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If you have never attended a jellicle ball, then you only need to look towards National Theatre to experience this treat. It is there where one can find a variety of jellicle felines taking up residence in the form of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats.
Based on "Old Possum's Book Of Practical Cats" by T.S. Eliot, Cats takes place in a junkyard where numerous "jellicle" cats congregate for their ball. The show highlights the lives and personalities of the cats that gather for this enchanted evening.
During the course of the show, it is revealed that the cats have created their own society, complete with a benevolent caretaker named Old Deuteronomy. The stories of these creatures are told through Webber's unforgettable music, Trevor Nunn's excellent direction and Gillian Lynne's original dynamic choreography. For this tour, Richard Stafford has taken the helm as director and choreographer and does so with great skill.
Cats may not be for everyone. This is not a traditional book musical. In other words, there is no real storyline; however, there are some loose ties that bind some segments together. What this musical does is showcase a solid score, superb choreography, the talents of a fine cast, and the artistry of the creative team.
The lighting designed by David Hersey has a dramatic flair, and John Napier's set is astounding. The oversized junkyard is filled with common items such as a tennis racket, a tire and an old license plate. The items scattered about the set dwarf the actors, giving the impression that they are small in stature. Napier serves double duty as the designer of the now well-known costumes that helps to complete the illusion.
There are some wonderful performers in this touring production. Brian Gallagher delivers a fun performance as the cocky Rum Tum Tugger and Suzanne Dressler sparkles as Jennyanydots. Anne Brummel is a sympathetic Grizabella and sings one of the show's most popular numbers, "Memory," with emotion and candor. Her castmate, Kevin C. Wanzor, shows off his versatility as three different characters Asparagus, Bustopher Jones and Growltiger. However, the most astounding performance comes from Shane Hall as Mistoffelees. Hall is such an energetic dancer that it is hard to tell if his feet ever really touch the ground.
If one is still pondering the question, "what is a jellicle cat?" the answer can be found at National Theatre. Both the uninitiated and devotees of Cats should enjoy this production. However, if one prefers a good old fashioned musical along the same lines as 42nd Street or South Pacific, this may not be your cup of tea. Cats will be playing at National Theatre through October 26th.
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Peter Costello weighed into the abortion debate yesterday, describing the procedure as "an extreme and harrowing experience which should only be available in extreme circumstances".
The Treasurer's colleague, Human Services Minister Joe Hockey, wants the Government to consider why older women are having more abortions.
As ministers yesterday entered the renewed debate, Mr Costello said abortion should not be the "first port of call" for contraception. But despite his strong words about a procedure that is relatively easy to obtain, his spokesman said Mr Costello was not suggesting any toughening of the law.
Three ministers defended the status quo after calls this week from religious leaders for restrictions on late-term abortion and Nationals' Senate leader Ron Boswell putting detailed questions on notice to Health Minister Tony Abbott.
Kay Patterson, the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women's Issues, who spoke with most federal Coalition women this week, said the "vast majority" favoured the status quo, as she did.
"If there is any concern it is that women have appropriate, sensitive and objective counselling at the time (of a proposed abortion) and sexual health counselling before pregnancy," Senator Patterson said.
Mr Hockey said he supported a woman's right to choose, but the information about abortion should be examined and debated.
He said the number of Medicare procedures that may have covered abortions had fallen from 77,000 in 1994-95 to 72,000 in 2003-04. (Mr Abbott says there are 100,000 abortions a year - a disputed figure which, however, also includes non-Medicare-funded abortions.)
Mr Hockey said procedures undertaken by women 25 and under had dropped from about 32,000 to 26,000, while the number for women over 35 had risen by more than 3000.
Older women with children seemed to be having abortions.
"If it's a case of families deciding that they really can't afford to have a third or a fourth child, then I think it's something that the Government needs to think carefully about," Mr Hockey said.
Education Minister Brendan Nelson, a former Australian Medical Association president, suggested that any move away from the present laws would encourage unsafe abortions.
Senior Labor women yesterday joined Coalition women MPs in supporting the status quo.
Federal ALP deputy leader Jenny Macklin said: "It's very, very important that we recognise why we need to have abortion as a legal procedure, funded by Medicare and provided by high-quality health services so women's health and lives are protected."
Former Victorian premier Joan Kirner applauded the bipartisan approach, saying: "That's the way, every time, we have actually improved the legislation and defended it."
Labor leader Kim Beazley said women should not worry about the current debate. "The Australian people have decided over many years... that (abortion) remains an issue between a woman and a doctor."
Premiers and chief ministers are making it clear they are not interested in changing their laws.
Family First federal chairman Peter Harris said he did not believe there was public support to change the laws but called for a national summit on the issue.
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The use of 4K resolution in the TV production world has become a basic consideration for any TV manufacture company to have and or maintain its competitive edge. The Samsung UN60JU6500 and Sharp UB30U are perfect examples of television series for which the application of 4k Resolution has found relevance. It would be an issue of concern however, if a viewer was out to settle on either of the TV makes. A closer look into the specifications of each make however sets out some clear-cut differences which a viewer would rely on to make a concise judgment on the make to purchase.
Motion Blur
With the Sharp UB30U series, there is a blur observed in the transition from middle white to the total white in the viewing process. This of course translates to frustration to the viewers who are out to have clear viewing even with transitions. The Samsung JU6500 series has on the other hand build upon Clear Motion Rate Technology which helps reduce distortions associated with motion blurs.
The sharp UBU30 series has an input lag of 79.7 ms which is actually very high. The Samsung Ju6500 has a very low input lag, a reason it's used by most PlayStation gamers. If the input lag is to go by, it's quite definite that a Sharp UBU30 would be ousted be the Samsung JU6500.
HDR support
High Definition Range is the next big advancement after 4k Resolution and most Television producers are making a point of ensuring that the series of televisions they produce support HDR content or can do so in the future. Apparently, the Samsung JU6500 and the Sharp UB30U lack the HDR support feature which brings them to an even in the essence of a selection based on this factor.
How thick or how thin a gadget is defines its sleekness. The makers of the Samsung UN60JU6500 capitalize on this fact to build a 2.5 inch thick television. In comparison to the Samsung JU6500 make, the Sharp UB30U make is .014inches thicker at 2.64 inches, which makes the Samsung JU6500 the sleeker gadget of the two.
The operating system
Driven by the magnitude of competition, television producers have gone to the heights of creating operating systems which make the viewing experience more enjoyable. The makers of the Sharp UB30U Series incorporate the Basic operating System. Viewer feedback has revolved around the features of the Operating system being limited in creating a greater experience and also not being user friendly. The SamsungJU6500 has on the other hand built upon its very own Tizen Operating System which has an amazing compatibility with UHD Media and allows for quite a large number of entertainment applications.
The support of external devices
Television monitors, more so in the case where the screen size is quite large can be of great use in the display of content. Television manufacturers have over the recent years included the USB and HDMI ports for that purpose. The Samsung JU6500 Series comes with 4 HDMI ports and 3 USB ports. On the other hand, the Sharp UB30U has 4 HDMI ports and 2 USB ports. An extra USB port in the Samsung JU6500 gives it the edge over the Sharp UB30U.
Refresh rate
The best make in the series of each television caters for a 120HZ refresh rate, which creates a tie between the Samsung UN60JU6500 and the Sharp UB30U. With the Sharp UB30U however, only those with aquomotion have a 120HZ refresh rate as the others have a 60Hz refresh rate.
The range of screen sizes
The Samsung JU6500 comes with a range of seven screen sizes which of course affect the pricing of the television set with the screen size in question. The screen sizes in the range are: 40 inches, 48 inches, 50 inches, 55 inches, 60 inches, 65 inches and 75 inches.
The Sharp UB30U series only four screen sizes from the 43 inch, 50inch, 55 inch and finally the 65 inch, which is the largest in the series. Going by the range, viewers have a greater screen size range at their disposition with the Samsung JU6500 as compared to the Sharp UB30U series.
Sound production
The sharp UB30U is a disappointment when it comes to sound production with the lack of enough bass and its failure to get loud enough. The Samsung JU6500 is more superior with the DTS premium sound and 10W dual speakers for stereo audio playback.
There are more specifications to go by but the above provide an outright winner, the Samsung JU6500 which in comparison to the Sharp UB30U has better specifications and the greater value for money.


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Dear Ann Coulter,I will keep this short, and use small words so that you have a chance of understanding getting what I'm saying.As the author of the following tweet from last night's debates, you should be ashamed.For your edification improvement er, info, the word "retard" is defined by Merriam-Webster here. It has many legitimate acceptable um, okay uses - all having to do with the slowing of growth or slowing down (as in the musical term, "ritard", which means to play more slo … [Read more...]
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My friend, Estelle, of Musings on Motherhood and Midlife, is starting a weekly feature on her blog called "Fun With Words Friday." She gives us a topic (this week, it's women and politics, in honor of the debates) and challenges us to write a short poem or limerick on that topic. You know me. I can't say no to a challenge! So, here are my entries - enjoy!A Limerick:There once was a rich man from BainWho felt he had no need to 'splainWhy his payroll wasn't swimmin'With binders of … [Read more...]


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MK2206 in Treating Patients With Stage I, Stage II, or Stage III Breast Cancer
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|Estrogen Receptor Negative Estrogen Receptor Positive HER2/Neu Negative HER2/Neu Positive Progesterone Receptor Negative Progesterone Receptor Positive Stage IA Breast Cancer Stage IB Breast Cancer Stage IIA Breast Cancer Stage IIB Breast Cancer Stage IIIA Breast Cancer Stage IIIB Breast Cancer Stage IIIC Breast Cancer Triple-Negative Breast Carcinoma
|Drug: Akt Inhibitor MK2206 Procedure: Therapeutic Conventional Surgery Other: Pharmacological Study Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Pre-surgical Evaluation of MK-2206 in Patients With Operable Invasive Breast Cancer
- Change in phospho-Akt (Ser473) levels [ Time Frame: Baseline to day 0 ]A Wilcoxon signed-rank matched-pairs test will be used to compare expression levels in paired pre- and post-MK-2206 tissue.
- Change in PI3K/AKT pathway expression [ Time Frame: Baseline to day 0 ]The Spearman rank correlation coefficient will be used to analyze any relationship between the expression levels of different biomarkers. The Wilcoxon signed-rank (matched-pairs) test will be used to compare expression levels between matched pre-and post-treatment samples. All p-values will be two-sided with statistical significance evaluated at the 0.05 alpha level. Ninety-five percent confidence intervals will be calculated to assess the precision of the obtained estimates.
- Change in KI-67 expression [ Time Frame: Baseline to day 0 ]The Spearman rank correlation coefficient will be used to analyze any relationship between the expression levels of different biomarkers. The Wilcoxon signed-rank (matched-pairs) test will be used to compare expression levels between matched pre-and post-treatment samples. All p-values will be two-sided with statistical significance evaluated at the 0.05 alpha level. Ninety-five percent confidence intervals will be calculated to assess the precision of the obtained estimates.
|Study Start Date:
|April 2011
|Study Completion Date:
|May 2014
|Primary Completion Date:
|July 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Treatment (Akt inhibitor MK2206)
Patients receive Akt inhibitor MK2206 PO on days -9 and -2, and undergo segmental resection or total mastectomy on day 0.
Drug: Akt Inhibitor MK2206
Given PO
Other Name: MK2206Procedure: Therapeutic Conventional Surgery
Undergo surgeryOther: Pharmacological Study
Correlative studies
Other Name: pharmacological studiesOther: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
Correlative studies
Detailed Description:
I. To assess for a decrease in phosphorylated (phospho)-protein kinase B (Akt) (Ser^473) levels in tissue after a pre-surgical trial of weekly MK2206 (Akt inhibitor MK2206) (2 doses) in patients with operable invasive breast cancer.
I. To evaluate the effects of MK2206 on the immunohistochemical expression of other phosphatidylinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT pathway biomarkers on pre-and post-MK2206 tumor tissue, such as phospho-S6 kinase.
II. To assess modulation of PI3K/AKT signaling following MK2206 use with reverse-phase protein microarray analysis.
III. To explore whether phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase, catalytic subunit alpha (PIK3CA) mutations demonstrate different modulation of PI3K/Akt-pathway signaling as compared to tumors with loss of phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN).
IV. To explore whether MK2206 alters PI3K/Akt pathway signaling differently in hormone receptor-positive/human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER)2-negative tumors, as compared to triple-negative or HER2-positive breast cancers.
V. To evaluate whether tumor proliferation, as measured by Ki-67 staining of breast tumor cells, is reduced in patients taking MK2206 pre-surgically and correlate Ki-67 modulation with changes in PI3K/AKT signaling.
VI. To determine safety and tolerability of MK2206 in patients with early-stage breast cancer.
VII. To collect fasting blood for evaluation of predictive markers of drug effect, such as markers in the insulin growth-factor receptor pathway (i.e., fasting insulin, c-peptide, insulin-like growth factor [IGF]-1, and IGF binding protein [BP]-1 and 3), as well as modulation of phospho-markers in peripheral blood mononuclear cells.
Patients receive Akt inhibitor MK2206 orally (PO) on days -9 and -2, and undergo segmental resection or total mastectomy on day 0.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up for 4 weeks.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients must have histologically-confirmed operable invasive breast cancer and have undergone core needle biopsy with an anticipated surgical resection for residual disease after enrollment
- Patients must have clinical stage I-III invasive breast (invasive tumor must be clinically at least >= T1c by radiograph or palpation)
- Patients must have available tissue from core biopsies for biomarker assessment; it is recommended that at least 4 cores be performed with 12 gauge (or smaller gauge) needles; this includes cores underneath ultrasound-guidance
- Patients are planning to undergo surgical treatment with either segmental resection or total mastectomy (required: 2 doses of weekly MK-2206 prior to surgery; the first dose will be at day -9 [+/- 1 day] and second dose at day -2 [+/- 1 day] in relation to surgery [day 0])
- Patients may have a history of contralateral breast cancer, provided there is no evidence of recurrence of the initial primary breast cancer
- Patients must have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-1 (Karnofsky >= 80%)
- Leukocytes >= 3,000/ul within 28 days of registration
- Platelets >= 100,000 /uL within 28 days of registration
- Hemoglobin (Hgb) >= 9 g/dL within 28 days of registration
- Creatinine =< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) within 28 days of registration
- Prothrombin time (PT), partial thromboplastin time (PTT) =< 1.2 x ULN within 28 days of registration
- Total bilirubin =< 1.5 x ULN within 28 days of registration
- Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) < 2.5 x ULN within 28 days of registration
- Patients of childbearing potential must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG) within 72 hours prior to receiving the first dose of study medication
- Women of childbearing potential and men must use two forms of contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation; should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while she or her partner is participating in this study, the patient should inform the treating physician immediately
- Patient must be able to swallow oral tablets
- Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document
- Patients must agree to biomarker assessment of pre-treatment diagnostic core biopsy tissue and the surgical resection tissue (i.e. excision or mastectomy); also, must agree to pre- and post-treatment fasting blood biomarker collection
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients may not have any known evidence of distant metastatic disease (i.e., lung, liver, bone, or brain metastases) or locally recurrent breast cancer
- Patients with inflammatory breast cancer are not eligible
- Patients with prior chemotherapy or radiation therapy within 6 months of study entry are not eligible (i.e. patient who have received neoadjuvant therapy are not eligible)
- Patients may not be receiving any other investigational agents, including other inhibitors of PI3K, Akt, or mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR)
- Men diagnosed with breast cancer
- Patients may not have a history of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to MK-2206 used in the study
- Patients with known diabetes which is poorly controlled diabetes (hemoglobin A1c [HBA1C] >= 8%) should be excluded; if patient is taking metformin, must have been taking this medication for > 3 months, as metformin is thought to impact PI3K/Akt signaling
- Baseline corrected QT interval (QTc) > 470 msec will exclude patients from entry on study; patients with a baseline bundle branch block will be excluded
- Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
- Pregnant women are excluded from this study; breastfeeding should be discontinued if the mother is treated with MK2206
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients on combination antiretroviral therapy are ineligible
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01319539
|United States, New York
|Albert Einstein College of Medicine
|Bronx, New York, United States, 10461
|Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus
|Bronx, New York, United States, 10467-2490
|Columbia University Medical Center
|New York, New York, United States, 10032
|Principal Investigator:
|Kevin Kalinsky
|Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus
|Responsible Party:
|National Cancer Institute (NCI)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01319539 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
NCI-2011-02513 ( Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program) )
AECM-AAAF3912 ( Other Identifier: Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus )
8740 ( Other Identifier: CTEP )
N01CM62204 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
P30CA013330 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|Study First Received:
|March 18, 2011
|Last Updated:
|March 16, 2015
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Breast Neoplasms
Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Breast Diseases
Skin Diseases
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HONOLULU (AP) — U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk says leaders of Asia-Pacific economies will deliver meaningful steps to boost trade and growth at their annual summit this weekend.
Kirk ended a meeting of regional trade ministers Friday with praise for Japan's plan to join efforts to forge a Pacific free trade bloc. He said leaders meeting in Hawaii intend to announce a broad outline for the plan.
He said the so-called Trans-Pacific Partnership would complement other efforts to promote freer trade and that other countries can join if they are willing to meet the very high standards required.
China's trade minister, Chen Deming, said Beijing would seriously consider it if invited. Kirk said, "You should not wait for an invitation."


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Other than vintners and sommeliers, few professionals are as intimate with the blessings of a good wine as a Catholic priest. So it's appropriate that the man today inaugurated Pope Francis hails from Argentina, the world's sixth-largest wine producer.
On a recent visit to Buenos Aires, home base of the former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, I checked out three wine tastings, each with its own graces and (mostly venial) sins of omission.
Palacio Duhau Park Hyatt
$54 (U.S.) a person. Avenida Alvera 1661; parkhyatt.com; 877-875-4658. Tastings can be booked ahead, but it's recommended that visitors simply show up after 5 p.m., and ask the front desk to direct them.
Palacio Duhau, which occupies a neoclassical palace whose next-door neighbour is the Vatican nunciature (a diplomatic mission of the Holy See), is by far the most reverent in tone. Arriving in the early evening, we are directed by the concierge to a balcony above a gurgling fountain and is overseen in turn by a Tudor revival mansion whose faded splendour firmly genuflects to better days.
Within seconds, a woman in an apron brings us a tray of seven Argentine cheeses from a dimly lit, windowed walk-in fridge that faces onto the balcony. From mildest to raunchiest, they comprise a nutty Lincoln, a grapey embriago, a Camembert, a cheddar, a goaty Pyramide, a ewe's-milk Manchego and a sweaty Reblochon. On the side: fresh bread, marmalades of strawberry and of vanilla-infused pear, plus walnuts, almonds and dried apricots.
Elegant sommelier Leonel then appears. "This is … your first time?" he inquires. It is indeed our first wine tasting, and so we all agree he should curate (as it were). Out comes a white, called Gala 3, a blend of riesling, viognier and chardonnay from Mendoza province. (Argentina's premier wine district, it boasts more vines than Australia and New Zealand combined.) "You'll taste both citron and mineral notes," he told us. We dutifully do so.
Next, he introduces us to a floral Patagonian rosé, called Mainque, and two reds: a plummy bonarda from northern Salta province – "The days there are long; this wine is like having the sun in your mouth," Leonel whispers – and a bacony cab sauvigon/merlot, Luigi Bosca. Leonel then leaves us to sip, sup and count our blessings as the sun sets over tony Recoleta.
Grace: More cheese than you'd eat in a month.
Sin: Not a lot of direction on what to pair with what.
Anuva Wines
$48 a person. Malabia 1308; anuvawines.com; email@example.com.
The tasting offered by Anuva Wines in the wildly trendy Palermo 'hood is, by comparison, like a Sunday-school class gone wild. Perhaps because they encourage you to end your tasting by ordering bottles for shipment home (but not to Canada, sadly), the most repeated words during our two hours in Anuva's airy loft are "Who'd like a top-up?" (Our table of eight soon votes to top-up, on principle, every single round.)
Sarah Bons, a tall blond expat from Ohio, starts the tutorial for two dozen tipplers with a sparkling glass of Hom, from Mendoza. "Hom comes from the chant 'om,'" Sarah says, "which is ironic because I don't think Buddhists drink much." Not so we fishers of wine. These first swigs are paired with a yummy bruschetta of pear, arugula and walnuts.
Next up is Carinae – an intriguing Salta white so floral there's an Argentine perfume based on it – served with with two sorbets (and 1.5 refills). A few minutes and much fraternizing later arrive three Mendoza reds: San Gimignano, a malbec aged 12 months in French oak; Mairena, a leathery 2010 bonarda; and a crisp, cedar-wafting blend called Caluna. At some point out come plates of salami and Reggianito cheese (which, in a reverse nod to Francis, originated in Italy but, in this iteration, hailed from Argentina); heaps of dark chocolate; and the cutest little beef empanadas I've ever seen. By the time things wind down, everyone is flush, blabby and so all-embracing we're practically catholic.
Grace: Sarah's ecumenical smile.
Sin: A steep flight of stairs at the end.
Casa Coupage
$190 for two, with wine, tax and tip. Soler 1158; casacoupage.com.
Across the street from a futuristic Palermo high-rise huddles Casa Coupage, a century-old private home that doubles as a restaurant. We ring the bell, and a nymph-like creature ushers us into one of two dimly lit dining rooms. Narrow windows, topped with transoms, shoot from tabletops to ceiling. Votive candles flicker along plate rails. Collages made of postage stamps climb the walls.
And then appears Santiago, the goateed, impish co-owner (the other is the chef). "Let's play," he says, "a kind of game." We will order the food (from that nymph, a blushing server named Candelaria); he will bring Argentine wine to go with it. Any wine we don't like, we can exchange.
To start: an amuse-bouche of cevice-like tiradito, with a dollop of avocado and mango and a glass of Alta Vista Premium Extra Brut, a pear-happy sparkling chardonnay from Mendoza. I move on to tatin de cebollas (dreamy, sticky shallots), which he pairs with another Mendoza: El Felino Chardonnay, smoky and seductive. My companion chooses a salad of superbly flaky bluefish sided with a quail egg, paired with a white torrontes called Crios – "easy to drink, dangerous," Santiago purrs. He's right: Dry as lavender, it goes down easy.
Much that follows is a votive-lit blur. Basil-roasted wild boar and gnocchi come with a glass of buttery Mendoza malbec. A crispy lamb burger arrives with a perfectly heavy syrah (a.k.a. shiraz), from the Bodega del Desierto vineyard in the La Pampa province of Patagonia. A sabayon of frothed-up dulce de leche is matched with a piquant dessert wine called Las Perdices, grown in the silty soil halfway between the Andes and the eastern plains. Every so often, the buzzer buzzes; people drift in; the room glows glowier. By the end, you want only to say an Act of Contrition and promise to be less gluttonous tomorrow.
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Title: The Principles of Art
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This podcast teaches the seven elements of art. Each of the elements, line, shape, form, space, value, color, and texture, are defined and illustrated using drawn and animated images. The elements are the basic building blocks used in creating art. The order in which the elements are explained shows how they are used together to create complex images. This is shown by creating an image by starting with the simplest element and adding the other elements until the image is complete. Standard(s):
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Venus in Spurs: The Secret Female Fear of Commitment, or Why You Head for the Hills When Love Comes to Town
Do you sit up late at night and dream of the perfect man, only to bolt for cover when he finally shows up at your door? Journalist Sheila Gillooly takes a personal, humorous and stunningly insightful look at the secret female fear of commitment. Filled with stories from women across the nation, this amusing book combines practical feminism and tongue-in-cheek social commentary with thought-provoking psychological observations. It also offers suggestions on how to conquer the fear of intimate involvement and allow romance to flourish.
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Selena Gomez Wants to Dress You Up
Add Selena Gomez to the long list of young celebrities who have crossed over into the clothing-design arena.
WWD reports that the Wizards of Waverly Place star is launching an eco-friendly clothing line, Dream Out Loud by Selena Gomez, in conjunction with Generra designer Tony Melillo and fashion-biz vet Sandra Campos.
The line, which will hit stores in Fall 2010, will include everything from boho dresses, floral printed tops, jeans, skirts and jackets—all manufactured with an eye toward protecting the environment.
Says Gomez,
"With my line, I really want to give the customer options on how they can put their own looks together. I want the pieces that can be easy to dress up or down, and the fabrics being eco-friendly and organic are superimportant. Also, the tags will all have some of my inspirational quotes on them. I'm just looking to send a good message."
Such an altruistic soul.
Tell us in the comments section: Do you plan to let Selena Gomez pick out your clothes for you?


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Ditto Brings the House Down at Gaultier
I really thought there was no higher moment in Paris fashion than when Coco Rocha clog-danced down the runway at Jean Paul Gaultier. But tonight Beth Ditto brought down the house.
Ms. Ditto sings with the band "Gossip," but she may be better known as the first cover model for "Love" magazine two years ago. As she was nude, that magazine cover received some notoriety.
Tonight, she outdid that on Paris' rue St Martin.
Because it was a fashion show, let us break for a message from our subject, Mr. Gaultier, who is one of Paris' premier fashion designers. His collection centered on the accordion pleat, which he used in a variety of materials and methods – including a series of trench coats and tunic-length jackets that will sell like wildfire. His tailoring was of the hallowed Balmain-Margiela variety – wide, articulated shoulders – but with better details and construction.
Tailoring is always at the heart of Mr. Gaultier's collections. But he knows how to truss them up for runway fun and sales technique. Thematically for Spring 2011, Mr. Gaultier pursued the dual subjects of punk and real bodies: Pink shags and "Crimson and Clover" set the tone. He proved his currency with modern obsessions by including 3-D glasses in the invitations, and inviting his audience to wear them as several models wearing 3-D fabric prints paraded by.
But Mr. Gaulthier's use of a couple of plus-size models, including Ms. Ditto, is what will have people talking about this collection. It was daring. If this master of design can send a size-something down the runway and have her look fab-dahling, then are we ready to see more curvaceous beauties on the catwalk?


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Issue #9, July 7, 2010
Each issue of the E-News reports on CAAL's programs and publications, including follow-up activities related to the National Commission on Adult Literacy. Occasional feature articles are offered, along with news about complementary work by other groups.
In This Issue
Five National Groups Join in WIA Reauthorization Letter
New Policy Brief on Longitudinal Data Collection
CAAL Convenes Adult Ed Certification/Credentialing Roundtable
Web Demand High for
Reach Higher, America
and CAAL Reports
CAAL Visits DC Policymakers on Behalf of National Commission
GED Testing Service Issues First GED Outcomes Report
Guiding Developmental Math Students to Campus - New from MDRC
Supporting the President's Workforce & Graduation Initiatives - NCSDAE Vol. II
Adult ESL Teacher Credentialing and Certification Table - CAELA
Building Career Pathway Bridge Programs: An Exemplary Model in Illinois
On May 26, five national leadership organizations sent a
joint letter
to the Senate WIA reauthorization committee. Groups joining CAAL in the exercise were the Center for Law and Social Policy (DC), Corporation for a Skilled Workforce (Ann Arbor), Jobs for the Future (Boston), and National Skills Coalition (DC). They made specific recommendations in three priority areas: giving adult education a stronger workforce and postsecondary emphasis: rethinking the purposes of Title II, and suggesting ways to align states more closely with Title I and II programs.
On May 27, CAAL issued a new Policy Brief called
Longitudinal Data Collection in Career Pathways Programs: Core Indicators and Elements
.This four-page document by Forrest Chisman, Garrett Murphy, James Parker, and Gail Spangenberg gives examples of core indicators and elements of data collection in longitudinal career pathways programs. It begins "
he goal of any career pathways program is to provide low-skilled individuals with the education and training they need to move from their present level(s) of skills and abilities to the level(s) required to hold
family-supporting jobs..."
On June 22, CAAL held an invitational
Roundtable on Certification and Credentialing of Adult Education Teachers
CAAL Senior Vice President Forrest Chisman moderated the day-long meeting which included two detailed presentations and discussion of key issues by 17 experts drawn from a broad range of state and national institutions. Barbara Gibson and George Bailey, special presenters from the Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center, described the Virginia Certifications system as an example of a major state model. Cristine Smith of the Education Department of the University of Massachusetts talked about some of the research issues and unexpected findings that came up in the process of developing background material for CAAL. The group discussed problems with existing teacher certification systems, if and how new systems should be developed and administered, the goals and priorities of new systems, costs, immediate next steps, and other concerns in the field. CAAL will publish a report on the findings by fall and announce its availability in an upcoming E-News issue.
Tracking information for The National Commission on Adult Literacy and CAAL websites shows strong continuing interest in the Commission's final report,
Reach Higher, America
, and in recent related CAAL reports. Since January 2010, more than 1800 copies of the final report were downloaded and many times that number of web users reviewed the report online. There is also strong interest in CAAL's publications generally. The two most popular reports between January and May were
FINDINGS IN ESL: A Quick Reference to Findings of CAAL Research on ESL Programs at Community Colleges
THE POWER OF TECHNOLOGY TO TRANSFORM ADULT LEARNING: Expanding Access to Adult education & Workforce Skills Through Distance Learning
In May, a CAAL team representing the recommendations of the National Commission on Adult Literacy
made another round of visits to key Capitol Hill policymakers to discuss the status of WIA reauthorization, including incorporation of the Adult Education and Economic Growth Act, and to offer assistance as this legislation goes forward. Further visits will take place in the coming weeks.
Many organizations and individuals at the national and state level are working diligently to bring new definition and purpose to adult education and workforce skills development. In one way or another they aim to develop services for low-skilled adults in ways that will build pathways to higher education, job training, and jobs that pay a self-sustaining wage. Yet, politics and economic belt-tightening keep shifting the priorities, sometimes making it hard to know just how seriously federal and state policymakers really take the enormous adult education challenge facing the nation. Do policymakers have the will to tackle the challenge, despite the hard economic choices and trade-offs they will have to make? The nation's future may well depend on it.
Various federal actions have been taken recently to stimulate the economy to benefit job holders and seekers. But without suitable adult education programs to lift up the basic and employability skills of many millions of adults in the workforce, thus qualifying them for the further education that new jobs increasingly require, the desired economic outcomes will fall far short. And employers are already having trouble finding adequately skilled workers in the pool available for hire.
The Perfect Storm
Reach Higher, America,
and reports by CLASP, Jobs for the Future, and several other national voices have conveyed this set of messages clearly over the past few years. Now, a new report by Anthony P. Carnevale, Nicole Smith, and Jeff Strohl adds a powerful voice.
HELP WANTED: Projections of Jobs and Education Requirements Through 2018
is rich in analysis and findings. Here are just a few of the conclusions, broadly stated:
There is a growing mismatch between the jobs that will be created over the next decade and the education and training of our workers.
Hundreds of thousands of jobs that have been destroyed by the recession and through outsourcing will not come back, and another 1.4 million jobs in certain industries will be permanently lost in the coming decade.
The new jobs that are coming in this restructured environment will not look like the old ones and they will require employees with some postsecondary education and preparation.
By 2018, the economy will have created 43.8 million new jobs (some brand new, others replacements for jobs once held by retired workers). Some 63 percent of these new jobs will require workers with at least some college education.
Postsecondary education and training is fast becoming the most viable path to the American middle class.
Education and training for emerging jobs relates more to occupations and less directly to specific industries.
The New York Times
the Wall Street Journal
, and other major news sources have featured this important 111-page report, released in June 2010.
It is must reading for adult education and workforce development planners at all levels, available online from
One out of every four new workers in the U.S. will be an immigrant from Latin America during the coming decade. Most will not speak English very well. Promoting the advancement of Hispanic immigrant workers in the American workplace was the focus of a May 26 policy workshop in Washington sponsored by The Partnership for America's Workforce -- an alliance of the Corporation for a Skilled Workforce (CSW), Excelencia in Education, the Lumina Foundation, and the Council for Workforce Education (CWE). The meeting was held at the National Association of Manufacturers. The event focused on the latest research, talks by a panel of employers, presentations by the sponsoring members, and the related policy implications.
Jeffrey Passell of the Pew Hispanic Center discussed demographic changes of young Hispanics as a percentage of population relative to different geographic areas in the country, participation rates of these adults in the labor force, and their lack of secondary and postsecondary education to succeed in today's knowledge-based economy.
Kysha Frazier of CSW and Deborah Santiago of Excelencia presented an overview of the research findings in
Building Tomorrow's Workforce: Promoting the Education & Advancement of Hispanic Immigrant Workers in America
. This 50-page report, written by Mary Gershwin, Tammy Coxen, Brian Kelley, and Gary Yakimov was funded by the Lumina Foundation. It explores promising employer/community college partnerships that expand access to higher education and benefit low-skilled new-immigrant Hispanics, and offers a number of recommendations for practice and policy. For example, work should be identified as an "asset to expanding access to postsecondary education, not as a barrier." Policies should recognize the potential of the workplace as "a new gateway to basic skills and higher education."
Gabriela Lemus of the U.S. Department of Labor spoke on workforce and immigration policy implications. Employer panelists described their own programs and experiences and identified 12 policy issues needing follow up -- for example, articulation of certifications, promoting industry certification models, and providing educational credit for work skills.
CAAL's Jim Parker spoke about the National Commission on Adult Literacy and CAAL's related policy work, including how an improved Adult Education and Economic Growth Act (with employer tax credits) could address many of the group's issues and concerns, the need for a reformed NRS/data system, the critical need for comprehensive state planning and goal setting, and development of technology for planning.
In the coming weeks, the Partnership for America's Workforce will release summaries of the Roundtable presentations; several participant interviews will be included in the video montage. For more information, 704-307-2132,
For adults who don't finish high school, the GED credential can be an important bridge to postsecondary education, but questions remain about how successful that transition actually is. The American Council on Education is in the midst of a three-year study on the effect a GED credential has on postsecondary enrollment, persistence, and completion. The first year's findings are summarized in
Crossing the Bridge: GED Credentials and Postsecondary Educational Outcomes
a 64-page report by Margaret Becker Patterson, Jizhi Zhang, Wei Song, and Anne Guison-Dowdy.
In March, MDRC released
Guiding Developmental Math Students to Campus Services: an Impact Evaluation of the Beacon Program at South Texas College
. This is the fourth report in its continuing evaluation of exemplary community college programs under its Achieving the American Dream Initiative funded by the Lumina Foundation. The report evaluates the Beacon mentoring program designed by South Texas College. The program targets 2,000 students in remedial math programs to help them persist and succeed by pairing them with college employee mentors. Read the
executive summary
or the
full report
In January, the National Council of State Directors of Adult Education (NCSDAE) issued
Volume II of Adult Education: Supporting the President's Workforce and American Graduation Initiatives
Together with Volume I, published in November 2009, the report responds to President Obama's challenge to education providers to help adults attain at least one year of higher education or career preparation. Volume I dealt with promising practices in certain states addressing workforce needs. Volume II uses the Quality Elements of Adult Education for Work Programs (NCEE, 2009) as a framework for decisions points being addressed by state adult education programs across the country. It profiles exemplary programs in 43 states.
A new
Adult ESL Teacher Credentialing and Certification Table
, by Jodi Crandall of the University of Maryland (Baltimore County) and Jacqueline Lopez of the Center for Applied Linguistics, supplements a January 2008 Brief by Crandall et al for CAL's Center for Adult English Language Acquisition. The updated Brief is written for program administrators, education researchers, and policymakers who strive to professionalize the adult ESL workforce.
How to Build Bridge Programs That Fit Into a Career Pathway
is new from the Instituto del Progreso Latino in Chicago, written by Ricardo A. Estrado. This 52-page paper is a step-by-step guide to developing successful pathway ESL and ABE programs for low-skilled adults. The guide is based on a partnership that includes the National Council of La Raza, the Instituto del Progreso Latino, the Association House of Chicago, the Humboldt Park Vocational Education Center of Wilbur Wright College, the Illinois Community College Board, and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. The Joyce Foundation (which introduces the publication) is also a partner, though its visionary
Shifting Gears
E-News is made possible by support from the Dollar General Corporation,
the Joyce Foundation, the Wal-Mart Foundation, The McGraw-Hill Companies,
Harold W. McGraw, Jr., and other individual donors.
In this tight funding climate, CAAL needs your support more than ever. P
lease consider making a contribution on our website at
In the 10 years since we began, we have published more than three dozen major reports, sponsored over a dozen task force and Roundtable meetings (on ESL, community college transitions, workforce readiness, and other topics), and spearheaded the National Commission on Adult Literacy. We remain dedicated to ensuring that the recommendations in
Reach Higher, America
translate into legislation, new thinking, and innovative projects across the country. Like all nonprofits we depend solely on grants and individual donations
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The Daily Telegraph iPad app has been updated to incorporate Apple's subscription-billing system.
The free app is available to download from the App Store but access to the electronic editions will cost you $2 a time or $17 per month.
Existing subscribers to the newspaper can get free access to the app by entering their subscriber number and password.
According to Telegraph Media Group's description of the app on iTunes, The Telegraph for iPad brings "agenda-setting journalism, outstanding multimedia content and interactive crosswords [that] can be enjoyed seven days a week."
Version 2.0 of the app also offers a 30-day archive and a night-reading mode. The new edition appears at 5 a.m. GMT each morning.
The Daily Telegraph iPad app first launched in September 2010 and initially offered free access to the Telegraph's content.
[via Mobile Entertainment ]
This story, "Daily Telegraph launches subscription-based iPad app" was originally published by Macworld U.K..


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Two men are being questioned by following an attack on another man overnight.
Sergeant Naomi Smith said a 28-year-old man was walking along Wray Avenue, Fremantle just after midnight.
Two men approached him, punched him and stole his wallet, Sergeant Smith said.
He was taken to Fremantle Hospital and treated for minor injuries.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.


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Granada, Gioconda, Granada, Gioconda
No more William Walker stories...
The day started with a quick breakfast on the patio of Alhambra with Kristy and Anthony, a very nice couple from Australia who was working in London before this trip. Gioconda, an attractive nica woman in her late 20s or early 30s, was waiting for us already in traditional Nica costume, a long off-shoulder black dress with a few color stripes, her hair tied up and heavy makeup.
Gioconda started by taking us to a monument in Parque Central. After explaining the history of Granada for about 15 minute, she sang the national anthem. Some nica stopped and removed their hats while she was singing to show respect to their country.
We then walked thru some historical sites such as the pre-columbian stone in the center of town (now used mainly for directional purpose), a monastery and a nice church. The view on top of the church tower stretched all across to Lago Nicaragua, a hugh fresh water lake in the middle of the country. Rumors had it there used to be sharks in the lake until the Japanese came and killed them for profits. So thanks to the Japon, we are now safe to cruise around in speed boats without worry. She sang a few more songs on the way.
Between the morning city tour and tour of Lago Nicaragua in the afternoon, I managed to skip lunch and relaxed in the hotel pool for a short while. It's all worth it after walking under the sun for hours. The water was freezing and a bit greasy, however. No big deal. It was the swimming that counted.
We started our afternoon speed boat journey into the lake by taking horse carriages thru some bumpy roads with tons of tiny flying creatures on the way. Once on board, we saw some private mansions belonged to local business families and also foreigners. There are literally hundreds of tiny islands in this lake. At one point, we saw a house with a confederate flag. One has to wonder if this world has really moved forward as we thought it did in the last 200 years. We got off on an island with a fort and treated by another singing performance by Gioconda. Cruising thru the wetland and marshes, we saw the residence of literally thousands of birds, some hugh nests hanging from branches and captured monkeys.
I always love sunset by the water. Just haven't had a chance to experience it for a while since DR. This time, the sun was glowing behind an abandoned russian cruise boat. No one in Nica knows how to fix this boat it so they just left it here for years.
By now, it was getting dark and our boat was swinging pretty heavily with the waves. We were all longing for the shore, esp. Gen who had already o.d. on her sea sickness pills. It must be the silence that bothered Gioconda, she suddenly stood up and sang another song, making the boat more unstable than it already was. No one had the heart to ask her to hurry up but we all had just about enough of her voice at this point.
Finally, we landed but it was not over yet. Gioconda took us for a long walk in the dark to the local train station. The moon was out by now in the distant far side. Rada and Don walked off to have their romantic moment. It was the loudest open-air train I had been on with music bumping and locals screaming at almost every passer-by. I grapped onto a bar and took a picture of this crazy scene. All of a sudden, I heard someone calling my name from behind. It was two local men asking me to take pictures of them. I was not sure in the beginning because of the experience I had with the indigenous woman and her baby. A minute later, everyone around me was calling my name. The situation was uncontrollable! When I took my camera out, they all cheered! Is this natural high or what?
Giocondo's tour was officially over. Her passion had impressed all of us. And she charged next to nothing for it. Omar and I decided to have a drink with her in the parque cafe, maybe we can see the other side of her, the not-so-talkative side. We did. We talked about lives, work and even relationships over dinner at a local restaurant. Gioconda even got a bit emotional at one point because of her frustration at being a smart and educated Nica woman. Married women in most of Central America countries are still being treated as 'maids', according to her. On the contrary, it's ok for men to have babies with multiple partners. We walked Gioconda home after dinner. 10 minute later, her mother finally opened the door, obviously still angryed at her or the fact that she lost her key a few days ago. Poor girl...
It must be the atmosphere of Alhambra. Gen, Gareth, Chris and Micha were drinking and chilling over the porch next to the swimming pool when we got back. Without hesitation, we joined them. I have to admit that the chemistry was amazing for people who have only met for such a short time. Everyone was easygoing and have no hidden agenda. After a while, I headed back to the room and joined Karin for 'Spiderman 2'.
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Posted by Adam Solomon on March 20th, 2008. Connect with us on Google+.
The dwindling sentiment surrounding the Pound continued yesterday as the UK currency declined against all of the 16 most actively traded currencies following the release of the minutes from the Bank of England's last policy meeting.
The dovish tone of the report saw only seven out of the nine member committee voting to keep interest rates on hold this month with the remaining two members recommending a cut.
According to John Gieve and David Blanchflower, the worsening financial crisis and the inevitable effects on the economy warrant a further reduction in borrowing costs while the tone of the accompanying statement suggests that policy makers may be prepared to risk an upside spike in consumer price inflation.
The MPC wasn't going to cut interest rates back-to-back in March because it would send a message to the market that policy makers were more concerned with downside risks to demand at the expense of inflation.
The CPI index showed that consumer prices accelerated in February at the fastest pace in nine months while unemployment fell to the lowest level since 1975. A strong labour market may boost consumer sentiment in the short-term and the Pound may find some much needed support this morning if retail sales exceed expectations in February.
Nevertheless, the ongoing turmoil that's spreading across financial markets led to news that HBOS plc, the largest mortgage provider in Britain, may have liquidity problems after a number of institutions sought emergency funding from the Bank of England.
The resilience of the Euro-zone economy and the ECB's staunchly hawkish stance on inflation saw the Euro hold firm yesterday as policy makers resist calls to intervene amid a declining financial climate and the threat of a U.S led global recession.
The Euro has appreciated 10% in value against the Dollar this year and the single currency made further gains against the majors yesterday despite a growing trade deficit and cautionary comments from a member of the ECB's governing council.
According to Mersch, the European economy will be unable to escape a U.S economic slowdown and the growing concerns over rising credit costs may force the Central Bank into action.
The focus this morning will fall on the Manufacturing and Services PMI and the report will provide some insight as to whether the economy has been affected by the latest financial crisis.
Despite the Fed's decision to slash interest rates by a further 75 basis points on Tuesday, the Dollar smashed through the $2.00 barrier versus the Pound yesterday and a close well underneath this level suggests that further downside movement could be likely.
Considering the instability across financial sector at present, the increased appetite for risk aversion dominates the currency market as U.S interest rates drop to 2.25% this week and the Dollar makes gains against all of the higher-yielding currencies.
Nevertheless, the overall sentiment surrounding the economy has not changed and the Dollar is likely to record further losses in the short-term as the Philly Fed manufacturing survey and an index of leading economic indicators are expected to show a sharp deterioration in the economy and in the stock market.
Data Released 20th March
U.K 09:30 PSNCR (February)
U.K 09:30 Retail Sales (February)
E.U 09:00 Flash PMI – Manufacturing (March)
– Services
U.S 13:30 Initial Jobless Claims (w/e 14th March)
U.S 14:00 Leading Indicators (February)
U.S 14:00 Philly Fed Index (March)
written by Adam Solomon
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Hasmukh Amathalal
Punitive Action - Poem by Hasmukh Amathalal
Only intellectuals work in imagery direction
Where exists no ground for any action
Diversity and cast lines persist in real form
People have no courage to know it and be informed
Lot many lessons are to be taught
That we are one nation and peaceful existence is sought
We have no state religion even though may have different regions
We are federal in nature but work on no divide lines
National interest is of paramount importance
Judiciary is considered at watch dog of independence
If corrupt politicians are allowed free hand
They will show arrogance with clear intention to grab
There is air of muffling judiciary
Politicians think it is necessary
It blocks their activities to have supremacy
Rapes, murders, corruption has now more frequencies
"Bring the ordinance" the corrupt politicians has opined
"Curtain the courts from being assertive" they have defined
All political parties have same music to air
They think any break on their role may be unfair
Well, let country go to dogs
Let there remain dark frog
Let country not progress
Let poor die of starvation and face
Is the national wealth private concern of parties?
Why do they claim and lay hand for insecurities?
Can no one restrict their role for misappropriation?
Some of the priorities remain always in questions
Let people come first if it is democracy
Let dictator come if it is autocracy
But let not gangster and corrupt rule the state
He must be banned for life to relate
Let courts rule in their disfavor
Bann them from contesting in future
Let their source of income be brought before
Let their be more punitive actions in store
Comments about Punitive Action by Hasmukh Amathalal
Mehta Hasmukh Amathalal (7/19/2013 9:34:00 PM)
Rory Pollaro4 minutes ago I really get what you are saying. I don't think myself a terrible poet and I see poems that are clearly worse get better scores. Not vain, but I think a poem on the fate of a lost couple beats hell out of a poem about a Jelly sandwich. I also hate getting reviews that just say, Nice. I want to learn and improve, to do so, I need honest constructive critique. Comment +1 Read one another's poems with an open mind, don't be scared to tell someone what they're doing wrong, and try to guide one another to a higher field of writing. (Report) Reply
Mehta Hasmukh Amathalal (7/19/2013 9:34:00 PM)
interesting Angel Heady19 minutes ago very well written poem. Comment +1 HARD TO FOLLOW RHYTHM WISE (Report) Reply
Mehta Hasmukh Amathalal (7/19/2013 9:31:00 PM)
Donald Rogerson15 minutes ago How do you be liberal and restrict entry at the same time? I usually prefer to set politics aside and keep my opinions on the subject secret. I am neither a conservative or a liberal. Nor am I middle of the road. I take the road less traveled. I avoid the paths of least resistance. I don't follow political trends because I'm a non conformist. On the bright side I'd say your English is very good. On the other hand, when it comes to gender, I'd rather spend my life making love to millions of women only, and let them screw any man they want, because that's pure freedom and love. And it sure beats those fags who'd rather get (Report) Reply
Mehta Hasmukh Amathalal (7/19/2013 9:31:00 PM)
Sean Spencer12 minutes ago I had a bit of trouble following it, just because of you're writing style, but unless I completely missed the point then I think you had some good points. it seemed to me you were saying that although we all come to this page to share with each other, we also hvae to be sure we don't baby one another. If a poet is to improve, we have to be shown what we're doing wrong. So if that's what you meant, then I totally agree! Comment +1 Better think twice. (Report) Reply
Mehta Hasmukh Amathalal (7/19/2013 9:29:00 PM)
Powerful message
Marboogie Breathe23 hours ago
Nicely written and I enjoyed the fact that you stated the truth and what you felt about issues in the world that many others have the same issue but may not know how to voice it. That is what I love about poetry. Articulated well too.
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Very informative and povacative and more importantly true (Report) Reply
Mehta Hasmukh Amathalal (7/18/2013 9:59:00 PM)
Very informative and povacative and more importantly true
Ronnie Clifton4 minutes ago
Mr. Mehta spoke his mind and the mind of many others about the political system that has forgotten about the people that it is supposed to protect and serve. His poem was informative and heart wrenching.
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good (Report) Reply
Mehta Hasmukh Amathalal (7/18/2013 9:59:00 PM)
Shakil Ahmed Baliyavi4 minutes ago
state of affairs, well things are messed up, even literate act insane............
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U.S. Department of Labor
Contact: Eryn Wichter
Phone: (202) 693-4676
Contact: Suzy Bohnert
Phone: (202) 693-9420
Released Wednesday, October 13, 2004
Mine Safety and Health Administration Celebrates
25 Years of Success with Publication on Agency's History
ARLINGTON, Va. - The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) released a new publication titled "Mine Safety and Health Administration: 25 Years of Success," which celebrates the first 25 years of the agency's existence, chronicling its history and influence on the U.S. mining industry.
"MSHA's story is one of professionalism and commitment to safer and healthier mines beginning with the first days in 1978 to the dramatic rescues at Quecreek," wrote U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao in the publication's introduction. "There are many heroes in the collective experience of MSHA, most of whom quietly dedicate their careers to ensuring a better working environment for miners."
MSHA and its predecessors have a long, honorable history of working to improve safety and health for the miners who helped build this country. As early as 1865, Congress created a federal mining bureau. One hundred years later, safety problems-though vastly improved-were still prevalent in the mining industry. In 1977, Congress passed the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act to establish an agency to oversee mining issues in America. MSHA was created at the U.S. Department of Labor on March 9, 1978, with the mission of reducing injuries, illnesses and fatalities nationwide in the mining industry.
"This past quarter-century represents a revolutionary time in America's mines," said Dave D. Lauriski, assistant secretary of labor for mine safety and health. "With rapid advances in technology and stronger health and safety standards, the industry has experienced changes that no one could have imagined. In fact, we now have record low fatalities and injury rates and we plan to continue this momentum and meet the demands of the 21st century. The mining industry's goal is to head toward zero fatalities and injuries.
"Breakthroughs in mine safety and health have yielded a better understanding of how miners actually work, the skills they need, and ways to make their work safer and healthier," Lauriski continued. "This momentum must continue as miners, employers and government join hands in response to the workplace as it is and prepare for the one ahead. I believe this kind of collaboration will be a key catalyst as we move forward with confidence to build a more rewarding workplace for America's miners."
MSHA has had great success thus far in fulfilling its mission to promote and protect the safety and health of America's miners. In 2003, for a third consecutive year, the U.S. mining industry set its best safety record since statistics were first kept in 1910.
To view "25 Years of Success" online, visit MSHA's Web site at www.msha.gov.


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|Ionizing Radiation Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information-Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. ICR-1218-0103 (2004)] Ionizing Radiation Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information-Collection (Paperwork) Requirements AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor. ACTION: Request for public comment. SUMMARY: OSHA solicits comments concerning its request for an extension of the information-collection requirements contained in the Ionizing Radiation Standard (29 CFR 1910.1096). DATES: Comments must be submitted by the following dates: Hard Copy: Your comments must be submitted (postmarked or received) by September 21, 2004. Facsimile and electronic transmission: Your comments must be received by September 21, 2004. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by OSHA Docket No. ICR-1218-0103 (2004), by any of the following methods: Regular mail, express delivery, hand-delivery, and messenger service: Submit your comments and attachments to the OSHA Docket Office, Room N-2625, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-2350 (OSHA's TTY number is (877) 889-5627). The OSHA Docket Office and Department of Labor hours of operation are 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., ET. Facsimile: If your comments, including any attachments, are 10 pages or fewer, you may fax them to the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-1648. Electronic: You may submit comments through the Internet at http://ecomments.osha.gov. Follow instructions on the OSHA Webpage for submitting comments. Docket: For access to the docket to read or download comments or background materials, such as the complete Information Collection Request (ICR) (containing the Supporting Statement, OMB-83-I Form, and attachments), go to OSHA's Webpage at http://OSHA.gov. Comments, submissions and the ICR are available for inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office at the address above. You may also contact Todd Owen at the address below to obtain a copy of the ICR. (For additional information on submitting comments, please see the "Public Participation" heading in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Todd Owen, Directorate of Standards and Guidance, OSHA, Room N-3609, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-2222. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Submission of Comments on this Notice and Internet Access to Comments and Submissions You may submit comments and supporting materials in response to this document by (1) hard copy, (2) FAX transmission (facsimile), or (3) electronically through the OSHA Webpage. Because of security related problems, there may be a significant delay in the receipt of comments by regular mail. Please contact the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-2350 (TTY (877) 889-5627) for information about security procedures concerning the delivery of materials by express delivery, hand delivery and messenger service. All comments, submissions and background documents are available for inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office at the above address. Comments and submissions posted on OSHA's Webpage are available at http://www.OSHA.gov. Contact the OSHA Docket Office for information about materials not available through the OSHA Webpage and for assistance using the Webpage to locate docket submissions. Electronic copies of this Federal Register notice as well as other relevant documents are available on OSHA's Webpage. II. Background The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent (i.e., employer) burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the public with an opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing information-collection requirements in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA-95)(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program ensures that information is in the desired format, reporting burden (time and costs) is minimal, collection instruments are clearly understood, and OSHA's estimate of the information collection burden is accurate. The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) authorizes information collection by employers as necessary or appropriate for enforcement of the Act or for developing information regarding the causes and prevention of occupational injuries, illnesses, and accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). The information-collection requirements specified in the Ionizing Radiation Standard protect employees from the adverse health effects that may result from their exposure to ionizing radiation. The requirements of the Ionizing Radiation Standard include monitoring of employee exposure to ionizing radiation, instruction employees on the hazards associated with ionizing radiation exposure and precautions to minimize exposure, posting of caution signs at radiation areas, reporting of employee overexposure to OSHA, maintaining exposure records, and providing exposure records to current and former employees. III. Special Issues for Comment OSHA has a particular interest in comments on the following issues:
- Whether the information collection requirements are necessary for the proper performance of the Agency's functions, including whether the information is useful;
- The accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden (time and costs) of the information collection requirements, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
- The quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and
- Ways to minimize the burden on employers who must comply; for example, by using automated or other technological information collection and transmission techniques.
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There are strong opinions on this topic. Don't even get me started on Montessori schools and $12,000/year tuition for morning preschool. It's great and all - but WHUCK?! That's crazytown. They're three. They're learning things like "don't crap your pants" and "this is how to stand in line" and "you should sit on the piece of tape that says your name" and "try not to bite people if they accidentally take your crayon". You shouldn't be paying the equivalent of college tuition for that.
In my neck of the woods, parents start looking at preschools the year before their kids start (or sometimes even earlier). They spend as much time and effort researching preschools as doctoral students spend on their dissertations. They apply for a spot in their chosen school at least nine months before the school year starts. They get in line to file those applications at 4am.
I have never been one of those
*And I did make mommy friends! Eventually I even met Kate, but only after she was kind of mean to me. Then we bonded over a mutual meltdown in the preschool parking lot and now she wuvs me and the rest is history.
Flash forward five years later. I loved the preschool so much I volunteered for everything. Then I became a church member. Then I found out something amazing and magical. The children of church members automatically get into the preschool. They get first dibs on admissions. They have to take my kid. And that's a big relief because the only little kid I've got left is Mini. And she's a devil cupcake, an evil genius, and quite possibly listed on multiple TSA and FBI watch lists.
I didn't think there was any point in being anything other than totally honest in my preschool application because of several important reasons:
(1) They have to take her.
(2) They know both me and Kate pretty well and know that we're a little whackadoodle.
(3) They read this blog and they know my kid.
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"Rock Chalk"
2004 Endeavour TrawlerCat 44
Ready and Fully Equipped for Full Time
Rock Chalk is located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Contact: Marc Colby 512-963-5343 or Bob Vincent 727 573-5377
Owner is looking for an offer.
For specifications and options scroll down past the photos.
Boat Description
44 Foot TrawlerCat
Twin Yanmar 240 HP Turbo Diesels (4LHA-STP) 3500 Hours
2.5 Gal/Hour fuel burn at 8-9 mph or 15 Gal/Hour fuel burn at 16-17 mph
18 ft. 8 in. Beam
3 ft. Draft
14.5 ft. Air Draft
26,000 lbs. displacement
Fuel: 500 gal
Water: 115 gal
2 Black Water Holding Tanks 50/30 gal.
3 Staterooms-Walk Around Queen in Master Stateroom
2 Heads
Fully Equipped Galley
New NovaKool Refrigerator/Freezer (Aug. 2013)
Fisker/Pakel Dishwasher
Toaster Oven
Lots of Storage
Splendide Washer/Dryer
Sea Recovery Watermaker (400 gal/day)
Extra Tundra Freezer
U-Line Icemaker
Endeavour made-11 ft. Dinghy with 15 HP Outboard
69 lb. Bruce Anchor with 150 ft. 5/8 Chain Plus Second Fortress Anchor
10 Fenders and 12 Black Dock Lines of Various Lengths
Her comfort and safety are her foremost attributes. She
has wide decks, an enclosed pilothouse, tons of storage, a shallow draft, and low air
draft, all of which make her the perfect boat to cruise American Coastal waters, inland
rivers, and the Great Loop. Add to that her excellent fuel performance, and you have a
unique cruising trawler. Most of her hours are at her normal cruise speed of 8 mph. But
the Endeavour has the ability to jump up to 16-17 mph, which has been invaluable in so
many circumstances. Her attributes are too many to list here. You have to see the
Endeavour to appreciate it. Make an appointment by calling Marc Colby at 512-963-5343 or
email me at email@example.com.
Rock Chalk is currently docked at
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Worth a Read: Creating a Culture of Reading
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Parents will become a "model of reader" for their scholar(s) by learning:
How digital devices can enhance the reading experience.
How to select age appropriate books
Creative ideas to create a culture of reading in the home.
Parents will also gain exposure to different types of literature that will help their scholar develop an appreciation for reading.
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by Christopher Freeburn | December 10, 2013 11:12 am
[1]It turns out that Pfizer's (PFE[2]) Viagra has an unexpected benefit for women[3].
Researchers at Penn State College of Medicine followed 25 women between the ages of 18 and 35. Some participants in the study were given Viagra vaginally while others were given a placebo. Those who received Viagra reported less menstrual pain compared to those who received the placebo, the Guardian Express notes.
Prior studies have found that Viagra can reduce menstrual discomfort, but the drug can produce headaches, among other side effects, when administered to women orally.
Most women currently rely on over-the-counter drugs like ibuprofen to combat menstrual cramps. But Viagra could serve as an alternative for those who cannot tolerate common painkillers.
The researchers caution that more studies will be needed to confirm the effect noted in their research.
Viagra — sildenafil citrate — was first developed in 1989 as a blood pressure treatment. It was later discovered to have other applications in male patients.
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by Nancy Campbell of Above Rubies - The Line of Demarkation (sic, Nancy lacks spelling skills too) To which kingdom do you belong? God's kingdom is a kingdom of life, love, light, and liberty. Satan's kingdom is one of lies, deception, death, and destruction. He is a murderer! That's what Jesus said in John 8:44, "He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth; because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie he speaketh of his own; for he is a liar, and the father of it."Because he is a murderer, no wonder he is the mastermind behind birth control, sterilization, and abortion. His plan is to stamp out life before it is conceived, but abort it if it is c … [Read more...]
Quoting Quiverfull: Birth Control is THE DEVIL!!!
Quoting Quiverfull: Infertility is Caused by Speaking 'Bad' About Your Womb?
by Nancy Campbell from Above Rubies - Are You Infertile? After sharing the prayer for pregnancy yesterday, some ladies requested a prayer for infertility. Oh yes, how I love to pray for you. I know the ache and yearning in your heart is so strong, sometimes it is unbearable. You are not strange for feeling this way. It is God-ordained. God created the womb to cry out for life (Proverbs 30:15-16). Here is a prayer for you to pray. Although once again, I would encourage you to ask your husband to lay his hands upon your womb and pray over you every day. Your husband is your covering and God hears his prayers on your behalf. The prayers of a husband are powerful. … [Read more...]
Quoting Quiverfull: Betrothal Contracts?
by Vaughn Ohlman from True Love Doesn't Wait - The Betrothal of Joshua and LauraCongratulations to Joshua and Laura on their upcoming nuptialsIt is with great joy in the mighty blessing of the Lord that we, the undersigned, in obedience to God do Covenant or Witness thereto that: … [Read more...]
Quoting Quiverfull: Many Sons?
by Nancy Campbell of Above Rubies - Many Sons Why does God want us to bring forth many sons and daughters? Just for the sake of doing it? No. It is all for God. It is to fill eternity to overflowing with sons and daughters who are redeemed by the blood of the Lamb. Every child you bring forth and lead to salvation, will be part of that innumerable company and live forever and ever. You are in an eternity impacting and eternity filling career. … [Read more...]
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Pill, Part 1
by Samantha cross posted from her blog Defeating The Dragons When I was fourteen, I was diagnosed with Poly Cystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). To cut a very long, and a very awkward, story short, hormonal birth control (also known as "the Pill") is the only known treatment for it. It's not a cure, but it works to mitigate the suffering for a lot of women who suffer with PCOS. But it's the only treatment [edit: occasionally, blood sugar problems can be a part of PCOS, but not always, in my case it is not], because of how it works and what it does, but I'll get to that in a bit tomorrow. … [Read more...]
Quoting Quiverfull: Fill Those Quivers Now?
by Colin Campbell from the Meat For Men Facebook page (for some reason the Above Rubies page for Meat For Men is only pulling up a 404-page not found error, hmm) Not only do we need to pray that God would send forth laborers into the harvest, but we first need to pray for Christians to fill their quivers full of arrows. … [Read more...]
Quoting Quiverfull: Polished Arrows?
by Colin Campbell of Meat For Men - Biblical Fatherhood--The Great Need Of The Word Part 4 THE BIBLICAL FATHER SEES HIS CHILDREN AS ARROWS2) POLISHED ARROWS continuedThe nation needs polished arrows, especially in these current times. … [Read more...]
Quoting Quiverfull: Full Quivers?
by Colin Campbell from Meat For Men Nations and churches that willfully refuse to fill their quivers with young men and women, trained as sharp polished arrows, will stand ashamed before their enemies, whether they be physical or spiritual. The sad thing is that God is more than willing to provide us with arrows, but we are too deceived to receive them. … [Read more...]
Mitt Romney Tells College Students To Fill Their Quivers
by CaluluRecently failed presidential candidate Mitt Romney showed up in my state to speak to the graduating class of Southern Virginia University. Turns out that the school near Lynchburg … [Read more...]


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Video training tool for linux.. at last!
Though xvidcap is still in a beta mode, it is a great start towards enabling teachers and trainers to capture video screen captures of linux desktop environments.
I'm really enjoying xvidcap and, though xvidcap is not a polished app., it is useful and well worth the few minutes it will take you to sort out its ways and wherefores. Create movies of your linux desktop and share the wealth of OpenSource with your friends, family, clients, employers, employees!
K12ltsp, LMS, Grading and Time
Hat's off to Doug Loss and his great efforts in bringing LInux to the attention of educators. I had the pleasure of meeting him in person at the NECC conference in Seattle (http://www.k12ltsp.org/necc/) in July.
I've got a small linux network running in my English class.
K12LTSP (http://www.k12ltsp.org/). It's great and easy to get going. I would recommend all who are interested in linux and education to take a look at the K12LTSP site and the great package being developed there. I would also caution those interested in Linux in the classroom be conscious of the investment, both politically, financially and emotionally, that a school district has made in their MS products. It can be tricky so, tread lightly. Be aware as well, funding issues come up... Microsoft has a vested interest in seeing more schools and users so districts are unwilling to upset potential deep pocket donors like MS.
I actually found this review while looking for a Linux app that can handle my grade reporting. :) I'll need to check out the links provided but I must say, there are a lot of grade book apps out there for M$ but few meet my needs as a very busy and relatively savvy computer user.
Regarding Learning Management Systems as a whole, there are a few emerging that look very interesting. Moodle comes up immediately but I need to investigate further. There are apps that follow the SCORM and IMS specification but, again they need to be reviewed and tested which takes time, something teachers rarely have.
I'm currently using a very popular and somewhat powerful Content Management System called Tiki (http://tikiwiki.org/tiki-view_articles.php).
I use it to manage my classroom's documents (http://www.dennisgdaniels.com/tiki-index.php) because of the ease of use of the great Wiki system built into Tiki (http://tikiwiki.org/tiki-view_articles.php). However, Tiki was not designed specifically for a classroom and so doesn't meet some of my basic requirements like:
*assignment tracking and reporting
*security around ownership of documents on the site
*robust testing development and delivery
But, that said, Tiki could be a very good choice for school sites where teachers could edit and share documents very easily. With the No Child Left Behind Act (http://www.nclb.gov/), teachers are scrambling to match curricula to standards and that is a daunting task without the help of very powerful content management systems.
My students can and do access the web and my site via thin clients running k12ltsp and they've had no problems with the interface. The real hiccup with integrating Linux in the classroom is finding skilled personnel to help with the installation and administration of Linux networks and clients. And, as well, the teacher finding time to learn the basics of a new very powerful operating system. (I'm something of a new admin, though I've been using Linux on my personal home machine for a couple of years now.)
Linux does have a future in the classroom, it's really a matter of finding and cultivating developers who are interested in addressing the problems that teachers face in the classroom with tools that work.
Dennis Daniels
A tool for securing DNS communications between a client and a DNS resolver.
A polyhedral extraction tool (PET).


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by Staff Writers
Paris (AFP) Sept 13, 2013
America in 1977 was mourning the sudden death of Elvis Presley when NASA launched two probes on an unprecedented mission to explore the Solar System's giant outer planets.
Today, 36 years on, Voyager 1 has become the first spacecraft to leave our neighbourhood and venture into the loneliness of interstellar space, according to data published on Thursday.
It is 19 billion kilometres (12 billion miles) from home.
Like its sister Voyager 2, also heading to the boundaries of the Solar System on a different trajectory, the 722-kilo (1,500-pound) scout bears a time capsule -- a gold-plated disk providing images and sounds of life on Earth in 1977 for any intelligent alien it may encounter.
Rosine Lallement of the Paris Observatory told AFP that Voyager 1 was now literally pushing back the frontier of knowledge.
"For the first time, a probe is an environment that has never been experienced before by a man-made object."
"It will be intriguing to see what happens next," she said.
The Voyagers were originally designed to conduct close-up studies of Jupiter and Saturn, Saturn's rings, and the larger moons of the two planets.
They were then ordered to carry out additional flybys of the two outermost giant planets, Uranus and Neptune.
After this feat, the spacecraft were sent on the ultimate trip: to the edge of the Solar System and beyond.
Voyagers 1 and 2 are identical craft, fitted with television cameras (since switched off to save power and computer memory), infrared and ultraviolet sensors, magnetometers, plasma detectors and cosmic-ray and charged-particle sensors. They use a small radioactive source for electricity at this huge distance from the Sun.
Signals back home are sent with a power of about 20 watts, equivalent to a refrigerator light bulb, making them so faint they can only be picked up by NASA's huge "ears," the Deep Space Network.
A key moment came in 2004, when Voyager 1, then about 14 billion kilometres (8.7 billion miles) away, crossed the "termination shock," or when the particles spewed out from the Sun, called the solar wind, start to interact with cosmic rays from interstellar space.
In 2010, it reached a kind of doldrums where the solar wind peters out.
A further two years later, a surge in high-energy particles detected by its cosmic-ray sensor indicated the tough little explorer had reached the heliopause, which divides the Sun's zone of influence from interstellar space.
Transition of this wide boundary has taken a long time to figure out but now, says Voyager project scientist Ed Stone, it is confirmed.
Data sent back by the two probes has already confounded textbook depictions of the Solar System as being spherical.
Instead, the Sun's neighbourhood, the heliosphere, is egg-shaped.
The "bottom" of the egg is flattened by a permanent clash between the solar wind and the blast of particles from other stars.
Lallement said astrophysicists were now eager to know if Voyager 1 will confirm their theories about the space between the stars.
"If one day we send out probes to neighbouring stars, what kind of environment can we expect for them?" she asked.
"Until now, all of our theories are based on computer models, not on observed data."
Voyager's instruments will have to shut down permanently in 2025, the US journal Science reported on Thursday.
However, experts say the spacecraft may keep traveling indefinitely, advancing outward at more than 17 kilometres per second, or 38,000 miles per hour.
That may seem fast, but space is big.
In the year 40272 -- yes, more than 38,000 years from now -- Voyager 1 will come close to the nearest star on its present course.
It will be within 1.7 light years of a minor member of the constellation Ursa Minor (the Little Bear or Little Dipper) called AC+79 3888, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration says on its website.
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