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Business in the body parts of persons with albinism (PWA) is increasingly becoming a cross border trade.
The founder and CEO of Under The Same Sun (UTSS), Peter Ash, told a press conference here yesterday that he has reasons to believe that an unidentified three-year old boy with albinism transported on a flight bound for Burkina Faso without any travel documents was a case of human trafficking.
He alleged that three men travelling with the boy were of African origin with French accent and were on transit from Tanzania heading to Ouagadougou.
"We have evidence and proof that there is a cross border trade where a PWA may be killed in one country and body parts sold in another, or may be abducted in one country and transported to another for one to be killed and so on," Ash stresses.
He went on to say that the child was with three men who looked suspicious and were flying to Burkina Faso via Nairobi, Kenya. The child was said to be travelling with them on the flight to the West African country.
When asked by reporters how he got the information of the alleged kidnapped boy reached him, Ash said that UTSS office had received an email from one Dr Pius Kamau who witnessed the incident in Kenya. Dr Kamau is a Kenyan-American national who was at the airport on 18th April 2012 when the alleged incident took place. The reporter of this article has obtained the following extract from the email sent to Ash.
"I write to tell you about my recent experience at the Nairobi airport which has left me devastated, confused and uncertain about what to do with the hope that you perhaps can look into this and if possible save a life.
I saw a three year old African albino in the company of three really disagreeable men who were arguing with the airline attendant about the child's lack of a passport on April 18th at about noon. They had come from Tanzania and were headed to Ouagadougou, in Burkina Faso. Eventually they were allowed to fly off with the child. Even though I wondered about the whole scene I did nothing and not sure I could have done anything. However, since last week I have been unable to think of much else other than the fate of the little albino boy, a likely sacrifice in witchcraft. I had heard of it before but seeing that child's innocent face and the three men's almost palpable sense of evil has brought it into focus for me. This is sadly on going in certain parts of Africa and is something I feel must be rooted out if we are to save albino children like the one I saw from unnecessary cruelty and inhumanity. I am not sure if there is anything you can do from that end and if you think I can help find this boy.
I am unable to forget this poor child's face. I was in Africa to continue to build a network of women scientists to come to the US for their PhD training and was on my way to Makerere College when I witnessed the incident I recount above. Many thanks. Dr. Pius Kamau".
Ash said UTSS Headquarters in Canada has documentation of the killings from West Africa, South Africa and East Africa and that atrocities, discrimination and stigma against PWA is not a Tanzanian issue, but an African problem. "The killings of PWA, grave robberies and physical attacks that have been occurring in Tanzania have also been taking place in other countries of Africa and the world at large."
Two weeks ago, the UTSS CEO contacted the airline concerned, Canadian High Commission in Kenya, The UN and several other agencies with the information in the hope of tracing the child with albinism. Hitherto, there has not been a single word from airline.
He wondered how a child of that age can travel without a passport, without a mother or without proper identification through an airport. "All the governments can point fingers at each other and everyone can try washing their hands that it is not their problem.
But who cares for the child, for his well being? Is he still alive? Is he dead? Have his body parts already been sold or is he being kept captive somewhere? What if that was your son?" Ash asks.
"I am a Canadian, as soon as I heard this information I couldn't sleep, I kept emailing and phoning all night to find the whereabouts of the child. There is a tremendous lack of concern," Ash told the press.
He called on the East African media to hold accountable the airline who he said have a CCTV footage at the airport, passenger manifest and flight attendants which could help in tracing the child.
Ash says he is sure there is a cross border activity and urged the Tanzanian Police, Interpol and Kenyan Police to work together on the issue.


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Please join us this Thursday, March 14, for Stephanie Schorow's illustrated talk on her newest book Drinking Boston: A History of the City and Its Spirits. Her book will be on sale following the talk. The book has fantastic photographs, some of which are taken from the Boston Public Library's photograph collections. The book also has a wonderful QR code enabled app. Download it to your mobile device, take a walk around and see where many of Boston's speakeasies, bars, and nightclubs were located. The photographs here are one of almost one hundred which depict Prohibition era Boston that have been posted to the BPL's Flickr photostream. The undated photo below, from the wonderful Leslie Jones Collection housed in the Print Department, shows police dismantling a speakeasy after it had been raided.
Stephanie Schorow will speak Thursday, March 14, in the Rabb Lecture Hall of the Central Library, 700 Boylston Street, at 6pm. Her book will be sold after the talk.

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So once again I have been inspired by Pinterest. I spotted this Frame Photo Display and decided I needed something like this over my desk area to display those favorite Instagram photos I use when Scrapbooking/Project Life.
This project looked so easy and I already had a larger size frame that I found not long ago (thrifted for $2.00).
I gathered my supplies:
- 1 16X20 Thrifted Wood Frame
- 1 box of black cut nails
- Jute
- Small Clothes pins (Old or New)
- Hammer
- Measuring Tape
We decided 5 rows would work best with this frame.
- We measured then hammered the nails on the right and left side of the frame.
- Tied Jute to both sides
- Gathered those favorite Instagram photos
- Used Mini Clothes Pins to attach (found at Hobby Lobby)
- Enjoy!
Finished Product!
This was an easy project however, I do have to give credit to my husband Josh for doing this one for me! It turned out great and looks perfect over my desk.


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A fungus is threatening to kill off most of North America's bat population, and that's a really big deal. Bats eat bugs -- vast quantities of bugs that would otherwise eat our crops -- and they pollinate plants, too. If researchers can't save them, U.S. agriculture will suffer a major blow.


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Arizona State University has evolved since it was founded in 1885 as Tempe Normal School. Now one of the largest public universities in the country, ASU today boasts an enrollment of well over 60,000 students. There are four campuses in the ASU community, with two in Phoenix and one in Mesa, but clearly the dominant one remains the original Tempe campus. Arizona State competes in the highly competitive Pacific 10 Conference.
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A play staged last week by a Dar es Salaam based theatre art group depicting how many males in the country are ignorant about sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) mesmerized its audience.
The group- Malezi Bora Theatre was performing at a function to launch a Swedish and Reproductive Health and Rights project known as 'The Tanzanian Men as Equal Partners (TMEP) in Dar es Salaam.
Male spouses in the two contrasting families revealed how they are handling their wives and therefore revealing their level of understanding on matters concerning maternal health. A man who harasses his wife thinks that is normal and sees the other man who loves his wife as womanish.
A good man gives an apple as a sign of love to his wife and when she tales his husband that she has conceived she is assured of a continued love and care. The other man denied escorting his wife to a near-by hospital stating that he cannot do that because he is not the one with pregnancy,
A bad man's wife is desperate that her husband does not take heed of whenever she asks her husband to help her. She cannot tolerate anymore. She yells, "You can kill me if you want. I cannot longer bare this.
Then the scenario changes. The good man tries to sensitise the bad man by advising him to love his wife saying that love is a prerequisite to household development. He is sensitized and takes a decision to assist his wife in all matters relating to maternal health.
He is now a changed man.
This is what The Tanzania Men as Equal Partners (TMEP) project funded by Swedish International Development Agency (SIda) is all about; scaling up male involvement in sexual and reproductive health and rights.
According to the Ambassador of Sweden Lennath Hjlmaker who was also at the function said the scaling must be made through gender transformative interventions.
"Both beliefs and behaviour of men and boys must be changed. Men must become equal partners. Without such a change in attitudes and behaviour unequal power structures will remain," he said.
The ambassador has for seven years till August last year, served as the Swedish Special Representative and Ambassador for HIV and Aids matters said sexual and reproductive health and rights stand high on the Swedish agenda.


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After stints as a lobsterwoman, woodworker and newspaper editor, Barbara joined MPBN in 1989. She left in 1994 to learn about television at WCSH6-TV, the NBC affiliate in Portland. In 1999, Barbara began producing, reporting and anchoring the MPBN television public affairs program, MaineWatch. She returned to radio in 2003, and now oversees news content for MPBN.net.
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According to metro police, the two juvenile males are conscious and breathing. The shooting happened at First and Bates Streets. Police say so far there is no lookout or motive.
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Mugs: Teachers caught breaking the law
HAINES CITY, Florida - High school teacher Dale Pennington made his first appearance in court from the Polk County Jail Thursday afternoon. He's accused of sending graphic text messages to one of his former students, a 16-year-old female.
"He's married, he's 36 years old and he doesn't have any children. But he does like to do nasty things with children," said a disgusted Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd.
Read: Dale Pennington's arrest affidavit WARNING: Extremely graphic!
Pennington is a history teacher and assistant soccer coach at Ridge Community High School in Haines City. The principal set a recorded message home alerting parents of the arrest early Thursday afternoon.
"I just panicked," said parent Anjenetta Sanchious-Smith. "My kids they're in athletics and I'm not sure if it's someone who they are around."
Pennington is accused of sending vulgar messages and nude images of himself to the teen, both on her cell phone and computer.
Deputies say the two talked about meeting for sex behind a nearby Publix, or even in the teacher's hot tub at home. Deputies say Pennington texted the girl stating 'his wife wouldn't approve... and that makes it more exciting.'
"He thought I just played this nasty game and I got caught," said Sheriff Judd.
Much of the other content can't be repeated in this report, but the arrest affidavit with Pennington's very graphic statements to the teen is attached.
When we showed a mother what was said in the messages, she was in disbelief.
"I told you this guy's elevator does not go to the top," said Sanchious-Smith.
Students say Pennington was arrested on campus during the school day.
"It surprises me a lot because Mr. Pennington doesn't seem like the type of teacher that do nothing like that," said student Tim Williams.
The school was apparently trying to keep the whole situation under wraps, directing students, and even parents, to keep quiet.
Our interview off campus with one student was interrupted by a school security officer.
But the Sheriff's Office is working to get the word out. They worry there could be other victims and urge anyone with information on the case to contact the Polk County Sheriff's Office.
"We just want to know if he appeared overly friendly with any other kids at school," said Sheriff Judd. "Anyone in position of authority anyone in a position of trust is our number one target when it's alleged they violate the law."
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The Founder Institute, the World's Largest Startup Accelerator, is currently testing the demand for opening its newest chapter in Perth, Australia for the Spring of 2013.
If you'd like to help bring this great program to Australia, then fill out an Interest Form today. If enough people fill out this form and express interest by December 2nd, 2012, then the Founder Institute will formally launch a Perth Chapter.
The Founder Institute is an early-stage startup accelerator and global launch network that, in just three years of operation, has helped launch over 650 companies across 32 cities and five continents. Through our part-time four-month program, existing and prospective founders can launch their dream company with expert training, feedback, and support from experienced startup CEOs - while not being required to quit their day job. Our unique Graduate Liquidity Pool also enables graduates and mentors to share in the equity upside of each class, creating strong teamwork-based startup ecosystems where great companies can flourish. We call it "Globalizing Silicon Valley."
The Institute will be hosting a number of free events in Perth, including;
- Startup Pitch Bootcamp on Tuesday, November 20th, 2012.
- Information Session on Tuesday, November 29th, 2012.
Leading the Founder Institute's efforts in Perth are two leaders of the Perth startup scene; Dash Dhakshinamoorthy, and Claire Robertson.
The Founder Institute program is open to anybody that is passionate about building a technology company: idea or no idea, full-time job or unemployed, young or old, male or female, experienced in business or straight out of school. We also support a wide range of technology industries: including digital media, software, biotech, cleantech, ecommerce, advertising, consumer electronics, and more.
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Yes Jupiter. It depends on the severity of the situation, is the mold encapsulated in the insulation. If yes, than replace [insulation] it with new. Is it on the casing of the heater? If yes, clean it with a mold neutralizing metal cleaner. It's not a matter of finding something or someone to clean or address the existing mold. It's a matter of finding a contractor to rectify what is causing the mold grow. It's coming from excessive moisture in the air-handler unit. I can say with 100% surety you're dealing with poor airflow and/or incorrect equipment sizing! Either issue will cause excessive icing of the evaporator coil, which leads to excessive condensate water in the system. The condensate will eventually overflow the drain pan leaving stagnant water in the air-handler housing, which leads to mold growth. I would not let any contractor do any kind of temporary repair, add any device like a UV light or air-cleaning product until the aforementioned is corrected. I talk a lot about this in my videos and on my website. It is the result of improper system design from unqualified contractors. There is a reason why some guys cost more than others, and this is one reason why!
Do I need to have my dryer duct work cleaned professionally or should I just buy an attachment for my vacuum cleaner?
If the ducts are venting through a window I'm assuming the duct work is all easily accessible. Lowe's and Home Depot sell a cleaning kit that uses an electric drill to spin the brush as it goes through the ductwork. I've found it to work quite well and you can do it yourself. It may take a few passes the first time to get everything out if it has been a while since it was last cleaned. Just make sure you get all of the loose lint out after running the brush through from both ends and you're good to go. Please note that if the line is not hard but rather a flex duct line you can easily puncture a whole in it with this kit and will do better to clean it by hand.
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I checked out a few air duct cleaning companies online and on better business bureau. How do I know if im choosing a good company?
There are varying opinions on the type of cleaning to have done on your air ducts. My opinion is that it varies based on the type of duct work you have. If you have solid material (typically metal) ducting you can have use a company that uses a brush to scrape the system clean. If you have flexible plastic or foil ducts the solvent cleaners are generally a safer bet since the brushes often tear holes in the soft material and/or pull joints loose. It really depends on what type on ducting you have. You're ducts will collect all kinds of dirt, skin cells and allergens over time so if you see dicoloration around your vents it is probably time to get them checked and cleaned.
Also, don't stop at the duct work. Don't forget your annual system check up by a licensed HVAC technician. They'll make sure your system is running at peak performance, keeping it running efficiently and with as little impact as possible on your electric bill. You can often save the cost of the annual tune up in the electricity cost saved. If you have a natural gas system a bi-annual check and cleaning of the HVAC unit may be advisable to save electricity and gas.
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Also, don't stop at the duct work. Don't forget your annual system check up by a licensed HVAC technician. They'll make sure your system is running at peak performance, keeping it running efficiently and with as little impact as possible on your electric bill. You can often save the cost of the annual tune up in the electricity cost saved. If you have a natural gas system a bi-annual check and cleaning of the HVAC unit may be advisable to save electricity and gas.
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I am having problems with and air duct cleaning company. I can't get a return call and I have money invested. Any info. would be great!
if you have exhausted all of your choices I would call and put a complain in with the BBB then go to the DA and put a complain with them. Then get a good lawyer and sue them for all you can get.
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How much does it cost to replace ductwork in a 1500 sqft 1 story home?
In-slab air ducts have mold and rusting. Is it better to clean them or seal off and install ceiling ducts?
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Muppet Music: The Muppets partner with Cee Lo Green on the song "All I Need is Love," which is featured on the Christmas album Cee Lo's Magic Moment. A music video premiered online on November 26, and it most recently appeared as a part of Green's Christmas special that aired on November 30. The Swedish Chef appears in the new Nerdist music video "Gersberms (Yer Gervin Mah)." In September, Fraggles Gobo, Wembley, Red, Mokey, Boober and Uncle Traveling Matt made their first appearance all together since 1987 on Ben Folds Five's new music video "Do It Anyway."
Jerry Nelson (1934-2012): Longtime Muppeteer Jerry Nelson died at age 78 on August 23. Beginning as an assistant on The Jimmy Dean Show, the versatile and multi-voiced Nelson would perform Count von Count and others on Sesame Street, Floyd Pepper and Robin the Frog on The Muppet Show, Gobo Fraggle, Pa Gorg, and Marjory the Trash Heap on Fraggle Rock, Emmet Otter, and innumerable other major and minor Muppets spanning four decades and change. Muppet Wiki, and the rest of the Muppet fan community, celebrate his life and work.
The word on the street: Season 43 of Sesame Street is here, featuring new segment, Elmo: The Musical. At the 2012 United States presidential election debates, presidential candidate Mitt Romney referenced Big Bird; Big Bird appears on Saturday Night Live. Joey Mazzarino is writing a new Sesame Street movie for 20th Century Fox. Documentary I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story (2013) continues production. Fun Fun Elmo offers kawaii education with Guy Smiley.
New DVD and Blu-ray releases: The Muppet Christmas Carol is now available on Blu-ray, in honor of the film's 20th anniversary. The Muppet Movie has also been announced on Blu-ray. New Sesame Street titles available on DVD include the rarely-seen A Special Sesame Street Christmas and the long-awaited Old School: Volume 3 set.
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In 1969, Henson was invited to participate in a ground-breaking educational show for television, Sesame Street. Initially, the Muppets were meant to be just one element among many on the show -- but the popularity of Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Cookie Monster, Grover, Ernie and Bert soon made the Muppets the core of the show. Over the years, the Muppet cast has grown to include Mr. Snuffleupagus, Count von Count, Telly Monster, Rosita, Baby Bear, Zoe, and of course, the international superstar Elmo, who starred in his own segment, Elmo's World. Sesame Street is now in its 43rd season, and the newest stars are host Murray Monster and fairy-in-training Abby Cadabby.
In 1976, Henson created his signature project -- The Muppet Show, a weekly prime-time variety show filled with songs, sketches and talented guest stars. Kermit the Frog is the charming and mostly unflappable host, presiding over a motley crew of performers, including diva Miss Piggy, hopeful comedian Fozzie Bear, daredevil performance artist Gonzo, young eager gofer Scooter, and the house band, Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem. The Muppet Show was a huge international success, making unlikely stars out of the Swedish Chef, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and his assistant Beaker, Sam the Eagle, and the two old cranks in the balcony, Statler and Waldorf.
The Muppet Show cast has continued to entertain audiences for over 30 years, spinning off into a popular series of movies, including The Muppet Movie, The Great Muppet Caper, The Muppets Take Manhattan, The Muppet Christmas Carol, and Muppet Treasure Island.
In the 1980s, Henson created new worlds -- the magical underground civilization of Fraggle Rock, the imagination-filled nursery of Muppet Babies, and the fantasy worlds of The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth. Henson's work has continued to live on beyond his death in 1990, and new productions featuring his creations are always in progress.
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September 2006
By Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.
Last month's President's Perspective highlighted the importance of defense science and technology, and the challenges in funding basic research. This month we continue that theme by spotlighting the Office of Naval Research.
NDIA recently conducted a conference focused on naval research. The legendary Vice Adm. Harold Bowen was very much on the minds of Navy officials and civilian scientists who celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Office of Naval Research at the NDIA conference.
Bowen, who was virtually a one-man force behind the creation of the Office of Naval Research, is most certainly a source of inspiration today, as we ponder the future of the nation's military and its historic role in fostering science and technology.
Bowen was well known for his scrappy perseverance and fearlessness. As the first chief of naval research, he browbeat the Navy into adopting new high-pressure, high-temperature steam turbines, which proved invaluable for World War II ships. He also was a persuasive force behind the Navy's development of radar.
Shortly after the war ended, Bowen's wish of starting a Navy agency fully dedicated to the pursuit of science and technology came true. ONR was authorized by an Act of Congress, and subsequently approved by President Harry Truman on August 1, 1946, with the stated mission of "planning, fostering, and encouraging scientific research in recognition of its paramount importance as related to the maintenance of future naval power and the preservation of national security." Its initial operating budget was roughly $22 million.
ONR has grown substantially over the years. It is now based in Arlington, Va., and oversees $1.5 billion a year in research and development programs. It runs the Naval Research Lab, the ONR Global Fleet Forces Division, the Naval Science and Technology Program and the Commercial Technology Transition Office.
Just last month, ONR was the focus of the aforementioned three-day conference and exhibition NDIA organized, called "The Navy After Next ... Powered by Naval Research."
Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm. William Landay took the opportunity to highlight the important work currently under way at ONR, and the desire by the organization to continue to forge partnerships with industry and academia, which increasingly have become the source of much innovation and technology breakthroughs.
Like the other military services, the Navy is undergoing a transformation in its war-fighting concepts, tactics and strategy. For the Navy, this means turning more attention to littoral areas and preparing to conduct a broad array of unconventional anti-terrorism operations, and engage in irregular warfare in hotspots around the world.
To reflect the ongoing shifts in naval strategy, ONR is adjusting its investment portfolio.
Its "expeditionary warfare and combating terrorism" division is expected to expand its activities, particularly in asymmetric warfare research, expeditionary maneuver warfare and counter-terrorism.
ONR's "sea warfare and weapons" division focuses on ship systems and engineering research, undersea weapons and naval materials, and sea warfare applications.
Another topic of interest is "war-fighter performance." To this end, ONR is conducting several projects involving life-sciences research, simulation and modeling.
Other areas where ONR will continue to invest resources include air warfare and aerospace science; command, control communications, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR); mathematics, computers, and information research; electronics, sensors and networks; ocean battle space sensing; atmosphere and space research.
In the future, ONR intends to place increasing emphasis on "energy and power." While current efforts remain notional, scientists and researchers at ONR predict this area will move up the priority ladder as the Defense Department and the services seek alternative energy sources and ways to cut back on fuel costs.
A panel of experts at the conference provided a most enlightening overview of future energy solutions. They talked about fuel cells, solar energy, biodiesels, waste-to-energy conversion, laser fusion, ocean renewable energy and nanotechnologies. Of note were presentations on the concept of solar power from satellites and low-energy nuclear reactions.
The discussion on energy and power technologies not only was stimulating but also offered most valuable information for many of us who are beginning to learn about alternative energy sources and about what it will take to diminish the nation's dependence on fossil fuels.
Recognizing the relevance of energy in the future of military operations, NDIA is becoming increasingly involved in this area, and recently created an Energy Security Committee that will work with the Defense Department and military services on a number of projects. Initial programs from that committee will be featured at the upcoming Joint Services Environmental Management (JSEM) symposium, in May 2007 in Columbus, Ohio.
From the exchanges and presentations heard at the Office of Naval Research conference, it is safe to predict that we will be talking about this topic for years to come.
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The Tollway Authority is looking to cash in on more than $11 million it loses to toll cheats per year. Officials are waiting for Gov. Rod Blagojevich's approval of legislation allowing them to tow or immobilize vehicles belonging to those who won't pay.
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Crews responded to a couple of crashes in Eastern Carolina Wednesday morning, but thankfully there are no reports of serious injuries at this time.
In Pamlico County, crews were directing traffic on Highway 55 between Oakwood Drive and Savannah Road after a two-vehicle crash right before 7:30 a.m. It happened on 55 between Oakwood Drive and Savannah Road. Trooper Rink said a driver pulled out of his driveway in front of a truck. Rink said the man backing out had an obstructed view of the roadway with commercial vehicles parked on the side of the road. There were no injuries reported in that wreck.
In Jones County, a two-vehicle crash was reported just about 7:30 a.m. near the courthouse in Trenton.
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Search Swinburne Research Bank
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/232855
- Title
- Galaxy evolution from 'dis'integrated light
- Author(s)
- Mould, Jeremy
- Abstract
- Masking the horizontal branch and giant stars allows unambiguous measurements of mean age and metallicity in simple old stellar populations from metal and hydrogen line strengths. Billion year resolution is possible in the luminous halos of early-type galaxies, constraining formation models. Most of the nuisance parameters in stellar evolution are avoided by isolating the main sequence for analysis. The initial mass function and s-process element diagnostics may also be accessible. Integral field spectrographs have a significant advantage for this work, which is confusion limited by the presence of bright stars in medium to high surface brightness applications.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies. Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing
- Source
- Astrophysical Journal Letters, Vol. 755, no. 1 (Aug 2012), article no. L14
- Publication year
- 2012
- FOR Code(s)
- 0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences
- Keyword(s)
- Abundances; Galaxy formation; Spectroscopic techniques
- Publisher
- Institute of Physics Publishing
- 2041-8205
- Publisher URL
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2012 The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. The American Astronomical Society does not allow Swinburne Research Bank to archive either the accepted manuscript or the published version of the article. However you can find an earlier version of the full text here: http://arxiv.org/abs/1207.3109
- Peer reviewed


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Police report they're catching up with criminals leaving their mark on local neighborhoods. As they try to round up more suspects families in Fountain are getting to work to cover up the damage.
On a major road like Fountain Mesa Road in Fountain graffiti can be seen from one end to the other. There are spray painted symbols on electric boxes stone work and fences. It seems like it's on everything, and it's on the neighbors' nerves.
"This is a good neighborhood," said Debbie Garza. "All of a sudden there's bad graffiti and we don't want it."
A long fence on Fountain Mesa has had some work done. The graffiti once there is now covered up.
"We just got sick of looking at it," said Jolene Smith.
Smith and her five kids gave up part of a recent four day weekend to pick up some paint brushes and some wood stain to stand up to the vandals.
"It's a mess," Smith said. "It's an eyesore. It's a distraction and it's frustrating."
Fountain police have arrested two people: a juvenile and a man named Ernesto Pruneda Jr. The two are with 100 counts of criminal mischief for spray painting and defacing property in Fountain over the past several weeks.
Jolene and her family are pleased to see that kind of damage disappear.
"We felt encouraged that we were doing something good for everybody that they could appreciate," her daughter Hailey said.
If vandals come back Jolene's family says they're ready to go back to work.
Police there's been about $10,000 in damages to local neighborhoods in Fountain. They're still working this case, and expect to make some more arrests.
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Migraines: Finding and Avoiding Triggers
The best way to manage migraine headaches is to avoid them. And to avoid them, you need to know what things (or triggers) bring them on. By finding and avoiding your triggers, you can limit how often you get migraines and how bad they are.
Try to avoid as many triggers as you can. Triggers add up, so the fewer you have at one time, the better your chance of preventing a migraine.
To manage your migraines:
- Use a headache diary(What is a PDF document?) to find your migraine triggers.
- Make sure you sleep, exercise, and eat on a regular schedule.
- Don't eat foods that are likely to trigger a migraine.
- Manage stress.
- Avoid smoking and secondhand smoke.
Migraines may be triggered by food, stress, and changes in your daily routine.
The most common migraine triggers are:
- Stress (either during a stressful time or right after stress subsides).
- Menstrual cycle in women.
- Changes in your routine, such as how much you exercise or how much you sleep.
- Fasting or skipping meals.
- Changes in the weather, heat, or high humidity.
- Bright lights, glare, or reflected sunlight.
- Foods, such as chocolate.
- Alcohol—all alcohol, or one type of alcohol in particular, like beer or wine.
- Odors such as perfume, paint, dust, and certain flowers.
Other migraine triggers include:
- Strong emotions, such as depression or anxiety.
- Pushing yourself too hard when you exercise.
- Aspartame.
- Monosodium glutamate (MSG).
- Nitrates, which are found in cured meats such as hot dogs, bacon, and cold cuts.
- Tyramines, which are found in pickled or marinated foods, aged cheeses, and yeast.
- Smoking or being around someone who smokes.
- Excessive caffeine or caffeine withdrawal.
- Birth control pills and hormone therapy.
- Medicines that expand (dilate) the blood vessels (vasodilators), such as nifedipine, and nitrates.
Test Your Knowledge
Skipping meals, drinking red wine, sleeping in very late, seeing reflected sunlight in your car's side-view mirror, and rainy days could all be migraine triggers.
This answer is correct.
A migraine trigger is anything that can lead to a headache and symptoms such as nausea and sensitivity to light and sound. Triggers vary from person to person and from headache to headache in the same person. The triggers listed are common migraine triggers in many people.
This answer is incorrect.
A migraine trigger is anything that can lead to a headache and symptoms such as nausea and sensitivity to light and sound. Triggers vary from person to person and from headache to headache in the same person. The triggers listed are common migraine triggers in many people.
Finding out your triggers and avoiding them can help you have fewer migraines and can improve the quality of your life.
Keeping a headache diary might seem boring and pointless at first. But by listing things such as what you eat and drink and when you exercise, you may see a pattern to your headaches. This will help you know what to avoid so that you can have fewer migraines.
Test Your Knowledge
Knowing what triggers your migraines can help improve the quality of your life.
This answer is correct.
Finding out what leads to a migraine helps you avoid the trigger and reduce the number of headaches you have. You may miss less work and school and improve the quality of your life.
This answer is incorrect.
Finding out what leads to a migraine helps you avoid the trigger and reduce the number of headaches you experience. You may miss less work and school and improve the quality of your life.
You can find out what your triggers are by keeping a headache diary and trying to follow a routine every day.
Use a headache diary
In a headache diary(What is a PDF document?), you write down:
- What you eat and drink.
- What type of exercise you do and when you do it.
- The overall state of your health.
- What the weather is like (hot or cold, rainy).
- Other things that might affect your headaches, such as strong feelings or stressful events.
- When you get a headache and how bad it is.
- What medicine you take when you get a headache, and how well it works.
Over time, you may see a pattern to your headaches. For example, maybe you get a headache after you drink wine or eat a certain food.
It may take only a few months before you can find your headache triggers. When you find your triggers, you can take steps to avoid them.
Keep to a daily routine
Doing the same things every day and at the same times can help you find triggers. If you change your routine and get a migraine, then you may have found a trigger. To keep a routine, try to:
- Get regular exercise. If you do have a migraine while you exercise, write down the activity you were doing, the weather, and what you ate that day.
- Keep regular sleep patterns. Sleeping too much or too little can trigger migraines. If you do get a headache when your sleep pattern has changed, this may be a trigger that you can control.
- Watch what you eat. Many foods—such as cheese, red wine, chocolate, and foods or drinks with caffeine—are migraine triggers. If you think something you ate could have triggered a migraine, you may want to try to avoid that food for a few months to see if your headaches get better.
- Eat regularly. Skipping meals leads to migraines in many people. Try to eat on a regular schedule.
- Drink plenty of fluids, enough so that your urine is light yellow or clear like water. This is especially important when you exercise. Not getting enough water can trigger a headache.
- Manage your stress as best you can. Many people get a migraine after a stressful event is over. You may not be able to control stressful events, but you may be able to control how you react to them. Relaxation exercises or biofeedback may help reduce your stress level.
You can't control some triggers, such as changes in the weather and in your hormones (during pregnancy or menstrual cycles). But knowing that these things trigger your migraines may help you have a plan in place when you are around your triggers.
Triggers add up, so if you can limit your triggers, you may be able to prevent a headache or reduce the pain when you get one. For example, if it's hot outside (and hot weather is a trigger for you), make sure to drink enough water so that you don't get dehydrated. While you're in the heat, you also may want to avoid any foods that you know are triggers for you.
Test Your Knowledge
Keeping a daily headache diary can help you find triggers such as foods, stress, changes in your sleep patterns, hormonal changes, weather changes, or medicines.
This answer is correct.
To find your triggers, you need to keep a record of your migraines. This includes information about things that may have led to each headache. Knowing your triggers can help you learn to avoid them and can reduce the number of migraines you have.
This answer is incorrect.
To find your triggers, you need to keep a record of your migraines. This includes information about things that may have led to each headache. Knowing your triggers can help you learn to avoid them and can reduce the number of migraines you have.
Now that you have read this information, you are ready to start finding and avoiding migraine triggers.
Talk with your doctor
If you have questions about this information, print it out and take it with you when you visit your doctor. You may want to use a highlighter to mark areas or make notes in the margins of pages where you have questions.
Take your headache diary with you when you visit your doctor. Be sure to let your doctor know if you are seeing changes in your symptoms.
Talk with your doctor about what might be triggers for you. Discuss ways you can avoid those triggers.
If you would like more information that may help you to find and avoid headache triggers, the following resources are available:
|National Headache Foundation (NHF)
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The Denver Post reports that the 49-year-old Snowmass employee was killed when the avalanche carried her over a cliff Sunday.
The resort says she was skiing alone in an area known as the Ship's Prow Glades. Her name hasn't been released. Experts say that the season's dry start could mean increased avalanche danger later.
Brian Lazar with the Colorado Avalanche Information Center tells The Summit Daily News that a weak base layer has been topped with more snow than last season. Last year's first death of seven came in January. An average of 25 people die in avalanches in the U.S. every year.
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Wild turkeys have thrived in Baker County since the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife let loose the first flock here 20 years ago.
This is a good thing if you don't mind plucking a few feathers to get your drumsticks.
It's not so great, though, if you have a bunch of hay stacked. Or own a porch.
Turkeys have proliferated to the point of making themselves nuisances in some parts of the county, in particular Pine Valley and parts of Baker Valley.
The birds, lacking access to indoor facilities, tend to defecate on whatever's nearby including haystacks, porches and decks.
This fowl problem, though, has created an opportunity for turkey hunters.
This fall, 100 hunters will be able to stalk turkeys in Baker County between Oct. 11 and Nov. 30 (the latter date, by the way, is three days after Thanksgiving).
Until this year, autumn turkey hunting in the county was confined to the Pine Valley area, and the state sold just 50 tags.
Hunters have until Sept. 15 to apply for one of the 100 tags.
ODFW officials said they hope the expanded fall hunt will pare Baker County's turkey population and protect haystacks and the like.
Baker County's wild turkey tale is the sort of success that ODFW aims for when it introduces a game bird.
The agency's challenge now is to strike the proper balance enough turkeys to sustain the population and to ensure hunters a sporting season, but not so many that ranchers and homeowners come to despise the birds.


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The Oklahoma Legislature adopted an A-F School Grading System to provide incentives to schools for challenging all students to reach high levels of college and career readiness. A school's grade is based on its ability to help students meet grade-level performance standards as well as academic growth. A school's grade also includes factors such as graduation and dropout rates, and attendance rates for elementary schools.
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- SchoolGrades.org uses a rigorous, common standard to compare schools across the United States. It adjusts for differences in academic standards across the states and accounts for each school's unique economic profile. School letter grades are based on how well students perform based on an international standard of excellence.
The bar charts below tell what percentage of students are performing at or above grade-level.
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Only hours after Windows 7 was released and Microsoft's first retail store opened in Phoenix, Apple fired back after enduring weeks of recent jabs at the hands of everyone from Verizon to Microsoft.
Three new ads have been rolled out by Apple which suggest that Microsoft's new version of Windows is nothing new or special, saying Windows 7 will be no better than previous offerings.
These spots are simply the latest "Get A Mac" commercials that pit the famous PC and Mac representatives against one another. In the "Broken Promises" ad, the PC is thematically presented as a series of flashbacks that reiterate the point that Microsoft is simply offering more of the same with each new OS, which, this time, supposedly is "not gonna have any of the problems my last operating system had."
From the Wall Street Journal:
The PC, played by John Hodgman, excitedly asks in the ad: Did you hear the good news? Windows 7 is out and its not going to have any of the problems that my last operating system had. Trust me. The Mac responds, I feel like Ive heard this before, PC.
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It's becoming more important. For example we're speaking to professional photographers who are telling us that their clients are demanding more and more video as well as stills."
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Video: Don't be alarmed; U.S. Army training in North City
St. Louis (KSDK) -- St. Louis City residents should not be alarmed if they see military vehicles in their neighborhoods.
The U.S. Army is conducting training in St. Louis June 21-28.
Police said residents in the police department's sixth district may be most likely to see the vehicles. The sixth district includes neighborhoods in north St. Louis.
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The following events happened in the 1720s.
- 1722: Dilys Derwent starts her career as a Healer at St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries.[1]
- 1722: The Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures sentences a Hippogriff to death. The execution method was, according to Hermione Granger, "disgusting".[2]
- 1728: A. Webb Servicing Ltd. is established.[3]
Notes and references
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 22 (St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Chapter 11 (The Firebolt)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Harry Potter Limited Edition - A Guide to the Graphic Arts Department: Posters, Prints, and Publications from the Harry Potter Films
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (Mentioned on a Famous Wizard Card)
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- "There was a flash of blinding green light and a rushing sound, as though a vast, invisible something was soaring through the air — instantaneously the spider rolled over onto its back, unmarked, but unmistakably dead"
- —Description of the Killing Curse being used by Barty Crouch Jr. disguised as Alastor Moody[src]
The Killing Curse (also known as the Avada Kedavra Curse[3]) is a spell that causes instantaneous death and is one of the three Unforgivable Curses. Its incantation is Avada Kedavra.
The only known counter-spell is sacrificial protection, which uses the magic of love. However, one may dodge the green bolt or block it with a physical barrier. The Killing Curse, as an "unblockable" curse, cannot be stopped by another spell, except in circumstances of Priori Incantatem, where the caster and his opponent's wands and spells are locked together. An explosion or green fire may result if the spell hits something other than a living target.
Only two wizards are known to have survived blows from this deadly curse: Harry Potter and Tom Riddle. Harry survived two direct attacks: once in 1981 after his mother's self-sacrificing love protected him from Lord Voldemort, and once in 1998 after the curse, cast again by Voldemort, failed to kill Harry, as he was tethered to life by Voldemort himself, due to Lily's blood protection which he took inside himself during his rebirth. Lord Voldemort remained alive after the aforementioned curse from 1981 rebounded and struck him because of his Horcruxes. Voldemort was notorious for using this curse regularly and indiscriminately.
The Killing Curse was invented during the early Middle Ages, by Dark witches or wizards. The curse was created primarily as a means of quickly and efficiently slaying one's opponent in a duel.[4]
Legal status
- "The Cruciatus, Imperius and Avada Kedavra Curses were not made "unforgivable" until 1717."
- —Albus Dumbledore[src]
However, the First Wizarding War, when Barty Crouch Sr. was in charge of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, he fought violence with violence, legalising the three Unforgivable Curses for Aurors against the Death Eaters in order to win the war. This was repealed once the war was over as it was no longer necessary, though, in the 1994–1995 school year, Barty Crouch Jr. (under the disguise of Alastor Moody) showed these three curses to his fourth year classes on spiders despite the Ministry's disapproval.
When Lord Voldemort took over the Ministry, the three curses were once again legalised: this time every wizard and witch had the right to use them as they please. In fact, they were practised in Hogwarts as part of the curriculum of Dark Arts class under the tutelage of Professor Amycus Carrow. After Voldemort's death and the revolutionising of the Ministry under Minister Kingsley Shacklebolt, the three curses were once again forbidden.
It should be noted that despite the curse being illegal, references have been made to Aurors using deadly force against opponents, though whether this means they were authorised to use the killing curse specifically is unclear. Despite the circumstances, it is unknown whether the Killing Curse was used by anyone but Voldemort and his Death Eaters during the Battle of Hogwarts. It is also known that use of this curse may go unpunished if there is sufficient evidence that the caster did so under the influence of the Imperius Curse.
The Avada Kedavra curse is recognisable by the flash of green light and the rushing noise emitted from the caster's wand. When the curse hits a living, organic target it invariably kills them without injury. However, when this curse hits an inanimate target the effect varies: it can produce small fires,[5] small greenish explosions,[6] or explosions of such intensity that can blow up an entire story of a cottage.[7] It is known by most wizards as Lord Voldemort's signature spell. It is possible to intercept the curse with other spells, but this is extremely difficult as it requires the energy jets of the two spells to collide. As the energy jets of virtually all spells are very small and fast, this has only ever been recorded as occurring by accident.
However, certain objects, such as the centaur statue of the Fountain of Magical Brethren, managed to block the curse without any visible damage to itself.[8] It should be noted that curse did not terminate the animation of (i.e. "kill") the statue, however, the statue was only animated by magic and so presumably had no real life in him for the curse to take away.
- "Avada Kedavra's a curse that needs a powerful bit of magic behind it — you could all get your wands out and point them at me and say the words, and I doubt I'd get so much as a nosebleed."
- —Barty Crouch, Jr. as Alastor Moody[src]
The curse requires great skill in order to be performed correctly. In 1994, Barty Crouch, Jr., disguised as Alastor Moody, claimed that, if all of the students before him were to get out their wands and perform it on him at one time, he would likely be completely unaffected. However, as his loyalties were with Lord Voldemort, it is unknown to what extent his words were accurate. However, in 1997 Severus Snape also stated that to cast Unforgivable Curses you need nerve and ability. It is possible to cast the curse non-verbally, as Bellatrix killed a fox without incantation. However, the lack of the incantation may have been for suspense. Whether this is true or not in Bellatrix's case is unknown.[9] However, during his duel with Dumbledore, Voldemort used this spell several times without an incantation. Intense concentration is likely required to cast the Killing Curse, which is probably why Death Eaters don't use it as their primary offensive spell (although Thorfinn Rowle did launch the curse repeatedly all over the place during the Battle of the Astronomy Tower).
The Killing Curse is described as a jet or flash of blinding green light that "illuminates every corner of the room"[10] followed by a rushing sound, which causes the victim instant death. Victims of the Killing Curse are identified by the fact that they simply appear to have dropped dead for no biological reason. Indeed, victims seem "perfectly healthy" apart from the fact that they are dead.[9] This lack of visible injuries is one that had confused Muggles throughout the years of its use, requiring many Ministry of Magic officials to modify memories.
Presumably, the Killing Curse does not inflict any pain on its target, since it causes instantaneous death. However, Harry Potter, awaking after a Killing Curse cast by Lord Voldemort hit him, describes the sensation as an "iron-clad punch."
- "Not pleasant. And there's no countercurse. There's no blocking it. Only one known person has ever survived it, and he's sitting right in front of me."
- —Barty Crouch Jr., disguised as Alastor Moody, on the survivability of the Killing Curse (E.g-Harry Potter) [src]
The Killing Curse can be dodged or physically blocked by an object, such as the statues Dumbledore animated to protect Harry Potter during his duel with Voldemort after the Battle of the Department of Mysteries.
The Killing Curse is known to be unblockable, as once it strikes the living victim, it almost always results in immediate death. There is "no counter-curse" since it is not possible to revive the dead. However there are some exceptions:
Sacrificial Protection
The most effective method of surviving the Killing Curse is through Sacrificial Protection. The sacrifice of one's life for another, a manifestation of the powerful magic of love, is the most potent defense against the "unblockable" Killing Curse. Harry Potter, was saved by his mother, Lily Evans, lovingly sacrificed herself when she shielded her son with her body,[11] making him the first known survivor of this Curse. Harry Potter was the only person known to have survived Avada Kedavra with no ill effects, aside from attaining a scar.
Another defense employed against the Killing Curse is the creation of at least one Horcrux. The creation of Horcruxes is a preventive measure, created by a wizard long before he faces an actual Killing Curse attack. However, this is less effective than Sacrificial Protection, since it only allows a little more than the soul of the target to live, while the target's body still dies. If one has Horcruxes, they will not be dead, but they will barely be alive and will be reduced, as Voldemort was when the Killing Curse backfired with his attempt to kill Harry in 1981: to living off another, drinking Unicorn Blood, using the Philosopher's Stone (before it was destroyed), and creating a rudimentary body from Unicorn Blood and Nagini's venom.
Voldemort's Horcruxes tethered his soul to life. The Curse drove his mangled soul from his body and split his unstable soul, leaving him to roam only as a shadowy spirit, unable to move on to death but is a less-than-alive life form. If possible, one can make a Regeneration potion to came back to life, but it requires the bone of the father, the flesh of the servant, and the blood of an enemy. Because Voldemort required a servant to perform the rites of his rebirth, he was forced to spend thirteen years in hiding as he had no one who would come to his aid for such time.
Upon the destruction of all his Horcruxes, Voldemort had no more defence against death, and was finally killed by his own deflected Killing Curse.
Blocking the Curse
Priori Incantatem
The Priori Incantatem effect is when two wands that share the same cores are put into battle against each other. One wand will then force the other wand to repeat its previously-cast spells.
Because of this, an Avada Kedavra Curse can be blocked if a wand that shares the killer's wand's core fires a spell at it: both spells will connect and thus the wizard has been spared by the Killing Curse.
Priori Incantatem occurred in the duel between Harry and Voldemort in the graveyard during Harry's fourth year.[1] Voldemort cast the Killing Curse and Harry cast the Disarming Charm, and because their wands had twin cores, Priori Incantantem occurred; Harry was not killed and was able to hold Voldemort off to give him time to escape.
Phoenixes are semi-protected from the Killing Curse, due to them being immortal. In 1996, Fawkes swallowed one intended for Albus Dumbledore, causing him to burst into flame and die instantly. However, he then was reborn from his ashes.[8]
Stunning Spell
The spell can be directly countered using a Stunning Spell, in which case red and green jets of light will meet and create multi-coloured sparks. Since neither spell is able to reach its intended target, neither will have any effect.
Other targets and dodging
If another target is placed between the caster and the targeted individual, then the new target will take the hit of the Killing Curse, which may simply result in an object being destroyed or damaged. One can also avoid the effects simply by dodging or if the caster has poor aim, as with many attacking curses of this type, the spell must be directly targeted at the intended victim.
Known practitioners
- Lord Voldemort
- Bellatrix Lestrange
- Bartemius Crouch Jr.
- Peter Pettigrew
- Severus Snape
- Gregory Goyle
- Thorfinn Rowle
- Vincent Crabbe
- Lucius Malfoy
- Alastor "Mad-eye" Moody
- Other Death Eaters and Dark Wizards
Known victims
Avada Kedavra is based on the Aramaic אַבַדָא כְּדַברָא, avada kedavra, meaning "let the thing be destroyed". J. K. Rowling confirmed this during an audience interview at the Edinburgh Book Festival on 15 April, 2004, where she had this to say about the spell's etymology: "Does anyone know where avada kedavra came from? It is an ancient spell in Aramaic, and it is the original of abracadabra, which means 'let the thing be destroyed.' Originally, it was used to cure illness and the 'thing' was the illness, but I decided to make it the 'thing' as in the person standing in front of me. I take a lot of liberties with things like that. I twist them round and make them mine."[12] This phrase is also the origin of abracadabra, which, like Hocus Pocus, is used by magicians as a magic word when they perform tricks.[13]
"Kedavra" also sounds very similar to the English word cadaver, which means "corpse," and derives from the Latin cadere, "to fall."[14]
Behind the scenes
- In the movies the curse has been seen as a jet, a flash, or a burst of green or turquoise light.
- The biological reasons for the victim's death have never been fully explained. In any case, it is something that does not affect the health of the victims, as Muggle autopsy show that there is no change aside from outright death.
- In PC version of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Quirrell frequently shoots Harry with a green mist-like spell that may be Avada Kedavra though it doesn't kill instantly. Harry deflects the "Avada Kedavra" spells back to Voldemort later with the Mirror of Erised, eventually killing him.
- In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Lucius Malfoy says "Avada-" at Harry Potter after he unwillingly frees Dobby. Dobby knocks Lucius backwards with magic to protect Harry, and he does not finish the incantation. The part of the incantation shown was not represented in the subtitles.
- In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Bellatrix Lestrange is shown using the Killing Curse to murder Sirius Black in a scene slightly different from that of the novel, in which Sirius was pushed through the Veil by an unidentified curse cast by Bellatrix. The effect of the curse is also not shown to be instantaneous in the film.
- In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Sirius Black and Remus Lupin intended to kill Peter Pettigrew for his betrayal of James and Lily Potter. It is unknown how they wanted to do it, possibly by the use of this curse. If it would have been used, Peter would have died the same way as his former friends.
- Out of the three, the Killing Curse is the only Unforgivable Curse that Harry did not use.
- After Harry Potter survived a second killing curse, he described it as having left a bruise that felt like an "iron-clad punch."
- In the film adaption of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Barty Crouch Jr. uses not three spiders but one special kind of spider, an Amblypygi.
- In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, After being warned by Kingsley's patronus and the Death Eaters arrive, an unidentified death eater appears and immediatly attacks an unidentified Auror with what appears to be a Killing Curse, which causes the auror to be blasted off his feet and into the wedding cake.
- In the Harry Potter LEGO game, Frank Bryce is replaced by a milkman. However, his death by this curse cannot be considered canon as no echo of him appeared during the Duel in Little Hangleton.
- In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Voldemort kills Pius Thicknesse with the Killing Curse after the latter interrupts the former's thoughts. It is unknown if Pius survived the Battle of Hogwarts in the book, but it is certain that Voldemort did not kill him.
- While the curse is noted to be unblockable, there are many exceptions listed: the seventh book shows jets of red and green light colliding and shooting off into multi-coloured sparks, much like fireworks, while the films show it being blocked with a Shield Charm.
- This is not the only spell that can prove fatal; Fiendfyre, Sectumsempra, Confringo, Diffindo or even Stupefy in exceptional circumstances. Antonin Dolohov invented an unnamed curse that also proved fatal. However, this is the only known spell whose sole and primary application is death.
- In the video game of the first part film adaption of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Cadmus Peverell uses the Killing Curse to commit suicide.
- In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Ron Weasley casts a green spell in an attempt to kill Voldemort's snake Nagini (one of his Horcruxes). Though if this was indeed the Killing Curse that Ron used against Nagini she would have been destroyed as horcruxes can be destroyed by being hit with a Killing Curse. This is proven when Harry surrenders to Voldemort and he is hit with the curse, while Harry was "killed", Voldemort simultaneously destroyed the horcrux that resided in Harry's body.
- In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, the Killing Curse rebounds on Voldemort during his duel with Harry by the green light of the curse emitting through the crack in the Elder Wand, causing Voldemort's hand to turn black and spread, leading to his death.
- In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, the rebounding Killing Curse affects Voldemort by causing him to disintegrate into ashes instead of leaving his physical body dead.
- The curse's incantation was Voldemort's last words in life in the novel.
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance) (Appears in flashback(s))
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) (Appears in flashback(s))
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (Possibly)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) (Avada only)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First identified as Killing Curse)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)
- The Tales of Beedle the Bard (Mentioned only)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- Harry Potter: Spells
- Pottermore (Mentioned only)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, ch.3
- ↑ The Tales of Beedle the Bard
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, ch. 36
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, ch. 17
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- ↑ Edinburgh Book Festival interview
- ↑ "Abracadabra" on Wiktionary
- ↑ "Cadaver" on The Online Etymology Dictionary"


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Wake Up Snorlax! (Japanese: おきろ!カビゴン! Wake Up! Snorlax!) is the 42nd episode of Pokémon: Indigo League.
On their way, the heroes encounter a hippie with a Poké Flute. The gang gets hungry and stop for a town to eat, but they discover there is no water to make food. Following the path, they discover a sleeping Snorlax, who blocks the river. The heroes and Team Rocket attempt to wake it up, but constantly fail. Could the man they saw near the town be the solution...?
Episode Plot
Ash, Misty, and Brock are heading to another town with Pikachu fast asleep. They meet a Hippie who is playing a song on a Poke Flute. The song wakes up Pikachu. The Hippie asks Ash and his friends if they have any food to give him. They don't have any food, so they walk away. The Hippie says, " Oh well, another free concert." Team Rocket then show up and are rude to the Hippie when he plays a song for them and asks them for food. As Team Rocket walks away, the Hippie says they should learn to respect their elders.
Ash and his friends reach a town, only to find that there's no food in the town or any ingredients for cooking any food. The mayor of the town gives Ash and his friends a little bit of food and explains that the nearby river has dried up and has killed off all of the towns crops. Ash and his friends go to the river to see why the river dried up. They have to go through some thorns and Misty cuts her arm on one. Ash has Bulbasaur use Razor Leaf to get through the thorns. They discover the reason the river dried up is because its blocked off by a huge, sleeping Snorlax.
Ash and his friends try to wake up Snorlax, but have no success. Team Rocket shows up to steal Snorlax. Ash and his friends decide to help them steal Snorlax because if Snorlax moves, it will unblock the river. Team Rocket tries putting cables on Snorlax and attaching them to their balloon, but it doesn't work. They try using alarm clocks, bullhorns, and buckets of water to wake Snorlax up, but nothing works.
Jessie remembers the story of "Sleeping Beauty" and how a noble prince kisses the princess to wake her up, so they try to use Noble Pokémon. Brock suggested Misty use her Horsea but Snorlax ended up getting kissed by Psyduck instead. Team Rocket tries to get Meowth to kiss Snorlax but both are disgusted after the kiss.
Snorlax then rolls over and a card stuck to it appears. The card says that the only thing that will wake Snorlax up is music from a Poke Flute. Team Rocket remembers that the Hippie had a Poke Flute and they decide to ask the Hippie to help them. Ash and his friends get into a fight with Team Rocket that ends with Pidgeotto sending Team Rocket blasting off again. Ash and his friends take the Hippie to Snorlax and the Hippie tells them that he owns Snorlax. The Hippie plays a song on his Poke Flute and Snorlax wakes up and walks off.
But the river still isn't flowing and they discover that a patch of thorns is blocking the river. Ash and his friends start to get rid of them when Snorlax starts eating the thorns. Ash and his friends are surprised and the Hippie explains that thorns are Snorlax's favourite food. Snorlax eats up all of the thorns and the river starts flowing again. The mayor is happy and he throws a banquet in their honour.
In the forest, Team Rocket is looking for Snorlax again. They find it, but it has gone back to sleep. They ask the Hippie when it will wake up and he says Snorlax won't wake up for a month. The Hippie walks away and Snorlax rolls on top of Team Rocket.
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- "Be careful those things are sharp!" - Brock
- "How I suppose to be careful? Anywhere you look there's more thorns." - Misty
- "I'd hate to see them steal Snorlax, but if they get it out of the way for us..." - Ash
- "The spring water will flow like before." - Brock
- "Why I have to be the one to kiss that big Snorlax?" - Meowth
- "Hey wake up you big lump!" - Meowth
- This episode is the first of four where a main character is bleeding, in this case, Misty cutting herself on a thorn.
- When the Pokédex I.D.s Snorlax the light on it keeps flashing even though it had finished describing Snorlax.
- When Ash tries to capture Snorlax the Poké Ball bounces off its body and doesn't activate. This might make Snorlax near impossible to capture if all Poké Balls just bounce off its body.
- The "Who's that Pokémon?" in this episode is Snorlax.


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