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If gerrymandering were allowed outside politics November 2, 2014Posted by Ezra Resnick in Politics.
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- "So what if I was driving 10 mph over the speed limit? Yesterday I drove 15 below."
- "You may have won two out of three games, but I scored more points in the first three quarters of the first game and in the last three quarters of the last game. So I win the series."
- "I know you're entitled to a refund for unused items, but since you bought four items and used two we're considering all the items half used."
Bewitched October 12, 2014Posted by Ezra Resnick in Belief, Religion.
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Some horrifying yet hardly unprecedented news from the year 2014:
Tanzanian police have charged 23 people with murder after seven villagers were burned alive on suspicion of witchcraft…
A Tanzanian human rights group estimates that 500 suspected witches are killed in Tanzania annually…
Witnesses say some of the victims were attacked with machetes and their homes burned…
Belief in witchcraft is prevalent in many parts of Tanzania.
Between 2005 and 2011, reports say around 3,000 people were killed after being accused of being witches.
Several of the victims were old women but witch doctors — village healers who are sometimes involved in the witch hunts — have also targeted young children and albinos, the latter because their body parts are thought to bring prosperity.
Some obvious and uncontroversial observations:
- There's no such thing as witchcraft. People who believe in witchcraft are wrong.
- Belief in witchcraft motivates some people to kill innocents (who they would not otherwise kill).
- The fact that people believe in witchcraft is bad: our world would be a better place if no one believed in witchcraft. We should actively and unambiguously criticize the belief in witchcraft, in an attempt to eradicate it.
- The fact that a majority of those who believe in witchcraft are nonviolent and condemn murderous witch hunts doesn't mean that belief in witchcraft isn't a problem and shouldn't be criticized; nor should such criticism be conflated with bigotry or discrimination towards peaceful believers in witchcraft.
In other horrifying yet hardly unprecedented news from the year 2014:
As the militant group the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, has seized vast territories in western and northern Iraq, there have been frequent accounts of fighters' capturing groups of people and releasing the Sunnis while the Shiites are singled out for execution.
ISIS believes that the Shiites are apostates and must die in order to forge a pure form of Islam…
In a chilling video that appeared to have been made more than a year ago in the Anbar Province of Iraq, ISIS fighters stopped three truck drivers in the desert and asked them whether they were Sunnis or Shiites. All three claimed to be Sunni. Then the questions got harder. They were asked how they performed each of the prayers: morning, midday and evening. The truck drivers disagreed on their methods, and all were shot.
I was going to make some observations about Islam, but I wouldn't want to be a racist imperialist fascist bigot.
Freedom of superstition July 3, 2014Posted by Ezra Resnick in Freedom, Law, Religion, Superstition.
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You keep using that term, "freedom of religion" — I do not think it means what you think it means. The problem is that everyone thinks their own religion is eminently reasonable and wise, while all other religions are mistaken at best. And there's no way to ever work out which is right, since they're all equally unsupported by evidence. So, while people shouldn't be persecuted because of their religious beliefs, the flip side is that those beliefs don't (or shouldn't) confer any magical "get out of jail free" cards, either: the law must be strictly secular, with no religious exceptions. People often conveniently forget this when their own religion is the beneficiary (at the expense of those who don't share it).
So here's my proposition: "freedom of religion" will be renamed "freedom of superstition." That should help clear up any confusion about what is and isn't included. You're free to be as superstitious as you want in your private life; it's just that you can't force anyone else to respect your superstitions, or expect to be exempted from any laws because of them.
Let's give it a try: Your superstition tells you that your neighbor is a witch? You're free to shun her, but not to burn her. Your superstition forbids contraception? You're free to eschew it, but not to make it less accessible to others. Your superstition demonizes gays? You're free to not have sex with people of your own gender, but not to discriminate against those who do.
What's that? You don't like your sacred, heartfelt convictions referred to as superstitions? Well, then, all you have to do is bring forth good evidence to support them — at which point we can all get on board, no special pleading necessary. Until then, I wouldn't talk so loud. You're entitled to your own opinions, but you're not entitled to your own facts and you're not entitled to your own laws.
Numerous heart-wrenching stories June 1, 2014Posted by Ezra Resnick in Science.
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PETA: Hello, parent! I'm with "People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals."
Parent: Are you going to present an ethical argument for why eating animal products is wrong?
PETA: Well, let me ask you this: Did you know there's a link between dairy products and child autism?
Parent: No! That's pretty scary!
PETA: Yes, indeed. More research is needed, but scientific studies have shown that many autistic kids improve dramatically when put on a diet free of dairy foods.
Parent: Wow, that sounds serious. How many studies are we talking about?
PETA: Two.
Parent: And how many children participated?
PETA: 36 and 20.
Parent: I see… When were these studies published?
PETA: 1995 and 2002.
Parent: You weren't kidding when you said "more research is needed." Has any additional research been done since?
PETA: We're just trying to alert the public to the link between autism and dairy products.
Parent: Let me check for myself… Actually, there was a systematic review of 15 articles (published in 2010), which concluded that "the current corpus of research does not support" the use of gluten-free or dairy-free diets in the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder. And another systematic review of studies since 1970 (published in 2014) concluded that "the evidence on this topic is currently limited and weak," and recommended that restricted diets only be used if a food allergy is diagnosed.
PETA: But on the other hand, did you know that the Internet contains numerous heart-wrenching stories from parents of kids who had suffered the worst effects of autism for years before dairy foods were eliminated from their children's diets? Would you like to hear one mother's story?
Parent: Did you know that the world contains numerous heart-wrenching stories of kids who suffered needlessly because their parents were taken in by unscientific bullshit?
PETA: To learn more about a diet free of dairy products, order our free "Vegetarian Starter Kit" today.
Parent: Fuck you, PETA.
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To see it as it is May 24, 2014Posted by Ezra Resnick in Education, Science.
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In his essay "The Place of Science in a Liberal Education", Bertrand Russell argues that one of the benefits of a scientific education has to do with "the temper of mind out of which the scientific method grows":
The kernel of the scientific outlook is a thing so simple, so obvious, so seemingly trivial, that the mention of it may almost excite derision. The kernel of the scientific outlook is the refusal to regard our own desires, tastes, and interests as affording a key to the understanding of the world. Stated thus baldly, this may seem no more than a trite truism. But to remember it consistently in matters arousing our passionate partisanship is by no means easy, especially where the available evidence is uncertain and inconclusive…
The scientific attitude of mind involves a sweeping away of all other desires in the interests of the desire to know—it involves suppression of hopes and fears, loves and hates, and the whole subjective emotional life, until we become subdued to the material, able to see it frankly, without preconceptions, without bias, without any wish except to see it as it is, and without any belief that what it is must be determined by some relation, positive or negative, to what we should like it to be, or to what we can easily imagine it to be…
The instinct of constructiveness, which is one of the chief incentives to artistic creation, can find in scientific systems a satisfaction more massive than any epic poem. Disinterested curiosity, which is the source of almost all intellectual effort, finds with astonished delight that science can unveil secrets which might well have seemed for ever undiscoverable. The desire for a larger life and wider interests, for an escape from private circumstances, and even from the whole recurring human cycle of birth and death, is fulfilled by the impersonal cosmic outlook of science as by nothing else. To all these must be added, as contributing to the happiness of the man of science, the admiration of splendid achievement, and the consciousness of inestimable utility to the human race. A life devoted to science is therefore a happy life, and its happiness is derived from the very best sources that are open to dwellers on this troubled and passionate planet.
With him or against him May 17, 2014Posted by Ezra Resnick in Equality, Religion.
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It was sixty years ago today that the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed racial segregation in public schools; and it was ten years ago today that Massachusetts became the first U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage. Michigan courts are attempting to follow suit, and you'd think members of a minority that had previously been denied equal rights for no reason other than prejudice would be sympathetic — but you'd be wrong.
Gay marriage would "destroy the backbone of our society," said the Rev. Stacey Swimp of Flint at a Wednesday morning rally held by African-American ministers at First Baptist World Changers International Church in Detroit…
The ministers criticized people who compare the struggle for same-sex marriage to the black civil rights movement, saying such a comparison is offensive and historically inaccurate. Noting that millions of blacks were killed by slavery and public lynchings, Swimp said that backers of gay marriage who compare their movement to black struggles are being "intellectually empty, dishonest."
Yes, gay people should wait until millions of them have been lynched to death before making a fuss about discrimination.
By the way, what exactly is the ministers' problem with homosexuality?
"We believe in the Judeo-Christian conception on which America was founded upon," said the Rev. Rader Johnson of Greater Bibleway Temple in Bay City.
Many quoted from the Bible and the history of Christianity to back up their beliefs. They also portrayed themselves as under attack from a secular culture that's hostile to religion.
"God does not agree with this kind of behavior," the Rev. James Crowder, president of Westside Ministerial Alliance Of Detroit, said of gay sexual acts. It's "despicable, an abomination."
Or, as Pastor Roland Caldwell put it:
Either you're with God or you're against him. If you're against God, you're against me… Anybody that's an enemy of God is an enemy of mine.
And that's why religion is so pernicious: it combines the (unjustified) belief that we know God's will with the (immoral) conviction that obeying it is a virtue. This combination can produce positive behavior when what's attributed to God's will is actually good (amounting to doing the right thing for the wrong reasons); but so long as obedience is encouraged and critical thinking discouraged, there is always the potential to slide into doing evil (while thinking you're doing good) — whenever someone decides to take the Bible seriously, for instance. Because the God of the Bible is fine with slavery (as the slaveholders of the South were fond of pointing out). And genocide. And stoning children.
If that God does exist, we should all be against him.
Letter to a successful white male May 11, 2014Posted by Ezra Resnick in Equality.
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Congratulations! You're a successful white male. Or, as you might prefer to put it, you're a successful person who just happens to be a white male — why would anyone think your gender and race have anything to do with your success? That's textbook sexism and racism. You worked hard to get where you are. You never asked for special treatment, nor do you recall ever receiving any.
Of course, you don't deny that women and people of color were once officially discriminated against in our society, with fewer rights and opportunities available to them as a matter of policy. But that's all in the past. Today, the law requires that everyone be treated equally, and indeed, you yourself would never dream of discriminating against anyone, nor can you recall ever witnessing discrimination. If anything, the pendulum seems to have swung too far in the opposite direction: you're always hearing about special programs and organizations and scholarships for the benefit of women and minorities, and everyone's under pressure to increase "diversity" — who knows how many qualified white males have been discriminated against due to "political correctness"?
You naturally assume, then, that if women or minorities are underrepresented in certain fields, they must generally be less suited for them, or less interested in them, or less inclined to do the work necessary to succeed in them. Those who complain about being victims of discrimination are whiners, looking to blame others for their own shortcomings. Perhaps you yourself have suffered rejection in the past, say from astronaut school — at which point you didn't accuse NASA of discrimination, you simply faced facts and got a different job.
Nevertheless, you keep hearing talk about "privilege" and "unconscious bias" from people who seem unimpressed by your logical reasoning. In order to silence the agitators, perhaps there is some scientific way to demonstrate the absence of discrimination in our society?
We could perform a controlled experiment. For example, we could send emails to university professors from fictional prospective students seeking to discuss research opportunities prior to applying to a doctoral program, varying only the name of the fictional student to signal gender and race — and discover that faculty ignored requests from women and minorities at a higher rate than requests from white males (particularly in higher-paying disciplines and private institutions). Or, we could send fictitious resumes in reply to help-wanted ads, varying only the name on the resume to sound either white or African American — and discover that white names received 50 percent more callbacks for interviews. Or, we could ask university science faculty to rate a fictional student application for a laboratory manager position, varying only the student's name to be male or female — and discover that the male applicant was rated as significantly more competent and hireable, and was offered a higher starting salary and more career mentoring, than the (identical) female applicant. And so on.
Please understand: the fact that you are privileged does not mean you don't deserve your own success, didn't work hard for it, or ought to feel guilty about it; nor does it mean that you are to blame for the inequities of our society. There are, however, things you can do to help. You can support programs that encourage young women and minorities to pursue fields where they're underrepresented and lack role models and encouragement. You can make an effort to seek out qualified women and minorities when considering candidates for a job, conference, etc. You can avoid perpetuating unjust stereotypes.
But before all that, before we can fix our society and make it more just and equitable, there's a simple yet crucial step you can take right now.
You can acknowledge the problem.
Unsophisticated visitors May 3, 2014Posted by Ezra Resnick in Belief, Religion.
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The soon-to-open National September 11 Memorial Museum will include a short video called "The Rise of Al Qaeda," which "refers to the terrorists as Islamists who viewed their mission as a jihad." I'm sure you'll be shocked to hear that some people are unhappy about that.
"The screening of this film in its present state would greatly offend our local Muslim believers as well as any foreign Muslim visitor to the museum," Sheikh Mostafa Elazabawy, the imam of Masjid Manhattan, wrote in a letter to the museum's director. "Unsophisticated visitors who do not understand the difference between Al Qaeda and Muslims may come away with a prejudiced view of Islam, leading to antagonism and even confrontation toward Muslim believers near the site."
… "The terrorists need to be condemned and remembered for what they did," [Akbar Ahmed, the chairman of the Islamic studies department at American University in Washington] said. "But when you associate their religion with what they did, then you are automatically including, by association, one and a half billion people who had nothing to do with these actions and who ultimately the U.S. would not want to unnecessarily alienate."
… The museum did remove the term "Islamic terrorism" from its website earlier this month, after another activist, Todd Fine, collected about 100 signatures of academics and scholars supporting its deletion.
In interviews, several leading scholars of Islam said that the term "Islamic terrorist" was broadly rejected as unfairly conflating Islam and terrorism, but the terms Islamist and jihadist can be used, in the proper context, to refer to Al Qaeda, preferably with additional qualifiers, like "radical," or "militant."
But for Mr. Elazabawy, and many other Muslims, the words "Islamic" and "Islamist" are equally inappropriate to apply to Al Qaeda, and the word "jihad" refers to a positive struggle against evil, the opposite of how they view the terrorist attacks.
"Don't tell me this is an Islamist or an Islamic group; that means they are part of us," he said in an interview. "We are all of us against that."
The museum still intends to keep the film; and yet,
"What helps me sleep at night is I believe that the average visitor who comes through this museum will in no way leave this museum with the belief that the religion of Islam is responsible for what happened on 9/11," said Mr. Daniels, the president of the museum foundation. "We have gone out of the way to tell the truth."
Truly, it's impossible to underestimate the power of denial and self-delusion. According to Lawrence Wright's The Looming Tower, these are the goals indoctrinated into al-Qaeda trainees:
- Establishing the rule of God on Earth.
- Attaining martyrdom in the cause of God.
- Purification of the ranks of Islam from the elements of depravity.
Al-Qaeda's motives are explicitly Islamist: that's all they ever talk about. Even if most Muslims disagree with some parts of al-Qaeda's theology, it is by no means an implausible interpretation of Islam. (It's not as if al-Qaeda is our only example of Islam-inspired violence.) And that means that Islam is part of the problem.
Consider, by analogy, the Inquisition — which I'm pretty sure had something to do with Christianity. Why do we no longer see Christians torturing and killing heretics and blasphemers? Is it because the scripture and doctrine of Christianity provide no support for such actions, and those inquisitors were all lunatics? No: it's because most Christians no longer believe that (those parts of) their scripture should be followed literally. On the other hand, most Muslims still believe that the Koran, which is relentless in its vilification of unbelievers, is the perfect, unquestionable, literal word of God. Anyone who lends legitimacy to that belief system, even if opposed to violence himself, helps provide a basis upon which violent groups can thrive and attract followers.
It matters what people believe. If we want to avoid future atrocities, we need to be honest about what people have done, and continue to do, in the name of faith; and we must be uncompromising in criticizing irrational beliefs. If that offends anyone — sophisticated or not — too bad.
Three philosophers March 22, 2014Posted by Ezra Resnick in Logic, Philosophy, Puzzles.
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Three philosophers are sitting on a bench.
- The homophobic philosopher is a deontologist.
- The free will libertarian subscribes to the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics.
- The consequentialist is addicted to heroin.
- The philosopher sitting next to the antisemite is a virtue ethicist.
- The hard determinist is sitting next to the cocaine addict.
- The philosopher sitting in the middle subscribes to the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics.
- The sexist philosopher is a free will compatibilist.
- The philosopher subscribing to Bohm's interpretation of quantum mechanics is not the methamphetamine addict.
- The antisemitic philosopher is not sexist, the sexist philosopher is not homophobic, and the homophobic philosopher is not antisemitic.
- No philosopher is addicted to more than one substance.
What is the antisemitic philosopher's position on free will?
In return for our chains March 8, 2014Posted by Ezra Resnick in Equality, Freedom.
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In 1890, when American women had no right to vote (the Nineteenth Amendment wasn't passed till 1920), and marital rape wasn't considered a crime (which remained the case in some states until 1993), Voltairine de Cleyre gave a lecture entitled "Sex Slavery".
Let Woman ask herself, "Why am I the slave of Man? Why is my brain said not to be the equal of his brain? Why is my work not paid equally with his? Why must my body be controlled by my husband? Why may he take my labor in the household, giving me in exchange what he deems fit? Why may he take my children from me? Will them away while yet unborn?" Let every woman ask…
From the birth of the Church, out of the womb of Fear and the fatherhood of Ignorance, it has taught the inferiority of woman. In one form or another through the various mythical legends of the various mythical creeds, runs the undercurrent of the belief in the fall of man through the persuasion of woman, her subjective condition as punishment, her natural vileness, total depravity, etc.; and from the days of Adam until now the Christian Church, with which we have specially to deal, has made Woman the excuse, the scapegoat for the evil deeds of man…
At Macon, in the sixth century, says August Bebel, the fathers of the Church met and proposed the decision of the question, "has Woman a soul?" Having ascertained that the permission to own a nonentity wasn't going to injure any of their parsnips, a small majority vote decided the momentous question in our favor. Now, holy fathers, it was a tolerably good scheme on your part to offer the reward of your pitiable "salvation or damnation" (odds in favor of the latter) as a bait for the hook of earthly submission; it wasn't a bad sop in those days of faith and ignorance. But fortunately fourteen hundred years have made it stale. You, tyrant radicals, have no heaven to offer, — you have no delightful chimeras in the form of "merit cards;" you have (save the mark) the respect, the good offices, the smiles — of a slave-holder! This in return for our chains! Thanks!


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I just got to laugh, my almost 5 year old comes off with some doozies!
He said to me this morning when he chalked up the walls while I was bathing
"ME" why did you do this since you know we do not write on walls"
Son " well if you did not want me do it why did you buy it for me?
me " Son you know I bought it for the sidewalk
Son" yeah but I can pretent the wall is the sidewalk " big smile"
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Educators plan student visit to Niagara Falls and Canada
Students in grades six to 10 can participate in an educational trip in June 2010 to Niagara Falls and Canada led by local educators.
Organizers of the trip are Lindero Canyon Middle School social science teacher Carole Firestone and Las Virgenes Unified School District administrator Ron Fornelli. It is an independent trip, not sponsored by the district or the school, and is open to students from any school.
The itinerary includes visits to the scenic tunnel at Niagara Falls and the Welland Canal, which connects Lake Ontario and Lake Erie through a series of eight locks, plus a trip to a butterfly conservatory, a tour of Toronto and an outing to the Ontario Science Centre.
The cost of the trip is $1,473 per child, which covers round-trip airfare, hotel accommodation for four nights, tour guides, admissions and breakfast and dinner daily.
Firestone and Fornelli invite anyone interested in finding out more about the trip to attend a meeting at Lindero Canyon Middle School in Agoura Hills at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Also, parents may contact Fornelli by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Psy, who set off a global sensation with Gangnam Style, tried out a fresh sound on Sunday as he released a hip-hop tale of drunken debauchery co-starring rap legend Snoop Dogg.
Entitled Hangover, the South Korean star's new song returns to the Gangnam Style theme of material excess but eschews the giddy K-Pop arrangements of his 2012 megahit for more minimalist hip-hop beats.
The video features Psy and the notoriously hard-partying Snoop Dogg on a night of intense boozing.
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what is your guys opinion on the best build for the gunzerke? and would anyone be willing to dup me some heads for the gunzerker. I have been trying to get the head that terramorphis drops but he hasnt droped any heads yet. xbox 360 gt GunzerkinCraker
The only head I really have available is Wisened Warrior. Can give you that later, if you want.
GT/PSN: SuprSaiyanRockr
Efficiency>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Nostalgia. Always.
I don't think there is a best build, but I am most fond of the Rampage tree with nearly limitless gunzerking.
My personal favourite: To the bottom of Rampage. Halfway down Brawn. I tend to use a hoarder mod so that the team has ammo regen.
There are other awesome builds for him though.
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That should be really close to my current build. I use a Leg. Hellfire smg with the terra grenade mode and the firehawk shield. pretty damn effective.
Also I have a plasma corrosive smg, a plasma shock rifle, and a Leg. Slagga smg.
The Zerker is OP because he can use two elements at once. Take advantage.
edit: I forgot to mention the Slayer of Terra class mod which boost fire chance and damage while boosting the skills I have selected at the top of each tree.
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how good is the slagga??? i have the hellfire. but dont really use it im more fond of the baby maker. and sleges shotgun plus i dont have the slagga so i dont know how it is lol
I use the slagga because it's one of my few legendaries with slag. It's not bad though.
But as you can see the majority of my damage comes from fire. Those Grenades are ridiculous when gunzerking and hes' tossing two of them around. Mine are also homing. Idk if all of them are or not.
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My Gunzerker is never without the Murdering Slagga in the off hand and B*tch in the right hand
Totally destroys everything
In pitch dark I go walking in your landscape.
Needless to say, the Slagga will be a lot better after the patch.
But it's good. Good gun.
GT/PSN: SuprSaiyanRockr
Efficiency>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Nostalgia. Always.
i have a feeling im the only one who fills out gun lust, i think its the best tree for destroying things.
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SEATEST Mission Day 5
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Final day of the SEATEST mission! We have to go through a 16 hour decompression process to slowly lower the pressure in the habitat back to normal, before we can return to the surface. Take a tour of our underwater toilet while we wait.
We are an international team of astronauts from NASA, ESA, and JAXA participating in an underwater space analog mission at the Aquarius Reef Base in Florida, in order to train for our upcoming space missions and evaluate EVA techniques.
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TEMPE, Ariz. – Before Saturday afternoon, the last time Kendrys Morales ran home and crossed the plate was May 29, 2010 at the end of his winning 10th inning grand slam.
From thrill to terror went his baseball fortunes as the talented, switch-hitting slugger entered the pack of Angels celebrating at home and found himself crumpling to the ground, his left ankle fractured.
There was no place like home.
It took two surgeries, 22 months of recovery and countless setbacks before Morales returned home Saturday afternoon, dashing across the plate in an Angels' minor-league game against the Oakland A's at a lower field of the Tempe Diablo Stadium complex.
Morales, playing in only his second game since his horrific injury, went 1 for 4 with a single in his final at-bat. He grounded out to first base twice and grounded out to the shortstop once.
"Kendrys felt great afterwards and that's probably more important than anything we're talking about," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said.
Batting right-handed, Morales belted a line drive into left center for his single. But unlike in his spring debut on Friday, he sought no relief from a pinch runner once he reached base.
When the next batter tripled into deep left-center field, Morales ran aggressively, digging deep and pumping hard, going from first to home. A few teammates clapped and all stood to congratulate him when he entered the chain-linked-fence dugout.
"He went first to home and that's a huge hurdle right there," Scioscia said. "Hopefully he feels good tomorrow (Sunday). We'll see where he is (before determining his next game.)"
Scioscia plans to give Morales an off-day today. Morales, who batted .306 with 34 home runs and 108 RBIs in a breakout 2009, could see major-league at-bats Monday against Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz.
"He had a very good day and if that continues, we're going to be seeing him get some major-league at-bats very shortly," said Scioscia, who would like to get Morales about 40-50 at-bats at the major and minor level this spring to have him ready for opening day April 6.
Angels ace right-hander Jered Weaver sharpened the command of his changeup and worked on his off-speed pitches in four innings of Saturday's 8-1 Cactus League victory over the Milwaukee Brewers at Tempe Diablo Stadium.
Weaver, making his third start of the spring, allowed one run on two hits and one walk, while striking out four in his first time out with catcher Alberto Rosario.
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There is no deciphering why some films are forbidden (and sometimes, years later, permitted), and why others are not; Oussama Mohammad's seemingly harmless Stars in Broad Daylight (1988) is still banned, although its tale of a doomed double wedding in a mountain village was apparently objectionable on the grounds that it depicted rural life in an interrogative way. Visually boisterous and tableau-busy, the film belies Mohammad's Moscow film school training, but it's medium potatoes beside his second film, Sacrifices (2003). An eye-magnet orgy of impossible perspectives, primal iconography, Living Theatre histrionics, inappropriate fondlings (no Sharia law here), and eggs eggs eggs, Mohammad's seething madness concerns itself with three interrelated families dug into the clay of a mountainside, awaiting a patriarch's death and living out every human impulse as if it were the brave cast's last will and testament. What does it take to get censored, anyway?
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BeachHouse Bar + Grill – Kirkland, Washington
Casual waterfront dining in the heart of charming Kirkland.
Canlis – Seattle, Washington
This classic Seattle restaurant sits on a cliff overlooking the beautiful waters of Lake Union.
Palisade – Seattle, Washington
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Just 2 hours outside of Seattle, the Alderbrook Resort & Spa rests on the shores of the serene Hood Canal.
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SkyCity Restaurant at the Space Needle – Seattle, Washington
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It's a wireless arms race in the crowded spectrum of London. Time to bring on the latest technology!
The London-based privacy group alleges the UK signals intelligence agency, working with the US National Security Agency, used "unlawful hacking" efforts.
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New CEO appointed as Joanna Shields steps down from Tech City UK to join the London Stock Exchange.
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By weakening encryption standards, inserting vulnerabilities into vendors' technology, and using supercomputer-backed password crackers, the US and the UK are able to break encryption used to back technologies like SSH, HTTPS, and VPNs.
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Watching TV is no longer enough — we're tweeting, shopping and texting while we do it, according to a major survey of UK technology use.
Apple might dominate Samsung in the US and UK markets, but globally, the US technology company has just lost its lead to its South Korean rival.
The roll-out of smart meters across the UK has been delayed over fears that the technology required won't be up to standard in time.
London commuters can already use their contactless bank cards on buses, and Transport for London (TfL) is extending the system to tubes and perhaps trains. It's also considering payments using NFC on mobile phones.
In a rousing keynote at today's London Web Summit, venture capitalist Saul Klein said the UK is the world leader in developing an internet-based economy, but needs to invest in its future.
US start-up accelerator TechStars is opening a London office with a view to backing UK entrepreneurs.
The London Stock Exchange is aiming to boost the number of tech IPOs taking place in the UK with the introduction of a new High Growth Segment and a change in rules.
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The police will use the footage taken by a bank's security camera to identify the men who shot three Far Eastern University (FEU) students on Tuesday evening near the school campus in Manila, killing two of them and leaving the third wounded.
Chief Inspector Joey de Ocampo, Manila Police District homicide chief, said the footage showed the gunmen walking away after the shooting. "We need to enhance the video but the faces of the suspects could be seen," he told the Inquirer. He added that they were still looking into several angles to determine the motive for the shooting.
De Ocampo said that the father of one of the FEU students who were killed, 17-year-old Juan Paolo Nepumuceno, went to the MPD headquarters and offered leads to investigators. He added that Jerald Santos, the other fatality in the shooting incident, belonged to a fraternity and was wearing the fraternity's shirt when they were shot.
The third victim, Adrian Santiago, 18, survived and remains confined at a hospital. Police records showed the victims had gone to nearby R. Papa Street to buy food during a break in the middle of practice on Tuesday night. They were walking back to the school gym on Nicanor Reyes Sr. Street when they were shot.—Nancy C. Carvajal
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Looks like a great place! I bet they enjoyed meeting you!ReplyDelete
Oh I wish I didn't live so far from WI!! That looks like the kind of shop I could spend hours browsing and soaking up inspiration...as they slowly drain my bank account!! I am going to head over to their web site...I love the scrappy bed quilt you pictured as well as the mini quilt on the table.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the post!! I love taking "trips" with you!
One of our favorites too - our quilt history study group has taken a number of bus trips there. Living in north central Wisconsin makes it very doable :o) love those reproduction fabrics!ReplyDelete
Do you ever get to JJ's in Sun Prairie? Sensory overload!
What a wonderful shop to visit, I love their displays.ReplyDelete
I have been to JJ Stitches once, a long time ago, so it's time to go back there.ReplyDelete
Oh - I so love this shop!ReplyDelete
Tara - I saw so many of your quilts in this shop!ReplyDelete
Thanks for the posting. Lovely shop and I'm going to check out the App.ReplyDelete
What a wonderful looking quilt shop, almost as nice as the one I work at here in New Zealand!ReplyDelete
thank you fro sharing such lovely photo's.
It must be an awsome feeling to walk into a quilt shop and see so many of your quilts made up. What a wonderful shop.ReplyDelete
Fantastico, quanto vorrei un negozio così vicino a casa,ReplyDelete
forse è meglio per il mio conto in banca che sia ben lontano....
Thank you Kathleen for this wonderful visit in this shop! I like the idea to paint on the chair. I think I could stay in this shop a lot of hours!Have a good day.ReplyDelete
Next time I'm speaking in Wisconsin, I hope it's near Cedarburg! That shop looks awesome. Glad you found it and glad you shared!ReplyDelete
Ooh,my kind of quilt shop! Yumm. Better than candy!ReplyDelete
Wonderful shop how muck fum you had being in this lovely quilt store...very quaint!...I am sure they were trilled to have you there!ReplyDelete
Carolyn :)
Thanks for the app. I just found a shop about 25 miles from home!ReplyDelete
What a fabulous shop!!! I love the coloured chairs with the painted blocks on the seats!! a lovely touch!!!ReplyDelete
Nice,all the quiltsReplyDelete
and the chairs with all the colors.
Looks like a wonderful place! I have to admit I really fell in love with the star quilt laying on the bed. What a gorgeous quilt! The other quilts looks so great too, but this one really caught my attention :o)ReplyDelete
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Biologists have discovered a mechanism that is critical to cytokinesis -- nature's completion of mitosis, where a cell divides into two identical daughter cells.
The researchers have opened a new window on the assembly and activity of a ring of actin and myosin filaments that contract to pinch a cell at just the right time. They focused on key proteins whose roles drive signaling mechanisms that promote the production of both linear and branching microfilaments along the inside surface membrane of a dividing cell. By down-regulating the production of branched microfilaments at the right time, the membrane may be more malleable and better able to pinch inward and complete cytokinesis.
The findings-- detailed in the Dec. 5 issue of the journal Science -- come from basic research using Caenorhabditis elegans (roundworm) embryos. The discovery provides more basic insight than immediate biomedical application, but the implications could lead to a fine-tuning of anti-cancer drug therapies or to isolating new targets for drugs to stop cancerous cell division, said Bruce Bowerman, professor of biology in the University of Oregon's Institute for Molecular Biology.
Bowerman and Karen Oegema of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research at the University of California, San Diego, were principal investigators of a seven-member team funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Scientists have theorized that the modulation of microfilament structure plays a role in healthy cell division. However, finding that such shape-shifting down-regulation specifically targets branched microfilaments assembly came as a surprise, Bowerman said.
C. elegans is used in many genetics research laboratories to discover basic requirements for the 20,000 genes that compose its genome; most of the genes are conserved in humans and carry out similar processes. Using these nematodes, Bowerman said, is allowing researchers to "find players inside
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The first step in diagnosing
dilated cardiomyopathy is a review of your medical
history. Your doctor will ask about any recent illnesses, your alcohol and drug
consumption, and your family history of heart disease.
Then he or
she will do a thorough physical examination, including listening to your heart
and lungs with a stethoscope. Since
heart failure usually develops with dilated
cardiomyopathy, your doctor will look for signs of heart failure,
The following tests may also be done.
Echocardiogram: An
echocardiogram is an
ultrasound exam that uses high-pitched sound waves to
create an image of the heart on a television screen. This painless and
noninvasive test is the best and easiest way to diagnose dilated
An echocardiogram, sometimes called an echo,
estimates the heart's
ejection fraction, a measurement of the heart's
efficiency and the function of the left ventricle, the main pumping chamber. It
also helps evaluate heart valve function and the shape and thickness of the
heart chamber walls, which if stretched may indicate
dilated cardiomyopathy.
electrocardiogram (ECG, EKG) is a record of the
heart's electrical activity, including any abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias)
resulting from dilated cardiomyopathy. It may also reveal areas that have been
damaged by a heart attack.
Your doctor may also use a
Holter monitor, a type of portable electrocardiogram
that monitors your heart's electrical activity over a longer period of time
(usually 24 hours). This may be done to check for any arrhythmias resulting
from dilated cardiomyopathy.
Chest X-ray: A
chest X-ray can show whether your heart is enlarged
and whether there is fluid buildup in your lungs, a sign of heart
Radionuclide ventriculogram:Radionuclide ventriculogram, also called nuclear
scanning, measures ejection fraction. This is a useful diagnostic measurement
because the ejection fraction is diminished in dilated cardiomyopathy.
During this test, a tiny dose of a radioactive substance (radioisotope)
is injected into a vein. The movement of the gamma rays emitted by the
radioisotope is followed through the heart chambers with a gamma camera, and
the images are analyzed by a computer.
Coronary angiogram or coronary catheterization: In a
coronary angiogram/catheterization, a thin, flexible
tube is threaded through an artery or vein in the arm or groin and into the
heart to measure pressure in the heart chambers and take samples of blood. Dye
can also be injected through the catheter to see whether the arteries that
supply the heart (coronary arteries) are blocked, how the heart chambers are
pumping, and whether heart valves are leaking.
A myocardial
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examined for signs of infection, metabolic disease, or a tumor. This procedure
is usually reserved for people who have acute heart failure and who are not
responding to treatment.
Electrophysiology study: An
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study the heart's electrical activity. EP studies are used to evaluate
arrhythmias or
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Favorite thing: Golden key is the symbol of cognition and discovery. For a town it is a symbol of its independence and self-government.The key furrow is made in the form of a Russian letter "D", the first letter of the town's name.
The silver stripe and the blue field of the coat-of-arms symbolize the River Seversky Donets whose name the town bears.
Two crossed Cossack sabres show the historical role of Don Cossacks in settling of this area.
The kirk is a symbol of coalmining industry representing the big role of coalmining in the town history.
The coat-of-arms was approved by Donetsk Town Council on July 13, 2005 (Resolution # 66).
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10:45 AM — Police in London are continuing to appeal for information after a body was discovered in a gay sauna in east London early on Wednesday morning.
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George Michael slams "twisted" prayer for his death 78
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2:46 PM — The killer of Sonia Burgess, a trans human rights lawyer who was pushed to her death under a Tube train in London last year, has been convicted of manslaughter. Senthooran Kanagasingham, 35, of Cricklewood, admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility at the Old Bailey.
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11:12 PM — Gay entertainment mogul Michael Lucas warns of the risks of homophobic Islamist governments forming after the Arab Spring. After decades in power, a brutal dictator in a Muslim country is dramatically deposed by a massive popular uprising. Sound familiar? Of course: that's what happened in Egypt and Libya this year, as part of what's known as the Arab Spring. But it's also what happened in Iran in 1979 -- and that should make us pause for a moment.
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12:03 PM — Homophobic Twitter users have outraged others by mocking the death of Ayrshire gay man Stuart Walker. Mr Walker, 28, was found dead near an industrial estate early on Sunday morning. Police said he had suffered a "violent" and "sustained" attack.


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Hundreds of Michigan Dentists Giving Free Dental Care to State's Low-Income Children During Annual 'Give Kids a Smile' Program Starting February 2
LANSING, Mich., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ — Starting Friday, February 2, hundreds of Michigan Dental Association dentists will provide free dental services on specific dates to low-income children across Michigan. It's part of the American Dental Association's fifth annual "Give Kids a Smile" campaign where dentists around the U.S. donate their services that day to children who, because of economic reasons, don't have access to dental care.
During last year's "Give Kids a Smile" event in Michigan, over 300 dentists, hygienists, assistants and volunteers provided dental care and oral health education to more than 22,000 children. Nationwide, 500,000 children received dental services at over 2,000 sites valued at $100 million.
"There are thousands of disadvantaged children across Michigan who, for economic reasons, are not able to receive regular dental care," said Edwin Secord, DDS, MS, president of the Michigan Dental Association. "Through the 'Give Kids a Smile' program, we deliver free dental treatment, oral health screenings, education and prevention programs to children who need them most.
"The Michigan Dental Association wants to deliver the message that the dental profession can't solve the access-to-care problem alone, and that for every child we care for on this day, even thousands more will continue to suffer until dental health becomes a priority funding issue.
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Secord went on to say, "In Michigan we are fortunate to have the Healthy Kids Dental program that provides dental care to children from low-income families in 59 of Michigan's 83 counties. As a result of this program more children are receiving necessary dental care and are beginning a pattern of regular routine preventive care."
Healthy Kids Dental was developed by the Michigan Department of Community Health and provides dental benefits to children under 21 years of age who were previously covered by the state's Medicaid dental program. The program is administered by Delta Dental Plan of Michigan.
It is expected that hundreds of dentists throughout the state will be involved in numerous events for "Give Kids a Smile." Locations across Michigan where children will receive free oral health care services include:
Detroit Area: * Detroit - Saturday, Feb. 3, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry, 8200 W. Outer Dr. Sponsored by the Detroit, Oakland and Macomb Dental Societies and the UDM School of Dentistry. Dentists will provide diagnosis and treatment to more than 170 uninsured children. Call Sherri Doig at (313)871-3500 to schedule an appointment. Contact: Dr. Lloyd Lariscy before event at (313)274-8522; during event at (313)300-3335. * Shelby Township - Friday, Feb. 2, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 55131 Shelby Rd. Dr. Jonathan Penzien will provide cleanings, exams and fluoride treatments to children ages 10 and under. Open to the public. Contact: Dr. Penzien at (248)650-5500. * Port Huron - Friday, Feb. 2, Hispanic Outreach Center, 295 W. Huron. Dr. Melanie Sheils-Vergeldt, with the help of the Catholic Social Services Hispanic Outreach Center, will provide exams, cleanings, x- rays, fluoride treatments and sealants to 75 children. Children in need of more extensive care will be referred to the University of Detroit Mercy for follow-up treatment. Event is full. Contact: Therese Costello - (248)646-1381. Lansing Area: * Lansing - Friday, Feb. 2, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Lansing Community College Dental Hygiene Clinic, 500 N. Washington Square. Area dentists will provide free dental care to 63 children from Lansing's Riddle Elementary School. Sponsored by: Central District Dental Society, Lansing Community College Dental Hygiene Program, Student American Dental Hygiene Association, Lansing School District, Delta Dental, Physician's Health Plan, Capital Area Health Alliance, Central District Dental Hygienists Society and Central District Dental Assistants Society. This event is full. Contact: Dr. Greg Komyathy, 517-347-0034 or Sherry Kohlmann, (517)483-1457. Upper Peninsula: * Menominee - Friday, Feb. 2, New UP Dental, 4103 10th St. Oral health education, fluoride treatments, dental sealants for area children. Event is full. Contact: (906)863-6381. Northern Michigan: * Oscoda - Friday, Feb. 2, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., Alcona Health Center, 5671 N. Skeel Ave. Comprehensive dental treatment for uninsured children. Open to the public. Contact: Lea Krause, (989)739-7927. * East Jordan - Friday, Feb. 2, East Jordan Public Schools. Area dentists will provide oral health screenings to 650 preschool through fifth grade children. Parents will receive a report and the dentists will work with school nurses to locate treatment and financial aid for those in need. Contact: Debbie, (231)536-2601. * Big Rapids - Saturday, Feb. 17, Ferris State University Dental Hygiene Clinic, 200 Ferris Dr. FSU's Dental Hygiene Clinic will provide sealants, exams, x-rays, fluoride varnish, cleanings and minor restorations for uninsured children. Contact: Annette Jackson, (231)591-2284. Southwestern Michigan: * Berrien Springs - Friday, Feb. 2, Berrien Dental, 8383 M-139. Comprehensive dental treatment for 40 children with follow-up care for those in need. Event is full. Contact: Dr. Lisa Christy, (269)471-4055. * Benton Harbor - Friday, Feb. 2, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., 1220 E. Napier Ave. Free preventive dental treatment to uninsured children. Open to the public. Contact: Michelle, (269)925-2113. Muskegon Area: * Muskegon - Friday, Feb. 2, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Hackley Community Care Center, 2700 Baker St., Muskegon Heights. Muskegon area dentists will provide dental care to 75 area children. Sponsored by the Muskegon District Dental Society, Muskegon Family Care, Muskegon County Health Department and the Muskegon Community Dental Coalition. This event is full. Contact: Dr. Connie Verhagen at (231)780-3200 or Lisa at (231)737-8603. Grand Rapids Area: * Grand Rapids - Thursday, February 8th, 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. and Friday, February 9th, 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m., Grand Rapids Children's Museum, 11 Sheldon Ave, NE. The West Michigan District Dental Society event for area children features oral health education through the museum's interactive oral health exhibit. Several dental characters in costume will be present. Approximately 1,300 children are expected to attend the event. This event is open to the public. Contact: Dr. Amy DeYoung - (616)447-7900. * Belmont - Friday, February 9th, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., 6220 Jupiter Ave. NE, Ste. B. Dr. John Frey will provide free exams, cleanings, sealants and oral health education to 50 uninsured children. Open to the public. Contact: Shelly - (616)222-0202. * Grand Rapids - Friday, February 9th, Peters Family Dentistry, 6651 Crossings Ct. SE. Free comprehensive dental treatment to 40 uninsured children from Explorer Elementary School. Sen. Mark Jansen and Sen. Bill Hardimann attend. This event is full. Contact: Dr. Debra Peters - (616)698-6663. Zeeland: * Zeeland - Friday, Feb. 2, Roosevelt Elementary School, 175 W. Roosevelt Ave., Zeeland. Hours: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. The Ottawa County Health Department and the "Miles of Smiles" Dental Team will provide oral health education to 600 children at the school. In addition, 20 children will receive preventive and restorative dental treatment in the "Miles of Smiles" mobile dental clinic. This event is full. Contact: Lois Havermans - (616)393-5771. Flint: * Flint - Friday, Feb. 2, Hamilton Community Health Network, G-5399 N. Saginaw, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free dental services to 75 area uninsured children. This event is open to the public. State Rep. Brenda Clack will attend this event. Contact: Hamilton Community Health Network - (810)785-0863. * Flint - Friday, Feb. 2, Town Center Family Dental, 4500 Town Center Parkway. Drs. Lora Thomas and Timothy Vanitvelt, will provide comprehensive dental treatment for area children. This event is full. Contact: Becky - (810)733-1410. Jackson Area: * Jackson - Saturday, Feb. 3, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Parkside Middle School at Parkside Fieldhouse. The Jackson Center for Family Health will sponsor Step Into Health day and will provide free health screenings and prizes for the family. Children under the age of 19 will receive a free teeth cleaning, x-ray and screenings. Games, local celebrities, free snacks, the 30th Annual 5K Groundhog Gallup. Contact: Dr. Jane Grover, (517)784-1205, ext. 294. * Jonesville - Friday, Feb. 2, Adams & Dow, DDS, 211 Harley St. Free exams and cleanings to 30 children from the Hillsdale Head Start program. This event is full. Contact: Dr. Sharon Dow - (517)849-9195.
Headquartered in Lansing, the Michigan Dental Association has more than 5,800 members in 26 local dental societies and two dental schools. Since its founding in 1856, the MDA has sought to educate the public, enhance its members' ability to provide high quality care and to promote the science and art of dentistry. For more information on the "Give Kids a Smile" program or other MDA initiatives call 800/589-2632 or log on to http://www.smilemichigan.com/.
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Bandys won 17 games in a row entering Tuesday's girls basketball game against Newton-Conover.
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I am nominating my boyfriend, Ebel Zandbergen. He has always supported me, even when I started working in the US as an oceanographer while he had to stay in the Netherlands. He has seen many photo's of Iceland, taken by me as I made one day visits to Reykjavik to (dis)embark research vessels, and always wondered about its beauty. But he was never able to join me as these were work visits. When he next crosses the North Atlantic to visit his girlfriend in the US the deserves to see the beauty of Iceland with his own eyes.
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Spirit's Surroundings on Sol 337
January 3, 2005
This view was assembled from images taken by the navigation camera on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit during the rover's 337th martian day, or sol (Dec. 14, 2004). Spirit's position, catalogued as Site 100 for the mission, was on the slope of "Husband Hill." The rover had driven 6 meters (20 feet) on Sol 337 after examining a rock called "Wishstone" for several sols. That rock is just to the left of the top of the arch traced by the rover tracks in this view. Spirit experienced slippage of up to 80 percent on uphill portions of the day's drive.
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The view is presented here in a cylindrical projection with geometric seam correction.
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