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Friday, June 24, 2011
Frenchie Friday
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Proper cheese plate?!?! Whattttt?! On my way over ;)ReplyDelete
oh that is so fun! seriously your lifey is like dream land, ive never wanted to travel so much in my entire life til i started reading others bloggies!ReplyDelete
i'm going to france tomorrow!ReplyDelete
aaaand i'm emailing you now. for real this time.
We have a french chain of stores similar to a Target or Walmart here in Singapore called Carrefour (they sell everything from bikes to clothes to home decor to groceries), and their cheese section is great! I can get good cheese from France even out here in the middle of Southeast Asia.ReplyDelete
Ha everything is SO much better in France! :D You're making me crave delicious cheeses and a fresh baggette! I don't like the US Walmart either! BUT I am sure if they made it more like the one in France, I would love it more! :)ReplyDelete
Wish I could try out Gaet or whatever it was ha ha... I love cheese... a market across the street from me sells cheese from all over the world. My favorite are the Havarti cheeses from Denmark. YUM!ReplyDelete
i need to move to france. like this second right nowReplyDelete
Oh yum!! :) I so need to go to Europe.ReplyDelete
This is it, I miss my Cheese! Sorry ladies but French cheese in one of the best and I am longing for a cheese platter now.........ReplyDelete
How fun! Your pictures are beautiful!ReplyDelete
Beautiful photos, as always! Thanks for always adding a little bit of happiness (and wanderlust) to my day! : )ReplyDelete
OH my goodness this is so cute. i love it! and love your blog!! :)ReplyDelete
wow....lovely pictures...sounds great...ReplyDelete
cheese makes up 70% of my daily diet.ReplyDelete
Sarah, we are twins. I LOVE grocery shopping too!! Especially at Whole Foods. Bliss.ReplyDelete
We don't have whole foods :( but I do love the grocery store and cheese. Oh how I love cheese. We went to a goat farm a while ago and got to sample tons of it. amazing.ReplyDelete
This place sounds like heaven! I love love grocery shopping. I could spend hours in Whole Foods!ReplyDelete
"I'm a weird bird in that i love to grocery shop.ReplyDelete
whole foods tends to send me over the edge in sheer bliss."
I said this exact thing yesterday at work. In my own ways of course but nonetheless I went through my reasons for loving to grocery shop, and making my list, and having my little grocery budget.. So so FUN. If only I had the funds to go buy some grocery right now and put on some heels and pretend to feel healthy walking around wholefoods :). hahaha
Glad you love France so much! I cant stand the fluorescent lighting of anystore. That is something I have held with disdain since childhood before I knew what it was that made me irritated in these places. hahaha Be blessed girl :)...
STOP being so cute. Thanks.ReplyDelete
I love a good grocery store too!!!! That cheese platter looks amazing!ReplyDelete
Your blog is great, Sarah. I've really enjoyed it! It's definitely great to see some down to earth blogs out there related to traveling. I'd love it if you could pop by mine some time. Keep the great photos comin'!ReplyDelete
Kelsey :)
even grocery shopping sounds romantic in France! what a gorgeous country!ReplyDelete
hey! I posted your guest post. wondered if you saw it yet?ReplyDelete
haha, this is awesome! the french walmart looks much more gorg and enticing than the american version. that bike is TO DIE for! xo, katieReplyDelete
Those are such pretty pictures!!! Gorgeous. And a cheese plate doesn't sound too bad right now either!ReplyDelete


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Detroit, MI (SportsNetwork.com) - Mikael Samuelsson and Pavel Datsyuk tallied
36 seconds apart in the first period and Jimmy Howard turned away 19-of-20
shots, as the Detroit Red Wings took down the Buffalo Sabres, 2-1, in the
season opener for both teams.
The Red Wings have beaten beaten Buffalo in 12 of the last 13 matchups at Joe
Louis Arena since 1996.
Howard is coming off the best season of his career, in which he posted a 2.13
goals-against average and tied for a league-best with five shutouts.
Detroit, which had been a member of the Western Conference since 1993-94, got
off to an ideal start as a part of the East following the league's realignment
this offseason.
Zemgus Girgensons lit the lamp for Buffalo, which came up short on all seven
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Ryan Miller was steady following the two early goals, stopping 32-of-34 shots
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|Elementary bands take the stage 1 more time
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
The school year was closed out Thursday, May 23 when fifth- and sixth-grade band members performed an end-of-the-year concert for parents and friends in the HHS auditorium.
The large fifth grade took the stage first, under the direction of band director Miko Martinez. Their selections included "Go Tell Bill," "Skip it Lou," "Symphony No. 1," "Star Search (Twinkle Little Star)" and "Bingo."
Fifth-graders Kassidy Porter and Andrew Rivera perform a duet at the spring band concert. —Enterprise photo
The small group of sixth-grade musicians played "Symphonic Variants," "Dimensions" and "This Old Dude," with soloist Colby Purkeypile on tenor sax.
Special features during the evening concert were songs from the solo and ensemble contest in Ogallala, Neb., earlier in the year. They included "Farm Out," a duet by Kassidy Porter on clarinet and Andrew Rivera on euphonium; "Ode to Joy," a piano solo by Lali Marquez; and "Grenade," an alto sax solo by Ashlyn Churchwell.
Oboe player Keegan Shaw plays with the sixth-grade band at Thursday's concert.
Martinez honored individuals in the fifth- and sixth-grade bands with musicianship awards. She also recognized the fifth-grade clarinets and sixth-grade saxophones with awards for best sections.
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Video: Traveler describes storm at Lambert
Video: Charlie Dooley discusses Lambert Airport damage
Video: Cars damaged at Lambert Airport
Video: Tour of Lambert Airport, Part 1
Video: Tornado damages Lambert Airport terminal
Video: Lambert Airport slowly returning to normalcy
Video: "Days, not hours" until airport re-opens
Video: A quick look at damage at Lambert Airport
Video: Lambert Airport storm damage
Video: Tour of Lambert Airport, Part 2
St. Louis, MO (KSDK) - Lambert-St. Louis International Airport officials released surveillance video that shows debris swirling inside the airport as workers and passengers run to take cover when the EF2 tornado hit on Friday night.
The damage to the Lambert Airport is estimated to be in the millions of dollars as crews work around the clock to get it cleaned-up and reopened.
Airport Director Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge said the airfield and Terminal 2 were fully functional as of Saturday morning.
The worst damage happened in Concourse C of Terminal 1, which houses Air Tran, American, Cape Air and Frontier airlines.
Concource C storm damage PHOTOS
Media got a chance to tour the damage and see the crews working to make repairs on Saturday morning. There was water covering the floors and a huge hole in the ceiling. Many of the windows were blown out and glass littered the floor.
Mayor Francis Slay said it could take a long time to repair Concourse C, so the flights will be moved to other concourses at the airport.
Mayor Slay said Lambert Airport will reopen on Sunday morning to both inbound and outbound flights. In the meantime, a handful of inbound flights were allowed to travel to the airport after 5 p.m. Saturday. Power was restored to the airport by 7:40 p.m. The first plane, from carrier Southwest, landed around that time.
Terminal 1 will see very limited service as repairs are made and the full weight of damage is assessed. Service at concourses A, B and D will return as electricity is restored to that part of the airport.
Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge, director of Lambert Airport, said Lambert won't be the prettiest airport when it reopens on Sunday, but it will be functional.
Airline workers came to the airport Saturday to field phone calls and inform stranded travelers of the latest information. People who have travel plans out of Lambert Airport should contact the airline and not the airport.
The airport is still running on generator power, because Ameren has not yet restored power to the area.
Lambert-St. Louis Airport storm damage - PHOTOS
Mayor Slay said he hopes to have the airport at 70 percent capacity on Sunday and at 100 percent capacity by the middle of the week. He said it will depend on when power is restored to the airport and when the airlines will have crews and their resources in place.
Ameren Missouri hopes to have power restored by Saturday night.
Congressman Lacy Clay said he has reached out to President Obama and his administration. He hopes to brief them on the situation at the airport and neighboring communities later Saturday.
Leaders said St. Louis City, St. Louis County, state and federal officials are working together.
See complete coverage of the major storms that hit the St. Louis area.
Lambert Airport closed Friday night because of the weather-related damage. Eight flights heading toward the airport had to be diverted to Kansas City.
Curran Hennessey, a Michigan resident waiting to return home, was seated in a plane connected to the gate when the storm hit. He said strong winds picked the plane up and moved it about 20 feet. No one was seriously injured in that incident.
Travelers at Lambert Airport were being treated for cuts and scrapes to their legs after the glass blew out from the concourse. Fifty percent of the glass in Terminal 1 was destroyed. Five hundred people were at the airport at the time of the storm. Only four people had to be taken to a hospital for further treatment. They were all treated and released.
Passengers on two planes were temporarily stranded on the tarmac due to the presence of debris. They were eventually ferried to the airport via buses.
MetroLink halted service to the airport after the Hanley station Friday evening. Metro bus service was even delayed in the northern corridor. Metro will re-establish service to Lambert Airport Sunday morning by 5 a.m.
Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.


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ROCKTON (WIFR) -- The Village Board of Rockton has given a preliminary ok to a plan to annex land near the newly built Wal-Mart. First Rockford Group proposed the plan and could buy the property. A few business owners lease buildings there now. They say they will be forced to move if First Rockford Group buys the land. The business owners say, they don't mind moving, as long as they get advanced notice and help with moving costs.
"I'm all for growth it brings in business but it's got to be done right and I don't think I should have to move at my expense for someone's profit basically," said Don Ganrude, owner of R & L Auto Body.
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CULPEPER, Va. (AP) - The case of a former Culpeper police officer accused of killing an unarmed woman is in the hands of the jury.
Media outlets report that jurors deliberated for about three hours Monday without reaching a verdict. Deliberations resume Tuesday morning in Culpeper County Circuit Court.
Daniel Harmon-Wright is charged with murder in connection with the Feb. 9, 2012, shooting death of 54-year-old Patricia Ann Cook. He also is charged with malicious shooting into an occupied vehicle and several other charges.
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Capital Goods - November 2011
Republicans and Democrats in the General Assembly were at each others throats most of the past session. Republicans were intent on rewriting years of public policy in just a few months. Democrats chafed at no longer being in charge, but their irritation didnt matter much: Major changes to laws affecting medical malpractice, abortion and municipal annexation rolled through the legislature over their loud objection.
The Democratic governor and Republican legislature have been going at it over unemployment. When joblessness in the state again edged above 10% in August, Gov. Beverly Perdue and GOP legislative leaders flung blame each others way. She attributed the rising numbers to Republican budget cuts, noting that private-sector jobs increased during the month. The severe cuts to education, including teacher positions, inflicted by the Republican legislature are taking their toll on our classrooms and our workforce, she said. Senate leader Phil Berger, an Eden Republican, said Perdue offered up more of the same thing that put the state into a financial ditch.
Reworking state workers compensation laws which require employers to pay or provide insurance for lost wages and medical expenses of employees injured on the job seemed certain to follow the same script. Earlier attempts to retool them had not gotten far. As the latest effort began, trial lawyers and other opponents trying to derail the legislation bused an army of injured workers to Raleigh. They packed hearings. They protested outside. But by the time the legislation reached the House and Senate floors, both parties lined up behind it. Maybe thats why the most significant changes to workers comp laws in decades received little press by the time lawmakers packed up to go home.
Several factors had turned a contentious issue into a consensus bill. Democratic Gov. Beverly Perdue let legislators and interest groups know she wanted to see a compromise bill pass, and her staff got involved in negotiations early on. The primary sponsor, Republican Rep. Dale Folwell of Winston-Salem, didnt ram a one-sided, business-only bill down throats of the opposition; he allowed trial lawyers and organized labor to have a say. Finally, opponents were willing to negotiate because they knew a bill, in one shape or another, was going to pass: The Republican leadership was committed and had the votes.
The opposition knew that if folks didnt engage in some good-faith negotiations, they ran the risk of not having a role, says Sen. Doug Berger, a Franklin County Democrat who for a decade had resolved workers comp disputes as a member of the state Industrial Commission. The resulting legislation changes the duration of benefits. Going forward, an injured worker found to be temporarily but totally disabled can receive benefits for 500 weeks, slightly less than 10 years. Under the old law, benefits could continue indefinitely. The changes also mean that someone who is partially disabled can receive less money for working in a less-demanding job.
Labor won concessions on death and partial-disability benefits. Death benefits increase, and the duration of partial-disability benefits has been extended to match the 500-week benefit limit for total-disability benefits. Folwell says not putting limits on temporary-disability payments worked against the state when manufacturers contemplated expansion. The workers compensation system was broken. Its one of the invisible costs of doing business in North Carolina. It all goes back to making workers compensation what it was intended to be.
Folwell may have convinced his legislative colleagues that the system required change and received good marks from Democrats and Republicans for an inclusive process in what is often a roiling sea of petty partisanship. But that didnt mean it was a love feast. Greensboro lawyer Dan Deuterman spent more than $100,000 on TV and radio ads, fliers and billboards to try to thwart the legislation. Berger, part of a Senate that voted unanimously for it, says not everyone was certain the legislation was needed. Workers comp claims are lower than in surrounding states, and overall cost is about on par with them. Opponents contended that the real beneficiaries will be insurers.
Folwells response: Many of the largest employers are self-insured. The biggest, the state of North Carolina and its taxpayers, may reap the greatest savings, which financial analysts at the General Assembly estimate might eventually reach $2 million a year. Eventually is the key word, though. The benefits of the legislation wont be known for another decade. The changes dont affect anyone with a claim before the law went into effect Oct. 1. Analysts speculate that they might lead to quicker, less costly settlements when workers file claims, but thats speculation. Significant savings wont be seen until that 10-year limit on benefits kicks in a decade from now.
Folwell predicts another benefit, one that may prove even harder to quantify: job growth. No longer can economic developers in other states wield North Carolinas open-ended benefits as a weapon in the battle to land new industry. Theres another possible benefit: The process by which legislators worked out workers comp reform, opting for effectiveness over partisan advantage, might serve as a model for how divided government in this state should work..
Scott Mooneyham is the editor of The Insider, www.ncinsider.com.


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Haven't been on this website for a while, but now the weeping can stop as I, the great one, have gallantly returned! How is everyone? Any news or stories? *Takes a bow to a huge fanfare and catches the millions of roses thrown in awe towards my direction*
You know, I was thinking the exact same thing! A part of me believes they're doing this to encourage more sales and things, but I'm still scared lol. If they did break up I'd be devestated; I'm sure others would, too. You're right about that, but I think I've decided if I don't get to see them I'll just be more determined to catch some other concerts next year:)
I dont think I could pick one. I love them both the same. I bought my first car when I was 17 cause I heard Pantera was going to do a show in Austin, TX thats like 2 hours away. I never wanted to travel until I went to a Papa Roach show. Now I been to a lot of different places. Arizona is a 13 hour drive. We will probably fly into Colorado for that show then drive 12 hours to Arizona for that show then drive back to Colorado for our flight home.
Yeah, I seen Pantera 15 times. When I was younger. I still have all my shirts and concert tickets stubs. I got to meet Dimebag and Vinne Paul when they were in the band Damage Plan. A lot of my friends ask me how did I go from Pantera to Papa Roach and I say the music is different but the energy onstage is the same. I love it. Yes, Papa Roach is worth travling for I love it. I just seen they put out a date for Arizona I am thinking I should go to that one.
Wow, that's really an honor that you got to see them! Yeah, that's what I heard because I'd thought about seeing Disturbed next year but with this news I'm worried. Yes, you're exactly right! The only problem I'm having with both shows is that it seems I won't have anyone to go with me which is sad. lol
Thanks! Awesome, have you seen Disturbed in concert? I heard some news this week that Disturbed's future sounds uncertain so I'm really scared that this might be my only chance to see them:'( I've seen Papa Roach twice:) If I make it in September it'll be my third time in all, and my second time seeing them this year:)
Sometimes its bad when it rains here. One summer it rained the whole time, but that hardly happens. When I was younger I would see Pantera a lot and then that happened to Dimebag so I stopped going to concerts. In 8 years I went to one concert. I always like Papa Roach and decided to see them in '08 since then I got hooked on their concerts and travel for them. I never wanted to travel either but I love going to concerts everywhere and meeting people. Its fun.
I have to admit that bus sliding on the hill sounds funny to me but probably wasnt at the time. That is crazy. Dont they put salt or sand down for the tires?
i have seen PRoach 40 times live. I cant get enough. I love Papa Roach.
So in the UK its normally cold and rains a lot? Does it snow there? Here we had snow this Feb for the first time in 20 years maybe in San Antonio, Tx doesnt snow here. The roads were shut down, Schools were shut down and most businesses too. No one knows really how to drive in it much less the rain. Its bad.


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News about Washington State University, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
UConn Wins 50th in a Row
Breanna Stewart, Moriah Jefferson, Kia Nurse and Gabby Williams each had 13 points, and the No. 1 Connecticut women's team easily overcame a slow start for its 50th straight victory, 76-37, over host Houston.
January 9, 2016, Saturday
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Hall of Fame Class Named
The former Washington State offensive lineman Mike Utley, who was paralyzed in an N.F.L. game, was selected for induction in December into the College Football Hall of Fame.
January 9, 2016, Saturday
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Bread Is Broken
Industrial production destroyed both the taste and the nutritional value of wheat. One scientist believes he can undo the damage.
November 1, 2015, Sunday
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Chipotle's Quest to Develop a Better Tortilla
The Bread Lab at Washington State University is working to improve the quality of the chain's tortillas and make them as tasty as an abuelita's.
June 17, 2015, Wednesday
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Gas Utilities Reduce Leaks of Methane, Study Finds
Researchers suggested that the reduction was largely a result of equipment upgrades, including replacement of leaky old cast-iron or unprotected steel pipe.
April 1, 2015, Wednesday
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Study Faults Efforts at Wolf Management
A multistate analysis concluded that the traditional approach — killing some wolves to reduce their impact on livestock — mostly does not work.
December 4, 2014, Thursday
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Exploring a Tree One Cell at a Time
A 20-year quest to prove a longstanding hypothesis about how nutrients are transported may come to an end thanks to tiny needles that probe leaves 40 feet up an oak tree.
September 2, 2014, Tuesday
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Spite Is Good. Spite Works.
After decades of focusing on aggressiveness, selfishness, narcissism and greed, scientists have turned their attention to the subtler theme of spite.
April 1, 2014, Tuesday
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College Football Around the Country
Teams, players and games that stood out in the twelfth week of college football.
November 17, 2013, Sunday
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A University Steak to Go With That Sweatshirt?
Washington State is the latest college to enter the meat market, offering premium beef, alongside its longtime staple, Cougar Gold, cheese in a can.
March 3, 2013, Sunday
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Tim F. Soltis is the deputy chief financial officer at the Department of Education. In this role, he supports the chief financial officer by leading financial management professionals, overseeing the integrity and efficiency of financial management operations, coordinating internal control activities, and providing accurate and timely information about the Department of Education and its programs to facilitate financial reporting and decision making.
Prior to joining the Department in March 2013, Soltis served in the Senior Intelligence Executive Service from 2006 to 2013 as comptroller at the Defense Intelligence Agency and as a senior audit advisor to the Intelligence Community (IC) Inspector General on a broad range of business and financial matters. Before joining the IC, he was director for financial reporting and audit readiness at the Defense Logistics Agency from 2000 to 2006, where he served as principal advisor to the comptroller on all matters involving CFO Act compliance and financial management reform, and he ensured the timely production and audit of financial statements. Soltis was an audit manager with the Department of Defense Inspector General from 1996 to 2000. He directed numerous financial and program audits to ensure the reliability of information presented in financial statements and to reduce the vulnerability of defense programs to waste, fraud, and mismanagement.
Soltis joins the Department with more than 25 years of federal experience resolving complex business operations issues and directing business process transformation initiatives. He has extensive experience in advising senior leadership, managing human capital, strategic planning, performance management, converting to new financial systems, establishing and assessing internal controls, financial reporting, and directing all aspects of financial management and auditing activities. Soltis began his federal government career with the U.S. Army Audit Agency with assignments overseas in Asia and Europe.
A Cleveland native, Soltis earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Case Western Reserve University, and has completed executive leadership programs at Harvard University and the Federal Executive Institute. He is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Information Systems Auditor. He and his wife reside in Fairfax, Va., and have three daughters.


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Putting the "Rule of Thumb" to test
Posted 03 September 2012 - 02:49 PM
What I like is the from Bruce and Fred in another thread on this forum suggested rule of thumb for the required aperture for splitting a double: Required aperture in mm = 116/(sep/delta-m) with delta-m set to 1 if less than 1 - seems quite useful to me and some testing should prove the validity of this formula.
I started with Eps Lyr as entry point near the Dawes limit:
116/(2.2/1)=~50mm. Starting with 140mm this was an easy one with x140. Reducing the aperture with a mask down to 100/90/80/70/60mm did not change very much besides a better saturation of colours. At 50mm there was no longer a clear split but still a clear elongation indicating the position of the companion. Test result positive I would say.
Now comes the interesting part - how will the RoT (rule of thumb) perform with magnitude values and deltas beyond the Dawes limit range? The next clear sky should allow the next step with a larger delta-m. Participation in this test topic is welcome.
Posted 08 September 2012 - 12:04 PM
116/3.2*3=108,75~110mm aperture according to rule of thumb.
Splitting with a 140mm refractor at x140 was easy, the image was stable and the faint companion was in the correct position. Using aperture masks I reduced to 130/120/110/100/90mm without any significant changes but the companion got fainter each step and was therefore increasingly harder to see. With 80mm things got worse and the companion needed moments of stable seeing for resolution but I still was positive so see it. With 70mm I had only short moments of recognizing the companion as faint fuzzy little spot but that could be interpreted as bad seeing without the knowledge of having it seen before. With 60mm I could not see the companion any more even with long waiting for moments of good seeing. Conclusion: Resolution of 23 Aql with 80mm refractor is possible and this is much better than the 110mm according to the mentioned rule of thumb. But Fred had already explained that this rule is for reflectors with obstruction and his calculation for refractors is 2/3 of this value - this gives a required aperture between 70 and 80mm.
Tests of the rule of thumb will be continued when further candidates of dobules with larger delta-m values pop up in the next observing sessions.
Posted 08 September 2012 - 12:36 PM
the interesting issue is that "rules" similar to the ones that fred or i use (or as calculated with chris lord's nomograph) are really a type of personal guidance, not a fixed statement about optics. (at least, that's how i think of them, along with rules about limiting magnitude, system resolution, etc., etc.) the point isn't that the rule i use is correct or incorrect in your experience, but that you discover a rule that is optimal for you.
rules are easily misapplied or misinterpreted. robert aitken compiled a double star catalog, and as part of that process wanted to incorporate the double stars listed in the catalog compiled by sherburne burnham. "too many stars!" aitken declared. so he developed an editorial rule -- a rule to edit a manuscript -- that stars with a separation and primary magnitude (m) of rho > 10^(2.8-0.2m) "could to advantage be omitted". yet many people assume (incorrectly) that aitken was claiming that stars above that limit could not be (or are not) actual double stars. in other words, they mistook an editorial procedure for an astrophysical hypothesis.
we live in human cultures in which rules are assumed to apply to everyone and prescriptions from authority should be followed. and i grudgingly concede that helps to reduce traffic accidents and contractual disputes. but astronomy is really a personal enterprise, a solitary endeavor when most of our peers are asleep, and the key is to find the rule (assuming that a rule would be useful) that works for you.
i've enjoyed your reports. keep at it!
Posted 09 September 2012 - 03:03 PM
My interst in this rule of thumb is strong because it could be a very good tool for selecting doubles from the WDS catalogue appropriate for a specific scope. The results from the Sissy Haas project will be of high interest for me in this regard.
But as JNW mentioned in another thread magnitude of the primary also plays a role as the Dawes limit may work perfect around +6mag but less so for brighter or fainter stars. So I am looking not for some optical theory but only for a formular useful for session planning.
Posted 09 September 2012 - 03:58 PM
Thanks Bill
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Posted 10 September 2012 - 03:17 AM
I can confirm your observation of 23 Aql. I was looking at it at the end of August with 80mm refractor (AS80/1200). With strong concentration, I could glimpse at 200x the secondary at PA~20deg and hold it steady for a few seconds. It was a little bit further from the primary than the 1st diffraction ring.
Last year, I accidentally run on this double with my 100mm refractor (ED100). Without knowing what to expect, I noticed with some effort the faint secondary.
Posted 10 September 2012 - 04:17 AM
To Bill: I had the same question and to minimize any side effects I retract the dew shield when using the aperture masks but as Pete mentioned I think also that the visual effect is neglectable.
Posted 11 September 2012 - 01:28 PM
I split 23 Aql first with the C8-EdgeHD to "see" the secondary. Primary is golden color, sec is very pale blue. I also split it with the SW102AR at 200x with a 5mm TMB Planetary II ep. Then, I used an 80mm mask (made of birch plywood) and clearly saw the split with dark sky between. The skies here were Mag ~5.0 with slight haze, but generally a very clear night.
At first I tried using the SW102 to make the split, but think my eyes were still dark adapting, so got out the C8. I was amazed at how dim the secondary was and knew this was the problem with not seeing the split with the 4in. I then went back to the SW102 and saw the secondary, but not easily. I then got daring and again saw the split with the 80mm mask in place. Without the mask, it was 50x per inch of aperture, with mask 63.5x per inch.
Thing is, I probably never would have seen the secondary if I didn't see it first with the C8, which showed me exactly what to look for.
It was a fun night!
Posted 12 October 2012 - 03:22 AM
Starting with 140mm I could easily split Delta Cyg with a magnification of x140 and a bit better with x208.
I reduced then my aperture using my new 145 to 8mm iris until I could no longer resolve the secondary - this happened a little bit below 100mm but with 97mm I could still call it a split.
Looks quite good for the rule of thumb.
Posted 14 October 2012 - 08:08 AM
Interesting point: Paul Rodman will have this rule implemented in the next release of his AustroPlanner program as criteria for selecting doubles for observation sessions.
From a personal point of view I think this rule is quite useful and easy to apply but needs an enhancement concerning the brightness of the components of the double star, especially of the companion. While I can put a stop at the minimum brightness of the sedondary when selecting doubles (considering light pollution I usually set this parameter to +10.5mag near my resolution limit) this is not flexible enough because this way
- I miss doubles with a slightly fainter secondary but still splittable due to a larger separation which allows me to see companions at the limit of my scope
- I get doubles I cannot split because faint companions with small separations are beyond the resolution power of my scope depending on values I can now only assume.
So the next step in testing the RoT will be a set of doubles with given separation and delta-m with incereasing magnitudes to find a hopefully simple relation between magnitude (of the secondary?) and the required aperture for example like magnitude of the secondary divided by 6 (base value for the Dawes limit) as multiplying factor.
But I fear it will not be such simple. To be investigated further.
Posted 14 October 2012 - 02:19 PM
Thing is, I probably never would have seen the secondary if I didn't see it first with the C8, which showed me exactly what to look for.
i'll reiterate that ed points to a significant issue. unless you start with a very small stop aperture and work to larger apertures, you will underestimate the necessary separation required.
Posted 14 October 2012 - 03:53 PM
Posted 14 October 2012 - 08:49 PM
Sissy Haas's project is an attempt to devise something more rigorous (if pragmatic rather than based on optical theory) of the same kind.
I'm pleased to see that the AstroPLanner program will use our current rule of thumb - it still seems to me useful in practice, though needing qualification - I don't think it will apply to very big telescopes, and it might be surpassed by small ones. Obviously, too, observer experience/skills make a difference.
When I get time I'm going to dig out, from my long-term observing notes, all of the unequal pairs that can be used for evaluating the RoT from observations I've already done with particular telescopes. Then a follow-up on pairs that fit for my current equipment.
And there's an obvious further limit in terms of sky brightness where one observes - light pollution, sometimes moonlight as well. A delta-m of 4.0 might be possible with stars of mag 6 and 10 at a particular separation, but not at mags 8 and 12 at the same separation. What's the sky limit tonight with telescope X? - and it'll be less good if the star is close to a brighter one.
I haven't begun stopping down my refractor yet to see at what point secondary stars become invisible; but I do know it's easier as Bruce said earlier to detect an object "when you already know its location" - however, like Wilfried, I think I'll mostly stop down, rather than start with less aperture. It does introduce a modest degree of bias, but I tend to be pessimistic about what I think I've seen (was it a seeing artefact? versus an "it should be visible so that possible speck with averted vision should be it"?).
Working at the threshhold is always a bit uncertain. And air steadiness makes such a difference, night by night - I have notes on pairs re-observed, with the same telescope, only days or weeks apart - a secondary star invisible one night was easy on another. The difference is astonishing.
This explains Chris Lord's attempt to factor in 'seeing' in his algorithm; though I don't personally find 'seeing' easily quantifiable, even using the Pickering scale or similar.
I'm currently inclined to think the RoT is close to being as good as we'll get, and useful if applied for typical mid-size amateur telescopes, for experienced observers, and on nights of steady air (I don't find one can always "punch through" the seeing with very high magnification, as Bruce suggests - sometimes yes, sometimes no).
More observing to do.
I had a clear sky last night, so the go-to system went into a sulk, preventing a productive night. Tonight (if fine) I'll be back observing.
Posted 14 October 2012 - 09:55 PM
point of experimental procedure, wilfried ... start with the smallest aperture and work up. detecting an object when you already know its location is a different task from detecting an object when you don't know where to look.
Nice call Bruce. Wilfreid I liek your work here.
Posted 15 October 2012 - 02:42 AM
... And there's an obvious further limit in terms of sky brightness where one observes - light pollution, sometimes moonlight as well ...
I am doing most of my observing from a light polluted location and I have the impression that while I "loose" about 2 magnitudes from my telescope limit this does not have serious impacts for splitting doubles up to this reduced limit - may be for very faint and very close companions. In my observations concerning the RoT I do not consider light pollution as serious influence - as stated elsewhere I even have the experience that the seeing her is most of the times better than in darker places with a stronger drop in temperature in the evening.
... A delta-m of 4.0 might be possible with stars of mag 6 and 10 at a particular separation, but not at mags 8 and 12 at the same separation ...
I am working now on a list of doubles with same separation and delta-m with increasing magnitudes to check the influence of different magnitudes to the RoT.
Posted 16 October 2012 - 01:33 AM
one concern is the use of magnification to get the optimal contrast or glare suppression for faint close companions. it's typical to try different magnifications on a tough split.
i agree that light pollution isn't disqualifying. a good RoT would take sky brightness into account in terms of the contrast it produces with the fainter companion. it will raise the "floor" on pairs you can resolve. but i think it is probably ok to omit it. i think there is going to be so much uncertainty and inaccuracy in any RoT that making it complex is not productive. simpler the better.
Posted 16 October 2012 - 02:24 AM
Bruce, I navigate the old fashioned way with star maps (I have DSC and Sky Commander available but use it only occasionally for specific targets). After locating the target with a 55mm eyepiece (FoV about 3°) I go down my preferred eyepieces with 24/13/7/3.5mm until I split the double and sometimes I use in between eyepieces with 10mm and 4.7mm if I think this may give a better view.
... how are you choosing your magnification? you mention 140x frequently and 208x once ...
7mm gives with my 980mm focal length scope x140 and 4.7mm gives about x208.
Posted 18 October 2012 - 11:46 AM
Next I found 1.6" +9/10.2mag STF2482: RoT gives here 58mm. This is a factor of 2.41. Must think about this.
Posted 18 October 2012 - 07:33 PM
Thomas Lewis of Greenwich Observatory made an attempt on this issue in a publication back in 1914 - and while his numbers are not regarded as definitive, there was a clear difference between fairly bright and rather dim pairs in resolvability, in relation to telescope aperture.
Lewis looked at the most difficult pairs observed by quite a few double star astronomers with a variety of telescopes. And based his conclusions on his analysis of their published measures.
The limit of resolution for a telescope was less good for faint pairs than for relatively bright ones. You couldn't expect to reach the Dawes Limit on dim pairs; also the uneven dim pairs required larger telescopes than fairly bright uneven pairs of the same delta-m and separation.
How much different? Lewis's numbers are reasonably easy to surpass on the dim pairs, even or uneven, with moderate size telescopes. And his numbers for brighter uneven pairs can be surpassed as well - again, I'm referring to moderate size telescopes - roughly, in the 13-25cm range. Not unlike the telescopes used by Dawes in his study of equal 6th magnitude stars.
Small telescopes (6-10cm) seem to do better than expected at times; the bigger mid-sized, say from 30cm upwards, are less able to push the boundaries because of atmospheric turbulence. Even so, the big-un's will beat the mid-size as a general rule - just by not as much as the size increase suggests. Personally, I'd be happy with an 18-inch (46cm) refractor in a dome in my yard, so I could tackle a lot of the closer and fainter pairs. But I know, from years of using (a borrowed) C14, so I can compare with my current C9.25 and past C8, that the improvement while large isn't as big as one would hope. All three telescopes were optically good for their type; the best was a hand-picked C8, and that had the benefit of less effect from atmospheric seeing. Even so, the C14 surpassed it easily on difficult pairs. So if the next lottery ticket comes good I'll have a C14 again
And it'd fit in my small observatory, unlike an 18-inch refractor. The 140mm refractor will stay, regardless - the images are so neat. And it's also a portable scope.
To return to the main point. Yes - I agree, Wilfried - dim pairs don't behave like bright ones. And if you try your 140mm refractor, stopped down to the small apertures you've calculated from the RoT, you'll not be likely to see the doubles as double. In a very dark sky, away from artificial light and without moonlight, you'd do better - what needs 140mm in a poor sky might be possible with 100mm in very good conditions. I've had that experience, both for double stars and other DSOs. So I think that, given your heavy light pollution, you'll have more difficulty establishing an RoT for dim pairs than people who can observe in a darker sky. But you should be less affected with brighter pairs.
Posted 18 October 2012 - 07:46 PM
His conclusions, often reprinted, where 'a' is the telescope aperture in inches:
Equal bright pairs 4.8/a , mean mags 5.7 and 6.4
Equal faint pairs 8.5/a , mean mags 8.5 and 9.1
Unequal 16.5/a , mean mags 6.2 and 9.5
Very unequal 36.0/a , mean mags 4.7 and 10.4
He doesn't give a figure for unequal and faint - such as 8.5 and 11.5. I suspect that that one would vary with telescope size, although thinking about Paul Couteau's remark in his book, that 10th magnitude is a sort of limit for visual sharpness of star images even with big telescopes, it might prove not usefully quantifiable regardless of aperture.
Posted 19 October 2012 - 03:25 AM
I still think that it should be possible to find a factor to adapt the RoT for fainter doubles. But the concept of considering difficult pairs for a given scope is probably misleading as the limit is a bit unprecise - so I made the error of including STF2488 beside STF2482 as the latter is certainly more difficult. So I will return to my concept of reducing the aperture with masks to be on the safe side considering limits. I am working now on my list of doubles with similar sep and delta-m but changing mag. And I do not look for perfection here but only for an useful approach for selecting doubles for observation sessions.
Posted 21 October 2012 - 02:00 PM
Posted 21 October 2012 - 11:27 PM
I'm still fiddling with the numbers at the moment, so I can't immediately offer a series of adjusted RoTs.
Separately, I've been looking through my files of notes and looking at pairs, bright and faint, and of various delta-m levels, to see which pairs I could use based on my own observing to refine the RoT further. That's a work in progress - I'll report later.
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The 6-time Grand Slammer was pushed by Marcos Baghdatis in Beijing but eventually prevailed taking out the Cypriot 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in the first round. He'll face James Blake next and will try to close the gap in the H2H which currently sits at 2-3 in favor of the American baller.
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The shorts aren't really doing anything for me, though the boldness of the style is fitting for Rafa. The design doesn't really match up - it looks messy and patched together. I much prefer the older style especially from his championship run in Oz which featured a subtle, clean window pane effect.
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FASHION FIX: Rafa returns and wins, goes green spark + navy for Nike
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23 comments:
- AnonymousOctober 6, 2009 at 7:43 AM
Love the pants seriously.ReplyDelete
The pants and the shirt are great. Just not together.ReplyDelete
I agree with the poster Ryan. While the top and shorts should be worn separately, Rafa is able to pull it off the way it is, like he usually does with majority of his on-court attire.ReplyDelete
I'm still missing the old Rafa with sleeveless shirts & capris, but things change and people change.
The shorts need to be solid or have only a very subtle pattern. The dots with the patterned shorts is way too much.ReplyDelete
I do like the green on Rafa. And the shoes are cool, too.
- AnonymousOctober 6, 2009 at 8:50 AM
Just one correction, Rafa's H2H with Blake is 2-3 soon to be 3-3 hopefully.ReplyDelete
Love the new outfit.
The shorts would look really cool with just a plain (tight, obviously) black polo and they definitely look great with no shirt at all... :)ReplyDelete
Thanks anon - corrected!ReplyDelete
CC: LOL @ "tight, obviously." Like, big DUH.
- AnonymousOctober 6, 2009 at 10:46 AM
This kit reminds me of mint ice cream.ReplyDelete
Mint ice cream is YUMMY! Like Rafa!ReplyDelete
I flove the Rafit. My initial reaction was surprise. My brain went into over-drive. It was a lot to process. The lime green shirt, the checkered shorts, the sneakers, the head band, the hottness that is Rafa. After a moment of just staring open-mouthed at him, I began to squeal and giggle!
The shorts are awesome. I can see them selling out. They'd go great with many different combination of shirts and colors...that is, if you're blessed. Otherwise, just stick to basic solids. I agree with everything you said about the Rafit in your original post RiCH. Fun! Love how Rafa goes for these exciting new colors! He's so confident in himself, and so Hott, that he can pull off anything....both literally and figuratively of course :D
Rafa looks utterly ADORABLE in that kit. I flove how 3D it seems to be. It's a senses over-drive because Rafa and his tennis is ALSO extremely 3D!
Love him! So happy for his victory. Baggy put up a good fight and the two of them had a cute moment at the net at the end of the match.
Also, the crowd was going wild for Rafa!
P.S. LOL CC! Well, OBVIOUSLY tight-fitted. Duh!
FLOVE the shorts!!! Except they are too long, as always. Rafa, I beg of you, short-shorts, please. Me and Richie will make it worth your while. ;)ReplyDelete
Erm, I can speak for you, can't I Richie? I mean, you would do anything Rafa wanted you to, in order to see him in shorter shorts, no?
I like the clothes but together...ReplyDelete
If he weren't "a bronzed, primal tennis gawd" he would look like my grandpa in his Saturday afternoon drinking-lemonade-whilst-sitting-on-the-porch-after-golf gear.
- AnonymousOctober 6, 2009 at 11:35 AM
That shade of mint green, on that smooth, burnt umber skintone; oh my!ReplyDelete
I felt that needed repeating. Now scroll back up and look at the pictures again, mmm.
*rubs eyes*
*looks at photos and reads post again*
Those shorts are supposed to be navy blue?! Well, in that case:
The shorts would look really cool with just a plain (tight, obviously) NAVY polo and they (still) definitely look great with no shirt at all... :)
- AnonymousOctober 6, 2009 at 12:40 PM
Don't forget that the shorts at AO had a little sparklie at the intersection of the lines. Real men wear pink. And sparklies.ReplyDelete
I mean, you would do anything Rafa wanted you to, in order to see him in shorter shorts, no?ReplyDelete
I can neither confirm nor deny the accusation. I'm innocent! Well, mostly. But still, I'M INNOCENT!
- AnonymousOctober 6, 2009 at 4:02 PM
i see he is still isnt done with his love affair with rainbows.Umm the minty shirt looks nice but the shorts looks like what my granda wore in bed.Yawn!ReplyDelete
- a-ferfanOctober 6, 2009 at 5:17 PM
The shorts look like golf shorts. The shirts are ok, but some of the colors are not good. Remember the FO. Nike is making Rafa look like an old man. He's only 23!! Unless he likes this attire, Rafa should speak up. They can compromise.ReplyDelete
I flove Rafa in green so I was excited to see him in some color (heard/read somewhere he might be wearing white). The shorts are kinda loud but Rafa makes it work, as per usual. Overall, I'm down. Vamos!ReplyDelete
a-ferfan: Rafa consults w/Nike on his clothes & the colors:) And he wears pink A LOT so I don't know why some people were so blown away by his FO kit.ReplyDelete
"a bronzed, primal tennis gawd"ReplyDelete
Oooohhh yes that's what he is. *shudders*
I FLOVE the outfit. As you guys said, he can pull off anything. And I think the fresh minty colour of the shirt combined with the golf shorts is exactly what makes it not boring. Plus the cool shoes of course. :)
He looks like a giant yummy After Eight. *sticks out tongue* *tries licking Rafamint*
Is it crazy that i love the shorts?!?! The whole outfit actually... for some reason, Rafa pulled it off!ReplyDelete
This may show my age, but remember when patterns used to match up across seams on good clothes? So that, say, your busy dotted lines weren't made busier by the fact that they were constantly being fractured by seams? I know they wouldn't bother to do that on the mass produced ones, but I know Rafa's shirts aren't the same as the ones for sale to the public, why not give him shorts that are better made?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 1, 2010 at 8:30 PM
I personally love the shorts but can't quite tell what color shirt would even go best with them. I mean a naby shirt would look fine but too safe so I guess green looks ok.ReplyDelete


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The decision fits a diplomatic strategy of "strategic reassurance," avoiding condemnation of China's human-rights abuses, for example, in order to affirm the country's sovereignty and consequently strengthen its ties with the United States. In a September speech, Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg said the "reassurance" goes both ways: "China must reassure the rest of the world that its development and growing global role will not come at the expense of security and well-being of others." Human-rights advocates aren't convinced. Freedom House director Jessica Windsor told The Washington Times, "We see authoritarian regimes like China, Iran and Egypt and others getting granted opportunities for dialogue and engagement, but it's not clear from the outside how human rights concerns will be addressed in that engagement."
Closing the gap
A new report-noteworthy because it meets the "gold standard" of a randomized study-finds that New York City charter schools are closing the achievement gap between affluent suburban schools and inner-city schools. Since 94 percent of New York City's charter school students are chosen by lottery, researchers from the New York City Charter Schools Evaluation Project took a group of students whose parents entered them in the lottery and compared the achievement of the students who got into the charter school with the students who stayed in public school. Looking at data from 2000 to 2008, the report found that on average, a student who attended a charter school from kindergarten to eighth grade would close about 86 percent of a 35-40 point achievement gap.
Healthcare cost 'down'
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO), which earlier this year slammed the brakes on healthcare changes after slapping it with a $1 trillion cost estimate, announced that the latest Senate overhaul version would cost $829 billion over 10 years and insure 94 percent of the eligible population. Pro-reform lawmakers quickly jumped on the lower, but still costly, estimate and the CBO's conclusion that the Senate Finance Committee's plan would reduce federal deficits by $81 billion. As healthcare bill opponents untangled the math, Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., the lead on the bill, pushed to get it passed in committee in time for a debate in the full Senate that could begin this week. This is bad news for conservatives. While considering over 500 amendments, lawmakers rejected efforts to bar taxpayer dollars from being used to fund abortions and to prohibit the government from forcing health providers to provide abortions.
Iraq's Christians
The body of Christian health worker Imad Elia, 45, turned up in a field two days after he was kidnapped in Kirkuk, prompting fresh concerns about the safety of Christians living in their ancient homeland in northern Iraq. Another Christian health worker, physician Samir Gorgia, 50, was kidnapped in Kirkuk as he walked home from his clinic on Aug. 18. The kidnappers initially demanded $480,000, but he was released without payment four weeks later. Gorgia, however, remains hospitalized from injuries he received while held. "We think there is a political nature to these kidnappings, which is meant to force us to leave Iraq," said Kirkuk's Chaldean Archbishop Lewis Sako.
Interpol agents arrested Oct. 5 in Uganda one of the most-wanted suspects in Rwanda's genocide. Former Rwandan deputy intelligence chief Idelphonse Nizeyimana is said to have formed secret units of soldiers who carried out the execution of the then-queen of Rwanda, Rosalie Gicanda, a symbolic figure for all Tutsis, among other prominent Tutsis in the 1994 massacres that killed as many as 800,000. The State Department had offered a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to Nizeyimana's capture.
BofA Cya
One of the first hints that Bank of America (BofA) CEO Kenneth Lewis, 62, would soon leave his top position didn't come in a memo but from something his colleagues had never seen: a full beard. The embattled CEO returned from an Aspen vacation in late August sporting facial hair and later surprised colleagues by announcing he planned to make the time away permanent. Lewis told BofA board members on Sept. 30 that he would retire from the bank he's led since 2001. He now faces possible civil securities charges from New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo over how he handled the bank's purchase of Merrill Lynch last year. But Lewis plans to leave the company by year end with the pension, stocks, and other compensation he's accrued over 40 years at the bank. Total value: $68.8 million.
Pro-abortion no more
According to a survey of polling data conducted by the Pew Research Center, polls conducted in 2009 have found fewer Americans expressing support for abortion than in previous years. In 2007 and 2008, according to Pew, supporters of legal abortion clearly outnumbered opponents; now Americans are evenly divided on the issue, and there have been modest increases in the numbers who favor reducing abortions or making them harder to obtain. The recent shift in opinion appears across demographic groups, with one of the largest shifts (10 points) among white, non-Hispanic Catholics who attend mass at least weekly. Substantial change has also occurred among Democratic men, where support for abortion eroded by 9 points, but not among Democratic women.
Court in session
The highest court in the United States began its new term the first Monday of October, with all eyes on freshman justice Sonia Sotomayor. While she is expected to vote with the three other liberal justices-John Paul Stevens, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, and Stephen Breyer-she could provide surprises. She navigated her Senate confirmation hearings without revealing how she might rule on issues pertaining to abortion or gun rights.
Between the four conservative justices and the four liberals, Justice Anthony Kennedy often serves as the swing vote. Few can predict the direction of the court this year, but many are waiting to see whether Roberts and Alito push further to the right. Speculation is high that 89-year-old Justice Stevens, who is in good health, could retire at the end of this term because he hired only one clerk instead of the typical four.
Several cases this term deal with First and Second Amendment rights. The court will probably issue an opinion soon on Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission, determining whether a ban of a partisan documentary about Hillary Clinton was justified. The case reevaluates current campaign finance law, which some of the conservative justices believe chills free speech.
Justices will also hear a Second Amendment case appealing Chicago's ban on handguns.
Lighting a fuse
Human-rights groups were outraged when New York's Empire State Building lit up red and yellow to celebrate 60 years of Communist rule in China on Sept. 30. The 1,454-foot-tall building lights up different colors each night to commemorate organizations, events, or causes-everything from the 25th anniversary of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to Eid-al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday marking the end of Ramadan. Building officials refused requests to light up the landmark in green to protest Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's speech to the UN last month, but they did turn on the lights for communist China. Tibetan students and other supporters gathered at the building to protest, holding Tibetan flags and waving signs. Lhadon Tethong, executive director of Students for a Free Tibet, said, "For us, 60 years of the People's Republic of China means 60 years of occupation, repression. . . . It's a horrific thought to think that this beautiful iconic building is kowtowing, bowing to this same system that rules China."


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U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard work as an aviation battalion for the command post exercise during Khaan Quest 2013, Aug. 11. Mongolian, U.S. and multinational forces worked together to enhance regional interoperability and mission effectiveness, as well as develop common tactics, techniques and procedures. Participants are tested and trained through fictional scenarios to plan missions, react to situations that arise, and interact with external entities. Khaan Quest is multinational peacekeeping exercise hosted and sponsored by the Mongolian Armed Forces with a co-sponsorship alternating between U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, and U.S. Army Pacific. MARFORPAC is the executive agent for this year's exercise. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Balinda O'Neal/Released)
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The world loves nothing better than a good mystery. To juicy murder, kidnapping and other ghastly crimes add a splendidly independent and pretty main character; an epic decade full of glamour, elegance and new modern thinking; très chic clothes; an insider look at the moneyed world, and as the backdrop the city of Melbourne, and you have the makings of not only 17 (and counting) successful novels, but also an entire TV series that is taking Australia by storm.
The Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries are based on the novels by Kerry Greenwood, who invented the 1920s heroine Phryne (pronounced Fry-knee, to rhyme with briny) Fisher. Although from impoverished background, according to the character herself, "a lot of young men died", ensuring her rise to not only being an "Honourable" with a seemingly limitless bank account, but also an education comprising anything and everything including dance, fighting, shooting, driving, flying, languages, and – her claim to fame in the novels – sleuthing.
Melbourne local Kerry Greenwood recalls: "I shall always remember the day that Phryne Fisher walked into my life. I was on the Brunswick Street tram, with a two book contract in my hand (which later practically needed surgery to remove) and no idea of what to write. Who is my hero? I asked myself. 1928. John Buchan's Mary. Leslie Charteris' Saint. THAT sort of hero. Or even a touch of Sapper's femme fatale, Irma Petersen, or Dorothy Sayers' Harriet Vane. And I found her name in the remnants of a classical education. Phryne, the courtesan. Fisher to out-scholar the critics of detective stories (Fisher of Men, Roi Pechoneur, grail legends, etc.) And I saw her. Small, slim, stunningly dressed in a red woollen coat with an astrakhan collar. Shiny black hair cut in a cap. Russian leather boots and gloves. Enough style to knock your eye out. That was Phryne Fisher. She hasn't paid any attention to me ever since."
Along came Phryne's trusty maid Dot, sidekicks Bert and Cec and a string of beautiful young lovers, used and discarded at will, an indomitable will and confidence that so characterised the women of the 1920s and the screenplay practically writes itself when reading the novels. The settings, era, and characters are perfect for the small – if not large screen – and the stories easily condensed into a good evening's viewing.
Be it books or films, I love it when they are set in parts of the world I know or am visiting. When travelling, I always make sure I find books that are set or at the very least written by authors from the destination, it adds to the atmosphere of a place. Buying a copy of Graham Greene's The Quiet American in Ho Chi Min; reading another favourite mystery series, Donna Leon's Inspector Brunetti series in Venice; discovering Sara Gruen's Water for Elephants in Canada – to me it's all part of travel and/ or expat living.
Having heard about the un-flappable flapper Miss Fisher's hunting grounds, I have been immersed in 1920s Melbourne since. It is light reading, to say the least, but the art-deco flapper time has always been my favourite era, and imagining driving with Miss Fisher in her stylish Hispano-Suiza car through St. Kilda, where the Husband is currently viewing a potential rental property, is great fun. I think the house at 221B, The Esplanade sounds just right for us…
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We went by the fair around 2 p.m. and found over 1,200 students had already stopped in. We talked to some who say they came to get a head starts on the job hunt and internships.
"I'm really interested in kind of getting my name out there, and getting a summer internship would be really important to me this summer. There's not a lot of people here looking for a chemistry major but it's always good just to see what's happening and who's here," says MSU sophomore Jenna George.
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It looks like Fox News is now pushing to eliminate minimum wage and labor laws
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When it comes to top water cooler political discussions, wages and the economy seem to consistently be at the top of the list.
The issues of worker wages and the economy was front and center on a broadcast of the Fox News show "The Five" this week. Once again, center-left "liberal" Bob Beckel went at it alone against his four conservative co-hosts. The topic was essentially getting the best bang for your buck and co-host Eric Bolling suggested that the United States take a que from communist China in how it should handle its work force.
The conversation didn't end there as Beckel posed an open-ended question to the panel, asking if Americans happened to work hard and get the job done in a short amount of time. Dana Perino was quick to respond.
Eric Bolling: Some of the economies that are starting to kick our butt, those people work hard. There arent labor laws, there arent minimum wages, theyre working harder than we are..."
Bob Beckel (in a sarcastic tone): Thats what we should have, no labor law and no minimum wage, they work for a dollar a week!
Eric Bolling: Certainly hold them to a maximum of hours per week, for sure.
This isn't the first time that a Fox host has attacked the use of Social Security or Medicare benefits. Earlier this year, Fox Business host Stuart Varney stated that he believes many of the people receiving Social Security benefits were "faking it" in order to garner a check. One Republican governor seems to think just like Bolling does, as Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (R) recently signed a law banning cities from passing higher wages, enacting paid sick days and including vacation time.
It would be nice if we had that luxury, but the baby boomers have made sure we are going to be tied to our jobs for the rest of our lives and not benefit from Social Security and Medicare like they did.
The United States economy is only about six years removed from the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s, and it's rebounded at a rate that is too slow for almost everyone. Whether you blame President Obama's alleged "growing government," even though government jobs continue to decrease each month, or you blame Republican obstruction in Congress, one thing that is not debatable is that the removing a minimum wage and labor would only hurt American workers and the economy moving forward.
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Roger Federer, who defeated a resurgent Taylor Dent 6-3, 6-2 in Miami, is still living a self-delusional lifestyle.
In his post-match presser, the second seed was asked about the being in the role of "huntee" after years of getting chased by the rest of the ATP World Tour:
Q. Obviously for years you were the hunted, No. 1. Do you enjoy the hunting, being on the opposite side of that? Does it entail a change of mind or attitude in any way?
ROGER FEDERER: Umm, not a whole a lot. You know, I mean, I had more of an issue with myself, you know, getting myself back in shape for the last year. That's been my problem, not really Rafa or Andy or Djokovic, or you name it. Those comes naturally if I play well that I can beat these guys.
Uh, you have 9 combined, consecutive losses to Rafa (5) + Murray (4) - I'd say that's a BIG problem. And I think we're all still waiting for these supposed beat downs of those two ballers to happen Fed.
As they say, acknowledging the problem is the first step to recovery. I don't think it'll happen until he suffers losses to ballers ranked below him or them, though. He can still believe he's right there with them because Rafa + Murray are in the upper echelon of the sport so the losses aren't really "bad ones". But if gets hit with a few losses by the likes of Andy Roddick, Gilles Simon, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga or anyone outside the Top 10, reality may finally take hold.
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