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Product Type: Video Learning Clip
Audience: Educators, Informal Education, Students
Grade Levels: K-12
Year: 2010
Duration: 57 seconds
Size: 3.6 MB
Subjects: Life Science
In this clip, astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson and her commander, Russian cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov (Sasha), discuss how they speak English and Russian on the International Space Station.
While aboard the International Space Station in 2010, astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson used American Sign Language, or ASL, to answer a variety of video inquiries submitted by students from the Texas School for the Deaf, or TSD. She recorded almost an hour of video footage showing an inside view of the station in response to the students' questions about life in space. NASA sent the video footage to TSD, and students in Bobbie Guerra's video technology class (Zealous Studio) used this footage to create a series of video clips.
Caldwell Dyson suggested this project as a way to inspire deaf and hard-of-hearing students to learn more about space science and to encourage them to pursue space-related careers.
Related article:
› Astronaut Caldwell Dyson Sends Sign Language Message From Space Station
Other video learning clips in this series:
Texas School for the Deaf Students Introduce Themselves
How Long Does It Take to Get to the ISS?
What Do You Do About Space Junk?
You Did a Spacewalk for Over 8 Hours. How Did You Do That?
How Do You Stay in Contact With Your Family?
How Does It Feel to See Sunrise and Sunset Every 90 Minutes?
Expedition 24 Crew Sends a Message to the Texas School for the Deaf
How Deaf and Hearing Impaired People Helped the Space Program


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Hi There New York Doll Collectors,
I had been looking around for different types of dolls for dollhouses previously, for fun and for the possibility of a collectors items that all of you might be interested in. These would be smaller dolls and figurines.
In any case, I was perusing through the Amazon.com website, when I saw the Kid Kraft Doll Family, pop up as a suggested product. I was intrigued by these dolls and a few others, because it reminded me of dolls I grew up with. In addition, these dolls are great for young ones. Not only are they fun looking and very colorful, they also seem to be durable.
These Kid Kraft dolls are simply made with wood, hair of yarn and colorful fabric. Their outfits range from denim pants to denim skirts. The dolls are sold as a set of seven: Parents, three children (including a baby) and two Grandparents. They are said to be great for ages 3 and older. They are 5 inches in height and although they may be a little larger for traditional doll houses, there is definitely room for creative ideas for play or display!
The dolls go for the price of $16.25 and can be ordered on Amazon.com. Check out these dolls, if your looking for durable dolls for young children, or for fun, for yourself.
Happy Doll Day Shopping!
If your interested in Doll houses, Kid Kraft also creates doll houses for their cute dolls.

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Head Coach Julie Torbett
Oct. 26, 2013
GREENVILLE, N.C. –Due to an unavoidable change in Florida Atlantic's travel plans, the previously scheduled East Carolina volleyball match on Sunday, October 27, has been rescheduled for Monday, October 28, at 7 p.m. at Williams Arena inside Minges Coliseum.
The contest will remain Faculty Staff Appreciation Day as ECU faculty and staff may obtain four free tickets by presenting their OneCard at the ticket window.
The Pirates will enter the match with an 11-14 overall record and a 2-6 Conference USA mark after defeating FIU in four sets Friday night. The Owls come to Greenville with a 9-13 mark and are 1-7 in league action after being swept at Tulane. The contest marks the first meeting in program history between East Carolina and Florida Atlantic.
Live stats and video will be available on ECUPirates.com.


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TC TO JAMES CARLYLE ; 23 January 1844; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18440123-TC-JC-01; CL 17: 246-248
Chelsea, Tuesday, 23 jany, 1844—
Dear Jamie,
It is a long time indeed since I got your Letter, and many a time have I been minded to answer you, had not some paltry thing or other always come in the way. I have been terribly beset, of late; my work getting on as ill as need be, among endless intricacies,—sometimes not getting on at all. It will be useless to trouble you with all those things: it is better that I write now, now that I have actually shoved away my business, reason or none, and got paper before me.
Here you perceive is a Letter from Alick,—or rather half of one; for the Letter was addressed to Jenny, and she has cut off the half that specially belonged to her (probably had news about her Luckless1), and sent Jean nothing but the leaf that was rigorously hers. Jean sends it me yesterday; Jack saw it last night, and today I forward it to you.— Alick seems to be very quiet thro' the winter, and writes in fully a wholesomer way, I think, than we have seen heretofore. He has improved greatly too in spelling and penmanship. I find some trace of his giving lessons to little Boys and Girls thro' the dead of the year; but whether they are only his own children or those of others too is not entirely clear by his expression. In either case I think it an altogether wise plan. The winter there is totally dead; steady ice and snow heaped up around all dwellings for many weeks and months: a man ought really to see in such circumstances what he can occupy himself in. You should write to Alick; the time is directly after you receive this Letter! If put into the Post-Office at Ecclefechan on or before the 2nd of next month, he will get it, and find a great comfort in it. You at Ecclefechan pay a shilling with it; he for a few pence more has it handed in to him,—safe over so many thousand miles of sea and land. It is a shame for people that have pens and paper, and are parted from one another, that they do not write.
And our good Mother, as we learn, is at Dumfries, and tolerably well; how long she is to continue there remains, of course, unsettled; so long as she can find it supportable for health, it will of course be cheerier for her. You too, it appears, have a mild winter; it has been quite unpleasantly warm and clammy here, occassionally2 dry and bright, however, as well as warm; and now in the figure of the sky and fields, when I go into the country, there is a distinct prophecy of spring.
Jean speaks of a Package coming to us, with flannel dresses; still more questionable, with "plucked fowls": we have not seen it yet, but may expect to do so in a few days!— We ought to have thanked Isabella more expressly for our Butter: it is and continues to be of as good quality as I ever tasted that I remember; great praise! Nightly too the meal gets praises,—often with some censure of the injudicious cook; and every morning the Bacon Ham, which has stood an immensity of cutting, and still holds on, really with altogether superior excellence. Many thanks to you again for all those good things.
Your account of farming business is sufficiently distressing; it is a general story over the Empire at present. But manufactures are now brisker, for a time; there will be better prices for a time,—tho' only for a time. People here predict that the Corn-Laws, which are evidently fast going, will have gone altogether "in two years."3 It depends on circumstances; but "two years" is the time the weather-prophets set.— Of course you are now and then making anxious question of yourself, What is to be done when your lease is out? Dear Brother, I can very well sympathize with you; but I can give you almost no advice. I think, however, in your own calm honest thought, you will be likely to settle somewhere near the real truth of the case,—to ascertain, namely, what it is that you, there as you stand, ought to do or try to do; and that well ascertained, is the whole mystery. I need not say that whatever help lies in me is always sure to you; upon this you can always depend. Indeed I have great comfort in looking at the steady way you bear your burdens: all of us are loaded: as much as we can carry, in this world; and it behooves us to go steady, to go canny, or we shall stumble in the quagmires and never get along! There are many bad and sad things in poor Annandale at present; but the worst and saddest of all I do deliberately define to be whisky; other things are mixed, of God and the Devil; but this, as matters go, is well-nigh wholly of the Devil! By far the best news Alick sends of himself is that of his abandonment of drink. You, I think, were never in any danger from it; for God's sake have no trade whatever with it, keep a suspicious eye on every drop of it!—
In autumn we were talking together about a House for our Mother, which, if it please God, she may need when your Lease is out. This thing really ought to be attended to, and taken thought of, during the year that is. I have heard her say, she thought she should like Ecclefechan: indeed she ought not to be in a House without attendance any more; among neighbours too is indispensable. I have more than once remembered something you said to me about Farish's Property in Ecclefechan; that it was to be sold this year,4 and was likely to go dog-cheap Will you now, if it be still time, take more serious consideration of this. I would build my Mother a House, or repair some old one and make it comfortable for her with very great readiness; to build on her own ground will not be safe for Hanning.5 Nay, I should like very well indeed to have a snug apartment in my Mother's habitation, such as I could dwell in with comfort myself, not for a few weeks but for months and months if I liked,—bringing my Papers and work with me, whenever the din of this place grew too severe on me. I believe if there were such a place I should bundle and run even now!— Farther it is a safe investment for money, much safer than the American funds!6 I rather think I should dislike Ecclefechan for my own share, and greatly prefer a green nook somewhere among the fields: but that need not go for much or anything.
Pray think of all this, dear Jamie, and let me hear your word about it soon. I have not another moment today. With kind love to Isabella from us both,
Ever your affectionate
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2010-11 (Senior): Played in 27 games with 25 starts...Averaged 10.1 points with 4.8 rebounds...Led Conference USA, shooting 82.5 from the free throw line...Became 18th player in school history to score 1,000 points, accomplishing the feat against Utah...Recorded two double-doubles...Earned Scholar-Baller for the Southwest Region.
Game Highlights: vs. Arkansas St. (11/26) Posted first double-double of the season with 19 points and 10 rebounds... vs. Akron (11/27) Recorded second-straight double-double with 11 points and a season-high 12 rebounds... vs. Kansas (12/4) Scored a season-high 22 points.
2009-10 (Redshirt): Did not log any game time due to injury.
2008-09 (Junior):Had a career-high for field goals made at 135, despite playing a career-low 748 minutes...48 assists were a career-high...Second on the team in points per game with 11.4...Started the first 27 games of the season...Had three double-doubles on the year...Scored in double figures in five of the team's first six games...Had four games of 20 or more points on the year.
Game Highlights:vs. Texas-Arlington (11/14) - pulled down 10 rebounds to go along with 19 points, including 7-9 from the free-throw line at Arkansas (11/21) - scored 20 points on 8-16 shooting...also had two steals to go along with nine rebounds vs. North Texas (12/14) - set a season-high going 8-10 from the free-throw line, en route to 16 total points at UTEP (1/24) - tied a season-high with nine field goals made, for her second 20 point game of the year...grabbed 10 boards for another double-double at Houston (2/20) - set many season-highs in the game, with a 9-15 shooting for a season-best 22 points...also pulled down a 2009-best seven defensive rebounds for a total of 13 in the game.
2007-08 (Sophomore):Started all 31 games in which she played, averaging 25.5 minutes per contest...Named third-team All-Conference USA...Named Conference USA Player of the Week (12/3) after leading Mustangs to wins over Stephen F. Austin and North Texas...Ranked second on team in scoring and (12.1 points per game), third on SMU team in rebounds (5.1 per game) and second in steals (career-high 44)...Finished season with 375 points, exceeding her stellar freshman total (275) by nearly 100 points...Scored in double figures 18 times...Had five double-doubles (points and rebounds), tying her for the fifth-highest total among Conference USA players...Reached double figures in rebounds five times...Blocked two shots in a game five times...Recorded nine steals in back-to-back games, setting a new career high with five (12/21) at Hofstra and matching her previous career high with four against Texas Tech.
Game Highlights:vs. Texas A&M (11/9) - Scored 17 points for the first of three times on the season, with the others coming against North Texas (12/1) and Coppin State (12/6) at Texas A&M Corpus Christi (11/13) - Scored career-high 23 points in SMU's win over the Islanders...established a then-career high in free throws made in a game with nine vs. Stephen F. Austin (11/28) - Netted 18 points in win over Lumberjacks vs. Coppin State (12/6) - Set a new career high in field goals made with 11 at Texas Tech (12/29) - Set a new career high with 13 boards vs. UTEP (1/31) - Had 12 boards against the Miners...and career-high four assists vs. Memphis (2/14) - Hit career-high 9 field goals in Mustangs' win over Tigers.
2006-07 (Freshman): Played in all 30 games, starting in 25...Team's top freshman scorer (9.4 ppg)...Scored in double figures 16 times...Second on team in rebounds, rebound average and first in field goal percentage (.473)...Third on the team in minutes played per game (25.8)...Ranked eighth in Conference USA games in offensive rebounds (43) and sixth in field goal percentage (.466)...Member of the 2007 Conference USA All-Freshman team.
Game Highlights:vs. Tulane (1/14) - Scored a career-high 21 points.
High School: Four-year letterwinner and also served as team captain ... Two-time All-District and All-Region team selection ... 2005 Street & Smith All-America (honorable mention) ... adidas Top Ten All-America ... Earned Offensive Player of the Year honors and Rebounder of the Year honors ... Averaged over 15 points and 10 rebounds in her junior season ... Member of the school's honor roll ... Achieved perfect attendance her senior year.
Personal: Majoring in cinema/television ... Enjoys listening to music, hooping and sleeping ... Favorite non-basketball athlete is Marion Jones ... Would most like to visit Jamaica ... Favorite dessert is banana pudding ... Has two older siblings.


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Community leaders and businesses were honored Tuesday at the annual Bartlesville Regional Chamber of Commerce Awards and Gala, held at the Bartlesville Community Center.
"As the backdrop states behind me, Bartlesville — the sky's the limit. And this is so true," said BRCC President Sherri Wilt. "We are a community that has no limits and will continue to soar, and the Chamber board and staff plan on leading that charge. We are honored that you've chosen to be a part of it."
The BRCC awarded community members, institutions and businesses for their dedication to community service and economic development. Awards included the Rising Star Award, presented to Oklahoma Wesleyan University Enrollment Service Counselor Courtney Soland; the Jim Gillie Outstanding Citizen Award, presented to Bartlesville Sports Commission Chairman Bob Pomeroy; the Frank Phillips Award, presented to Tri County Technology Center; the Ernie McAnaw Female Business Leader Award, presented to Walmart Distribution Center Human Resources Manager Sonya Sayles; the Tom Shoemake Leadership Award, presented to Woolaroc CEO Bob Fraser; the Small Business of the Year Award, presented to Frank and Lola's; and the Business of the Year Award, presented to Service and Technology Corporation. Heather Robison was also named the Young Professionals of Bartlesville president for the 2013-2014 year.
Byron Boles, outgoing Chamber board chairman, announced Mike Moore would be replacing him as chairman for the 2013-2014 year. Moore has served on the Chamber board since 2007 and served on various committees before becoming chairman.
"We're in an ever-changing environment today, and you can't be anything but excited when you think about Bartlesville," said Moore. "I look forward to serving (the community) in this next year."
In other business, commencement was held for the 2012-2013 Leadership Bartlesville class. According to Leadership Bartlesville President Thad Friedman, the class project for the coming year is to construct a nine-hole miniature golf course at the Kiddie Park. Friedman said the goal is to complete the project by the 2014 season.
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If you are turned on by big tummies as much as I am you'll find Danii's to be a real turn on. Her squishy muffin top looks as soft and pillowy as marshmallows!
In the video in the BBW Zine members area she plays with her tummy rolls squeezing and massaging it for the camera. She also plays with her perky tits and later her pussy lips.
Danii is one of many cute fat girls at BBW Zine. They have featured some really gorgeous plump chicks and the quality of their content is impressive. The site is also part of the BBW Porn Pass network of fat porn sites so all BBWZine.com members also get access to several other of the best BBW sites on the net included free.


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With the Smash Bros. picture of the day today, game creator Masahiro Sakurai showed how a previously discussed aesthetic feature will look on the 3DS version of the game.
Sakurai had earlier announced that the black lines surrounding the characters on the 3DS version could be removed. Today we saw what that would look like, along with a statement from Sakurai.
"Here's a comparison of characters with and without their outlines on the 3DS version. The also give off a different impression in 3D, so customize the look however you like."
The outlines are meant to make it easier to follow your character while playing on the smaller screen of the 3DS. When Sakurai originally announced that the lines could be turned off, many fans speculated it might not look too clean. However the line removal makes the characters look quite impressive, especially considering this is a 3DS game.
Obviously it is impossible to know how things will look while the game is in motion and if the outlines will really make following the gameplay easier. For now though it is certainly nice to have the choice to switch between the two features.
Another added bonus about this picture of the day is that it shows what the Player 1 and Player 2 icons will look like on the 3DS. A very simple thing, but it's always interesting to see how the game will come together in every aspect.


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The Boston Cannons (2-1) fell the Long Island Lizards (1-2) 13-11 Thursday night at LaValle Stadium on the campus of Stony Brook University. Matt Poskay scored 4 goals as Cannons comeback falls short. Lizards' Goalie Andrew Adams won Bud Light MVP player of the game honors with 14 saves.
The Cannons struggled out of the start with very little offensive possession. Long Island scored on their first possession of the game. Matt Poskay scored his ninth goal of the season to tie the game at 1-1. The Lizards scored the next two goals including Greg Gurenlian's spectacular goal after winning the face off and taking the ball to the goal and scoring while falling to the ground. Justin Smith and Poskay scored the final 2 goals of the quarter to tie the score at 3-3.
The Cannons sloppy play continued into the second quarter with multiple turnovers and few scoring chances. The Lizards once again opened up the scoring, this time a 2 point goal by Chris Fiore. Mike Stone scored for the third consecutive game and cut the score to 6-4, but after back to back turnovers and Jack Reid's second penalty on the night, the Lizards capitalized late in the half. Long Island continued to control the play and frustrate the Cannons. Stephen Peyser finished the first half scoring for the home team and the Lizards took an 8-4 lead into the half.
The third quarter saw the Cannons continued to get outplayed and frustrated by the Lizards. Long Island scored 45 seconds into the quarter to set the tone again. The Lizards scored the next two goals to lead 11-4 with 10minutes to go in the quarter. The remainder of the quarter saw physical play from both teams leading to multiple penalties including a 5 minute penalty against Jack Reid as he reacted to a hot on cannons goalie Kip Turner. Throughout the physical play neither team could find the back of the net and the quarter ended with the Lizards leading 11-4.
The Cannons finally showed some life to start the fourth quarter as Matt Poskay scored his third goal of the game and Brad Ross followed with a two point goal 30 seconds later to cut the Lizards lead to 11-7. Sloppy play from the Cannons returned and the Lizards capitalized scoring the next 2 goals to take a 31-7 lead with 5:38 remaining. The Cannons put on one last run with three straight goals, including a 2 point goal from Kevin Buchanan, but the charge fell short as the Cannons went down in defeat 13-11.
The Lizards defense held the Cannons potent offense in check most of the night, and their double team efforts on Paul Rabil kept the 2009 MVP off the score sheet.


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The price is right at Presti's. A large cannoli here will set you back just $2, and a softer crust encompasses a lighter, fluffier filling. The taste is delicate, almost like a sugar cookie. But to some tasters, that just means it's lighter on flavor.
Your $2.75 will get you a shell with a satisfying crunch. The filling is creamier and heartier, with a hint of a closely guarded secret ingredient (nutmeg? cinnamon?) that provides a holiday-season flavor that isn't present in Presti's version.
Edge: Corbo's takes the win even though it's a bit pricier. The flavor of the filling, the texture of the shell and a piped-to-order policy make this an easy choice.
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Your average backyard garden may look tranquil and serene on the outside, but what lurks beneath will truly amaze youas Leslie Nielsen is about to discover. As he strolls among the flowers, herbs and vegetables, there's a war for survival raging around him; from dangerous daddy longlegs and ferocious fire ants, to an eight-eyed jumping spider in a wrestling match with a belligerent bee. There's even a Top Gun-style air battle between a praying mantis and a bat. In this terrifyingand funnynew natural history comedy, National Geographic filmmakers use state-of-the-art cinematography to reveal what the world looks like from the insect's point of view.
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Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed an innovative keyboard that can accurately identify users based on their typing patterns. On top of that, the dirt- and water-resistant device can power itself by harvesting the static electricity on your fingertips.Read More
Logitech, a company that's no stranger to making keyboards for all kinds of devices, is launching Key-to-go – a new wireless iOS keyboard that features mechanical keys and a waterproof covering. This means users get the feedback of mechanical keys without having to worry about spills. Read More
How can an upmarket analog watch compete in a digital world? Pierre DeRoche's answer is its TNT Royal Rétro 43, which is based on the idea that if one second hand is good, six is better. Instead of one hand taking the tiresome journey around the entire dial, the TNT Royal Retro 43 has six; each measuring a 10-second interval before passing the job off to the next in a neat bit of mechanical choreography. Read More
Sometime within the last couple of years, smartphones hit a wall. Make no mistake, they're still improving. But manufacturers are having to try a lot harder to make their phones stand out from the crowd. Can the latest flagship from the world's biggest smartphone-maker rise above the rest? Let Gizmag try to answer, as we review the Samsung Galaxy S5.Read More
The Earth and Moon are, we're reliably informed, three-dimensional, so why should the Moon-phase dial on your upmarket wristwatch be flat? At Baselworld 2014, Swiss watchmaker Vicenterra took up the challenge to rectify this with its Luna volume 1, which shows the Earth and Moon as rotating three-dimensional spheres as part of its set of complications.Read More
After introducing its "Quad-Proof" technology on its ADIXXION camcorder in 2012, JVC has brought the ruggedized feature set to its latest Everio models. The Everio GZ-R70 and GZ-R10 are dust-proof, water resistant to 5 m (16.4 ft), drop-proof from a height of 1.5 m (4.9 ft) and freeze-proof to temperatures as low as -10° C (14° F).Read More
While wearable fitness tracking devices have been with us for some time, the new technologies driving the rise of the smartwatch are changing the shape of things in this space. Magellan's latest offering – the Echo Smart Running Watch – is an example of this shift with it's ability to stream performance statistics from your smartphone fitness application to your wrist in real-time.Read More
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If you would like a long, leisurely vacation, going on a cruise liner and seeing the beautiful shores of distant lands might be exactly what you need. You shouldn't feel overwhelmed when trying to find a cruise ship or destination that will fit your needs and wants, at prices that won't leave your wallet hurting for weeks to come.
The travel sites talked about in this article will assist you in finding a cruise that suits your physical needs, such as limited mobility, as well as what you would like to experience on your trip. Whether you plan on escaping by yourself, with one other person or a group, there are things you can do to reduce the cost and sufficiently plan ahead.
Traveling Solo
Going on a cruise as a couple or a group is cheaper than traveling alone, but don't let that stop you if you plan on going by yourself. Look for cruises that offer specials for single travelers, like Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Epic. They saw the problem that solo travelers can have, and started offering studio cabins that accommodate only one person and require no "single supplement" charge. These single cabins are very small, but still have the great features as group cabins.
Senior Discounts and Other Discounts
Cruise lines aren't always eager to advertise their discounts for those 55 and older, so you will need to do a littler research and price comparisons. Travel search engines like Travel Zoo, Vacations To Go and Priceline make it much easier to track down information and prices on all the best and less-well-know cruise lines.
Planning for departure far ahead of time also helps to bring down the price, but cruise lines will often drastically lower rates as departure dates draw near, so they can fill as many cabins as possible. Vacations To Go makes it easier by allowing you to sign up for alerts on last minute deals. If you can do last minute planning and get a huge discount opportunity for a cruise you'd love to go on, take it!
Budgeting and Saving
When you find out what the price will be with as many discounts as you can get, make sure have what you need and about double that. Keep some cash on you when you are on board, but most of your money should be divided up between two different bank accounts, just in case you lose a bank card to one account, you will still have the other. You should also keep one card locked away in your cabin, while the other is on you. If you have checks, keep those locked away in your cabin, as well.
You will need cash on board to do your laundry, playing games and for tips. Your card or should only be used for eating and buying the occasional souvenir.
Medical Planning
Look into purchasing travelers insurance, since your health insurance might not extend to other countries. You should also plan on bringing more medications than you will need for the duration of the cruise, just in case. Keep your medications locked away along with your extra bank card or cash.
Special Health Needs
Make sure your cabin and the decks have ramps or other accommodations for people in wheel chairs or those with limited mobility. If the cruise line doesn't specify, don't hesitate to ask. If you will need to use oxygen therapy on your cruise, you will need to bring your own equipment, as a cruise line will only provide oxygen in emergency cases. Notify the cruise line before you book, just in case they need to make any accommodations. Be sure to bring enough oxygen to last you your trip, or look into purchasing a portable oxygen concentrator.


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Deepak Chopra talks about God and self reflection.
Part II of this interview.
Deepak Chopra talks with Waylon, Part II
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My big Brother Swiftyjuan sent this to me:
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Well it must be true because Lima and I are BOTH laughing....
Everybit of that is TRUE!!!! OMG HOW TRUE!
That is a fact.
going back to my nothing box, later
Oh my - laugh a minute LOL. I also am going to jealously guard my ''nothing box'' - it is my favorite, when I have time to open it and relax :18:
Great chuckle Rhome and thx (I guess thx to John as well).
nothing box?
i dont get it! how is that possible??
I use my nothing box when it takes my wife 20 minutes to tell me something that can be told in 5 words or less.
I'm 24 and have only been married since August. But..............oh, sorry the nothing box had to be put away. My wife watched this and then said. You've done nothing today....go take out the trash.
26+ years married and it's true, oh man is it true!
funny AND true
That is great. I have to send it to my wife.
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Feb. 3, 2010
Complete List and Bios in PDF Format
Press Conference Quotes
Roster of Recruits
DeKALB, Ill. - The Northern Illinois Huskies have added 26 players to their football roster for 2010, NIU head coach Jerry Kill announced on Wednesday, the annual National Letter of Intent Signing Day for college football.
Overall, Kill and his staff were very happy with the class, the second full group inked by this coaching staff. Kill has led the Huskies to bowl games in each of his first two seasons at the school.
"We're excited about the 2010 class," Kill said. "I think we have fulfilled the needs in our recruiting. It's always a need thing where you have to fill roster spots in areas where you're losing people. We feel like we have done that very well. We felt like we had a great class last year, and once we got them here and they performed, we felt like there was no question that it was [a great class]. This one certainly on paper looks good. Hopefully they'll perform as well as they look on paper. Again, I think we've done a great job."
Northern Illinois' 2010 recruiting class is heavy on defensive backs, linebackers and offensive linemen with 15 of the 24 signees listed at those positions. Each of the offensive linemen is at least 6-3 and 265 pounds, while the linebackers bring strength and speed to the middle of the Huskie defense.
"I think there is a great deal of speed in the class without a doubt," Kill said. "There's a lot of athleticism. We feel like we've got some guys that can really run and that was important."
By far the largest group of Huskie newcomers - 11 - are from the state of Illinois, but Huskie coaches fanned out across the country for this class with 10 states represented overall. Northern Illinois added multiple players from Florida (3), Alabama, North Carolina, Michigan and Missouri (2 each). Kansas, Indiana, Wisconsin and Georgia are also represented. The 11 players from Illinois hail from as near as Sycamore with players from Rockford and the Chicagoland area. Again this year, Huskie coaches believe they have unearthed some "diamonds" according to Kill.
"We've always had a knack as a coaching staff, and we've been together for a long time, to find those diamonds in the rough," he said. "Our guys do a heck of a job working and it's a year-around job. We'll go anywhere to find a good player."
The Huskies added 14 players who earned All-State honors in high school and the 2009 National Junior College Offensive Player of the Year in running back Jasmin Hopkins, one of three players who enrolled at Northern Illinois for the spring 2010 semester. Hopkins, true freshman Akeem Daniels (listed as an "athlete") and Demetrius Stone, a defensive back from Coffeyville (Kans.) Community College, will participate in 2010 spring drills.
In addition to the large group of linemen, NIU inked two specialists in kicker Matt Sims and punter/kicker Tyler Anderson, as well as two tight ends, a pair of wide receivers and two defensive linemen. Jamison Wells, Wisconsin's 2008 defensive player of the year, will play receiver for Northern Illinois next season after originally coming to NIU on a baseball scholarship. Junior college quarterback Casey Weston, the top junior college passer in the country last year, rounds out the group.
"I want to thank our administration, which was involved with it, the professors here at the university, and certainly our coaching staff," Kill said. "We had a group effort to bring these youngsters to Northern Illinois University."
Northern Illinois opens spring drills March 23.
Keep up with all the latest news on Northern Illinois sports, read "Huskie Happenings" daily on www.NIUHuskies.com.


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About Liz:
Liz is the founder and CEO of Sseko Designs. She splits her time between Portland, OR and East Africa, where Sseko is based. You can find out more about Liz and her company at www.ssekodesigns.com
What's hot right now?
Caring about how your fashion consumption affects the rest of the world. Being conscious and compassionate has never been more 'on- trend.'
What was the most fashionable thing you last bought?
A vintage short, long-sleeved dress with a muted geometric print and the most beautiful glass beading across the shoulders.
What destination are you most looking forward to traveling to right now?
Morocco! I can't wait to experience the wild fusion of cultures that seem to collide here.
What's on your style wish list?
A pair of Lanvin loafers. I will never not be in love with menswear.
What's on heavy rotation in your wardrobe currently?
High waisted jeans, cropped t's and ankle boots are my current casual go-to.


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For the first time ever, "American Idol" producers gave the finalists a theme where they could actually sabotage their rivals -- but it never happened. No, all those after-performance shows of fellowship and camradery were apparently accurate, because nobody during the Top 7 "Competitor's Choice" performance show chose something completely off-the-wall for their fellow contestants. They actually chose songs well-suited to the finalists singing them.
In fact, it was a pretty good show overall and, as Lyndsey Parker at Yahoo Music pointed out in her recap April 17, "Truth be told, this current crop of contestants often showed better judgment choosing songs for each other than they have when choosing songs for themselves." She also noted that the Top 7 performance show was "one of the best 'Idol' episodes in a long time."
And it was, if you edit out the trio performance near the end where Jessica Meuse, Dexter Roberts, and C. J. Harris performed Lady Antebellum's Celtic-laced elevator tune "Compass." It's pretty awful by its lonesome and in the orginal, but the three finalists really tried to make people hate what is already a snorefest of a song. The judges hated it. Guest of the show and quasi-guest judge Demi Lovato hated it. (Still, everybody kept saying that individually the singers were great, trying to salvage something from the doomed song. It's just when they tried to sing together -- which was the point of the exercise -- they didn't sound all that harmonious.) But that's later on in the show. (Spoiler alert: That performance will be skipped over at the appropriate spot in this recap. Oh... and you're welcome.)
During the show, we found out that Demi Lovato is gearing up for a tour of South America, Ryan Seacrest can be easily distracted by Judge Jennifer Lopez's bare back, Fox football analyst Terry Bradshaw took in the show because he got cold up north, Ryan Seacrest is afraid of MMA champion Rhonda Rousey, Martin Garrix took a break between weekend sets at Coachella to watch "Idol," and Ryan Seacrest and Caleb Johnson decided a duet of Bryan Adams' "Heaven" would be the latest addition to their bromance hijinks. Viewers -- and listeners -- also found out that Jena Irene and Caleb Johnson are good friends, he might take her to her prom in Detroit, and they are dominating the show vocally -- with only Alex Preston pushing for a threesome.
But as for the Top 7 performances:
Caleb Johnson led off the night. Alex Preston chose Kings of Leon's "Family Tree" for the North Carolina rocker. As per usual, Caleb delivered, setting the bar for the rest of the evening. Judge Harry Connick Jr. said that it was "a song that could be on your record." Judge J-Lo told him: "It's dangerous to put you first in the lineup. Now everybody else has to raise their game."
Nothing wrong with that...
Jessica Meuse was next. Sam Woolf chose Miranda Lambert's "Gunpowder and Lead" for the girl from Slapout. Jessica thinks Miranda Lambert is "badass." Well, the song is all attitude, too, and Jessica has some, but most of it seems contained, restrained, like she's tugging at her own leash. Judge Harry thinks she's somehow out of synch with her music, suggesting she listen to some funk and dance in front of a mirror. Still, the performance wasn't all that bad, even though the judges panned it.
The third performance was the first of the night's two duets. Alex Preston and Sam Woolf did a jaunty version of Passenger's "Let Her Go." It was fun but not anything special. (But you have to wonder about the producers' decision to put two of the same duos from last week together again for this week. And if you think there's some internal orchestration by the show to push young Sam Woolf to the forefront, you wouldn't be alone. Placing him alongside the popular Alex could gain him votes by association and keep him out of the bottom on the results show.)
C. J. Harris performed next. Caleb Johnson chose John Mayer's "Gravity" for the Alabama native, telling Ryan that he'd heard C. J. sing it in Hollywood and thought it a perfect fit. Caleb was right. C. J. had a connection with the song from the first note on. The judges thought so as well. He may have been in the bottom two straight weeks but "Gravity" just might have lifted him outside the dreaded elimination range.
Dexter Roberts was fourth, performing Luke Bryan's "Muckaless Creek Water," a song chosen for him by his fellow Alabaman C. J. Harris. After last week's Georgia Satellites semi-disaster, Dexter was back in his modern country groove with this song. The problem is: The modern country groove he inhabits is a generic country sound. Judge Harry found his harsh voice for a perfect critique of the performance: "You didn't really do anything different from the original vocal. You're limiting yourself to basically singing the exact same thing that's on the record. I just want to hear you sing other things than singing along with the radio."
The two best singers on the show, Jena Irene and Caleb Johnson, performed a duet after Dexter's so-so performance. They took on the Rolling Stones' "Gimme Shelter" and scream-rocked the song into another sonic dimension. "American Idol" producers need to keep these two performing together until one of them is eliminated (which, hopefully, will be in the finale).
Alex Preston did his thing again. Dexter Roberts chose "The A Team" (Ed Sheeran) for him to render into an Alex construct. And he did. Judge Keith Urban nailed the critique: ""What I like is you've got your signature things that you do. Artistic little signatures of yours. They're yours. When you put them in songs, it's so natural."
Sam Woolf was next up, singing sixth. Jessic Meuse chose David Gray's "Sail Away" for the teen, and she couldn't have done him a greater favor. Playing tag with the bottom and even getting eliminated after the first Top 8 show, Sam needed something to help him rise above mediocre. Returning to the music of the artist who Sam covered best (think: "Babylon") seemed to do the trick. It was a solid performance, maybe his best in the competition, but the judges were lukewarm and Judge Harry even criticized the song choice.
Jena Irene capped Wednesday night's perforrmances with Caleb Johnson's pick, "Creep" by Radiohead. She stayed behind the piano for the entire performance, and it lent her vocals an intense sincerity. And that odd lilt that Judge Harry has mentioned a couple times (a throaty quality reminiscent of Middle Eastern singing?) seemed to try breaking through. Judges Keith and Jennifer were on their feet by song's end. Judge J-Lo loved it, said she enjoyed the way the teen "Jena-fies" her songs. Judge Harry explained why he never gives a standing ovation (as a judge, he thinks impartiality should rule and doesn't think he should stand and give ovations) but told her the performance was the best of the night. He was so very right.
So... seven up and seven down. Two duets. One trio performance. The best performances of the night? Easy: Caleb Johnson, Alex Preston, Jena Irene. In that order, ascending. Best duet? Jena and Caleb's "Gimme Shelter." The trio? Forget about it. (No. Really. Let's just please forget about it.)
Who will see the bottom on Thursday night?
Given the judges' feedback, Jessica Meuse, Dexter Roberts, and Sam Woolf have the best chances of finding the bottom. That is, if there is a bottom three this week. (Remember: The Top 8 redux only saw a bottom two.)
If there is only two in the bottom, it most likely will be Dexter and Sam. But as tough as the judges were on Jessica (her solo, her group perforance as part of a trio, and her song choice were all negatively criticized), she could very well find herself not only in the bottom but on her way home. The one thing in her favor is that she's never been in the bottom before. But if there's going to be a shocker, she's the prime candidate.
Anyway... Who's going home? Dexter Roberts, most likely. His performances overall have been pretty generic, something just about any male country singer could do on any given stage in any given honkytonk or bar on any given night throughout the U. S. In short, there's nothing particularly unique or special about Dexter's brand of country.
The Top 6 will be revealed on Thursday night's "American Idol" Top 7 results show.
Suggested Links
- 'American Idol' 13: Harry Connick Jr 'audition' so bad it was awesome
- 'American Idol' 13 Top 8 redux: Finalists rock their way back to the 80s
- 'American Idol' 13 odds to win it all: Girls place just one finalist in top six
- 'American Idol' 13: Adam Lambert mentors the Top 31
- Queen announces US tour with Adam Lambert taking lead honors


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Come join readers from around the metroplex for Dallas' World Book Night celebration called "Pizza and Books" at Campisi's, organized by Big Read Dallas and Downtown Dallas, Inc.
Downtown Dallas Inc., advocates of developing and promoting Downtown Dallas, and World Book Night, a nonprofit group of authors, publishers, agents, booksellers, librarians and readers, are joining forces for the good of reading. Indulge your love of literacy alongside people from around the metroplex and around the world.
What is World Book Night?
World Book Night is an annual celebration dedicated to spreading the love of reading, person to person. Each year on April 23, (or close to it) tens of thousands of people in the U.S. go out into their communities and give a total of half a million free World Book Night paperbacks to light and non-readers.
What are the free books?
The list holds all types of big book names from The Kite Runner to The Hunger Games. These books will be distributed free to the people who applied all over the country earlier to be book givers on Monday. Other books are The Alchemist, Fahrenheit 451, City of Thieves, The Handmaid's Tale, Girl With a Pearl Earring, La Casa en Mango Street, Good Omens, The Lightning Thief, and many, many more. For a list of the free books, see The 2013 Books.
Why April 23?
April 23 is the UNESCO International World Book and Copyright Day, as well as Shakespeare's birthday! April 23rd was also chosen for World Book Day to honor of Miguel de Cervantes, (you remember Miguel, who wrote Don Quixote?) who died on April 23, 1616 (the same day as Shakespeare). In the Catalan region of Spain, the day is celebrated by giving a book and a flower to a loved one. World Book Night was first celebrated in the UK and Ireland in 2011; in 2012, it was also celebrated in the USA and Germany.
It is no coincidence that the World Book Night coincides with Shakespeare's birth and death date. It is a day to celebrate literacy and the joy that can be found in a good story. The day is meant not only to promote reading but printed books as well. Thousands of people will be cracking open a book the old-fashioned way on Wednesday night in Dallas at Campisi's.
Rescheduled to April 24
The April 23rd Dallas event had been scheduled for Tuesday night, but due to the rain (we need rain!), was rescheduled for April 24, Wednesday evening at 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm at Campisi's (not Main Street Garden).
Pizza and Books at Campisi's
Free books! Grab a pizza pie (great pizza, great everything at Campisi's!) and a book and some fun literary (and not so literary) conversation Wednesday night.
See you Wednesday night!
WHAT: World Book Night
WHEN: Wed. April 24, 5:30pm – 8:30pm
WHERE: Campisi's Restaurant, Downtown
1520 Elm St.,
Dallas, TX, 75201
** My next online class--Worldbuilding Wizardry--begins Monday, April 29, at SavvyAuthors.com **
Middle School: The worst Years of My Life
Rafe tries to break every rule in his school's oppressive Code of Conduct. Chewing gum in class-5,000 points! Running in the hallway-10,000 points! Pulling the fire alarm-50,000 points! But when Rafe's game starts to catch up with him, he'll have to decide if winning is all that matters, or if he's finally ready to face the rules, bullies, and truths he's been avoiding. By James Patterson
The Alchemist
This is the story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who dreams of travelling the world in search of treasure as extravagant as any ever found. From his home in Spain he journeys to the exotic markets of Tangiers and then into the Egyptian desert, where a fateful encounter with the alchemist awaits him. The Alchemist is a story about the essential wisdom of listening to our hearts and, above all, following our dreams. by Paulo Coelho
City of Thieves
During the Nazis' brutal siege of Leningrad, Lev Beniov is arrested for looting and thrown into the same cell as a handsome deserter named Kolya. Instead of being executed, Lev and Kolya are given a shot at saving their own lives by complying with an outrageous directive: secure a dozen eggs for a powerful Soviet colonel to use in his daughter's wedding cake. In a city cut off from all supplies and suffering unbelievable deprivation, Lev and Kolya embark on a hunt through the dire lawlessness of Leningrad and behind enemy lines to find the impossible. by David Benioff, who is also a screenwriter for HBO's Game of Thrones
Girl With a Pearl Earring
Tracy Chevalier transports readers to a bygone time and place in this richly-imagined portrait of the young woman who inspired one of Vermeer's most celebrated paintings. History and fiction merge seamlessly in this luminous novel about artistic vision and sensual awakening. Girl with a Pearl Earring tells the story of sixteen-year-old Griet, whose life is transformed by her brief encounter with genius ... even as she herself is immortalized in canvas and oil. by Tracy Chevalier
The Handmaid's Tale
In the world of the near future, who will control women's bodies?
Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She may leave the home of the Commander and his wife once a day to walk to food markets whose signs are now pictures instead of words because women are no longer allowed to read. She must lie on her back once a month and pray that the Commander makes her pregnant, because in an age of declining births, Offred and the other Handmaids are only valued if their ovaries are viable. Offred can remember the days before, when she lived and made love with her husband Luke; when she played with and protected her daughter; when she had a job, money of her own, and access to knowledge. But all of that is gone now....
Funny, unexpected, horrifying, and altogether convincing, The Handmaid's Tale is at once a scathing satire, dire warning, and tour de force for the mature and adventurous reader. by Margaret Atwood
The Lightning Thief
Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school ... again. And that's the least of his troubles. Lately, mythological monsters and the gods of Mount Olympus seem to be walking straight out of the pages of Percy's Greek mythology textbook and into his life. And worse, he's angered a few of them. Zeus's master lightning bolt has been stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect. Now Percy and his friends have just 10 days to find and return Zeus's stolen property and bring peace to a warring Mount Olympus.
But to succeed on his quest, Percy will have to do more than catch the true thief: He must come to terms with the father who abandoned him; solve the riddle of the Oracle, which warns him of betrayal by a friend; and unravel a treachery more powerful than the gods themselves. by Rick Riordan
Me Talk Pretty One Day
"It's a pretty grim world when I can't even feel superior to a toddler." Welcome to the curious mind of David Sedaris, where dogs outrank children, guitars have breasts, and French toddlers unmask the inadequacies of the American male. Sedaris inhabits this world as a misanthrope chronicling all things petty and small. In Me Talk Pretty One Day Sedaris is as determined as ever to be nobody's hero--he never triumphs, he never conquers--and somehow, with each failure, he inadvertently becomes everybody's favorite underdog. by David Sedaris
Good Omens
The world will end on Saturday. Next Saturday. Just before dinner, according to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch, the world's only completely accurate book of prophecies written in 1655. The armies of Good and Evil are amassing and everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan. Except that a somewhat fussy angel and a fast-living demon are not actually looking forward to the coming Rapture. And someone seems to have misplaced the Antichrist. by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman


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XZ Utils 5.0.2
Lasse Collin <lasse.collin@...>
XZ Utils 5.0.2 is available at <http://tukaani.org/xz/>. It fixes a few minor bugs. Here is an extract from the NEWS file: * LZMA2 decompressor now correctly accepts LZMA2 streams with no uncompressed data. Previously it considered them corrupt. The bug can affect applications that use raw LZMA2 streams. It is very unlikely to affect .xz files because no compressor creates .xz files with empty LZMA2 streams. (Empty .xz files are a different thing than empty LZMA2 streams.) * "xz --suffix=.foo filename.foo" now refuses to compress the file due to it already having the suffix .foo. It was already documented on the man page, but the code lacked the test. * "xzgrep -l foo bar.xz" works now. * Polish translation was added. -- -- Lasse Collin | IRC: Larhzu <at> IRCnet & Freenode


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ON June 18, 1815, French troops, led by Napoleon, fought against the allied armies of six different nations, led by the Duke of Wellington and Marshall Blucher.
More than 191,000 men met on on the fields of Mont-Saint-Jean in Belgium, to fight a battle that would determine Europe's future.
The intense battle began at 11.30am and finished at about 8.30pm.
By the end, more than 9,500 men lay dead and 33,000 were wounded. Some were lucky and came through the smoky disarray unharmed.
One such man was Thomas Plunkett, of the 1st Battalion of the 95th Rifle Regiment.
The 95th Rifles, perhaps better popularised in the Bernard Cornwell novels, played a prominent part in the battle.
On the east side of the Brussels road into Mont-Saint-Jean, they fought an onslaught from the French in an area known as the Sand Pit.
Dozens were inevitably killed, but Plunkett survived within an inch of his life, as a musket ball scraped and scarred his forehead, doing sufficient damage to force his return to England.
After the battle that ended the war, he married his girlfriend, who had suffered serious disfigurement from an exploding artillery wagon the day before at the Battle of Quatre Bras.
In about 1851, Plunkett and his wife, after losing his pension from the military through his own bad behaviour, ended up in Colchester almost destitute.
They had been roaming the country as peddlers because Plunkett, like many other ex-soldiers, found it difficult to hold down a job.
Upon their arrival, he dropped dead in the streets with his wife at his side.
On hearing of his death, retired officers came to his widow's aid and the wife of an officer paid for Plunkett's funeral and tombstone.
In memoirs of the time, the name Thomas Plunkett is mentioned for his earlier successes in the Peninsular Wars, after supposedly shooting a French general from as far away as 800 yards – a massive feat considering the weaponry of the time, and for his luck in surviving Waterloo.
But for many who fought in 1815, they remain faceless and nameless, melted into history.
With the 200th anniversary of the battle nearing, and an outstanding re-enactment held on the battlefields every year, many participants hope the memories of these brave soldiers will be remembered more widely, along with all those who have fallen before and after.
On a recent trip to the town of Mont-Saint-Jean, wreaths had been placed on memorials.
The Battle of Waterloo does not have as much resonance in England, probably because the remains are not on our doorstep.
Until my family and I discovered re-enactments, I did not give it much thought either.
Napoleonic re-enactors all share a love of history and, of course, an absolute respect for the people they are portraying.
It is also a social hobby, where people can meet other like-minded individuals of all ages.
Men, women and children all take part, if not in the battle itself, in authentic camps where the public can watch a living history.
Those with gun licenses carry real, working muskets. They use blanks, of course, but there is still a small element of danger and risk of injury.
Drills and rehearsals are carried out with health and safety in mind, well before the public see anything. There is a wealth of regiments to join, be they French, English or Prussian.
The 45eme Regiment d'Infanterie de Ligne is a French regiment I know well.
They have many members in north Essex, who all come from different backgrounds and have a variety of day jobs.
You will often see the 45eme at events. Some, like my own dad, were even present at an event for the French Embassy in London this year.
Events take place all over the country, but the biggest is the anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo itself, held in Mont-Saint-Jean.
Re-enactors from all over the world fight on the site of the battle.
Everyone there quietly remembers the devoted and brave men who fought for their lives, their countries and their commanders.
It is for this reason I hope and believe all the men and women who died that day nearly 200 years ago should be given thought at this time of Remembrance.
We appropriately reserve reflection for those who died in more recent times but this battle must also be remembered.
Had the soldiers not put their lives on the line, Europe's future could have been a different story.


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Grid badly displayed using ggplot2
I am trying to plot celestial object on the sky (basically with coordinates equivalent to latitude/longitude). I successfully plotted all my points using the
"aitoff" projection of the
coord_map function, but in this case, the grid is badly displayed, i.e. residual horizontal lines are still displayed for latitudes non equal to zero along with their correct projections.
How could I remove these lines?
Here is code that reproduces the behavior:
library(ggplot2) library(mapproj) sky2 = data.frame(RA=0, Dec=0) skyplot2 <- qplot(RA,Dec,data=sky2,xlim=c(0,360),ylim=c(-89.999,89.999), xlab="R.A.(°)", ylab="Decl. (°)",main="Source repartition on the sky") skyplot2 + coord_map(projection="aitoff",orientation=c(89.999,180,0)) + scale_y_continuous(breaks=(-2:2)*30,limits=c(-89.999,89.999)) + scale_x_continuous(breaks=(0:8)*45,limits=c(0,360), labels=c("","","","","","","","",""))


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Bay of Islands ATTRACTIONS See all
Haruru Falls
What the Haruru Falls lack in height, they more than make up for in beauty, especially when floodlit at night.
The falls are wide but relatively low at 5 meters (16.5 feet), which makes for particularly good swimming and kayaking at the base.
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The Hararu Falls are on the Waitangi River on the North Island's east coast, 2 kilometers (1.25 miles) west of Waitangi.
A scenic mangrove walk leads from the Waitangi Treaty Ground to the falls, circling the golf course.
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Rock Box'd my e280R a few minutes ago!
I used to post on this forum as an e260 user/owner. I still have that thing, but I don't use it, it went through the washer and the buttons don't work right, and it fritzes out, and listening to anything is impossible. (I wrote about it on another part of this forum sometime in the Fall of 2007.)
I had always planned on Rock-Box-ing it, once I'd heard about the capability of that, but I never had gotten around to doing so.
Sometime in December 2007 I was ok'd to spend money on a new device, and so I went looking for an e280, and no store had one, except a Best Buy had one e280R in the "back" --I left without it, but eventually went back for it, as the only thing out there in stores was the View, which I didn't want. I didn't want the "R" thing either, but I ended up being less choosey to get something closer to what I wanted.
I'd always wanted Audible capability on my e260, so was open to getting an e280v2, but wanted the option of Rock Box, though I'd never used it. In any case, the entire e200 line was vacant in every store I checked, quite a few. So that e280R was what I ended up going back for, my only choice.
I've wanted to convert it into an e280 plain vanilla since then (Dec 2007), but I'm not sure about actually doing that, and have to say I'm not sure how much I'll look at the Sansa bootload anyhow now, with my introduction to Rock Box in actuality. (I don't use Rhapsody, hate seeing the Rhapsody "channel" but do like how the fonts look, etc., so ...)
I followed the easy, clearly written directions on Rock Box. org for the e200R:
and it worked flawlessly.
I'm looking forward now to actually getting to submit my music listening to my last.fm profile now, as well.
I did solve my Audible problem too, I got a new phone in January, a Palm Treo 755p, and have fallen in love with Audible Air ... it's way better than any Audible files on any Sansa.
--Sansa e280R (since Dec 2007) with Rock Box since May 7, 2008
--Old broken Sansa e260
--Sansa M230 used exclusively for Audible.com (but now I use my Palm Treo 755p for Audible.)
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Note that you must not listen to any songs on your computer before you submit the log file, or else the entire log will become invalid
Sort of annoying, which is why I don't bother with last.fm off my Sansa anymore
I think if you submit them without the times, it could possibly work but that might defeat the purpose
Good reminder
I haven't always used my Sansa as much as I would like to have either, due to feeling disconnected from my last.fm profile while using it, FWIW.
--Sansa e280R (since Dec 2007) with Rock Box since May 7, 2008
--Old broken Sansa e260
--Sansa M230 used exclusively for Audible.com (but now I use my Palm Treo 755p for Audible.)
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I had problems with firstRockbox install; fixed it.
After my first install of Rockbox playing albums seemed great. Then I tried "insert" functions, and after it played the first added track to a dynamic playlist my Sansa e280R instantly "died" and I had to open it up and reset the battery every time I tried it.
So I took the .rockbox folder off the device and downloaded a newer version, and installed that. I had a different error then, but it was better, since I didn't have to open up my device to restart, at least. I was getting a *Panic* error, basically "Event Line Full" whenever I used "insert" or "queue" in a dynamic playlist. Any one album would play alright alone, but inserting or queue-ing would seem to work, and the playlist would play fine until after it got to the first "insert" or "queue" song, it would play that one song fine, then throw the *Panic* Event Line Full -- error, and I'd have to hold the power button down the 10 to 13 seconds to restart. This was consistent behavior. (I also tried a few different themes, and they didn't improve it, and one build from this forum was even worse than that.)
I looked and looked online for anyone writing about the Panic code I'd gotten, and finally found just one person on a rockbox forum with a c200 that had the same error code, and they had taken everything .rockbox out, including the bootloader, and re-did the entire rockbox install, and all was fine.
So I decided to go further, took all my music off my e280R, then used the Sansa Updater to put the most recent firmware upgrade on it. Let it upgrade, then re-downloaded everything to start from scratch with step 2 of the e200R install (since my firmware was patch/unlocked still)... and then dragged 5 albums between 2 different artists onto the device in MSC (Rhapsody) mode ... and all worked wonderfully.
I've used all the dynamic playlist functions and put them to the test heavily, and everything works now. So I'm really, really happy with Rockbox now, more than before, since I know all that it can do now, and that it all works (I was seriously frustrated for a few days in a row.)
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--Old broken Sansa e260
--Sansa M230 used exclusively for Audible.com (but now I use my Palm Treo 755p for Audible.)
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I hope Audible manages to get more for us,from this author with Jot Davies reading for us.
For now, avoid downloading any other than top format as part 2 seems to be lost on 4 and 3. I think I have 6 part 1 as I tried to get part 2 without avail.
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As Charles Cumming is a widely acclaimed author who is well respected, I am surprised that there are so few Audible listeners. It may reflect the great divide of the pond in storytelling even if the UK and US are much closer than people know in other ways.
Bought this after reading a review in the Sunday Telegraph. The plot was excellent, characters well defined and believable, and narration very good. I will definitely look for more by this author/narrator, and would highly recommend.
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Great book with the right degree of suspense and pace. Can't wait to read Cumming's next thriller!
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Chosen because I enjoyed Jot Davies' reading of The Trinity Six. Cumming is a new writer to me but I shall seek out other books by him because the two I have listened to have kept me intrigued. Jot Davies is the perfect reader in my opinion. He reads at the speed I would read in my head (some readers are slow which is really Irritating). His take on a number of different accents helps define the differing roles and characters and is convincing enough without sounding put on. I will also look for other books read by Jot for this reason.
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I enjoyed A Foreign Country, it offers a seeing on less traveled road of European espionage.
It is not a Smiley novel from le Carre, but it is a well structured and enjoyable thriller. Some may even prefer that.
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The narration is good, although occasionally the voice of Kell didn't quite ring true for me. Or is well edited with no issues around levelling or sound quality.
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bit of a slow start but picks up well. sometimes guilty of purple prose but a decent romp none the less.
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Twisting, interesting, well-written, well-narrated.
This is a great modern-take on the old spy thriller. It is really well-written and Jot Davies' narration is wonderful. Thankfully it doesn't (SPOILER ALERT) end with colossal explosions and lengthy descriptions of pain and torture or further dreadful cliche's. It is thoughtful, compelling and wonderful entertainment for nine hours.
The narration was superb. It did require quite a few foreign accents. Some were better than others! (I think his Italian character slipped a few times - apart from that well done!!) But it was narrated at a good pace with wonderful intonation and warmth.
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Really enjoyed it. Good characters. Great plot. The first Charles Cumming book I've downloaded. Will definitely download more.
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