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The Pacific Astronomy & Telescope Show
September 22 & 23, 2012
View and download the latest Saturday & Sunday program (PDF)!
We're confident with the program as presented, but times, topics, presenters, and specific locations are subject to change.
Doors open to the public at 9:00 AM on both days. They close at 5:00 PM on Saturday and 3:00 PM on Sunday.
Saturday, Ballroom APlanetary Radio – Activities and Interviews
Bruce Betts – Planetary Society: The Curiosity Mission
Gary Palmer – Solar Imager: The Sun in Motion
Michael Bakich – Astronomy Magazine: Star Death
Fred Espenak – Mr. Eclipse: Predicting and Chasing Solar Eclipses
Door Prizes will follow the last presentation in Ballroom A
Saturday, Ballroom BFred Metzler – Canon USA: Digital Imaging Cameras
John Dobson – Sidewalk Astronomers: Physics, Cosmology, Sidewalk Astronomy...
Scott Kardel – International Dark Sky Association: Light Pollution: Perspectives from Earth and Space
Scott Kardel – International Dark Sky Association: Workshop on Fighting Light Pollution
Sunday, Ballroom AAndre Bormanis – Former Technical Advisor, Star Trek: Making the Unreal Seem Real
Robert Naeye – Sky and Telescope: Topic to be determined
Shrinivas Kulkarni – California Institute of Technology: An Explosion of Explosions
Ed Krupp – Director, Griffith Observatory: Time's Up: 2012 and the Maya Calendar End Times Follies
Door Prizes will follow the last presentation in Ballroom A
Sunday, Ballroom BEd Shepherd – NASA Engineer: Life in the Space Program
Mark Wallace – JPL Engineer: Topic to be determined
Linda and David Meyer – NASA Astronomer: Author of A Journey; Science Essays on the Leading Edge of Discovery
PATS Related Activities
Thursday & Friday
Riverside AstroImaging Workshop/Remote Imaging Session
(Separate registration required. More info here.)
Tour and Observing At Mt. Wilson
(Separate registration required. More info here.)
Saturday (Evening)
An outdoor movie (Reach for the Stars), entertainment, and outreach across the street at the Paseo Colorado


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Man Serves Public For 63 Years
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HAMPTON, Va., (UPI) — An 84-year-old Virginia man has been recognized by Guinness World Records for having the world's longest career as a civil servant.
Sara Wilcox, a Guinness World Records spokeswoman, said Hardy Cash began serving the public July 1, 1947, when he was hired to assist Elizabeth City County Executive W.R. "Buddy" Freeman with office tasks, and his career ended when he retired as the Hampton city ombudsman Jan. 28, 2011, the Newport News Daily Press reported Monday.
Wilcox said Cash's public service, which lasted 63 years, 210 days, is now believed to be the world's longest and will appear in the next edition of the Guinness Book of World Records.
"Hardy Cash is a Hampton icon," Mayor Molly Joseph Ward said. "To remain in public service to one city for more than 60 years is a feat that won't likely be duplicated any time soon. We are most grateful to him for his commitment to public service."

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - A South Dakota judge is allowing three lawyers from Washington to help represent a Native American man who has filed a civil lawsuit claiming the letters KKK were carved into his stomach at a hospital.
Court documents show that Judge Jeffrey Viken is allowing Gabriel Galanda, Anthony Broadman and Ryan Dreveskracht, all of Seattle, to take part in proceedings on behalf of Vern Traversie. The three men are admitted to practice in Washington but are not members of the South Dakota Bar.
Traversie, 69, is a Lakota man who lives on the Cheyenne River reservation. Though he is blind, Traversie says others have told him the scars left form the letters. He is suing the hospital where the surgery took place, its board of directors and others.
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Veterans, youngsters headline deep Critérium International field
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Two-day, three-stage race in Corsica provides riders a preview of the opening stages of this summer's Tour
Contador to miss Criterium International with the flu
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Spaniard ill after Tirreno-Adriatico and will resume racing in the Basque Country in April
ASO announces 16 teams for Critérium International
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Five-time winner Jens Voigt's RadioShack-Leopard squad is on the list for the two-day stage race on Corsica
Critérium International 2012 results
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1. Cadel EVANS, BMC Racing in 7:03:43 2. Pierrick FEDRIGO, FDJ-Big Mat +8 3. Michael ROGERS, Sky +8
Evans' Crit win a 'confidence boost'
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Evans puts it all together for first time in 2012
Evans seals Critérium International; Fédrigo wins final stage
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Evans wins first stage race since 2011 Tour de France
Voigt on Critérium: 'I am the good luck charm!'
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German has been part of nearly every winning squad since 2004
Critérium International back to Corsica
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The two-day, three-stage Critérium International will be back to Corsica for the third year running
Fränk Schleck downplays 'Camel-belly' controversy
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Fränk Schleck (Leopard-Trek) downplayed suggestions that he used a Camelbak hydration system to help him become more aerodynamic in a time
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Memory: Fragments of a Modern History
Jenny Diski writes:
Our two conflicting beliefs – that memory is infallibly impressed in the library of our brains, and that memory is unreliably subject to physical and cultural influences – are the alternating strands that structure Winter's book on the past century of memory research. Popular understanding of how our minds work has been mirrored by two theories which vie with each other for dominance. Memory is authentic, a perfectly preserved neuronal record of every experience retained in the brain; or it is reconstructive, a dynamic mixture of recorded past experience continually reassembled according to past events and present information, and conventionalised to make sense of current cultural and personal contexts and cognitive norms.


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Part of this might be that of all the games to choose to be my first Eagle's game, it had to be this one.... (include some "Get Em" throughout)
That was one of the most awful football performances I've ever watched. I'm at a loss to think of a more pathetic showing by our offense in the past few years. For me, the game was so bad that in the end I was forced to reassess my emotional level of commitment to the Eagles.
First the play calling, once again we didn't run the entire first half. Start of the second, we come out running all over them and end up with some points on the board, but why why why should it ever take an entire half of a game to start the run game.
Vick. He has regressed the past year and a half, and I have lost all hope of envisioning him leading us to anything big. He holds on to the ball far too long, he's not as accurate as we all want to believe he is, and he will never be a good pocket passer. The 2 wins we have rest solely on the defense, and two decent 4th quarter drives. I can't overlook the other three quarters of crap play by Vick no matter if he saves us in the final drive.
I am now officially on the Foles bandwagon.


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Jim Ross
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TNA has a couple of live events coming up in a few days, and their world heavyweight champion will not be around. Bobby Lashley is going to be missing the one night only pay per view taping and an international television taping because he has to do a fight for Bellator MMA on September 5. His opponent is Josh Burns, who currently has an 8-7 record.
August 28, 2014
While most MMA fighters will swear that they prefer to let their fists do the talking, being able to speak is an essential part of promoting. That is why Jon Jones, who many view as the best overall fighter in UFC, is seeking ways to improve that particular part of his game. Rumors have been floating around that people in his camp are actually interested in hiring Paul Heyman, who essentially gets paid by WWE to speak, to help.
August 5, 2014
Some interesting news coming out of TNA, as Bellator has now announced that Bobby Lashley will be making his MMA debut for their company in September. The current world heavyweight champion is scheduled to fight against veteran Josh Burns at the Mohegan Sun Arena. The belief is that Spike heavily pushed to make this happen as Bellator and TNA are two of their top performing brands.
July 16, 2014
With his career in MMA coming to a close soon, Rashad Evans wants to make the jump from UFC to WWE. Rumors are floating around right now that he has already contacted WWE to gauge their interest in signing him. Vince McMahon is not a huge fan of MMA, but he does know that UFC fighters have name value. Triple H is reportedly said to be interested in bringing Evans on board.
July 10, 2014
While the former UFC champion continues to campaign publicly for a return to the company, WWE has continued to ignore Ken Shamrock. The MMA legend revealed during a recent interview that he has again attempted to make contact with people backstage and again they have refused to speak with him. Shamrock appears to be growing frustrated with the situation, as he is now telling people that WWE is falling.
May 18, 2014
Even though he is now a WWE star again, Brock Lesnar still keeps up with the world of MMA. The former UFC Heavyweight Champion recently contacted Dana White to ask the company president for a favor. Lesnar needed help convincing close friend Pat Berry to retire because his health was being jeopardized. White did not feel that he had enough sway to make Berry quit the sport.
May 12, 2014
Since the video game was sweeping the nation, WCW decided to capitalize on the popularity of the Mortal Kombat series by creating wrestling characters that were similar to the ones in the game. Bryan Clark, Ernest Miller, Glacier and Chris Kanyon were given characters that were part MMA fighters and part superheroes.
March 20, 2014
During a recent interview, Ken Shamrock was asked to compare Vince McMahon and Dana White. The MMA legend stated that it was easier to work for the WWE CEO than it was to work with the UFC president. McMahon and White are both known for being quite eccentric. The belief is that Shamrock chose McMahon because he wants back in with the company.
March 13, 2014
A picture of Vladimir Kozlov doing MMA, in case you're wondering what the former WWE star has been doing with his time since leaving the company a couple of years back.
March 13, 2014
After his big MMA fight in May against King Mo, Rampage Jackson will start training for professional wrestling. Bjorn Rebney, the CEO of Bellator, stated that he has hired coaches and trainers to come in and teach Jackson the finer points of being a wrestler. He also noted that he keeps in contact with Dixie Carter, so Jackson will be working with TNA again soon.
March 13, 2014
When Bobby Lashley made his return on TNA Lockdown 2014, fans immediately began to speculate as to whether it was a one time thing or if the former WWE star was back full time. In this video, the MMA fighter informs fans that he is back on a permanent basis and is hoping to win some championships in the company.
March 10, 2014
There were some speculations about his return to the company because he visited backstage at Monday Night Raw a couple of weeks ago, but Bobby Lashley currently does not have any plans on returning to WWE. He has not ruled out that possibility down the line, but for now, he is still focused on being an MMA fighter.
March 7, 2014
CM Punk was not the only former WWE star that attended the UFC event in Las Vegas over the weekend. Steve Austin was there as well. He has been frequently spotted at MMA shows, especially back when Brock Lesnar was still fighting. No word yet on whether or not Punk and Austin got together for a discussion that night.
February 24, 2014
While he has largely avoided the public since leaving WWE, it appears that UFC is too much of a draw for CM Punk. The former world heavyweight champion attended the MMA show in Las Vegas this weekend, where he watched it at ringside with UFC president Dana White. Punk was also spotted with Eve Torres and her husband afterwards.
February 23, 2014
While a lot of fans are aware that he has been participating in MMA for the last couple of years, very few actually know how good MVP has become at the sport. This picture of him winning the gold medal at the IBJJF Houston Open should help people understand that this is not just a hobby to the former United States champion.
February 23, 2014
An opponent for Bobby Roode at the Wrestle-1 Outbreak pay per view has been chosen. He will be stepping into the ring against veteran wrestler Masakatsu Funaki, who is viewed as one of the greatest MMA fighters in the history of Japan. Funaki has had a couple of legitimate fights with Ken Shamrock over the years.
February 21, 2014
Since he left WWE a couple of years back, Vladimir Kozlov has been doing a little MMA training and a little acting. Based on his Twitter account, however, it seems like his full time job is living, as he is constantly posting pictures of himself at various social functions. He posted this picture recently of himself and his attractive girlfriend.
February 19, 2014
It appears that Chavo Guerrero and Rampage Jackson have formed a close friendship as of late. The two of them live near one another, and their sons play football together. They're actually trying to do business together. Some sources are stating that a reality television show is in the works. A possible MMA related business has been rumored as well.
February 17, 2014
MMA fighters Jason Miller and Phil Baroni are calling out CM Punk over Twitter. The two former UFC stars each posted a message recently about the former WWE star. Miller appears to be joking, as he mentioned that the fight should be in a Dairy Queen parking lot. However, Baroni is more straight forward and stated that the fight can happen in Bellator.
February 16, 2014
While Vince McMahon does not publicly admit that the two companies are competing for revenue, WWE is currently concerned about UFC, as the two promotions are holding events at the American Airlines Center in Dallas in March. The feeling backstage is that fans might not be willing to attend a wrestling show the night after an MMA show.
February 15, 2014
Rumors are floating around right now that AJ Lee is going to be leaving WWE very soon. Those speculations were further flamed last night when she dropped the Divas Championship to Paige at Summerslam 2014. The root of the rumors stems from a comment that Jim Ross made on his blog. It was just something that the long time commentator was speculating upon.
August 18, 2014
Rumors are heating up that Jim Ross and CM Punk are going to head to New Japan to work together as commentators. Those were actually started by Ross himself, as the former WWE commentator simply speculated on the possibility during his podcast show. As of right now, there have been no negotiations, and Ross himself has stated that he has yet to talk to Punk about the idea.
August 3, 2014
Since his contract with WWE has now officially ended, rumors about Jim Ross and his future in professional wrestling have started heating up again. Since the longtime commentator does not want to replace Taz or Mike Tenay in TNA, much of the speculations has been geared towards him joining up with Jeff Jarrett in Global Force Wrestling. Interest within the industry towards the new promotion has grown since Jarrett has been able to secure several deals across the globe.
July 29, 2014
Got some bad news if you're a fan of the Colt Cabana podcast. The former WWE star revealed that his web server has been hacked by malicious bots. He is having trouble finding help to resolve the issue, which started a couple of days ago. Cabana recently landed a pretty big guest when legendary commentator Jim Ross agreed to do an interview for his show.
July 27, 2014
During a recent podcast interview with Jim Ross, Kurt Angle confirmed the longstanding rumors that he and Brock Lesnar got into a backstage fight when both were with WWE. Angle stated that he initiated the brawl with Lesnar because Lesnar was telling the other wrestlers that Angle was too small for him to wrestle. The incident was more of an amateur wrestling match than a fist fight.
July 24, 2014
Even though he has not been with the company for quite a few months now, Jim Ross was actually under contract to WWE. Until today, that is. The legendary commentator revealed to fans through social media that his contract officially came to an end this week. While Ross has stated before that he would love to be the lead commentator for Monday Night Raw again, it does not appear that Vince McMahon is interested in that.
July 23, 2014
While doing a podcast interview with Jim Ross, Kurt Angle discussed the topic of CM Punk and his departure from WWE earlier in the year. Angle stated that he was not aware of how injured Punk was until recently. Upon finding that out, Angle stated that he respected Punk's decision to leave, in order to preserve his health. Angle did also mention that Punk had issues with WWE over the booking and the direction of his character.
July 19, 2014
While doing a podcast interview with Jim Ross, Kurt Angle revealed some very interest details on his contract situation. The former world heavyweight champion noted that his deal with TNA expires on September 21. Dixie Carter wants him to stick around and has put a new contract on the table. Angle revealed that he has yet to sign it because he wants to keep his options open. His next contract will be his last in wrestling, so he wants to see if WWE would be willing to give him a final run.
July 9, 2014
News broke earlier this week that Jim Ross was going to be doing some acting, and some further details have been revealed by the longtime WWE commentator. Ross stated that he was playing an evil boss. He also joked that some might feel that is art imitating life. This is in reference to Ross' time as vice president of talent relations in WWE. Some performers had issues with his style of management.
June 23, 2014
When Jim Ross was fired from WWE, a lot of wrestling fans naturally wondered what the beloved commentator was going to do with his time. Aside from trying his hands as a boxing commentator and starting a successful podcast show, Ross has also decided to give Hollywood a try. The Oklahoma native has signed on for a movie role in an upcoming independent film called What Now.
June 19, 2014
Since there has not been an official announcement made, a lot of wrestling fans are under the assumption that Spike TV will be dropping TNA and Impact Wrestling this year. However, during a recent interview, Jim Ross revealed that his industry sources have confirmed to him that a deal was imminent and the two sides will come to an agreement on a new television contract soon.
June 11, 2014
Earlier in the week, it was revealed that Jim Ross had to spend a night in the hospital, as the former WWE commentator had a bit of a health scare and his wife wanted to be safer than sorry. Ross revealed that a couple of people contacted him at the hospital to check up on him. Jerry Lawler and Steve Austin were two of them. The other was Vince McMahon, which was a little bit surprising as there have been rumors floating around for the last year that there is some backstage heat between the two.
June 10, 2014
While it sounds like just a precautionary thing, Jim Ross spent the night in the hospital recently. He complained to his wife that he was not feeling well, so she made the former WWE commentator visit with doctors. Ross stated that his unnamed symptoms took place shortly after he returned from a trip to Las Vegas.
June 7, 2014
While doing his show in Chicago this weekend, Jim Ross revealed that there is some backstage heat between he and Jesse Ventura. It stems from when they were working together in the XFL, the football league that Vince McMahon and WWE launched. According to Ross, Ventura wanted to be addressed only as "Governor Ventura". Ross told Ventura to kiss his ass instead.
June 1, 2014
On Saturday night, Jim Ross is doing his one man show at the House of Blues in Chicago. The longtime WWE commentator is hoping that a very famous resident of the city will make a surprise appearance at his event. Ross publicly stated that he does not know if CM Punk will be there, but he hopes that the former WWE champion checks out his act.
May 30, 2014
Add Jim Ross to the long list of people who believe that Dolph Ziggler is the most underutilized performer in WWE. The longtime commentator did a questions and answers bit with his readers, and the topic of Ziggler was brought up. Ross flat out stated that he has not been used properly by WWE over the last couple of years, a sentiment shared by the majority of wrestling fans.
May 29, 2014
"Seems like many members of the IWC have become stock analysts. Where were you when I was evaluating my portfolio? I am NOT a stock analyst but I do honestly feel that WWE stock will eventually, and that's sooner than later, be a solid, long term investment for those who partake in the market." - Jim Ross bashes wrestling fans who try to talk about stocks without being fully informed
May 23, 2014
During a recent blog post, Jim Ross was asked what WWE needed to do in order to fix their product. The legendary commentator said that they simply needed to put on a better show and utilize their talents better. He praised Dolph Ziggler as a performer who needed to be push. Then, without solicitation, he praised James Storm and Bobby Roode of TNA.
May 19, 2014
During a recent podcast interview with Jim Ross, WWE legend Shawn Michaels revealed that he had no intentions of coming out of retirement to work a match against Daniel Bryan, who was his real life protege at one point in time. Michaels stated that he has had discussions with certain people backstage in WWE about the possibility, but nothing concrete ever came out of those discussions.
May 14, 2014
Those of you that are hoping for the legendary WWE commentator to join the cast of Legends House next season are in for quite a disappointment, as Jim Ross has publicly stated that he would not do that show. He cites that he does not have six weeks of free time required to devote to filming an entire season. Ross has a variety of business ventures to tend to at the moment.
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Avengers Assemble
A while ago, I created this Justice League banner after featuring the last original member in my Super Sunday series. It turned out to be pretty popular on both twitter and facebook so I'm posting it here again.
I always planned to make one for the Avengers if I ever featured all of the characters but I wasn't that interested in posting Black Widow or Hawkeye. However, I had still completed a lot of Marvel characters so I figured it may be fun to make a banner just for them.
One of my favourite scenes in the Avengers movie involves the big fight scene where the camera pans around each member so with server maintenance happening, I spent the better part of the evening going through my old costumes and creating a couple of new ones.
I have to say, it turned out a lot better than my previous attempt.
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I love the new one, server down time well spent!
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All our tours are with the company of an English speaking guide/driver. At Teta Tours, we offer you the flexibility to combine any of the tours listed below to suit your personal preference – so please feel to ask. For information regarding times, duration and costs, contact us at either one of our offices.
Please download our brochure (4MB) or see below for more information.
Royal Palace & Fangatapu: Nuku'alofa's white Victorian wooden Palace was commissioned by King Tupou I. It was built in 1864 using Kauri timber from New Zealand. It has become the residence of the Royal Family. Historically, the Privy Council was held at the Palace. The Palace is built on a historical site. The Tu'I Kanokupolu would stop there on his way from Hihifo (West) to Hahake (East). The Palace marks an ancient boundary as the Tu'i Hatakalaua domain approximately starts from the Palace towards Mau'ufanga. The original Mala'e Pangai (green lawn next to Palace) was the burial ground for the vanquished warriors of the Northern group of Ha'apai and vava'u.. They were the people who died helping King George Tupou I conquer Tongatapu.
Mala'e kula (Royal Tombs): The current day site of the Royal Tombs in central Nuku'alofa was previously known as Prince Park and was used an open space for various events. In the late 1880′s a fundraising event was held to raise money for Tonga college (located opposite the site). The event became known as Katoanga Kula (red gathering place) as many of the people wore red and red T$2 notes were exchanged for goods. Following the death of King Siaosi (George) Tupou I in 1893, rather than being buried at a site known as Mala'e (Tu'i Kanokupolu dynasty's burial grounds), the Government decided that as King Tupou I united the country, he and his direct descendents should be buried in central Nuku'alofa. The grounds were called Mala'ekula (Red Ground) – a term that brings together the burial site of the Tu'i Kanokupolu dynasty and the former name of the site. Today, the Mala'ekula is considered a sacred site.
Majestic Blow Holes – Pupu'a Puhi: The rugged coast at the village of Houma – provide a never ceasing display of the power of the sea. Four miles of coastal blow holes where the might of the Pacific Ocean is forced through natural rock fissures to create instant skyscrapers of water up to 30 meters high. As the southerly winds blow into Tongatapu the sea is driven into the southern coastline and sea spray erupts into the air. 'Vaea's whistle' or Mapu a Vaea are the most famous blowholes along the coastline.
Flying Foxes: The flying fox sanctuary at the village Kolovai is home to hundreds of fruit bats. Recorded in Tongan song and legend from time immemorial. These primordial fruit bats-harmless, immobile and seemingly lifeless-hang eerily from rows of ironwood pines along the main village road. They are considered sacred and a delicacy to be consumed only by members of the Royal Family.
Teta West Coast Island Scenic Tour is approx 1-2 hours in duration.
Captain Cook's landing Place: The site where Captain James Cook, the great English explorer,landed 30th April 1777. Located in the Village of Pelehake, boardering the foreshore in a place called Alaki Fonua. This historical place where the infamous navigator landed is called Malumalu'afuli Langi – A giant banyan tree grew here and its branches were spread out all the way to the ocean. When the villagers stood underneath, they could not see the sky because the branches were so thick – Malumalu'afuli Langi. There is still a banyan tree on the site today, thought to have grown from a shoot of the original banyan.
Ancient Langi: The burial tomb of ancient Tongan Kings. its construction is an engineering wonder and dates back to 1300 B.C. The ancient royal tombs (Langi) at Lapaha on Tongatapu are one of the great ceremonial sites of the Pacific. Along with sacred monuments like Roi Mata's Domain in Vanuatu or the tombs of Nan Madol in the Federated States of Micronesia, the Lapaha tombs symbolise the association between political and spiritual power that was held by royalty and high-chiefs in the Pacific. As a cultural landscape the massive coral structures are a link to the Tongan dynasties that created a huge maritime empire in the pacific in the 15th century. The link of Lapaha with Tongan history begins around the 13th Century when the paramount rulers, known collectively as the Tu'i Tonga, moved the capital from the Ha'amoana area to Lapaha where it remained until the 19th century. The construction of the massive tombs, or langi, was a way to demonstrate the spiritual and political power of the Tu'i Tonga.
Ha'amonga Trilithon: One the most prominent sites on Tongatapu is the Ha'amonga 'a Maui (Maui's Burden). The Ha'amonga 'a Maui is located on the eastern tip of Tongatapu Island near the villages of Niutoua and Afa. This is the area where the eleventh Tongan King (Tu'i Tonga Tu'itatui) had his seat of power. It is believed that Tu'i Tu'itatui built the structure in 1200 A.D. Legend relates to the physical strength of Tu'itatui who was reputed to have sat against a large stone slab, the 'Maka Faakinanga', which still stands near the Ha'amonga, and by striking out with a staff he kept his people at a safe distance for fear of assassination. Tu'i Tu'itatui translated is King Strike Knee. The Ha'amonga 'a Maui has been scientifically interpreted as an early style sundial clock that recorded different seasonal changes. The Ha'amonga 'a Maui fully acknowledges the sea position of Tongatapu and the exact observation of the morning sunrise on the shortest, midway and longest day.
Maka Fa'akinanga: The Maka Fa'akinanga (Leaning against the rock) is located approximately 100m from the Ha'amonga 'a Maui. Made from the same stone as the Ha'amonga, the Maka Fa'akinanga is a large stone slab standing upright with markings on the front resembling an indentation of a large head, shoulders and back. Oral stories recount the belief that Tu'i Tu'itatui (eleventh Tu'i Tonga) often sat against the Maka Fa'akinanga and struck out with a staff at people so that they were kept at a safe distance for fear that they may make an assassination attempt.
Teta East Coast Island Scenic Tour is approx 1-2 hours in duration.
The tour highlights are:
- The Royal Palace
- Royal Tombs
- Majestic Blowholes
- Flying Foxes
Your visit is not complete without a visit to Oholei Beach Resort(change from Good Samaritan) located some 30 minutes drive to the east coast of the capital Nuku'alofa, at a secluded beach is this tropical paradise.
You will enjoy an Island style Smorgasbord buffet to satisfy the most ravenous appetite. Nothing is spared in providing a variety of traditional foods garnished with garden vegetables and every variety of tropical fruits available at the time. You will be entertained in a typical Polynesian style in the warm night. A truly memorable evening for you to dance the evening away to enchanting rythm of the South Seas.
Duration Approx 7-8 hours.
Choose from either Fafa Island, Royal Sunset or Pangaimotu (each catering for every budget) Visit your choice of island and experience surf, sea and sunshine. Swimming,snorkeling, kayaking in crystal clear waters,sunbathing or simply relaxing under the shade of a coconut tree and simply enjoying the pollution-free atmosphere. Enjoy a meal in the various resorts restaurant facility, and of course the seaside bar.
Highly recommended for the adventure orientated visitor, choose from from the following attractions:
Hufangalupe (Pigeons Doorway): This scenic area is known for its huge natural coral bridge, steep cliffs and once you get over this physic part of the tour, the prize is the white sandy beach – Hufangalupe Beach – too cool down and enjoy the crystal blue waters.
Anahulu Cave: To the east coast of Tongatapu, Anahulu Cave 'The Underground Swimming Pool' is situated at the village of Haveluliku. This cavern of stalactites and stalagmites is located near the beach of the same name. It processes some of the most remarkable limestone and deep freshwater pools. Teta Tours owns and manages Anahulu Cave . We will provide a guide and a generator has been installed for lighting. Appropriate footwear is also essential. Duration approx 2-3 hours.
Ha'atafu Surf Beach: If catching some waves appeals to you, than depending on the time of your visit, Ha'atafu Beach is a must. Popular for surfing by visitors from NZ, Australia, but you have to provide your own board.
'Oholei Beach: This idyllic white sand beach is one of the island's loveliest, and the coastline along this stretch also has limestone caves to explore.
**please note that this tour requires a degree of physical fitness and appropriate footwear is essential.
Talamahu Market: Colourful market where mixture of freshly grown vegetables, fruit and food crops as well as handmade jewellery, carvings, local weaving, tapa cloths, carvings and other local handicrafts are on display.
Langafonua Women's Handicraft Center: Tonga is renown for its exquisite handicrafts and here you will find wide variety of display.
Coffee/Tea Break: If all that shopping has tired you, then a visit to one of our local café's with its inviting aroma of locally grown and brewed coffee will be a welcome treat. Also on offer is the local brew, a refreshing cool coconut, or tropical juice and locally bottled water may be just the thing.
Enjoy a round of golf in the Kingdom's only golf course – Manamou'i Golf Course. Only nine holes, its enough to satisfy the keenest of golfers, and cool down with a cold local brew in the clubs bar while sharing the results of those shots that got away.
Should you be lucky enough to be in Kingdom on a Sunday, than it is essential that you participate in this excursion. By law, the entire island (including outer islands) shut down on the Sabbath with no business or shops operating. The exception is a few hotels and restaurants to cater for tourists. Teta Tours offers you the opportunity to attend a church service on a Sunday morning and enjoy the passionate singing of the church choirs. Afterwards, experience an 'umu' lunch – food prepared and baked in traditional earth oven before families attend church, and perfectly timed to be cooked after the church service. Traditionally a day for resting after the filling umu lunch – but if you want to workout that meal, than a visit to Pangaimotu for a swim is highly recommended.


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Greater Sudbury's unemployment rate dips to 6.8%, compared to 7.9% for Ontario
Greater Sudbury shed about 200 jobs last month, but a drop in the size of the labour force meant the city's jobless rate actually declined slightly.
The official unemployment rate was 6.8 per cent in December, down from 6.9 per cent the previous month. Job losses were offset by a comparable loss in the number of people looking for work, which dipped to 89,400 last month, compared to 89,600 in November.
Because of the relatively small sample size, StatsCan says the rate is an estimate that indicates labour trends, rather than exact jobless figures, particularly when it comes to individual cities. So the actual unemployment rate in Greater Sudbury could be as low as 6.1 per cent or as high as 7.5 per cent.
However, the trend in local employment matched a slight decline reported in national numbers, which found that about 46,000 jobs were lost in December, mainly in full-time work. The rate for Canada as a whole rose by 0.3 per cent, rising to 7.2 per cent as more people searched for work.
For the year as a whole, employment gains in 2013 amounted to 102,000 jobs or 0.6 per cent. Employment growth averaged 8,500 per month in 2013, compared with 25,900 in 2012.
Provincially, employment in December declined in Ontario and Alberta, while it increased in British Columbia and Newfoundland and Labrador. In Ontario, employment fell by 39,000 in December, pushing the unemployment rate up 0.7 percentage points to 7.9 per cent.
Nationally, there were fewer people working in education, agriculture and natural resources. At the same time, employment increased in health care and social assistance.
In December, StatsCan reported self-employment declined, while there was little change in the rate among public-sector and private-sector employees. Compared with a year earlier, all employment gains were among private-sector employees. Fewer men and women aged 25 to 54 were employed in December, while employment increased among women aged 55 and older.
In December, 19,000 fewer people worked in education, offsetting an increase over the previous two months. There were 15,000 fewer people employed in the "other services" industry, which includes such industries as personal care services, as well as civic and social organizations. Employment also declined in agriculture -- down 9,800 -- and in natural resources, down 8,000.
Health care and social assistance were the only industries with employment gains in December, increasing by 22,000.
Overall, employment gains in 2013 was the slowest December-to-December growth rate since 2009. In 2012, growth was 310,000 or 1.8 per cent in the 12-month period.
In Ontario, employment gains in the first half of the year were offset by the decline in December, leaving employment little changed compared with a year earlier. After trending down throughout most of 2013, the unemployment rate increased to 7.9 per cent in December, the same rate as December 2012.
In 2013, the only industries with employment growth were professional, scientific and technical services (up by 6.7 per cent) and natural resources (up by 5.7 per cent). At the same time, there were losses in agriculture (down by 4.5 per cent), educational services (-down by 3.3 per cent), public administration (down by 3.1 per cent) and manufacturing (down by 2.3 per cent).
Compared with 12 months earlier, part-time employment grew by 83,000 or 2.5 per cent, while full-time employment was relatively unchanged. During the same period, the number of hours worked increased by 0.7 per cent.
Among the major demographic groups, only men and women aged 55 and older posted employment growth in 2013, up 4.8 per cent, mostly the result of population aging.
This segment of the labour force has seen increases in its labour-market participation rate since the mid-1990s, reaching 37.4 per cent in December 2013.
Following a high in December 2012, employment among men aged 25 to 54 declined by 41,000 in December 2013. There was little change in employment among women in the same age group over the same period.
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JU Women Fall To College Of Charleston, 77-51
Nov. 24, 2001
CHARLESTON, S.C. - The inside combination of junior forward Kat Sungy (Arvada, Colo.) and freshman center Kara Donnell (Mattoon, Ill.) controlled the paint, but it wasn't enough to stop College of Charleston as the Dolphins dropped their third-straight to open the season, 77-51, Saturday at John Kresse Arena.
Sungy led the Dolphins (0-3) with 15 points and also had eight rebounds. She scored the 500th point of her JU career on a layup with 4:29 left in the first half and ended the night with 510, trailing Lexie Richards by a single point for second place on JU's all-time list.
Donnell recorded the first double-double of her JU career with 14 points and a game-high 11 rebounds. She shot 7-of-11 from the field and led the Dolphins in rebounding for the second straight game. Sophomore forward Yolisha Jackson (Clarksville, Tenn.), JU's leading scorer, chipped in with 13 points, her third straight double figure effort.
C of C (4-0) shot 44.1 percent from the field, while JU struggled at 35.0 percent. The Cougars also hit 6-of-15 from behind the arc and 11-of-13 from the free throw line, while the Dolphins hit only 1-of-8 from long range and 8-of-13 from the charity stripe. JU outrebounded its opponent for the third-straight game, 41-38.
The Cougars began the game with a 15-2 run and never looked back. C of C pushed the lead to as many as 22 at 34-12 with 5:14 left before taking a 40-21 lead into halftime. The final victory margin of 26 was the Cougars' largest lead of the night.
Jennifer Harper scored 13 to lead the Cougars, and Rachel King and Patrice Bryant each added 10. All 12 players scored for the Cougars.
JU returns to action when it hits the road in Atlantic Sun Conference play next weekend. The Dolphins will face Troy State Saturday, Dec. 1, in Troy, Ala., at 5:30 p.m. and Mercer on Monday, Dec. 3, in Macon, Ga., at 7 p.m.


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GLOBAL TRANSITION IN ACTION -- Guardian.co.uk | The Observer -- Contingency Plans?
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Forecasts that crude oil production will reach 150m barrels a day by 2030 have been described as 'unrealistic'. Photograph: Tatan Syuflana/AP
Speculation that government ministers are far more concerned about a future supply crunch than they have admitted has been fuelled by the revelation that they are canvassing views from industry and the scientific community about "peak oil".
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is also refusing to hand over policy documents about "peak oil" – the point at which oil production reaches its maximum and then declines – under the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act, despite releasing others in which it admits "secrecy around the topic is probably not good".
Experts say they have received a letter from David Mackay, chief scientific adviser to the DECC, asking for information and advice on peak oil amid a growing campaign from industrialists such as Sir Richard Branson for the government to put contingency plans in place to deal with any future crisis.
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It is interesting to note that a new process is usually evaluated utilizing existing alloys rather than optimizing the alloy to take advantage of the unique attributes of the process. Currently, conventional cast aluminum alloys 356 and 357 are being used for SSM process. SSM alloy development remains a significant issue in SSM processing where the residence time in the two-phase region, and the fraction solid of the primary phase as a function of temperature, are two critical parameters. The alloy constitution, and the sequence of phases, which precipitate out during the solidification journey are important variables. Alloy development in SSM processing has not been optimized, thus limiting the full potential of this new technology.
The aim of this project is to develop alloys that are better suited for SSM processing. In order to achieve the goal, the following strategy has been followed.
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That's right folks! We're headed to Comic Con this week for the first time this year! If you happen to be there, come by Booth #1220 to say hello and to check out these great signings and panels!
Oh, and be sure to check out our graphic novel imprint, First Seconds Books, who will also be exhibiting at SDCC and see their amazing schedule as well.
THURSDAY, July 12:
12:00-1:00 PM In-Booth Signing: Michael Grant, EVE AND ADAM
3:00-4:00 PM Gennifer Albin (Crewel) on the "Hungry for Dystopia" Panel
Room: 25ABC
Hungry for Dystopia— With the skyrocketing popularity of The Hunger Games, dystopian literature has been creating major waves in the media. What attracts these authors to explore the concept of a totalitarian future that possibly awaits us all? Anna North (America Pacifica) leads the discussion with panelists Neal Shusterman (Unwind trilogy), Lissa Price (Starters), Paolo Bacigalupi (The Drowned Cities), Michael Grant (BZRK), Daniel H. Wilson (Amped), Gennifer Albin (Crewel), and Marie Lu (Legend trilogy). Room 25ABC
4:30-5:30 PM Post-Panel Signing: Gennifer Albin, CREWEL
Location: Autographing Area, Table AA09
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10:00-11:00 AM In-Booth Signing: Jennifer Bosworth, STRUCK
11:30-12:30 PM Marissa Meyer (Cinder) on the "Remixed Fairy Tales and Superhero Lore" Panel Room 5AB
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DALLAS - After interviewing three men for several hours Tuesday night in the kidnapping and rape of a Southern Methodist University student, News 8 has just learned Dallas police arrested two of them on unrelated charges and let the other go.
The men were questioned in two attacks that happened 15 minutes apart. In the first, a man was robbed and beaten near the intersection of North Central Expressway and Henderson Avenue. Then, the college student was kidnapped outside a party along North Garrett Avenue just a few blocks away.
Investigators say the SMU student was abducted at gunpoint while she and friends walked to their car after a party. Police said the coed's eyes were duct taped, she was taken to a deserted area and then raped by all three men.
After the sexual assault, the suspects pushed the naked girl out of their SUV in South Dallas. Investigators say she attends SMU on a track scholarship from another country.
Investigators wouldn't say how they identified the three men they're questioning.
"Hopefully this is the lead that will break the case wide open," said Lt. Eno Fite, Dallas Police Department. "I do not know at this point."
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The Florida Gators are just days away from the end of their spring football season, but their quarterback depth chart doesn't appear to have gotten any clearer. Competing to replace John Brantley are sophomores Jacoby Brissett and Jeff Driskel, who spelled Brantley last year, and redshirt sophomore Tyler Murphy. According to the Gators, the three are neck-and-neck at this point:
Asked what he was looking for that would create separation between the three, Muschamp responded: "Positive production. I stand behind the huddle in all of the team drills and I watch the demeanor of our offensive football team when they are in the huddle. ... It's easy to look at statistics and say obviously completion percentage, not making mistakes with the football. But it's also how the guys are responding to a guy."
Speaking of stats, both Brissett and Driskel struggled last year, combining for two touchdowns and six interceptions, though Brissett faced the much tougher road. The bulk of his action came against the LSU Tigers and Florida St. Seminoles, while Driskel faced mostly the Auburn Tigers and general mop-up duty. For what it's worth, Driskel was better in the Auburn game than Brissett was.
Murphy has yet to take the field for Florida. He's a former two-star, dual-threat quarterback recruit out of Connecticut. He's been praised for his consistency and tight spirals so far in camp.
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Atomic Bomb
Inventions/Inventors Guide Mary Bellis tells the fascinating story of one of the biggest milestones in civilization.
Empire State Building
20th Century guide Jennifer Rosenberg gives us the story of one of the great architecural achievements. Every October it seems to light up in Yankee Blue!!
The First Airplane Crash
20th Century History guide Jen Rosenberg looks at the first airplane crash. Surprise!...It involved a Wright brother.
The 1900's--Timeline
This site from Archer and Valerie consists of various lifestyle and news headlines for each year in American History, and includes several .wav sound clips. Each section is one decade each.
Bay of Pigs Invasion
The disastrous attempt at invading Cuba, creating grave future problems for the United States, and President Kennedy in particular. This section is a quick overview of the site from Thinkquest, all of which can be accessed from this page.
Character Above All: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Excerpted from an essay by Pulitzer Prize-winning FDR biographer Doris Kearns Goodwin, this insight into one of our greatest presidents is part of the PBS "Character Above All" Essay Project, of lectures, a book, PBS special and a web site.
Cold War
An excellent text covering the tension-filled period of hostility and competition between the United States & the Soviets.
Interview With Norman Schwarzkopf
Examining the Gulf War in an oral history interview with the Commander-in-chief of the Central Command in the Gulf War.
Korean War Project
Full of images and ideas, from Heartbreak Ridge to the Truman-MacArthur conflict, the Korean War comes alive.
The Martin Luther King Directory and the Paper Project at Stanford
From the Martin Luther King Center in Atlanta, Dr. King's life; from the pulpit to Birmingham to the Nobel Prize to Memphis.
Trenches on the Web
Ev-er-y-thing about World War I. The depth and detail are quite astonishing. From photos to W.W.I movie listings to a W.W.I Artifact Virtual Reality site. The finest web site I have ever seen.
The U.S. Army in Vietnam
From the AMERICAN MILITARY HISTORY, Chapter 28, THE U.S. ARMY IN VIETNAM, by Vincent H. Demma. Lengthy, but the narrative of the war is worth the wait.
Vietnam Combat Art
20 years later, passions run as high as ever concerning the war in Vietnam. The visual art in this site will awaken all your senses.


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We're in the middle of a losing streak. Our roster is awful. We've seen better days so instead of complaining about what blows, let's talk about what's good.
1. We don't have the ghost of Elton Brand on contract for the next 4 years.
2. We are not Wizard's fans.
3. Next year can't be any worse....right?
4. We are more than halfway through Kirk's contract.
5. Del Negro's next game is closer to his last game than his first.
6. No matter what Rose is on contract to be a Bull for the next two seasons.
7. Only 19 more games left in the Jerome James/ B-52/ Hakim Warrick/ Acie Law IV/ Pargo/ Devin Brown era.
8. Tyrus has only averaged 7 and 5 in his last 3 games.
9. We didn't draft Michael Beasley
10. Benny the Bull has stayed out the headlines for almost a year now.
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Ik vind het een beetje jammer hoe hij naar het einde van zijn hoogdagen toe nogal de country-toer opging met zijn 'Porterhouse'-geluid
Porterprogressive was veel beter:
Dit is de opener van Reflection 2
You pick up this working girl who's hooked on smack, who hussles and scores. "That's all I do" she says, she says "Ten bucks for head, fifteen for half-and-half". She says "Three hits a day at 35 per", you say "That's seven tricks a day at least", but she says "Sometimes I get lucky. Once this guy gives me a bill-and-half just to eat me, only time I ever came".
You figure you can save her. You sell your color tv, that keeps her off the streets a whole day. You hawk your typewriter for one jolt. Then your shotgun, your watch. A week later you say "Listen I'm a little short", but she says "No scratch, no snatch". You say "Look it is better to give", but she says "Beat off creep".
One night they spot you on the street in your skibbies trying to sell your shoes. You tell them who you are, but they nail you. Then she happens by and she says "Christ you look fucked", she says "Hang tough!". But you don't say anything, you just think "what a bum rap for a nice, sensitive guy like me".
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Arkansas Sens. Mark Pryor and John Boozman and First District Congressman Rick Crawford are asking the Army for information about its decision to close Arkansas State University's ROTC program.Pryor - a Democrat - and Boozman and Crawford - both Republicans - joined ASU officials in an hour-long conference call with Army officials in an effort to reverse the decision to shut down the 77-year-old program. The Army notified ASU earlier this month of the decision.Arkansas State spokesman Jeff Hankins said Friday that during the Wednesday call the federal lawmakers criticized the Army's failure to give the ASU notice of the possibility of a closure or to provide deficiencies found in the program.The lawmakers asked that Army provide the information within a week.
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At the beginning of the current Congress, House Republicans noisily proclaimed their fealty to the United States Constitution by reading it in its entirety on the House Floor and then patting themselves loudly on the back. But now, in their rush to "Stop ObamaCare at any cost!", they have thrown the Constitution out the window.
I get it. Republicans do not want the Affordable Care Act, which they have dubbed "Obamacare." They do not want middle-class and poorer Americans to get cheaper health insurance. They do not want to restrict the massive profits of health-insurance companies; to allow Americans with pre-existing conditions to buy health care; to cover children until they're 26 on their parents' plans; to provide subsidies to employers to provide health insurance; to penalize people that obtain their health care solely through emergency-room visits funded by taxpayers (the health-insurance mandate); to provide full coverage for Medicare prescription drugs; or to tax tanning beds, medical devices and a small percentage of wealthy Americans to ensure the law will lower, not increase, the deficit.
But the time to influence the law has passed. After a lengthy two-year process, whereby the Democrats accepted more than one hundred Republican amendments to what was originally a moderately conservative Mitt Romney/Heritage Foundation proposal, the vast majority of Republicans still refused to support the final law. Thus the Affordable Care Act became law in the usual constitutional fashion with little Republican support. It was duly passed by a majority of the House, a supermajority of 60 senators (to overcome the Republican filibuster), and signed by the president into law.Unable to get their way through normal constitutional means, the Republican Party is now throwing a tantrum. Because, as tea party Sen. Ted Cruz put it:
We don't have the votes in the Senate, we don't have the votes in the House, and to be honest, we're not close right now.
The Republicans developed an urgency to repeal the law extra-constitutionally, with Cruz saying:
If we don't do it now, in all likelihood, Obamacare will never ever be repealed. Why is that? Because on Jan. 1, the exchanges kick in, the subsidies kick in.... Their plan is to get the American people addicted to the sugar, addicted to the subsidies and once that happens, in all likelihood, it never gets repealed. So either we do it now or we surrender entirely.
But in the tea party/Republican rush to shut down the government and/or default on the national debt (otherwise known as "Economic Armageddon"), they have ignored the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, whose Section 4 provides:
The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned.
Although originally provided to pay Civil War soldiers, the language of the 14th Amendment clearly applies more broadly to the entire public debt of the United States. Once Congress causes the United States to incur a debt, it must pay its debt. Indeed, the validity of the public debt cannot even be questioned!
This is not the only Republican proposal that would clearly violate the Constitution. Like most employers, the U.S. government provides health care insurance to its employees, including the president and members of Congress. Under current law, pursuant to an amendment put forward by Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), the president and Congress can use the Obamacare exchanges to buy health insurance with the compensation that has long been provided by their employer (the U.S. government) for health care.
But Tuesday's new House Republican proposal would immediately lower the compensation of the president and Congress by removing their health-care coverage. This expressly violates the Twenty-Seventh Amendment to the Constitution expressly, which forbids "varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives" until the next election in 2014.
The Republican Party has long claimed Obamacare is unconstitutional, at least until the United States Supreme Court found that it indeed was perfectly constitutional. Now, the House Republicans are violating two separate clear Constitutional prohibitions in a desperate suicide mission to bring the Government and the American Economy to a crashing halt if they don't get their way.
Maybe the House Republicans should have listened to themselves when they read the Constitution out loud last January.
Mark Levine, a talk radio host in Washington and frequent television commentator, formerly served as legislative counsel in the House of Representatives. He worked with Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), on matters before the Judiciary, Homeland Security, and Financial Services committees. Follow him on Twitter at @MarkLevineTalk.


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ZANY 1920s musical Thoroughly Modern Millie took Broadway by storm and now it is coming to East Lancashire.
Westholme Senior School's summer production at The Croston Theatre began this week and continues until Saturday.
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It feels like there's a lot of overreaction going on this year. Maybe it's just because I live in the Philadelphia sports market, where one day you're a popular All-Pro with a banner on the side of the stadium and the next you're slandered and labeled a malcontent gang-banger.
Or maybe it's some of the fantasy writing I'm seeing this year where a guy changes course five times in the same thought – "Mike Olt was a great prospect for Texas, but we don't see him holding onto the third base job in Chicago, then again it's always possible his power stroke could be dangerous in Wrigley. Still, Olt is a rookie and should be treated as such, unless he gets on a roll. Then you should pick him up, if you want to. But you don't have to. We would."Please, blog, may I have some more?


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This is he with his top off having been shot by Terry Richardson. F to the Y, Tez… more cock.
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Breaking the Holy Ceiling
Group to ordain the first female Catholic priest in Cincinnati
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Despite strong Vatican opposition, one group is preparing to ordain Cincinnati's first Roman Catholic woman priest on May 25.
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Seelbach Wins National Award
German Lopez
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The White House announced May 20 that Councilman Chris Seelbach has won the Harvey Milk Champion of Change award.
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Republican Ohio state legislators are working to take away unauthorized immigrants' right to receive driver's licenses, a privilege recently granted temporary amnesty by the federal government. CINCINNATI -1
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Seelbach Wins White House's Champion of Change Award
Award acknowledges 10 leaders committed to equality, public service
The White House announced today that Councilman Chris Seelbach has won the Harvey Milk Champion of Change award, which recognizes 10 community leaders around the nation each year for a commitment to equality and public service.Seelbach, Cincinnati's first openly gay council member, won the award after he was nominated by the the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN). He will officially receive the award at a ceremony at the White House on Wednesday."I am humbled and proud to be recognized by the White House for my efforts on City Council and extremely grateful to the people of Cincinnati for giving me the opportunity to effect positive change in our community. In order to create a city where more people want to live, work and raise a family, we must continue fighting to make sure all people feel welcomed, valued and respected," Seelbach said in a statement.The award recognizes Seelbach's accomplishments, but it also shows Cincinnati's progress in the past few years.Seelbach led efforts to extend health benefits to all city employees, including gay couples, and require anyone accepting city funds or subsidies to agree to Cincinnati's non-discrimination policies. During Seelbach's time in office, the city's police and fire departments created a LGBT liaison.Most recently, Seelbach co-sponsored a motion that will help avert police and fire layoffs in the fiscal year 2014 budget plan. He also spearheaded "responsible bidder" changes that require bidders on most Metropolitan Sewer District projects to offer apprenticeship programs.The Harvey Milk Champion of Change award is named after Harvey Milk, who became California's first openly gay elected official when he was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977. He was assassinated on Nov. 10, 1978 — only 10 months after he was sworn into office.
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Council to discuss streetcar, bills would protect LGBT, CPS to prevent data scrubbing
City Council's Budget and Finance Committee is set to discuss the plan to close the streetcar budget gap today, which was proposed by City Manager Milton Dohoney Jr. on April 30. The plan borrows funding from various capital funding sources, including a temporary reallocation of Music Hall funds and money from infrastructure projects surrounding the Horseshoe Casino. None of the funding pulled can be used to balance the city's $35 million operating budget deficit, which is leading to cop and firefighter layoffs, because of limits established in state law between capital budgets and operating budgets. A group of bipartisan Ohio legislators proposed bills in the Ohio House and Ohio Senate that would change the state's anti-discrimination law to cover gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities. The measures would add "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" to the state's anti-discrimination law, joining 21 other states and the District of Columbia, which already have similar laws.The bills have to be approved by the Republican-controlled General Assembly and Republican Gov. John Kasich to become law. Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) is making changes to prevent attendance data scrubbing following an audit in February that criticized CPS for the practice. The school district says internal investigations found no employees intentionally scrubbed data, but the changes being made should help prevent further problems in the future. The state auditor's February report seemed to blame state policy over individual school districts for the findings. Attendance data scrubbing can make schools look much better in state reports, which could lead to increased funds or less regulatory scrutiny from the state. An audit revealed that the IRS targeted tea party groups that were critical of government and attempted to educate people on the U.S. Constitution. The extra scrutiny originated at a Cincinnati field office. Most Ohio public university presidents are paid more than the nationwide median salary for the job. The two brothers of the Cleveland man accused of holding three women captive for about a decade say they have no sympathy for him. One of them called his brother a "monster." Ohio gas prices are down this week. A new study found people can better calm themselves down by watching their brains on scanners. Participants learned how to control activity in a certain brain region after just two sessions. Watch a Canadian astronaut perform David Bowie's "Space Oddity" in space:
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Ohio's Support for Same-Sex Marriage Continues to Grow
Senator loses support following shift in favor of same-sex marriage
An April 19 Quinnipiac University poll found a plurality of Ohioans now support same-sex marriage, continuing a trend first noted by a Washington Post poll in September.With a margin of error of 2.9 percent, the Quinnipiac poll found 48 percent of Ohio voters now support gay marriage, with 44 percent still in opposition. That's an improvement from a Dec. 12 poll, which found 47 percent of Ohio voters were against same-sex marriage and 45 percent favored it. The latest results varied greatly depending on the respondent's sex. Women supported same-sex marriage 52-40, while men opposed it 49-43.The poll also found Ohio Sen. Rob Portman, a Republican, lost support after coming out in favor of same-sex marriage, but Quinnipiac's statement says the drop was likely attributable to a drop in overall Republican support. Portman's approval rating dropped to 40 percent, down from 44 percent in Feb. 28. Respondents had mixed feelings about Portman's same-sex marriage shift: 20 percent said they think more favorably of him, 25 percent said they think less favorably of him and 53 percent said it made no difference.Even if the small drop is attributable to Portman's new views on same-sex marriage, the shift could be a net gain for the senator through increased campaign funds. After President Barack Obama came out in favor of same-sex marriage last year, his campaign raised $1.5 million in just 90 minutes even as some political pundits criticized the president's move as politically dangerous.The legalization of same-sex marriage could be on the ballot this year following Freedom Ohio's efforts ("Evolution of Equality," issue of Nov. 28). If approved by voters, Freedom Ohio's proposed amendment would repeal Ohio's ban on same-sex marriage and legalize it while retaining some protections for religious institutions.A Washington Post poll conducted in September found Ohioans were supportive of same-sex marriage for the very first time, with 52 percent in favor and 37 percent against.
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Council seeks budget options, city funds come with rules, parking petitions due today
City Council will hold a special meeting at 2 p.m. today to discuss alternatives to laying off cops and firefighters to balance the budget, which CityBeat covered in detail here. Council members Chris Seelbach and P.G. Sittenfeld are pushing to use casino revenue and cuts elsewhere in the budget to avoid cutting public safety services. A spokesperson for Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls, a Democrat running for mayor, told CityBeat that Qualls will also consider every option available. John Cranley, another Democratic candidate for mayor, has long called the threat of layoffs "the boy crying wolf." City Council unanimously passed a motion yesterday that will require all parades receiving financial support from the city to adhere to the city's anti-discrimination policies. Council members cautioned that the measure won't require event hosts to invite fringe groups, but it will ensure LGBT individuals, people of color and women are allowed to participate in future events. The measure was inspired by a recent controversy surrounding the St. Patrick's Day Parade, which barred an LGBT group from participating. An appeals court will hear arguments over the Cincinnati parking plan and the city's use of emergency clauses on May 6, even though the city had asked for a final decision by May 1. Hamilton County Judge Robert Winkler's original ruling decided emergency clauses do not remove the possibility of a referendum. Emergency clauses are regularly used by City Council to remove a 30-day waiting period on passed legislation, but the city says that power is weakened by Winkler's ruling since the city will now have to wait for referendum efforts to safely begin implementation. Meanwhile, referendum organizers against the parking plan are expected to drop off petitions at City Hall later today. Organizers previously said they have more than 10,000 unverified signatures, but they'll need 8,522 verified signatures to get the issue on the ballot. The parking plan, which CityBeat explained in further detail here, would lease Cincinnati's parking assets to the Port of Greater Development Authority to raise funds that would be used to help balance the deficit for the next two fiscal years and launch development projects, including a downtown grocery store. This week's CityBeat commentary: "Poor Messaging Holds Back Parking Plan." JobsOhio agreed to let State Auditor Dave Yost check their books — private funds and all — last month, but Yost says he's still in talks with the agency about future audits. JobsOhio is a publicly funded, nonprofit corporation established by Gov. John Kasich and the Ohio legislature to eventually replace the Ohio Department of Development. Kasich's advice for opponents of the Medicaid expansion: "Kick them in the shins." As part of a broader budget proposal, the governor is seeking to take advantage of Obamacare to expand Medicaid with financial support from the federal government, but some Republican legislators fear the money won't be there in a few years. Independent analysts say the Medicaid expansion will save Ohio money, which CityBeat covered alongside Kasich's budget in further detail here. The cost of Reds games has gone down since last season, according to one study. Ohio's improving economy is leading to less problem loans in the statewide mortgage market. Headline: "Nobody Wants a Facebook Phone." A new laser zaps away cocaine addiction from rats.
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City Council passes motion after St. Patrick's Day Parade controversy
City Council today unanimously passed a motion that will require parades funded by the city to adhere to the city's anti-discrimination policies, marking the end of an effort that began when the Cincinnati St. Patrick's Day Parade barred an LGBT group from participating.The motion, which was championed by Councilman Chris Seelbach, requires any future parade that receives funding from the city to respect the city's protected class rules, which prevent discrimination against people of color, women and LGBT individuals. Council members cautioned that the measure won't require event hosts to invite fringe groups, but it will make it so LGBT individuals, people of color and women are allowed to participate in future events.The motion was passed in response to a controversy that began when the St. Patrick's Day Parade prevented the Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network (GLSEN) from participating. Seelbach, the first openly gay council member, told CityBeat that Chris Schulte and other parade organizers excluded GLSEN because they didn't want the holiday event, which has Catholic roots, to be affiliated with members of the gay and lesbian community. Schulte later sent out a press release claiming the parade's rules do not allow for the advancement of "any political party, social movement or cause," even though the parade allows politicians and other political groups to march.In response to the controversy, Seelbach and other council members boycotted the parade. Councilwoman Laure Quinlivan was the only Democratic council member to participate, but she protested the parade's decision by walking alongside a banner in support of marriage equality. The parade controversy was also picked up by national news outlets, including Buzzfeed and The Huffington Post.
A City That Sings
The Cincinnati Men's Chorus boasts a fun concert, serious chops and a GLBT-supportive mission
Anne Arenstein
0 Comments · Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Take a chance on the Cincinnati Men's Chorus this week — they're presenting ExtrABBAganza, a show devoted to the campy '70s and early '80s classics of Swedish Pop group ABBA.
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Well, we suppose it's not as out there as Mickey Rourke playing Ivan Vanko, or a talking raccoon and superhero tree in "Guardians Of The Galaxy," but it is still an idea that is enough to give one pause. Marvel has been thinking about strapping Gwyneth Paltrow's Pepper Potts into Tony Stark's Iron Man suit.
The revelation comes courtesy of the LA Times who were at Comic-Con over the weekend, and picked up an interesting little nugget from Marvel honco Kevin Feige and director/producer Jon Favreau during their presentation in Hall H. "Everyone at this table thinks it would be the coolest thing in the world to see Pepper get in the suit at some point," Feige said. "We almost did it a few times; we talked about it a lot. I think we all share your enthusiasm for that, and we all want to see Gwyneth kick a little ass," added Favreau.
And this isn't without precedence. Back in 2007, in the comics, Tony Stark built her a suit of armor called Rescue (Marvel wanted to use the name Iron Maiden, but for obvious reasons, they couldn't), and under the code name Hera, Potts joined the Fifty States Initiative which basically set up an Avengers style team in every state. She was part of The Order in California.
Anyway, do you want to see Pepper Potts move from being the person who keeps Tony Stark honest to fight alongside him (and/or The Avengers)? Or is that just a step too far? Does this image of the two from Invincible Iron Man #29 change your mind? Weigh in below.
Daniel | February 14, 2013 2:28 AM
that isnt steping it too far... i was just talk about it with my friends and we are all for pepper to strap the suit on along side tony n roddy...... i'm axious for the 3rd film to come out hopefully she suits up....
Lee | July 19, 2012 1:35 AM
you whine when the movie isn't according to the comic books, you whine when it is. People, please.
JD | July 18, 2012 8:36 PM
I would rather see her with her head in a box (a la Seven) or getting cut open (Contagion) but seriously isn't the point of her character to look good in the background and have the occasional witty discourse with Downey Jr
Fjord | July 18, 2012 8:03 PM
Sure, if they replace Gwyneth Paltrow with someone who isn't LAME
Pete | July 18, 2012 5:30 PM
I say "nein". Potts could still kick ass in some other way - no need to put on a "super suit" for it.
J | July 18, 2012 5:28 PM
No! The less Iron Man suits there are flying around the more special Tony Stark's alter ego will be.
J | July 18, 2012 5:20 PM
@Christian, I very much doubt their only justification is that it would be "cool". Why is it childish to implement something from the comics into the film? And it "prooves" Marvel's creative process is idiotic? Why not wait for the results. And their recent string of films has been so successful, I'd never call their decisions idiotic. Clearly they're doing exceptionally well.
Christian | July 18, 2012 5:08 PM
It's a childish idea and prooves how idiotic the creative process at Marvel might be. They justify it by referring to it as potentially being "cool"...? Call me a fanboy, but Nolan's character developments have, shall we say, a little bit more depth and thematic logic than being ... "cool". This smells like an excuse to sell action figures!
No | July 18, 2012 5:05 PM
Sure, the more female superheroes the better. Then she can team up with the Black Widow.
C | July 18, 2012 4:47 PM
I'd want to see it. I don't care for Paltrow, by any measure, but I actually like her as and her character Pepper Potts. It be a great idea.
Cinematic_high | July 18, 2012 4:46 PM
Yes...I want to see that....it'll make me forget about Sky Captain...
Daniel | July 18, 2012 4:38 PM
I'm sorry. The idea of Gwyneth Paltrow as an action heroine is too laughable to consider.


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Coming off a historic season and a devastating loss in the Chick-Fil-A Bowl, Duke opens its season against FCS opponent Elon. Kickoff is at 6 p.m. at Wallace Wade Stadium. Here are the keys to tonight's game:
Stay Healthy
Duke has already lost star middle linebacker Kelby Brown and star tight end Braxton Deaver to season-ending knee injuries this preseason, in addition to redzone threat Brandon Connette, who transferred to Fresno State in the offseason. One has to wonder how many more injuries the Blue Devils will be able to sustain to remain relevant in the ACC's Coastal Division, and it would be a real shame to see anyone else get hurt against an FCS opponent that went 2-10 last season.
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Duke lost a number of longtime starters on the defensive line in ends Kenny Anunike and Justin Foxx and tackle Sydney Sarmiento to graduation. This year, head coach David Cutcliffe has a platoon of inexperienced linemen to use around returning starter Jamal Bruce... Read more