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Each time he spoke of the visit he told a different version to sustain the story that his wife, Lolicia, had paid the hotel bill and not an Arab business associate, in breach of ministerial guidelines.
By Wednesday those lies had grown into a massive edifice that tottered and then crashed around his ears as the court was handed documents from British Airways showing that Mrs Aitken was never in Paris.
Aitken told at least a dozen lies under oath to cover up the clandestine business meeting that he had with his Arab mentors and business partners.
At the heart of the case was Aitken's claim that his wife and daughter Victoria were in Paris on Friday, September 17, 1993. He said they had planned to meet in Paris for a family and social visit and then travel to Switzerland where Victoria was entering a new school. He told the court that his wife and daughter had been staying at the flat of friend and business associate Said Ayas's daughter in Paris. Aitken claimed that when he was delayed on a ministerial visit to Poland his wife and daughter left Paris and travelled on ahead of him to Geneva. His wife then returned to Paris on Sunday and paid his hotel bill.
Three other witnesses claimed in statements his wife and daughter had been in Paris on the September 16 and 17.
Here are the lies that brought him down: Aitken claimed The Ritz made a mistake with his registration form when the hotel allocated his bill to the account of Said Ayas, whose account was paid by Prince Mohammed.
The Ritz recorded Aitken's checkout time as 13.54. Aitken claims he did not tell the desk he was leaving and that his wife checked out and paid his bill later in the afternoon.
Aitken claimed that he did not ask for a bill at the time, and his wife mistakenly paid half the bill and was given a receipt, which later turned out to be the last page of Ayas's bill.
Aitken made a telephone call, which was recorded on his room account at The Ritz, at 10.15 on Sunday morning to the Hotel Bristol in Villars, Switzerland, where his wife had been staying.
If, as Aitken claimed, his wife met him at Paris that same day and paid his bill at The Ritz, she would have been unable to receive that call in Switzerland.
During the court case Aitken claimed it was his mother-in-law who had taken the call that morning as she had been staying in the same room as Mrs Aitken at the Hotel Bristol the preceding night. Mrs Aitken's bill from the Hotel Bristol, obtained by the Guardian and Granada, clearly showed that the hotel credited Mrs Aitken with a single-room occupancy on the night Aitken said his mother-in-law had stayed with his wife at the hotel.
Documents obtained by the Guardian and Granada from a car-hire firm in Switzerland showed that Mrs Aitken had hired a car on the Friday and did not return it to Geneva until the Sunday evening when Aitken claims she was in Paris.
Aitken claimed Said Ayas never told him that Prince Mohammed, via his treasurer Abdul Jawad, paid, and was always going to pay, the entire Ritz bill. Aitken said that Mr Ayas concealed this fact from him for two years.
On March 3, 1994, Aitken lied to Sir Robin Butler, the Cabinet Secretary, saying that his wife had paid his Ritz bill and had a receipt for it. He sent a copy of this letter to the then prime minister, John Major. Aitken did not attempt to correct these deceptions until 14 days later when he was forced to produce the documents at a meeting with Sir Robin after the prime minister had said he was not happy with the situation and suggested that the 'receipt' was sent to the Guardian.
On April 5, 1994, in another attempt to cover his tracks, Aitken claimed in a further letter to Sir Robin that Said Ayas's nephew, Abdul Rahman, had mistakenly paid half the bill while his wife had paid the other half, and that Mr Rahman had confirmed this to Mr Ayas. In reality Mr Rahman had paid no part of Aitken's bill: the whole bill had been paid by Abdul Jawad, treasurer to Prince Mohammed.
Throughout a protracted correspondence with the Guardian, and in his witness statement, Aitken never revealed that he had had a conversation with Prince Mohammed while he was staying at The Ritz. It was only after a letter obtained by the Guardian and Granada from the Government under subpoena revealed this conversation that Aitken admitted it took place.
But it was not until documents obtained by the Guardian under subpoena from British Airways - showing that Mrs Aitken and Victoria flew from London to Geneva at 8.30am on Friday September 17, and that she spent the weekend in Geneva before returning- were given to the court that Aitken's tangled web of lies was finally unscrambled.


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I received this Coffee Machine as a Christmas present, and in all honesty, I wasn't thrilled, as I was far more used to making my own customised coffee machine.
The machine is relatively compact, and doesn't take up a large amount of room - also, it has a sleek, professional black finish, so it looks good in the kitchen. However, little things like fingerprints show up on it frequently, and the milk frother is hard to clean, even with the recommended descaler.
On the John Lewis website (where it retails at £139.95, which I consider quite a high price for what you get), it claims to be able to 'create an authentic Italian Coffee Shop experience at home'
To a large extent, I agree with this statement - the coffee tasted great, (although it was closer to lukewarm than piping hot) and very professional, though the process behind it was a little more complicated.
It takes a while just to turn on, which could be a problem, and then making the coffee takes another 5 minutes. The coffee spout does drip a little after it's made the coffee, but this is a minor criticism. The machine gives you the option of a small or large cup of coffee, though I found there was little difference between them.
The instructions were very easy to follow, but they didn't explain much about what to do if the machine malfunctions, which it has done a few times.
The machine doesn't take ground coffee - you have to buy Lavazza coffee capsules (which come in a few different flavours) which retail at between £3 and £5, and are available at most Tescos and Waitrose (and most likely a few more major supermarkets).
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By Mark Dratch
Jewish Week, January 5, 2007
Topic: Communal Responsibility, Orthodox Judaism, Abuse, Crime, Authority, Clergy
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U.S. President Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy visit Rome, Italy after attending the Economic Summit in France. President Reagan and Nancy exit a car in Rome. They meet Pope John Paul II in Vatican city. President Ronald Reagan and the Pope each give short speeches. Later, the President visits Italy's presidential palace and Italian President Sandro Pertini.
Allied campaign in Italy during World War II. Allied troops and equipment advance on a road to Rome. Various street signs on the way read Rome. A map of Italy. Deserted streets of Rome as the Nazis withdraw. Allied troops enter Rome and civilians celebrate their liberation. Newspaper headlines about the liberation of Rome. Pope Pius XII addresses a large gathering from a balcony in the Vatican City. People pray. People gathered around dead soldiers. A soldier removes his gear and helmet as he enters a church. A church bell rings.
Liberation of Rome, Italy from German forces by Allied troops. Opening scenes are of German occupation of Rome earlier in the war during winter campaign, and German forces marching British and American captured allied forces through the streets of Rome. Coliseum seen in background as Allied forces are marched by German armed guards. Buildings along the sides of the street. Rubbled buildings and wrecked equipment in the city. German Field Marshall Albert Kesselring looking through field glasses at battlefield. Smoke arises due to firing and bombardment from the Allied and the German army. Heavy artillery is fired including German 280mm cannon. After Germans retreat, the U.S. forces of the 5th Army enter Rome in triumph. U.S. Army General Mark Clark enters with other officers and soldiers in the city. Civilians cheering and applauding. U.S. troops and tanks passing through the city. Bells of Saint Peters basilica ringing. A large crowd gathers near the basilica. Pope Pius XII addressing the crowd. Prince Umberto II of Italy arrives in front of the crowd. Crowd cheering and applauding. American soldiers queue to enjoy real beer served from wooden barrels, made from supplies shipped from the United States. Smiling soldiers fill metal cups with beer. Wrecked railroad marshalling yards in Civitavecchia Italy are seen, as U.S. Army soldiers inspect an abandoned large German Krupp K5 rail gun (Krupp 28-cm-Kanone 5 (E). The gun shown here is either "Robert" or "Leopold" as termed by the Germans, also known by Allied names "Anzio Annie" or "Anzio Express".
A film titled 'Liberation of Rome' shows the arrival of Allied troops in Rome, Italy and the end of Fascist rule during World War II. On June 4, 1944: Allied soldiers on the streets of Rome as people celebrate their liberation. Soldiers loaded on M4 Sherman tanks move past large crowds. The American flag. A Scots pipe band plays as they march through the throng. Allied soldiers move past the Colosseum, Victor Emmanuel Memorial and the Piazza Venezia. People gathered in large numbers on the streets to celebrate the liberation of Rome. A sign reads ' War staff room Combined chiefs of staff '. Past events depict Chiefs of Staff of the U.S. at a meeting as they discuss the plan to liberate Italy from Fascist control. Animated map depicts Allied operations in North Africa and the invasion of Sicily. Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini reviews troops. Nazi aircraft take off from an airfield in Italy. German StuG III Assault Guns and Pz.III & Pz.IV tanks being transported on railroad flatcars.
Allied Army enters Rome, Italy during World War II. Italian civilians gathered along a road and some of them walk down a street. American tanks and trucks move on the streets of Rome. Three Allied soldiers in a horse drawn carriage. A military jeep with children around it and the Monument of Victor Emmanuel II in Rome. American soldiers talk to Italian civilians. American tanks and trucks move past an Italian policeman and the Monument of Victor Emmanuel II in the background. American enlisted men talk to Italian civilians. A sign on a truck reads 'Rome Beer Express, to 5th Army, compliments PBS'. Civilians and soldiers on the streets of Rome after the liberation from Nazi rule. An Allied soldier rides a carriage with Italian girls seated in it. Soldiers in a jeep take pictures. A sign on a building reads 'A morte Mussolini'.
Rise of Benito Mussolini after World War I and taking Italy to World War II. Benito Mussolini and the Blackshirts parade in Rome when the Fascist Party comes to power after ousting Italian Prime Minister Luigi Facta in October 1922. Civilians of Benito Mussolini's Fascist Party parade in the 'March on Rome' when Mussolini takes over the government. Cheering civilians surround Mussolini as he exits from a building. The Blackshirts parade. Mussolini speaks from a balcony. A large crowd gives the Fascist salute at one of Mussolini's mass meetings. Members of the Fascist Youth parade on the streets. German Chancellor Adolf Hitler deplanes in Venice and meets Italian Prime Minister Mussolini for the first time. Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Gian Galeazzo Ciano and Mussolini and staff review troops. Mussolini shakes hands with Hitler, surrounded by Italian notables. A Royal Box at a ceremony shows Hitler, Mussolini, King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy and the Queen of Italy. An Italian tank review near Rome's Colosseum. Italian crack troops goose-step past the Royal Box for Hitler to review. The Munich Conference shows Hitler, Mussolini, Prime Minister of France Eduard Daladier, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain among others. Mussolini signs the Munich Pact. A crowd massed near the Victor Emmanuel Memorial acclaim Mussolini after his return from Munich.


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Photo of the Week: Attack of the Snake Gourds
He shrieks for help! The crop has turned on its grower! Or at least that is what he wanted to pretend. At their home in Missouri, Adam Long and his subject had fun with their first crop of aptly named snake gourds. I was relieved to find they're only plants.
Thank you CU photographer Adam Long for submitting your photo this week. See more fun snake gourd attack pictures in Adam's Suburban Garden
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Severus recently e-mailed me and included this little gem from way back in the day. And because it tormented me so to look upon it I have decided to share it with you guys. No need to thank me… your screams of anguish are thanks enough.
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Sorry, but I disagree with many of New York's and California's laws on guns. Consider it what you will, but I wouldn't live in either of those states due to the laws they have on guns as well as in several other areas. You love it, good for you.... but it wouldn't be for me. Now, that's just my opinion. I don't think that's bashing, that's just a fact for me. Politically, I don't agree with about any of the politicians that they elect either. So, obviously I"m not in line-step with the mentality of the citizens that elect them. Again, that's just a fact.... and my opinion.
Uh, you really can't expect that just because you love it, everyone else will agree. Different strokes for different folks. I don't see how that has anything to do with you personally.


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If you know the story of Israel, then you know the story of the Threadgill home school adventure. As Israel spent time in captivity and bondage to Pharaoh, we too, spent time in captivity and bondage to the American dream, pinning our hopes on government promises.
However, the Lord had other plans. As our oldest son approached the age of five, our dear, yet strange, friends announced they were homeschooling. In spite of past unconventional ideas to which they had introduced us, like Larry Burkett's money management program (which has blessed our family), we investigated homeschooling because of Cameron's summer birthday. In fact, in our household discussion, we had already started weighing educational options when they telephoned.
The debate? Put him in public kindergarten shortly after he turned five? Or hold him back to start when six? For those of you with summer birthday boys, you understand the debate and, more importantly, the emotions. The rest of you will have to trust us; it is not as easy a decision as you would imagine. Back in July 1993, Cameron was tall for his age, though his fine motor skills were not advancing as fast as his peers.
Providentially, we followed our wiser friends, committing to homeschool one year; however, we emphatically assured them that we would not listen to any more of their strange ideas. Home schooling was as far as we would go! Honestly, our plan was to enroll him in public kindergarten at six if I ruined him. They could "fix him."
Kindergarten was fun! We joined Plano's support group, PEACH, and met some very normal people who were also experimenting with home schooling. With new PEACH-y friends, we enjoyed kindergarten play group, countless field trips, and more. We thoroughly discussed all the blessings surrounding us as forward-thinkers—more time with our children, less time selling school fund raisers, more playtime with siblings, less homework. Besides, who would want to break up best friends by separating Cameron from Ryan, his younger brother?
Where do the children of Israel fit in? As Israel marched out of Egypt with treasures, we marched out of public education with our treasures, our children.
Home school bliss continued until I began feeling discontent with textbooks, which suddenly became boring and dry. In fact, I sounded like Israel crying out to God for meat instead of manna. I wanted something fresh and new, too. Lord, what have you gotten us into? At least we had vegetables and meat back in Egypt. The public school has computers in every classroom and a whole library full of inspiring books. We are living on one income in a two-income country in one of Texas' best school districts. What had possessed me to homeschool?
The Lord provided fowl for Israel; He provided Sonlight and Spelling Power for me. I was happy; my husband smiled in relief. We had not broken the bank to enrich their education. I discovered used book sales!
Life padded on for a few more years. We joined an enrichment co-op in a neighboring suburb, and all the Threadgills flourished, as we now better understood the boys' learning styles and curricula tastes. During these days, I planned field trips for PEACH and soon became treasurer. One day, while praying with friends, I confessed that the Lord might be leading me to start a neighborhood home schooling co-op so that my boys could enjoy their co-op fun and learning with Plano friends.
My friends did not even want to pray about if we should, only how we should! This experience marked the beginning of crossing our Jordan, which is the single decision that pushed us from wandering the desert to learning about God's provision on a much larger scale. My personal walk with the Lord was revolutionized. It was during these heavy years of schooling, organizing N-Tech, and learning how to put boundaries between leadership demands, personal needs, and family responsibilities that I learned about the hand of God—His ability to change 40-year-olds into maturing adults.
Our river crossing took nearly a decade. God knows we are fragile creatures made of dust; we cannot change all at once. Gradually, He used N-Tech, as well as other organizations, events, and people to open our eyes to the consequences of trying to co-pilot with Him.
Although I do not want to overstate our life today, I can firmly say we are now in God's Promised Land. I pray we stay. Phil and I do not live in paradise. Our laundry does not magically wash itself each day. The routine of life wears us down, just like any normal family with too many responsibilities. But we get it. He, the great I AM, wants to drive our lives.
We live in the Promised Land, but like Israel, we continue to fight enemies we should have driven out years ago. The enemies are habits that have festered into trouble. Sometimes it is merely our bad habit of choosing the good versus best; other times it is much bigger. Although we are not wandering any longer, God continues to refine us—often using fire.
Yet we hold to the Lord and His voice, not to a laundry list of things we want to teach our children. Nothing is resting on our shoulders except hourly obedience to Him. Although we have consistently honored Christ in our home, I cannot make sure my children seek Him. It is all about Him seeking them, just as He seeks me when I am the most unlovable.
If the Lord let Israel wander in the desert for 40 years, if He let me wander in my spiritual wilderness for 40 years, why would I place my personal expectations on my boys' spiritual lives? We are each called to work out our own salvation.
This is not lazy parenting. It is adjusting to the new roles we have as parents of older children. Listening and obeying is more work than anything I have ever aspired to, yet it yields proper perspective. Our hopes are not pinned on graduating precisely educated boys, but on raising men with the personal perspective that pin their hope on the Lord.
Terri Threadgill and her husband Philip live in Plano, where Terri homeschools their two sons and serves as director of the North Texas Enrichment Classes for Homeschoolers (N-TECH). Terri, nominated by 56 different people from several of the groups in which she has been active, was recognized as the 2007 THSC Leader of the Year.


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The Temple of Heaven is a worthwhile visiting place in Beijing. It is much bigger than the Forbidden City and smaller than the Summer Palace with an area of about 2,700,000 square meters. The Temple was built in 1420 A.D. during the Ming Dynasty to offer sacrifice to Heaven. As Chinese emperors called themselves 'The Son of Heaven' ,they dared not to build their own dwelling,'Forbidden City' bigger than a dwelling for Heaven.
The Temple of Heaven is enclosed with a long wall. The northern part within the wall is semicircular symbolizing the heavens and the southern part is square symbolizing the earth. The northern part is higher than the southern part. This design shows that the heaven is high and the earth is low and the design reflected an ancient Chinese thought of 'The heaven is round and the earth is square'. Continue reading "Temple of Heaven – China"


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Snowboarding Forum - Snowboard Enthusiast Forums (http://www.snowboardingforum.com/forum.php)
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going to Jay Peak ... looking for tips
Heading to Jay Peak in mid-March with a few buddies (all strong enough riders, a couple have been there before)
Looking for some tips as far as where to ride, maybe someone could private message me about a few of their secret stashes? Don't worry this will be the only time I go to Jay and won't give out your secrets. And to put it fairly bluntly, we need a hook up in the area since we're coming from across the border.
Would be happy to exchange the favor in QC or BC if anyone comes up here.
That's too bad, looks like you might have to settle for some bath salts.
i'm gonna be up there this weekend as well; if you want we can meet up and i might be able to show you around what i know (conditions permitting). PM me if you're interested.
Send me a PM to describe one or two spots... I'm sure it won't be too hard to find... there are only a few hundred acres and I'm used to riding big areas (like 10+ times bigger)
IM gunna be up there on friday and saturday would you guys mind someone else tagging along for a day?
I was at Jay last weekend. Saturday was cooler (-3C) and conditions were quite nice. Things got scraped down to ice on the busier runs late in the day, but that's kind of expected. The glades were good, the bumps were very icy on the downhill side on sunny runs. The sunny top half of Can-Am was not fun, but the moguls thru the more shaded bottom half were great.
Sunday was very different: +10C. Very soft. Not spring corn yet, just good snowball making stuff. The glades were still good because of the shade, but slush patches showed up around noon on the sunny runs. The boiler plate ice appeared earlier (1pm) as well. Some small grass patches started to appear between moguls.
I can't imagine a week of warm weather has improved things, but the glades are probably your best bet because of the shade and will probably offer the best conditions. Make sure you get there for first chair and maybe skip lunch.
Bring on the sun and heat! The more the better!!! Hopefully Friday's rain doesn't freeze up overnight too much... the forecast looks good for Saturday, and hopefully it heats up even more throughout the day so that the afternoon turns are sweet.
This will be my first time riding in the US on a weekend so I'm expecting those legendary crowds :laugh:
In all seriousness though, I'm f*ckin' stoked to check out this place! :):thumbsup:
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One Woman Killed in Train Accident
"God be with her," said Victor Carr, who identified himself as the victim's ex-husband. "I know she's in a good place. Heaven is where she'll be."
Only a few short hours after the accident, friends and family gathered to remember her.
"She's a very kind and gentle person, very sweet. She'll give the shirt of her back to you," said Carr, who spoke of the victim as if she was still alive.
According to the Ranson Police Department, who is leading the investigation, a train hit a homeless woman around
"The train was headed westbound. She was walking in the same direction with her back towards the train. The conductor tried to alert her by blowing the horn," said Patrolman Kendal Hudson.
"She heard it. She turned and looked back, and she was trying to get off the track," said Carr. "But it was too late. She didn't have time to get off."
The incident happened near
"We were on the west side of the track for about 15 to 20 minutes before anybody showed up," said Ray Burcker, an employee of Kable Excavator.
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office and their Reserves Department, Jefferson County Fire and Emergency Medical Services, Charles Town Police Department and investigators with the Norfolk Southern Railway, the company responsible for the train, assisted the Ranson Police Department in the investigation.
"The conductor contacted emergency personnel saying they may of struck a person, and we were out here pretty quick," said
The victim's body was transported by
"The body was found down off the rock bed, next to the railroad tracks," said Burcker, who was one of the first witnesses on the scene.
Friends and family at the scene said the victim suffered from seizures and short term memory loss, which may have contributed to her slow reaction time. However, investigators were not able to confirm that information without the results of a formal autopsy.
"That's what I think probably happened, because it's not like her to be traveling on the tracks," said Carr.
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Here is one for your experts. I live and vote in the Norwich South constituency. In the 2005 general election, the result (in 000s and %) was: Labour 15.9 (38); Lib Dem 12.3 (29); Conservative 9.6 (23); Green 3.1 (7); Others 1.3 (3). I am very disappointed with Labour (war, inequality, pro-financial sector, etc), don't like Charles Clarke, but would have to be "extraordinarily renditioned" to vote Tory. A vote for the Lib Dems might seem obvious but the Greens are ahead on the basis of the local election results since 2005. So, advice?
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I live in Stoke-on-Trent, as you are aware, a target area for the BNP. I have nearly always voted Labour. I am a socialist, not a fan of New Labour. My constituency is Stoke South, incumbent Rob Flello (Labour). My ward elected a BNP councillor two years ago and I am so scared for our city if we allow the facists to get more of a foothold. Heaven forbid that we should elect a BNP MP – we could kiss goodbye to new businesses moving to the area, students coming here to study etc. Labour had an 8,000 majority at the last election, much reduced over the lifetime of the government.
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• My partner, now in his 50s, (formerly a life-long Labour party member) has been made redundant twice from senior positions directly due to government policy. I would feel I was letting him down to vote Labour.
• My MP has voted in the house contrary to my opinions – ie in favour of ID cards.
• I am afraid that not voting or voting for a lame duck could allow the BNP more chance if enough people like me stayed at home.
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The three main candidates for my constituency are Fitzpatrick (Labour), George Galloway (Respect) and Tim Archer (Conservatives). Jonathan Fryer of the Liberal Democrats is also standing, but is considered an outsider (Ladbrokes have him at 100/1).
It appears that Galloway is gaining considerable support, which I am informed will probably result in Archer winning the seat. I want to vote for the Liberal Democrats in this election but that is probably going to favour Galloway (whom I think is repugnant) and/or Archer. I cringe at the possibility of either being my MP. Fitzpatrick is essentially a nice guy and I would have no problem with him being my MP again, but that would mean supporting Labour in this election, which I would rather not do.
So, what do I do – vote for whom I want to be my MP or vote for who I want to be in government? I see these as two separate choices and it seems wrong that they are only covered by one vote.
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Hove constituency. My situation is tough. Last time it was very close between Labour and Conservative, with Labour narrow winners, and the Lib Dems way behind with only half as many votes as the big two. Brighton and Hove is a left-wing city, so there could well be a Lib Dem surge. But will it be big enough? Or is a vote here for the Lib Dem a vote for the Tories? I still can't tell. I can't really expect progressive voters to en masse tactically vote Labour after their record on civil liberties and war. But then again, it would be outrageous for a Tory to take this seat on what would probably be no more than a third of the vote. And I really do detest the Tories.
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SparkFun Electronics Comments urn:uuid:214d0e4e-f1b1-d287-ce26-ac5b4c9f8249 2017-06-27T18:26:31-06:00 SparkFun Electronics Customer #961906 on Simple Solar Power Customer #961906 urn:uuid:938a65ec-21a9-9b42-eadc-b85a268c20d7 2017-04-24T05:54:19-06:00
Do you think could I do the same with a 3v panel 2.7v 25F supercap to charge a 3.2v lifepo4 battery? Or do I need 2 supercaps? Thanks in advance for your help
 I Dream of JNE on Simple Solar Power I Dream of JNE urn:uuid:455b5bb0-47c1-7898-71ed-cce7c7fe25bc 2017-02-13T16:15:34-07:00
In the figure where you show the capacitors hanging off the Vin pin, and you had to use a diode to prevent backflow into the solar panel, you could instead put the capacitors coming off the Vcc pin (Vout on the actual chip) and like Fig 11 on p. 16 of the 3588's datasheet you would NOT need a diode. The LTC3588-1 is able to have huge capacitance on its output without the need for a blocking diode…apparently. Haven't tried it myself.

Am I wrong?
 ShawnHymel on Simple Solar Power ShawnHymel urn:uuid:91b55b18-a8d2-0c0e-e190-50b5b05261ea 2014-07-28T14:43:41-06:00
Don't worry. We're working on something good for harvesting energy from moving magnets :)
 richoncode on Simple Solar Power richoncode urn:uuid:0f193edd-f3dd-375d-b230-bc6ad6036cbb 2014-07-25T08:56:59-06:00
I would like to see a topic on energy harvesting from a magnet moving through a stationary coil. similar to the flashligths that you shake. I have done some tests that show I cna make somethign work but I know that you all could make something much more refined and robust.

Also, I have seen application notes on inductive recharging. This would be an exciting area for spakfun ot have some modules in. Given the portable nature of so many of the project i see being built, I would be awesome to have inductive rechargine start showing up in the area.
 Customer #542785 on Simple Solar Power Customer #542785 urn:uuid:15ef145d-0f24-01ac-2f4d-551cf0932b31 2014-04-07T03:27:52-06:00
Hi, I have replicated the solar panel example above, and connected a little motor between 3.3V and GND terminals, at the left of the graphic. I can see that the caps are getting charged, however no matter how long I wait, I can't make the harvester to start operating. I know that the series of caps are full charged because the motor works when I connect it to the positive and negative terminals of the series. I can't figure what's wrong. Do I need to connect something else? Thank you for your help…
 a1ronzo on Simple Solar Power a1ronzo urn:uuid:19cf3582-1139-60fa-6918-d2d4affc7b4a 2013-05-09T08:04:38-06:00
??? E=hv
 Customer #392815 on Simple Solar Power Customer #392815 urn:uuid:455f05fe-cb1e-3adf-eac8-a9808f753a41 2013-05-09T07:28:24-06:00
Light doesn't contains energy, LIGHT IS KIND OF ENERGY!!!!!
 Jonathan Bruneau on Simple Solar Power Jonathan Bruneau urn:uuid:250cb6b0-89c4-a68c-f902-1c705265c338 2013-05-07T17:14:50-06:00
It's great to see Sparkfun posting renewable energy topics from time to time: keep it up!
 alexw on Simple Solar Power alexw urn:uuid:b5813b4f-5bed-cdc2-0fd9-02153973c2bd 2013-05-05T17:04:17-06:00
Another super minor goof - the current provided at the MPP is less than Isc, the same way the voltage is lower than Voc. Granted, it'll be much closer to Isc than V will be to Voc. The point being, the MPPT is located somewhere JUST south of Isc and a little bit more west of Voc.
 sethcim on Simple Solar Power sethcim urn:uuid:42db2592-fea6-5988-3216-513a4d1f7b33 2013-05-04T19:56:08-06:00
Great article - tons of good content, and way more accessible than the videos. I hope you do more like this.
 Colecago on Simple Solar Power Colecago urn:uuid:1e5da7bd-4467-0095-cffb-95da123212e0 2013-05-03T06:47:29-06:00
Anyone ever see those cool mendocino motors they make with solar cells? Pretty sweet.
 Kamiquasi on Simple Solar Power Kamiquasi urn:uuid:8023f0be-5fb7-31ce-91f8-1d2621d4fdaa 2013-05-03T05:17:14-06:00
There's a great image demonstrating part of this effect. Actually it shows the 'wake' with all its turbulence, meant to demonstrate that placing windmills in a regular grid could have a detrimental effect on efficiency. But the turbulence naturally decreases the energy more rapidly than a steady stream.
 Customer #18287 on Simple Solar Power Customer #18287 urn:uuid:25c7dc72-4d8f-75a7-ba1a-c8a1e0ca51f1 2013-05-03T05:12:18-06:00
Hey great we need some video explanation how to use SUPER CAP. I think that will be the great importance in future. Please make some experimental with SUPER CAPS
 mjkuwp on Simple Solar Power mjkuwp urn:uuid:f11508dd-822f-75d9-e026-69fbbafc2684 2013-05-03T05:06:46-06:00
Actually, technically it does work this way. A finite amount of energy or power causes the wind to flow. If there is sufficient drain on this the wind will slow. I don't know about the relative magnitudes but wind turbines do subtract from the power of the wind.
 mjkuwp on Simple Solar Power mjkuwp urn:uuid:4d48a73a-2f80-8dc8-78b7-64f0cf40102f 2013-05-03T05:04:42-06:00
no, it will not : )
 Customer #188340 on Simple Solar Power Customer #188340 urn:uuid:7bc867e6-274c-8fab-21a2-85484dc79fdf 2013-05-03T03:33:20-06:00
Shouldn't the diagram show voltage over current rather than current over voltage?
 Blacklab1 on Simple Solar Power Blacklab1 urn:uuid:6b522e7e-e7bb-8679-0e16-6a3b38582039 2013-05-02T21:18:04-06:00
I give this five stars for the article And I hope you guys do more on this subject. .

I would also like to point out there is a cheap supply of 12V 5W Solar Panels on EBay. The car companies use them to keep car batteries charged while they sit waiting to be sold at car yards (before they get to the dealership- most of the time they recycle the panels for the next set of cars but sometimes they wind up on EBay.) There was an article about this in N&V a few years ago. I understand the excitement about using low voltage to supply your Arduino, but truth you can't really use a 10V 3W solar panel to start your car, or really run a 12V bot either. Add to that; NASA is not going to run an USB cable from Earth to Mars to run their bots or to charge their Li Battery.

So, It would really be nice if we could get more information on how to use 12V solar panels- meaning: How To build MPPT charge controller for your 12V Panel, How to do DC to DC conversion AKA: how to turn that 18+V .5A (from your 12V solar panel) into more current so you could charge something like a 12V lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) battery pack or even a Li-ion battery pack like what the Crazy Aussie from EEVblog shows on his YouTube blog "LiPo Battery Discharge Testing" 5000mAh 20C battery. Plus, charge in a way that does not fry or kill your Li batteries. Heck, turning that 18V .55A into 13V .7615A would also be better for those folks who are using Lead Acid batteries too. You don't get the Lead Acid battery trying to turn that 18+V into waste heat while charging which leads to shorter battery life.

Maybe I am wrong here, but I thought one of the ideas floating around was to aim for higher voltages when playing with motors because higher currents not only play havoc with your battery's life but also put wear and tear on your motor (as in heat) and circuit's life too, not to mention that you have to have bigger wires to deliver that current. Also I thought it was a lot easier to not dip below the bottom 3.xx Volt threshold for each cell in a series Li battery pack, then a parallel Li Battery pack. It would be nice to get real information on this subject.
 Kamiquasi on Simple Solar Power Kamiquasi urn:uuid:2627de64-b5b4-79a9-2afc-73e429630b4a 2013-05-02T20:03:35-06:00
Might work - wouldn't necessarily call it reasonable, though. There's some discussion in the PowerCell product page that you may wish to read.

To be honest, though, an off-the-shelf solution may be better / cheaper. Be that a Home&Garden type store with garden lights (make sure they don't charge a supercap / NiMH battery), or even the Solar Charger and Battery Pack - 3500mA that SFE carries. It gives you the charging (solar and USB), powering (only 5V), a solar cell and a battery for only $5 more than the PowerCell by itself, and looks like it's easy to take apart and repurpose piece-wise fo whatever you have in mind. Perhaps not as satisfactory as trying to puzzle something together yourself, though :)
 Kamiquasi on Simple Solar Power Kamiquasi urn:uuid:a9833bed-22b4-efcb-51e3-2ebe344d059b 2013-05-02T19:51:38-06:00
As an indirect effect, these PVCs or Photon Vacuuming Cells - don't let the article convince you otherwise, do contribute to the depletion of our most precious non-renewable energy source. On the up side, the increase in Helium produced would be most fortunate if we could manage to bring some of it back to Earth.
 Blacklab1 on Simple Solar Power Blacklab1 urn:uuid:b3255e33-b5b6-ba54-b7b7-248d7c086722 2013-05-02T19:49:15-06:00
Same way putting up more windmills will stop that wind from flowing around the world.
 Customer #183272 on Simple Solar Power Customer #183272 urn:uuid:32ae6c56-6dd5-572f-6b01-1dd0b9d38e6c 2013-05-02T19:26:10-06:00
Is the PowerCell board a reasonable option for charging a Li-Po battery from a small solar panel?
 Customer #408050 on Simple Solar Power Customer #408050 urn:uuid:360ba461-33ed-b123-cc09-4f904071480c 2013-05-02T17:42:39-06:00
Won't increasing our use of photovoltaics deplete the sun's hydrogen fuel faster?
 clothbot on Simple Solar Power clothbot urn:uuid:8d288959-c11d-50c7-8c70-09420356e511 2013-05-02T15:49:48-06:00
From various app notes, the failure mode is usually increased ESR/decreased capacitance, and there's also a temperature dependent factor. You could probably get away with simply putting 2.5V or lower zener diodes across the leads to clamp the voltage within tolerances.

App notes with all the gory details for the Cooper Supercaps can be found here: http://www.cooperindustries.com/content/public/en/bussmann/electronics/resources/library/apps_notes_technicalinfo.html
 Ulrich on Simple Solar Power Ulrich urn:uuid:f389dd40-0241-d4d6-017e-b59b7240c24d 2013-05-02T15:48:48-06:00
One thing you didn't mention was the rated power is at standard test conditions, which may not be realistic for your application. For a project I was derating my panels to less than half the "nameplate" power. I admit it was an extreme case; 100% up time, safety application, northern climate (snow, low insolation); but I would not expect to get what the spec sheet says.
 a1ronzo on Simple Solar Power a1ronzo urn:uuid:d394d990-6ccf-38c4-89d0-b1e11ccfd328 2013-05-02T14:00:46-06:00
Ah, I see where I goofed it. Thanks for the catch. Fixed.
 a1ronzo on Simple Solar Power a1ronzo urn:uuid:87fbfb40-601d-47cb-a0a8-83d8e445e9f7 2013-05-02T14:00:12-06:00
Very good point, I definitely should have mentioned something about balancing series caps.

Although, FWIW, in this configuration, the highest voltage the series caps will ever see is 5V (barring any failure). The peak surge voltage is also 3V per cap. What would a failure look like in this configuration?
 Dave Mueller on Simple Solar Power Dave Mueller urn:uuid:a0f048cc-699a-2626-b651-eb745d945b80 2013-05-02T11:38:12-06:00
Solar panels don't draw power, they provide it. You goofed twice on that one :-)
 clothbot on Simple Solar Power clothbot urn:uuid:9f84890d-2555-0cc7-2341-c86df38433c2 2013-05-02T11:26:01-06:00
Unfortunately, simply series-connecting the supercaps to achieve the higher voltage rating isn't enough to protect them long-term. You need some sort of charge balancing circuitry in there, at the very least a high-impedance resistor connected across the terminals of each super cap.

Useful Instructable reference: http://www.instructables.com/id/Lets-learn-about-Super-Capacitors-A-Practical-G/step7/Balancing-Your-Series-Banks/
 RyeMAC3 on Simple Solar Power RyeMAC3 urn:uuid:2b584155-df17-b51e-ce14-3e3c8b53f010 2013-05-02T11:14:30-06:00
Cool. It's up. Thanks.
 brennen on Simple Solar Power brennen urn:uuid:6d2ab56c-78ad-a21e-ec3e-49f14a4c9d61 2013-05-02T10:24:36-06:00
Should be back in a second. You caught us in the middle of a slightly problematic deploy.
 RyeMAC3 on Simple Solar Power RyeMAC3 urn:uuid:eb72edc5-0e06-ae26-54cf-a8d86c97db37 2013-05-02T10:13:30-06:00
You have a dead link there on "How to Power a Project". Or "learn.sparkfun.com" is offline right now.


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PITTSBURGH (AP) - Lingering migraine headaches cost Pittsburgh forward Dante Taylor two games and ultimately, his starting job to freshman Khem Birch.
Taylor made a pretty compelling case to get it back on Wednesday night against crosstown rival Duquesne, scoring 15 points and grabbing 11 rebounds as the 17th-ranked Panthers bulled their way to an 80-69 victory in the annual City Game.
"At shootaround, Coach told me that he wasn't going to start me and I was prepared to come off the bench with energy," Taylor said.
He provided it and more as the Panthers (6-1) beat the Dukes (4-3) for the 11th straight time to extend the longest winning streak by one team in a series that dates to 1932.
Taylor made all six of his shots from the field while posting his first double-double in over a year.
Ashton Gibbs led Pitt with 18 points, including three critical second-half 3-pointers to quell two late Duquesne rallies.
"I thought every time we had them in trouble, they were able to convert with a big 3," Duquesne coach Ron Everhart said.
The Panthers needed them after turning the ball over a whopping 23 times, their third-highest total ever under coach Jamie Dixon.
Point guard Travon Woodall's eventful night included nine points, seven assists, six turnovers and some pain after getting smacked in the face with the ball before leaving in the final minutes with a leg injury.
Dixon pointed to his team's inability to take its time as the main problem. Pitt had little problem breaking Duquesne's press. The trouble began when the halfcourt offense would break down.
"I thought we had a lot more in the second half in the half court trying to be patient but not doing a good job of it," he said.
The Panthers survived anyway by making 11 of 21 3-pointers and gobbling up nearly every missed shot. Pitt outrebounded Duquesne 39-15 and gave up just three offensive boards.
"We definitely talked about it in the locker room and throughout practice the whole week, that we were going bigger and more physical, height-wise and more athletic," Taylor said. "We just had to use that during the game."
The turning point, however, came on a play in which the Dukes had their hands on a rebound and let it get away.
Duquesne trailed by 11 points at halftime but kept making mini-surges, getting as close as 50-46 on a jumper by Mamadou Datt with just over 13 minutes to go.
Pitt's Nasir Robinson converted a layup at the other end to put the Panthers back up by six. He drew the foul but missed the ensuing free throw. The Dukes deflected the ball out of bounds back to Pitt, and Gibbs drilled a deep 3-pointer off the inbounds to extend the lead to 55-46.
"It was a four-point game and 3, 4 seconds later it was a nine-point game," Everhart said. "I thought that was a tough deal for us."
Sean Johnson led Duquesne with 19 points and T.J. McConnell had 15 points, four steals and three assists.
The Dukes shot 52 percent from the field but still couldn't find a way to beat the Panthers for the first time since 2000 despite playing in front of a record Consol Energy Center crowd of 15,880.
"I don't think we played as tough or as intelligently tonight as we're capable," Everhart said.
Then again, the Panthers' size and depth made it difficult. Led by Taylor, Pitt's reserves outscored Duquesne's 34-16.
Coming off the bench wasn't something Taylor planned on, but Birch played so well after Taylor went out with migraines Dixon opted to keep him in the starting lineup.
Taylor had no problem with the decision. He was more concerned about the painful migraines that popped up after getting hit in the head twice last week.
"I've never had an issue with migraine headaches," Taylor said. "I think it was just that I hit my head twice in that game. It just flared up and wouldn't go away for a couple of days."
The pain is gone, and perhaps so is Birch from the starting lineup. He finished with two points, five rebounds and a block in 13 minutes, spending most of the second half on the bench watching Taylor go to work.
"It definitely was a confidence-builder, just piggybacking off the last game I played before the two I missed," he said. "I was able to come out and play with energy."
The Dukes played well in a season-opening loss at then-No. 16 Arizona three weeks ago and hoped to make a statement by knocking off the Panthers for the first time in over a decade. There have been some near misses recently, including a double-overtime loss two years ago.
Everhart stressed his team would have to be competitive on the backboards to win, a problem for a team that starts three guards and had been getting out-rebounded by 10 a game coming in.
Things got worse against the Panthers. Pitt's frontcourt swallowed up nearly every missed shot with ease forcing the Dukes to rely on turnovers to keep it close.
Close, however, never really came competitive. The Dukes were unable to get within a possession over the game's final 30 minutes as the Panthers secured bragging rights in the city once again.
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New life has been breathed into Internet Explorer, which boasts superior privacy protection and controls, excellent anti-malware and fast browsing to boot. On the downside, the browser only works with Windows 7 and above and it's at the bottom of the pack in phishing protection.Performance
The comeback kid. Microsoft stunned the browser market with its release of Internet Explorer 10, which boasted superior privacy and anti-malware protection. The tech giant -- which like Google isn't exactly known as a champion of privacy -- built on its successful model by creating an even faster and more efficient browser with version 11. According to some metrics, IE has always held the greatest share of the browser market (about 50 percent) but Internet Explorer had fallen behind competitors in recent years, to put it mildly. (CNET's review of IE8 has a stern warning advising readers to use IE8 only as a "last resort" because of its "numerous security and stability flaws as a legacy browser.")Pros
Fast, yes, but for features, Internet Explorer can't compete. Although IE has made strides in offering enhanced features and rebranding itself as a privacy protector, it's still behind Chrome, Firefox and Safari in many realms. IE can hold its own against the other leading browsers in terms of speed thanks in part to its graphics accelerator, but it is too restrictive by limiting IE10 and IE11 to Windows 7 and 8 users only, reviewers say. Microsoft's browser won't sync except on Windows 8 PCs, and while it now offers add-ons, they are limited. Given the performance and features of Chrome and Firefox, many reviewers recommend Internet Explorer only for those whose main concern is privacy.
Top in privacy and malware protection. Experts praise Internet Explorer for offering consumers unprecedented browsing privacy. The Do Not Track option is automatically turned on in Internet Explorer 10 and 11. In Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, Do Not Track needs to be turned on; in Google Chrome it's buried. Explorer also partially blocks third-party cookies, prompts for geographic locations and is the only major browser to offer tracking protection lists, which give consumers the option not to be tracked by advertising and marketing sites. Internet Explorer 10 and 11 scored highest on privacy in independent assessments of browsers by NSS Labs; both also had the highest malware catch rates (over 99 percent) but scored the lowest in guarding against phishing attempts (in which nefarious websites try to gain access to sensitive information like passwords and credit card details).
1. PCMag.com
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7, Michael Muchmore, Nov. 13, 2013
PCMag.com gives Internet Explorer 11 an excellent rating, citing its speed, simple design and security and privacy features. PCMag.com especially likes its graphics hardware acceleration, phishing protection and privacy features, stating that privacy "is where the new IE really shines."
2. NSS Labs
Browser Security Comparative Analysis: Privacy, Randy Abrams, Orlando Barrera and Jayendra Pathak, July 23, 2013
The findings from research firm NSS Labs show Internet Explorer 10 comes out on top, with lots of built-in privacy protection including the use of tracking protection lists that stop certain sites from tracking your browsing.
3. NSS Labs
Browser Security Comparative Analysis Report: Socially Engineered Malware, Randy Abrams, Orlando Barrera, Jayendra Pathak and Dipti Ghimire, March 31, 2014
Internet Explorer 11 catches 99.9 percent of more than 650 malware threats in tests run by NSS Labs over a 14-day period, well above competing browsers like Chrome and Firefox.
4. NSS Labs
2012 Browser Security Comparative Analysis: Phishing Protection, Randy Abrams, Orlando Barrera and Jayendra Pathak, Nov. 28, 2012
While IE 10 does really well in malware and privacy tests, it comes in last in 12 days of phishing tests run by NSS Labs, catching 83 percent compared to Firefox 19, which caught 96 percent.
Internet Explorer 11: the Review, Craig Buckler, Nov. 7, 2013
Buckler calls Internet Explorer 11 "awesome" because of its speed (it beat Chrome and Firefox in two benchmark tests), developers' tools and security. However, he's disappointed with its limited add-ons and support for just Windows 8 and 7.
Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7 Review, Elena Opris, Nov. 8, 2013
Softpedia gives Internet Explorer 4 out of 5 stars. The reviewer praises its speed and the fact that its Do Not Track and SmartScreen options are on by default. Blurry fonts and the inability to pin tabs are weak spots. (In the comments section several users complain that IE is having trouble supporting Microsoft Outlook, a widely reported issue.)
7. Download.com
Internet Explorer 10, Seth Rosenblatt, March 20, 2013
CNET's Rosenblatt applauds Internet Explorer 10 as a "superb browser" but states that the browser falls short by not offering compatibility with earlier versions of Windows or tab syncing. He argues, "You can simply do more on more platforms with less hassle when you use Chrome or Firefox."
Internet Explorer 10 Review, Konrad Krawczyk, Sept. 13, 2012
Laptop Magazine gives Internet Explorer 10 a rating of 3.5 stars out of 5, citing its speedy page loads (the website runs numerous tests on the browser). This review weighs IE's Modern (full-screen mode) against its desktop version, noting that the two aren't synonymous (Modern doesn't have browsing history, for example) and that the desktop version "isn't as touch-friendly as its Modern counterpart."
9. ZDNet.com
The best Windows browser today: IE 10 or Chrome 25?, Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, Feb. 26, 2013
This reviewer uses five benchmark tests to compare the speed of IE 10 and Chrome 25; Chrome wins. Oddly enough, it runs on more Windows platforms than IE11.
10. Webmonkey
Review: Internet Explorer 10 Bests the Competition on Windows 8 Tablets, Scott Gilbertson, Oct. 26, 2012
Scott Gilbertson tries out the tablet and desktop versions of Internet Explorer 10. He likes the touch-screen functionality for tablets, but isn't very impressed with the desktop version.
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The Downtown Athletic Club will hand out the John Heisman Memorial Trophy this Saturday night and while I did not vote in their selective club, I was invited for the second year to participate in Shotgun Spratling's "Sports Blog Heisman Trophy" over at The Blue Workhorse blog. Below is the ballot I sent to him.
Last season, quarterbacks were all the rage as I voted for Sam Bradford (QB-Oklahoma), Tim Tebow (QB-Florida), and Shonn Greene (RB-Iowa), and awarded Honorable Mentions to Colt McCoy (QB-Texas) and Graham Harrell (QB-Texas Tech). With the top three signal-callers on my ballot returning to school, 2009 looked to be a rematch among them, but none of the three reached the same level as they did last year and running backs stole the show on my ballot.
His performance in the SEC Championship game puts him over the top. He did not have the most yards or touchdowns, but he had the biggest impact on his team, and more importantly, the biggest impact to his opponent's gameplan. Alabama is not in the National Championship without him.
What did Spiller not do on offense or special teams this season? He passed for one touchdown, rushed for 1145 yards and 11 TDs, had 445 receiving yards and four TDs, four kickoff return TDs (33.7 YPR), and a punt return TD (16.1 YPR). He is a game changing running back and dominated this season without having to split time with James Davis.
The Senior broke out this season, elevating Stanford to Pac-10 contention. He had three 200 yards games and 26 touchdowns, including three or more in the final four games. Despite the fact that he was the nation's top rusher, he was a complete non-factor in the passing game.
Dion Lewis (Freshman, RB, Pittsburgh), the underrecruited back is the main reason Pittsburgh was one point shy of a Big East Championship and he was worked hard in the Cincinnati game, delivering more than his share of the load. He may get some support this season, but only a freshman, he should get better next season.
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By Gina Trapani
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Language: English | Number of Pages: 480 | Format: Paperback
Isbn-10: 0470238364 | Isbn-13: 9780470238363 | Publish date: 10/03/2008 | Edition 2
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This just in! Malfunctioning technology causes anger! That's according to a new British survey, which finds that 73% of people have hurled a gadget in a fit or gage, while 75% admit to swearing or losing their temper. A really desperate 10% admits to turning to booze when their gadget isn't working. Only 10%?
What we need is a study matching gadget problems to specific drinks. Those with broken ThinkPads probably drink doubles of Scotch, while I imagine the busted iPod user is morosely swilling a warm Heineken.
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Size Of This Rally Shows Who Will Win UP, Says Prime Minister Narendra Modi
India News | Edited By Bhanu Priya Vyas | Monday January 2, 2017
Prime Minister Narendra Modi campaigned for his party today in Lucknow with a huge rally at a public park named after the wife of Dalit icon Bhim Rao Ambedkar. The ground was built by Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati when she was Chief Minister; her party says she alone has the drawing power to fill it. "I have never seen such a big audience," sa...
Mayawati's pitch at birthday rally, rules out alliances for Lok Sabha polls
India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday January 15, 2014
On her 58th birthday, Mayawati, the chief of the regional powerhouse Bahujan Samaj party, launched her campaign for the national election with a speech to a massive audience gathered in a public park on the outskirts of Lucknow.
Highlights: What Mayawati said about Mulayam, Akhilesh
India News | Edited by Janaki Fernandes | Tuesday October 9, 2012
On the sixth death anniversary of her mentor Kanshi Ram, Mayawati is addressing thousands of her supporters at a rally at the Ambedkar Park in Lucknow. She began her speech with a scathing attack on the state government headed by the Samajwadi Party (SP).
Akhilesh Yadav announces park larger than any of Mayawati's
India News | Anant Zanane | Tuesday August 7, 2012
After Mayawati's controversial parks and memorials, the Akhilesh Yadav government has commissioned a park of its own.
Man claims he's owed three crores for statues built for Mayawati's home
Lucknow News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 23, 2012
A Rajasthan-based supplier has alleged that he was duped of Rs 3.05 crore in payment of stone and statue work done at BSP supremo Mayawati's residence and three memorials.
Police complaint against four for duping contractor
Lucknow News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 20, 2012
An First Information Report has been lodged against four persons for allegedly duping a contractor, who was allotted work in former Chief Minister Mayawati's dream park project in Lucknow, police said today.
Alleged irregularities in installation of elephant statues in UP parks
India News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 14, 2012
A search was carried out on Monday at the office of Rajkiya Nirman Nigam (RNN) in Gomti Nagar for alleged irregularities in installation of statues of elephants at parks in Lucknow and Noida, police said.
Samajwadi Party must not speak against statues, warns Mayawati
India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday April 14, 2012
Making her first public appearance after last month's drubbing in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, Mayawati today warned the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) of dire consequences if it altered, damaged or set up new structures at Dalit memorials and parks erected during her regime.
UP's monumental cover up: Officials work out logistics of covering Mayawati's statues
Assembly | Anant Zanane, Tanima Biswas | Tuesday January 10, 2012
Local administration officials in Noida and Lucknow began 'Operation Cover-Up' today. Most of the day was spent on working out the finer details like which agency will have the honour of covering up the hundreds of elephant and 11 giant Mayawati statues across the state, and what colour plastic should be used. And while meetings through the day fai...
Election Commission's 'operation cover-up' of Mayawati's statues keeps officials busy
India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday January 9, 2012
With only two days to go before the January 11 deadline, officials were Monday busy covering up statues of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati and of elephants, the ruling BSP's symbol, in Noida and Lucknow to comply with the Election Commission order.
Mayawati's statues to be draped today on Election Commission's order
Assembly | NDTV Correspondent | Monday January 9, 2012
An exercise to cover up many massive statues of Mayawati, and of the elephants that are her political symbol, at Ambedkar parks in Lucknow and in Noida, near Delhi, will begin today.
UP polls: Mayawati's statues to be draped today after Election Commission's order
Assembly | NDTV Correspondent | Monday January 9, 2012
The Lucknow District Magistrate has said that the statues of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati and that of her party's symbol, the elephant, will be veiled across the state on Monday. The Election Commission (EC) had, on Saturday, ordered the covering of statues.
Mayawati's statues to be covered for Uttar Pradesh polls
Assembly | NDTV Correspondent | Saturday January 7, 2012
In a setback to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati ahead of Assembly elections, the Election Commission has ordered covering her statues and that of elephants in the Noida Park. This is being done as per the election code.
Mayawati's statues erected as per will of Kanshiram: BSP
India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 15, 2011
Accusing opposition parties of anti-Dalit mentality, the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in Uttar Pradesh today claimed that its president Mayawati's statues were installed as per the "written will" of party founder Kanshiram.
Top 10 surfer comments on Mayawati's 685-crore park
India News | NDTV Correspondent | Friday October 14, 2011
We're asking you to comment on whether Mayawati's 685-crore memorial park, inaugurated in Noida today, is worth it. Here are the Top 10 responses.
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Experiments in a newly developed mouse model to determine which of two beta secretases in the brain might be principally responsible for developing the destructive plaques of Alzheimer's disease (AD) provide new evidence that the culprit is BACE1, a recently identified enzyme. According to this latest report, BACE1 begins the process that cleaves, or snips, a protein in the brain, forming beta amyloid protein fragments that come together to make AD plaques. The intensifying focus on BACE1 has important implications for treatment of people with AD, suggesting that a drug could be developed to inactivate BACE1 to prevent the buildup of beta amyloid in the human brain.
The findings are described in the March 2001 issue of Nature Neuroscience . The research is reported by Philip C. Wong, Ph.D., Huaibin Cai, Ph.D., Donald Price, Ph.D., and their colleagues at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, joined by scientists at Ciphergen Biosystems, Inc., Fremont, CA. The National Institute on Aging (NIA), the Adler Foundation, and the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation supported the research.
AD is caused by a complex cascade of events taking place over many years inside the brain. A major focus of study has been the process by which beta amyloid accumulates in the brain to form the plaques, which interfere with communications among neurons, or brain cells. One intense area of research, addressed in today's findings, examines how a brain protein, the amyloid precursor protein (APP), is cleaved by enzymes to release beta amyloid fragments.
Previous work had demonstrated that the BACE1 enzyme was likely responsible for cleaving one end of the beta amyloid fragment from APP. However, there remained the possibility that another enzyme, BACE2, was also involved. This new finding shows that BACE1 is indeed the major player in neurons.
"This study marks another important step in our understanding of the etiology of AD, of how abnormal proteins are processed in the brain as the disease develops," says Creighton H. Phelps, Ph.D., director of the NIA's Alzheimer's Disease Centers Program. "Further research is needed to determine the relationship between the deposition of amyloid and changes in brain function. But with information such as this, we are one step closer to defining targets for treatment that might prevent the deposition of toxic beta amyloid in the brain." Scientists are hoping that preventing or reducing buildup of beta amyloid plaques will prevent clinical signs of the disease, such as loss of cognitive function and memory, in patients.
In order to understand the relative importance in the brain of the two beta secretases, BACE1 and BACE2, known to cleave APP, the scientists developed a "knockout" mouse in which the gene for the BACE1 enzyme was eliminated to see whether removing the enzyme would interfere with the production of beta amyloid. With the enzyme gone, beta amyloid peptides were no longer produced in neuronal cultures from the knockout mice. Scientists then concluded that the BACE1 was involved in the amyloid-producing activity, and BACE2 appeared to play a much smaller role in the cleavage of APP in neurons.
The scientists also looked at the role of BACE1versus that of alpha secretase, an enzyme involved in normal, nonpathological processing of APP into soluble products. They found that the two enzymes appear to compete with each other in the processing of APP, further demonstrating that BACE1 is the primary APP-cleaving enzyme.
In addition, the scientists looked for but did not find any major changes in the brains of the test mice when compared with controls from the same litter. This finding provides some preliminary evidence that major adverse effects might possibly be avoided in therapies using BACE1 inhibitors. Scientists say they now need to follow the mice over a longer period of time to examine the influence that lack of the BACE1 enzyme might have beyond the six months observed so far.
Johns Hopkins University is one of 30 Alzheimer's Disease Centers around the U.S. supported by the NIA. The NIA leads the federal effort to understand AD and to develop ways to treat or prevent the disease, and much of the work in this area takes place at the AD centers.
The NIA also sponsors a web site dedicated to information on AD and memory, which is located at www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers/ [1]. The site is run by NIA's Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center, which can also be contacted by calling 1-800-438-4380. For general information on aging, visit the NIA web site at www.nia.nih.gov [2], or call 1-800-222-2225.


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Intel-and AMD-powered PCs--which account for more than 90% of all personal computers--are powerful and expandable, and operating systems like Windows and Linux do a great job of running well on this hardware. But to maintain maximum stability and predictability, these operating systems don't push the hardware to its limits.That doesn't mean you can't.PC Hacks shows PC users like you how to get the most out of your hardware and software to make your PC experience more satisfying than ever. You don't need another collection of simple tips and command-clicks; you need PC Hacks, where you'll find proven techniques for enhancing performance and preventing problems with your PC hardware. This step-by-step, hack-by-hack guide, with invaluable tips and tricks throughout, will get you hacking the system board, CPU, BIOS, peripherals and operating system--everything but the unhackable power supply!In PC Hacks, Jim Aspinwall, the Windows Helpdesk columnist and feature editor for CNET.COM and author of three books on PC maintenance, delivers basic to advanced hacks for overclocking CPU and video cards, tweaking RAM timing, selecting the best performing components, and much more. He includes suggestions for reusing an old PC to off-load work from newer systems as well as ways to prevent security hacks. He also offers many tips for avoiding common mistakes--and for getting the system back up and running if something does go wrong.PC Hacks combines of the bestselling Hacks series style with the world's most popular computing hardware. Presented in a clear and direct format and covering both Windows and Linux operating systems, PC Hacks ensure that you'll hack and tweak your way to the best performance possible out of your trusty PC.
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Shades of Blues Masquerade Ball
Shades of Blues
Saturday, September 28, 2013 at 9:00 PM - Sunday, September 29, 2013 at 1:30 AM (PDT)
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Event Details
We will still have tickets available at the door- sliding scale $16-$21. Come join us and dance!
Masquerade Ball:
We're thrilled to announce the first of what we hope will be an annual event- Shades Masquerade Ball. We're excited to have it on a Saturday, to make it easier for more of you to attend without yawning through the next day. https://www.facebook.com/events/188542001314854/
When: SATURDAY, September 28th
Dancing: 9:30pm-1:30am [Shades will still operate at the Polish Club Monday 9/30.]
Attire: Masks! Plus whatever makes you feel fancy.
Music: Two rooms of different music- stay tuned for announcements!
Bring: Yourself dressed up (Friend posse or date optional), dance shoes or socks you like, a huge smile and a mask- can be fancy or plain. We will start having links for artists in our community who make masks. We will also have some cheap masks available at the door.
Register: Advance tickets are sliding scale: $15-$20. Space will be limited, so make sure you get yours!
(Volunteer shifts available in trade for full or discounted entrance - message Ruth at Shadesofblues at gmail dot com.)
Come make memories!
Questions: Contact Ruth at firstname.lastname@example.com
Blues/Fusion Throwdown:
We're excited to announce a playful blues and fusion throwdown. This will be a short piece of choreography open for anyone in the community to learn and perform as a group at the ball. The fusion section will be taught at Shades Monday, September 23rd, 8pm. The blues section will be taught at Friday Night Blues Friday, September 27th, 8pm. We'll have a class at the ball from 9-10pm to go over both halves. Saturday Ruth and Mike's workshop will go well with the choreo, though it stands alone as well- they will be teaching movements, technique and concepts that support the choreography. In addition to the classes and workshops, we'll have tutorial videos available via Youtube. Get ready to have fun and represent!
Ruth and Mike Workshops:
4:00 to 6:30 - Fusion (a mix of different dance styles).
These workshops will be great on their own. They will be especially great if you are doing the Blues and Fusion Throwdown choreography at the Shades Masquerade Ball because we will work on technique and movements that will support the choreography. We will not be learning the choreography in this workshop, so it will still stand alone as an excellent dance workshop.
When & Where
1275 Connecticut Street
San Francisco,
Saturday, September 28, 2013 at 9:00 PM - Sunday, September 29, 2013 at 1:30 AM (PDT)
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Posted Monday December 10, 2012 9:05 PM GMT
Picking up a fresh pair of sneakers, Justin Bieber was spotted in Miami, Florida on Monday (December 10).
The "Beauty and a Beat" singer was dressed down in a white T-shirt, blue pants, gold chains, and a black backwards ballcap as he headed in with his entourage.
As previously reported by GossipCenter, the 18-year-old pop star announced on Monday new dates for his wildly popular Believe tour.
Originally scheduled to end in January, the tour will resume in June and extend through part of August. A dollar from each ticket sold will go to the Pencils of Promise campaign to build schools for children around the world.
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text: Recently, Creative Services asked me to provide images of mothers and children to highlight a Mother's Day Brunch announcement in the May/June issue of Connections, the members' magazine published by PEM. Many options were found, all of which provided beautiful representations of motherhood. While looking for these images, I could not resist the pull to identify selections in our print collection that honor mothers – thus, this blog post began to take shape. Being the mother of a daughter adopted more than thirty-five years ago has been my greatest joy – it is my pleasure to share these images and texts with you. Read more