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I had always hated my alarm clock, some mornings I thought that it was too good at it's job. My small bedroom was filled with a pulsating and high pitched tone, I wished that I had some random blunt instrument to pummel the object into oblivion with, must to my dismay the only thing within reach was the alarm clock itself... target acquired! Engage! My palm hit the snooze button with a satisfying thud and the room once again was silent as a tomb... tomb..... thoughts of the dream I had just woken from, and of few weeks following the accident, flooded into my head. I simply stared at the ceiling... most people would probably cry a bit, I used to, but that was long since past, I had gotten used to it.
I sat up slowly, like undead mummified remains rising from their sarcophagus to death and mayhem to all those that disturbed my slumber and now bare the curse of the pharaoh. Sadly the only cursed thing in my room was the alarm clock, I stretched my aching limbs and stared at it's face. It was still mid-morning.
My old slippers waited by my bed, they were as dull as the floor they rested on, which incidentally was just as dull as my room. I threw on a dull robe, stepped through a dull sliding door into a dull hall and made my way to the dull bathroom. Did I mention that my house is rather dull?
The bathroom was all that spectacular, some might even call it dull. Shower, toilet, sink and many other hygiene related items were arranged neatly around the small room. The water from the tap was cold and clear, I splashed some on my face, hoping to gain some of it's clarity. It didn't work as well as I'd hoped it would but at least I was more awake now. I looked up at the mirror, my reflection stared right back with it's cerulean eyes. My short brown hair was in extreme disarray from an eight hour assault by a pillow.
An old, wood handled hairbrush was one of the few things of my parents that I still had with me, it's presence didn't do much to help me forget my dream. It was at least a hundred years old, probably more, but it still worked fine. With my free hand I pull the curtain away from the window to check the weather, clear skies as far as the eye could see. I had a nice view from here, I could see for kilometers, billions in fact. My view of the infinite cosmos was only obscured by the near-by celestial orbs of Titan and Saturn.
Growing up I was told that space used to be a vast unknown expanse, that half a millennia ago people were barely able to leave the homeworld in ships that were little more than tin cans with rockets strapped to them. Today nearly forty percent of the human race is camped out in the vacuum, the remaining sixty get to have real gravity... nearly a trillion humans spread out over several solar systems, what once seemed like science fiction has become fact. To most people Saturn might seem like a great wonder of the universe. In reality its just another ball of hydrogen. Titan wasn't much different, just nitrogen, methane and violent weather. There were a few cites far below the yellow-brown haze, but nothing you could really call a home, mostly just mining and research outposts. My home in comparison was a five-star resort, a two-bedroom suite in the habitat section of the Kansas Trade Port.
My hair was once again as straight as it was twelve hours ago.
"Dorothy!" An elderly woman's voice resonated down the corridor. "It's time for breakfast! Get down here before it gets chilly!"
I was caught off-guard by the sudden violation of the almost total silence that hung around me. I briskly walked back to my room. My favorite dress was waiting in my closest, blue plaid with navy trim. It was out of fashion many decades ago, but compared to what most people wear out here, I look like a princess in this thing. The sleeves were short, as was the hemline, only barely reaching above my knees. I spun once, the lace trim of the pleated skirt fluttered through the recycle air. I struck a pose infront of the mirror for the hell of it.
"Damn I look good." I couldn't help but say to myself. I was overheard...
"Quit gawking at yourself and get down here!" The old woman shouted again, can she see through bulkheads?
I did a quick visual cheek in the mirror to hunt down any flaws. Nope, none, I was the very image of beauty. Venus, eat your heart out!
I was greeted at the a pressure hatch by the sweet smell of bacon and eggs. My guardians were already at the table enjoying breakfast. Henry and Emily Gale, my aunt and uncle. The three of us made up the bulk of the remaining Gale family lineage.
Henry had spent most of his retirement years on the station, usually doing the occasional odd job to kill time, but mostly he advised the higher ranking officials and local administrators. The old man was well known and respected, he could probably run for a seat on the local trade council if he wanted to.
Em was the daughter of chicken farm tycoon of all things, but instead of living off her daddy's poultry business she decided working would be more fun. She couldn't find much work as a scientist, the jobs being taken up by people with massive trust funds, the kind she refused. Her skills weren't completely wasted though, a few years later she was part of the team that designed and built the Kansas Trade Dock. Now she maintains the life support systems of the station, keeping the approximately five thousand permanent residents and travelers alive.
Em and Henry met when the then young man was taking on a job for the station construction crew, Em was outside of the station and the tether on her suit broke. She lost her grip and started to float away from the half finished superstructure, Henry saw the whole thing and maneuvered his ship to intercept. He caught her with his windshield and it was love at first sight. Twenty years later I was orphaned and was sent to live with my closest living relatives... close meant the ringed, Cronian hydrogen ball in our backyard.
The morning meal looked splendid, problem was it only looked that way, Em was a terrible cook. The meal wouldn't kill me, but I could scrape ooze off the side of a recycling bin that tasted better. Just like my nightmare I'd gotten used to the taste ages ago. I took a seat and soon felt a pressure on my lap, a small fuzzy head poked out from under the table, followed by a cute little bark.
"Good morning Toto." I smiled, an uncommon expression for me to use, especially this soon after waking up. Toto always had that effect, I mean how can you not feel happy around such an adorable little ball of fluff. The dog was a gift from Em about five years ago, probably one of the few things that has stopped me from going crazy and stepping outside to see how long it would take before ebullism set in.
The little mutt wanted food that clearly wasn't engineered for small animals, he was probably the only one here who like Em's cooking. I split a piece of bacon with him, gagging on the half I kept for myself.
"Shhh... don't tell Auntie Em." I whispered to the pup. I glanced at Henry, who saw the whole transaction. "Neither should you!" He simply shifted his gaze back to the newspaper he was reading, then to Em and continued eating his oatmeal. He was such a pushover.
Despite the poor quality of taste it was easy to notice the bacon was in fact artificial, probably grown in a factory, the eggs however seem to be organic. I was about to bite into a piece of bread-like substance when my aunt spoke up.
"I'll probably be late tonight, Naomi called earlier and asked if I could help inspect the liquid O2 storage tanks."
"Sounds fun," Henry's gaze didn't shift from the newspaper. "Just as long as you're back home in time to fix up another fine meal afterwards."
Bullshit. I can't believe Em hasn't caught on yet, Henry had never liked Em's cooking, he was too kind to ever say anything about it... which is probably why it's never improved. I had always wondered if he had or ever will voice his own opinions to her. ...maybe he is scared of her? She does have a wicked temper...
I glanced at the calendar. "June 18, 2634." No memos were displayed, a blank and uneventful day...
A little reconnaissance could prove useful, I engaged in conversation.
"I was thinking bout' hanging out with Alice today, that is... if nobody has any jobs for me. Might go down to the theater, I heard something about pre-colonial movies from the twentieth century."
"That sounds fun too, but I do happen to have a little chore for you first..."
Henry paused, grinning behind his thick grey mustache. I knew right away what was coming next.
"...would you be a dear and take the old girl out for a spin, I've got some cargo sitting all alone in the dockyards and I think someone has been station-side a little too long." He added a wink.
I inhaled the rest of my breakfast as fast as my mouth could chew, I nearly gagged and had to wash it down with the first glass of milk within reach.
"...you ok?" Henry was trying hard not to laugh.
"What's the job and where am I going?" I wiped a minor milk mustache away and quickly rinsed my plate.
"Just some tanks of liquid CH4 for Bill over at the Saturn Dockyards, noting too fancy, nothing you can't handle."
My signature coat waited on the rack by the door, it was an old uniform from the Oceanic wars of mid twenty-fourth century. Plain olive drab, I liked it for it's unique look and sturdy materials. I had left the brass buttons on the cuffs but had removed all but one from the front, replaced by velcro. The ranks of a staff-sergeant were still polished and shiny on my shoulders.
"Consider the job done." I nodded at the old man, I felt a small paw against my leg, followed by a quiet whine.
"Sorry Toto, a spaceship is no place for a dog to play, you remember what nearly happened last time..."
Em waved me off.
"We'll keep an eye on the pup till' you get back."
I crouched and stroked the little dog's head, the last time he'd come with me for a ride I was attacked by pirates near Charon's orbit. The only thing that saved him from treading stars was my foresight of sealing the bulkhead doors the moment I saw the muzzle flash from the pirate's railguns. Not more than a second later the shot ripped a hole in the upper deck's corridor.
I hadn't really recovered from that scare of nearly losing Toto, he was safe here and here is where he should stay.
"Em, make sure he doesn't get out again. Last time he escaped I had to pick him up from a barge near Jupiter."
Em nodded her acknowledgment. "He'll be fine, you go have fun."
I smiled warmly at my family, then the hatch sealed behind me.
After weaving through various subsections and corridors I finally reached a large open area, the station's main concourse. It was fairly large, about fifty meters across, though I never bothered to measure. It's most prominent feature was a large oak tree and minor park, perfectly centered along the Kansas' long axis. The green leave and grass were very much out of place inside the steel, glass and plastic structure but it served a purpose beyond looking pretty. Aside from being a great spot to hang out, the foliage helped convert the carbon dioxide in the high-traffic area into something a little more breathable.
High above was a large steel reinforced glass dome which provided an excellent view of the starry sky and old Sol herself. The place was already packed with people, some were local faces I could recognize but most were travelers waiting for they're next shuttle to arrive or traders looking to make deals. Amidst the chatter and something about the next shuttle to the Oberon colonies being delayed, I heard a familiar voice.
"Hey Dorothy! Wait up!"
I halted as ordered and turned just in time to be struck in the chest by a flying chesty blonde. The young woman was my best friend, known her almost as long as I'd lived here. Most people on the station knew her as Ms. Liddell, socialite. I know her as Alice, part-time pain in the ass.
She was born on the New England colony on Luna, she and her family moved to the Kansas not long after I arrived. Alice and I became friends and nearly inseparable in a very short span of time. We however have huge differences, Alice liked social status and fashion, I liked machines and weaponry, this was clearly reflected in today's mode of dress.
Alice, as usual, w wore a sultry tight cocktail dress that was clearly more for display rather then the simple, functional garments I usually wore. I'm surprised that her parents let her get away with wearing stuff like this...
I pried the clingy girl off me, I'd gotten used to violations of personal space like this but that didn't mean I enjoyed it.
"Off. Now."
When she stepped back I couldn't help but start for a moment at Alice's freakishly revealing garment... if it could even be classified as clothing...
"...I thought you were running a bakery, not a brothel." I said with a blank stare, I hope she gets the hint, I REALLY hope she does...
"Hmm? What are you rambling on about now?"
Nope. Typical airhead mode. She nodded towards the theater on the far side of the concourse. "Not working today, was just on my way over to the theater." She looked at me with a devilish grin and pounced on me again. "You're coming with me today right?"
"Let me guess, old movies from the twentieth century."
Alice stared in amazement. "How'd you know?!"
".........lucky guess? Anyways, I can't today, I have a job." I pushed the well endowed blonde off me.
"Watch the next movie with me when you get back? I'll probably be in there all day."
"Yeah," I smiled and started to walk away. "I should be back in a couple of hours."
Alice giggled and waved, then suddenly stopped and flailed her arms in a pattern that signaled me to wait. She dashed over to the bakery and gathered some muffins and donuts from premium "fresh baked" section of the store. She quickly returned carrying a box of baked goods.
"A little something to help you recover from breakfast hell! Teehee!" She leaned close to my ear, an action that could almost be considered seductive. She smiled and whispered softly. "...some are jelly filled."
My cold, unforgiving stare shifted to a grin.
"Good kitty." I petted her head in a slightly comical manner, accepted the box with a quick bow and jogged towards the exit. I didn't bother waiting for any kind of response, it would have been another one of those "Be careful, there's mean men out there, blah blah blah." speeches. I must have caught a whiff of the fresh muffins, my stomach started to protest it's emptiness, despite having already been filled with what most would call bacon and eggs. I reached into the box and crammed a donut into my mouth as I walked, the apple cruller was still warm from its conception.
Soon I reached my destination, Loading Dock 8.
A raised walkway ran the full length of the dockyard's main bay. From there I had a wonderful view of everything below me. The Terran Union always used the Kansas as a rest station for they're customs and patrol ships. One of they're Tereshkova light cruisers was talking on fresh supplies below, it looked like the T.W.S. Sergei Korolëv. I'd seen the ship a few times, even raced with it when the crew was felling lucky and we were beyond the Union's tracking range.
I was too preoccupied to worry about the money they still owed me. I rounded the corner at the end of the walkway and paused to stare down at my reserved parking space. I couldn't help but smile, There on the deck all shiny and pretty was the one thing that lit up my normally dull life... The "Yellow Brick Road".
Uncle Henry was once a well known trader in and amongst the inhabited worlds of the Orion Region, he'd been from one end of Terran Space to the other. However, the economic collapse of 2610 had caused him to sell off his business. He only kept his ship, turning it into a home for himself and drifted from world to world looking for work. The economy soon recovered and Henry continued from where he left off, but now from solely aboard his ship which he had named for the brick-like pattern and golden colour of the of the solar panels that once surrounded the hull. It was around that time that he met Em and settled on the Kansas to be closer to who he would soon marry. The golden solar panels had now been removed and replaced by a more powerful power system, though the vessel's name remained unchanged. No longer having a need for running such a dangerous business, Henry nearly mothballed the ship in the storage hanger until I came along. Having to feed an extra mouth in the household meant he had to continue plying the trade lanes. Once I was old enough, Henry left the ship in my care. He had raised me hoping that I would take an interest in space travel, I was far beyond interested, I was obsessed.
The Yellow Brick Road, or Y.B.R. as some have called her, was probably one of the oldest ships in Titan orbit. One look at her grey hull and goldenrod markings and you'd never guess that she was once a powerful gunship. Compared to most craft that traverse the Saturn Sector, Yellow Brick Road was an antique, he registry plaque in the engine room was one of the only completely original components left, it would soon be my vessel's two hundred and sixteenth birthday. When her hull was completed in 2418 the designers said her class would last for a century, of the sixty Yukikaze class gunships built only a dozen survive, half of those in museums.
Uncle Henry bought the craft from a junk-craft dealer that found the then named "JDS Naganami" adrift on the far side of Luna, the main viewport blown out by cannon fire, century and a half old corpses still at their posts, undecayed in the vacuum of space. After a complete refit, the Yellow Brick Road made an excellent cargo ship and courier.
And now, she was my cargo ship and courier, my own set of steel wings. I walked down the stairs to the lower deck, the old metal structure clanked under the footfalls of my heavy boots. The ship was considered small but from the flightdeck, staring up at the side of the spacecraft, I couldn't help but feel a little on the small side. It felt childish but I wrapped my arms around the bulky hydraulic rams of the forward landing skids and gave the ship a big hug.
A voice echoed across the hanger at me.
"Dorothy... you REALLY need to get yourself a man..."
I looked up at the approaching technician and laughed, I pointed to the armoured hull above me.
"I have over eight thousand tons of thrust between my legs, what do I need a man for?"
The technician giggled slightly, she was easily recognizable, even at a distance. Grey coveralls, bandages and a robotic hand were the trademark fashion of Tomoko Horikoshi, her dark eyes matching her short hair. Tomoko's skill as an engineer was unrivaled, despite her relatively young age. She was not the cleanest person on the Kansas, generally working long shifts in the dark bowels of the station, almost always by choice. Such a hard worker...
"Fight with another of the maintenance bots again?" I gestured at Tomoko's wounds.
"Nope, couple minor burns and a communication distribution box that had sharp edges. I beat it with my mallet for a while and yelled at it. Seems to be working fine now."
I glanced back at the ship for a moment. Tomoko had helped me with almost every refit and modification made to the Y.B.R. since I took command. The vessel was as much her's as it was mine. If the old girl was a race car, Tomoko would be my whole pit crew.
"Uncle Henry said something about a load of dangerous liquids for Sat-Dock."
"Yeah, the tanks are all loaded up. Just give me a minute to sign the paperwork and we'll get your old rust bucket ou-..."
I stroked the hydraulic rams on the Y.B.R.'s landing skid as if it were a kitten... a seven hundred and fifty ton kitten.
"You don't need to take that from the mean lady... we'll show them not to underestimate you."
Tomoko grinned, her teeth glaringly white against her engine grease covered skin.
"Is that a challenge I hear?"
"Here to Sat-Dock and back in 50 minutes."
Tomoko pondered for a moment. The metallic joints of her prosthetic limb clicking loudly in the echoing hanger.
"...what are the profits for the winner?"
"A free dinner coupon for the Cobalt Grill?"
"Deal! The clock starts when your ship hits the sky, and no cheating and using your fancy little military grade phase-drive... by the way, do you have a permit for that thing?"
I tried my best to force an innocent look onto my face.
Tomoko sighed, seeing right through me. "Get the permits. And get in your ship! You have a bet to lose and I'm hungry!"
The technician ran off to prep the clearances. I grinned widely, I knew I had already won. I could fly to Saturn blindfolded in twenty five minutes if I really had to. The trip was a simple cakewalk.
Yellow Brick Road's was originally a warship, so her cargo capacity was actually quite small, but with her combat-grade armour plating she was the ship of choice for running the gauntlet of corsairs in the Sol Asteroid Belt and the pirate blockades near the Brigand Enclave at Namaka. The cargo bay already had a few crates tied to the deck, filled mostly with spare parts as the Y.B.R. was always in a state of flying itself apart. What little space remained was taken up by two large tanks of cold liquid methane.
A few ladders, hatches and a corridor later and I was in the cockpit. It was large and spacious compared to ships of similar same size. Divided into two sections, the lower deck served as the ship's lounge, and with the ship's main viewports surrounding it, it was a great spot to sit back, relax and enjoy the view of the cosmos while on long trips. The upper deck was the actual cockpit, set above and behind the lounge. The pilot naturally sat in the middle, with a few other seats and consoles navigation, communication and engineering set up around the room. I sat down in my favorite chair in the universe, it was absurdly comfortable, like a cloud bolted to a massive bullet.
I harnessed myself in and began starting up the ship's systems, the displays lit up with faint glows. The gravity alarm outside sounded a few times, then my vessel was suddenly weightless. The refueling hoses detached with a dull hiss, follow by the clicking of the armoured hull folding back over the hose sockets.
Pressurization sirens began to blare, warning anyone in the dock to get out before the air did. The lights of the launch-board outside started to change from red to green in sequence. The noise of my idling engines grew fainter as the atmosphere was pumped out of the hanger. The sweet mechanical melody was soon silent, all I could hear of them were the sounds from the engine room far behind me.
"Yellow Brick Road, launch approved. Traffic clear, all moorings detached." Tomoko reported from the control loft to my left, I couldn't hold in the laugh when I saw the stopwatch in her hand. I pulled my headset tight over my ears and adjusted the microphone.
"Y.B.R. confirms. Ready for launch." Gave a thumbs up signal as I glanced over the diagnostic screens once more. Red lights flashed silently as the main door folded open, beyond was nothing but black cosmos and burning stars. My eyes were fixated on the watch in Tomoko's grip, silent and unmoving, much like myself.
Out of the corner of my eye I could see the doors lock into their open position and green lights flash a few times. Tomoko's thumb pressed hard against the timer, it's hands sprung to life... So did mine.
My vision blurred slightly as I slammed the throttle forward to the maximum setting I could legally use while in a dock, despite the gravity plating and inertial dampening system built into the deck below me working at optimum efficiency, the HUD display infront of my registered enough g-forces to for someone to casually stand on the bulkheads during my acceleration.
The Y.B.R. shot into the deep void like an artillery shell. Tomoko's voice crackled through the earpieces once again.
"One airborne, one sensor contact, no interval. Yellow Brick Road you are clear of Kansas and free to maneuver. See ya in a while."
"Aye, Y.B.R. out." I switched frequency over to the shipping channels. A one-hundred and twenty degree yaw and full throttle boost later, I was on my way towards Saturn. My home hung silently in the void, from here it was quite an impressive sight. The main body of the station easily three kilometers long and a kilometer wide, though I never really stopped to measure her exact size. Her two massive solar panels wings added at least six thousand meters to her overall width.
She was a beast, if Kansas fell out of Titan's orbit she would make one hell of a crater. Silver and blue spires of reinforced steel and thick glass plates stretched out beneath her like inverted skyscrapers, she truly was a floating city.
A Trondheim-class heavy carrier was just starting it's undocking maneuvers from one of Kansas' external moorings, an odd sight in this neighborhood.
I smiled to myself, the radio had the usual chatter but I knew I wasn't alone on this channel.
"...Winter, I know you're there, pick up the phone, channel code... microwave oven?"
I switched over to the coded frequency and waited, a few seconds later a clicking noise, like somebody fumbling with the microphone followed by a groggy yawn met my ears.
"...geez Dorothy do you know what time it is?"
"Yeah, its when most people are awake and working for a living. How is the illegal information trafficking business?"
The man on the other end of the radio yawned again. "Winter" was the codename the hacker had given to himself. I'd never actually met him before, I'd heard rumours that he lived in an abandon mine on Titan. There wasn't anything that happened in Sol Space that he didn't find out about.
"...Winter? You still there?" I tapped my headset.
"Yeah, sorry, was getting myself a drink. What can I do for you today? General question or something that'll put coin in my pockets?"
"Just an inquiry, what's with the heavy hitter snooping around my house?" I gestured unconsciously at the sensor contact on my displays. I could almost here the gears in the data miner's head turning.
"Sorry Gale but I have no idea, they must be up to something though, the T.U. only deploys their Tronnies when something big is going down. My guess is something wacky, if I were you I'd watch my back out there today."
Hmmm, I had hoped that Winter would be able to cure my curiosity, but he only fueled it further.
"Thanks, I'll close down the channel before they get a fix on your location."
"Much appreciated, fly safe." The line went dead and silence once again filled the cockpit.
I took this moment to stare at the yellow beauty of Saturn as it lay before me. The far-off silhouette of the Sat-dock looked very small against the backdrop of the massive gas giant.
My mind began to wander while the Y.B.R. glided lazily though space. A memory of my first flight drifted into my mind, initiate flashback!
[To be Continued]
Galaxy of Oz - Chapter 1 by Valhalla-StudiosWatch
©2012-2016 Valhalla-Studios
Back to slacking off and playing Star Trek Online for me
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The editorial/opinion page of a newspaper often is referred to in journalistic circles as the backbone of the newspaper. The page in The Observer it is called Opinion provides a forum for ideas and opinion. Sometimes the opinions expressed in editorials, columns and letters to the editor are controversial. Some will raise our blood pressure. Some well agree with. And some are just plain off the wall. But thats OK. They are the writers opinions.
The Observers policy for printing letters and guest columns is wide open. We print most of what we receive. We dont print lists of thank-yous and we dont run letters where it is apparent one person has an ax to grind against a local business. Nor do we run submissions from outside the area that appear to have been batch mailed, faxed or e-mailed to every newspaper in the state. And we wont allow potentially libelous statements to be made in letters. But other than that, The Observers letters and guest column policy is wide open.
Most importantly, we wont screen out letters that we might disagree with even those that take The Observer to task. And rarely will we add an editors note to respond to a letter. A newspaper ought not to always have the last word.
A subscriber recently submitted a note with a renewal that pointed up the need to explain the purpose of the Opinion page. The reader suggested that we disallow letters that question the agricultural community. The note said:
To the editor: I want to protest that letter the other day denouncing ranchers. They are the backbone of this country. Why do you allow such garbage in the paper?
The answer is easy. As outlandish as opinions expressed on this page can be, The Observer would be doing readers a disservice if it only ran those opinions with which most of its readers or newspaper management could agree. Publishing letters or guest opinions of any stripe is not an endorsement on the part of the newspaper. The newspaper is providing the forum for readers to share opinions. The last thing a newspaper should do is screen letters on the basis of the opinions expressed.
As objectionable as some of the opinions might be to some readers, The Observer hopes that everyone would remember one of the most important tenets of this country the First Amendment, the right to free speech.
Were all entitled to our opinions, and the Constitution guarantees the right to express those opinions. Newspapers that would disallow opinions based on their viewpoint wouldnt be fulfilling their role nor upholding the First Amendment.
A general circulation newspaper such as The Observer isnt a mouthpiece for only one point of view. The objective of The Observers editorial page is to allow a cross-section of viewpoints. Readers are encouraged to respond if they agree or disagree.
We hold the First Amendment near and dear to our hearts. We would hope that readers do the same.

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Oil prices jumped to well over $100 a barrel, and analysts say it's due to tension in the Middle East. So, luckily, it's just a temporary thing.
Italian police seized $6 trillion worth of fake, worthless U.S. bonds. Let that be a lesson. If you want to try and sell worthless financial instruments, you'd better be Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. That's the only way you're going to get away with it.
Taco Bell plans to start selling tacos made out of nacho cheese Doritos. Their goal is to create Mexican food that's totally unrecognizable to the Mexican people.
Dutch scientists say the world's first test-tube meat, a hamburger made from cow stem cells, will be available sometime this year. Test tube meat made from stem cells. I hope it tastes as good as it sounds.
It turns out that the typical academy member who votes for the Oscars is in his mid 60s. That's good news for the movie "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" because that's the only movie they could see.
Newt Gingrich called President Obama "the most dangerous president in U.S. history." But then he said "on the dance floor."
It's been reported that Mitt Romney's campaign is spending cash twice as fast as they're earning it. Hey, it turns out he is just like us after all.
Political analysts say the key voting bloc could be birth control moms. Birth control moms are women who use birth control but apparently not correctly.
A guy went into a Walmart. He's completely naked and he's stealing socks. Is that the first item, honestly? He was planning a series of robberies to put together a whole new outfit.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has outlawed gay marriage with one exception. He said Ben and Jerry, they're OK. They can go ahead and get married.
Usually the only thing Chris Christie vetoes is a salad.
Scientists have now created artificial meat. They've done so with stem cells in a test tube. Is your mouth watering?
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Today is Mardi Gras. That's French for Fat Tuesday. Unfortunately we're all so politically correct these days, Fat Tuesday is now officially known as "Big Boned Day."
Everyone throws beads on Mardi Gras. The beads are paid for by local businessmen who ride on elaborate floats and toss little trinkets to the desperate masses in the streets. Which is also Mitt Romney's economic plan.
At one end of Bourbon Street they actually have a gay Mardi Gras celebration. Who would have guessed that a party centered on jewelry and feathers would attract a gay crowd?
I love New Orleans. It's a great place with resilient people. They bounced back after an incredible tragedy. Meanwhile, here in Los Angeles we're still recovering from last month's drizzle.
In New York, basketball phenom Jeremy Lin continues to whip fans of the Knicks into a lather. They're calling it Lin-sanity. I think that's what they called it when Lindsay Lohan stole that jewelry.
Bob Morris, a state lawmaker from Fort Wayne, Ind., has decided not to support a proposal to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts. He believes the Girl Scouts is a, quote, radicalized organization that supports homosexuality and abortion. I'm all for freedom of speech, but that kind of talk might get you picked as Rick Santorum's running mate.
Girl Scouts sell cookies. They don't promote homosexuality. They promote obesity.
It's Mardi Gras, which is an interesting phenomenon because it turns normal, everyday people into drunken lunatics who will trade their dignity for 9 cents worth of beads. When it's over, everybody goes home and goes back to being normal.
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HARTFORD, Conn. -- Ryan Arcidiacono scored 25 points and Villanova grabbed 20 offensive rebounds in beating Connecticut, 70-61, on the road Saturday.
Mouphtaou Yarou added 11 points and had 16 rebounds for the Wildcats (16-10, 7-6 Big East).
"He did everything tonight. He was simply outstanding," Villanova coach Jay Wright told UConnHuskies.com.
Omar Calhoun scored 16 points to lead UConn (17-7, 7-5). The Huskies came into the game having won five of their last six, including an emotional upset over rival Syracuse on Wednesday.
But Villanova held UConn's guard tandem of Shabazz Napier and Ryan Boatright to just six points. The pair had been averaging just under 33 points a game.
"Those two guards are two of the best in the country," Wright said. "I think doing the job on them was the key."
A pair of Arcidiacono three-pointers sparked an 11-0 run that turned a three-point halftime deficit into a 52-45 Villanova lead and the Wildcats never trailed again.
The freshman guard had five of Villanova's nine three-pointers and the Wildcats hit 9 of 21 from behind the arc. They are now 13-0 when they make six or more three-pointers in a game.
A layup from Yarou gave the Wildcats a 64-57 lead with just over two minutes left and Bell sealed the win with a three-pointer that stretched the lead to 10.
Shabazz Napier picked up two fouls in the game's first four minutes, and the Huskies had a difficult time running their offense without him. Villanova went on an 11-0 run, holding UConn without a field goal for more than seven minutes in the first half, before a fast-break dunk by DeAndre Daniels made it 13-8.
Daniels had six of the Huskies first eight points.
Napier came back in midway through the half, helping the Huskies to a 10-2 run that gave them back the lead at 16-14.
Back-to-back three-pointers from little-used Leon Tolksdorf brought the crowd into the game and stretched the lead to 22-16. Tolksdorf had just 10 points all season coming into the game, six in Big East play.
Arcidiacono kept the Wildcats close. He had 17 first-half points, including the team's final seven of the half. He had five of the team's nine first-half baskets.
"We want him to score," Wright said. "I'm the only coach in the world who gets the kid who is an unbelievable scorer and he wants to be the nicest guy and pass to everybody. We tell him to shoot. He's just too nice a kid."
Napier didn't get his first bucket until after halftime, but had nine assists. Boatright's first bucket didn't come until the game's final minute.
Villanova outrebounded UConn 41-25, including 20-5 on the offensive glass. The Wildcats came in leading the Big East in rebounding, pulling down an average of 39 per game. UConn, which lost 7-foot-1 center Enosch Wolf to an indefinite suspension following a domestic-violence arrest, has nobody on the roster taller than 6-9.
Villanova has been an enigma this season, beating Syracuse and Louisville in the same week, but losing to Providence twice and suffering an 18-point loss to Columbia. They were coming off an 18-point loss to Cincinnati, after wins over DePaul and South Florida, two teams at the bottom of the conference standings.
"You have to win on the road against good teams. You can talk about it all you want…You have to go do it," Wright said.
UConn had won the last four meetings between the schools before losing what could be the two teams' final matchup as members of the same conference.
"I don't know if it's the last time around for the Big East or not, but it's been great coming up here. This is special basketball country up here," Wright said.
The Huskies fall to 12-2 when leading at the half this season.


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At least in the state of North Carolina a gay couple does have a limited legal existance.
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Wednesday Matinee - 'Greenfingers'Written by Susie S. on 02/28/2014
Wednesday May 18th at 1:30 P.M. Greenfingers (2001) Starring Clive Owen, Helen Mirren, Natasha Little, David Kelly, Warren Clarke , Danny Dyer Rated R; 100 minutes; Presented with Captions for the hearing impaired.
When Colin Briggs is placed in an experimental program to finish off his prison sentence, all he wants is peace and quiet. After his wise, elderly roommate Fergus introduces him to gardening, Colin uncovers a talent and passion for plants. Teaming up with his fellow inmates, Colin gets the attention of celebrated gardener Georgina Woodhouse. Soon, the unexpected gardeners are preparing to compete for the Hampton Court Flower Show. When Colin meets Georgina's beautiful daughter Primrose, he discovers another reason to fight for his freedom: true love
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Where Baltimore-area residents would rather be
Real estate search site Trulia says the Baltimore region is seventh on the list of metro areas with the weakest demand among the online search crowd -- specifically, more renters and homeowners looking to move out than in.
For every search on Trulia by someone outside the region checking out places for sale or rent here, there are two (or more specifically 2.2) searches by people in our area looking somewhere else. The company, which ranked the 100 largest metro areas on search demand, says big regions tend to have more people looking to leave than to arrive.
Maryland overall has seen more going than coming in recent years, starting at the height of the housing boom and continuing in a bigger way afterward, according to the state Department of Planning's analysis of IRS migration data.
That doesn't mean the population dropped, though -- it grew. As a planning agency chart in an earlier analysis shows, births outnumber deaths and international migration is also adding to the mix, even as state-to-state migration subtracts.
Trulia says Baltimore-area residents searching online for apartments and homes outside the region are most frequently checking out these places:
1. The Washington area
2. The Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick mini-metro area (usually lumped in with the D.C. area, but not always)
3. The York-Hanover area in Pennsylvania
4. New York City and environs (an area that reaches New Jersey)
5. The Philadelphia area
But what about the people who live elsewhere and are checking us out? Trulia's list made me go "whaa?" -- here's why:
It's an eerily similar list.
1. The Washington area
2. The Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick area
3. The NYC area
4. The Philadelphia area
5. The Salisbury area
A case of the grass is always greener?
All that's missing in this list compared with the first one is York -- York County tends to draw Baltimore-area workers looking for cheaper housing, and I don't think York County-to-Baltimore moves are as common. (Certainly Maryland sends more people to Pennsylvania than the other way around.)
People also tend to move in greater numbers from the pricier Washington area to Baltimore than vice versa, though the gap narrowed as the recession set in. I suppose we'll find out down the road whether the Trulia search results suggest a change or if it's just wishful lookylooing.
Oh, and No. 3 on the weakest search-demand list, with 2.5 outbound searches for every inbound one? That's D.C. (No. 1 is Newark, N.J.)
The top 10 at the other end -- places getting more lookers-in than lookers-out -- is filled with Florida communities. Trulia looked at searches in October, November and December, so weather might have helped there.
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Duran Duran's John Taylor Honored By Writers In Treatment At 'Experience, Strength And Hope' Event
Robert Downey Jr., Bobcat Goldthwait, and Ione Skye join host Ed Begley, Jr. at the Skirball Cultural Center February 15th SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Writers In Treatment and New Directions for Women have joined forces to honor Duran Duran's founding member John Taylor with the Experience, Strength and Hope Award on Friday, February 15, 2013 at the Skirball Cultural Center. Robert Downey Jr. will present Writer's In Treatment's highest honor to Mr. Taylor during an unforgettable evening that will be hosted by Ed Begley Jr., feature special appearances by actor/comedian/director Bobcat Goldthwait, and Ione Skye, and many more surprises.(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130214/DC60282LOGO) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110727/DC41105LOGO) The Experience, Strength and Hope Award is given to well-known individuals who have written courageous and honest memoirs about their journey from addiction to recovery. Past honorees include astronaut Buzz Aldrin and Academy Award winning actor Louis Gossett, Jr. Taylor's memoir "In the Pleasure Groove: Love, Death & Duran Duran" tells of his upbringing in Birmingham, England, his years with Duran Duran, and his road to recovery. Taylor said, "I won't say I went right away [to rehab], I had to hit bottom, which meant going out and getting so f**ked up, so disillusioned by my own inability to control myself, and then surrender. Now it's been a whole different me, and I wanted to write about that. A lot of people are struggling and a lot of people still don't believe that sobriety is possible for them." Writer's In Treatment Founder, Leonard Buschel commented, "This award recognizes John Taylor who is helping to facilitate the transformation of people's lives by chronicling his journey through alcoholism and addiction to recovery. At a time when people suffer as much or more from the social stigma of addiction, John has come forward to champion recovery and dispel the dark clouds of superstition regarding this treatable and preventable illness. That certainly deserves our recognition, admiration and heartfelt gratitude." The charity event is a celebration of the benefits of clean and sober living and the importance of humor in the recovery process. All proceeds benefit Writers In Treatment's Jewelle Sturm Memorial Scholarship Fund. Past ceremony participants include award-winning actor and activist Ed Begley, Jr., actors Danny Trejo, Tony Denison, Jack McGee, and actress Joanna Cassidy. "Alcohol Justice is proud to support Writers in Treatment and this year's Experience, Strength and Hope event," stated Michael Scippa, Director of the Free Our Sports™ Youth Film Festival, a project of Alcohol Justice . "We salute John Taylor for his inspiring memoir and Leonard Buschel for shining the spotlight on stories that can change people's lives." The Skirball Cultural Center has established itself as one of the world's most dynamic cultural institutions and arts venues in Los Angeles. The Skirball Cultural Center is located at 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90049. This event is SOLD OUT. Writers In Treatment is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization grounded in the arts and recovery fields. W.I.T.'s primary purpose is to save lives through promoting and providing 'treatment' as the best first step solution for addiction, alcoholism and other self-destructive behaviors. The international REEL Recovery Film Festival is a production of W.I.T. www.reelrecoveryfilmfestival.org. For more information, go to www.writersintreatment.org or contact Leonard Buschel at (818) 762-0461. Alcohol Justice is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that envisions healthy communities free of the alcohol industry's negative impact. Alcohol Justice promotes evidence-based public health policies and organizes campaigns with diverse communities and youth against the alcohol industry's harmful practices. For more information about Alcohol Justice go to www.AlcoholJustice.org. For more information about the Free Our Sports™ Youth Film Festival, go to www.FreeOurSports.org or contact Michael Scippa at (415) 548-0492. SOURCE Alcohol Justice
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This exciting vacation covers Italy's main sites, with a special focus on the verdant landscapes of Tuscany and the romantic Gulf of Naples. Begin in Rome, then stop in Orvieto, an Umbrian town with a beautiful cathedral, and reach your hotel in the Tuscan Hills, ideal base for exploring Tuscany. Join a day trip to Renaissance Florence to experience Signoria Square, Palazzo Vecchio, and the Duomo complex, and to Pisa to see its famed Leaning Tower. Experience Romeo & Juliet's Verona, as well as magnificent Venice with its maze of canals. Stop in Ravenna, known for its Byzantine mosaics, and overnight in the Republic of San Marino, one of the smallest countries of the world. Dedicate a day to Italy's Umbria region with visits to Urbino, Gubbio, and Assisi. Cross the Apennines, see the Benedictine Abbey of Montecassino, and spend three nights in Naples. Enjoy included excursions to the beautiful Isle of Capri, the fascinating archaeological site of Pompeii, and lively Sorrento. Return to Rome to discover the world-famous "Eternal City."
Individual headsetsInside visits and special features:Shown in UPPERCASE in the tour description including admission charges where applicable.Sightseeing:Visits to Orvieto, Greve, Pisa, Venice, Ravenna, San Marino, Urbino, Gubbio, Assisi, Montecassino, Naples, Sorrento, Capri
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Check into your hotel. The rest of the day is free for you to explore Italy's ancient capital. This evening, meet your Tour Director and fellow travelers.
This morning, start your journey northwards to Orvieto in the province of Umbria to visit its black basalt and yellow limestone CATHEDRAL. Next, enjoy the beauty of the Tuscan countryside with its hillside towns and villages that skirt the Chianti wine-growing region. Overnight in the heart of Tuscany, in the San Gimignano area. There's no easier place to get around in Tuscany. Tonight, join the optional Tuscan dinner. (B)
Spend the day at leisure or take advantage of today's optional excursion to San Gimignano and Siena. San Gimignano is one of Italy's best-preserved medieval towns. Admire its 14 towers and the countryside dotted with vineyards and olive trees. Siena is rightly considered the jewel of Tuscany. The Piazza del Campo is quite unique in shape and setting, and famous all over the world for the traditional Palio horse racing event. (B,D)
A full day is dedicated to the city that's known as the "Cradle of the Renaissance." Wander at leisure and admire the city's timeless beauty. The included walking tour with a Local Guide will introduce you to most of the city's highlights. (B,D)
This morning, head to the village of Greve. Then, continue to visit the VICCHIOMAGGIO WINE ESTATE, where a renowned Chianti wine is made. Indulge in an included TYPICAL TUSCAN LUNCH before heading to Pisa to see its world-famous SQUARE OF MIRACLES and Leaning Tower. Take a stroll down the busy Via Santa Maria, perhaps Pisa's most typical street. (B,L,D)
A comfortable drive north today, first through more of Tuscany, then into the flatlands of the Po Valley and across its river to Verona on the banks of the Adige River. Get to know more about this enchanting city on your included sightseeing tour that will take in all the highlights and, of course, the famous balcony from Romeo and Juliet. Later, continue to your overnight hotel in the Venice area. (B)
Venice is a city of unparalleled beauty and a feast of wonderful sights. View the delightful criss-crossing canals, the gondolas, water buses, arched bridges, palaces, and piazzas. Enjoy the included orientation, which starts with a BOAT RIDE to St. Mark's Square and is followed by time at leisure and a visit to a typical Venetian GLASSBLOWING WORKSHOP. In the afternoon, join one of the many optional excursions. (B,D)
South today to Ravenna, at one time an imperial city known as the "Byzantium of the West." After a short stop here, continue to the tiny hilltop Republic of San Marino, one of the smallest countries in the world. (B,D)
First to Urbino with its magnificent Ducal Palace towering over the town. Then, on to medieval Gubbio, where a superb view of the rooftops of the town from the Consul's Palace is a must. Continue on to Foligno in the Umbria region for an overnight. (B,D)
Start the day in Assisi by visiting the BASILICA OF ST. FRANCIS with its famous paintings by Giotto dating back to the 1300s. Travel south across the Apennines to the shores of the Mediterranean for three overnights in Naples, rightly known as Italy's most colorful city. (B)
Cross the crystal-blue waters to Capri. This legendary island, surrounded by rose-tinted rocks, has incredibly beautiful coves of translucent blues and greens. The town, with its pretty piazzetta, maze of streets, fashionable boutiques, and smart restaurants, is a mecca for the jet set. An optional tour takes you round the island with its steep roads and panoramic views. Return to Naples. (B,D)
This morning, get to know more about lively, bustling Naples on the included orientation drive. Next, POMPEII, where time stopped for the rich, aristocratic town with the terrible eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. Continue to Sorrento to spend a leisurely afternoon and early evening in this laid-back town with views over the Gulf of Naples. Maybe join an optional dinner in a local restaurant before returning to Naples. (B)
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Don Jenkins, Jeffco Public Schools' chief information officer, was arrested March 19 for investigation of Internet luring of a child and attempted sexual assault on a child.
Jenkins was arrested by the Aurora Police Department after an undercover Internet sting operation.
"This is devastating news for us on so many levels," said Jeffco Public Schools Superintendent Cindy Stevenson. "Accusations like these violate our organizational values and our mission of protecting children."
State Sen. Mike Kopp's first "virtual town hall meeting" went off with only one technological glitch on March 23, but the bigger issue may be ensuring that constituents who don't agree with Kopp get a chance to weigh in.
For Jeffco District Attorney Scott Storey, eight is definitely not enough.
Term limits mean that Storey must leave office when his second four-year term ends in 2012, but he's determined to stick around. And so, he will soon propose to the county commissioners that the limits be extended to let him seek another term.
"As it applies to the DA, and as it applies to those offices that are not necessarily policy-makers but have a specialty attached to them — like the sheriff, for example — I felt like eight years is not enough," Storey said.
The Jefferson County Open Space Division might be able to buy more land after it refinances more than $70 million in loans to take advantage of low interest rates.
"Unfortunately, the economy is bad, but it also creates the opportunity for us to do better with our bonds," said Open Space Director Ralph Schell.
Schell said the open space program took out about $160 million in loans in 1999 to buy land. The county currently pays an average interest rate of 4.94 percent on the remaining debt, but prevailing rates are nearly 2 points lower.
Nothing revs up a group of 3- to 5-year-olds like a room full of big, shiny vehicles with flashing lights just waiting to serve as their personal climbing gym.
And for 15 Head Start students who recently took a field trip to a garage housing the Jeffco sheriff's vehicle fleet, smiles and laughter were in high gear.
Gregory Franta, an architect from Boulder missing for more than a month, was found dead in Jefferson County on March 10 when the Colorado State Patrol responded to a car accident off Colorado 93.
Franta, 58, was driving south a few miles north of Golden in a 2006 white Honda Civic, according to a preliminary investigation. It is believed that his car went off the right side of the road, and he tried to correct, but the car rolled several times down a steep embankment, hitting several trees before coming to rest on its roof.
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet says that $900 million in federal stimulus money headed to Colorado for educational purposes will prevent layoffs at school districts statewide, but Jeffco Public Schools officials say they aren't so sure.
Bennet said the federal government is doling out $44 billion in stimulus funding that will be available to state education budgets in 30 to 45 days.
State Sen. Mike Kopp is hoping to get better connected to his sprawling South Jeffco district with the help of the Internet.
But Kopp isn't planning to start posting videos on YouTube. Instead, he will kick off a series of "virtual" town hall meetings with his constituents. With the help of Gotomeeting.com, which is designed for online business meetings, Kopp will meet online with up to 15 constituents to discuss timely legislative topics.
A proposal by county staff to raise some fees paid by developers was shot down March 3 by the county commissioners.
Tim Carl, Jeffco's director of development and transportation, proposed raising certain fees from $100 to $450 over the next three years. Under Carl's plan, some fees would have increased 25 percent each year through 2011, when they would have been frozen for three years. Starting in 2014, the fees would have been adjusted every three years in line with the Consumer Price Index.
Jefferson County is taking steps to more quickly process food stamp applications, after the county was cited as leading the state in failing to process the applications within the federally required 30 days.
Lynnae Flora, acting director of Jeffco's community assistance division, said more of the division's employees are working overtime in an effort to more quickly process the applications. The division's workers are also getting more training, she said.
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The other night, I observed with my local astronomy club's, VARF, brand new 16-inch Orion Optics Optimized Dall-Kirkham telescope on a 10 Micron GM2000 HPS mount. I used almost exclusively 300x magnification (9mm Nagler). The seeing was crummy in the beginning of the session when I looked at Uranus. The planet was flickering and only the moon Titania was seen occasionally. The visual magnitudes below are from APASS, if not otherwise noted.
Comet C/2011 L4 (PanStarrs), which was a naked eye object half a year ago, was still visible telescopically. It was located in Bootes and seemed fainter than 14th magnitude and about 0'.7 in diameter.
NGC2748 in Camelopardalis is a very elongated galaxy. Here I glimpsed the supernova SN2013ff. I estimated it as magnitude 15.6. Noted several stars not plotted on my MegaStar chart. The dimmest of them, a star near the galaxy's northern tip, proved to be of V=16.03.
I had seen SN2013dy in NGC7250 (Lacerta) a month ago. The supernova had faded to magnitude 15.1. I happened to note a field star of V-magnitude 16.15 not plotted on my chart.
The supernova SN2013ej in M74 had also dimmed during the last month. Estimated SN2013ej as magnitude 13.3. Very easy to see.
UGC5609 is a faint galaxy in Draco. The supernova SN2013eu is situated just 3" W and 9" S of the galaxy's centre. I occasionally glimpsed a stellar object here. It was fainter than a 15.7 magnitude star, but I don't know whether this was SN2013eu or just the nucleus of UGC5609. I observed three, or maybe four, supernovae in just more than one hour!
The field was interesting with the neighbour, UGC5600, just 1'.3 NW of it. They were similar, had a low surface brightness but UGC5600 contained a brighter stellar centre. The magnitude 15.9 galaxy MCG+13-8-18 was nearby. A fourth galaxy, 7ZW 319 (PGC30266), was indeed also visible. Its magnitude is 16.3 according to NED and the size is 0'.6x0'.4. I could discern its non-stellar character. It must have been the first time I observed an anonymous galaxy in the 7ZW-catalog! These are compact galaxies catalogued by Fritz Zwicky.
When I analyzed my observations, I noted that one of my field stars that I had ringed in was not actually a star but an anonymous galaxy, 2MASX J10203816+7841014! The B-magnitude is 15.9 according to NED but it does not give the size. On the Digitized Sky Survey it looks somewhat bigger than 7ZW 319. The reason why these galaxies can be seen with only 16-inch aperture are their small size and high surface brightness. There were more galaxies in the field of view.
The last object for the night was M33, the Triangulum galaxy. I star-hopped from the large emission nebula NGC604 towards south (here I saw some mottling in the cloud, have to return to it!). Here would the galaxy's brightest globular cluster, C39, reside. After some concentration, I could glimpse the V-magnitude 15.9 globular above my city Västerås' light dome. The cluster was stellar, difficult but definitive. C39 is the most remote globular that I have seen, distance about 3 million light-years. It's half a million light-years more distant than the easier globular clusters in the Andromeda galaxy.
I measured the darkness of the sky with my SQM-L device. From here, 7 km north of Västerås centre (population 140,000), it was 20.6 magnitudes per square arc-second. Towards the north, it was a little bit darker, 20.9. I could glimpse a V-magnitude 16.6 star near the Ring nebula last week with the 16-inch from here. It is still a much brighter sky than my regular observing site 40 km from here. It was a joy using the new ODK-telescope.
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Comet PanStarrs, 3 (4?) SN and a globular in M33
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Fine observation of C39. I attempted it with my 12" SCT once.


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