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share my son's birthday party! This year, my son decided he wanted a
Dinosaur birthday party. I was perfectly fine with that idea, since I
had some ideas of what I wanted to do for this theme.
We went with a more classic look for our party suite and used colored
silhouettes for all of our dinosaurs. From the moment you came to the
door from the moment you left you knew you were at a Dinosaur party!
We greeted our guests with a fun full color photo of the backdrop from
the dessert table and took it from there.
Brandy, of Perfect Moment Photography, captured the party as well as
all the party elements perfectly!
The party theme was set with our T-Rex Dinosaur invitations.
The volcano cake was a huge hit with both the kids and parents.
Shelley, of Margie Lou's Sweets did a fabulous job as always. The
skeleton cookies she designed also went rather quickly. We placed the
cake on a clear glass cake stand so everyone could see the colors run
down the side as it "erupted". We love the expressions Brandy of
Perfect Moment Photography, captured when the volcano was about to
We incorporated the colors of orange, lime and grey throughout the
entire party.
We added dinosaurs to the dessert table to make them look like they
were "walking" among all the goodies and to provide that extra
element. We used a wooden box to hold all the "fossil-corn" AKA
popcorn and placed a large leaf on top. All of our serving dishes were
white so it all looked uniform and did not take from the other colors
of the party. We added a rather large black and white photo for the
backdrop, again we wanted it to blend in and not take away. We had
Dino nests which held mini dinosaur sour eggs and rocks which were
Bronto Bites! The larger Dino Eggs were different flavored gum balls.
Each of the food items were marked with a food label from our new
Dinosaur ROAR party suite. Another one of our labels was the water
bottle labels stating "Pre-Historic Water".
Moving on to the party favor table were the specially designed
personalized Marshmallow Pops by our sweet friend Alejandra Morin of
The Marshmallow Studio. We loved how these turned out and they are
just as yummy as they are cute!! We gift wrapped different size boxes
to give some height for the smaller table. We used lime and orange
paper bags we purchased from Michael's and added a favor tag from our
new Dinosaur ROAR party suite. Inside each bag contained a Dinosaur
skeleton cookie, a toy dinosaur and a dinosaur information card so the
kids could learn about the dinosaur they received in their bag.
After the kids ate and before cake we had a Frozen Dino Dig. We froze
mini dinosaurs in plastic cups overnight and once the party was
started we removed the cups and only had ice. Each guest received a
tin bowl with their frozen dinosaur to be excavated with spray bottles
containing warm water and hard bristled toothbrushes to "scrape off"
the ice. OK, the kids got tired, so my hubby came to the rescue with a
hammer and chisel. The kids were so happy once they finally "dug" out
their dinosaurs. Thank goodness it was beautiful outside, otherwise my
house would have been soaked!!
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Windows on Earth (Windows on Earth) - 05.05.16
Windows on Earth is a suite of software tools to help students, scientists and astronauts explore Earth from space. It provides an augmented reality system to manage Earth observation targets, support on-orbit photography and help scientists and the public explore the wealth of images available. The Earth visualization engine creates views of Earth as seen from orbit, with realistic features, colors, topography, day/night transitions and targets for Earth observation and photography. Science Results for Everyone
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OpNom: Windows On Earth
Principal Investigator(s)
Daniel Barstow, M. Ed., TERC, Cambridge, MA, United States
Andy Turnage, Association of Space Explorers – USA, Houston, TX, United States
Technical Education Research Centers (TERC), Cambridge, MA, United States
Sponsoring Space Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Sponsoring Organization
National Laboratory Education (NLE)
Research Benefits
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ISS Expedition Duration 1
September 2012 - September 2014; March 2015 - March 2016; March 2016 - March 2017
Expeditions Assigned
Previous ISS Missions
Spaceflight Participant, Richard Garriott, used an earlier version of Windows on Earth during his one week on the ISS, during Expedition 17, in 2008.
Experiment Description
Research Overview
- Technical Education Research Centers (TERC) and the Association of Space Explorers (ASE), in collaboration with key partners, are launching a revolutionary set of Earth exploration tools to help students, scientists and the public explore Earth from space. Windows on Earth helps scientists select targets and work with images, students and the public explore and learn from the images, and the crew members themselves better manage their Earth observations and photography. This integrated package helps all of us experience the majesty of space and, from that unique vantage point, gain new insights about our home planet Earth.
- TERC and ASE support full end-to-end integration, in collaboration with NASA's Crew Earth Observations (CEO) program, from selecting targets before the mission, managing targets and on-orbit photography, aligning and annotating images post-mission, and large scale public access through museums and via the web. The core software engine is upgraded, and each component has enhanced capabilities based on lessons learned from the initial version.
- This new package provides fundamental benefits to students, scientists, crew members and the public, as they make more effective use of Earth photographs to explore, understand and learn about our home planet. For this new phase, this team has expanded to include NASA's CEO program, which manages target selection, communicates targets to the crew members and provides public access to the full archive of photographs. CEO integrates Windows on Earth into their technology and operations.
1. Support CEO's research agenda - Windows on Earth supports the Crew Earth Observations (CEO) Earth observation and photography research program. As such, Windows on Earth is a tool in support of CEO's research agenda, dealing with monitoring and documenting Earth features and dynamic processes. The team integrates CEO-selected targets as part of the daily uplink, incorporates the full list of mission-based targets, and communicates with CEO on an on-going basis to see how effectively the WinEarth tool helps astronauts take more and/or better photographs for the CEO research. Refer to CEO's own research agenda for more details.
2. Research power of tools to help astronauts do Earth observations - On the other hand, Windows on Earth has its own research agenda, to understand how astronauts observe and photograph Earth, and to experiment with new on-orbit tools to aid them in this process. For this research, the research team focuses on the power of the window-side computer display that simulates the view out the actual window, with augmented reality feature labels and a tightly integrated system to display targets for photography. To conduct this research, the team builds and flies a series of increasingly powerful iterations of the software, with new or revised components (such as including clouds, color-coding targets and pause-and-zoom), based on feedback from the astronauts before, during and after a mission. The team also reviews photographs taken by astronauts of CEO's designated targets as well as astronaut selected targets as evidence for the value of the software to help identify features and targets. Post-flight, astronauts use the software for their own exploration and dissemination of images.
3. Research student and public understanding of ISS-based Earth observations - Windows on Earth conducts comparable research on the ground, with students and the public, using the web-based simulator of the on-orbit software. The team investigates how well the software can convey the experience of observing Earth through the International Space Station (ISS) windows, including the scale, speed, day/night transitions, cloud cover and target identification. The team conducts an on-going online survey of users of the software to support this research, and to experiment with ways to make the experience more effective.
4. Research student and public use of Earth images - Since the ground-based software also provides direct access to the photos taken by the astronauts, the team researches student and public interest, understanding, use and sharing of the images. This includes both the daily downloads (typically available within 24-48 hours of when the photograph was taken) and the full archive of 600,000 photographs taken in the era of astronaut digital photography. The team investigates which photographs appeal to students and the public, and the creative ways that they share them through a variety of social media.
5. Research "citizen science" program to geo-reference images - In the Citizen Science component, students and the public geo-reference images, to identify the area covered by and features within each image. They use the ground-based software to do this, as it reconstructs the location of the ISS when each image was taken, and then enables participants to align the image as an overlay in the Google Earth based display. The team researches the accuracy of the alignments, the number of participants, the volume of images geo-referenced and the value of the results to support the scientists in their own research.^ back to top
Space Applications
Windows on Earth is integrated into the ongoing CEO experiment, in which crew members take snapshots of specific Earth targets. The experiment also solicits feedback from crew members about their photography tasks and how selecting and managing targets for photography equipment can be improved. On a broader scale, taking photographs of aurorae and other space weather phenomena can improve scientists' understanding of these atmospheric interactions.
Earth Applications
An internet-based version of the ISS's Windows on Earth software allows students and the public to experience virtual views of Earth that match what the astronauts see, and gain direct access to daily downloads and the full archive of Earth photographs taken by astronauts. Ongoing surveys measure whether people think the "WinEarth" software is effective at conveying how it feels to observe space through the ISS windows. The web site also enables the public to support Earth science research by geo-referencing the images, thus making them more valuable for the scientists and astronauts. Researchers will study the effectiveness of this program, as well as which photos are most appealing to students and the public.
Operational Requirements and Protocols
The on-orbit software is installed on the ISS-Server1, and operates as an SSC-based client, using the IE8 browser and Windows XP operating system. It accesses orbital parameters through the Two-Line Element distributed on the Time Vector Attitude Server. It sets the current location based on the UTC time, as read from the SSC system clocks.
The system relies on daily data uplinks of targets and cloud cover, which are read into the ISS-Server1 data storage. The next version of the software also enables astronauts to select targets on-orbit, and downlink the resulting integrated and updated data files.
The actual photography by the astronauts is downloaded as a separate process, coordinated by the CEO program.
The program files are uplinked as part of the quarterly service pack. The astronauts launch the software and assure that it is operational, and correctly matches views out selected windows. Target lists and cloud cover files are then uplinked to test that targets are correctly integrated and displayed.
Astronauts use the software in either of two modes: 1) to identify the handful of daily targets, at specific times based on fly-over opportunities and crew timelines; 2) on a time available and at-will basis, when astronauts choose to do Earth observations (which they already do extensively) to identify targets available during those times.
During the first 3-month period, the software operates in parallel with the current CEO system of uplinking Word files with target descriptions and images – with Windows on Earth as a supportive tool. Future quarterly updates move towards full integration of the CEO program, Windows on Earth and the existing WorldMap software.^ back to top
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Mock-up of astronaut Jeff Williams using Windows on Earth software as a window-side aide for Earth photography. Image courtesy of TERC.
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Software architecture, showing connections among the tools, data and visualization engine. Image courtesy of TERC.
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User interface design, with (left to right) user controls, main window, ten-minute projection, two-orbit projection. Image courtesy of TERC.
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NASA Image: ISS037E027344 - Astronaut Karen Nyberg is photographed working with the Windows on Earth laptop in the Cupola.
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9 outrageously awesome Doctor Who facts!
BBC - Doctor Who - Tue, 06/28/2016 - 10:30am
In the extremely unlikely event that you needed to be reminded of how amazing Doctor Who is, both on and off screen, we've compiled a list of nine awesome Doctor Who facts to keep you tied over until the next series!Ticket to ride the TARDIS
In the season 2 story The Chase, Vicki and the Doctor use the Time/Space Visualiser to tune into the Beatles playing 'Ticket To Ride' on Top of the Pops in 1965. The original video of that performance has since been lost, so the only remaining footage is the one that features on Doctor Who!Life in the Whoniverse
Georgia Moffett and husband David Tennant's children were destined for a life of time travel, with both their dad and their granddad (Peter Davison) having previously assumed the role of the Doctor!Verity Lambert
She was, of course, the first producer to work on Doctor Who, but did you know that she was also the first ever female television producer to be employed by the BBC!15 year old Peter Capaldi loved Doctor Who!
In 1974, a Glasgow-based Capaldi penned the Radio Times to congratulate them on an 'excellent' feature they published on Doctor Who. 40 years later, he himself made the Doctor excellent!Safety in Transit
You might already know that 'Torchwood' is an anagram of 'Doctor Who' but did you know why? Back when the series was first produced the production team wanted to keep the tapes nice and safe during transit, so they switched around the letters a little bit and it later became an obvious title choice for a spin-off series!Location Repetition
The Millennium Centre in Cardiff Bay has featured in a number of Doctor Who episodes, from posing as a feline-friendly hospital in New Earth to being the perfect location for the Master to give his Prime Minister's speech. Whatever it's being used for, it's definitely the perfect place to stop and recharge your sonic screwdriver!Asteroid 3325
A small, dark asteroid, lovingly named Asteroid 3325, was discovered on the outer region of the asteroid belt in 1984 and was later given the name 3325 TARDIS for its... well, connections to time and relative dimensions in space!
But that's not the only Who-named hunk of space rock out there. Lalla Ward, who played the second Romana, has the special honour of having Asteroid 8347 named after her!President Kennedy
The 35th President of the United States was shot the day before the first ever episode of Doctor Who was aired in November 1963. Because of this, it had to be repeated on the following Saturday before the screening of the second episode.Famous faces
There have been many recognisable guest appearances over the years, from bands and musicians to scientists and comedians. Some of them include: Davina McCall, Sharon Osborne, McFly, Simon Pegg, Barbara Windsor, Anne Robinson, Maisie Williams and The Streets' Mike Skinner.
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8 Great Rory Moments
BBC - Doctor Who - Fri, 06/17/2016 - 6:00am
Rory Williams, he's a swell guy, don't you think? We love Mr Pond here at Doctor Who HQ, so as it's Arthur Darvill's birthday, we thought we'd commemorate it with a look back at eight great Rory moments!
He's a smart one, that Rory!That time he punched Hitler in the face
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KO!When he cut off his ponytail in Amy's Choice
OK, we know it was technically a dream ponytail and therefore not real, but still – he sacrificed those luscious locks for the woman he loved! A grand gesture, indeed!When he guarded Amy in the Pandorica for 2000 years
Rory Williams: making all other boyfriends/girlfriends/partners look bad since 102 AD.When he failed to be cool when meeting his baby daughter for the first time
A Crowning Moment of Awesome.That time he died twice in the same building on the same night
And created a paradox that wiped out the Weeping Angels in Manhattan. Who else could do that?And all those times that he died and then came back to life, which happened at least, like, 5 times
Except when it didn't… :(
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What we know about Nardole
BBC - Doctor Who - Tue, 06/14/2016 - 3:45am
We're delighted to announce that BAFTA Award winner Matt Lucas is returning to Doctor Who for series 10. Matt will reprise his role as the hapless Nardole, who first appeared in the 2015 Christmas Special, The Husbands of River Song.
Having survived the crash of the Harmony and Redemption on Darillium, Nardole and Ramone were working at the restaurant by the Singing Towers – well, Ramone was working, Nardole was enjoying some 'me time' – a prospect that he and River agreed was quite a challenge.
But hang on… last time we saw Nardole, he'd been 'uploaded' to King Hydroflax's robotic body and was sharing it with Ramone! So how will the Doctor and Nardole meet again? We'll just have to wait and see!
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Matt Lucas to join Peter Capaldi and Pearl Mackie for Doctor Who series 10
BBC - Doctor Who - Tue, 06/14/2016 - 3:30am
Squeak! Squeak! Squeak! The bumbling duffel-coated Nardole, is back!
Following his hilarious appearance in The Husbands of River Song, Matt Lucas returns to Doctor Who from the opening episode of series 10 which starts filming next week in Cardiff (Monday 20 June).
Commenting on his return to Doctor Who, Matt Lucas, said:
"I'm chuffed to bits that Nardole is returning to the TARDIS for some more adventures. I loved acting with Peter and I'm excited to work with Pearl."
Bringing her energy and zest to the show, Pearl Mackie embarks on her first week of filming as she takes up the role of the Doctor's companion. In her first major television role following her West End appearance in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, she'll be bursting on to screens in the opening episode.
Steven Moffat, lead writer and Executive Producer, added:
"Delighted and slightly amazed to be welcoming Matt Lucas back on to the TARDIS - and this time it's not just for Christmas, he's sticking around. One of the greatest comedy talents on planet Earth is being unleashed on all of time and space."
Stephanie Hyam will play a guest cast role in the new series and is recognised for her performance as Lily Clarke in Jekyll & Hyde. She's also appeared in Peaky Blinders, Murdered by My Boyfriend, and Sherlock.
The opening episode of series 10 is written by Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat,executive produced by Brian Minchin, produced by Peter Bennett and directed by Lawrence Gough. The second episode in the new series has been crafted by award winning screenwriter Frank Cottrell-Boyce.
Block 2 writers are Sarah Dollard (writer of acclaimed episode Face the Raven) and Mike Bartlett (multi award winning Doctor Foster).
Doctor Who is a BBC Cymru Wales produced drama for BBC One. It will return in December 2016 with a Christmas Special, followed by the new series in 2017.
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The Doctor vs Davros: 5 Great Moments
BBC - Doctor Who - Fri, 06/10/2016 - 7:00am
This Monster Month of June is dedicated to that mastermind gone mad, the creator of the Daleks himself: Davros! Despite his madness, Davros has always brought out the philosophical side of the Doctor, and each meeting, while perhaps not action-packed in the traditional sense, is full to the brim with moral quandaries. And despite their obvious antagonism towards each other, Davros and the Doctor have one of the most interesting relationships in the history of Doctor Who.
"That power would set me up above the gods, and through the Daleks, I shall have that power!"
The first appearance of Davros in Doctor Who, Genesis features the Fourth Doctor on a mission from the Time Lords to prevent the creation of the Daleks, thereby saving countless lives in the future. Before resorting to more genocidal means (the "Do I have the right?" scene), the Doctor first tries to reason with Davros, to persuade him to abandon his scientific experiments of Kaled mutation.
In one of the most famous scenes in Who history, the Doctor asks Davros a hypothetical question: "Davros, if you had created a virus in your laboratory, something contagious and infectious that killed on contact, a virus that would destroy all other forms of life... would you allow its use?" Davros muses on this question, before losing it completely in his excitement of having that much power at his disposal. It's in this scene that the Doctor and the audience find out just how unhinged this mad scientist is, and that appealing to his sense of reason and empathy isn't likely to work. Ever.Resurrection of the Daleks
"You hesitate, Doctor. If I were you, I would be dead."
"I lack your practice, Davros."
"You are soft, like all Time Lords. You prefer to stand and watch. Action requires courage. Something you lack."
This next meeting (their third) features another opportunity for the Doctor to eliminate Davros. They talk, of course, but when it becomes apparent that Davros is his same-old homicidal self, the Doctor realises there's no hope and aims a gun at him. Davros then admits that he made his Daleks too ruthless, and says that he wants to make some modifications to his creations, to program them for such emotions as compassion. But, as the Doctor works out… only to make the Daleks more efficient killers.
"The Daleks shall become Lords of Time! We shall become all-"
"Powerful! Crush the lesser races! Conquer the galaxy! Unimaginable power! Unlimited rice pudding! Etcetera, etcetera!"
In Remembrance, we see the Daleks split into two rival groups: the Imperial Daleks, following the Dalek Emperor, and the Renegade Daleks, with the Dalek Supreme as their leader. Both factions are searching for the Hand of Omega, a powerful Gallifreyan device that the First Doctor had hidden on 1960's Earth for safekeeping.
The Seventh Doctor meets Davros halfway through Part 4, where he is revealed as the Dalek Emperor and revels in his triumph at acquiring the Hand of Omega. The mad scientist then announces his intent to destroy Gallifrey and the Time Lords, a precursor to the Time War. The Doctor mocks Davros and his loud rhetoric ("Unimaginable power! Unlimited rice pudding!"), which really boils Davros's blood (assuming he has any!). In a fit of rage, he decides to use the Omega Device on Skaro's sun to bring about destruction to the enemies of the Daleks, but unwittingly plays right into the Doctor's hands. Skaro's sun turns supernova, destroys the Dalek's home planet, and the Hand then annihilates the Dalek forces orbiting Earth – all part of the Doctor's plan. Davros escapes (again) and lives on to mull over just how cunning and ruthless the Doctor can be when you get on his bad side.
Their meeting also features a gem of a burn by Davros: "Ah, Doctor, you have changed again. Your appearance is as inconstant as your intelligence!"
Remembrance was to be the last appearance of the Daleks until the 2005 episode Dalek, and the last appearance of Davros until…The Stolen Earth/Journey's End
"How many have died in your name? The Doctor. The man who keeps running, never looking back. Because he dare not, out of shame. This is my final victory, Doctor. I have shown you… yourself."
Davros returns, after 20 years off our screens! And the Doctor is just as surprised as we are to see him. Assumed to have been lost at the Gates of Elysium in the first year of the Time War, Davros is back with a vengeance. His plan to steal 27 planets to create a Reality Bomb and wipe out all matter in all dimensions is truly deranged, and even the Doctor seems shocked at the extent of Davros's madness.
When Martha threatens to destroy the Earth and Captain Jack threatens to wipe out the Dalek Crucible, Davros taunts the Doctor about how he brings out the best and the worst in people – the Doctor fashions his friends into weapons and many of them have died in his name, and so shows him that, in a way, he isn't so different from Davros himself.
"Which side are you on? Are you the enemy?"
"I'm not sure that any of that matters. Friends, enemies. So long as there's mercy. Always mercy."
And now we've come full circle. In a fabulous nod to the classic "Do I have the right?" scene in Genesis of the Daleks (above), the Doctor encounters a young Davros on a ruined battlefield on Skaro, pleading for help. Initially the Doctor is keen to lend a hand, but as soon as he learns the boy's name, he scarpers as fast as he can, leaving Davros to the mercy of the hand mines. Thousands of years later, a dying Davros appeals to the Doctor's compassion (a good tactic) and summons him back to Skaro to meet for the last time. The evil genius once again tempts the Doctor to commit genocide against his creations, the difference this time being that this decision would be made out of choice rather than necessity. Of course, the Doctor refuses, as he always has done.
Their conversations in The Witch's Familiar are full of regret and sadness – the Doctor can see that Davros truly is close to death and takes pity on him, giving him a tiny burst of regeneration energy so that Davros can see the sunrise one last time. Obviously this has all been a particularly cruel trap to snare the Doctor and steal his regeneration energy, although the Time Lord of course anticipated this and turned Davros's plan against him, in a rather 'revolting' way.
Davros is clearly back to his old scheming ways, but even manipulating the Doctor's compassion against him isn't enough to outsmart our favourite Time Lord. In fact, it made his compassion stronger, as the Doctor corrects his mistake from the beginning of The Magician's Apprentice and saves the young Davros from the battlefield, teaching him the importance of mercy as they walk hand-in-hand back to the boy's home.
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Chemistry of Companions in Doctor Who in Doctor Who: Podshock 336
Art Trap Productions - Fri, 06/03/2016 - 10:08pm
Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 336
Running Time: 2:02:25
The chemistry of companions in Doctor Who and their transitions, plus news, feedback, and more. Hosted by Louis Trapani, Dave Cooper, Lee Shackleford, and Kyle Jones.
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336 - Doctor Who: Podshock
Doctor Who: Podshock - Fri, 06/03/2016 - 12:16am
Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 336
Running time: 2:02:25
The chemistry of companions in Doctor Who and their transitions, plus news, feedback, and more. Hosted by Louis Trapani, Dave Cooper, Lee Shackleford, and Kyle Jones.
Presented to you by the Gallifreyan Embassy and is a production of Art Trap Productions.
This podcast is made possible in part by and is brought to you by Podshock Supporting Subscribers and from donations from listeners like you.
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Send us your questions for The Ultimate Doctor Who Fan Quiz!
BBC - Doctor Who - Thu, 05/26/2016 - 6:30am
But you can play The Ultimate Doctor Who Fan Quiz: Part 1 - Modern Who and The Ultimate Doctor Who Fan Quiz: Part 2 - Classic Who NOW!
Do you consider yourself a super fan of the genius from Gallifrey? Are you an expert of inter-galactic time travel? Whether you're an old-school Hartnell supporter or a hardcore Whouffaldi shipper, we want to know what you think should be Who-wide trivia.
We call on you, our dedicated fans to relive over 50 years of Doctor Who heritage by emailing us your questions (details below). Remind us of long forgotten monsters like Axons, Wirrn and the Zarbi as well as the show's actors, locations and anything else you can think of. With your collective knowledge we will test young and old with a quiz that every Whovian should take.
We are looking for one question per entrant and as the quiz is multiple choice, you will need to provide one right answer and two wrong answers. We will be picking a selection of your questions so they can be as easy or as hard as you want, just try to think originally and creatively.
The deadline for submissions is Wednesday 1 June, at 23:59 and the chosen questions will be released in The Ultimate Doctor Who Fan Quiz on Thursday 2 June, so keep an eye out on the official website and Twitter account.
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Doctor Who former Senior Camera Operator Alec Wheal passes away
BBC - Doctor Who - Fri, 05/20/2016 - 6:21am
Alec with colleagues, 3rd from right.
It is with great sadness that we report the recent passing of former Senior Camera Operator, Alec Wheal. Alec worked on the majority of Doctor Who stories between Destiny of the Daleks and the Greatest Show in the Galaxy. He was regarded by many as an unsung hero of the show and he remained a fan of Doctor Who until the end.
Alec was a highly skilled camera operator who adapted to the ever changing needs of the TV studio environment and was much loved by the Doctors and companions who worked with him.
Fifth Doctor, Peter Davison said "As the senior Cameraman, Alec Wheal was the rock of the studio recordings of Doctor Who, both during my time, and throughout the seventies and eighties. We developed an understanding, so that in those moments of panic as the clock ticked round to ten pm the end result was always as good as it was".
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9 life lessons from Doctor Who
BBC - Doctor Who - Thu, 05/19/2016 - 6:30am
The Doctor, being an immortal Time Lord and all, has been around the block probably more times than he can count. For over 2000 years, he's been navigating his way through all sorts of situations, from the mundane to the fantastical to the, well, slightly ridiculous. So it's not surprising that he's picked up a few valuable life lessons along his many and varied travels.
Here are 9 noble rules to live your life by, according to the Doctor (and one from Rose!):Lesson 1: Run like hell, because you always need to. Lesson 2: Laugh at everything because it's always funny. Lesson 3: Never be cruel and never be cowardly. And if you ever are, always make amends.
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5 Doctor Who vs Star Wars fan mash-ups
BBC - Doctor Who - Wed, 05/04/2016 - 3:30am
May 4th is Star Wars Day and to help celebrate, we've scoured the cosmos for a selection of amazing fan made Doctor Who and Star Wars mash-ups.
From one sci-fi fandom to another, may the force be with Who...'Star Wars Doctor Who Crossover' by Star Wars Fan 864
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Thanks to the fandom... A Whovian welcome for Pearl
BBC - Doctor Who - Fri, 04/29/2016 - 8:00am
The reveal of Pearl Mackie as the new companion has been our most popular and most shared video content on Twitter and Facebook in the whole of Doctor Who history! OK, Twitter and Facebook weren't around for Classic Who but who knows with timey wimey, parallel universes and all that...
And for making it such a special moment, celebrated across the world and Whoniverse, the Doctor Who team would like to say two special words to all the wonderful fans...THANK YOU!
It was amazing to see fans come together and welcome Pearl to the wonderful world of Who. When the time came for the reveal, the moment was watched on screens and devices around the world and the exclusive new scene Friend from the Future was viewed a staggering 2.7 million times on Facebook alone, making it the most popular video ever on the Doctor Who Facebook page!
So why not sit back and enjoy it one more time... THANK YOU to Whovians everywhere for being the best fandom in the universe and welcome aboard to the amazing Pearl Mackie!
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New companion reveal as it happened
BBC - Doctor Who - Thu, 04/28/2016 - 5:35am
On Saturday 23 April 2016, Pearl Mackie was revealed to the Whoniverse as the new Doctor Who companion. Here's a roundup of all the action as it happened before, during and after the announcement. Let the companion content consumption commence!
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's the TARDIS flying over Wembley Stadium!
It all started with a news alert, announcing to the world that the #NewCompanion would be revealed exclusively live on BBC One on Saturday 23 April in half time of the FA Cup semi-final MOTD Live: Everton v Manchester United.
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From the Doctor Who team and fans around the world, we'd like to welcome Pearl to the Whoniverse and wish her all the best for her future adventures in time and space. And as Steven Moffat eloquently stated..."A new face in the TARDIS, a new voyage about to begin: welcome aboard the amazing Pearl Mackie! This is where the story really starts."
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Meet Pearl Mackie - The Doctor's new companion
BBC - Doctor Who - Sat, 04/23/2016 - 12:40pm
BBC One today announced Pearl Mackie will join the Doctor Who cast as the Doctor's new companion. Pearl was exclusively revealed to audiences on BBC One during half time of the FA Cup semi-final on Saturday 23rd August.
On joining the cast in her first major television role, Pearl said: "I'm incredibly excited to be joining the Doctor Who family. It's such an extraordinary British institution, I couldn't be prouder to call the TARDIS my home!
Peter Capaldi is such a brilliant actor, and his Doctor is such a wacky and wonderful character, I can't wait to see what adventures are in store for him and Bill throughout time and space. Reading the script at the audition I thought Bill was wicked. Fantastically written, cool, strong, sharp, a little bit vulnerable with a bit of geekiness thrown in - I can't wait to bring her to life, and to see how she develops through the series.
I always loved stage combat at drama school so I can't wait to get on set and kick some evil monsters into the next dimension!
Shooting the trailer was absolutely mental, there were pyrotechnics and smoke and I met my first Dalek! I'm not sure it will ever become 'the norm' seeing crazy monsters on set, but I cannot wait to meet some more! The weirder the better, bring it on!"
Peter Capaldi said: "It is a genuine delight to welcome Pearl Mackie to Doctor Who. A fine, fine actress with a wonderful zest and charm, she's a refreshing addition to the TARDIS and will bring a universe of exciting new possibilities to the Doctor's adventures."
Steven Moffat, Lead Writer and Executive Producer adds: "A new face in the TARDIS, a new voyage about to begin: welcome aboard the amazing Pearl Mackie! This is where the story really starts."
Charlotte Moore, Acting Director of Television said: "It's so exciting to be revealing the much anticipated new companion to the nation in such spectacular style. Pearl brings a wonderful energy and lights up the screen. She will captivate Doctor Who fans old and new across the globe."
Brian Minchin, Executive Producer adds: "We're utterly thrilled to have the hugely talented Pearl join Doctor Who and I can't wait to begin her new adventures in time and space!"
After airing exclusively on BBC One, the Doctor Who trailer, Friend from the Future, can be seen on BBC iPlayer and on bbc.co.uk/doctorwho.
Doctor Who is a BBC Cymru Wales produced drama and will return later this year with a Christmas Special. The new series will start on BBC One in 2017.
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9 things about new Doctor Who companion Pearl Mackie
BBC - Doctor Who - Sat, 04/23/2016 - 12:00pm
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New Doctor Who companion to be revealed on Saturday 23 April
BBC - Doctor Who - Thu, 04/21/2016 - 11:00am
We can officially confirm that the new Doctor Who companion will be revealed exclusively on BBC One Match of the Day Live (MOTD Live) on Saturday 23 April, during half-time of the FA Cup semi-final between Everton and Manchester United.
The MOTD Live coverage will start on BBC One at 4.50pm with kick-off planned for 5.15pm. We'll also post news on the new companion as it is revealed, so checkout the website and official Doctor Who Twitter, Instagram and Facebook accounts for more updates.
Now, the question on everyone's lips is, Companion Who?
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Crossing fandoms: 6 dream companions
BBC - Doctor Who - Thu, 04/07/2016 - 6:00am
Some time has passed since Clara flew off in search of her own adventures, leaving the Doctor to return to the TARDIS alone. But if there is one thing we know - it's that the Doctor shouldn't travel alone!
But who has the skills to step into the shoes of Clara Oswald? We've crossed the fandom universe to find some characters who might be fit for the job…Spock
"I'm sorry, Doctor, I have no time to explain this logically."
We think Spock, the half-human, half-Vulcan First Officer of the Starship Enterprise, would be an interesting foil for the Doctor. Both are alien, both have trouble understanding human emotions, and both are extremely intelligent. Spock is used to boldly going where no man has gone before, so a life of adventure aboard the TARDIS should suit him… but could the passionately driven Doctor cope with Spock's logical approach?Hermione Granger
Ron, you clever boy…
One of the brightest witches of her age, we think Hermione Granger may just be the perfect companion for the Doctor. She's more than capable of handling the effects of time travel, having spent a few terms at school using a Time-Turner in order to study as many subjects as she could. She's a voracious reader, and has a natural curiosity to learn about anything and everything – we reckon her intelligence would give the Doctor a run for his money. While the Doctor may not be the biggest fan of magic, he won't have any arguments against Hermione's bravery, determination and resourcefulness, and we don't think it would take her long to start campaigning for Ood's rights as well as House Elves'.Chewbacca
As well as his great strength and stature, Chewie is known for his immense loyalty, having been a faithful companion of Han Solo since the smuggler freed him from slavery. He's certainly not one to shy away from adventure and could prove helpful around the TARDIS with his skills for piloting and mechanical repairs. And with the TARDIS' telepathic translation field we might finally know what Chewie is saying!Doc Brown
"Maybe we'll bump into each other some time again in the future… Or in the past."
Doctor Emmett Brown is no stranger to time travel, which let's face it, stands you in good stead for life in the TARDIS - although when it comes to time machines, Doc usually goes for something a little sportier. Doc's grasp of the theories, paradoxes and possibilities of time travel would definitely be a bonus for a companion of the Doctor and we know he's happy to take a risk every now and then (remember when he cheated Libyan terrorists out of stolen plutonium?). But is the TARDIS big enough for two eccentric doctors?Willow Rosenberg
Now that you mention it, that is witchcraft. Yes, yes, yes. Witchy witchcraft.
Willow is classic companion material - an ordinary girl thrown into extraordinary circumstances. She's intelligent, reliable and has excellent computer skills, all good news for the Doctor. During her time in Sunnydale she's proved herself to be brave and able to cope with all sorts of unexpected events. Okay, so one time she got addicted to magic and went evil… but that could happen to anyone, right?Dr John Watson
"Oh, hi, we just thought we'd come in and wander around your top secret weapons base."
Some might say John Watson is more than used to dealing with high-functioning sociopaths, so we reckon being the Doctor's companion (read: carer) wouldn't be too challenging for him. He's clever, courageous and very loyal to his friends, with an acerbic wit that would rival the Doctor's – the TARDIS would be filled with the sounds of snarky conversation! He's certainly not one to shy away from adventure, having served as a medical officer in the British Army, but the Doctor has never really been comfortable around those with military backgrounds.
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BBC Three announce cast for Doctor Who spin off - Class
BBC - Doctor Who - Mon, 04/04/2016 - 6:00am
"Time has looked at your faces now. And time never forgets…"
What if your planet was massacred and you were the sole survivor?
What if a legendary figure out of space and time found you a place to hide?
But what if the things that want to kill you have tracked you down?
And worst of all, what if you haven't studied for your A-Levels…?
On the first day of term, BBC Three today announce the stars of the Doctor Who spin-off series Class - exciting young new talents Greg Austin, Fady Elsayed, Sophie Hopkins and Vivian Oparah. They will be joined by Katherine Kelly, as she takes the role of a teacher and powerful new presence at Coal Hill School.
To celebrate today's announcements we've created a special video from set - you can Meet the cast of Class in 360°!
Like all sixth formers, these four Coal Hill School students have hidden secrets and desires. They are facing their own worst fears, navigating a life of friends, parents, school work, sex, sorrow - and possibly the end of existence.
Coal Hill School has been a part of the Doctor Who Universe since the very beginning, but that has come at a price. All the time travelling over the years has caused the very walls of space and time to become thin. There's something pressing in on the other side, something waiting for its chance to kill everyone and everything, to bring us all into Shadow.
Fear is coming, tragedy is coming, war is coming. Prepare yourselves, Class is coming.
Award winning YA writer and Class creator Patrick Ness, says:
"We searched far and wide for this amazing cast, fantastic actors who understand what we're aiming for with this show. And how lucky we are to get Katherine Kelly! She's been stunning in Happy Valley, The Night Manager and Mr Selfridge, just wait until you see her here."
Steven Moffat, Class and Doctor Who Executive Producer, says:
"There's nothing more exciting than meeting stars that nobody's heard of yet. We had the read through of the first few episodes last week, and there was a whole row of them. Coal Hill School has been part of Doctor Who since the very first shoot in 1963, but this new show is anything but history. Class is dark and sexy and right now. I've always wondered if there could be a British Buffy - it's taken the brilliant Patrick Ness to figure out how to make it happen."
Class is a YA series set in contemporary London. It is scary, funny, and as painful and sharp as youth. It will also shine a light on a whole new corner of the Whoniverse.
Damian Kavanagh, Controller, BBC Three, adds:
"I can't wait for Class to arrive on BBC Three. BBC Three will always back best young British talent."
From Writer Patrick Ness, Director Ed Bazalgette (Poldark, Doctor Who), Producer Derek Ritchie, and Executive Producers Patrick Ness, Steven Moffat and Brian Minchin, the BBC Cymru Wales production, co-produced with BBC America and BBC Worldwide, starts filming today and will premiere on BBC Three this year.
Further casting will be announced in due course.
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Michelle Gomez nominated for BAFTA!
BBC - Doctor Who - Wed, 03/30/2016 - 5:05am
Michelle Gomez has been nominated for Best Supporting Actress in the 2016 British Academy Television Awards. This is the first ever BAFTA TV Supporting Actress nomination for Doctor Who.
Michelle has been nominated for her amazing portrayal of Missy and as all you Doctor Who fans know, she thoroughly deserves it. Her reinvention of the Master has captured the hearts of fans and her brilliance as an actress has shone through in her on-screen performances. Any scene with Missy is a scene to remember!
The British Academy Television Awards rewards the very best in Television broadcast on British screens during the preceding year. The Awards in 2016 will take place on Sunday 8 May at the Royal Festival Hall in London.
Good luck Michelle!
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Catching Up on Things in Doctor Who: Podshock 335
Art Trap Productions - Sat, 03/26/2016 - 11:20pm
Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 335
Running Time: 1:21:59
Catching up and recapping missed episodes, plus news, feedback, and more. Hosted by Louis Trapani, Dave Cooper, Lee Shackleford, and Kyle Jones.
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"A twangy, ringing electric guitar style that was irresistible on fast numbers and stung hard on the downbeat stuff." -All Music Guide
Frankie Lee Sims was one of the great down home Texas blues men of the 1950s. The cousin of Lightning Hopkins, he was very much the same type of artist, along with contemporaries Smokey Hogg and Lil' Son Jackson. Recorded in New York for the enjoy label in 1960, previously unissued "long lost" session (3 tracks were only available on a 1980s bootleg LP) and features remakes of his biggest hits "Lucy Mae Blues" and "Walking With Frankie".
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Liner Note Author: Fred James.
Walking with Frankie highlights bluesman Frankie Lee Sims' sessions for the New York-based Fire label in 1960. It would take 25 years before the U.K. label Krazy Kat had the good taste to finally release them. These rare 14 tracks find Sims in raw form, more so than his Specialty recordings of the '50s, with reworkings of "Lucy Mae Blues" and "Jelly Roll Baker." Collectors of gutbucket electric Texas blues should definitely seek this out. ~ Al Campbell


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According to a Feb. 20 report from EOnline.com, there is no truth to the rumor that Miley Cyrus' Bangerz Tour is in danger of being cancelled.
"There is no truth whatsoever to any stories or rumors of venues pulling out of the Bangerz Tour," tour company Live Nation told E! News. "Miley has created a tour that's big, spectacular, entertaining and everything you would expect from Miley Cyrus. Reviews have been amazing and most important, fans are loving the show and having a great time."
There have been a few complaints, mainly from parents, that Cyrus' live show is far too wild for young girls to attend, since the concerts feature wild dance moves from scantily-clad women.
Bangerz hits the road
The 21-year-old Nashville-born singer has been all over the headlines in recent months for shock and awe tactics that included a topless appearance on the cover of her single, "Adore You," and a famous twerking session at the 2013 VMAs.
Cyrus wants everyone to know that they should just relax, mellow out and have a good time at her shows.
After all, her live performances are all about kicking back, being carefree and enjoying life.
"My goal was just to keep (the show) really fun," Cyrus said. "That's what I think I'm kind of representing more than anything in the past year -- fun and (being) carefree -- and that's what the show represents."
Cyrus' recent Bangers Tour gigs have lasted approximately an hour and a half each, depending on how engaged the crowd is.
She says she could go for longer if the crowd was really into it, especially when she taps into her acoustic work.
"My set is about 90 minutes," Cyrus says. "But my acoustic set that I'm doing can go on for as long as I want -- so it really kind of depends on the city and how involved (the audience is in the acoustic set)."
Analysis: Cyrus clearly takes pleasure in pushing people's buttons, but she's not doing anything illegal.
In fact, she's proving to women of all ages that it's okay to open up and do whatever it is that makes them happy.
Cyrus is a great role model for the youth of America because she teaches young women to not let the opinions of strangers seep into their psyche.
There will always be haters out there, but Cyrus lets girls know it's important to listen to their inner voice and be themselves.


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College Hockey:Rensselaer tries to shake off early departures of key players
Last year
Winning in clumps is a good thing, as long as the clumps aren't too far apart.
Rensselaer did that well last year, with two three-game winning streaks, three two-game runs and a balanced season: 9-9-1 in the first half, 9-8-3 in the second. It was not a glamorous year, but it was exciting, with the Engineers in the hunt for a first-round bye until the final weekend.
The 'Tute boasted the league's second-ranked defense in front of a fresh young face in the league's storied ranks of elite goaltenders, as Allen York held his own with a .910 save percentage and a 2.54 goals-against average.
Freshmen sensations Brandon Pirri and Jerry D'Amigo stole the show many nights, combining for 21 goals and 77 points in what proved to be disappointingly short collegiate careers. Third-year striker Chase Polacek didn't mind sharing the spotlight, though, as his bulb burned brightest: 26 goals and 26 assists landed him among the Hobey Baker finalists.
The assets
If you ask coach Seth Appert about his team's greatest strengths entering the new year, he won't give you names … he'll give you a whole class.
"The one thing I've always been looking forward to with this team was our senior class," he said. "I really like the senior class; they're guys that came here to try to help change the culture of our program and to take our program from where it was, and try to contend and compete for ECAC championships. They're guys that have been totally committed and have bought in to what we've expected of them, how we want to run our program, and they're really driven, dedicated kids. They're guys that represent our program both on and off the ice in a first-class manner.
"There are some good players in that class. There's obviously Chase Polacek, the reigning player of the year in our league, first-team All-American and a Hobey Baker finalist. Guys like Bryan Brutlag, Jeff Foss, John Kennedy, Tyler Helfrich, Joel Malchuk. There are two other guys, Kevin Beauregard and Scotty Halpern, who have been in and out of the lineup, but again are two real, real committed young men who've done everything we wanted from them in terms of what they give to the program."
The large cadre of fourth-year players should give RPI every opportunity to play fast, hard and heavy, as the experience and leadership can keep the club flying straight while allowing it to take potentially rewarding risks.
The weak links
Losing two truly high-end freshmen like Pirri and DAmigo is a kick in the shins (or higher) by anyone's standard. Polacek is left as the Engineers' only proven scorer, and Appert knows that there is work to be done if RPI is to make another run at a top-four finish.
"I think we're going to have to score by committee — I think that's going to be important for us, Appert said. We have enough scoring, we have Chase coming back and we have a lot of junior and senior forwards. We add a lot more talent on our blue line even though … it's a little younger, we get a little bit more mobile. I think that … last year we relied on four or five guys to do the bulk of our scoring. This year, outside of Polacek, we need to be a team that scores a little bit more by committee.
"How do we react as a team?" Appert asked rhetorically regarding the frosh flights. "Not at all. Not at all, we're not going to change a thing. It only re-emphasizes the things that are most important to us and what we need to be great at. We need to be a difficult team to play against, we need to possess the puck and take pride in having the puck, we want to be an aggressive, physical team. We want to use our speed not only on the attack, but also on the backcheck … to play great team defense. Those are the things that are important to us; they're not going to be any different because those two are gone. We're proud of Jerry and Brandon, we certainly wish them all the best … and it certainly shows that elite-level players can come to RPI and develop well, and have the opportunity to play in the National Hockey League. But [their departures] aren't going to change the way we play."
Scoring by committee isn't easy. It demands team-wide focus, diligence and perseverance, and if just one player would rather someone else play Mr. Clutch — well that's a few opportunities that he cost the entire team. We'll see who steps up to support Polacek, and how often. Until then, this is a middle-of-the-pack team.
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College Hockey:Dartmouth, Vermont reschedule women's game after snowstorm
Dartmouth and Vermont have postponed their women's game scheduled for Wednesday in Burlington, Vt., because players on both teams were delayed in returning to school because of the East Coast snowstorm.
The game has been rescheduled for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 18.
A Dartmouth release said the game was postponed "instead of trying to play shorthanded or attempting to have students travel in unsafe conditions."
Meanwhile, after having their flight to Florida canceled on Monday, Maine made it to its destination on Tuesday via charter airplane, according to the school's Twitter account.
The ninth-ranked Black Bears will play No. 6 Miami in the semifinals of the Florida College Classic in Estero, Fla., on Wednesday. (Read about that and all the Division I men's holiday tournaments in our preview.)
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Culture War and Peace
It's no big secret that one of the rising smart-money favorites for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination is Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels. Matter of fact, back in January, when National Journal asked 109 Republican "insiders" to rank possible nominees in terms of likelihood, Daniels finished fifth, tied with Sarah Palin and well ahead of Newt Gingrich and Mike Huckabee. And at the same time, 111 Democratic "insiders" ranked Daniels fourth when asked about the most formidable prospective GOP candidate. And that was all before a slow but steady drumbeat of interest in the Hoosier, culminating in one of those long, hagiographical magazine profiles that often serve as the informal launching pad of presidential runs, this one by Andrew Ferguson for The Weekly Standard.
You can see the logic behind the Daniels-for-president enthusiasm. Virtually unknown among voters outside Indiana, Daniels has none of the baggage accompanying retreads like Gingrich, Huckabee and Mitt Romney, or even fellow-insider-favorite Haley Barbour, much less the lightning-rod Palin. He's a state official who has never had to cast a controversial vote in Congress, but also has DC street cred from his work in the Reagan White House and his stint as George W. Bush's first OMB director (where he exited before the inevitable gusher of red ink really exploded). He's very popular in a state carried by Barack Obama in 2008, and his state's positive fiscal record stands out sharply against a national landscape of state fiscal disaster. Moreover, as Ferguson's profile illustrates, Daniels has a moderately quirky but folksy personality that seems a lot more appealing than those of other, dark horses like Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota or John Thune of South Dakota.
Given the newly rediscovered monomania for deficit hawkery among Republicans, buttressed by Tea Party demands for smaller government now, Daniels looks like someone who can credibly wear a green eyeshade at a time when that's the sexiest look around.
But in the self-same Ferguson profile that exemplified the emergence of Daniels '12 buzz, the putative candidate himself (who has mastered a stance of disinterested availability for a White House run) tossed a little hand grenade into his own camp:
And then, he says, the next president, whoever he is, "would have to call a truce on the so-called social issues. We're going to just have to agree to get along for a little while," until the economic issues are resolved.
Predictably, Mike Huckabee pounced on the "truce" idea (or gaffe, or whatever it was):
"Apparently, a 2012 Republican presidential prospect in an interview with a reporter has made the suggestion that the next president should call for a 'truce' on social issues like abortion and traditional marriage to focus on fiscal problems," Huckabee said. "In other words, stop fighting to end abortion and don't make protecting traditional marriage a priority."
"For those of us who have labored long and hard in the fight to educate the Democrats, voters, the media and even some Republicans on the importance of strong families, traditional marriage and life to our society, this is absolutely heartbreaking. And that one of our Republican 'leaders' would suggest this truce, even more so," said Huckabee, a social conservative who is weighing another presidential run.
Christian Right warhorse Tony Perkins chipped in with his own more harshly worded condemnation of Daniels for talk of a culture-war truce:
We cannot "save the republic," in Gov. Daniels' words, by killing the next generation. Regardless of what the Establishment believes, fiscal and social conservatism have never been mutually exclusive. Without life, there is no pursuit of happiness. Thank goodness the Founding Fathers were not timid in their leadership; they understood that "truce" was nothing more than surrender.
Other, more sympathetic social conservatives, like National Review's Ramesh Ponnuru, wondered if Daniels had simply misspoken or overstated his focus on fiscal issues, but also warned him not to get carried away with fiscal-first rhetoric:
A lot of people will cheer [Daniels'] statement: Truces are usually popular, and most people see the economic issues as more important than the social ones at this moment. But I'm not sure how a truce would work. If Justice Kennedy retired on President Daniels's watch, for example, he would have to pick someone as a replacement. End of truce.
I also can't help but think of Phil Gramm's presidential campaign in 1996. Like Daniels, Gramm was an enthusiastic budget-cutter. Concern about big government was running strong in the years just prior to that election. Gramm had a solid social-conservative record, but consciously chose not to campaign on it; he famously flew out to Colorado Springs to tell James Dobson, "I'm not a preacher." That approach helped to doom Gramm's campaign.
Finally, the Washington Post's resident religious conservative Mike Gerson gave Daniels a chance to backtrack, and the Hoosier allowed as how cultural issues with a fiscal dimension, like the Mexico City rules (and presumably abortion funding generally), would not fall under any "truce."
Crisis averted? Perhaps; certainly many Republicans will be privately counseling Daniels not to make the same mistake twice, and he'd be smart to take advantage of the Kagan confirmation issue by blowing the dog whistle of determination to appoint "strict constructionist" judges. Meanwhile, he'll get some credit from the shrinking band of social moderates in the GOP, not to mention libertarians, along with secular MSM types whose skepticism of the Tea Party movement has always been tempered by their obvious relief at the sight of conservatives thumping not Bibles but the Constitution.
But it's worth noting that Huckabee's not the only 2012 possibility who is taking a different tack than Daniels on the culture wars. And indeed, the other candidate with a bullet next to his name of late, and in public polls rather than insider buzz (viz. a recent PPP survey of Texas Republicans, which placed him at the top of the 2012 list with or without home-state Gov. Rick Perry), is none other than Newt Gingrich, who seems determined to escalate the culture wars into a full-scale Clash of Civilizations.
The former House Speaker raised some eyebrows in May when his new, just-in-time-for-the-campaign book, To Save America, came out, with the unsubtle subtitle of: Stopping Obama's Secular-Socialist Machine. Most of the negative commentary involved his comparison of the Obama administration to Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, and even on that assertion, he's only partially backtracked, according to a Fox News report:
Gingrich said that he stands by his argument that the "secular-socialist machine" represents as great a threat to America as Nazi Germany or the Soviet Union, not in the sense of the immorality of those deadly regimes, but as a "threat to our way of life."
In the book itself, Gingrich calls this "threat" an "existential threat," a term most often heard in connection with Israeli fears of a genocidal nuclear attack by Iran. And he is very clear that he's not just fretting over debt or deficit forecasts, but instead is fighting an anti-religious threat to the essence of American culture:
[E]ven more disturbing than the threats from foreign terrorists is a second threat that is right here at home. It is an ideology so fundamentally at odds with historic American values that it threatens to undo the cultural ethics that have made our country great. I call it "secular-socialism."
The Left has thoroughly infiltrated nearly every cultural commanding height of our civilization.
Not much of a hint of any "truce" in that kind of talk, is there?
So which of these two conservative Republicans best has his finger on the conservative Republican zeitgeist, the green-eyeshaded Daniels or the crusading Gingrich? Will there be peace with the socialist infidels until the books are balanced, or total war until the secularist roots of the socialist "machine" are destroyed once and for all?
It's probably worth remembering where both of these men--and particularly the nationally-obscure Daniels--would have to begin any path to the White House: in Iowa.
This is not only a caucus states where social conservatives have always had a disproportionate influence (viz. Huckabee's astonishing 2008 victory over Mitt Romney, who outspent him a gazillion-to-one). It's also a place where conservative activists are more than a little obsessed with the goal of overturning the State Supreme Court's legalization of same-sex marriage, a process that cannot, due to the vagaries of Iowa constitutional law, culminate before 2014.
Here's guessing that a awful lot of Iowa Republican Caucus-goers won't be ready to smoke any peace-pipes with their secular-socialist--and in their eyes, "sodomite"--enemies real soon, and that Daniels will have a tough sell convincing them otherwise.


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Hitachi tries to differentiate itself by outfitting its drives with 6Gb/s SATA -- even if they can't utilize the extra headroom. As designated by the model numbers, Hitachi's 7K3000 spins at a speedy 7200RPM, while the 5K3000 has a slower, more energy efficient 5400RPM rotation. The 7K3000 is supposedly 27% faster than previous-generation products in PCMark Vantage testing scores, and improves idle power draw by 30%. Meanwhile, the 5K3000 boosts power savings by another 29% over the 7K3000, according to Hitachi's spec sheet.
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Projected to serve as a top reserve at the left guard position behind returning starter Jordan Davis during his first year on East Carolina's active roster ... Had an "untraditional" redshirt season available after transferring from junior college and coaching staff elected to use it because of adequate existing depth on the front line and the opportunity for added physical development ... Recorded a bench press of 345 pounds, a back squat of 485 and a power clean of 286 during spring testing in the strength and conditioning program ... Maturity and added year of exposure to the Pirates' offensive scheme should allow for a good transition into a more consistent playing role ... Could also experience action as a blocker on various special teams units.
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Junior College: Helped the Rustlers to a 7-4 record during final campaign and a Central Championship Bowl victory with a 51-36 triumph over Long Beach City ... Golden West posted a 3-1 Southern California Central East Conference mark as a sophomore and won its last four contests ... A key member of an offensive line that allowed the unit to average 29.4 points per game in 2011 ... Offense averaged 128.2 rushing yards a contest and 227.7 aerial yards per tilt ... Helped the offense score 30 or more points in six of 11 games ... During freshman year, team posted a 6-4 record and won its final three games ... Squad went 3-2 in league tilts to place third ... Part of a squad that averaged 24.1 points as well as 226.2 passing yards and 101.9 rushing yards per game ... In conference contests, averages were upped to 28.8 points and 258.4 passing yards a contest ... Paved the way for 14 total rushing touchdowns ... Played for head coach Nick Mitchell.
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In my last article I suggested revising the tax code to have a reverse graduated income tax. How would this work? I believe every person in America should contribute towards the system and pay for the services used. Each individual would be responsible for an amount regardless of age or income that roughly corresponds to what they get back. Right now, almost 50 % of people pay no income tax. This is unfair.
The first $10,000 should be levied at a rate of about 10 % for each individual. So a family of 4 would have to pay $4,000 or 40 % of the first $10,000. The next $90,000 should be levied at a rate of 5 % each. For a family of 4 making a total income of $100,000, their total taxes would be $8,500. Anything over $100,000 should be taxed at 1 %. There should be no government deductions or favoritism. Mortgage deductions, deductions for children, business losses, gambling losses, etc... Would be gone. Think of how ridiculous the deduction for children is. Children costs government more so why should families pay less for having them? Why are child-less couples and singles subsidizing families ? Why are renters subsidizing home-owners ? Why are intelligent people who are responsible subsidizing risk takers and gamblers ?
Furthermore, all government scams and ponzi schemes would be eliminated; no more social(ist) security, Medicaid, Medicare, medifraud, unemployment schemes, welfare, housing subsidies, etc... would be eliminated. This would save trillions and put an end to these massive fraudulent schemes. If you have a 9th grade math background, you do the math and you will see that you are paying at least twice as much as you will ever get back in any of these scams. In many cases, you will pay into these systems and never see a penny back. If Wall Street did this to people, liberals would be howling.
If people were unemployed, I would support a government system where they would work for the government, at a fair wage, but less than a market wage, doing important projects and getting rid of overpaid sanitation workers and teachers. In this way, we would have 100 % employment. And because these jobs would be below market wages, there would be an incentive for people to leave as soon as jobs became available.
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SEATTLE - The Huskies are using deep West Coast and Pac-12 roots to rebuild their defense.
Coach Steve Sarkisian on Monday hired former University of Tennessee and Boise State defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox as Washington's new D coordinator. UW also hired Peter Sirmon, another former player at Oregon, as linebackers coach.
"I am excited to welcome Justin and Peter to Washington," Sarkisian said, "as they are two of the brightest young coaches in the country. Both are natives of the Northwest and have strong recruiting ties in the area which complements their tremendous coaching abilities."
The 35-year-old Wilcox is a native of Junction City, Ore., and Sirmon grew up in Walla Walla, Wash. They were roommates and teammates while playing on the Oregon Ducks' defense from 1996-99.
"I'm grateful for this opportunity," Wilcox said. "Washington is a place where you can win big, and I'm excited to work with Coach Sarkisian in developing a championship-caliber football program. Our first order of business is hitting the recruiting trail, and I can't wait to get started."
Wilcox replaces Nick Holt. Sarkisian decided not to retain Holt, linebackers coach Mike Cox and secondary coach Jeff Mills on Saturday.
Wilcox spent two seasons at Tennessee and made the Volunteers into what is currently the 28th-ranked defense in the nation.
The former safety was the linebackers coach at Cal for three seasons before becoming Boise State's defensive coordinator. The aggressive Broncos led the Western Athletic Conference in defense in all four season Wilcox was its architect, through 2009.
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Alltech's annual Symposium which is taking place now in Lexington, KY, focuses on education but also honors those who deserve our appreciation.
Each year they honor an individual with The Medal of Excellence. This year it was given posthumously to a man who created what is known as the green revolution.
Dr. Norman Borlaug's granddaughter, Julie Borlaug Larson, Ph.D., Associate Director for External Relations Norman E. Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture, was there to accept this award.
In researching more about Dr. Borlaug the best description came from Wikipedia as follows:
"Norman Ernest Borlaug (March 25, 1914 – September 12, 2009) was an American biologist, humanitarian and Nobel laureate who has been called the father of the Green Revolution, agriculture's greatest spokesperson and The Man Who Saved A Billion Lives. He is one of seven people to have won the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal and was also awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian honor."
Just before being presented with this award the screen showed images of Dr. Borlaug through his lifetime of travels. Those images showed how focused he was in educating people throughout the world on healthy living. Clearly he was the perfect recipient of this award.
Dr. Lyons offers some compelling advice through quotes and inspirational comments
After watching those images of how important it is to go green, Mark Lyons then introduced the founder of Alltech and his father Dr. Pearse Lyons.
"Innovation is the child of curiosity," began Mark. He talked about his dad as a man who is a true innovator and with that Dr. Lyons took hold of the mike and the room.
"How do you remove those energy vampires who say no, no, no," said Dr. Lyons as he began his presentation. "If you do get it going, get it going with passion, with purpose."
He then zeroed in to what he called TIP – Transformation, Inspiration, Passion. These are the qualities needed for success in whatever you are doing
"If you've got passion you can move mountains. If you've got passion you can bring others with you to move mountains," he added.
He then talked about the Young Scientist contest they had where 8,500 students entered for a prize of $10,000, which is the same amount of money he started Alltech with.
Dr. Lyons jumped from topic to topic zeroing in on the many things Alltech is up to these days from a new Eastern Kentucky Project center that is being built in that part of the state to their sponsorship of the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games to the fact that they are now moving into Phase 2 of their Alzheimer's trials.
Then he commented, "What if we could transform the health of our children," and gave as part of that solution DHA, a long-chain fatty acid, which belongs to the Omega-3 fatty acid family. Today you can find DHA in milk, eggs and other products.
Tests have shown that when the diets of children with below average reading were supplemented with DHA, they slept better, their reading improved and their oppositional behavior decreased in just 16 weeks of DHA supplementation. What better way to improve the health of our children then focusing on nutrition rather than medication.
Yet another point he made was that studies have shown that a high percentage of all the diseases we know of today are caused by inflammation.
Dr. Lyons continued talking about all the possibilities that are available to us and how we as a nation need to focus on how we can improve the quality of our food by having each piece of food contain more powerful ingredients.
He used fish oil as one example noting that studies have shown that algae can help supplement our diets so that we don't have to eat as much fish or take supplements. By adding algae into some of the foods we eat we can improve the balance of the supplements they contain.
Then he talked about the next generation or the millennial generation, which more and more studies show are looking for a purpose, rather than for a job. With that in mind he talked about creating a Lyons Den and making $500,000 available annually to encourage follow through on ideas, since our youth often have great ideas.
The focus turned to Africa. "We take America from our pocket and we drop it into Africa and we take China from our other pocket and we drop it into Africa."
And then came the topic and the potential use of drones in farming and in other ways.
For Dr. Lyons it's all about harnessing enthusiasm and focusing it in the right direction. "If you can harness the enthusiasm then there is nothing that can stop you."
With the needs of the world changing so is Alltech's outlook.
By the time Dr. Lyons concluded his speech, which essentially was giving a birdseye view to all the upcoming speeches, it was clear that this symposium was about leading us into a better future by educating us on the issues we all face.
"We need to sometimes open the book and show people what they are doing. My mom used to say that common sense is the rarest used sense out there. If there is something proving that something might have a problem then stop using it. Commonsense will let you know when you shouldn't be doing some things.
His final quote of "if we can feed the roots we are going to create stronger plants," has both a literal and figurative meaning that we should all look at more closely.
Alltech is the proud sponsor of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2014 in Normandy, France. For more information visit www.normandy2014.com.
For more about Alltech's 30th Annual International Symposium visit their web site at Alltech.com/Symposium. For twitter feeds go to #AGFuture.