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Fitzwilliam Townhouse, Merrion Square
Fitzwilliam Townhouse Overview
Fitzwilliam Townhouse is located only a five minute walk from Trinity College and St. Stephen's Green. Ideal for singles, couples and families, this hotel offers 3 star service in a convenient location.
You can enjoy a full Irish breakfast daily at Fig & Barrow Café on the lower ground floor. The hotel has 24 hour reception and offers free luggage storage if you arrive early or are leaving Dublin late.
Each guest room has free Wi-Fi, an LCD TV, free tea and coffee, a direct dial phone, a hairdryer and a clock radio. The private bathroom has a bath/shower and free toiletries.
Fitzwilliam Townhouse is close to many of Dublin's top attractions. The Temple Bar district and O'Connell Street can be reached in a 15 minute walk, while The National Museum is a five minute walk away. Dublin Castle is 20 minutes away on foot. Frequent public transport passes by the hotel.
Hotel facilities
- 24-hour front desk
- Check-in time ends 10:00 PM
- Check-in time starts 1:00 PM
- Check-out by 11:00 AM
- Check-out from 7:30 AM
- Conference center
- Currency exchange
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
- Luggage storage
- Photocopy machines
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
Room facilities
- Alarm clock
- Bathtub or shower
- Clock radio
- Coffee/tea maker
- Complimentary toiletries
- Direct-dial phone
- Free Wi-Fi
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- LCD television
- Phone
- Private bathroom
- Television
- Trouser press
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London Buses route 386 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Woolwich and Blackheath Village, it is operated by Stagecoach London.
Route 386 was introduced on 19 October 1991 between Eltham High Street and Greenwich District Hospital via Southend Crescent - Foots Cray Road - Eltham High Street - Well Hall Road - Westhorne Avenue - Sidcup Road - Abergeldie Road - ( return via Westhorne Avenue ) - Horn Park Lane - Eltham Road - Weigall Road - Kidbroke Park Road - Kidbroke Way - Rochester Way - Broad Walk - Woolacombe Road - Dursley Road - Holburne Road - Corelli Road - Shooters Hill Road - Old Dover Road - Westcombe Hill - ( return via Park Villas and Charlton Road ) - Westcombe Park Road - Vanburgh Hill as a Monday to Saturday service. It was initially operated by Selkent from their Plumstead (PD) garage using Optare MetroRiders.
In November 1991, Alexander bodied Mercedes 811D's were introduced.
On 24 May 1993, the route was withdrawn from most of former routeing and revised to operate to/from Plumstead Garage instead of Eltham and extended at Greenwich to Cutty Sark. An evening service was introduced at the same time.
On 12 February 1994, the route was withdrawn Monday to Friday peaks between Woolwich & Plumstead.
On 8 October 1994, the route was withdrawn between Woolwich & Plumstead except for garage journeys. The route was converted to full Alexander bodied Mercedes 811D operation.
In 1997, the Optare Metroriders were replaced by a batch of new Plaxton Beaver bodied Mercedes Benz Varios.
On 30 May 1998, the route was retained by Selkent.
On 24 February 2001, the Sunday service was introduced and the route was diverted between Shooters Hill and Woolwich to serve Queen Elizabeth Hospital withdrawn section via Academy Road served by Route 122. The route was converted to low floor operation using Plaxton Pointer 2 bodied Dennis Dart SLFs at the same time.
On 31 May 2003, the route was retained by Selkent and the route was extended in Woolwich town centre to Beresford Street (arrive)/Hare Street (depart). The journeys running to/from Plumstead garage Was discontinued at the same time.
On 10 February 2007, the route was extended from Greenwich to Blackheath Village.
On 31 May 2008, the route was retained by Selkent using brand new Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 Darts.
On 6 February 2010, the route was diverted between Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Woolwich via Sandy Hill Road instead of Plumstead Common Road.
On 1 June 2013, the route was retained by Stagecoach London.
The route will be passed to London Central and will be operating from their Morden Wharf (MG) garage using Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 Darts from 2 June 2018.
Current RouteEdit
Route 386 operates via these primary locations:
- Woolwich High Street
- Woolwich Arsenal Station
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital
- Kidbrooke
- Blackheath Royal Standard
- East Greenwich
- Nelson Road (for Cutty Sark Station)
- Greenwich Station
- Blackheath Royal Parade (for Blackheath Station)

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Trying to plan healthy meals for a family can be frustrating with work, running here and there, and life in general. You end up eating out a lot. You grab what ever you can. After a few visits to the doctor, we got a lesson in healthy eating.
We should have a well balanced meal. I think we all know that. But actually doing that can be difficult and hard to think of when you sit down to do it. When you look some ideas up online, you get some wonderful menus and ideas but if you followed them you end up spending three or four times than you normally do. Can't afford that in today's economy.
The doctor stressed to always have a vegetable and a fruit at each meal. Sounds easy until you actually do it. Here is how we managed to do it.
Fruits – When going to the store we make sure that we buy the fresh fruit that is on sale and then buy several canned and frozen fruit for variety.
Vegetables – Buy the fresh veggies that are on sale and then head for the frozen section. Since frozen is supposed to be more healthy than canned, I go there first and find the specials before hitting the canned aisle.
Snacks – So that every single snack is not a fruit and veggie since they need variety, I look for cheeses, crackers, jell-o, muffins, popcorn, nuts, and so on. I try to make as much myself so that I know how they taste and can make sure what is in them.
Desserts – Don't pull ALL the desserts away since total depravation can cause you to want it all the more and binge later on. I try to make as many as I can or buy ones that are more healthy for you while satisfying their sweet tooth. Sherbet, yogurt, smoothies, hot chocolate, and angel food cake with fruit is really great and my kids love it.
Omelet – Put in ham, bacon, or sausage for more protein. I then add cheese of various kinds. The veggies used can be asparagus, squash, zucchini, carrots, broccoli, and even tomatoes. Some of it might sound weird, but it is delicious. The children actually ask for this a few times a week.
French Toast – Doesn't sound too healthy, but I give them one or two slices instead of their three or four. Add any fruit on the side and maybe some tomatoes.
Cereal – Just add some berries on it and some V-8 juice.
Burrito – Take a tortilla, put in scrambled eggs, sausage or bacon, cheese, and salsa. Put some fruit on the side.
Biscuit - Take a biscuit and add eggs, sausage, bacon, salsa, cream cheese, or anything else your kids come up with. Once again add a fruit beside their plate.
Check out my Creative Brown Bag hub for lunch ideas that they will love.
Whatever you fix, put you plate down and envision it segmented. Have one fourth of plate reserved for your meat or protein. Another fourth for a carb. The remaining half should be for the vegetable. If you choose a starchy veggie make sure that it only takes up only a quarter of the plate and have the rest for your non-starchy veggies. Have a fruit on the side and a healthy dessert waiting.
Your family will be healthier and happier.


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Skip to comments.Keep Bloomberg Gun Control Out of NC!
Posted on 06/21/2013 8:34:19 PM PDT by Alright2BRight
GRNC Alert 6-21-13: Keep Bloomberg Gun Control Out of NC!
Details Category: GRNC Alerts Published on Friday, 21 June 2013 18:51 Written by Web Volunteer Hits: 109
Let's give Bloomberg's radicals a 'welcome' they won't forget!
As you may have heard, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's "Mayors Against Illegal Guns" (MAIG) recently began a 100-city bus tour to push for federal gun bans. Although Bloomberg keeps the bus schedule secret to avoid actually hearing what people want, we have learned that the MAIG bus tour will hit Raleigh at 9:00 AM on Saturday.
It's time to show the media and the world that Bloomberg does not speak for the nation by showing up at GRNC's "MAIG Counter Demonstration." Yes, the notice is short. No, you probably don't have time, or you have something else scheduled. . .
Be there anyway!
When: Saturday, June 22 at 9:00 AM
Where: Moore Square, Raleigh, NC, 27601 (Moore Sq. at the corner of Martin St. & Person St.)
What: A peaceful counter protest to deliver a message to the media that "Guns Save Lives!"
Beforehand: If you think you can make it, please let us know how many people you are bringing by emailing: email@example.com
From the east: I-40E to Ex. 299 (Hammond Rd) toward Person St. Go 0.3 mi & turn left toward Hammond Rd. Go 108 ft & left onto Hammond Rd. Go 0.7 mi & continue onto S Person St. Go 1.0 mi & turn left onto E Martin St. Destination will be on the right.
1. Firearms are prohibited by law at demonstrations and protests.
2. Dress for the press: Please avoid wearing anything which allows the media to depict us as the radicals rather than our opposition (e.g. shirts with slogans which could be construed as racist, etc.)
3. Keep signs on message: GRNC will have a large number of lime green "Guns Save Lives!" signs which are highly effective at showing up on TV cameras, but you are free to bring your own. However, please don't use signs which could be used to depict us in a negative light, and stick to the pro-gun message.
4. This is a peaceful counter demonstration: Do not engage in heckling or other altercations with the opposition.
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Take pictures and videos of everything!
I'll try to make it. Hopefully I can meet some other freepers face to face.
Bloomberg is a self-indulgent narcissist with no clue how real people have to conduct their daily lives.
He must be rejected vehemently, and forthwith, so that he deigns never to return to North Carolina.
No More Names (MAIG ) Bloomberg's Bus Tour
Counter Demonstration Planned (with suggested participation requested Via Gun Owners N.C.)
9AM Saturday Raleigh N.C.
Yup, the same Bloomberg whose looking for a new bodyguard to replace the one (an ex-NYPD cop BTW) who's about to do some time for shooting his girlfriend's ex-boyfriend. Do as I say....
He's a jack-ball.
His money means nothing.
God is no respecter of persons.
This Coloradan will be there in spirit.
Someone needs to drag that moron out of his office and shove a 32 ounce soft drink where the son don't shine...
The North East contributes nothing, and takes everything.
It wont be missed.
We kicked Bloombergs ass out of Nevada. Let us know how we can help.
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Version 2.0.0 has a new look, a new(ish) name, and a lot of new functionality. Many bugs have also been fixed (see GitHub issue tracker).
deploy_shinystan function lets you easily deploy ShinyStan apps
to RStudio's shinyapps.io for any of your models. Each of your apps
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Your leader (October 20) states: "if the process of restoring democratic rule is to work and if the country is to be released from the stranglehold of its military, [Benazir] Bhutto must be part of it and her return is something to be welcomed." How could a so-called leader who helped "elect" a military dictator by breaking ranks with the opposition at the last minute - in exchange for a blanket pardon for her crimes against the people of Pakistan - be considered a solution to the military problem? Indeed the people of Pakistan were on their way to ridding the country of General Musharraf until Bhutto played her hand. She has done everything so far to supportand legitimise this military dictatorship, and nothing to discredit it. Please, do not look only at Thursday's bloodbath, but at the wider political carnage, in which the country is being sacrificed at the altar of foreign interests. Bhutto is a willing and eager accomplice to this.
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Warning: Lots of swearing to follow. Please back away slowly if naughty words offend you.
Alright, so it's no secret that movies are censored from time to time, the directors have reached their f-bomb quota and need to swap it out for something a little more...well, shit.
The problem is that in a ridiculous amount of cases, the intent and even the sense of the scene gets lost.
(Not to mention that sometimes the voice actors can be really, REALLY shit.)
Here are some of the funniest, weirdest and downright bizarre examples of movies censored for bad language. Freak you! FREEEAAAK You!
Die Hard 2
Yippie-Kay-Yay Mr Falcon!
Mr Falcon? WTF (Why The Face), I mean this is the catchphrase of the the lead character and if you're one of those poor unfortunate souls that has to grow up with the heavily censored version, his 'Yippie-Kay-Yay'll change every time.
Die Hard: He throws Hans of a building so, you never know, could work.
Die Hard With a Vengeance: He takes down a chopper with a .38, Mr Falcon might work cos it's a chopper (something else that flies).
Die Hard 4: He shoots Tim Ollafanstastic through himself. Mr Falcon? .... Nah, me neither.
A Good Day to Die Hard: I don't know, I fell asleep.
Freak you... Freak you, FREEAAAK You!
You can't expect to get the full experience of a Martin Scorcese gangster flick with a censored soundtrack. In the physical world we occupy, it just doesn't happen.
So no curses but someone's head can get squashed in a vice?
The Usual Suspects
Hand Me The Keys You Fairy Godmother!
This one speaks for itself really. There isn't any detrimental plot or story arcs destroyed.
It just sounds stupid!
The Big Lebowski
This is what happens when you find a stranger in the alps, do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the alps?!
I wonder if this is what really happens when you find a stranger in the alps. It isn't a tradition or stereotype I've ever heard of.
Clearly the dubbing artist had a bad couch surfing experience because seriously, what the f--k does 'this is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps' have to do with stealing The Dudes car!?
Listen closely: Walter throws in something nondescript about 'scrambled eggs'.
I really hope the guys in the dubbing place are laughing when they're doing this, they must be, yeah they are... maybe.
Where'd you get that beauty scar tough guy, Eating pineapple?!
I've eaten pineapples in the safety of my own home many a time without getting a scar like that.
Die Hard With a Vengeance
Don't tell me Rodney King, Right?
Very funny!
This one particularly pisses me off because this is the version I grew up watching, yea 'grew up'... when I was 8 my favorite film was Die Hard, what of it. I had a plastic MP5 and a vest, it was on!
I suppose looking at it now I just got used to the dubs because I thought it was for an ADR or something. In ways too I suppose I got used to John having a canon of dialogue that wasn't always 'fuck you' or 'fuck head'. I think it's actually a bit better that he says 'very funny' or 'bone head' it has more character.
It actually, implies more intelligence with John if his go-to word isn't always "fuck"; subsequently the same applies to Bruce Willis when he's improvising.
What I've always thought about John not dropping f-bombs all the time is that he's a father and so uses 'bone head' or says 'forget the guy' out of practice watching his language with his kids. Clearly this is just a misunderstood interpretation of the character as McTiernan's original McClane curses like a sailor.
It seems that both Willis and Jackson were on a tight leash with this one; most especially Jackson. But this seems to be the case in a lot of Jackson's films. Most especially in Snakes on a Plane. At one point Jackson wanted to have it called Snakes on a Motherfuckin' Plane, but was kindly told by the studio to go freak himself.
Check out what they did with this one:
At least it makes sense I suppose...
The Other Censor:
Another curious censor of Die Hard with a Vengeance was the sign in the movie. It should read 'I hate Niggers' which explains why it's dangerous for John to be in Harlem.
In one version the sign was changed so as to not use a racist slur, how very diplomatic:
Okay, maybe that would offend less people. But if you think about what happens next, a group of black people come up and start beating up John McClane.
More than likely they'd have killed him for having that 'I hate everybody' sign, painting the picture that black people don't need much of an excuse to kill a white man; completely NOT the original intention of the scene.
So in fact the censors possibly made it more racist. Well played.
I don't really see the point in censoring. Language is one of the biggest things censored and yet the main character in The Big Lebowski is a career marijuana smoker; Tony Montana sniffs a Paramount mountain of cocaine then proceeds to shoot people at close range and take on a room of killers in a bloody battle to the death where he falls into a pool of his own blood; Mia Wallace OD's after sniffing some heroine; and Butch cuts someone in half with a Samurai sword not; and that's not forgetting Joe Pesci squashing a man's head in a vice as a torture technique.
But yeah, don't say 'fuck', that's just plain wrong.


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Interiors are increasingly influencing outdoor public spaces in unexpected ways, according to Joanna Merwood-Salisbury and Vanessa Coxhead.
As more and more Aucklanders live downtown, the city is adjusting its thinking about public space. Increasingly, exterior spaces are being thought of in terms of interior design. Installed last November on the corner of Albert and Wellesley streets, Griffiths Gardens is part pop-up park and part urban living room.
Inspired by the Auckland Design Office's (ADO) agenda to 'Activate Auckland', it aims to stimulate an otherwise empty part of the city, in this case land cleared to make way for the Aotea Station of the City Rail Link. While facilitating and funding the project, the ADO sees its role as an enabler, making use of the temporary spaces as an opportunity to test new ideas and learn through low-stakes making.
Standing in contrast to the monumental Bledisloe House behind it, Griffiths Gardens is a kind of inner city backyard for those who live and work in the city centre. The form is ad hoc, rough and ready and distinctly domestic. The concrete building pad left behind by a recently demolished building defines the perimeter of the yard and a shelter of bright yellow scaffolding provides rudimentary cover. On the pad, fixed elements mix whimsy with utility.
During office hours, city workers can be seen eating lunch or having a meeting at one of the picnic tables. The less self-conscious play on see-saws while charging their phones at purpose-built wooden charging stations by Angus Muir Design. Moveable planters, a key component to Sarah Smuts-Kennedy's ongoing social sculpture For the Love of Bees, promise future greenery.
Two rough-sawn timber sheds sit at the rear of the site – one houses gardening equipment, and soon a garden teaching space, and the other a community fridge facilitated by Love Food Hate Waste. A free bike-repair station sits alongside. Musicians perform, organised or spontaneous. Apartment dwellers have been spotted eating their evening meals at the site, and as night falls the rough sleepers of Auckland settle in, using the built structure as shelter, washing line, charging point and safe place for the night. As ADO's Barbara Holloway puts it: "Finally, a tiny house in the city centre!"
Created through the collaborative efforts of designers, artists, psychologists and human geographers, Griffiths Gardens brings an interiorist approach to urban design. The focus is not on aesthetic form, but on creating opportunities for human interaction.
Like other examples from around the country (the ongoing Alt Group-led POP projects; Dance-O-Mat and other Gap Filler projects in Christchurch; Bond and Leeds Street in Wellington), it draws its strategy of rapid activation from the tactical urbanism movement. Conceived with the time frame, budget, scale and sensibility of interior design, tactical urbanism is temporary and intimate, not permanent and monumental.
The history of thinking about exterior spaces as 'rooms' dates at least as far back as the mid-1960s, with Zion and Breen's Paley Park in New York City being the iconic example. Designed as a counter to the vast, empty and unused exterior plazas of modernist architecture and planning, Paley Park offered protective enclosure in the form of ivy-clad walls and a waterfall, along with moveable seating to encourage intimate sociability.
But the projects associated with tactical urbanism are not so polished, so aesthetically pure. With domestic scale mix-and-match pieces that can be quickly and easily combined and recombined, they are useful as catalysts for further urban development.
The introduction of the interior scale to the urban landscape opens up another possibility: the application to exterior contexts of pliable, soft materials traditionally associated with interior spaces, such as curtains, wallpaper and carpets, which may incorporate vivid colour, texture, and decorative effects.
Referencing traditional feminine crafts, the artist Toshiko Horiuchi MacAdam's colourful knitted play structures explore the potential of textiles to become dynamic and three-dimensional, extending their scale and scope beyond the tactile to the tectonic. MacAdam has recently installed a crochet net for Woah! Studios' urban playground in Henderson.
Further afield, Stadtlounge in St. Gallen, Switzerland, designed by Carlos Martinez Architekten in collaboration with artist Pipilotti Rist, is an evocative expression of a similar idea. The designers reactivate a previously underused space into a 'city lounge,' as the name implies, by literally rolling out the red carpet.
The application of a continuous surface of red granulated rubber across pedestrian, recreation and rest areas brings cohesion to an area of irregular and unconnected voids, slowing down movement and tempting pedestrians to slow down, stop and touch their surroundings. Exploiting the semiotic associations of carpet, in contrast with typical plaza surfaces of asphalt or stone, the soft texture provides comfort. It has the capacity to receive impressions so the wear and tear of habitual use is made evident on its surface.
Taken together, these projects challenge our understanding of public space in the contemporary city, and the possibilities for its design. To be public has traditionally meant to be expansive and exposed, open and transparent, to allow for the kind of massed crowds associated with pre-modern squares and market places. As these projects demonstrate, the deployment of interior concepts of temporality, scale, form and materials greatly enlarges what is possible within the urban realm.
A longer version of this essay will appear in: Interiors Beyond Architecture (Eds. Deborah Schneiderman and Amy Campos, Routledge, 2017). Joanna Merwood-Salisbury is Professor of Architecture at Victoria University of Wellington. Vanessa Coxhead is a postgraduate student at the School of Architecture, Victoria University of Wellington.


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As tax agents we need to have the Notice of Assessment on hand for the sequence number, or a statement of account, to quote to the ATO, from the last five years.
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Furthermore, a change of this nature poses problems as we had historically always directed the Notices direct to clients for a section of our business. Now it looks like we will have to receive, scan and forward even more Notices of Assessment, and only a month to get everything in place to do this. And at a further cost to us.
Apparently this protocol has only been in place at the ATO for a few days.
So is there not enough security in the current system of POI, which seems rigorous enough anyway, or are the ATO just trying to make it 'too hard' to bother them?"
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There are many definitions of the cloud. Businesses have a tough time determining where to keep their applications and data in the new cloud environment. In reality most companies will have hybrid clouds for a long time.
Private Cloud:
A private cloud allows a company to store data and applications on its own servers managed in a service providers data center with a shared infrastructure. If you have built custom applications within your organization you will most definitely want to move to a private cloud. You can access your applications via a browser if your application is browser based. If you have a client server application then you will need tap into the virtual layer which slows performance down.
Pros – Faster response time during outages, shorter development cycles for changes.
Cons – More expensive, more technical support, responsible for security to applications.
Companies don't need the technical skill set to manage data centers and hardware but they do need the technical knowledge to manage the OS, application and security.
Public Cloud –
A public cloud option means that you share the business application software, data center, hardware and operating system. This is the Software as a Service (SaaS) model.
Pros – Very cost effective, scalable, less technical support, not responsible for security. Small companies have access to leading software that might otherwise be too expensive to acquire.
Cons – Longer response times during outages, longer development cycle to changes. Need to define clear escalation procedures with your vendor.
You still need a good understanding of where your data resides and be mindful of the contracts you have with your SaaS providers.
Hybrid Cloud –
A hybrid cloud solution is more realistic for larger organizations with legacy applications. The business process around the application and the type of the application will dictate what type of cloud solution the business needs. During this type of evaluation you will need to decide if you want to migrate to a SaaS solution or keep your existing application. Existing applications can be moved to managed data centers.
Pros – Ample flexibility in architecting your overall IT structure.
Con – You will need technical resources that understand both private and public clouds to help you architect this solution.
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Statistical highlights of Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals.
Kings XI Punjab (139/6) posted their lowest score against Rajasthan Royals in the IPL.
Rajasthan Royals (112/7) also recorded their lowest score against Kings XI Punjab
Sangakkara's 60 is his fifth fifty in the IPL.
Sangakkara got his second MOM award in the IPL.
Irfan Pathan (39 off 33 balls) has recorded his second best score in the IPL.
Irfan Pathan (39 + 2/26) is the first all-rounder to register 30-plus and capture two wickets in the same IPL game in the second edition.
Irfan thus became the second all-rounder from Kings XI Punjab to achieve the distinction. James Hopes had made 51 and claimed 2/29 against Rajasthan Royals at Mohali last year.
Kumar Sangakkara and Irfan Pathan put on 75 runs - Kings XI's biggest for the fifth wicket in the IPL, surpassing the 63 between Yuvraj Singh and Irfan Pathan against Rajasthan at Jaipur last year.
Shane Warne and Ravi Jadeja put on 60, which is the best ever for the seenth wicket by any pair in the IPL, bettering the 54 between Dilshan and Maharoof for Delhi Daredevils against Rajasthan Royals at Jaipur last year.
Jadeja (37) posted his best IPL score.
Warne (34 not out) recorded his best ever IPL score.
Kings XI Punjab's 27-run victory is their second in four games in the second edition of the IPL.
Kings XI Punjab have recorded their second victory in three games over Rajasthan Royals.
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N.C. Gun Rights Leader Denounces NYT Concealed Carry Article
Are people with concealed handgun carry permits a menace to society?
President Obama's Anti-Gun Agenda Shows No Sign of Stopping
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Some noteworthy articles about politics, foreign or military affairs, IMHO, FReepmail me if you want on or off my list.
Wonder how much money was contributed to campaign coffers:
Mexican cartels === Chicago mob === political contributions === US government. Pay to play at it's best.
No wonder they aren't serious about closing the border.


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Los Alamos National Laboratory
In Memoriam Archive
Honoring Los Alamos National Laboratory Fellows and their contributions to the institution.
The Laboratory Fellows organization was established in 1981 and is made up of technical staff members who have been appointed by the Laboratory Director to the rank of Fellow in recognition of sustained outstanding contributions and exceptional promise for continued professional achievement.
In memoriam
Raymond N. Rogers, retired chemist who pioneered in the use of thermal analysis to characterize explosives, died on March 8, 2005 at the age of 77 after a long illness.
Rogers was born July 21, 1927 in Albuquerque NM, but his family soon moved to California to find work. When his father died in an industrial accident on young Rogers' thirteenth birthday, he and his mother were left in Bakersfield with no means of support in the depression years. Rogers took on a number of odd jobs to bring in money: playing the horn in a dance band, ushering at the local theater, and working in a print shop.
In 1945 he enlisted in the U.S Navy and served as a radar technician during World War II. Thanks to the GI bill, Rogers was able to complete his education at the University of Arizona, majoring in chemistry. Upon graduation in 1948 his first job was with the Arizona Agricultural Experimental Station. There he built a thermal analysis instrument to study soils, and this experience brought him to Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in late 1951.
At LANL Rogers became a group leader of an explosives research-and-development group and was elected Laboratory Fellow in 1981. He later worked for the International Technology division, retiring in 1988. He served on the Department of the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board from 1987 until 1992 with the equivalent rank of Lt. General, receiving their Distinguished Service Award. He received other awards and recognitions from LANL and professional organizations.
Although much of Rogers' research at LANL had military applications including the characterization of exotic explosives for munitions, he was always concerned with explosives safety and chemical hazards. One of his published research results has been incorporated into a standard method for the screening of reactive materials (ASTM method E698). Today this method is used worldwide to obtain reaction rate constants for energetic materials, a necessary first step in avoiding thermal explosions.
Until he retired Rogers was an editor for the two scientific journals, Thermochimica Acta and the Journal of Energetic Materials, and throughout his career he participated in conferences and symposia related to his chosen field. His ground-breaking work in thermal analysis—particularly differential scanning calorimetry—demonstrated the effectiveness of these techniques for characterizing energetic materials with only a few milligrams of sample.
Rogers was also an accomplished amateur archaeologist who did research on the chemistry of deposits and artifacts of interest in archaeology and geochronology. In 1978 he was invited to become Director of Chemical Research for the Shroud of Turin Research Project (STURP), whose primary goal was to determine the scientific properties of the image on the Shroud of Turin, and what might have caused it. The shroud was a linen fabric purported to be the burial cloth of Jesus of Nazareth.
For many people the shroud study proved disappointing when the initial carbon dating results placed the production of the fabric at between 1260 and 1390 AD, indicating that the shroud was a fake. However, about a year before his death Rogers found evidence that challenged the carbon-14 dating results. Although weakened by illness, he performed forensic work (Thermochimica Acta 425 (2005), 189-194) revealing that the material used in the carbon dating was not sampled from the original fabric, but from a part of the shroud that had been rewoven in medieval times. Rogers' work also indicated that the original shroud was much older than the age determined through carbon-14 analysis; but the question remains open as to whether it was in fact the burial cloth of the historic Jesus.
After retiring from LANL Rogers continued to work on the Shroud project, and with his wife Joan he also found time to enjoy hiking in the great outdoors as well as to train dogs for search and rescue operations. He is survived by his wife Joan; daughter Amy Canzona and her husband Tony; step-daughters Dawn and Lauren, many grandchildren and his and coonhound Clancy.
A classic Ray Rogers essay on "the Classical Scientific Method Does not Mean Atheism," from 1997:
Classic Scientific Method does not Mean Atheism Ray Rogers 17jan1997.pdf
Ray Gurley, age 82, died at home April 19, 2017 in Sarasota, Florida. The family moved to Los Alamos in the 1960s when Lawrence joined H-Division as a Scientific Staff Member.
Lawrence enjoyed a distinguished, fulfilling career collaborating with numerous colleagues and mentoring high school, undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral students. Lawrence was selected as a Los Alamos National Laboratory Fellow in recognition of his pioneering discoveries pertaining to histone phosphorylation during the growth cycle. Subsequently, he also served as Acting Division Leader of the Life Sciences Division for several months during a change of division leadership.
Lawrence was a graduate of North Carolina State University where he earned two degrees in Chemical Engineering; later he attended the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, earning a Ph.D. in Biochemistry. Following his career at Los Alamos he was active in mission work helping to build a school in Kenya, teaching in Haiti and facilitating water projects in Kenya and Haiti.
Lawrence enjoyed many hobbies and continued to research areas of interest in science and psychology. He loved his family, friends, nature and the church and was an a backyard birdwatcher.
William Davis, Los Alamos Guest Scientist, LANL Fellow and former Laboratory staff member, 91, of Los Alamos died April 5, 2017. Bill was born in Manchester, New Hampshire on December 22, 1925, to Chester T.C. Davis and Eleanor Scamman Davis. He attended the public schools, and enlisted in the wartime United States Navy the week he graduated from high school in 1943. His service took him to the rank of RT1c, and the Asiatic Pacific ribbon with 2 stars and the Philippine Liberation ribbon with one star. After the war he attended Tufts College and received the degree Bachelor of Science in Engineering summa cum laude. He then went to Johns Hopkins University and received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in 1954. Bill was employed by the Los Alamos National Laboratory full time from 1954 to 1987, and then part time until the present. His assignment was to study the details of the processes in high explosives.
It's been rumored that when asked why he came to the Laboratory, Davis said, "because I didn't have to wear a suit!" Davis was a giant in the field of high-explosive research, who was never satisfied until every last detail of any of his experimental records was fully understood. Early in his career, his work led to a substantial improvement in resolution from rotating mirror smear cameras, in its day, the high-resolution optical diagnostic used to study detonation. Working together with "Bud" Winslow, Davis developed the first, high-speed, electro-optical framing camera. When the Los Alamos high-energy x-ray facility, PHERMEX, first came online, working with Doug Venable, Davis found ways to use PHERMEX to reveal the physics of explosive pre-shock (the desensitization of plastic-bonded explosives by weak shocks), the equation of state of explosive products and reaction-zone effects in a striking way.
Davis' curiosity led him to ask probing questions concerning the detonation community's established views of explosives. "Failure of the CJ Theory for Liquid and Solid Explosives," published in 1965, demonstrated that CJ theory did not provide an adequate description of detonation. As a founder of the Los Alamos, "Fundamental Research in Explosives Program," Davis knew that more than empirical knowledge was needed to truly understand high explosives. That program led to our improved understanding of the high-pressure equations of state and detonation propagation in liquid nitric oxide explosive, which brought with it a new understanding of high-explosive detonation. That work led to his developing the WSD equation of state for explosives, published in 1985 and 2005. Davis' book, Detonation, published in 1979 and coauthored with Wildon Fickett, remains the go-to source for explosive detonation theory and experiment. His work on explosives was as much an avocation as a vocation.
He also wrote two chapters of the book Explosive Effects and Applications edited by J. A. Zukas and W. P. Walters. He wrote many papers and reports, and found his work enjoyable and rewarding. He never felt that he had to work, just entertain himself by finding how things operate. Both experiment and theory were part of his effort. Director Donald Kerr appointed him a Laboratory Fellow in 1982.
Bill made the most of the outdoor activities. He skied in winter, both downhill and cross country. He was on the ski patrol for a dozen years, and on winter search and rescue teams. In summer there was backpacking with children from three years old to ones much older, in Bandelier backcountry, Pecos wilderness, San Pedro Parks wild area, Peralta Canyon, and canoe trips to Shoshone Lake in Yellowstone National Park.
He is survived by his children Jim Davis (Nancy Morgan), Jack Davis (Cathy), Bob Davis (Clarity Kjis), Anne Davis (Patrick "Red" Howard), and his stepchildren Shelly Cross (Troy Matevia), Katy Cross, and Doug Cross, as well as 6 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren, and his beloved sister Marjorie D. Lane. He was revered and loved by his family, his many friends and colleagues. His kindness, wit, and great generosity will be deeply missed.
It is with great sadness that we bring you the news that Phil Young passed away this morning in Chicago. Phil was the leader of the applied nuclear physics group, T-2, and a Los Alamos National Laboratory Fellow. He was greatly instrumental in introducing model-based nuclear data evaluation methods into the group (and in the ND community at large), and was a generous mentor to several present and former members of the group. He continued to contribute to the field long after his retirement, and has his name associated with a significant fraction of the nuclear data in the Evaluated Nuclear Data File (ENDF) that is used in applications world-wide.
Phil set the highest standards for technical rigor and hard work, while also exhibiting a passion for nuclear reaction physics and data. He had a special combination of depth in experimental work, reaction modeling, and statistical analyses, and possessed an uncanny intuitive ability to know which measurements, and theory, to trust, when making evaluation decisions. Los Alamos National Laboratory's capabilities in nuclear simulation have benefited greatly from his contributions.
Phil also recognized the importance of international collaborations for advancing applied nuclear physics, and served on numerous IAEA, and NEA, international steering committees that led successful collaborative efforts relevant to nuclear energy. Many of us saw him as a great ambassador for the US (and Texas!) as it engaged with international partners. Phil often reflected on the enjoyable times he spent with his family on long-term exchanges with colleagues and friends at the CEA.
Above all else, Phil was a true gentleman, a valued friend and colleague, whom those of us fortunate enough to have known him will miss greatly. We reflect with happiness on how his life touched, and impacted, us.
Phil was born on July 21, 1937, in Beeville, Texas, to Phillip (Sr.) and Allie B. Young. He was raised in Refugio, Texas with his brothers and sisters, Allie, John, Martha "Moye" and Michael Young.
Phil and Kay moved to Chicago in 2014 to pursue his cancer treatment at Loyola University Medical Center and to enjoy the amenities of city life. Phil fought a long battle with cancer with courage and grace. He will be remembered for his kind heart, generosity, and the big smiles he had for everyone.
Phil is survived by his wife Kay, his son Michael and wife Diane; daughter, Katie and her husband C.J. Pierce; daughter, Patty and her husband Bill Blake.
Known by some as 'father of computational fluid dynamics, retired Laboratory Fellow and physicist Frank Harlow died July 1, 2016 in Los Alamos at age 88.
In a 50-year career at Los Alamos that began Sept. 1, 1953 as a staff member in the Theoretical Division, until his retirement on Sept. 4, 2003 as a Senior Fellow, Harlow was the inventor of numerous fluid dynamics techniques and came to be known to many associates as the "father of computational fluid dynamics." Harlow, in 1959, became group leader of the then Fluid Dynamics Group; the group was renamed Fluid Dynamics and Solid Mechanics in 2006. He was named a Laboratory Fellow in 1981.
"He was much more than a Lab scientist," said Mark Schraad of the Weapons Physics Group, noting that he first met Harlow during an interview for a postdoctoral position with the Theoretical Division. "I had the fortune to work with him on several technical topics over the course of my post doc and staff member tenures . . . Many have credited Frank with establishing computational fluid dynamics as it's own field of endeavor, and certainly Frank's 'technical fingerprints' can be found today in [computational fluid dynamcs] codes all over the world."
Matthew Maltrud of the Theortical Division said Harlow was his mentor when Maltrud came to Los Alamos in the early 1980s. "He set the course for my professional career because of his mentorship in fluid dynamics," said Maltrud. "He was so engaged in the world, and with students and he was so supportive and easy to work with."
Physicist Len Margolin of Methods and Algorithms Group said Harlow was the first person he met when he came to Los Alamos in 1969. Margolin was watching the Apollo moon landing at his 11th Street apartment. The Harlows lived nearby. "Frank was walking his dog and he stopped by and said 'do you mind if I listen? I don't think I'll make it home in time to watch,' " Margolin recalled. "That was the beginning of my relationship with one of the most creative persons I've ever met."
Harlow also became a leading authority on Pueblo Indian pottery. Earlier this year, Harlow signed copies of a new book he co-authored, "Adventures in Physics and Pueblo Pottery: Memoirs of a Los Alamos Scientist." The book is published by the Museum of New Mexico Press. In the memoir, Harlow describes his life growing up in Washington state, serving in the U.S. Army during World War II, his college years and his career as a physicist at Los Alamos. It was during his relocation to New Mexico that Harlow began studying pueblo pottery. Over the years, Harlow met and interacted with many living pueblo artists, including the famous San Ildefonso Pueblo potter Maria Martinez. Harlow amassed a remarkable collection of Pueblo Indian pottery, which is now in the permanent collection at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture in Santa Fe.
A U.S. Army veteran, Harlow earned bachelor's and doctoral degrees in physics (minor in mathematics) from the University of Washington.
Harlow is survived by his wife Patricia; daughters, Catherine and Celia; a son Keith; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Carol.
Llewellyn (Lew) Jones, pioneer in the Vibrational Spectroscopy Field, died June 7, 2014, at his home in Albuquerque. He was 94.
A Laboratory Fellow and U.S. Army veteran, Jones was a postdoc at the University of Rochester before joining the Laboratory in 1951 in the former Chemistry-Metallurgy Fowler Division. He retired in 1986 from the former Isotope and Nuclear Chemistry Division. He returned to the Lab as an associate, working in various organizations through 2000.
Jones was named a Laboratory Fellow in 1983. He was a renowned expert in molecular vibrational spectroscopy and the study of vibrational dynamics and bonding in inorganic molecules. Using the molecules vibrational frequencies and their isotopic shifts, Jones was able to determine general force fields that provided the most complete description of the bonding forces in many important inorganic molecules. Jones' early work on actinide metal complexes and later on transition metal complexes was instrumental in determination of their structures and intra-molecular forces.
Jones published more than 170 manuscripts and articles in peer-reviewed journals and also wrote a book, "Inorganic Vibrational Spectroscopy." Jones earned his bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Michigan and master's and doctoral degrees in physical chemistry from the University of Buffalo and the California Institute of Technology, respectively.
(October 12, 1927-March 12, 2013)
Arthur Nelson Cox, noted astrophysicist, author and editor, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, died peacefully in his sleep on March 12, 2013 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Santa Fe. He was 85.
Arthur was born on Oct. 12, 1927 in Van Nuys, Calif. to Arthur H. Cox and Sarah Nelson Cox, he was the third of their four children. He was preceded in death by his younger brother Donald, his older sisters Marjorie-Jane and Priscilla, Joan Cox, his wife of 32 years, and Joan's son Bryan Johnson.
Arthur is survived by Charles Arthur Cox and Edward Jonathan Cox, two sons from his first marriage to Clarice W. Cox; and by Charles' wife Anna Ratner and their children Bryan and Maya; Edward's fiance Phillis Tyler; their children, spouses, grand and great- grandchildren from his second marriage to Joan Cox; Kay and Brian Newnam, their son Michael and his wife Catherine; Sally and Jeff Bustamante and their children Chris Hills and his wife Mar; Benjamin Hills and his daughter Audrianna and fiance Carla Fuenzalida; Amy Hills, Jeffrey Bustamante and his wife Katrina and young son Bryan; his wife for the last two years Margaret Jaramillo Cox and her son Anselmo Jaramillo.
After growing up during the depression era in Van Nuys, Arthur took an interest in Astronomy and Astrophysics, obtaining degrees from California Institute of Technology at Pomona and at Indiana University. Following a student internship starting in the late 1940's, he began a long career with the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory in 1955. Eventually he became a group leader for the laboratory's nuclear weapons testing efforts. In later years Arthur researched at the Laboratory in more theoretical astrophysics where he prepared numerous technical research papers regarding stellar pulsations and related subjects. Among his many accomplishments, he became a Fellow of the Laboratory and continued to be involved with these activities even in his last days.
Arthur will be remembered for many things: his contributions to science, his endless desire for adventure, his sense of humor, and his appreciation of music and the arts. His steadfast work ethic produced many years of quality research that advanced the field of astrophysics. With enthusiasm and leadership, he mentored and inspired many young up-and-coming scientists and made significant contributions in the field of stellar pulsations. His kind and gregarious nature brought smiles to everyone's faces.
Arthur Nelson Cox will be missed; there will be a special place for him among the stars above as he departs this earth and leaves us with many fond memories.
Art (Arthur Nelson) Cox was born in Van Nuys, California in 1927 where he also received his early schooling. He attended the California Institute of Technology, receiving a B.S. degree in 1948. Art had his first association with the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory (now the Los Alamos National Laboratory) in his junior year when he took a job helping to assemble model 100 amplifiers with the (then) amazing rise time of 0.7 microsecond.He returned the summer after graduation to assist in the cyclotron group with measurement of thermonuclear reaction rates. These early connections with the lab continued through the remainder of his career.
Art went to Indiana University in 1949 to pursue an education in astronomy. In those days the Astronomy Department consisted of four faculty members and about six to eight graduate students. Art was the first to pursue and receive a Ph. D. in astronomy from the department in "modern times." In this role, Art really served as the model for his fellow students. He was the archetypical hard working graduate student. Art served as research assistant to the late Professor John Irwin. Art went to the Cape Observatory with John for a number of months to make photometric observations of star clusters and variable stars. These observations served as the material for his doctoral thesis, A Study of the Galactic Cluster NGC 2287, and the photometry of variable stars set a precedent for his continuing interest in variable stars throughout his career.
After receiving his doctorate in 1953, Art went directly to the Lab where he joined the J Division. J Division was the organization charged with conducting the field tests of atomic weapons as well as many aspects of the preparations and analysis of such work. Among Art's early assignments was to assist in the design of the experiment that would test some of the first thermonuclear devices in the Marshall Islands. He subsequently became the leader of group J-15 and continued in that position for almost 18 years. Originally, J-15 consisted of about four staff members and four technicians. With Art's astronomical background, he recruited several fellow astronomers over the years for the staff jobs. These included Robert Brownlee, Thomas Swihart, Paul Mutschlecner, and Charles Keller, all coincidentally with astronomy Ph.D.s from Indiana University! This astronomy connection actually made a lot of sense, for much of the training in astronomy was appropriate to the needs of J-15. Art presided over an incredible diversity of research in the group. The work included, in addition to the test work, modeling of fireball effects, observation and modeling of underground nuclear tests, design and use of equation of state and opacity codes, and a program in the observation of oceanic tsunamis.
Along the way Art managed skillfully to include his interests in astrophysics. Art organized airborne solar eclipse expeditions to Samoa in 1965, Argentina in 1966, Mexico in 1970, Canada in 1972, Africa in 1973, and Montana in 1979. The marvelous approach to this work was that he was able to draw upon the theoretical and experimental expertise of a variety of scientists at the Lab and elsewhere, and to utilize the facilities of the U.S. Air Force, which was charged with support for readiness in any future nuclear tests. The eclipse campaigns helped them to maintain their readiness! Art also began his lifelong work on the modeling of various types of variable star models and of solar models. Here Art was able to exploit the ever-increasing computing resources of the Lab.
In 1975 Art joined T Division, the theoretical organization of the Lab, where he remained [until retirement and continued as an affiliate until his death in 2013]. In this new position Art was able to concentrate nearly exclusively on astrophysical problems. His interests that he pursued with a number of colleagues, both at the Lab and in the international community, have included stellar pulsation theory, stellar and solar seismology, astrophysical opacities and variable stars in general. Art has written and co-authored papers on all classes of variable stars. In recognition of his work Art served as the President of International Astronomical Union Commission 35 (Stellar Constitution) from 1982 to 1985. Art was recognized for his many contributions to science and to the Lab by being selected as a Laboratory Fellow in 1983, and he also served as coordinator of the Laboratory Fellows in 1986-1988.
Although Art retired from the Lab in the mid 1990s, he remained fully active in astrophysics. Recent activities have included the editing of the book The Solar Interior and Atmosphere, and editing a new, and badly needed, revision of Astrophysical Quantities.
Art has received many honors in recognition of his work. He served on numerous national and international committees and panels on astronomy. In 1968 he was a Senior NATO Fellow at Liege, Belgium and was a Fullbright Research Scholar from 1968 to 1969. He was awarded an honorary D.Sc. from Indiana University in 1973. He also served as NSF Astronomy Program Director from 1973 to 1974.
Written by J. Paul Mutschlecner and David S. King in 1997 for the conference, A Half Century of Stellar Pulsation Interpretations: A Tribute to Arthur N. Cox, eds. P.A. Bradley and J.A. Guzik. At the time, Paul Mutschlecner and David King had been friends and colleagues of Art Cox for a cumulative total of over 80 years.
(March 20, 1939 - November 21, 2013)
World-renowned astrophysicist Dimitri Mihalas passed away in his sleep at his home on November 21, 2013 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Dr. Mihalas retired from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1999 and from the Los Alamos National Laboratory in 2011. Dimitri, to his friends and family, has donated his body to the University of New Mexico Medical School and his library to New Mexico Tech.
Dimitri was born on March 20, 1939 in Los Angeles, California where he grew up. He received his B. A., with Highest Honors, in three majors: Physics, Mathematics, and Astronomy from the University of California at Los Angeles at age 20. Four years later he received his Ph. D in Astronomy and Physics from the California Institute of Technology. He then joined the faculty of the Department of Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton University. In the following three decades, he was a professor in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Chicago, the University of Colorado at Boulder, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He was also a pioneer in astrophysics and computational physics and remained a world leader in the fields of radiation transport, radiation hydrodynamics, and astrophysical quantitative spectroscopy for most of his career. His broad knowledge and immense contributions earned him election to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences in 1981 (at age 42, fifteen years earlier than the usual age of entry) and many other distinguished awards. He was a laboratory fellow at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Dimitri had an exceptional record of both quantity and quality of work, and developed new and far-reaching methodologies yielding results of great importance. He made outstanding contributions to the field of Astronomy and Astrophysics. Besides many high-quality papers, he authored or co-authored seven books and co-edited three others. Among them, three of his books have been used as textbooks for both undergraduate and graduate students worldwide and translated into other languages such as Russian and Chinese. His book Foundations of Radiation Hydrodynamics has become the "bible" of the radiation hydrodynamics community, especially at Los Alamos and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories and the Naval Research Laboratory.
Dimitri's colleagues and graduate students held him in high appreciation and expressed their admiration for him at the International Conference in Honor of Dimitri Mihalas for his Lifetime Scientific Contributions on the Occasion of his 70th Birthday held at Boulder in late March 2009. A symposium was published following the conference.
Throughout his long career, Dimitri gave generously of himself to all with whom he interacted. As an advisor, role model, confidant, and friend, he saw each person as an individual, acknowledging strengths, helping overcome weaknesses, giving encouragement, and enthusiastically praising their success. He touched the lives and careers of many students and colleagues and has left a lasting legacy to be cherished by those who knew him.
Dimitri Mihalas Bibliography (pdf)
(November 14, 1925 - December 1, 2013)
Laboratory Senior Fellow and longtime Laboratory scientist Stirling Colgate of Nuclear and Particle Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology (T-2) died Sunday (Dec. 1) at his home in White Rock. A co-founder of the Santa Fe Institute, Colgate, 88, also was president of the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in Socorro from 1965 to 1974 and a professor emeritus of physics at the school.
A gathering, "Remembering Stirling," open to colleagues and friends is scheduled for 5:45 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 15, at Fuller Lodge.
"Los Alamos has lost a tremendous scientist, colleague, mentor and friend," said Director Charlie McMillan. "His contributions to physics and national security science, including some very recent work, are broad, deep and exceptionally creative. On behalf of the Lab, I offer our deepest condolences to Stirling's family."
"He was an incredibly nice guy. It was a quality most people didn't see in him," noted Laboratory Fellow James L. Smith of Materials Technology/Metallurgy (MST-6). "[Stirling] really loved having young people around who wanted to talk to him. He really cared about helping young people."
"I think Stirling was a fantastic mentor to students and postdocs," said Theoretical (T) Division Leader Tony Redondo. "His office was always full of young people who were very excited to have discussions with him. Stirling always had very interesting ideas."
Colgate was born Nov. 14, 1925 in New York City. He attended the Los Alamos Ranch School until 1942 when the school closed in the run-up to the Manhattan Project. Colgate served two years in the Merchant Marines before attending Cornell where he earned bachelor's (1948) and doctoral degrees in physics (1951). He worked at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory from 1952 to 1965; his career at both LANL and LLNL totaled 50 years.
Colgate came to then Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory in September 1976 where he worked in various groups in Theoretical (T) Division. He was named a Senior Laboratory Fellow in 1987. From late 2008 to the present, Colgate was a Lab associate Fellow in T-2. Colgate was a member of the National Academy of Sciences. More recently, Colgate and Hui Li, of T-2, were co-principal investigators of a LDRD project that involved experimental work at New Mexico Tech involving astrophysical phenomena and turbulence.
Colgate is survived by his wife Rosie; a son and a daughter; four granddaughters; a great-grandson; and sister Anne Sutton of Honolulu.


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Migrant construction workers in Russia face widespread abuse both in and outside of the workplace, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. In a climate of rising hate-motivated violence against migrants, exacerbated by the global financial crisis, the Russian government is failing to protect these workers from abusive employers, employment agencies, and police.
The 130-page report, "'Are you Happy to Cheat Us?' Exploitation of Migrant Construction Workers in Russia," documents widespread withholding of wages, failure to provide required contracts, and unsafe working conditions by employers at construction sites across Russia.
The report also details cases in which workers were unwittingly trafficked into forced labor by employment agencies that promised construction jobs in Russia, but then delivered workers to employers who confiscated their passports and forced them to work without wages. In some cases, these workers were confined and beaten.


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A/N: I decided to write this when I found out one of my friends had run away from home. She is nothing like Ziva; it just prompted my crazy brain into writing mode.
They are in high school, by the way, at about fifteen or sixteen.
Ooh and happy birthday to me for today! Yaay! 14 TODAY =D And exams tomorrow *sigh*
Ziva balanced on the windowsill, glancing around the room in which she hadn't had to hide herself for three years. She sighed once, and then slipped silently out of the open window and landed lightly on the balls of her feet on the morning dew-wet grass below. She looked once again at the house that stored the misery and happiness of the last three years, and then disappeared off into the night.
Tony was slouched in his chair, waiting for his name to be called out in role call.
"Ziva David?" He looked up when there was no answer. Everyone knew Ziva, and everyone knew that she hadn't missed a day of school since her first day at Hartington Academy. It was as if she was never ill, or at least never showed it. Mr. Mallard, their form teacher, repeated her name. "Ziva? Does anyone know where Ziva is?"
"Probably bombing the White House." One of Tony's mates, Oli, piped up. Lots of people laughed, and Tony laughed with them. He didn't understand why everyone thought Ziva was a terrorist. It was simply a xenophobic and stereotypical thing, Ziva was Israeli so she would be accepted and was, of course, a terrorist.
"Oliver Mansfield, racism is not accepted in this school." Mr. Mallard warned him, drily.
"But we are meant to be truthful." Oli quipped, arousing more laughs form his classmates. Mr. Mallard glared at him, before proceeding with the rest of role call.
"Anthony DiNozzo?" Tony had got used to Mr. Mallard using his full first name, instead of just Tony.
"Yes, sir." He answered the Scotsman, who was not only their form teacher but also taught them Biology. Mr. Mallard finished off role call about ten minutes later, just as there was a knock on the door.
"Enter." Mr. Mallard called, and the door opened. It opened to reveal an official looking man with silver hair wearing a navy black jacket with "NCIS" emblazoned on it.
"I told you she was bombing the White House!" Oliver exclaimed, and Michael, who he was sitting next to, hit him to shut him up.
"Yes?" Mr. Mallard hinted.
"My name is Special Agent Gibbs. I need to speak to some of the class." Gibbs began. "Starting with… Abigail Sciuto, Timothy McGee and Anthony DiNozzo."
Tony glanced up. What the hell? What did he have to do with Ziva?
Abby, McGee and Tony followed Gibbs out of the classroom, receiving strange looks from all.
"Were you good friends with Miss David?" Gibbs asked the trio.
"Not really…" Abby began.
"No." Tony added.
"I didn't really know her." McGee supplied.
"Everyone thought she was a terrorist." Abby said angrily.
"I would have been more welcoming… only… it wasn't seen right for me to be hanging around Ziva." Tony sighed. "Maybe… maybe if I had she wouldn't have disappeared."
Gibbs was trying to control his anger at the obvious hate of the class at Ziva, even thought no one really knew her.
"Her parents discovered her missing in the middle of the night. No note, nothing. She left her mobile at home and had taken out $1,000 from her parent's bank account." Gibbs informed them of more of the story.
"Poor Ziva…" Abby stared at the floor.
"Is there no way to trace her?" McGee asked Gibbs, who shrugged.
"Not that easily, Tim. She has nothing we can easily trace. We traced the transaction of money, which she took out from a cash point in DC."
"So she might still be in DC?" Tony asked, beginning to be happier at the idea that Ziva might be returning. He would never admit to anyone, but he had always thought of Ziva as hot, and the air of mystery that continually surrounded her added to her strange influence over him.
"We really don't know, DiNozzo. Anything she said, anything you know, and anything you saw will help us." Gibbs said.
Tony thought back. When had he last heard Ziva speak?
"Surds." Mr. Chapman wrote the word on the interactive white board. "Who can explain what that means?"
McGee, Abby and Ziva put their hands up simultaneously. Tony wanted to put his hand up, but didn't want to be associated with the geeks. Contrary to popular opinion, he was clever, only it didn't do at all well for his popular image.
"Ziva." Mr. Chapman said. Ziva put her hand down.
"A surd is the square root of a number that is not a square number." She explained.
"She needs to know math so she can calculate the maximum people she can kill in one bombing." Josh, the boy Tony was sitting next to, said in a stage whisper. People laughed.
"Josh! That is enough!" Mr. Chapman ordered, feeling sorry for the Israeli girl. Although Tony couldn't see Ziva's face, he could imagine how much the insult had stung.
Math, Biology, Chemistry and History were the only subjects Ziva ever really spoke up in. None of the teachers in those lessons put up with the terrorist jokes, and often stuck up for the teen girl against some of the class bullies. Tony had also noticed that Ziva seemed to enjoy the lessons anyway.
"Religious Education was the lesson people most got at her in." McGee said, remembering.
"Other religions." Mr. Prestige said. "Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism. What can you tell me about them?"
"Jews are the stupidest and ugliest people ever." Oliver laughed at his not very funny joke. Mr. Prestige didn't say anything; everyone knew anyone of a different religion was considered inferior to him.
"Yeah, can't you tell? I mean, just look at Ziva!" Josh added nastily.
"Yeah." Abby and Tony agreed.
"I don't really know anything else…" Tony started, but Gibbs interrupted as the bell for morning lessons rang.
"Get along to your lessons, and be sure to get in contact if anything happens." Gibbs handed them each a small card which read:
NCIS Special Agent L.J. Gibbs
As the three teenagers disappeared out of the doors, Gibbs stared after them. Poor kids, he thought. Poor Ziva.
After ten million questions about Ziva's disappearance, Tony finally arrived home. He went straight upstairs, ignored as usual by his parents. He was just about to begin on his math homework when his phone rang.
"Hello?" He answered the call from a withheld number.
"Tony?" Ziva's voice wavered, and Tony gasped.
A/N: Oooh I love cliff-hangers! I hope you enjoyed the story! Please review and say what you think! I'll try to update soon, but I can't promise because I have exams all over the place!
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ABOUT 100 businesses affected by the O'Sullivan Beach Rd bridge closure have been offered a $1000 State Government payment to compensate.
The bridge, which has been closed for Southern Expressway duplication works since May, was expected to re-open last week but has again been delayed until the end of March.
The bridge is a key link for shoppers trying to access O'Sullivan Beach and Lonsdale businesses from Main South Rd.
K's Flower Shed owner Kay Semmler said she had been offered a one-off government payment of $1000, along with free press and radio advertising and a discount voucher book, in an effort to lure customers back.
"It isn't going to make up for the disruption or the losses but at least it is something," Ms Semmler said.
"We do some wholesale and that keeps us going but if we relied on the front (retail) we would be gone."
Living Sculpture Statues owner Bo Skrypek said he had already had to sack one full-time and one casual employee due to lost trade since the closure.
He said his business had only survived because of a loyal customer base.
"We are hanging out because we have been here for nearly 17 years," Mr Skrypek said.
"Another reason I have survived is because I have to work longer hours and harder.
"I have had to go back to where I have started from and do virtually everything myself.
"It will be finished when it is finished and it doesn't matter how much you jump up and down ... we are collateral damage."
The bridge was originally scheduled to re-open in late December but the collapse of a Queensland company involved in the manufacture of the steel beams forced a six-week delay.
A Transport Department spokeswoman said the latest delay came about because "specialist work" being carried out by fabrication businesses was taking longer than expected.
"To ensure that impacted businesses have the best opportunity to promote their business when the bridge re-opens, up to $1000 is being made available for self-promotion activities such as additional advertising in the local paper, sign boards or web applications," the spokeswoman said.
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Prepare to Be Interrupted: Part 2
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It's a bit of a tradition with family and friends, that we attend the silent movie at the Civic Theatre, on the last night of the Auckland Film Festival each year. This year it was a great classic movie "Prix de Beaute" with the Auckland Philharmonic playing the musical score. Three, sometimes four, generations of us gather for this annual pilgrimage.
It's a wonderful night where the game is to judge the orchestra's timing and make sure it lines up exactly with what we see happening on the screen. Does he hit the drum at exactly the time the cannon goes off, etc, etc.? It is a further part of the tradition that when the movie is over we all head off for a Japanese meal to discuss it and catch up. This year we chose Nippon Sake bar in Takapuna. A bit too noisy for Granddad though. Having taken an hour adjusting his hearing aids, to get rid of the feedback at the movie, the beating of the drums every time a customer entered the restaurant seemed to blow his head off!
Over the dinner, the new attachment in the family, who is a fireman, was telling us how great the pillow was that he had borrowed from us on his last visit. He had previously complained of having a sore neck and had asked around for the best pillow option. His mother had suggested a memory foam pillow but that had not helped. I offered him the loan of one of the 'hotel quality' pillows that we have at home, which are made exclusively for Home Fabrics. He took it, as it now turns out, to be polite and to shut me up, but tried it anyway. He was so impressed with the difference that, like Linus, he now takes it to work with him when he is on the night shift.
The difference is that any pillow filled with a man-made fibre must have a spring built into that fibre to maintain its shape and loft back up. This means that as your head rests on it, the spring pushes back against it and thus the muscles in the neck can never relax. Feather and down naturally trap air to do this and so do not have this problem. Man made fibres can also be full of toxins and we don't want them right next to our heads. (Check out "memory foam toxins" online sometime.)
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My personal favourite is actually sold as the "Ultimate Pillow." This is one we developed years ago to help our own crook necks and has a lumbar roll on each edge to give extra support to the neck. I cannot travel away without packing mine in the case, I am so attached to it. Next time you are in Takapuna call in and ask about the range available or have a look at duvetsandpillows.co.nz .We have 20% off all feather pillows in September and they make a great Father's Day gift.
Next time he is over I will also make sure that the new attachment tries one of our luxurious feather mattress toppers. I am sure he will love those too and want to always sleep on one, though he might look a bit stupid carrying one into the station next time he has night shift!
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