni ed è un ottimo punto base per far ciò. Consiglio a tutti di tenere in considerazione quest albergo, pulito e dall atmosfera serena.
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ottimo sito e ottimo sistema di prenotazione
Feb 02, 2012
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francesco manuguerra
Date of stay:
Dec 30, 2011
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what I can say ? I hv the complicated feelings about sawadee, because I book the nice hotels from them for railay trip . but the one they highly recommended in lanta is very disppointed . never go to amantra if u are smart enough ,especailly what u want to book is a garden view standard room . 3300bhts per night , 9900 bhts three night . u deserve a better one. the room is small , and newly decorated .u can even smell the odour of paint , it s not healthy . the tape water is always yellow . and the garden view just like a joke , the picture on sawadee is correct . but the angel they use to shoot the picture is very genius . in china , we can call it cheating . I hv been to thailand for four times , stayed in different hotels . this is the only hotel I complained . we encoutered 8 chinese people in the same hotel ., they have the same feelings.the only bright side is the beach , but , u have many choices on the same beach , it s waste the money to chose this one .
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Jan 04, 2012
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Gu Yuemin
Date of stay:
Dec 28, 2011
Accommodation and facilities:
Good location at the beach. Great pool. Good breakfast. The only bad ting was that the staff in the restaurant did not understand english and it took ages to get the food. Friendly and helpfull staff in the reception.
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Jan 01, 2012
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Goran Sorell
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The Amantra Resort Krabi
is an immersion in the culture, heritage and natural beauty of some of the most enchanting destinations in the world. Follow us on a journey rich with local colour, luxurious surroundings, gracious service and discover the art of the Amantara Experience.
This Krabi resort sits around 300 meters of white sand and unspoiled beach facing the west for stunning sunsets and unforgettable days. In our fast paced world we tend to neglect our need to balance work and relaxation. The goal at Amantra and Spa is to provide you with a peaceful and relaxing atmosphere.
This will allow you to rejuvenate your body and mind giving you the time to reflect on important thoughts and feelings. After recharging our bodies and minds we can return to our daily living with a renewed sense of energy. Here at Amantra Resort and Spa we help you find that inner balance.
Amantra Resort and Spa has searched out one, if not the best beach on Koh Lanta to build our resort. With over 27 years experience we know that clean, comfortable, and stylish rooms, all services available, along with a friendly staff adds to a very memorable holiday.
Amantra Resort & Spa Krabi has 70 cozy and modern guest rooms and villas well equipped with modern amenities that will guarantee a comfortable stay. Accommodation in Krabi is always a source of comfort and pleasure at this beautiful Krabi Resort where you will find all the everyday essentials required for a convenient stay and relaxing ambience that ensures your complete well-being.
:: Garden Superior Room - 7 Units ::
1st floor, with only one big bed (can add one extra bed but a little bit tight).
:: Superior Room - 14 Units ::
2nd floor, with only one big bed (can add one extra bed but a little bit tight).
:: Deluxe Villa - 14 Units ::
Located 2nd row from the beach (All room with one double bed + one single bed) & have room with connecting.
:: Beachfront Villa - 28 Units ::
Hotel accept add 2 extra bed (1 extra bed & 1 rollaway bed) & have room with connecting.
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Air conditional individual control
Private balcony
Satellite TV
IDD telephone
Hair dryer
Equipped shower with hot and cold water
Amantra Resort & Spa Krabi
serves an array of Thai dishes as well as contemporary style cuisine in the light-hearted atmosphere in this Krabi resort. The lively bar with an agreeable environment is the right place to enjoy a drink amidst a lot of friends.
Restaurant serving Thai and International dishes
Halal food
Vegetarian food
Outdoor swimming pool
Tradition Thai massage
Tour desk
Central safety deposit box
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Reception 07:00 - 22:00 hrs.
Security 24 hrs.
Check in 14:00 - 21:00 hrs.
Check out 11:30 - 12:30 hrs.
Credit card accepted : Visa / Master Card / AMEX
Amantra Resort & Spa
in Krabi offers facilities to host your wedding and the services provided ensure that the event is a sure success. The lovely pool overlooking the bright blue ocean gives you the opportunity for total relaxation. At this Krabi Resort. The Amantra Resort & Spa staff will assist you in making this one of your happiest and memorable days.
We will create your dream more touchable
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Amantra Resort & Spa Krabi
is situated on the south west coast of the island of Ko Lanta Yai, part of Krabi province. This Krabi resorts sits on a beautiful stretch of fine, white sandy beach offering wonderful spot for those who are seeking peace and solitude.
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city center 25 km. / airport 50 km. / Krabi bus station 150 km. and pier 25 km.
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In order for a database to be supported it must support Stored Procedures, Views and User-Defined functions. Does Postgres support all of these as SQL scripts?
Well, I took a day and tried to add support for PostgreSQL. Things were going well in that I was able to create 170 tables, 314 views and 26 functions. The project died when the Npgsql Data Provider for .NET failed to connect to the PostgreSQL database. At first it was a problem on the database server side, but I fixed that and I still cannot connect. It would appear that .NET driver is not ready.
There are other issues, such as lack of support for GUID generation. I've seen some hacks, but I am not encouraged by them. The sad part is that the PostgreSQL community clearly does not understand the importance of a GUID.
The last issue is of licensing costs. Are you prepared to pay $400 per user?
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Today's the day – the One Room Challenge reveal. I can't believe how quickly the last six weeks have flown by. There have been ups and downs along the way, but I'm so excited to share my new Master Bathroom and Walk-in Closet with you. It was a definitely a bigger challenge than the Foyer I designed last fall, but in the end I'm so glad that I selected this space. It's my now my new favorite place in our home. Serene. Chic. Functional. Love, love, love it.
In case you are just joining and seeing this all for the first time, here are links to the first five weeks of my One Room Challenge this spring:
Week One (before) // Week 2 (inspiration & demo)
Week 3 (paint & wallpaper) // Week 4 (lighting, hardware & textiles)
Week 5 (accessories)
Also to refresh your memory and to appreciate the dramatic transformation, I've included a few before images in combination with the new images.
I'm over-the-moon with the result. The mosaic marble tile floor was a starting point of the whole design. I went with my gut to do a larger pattern on the floor and I'm so pleased. To counter the heavy pattern the walls, the main vanity and trim were all painted in Farrow & Ball's Strong White. It's perfect neutral white for all the gray tones throughout the space.
I was instantly drawn to Kamala Nahas' Liquid Amber artwork from minted.com. The black and white photograph of a single leaf was simple, yet striking. I hung it over a double towel rack with personalized towels.
I designed the double sink vanity to have modern, clean lines. The polished chrome square ring pulls are a mid-century modern touch that I love. A pair of rectangle under-mount sinks by Kohler (Lowes) are paired with polished chrome faucets and a beautiful Calcutta marble top.
A handsome trio of bath accessories from Waterworks are placed on a black and white boudoir tray. I love the mix of material here!
I'm not a fan of matchy matchy finishes. In the bathroom, I mixed a variety of metals including brass and polished chrome. Here is a detail of Crytorama's glass torch wall sconce flanking the brass vanity mirrors. Loving it!
The marble shower features two shower heads, a marble seat and a steam unit by Mr. Steam. The lucite door handle by LuxHoldUps is my favorite detail. It's generous in size and adds that chic touch that I was looking for.
The water closet is super whimsical. The Woods & Pears wallpaper by Cole & Son (DecoratorsBest) sets a dramatic tone. The Roman Shade in Caroline Cecil Textiles' Ink Stripe is a fun play on pattern. The round mirror with leather strap (Joss & Main) adds another play on pattern and more natural light to the space. The flush mount ceiling fixture (Crystorama) and painted ceiling in Farrow & Ball's Worsted is another little element of surprise.
My closets in the bathroom were lined in Farrow & Ball's Bumblebee Wallpaper 586 – it's a grayish pink and a nod to the pink in the original bathroom. I had to incorporate a bee motif somewhere! I'm also thrilled with the rolling laundry basket (Joss & Main) and the chic stool (AllModern).
For an additional modern touch, I selected a glass & brass sputnik flush mount fixture (Lucent Light Shop) to hang above the make-up vanity. Love it!
The make-up vanity is my special little space in the bathroom. Isn't it pretty? In addition to the stool, I incorporated lots of girly touches like the lucite and polished chrome pulls, round marble tray by waterworks for my perfume and a bronze standing mirror by Arteriors (Bellacor). The top of the vanity is also papered in the same Bumblebee wallpaper as the closets and covered with clear glass. The window is also treated with a Roman shade in Caroline Cecil Textiles.
My husband's walk-in closet was quite a transformation too! The new space features a playful Great Wave wallpaper by Cole & Son (DecoratorsBest), a handsome rope mirror (Bassett Mirror Co) and a stately brass semi-mount light fixture (Crystorama).
I also incorporated some super stylish storage pieces including a beautiful marble box (Bellacor), rattan laundry basket (Waterworks) and beach house bins that line the shelves.
I can't tell you how relieved I am to have this project completed. The process certainly had its ups and downs. It would have never happened without the support of Linda (the founder of the One Room Challenge), the generosity of my sponsors and all of sub-contractors that maneuvered schedules to make it happen. A huge thank you!!!
allmodern lucite stool // bassett mirror rope mirror // bellacor vanity table mirror & marble box // caroline cecil textiles fabric for shades // crystorama lighting // decoratorsbest cole & son wallpaper // farrow & ball paint & bumblebee wallpaper // joss & main chrome hamper & round hanging mirror // lowes bathroom sinks & legrand adorne outlets // lucent light shop glass sputnik light // luxholdups vanity hardware & shower door pull // minted.com artwork by kamala nahas // waiting on martha boudoir tray // waterworks (and special thanks to waterworks showroom san francisco – 415.431.7160) bathroom accessories & woven hamper
the container store beach house bins in closet // forge hardware studio brass pulls in closet // mr. steam steam shower unit // nordstrom black candle //overstock tribal rug // rejuvenation vanity pulls & towel bar // restoration hardware brass vanity mirrors// rohl faucet & shower fixtures // the shade store roman shades // walker zanger mosaic tile floor // west elm shade box
candace & kurt williams of photo-tecture (images 1, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 20, 26 )
heather gallagher smith (images 7, 11, 14-19, 21,-23, 27-29)
cristin bisbee priest (before images)
I can't wait to see the final reveals of the other 19 ORC participants! I know they will be amazing…


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Earlier this month, Samsung launched the Galaxy Pop in India. With few days of its launch, Samsung announced the CDMA version of the Galaxy Pop in India. This handset is powered by the Android 2.2 (FroYo) operating system and it works with any CDMA operator (Reliance, Tata Indicom and MTS) in India. It features a 3.14 inch touchscreen display, 32 GB expandable memory, 3G connectivity and more. This handset will be available for purchase from March 25 in India. Check out the complete specs, after the break.
Samsung Galaxy Pop CDMA features a 3.14 inch QVGA display with 320 x 480 pixels resolution, 600MHz processor, Android 2.2 (Froyo) OS, 3G connectivity, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 3 megapixel camera with digital zoom and video recording, audio and video player, MicroSD card slot, 32 GB expandable memory, Stereo FM radio with RDS, 3.5 mm audio jack, Android Browser, Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP, DLNA, A-GPS, up to 300 mins talktime, up to 320 hours stand-by time and a 1200 mAh battery.
The CDMA variant of Samsung Galaxy Pop is little costlier compared to the GSM variant. This handset comes with a price tag of Rs.9,750 and it will be available from March 25th in India.


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Wichita Falls Burrito Burglar Behind Bars
You know times are tough when we have burrito banditos running rampant around town.
26-year-old Brandon Shane Eustice of Wichita Falls was in jail Tuesday (10/16) after assaulting his father and stealing his $2.07 burrito in the alley behind Sevi's Burritos on 9th Street.
The now burrito-less victim told officers that as he walked through the alley his son came from behind and began hitting him knocking him to the ground causing him to drop the sack containing his burrito. Eustice then grabbed the burrito and fled the scene of this heinous crime.
After running away with the loot, Eustice may have been able to get away with his masterful Mexican food misdeed, but this story is not in our stupid criminals category for nothing. While an officer was talking to a witness, Eustice strolled back onto the scene - likely to steal a sopapilla for dessert - and the witness identified him as the burrito burglar.
Eustice was arrested without incident and his bond was set at $50,000.
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Soldier stabbed in backside in Clinton armory
Incident happened following practical joke
Clinton police said a soldier was injured in an odd stabbing incident at the National Guard armory in Artesian Park Wednesday morning.
Officers said they came to the scene and learned that the victim had been stabbed in the buttocks.
Investigators said the soldier was involved in some kind of practical joke with another soldier's gear. When the victim bent over to pick up the gear, the soldier who owned it jabbed the victim's backside with the knife.
Matthew Montaleone, 23, of Clinton was arrested on suspicion of second-degree assault. Police said he admitted to stabbing the man, but didn't mean to cause substantial damage. He was being held in lieu of $10,000 bail.
Police said the victim wants Montaleone to be prosecuted for the incident.
Both men were preparing for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan with the 1-135th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion.


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Take 10 – New England's best Irish pubs
Stay away long enough and you might think that Irish pubs are all the same. But go more than once a year, and you'll remember that the delight lives in the details, whether the taste of a perfectly poured pint, or the quip of another patron. The fun need not end on March 17.
No, heed the words of Liam Maguire, who runs the Falmouth pub that bears his name. He tells of the call he got from a woman one St. Patrick's Day. "I want to reserve a table because we came last year and we had such a great time,'' the woman told Maguire. ''If you had such a good time,'' Maguire said, ''why didn't you come back before now?'' In the spirit of St. Patrick's Day, we offer a tour of 10 favorites in the region.
Brendan Behan Pub
378 Centre St., Jamaica Plain
A darts player as seen through the front window of the Brendan Behan, a pub in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston. Bartender John Casey, a native of Ireland, says of the pub, "It's probably about as similar to something back home as you'd get around Boston.''
The Snug
116 North St., Hingham
The Snug is a pub/restaurant in Hingham that holds a traditional Irish seisiun every Monday evening. The musicians are, from left, Dan McDonald of Marshfield, fiddle; Bob Littera of Harvard, tenor banjo; Kevin Weston of Lakeville, guitar; Donpaul Nogueira of Weymouth, Irish flute; and Mary Nuhibian of Norfolk, the tin whistle.
The Corrib Pub
396 Market St., Brighton
Bartender Imelda Kerins draws a beer at the Corrib Pub, in Boston's Brighton neighborhood. The pub, which opened in 1969, is named for Lough Corrib in Ireland and attracts many natives of County Galway who have settled in the area.
178 Thames St., Newport, R.I.
Buskers Pub sits on Thames Street in the heart of Newport, R.I. The pub serves nearly two dozen draft beers, and earned recognition as one of the best Irish pubs in the US from the Irish Voice newspaper.
The Shannon Door
Junction of Routes 16 and 16A, Jackson, N.H.
Kelli MacDonald of Conway, N.H., joins friends and family at The Shannon Door in Jackson, N.H. The photograph-filled pub caters to skiers, hikers, and locals coming off the White Mountain slopes and trails.
McGrath's Irish Pub
709 Route 4, Sherburne Pass, Killington, Vt.
The band Extra Stout keeps a Celtic beat alive at McGrath's Irish Pub in Killington, Vt. The pub, which is connected to the Inn at Long Trail, makes a natural stop for hikers on the Long Trail (the Vermont section of the Appalachian Trail) and for winter ski crowds.
Patrick's Pub
381 Smith St., Providence
The Garda Band and Patrick's Pub patrons celebrate St Patrick's Day 2008. The Providence pub is owned by Patrick Griffin, a native of Athlone, County Roscommon. The pub has been a proud sponsor of the Providence St. Patrick's Day Parade since 1993.
Liam Maguire's Irish Pub and Restaurant
273 Main St., Falmouth
Liam Maguire on stage on a recent Friday night at Liam Maguire's Restaurant & Pub in Falmouth Village on Cape Cod. Maguire, a close friend of Irish music legend Tommy Makem, settled here with his family and opened the pub in 1994 after decades as a touring musician.
Wild Rover Pub
21 Kosciuszko St., Manchester, N.H.
The Wild Rover Pub in Manchester, N.H., opened in 1990. With its brick walls and oak floors, is a neighborhood favorite of college students and blue-collar workers.
Anna Liffey's
17 Whitney Ave., New Haven
Anna Liffey's is said to be the oldest Irish pub in New Haven. It frequently offers live music, and the city's St. Patrick's Day parade ends right outside its doors.
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ASUS has started rolling out a new software update for the Transformer Pad Infinity that includes a bunch of bug-fixes. Before you start jumping with excitement, no, the update does not bring either Android 4.1.2 or Android 4.2 Jelly Bean.
Anyways, the update fixes some really serious bugs which have been plaguing Infinity owners since quite sometime.
Below is the full change-log of the update via Android Police -:
Wi-Fi Direct
- Fine-tune Wi-Fi Direct connection behavior.
- Fix the issue that in certain "aspect ratio" and "picture size" photos, the pixel dimension of picture would be different if taken in landscape and portrait mode.
- Fix the issue that, during HDMI output, the output screen will get cropped after user chooses "HDMI" item in "Settings."
- Fix the issue that there will be no items in HDMI setting page when output via HDMI Fix the issue that the screen may flicker when rotate the pad after adjust brightness bar in "Settings."
- Fix the issue that when user keeps on turning on/off Wi-Fi, sometimes it will stick in the "Turning Wi-Fi on… " status for a while
- Improve Bluetooth compatibility.
App Backup
- Fix the issue that it still shows backup success when user removes SD card during the backup process when App Backup is backing up applications to SD card.
Sound Recorder
- Fix the issue that the file recorded via Sound Recorder cannot be played after inserted in Supernote.
- Fix the issue that typing English after Chinese with Zuyin IME in the input field of Browser would cause what had been typed garbled.
3rd Party App
- 高德導航Upgrade to 5.1.8001.0033.0033-20121010 (CN SKU only).
- MyCloud Upgrade to 0.9.115.1493.
- Polaris Upgrade to 3.5_5r14741FV06.
- Remove掌上百度 (CN SKU only).
As of now, ASUS is not rolling out the update via OTA. Instead, users need to head over to ASUS website and download the update and install it manually on their tablet.


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Tureng Tepe, a site dating from approximately 3100-2900 B.C. through 1900 B.C. in northeast Iran was excavated by Frederick R. Wulsin during two short field seasons in 1931. Although the expedition was directed by Wulsin, a University of Pennsylvania Museum staff member who was a curator of Anthropology during 1930-1932, the expedition was sponsored by the Atkins Museum of Fine Arts in Kansas City, Missouri. Records relating to the excavation at Tureng Tepe are limited, and consist of 2.3 linear feet of correspondence, field notes, and indexes and catalogues.


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Alien: The unbearable paperwork of being
Arun James admits he made a mistake, but he never realized that failure to fill out a simple form could cost him his job, family, and home.
So taut is the post-9/11 tightrope immigrants in this country walk that one stumble can send families crashing apart– even when a legal alien is married to a U.S. citizen.
James, a Canadian, is a respiratory therapist who has been in Virginia on a work visa since 1997. He's employed at UVA Medical Center– or at least he was until July 15.
Two years ago, James married Carol Bognar, an American citizen, and last year he applied for a green card for permanent residency. When his wife took a business trip to Montreal in May, he tagged along to see friends and help take care of their eight-month-old daughter.
Trouble came on the return. James hadn't completed an "advanced parole" before leaving the country. Big mistake.
"I was more concerned that we didn't have all the paperwork for my daughter," he says.
"Had we known the implications, he never would have traveled," says Bognar.
James was allowed back in the United States, but ordered to show up in Washington. In D.C. he discovered "removal proceedings" had begun.
When he left the country without the form, the U.S. government considered James to have abandoned his green card application. That put him in the immigration limbo land of "no status," which means, among other things, he can't work.
"That's when I got a lawyer," James says.
But that may not be enough. James and Bognar were advised there is only a two percent chance James will not have to return to Canada after he appears in court August 5– and then it could take a couple of months for him to get a visa to return to the U.S.
"A lot of people assume once you marry a U.S. citizen, you get a green card," says Bognar, "but it only allows you to begin the process of application.
Bognar is stunned that a paperwork glitch is going to turn her family's world upside down. She travels in her work, and James takes care of the baby when she's gone. Now she faces covering the mortgage and child care costs alone.
"My husband took it for granted that there was no way he'd be deported because that would detrimentally affect his wife and daughter," she says.
She's also irked that a Canadian citizen is being treated so shabbily. "This is Canada," she says, "a supposedly friendly country."
Marcia Taylor in UVA's international studies office is used to dealing with people from other countries who need visas to work here, and she's sympathetic to James's plight.
"I wish he'd talked to me before he took off," she says. "People traveling may think it's just Canada and not that different from the U.S." Au contraire.
In general, Taylor finds legal aliens "very savvy" in handling the myriad requirements for remaining in the U.S. But James is not the only one to have a paperwork maintenance snafu catch up with him.
Tracey and David Armstrong are also from Canada. They had to get their daughters out of the U.S.– quickly– when David Armstrong took the 15-year-old to get her learner's permit and discovered that her visa was set to expire the next day.
"It was really my fault," he says. "We'd neglected the dates on their visas."
He called his employer's human relations department, which he assumed would take care of his daughters' visas. The HR person said Armstrong had to get the girls out of the country by midnight. "I said, 'You're kidding'," Armstrong says a month later. "He said, 'I'm dead serious. You've got to leave now.' "
The girls were on a plane to Ottawa that evening.
Arun James will ask the court to allow him to stay to take care of his daughter, who is an American citizen. UVA has written a letter on his behalf, noting the extreme shortage of nurses and its desperate need for health care workers.
James is resigned, though, that he'll probably have to leave his wife and daughter in Charlottesville for a few months.
But he's philosophical about it. "It's inconvenient to my family, but because of where I work, I see worse– sick children, car wrecks, terminal cases...."
James used to be amazed at fellow foreign-born nurses who spent thousands on lawyers to handle their immigration paperwork. He says this incident taught him a lot.
"I'd feel comfortable doing it myself now," he says, "but my wife won't let me."
Arun James, Carol Bognar, and daughter Nina. This happy family picture soon could be missing the daddy because Arun James' paperwork snafu may send him out of the country.


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Node 2 also provides a docking port for the discontinued Space Shuttle and the Japanese HII transfer vehicle, while it also served as an attachment point for the Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules. Node 2 is a working base point for the Space Station robotic arm, Canadarm 2.
Node 2 was developed for NASA under an ESA contract with European industry, with Alcatel-Alenia Space as the prime contractor. Responsibility for Node 2 development was assigned to the Italian space agency, ASI. The structural design is based on that of the Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules and the European Columbus laboratory.
NASA held a competition amongst schoolchildren in the United States to find a name for the Node 2 module. On 15 March 2007 the new name Harmony was announced.
Node 2, or Harmony, was launched in October 2007 on Space Shuttle flight STS-120 (ISS Assembly Flight 10A).
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G-Star2012, the largest game event in Korea, will be held from the 8th to 11th of November. Korea Association of Game Industry announced the detail of G-Star2012 at ITS GAME 2012 in Seoul, Korea on the 30th.
The host for G-Star has changed from KOCCA(Korea Creative Content Agency) to Korea Association of Game Industry, which is a private organization from this year. Since it is hosted by a private organization, all regulations regarding the game show will be decided by game companies itself. G-Star has had several issues to solve such as too much noise, long waiting lines, too much exposure of promotion girls etc. These issues will be solved by discussing with game companies themselves.
Small venues have been expanded as well. Bexco now have the 2nd exhibition hall that is completed on the 29th of May. B2B area will be located at it separated from B2C area and will provide more quite business environment. With the completion of the 2nd hall, the whole Bexco building will be used for B2C. B2C and B2B areas are connected by a bridge. Bexco auditorium, which has 4,000 seats, has been completed as well for various purposes.
If you plan to have a booth, you should register before the 17th of July to get a 10% early bird discount fare. If you had a booth last year, you can get an additional 10% discount.
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Right - inversions of various chords forming melodic runs - eyes is a perfect example. Though changing from chord to chord (key to key) changes things up a bit for sure. A simple example is right from eyes. No time to tab now. Here I am doing some of this a while back. Check out the Harder They Come.healthy_scratch wrote:Here is one I have not played in a while but it got me thinking - what is Garcia actually doing and doing so very well (especially on the 1978 JGB versions) when he does his chord solo that leads to a peaking manic chord crescendo before coming back to the closing verse-chorus to end the tune.
I actually have not tried it with a recording in a while, hell I do not think I have played Harder They COme in over 5 years but I assume it is just a question of using different chord voicings that are essentially serving as a very melodic voice leading à la Eyes of the World - the sublime introduction to the GD Raceway Park Englishtown 1977 version in particular here, granted most 70s versions include yummy Jerry chord soloing.
The chord soloing thing has always been one of the more fascinating and neglected side of Garcias playing, especially in articles and lessons in leading guitar magazines over the years. When I was starting out playing it was one of the areas I was most drawn to of Garcia's style but never knew how or what exactly he was up to.
Jerry does this ragingly well on the Warner Theatre 03-17-78 Harder They Come I do believe.
Any thoughts and preferred voicings welcome as always.
see if this is what you mean and if so I'll elaborate more on what I'm up to - to the extent I can communicate it! lol!!
I solo both before and after the keys
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Treestand Placement Strategies
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Everyone knows that hunting from a treestand can increase your odds of harvesting a deer. But if you want to set yourself up to take a mature buck, there's much more to it that finding a straight, sturdy tree. Here are some strategies, tips and considerations to help you improve your odds of success.
Deer Trails & Travel Corridors:
When you find secondary trails, scout them to see if they have any fresh scrapes or rubs, and dense cover nearby. If they do, they're probably a good place to start your stand location search. Next, try to find "pinch-points" or bottlenecks somewhere along that trail. Pinch points areas that tend to funnel deer into a more defined and predictable area, and can be created by both natural and man-made structure. For example, wooded fence lines can create pinch points. Thin strips of cover that connect two larger areas of cover can create good pinch points. Natural barriers like ponds and steep ravines can create pinch points. Look for all of the above and more along secondary deer trails and you're well on your way to finding a good spot to hang a stand.
Food Sources:
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When hunting mountains or hill country, you also need to keep thermal winds in mind. Thermal winds change throughout the day as the air heats and cools — typically moving air uphill in the morning as the temperatures rise and back downhill in the evening as it cools.
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Writers of detective novels and mysteries have broken from this pattern; Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, Dashiell Hammet, Raymond Chandler, James Lee Burke, Lawrence Block, and a dozen other writers of the last 40 years have won critical accolades from mainstream reviewers. Science fiction and fantasy have also produced artists who have won critical acclaim outside their chosen genre.
Horror writers seem a breed apart. If we include in their number Edgar Allen Poe and Mary Shelley, both of whom wrote in the 19th century — yes, yes, all you horror fans, I know I'm skipping Lovecraft, Stoker, Welles and many other fine writers — horror fiction, too, may be judged as having a special niche in terms of literary merit.
And yet there is some quality in the horror fiction of Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Peter Straub, or a platoon of other writers that misses the mark of literary excellence. Whether it is the application of logic to plot and motivation in a story — sadly missing in many horror fictions — or a general abuse of the English language, or questions of a story's depth and repeated readability, some crucial quality is missing that prevents most horror authors from claiming any sort of literary high ground. With the possible exception of The Stand, Stephen King, who is surely the King of Horror Writing, typically composes using comic-book prose and stereotypical characters who seem as crudely put together as grandpa's scarecrow.
Those writers who belong to King's court often don't even bother to try to meet these standards. Horror fiction in general makes cardboard constructions of the human personality, produces reams of clunky writing, and displays a fetish for vulgarization. You don't see that last word in print much more, but I find it appropriate here: by it I mean a standard so crude, so cheap, that it ranks close somewhere between pornographic fiction and the political speeches of political candidates running for office.
An example of this dual standard may be found in Scott Nicholson's new novel, They Hunger (Pinnacle Books, ISBN 0-7860-1713-9, $6.99). In an Appalachian wilderness area, Nicholson sets at odds a variety of people: a religiously deranged abortion clinic bomber and his female companion; two FBI agents; a team of outdoors adventurers testing two experimental whitewater rafts. As the groups collide, they are also beset by weird creatures that seem a cross between giant bats and primitive humans, released from their underground haunts when the clinic bomber sets off a bomb that also kills one of the FBI agents.
Now if we approach They Hunger as a horror novel set within the modern horror genre, we may judge the book as a solid tale that will attract readers who like this sort of thing. Reviewers on Amazon gave They Hunger five stars. Even bearing in mind that the Amazon reviews are often generally bosh, the readers who wrote these personal reviews clearly enjoyed The Hunger. They particularly liked the fast pace, the variety of characters, the eerie vampires.
Readers who come at this book without a fondness for horror fiction, however, will likely judge Nicholson's story in a different light. They may find the characters wooden stereotypes, unrefined even for an era which finds great merit and pleasure in "reality" shows. Ace Goodall, for example, is a racist, profane, misogynistic religious nut and bomber-murderer — what else is new? — who shows absolutely no sign of having ever read the New Testament. The other characters — from the self serving Farrengalli to the Indian-on-acid Raintree to the confused Clara, Ace's girlfriend — arouse so little sympathy that, as the vampire creatures pick most of them off one at a time, we don't even feel satisfied that they got what they deserved. We simply don't care what happens to them.
The writing follows the style of King and other horror writers in its awkward syntax, its overboard profanity, its adolescent approach to sexuality and violence. These devices work reasonably well in action scenes, but when applied in descriptive passages regarding the feeling and thoughts of the characters themselves, they leave no room for the subtlety or play of human emotion. In the following passage, the FBI agent Castle, despite the loss of his partner and the fact that he has already encountered the vampires, has just commandeered the expedition's boats to pursue Goodall deeper into the wilderness:
Raintree, Farrengalli, and Dove Krueger eased their raft beside the one Bowie held. Farrengalli folded his arms and leaned back as if soaking up a sun that had hidden away. "The f**k," he said. "You're d**king with my bonus."
"The bonus applies to everyone," Lane said. "We all have the same timetable."
"If Agent Castle here wants to join us, I guarantee we'll make Babel Tower by sundown," Bowie said. To Castle: "Where are you headed, anyway?"
"Don't know yet."
"F**king fantastic," Farrengalli said as Castle waded into the water and stepped into Bowie's craft. Bowie looked at Dove. Her eyes were black pools, full of deep, cold water.
Yeah. We'll make it. And I don't love you, okay?
He didn't need to speak. She knew him better than he himself did.
Dove apparently knows Bowie better than he knows himself. And both will know Bowie better than the reader on finishing They Hunger.


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Which urban obstacle course is going to provide the most entertaining and interesting car chase?
Car chases, as a result of their nature, are going to be interesting anywhere they take place. That being said, there's a much better chance of a good one taking place in a city or similarly challenging environment than on a highway through Montana.
Although Pierre L'Enfant was dead more than half a century before the car was even invented, you'd think he had car chases in mind when he designed Washington, D.C. There are rotaries, tunnels, and bizarre intersections all over the place, not to mention the natural hills and water features. Can a car jump off the Whitehurst Freeway, onto K Street, pass the Swedish Embassy and then make it onto a barge on the Potomac? We'd love to find out.
What other cities would make a good backdrop for an epic car chase? Bonus points for pictures and descriptions of what will happen.
(QOTD is your chance to address the day's most pressing automotive questions and to experience the opinions of the insightful insiders, practicing pundits, and gleeful gearheads that make up the Jalopnik commentariat. If you've got a suggestion for a good Question of the Day, send an email to tips at jalopnik dot com.)
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Sesame Street Live: "Elmo's Super Heroes"
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Super Grover has lost his super-ness and Sesame Street needs a hero! Never fear, the fabulous five Super Heroes are here -- featuring Elmo as Captain Fuzzy! Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Big Bird and all their friends are on a quest to put the "super" back in Super Grover. Singing and dancing their way through fun lessons on healthy habits, they discover how exercise, rest, nutritious food and good hygiene can save Super Grover -- and turn your children into Super Heroes, too! You'll be feeling good when Elmo's Super Heroes comes to town!


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In today's absolutely flawless, perfectly scupted edition of Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter Kadin wonders if gamers have set their expectations so high that no developer can ever hope to satisfy them completely.
Do we expect too much out of developers these days?
Think about it for a second. Minecraft is a perfect example of this to me. I see a lot of people day in and day out bitch that Notch isn't doing his part. They say he is continuously slacking off and not working hard enough. Do people really feel that the money they spent on the game hasn't given them the value they deserve? Did they envision some grand game that currently is nowhere near their intended end result?
I bought that game back when it was still Alpha ($13 and change USD) and I've easily gotten my money's worth out of it, no question. But I don't know if other people see it as such. Do we have so many games to choose from now that we expect everything to be of such a high caliber? So much so that anything slightly off will be dismissed as 'lame' and 'uninspiring'?
Someone please explain to me where this feeling of entitlement came from. I expect to get full value out of my money just like everyone but as our expectations continue to get higher and higher, eventually nothing will ever give us our 'due' satisfaction.
I think we're becoming a community (or already are it seems sometimes) where nothing is ever good enough. Give us a gem like Mass Effect 2 and we're going to bitch about BioWare/EA's approach to DLC even though the game as delivered was stunning without any need for the DLC in the first place. Give us a great title like Portal 2 and we'll tell you we can beat it very fast if we rush like mad through it so it deserves a 0/10 review on a game site. Release a beauty of a game like Superbrothers Sword & Sworcery on iOS for the measly price of $2.99 and we're going to say to the dev, "I'll wait for it to go on sale!"
Are these just empty threats by people who simply bitch to bitch, or is this the reality of our community? Or has the quality in games really dropped off over the last few years and I simply haven't noticed?
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7 Tips For Making The Most of the Farmers' Market
If you're really lucky, you live in a city with a year-round farmers' market, but even if you do, this is the time of year when farmers' markets start really picking up. Ramps, asparagus, artichokes, fava beans, peas, and new potatoes are all approaching their peak here in New York, not to mention the tomatoes, plums, apples, and wild mushrooms we still have to look forward to.
Here are 7 tips to help you make the most of your visit to the farmers' market.
1. Shop Around
As tempting as those heirloom tomatoes or that huge stalk of brussels sprouts looks on the first table, even at a farmers' market, location is everything. At larger markets, you can expect the stalls nearest the entrance and exits or the ones closest to public transportation to sport heftier prices than the stalls further in from the periphery. I always try and take a quick walk all the way up and down the market taking note of who has what and what they're charging before jumping into any purchase.
2. Visit Early for Selection, Late for Price
Absolutely have to get your hands on some ramps or morels? You probably want to get to the market early to pick up the rarities before they go. On the other hand, late shopping has its benefits too. As the market day approaches its finish, many farmer's with extra produce will pass off the goods at bargain-basement prices. Just last week I picked up a dozen laid-that-morning eggs from Ronnybrook for 50¢ less than what I pay for organic eggs in the supermarket. Last year I snagged a few flats of overripe heirloom tomato seconds for $1 a pound—perfect for filling my winter pantry with jars of sauce.
3. Bring Your Own Bag
You all own Serious Eats reusable shopping bags, right? Bringing a sturdy, reusable shopping bag to the farmer's market not only makes sense for the environment, it's also nicer to the farmers and easier on your hands (our sturdy handles are way more comfortable than cheap plastic loops). Plus, there's always the off chance that someone will notice the Serious Eats logo and spontaneously cry out, "OMG—you read Serious Eats too? I love that site. Let's get married," and happily ever after will ensue.
4. Communicate
Nobody knows their product better than the farmer's that produce them, and farmers' markets give you the opportunity to hear what's what straight from the horse's mouth. Make regular visits, and you may even find yourself getting better bargains or being offered special products for your loyalty.
5. Leave Your Shopping List Open
In fact, unless you really have to, don't go with a shopping list at all—go with a budget instead. Farmers' markets by their very nature are dynamic things that change from week to week both in terms of availability and quality. Be open to shopping around for the best ingredients whether they were part of your original plan or not, and you'll end up with a much better bounty.
6. Do Your Research
Only a thorough on-site evaluation will tell you what's best on any particular day, but it pays to know in advance what to expect. Are we at the height of asparagus season, or is it more likely the farmer's are pushing stalks that are past their prime? Should you be focusing on the sprouts or the squash? You wouldn't want to miss out on the short Greengage season because you're busy filling your bag up with the apples that'll still be around for weeks to come, right?
7. Spread the Love
A lot of farmers' markets these days feature one or two really large farms that seem to sell a virtual supermarket's worth of produce, and often they sell really great stuff, but chances are they don't have the very best of everything. It pays to spend time visiting multiple stalls to pick and choose the best from each one. The farmers won't get offended. I promise.
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COLUMBUS, Miss. -- A May 20-24 leadership program at Mississippi University for Women is now open for applications from Mississippi college women.
Called NEW Leadership, the national bipartisan program developed originally by Rutgers University is a partnership between The W and Starkville-based John C. Stennis Center for Public Service. Drawing on the expertise of state, regional and national leaders, the five-day residential program will educate college women about ways they can become more involved in public service and the political process.
"The program is open to any undergraduate college woman attending a community college, college or university in Mississippi, or any female resident of Mississippi pursuing a bachelor's degree out of state," explained Kate Brown, director of The W's Center for Creative Learning and a coordinator of the program. There is no cost to participants.
Students selected for the program will interact with three faculty-in-residence, as well as hear from a variety of women who have excelled in public service roles within Mississippi. Sessions will include exercises that encourage development of skills such as public speaking, conflict resolution, networking and advocacy, Brown said.
Faculty-in-residence include Nancy Bocskor, president of Arlington, Va.-based The Nancy Bocskor Co.; Heather McTeer Toney, former mayor of Greenville; and Sally Doty, an MUW alumna and current Mississippi state senator (District 39).
Students also will hear a keynote address by Amy Tuck, a two-term Mississippi lieutenant governor who currently serves as vice president for campus operations at Mississippi State University.
"We have an outstanding slate of speakers, moderators and mentors who are committed to sharing their experiences and knowledge," said the Stennis Center's Brother Rogers.
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late January 16th we received that dreaded phone call about my nephew in Texas. My brother Larry's son Larry II was on life support and was brain dead. His parents had some heart breaking decisions to make. The family gathered around and waited for the final diagnose. My brother Ronnie and I packed a bag and headed out to Texas with our brother Larry for a final goodbye to a loving son and nephew.
On the way down Lil Larry was so unstable that some decisions were made over the phone on the way there. His parents decided to donate his organs to help save someone else. Their son was gone but his organs could help another family waiting for a miracle. God takes someone we love so much and in return his parents are able to give to another in their time of grieving. What an amazing gift these parents gave to someone else.
We arrived and my brother signed the paper work needed to end his son time here on earth. Final goodbyes were said and we all left with a broken heart. A 29 year old baby boy was gone! Born September 20, 1984 and departed January 18, 2014
Larry, Jean and Little Larry (above) Grandpa (my dad) and Lil Larry (below)
Here are some pictures from some wonderful memories that we will hold dear to our hearts until we meet again.
He was so adorable and that smile could get him anything!
In his younger days
Lil Larry with cousin James and Grandpa Red, who was so proud of his grandchildren
the Little Larry we will all remember with his jokester and cocky grin .. he was such a good hearted person who loved his family with all he had.
Miss Me – But Let Me Go
When I come to the end of the road
and the sun has set for me
I want no tears in a gloom filled room
Why cry for a soul set free
Miss me a little but not too long
and not with your head bowed low
Remember the love that once we shared
Miss Me – but let me go
For this is a journey we all must take
and for each must go alone
It's all apart of a bigger plan
A step on the road to home
and when you are lonely and sick of heart
Go to the friends we know
and bury your tears in their loving arms
Miss Me – But Let Me Go
Those dreaded last moments .. saying goodbye to a beloved son, brother, nephew, cousin and friend …
One of the last good pictures of him with his mom Jean and his brother Lucas .. he loved his family dearly
These last 2 pictures will be how the family remembers our beloved Little Larry! He sent this picture to his sister Amy blowing kisses to her even though they were hundreds of miles apart. You can see the love he had and no amount of miles could stop him from showing his love.
Because his family is broken between Illinois and Texas each will be holding a memorial to honor his memory. We have planned for our family and friends on February 2nd at 1.00 PM to honor his memory.
RIP our beloved Little Larry and we will always remember you blowing kisses from heaven. You will be greatly missed but your memory will remain forever in our hearts.


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Real Salt Lake midfielder Javier Morales has been nominated for MLS Goal of the Week!
Morales is nominated for his 53rd minute headed goal in RSL's 1-0 win over Chivas USA on Saturday. This is the second-consecutive week that a RSL player has been nominated for the honor. Morales is up against Sporting Kansas City's Aurelien Collin, Toronto's Jeremy Hall, LA's Landon Donovan and Philadelphia's Jack McInerney.
Voting runs until 12:59 a.m. MT on Friday morning - Click here to vote for Javi!


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In this article, I argue that the billion-dollar LIGO project that recently claimed to have detected gravitational waves from the collision of two black holes located more than a billion light years from earth is nothing but a scam to defraud the public. I argue that gravitational waves cannot exist because they are based on the false assumption that changes in gravity propagate at the speed of light. I further argue that the spacetime model is wrong because it is a block universe in which nothing happens and that gravity is a nonlocal or instantaneous phenomenon related to the law of the conservation of energy.
Stable Planetary Orbits or Newton Was Right
In spite of the incessant propaganda over the last century from the general relativity camp, gravity is an instantaneous or nonlocal phenomenon, just as Isaac Newton assumed. If changes in gravity traveled at the speed of light, as relativists claim, Newtonian gravity equations would not work at all and all planetary orbits would become unstable. There would be no planetary systems orbiting stars and there would be no galaxies. The reason is that it would take more than eight minutes for changes (caused by its motion around the Milky Way galaxy) in the sun's gravity to reach the earth and even longer for the more distant planets. So the earth's orbit around the sun would depend on where the sun was eight minutes ago, the time it takes changes in the gravitational field to reach the earth, and not on where it is now. This is not observed. As it is, Newtonian gravity is extremely accurate in predicting the orbits and positions of the planets. Minor effects that Newton could not have known about, such as clock slowing, are negligible. This is a fact. (see LaPlace calculation of the speed of gravity.)
Conservation of Symmetry
There is another reason, equally damning, that gravity must be instantaneous. It has to do with symmetry. Symmetry is an inherent part of the way the universe works. The conservation of symmetry is as much a law of nature as the conservation of momentum or energy. Geometry would not work without it. Conservation laws are nonlocal, meaning that they act over any distance, as if distance did not exist.
In spite of all the relativist claims regarding spacetime curvature (more on this later), gravity is undeniably caused by an energy deficit due to local violations in the conservation of energy. The deficit occurs when many particles (both massive and massless) exist at a particular location.
I have a hypothesis as to why the deficit happens but suffice it to say, for now, that it is the reason that clocks slow down in the presence of gravity. Regardless of the cause of the deficit, nature tries to eliminate it by moving energy, in the form of both massive and massless particles, toward the location of the deficit. Of course, it can never eliminate it because adding more matter results in even more violations.
The law of symmetry dictates that the shape of the gravitational field must be symmetrical around the source of the deficit, i.e., as perfectly spherical as possible. By analogy, the shape of the electric field around an electron must also be symmetrical. Otherwise, there would be a violation of symmetry. But if changes in the gravitational field propagated at c, as the physics community claims, it would create a non-symmetrical field around the source as it moves. This would be in violation of the conservation of symmetry, which is not allowed. Hence physicists are either wrong or lying about gravity.
Einstein's Block Universe in which Nothing Happens
Relativists claim that gravity is the curvature of spacetime caused by massive bodies. But is this true? The surprising and inconvenient fact is that nothing can move in spacetime because a time dimension, as I explained in the previous post, makes motion impossible. This alone falsifies the spacetime model. In Conjectures and Refutations (pdf), Karl Popper called spacetime, Einstein's block universe in which nothing happens. He even compared Einstein to Parmenides of Elea who, along with his more famous student, Zeno, maintained that nothing changes. Not even wrong. Here's a partial quote (emphasis added):
At the same time I realized that such myths may be developed, and become testable; that historically speaking all — or very nearly all — scientific theories originate from myths, and that a myth may contain important anticipations of scientific theories. Examples are Empedocles' theory of evolution by trial and error, or Parmenides' myth of the unchanging block universe in which nothing ever happens and which, if we add another dimension, becomes Einstein's block universe (in which, too, nothing ever happens, since everything is, four-dimensionally speaking, determined and laid down from the beginning).Einstein's block universe is a thorn on the side of relativists. How many times have we read about the magic properties of spacetime and how bodies travel along their geodesics in spacetime? How many times have we heard how matter curves spacetime and how the curvature of spacetime affects the motion of bodies? Only to find out that it was all a bunch of lies. Many physicists know about these things but they rarely mention them because it makes them look stupid. Besides, why rock the boat that you are riding in?
LIGO Fraud
If gravity is instantaneous (there can be no doubt about it, in my view), then LIGO must be a scam, a fraud perpetrated on an unsuspecting public to the tune of billions of dollars. Of course, the public who pays the salaries of LIGO physicists and funds their expensive projects has no way to verify their claims. But sooner or later, the chickens will come home to roost. Wait for it.
Addendum (6/2/16):
Relativity Implicitly Assumes Instant Communication while Explicitly Forbidding it
Relativists will, of course, reply with an argument that I have heard many times before. They will claim that I do not understand general relativity theory and that GR addresses my concern about the finite speed of gravity. They will argue that, by some unknown magic, the sun communicates information regarding its velocity relative to the earth and all other bodies in the universe. This way, the other bodies can somehow (more magic) read the information and more or less guess where the sun is even though they receive the information some time after it was sent. Of course, they decline to explain how this information is encoded, transmitted and how the other bodies detect it. That's the magic part. This part of the theory is somehow immune to falsification. Not very scientific, if you ask me. But it gets worse, much worse.
It is a laughably self-contradicting argument simply because there is no way that the sun can "know" about its velocity relative to any other body so as to transmit it to any of them. The problem has to do with the word 'relative'. It is a problem with all observer-centric, relativity-based, local theories because the word 'relative' implies instantaneous knowledge between distant bodies even though such knowledge is forbidden by the local nature of the theory: nothing can move faster than the speed of light. So general relativists are breaking their own rule. On the one hand, they are saying that information must travel at or below the speed of light and this is why changes in gravity must travel at the speed of light. On the other hand, they are using instantaneous information to determine the relative velocity between distant bodies. This is not even wrong.
The argument is so stupid and so painfully contrived that I declined to address it when I first wrote the article. But I have since seen it repeated elsewhere on the web and I could not let it go without a refutation. This is the kind of crap that the public is forced to support with their hard earned money.
Steven Carlip's Aberration and the Speed of Gravity
Relativity proponent Steven Carlip wrote a paper (Aberration and the Speed of Gravity) in 1999 that supposedly laid the problem to rest. In the paper's abstract he writes (emphasis added):
"By evaluating the gravitational effect of an accelerating mass, I show that aberration in general relativity is almost exactly canceled by velocity-dependent interactions, permitting
Ironically, Carlip's use of the phrase "velocity-dependent interactions" in the abstract immediately refutes his argument that information about the sun's velocity relative to the earth or any other body can be determined in the sun's frame of reference and communicated to other bodies. This would have to assume the existence of either absolute motion/position or instantaneous communication between distant bodies, both of which the theory forbids. The fact that such crackpottery can make it past peer review shows that relativity physics is not about science. It is strictly about politics. Einstein's physics is now a full-fledged religion and political movement.
New: Why Steven Carlip Is Mistaken about the Speed of Gravity or Why LIGO Is Still a Scam
Addendum (6/4/16):
Infinite Regress and the Graviton
Let us assume for the sake of argument that the relativist hypothesis is correct. In order to communicate information about its relative velocity to other bodies, a massive object would have to encode it in a particle which would then travel at the speed of light out into space. Physicists call this particle, the graviton. The problem with the use of a mediating particle as the carrier of the gravitational force is that gravity, unlike the other forces, affects everything the same way. This includes the gravitons themselves. This immediately introduces an infinite self-referential regress that throws a giant monkey wrench into the works. It is an insurmountable problem. But don't tell quantum gravity physicists about it. The graviton idea is one of their most beloved pet theories.
Parlor Tricks
But that is not all. Since physicists cannot account for the self-energy of the graviton, they have to use one of their favorite parlor tricks to explain away the obvious violation of the conservation of energy: physics via labeling. Just call the graviton "virtual" et voila! Problem solved. It is embarrassing, to say the least.
The All-Seeing Nonlocal Universe
The only alternative is that there is no graviton. We are now back to Newtonian physics which makes no assumptions about the mechanism of gravity. If so, how can the gravitational force be communicated to other bodies? The answer is that there is no communication. Gravity is an instantaneous or nonlocal phenomenon. Everything "feels" or "sees" the gravity of everything else instantly. Distance is a perceptual illusion. The universe is one and all-seeing. Or, to borrow a Biblical metaphor, everything is "full of eyes".
See Also
Aberration and the Speed of Gravity (Carlip)
Does Gravity Travel at the Speed of Light? (Carlip)
Why Steven Carlip Is Mistaken about the Speed of Gravity or Why LIGO Is Still a Scam
Relativity Implicitly Assumes Instant Communication at a Distance While Explicitly Forbidding It
Why Space (Distance) Is an Illusion
How to Falsify Einstein's Physics, For Dummies
How Einstein Shot Physics in the Foot
Nasty Little Truth About Spacetime Physics
Why Einstein's Physics Is Crap
Physicists Don't Know Shit
Nothing Can Move in Spacetime
Physics: The Problem with Motion
Why Gravitational Waves Are Nonsense
Physics: The Surprisingly Simple Reason that the Speed of Light Is the Fastest Possible Speed and that Particle Decay Is Probabilistic


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This porcelain Russian decorative plate is from the special collection "Russian fairy tales in porcelain". The subject of the miniature is the Russian folk tale w"Princess Frog". The plate it was made on basis of lacquering original which was painted by artist Medvedev I. specially for this collection.
The plate is made of high quality porcelain. The picture is copied by means of modern techniques. On the back side there is description of the subject made in two languages - Russian and English. There is a special loop to hang the plate on the wall. As well there is a plastic stand that can hold the plate in vertical position if to put it on the table or shelf.
This decorative plate is packed into special souvenir decorative box.
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GE at 52-week high. Conspiracy?October 5, 2012: 12:49 PM ET
Shares of General Electric (GE) rose 1% Friday and hit a 52-week high. The stock is now up nearly 30% this year, making it the third-best performer in the Dow Jones Industrial Average for 2012. Only Bank of America (BAC) and Walt Disney (DIS) have done better.
Yet, there was little chatter about GE's earnings, valuation or the performance of its various industrial, health care and aerospace units Friday. Instead, most of the comments on StockTwits centered on a tweet from former GE CEO Jack Welch Friday morning.
Welch seemed to insinuate that the Labor Department may have manipulated the September jobs report, which showed a surprising drop in the unemployment rate to 7.8%, in order to benefit the re-election campaign of President Obama.
Traders were quick to feast on the irony in this accusation. After all, GE under Welch was notorious for "managing" earnings in order to please Wall Street.
MawiLoca: Jack Welch, the guy who convinced everyone that $GE stock was worth 60 bucks, is calling shenanigans?
Wait. GE isn't worth $60? Well, it is nearly 60% off its all-time high from 2000.
IgorGreenwald: I blame the kooky @jack_welch payrolls conspiracy theory on his long history of manipulating $GE earnings.
researchpuzzler: kind of rich to have Jack Welch talk about fudging numbers ~ one of the best earnings "managers" in history $GE
lamonicabuzz: Note to @jack_welch. Lucky Twitter wasn't around when $GE was "managing" earnings. The shorts would have lots of conspiracy theories too.
It really is quite astonishing that Welch decided to take issue with the government's jobs numbers. Barry Ritholtz (@ritholtz) has an inspired rant on this over on his blog, The Big Picture.
But maybe Welch is trying in some small way to improve the jobs picture?
RAEckart: Ugh, @jack_welch just increased employment at "conspiracy" websites. $SPY $GE
Ha! I guess we'll see that in the October jobs report due out just four days before the election!Before Welch put his virtual foot in his mouth this morning, I was definitely leaning towards awarding my Reader Comment of the Week to one of the many humorous remarks about Zynga (ZNGA) following its earnings warning Thursday.
But Matt O'Brien of The Atlantic takes the cake with this joke about a fictional conversation between Welch and his successor.


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Some websites or add-ons require that you use a specific browser or version and then make a mistake detecting your installed version of Firefox. This can cause the following problems:
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- You are not able to install extensions or themes from the Mozilla Add-ons website because it incorrectly detects that you are using a different browser or an older Firefox version.
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My dad asks me to "say the blessing" when we have family meals for thanksgiving and things like that, and I just go along with it. I obviously don't believe the things I am saying, but I feel like it is just better sometimes to keep the peace within the family. It is just a fight I want to avoid, especially in front of the grandparents and young cousins. I have been in the biology field for six years now, and I just feel like I know things they wouldn't understand about the world. It hurts sometimes that I have to hide my lack of belief, but just like it is not my place to trample on their beliefs, it is not their place to try to convert me. Which they would do. For the rest of my life. Maybe one day I can tell them. But I'm not there yet.
I hate to tell you, Jake but I'm 62 and they never stop. I had to move across the country.
No, they'll never get it.
They'll always think it's a phase. In my case, my family thinks I'm ignorant...
And the funny thing is that they don't understand one simple thing: we've been there. We know how the brainwashing works. They haven't been where we are. So who is really ignorant?
Exactly! but your case is much better than mine! my family is a muslim one and they became extremely aggressive when they found out that I am an atheist.. They fought with me, they slapped in the face lol and they expressed all of their extreme hatred towards me now!! they even think that satan is controlling my body and brain...They also say that they are waiting for the day to see my skin and bones melt in hell while they are there laughing at me! Welcome to the islamic world!!


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Omerta: City of Gangsters Latest Updates
Tropico 5 pre-purchase on Steam due today, offers free games and first DLC
El Presidente will permit pre-purchasing of Tropico 5 later today with both a standard and a Steam Special Edition on offer, with 10% off during the pre-order phase. Closed beta applicants get an additional 10% off.
Kalypso are offering three tiered goodies for Tropico 5 if enough pre-purchase orders are placed and they are Tropico 4, the first Tropico 5 DLC, and Omerta - City of Gangsters.
The Japanese Incentive DLC released for Omerta: City of Gangsters
Kalypso Media has announced a new expansion for their gangster sim Omerta: City of Gangsters. The DLC is The Japanese Incentive, and it adds new characters, storyline, weapons and cut scenes. It is available now on PC, and will be released on Xbox 360 in early 2014.
Omerta: City of Gangsters receives new DLC December 5th, all new campaign
Kalypso Media announces The Japanese Incentive DLC for Omerta: City of Gangsters which adds a new campaign, and involves Irish mobsters, Ku-Klux-Klan nuts and a "mysterious business man" from Japan.
New characters, storyline, weapons and new areas of Atlantic City unlock with the DLC. The katana, flamethrower and machine gun join the arsenal. It releases December 5th.
Omerta: City of Gangsters now available on Mac OS
Kalypso has announced that their 1920's Atlantic City gangster sim, Omerta: City of Gangsters, is now available for Mac OS for £34.99, both retail and digital. The game requires Mac OS X 10.8 and 2GHz Intel Mac Core Duo, and requires activation via Steam.
Kalypso announces free update to Omerta coming 23rd May
Kalypso Media has announced that a free gameplay update will be coming to the PC version of its mob sim Omerta: City of Gangsters tomorrow, the 23rd May. The update will install automatically when players boot the game.


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Is it possible to write a play about global warming that isn't talking heads but a dramatic story that draws us in and makes for engaging theater?
The French Canadian playwright Chantal Bilodeau has proven it's more than possible with her deeply moving play "Sila," which is being given its world premiere by Underground Railway Theater. "Sila" means breath, air, intelligence, and consciousness that connect everything. It's poetically woven through the play.
Bilodeau sets "Sila" on Baffin Island in the Canadian Arctic, where temperatures are rising at twice the rate of the rest of the world and where the Inuit life and culture are deeply affected by the change. This is the first of eight plays she plans to write, each about the impact of climate change on one of the eight arctic countries. The next play will be set in Norway.
Bilodeau is a very smart writer. One of the great pleasures of the play is being immersed in a culture that's so different from most of ours-the Inuit culture and even the culture of whites who live and work on Baffin Island. Other pleasures of the play include the rich variety of characters, including not only humans but a mother and a baby polar bear (beautifully made, large puppets operated by actors who speak for the bears), and Nuliajuk, the Inuit goddess of the ocean and underworld, represented by a shadow puppet with a human voice. Bilodeau beautifully braids the characters and stories together. There are crisp lines, poetic imagery, spoken word poetry, occasional lines in French and Inuktitut, sophisticated humor, white-knuckle suspense, tragedy, and tenderness.
One of the most moving things about the play is that one of the key characters, Jean (Nael Nacer), changes dramatically over the course of the play-from a cool Quebecois scientist to a man who begins to care deeply about those around him. It all makes for a rich show that respects our intelligence while requiring us to listen closely.
There are a couple of places early in the show where we could use a little more assurance that we're not heading into mere argument over climate issues. The play opens with a beautiful poetic speech that Leanna (Reneltta Arluk, of Inuit descent) delivers at a conference. Arluk is a good actress and brings conviction to her role as a political advocate trying to challenge the United States. But in the opening speech, director Megan Sandberg-Zakian, who on the whole does a good job, might have helped her aim for more humility and poetic sensitivity rather than delivering it quite so much as a political declaration. There's also an early scene between Leanna and Thomas (Robert Murphy), a Coast Guard officer who's committed to developing a port and encouraging oil exploration, which becomes a bit talky. It's OK as it is, but it makes us wonder if the play will become mostly argument. It doesn't.
When we see the mother polar bear teaching her baby to hunt for seal, we know that we are in fresh and charming territory. Theresa Nguyen is delightful at manipulating and creating the spirit of the baby bear who doesn't have the patience to wait for seals and fears she'll never be a good hunter.
The story takes off when Jean arrives to do scientific research on the ice floes and finds that his Inuit guide, Kuvageegai (Jaime Carrillo), has his own mind about when they should head out onto the ice. One of the play's themes becomes western science as the only standard or including Inuit stories, mythology, and sensitivity to their environment.
Sophori Ngin brings great feeling to two mother roles-Veronica, who's the daughter of Leanna and has a son we don't see but is key to the story-and the mother polar bear. The two mother roles are closely intertwined. Veronica teaches at the local high school and performs spoken word poetry. We hear her deliver two spoken word poems by Taqralik Partridge. The first one, "Eskimo Chick," is sassy and charming. The second one, which closes the play, "No Sleep for the Wicked," is touching but takes careful listening.
Thomas and his younger counterpart in the Coast Guard, Raphael (Danny Bryck), spar with each other, often in humorous ways, but ultimately have a grudging respect for each other. The two actors create a harrowing rescue scene simply with overlapping phone conversations.
Nacer gives a terrific performance as Jean with lots of emotional intensity and variety, as his character faces tough situations. He gives a nuanced transformation from a self-centered scientist to someone who learns to care about others. That may be what's most needed as we face climate change. All of the cast members bring terrific intensity and passion to their roles.
Szu-Feng Chen's spare, white set-with northern lights playing across white curtains at one point-creates the feeling of the arctic.
This is a show that takes theater and us into new territory that's both very stimulating and satisfying.
David Brooks Andrews is a freelance writer. Follow us on Twitter @WickedLocalArts and on Facebook.
WHEN: Through May 25
WHERE: Central Square Theater, 450 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge
TICKETS: Start at $15
INFO: 866-811-4111; www.CentralSquareTheater.org
Theater Review: 'Sila' at Central Square Theatre takes us far
Is it possible to write a play about global warming that isn't talking heads but a dramatic story that draws us in and makes for engaging theater?


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NASA's Mars Curiosity rover will complete its first Martian year on June 24th. The rover took a 'selfie' to commemorate its 687-day stay on the Red Planet — Earth days, that is.
Curiosity made some groundbreaking findings in its first "year" on the planet. In Aug. 2012, Curiosity succeeded in its main mission, to determine if Mars ever harbored the environment to support microbial life. The Curiosity rover drilled into the Martian Gale Crater, in the Yellowknife region, finding a former lakebed containing what NASA called "essential elemental ingredients for life."
This spring, the rover spent its time collecting sandstone samples in Windjana, an area south west of the original Bradbury Landing site. The rover will continue moving south west towards Mount Sharp, its final destination.