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On Saturday August 4, 2018, the Auburn Ski Club will host the Sierra Crest Ultra Run which is an exciting point-to-point trail run featuring 3 distances, 50k, 30k and 15k, that takes advantage of some of Truckee and Donner Summit's best single track trails. All run distances begin at 6650 feet on the trails at Tahoe Donner's Alder Creek Adventure Center, the 50k and 30k go uphill then across the Donner Lake Rim Trail and end on the trails at the Auburn Ski Club Training Center at 7200 feet. Plan for some uphill and downhill on this fun course with 4,660 ft gain and 4,125 ft loss for the 50k and 3,493 ft gain and 2,948 ft loss for the 30k.
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As creaky as an arthritic hip, �Last Vegas� does for four leading stars of the �70s and �80s what movies like �Tough Guys� and �Grumpy Old Men� did for survivors of Hollywood�s storied Golden Age: It lets them show they can still throw a punch, bust a move and get it on, and that they�re not quite ready for the Motion Picture Home just yet. Beyond that, this genteel �Hangover� for the AARP crowd has little to recommend it, though a smattering of funny gags and the nostalgia value of the cast keeps the whole thing more watchable than it has any right to be.
One doesn�t exactly expect �Death in Venice� from a movie that begins on a shot of female cellulite jiggling beneath the surface of a Florida community pool. But as various senior-centric pics have proven, from Martin Brest�s delightful caper �Going in Style� to Ron Howard�s �Cocoon,� going gray isn�t automatically an impediment to a screenplay that consists of more than death and Viagra jokes. But �Last Vegas� scribe Dan Fogelman (who wrote the monumentally smarter and shrewder �Crazy, Stupid, Love�) pretty much sticks to the lowest common denominator as he contrives to get four childhood friends together in Sin City for the bachelor party of the last unmarried man among them.
He�s named Billy and played by a blow-dried, spray-tanned Michael Douglas in what feels like a watered-down version of the actor�s magnificent aging lothario from 2009�s �Solitary Man.� When Billy impulsively proposes to his strapping 31-year-old girlfriend (in the midst of delivering a friend�s eulogy, no less), best bud Sam (Kevin Kline) � the one trapped in that infernal Florida swimming pool � suggests a boy�s weekend in Vegas, and the rest of this white-haired wolf pack is soon to follow. Back when they were kids on the streets of Brooklyn, Billy and his pals were known as the Flatbush Four, though now they�re mainly just flat and bushed: In addition to Sam, there�s stroke survivor Archie (Morgan Freeman, essentially reprising his �Bucket List� character) and surly widower Paddy (Robert De Niro), who hasn�t forgiven Billy for skipping out on his wife�s funeral (she was their shared childhood sweetheart).
From all points they converge on the ultra-luxurious Aria casino resort, where they find themselves comped with a penthouse suite � and a personal concierge (Romany Malco) � after Archie cleans house at the blackjack table. That pretty much gives them the run of the place, though they do make one important side trip to nearby Binion�s, where Billy catches the eye of a jazz chanteuse shimmering in a sparkly mauve gown as she belts out �Only You� in a desolate hotel bar.
The singer, Diana (Mary Steenburgen), is also �of a certain age� and has been around the block a few times, but unlike her male counterparts in �Last Vegas,� she�s been written as more than a one-dimensional type, and she�s played by the marvelous Steenburgen with a richness that goes even beyond what�s on the page. She�s an oasis of real, grown-up emotion in a movie that often feels more sophomoric (and a lot less funny) than the concurrent �Bad Grandpa.�
The rest of the movie rarely if ever rises to Steenburgen�s level. Most of the comic payoffs are so obviously telegraphed that the audience can see them coming within a few frames of the setup. Actors like these can sometimes be a pleasure to watch even when saddled with sitcom material, because their timing and delivery is still better than most. But in �Last Vegas,� everyone seems to be on a mildly diverting paid vacation, especially Freeman, who can scarcely disguise his contempt for the material. He doesn�t just seem to be phoning it in; he seems to be emailing it in from his trailer.


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I had a call yesterday from John O'Neill of Florida. John is 88 years old and was born in Carlow. He came to the States in the late 1940's and has lived here ever since.
John, as near as I can understand it, is descended from William O'Neill, the brother of Hugh, our immigrant ancestor. As you can see from the Bible page below, William is listed as the last child of John and Esther. His birth date on the page seems to be 1770, which is out of birth sequence, and other researchers say it should be 1778.
John sent some family photos and I will try to get them posted soon.


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Aurlandsfjord is a 29km long branch off of Sognefjord, the longest of the Norwegian fjords at 205km. In contrast to Nærøyfjord, Aurlandsfjord is broader and much more exposed to prevailing winds. Shortly after exiting Nærøyfjord on the Gudvangen-Flåm ferry, you come to the quaint village of Undredal, situated at the lower end of a deep, glaciated valley. Known for its goat cheese and stave church, the village was only accessible by boat prior to construction of the Gudvagen and Flenja tunnels. Because of 500m gap between the two tunnels, residents were still able to access Flåm despite the closure of Gudvangentunnelen.
Past Undredal, the fjord broadens and makes a sharp turn south. At the inner end lies the town of Flåm, terminus of the famous cog railway connecting Fjord Country with the Oslo-Bergen mainline (more in an upcoming post). Because of its importance as a transit hub (train, ferries, highway), the town is popular tourist destination for exploring Sogn og Fjordane and a popular cruise ship destination.
For a more authentic Norwegian experience, the town of Aurlandsvangen (Aurland) lies on the eastern shores of the fjord at the mouth of the spectacular Aurlandsdalen (next post). Despite being larger than Flåm, the town falls off the tourist radar. Although we were scheduled to stay here two nights, the infamous tunnel closure meant that we were only able to stay one night. Our hytte was situated on a bluff overlooking the town with magnificent views over the fjord.
Following our stay in Aurland, we took public transit to Flåm. In preparation for our hiking trip in the rugged Aurlandsdalen, we had kindly been permitted to leave excess luggage at a hytte we would be staying at later in the week. With no car (where we intended to leave our luggage), we decided to use the opportunity to ride the railway before catching one of three buses daily to Aurlandsdalen late afternoon. However, upon arriving, we found the train fully booked for the entire day, further throwing our plans into disarray (for those of you wondering, online booking is not possible). After purchasing tickets for later in the week, we visited the tourist bureau where we were provided with several hiking routes.
We chose one that followed the shores of the fjord back towards Aurland before climbing up to the mountainside farms of Otternes and Vikesland. While Otternes has been converted to a museum, Vikesland still functions as a goat farm.


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This month's Cookie A Sock Club 2013's shipment.
Haven't decided which of Cookie A's patterns will
be cast on with this oh, so, beautiful blue,
but, you can believe that my feet will be pampered with this lovely.
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The Loopy Ewe is celebrating their 7th Anniversary.
TLE originally opened in St. Louis
and recently moved her operation to
Fort Collins, Colorado.
In celebration of seven years as a small business owner,
Sheri, owner of TLE,
asked Malabrigo Yarn Company dyers to come up with a very special colorway.
Their dyers created this colorway that, IMHO, reminds me of blue jeans.
They named this blue in tribute to Sheri by naming this special anniversary celebration yarn after her.
How cool is that ! ! !
Sheri commissioned a shawl pattern created for this particular yarn.
Pattern to be available only by purchasing this
7th Anniversary Celebration Kit
of yarn and pattern.
Beautiful Blues ! ! !
Overnite we received some much needed rain.
Lost power during the very, very early morning hours,
but have been up and running
ever since.
Today is Humpday
week's half over
as is September
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Thursday, 13 August 2009
Wny OTD's Hate Modern Orthodoxy
An obvious question is: why don't they consider Modern Orthodoxy? Why is it all-or-nothing for them?
Well, the answers you get are pretty repetitive but they're also interesting for the contradictory attitudes OTD's seem to have towards Torah observance.
The first is that the religion is all bovine excrement. Dig a little deeper though and specific complaints come out. The world isn't 5769 years old. The history of the universe contradicts a literal reading of Bereshis. There's no archeological evidence for almost anything in the Bible, especially Torah miSinai. There's no proof for the existence of God. The laws don't make sense. The texts are corrupted and changed over time. They're outdated. It's all about the chumros. There's a disdain for secular education. They hate women.
Then, having made their choice they mentally go one step further - from "I've got a problem with these things" they quickly move to "I've got a problem with these things and there's no solution".
This is perhaps why Modern Orthodoxy has never been appealing to the OTD crowd. For one thing, there's this strange dichotomy that gets set up in their minds. To wit: the only legitimate form of Judaism is Chareidi Judaism with all the problems they have with it. Anything else that differs is a fake form of Orthodox Judaism and therefore beneath their notice. Quote from Rav Eliashiv and you'll get a vitriolic emotional response. Quote from Rav Willig and you'll get "Oh, that's just Modern Orthodox crap".
It's like saying: I hate Coke, therefore I hate all colas and I'm not going to try Pepsi or Royal Crown because only Coke is the real thing.
Imagine the threat that Modern Orthodoxy poses. A legitimate attempt to reconcile Bereshis with natural history is permitted and encouraged. There is actually archeological evidence for the Bible. There are firm philosophical proofs for the existence of God. The laws do make sense when interpreted properly. There's no need to believe the Torah has not changed one single letter since Moshe Rabeinu, a"h, received it. The halacha is dynamic and addresses modern issues. You can go to university, in fact that's a plus. Women play an important role in the family and community life.
It's no wonder that the OTD/skeptic crowd puts as much effort into delegitimizing Modern Orthodoxy as the Chareidim do. The middle ground is always a threat to the two extremes.
20 comments:
- SJ said...
Biblical archaeology is only good for providing a cultural context of the bible, but not proof of the bible.
To say that biblical archaeology can prove the bible is like an archaeologist from a thousand years later saying that the events in the movie Wedding Crashers happened because in the 20th century, people had weddings. The logical flaw is apparent.
The philosophical "proofs" of God are far from conclusive.
Also, the Modern Orthodox are as strict and as cultish as the haredim these days. That's just my experience with them.
- 13 August 2009 at 19:32
Shalmo - I think Garnel was just trying to state why OTD's seem to stray from Judaism but not lean towards Modern Orthodoxy.
The approaches of Haredi and Modern Orthodox are very different, as he pointed out. MO is much more open to the "outside" world and embraces secular knowledge. Personally, I don't see a need for reconciliation between religion and archaology/science/evidence, but if people want to keep a religious lifestyle and also pursue secular subjects and think that is a very good thing. Modern Orthodoxy removes limitations that other Orthodox sects have on interactions outside of the Jewish community.
- 14 August 2009 at 02:38
- Yeshivish Atheist said...
Umm Garnel, just curious, have you actually...you know, asked some actual OTDers why they hate modern orthodoxy? Or better yet, have you actually asked OTDers if they even hate modern orthodoxy at all?
Of course I don't hate modern orthodoxy. It may provide a more intellectually dishonest position, but let's face it, it's not as much of a batshit crazy position like the chareidim hold by. Overall I would take a modern orthodox life anyday over a chareidi life.
The reason more effort is spent on attacking modern orthodoxy on intellectual grounds is because attacking ultra orthodoxy on intellectual grounds really isn't such a big chiddush.
A: The chareidim are nuts.
B: No, really? You don't say!
Of course, from my perspective, pointing out that the modern orthodox hashkafa is not intellectually viable is really not such a big chiddush for me anymore either. So you are actually right, we shouldn't bash you guys.
I think it's about time OTDers got on with their lives, left this nonsense behind, and started talking about things more important things than how there was probably no 600k people that experienced magical events. (WOW, what a chiddush!)
Similarly, I think it's time you Modern Orthodox frummies got on with your lives, left this nonsense behind, and started talking about more important things than how there was probably no literal mabul, genesis, talking donkeys...etc (WOW, what a chiddush!)
Seriously, you people are waisting your time. Go do something productive. (Yes I know I have been guilty of this! And I plan to try and stop too!)
- 14 August 2009 at 03:48
- The Leader, Garnel Ironheart said...
Good questions YA
First of all, check out the post over at my biggest fan's blog, the one where he goes into depth about how he hates Modern Orthodoxy.
And yes, I've spoke with a few OTD's in israel who were very clear on why MO wasn't an option for them. It always came back to "Only Chareidi are genuinely religious so why would I go in for a fake version?"
As for your conclusions, yes I agree. That's why I posted my piece on how all this is wasting time. It's one thing to spout opinions but to be dragged into endless threads on them...
- 14 August 2009 at 08:17
- David said...
I don't think it's fair to suggest that your biggest fan is representative of all OTD people. I don't know how OTD I'd consider myself (I still wear a kippa, keep kosher and observe Sabbath), but I certainly despise the Hareidim more than the MO types.
Of course, the rejection of MO is something that OTD people share with the Hareidim... moreover, you never hesitate to delegitimize streams of Judaism with which you disagree. Why should you be so outraged when others do it?
In the end, however, I'll acknowledge that you do have something of a point. It's hard to escape the notion that the Haredi types are the "real deal," and that everything else is a compromise that falls on a continuum from MO to Reform...
And MO is, in fact, a compromise... it's made up of a bunch of people who have more or less realized that the stories in the Torah are simply not true. In the end, they cherry-pick with the same sort of dishonesty which offends you so much in the Conservatives... they all agree that there was no real person called Noah, and that the flood and creation narratives are metaphorica. And yet, they all agree that Abraham and Moses existed and that their narratives are generally literally true. The problem that they don't seem to confront is that the Torah gives explicit genealogies, and it's a physical impossibility for a metaphor to have human descendants.
An MO person is, I suspect, often (but not always) just an almost OTD person who is doing his best to cling at straws.
- 14 August 2009 at 11:03
- Jewish Atheist said...
I grew up MO. Now I am OTD. How do I fit in to your armchair psychological analysis?
- 14 August 2009 at 11:57
- The Leader, Garnel Ironheart said...
The reasons MO's leave and the reasons Chareidim leave are totally different.
Now I don't know specifically what happened to you so I'm not going to judge you in particular but from my experience, MO's leave because the outside world and its influences overwhelm their religious sensibilities. Unlike Chareidim who are passionately religious, most MO's just are religious without it being this "I've gotta constantly do something to show I'm religious" feeling. As a result, they more drift away than walk out and slam the door.
- 14 August 2009 at 12:21
>And MO is, in fact, a compromise... it's made up of a bunch of people who have more or less realized that the stories in the Torah are simply not true. In the end, they cherry-pick with the same sort of dishonesty which offends you so much in the Conservatives... they all agree that there was no real person called Noah, and that the flood and creation narratives are metaphorica. And yet, they all agree that Abraham and Moses existed and that their narratives are generally literally true. The problem that they don't seem to confront is that the Torah gives explicit genealogies, and it's a physical impossibility for a metaphor to have human descendants.<
Hmmm... I am MO and none of those thoughts ever occurred to me. Really!
- 14 August 2009 at 17:50
- Off the Derech said...
I never said I hate MO. Read the damn post.
- 14 August 2009 at 18:19
"I never said I hate MO. Read the damn post.
-Off The Derech"
Sheesh, OTD, the hostility you broadcast! Have you considered SSRIs? How about getting a girlfriend, if you can find one who'll put up with all that humorless crabbiness.
Garnel--Good to see you back in full force.
- 15 August 2009 at 13:24
"Fuck off bitch
--Off the Derech"
Your rapier wit is exceeded only by your brilliant insight.
Grow up, you superannuated adolescent sap.
- 15 August 2009 at 22:37
Manya Garnel has been aggressively deleting comments he cannot rebuttal. He isn't back in full force at all, he is breaking at the seams.
The proof is in the pudding. Garnel still is advocating Torah MiSinai despite the endless discussions showing how the archaeological evidence, variant torah manuscripts, and even admissions from authorities all the way to the Rambam. All of which add to the Torah being corrupted beyond repair. The man's desperation has become intellectual dishonesty.
- 16 August 2009 at 05:25
Shalmo, the word you want is "rebut". "Rebuttal" is a noun.
Garnel, get the Benzo, stat! Looks like OTD's having another seizure.
"Be prepared to hold your liquor pretty well/Don't write naughty words on walls if you can't spell"
--Tom Lehrer
- 16 August 2009 at 09:50
- The Leader, Garnel Ironheart said...
A reminder:
1) Calling me a Nazi gets your comments deleted until you figure out how offensive you were and make that recognition known.
2) In recognition of Elul coming up, I am trying to live by the maxim: Never argue with a fool. People won't be able to tell the difference between you and him.
- 16 August 2009 at 12:44
- Off the Derech said...
I think Manya wants to suck your cock.
- 16 August 2009 at 12:52
"I think Manya wants to suck your cock.
--Off the Derech"
I've worked in the ER, Tateleh. You're going to have to be a little more creative than that if you want to shock me.
In fact, you might want to study Catholic literature if you want to impress or interest others with your Loss of Faith stories. Go read Stephen Dedalus, or even Karen Armstrong. They give the full monty in the dark night of the soul category.
With you, it's all just whine, whine, whine.
- 16 August 2009 at 15:56
- Off the Derech said...
I never wanted to impress or interest others, mammale. Garnel knows that. The only one desperate to impress (and swindle) others is the man whose blog we have the misfortune of visiting.
- 16 August 2009 at 16:21
David, I think Modern Orthodox people would be very offended by your ignorance towards them (as am I!). They often have just as strong of education and belief in Judaism, but just aren't so crazy as to actually think that wearing black and white everyday, a black velvet yarmulke, and putting the right shoe on first, will get them a better spot in Heaven.
As for everyone else, is there really so little civility left in the world? And it seems the word Nazi gets thrown around these blogs a lot...could that please stop out of respect for everyone!?!
Lastly, I just wrote a somewhat related post here: http://recreationalmusings.blogspot.com/
- 17 August 2009 at 02:29
Here's a documentary that about a group of scientists
- 17 August 2009 at 06:11
- Lady-Light said...
Just discovered your blog (everyone refers to you; you think I would have known earlier), and it is giving me HOPE.
I wanted to print out the analysis on MO but realized just in time that I can't afford the ink.
Have to plan my Ivrit lesson now, so will have to get to it later.
- 17 August 2009 at 16:45


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내 문제
Phone kept turning off irradically. Used guide on ifixit to disassemble phone and found swollen battery.
나의 수리
Went as advertised. I am very happy with the results. BTW the swollen battery yielded an added symptom of a dark spot in the center of the screen. That is now fixed as well.
내 조언
Connector 3 is a little . . .


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By Cyril Tuohy
The use of advisors to dispense retirement-related advice dipped slightly in 2013 for the first time since 2007 as the stock market performed well and volatility eased, according to the Mercer Workplace Survey.
The survey found that 33 percent of employees with 401(k)s used an advisor, down from 36 percent who used an advisor in 2012. The percentage of employees using an advisor had been rising steadily since 2007, when 24 percent of 401(k) plan participants used an advisor.
"Extending a relationship tracked in these studies since 2001, overall professional advisor use declined slightly in 2013 as the stock market improved and market volatility declined," the 2013 Mercer Workplace Survey found.
Advisors are still "far behind" plan sponsors and providers as a source of 401(k) investment information, the survey found.
But the "quality" of the employees served by advisors is very high. Those employees tend to be more highly educated, earn higher incomes, maintain higher 401(k) balances and defer at higher rates than the rest of the 401(k) population, the survey found.
The survey, conducted with Brightwork Partners, is based on results collected online from 1,506 participants contributing to their employer-sponsored 401(k) accounts and holding an account balance of at least $1,000.
The survey was conducted between May 28 and June 5 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.4 percent.
Since advisors already tend to serve employees who are better prepared for retirement than the entire 401(k) population as a whole, advisor-served plan participants are up to three times more likely to be "very confident" in achieving their retirement income goals, the survey found. This is compared to employees who rely on record-keepers or employers, the survey also found.
A second subset of the 401(k) population, the 15 percent who engages "in an online or in-person advice relationship," also tends to be better educated and earn higher incomes than the rest of the 401(k) population, the survey found.
This population, younger and skewed toward males, however, is almost twice as likely as all 401(k) participants to have taken a loan or a withdrawal, the survey also found.
"However anxious, they are also engaged; they are more likely than all participants to transact in their plans and are vastly more confident than the unadvised about all aspects of their retirement planning," the survey found.
The higher the engagement level with an advisor, the more confident 401(k) plan participants become about funding their futures.
Since 2010, the rising use of professional advisors among 401(k) participants had moved in lock-step with the climb of the Standard & Poor's 500 index. Both paths finally diverged in 2012, the survey also found.
A similar pattern emerged in 2005 when advisor use dipped relative to the previous year as the Standard & Poor's 500 index was well into a long climb that peaked in 2007 before the financial crisis, the Mercer survey showed.
Cyril Tuohy is a writer based in Pennsylvania. He has covered the financial services industry for more than 15 years. Cyril may be reached at [email protected].
© Entire contents copyright 2014 by InsuranceNewsNet.com Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this article may be reprinted without the expressed written consent from InsuranceNewsNet.com.


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A translucent veil of pure white silk, this enchanted cloth is embroidered along each edge with convoluted arabesques of golden thread. Tiny motes of light shimmer within its flawless fabric, drawing the gaze of all who behold it.
Benefits and Drawbacks: The Power of the Veil
Worn by a woman of moderate charms, the Veil of Moon-Water-Jewel amplifies her skills of seduction and charm, giving her the abilities of a veteran dancer and courtesan.
Only when donned by a woman of truly remarkable beauty does the veil's terrible full power become apparent. Such a paragon gains the supernatural ability to fascinate those who behold her dancing, drawing the gaze of all but the most strong-willed observers. A passionate, covetous lust possesses them, filling them with the desire to possess its wearer, as if she were a cloak or jewel they could own. Blinded to honor or decency, those enthralled by the veil stop at nothing to have its wearer.
Enthralled by the incomparable beauty of the concubine named Moon Water Jewel, the flawless jewel of his harem, the Sultan of the Argent Sands sought to bestow a worthy token upon her. Finding a veil of flawless silk, the unfortunate ruler drew upon the power of a bound ifrit to enchant his gift, demanding that the veil be enspelled such that its wearer would inflame the passion of even a eunuch. Sensing the flaw in the thoughtless Sultan's request, the cruel creature complied without delay, swiftly enchanting the veil into a shimmering lure for the unwary.
Ordering Moon Water Jewel to dance before his court, the Sultan reveled in the courtiers' growing frustration and envy. The foolish ruler failed to see the dark lust stealing into his courtiers' hearts. He laughed at their obvious arousal and discomfort, right up to the moment when one man rose to plunge a razor-bright jambiya into his ruler's heart. Before the night was done, the Sultan's court was decimated, every man within it seeking to cut down the others and steal away with the lovely concubine.
Loyal to her foolish Sultan, Moon Water Jewel soon escaped the hands of those who sought to despoil her. She drank deeply of the Elixir of the Endless Night, her soul following her sultan's to its reward.
The veil's subsequent history is just as grim. Wherever it has appeared, a succession of frenzied murders and assaults has soon arisen. Calling forth lust's darkest aspects, the veil unleashes chaos and horror in its wake.
Twist: Shadows of the Past
An oft-unexpected aspect of the veil's power is the misforune it draws to those who claim it. Those who don the veil often sense a malevolent spirit following them, an ominous presence wishing them ill. The accursed veil has lured hundreds to their doom: Its dark power causes divinations attempted in its presence to predict nothing but sorrow and despair.


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|Samsung Galaxy S6 vs iPhone 6. Image: iphonehacks.com
Samsung have made a great surprise at Mobile World Congress in 2015 with the announcement of its latest flagship smartphone, Samsung Galaxy S6. Along with the equally captivating Galaxy S6 Edge, a sexy smartphone with unique design. The Galaxy S6 is by far the most impressive smartphone Samsung has ever released, especially Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge. Both smartphones are considered to be a direct rival to the Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Do you agree?
Though both are using different operating systems, where Samsung S6 course using Android Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop), while the iPhone 6 is driven by iOS 8, upgradable to iOS 8.3. Apple uses a custom 64-bit A8 chip for the iPhone 6. And this time around, Samsung is doing much the same, using its own processor for the Galaxy S6.
Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus specs:
Screen: 4.7-inch display with a 1334x750-pixel resolution at 326ppi; or 5.5-inch Retina HD display with 1920x1080 resolution at 401ppi for the 6 Plus
Processor: 1.4 GHz dual-core A8 chip with 64-bit architecture and M8 motion coprocessor
Dimensions: 138.1mm x 67mm x 6.9mm (iPhone 6); or 158.1mm x 77.8 mm x 7.1 mm (for the 6 Plus)
Weight: 129g for the iPhone 6; 172g for the 6 Plus
Storage: 16GB, 64GB or 128GB of flash memory
Wireless: LTE, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac MIMO, Bluetooth 4.1, NFC.
Rear camera: 8MP, f/2.2
Front camera: 1.2MP, f/2.2
Battery: Built-in 1810mAh (2915mAh for the 6 Plus)
Please continue reading major specifications of the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, the following:
Screen: 5.1-inch display with a 1440 x 2560 (1440 x 2660 for the Edge) Quad-HD Super AMOLED display at 577ppi
Processor: 64-bit 14nm Samsung Exynos 7 Octa processor. Four cores run at 1.5GHz and four run at 2.1GHz.
RAM: 3GB of LPDDR4 RAM
Dimensions: 143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8mm (142 x 70.1 x 70mm for the Edge)
Weight: 138g for the S6; 132g for the Edge
Storage: 32GB, 64GB or 128GB of UFS 2.0 flash memory
Wireless: LTE, 802.11ac MIMO, Bluetooth 4.1, NFC.
Rear camera: 16MP, f/1.9
Front camera: 5MP, f/1.9
Battery: Built-in 2550mAh (2600mAh for the Edge)
Samsung Galaxy S6 features a 5.1-inch display, with sharp and bright 2,560-by-1,600-pixel resolution. That works out to an ultra-dense 577 pixels per inch (PPI). The iPhone 6, by comparison, has a 4.7-inch display with 1,334-by-750 resolution, for 326 pixels per inch. The iPhone 6 expanded in size to accommodate a 4.7in display, and iPhone 6 Plus, which features the same design and build aesthetics but adds a massive 5.5in display. According to the galaxy6samsung.com the iPhone 6 has stunned Apple loyalists but not so much the hard core android fans. Do you agree?
If you compare the resolution of the smartphone camera, which has a different operating system, then the iPhone 6 "is only" equipped with an 8-megapixel sensor. Samsung is doubling that to 16 megapixels for the Samsung Galaxy S6. The S6 can natively record video in 4K resolution, an improvement over the iPhone, which requires an unofficial app. However, we'll need to shoot some test shots to see how it performs.
According to the trustedreview.com Samsung Galaxy S6 and the iPhone 6 represent landmarks in the changing design philosophies of Apple and Samsung for its flagship phones. For Apple, the iPhone 6 marks the company's decision to follow the trend of bigger phones. For Samsung, after years of criticism aimed at its preference for plastic on its £500+ (US$ 748.70) flagship phone, it's finally delivering the more luxuriously built phone. As a result, it's made choosing between the two more tough than ever.
Basically, both the iPhone 6 or Galaxy S6 is a very capable smartphone, but both true fans of each device is not necessarily easy to switch easily. Both competing well-known brand is a strong fan base around the world. However, there is always a floating mass millions who will choose one of them, whether Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge or S6, or they will decide to buy the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, regardless of the price of each device that is much more expensive.
If you do not agree with a very high price, you can choose another brand of smartphones at affordable prices, even much can you pay for a new smartphone with a happy smile, but with a more friendly price, compared to the iPhone 6 or Samsung Galaxy S6. If you prefer the function, then you can save a lot of your money, and besides, the smartphone will always change models and specifications concurrently with the advancement of latest technology at any time, without you realizing it.


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( WARNING !!! MAY CONTAIN SPIRITUAL MEAT, IF YOUR DR. HAS RESTRICTED YOU TO A SPIRITUAL MILK DIET THIS MAY UPSET YOUR STOMACH ! 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 )
Ok, this OSCC 15 is about the spiritual dark side and light side of the force and faith like a child, but to be able to understand this, you need to be able to eat spiritual meat: 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 1 Brothers and sisters, I could not address you as people who live by the Spirit but as people who are still worldly—mere infants in Christ. 2 I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready. 3 You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere humans? 4 For when one says, "I follow Paul," and another, "I follow Apollos," are you not mere human beings?5 What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe—as the Lord has assigned to each his task. 6 I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. 7 So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. 8 The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to their own labor. 9 For we are co-workers in God's service; you are God's field, God's building. ~~~ So if there is still fighting and bickering among you you may not be ready for this message.
Lets start by talking about spiritual gifts and faith like a child. When I was a teenager I spoke with some other teen agers about the gift of might, and other spiritual gifts. I told them that if God was with you, and you were in a bad situation with bullets flying at you, and God wanted you to live threw it, that all you should need to do is hold you your hands and tell the bullets to stop in Jesus' name kind of like how Neo did it in the Matrix movie. The others told me that they didn't believe God would do such a thing. What my peers didn't know was that I had seen God do many great things and defend my life many times from gangs and others who threatened to take my life. God blessed me with the Spirif of might and allowed me to defend myself or should I say He was defending me.
Faith like a Child means that you believe that God is who He says He is, and that there is nothing anyone can do about it. God can do anything. You believe God keeps His promises, and that no matter what God and His Word are right. You don't need to understand all the intellectual stuff yet, you just believe. In this way I think a lot of children are ahead of us. The problem is that as people age they get brainwashed gradually into believing that there are conditions and rules on God, and that God only works a certain way. See this Child's faith and statements about God: http://www.godtube.com/watch/?v=76WDLLNX
Amazing! 11 Year-Old Reveals Jesus Throughout the Entire Bible! from kidsarecute on GodTube.
Any of you remember Star Wars? In this clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzcWPKAv2Ow
you see how the Jedi (the good guys) use the force to convince the storm troopers that the droids they are looking at, aren't the droids they are looking for. The dark side of the spiritual force works that way in real life. You want to believe in God's promises, and that He is all powerful, but then someone tells you differently. It could be a dark voice of a demon or satan saying "Your God isn't really that powerfull" or "He doesn't care about you that much" or "Your a big screw up" or "Everything is your fault" or whatever. Satan is full of lies. He uses mental suggestions, and other methods such as other people to put fear, uncertainty, and doubt in your head. We have the Holy Spirit that speaks to us all the time from God, and these demonic dark side voices do the same thing. You can't allow satan to make you doubt God, His abilities, Authority, or the abilities and authority He has given you. Satan tries to trick us into doubting ourselves and what God gave us. If you take the time to remember the miracles you have seen, and what God has done for you, and what God has enabled you to do, and you meditate on that, the doubts will go away, and then you can voice your concerns to God and the Bible says that the peace of God that is beyond human understanding will guard your hearts and minds even against the dark side voices of the enemy.
A really good one is when satan says "Are you really hearing the voice of God?" and makes you doubt you even hear Him at all. The Pharasees fell for this trick. They decided no one heard from God, and if they did they must be evil, and killed them all. See here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vHedm6ycsY
This is who my God is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atIQJKTEQoc
He's bigger than anything.


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Valls added in an interview with
Le Monde." Valls is in for a rude awakening: end the foreign funding of
mosques and train the imams locally, and they will still be reading the
same Qur'an and studying the same life of Muhammad.
This is just another
wrong diagnosis of the problem: the problem is not foreign funding or
foreign-trained imams. The problem is how jihadis use the texts and
teachings of Islam to incite Muslims to acts of hatred and violence.
Until that is addressed, it will continue.
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls is "open" to the idea
of imposing a temporary ban on foreign financing of the construction of
mosques in his country, he said on Friday. France needs to "invent a new relationship with Islam" and Imams
should be trained locally, "not elsewhere," Valls added in an interview
with Le Monde.
Valls labeled a "failure" the fact that one of the two men who killed
a priest in a church on Tuesday had been under house arrest with an
electronic tag pending trial and was able to take part in the attack. He
said the incident showed that judges needed to take a "different,
case-by-case, approach."
I do not aim to please anyone. This is my blog, there is no blog like this. I am not mainstream. Read my disclaimer before posting comments and threatening me. Not to worry, I will not quiver in my boots. If you are not happy, no problem, just take a hike!!


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Social welfare Bill passes in Dáil by 74 votes to 46
Legality of cut to under-26 jobseeker's allowance questioned
Sinn Féin social protection spokesman Aengus Ó Snodaigh demanded TDs walk through the Yes and No lobbies for clarity on who had voted each way. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien/The Irish Times
The Dáil has passed the controversial Social Welfare and Pensions Bill by 74 votes to 46 after Sinn Féin social protection spokesman Aengus Ó Snodaigh demanded TDs walk through the Yes and No lobbies for clarity on who had voted each way.
The earlier electronic vote to pass the Bill, which gives effect to cuts announced in the budget, was comfortably won by the Government in a 78 votes to 46 division.
Mr Ó Snodaigh called the walk-through vote because he said the legislation went against the programme for government.
No opposition amendments were accepted to the 22-page Bill, which abolishes the bereavement grant and cuts a number of welfare entitlements, including maternity benefit and invalidity pension as well as jobseeker's payment for those under 26.
There were a number of heated exchanges during the two-day discussion on the Bill and a walkthrough vote was called for during the section of the Bill on cutting the under-26 payment.
Independent TD Stephen Donnelly demanded TDs walk through the lobbies because of the "serious and blatantly discriminatory nature" of the amendment.
Independent Catherine Murphy questioned the legality of the measure, given what she described as its discriminatory nature on age grounds.
Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton defended the move, however, and said it was not her ambition to have people on social welfare.
"My ambition is to have people working," she said adding that 14,000 people would be affected by the measure in the next year.
Independent TD Maureen O'Sullivan said the move would drive some young people into homelessness. Fianna Fáil social protection spokesman Willie O'Dea said the problem was depicted "as a lack of ambition among the young and not a lack of opportunity and that there are plenty of jobs and training places".
He said there was a shortage of education and training places. He noted there were 32 applicants for every job vacancy, and asked what would happen to the other 31. "If there are genuinely no jobs for people, how will cutting social welfare create those jobs?"
The Opposition criticised the lack of time given to the debate, but Ms Burton said she had offered to sit later today and to sit next week.
The Dáil goes into recess for the bank holiday week and returns on Tuesday, November 5th.
Fine Gael members of the Reform Alliance, Lucinda Creighton, Terence Flanagan, Brian Walsh and Billy Timmins, voted for the Bill.
Ms Creighton abstained on a number of issues including the cut to maternity benefit. She had introduced an amendment calling for the cut to benefit to be deferred until September next year or alternatively April next year.
The cut comes in in January 2014 and Ms Creighton said it would mean "existing pregnant women are now essentially being unfairly targeted. I fear that a large swathe of women who planned their pregnancies on an economic basis will lose €800 because of the operational date of this legislation."


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In 1795, he was an unpaid general consumed with ambition. In 1816, he was a bitter exile on the remote island of St. Helena. In the years between, Napoleon was the most powerful man on earth.
Directed by Yves Simoneau (NUREMBERG, AMELIA EARHART), Napoleon boasts an extraordinary international cast featuring Christian Clavier, Isabella Rossellini, Gérard Depardieu and John Malkovich.
From the campaign that transformed the Corsican outsider into a French hero to his bitter, final defeat at Waterloo, Napoleon charts the course of the man who defied centuries of tradition and forced his will upon a continent. Adapted by Didier Decoin (LES MISERABLES, JAKOB THE LIAR) from Max Gallo's best-selling novel, this epic production explores the political intrigues and bloody battles that marked Napoleon's tempestuous rise and rule and also delves into Napoleon's personal life: his marriage to and divorce from Josephine de Beauharnais, his marriage to Marie Louise, the Duchess of Parma and his affairs
Provoking questions and challenging common assumptions, this lavish international production details the historical facts and actions of a truly epic life.
Part 1: 1794
In the aftermath of the French Revolution, a young, unruly and unpaid Corsican general attracts the eye of the glamorous Josephine de Beauharnais, who has recently escaped the guillotine. They marry, but Napoleon's ambition leads him to Italy and Egypt, where he engineers startling victories for France. Returning as a hero, he seizes power from the inept Directoire and installs himself as the leader of a new republic.
Part 2:
Crowned Emperor of the French by the Pope, and with internal dissent stifled, Napoleon turns his attention to enemies beyond France's borders. But a decisive victory against a coalition of Austrian and Russian forces – which should herald peace – only leads to more fighting, and now some of Napoleon's closest allies, jealous of his immense power, begin to turn against him.
Part 3:
In the aftermath of a costly campaign in Spain, Napoleon loses the loyalty of many of those closest to him. While he has defeated the latest alliance arrayed against him, the hard-won peace is fragile and he sees but one chance to preserve it – ally himself with Austria by marrying Marie Louise, the Emperor's daughter. She gives him an heir, but his joy is tempered by news that Russian troops are preparing for war.
Part 4: 1812
Napoleon's "Great Army", 600,000 strong when it set out, is decimated by the Russian winter retreating from Moscow. With its destruction comes the end of Napoleon's ability to preserve his power, and his return to France is closely followed by invading Austrian and Russian troops – and exile for the man who forced his will upon a continent.
361 Minutes
Christian Clavier
Isabella Rossellini
Gérard Depardieu
John Malkovich
Yves Simoneau
Greg Coote, Jeffrey M. Hayes, Fassi, Delia Fine: A&E Network, Marc Jenny, Marc Vadé


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Orient Shield 2007, an annual training exercise between the U.S. and Japanese armies began Monday with an opening ceremony at the Sekiyama Maneuver Area in Honshu, Japan.
(NIIGATA,, Japan) - As the world watches North Korea, which tested a nuclear weapon Oct. 9th, members of the Oregon National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry are demonstrating what they call a strong partnership between the United States and Japan.
"This exercise will be an opportunity to enhance Japanese Ground Self Defense Force/U.S. Army combat readiness and demonstrate to Asia the alliance between our countries," 2nd Bn., 162nd Inf. Commander Lt. Col. Edward Tanguy said during the ceremony. "By the end of the exercise, we all will achieve enduring bilateral relationships, good will and mutual understanding … through tough training and cultural exchange."
"At this time, we establish the occasion for both Japan and the U.S. to make groups and conduct the training with close cooperation," Sekine said.
Monday evening, the soldiers from both units worked on achieving mutual understanding at a party held in nearby Joetsu. The language difference was no barrier, as the soldiers enjoyed traditional Japanese food and drink together.
"There's a feeling of unity between the two organizations, and that was seen at last night's opening party," Eugene resident and 2-162's operations noncommissioned officer Sgt. 1st Class Jerry Glesmann said. "There is a respect there. They are definitely very disciplined and extremely organized"
The training began in earnest the next morning with helicopter and traffic control point operations.
The Oregon citizen Soldiers have much experience conducting traffic checkpoints, as the operations were a regular part of the routine in 2004 when the unit was in Baghdad for Operation Iraqi Freedom II.
Several of the Japanese soldiers also bring experience from tours in Iraq. Japan deployed about 600 soldiers to Iraq in early 2004. The deployment marked a significant turning point in Japan's history, as it was the first time since the end of World War II that Japan sent troops abroad except for a few minor UN peacekeeping missions.
Japan redeployed its troops from Iraq this summer.
"You can train and train and train, but there is a perspective you learn in combat that you just can't get if you don't deploy," Tanguy added.
In Iraq, 2-162 was responsible for maintaining an area of operations in Baghdad, and was involved in fighting in Fallujah and Najaf. Members of the unit were also responsible for training the Iraqi army. The unit captured more than 100 insurgents and 300 weapons caches while in Iraq.
After the first day of training in Japan, Tanguy was pleased with what he saw.
"It's been great," the commander said. "All the Soldiers are really engaged with their Japanese counterparts, more so than I thought at this point in the exercise."
Up next for the Oregon citizen Soldiers is training on individual weapons and then cordon and search procedures.
During Saturday's short break in the training, they will get to experience Japanese culture through tours and home visits with Japanese families.
"They'll get a greater understanding of another culture and a greater appreciation of the diverse world we live in, which will have an impact, I think, on their home communities," Tanguy concluded. "The people back home should know that their Guard Soldiers are representing Oregon and the U.S. very well. They can be proud of them."
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Henry Ruark October 19, 2006 2:30 pm (Pacific time)
Al: Freudian analysts have saying: "Attitude is all". Never learned rest of lesson, didn't last long enough with teacher...but here it fits: Seems to me it is wonderful that we are now aiding them to assist us, after what we did to their forebears. Which in turn seems to surround reality with reflection of the cooperative nature of any maturing society, flawed and dangerous as ours surely is.
Albert Marnell October 19, 2006 11:01 am (Pacific time)
Are these the same people that we vilified 60 years ago?....of course! WW2 was not created by these guys or the average American or the average German or the average Russian. It is always the global bankers and industrialists. They are still around and need to be hung. The global bankers and industrialists.. that is. Throw in most politicians while you are at it. Remember politicians are lawyers who are professional liars. They are taught how to lie in law school. Judges are lawyers too.... more criminal windbags. The next time you look at a judge, check to see if he or she is drunk. I know many people that have seen it. Judges are lawyers that want a secure government job. Some of them are real sickos.[Return to Top]
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-Psycho Shiled: By concentrating for one round, Juni is able to erect a frontal shield composed of psycho power providing Ex protection vs. Physical and Energy
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-Combat Analysis: The Dolls are capable of fully analyzing an opponent's capabilities in 3 rounds of observation (In essence, being able to give an in-game breakdown of a character's stats, talents, powers, etc). These findings are then transmitted back to headquarters for further analysis.
Juni is under complete mental control from M. Bison. If an attempt is made to try and break through the brainwashing, Juni may make a Red Psyche FEAT to attempt to resist the control. However, when in Bison's presence, Juni must continue to make Red Psyche FEATs to resist each round she is in his presence. Also, all of the Dolls are genetically linked to Bison's vital signs. Should Bison die (or appear to do so), Juni must make a Red Endurance FEAT or surfer 50 points of damage (and possibly die in the process).
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California State University – Stanislaus is classified as a college or university with a large master's program. Colleges and universities with a large master's program typically award over 200 master's degrees and less than 20 research doctorate's during the academic year. This large four-year institution has an estimated annual full-time enrollment of 3,000 to 9,999 students. Approximately half of degree-seeking students are enrolled full time, and fewer than 25% of undergraduates reside on campus. This institution awards a balanced number of bachelor's degrees in both the arts and sciences and the professional fields. Graduate degrees are available in up to half of the fields available to undergraduate majors, and the school awards master's degrees in at least one professional field. Master's degrees are also awarded in the sciences, humanities, and social sciences. According to data for fall enrollment, 60-79% of undergraduates are full time students. Enrollment data shows that both graduates and undergraduates are enrolled at this institution, with only 10-24% of students enrolled in the graduate program.
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Student Body SizeUndergraduate7,086
Student Age% Under 2566%
% 25 and Over34%
% Age Unknown0%
Attendance Type% Full-time65%
% Part-time35%
Race/Ethnicity% White38.8%
% Black3.3%
% Asian10.9%
% Latino30.7%
% Native American0.8%
% Race Unknown14.0%
% International student1%
Student ServicesCareer CounselingYes
Student Employment ServicesYes
Graduate Placement ServicesYes
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Day CareYes
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Art-Related Areas of StudyPerforming Arts
Art Degrees OfferedBachelors Degree
Distance Learning AvailableYes
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Open AdmissionNo
% Admitted37%
% Admitted Who Enrolled60%
Application RequirementsHigh School GPA
High School TranscriptRequired
High School RankingNeither required nor recommended
College Prep CoursesRequired
Letter of RecommendationNeither required nor recommended
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Admissions ExaminationRecommended
Test of English as a Foreign Language (International Students)Neither required nor recommended
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Out-of-State Tuition & Fees$16,462
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Typical On-Campus Room and Board Cost$8,880
Off-Campus Room and Board Cost (Estimated)$10,290
On-Campus Living Expenses (Estimated)$3,310
Off-Campus Living Expenses (Estimated)$3,608
Living with Family, Living Expenses (Estimated)$3,544
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Median Age32.4
Median Household Income$50,862
Total Population67,953
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Age 0-952.2%47.8%
Age 10-1752.4%47.6%
Age 18-2450.6%49.4%
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World's Biggest Fish Is a Delicate Feeder
Monday, September 3, 2007
ISLA HOLBOX, Mexico -- The whale shark -- a massive, polka-dotted creature stretching about 23 feet long -- slowly swam up alongside the scientists' boat. As it neared, they tossed a handful of pre-soaked rice in front of its enormous mouth. The rice rushed in along with the seawater, and the whale shark made a shuddering motion.
"There's the cough!" exclaimed Philip Motta, a University of South Florida biology professor, using the catchphrase he and his colleagues coined recently to describe the shark's abrupt way of swallowing.
Cruising the waters off the Yucatan for hours in the broiling sun, Motta and doctoral student Kyle Mara, along with several other researchers, repeated the ritual again and again. Hoping to figure out in detail the complex feeding mechanism of the biggest fish in the sea, the scientists trailed whale sharks of different ages, sizes and sexes, using a laser beam to measure each gigantic mouth and videotaping as the rice flowed in.
Whale sharks are not mammals but got their name because of their immense size and whalelike tendency to filter-feed on the ocean surface. Most sharks are known for their intimidating teeth, but whale sharks fascinate scientists for the opposite reason: They have a unique, three-part filtering system that is more complex than those of whales and other filter-feeding sharks. The setup is so effective that modern bottling plants employ it.
Until recently, it was difficult to study their filter feeding in detail, since whale sharks can be elusive. Then researchers discovered that hundreds of the animals come to Isla Holbox each summer to feast on plankton carried to the surface by an upwelling of water between the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. Scientists began making annual pilgrimages to this former pirates' lair about 90 miles northwest of Cancun, where the fish are called domino sharks because of their spots.
Then, just this year, the deaths of two whale sharks at the Georgia Aquarium gave scientists the opportunity to study the anatomy of the sharks' feeding systems.
Motta's work, part of a research program directed by the Sarasota, Fla.-based Mote Marine Laboratory and the Mexico-based conservation group Project Domino, is coming closer to answering a question that has eluded scientists for years: How did a fish weighing thousands of pounds and stretching the length of a school bus develop its unusual feeding apparatus?
"How do you go from an animal that sits on the bottom and eats fish and crustaceans to one that swims on the surface and consumes a large volume of water to eat some of the smallest creatures of the sea?" asked Robert Hueter, who directs Mote's Center for Shark Research. "That's a huge evolutionary step."
The still-unexplained deaths at the aquarium have also contributed to the research. The two males -- imported from Taiwan and dubbed Ralph and Norton by aquarium staff -- died within the past year, one as recently as June. Motta and Hueter helped perform head dissections on the dead sharks, allowing them to examine the sharks' filtering system up close.
The aquarium, which has given scientists $250,000 to study whale sharks off the tiny island of Holbox, still has two male and two female whale sharks in its 6.3 million-gallon Ocean Voyager tank.
Motta and his colleagues have observed them from the top of the tank and by entering the water with them during routine veterinary exams.
Aquarium officials are also planning to test radio tagging equipment on the captive whale sharks, to ensure that the technology scientists want to use in the wild will work properly. Ray Davis, the aquarium's senior vice president of zoological operations, said officials are talking with wildlife tagging manufacturers to develop devices that will monitor whale sharks' physiological changes as they dive and will transmit the data back.
"We're able to start ground-truthing these things," Davis said. "We're able to test out some of these techniques."
The marriage of research on the captive animals and real-time observations of the hundreds of whale sharks that gather in the wild each summer near Holbox allowed the scientists to discover that whale sharks apparently have what Motta calls a unique "cross-flow filtration system" that lets them consume massive amounts of plankton each day without clogging their gills.
The scientists found that the sharks ingest about nine pounds of plankton an hour while swimming through a dense plankton bloom. The tiny sea creatures and massive amounts of water flow into a whale shark's throat, where 20 filtering pads with tiny holes lie. The pads take up more than 6.5 square feet, but the pads' pores are tiny, just 0.07 inches across. The water hits the pads at an angle, which ensures that as it flows through the pads and the shark's gill apparatus, the food particles are swept into the back of the throat, near the opening to the stomach.
As a result, the plankton does not clog the filtering pads as the water moves through and returns to the ocean. When the whale shark accumulates enough plankton "slurry," as Motta describes it, the whale shark swallows in the "cough" motion.
It is only coincidence that beverage companies use a similar approach to reducing clogging in their commercial operations, Motta said, but the fact that engineers rely on cross-flow filtration testifies to its effectiveness.
Other researchers are exploring whether some bony fishes, which share a distant common ancestor with whale sharks, have developed the same sort of filtration system. If they have, Motta said, it would demonstrate "convergent evolution," whereby two radically different species of fishes that are only distantly related have independently developed a similar solution to filter feeding. Baleen whales separately evolved their own form of filter feeding.
Some animal rights activists have challenged the use of the aquarium-held whale sharks for research.
"Whatever you learn by keeping these animals in captivity, whether it's a marine mammal or a whale shark, is of very limited value," said Naomi Rose, a marine mammal scientist at the Humane Society of the United States. The fact that two whale sharks died at the aquarium, Rose added, is "a pretty high price to pay for what they've learned."
But David Santucci, a spokesman for the two-year-old Georgia facility, said the Holbox project demonstrates that the aquarium is contributing to science. The aquarium's nutritionist, Mike Maslanka, journeyed to Holbox in August to help identify the types of plankton in the water so that he and other researchers could get a better sense of what the whale sharks eat.
"A year ago people were asking, 'What's the Georgia Aquarium going to do for science?' " Santucci said. "It was a difficult question to answer. Science takes a lot of time. We're just starting to reach that point where we're starting to do science."
Staff researcher Eddy Palanzo contributed to this report.


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Photo: "Little Dude" a pig c/o WFAS
Since we've been living in New York, I've been a practicing pescatarian - for environmental reasons but also for health reasons. Going to this farm gave me another reason to give up meat - for the humanity of it. Seeing my children playing with animals that are clearly happy, which sadly is not the story of most animals these days, was moving and touching. The owner of this Woodstock farm, Jenny Brown, recently wrote a book, "The Lucky Ones" about her life experience and of her passion for animals. I was particularly struck by a statement where she connects our care for the environment with our abusive food system:
The bottom line on this issue is that caring about the environment means more than recycling or turning down the heat in the winter or driving a fuel-efficient car. It means changing the way we eat. A recent United Nations report on livestock and the environment could hardly be more sobering: The livestock sector emerges as one of the top two or three most significant contributors to the most serious environmental problems, at every scale from local to global.It's not really the animal's fault that they consume massive amounts of water and food every day and emit all that CO2 - it's our insatiable appetite for them. So I walked away from our weekend in the country a little changed. A little more aware of the mistreatment of animals and my love for being around them. We'll be back to visit Jenny and her farm - maybe next time to volunteer to clean up a little poop (hey, that's all our 6 year old talks about anyway). And to breathe fresh air and learn about and hug our friends - the pigs, turkeys, cows, rabbits and goats.


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You may be looking forward to your wedding night with as much feverish excitement as you do your wedding day. But while society still suggests that every couple should have super-hot sex after a long day of planning and partying, the reality is that "most couples are lucky if they manage to kiss goodnight before falling asleep," warns Katherine Ellin, Ph.D., clinical psychologist and certified sex therapist.
If you think that sucks, take note: when it comes to your wedding night, our experts say the key is to plan for the worst and hope for the best. Here we share tips to help you manage your wedding night expectations while preparing for a memorable and intimate evening — whether it leads to sex or not.
__Redefine what the night should be. __
You may not be able to control whether or not your new spouse get hot-and-heavy in your hotel room, but you can temper your expectations so that you don't experience disappointment. "Wedding night sex falls short because history and Hollywood have created unrealistic expectations of what that sex should be," commiserates Rob Peach, psychotherapist and sex therapist. "In short, we hold ourselves to unfair and unattainable standards about what wedding night sex should be based on stories we've been told by others."
So rather than think of your wedding night as the opportunity to have the best sex of your lives, Peach suggests seeing the evening as an opportunity for an intimate rather than sexual encounter. "Sharing a bath, giving one another a massage, or using sensual touching creates intimacy and results in partners feeling connected to one another," he says. "Connection and intimacy create desire, and desire is what is truly necessary for satisfying sex."
If you're hell-bent on having sex on your wedding night, Ellin suggests setting yourself up for what she's dubbed, "tired people sex." As she explains, this kind of sex is "nothing fancy — just lazy kind of sex." By knowing fireworks don't have to fly, you may be able to have your physical needs met without jumping through hoops for which you have zero energy.
See More: The Hottest Honeymoon Sex, According to Real Brides
Talk it out.
When it comes to the wedding night, it's imperative you and your partner get on the same page. "Have a conversation with your spouse about your wedding night and make a decision together about what kind of connection you want to have on that night," says Peach. "Chances are, if you are having worries, he or she may be too. And sharing your worries helps you manage both your expectations and any anxiety you might have."
Additionally, Ellin says, it's smart to sit down and talk out how you anticipate your mind and body will feel after a non-stop and emotional day. "It makes sense for couples to talk over together how they might feel after their wedding, and have some ideas about what might feel good for them sexually," she says. But your conversation doesn't have to stop there. "When the time comes the couple can talk about what they're in the mood for," Ellin says.
It's one thing if you're waiting for marriage. But if you and your partner have already knocked boots, "have sex as often as you like before the wedding," Peach encourages. "Couples who 'hold off' having sex immediately before their wedding night create anxiety and unfair expectations, ultimately putting more pressure on themselves to have spectacular wedding night sex. Anxiety and expectations do not create desire or promote arousal."
With managed expectations and memories of mind-blowing sex fresh in your minds, you'll be more likely to give yourself and your spouse a break if the wedding night falls short of amazing sex. At the end of such a long day, "it's reasonable to simply want to crawl into bed with your spouse and get some sleep at the end of a day where you've been the center of attention," Peach says. "Don't be hard on yourself if things don't go as planned."


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It's comfortable, but boasts a menu that expands your boundaries.
It's eccentric, but offers the famous fares that made Eddie
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perfectly positioned in the middle of the high-style Old Town
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It is simple, but complex, savory and delightful. It is a
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We're not so easy to get into. So call today. Make reservations.
Make Eddie's House home.
See you soon, friends. - Chef Eddie
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I have done three HAB launches, all using helium and have a fourth one coming up.. After that, I will be launching a balloon with another scout troop and they cannot afford helium and we have to use hydrogen. I know that hydrogen launches can be done safely with the right equipment and procedures. Does anyone know exactly what a hydrogen launch entails?? Please reply back ASAP. Really hoping for a successful flight. Of course, I have done Googling, but haven't found adequate information on this yet.
You can see some notes on hydrogen safety in the flammability section here