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WASHINGTON The Senate Judiciary Committee hopes to nail down an elusive compromise on high-tech visas and may punt a controversy over gay marriage to the full Senate as it makes final drafting decisions on immigration legislation that grants a shot at citizenship to millions living in the country illegally.
The high-tech issue involves a negotiation at arm's length between industry, which relies on ever-increasing numbers of skilled foreigners, and organized labor, which represents American workers, according to lawmakers and officials close to the talks.
As drafted, the bill would raise the current cap on so-called H-1B visas from 65,000 annually to 110,000, with the possibility of a further rise to 180,000. At issue in the talks are the costs that companies must bear to bring foreigners into the United States, the steps they must first take to seek out American citizens for the jobs and other conditions.
Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, whose state has a large high-tech industry, told reporters on Monday he will vote in favor of the legislation in committee if agreement is reached on the issue. He has been negotiating with Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., who said in late afternoon no deal had been sealed.
On the other major remaining unresolved issue, officials said there was a growing if unspoken expectation that the measure would likely emerge from committee without a provision granting same-sex spouses the same access to legal status as heterosexual spouses are entitled to.
Sen. Patrick Leahy, the Vermont Democrat who chairs the Judiciary Committee, has introduced a proposal to give equal treatment under the bill to same-sex couples, a provision gay rights groups seek. Several lobbyists and others noted during the day he has not yet said definitively said if he will seek a vote on it before the panel completes its work, and neither the White House nor other Democrats on the committee have made a strong push for its inclusion.
A vote on the proposal could create political difficulty for Democrats on the committee who support gay rights and are also members of the so-called Gang of Eight which negotiated the main features of the legislation. That includes Sen. Chuck Schumer or New York and Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois.
Durbin has told outside groups he will back the change if it is offered. Schumer hasn't said which way he would vote.
All eight have pledged to maintain the essential outlines of the legislation. A vote to add the gay rights provision could lead to approval on a party-line vote in committee, but lead to the collapse of Republican support on the Senate floor and the bill's demise.
In addition, the Supreme Court is expected to issue a ruling by early July that could render the issue largely moot.
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CEVA Logistics was approached by the industrial products
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Friends of the West Branch Public Library
The Friends of the West Branch Public Library is the hub for community support and volunteering for the library.
Friends of the West Branch Public Library is a nonprofit advocacy organization which supports the Library. Our volunteer members advocate, educate, and raise funds on behalf of the Library, its patrons, and the community.
The Friends have helped in many ways to improve and promote the library.
- Sponsoring Books for Babies
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- Supporting ongoing library programs with books, materials, and equipment
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What is SCENE all about?
The Southwest Center for Education and the Natural Environment (SCENE) has provided cutting-edge science research experiences to high school students since 1998.
Students in grades 10-12 work in science labs at Arizona State University to answer their own original questions, and present their work in regional and national science competitions.
SCENE also provides online resources for teachers. SCENE is a partnership among the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability, the Leroy Eyring Center for Solid State Science Research, and members of the private sector.
PBS Interview of SCENE
Past Projects
Projects change each year. Click samples from the past two years, this is not a complete listing of all projects. Projects for the current year are not finalized prior to the student application deadline. Students who are accepted to the program will find a list of available projects from which to choose enclosed with their letter of acceptance.


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What is everyone elses Windows 8 / 8.1 phone support experience?
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w/Ocracoke Lighthouse (1.75 Ltr. Bottle)
Built in 1856 by the Wilder Brothers. The Black Squall left Cuba in March, 1861 with a load of sugar and Nixon's Royal Circus and Menagerie of Living Animals. She encountered a Spring storm and wrecked at Ocracoke Inlet on April 8, 1861. Drowned exotic animals: lions, tigers, bears, a giraffe, a hippopotamus, and horses washed up on the beach. One drowned young couple was found in an embrace. Tents recovered from the wreck were used by the islanders to make sails. It is said that some of the surviving horses started the wild pony population on Ocracoke.
Brigantine Ranger w/Ocracoke Lighthouse (1.75 Ltr. Bottle)
The 12-gun Ranger was the flagship of Charles Vane from May, 1718 to November 1718. Blockading Charleston as Blackbeard had done several months earlier. Vane, with two sloops, captured an African slaver coming into port. This larger ship he named the Ranger. In September 1718, Vane was at the week-long Pirate Bash hosted by Blackbeard on Ocracoke Isle. In late November 1718 while in the Windward Passage, the crew charged Vane with cowardliness by the crew for refusing to attack a vessel that was more heavily armed than the Ranger. The vessel turned out to be a French Man of War disguised as a merchant to deal with pirates. Vane & his supporters were set in a small boat, and after some time, Vane captured another sloop and continued "the sweet trade" until being caught in Jamaica in March 1720. Quartermaster "Calico" Jack Rackham was voted captain of the Ranger. Later Calico Jack had onboard the two female pirates Mary Reade & Anne Bonny. The ship was lost a few months after Calico Jack too command due to hull rot. The pirates then acquired a sloop and were caught in September 1720.
Sloop Adventure w/Ocracoke Lighthouse (1.75 Ltr. Bottle)
The fast, shallow draft "Bermuda" sloop was popular with many pirates. A gift from Teach's pirate mentor Benjamin Hornigold in 1717, the 8-10 gun sloop was on all of Blackbeard's exploits. After the grounding of the Queen Anne's Revenge, Blackbeard arrived in Bath, NC & was pardoned by Gov. Eden. In midsummer of 1718, the Adventure was officially placed in Teach's name by the Vice Admiralty Court in Bath Town, NC for trading expeditions. Falling into his old pirate ways, Teach captured a French sugar ship, & the cargo was split with NC court officials. Blackbeard was killed at Ocracoke Inlet by Lt. Robert Maynard on Nov. 22, 1718 by order of the Virginia Governor. The Adventure was taken to Virginia & sold.
War Sloop
Providence w/Ocracoke Lighthouse (1.75 Ltr. Bottle)
Built in Providence, R.I. in 1768 as the Katy. Chartered by R.I. General Assembly in June, 1775 to protect R.I. shipping from the HMS Rose. First cruise with Capt. Abraham Whipple captured 1 prize. Joined Continental Navy in January 1776 with John Hazard as Captain. Was in Esek Hopkin's Squadron to Bahamas for gunpowder raid. After that raid, she became John Paul Jones' first command. Jones took 9 prizes with the sloop. John Rathbun took command in December 1777 where he captured a prize off Georgetown, SC. In another raid to Nassau, the Providence held the town for three days. She was run aground and burned, along with 37 other Continental ships, in August 1779 during the disastrous Penobscot expedition against superior British Forces.
Lighthouse (1.5 Ltr. Bottle)
Left Georgetown, SC for NY on 12/30/1812 with Theodosia Burr Alston, wife of SC Gov. John Alston & daughter of former VP & famed duelist Aaron Burr. At age 29, Theodosia was one of the most gifted women of the time. She was in ill health from the loss of her only child & the events of her father- who had been on trial for treason for attempting to start a new country in Texas & Mexico. Past due in early 1813, a search was instigated by both father & husband. Their inquest went as far as Nassau, yet bypassed the Outer Banks. They presumed the Patriot to be lost at sea. In 1833, a pirate made a deathbed confession saying that the Patriot had been boarded, passengers killed, & vessel set adrift. Other reports state that the deserted vessel ran aground 2 miles south of Nags Head, NC. The Patriot's fate is still a mystery.
Williams w/Hatteras
Lighthouse (1.5 Ltr. Bottle)
The 491 ton Williams was loaded with lumber bound from Savannah to her home port of Providence, R.I. when she encountered a storm off Frying Pan Shoals. Lifesavers from the Cape Hatteras & Creeds Hill stations rescued the crew of 9 on December 22, 1884. Rescuers claim that it was the worst seas that they had seen. Seven Gold Lifesaving Medals for exceptional bravery were awarded to the rescuers.
7 Lighthouses in a Bottle
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Currituck-1875, 158ft; Bodie Island-1872, 163ft; Cape Hatteras-1870, 198ft; Ocracoke-1823, 75ft; Cape Lookout-1859, 156ft; Bald Head Island-1818, 95ft; Oak Island-1958, 169ft.
Windfall I (1/2 Gallon Bottle)
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Overall Length: 57ft. , Sail Area: 1000 sq. ft, Beam: 13.5ft, Draft: 4ft 4 inches, Wood Hull. Designed and built by Robert Marthai. Launched: 1982 Owned by noted maritime and pirate historian Captain Robert Temple-- who sails in Blackbeard's wake. Capt'n Temple was also in the History Channel's documentary True Pirates of the Caribbean. The Windfall I was didmantled in the spring of 2010 & was replaced by the steel hulled Windfall II... which continues the voyage.
Pride of Baltimore (1/2 Gallon Bottle)
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LOA: 157 ft, Beam: 26 ft, Draft: 12 ft. Launched in 1988, the Pride II is Maryland's goodwill tall ship ambassador. Designed by Thomas Gillmer, she is modeled after the Baltimore Clippers used during the 1812 War.
Elizabeth II (1/2 Gallon Bottle)
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Commissioned by Great Britain's Princess Anne to celebrate the 400th anniversary of England's first New World colonization attempt. The Elizabeth I, captained by Thomas Cavendish, was in Sir Walter Raleigh's second fleet to Roanoke Island. The seven ship fleet, under Sir Richard Grenvile, landed 108 colonists at Roanoke in July, 1585 with scant provisions. Grenvile's ship, the Tiger, wrecked in a storm while entering the Ocracoke Inlet. Many supplies, including the important farming seeds, were lost. The Tiger was saved. Led by Ralph Lane the colony survived about a year when rescued by Sir Francis Drake's fleet in 1586. A supply ship arrived to the deserted colony two weeks later.
The galleon Mayflower is said to of been built in Leigh, England in 1606 & originally owned by Robert Bonner. By 1609, records show part ownership by Capt. Christopher Jones. Being a tramp cargo ship, she carried goods to France, Norway, the Baltic, Germany, and Greenland. Chartered by Serparatists, she finally left England with 102 passengers-not all being Separatists- on Sept. 6, 1620. After a rough 67 day crossing, Capt. Jones anchored in Provincetown Harbor on 11/11/1620. The colony located in Plymouth on 11/20. Wm. Bradford was the first to refer to the Separatists as "Pilgrims" in 1630. Capt. Jones sailed back on April 5, 1621 & arrived in England 31 days later. Jones died a year later, and no records of the ship are found after 1624. A second Mayflower ship carried colonists to Plymouth in 1629. The replica Mayflower II was built in England in 1956.
Beethoven w/Hatteras Lighthouse (1.5 Ltr Bottle)
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Launched on 1/7/1904 in Greenock, Scotland, her sister ship was the Mozart. Through her life she was owned by German, Finnish, Italian, & Norwegian investors. On March 30, 1914, she left Newcastle, New South Wales, with Capt. Victor Orschultk & a load of coal for Valparaiso and was never seen again.
Mary Celeste w/Stand (1/2 Gal. Bottle)
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Originally launched in May, 1861 at Nova Scotia as the Amazon by Joshua Dewis, her mysterious reputation began on her maiden voyage when her captain died of pneumonia. Two other captains died on her, & in 1867, she ran aground in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia during a storm. Bought & rebuilt by NY investors, she was renamed Mary Celeste & became a merchantman to Adriatic ports. On Nov. 5, 1872, Capt. Benj. Briggs left NYC with 1701 barrels of commericial alcohol intended for fortifying Italian wines. The night before, Briggs dines with fellow Canadian captain David Morehouse of the brigantine Dei Gratia. Their course & Mediterranean destinations were similar they discovered. Morehouse left a week later & found the crewless & drifting Celeste on Dec. 4th. The sextant, chronometer, & logbook were missing with the only lifeboat though all personal possessions & cargo were intact. After an inquiry, cargo salvage rights of the derelict Celeste were granted, though with suspicion, to the Dei Gratia. Her Boston owner sold her when his father died on her when she returned home. Over the next 17 years, she had 13 owners...each having a jinx experience. Her last owner, GC Parker, intentionally wrecked her off Haiti with an over-insured cargo of scrap, boots & cat food. Arrested for fraud, Parker mysteriously dies before his trial. Though theories abound about how the Celeste's crew disappeared, she remains the archetypal ghost ship carring a curse.
Developed in the late 1800's as a stable platform for oyster dredging in shallow areas, the vessel is said to be modified from the Long Island Sound Sharpie. Called a skipjack for the playful fish that were caught, the ship is a fast sailer in light winds. In 1985, the Skipjack became the State boat of Maryland. During the 1900's there were over 2000 Skipjacks in the Bay fishing fleet. Presently, about 45 of the noble workhorses remain.
These medium-sized wooden and/or steel boats ply the Pamlico Sound trawling for shrimp and various species of commercially valuable fish. During storms and heavy weather dozens of these boats may often be seen seeking refuge in Ocracoke's Silver Lake.Shrimper w/Ocracoke Lighthouse (1/2 Gal. Bottle)
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SS Minnow (1/2 Gal. Bottle)
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Named by the show's producer Sherwood Schwartz for 1961 FCC's chairman Newton Minnow-who called TV "America's vast wasteland". Ther were actually 4 Minnow boats used on the show. #1 was used in the stranded beach scenes, #2 was a rental used in Honolulu Harbor opening scenes, #3 was seen leaving the Harbor in the opening, & #4 was a built set prop used in the lagoon scenes.The boat was originally built in Carson, NY and can be viewed at the Schooner Cove Marina in Vancouver.
Shad Boat
The Shad Boat NC's State Boat Developed by George W. Cref on Roanoke Island as a workboat in the NC Sounds.
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Design of a work boat of the NC Sounds. The Elizabeth City-based Creef carried the Wright Brothers to Kitty Hawk. She converted to steam in 1904. The Wright Flyer had a wingspan of 40 ft., length of 21 ft. & a 12 horsepower motor. First successful powered flight on December 17, 1903. On the 4th trial flight, Wilbur covered 852 ft. in 59 seconds.
Launched on 2/29/1903 in Greenock, Scotland, Sister ship was the Beethoven. The rig was a compromise between power & economy. Through her life she was owned by German, Finnish, Italian, & Norwegian investors. In 1920 she was given up by Germany as WWI compensations. Broken up in England in 1935.
The Amistad is a replica of the slave trader schooner Amistad where, 53 Africans in 1839 took control of the ship. The landmark trial in New Haven, CT that followed found the Africans to be "Free Men," & they returned to their African home. The Amistad today educates the world about those unjust times and serves as an ambassador to Free Men everywhere.
75 ft.on deck, 6-8 cannons, 29 crew, Ocracoke Station. Built in Ocracoke, NC. In the Revenue Service until 1807 when she was placed in the navy. On July 11, 1813, Captain William H. Wallace sighted British Admiral Cockburn's invasion flotilla off Ocracoke Bar. Wallace collected Portsmouth's custom money, bonds, and Agent Thomas Singleton and out sailed 3 British ships to successfully warn New Bern. Admiral Cockburn retired since the surprise was thwarted. Mercury returned to Revenue Service after 1814 & was retired/sold out of service in 1820. The Mercury was used in Dreamworks Film "The Lovely Bones"
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Deering w/Hatteras & Ocracoke Lights (1 Gallon Antique Wine
Ghostship of Diamond Shoals. Built: Bath, ME; L=255 ft; W=44 ft, 2114 tons capacity. Sighted off Diamond Shoals, NC with all sails set on 1/31/1921. Mysteriously, no one was on board & all boats were gone, though food was set on the table. Believed to be set adrift by a mutinous crew, rum runners, or pirates before a storm. Jinxed by (1) being launched on a Friday-4/4/1919, (2) christened with flowers, & (3) had cats-the only two survivors.
Snap Dragon
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Developer(s)Boss Baddie
Publisher(s)Boss Baddie
Web Sitehttp://bossbaddie.com/wake.html
Release Date3/7/2010
DescriptionWake is the story of an engineer trapped on a sinking ship. His goal is to navigate through the ship and find his way to the surface above.
* Dodge bullets and fire, most of all avoid drowning!
* Collect keys, torches, flares and even an axe to help you escape
* Discover the secrets of what really happened
* 18 achievements
* Online highscores
* Full Xbox 360 controller support
* Free OST with bonus tracks, full 12 page manual and health and safety brochure
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New Zealand Festival 2014
Written and performed by Aidan Dooley
Play on Words Theatre (Ireland)
at Soundings - Te Papa, Wellington
From 6 Mar 2014 to 9 Mar 2014
[2hrs including interval]
Reviewed by John Smythe, 7 Mar 2014
Sure we've all heard of Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton. Most New Zealanders have also heard of Shackleton's Kiwi Captain of the Endurance and brilliant navigator Frank Worsley.
My mother treasured her mother's autograph book in which – in 1916, just back from the adventure that stunned the world – Frank signed himself 'Wuzzles'. (He had grown up with Mum's paternal granny in Akaroa and always used to visit when in Wellington). And Shackleton penned these lines by Canadian poet Robert Service:
You may recall that sweep of savage splendour,
That land that measures each man at his worth,
And feel in memory, half fierce, half tender,
The brotherhood of men that know the South.
Nothing from Tom Crean, though. Tom who? He had been to the planet's largest continent more often than Scott, Shackleton and Worsley yet he was not even world famous in his native Annascaul, County Kerry, Ireland.
According to his biographer Michael Smith[i], the "unsung hero" was a very modest man who never kept a diary nor spoke of his Antarctic experiences once he got back to Kerry, although that might have been to protect himself and his family from Irish Republican extremists who wouldn't take kindly to his service with the British Royal Navy. When he retired from the Navy in 1920, however, he bought a pub in Annascaul and called it The South Pole Inn.
Dubbed The Irish Giant, sailor Tom Crean survived three Antarctic expeditions – two with Scott (sailing on the Discovery, 1901-04; the Terra Nova, 1910-13) and one with Shackleton (the Endurance, 1914-16) – but he never did make it to the South Pole. Not until he owned it, that is.
Writer / actor Aidan Dooley, who may or may not be his own director as well (yet again there was no programme at Soundings, just a few copies of a media release), first played Tom Crean in a 15-minute piece to go with an exhibition at London's National Maritime Museum in 2001. Two years later he premiered his full-length play at the Medway Fuse Festival and it has been in his repertoire and on the road for the 11 years since. There is no record of whether Smith's book, published in 2000, was a key reference.
Given the subject's reticence, Dooley's Tom – of average stature it must be noted – must have kissed the Blarney Stone to achieve the eloquence that pours out of him, at great speed sometimes, in a rich Irish accent, over two potent hours bisected by an interval. It's a beautifully modulated telling of his tales, in the assumed persona of Crean, full of mischievous wit and wry perceptions.
The setting (designer unknown) is an island – a floe? – of calico, covering boxes and hiding the odd prop. Above, an antique sled hangs in limbo and a full moon glows in the dim distance. It is into this small world that Dooley beckons us, to reveal the enormous story of Tom Crean.
He doesn't play multiple roles but tells his tales with ebullient relish, as if we are all supping Guinness in his pub. A great deal of information about such things as what they wore and why, and what the pitfalls for the uninitiated were, is integrated into the show without the slightest hint of it being a lecture. As well as being fascinating in itself, such information enriches our empathetic sharing of his experiences.
The first half covers the Scott expeditions. Given he's survived to tell the tale, it's no spoiler to mention that Tom "you've got a bad cough there" Crean was not one of the chosen few to make the final(fatal) trek to the pole. What is new to most of us is the extraordinary drama of his return, with two others, to the previous hut. The first-hand account of returning to find the bodies in the now famous Scott hut paints a vivid picture.
The second part is devoted to the also ill-fated Shackleton expedition, where the magnificently build Norwegian ship Endurance became stuck in frozen sea ice which dragged it 800 miles off course. Each stage is richly evoked, not least when the ship is crushed in a three-way meeting of ice floes, leaving all 28 men stranded on the still-drifting ice for months, sustained by a diet of seal and penguin – until splitting ice forces them into lifeboats now able to float.
Having made landfall at the only narrow beach on precipitous and inhospitable Elephant Island, Shackleton selected five, including Crean, to join his attempt to row to South Georgia to summon help. The drama of preparing for that voyage, let alone all that followed, makes for riveting theatre. These intrepid sailors, who had been in no position to go on training runs or fitness camps, suddenly find themselves having to mountaineers as well!
Spoiler alert: everyone survived. What it took to achieve this – by comparison with the rescue of 52 passengers from the Akademik Shokalskiy last January – is almost inconceivable. What Aidan Dooley does is make it real and credible by bringing it into very human perspective. There is a spirit in his highly engaging performance that means we 'get it' even if we don't understand every heavily accented word. (Mind you if we did, we would be more forthcoming when he asks direct questions for us to answer or otherwise invites our vocal participation.)
For all the simplicity of its presentation, Tom Crean – Antarctic Explorer is epic theatre, attesting to the power of live performance, audience imagination and human empathy.
[i] Smith, Michael (2000). An Unsung Hero: Tom Crean – Antarctic Survivor. London: Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 0-7472-5357-9.
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2010: Ran a season-best time of 19:56 at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational ... placed 78th at the ECAC Championship with a time of 20:01 ... ran at the Patriot League Championship (84th, 23:48) and New England Championship sub-varsity race (99th, 20:44) ... placed 26th at Maine (20:50) ... ran at the Blue Devil Invitational (78th, 20:29) and at the Bryant Invitational (22nd, 21:29).
2009: Ran a season-best time of 20:00.94 at the Murray Keatinge Invitational ... placed 79th at the Patriot League Championship (26:19.7) ... ran at the New England Championship (122nd, 21:11), UMass Dartmouth Invitational (84th, 20:14) and Blue Devil Invitational (20th, 20:17.55).
2008: Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll ... ran a time of 19:33 at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational ... finished 24th at the Blue Devil Invitational (20:10) ... ran at the Murray Keatinge Invitational (20:04.53), New England Championship (20:18) and Patriot League Championship (24:15.0).
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The Glee Project Review: What Did You Think of Season 2, Episode 7: "Theatricality"?
Tonight on The Glee Project, not just one, but all of this season's remaining contenders grew up, got famous, and enjoyed all the perks of being a rock star music celebrity. Well... they did in this week's music video, at least.
The theme of Season 2, Episode 7 was "Theatricality," and Glee newbie Grant Gustin (Sebastian) stopped by to serve as this week's guest mentor. (He was on a nationwide tour of the musical West Side Story at the time he first landed his Glee role, after all.)
The somewhat ironic part of this whole thing is that even though The Glee Project, will cast a new character for Glee Season 4, Grant himself still hasn't been confirmed to return just yet. Hopefully the show realizes what a fan favorite the dastardly brilliant Sebastian has become. We'd love to see him again next year!
This week's music video The Pussycat Doll's "When I Grow Up" is one of our favorites so far, with each of the contenders getting to embody a different rock star. Ali stole the show with her brilliantly blue-haired Katy Perry. Shanna wore a totally gross meat dress in her role as Lady Gaga. Nellie donned a blond wig to play sexy pop icon Britney Spears, while Aylin got to wear both a wig and a crazy cone bra for her role as Madonna.
Abraham was pitch-perfect as David Bowie, while Michael made a hilarious Elvis, and Lily a sexy Cyndi Lauper. And we're not even sure where to begin about Blake as Boy George. Let's just say if Johnny Depp ever needs a lookalike son for another one of those Pirates of the Carribbean movies, we know who they should call!
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columnBy Aubrey Musuumba
AFRICA is one of the world's richest regions in terms of natural resources, yet the continent has derived little profit from the exploitation of its resources.
The continent is endowed with vast mineral wealth, rivers, lakes and oceans and not least of all great agricultural potential.
Yet, the resources are of little or no value unless they are exploited, harnessed and, most importantly, processed into finished, pulpable and, therefore, consumable products.
And this is where science and technology comes in, which is the tool for value addition to the raw materials into finished products.
Sadly, science and technology has been at the tail-end of institutional, private and public agenda on the African continent, resulting in stagnation in economic advancement in most African countries. The sector has largely been confined to laboratories and has had neither a link nor relevance to national development.
Thankfully, this perception is now being changed and reversed to recognise and accord science and technology its rightful role in socio-economic development.
Science and Technology Minister Brian Chituwo says science, technology and innovation are a cornerstone to socio-economic development. He points out that countries that have made inroads in development have done so through the appreciation and utilisation of science and technology.
The minister adds that science and technology hold the key to enhancing a myriad of sectors such as health, education and the wider spectrum of socio-economic development.
In this regard, Dr Chituwo notes, there is need to popularise science and technology by ensuring that it is taken seriously in schools and at tertiary level, and invest financially and otherwise in science and technology.
He calls for capacity building in infrastructure, human capital and the retention of local scientists. The minister says these should be attended to towards the launch of the year 2008 as a year of 'Science and Technology'.
Dr Chitowu says Zambia has made notable headway in elevating science and technology to the level where it should be. This can be seen in the establishment of the National Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research which has since been refurbished and re-equipped to play a forceful role in the development of science and technology in the country.
Dr Chituwo says considerable progress has so far been made in the efforts to harness science and technology. He cites the development of bio-fuel as a viable source of energy and the purification of water using the Mulinga tree as some of the remarkable discoveries that have been achieved through science and technology.
He further notes that at Kitwe Plant Development Centre, Zambia has developed three varieties of crops, which include virus-free banana, potato and virus-free cassava which have been piloted in Luapula Province. He says the country is now at a stage were these discoveries have to be commercialised.
The minister is, however, cognisant of the fact the above inroads notwithstanding, Zambia still has a long way to develop science and technology to a level where it will become the engine of all developmental programmes and projects.
He stresses that the nursery of science lies in basic and secondary schools, hence the move by the Ministry of Education to re-equip school laboratories in a bid to bring up young people with a culture of appreciating science.
Dr Chituwo says in the area of technology, Government is equipping high schools with computers, adding that the Ministry of Science and Technology has embarked on equipping trades schools with computers so that every graduate is computer literate.
He says Zambia has also been collaborating with the Council of Scientific Research in South Africa where research on herbal medicine is vigorously being pursued to investigate their efficacy particularly in relation to HIV/AIDS.
Dr Chtuwo says a lot of work is being undertaken in science and technology but, unfortunately, such works have not been popularised or made known to the public.
He says, however, that the starting point in appreciation and utilisation of science and technology is 'political will'.
Dr Chituwo says it is against this background that the recent 8th ordinary session of the Assembly of the African Union held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, chose 'Science, Technology and Scientific Research, and Climate Change' as the theme for its focus and deliberations.
This goes to show the importance of political will in harnessing and developing science and technology for sustainable social and economic development on the African continent.
The move by African leaders to convene a summit to specifically focus on science and technology is a practical measure to prioritise science and technology for the greater good of nations and the continent.
Zambia's participation at the summit was headed by President Levy Mwanawasa, accompanied by Foreign Affairs Minister Mundia Sikatana and Dr Chituwo.
Also included in the President's delegation was State House Deputy Minister Richard Taima and other diplomatic technocrats.
President Mwanawasa and his entourage were among 40 other heads of State and Government who were party to efforts aimed at looking at how science and technology and innovation could contribute towards Africa's socio-economic development.
Speaking to journalists at the end of the two-day summit, Mr Mwanwasa said the summit presented the African Union with an opportunity to focus on the role that science and technology and innovation could play in overcoming the socio-economic challenges faced by the populace on the African continent.
President Mwanawasa said key issues for consideration were Africa 's capacity to use science and technology for human capacity building.
He said as leaders, they were asked to agree that at least one per cent of countries' Gross Domestic Product (GDP) should go to promote science and technology, research and development and to develop innovative strategies for economic growth.
President Mwanawasa said, however, that more resourses needed to be mobilised to effectively harness and employ science and technology in developmental endeavours.
Mr Mwanawasa further called for South-to-South co-operation in science, technology and innovation, and to enhance the role of such cooperation in international partnerships.
Prompted by thought-provoking deliberations of the Addis Ababa summit, SADC member countries are now looking at indigenous knowledge and technology in recognition that there is need to record the wealth of information which could be lost if not recorded.
Zambia has since completed the documentation of indigenous knowledge and technology in Northern Province covering areas of health, agriculture, education and other myths and perceptions and a frame would be made to ensure that indigenous knowledge is not lost by patenting such knowledge.
Zambia is also party to efforts to form a Pan-African Institute of Intellectual Right body to protect the indigenous knowledge.
The sprit of unity of purpose and commitment that reigned at the just-ended summit enabled AU member countries, Zambia included, walking away with a wealth of knowledge and practical ways of how science and technology could be effectively used as a tool for development. AU member states also established linkages with other countries of the continent based on regional economic integration and interaction.
The challenge now remains with the respective governments on the continent and relevant ministries and departments, including the private sector, to rise to the occasion and turn the commitments made at the AU summit into tangible results in the development of science and technology.
The low funding for science and technology in Africa, at less than one per cent of GDP, is an issue that requires urgent attention as rightly observed by President Mwanawasa.
Science is not a luxury but a necessity that requires a supportive political and cultural environment. Investing in science and technology, therefore, is investing in development. -ZANIS


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Agency needs to pick up PACE
The owner of a 1920s bungalow in Golden Hill, my constituent Jason Ford has wanted to install solar panels to lower his energy bills and raise the value of his house. But the upfront cost has always been too high. "I don't have thousands just sitting around," he said. "And what if I moved? I'd never recoup that money."
Enter the Property Assessed Clean Energy, or PACE. program. It finances energy efficiency projects through property taxes and helps people like Ford, who would not otherwise be able to afford these forward-thinking retrofits (I prefer to call them "future-fits"). Ford enrolled in PACE, he says, because "the city of San Diego was behind it, the state was behind it, and it would benefit me. This is what government should be."
But Ford's plans along with those of other San Diego businesses and homeowners participating in PACE have been halted. The Federal Housing Finance Agency and the mortgage-backing giants it oversees, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are threatening to keep the program from ever getting off the ground in our region. They have frozen PACE programs nationwide.
The FHFA claims that PACE constitutes a first lien on the home, putting lenders at risk having to wait for their payment. But the true risk is that San Diegans like Ford and businesses and homeowners across the country stand to miss out on a program that will save them money and create jobs in our communities.
While FHFA and Fanny and Freddie's caution is understandable, their justification on blocking this program is misplaced. They say the loans required through PACE would be too risky. Simply put, PACE assessments aren't loans. They are property assessments that get paid off over time, just like assessments that have helped pay for infrastructure improvements in our communities for years – like sidewalks, sewage systems and schools. PACE applies the same time-tested process, but it does so in an innovative, "future-fitting" way.
The shortsightedness of FHFA, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is sorely disappointing. Existing PACE programs have proved to be an effective way to get Americans back to work, and if the program is stopped the FHFA will have shot one of the government's job-creation efforts in the foot. Meanwhile, when other countries such as China are spurring innovation and growth in clean energy, how can we expect to compete globally if a low-risk program like PACE is discouraged or ended?
I'm hoping for a positive answer to a letter I sent to FHFA Acting Director Edward DeMarco urging consideration of the importance of PACE to communities like San Diego,. My colleagues and I have been working hard with the Obama administration to find a solution to this roadblock. One jumping off point is the "PACE Assessment Protection Act," which I co-sponsored. The bill would make lenders adopt standards that support PACE programs rather than conflict with them. It would require PACE assessments to be viewed as other property tax assessments and thereby would not conflict with FHFA standards.


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Easy Spaghetti Squash (Squashetti)
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Easy Spaghetti Squash (Squashetti)
this is a great recipe for fall, easy to make and low in carbs.
- Prep Time : 15 minutes min
- Cook Time : 10 minutes min
- Ready Time : 25 min
- 1 spaghetti squash
- Salt
- Pepper
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2-3 table spoons of olive oil
1 Poke holes all over the spagetti squash with a fork.
2 Microwave for 10-20 minutes depending on how large it is, allow to cool.
3 Cut in half and then remove the seeds.
4 With a fork, pull out the squash so that it resembles spaghetti.
5 Chop onion and saute in hot oil (I used garlic oil), put in spaghetti squash and stir it up until it is golden. Salt and pepper to taste.
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Toshiba Qosmio X500-13R
SpecificationsNotebook: Toshiba Qosmio X500-13R (Qosmio X500 Series)
Processor: Intel Core i7 740QM
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M
Display: 18.4 inch, 16:9, 1920x1080 pixels, glossy: yes
Weight: 4.6kg
Price: 2000 euro
Average of 5 scores (from 8 reviews)
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price good, not suitable for gaming
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The Core i7-740QM is a high-end quad-core CPU for laptops (in 2010) with a relative small base clock rate and a high Turbo Boost max frequency of 2.93 GHz (for one core). Therefore, it combines the advantages of a slow clocked quad core CPU with a fast single core one. Compared to the faster Core i7 mobile CPUs, the 740QM only features 6MB L3 Cache.
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The Department of Occupational Therapy operates a clinic jointly with the Department of Physical Therapy. The clinic is located in the Center for Health Sciences building. It is open during semesters and provides comprehensive rehabilitation services to members of the Ithaca College community.
The Occupational and Physical Therapy Clinic provides opportunities for students to observe, volunteer, and complete some of the clinical components of their coursework. The caseload varies but offers treatment for performing artists, hand injuries, orthopedic injuries, sensory integration treatment, work related injuries, and various other diagnoses.
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22 May 2008
Green Star Products, Inc. has developed a new micronutrient which increases the growth rate of certain strains of microalgae. Biotech Research, Inc., a consortium partner of Green Star, has confirmed a daily growth rate increase of 34% using the "Montana Micronutrient Booster (MMB)" formula.
This growth rate booster can increase the total biomass quantity in a harvest algae growth cycle by well over 100%. The tests were conducted at Biotech Research's lab facility at the UABC University in Ensenada, Mexico.
The UABC testing has shown that 1:10,000 nutrient dilution rates were very productive (i.e. one gallon of MMB mixed with 10,000 gallons of water). Even at 1:20,000 dilution levels, the MMB was still effective.
Green Star will make available 12-oz sample bottles to all universities, research institutes and commercial facilities for testing on their specific strains of algae.
We do not know if this formula will work on all species of algae and Green Star intends to create a database that will be published on our website based on feedback from all entities participating in the sampling program. All participants will be asked to submit their results to Green Star and summaries will be published to the entire industry.
If the algae industry works together we will all benefit by identifying which strains of algae can be improved collectively. Hopefully, the entire industry can be accelerated into near term production.—Joseph LaStella, president of Green Star Products
Those universities and research facilities that have previously contacted Green Star will receive the samples at no cost. All others who wish to receive the 12-oz sample formula, which can treat 3,500 liters of algae culture, will be required to pay $50 to cover ingredients, bottling, packaging, and shipping. Please send an email to Green Star at firstname.lastname@example.com to register.
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Improved Algae may become another useful feedstock to produce alternative fuels. At $4/ounce would this growth booster be economical to use? Can it be used together/combined with CO2?
The $4/oz is a non-commercial cost including shipping and handling from the lab. Even at $4 to treat 3,500 liters - it seems fairly reasonable. I imagine that volume production would halve this cost if not more. Of course we don't know what species algae or the specific growing conditions - but a nutrient enrichening solution with a 30%+ acceleration would be a welcome addition to algal oil and CO2 sequestration systems.
I'll take any good news I can get lately.
Cervus has the right idea. Hooray for small things, they tend to pool and collect into large things.
Hey! i think this is an interesting and promising avenue. I have a slightly more technical look at algae as a biofuel crop available here: http://apoptotic.wordpress.com/2008/07/21/whats-the-deal-with-biofuels/
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Mr Sitta mentioned the goals attained as Universal Primary Education (MDG II), promoting gender equality and empowerment of women (MDG III) and Combating HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases (MDG VI).
"While we appreciate the support provided so far, we appeal to the UN system and the international community in its entirety to commit fully to the implementation of all the MDGs by the set deadline," he appealed.
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- Phillip William BrockDecember 5, 2011 at 7:11 AM
This is beautiful, Heather. What you said about the pearl of great price reminds me of a saying of Soren Kirkegaard -- "Something that's true when it is whispered becomes false when it is shouted."ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 5, 2011 at 9:50 AM
"How beautiful are the feet of those ... who bring the gospel of Peace." Isaiah 52:7.- repeated in Romans10:15. Also a gorgeous song in Handel's "Messiah". This is your mission also Heather.ReplyDelete
Regarding that Pearl of great price: I've thought that must be because the man had had so many fake pearls passed off on him and when he found the one of great price he was going to move heaven and earth to possess it.
Lovely reflection Heather - thank you.
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Do your feet matter to God?ReplyDelete
Well, His love letter to mankind, the Bible, is replete with messages of feet. Several came to mind as I read this Pilgrim Feet.
I drifted to Moses, in curiosity climbing to a Burning Bush that would not be consumed. There he found someone who knew him personally, and had a message for Pilgrim Feet:
"Moses, take off your sandals for you are standing on Holy Ground".
We do more than stand with feet, but it seems a hot topic with our God.
"STAND FIRM!" is posted dozens of time in the love letter, the Word of God.
"How happy on the mountain are the feet of him who brings Good News."
"Therefore, put on the full Armor of God.....stand firm in the Shoes of the Gospel of Peace".
(I love that one from Ephesians).
"Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations...."
When Christ said that to the Disciples, "Go" was by feet. Today, we can "Go" from keyboard to globe in nanoseconds.
The list goes on and on about Pilgrim Feet in the Bible. These are the first to come to my mind, but hardly the best,.... were I to research.
The most quoted Book in the Old Testament by Christ was Isaiah. The first and only Catholic President, John Kennedy, also used Isaiah in his only Inaugural Address:
Let both sides unite to heed in all corners of the earth the command of Isaiah—to "undo the heavy burdens ... and to let the oppressed go free."
In the Job Section of your classified, you rarely see openings for "Feet Needed". But in the Bible, as in Isaiah above, Pilgrim Feet are needed always.
Everyone knows the famous "Ask Not" phrase from Kennedy's speech, but I have always loved the line preceding it:
The energy, the faith, the devotion which WE bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it—and the glow from that fire can truly light the world."
The cadence and staccato of these words ring my memory still as though they were a burning bush.
And what was the "endeavor" he spoke of?
A few sentences prior, he spoke this:
"In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility—I welcome it."
JFK spoke of Freedom!
Christ spoke of true, and spiritual Freedom.
In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of Spreading the Freedom of God to others.
BOTH need Pilgrim Feet.
The Job Section in your newspaper does not have any openings for Feet, but the Bible has openings for every Pilgrim to employ their feet......for God!
Your "feet shadow" in the picture, Heather, made me smile. When you "Go", that shadow is like Christ, walking with you unobstructed. Even at high noon, the shadow simply settles UNDER your feet, only to reappear in moments anew.
Nailing feet to wood can stop feet for good....for a human.
But Christ walked all over after the Resurrection.
And we who believe will walk into Eternity, too!
The tiny feet in the Manger would be employed coming home to Nazareth as a fugitive still.
Our own tiny feet will be employed coming home to Heaven, as a fugitive too.
God bless you abundantly this day, Heather.
This is so beautiful - I'm crying as I read it. I have always loved walking and the symbolism you write about strikes a deep chord. Thank you - I want to walk as Jesus walked and pray that others might recognise the pearl of great price.ReplyDelete
Just this evening, I was thinking again about walking to Santiago de Compostela with my son, James. This has added another layer to that holy longing!
Thank you and God bless you Heather. Also, Phillip William Brock, that Kierkegaard quote is so true - thank you.
All of our feet matter.ReplyDelete
Sometimes, they are even smart feet.
Thanks so much, all. Phillip, the Kierkegaard quote is genius. I've been reflecting lately on how the Cross can neither be promoted nor "defended." The Cross simply is...ReplyDelete
Just came across this quote in Chesterton's Orthodoxy: "It is customary to complain of the bustle and strenuousness of our epoch. But in truth the chief mark of our epoch is a profound laziness and fatigue; and the fact is that the real laziness is the cause of the apparent bustle. Take one quite external case; the streets are noisy with taxicabs and motorcars; but this is not due to human activity but to human repose. There would be less bustle if there were more activity, if people were simply walking about."
But I don't want to blow my horn because I'm walking. That I can walk at all is a gift. The real point of walking to Mass is this other Chesterton quote: "A man may lie still and be cured of a malady. But he must not lie still if he wants to be cured from a sin."
"I put on my shoes and walked to Mass and on the way, I thought about how if you love Christ, you walk for him. You walk for all the people who can't walk: the people in wheelchairs, the old, the sick, the people in solitary confinement, the people in straitjackets, the babies."ReplyDelete
I picture this, and you, Heather, become a priest. I don't mean to be sacrilegious, but in your beautiful way, your walking and your writing are a priestly act: you bring us to Christ. Thank you.


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One of the unexpected things I have told friends about in my learning to speak Arabic over the past five years is the fact that I am much more talkative in Arabic than I am in English. In Arabic, my vocabulary is still limited, so if I know how to say something, I am often so excited by this that I will go ahead and say it, just because I can! In the last few years, though, this idea of saying things in Arabic because I can has taken on a harder edge as well. Sometimes, there are situations in which you don't know what to say in any language, and in those situations, the few things I can say, I do, but I am still often left speechless.
When my study abroad program in Aleppo, Syria, was cancelled during the last weeks of its span in spring of 2011, it was only the breaking point of a wave of tension that had been rising, rising above our heads for months. As a group of mostly Americans cocooned up in the then-safe north of Syria, we glanced nervously at the television screen on the first floor while walking into and out of our dormitory, checking to see which flag it was being waved in protest at any given march. It is Tunisia; it was Libya; it was Egypt; it was Yemen; but for a long time, it was not Syria.
But we were also not so blind as to think it would not be Syria, and later to think it would not be Aleppo: there were signs, whispers, rumors, smoke clouds, and hastily-broken up crowds, all of it a hasty scrawl on the wall spelling out that fact that it could be tomorrow that our little world of classes and guest speakers and cooking classes ended, or it could be next month, or it could be in an hour. When the time did finally come, then, and we were given our 24-hour notice, it was not unexpected, and yet it was. How to give words to this feeling in my third language when I couldn't even process it in my first-- I didn't know. What to say to friends who had comforted me, sheltered me, opened my eyes, revealed their vulnerabilities and lovingly dealt with mine, how to tell them what all that had meant, how to tell them 'goodbye' and 'I'll see you once more' when the odds were that I would not-- I did not know.
Many of these things were shared non-verbally, through embraces with the women, hand-shakes with the men, small gifts given and received, and the shedding of copious and badly concealed tears. One young man who had lived on the hall with us carried my luggage to the waiting bus as we were finally shipped off to a 6 am flight. He told me, "This is how a man shows a woman he respects her and they are friends." Other aspects were expressed through words: I promised to everyone that I would be back, promising against likelihood and on the basis of sheer willpower and prayer. I still mean to, although that return date seems farther and farther off every day.
Beyond that, what was there to say? I found myself dipping that night into a rich sea of Arabic (usually Islamic) phrases, a resource that I would continue to draw upon in the ugly years to come. Allah yahmikum, I said, God protect you all. Allah m3k, I said, God be with you. I would discover others after my return to the United States and use them to supplement my own verbal vacuum when it came to expressing my emotions over Syria in any language. La hawl wa la quwa illa billah, I would type on friends' Facebook pages, there is no might and no power but by God. Ameen ya rab, I would say or type when someone expressed a sincere wish for an end to war, and end to the bullets flying by their window and the explosions leveling their city, Amen, oh Lord. Allah yarhumhu, I would say as friends posted pictures on the Internet of their murdered brothers or cousins or uncles, God have mercy upon him.
And sometimes this would feel hypocritical. I am a Christian, after all, although none of my Muslim acquaintances have ever objected to my using Islamic phrases. I am also a Christian with decidedly conflicted feelings about how God acts in the world and what God's role in situations of evil and oppression and pain is. If I were talking to a friend in English, even a more conservative Christian friend, would I say to them: God be with you, there is no might and no power but by God, Amen, amen, amen, God have mercy on that person's soul? It's pretty unlikely.
At the same time that I recognize the possibility of hypocrisy, though, I also recognize my deep-seated need to be able to say something. Separated by time zones and miles and political realities, hugs and hand shakes and small gifts are no longer an option. Expressing my hurt on my friends' behalf, expressing my mourning for the city we loved together as new articles come out every day spelling its demise, expressing my wish to do anything, make anything happen, to make it better and to have things be all right for the people I care about-- all of this has to be channeled into words. It is hard to say how I would do this in English, but in having to do it in Arabic, I use these phrases because even if they don't align precisely with my own theology, they are close in meaning. They express my desperate good wishes and my clinging onto faith in the arc of the moral universe being long but bending toward justice.
I am honing my French skills by listening to the Coran (Qur'an) in French and Arabic. My selftalk is somestimes in French, if I'm at it for "too long". Comparing the two texts and listening to the Arabic words repeated probably helps to learn some Arabic at the same time.
Americans are often criticized because they are not bilingual. As a trilingual person (Spanish) I find the Internet to be such a rewarding place to learn about the "common ground" we all share as human beings. I go to French sources regularly to become better educated in the areas of interreligious dialogue and to get a non-anglephone take on what's going on in the world.
As a lay Christian monastic and a Zen practicioner I am growing deeper in my Christian faith in community with nonchristian believers.
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Helicopters can do things airplanes cannot. They can move straight up or down. Most airplanes cannot do this. Helicopters can take off or land without a runway. They can turn in the air in ways airplanes cannot. Helicopters can fly backwards or sideways. They can also hover in one spot in the air without moving.
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NASA conducts research on ways to make helicopters better. Crash tests help make helicopters safer. NASA studies how new materials can keep passengers safe if a helicopter crashes. Wind tunnel tests show how to make helicopters quieter. In the wind tunnel, air moves past things just like when they are flying, so engineers can test helicopters, models of helicopters or even just new parts. Then the engineers can study how much noise the helicopters or parts make in the air. New ideas could help engineers create bigger, better and faster helicopters. Someday helicopters could carry 100 people. NASA has even studied how helicopters could be flown on Mars!
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