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Philipp Bethge†, ‡, Ronan Chéreau†, ‡, Elena Avignone†, ‡, Giovanni Marsicano§ and U. Valentin Nägerl†, ‡, ,
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Many cellular structures and organelles are too small to be properly resolved by conventional light microscopy. This is particularly true for dendritic spines and glial processes, which are very small, dynamic, and embedded in dense tissue, making it difficult to image them under realistic experimental conditions. Two-photon microscopy is currently the method of choice for imaging in thick living tissue preparations, both in acute brain slices and in vivo. However, the spatial resolution of a two-photon microscope, which is limited to ∼350 nm by the diffraction of light, is not sufficient for resolving many important details of neural morphology, such as the width of spine necks or thin glial processes. Recently developed superresolution approaches, such as stimulated emission depletion microscopy, have set new standards of optical resolution in imaging living tissue. However, the important goal of superresolution imaging with significant subdiffraction resolution has not yet been accomplished in acute brain slices. To overcome this limitation, we have developed a new microscope based on two-photon excitation and pulsed stimulated emission depletion microscopy, which provides unprecedented spatial resolution and excellent experimental access in acute brain slices using a long-working distance objective. The new microscope improves on the spatial resolution of a regular two-photon microscope by a factor of four to six, and it is compatible with time-lapse and simultaneous two-color superresolution imaging in living cells. We demonstrate the potential of this nanoscopy approach for brain slice physiology by imaging the morphology of dendritic spines and microglial cells well below the surface of acute brain slices.

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Charlestown's 54-44 loss to rival New Washington the night before Thanksgiving left a bad taste in Pirates coach Sam Terrell's mouth.
So when his team returned on Friday, Terrell put them through a tough practice, even with a tough game against Henryville the next afternoon.
The results was a 64-31 road victory the Hornets.
"I felt like in the New Wash game, we didn't play our game," Terrell said. "I said at Friday's practice, we're going to get after it and just work hard. We had a hard two-hour practice, probably harder than we should have the day before a game, but we were like, if we don't get it together, this could go south for us.
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"We came back [after Thanksgiving] and talked as a team and talked about how we needed to work more as a team instead of just talking like a team," senior center Emily Young said. "I think that really was a major factor in how we played today."
The Pirates shot 50 percent from the floor (23 of 46), got to the foul line 25 times and forced 30 Henryville turnovers to improve to 2-2.
"This is how hard we want to play on a continuous basis," Terrell said. "We got some shots we didn't get to fall [against New Wash and Corydon Central]."
The Pirates opened on fire, jumping out to a 10-0 lead in the first three minutes of the contest. Justice Burdin scored the first seven then Shelby Goedeker knocked down a 3-pointer.
Emily Hollis hit one of her three free throws to get the Hornets on the board and Jasmine Harvey scored on a drive to give the Pirates a 12-1 lead and force a Henryville timeout.
"We have to come out ready to play every game," Young said. "The couple games that we've lost so far, we've gotten off to slow start and we haven't been prepared to jump out on them."
"Charlestown came out ready to play and our effort was pretty poor," Henryville coach Josh Conrad said. "You can't compete against good teams if you're not going to go out and give a lot of effort."
The Pirates led 19-10 after one quarter and pushed it to 32-17 at the break. Charlestown then put the game away in the third by outscoring the Hornets 22-8.
"We had a lot of people step up," Terrell said.
One of those to step up was Young, who finished with a season-high nine points.
"She was a little more aggressive offensively," Terrell said of Young. "Our big girls need to be more offensively aggressive. We're big and we're pretty solid on the inside and we need to take advantage of that."
"This year coach has made it clear to me that I need to be more of an offensive threat," Young said. "In the past I've been more of a defensive threat. This year I've kind of tried to focus on scoring a little more."
Burdin led the Pirates with 22 points and 10 rebounds, including four on the offensive end. She also had two assists, two steals and a blocked shot.
"Burdin's tough," Conrad said. "She's tough to guard. Every time we scored a couple baskets, she'd come back, get right to the rim and score a couple herself. She was hard to stop."
Kaitlynn Henning added 15 points, three rebounds and three steals. Goedeker scored seven points and Taryn Moore had a Charlestown-best four assists.
Jasmine Harrell led Henryville, which shot 26 percent from the floor, with 10 points. She also had four rebounds and three assists.
"She was offensive there for a little while in the third quarter," Conrad said of Harrell. "If she plays offense like that, good things will happen."
Charlestown go to Scott County for a pair of Mid-Southern Conference games this week. The Pirates go to Austin on Wednesday and Scottsburg on Saturday.
The Hornets will try to get their first Southern Athletic Conference victory when they host Lanesville on Thursday.
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Charlestown (2-2): Kaitlynn Henning 6-12 2-2 15, Taryn Moore 1-4 0-0 2, Amanda Jones 0-1 0-0 0, Jessica Farmer 0-0 0-0 0, Lauren Crowe 0-0 0-0 0, Jasmine Harvey 2-5 0-3 4, Alysha Flaget 0-0 0-0 0, Justice Burdin 8-11 6-7 22, Shelby Goedeker 2-4 2-3 7, Kim Knight 0-0 0-0 0, Taylor Thrasher 1-2 0-0 2, Emily Young 2-4 5-6 9, Megan Brooks 1-2 1-4 3, Bethany Hall 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-46 16-25 64.
Henryville (3-4): Haley Huddleston 1-2 1-4 3, Jasmine Harrell 4-9 2-4 10, Bethanie Harbold 0-0 2-2 2, Sadie Spears 2-3 1-2 5, Emily Hollis 1-10 2-5 5, Sammy Hunt 0-1 0-0 0, Emma Hendricks 0-0 0-0 0, Chelsea LaMotte 1-6 0-0 2, Tami Burgin 2-5 0-2 4, Lauren Brown 0-1 0-2 0, Lesha Dallas 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 11-42 8-21 31.
3-point field goals: Charlestown 2-8 (Goedeker 1-1, Henning 1-5, Moore 0-1, Hall 0-1); Henryville 1-8 (Hollis 1-7, LaMotte 0-1).
Rebounds: Charlestown 35 (Burdin 10); Henryville 30 (Huddleston 5).
Assists: Charlestown 11 (Moore 4); Henryville 4 (Harrell 3).
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I think most people are aware that some sideloaded mobi books show up under 'documents' instead of 'books' on the Kindle Fire. This problem is resolved by changing the PDOC tag to EBOK. The most common way suggested to do this is to change the mobi output settings in Calibre: you'll see the default is to tag [PDOC] which must be changed to [EBOK].
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There is a lot of confusion about PDOC. Part of the problem is that the usual way we find out that the PDOC is there is that the MOBI turns up in the Docs app (vs the Books app) on the Fire.
I may be adding to the confusion, but what I now think is true is the following: a) There is a metadata field in MOBIs called cdetype (number 501). If this is set to EBOK the ebook will show up in Books, otherwise (no cdetype or set to PDOC) it will be in Docs. b) Calibre does not add cdetype to its own MOBIs (e.g. created by converting from ePub). It adds cdetype when writing a copy of the MOBI via "save to disk" or "send to device". c) In Preferences -> Output options -> MOBI output. There is a "Personal doc tag" option. This is typically set to [PDOC], but it can have any value you want. The way this works is that if this tag is associated with your ebook in Calibre and you are writing a copy then cdetype is set to PDOC and otherwise it is set to EBOK. Note that, based on my tests, if the "Personal doc tag" option is set to [EBOK], the cdetype is still set to PDOC if you have added [EBOK] as a tag to the ebook in Calibre. So changing it from [PDOC] to [EBOK] would only have an effect if you have [PDOC] as a tag to your ebook. One thing I am not sure about is how Calibre knows that the MOBI is Kindle-bound. Some of the reported issues on the Fire makes me wonder if there are additional undocumented requirements. Note that in most cases we don't know that Calibre-generated ebooks contain PDOC - we just know they don't contain EBOK. Also, I'm not sure what happens if the existing MOBI in your Calibre library already contains cdetype set to PDOC. Anyway, based on the above you should not need to reconvert your MOBIs (except perhaps if they already have a cdetype of PDOC). If you are familiar with the command line, MobiPerl's mobi2mobi command will printout all the metadata in a MOBI. There is a precompiled version for Windows, so you don't need to install Pearl to use it. Using this command on the same ebook in Calibre's internal folders and on the Fire might be informative. EDIT: The Java Mobi Metadata Editor can be used to check (and edit) cdetype, and make be easier to use than mobi2mobi. Last edited by wallcraft; 02-24-2012 at 09:13 PM. |
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Thanks for the extensive info! It sounds like the best bet for this particular problem is either mobi2mobi or this java tool found here
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I'm doing books for the Kindle Fire in kf8, and changing the Personal Doc tag with calibre does make them show up in "Books", but it also seems to eliminate the kf8 formatting.
And since I'm creating the .opf file anyway, the question is: Can cdetype be set in the .opf file? And, if so, what (exactly) would it look like? Sorry if the answer to this question is totally obvious, but I'm fairly new to this, and I'd like to avoid downloading and running another program if cdetype can be set with a simple line of text. |
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No, it can't be done in the OPF file. It's part of the EXTH header in the binary MOBI file itself. If you want to do it with calibre, conversion is the only option (EDIT: or I should say saving/sending as well). There's a Java metadata editor in the Kindle subforum that appears to be able to modify this without conversion, as well as the mobiperl tools, but I'm not exactly sure how much (if any) testing of KF8 files has been done.
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Thanks, though, obviously, that's not the answer I was hoping for. But, given that, can either of the 2 programs (mobi2mobi or the java tool) be used to change ONLY the cdetype, and absolutely nothing else?
Or, put another way, can any of these program be set to do absolutely no conversion whatsoever (other than changing some metadata)? I'll probably just go ahead and try them, but I'd like to know if there's even a chance. My guess is that if they touch the html at all, the kf8 stuff will be lost (most especially the CSS stuff like position:absolute; -- do these conversion programs normally deal with position:absolute?) |
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Nuts are used throughout the world in cooking of all kinds. This recipe makes a rich, dense cake loaded with hazelnuts. It will surely leave everyone asking for more.
-250 ml (1 cup) butter
-300 ml (1 1/4 cups) sugar
-1 ml (1/4 ml) salt
-Juice of 1 lemon
-4-5 eggs, separated
-750 ml (3 cups) flour
-15 ml (1 tbsp) baking powder
-240 g (8 oz) semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
-500 ml (2 cups) ground hazelnuts
Directions: Beat together butter, sugar, salt, lemon juice and egg yolks until creamy. Stir in flour, baking powder, chocolate and nuts. Beat egg whites until stiff, then gently fold into batter. Spoon into a well-greased and floured 24 cm (9 1/2 inch) springform pan. Bake at 180 oC (350 oF) for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
Recipe and photo: Kitchen Wisdom, Pamela Cross, Camden House Publishing.


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If i could pos..i wouldDigging: Lycia - The Burning Circle and Then Dust
Digging: Lycia - The Burning Circle and Then Dust
Enough with the 4.5s and 5s jeez louise!Digging: Mac DeMarco - Salad Days
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stop liking stuff!
Album Rating: 5.0oh my god the first paragraph is my childhood exactly contact is i think the best song ever written
oh man kutless is so horrible
Album Rating: 4.5Enough with the 4.5s and 5s jeez louise! why
Enough with the 4.5s and 5s jeez louise!
Awesome review, awesome album
Album Rating: 3.5this is a good album. one of the few good christian bands. they're good live too.
Bands like Kutless, Skillet, etc. You know. Shit. I lol'd. Nice stufff chan. I may check them out if I feel like it.
Bands like Kutless, Skillet, etc. You know. Shit.
^ this.Digging: GridLink - Longhena
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as cities burn are sick as shit
I've listened to the record ACB released before this and I really enjoyed the emotion of the singer. For some reason, and it's really inexcusable, I haven't listened to them much. I need to give that CD a few more listens and maybe pick up this one as well. I enjoyed the review. The whole "early childhood" thing was kind of how it worked out for me too. Also, is the album art supposed to be Jesus after He was crucified? This Message Edited On 02.01.09
Album Rating: 5.0i'll give this a listen, but this review annoyed the fuck out of me
Album Rating: 4.5aww
Album Rating: 2.5I'm embarrassed that I actually know who Kutless and Skillet are. Even more embarrassed to say I've seen them both live; hooray for Christian retreats/trips! Should probably check this out again, I haven't listened to it in months.
Yes TWE listen to it again :O I thought it was really boring the first few times.
Album Rating: 5.0if you listen to Contact, Clouds or Timothy and not be moved. Then you do not have a soul. Great review
Album Rating: 4.0Good review Good album. I was unaware that thrice were a christian band. Thats 5 more albums i can listen to without jesus hating me :D
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Reminder: Noah Wyle's back in the 'ER' Thursday
Mark Greene, David Morgenstern and Elizabeth Corday have already made a last trip through the ER this season, and now it's John Carter's turn.
Thursday (Feb. 19) marks the return of Noah Wyle to the show, where he'll guest-star on several episodes to help close out the series' 15-year run. NBC isn't being very forthcoming about how or why Carter, whom Wyle played for the show's first 11 seasons, returns to County General -- the network's episode description only says that "Dr. Carter makes a surprise return to the ER." Which isn't telling you anything you don't already know.
When we last saw Carter on the show, in 2006, he was working with a relief organization in the Darfur region of Sudan. (The story line was part of a guest arc Wyle did after leaving the show as a regular the previous season.) Descriptions of the next few weeks' episodes hint that he'll try to go back to work at County General.
The show's farewell tour has already featured guest spots from Anthony Edwards (Greene), who made an appearance in flashbacks in a November episode; Alex Kingston (Corday), who popped up in January; and William H. Macy (Morgenstern), who guested on the two most recent episodes -- the second of which was directed by former regular Eriq La Salle.
Before the series is over, fans can also expect to see George Clooney (Doug Ross) and Julianna Margulies (Carol Hathaway) one last time. Long-time orderly Jerry (Abraham Benrubi) has also popped up a few times this season.
I missed Kingston's appearance, but I thought the show handled Edwards' and Macy's returns pretty well. And given that Wyle's final turn on ER has been planned all along, there's no reason to expect anything different.
Are you looking forward to Wyle's return? How about Clooney and Margulies?
I have loved watching the re-appearances of Dr. Greene, Dr. Corday and Dr. Morgenstern. Would loved to have seen Dr. Peter Benton (Eriq LaSalle) back in front of the camera too; he did the opening of the episode that paid homage to Michael Crichton after he p***ed - that was special. I am anxiously awaiting Dr. Carter's return as well as Dr. Ross's and Nurse Hathaway. I have loved ER all these 15 years. I don't think the writing and the production quality had diminished or gone to seed after 15 years. I believe the show still hits its target demographic but of course not as strong and large as in the early days when the show was at the height of its popularity with ratings in the 20 millions or so. ER was appointment TV for me and still is. Like a close friend, will stand by til the end. Thank you ER for being there.
Yes, absolutely, I am looking foward to the return of Dr. Carter to ER. I have also loved seeing Dr. Greene, Dr. Corday, and Dr. Morgenstern being back in the ER. Would have loved to have seen Dr. Peter Benton back in front of the camera; but kudos to Eric LaSalle's directing and him paying homage to Michael Crichton not soon after Michael's p***ing. I will be in high heaven when I get to see Dr. Ross and Nurse Hathaway back on ER. I have loved Abraham Benrubi's reappearance on the show; it was done nicely. Furthermore, I have loved ER all these 15 years. I believe the show still hits its target demographic today but of course not as strong and large as in the early years when the show was at the heights of its popularity - bringing in 20 million plus ratings. I believe the writing and production quality has not waned over the years. ER was and still is appointment TV for me. Like a close friend, I will stand by til the very end. Thank you ER for being there.
How could I have left out Dr. Weaver's (Laura Innes) and Paul McCrane's (Dr. Romano) recent reappearance. Yes wonderful to have them back on ER. As for Sherry Stringfield's Dr. Susan Lewis, I would have loved it if somehow she managed to reprise her role; not to mention Gloria Ruben. These actors and characters are all very dear to me. I will miss ER but it will live on in re-runs. Thank you.
YES!!! Mostly for Doug and Carol. They were SO HOT back in the day!
It has already been reported that Sherry Stringfield will be reprising her role as Dr. Lewis before the end of the show.
Gloria Ruben did an episode last year
Morgenstern was in 2 episodes? I must have missed the second appearance...
Rumor has it Carter is back at least partly due to a health problem.
I thought the Morgenstern episode was the worst of the bunch--very contrived to expect the audience or the cast to care about the old doctor no one knew. Emotional ending was way too forced. Looking forward to Wyle, Clooney, and Margulies.
I have to disagree about the Morgenstern episode.
Does anybody know if Noah Wyle's character is supposed to be killed off? I have a horrible feeling that he is. And if he does I am going to be so upset, but I'm not so sure. I've watched every single episode of this show and I don't think I'll be able to take that. I'll be crying like a baby.


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Clemente Carrizales, 29, of Hershey pled no contest Tuesday to amended charges of DUI first offense and two counts of third-degree assault, both misdemeanors.
The charges date to a May 19 disturbance at Hershey Beach of the Sutherland Reservoir. Sheriffs investigators said Juan Martinez, 19, of North Platte and Carrizales assaulted two teenagers at a campsite.
Martinez is charged with rape and making terroristic threats in addition to assault and illegal possession of a pharmacy drug, Alprozam.
Carrizales and Martinez fled, but witnesses gave deputies a description and the direction they headed.
Deputies found them driving on South River Road.
Carrizales stands convicted of helping assault the teenagers on the beach.
Defense attorney Kent Florom asked for a bond reduction and Lincoln County Attorney Rebecca Harling objected, saying it was low enough already. District Judge Richard Birch agreed and left bond at $5,000. Carrizales will be sentenced Nov. 12.
Martinez was also in district court Tuesday but his case was continued at the request of Defense Attorney Pat Hays. Hays asked for more time to take depositions from witnesses.
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
The Birds
Right now pretty much every type of bird in Utah is making it's home in our backyard. There are wrens. There are robins. There are grackles. There are doves. There are ducks. And, of course, there is my favorite, the crazy hummingbird. I love this guy. He is obviously a juvenile or male, because his red and green are not that bright yet. In fact, at first I thought he was just a hyper wren. While he isn't the prettiest hummingbird though, he might be the bravest. He seems to have no fear, and really loves coming up to the window when we are looking out.
I have tried to take a picture of him, but I think hummingbirds must be like vampires, and not visible on film. Every time I have tried I just end up with a blur, or a picture of the background. I am actually thinking of getting a hummingbird feeder, but instead of filling it with sugar water filling it with that True Blood stuff. Then maybe I'll get the greatest picture of all time. I mean, especially if it's of the night's we are having Bigfoot over for dinner.
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- LB @Wait, She Said What? said...
I can totally get why you see all this as a pain in the ass. I would probably even see the bird colony you're forming as a pain too. I tend not to sleep well so the birds chirping away early in the morning would drive me insane.
Try recording a video of crazy hummingbird instead, if you haven't already thought of that. We had a not so bright hawk living here last year. The bird literally attacked a pine cone as if it could run away. Hilarious but sad at the same time. - June 24, 2009 at 11:46 PM
- Gina said...
We have a ton of birds in our yard, too. And while I love seeing them, the little fuckers wake me up every morning.
- June 25, 2009 at 6:01 AM
- Dana's Brain said...
One of the summers I worked on Block Island (small island off the coast of RI) a bird had made a nest in the outside wall of our house. On the inside of that wall was my bed. Those damn baby birds drove me batty. So much freaking noise, so early in the morning.
- June 25, 2009 at 6:34 AM
- Rob said...
Our house was built on a corn field. After 20 years, the mice are still trying to retake their land. Assholes...
- June 25, 2009 at 7:38 AM
- Yellow Trash Diaries said...
Our house sits on an old Indian burial ground.
- June 25, 2009 at 8:21 AM
- Emily-Ione said...
My house is on an old Stockyard.....
- June 25, 2009 at 9:44 AM
- Jules said...
Be thankful you don't have bluejays. They may be pretty but they are the Don of the birds. Evil.
- June 25, 2009 at 10:23 AM
- She Said said...
I live in a desert where we have to plant and water everything so it doesn't look like stark nothingness. Bluh.
- June 25, 2009 at 10:53 AM
- Vic said...
We had a mockingbird that lived outside our bedroom window for several months. I wanted to kill it.
- June 25, 2009 at 11:21 AM
- *Akilah Sakai* said...
Do they poop on your head often? I hear that's good luck.
Nothing nature-y cums in my yard. Er, what's that supposed to mean? Birds hate my family? - June 25, 2009 at 1:37 PM
- Joanna Jenkins said...
We get a HUGE flock of crows in our yard every night at dinner. It's like a scene out of the movie!
- June 25, 2009 at 7:44 PM
- the iNDefatigable mjenks said...
We have some heavily wooded land all around us. I love it. This year we've had a lot more blue birds, and I've begun to pick up on a lot of the calls of different birds. I used to know all the standard ones (swifts, cardinals, mourning doves, robins, mockingbirds, hummingbirds...). My new favorite is the red-eyed vireo.
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Brian's Special: #1 in the Hearts of Dublin Customers
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Northeast meets the South at Brian's Giant Submarine Sandwiches in Dublin.
"They tease me all the time about still being a Yankee, but they're stuck with me because I'm not going back," said owner Brian Keith.
Keith left the Jersey Shore for the Emerald City and started serving Middle Georgians more than two decades ago.
Regular customer Jerry McMiller said, "They know what I want because I come here so much."
Others also said Brian's sandwiches are the best in town. The deli-style shop makes everything from super subs to hot subs to something they call the Brian's Special.
"The bread is baked fresh every morning, the sandwiches are good value, everything is sliced fresh which makes a big difference in terms of the quality of food," said Jim Caldwell.
The signature sandwich comes loaded with five different cold-cuts. The first layer of the popular sub is Provolone cheese, followed by a layer of boiled ham, Prosciuttine, capicola, salami and pepperoni. Customers can choose between white or wheat bread and pick any toppings they like.
Brian's Special may be number 10 on the menu, but regulars claim it's number 1 in their hearts.
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We are about to begin our flight, so please buckle up. If at any point you decide you no longer wish to entertain thoughts of becoming a flight attendant, the exits are here… here… here…
Why would someone want to be a flight attendant? Well, for one thing, you're always traveling. You get to see many exciting cities and places, even if you only fly over them or visit them fleetingly. Your office is the sky. You're not chained to a desk (although you are trapped in a confined, pressurized metal tube thousands of feet in the air).
However, for most the cons outweigh the pros. You're not going to make much money. The work is tedious and repetitive, you work in a small, cramped space, and your odds of being in a plane crash are – while still small – much greater than that of the average bear. (Bears, incidentally, must pay an increased fare because of their exceptional girth.)
"I'm just big-boned."
Yes, flight attendants serve tea and coffee, and fetch pillows, but their main duty is to maintain and provide for the safety of a plane's passengers.
This responsibility is twofold. First, they are required to educate passengers prior to departure about what steps should be taken in the event of an emergency. Yep – that whole silly spiel they give when they wrap life vests around their torsos, demonstrate breathing into a small plastic cup and point robot-like at each of the emergency exits. So performance skills may come into play here. At least those four years spent at Juilliard weren't all for naught.
This first duty also entails performing a safety check before passengers board, and then securing the cabin before the pilot is ready for take-off – i.e., looking to see that everyone's seat is in the upright position, everyone is buckled, no one has any live cheetahs sitting on their lap, etc. They assist anyone who has a problem cramming their oversized baggage into the overhead compartment, and in general keep an eye out for any unusual or suspicious goings-on. For example, if they notice that there are snakes on the plane.
Secondly, they must assist passengers in the event that something screwy does happen during the flight. Easier said than done. If a crisis should befall their aircraft, their first instinct might be to scramble for the nearest flotation device, wrench it from the grip of whatever poor sap underestimated their strength, and position themselves by the nearest exit. But they'd be a sorry excuse for a flight attendant. It is their job to make sure everyone remains calm and behaves appropriately should the plane experience engine failure or a gremlin should land on one of the wings.
If you see one of these on the wing, immediately alert your flight attendant.
They may also be called upon to deal with everything from in-flight medical situations to on-board births or deaths to hijackings. Not that they are necessarily expected to wrest the firearms from the terrorist's hands themselves, but they will be trained on how to handle the situation should it arise. Ideally, they can distract the terrorist by asking him to perform the on-board birth.
If you are lacking a college education, don't have a gripping fear of flying, think it might be nice to travel (constantly), and have a powerful aversion to making money, being a flight attendant might not be a bad gig for you. At the very least, you will certainly see the world, and you are bound to meet a wide variety of interesting people (almost all of whom have better careers than you do).


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This is the first time I ever got a sample of a scrub that I ended up buying (got it from Birchbox). I've gotten samples of pricier scrubs before (mostly from Clinique) but they never were impressive enough to spend the money on the full size. I've always just stuck with my drugstore scrubs (St. Ives, Queen Helene)...but this felt so amazing, & I could see the difference in my skin! So I bought the full size. I had a code for 30% off, but I'd even pay full price because this stuff is so good ($34).
The scrub is very fine, so I don't feel like I'm rubbing liquefied sandpaper on my face! And it has almost no scent, but what little I can smell just smells clean. I also only have to use a very small amount of this. It spreads very well over my face. The scrub is kind of a paste like consistency, with very fine particles in it. My face feels so smooth & clean afterwards, & doesn't feel dried out.
The sample size lasted 2 months, using it 3x a week, so this full size will probably last me 7-8 months, I think. So even at full price, if I paid $34 & this lasted 7 months, it's still less than $5 a month, so if you think of it that way, it doesn't sound so bad ;) Like I said, I'm usually cheap when it comes to scrubs, so I have to be pretty impressed to buy something that costs more than a few bucks. This is worth the splurge.
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I got this as a sample.
I hate to be the in the minority here but I wasn't as crazy about this as the other reviewers.
I found it to be a little harsh. The crystals were sharp and abrasive! I felt like my face was being cut with a bunch of little knives. I don't have sensitive skin - I can usually use almost anything without a harsh reaction so this definitely surprised me. However, my esthetician friend told me microdermabrasion will feel like that, which I haven't ever had done. The roughest I usually go on my skin is baking soda or sugar.
The positive thing is that my skin was slightly brighter and slightly smoother after using it. I'm not sure if I am willing to put up with the pain of using this product though. Once a week I think is more than enough with something this strong/abrasive. Any more than that, you eventually won't notice as nice results. Your skin's natural cycle is about 30 days anyways - you gotta give it time to regenerate!
Received this as a sample in my Birchbox and I seriously fell in love with this!!!! I have already ordered a full size because I love it so much. When I receive the full size I will definitely use the recommended 3-5 times a week. With my sample I only use twice a week, and I have already seen amazing results. My skin's texture has greatly improved and some of my darker spots have begun to lighten up a bit. So happy I was able to sample and find such a great product!
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Received this as sample in my Birchbox. I love it! Just squeeze out a miniscule amount and you can use it on your whole face. Small little granules can be felt on your skin once you start smoothing it out all over. Leaves face rejuvenated. Not sure If I would buy the full tube at full prices but the .25 sample I received rocks!
I ordered this after seeing all the rave reviews... YES THEY ARE ALL TRUE! This stuff is amazing; I cannot believe the brighter, rosy glow in my complexion after just one use. I use this every other day (I leave it on for the recommended 2-3 minutes), and along with a spin brush once a week. The results are at least just a good as getting a professional facial, in my opinion. Love the packaging, too; easy to store in the shower and get out just the right amount of product. A true holy grail for me; I hope this product is never discontinued!
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Love it. Have used St. Ives Apricot Scrub for 20+ years daily and still do, but I really want to get BrightenUp to use a couple of times a week with my Mia face brush to make my face spa facial super-smooth. I got a sample in my Birchbox a few months ago and have used every speck I could scrape out of the tube after I cut it open, lol! If you have sensitive skin you might want to be careful with this as it is very abrasive.
GO small Canadian companies with excellent products! I have NEVER had a home scrub/exfoliator leave my skin feeling so soft but with so little irritation as with this product. I bought it last week and have used it twice and cannot get over the results both times (I thought the first time might be a fluke). I applied this to my wet face after removing my makeup, scrubbed gently for the specified time and then left the product on for 2 minutes (the instructions give you 2 options; I figured I'd try combining them). While I waited for the 2 minutes to pass, I gently rub the product remaining on my hands from the scrubbing stage into my hands (why waste it?) and even my hands are better for this treatment.
I am utterly blown away by the excellence of this product. I think I have found my HG product and this will certainly replace my scrubs from Laura Mercier, Clarins, Philosophy and a myriad of other companies. On one of my recent trips to Sephora, I "treated" myself to the teeny tiny half ounce tube of Kate Somerville's ExfoliKate as an indulgence (that stuff is good but just so insanely expensive). But BrightenUp is every bit as good a product and at $34 for 120 mls, it is a great value too. I don't know why more people haven't tried/reviewed this product!!! If you can get your hands on this (SDM in Canada carries it at some stores and the company does have a "store locator" on their site), grab it and give it a try! You will not be disappointed.
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I just ordered a full size bottle after getting a sample (10mL) in a recent Topbox. This product is a little expensive but I'm willing to pay more for something high quality and made in Canada. The fragrance is very light, almost unnoticeable, and the thickness of the paste means it's easy to rub around your face without losing any of it to dripping from your fingers. The micro crystals are definitely there as others have commented, you'll feel like you're scrubbing your face but I don't find this to be too harsh. Overall my skin feels great after using the sample a couple of times per week for a few weeks, and although I don't notice any actual brightening, I like it enough to order more to have on hand.
I've been using this for a few months now and it is definitely the BEST exfoliating cleanser I have EVER used. I use it on the days I don't use my Clarisonic and it leaves my skin so polished and clean. I live in the pacific northwest and the colder climate here really dries out my skin so a good exfoliating cleanser is essential. I can't honestly say whether it brightens my skin or not because of the other products I use that claim to do the same thing, but I'm on my second bottle and this is definitely my HG exfoliating cleanser now.
Having said that, I'm really upset about the packaging because the bottle comes and it's only about 2/3 full, and it's not that big of a bottle for the price. If getting stiffed on the amount of product you get for the price is something that really bothers you, you're really going to be upset about this one. Be warned now!
I'm still an exfoliating junkie after all these years, even after having found my HG exfoliator (philosophy microdelivery peel) and a decent second choice (Kate Somerville Exfolikate). Still, when Birchbox sent me this product, of course I'm trying it. Duh. BrightenUp! is a white cream with crystals which comes in a squeeze tube. I used it in the middle of the week while I was away from my microdelivery peel.
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--It does do what it says it will do. Very exfoliating. Leaves my skin very smooth. I haven't tried it yet on other areas, but intend to.
--Mild to unnoticeable fragrance. It squirts out of a tube as a plain white thick cream.
--Gentle enough that I can use it several times a week, which I plan to do.
Bad points:
--Even though I say it's gentle overall, at times the exfoliating crystals can sometimes feel a bit too harsh on my skin. It almost feels like tiny pieces of glass on some areas. I guess I need to not press so hard when I scrub.
--The price ($34USD for a 100ml tube, although I gladly pay $68 for microdelivery peel, so what do I know :) ).
I plan to carry this on travel and use it during the week, leaving my beloved microdelivery peel for Saturday nights, as I always do.
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ground floor is the kitchen, fully equipped, lacking nothing in modern aids i.e. Fridge, cooking rings, oven, microwave oven, Electric kettle, filter machine, dish washer, washing machine and Iron with iron board. At the same floor we have the sitting room and a dinning area with a dinning table for 6-7 persons. At the lounge very tastefully designed furniture with a 3 seats sofa and a 2 seats sofa, an armchair, a colour satellite TV with SKY, a video, a Radio and a CD player. At the front is a patio area overlooking the villas own private swimming pool 5m X 10.m. Ample sun beds, umbrella's and Garden furniture are around the pool area. On the first floor we have 2 bedroom. A master bedroom with a double bed, shower and W.C en-suite, fitted wardrobe and a safe box. The other twin bedroom with communal shower room with wash basin and W.C. All bedrooms share a large balcony overlooking the sea and the pool. All bedrooms have their own Air conditioning, charged extra CYP.2.50 per day per unit.
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Mean distance from Earth |
1.496×108 km 8 min 19 s at light speed |
Visual brightness (V) | −26.74[1] |
Absolute magnitude | 4.83[1] |
Spectral classification | G2V |
Metallicity | Z = 0.0122[2] |
Angular size | 31.6′ – 32.7′[3] |
Adjectives | Solar |
Orbital characteristics | |
Mean distance from Milky Way core |
~2.5×1017 km 26000 light-years |
Galactic period | (2.25–2.50)×108 a |
Velocity | ~220 km/s (orbit around the center of the Galaxy) ~20 km/s (relative to average velocity of other stars in stellar neighborhood) ~370 km/s[4] (relative to the cosmic microwave background) |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 1.392684×106 km[5] |
Equatorial radius | 6.96342×105 km[5] 109 × Earth[6] |
Equatorial circumference | 4.379×106 km[6] 109 × Earth[6] |
Flattening | 9×10−6 |
Surface area | 6.0877×1012 km2[6] 11990 × Earth[6] |
Volume | 1.412×1018 km3[6] 1300000 × Earth |
Mass | 1.9891×1030 kg[1] 333000 × Earth[1] |
Average density | 1.408×103 kg/m3[1][6][7] |
Density | Center (model): 1.622×105 kg/m3[1] Lower photosphere: 2×10−4 kg/m3 Lower chromosphere: 5×10−6 kg/m3 Corona (avg): 1×10−12 kg/m3[8] |
Equatorial surface gravity | 274.0 m/s2[1] 27.94 g 27542.29 cgs 28 × Earth[6] |
Escape velocity (from the surface) |
617.7 km/s[6] 55 × Earth[6] |
Temperature | Center (modeled): ~1.57×107 K[1] Photosphere (effective): 5778 K[1] Corona: ~5×106 K |
Luminosity (Lsol) | 3.846×1026 W[1] ~3.75×1028 lm ~98 lm/W efficacy |
Mean intensity (Isol) | 2.009×107 W·m−2·sr−1 |
Age | 4.57 billion years[9] |
Rotation characteristics | |
Obliquity | 7.25°[1] (to the ecliptic) 67.23° (to the galactic plane) |
Right ascension of North pole[10] |
286.13° 19 h 4 min 30 s |
Declination of North pole |
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Sidereal rotation period (at equator) |
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(at poles) | 34.4 days[1] |
Rotation velocity (at equator) |
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Hydrogen | 73.46%[11] |
Helium | 24.85% |
Oxygen | 0.77% |
Carbon | 0.29% |
Iron | 0.16% |
Neon | 0.12% |
Nitrogen | 0.09% |
Silicon | 0.07% |
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- For the newspaper, see The Sun (newspaper)
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is seen in the sky and gives light to the Earth. When the Sun is in the sky, it is day. When the Sun is not in the sky, it is night. The planets, including Earth, go around it.
The Sun gives off energy as electromagnetic radiation. That includes light, infra-red energy (heat), ultraviolet light and radio waves. It also gives off a stream of particles, which reaches Earth as "solar wind". The source of all this energy is the reaction in the star which turns hydrogen into helium and makes huge amounts of energy.
The Sun is a star like many others in our Milky Way galaxy. It has existed for a little over 4.5 billion years, and is going to continue for at least as long. The Sun is about a hundred times as wide as the Earth. It has a mass of 1.9891×1030 kg, which is 333,000 times the mass of the Earth.[12]
In Astronomy[change | edit source]
Our Sun makes up 99.86% of the matter in the solar system. Even the giant planet Jupiter is tiny compared to the Sun. The planets in our solar system move around the Sun in orbits. Our Sun can be seen in the sky in the day time. It is seen as a large yellow ball. The Sun is basically a very, very large ball of plasma bubbling with non-stop explosions. These explosions give off so much energy that if we could gather all the Sun's energy for one second it would be enough to power the United States for 9 million years. Even though the Sun is 93 million miles (150 million kilometres) from the earth, we still feel this energy.
The Sun is so bright that it can hurt to look at it and can damage human eyesight, so one should never stare at the Sun, and should never use binoculars or a telescope to look at it. The Sun makes light, heat and the solar wind. Solar wind moves past the Earth outside the Earth's atmosphere. It is made of plasma and small particles.
The solar wind is created by the bending, twisting, and breaking of the thousands of magnetic fields in the Sun. There are so many of these magnetic fields because the Sun's surface is constantly moving and creating many fields in more than one spot.
The Sun is the main source of energy for life on Earth. It is no wonder that for ancient peoples, the Sun was an object of sun worship.
The Sun is at the middle of our solar system. Each planet travels in an almost round orbit around the Sun. Each planet orbits at a different distance from the Sun. The orbits of the planets are not perfect circles. They are stretched circles called ellipses. The planets closest to the Sun get more heat. Planets farther away are colder. Only the Earth has a climate that is right for humans.
Almost all life on Earth depends on the light energy that comes from our Sun. Plants use solar energy as food so they can grow. This process is called photosynthesis, the green in the plant leaves is a pigment which is called chlorophyll.
In the center of the Sun, great heat and pressure combine hydrogen gas into helium gas which produces very large amounts of energy. This is called nuclear fusion. Nuclear fusion is more powerful than chemical reactions such as fire.
People can look at the Sun if they use special lenses that make it safe. When they do this, darker spots are sometimes seen on the surface of the Sun. These spots are called sunspots. The number of sunspots on the Sun gets bigger and then smaller about every 11 years. These sunspots affect the weather on Earth and can also affect electricity and electrical machines. Sunspots made a solar storm in 1989 that shut down the electric power grid in Quebec and put the entire province in darkness for nine hours.
How the Sun was made[change | edit source]
Scientists think that the Sun started from a very large cloud of dust and small bits of ice 4.6 billion years ago. At the center of that huge cloud, some of the material started to build up into a ball called the Sun. Once this Sun got big enough, fusion reactions inside it caused that ball make heat and for it to shine.
The light that was made from fusion in the Sun pushed away all the rest of the cloud from itself, and the planets formed from the rest of this cloud.
How the Sun works[change | edit source]
At its very center, hydrogen atoms collide together at great temperature and pressure so that they fuse to form atoms of helium. This process is called nuclear fusion. This fusion changes a very small part of the hydrogen atoms into a large amount of energy. This energy then travels from the core to the surface of the Sun. The Sun's surface is called the photosphere and is where it shines the energy into space. Energy can take thousands of years to reach the Sun's surface because the Sun is so huge and most of the way the energy is passed from atom to atom.
Features of the Sun[change | edit source]
Since the Sun is all gas, surface features come and go. If the Sun is viewed through a special solar telescope, dark areas called sunspots can be seen. These areas are caused by the Sun's magnetic field. The sunspots only look dark because the rest of the Sun is very bright.
Some space telescopes, including the ones that orbit the Sun have seen huge arches of the Sun's matter extend suddenly from the Sun. These are called solar prominences. Solar prominences come in many different shapes and sizes. Some of them are so large that the Earth could fit inside of them, and a few are shaped like hands. Solar flares also come and go.
Sunspots, prominences and flares become rare, and then numerous, and then rare again, every 11 years.
Photosphere[change | edit source]
This is the surface of the Sun. The light that the Earth receives from the Sun is radiated from this layer. Below this layer, the Sun is opaque, or not transparent to light.
Atmosphere of the Sun[change | edit source]
Five layers make up the atmosphere of the Sun. The chromosphere, transition region, and corona are much hotter than the outer photosphere surface of the Sun.[13] It is believed that Alfvén waves may pass through to heat the corona.[14]
The minimum temperature zone, the coolest layer of the Sun, is about 500 km above the photosphere. It has a temperature of about 4100 K.[13] This part of the Sun is cool enough to allow simple molecules such as carbon monoxide and water to form. those molecules can be seen on the Sun with special instruments called spectroscopes.[15]
The chromosphere is the first layer of the Sun which can be seen, especially during a solar eclipse when the moon is covering most of the Sun and blocking the brightest light.
The solar transition region is the part of the Sun's atmosphere, between the chromosphere and outer part called the corona.[16] It can be seen from space using telescopes that can sense ultraviolet light. The transition is between two very different layers. In the bottom part it touches the photosphere and gravity shapes the features. At the top, the transition layer touches the corona.
The corona is the outer atmosphere of the Sun and is much bigger than the rest of the Sun. The corona continuously expands into space forming the solar wind, which fills all the Solar System.[17] The average temperature of the corona and solar wind is about 1,000,000–2,000,000 K. In the hottest regions it is 8,000,000–20,000,000 K.[18] We do not understand why the corona is so hot.[17][18]
The heliosphere is the thin outer atmosphere of the Sun, filled with the solar wind plasma. It extends out past the orbit of Pluto to the heliopause, where it forms a boundary where it collides with the interstellar medium.[19]
Solar eclipses[change | edit source]
See Eclipse A solar eclipse appears when the moon is between the Earth and sun. No solar eclipse can last longer than 7 minuits and 58 seconds because of the speed at which the sun moves.
The fate of the Sun[change | edit source]
Astrophysicists say our Sun is a main-sequence star in the middle of its life. In about another 4 to 5 billion years, they think it will get bigger and become a red giant star. The Sun would be up to 250 times its current size, as big as 1.4 AU and will swallow up the earth.
Earth's fate is still a bit of a mystery. Calculations suggest that Earth could escape to a higher orbit. This due to the solar wind, which drops 30% of the Sun's mass, but a newer study shows that Earth would possibly vanish due to the tidal forces.[source?] This would happen while the Sun continues to get bigger. However, the Sun will lose mass.
Anyway, Earth's ocean and air would have long since worn out. This is even though the Sun is still in its main sequence stage. After the Sun reaches a point where it can no longer get bigger, it will figuratively explode with passion, but not like a supernova. Rather, it will expand rapidly and lose its layers, forming a planetary nebula. Eventually, the Sun will shrink into a white dwarf. Then, over several hundred billion or even a trillion years, the Sun would fade into a black dwarf.
More reading[change | edit source]
- Lang, Kenneth R. (2001). The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the Sun. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521780933.
References[change | edit source]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 Williams, D. R. (2004). "Sun Fact Sheet". NASA. http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/sunfact.html. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
- ↑ Asplund, M.; N. Grevesse and A. J. Sauval (2006). "The new solar abundances - Part I: the observations". Communications in Asteroseismology 147: 76–79. doi:10.1553/cia147s76.
- ↑ "Eclipse 99: Frequently Asked Questions". NASA. http://education.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/pages/faq.html. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
- ↑ Hinshaw, G.; et al. (2009). "Five-year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe observations: data processing, sky maps, and basic results". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 180 (2): 225–245. doi:10.1088/0067-0049/180/2/225.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Emilio, Marcelo; Kuhn, Jeff R.; Bush, Rock I.; Scholl, Isabelle F. (March 5, 2012), "Measuring the Solar Radius from Space during the 2003 and 2006 Mercury Transits", arXiv, http://arxiv.org/abs/1203.4898, retrieved March 28, 2012
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 "Solar System Exploration: Planets: Sun: Facts & Figures". NASA. Archived from the original on 2008-01-02. http://web.archive.org/web/20080102034758/http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Sun&Display=Facts&System=Metric.
- ↑ Ko, M. (1999). "Density of the Sun". In Elert, G.. The Physics Factbook. http://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/MayKo.shtml.
- ↑ "Principles of Spectroscopy". University of Michigan, Astronomy Department. 30 August 2007. http://www.astro.lsa.umich.edu/undergrad/Labs/spectro/short_spectro.html.
- ↑ Bonanno, A.; Schlattl, H.; Paternò, L. (2008). "The age of the Sun and the relativistic corrections in the EOS". Astronomy and Astrophysics 390 (3): 1115–1118. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20020749.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Seidelmann, P. K.; et al. (2000). "Report Of The IAU/IAG Working Group On Cartographic Coordinates And Rotational Elements Of The Planets And Satellites: 2000". http://www.hnsky.org/iau-iag.htm. Retrieved 2006-03-22.
- ↑ "The Sun's Vital Statistics". Stanford Solar Center. http://solar-center.stanford.edu/vitalstats.html. Retrieved 2008-07-29., citing Eddy, J. (1979). A New Sun: The Solar Results From Skylab. NASA. p. 37. NASA SP-402. http://history.nasa.gov/SP-402/contents.htm.
- ↑ "Sun Fact Sheet". NASA. http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/sunfact.html. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Abhyankar K.D. (1977). "A survey of the solar atmospheric models". Bull. Astr. Soc. India 5: 40–44. http://prints.iiap.res.in/handle/2248/510.
- ↑ De Pontieu B. et al (2007). "Chromospheric Alfvénic waves strong enough to power the solar wind". Science 318 (5856): 1574–77. doi:10.1126/science.1151747. PMID 18063784.
- ↑ Solanki S.K; Livingston W. & Ayres T (1994). "New light on the heart of darkness of the solar chromosphere". Science 263 (5143): 64–66. doi:10.1126/science.263.5143.64. PMID 17748350.
- ↑ "The Transition Region". Solar Physics, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. NASA. http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/t_region.shtml.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Russell, C.T. (2001). "Solar wind and interplanetary magnetic filed: A tutorial". In Song, Paul; Singer, Howard J. and Siscoe, George L. (PDF). Space weather (Geophysical Monograph). American Geophysical Union. pp. 73–88. ISBN 978-0-87590-984-4. http://www-ssc.igpp.ucla.edu/personnel/russell/papers/SolWindTutorial.pdf.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Erdèlyi R. & Ballai I. 2007. Heating of the solar and stellar coronae: a review. Astron. Nachr. 328 (8): 726–733
- ↑ European Space Agency (2005). "The distortion of the Heliosphere: our interstellar magnetic compass". Press release. http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=16394. Retrieved 2006-03-22.
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The rug is pretty and arrived quickly after purchase, but I was dusting and mopping the floors twice a day and could not understand where the heck the dust balls were coming from. Finally I realized it is the rug!! So the wool gets on my socks and basically is transferred all over the house. If I could do it over again I would not buy this rug.
I was thrilled to find a shag rug with a great price and had high expectations after reading the previous reviews. When I opened the box I was thoroughly disappointed. I was hoping for a softer wool, but it felt like someone bleached bigfoot, skinned him, and made a rug. It sheds terribly and I am in the process of returning the rug. This is also the first time I've ordered something from overstock without getting any type of return label, which is incredibly inconvient. Very disappointed.
This rug is very soft and thick - it's great quality! I do have one major complaint though...I was sent two of these rugs and both of them were obviously used. I ordered the natural color, and at first was sent a blue rug. It came tightly packaged and was brand new. I had to send it back though because it was the wrong color. As always, O.com's customer service was great. I was shipped a new rug in about a week, but this time it came shoved in a box. It was the correct color, but there was dog hair all over the rug, the sticker was torn off the box, it wasn't tightly packaged...it was awful. I contacted customer service and they apologized, and said they'd send me a new rug. Well, I just got my rug last night, and again, it came shoved in a box, there was no sticker on the back, it was DIRTY.... needless to say I was frustrated. I contacted customer service again and they said that they were sold out of the rug - that's probably why I kept getting used rugs. I ended up trying to clean this rug (which was hard because it's thick wool so you can't exactly just vaccum it...I had to literally pick things out of it), but I got it clean for the most part. I'm very happy with the quality of the rug, just frustrated with being sent two used items. If you're getting this rug in another color, hopefully they'll have new, unused rugs to send you!
Ew! I was expecting this wonderfully fluffy rug as it appeared to be in the description. WRONG! This rug is like an itchy old wool sweater. I ordered the Ruby Red rug and received a 70's Burnt Orange/ Brown colored rug. I was hoping for a rich luxurious rug and received something completely different! I am upset that I have to pay to return this when it was clearly false advertising!
It's not "top quality", but I was not expecting that for the price I paid. I also knew (because I have been shopping for a flokati rug for some time) that the rug isn't super soft...it's more like a raw cotton feel. The weave isn't dense as it would be in a premium rug, but I am well pleased with the size and quality for the value. On the floor, it looks quite nice and feels good under the feet. Unless you have your hands in it, the "not so dense" weave isn't obvious. I am pleased with my rug and would buy it again.
It is the real deal..I have seen others with a hard backing..but ..this has a soft backing...where you can actually see how the wool was stitched! No crunchy Vinyl back...!..And YES! wool! No synthetic! I wanted this small one to use as a throw over a white sofa..It is GREAT! It is made in Greece and I recommend this NULoom brand. It does have a TINY bit of shedding..but nothing horrible.I will machine wash It on delicate..and the shedding will be gone. It really was minimal..so don't think you will have a small animals worth on your floor. This size was a great value.The larger sizes are a bit more..but worth it! The color is a creamy beautiful off white. LOVE IT!
I had previously ordered a brown flokati with no issues, but this one had a lot of little bur things in it, which took forever to remove.
Great product, wrong rug sent at first but replaced quickly!
I ordered this for newborn and baby photography even though it has many bad reviews. I LOVE it! Exactly what I needed. Also it was on my doorstep in 2 business days.
I ordered this, and then read the reviews and started getting nervous. So when the rug came and it was everything I was expecting, I had to come here to say so. Of course it's thin, it's a $60 flokati. But for the money, it's perfect. You'll definitely need a pad under it because it is pretty slippery on a hard wood floor, but it's fluffy and it's barely shedding and both my daughter and I love it. (So does the cat, but that's another story). The only shedding I've experienced in the last few days has been one or two tufts that were just loose in the package, and then whatever gets on my nylon socks that I can then just roll into a ball and throw away. It's not wafting through the house like tumbleweed like some of the other reviews were describing, and we have all hard wood floors so I would definitely notice. Anyway, Long-winded way of saying that I don't think you'll be disappointed, so long as you know you're not getting a super-thick, super fluffy flokati for this price. It's just as thick as I was expecting, i don't see any "bald spots" like some people were saying. Overall, I would by this again in a second.
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Spanish cheesemaker launches ovine Lolitas initiative
Spanish cheesemaker Quesería Artesanal de Sacramenia is offering aficionados of underage ovines the chance to adopt their very own lovely little lamb as part of its My Linda Ovejita initiative. In return for stumping as little as €6 a month, godparents can name their lamb and get snaps of it, plus exclusive access to live …
spanish id required?
So no chance for new zealand's sheep lovers? maybe the webcam pics would had been filtered anyway because of underage ... no clothes ... and sometimes even freshly shaved...
Baaahd Me
Velcro Gloves.
But seriously? Why pay for a lamb if you don't to enjoy it properly - and by that i mean stuffed (no you sick person, I'm not We... a taxidermist) with garlic and rosemary and served with roast potatoes, and some mint sauce. Om nom nom.
"Oh yes, the first person to post a comment containing either of the keywords "Welsh" or "wellingtons", is banned from El Reg for the traditional month."
ok i wont then
spanish id required?
Perhaps they're worried that the residents of Wellington (NZ) would welsh on the payment?
Do they accept NIE
I've got a Numero de Identidad de Extranjero.
Mmmm... juvenile mutton.
The dirty mac, thanks.
Q; Why have men in a country to the West of England started wearing kilts?
A; Because the sheep have got used to the sound of zips.
....You forgot to ban "slam in the lamb" jokes, as well.
Or that classic song
"Dirty Deeds Done With Sheep" and it's advice to "Knock off the fleece Give them some peace.
Don't be a barn door man! "
Warning signs, electric fences, high voltage (now that sounds kinky!)
Where's the sheep icon when you need it?
Been there and got the....?
Sorry, couldn't resist