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AT some point widows typically take their wedding and engagement rings off their left hands and place them on their right. I am a widow, but I continue to wear those rings on my left hand.
My husband, Jeffrey R. Smith, was killed in the World Trade Center;from his 104th-floor office, where he worked as an equity research analyst for Sandler O'Neill & Partners, he told me of the announcement that pronounced ''the building is secure'' mere minutes before his tower was attacked. Although Jeff has been dead for two years, I still feel married to him.
Jeff chose my engagement ring secretly, and he utterly surprised me with it on a scuba diving vacation on the near-empty Little Cayman Island. The sea gods, represented by glowing green phosphorescence that silently rose to the ocean's surface when I replied ''yes,'' blessed our marriage. At least we thought they did.
Jeff and I shared a rare love, and as a couple we did adventurous things together, especially and sweetly with our two young daughters strapped to our backs. It turned out, of course, that although our marriage was blessed, we were not very lucky on Sept. 11. Our daughters, Margaret and Charlotte, who turn 5 and 3 in November, will never know the grand life they would have led; only I hold the horrid knowledge of what-would-have-been.
When you marry the right man,you cannot just shrug it off after two years, and say, ''Well, I'll just move on along now.'' I think the world is expecting me to move along now, to place my wedding rings on my right hand; it is a painful suspicion.Continue reading the main story
My engagement ring is a single diamond set in a simple platinum setting. Jeff told me I could have it reset, but it's perfect the way it is: I told him it was because he chose it for me. Together we bought my wedding band, which is etched and studded with diamonds, and his beveled gold ring. Jeff's wedding ring is lost in the rubble of twin towers; even if it were found, I am not likely to get it back because we never got around to getting it engraved.
I like wearing jewelry that my husband chose for me, but in the case of these two rings, I sometimes find myself with a problem.
Wearing a wedding ring opens oneself to conversations like the one I had with a new doctor about my eldest daughter, Margaret, who has a weak right eye. The doctor told me she ought to wear an eye patch when at home: ''You and your husband will have to be in sync on this one,'' she remarked.
''That will be easy,'' I answer. ''My husband is dead.'' Of course my remark stings her, and she freezes. I could rescue her, but I don't; she should have read Margaret's chart. I later relent when she tells me that she ''looked at my hand'' before she made the comment. (''Don't worry about giving me fresh pain,'' I assure her. ''I grieve every day.'')
My wedding ring sends out a mixed signal, for although I desperately want to be married to Jeff, I am his widow. If I take it off, no one will know I was his wife, the wife of a man who was killed in the World Trade Center.
Recently I attended a John Hiatt concert at Irving Plaza near Gramercy Park, an event that Jeff would have enthusiastically attended with me, and when I was standing at the bar during intermission, surrounded by a crowd that was mostly male, a new thought popped into my mind: perhaps I should have left my ring at home. I thought of the incident with the doctor, and realized that I looked married. I smiled at this thought; I am not ready to be an unmarried woman.
SOMETIMES my wedding ring is my cover. I usually tell people -- anyone, everyone -- about Jeff, but sometimes, if I am on a new playground and don't feel like talking, the other mothers can see my rings and surmise that I have a husband. Likewise, when I push my double stroller crosstown, I am glad to be wearing my wedding ring. I don't want people to assume that I am a single or divorced mother, for I am not: I am a widowed parent, and there is a world of difference.
One of the most painful lifestyle changes for me is not traveling very much. Jeff and I took many trips with our daughters, but the girls and I have not gone overseas since his death; I find it physically impossible for me to travel as we did as a couple.
I am now resigned to waiting until the girls are older to trek through Europe. But I don't want them to be older. I don't want them to grow up yet, because that would mean that I am aging, and if I am aging, my husband doesn't age. Jeff doesn't get older. He's still 36, he'll always be 36, and if the girls and I get older, we leave him behind. I don't want to leave him behind; this thought makes me cry bitterly.
Maybe that's it: I cannot take off my rings because if I do, it will mean that I will no longer be married to Jeff. And I don't want that. I want what we had, I want our life back, I want Jeff, and I want to be Jeff's wife.
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The display is based on hexagons, and the LCD display is based on analog technology thus providing room for hours and 5 minute variances. One hexagon will show the current hour and one linked to this to denote whether it is am or pm. A larger hollow hexagon shows the 5-minute step, followed by up to four additional hexagons for the exact minute. The material is gloss black that shines into a bright blue neon light, all framed in a matte black color.
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HMRlignan may inhibit prostate cancer
stopping the growth of prostate cancer by Linnea's HMRlignan, as
the company continues to consolidate the science behind its
"Our data support the notion that hydroxmatairesinol (HMRlignan), and to a greater extent its human metabolite enterolactone, may suppress the growth of prostate cancer cells," said lead researcher Marco Cosentino from the Department of Clinical Medicine at the University of Insubria in Italy.
Lignans have a weak oestrogen-like activity and in humans 7-hydroxymatairesinol is converted into a mammalian lignan called enterolactone. Epidemiological studies have linked enterolactone to a reduced risk of certain hormone-related health conditions including breast cancer and cardiovascular disease.
"Also in view of its well-established tolerability and bioavailability, hydroxmatairesinol represents a viable dietary supplement providing a suitable source for endogenous entrolactone that, in turn, may play a role in the promotion of prostate health," concluded Cosentino.
Over half a million men worldwide are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year, with over 200,000 deaths from the disease.
The new study, which has not been seen by NutraIngredients.com and is yet to be published in a peer-reviewed journal, investigated the effects of enterolactone (70-100 micromoles) or hydroxymatairesinol (70-100 micromoless) on human androgen-dependent prostate cancer cells lines for 48 hours. Estradiol (100 micromoles) and the cytotoxic agent cycloheximide (10 micromoles) were used as the experimental controls.
The results are reported to show that both enterolactone and hydroxymatairesinol increased programmed cell death (apoptosis) in a dose-dependent manner. Enterolactone is said to be two times as effective as hydroxymatairesinol in this experiment but less than half that of cycloheximide and estradiol.
"These results indicate that, in-vitro, the viability of human prostate cancer cells is impaired by the lignans enterolactone and, to a lesser extent, hydroxymatairesinol. The effect is, however, milder than that of an established cytotoxic agent such as cycloheximide," said Cosentino.
Robin Ward, vice president of marketing for Linnea, told NutraIngredients.com: "The study was completed last week and build on the state of the art regarding the pharmacology of lignans and the active metabolite enterolactone."
Cosentino and his researchers propose that the mechanism is likely to be via an oestrogen-like action.
"This is the first study showing the ability of enterolactone and hydroxymatairesinol to modify the intracellular balance between pro- and anti-apoptotic proteins, an action which likely contributes to the overall pro-apoptotic effect of both lignans.
Such an action is, however, exerted at concentrations that are several tenfold lower than those affecting cell viability, suggesting that additional mechanisms are involved in the final pro-apoptotic effect," said Cosentino.
Since obtaining the rights to commercialise the HMRlignan in early 2005, the company has been active in sponsoring studies for different health conditions, including the menopause, bone health, heart health, and protection against breast and prostate cancer.
"The results provide data that supports the hypothesis that lignans support prostate health. The the next step is an animal model looking at the capacity of HMRlignan to reduce prostate size. The eventual target is a human study looking at capacity of Norwegian spruce lignans to address the urological symptomology of BPH [benign prostate hyperplasia]," said Ward.


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WINONA, Miss. (WCBI) – Winona property owners may have to pay a little higher property taxes starting this fall.
The Winona school district has asked for a 2.8 mill increase to help fund its budget this year. The increase would raise about $60,000 for the district.
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Milford's Tech Resources Inc. looks for commercial jobs as defense work declinesBy BENJAMIN C. KLEIN
Union Leader Correspondent
March 17. 2013 8:10PM
MILFORD - Despite fighting the last few years to stay open and looming sequestration cuts adding uncertainty to the industry, executives at Tech Resources Inc. are looking for ways to expand their business into new markets with a goal of hiring new people.
Four years ago a boom in foreign markets allowed TRI, which designs and builds testing equipment for military aircraft, to hire 20 new employees. However, a sharp dive in the economy and internal problems resulted in the layoffs of those new hires, and company President Paul Vermette said the goal is to bring those jobs back.
"Our goal is to grow the company, get more sales and hire more people. The goal is to get back up to (previous) funding levels so we can have jobs for people who need them."
As a business 100 percent dependent on Department of Defense contracts and with massive budget cuts in military spending looming due to sequestration, Vermette said TRI is now looking into ways to expand into adjoining markets to head off any DOD business they might lose.
"We are looking to expand into commercial markets just in case. It's a good strategy to have, and you don't want all your eggs in one basket."
With TRI currently sitting at about 25 employees, Vermette said that "it's the uncertainty of what is going to be cut (due to sequestration). We aren't aware of any specific cuts that are going to effect us, but we know that their will be due to less funding. The DOD will end up buying less gear, less equipment, but right now we don't know how it will effect us, but in six months or a year from now it could really hurt us."
For 33 years, TRI has specialized in designing and building testing equipment for early warning and missile defense systems on military aircraft such as the F-18 and B1 bomber.
"We have been on the F-18 since day one, from the F-18A to the F-18 Super Hornet," Vermette said, who added, "the testing equipment is very important because a pilot wouldn't know their missile defense isn't working."
Mike Barrett, director of advanced programs, said that over the last year TRI has focused "on investing in our own technology and to see how it might work in other products."
Barrett said that as an example of how TRI might still function without DOD contracts is a recent deal with Agilent Technologies, a Hewlett-Packard spinoff that develops testing equipment, who recently contracted TRI for help in developing one of their products.
Barrett said Agilent was impressed with the work TRI did in helping them develop cheaper, smaller, commercial alternatives for testing military aircraft.
"They just needed some insight on the use model, and that is where we came in," Barrett said.
Barrett said TRI is constantly on the move looking for business opportunities in new areas. He went on a trade mission to Montreal with Gov. John Lynch to promote the aerospace market.
"We also have already met with Gov. Maggie Hassan, and hopefully she is proactive in going on trade missions as well," he said.
Barrett added that the goal for the future of TRI is to invest in technology, travel more to open up new markets, and enter adjacent markets so that the company is not entirely dependent on DOD contracts.
"We don't have a crystal ball, but we are hoping that applying our expertise in other markets will help us grow," Vermette said.
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Thursday, January 1, 2009
If You Fail to Plan, Ya Plan to Fail!
I thought I was over the sugar, but apparently not! It is all about organization. I do not have adequate alternative food in the house, I still have stuff to organize to clear my brain, and I still am on my forbidden tour of foods! I am not there yet. Will be. For sure.
Happy New Year!
Posted by Joy's Journey in Weightloss at 1:06 AM
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- Mrs. Jelly Belly said...
Happy New Year! I am a big believer in planning. It can make all the difference. Good luck with your goals for 2009!
- January 1, 2009 at 3:22 AM
- SeaShore said...
Happy new year!
- January 1, 2009 at 3:41 AM
- debbyweighsin said...
Go shopping, Joy! Then go to bed and get a good night's sleep! Cheering for you in 2009, girl!
Hey, I don't know if it would be helpful, but I added a page on my blog--shopping list. Just some of the things I like to keep in stock.
- January 1, 2009 at 8:50 AM
- Kimberly said...
Planning is essential to being successful at losing weight. It is probably the most important thing because everything else depends on it.
Happy New Year!
- January 1, 2009 at 11:24 AM
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Stammen always has something to prove
Stammen always has something to prove
Prior to this year, Stammen was never a strikeout pitcher in the big leagues. What's the change? He is 100 percent healthy and trusts his pitching instincts.
"I don't think it's a drastic change. I'm getting an opportunity and I'm trying to take advantage of it as best as I can," Stammen said. "I guess I didn't really trust what kind of pitcher I was. And now I understand, I'm a breaking-ball pitcher, not just a sinkerballer, but I can do both. And now that I have both of those working, it has gone well."
Stammen started the 2012 season as a long man, but has been pitching in the late innings when the game is on the line. That's OK with Stammen.
"Every player wants to have an extended role, no matter what," Stammen said. "When I go out there, you always have something to prove. I'm just trying to prove my worth to the team, help this team win, continually have that little chip on your shoulder. When people don't believe in you, you have to make them believe."


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I'm looking at 3 series tourers and the ones around my budget are all hovering around the 100,000 miles mark.
Can anyone tell me what's due maintenance wise around this millage?
Thanks in advance.
I'm looking at 3 series tourers and the ones around my budget are all hovering around the 100,000 miles mark.
Can anyone tell me what's due maintenance wise around this millage?
Thanks in advance.
In my experience, by 100k the suspension will be a bit baggy, but a lot of people won't notice, and if it's a diesel, budget £1k for a replacement turbo at some point. If it's an auto, ignore the "oil is for life of vehicle" statement, and get the tranny flushed and re-oiled.
Should have said: Servicing is "condition based" not mileage based, so there is no fixed schedule really. "Major" services are expensive at main dealers (As you might expect) and can include things like brake fluid change (every 3 years) etc. Find a good local independant garage, and the major services are not too bad (no more than any other car really)
Which model 3 series? I have a e90 3 series that I got at about 110 000 and I would buy another. The cars themselves have some issues that often show up at around 100 000. Turbo, dual mass flywheel and leaking diesel pipes are the common ones.
Check the honest john site for some reviews and things to look out for.
Mine is at about 170 000 now and you wouldn't know it by looking at it or driving it.
If we're talking E46's lots of people say the cooling system. However, in the two that I had (67k to 80k miles and 110k to 125k miles) then I never touched it in either.
Wishbone bushes are something to check on E46's. They only tend to last 40k to 60k miles if that.
Going for a manual with a FSH (main dealer). So hopefully there might be information as to 'what's up and coming'
'55 plate E91 320D on 130k (M47T2). I've done the dampers and (manual) gearbox oil. Other than that it's just been service items. The rad is starting to look a bit sorry for itself. Exhaust is fine. Suspension bushings seem OK. Clutch/DMF are fine. Some of the underside is starting to look a bit scabby, so the plan is to go over that this summer and have a good tidy up.
Generic issues have been EGR thermostats (need to check mine again), the bluetooth module has packed up and the luggage cover creaks. Other than those, it's been a pain free vehicle (touches wood!)
(I beliveve the post facelift 320ds have a tendency to lunch their timing chains and it's an engine out job to replace them)
Also they will be 10/11 plate not sure what model (facelift/non facelift version) exactly.
But it will be a 318d as they are good on emissions and economy.
05 plate here with 105000.
had a turbo pipe replaced and the swirl flaps done (don't snigger...!)
just been serviced and MOT'd with only a split boot needing doing.
feels really solid and is the best driving car I've owned.
Find a good Indi to service it and your laughing.
Mine had a full dealer history, but even then it seems they'd not done some filters when they should have.
As a note of caution, my E39 535i's engine was as sweet as a sweet thing with nearly 150k on - and everything else still worked perfectly.
And then the auto-box went u/s..., they needed more money to 'look' at what the problem could be than the car was worth.
IME Only buy something with +100k on if it was cheap enough - ie, less than £3k.
Had a few BEmms myself, but only one diesel. Consensus from one mechanic I spoke to was the petrols soak up the miles but the diesels get "tired" and the auto boxes (either) get ropey around 100k mark.
I took an E34 from 60k to 130k mark (525i manual) but it was underfloor rust and the brakelines that saw me part company with her.
My current 318i petrol is still going strong at 193,000 miles. It still feels good and solid to drive, I have maintained it well mind. One thing to consider at high mileage are the bushings start going/get worn and can be a pain in the arse to do on the rear subframe. This will be my second BMW that I have taken over 200,000 miles!
Ex owner of 2 530D sport tourings here, put 175k and 240k on respectfully (over 5 years respectfully), both dependable, dealer maintained mind.
Only thing I recall going pop were the front pads and discs on the 240k one when the pads disintegrated...
Interior and general driving I had no issues at all with, driver seat (heated) packed up once but it was a blown fuse, the carpets around the brake peddle and go peddle were starting to wear thin and the boot lining around the tailgate.
Both used heavily for both towing boats and windsurfing gear across the UK and Europe.
I owuld buy another.
110k E46 330i touring here, cost £1600 to buy and has needed the odd maintenance bit, wishbones were well worth doing along with Rear trailing arm bushes (RTAB), cooling system probably needs doing according to interweb wisdom, but no rush.
Has been great value for money, returning 33MPG on average over 15k miles, though it will get into low teens if you have fun!
highly recommend for the age of car, it is really easy to work on, haynes available and realoem website allows you to find exactly what parts we fitted to your car based on VIN, see here:
All in all good buy for us, helped a lot by the great forums, Bimmerforums is my favorite
We don't do many miles mostly short runs (supermarket/ taking the dog out) at home and then a few 500-1000 trips a year.
So would we better off with a petrol or diesel?
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Gunnar Sandberg, the Marin Catholic High School baseball player who was hit in the head with a baseball during a game on March 11, was transferred to a medical facility in San Francisco on Monday.
His sister Kalli Sandberg announced the transfer from Marin General Hospital to an undisclosed San Francisco facility on Monday via the Web site CaringBridge.org, a free site that connects families and friends of patients with serious health problems.
"Gunnar is doing amazingly well," his sister wrote. "I am proud of my little brother."
She said Gunnar, who is 17, is not yet speaking but smiled while watching the movie The Hangover.
"The last 72 hours, Gunnar has made dome major improvements. He is more awake and aware of his surroundings, but with being more awake he is starting to become sad and frustrated about the situation," Kalli Sandberg said.
The teen was struck in the head with a ball hit with a metal bat, and was placed into a medically induced coma. A portion of his skull was removed to reduce swelling in his brain.
The incident has sparked a debate over whether metal bats are more dangerous than wooden bats.
The 10 high schools in the Marin County Athletic League agreed to suspend the use of metal bats for the rest of the season, including during tournaments and playoffs.
Assemblyman Jared Huffman said he plans to introduce legislation banning the use of non-wood bats at high school baseball games in California until safety standards are developed and implemented.
Fundraising efforts for the Sandberg family have included selling "Got Wood" T-shirts and wristbands. Donations to the family may be made at the Gunnar Sandberg Fund at the Bank of Marin.


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Brisbane reseller Concorde Computer has entered voluntary administration with a rumoured $1.6 million in debts after a poor October-November period was the last straw in several years of dwindling returns.
Quentin Stoodly, director and one of three who founded Concorde Computer in 1991, said sales in the last two months had failed to lift, striking a potential death knell for the reseller after a tough couple of years.
"I would say it's happened fairly quickly. September-October would normally be a downturn for us anyway," he said. "But in October-November, it didn't pick up."
He said that Concorde Computer had been forced to concede significant financial difficulties, entering voluntary administration 29 November.
The Brisbane office of accountancy Horwath Jefferson Stevenson has been employed to administer the firm, which is rumoured to have totted up some $1.6 million in debts. "I can't confirm that [figure]," Stoodly said.
The hope was that Horwath Jefferson Stevenson would find a buyer for Concorde to inject cash into the operation, he added.
Horwath Jefferson Stevenson was unavailable to comment at the time of writing.
Concorde Computer – nominated by its customers for the reseller of the year prize at AJB's IT&T Awards this year – had three Brisbane stores – in Mt Gravatt, Newstead and Strathpine – and a total 35 staff, Stoodly said.
Just last month, Concorde Computer hit the news with a bold move into the digital home space, opening Brisbane's first demonstration rooms showcasing convergent home entertainment technologies and Microsoft's feted Media Center Edition OS at its Newstead store.
The showcase, dubbed My Digital Life, had a living room, romper room or study and home office areas displaying digital home products from vendors such as HP and Microsoft.
However, Concorde Computer's troubles could not be blamed on any one event, Stoodly suggested. OEM sales had also been poor.
"Microsoft even rang us, saying that 'Windows isn't selling through the OEM channel any more [so] what's the go?'," he said.
Customers no longer seemed to see computers as specialised equipment requiring specialised assistance, Stoodly said.
"People aren't buying PCs in Brisbane generally at the moment. Wholesalers and resellers all say the same," he said.
Meanwhile, some vendors marketed themselves direct and so aggressively – sometimes offering as much as $1000 cash back on PC purchases – that resellers were finding their businesses increasingly hamstrung, he said.


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Columbus Park is March's Park of the Month
Lower Manhattan's Columbus Park is March's Park of the Month. Situated in the heart of one of the oldest residential areas of Manhattan, Columbus Park played a major role as an important public space in a neighborhood that has been home to successive waves of immigrants. It is adjacent to the infamous "Five Points" neighborhood popularized in "Gangs of New York". Throughout the years the park has alternately been named Mulberry Bend Park, Five Points Park and Paradise Park. In recent years, Columbus Park has benefited from a number of major improvements that have made the park more cohesive and welcoming to the local community.
"Columbus Park was one of New York City's first major urban parks and is an important part of the City's history," said Commissioner Adrian Benepe. "The recent renovations to the park, including the new playing field, landscaping, and soon-to-be-completed restoration of the pavilion, are infusing the area with greenspace and providing a welcoming oasis for workers, tourists, and the growing residential community."
Last year, Parks installed a unique playing field at Columbus Park as the first step in an effort to bring a welcome cohesiveness to the park. The $900,000 field was built with a bequest from Joseph Temeczko, a Polish immigrant, and incorporates synthetic turf and asphalt for both volleyball and basketball. The design allows residents to participate in a variety of activities and has been a welcome addition to the neighborhood.
Continuing the revitalization of Columbus Park, work is nearly complete on the restoration of the park's historic pavilion. The $3.5 million project, developed in partnership with the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC), will restore the northern half of the park and reopen the pavilion to provide additional community space. The restored pavilion will include activity space, new restrooms, and barrier-free accessibility. The new gathering space in the plaza will include benches and decorative pavements. The landscaping celebrates the Chinese culture and current immigrant population of Chinatown and was designed by former Parks Landscape Architect Hui Mei Grove.
Bounded by Baxter, Worth, Bayard and Mulberry Streets, Columbus Park is surrounded by court buildings, residential towers, historic brick and stone townhouses and storefronts. The area continues to be a gathering place for people of different cultures and ages.
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Parks held its annual Masters Swim Meet for men and women at Riverbank State Park's pool. Over 15 events took place including 50 and 100-yard races in freestyle, backstroke, butterfly and breaststroke. Swimmers ranged in age from 19 to 90 (or mid-70s, anyway).
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Hey, I'm Rob from inlineskates.com and this is the Sk8 Hero X Boa and the Charm X Boa from K2. Really cool skates in K2's youth line up.
They're adjustable so they cover 5 sizes which means you don't have to buy a new skate every time your kid grows a shoe size. It has the Junior Boa Cuff so the Boa System is not only the lacing system but it also helps with the closure up top. It's integrated right in the cuff so as you twist and tighten up the skate it pulls the cuff tighter too to provide all that extra ankle support that you need in the skate.
It has the youth Hi-Lo Frame so you're getting 76mm wheels in the back and 72mm wheels up front which provides a real low center of gravity and keeps the skate very stable and also very, very maneuverable. Has ABEC 3 bearings which is a smooth-rolling bearing but won't provide a real high top-end speed so the kids will stay under control as they're skating around in the neighborhood or as they're starting to join you out skating on the trails or going on a little bit longer distances. Really, really great skates in the K2 line up. The Sk8 Hero X Boa and the Charm X Boa.


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Research Associate in Medical Imaging: Clinically Practical Two- and Three-Dimensional Ultrasonic Elasticity Imaging. A position exists for a Research Associate to work on two- and three-dimensional ultrasonic elasticity imaging. The project is funded by the Wellcome Trust and involves both the Medical Imaging Group at the Department of Engineering and the Department of Radiology at Addenbrooke's Hospital. This is a technology transfer project, whose aim is to develop two- and three-dimensional elasticity imaging techniques to a stage where they can be licensed to manufacturers of ultrasound equipment. Part of this process will involve clinical trials at Addenbrooke's Hospital, with clinical feedback informing algorithmic and ergonomic refinement. The successful candidate will have a PhD in a relevant discipline and experience of programming in C and/or C++. Preference will be given to candidates with expertise in signal processing of radio-frequency ultrasound data, or experience supporting medical imaging trials in clinical environments. The appointment will be for 3 years starting on 1st April 2007 or as soon as possible thereafter. Salary is in the range �24,161 to �31,525 p.a. Informal enquiries may be made to Dr Andrew Gee, telephone (01223) 332750, email email@example.com. Further particulars and an application form are available from http://mi.eng.cam.ac.uk/~ahg/jobs/ or by contacting Dr Andrew Gee, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ, telephone (01223) 332750, email email@example.com. Applications consisting of a supporting statement, a curriculum vitae, a list of publications and a completed PD18 form (parts I and III) including details of two referees (who may be consulted before interview) should be sent to Dr Andrew Gee at the above address. The closing date for applications is Friday 26 January 2007. Candidates will be informed by email (or telephone) if they are to be invited for interview by Friday 2nd February. It is intended that interviews will take place in Cambridge on Friday 9th February 2007. Please state in your application if you would not be available on that date as we may be able to make alternative arrangements.


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At the start of 2010, the buzz about Los Angeles-born and now Brooklyn-based jazz/soul vocalist Gregory Porter was a strong, steady murmur, fueled by a growing crowd of fans who'd caught his performance in the Tony and Drama Desk Award-nominated Broadway hit, It Ain't Nothin' but the Blues, or his weekly stints at the Harlem club, St. Nick's Pub. By the end of 2012, with his second CD, Be Good, having earned a Grammy®- nomination for Best Traditional R&B Performance, the buzz had built to a roar, with the incredible accolades showered on Porter showing no sign of decreasing either in volume or enthusiasm. As the year drew to a close, Porter's music topped an extraordinary number of "Best of 2012" lists in the US and the UK, including NPR's "Best Music of 2012" and "100 Favorite Songs of 2012"; iTunes "Jazz Album of the Year"; and Soul Train's "Top 10 Albums of 2012". Be Good was also named Soul Tracks' "Album of the Year."
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OREM — A year ago, Utah Valley University student Clint Applegate was hit by a car, putting in a coma for weeks.
He is still recovering from several injuries to his face, leg and shoulder, but on Monday he was able to help turn on a brand new crosswalk signal near the area where the accident happened.
The crosswalks have what are known as HAWKS, High-Intensity Activated Crosswalk Signals. The yellow and red lights are designed to stop traffic for pedestrians and then get the flow of vehicles back up to speed.
The signal starts with a flashing yellow light, followed by a solid yellow light warning drivers they'll need to stop. A solid red light halts traffic, then a flashing red light lets drivers proceed if the way is clear.
The city and UVU teamed up to install the new safety equipment at four crosswalks around the campus.Comment on this story
Applegate, who flipped the switch to activate the crossing, hopes drivers will pay more attention and help protect pedestrians of all ages.
"Slowdown, keep your eyes open and watch. Something could happen in a split second, you won't even know what, you won't even know when, but it will happen so fast and it could change your life forever," he said.
While classes are still a week away at UVU, most local elementary and junior high and high schools are now under way. Police throughout the state are cautioning drivers to slow down and watch closely for children, especially near school zones.


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Iceberg: Right Ahead!
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Nobody who has even a passing acquaintance with economics could fail to realize that Western governments are highly indebted. Current generations have been consuming at the expense of future generations. However, just how indebted are we? The government measures how much it has borrowed to meet past spending commitments, but it does not measure how much money it needs to meet all the future pensions and healthcare promises it has made to tomorrow's older generations. Furthermore, no funds have been set aside to provide for these costs.
In The Government Debt Iceberg, Jagadeesh Gokhale reveals the extent to which western governments are keeping taxpayers in the dark about true levels of debt by hiding the magnitude of future spending commitments that cannot be met by future tax receipts.
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* GOP leaders are avoiding picking a fight with Obama directly over the scientific argument underlying his new climate change push, and are only focusing their talking points on jobs — a sign they may be shying away from the political downsides of the climate denialism in their ranks.
* Matthew Yglesias on how Republicans really have limited options to fight back against Obama's climate push by executive action. Obviously trying to cooperate on a govering solution to this massive problem isn't an option, so that only leaves posturing.
* Jonathan Bernstein explains: Whether John Boehner allows a vote on an immigration bill that would pass with mostly Dems will depend on what Republicans privately want; and any public statements one way or the other right now are likely worthless.
* Excellent post by Ed Kilgore on why Republicans may dismiss warnings of demographic doom and sink immigration, because they're "Doubling Down on the White Man's Party."
* Richard Socarides nails it on why today's Supreme Court ruling on DOMA could have far reaching consequences for the battle against state laws barring gay marriage.
* Adam Serwer is good on the dramatic and immediate practical consequences the DOMA ruling will have for gay couples and families that will suddenly enjoy federal recognition.
* Politico predicts Republicans won't even bother trying to make the DOMA decision an issue in 2014, though it could still flare up in GOP primaries in battles for socially conservative voters. Another sign of how rapidly the culture has shifted.
* Jennifer Rubin captures the caution with which Republicans are greeting the DOMA decision as they seek to defend traditional marriage while acknowledging the shift in public opinion on equality and breaking with social conservatives who can't accept the sanity of the Court's decision.
* Your tax dollars at work: House Dems claim the House GOP wasted $2.3 million on defending DOMA after the administration announced it would no longer do so.
* Did John Boehner, in defending DOMA, help bring about its demise? Alex Seitz-Wald makes the case, and argues that it was a colossal political loser for him, to boot.
* As expected:
Within 24 hours of the Supreme Court's decision to strike down the law requiring nine states to submit voting law changes to the federal government for pre-clearance, six are already moving ahead with voter ID laws, some of which had already been rejected as discriminatory under the Voting Rights Act.
* And I share Steve Benen's consternation here: If Rand Paul really is a rising star in the GOP and one of the most interesting politicians on today's public stage, his reaction to today's DOMA decision suggests the GOP — not to mention all of us — are in serious trouble.
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Martin Golf: Nothing but the best, and that means cotton
One aspect of golf that's always fascinated me is its sense of fashion and style. There have been times, of course, when golf seemed to lack in those areas – like the late '60s and '70s and perhaps even into the '80s. At the time, of course, the plaid pants, white belts and shoes and stiff collared, pastel shirts seemed perfectly normal – at least inside the golf world. For those of us on the outside, it seemed like a joke.
Today, it's a little different, I suppose. Anything goes in society, it seems, so some of the crazy schemes we're seeing on the tour today is more widely accepted than it was 30 years ago. But still, you have to ask, will today's golf fashions be in vogue 20 years from now? If you ask golf industry veteran Rick Martin of Martin Golf Apparel, he would have his doubts. If you ask him if his line of golf apparel would still look great for future generations, he's confident that it would.
In fact, Martin's style has been around for pretty much forever. He looks back to the likes of Gene Sarazen, Byron Nelson, Cary Middlecoff and Dow Finsterwald. What they wore back in the 1940s still looks good today. And not only did it look good on the course, he said, but it was stylish off the course as well.
"Those guys were the ones who inspired me," said Martin, who lives in Dallas and headed up Fairway & Greene before he sold the company in 2006. "Because what they were wearing was good taste clothing."
The other element to what they were wearing is that their shirts, in particular, were made of cotton. And at Martin Golf, which is aimed at the upscale private and resort market, you won't find any polyester, not in its shirts or sweaters. And everything the company does is designed go with Khaki. It's a timeless collection that some may think boring, but Martin and his followers think of as classic.
"To me, natural fiber is the only thing I want next to my skin," Martin said. "I don't want polyester. I don't want polyester sheets. Cotton is more comfortable."
Of course, the drawback to cotton has always been that it wrinkles and doesn't hold its shape or color well after washings. Fortunately, technology has come a long way in recent years.
"Even in the six years I was away, technology for spinning cotton yarns has improved drastically," said Martin, who launched Martin Golf Apparel in 2011. "We get a much more stable yarn from the spinners now. And we deal with only long staple cotton – the cotton ball itself produces a fiber that's longer than normal. And that's why our shirts have such a smooth quality to them."
Martin said the difference between his cotton shirts and others on the market – and there aren't many cotton shirts on the golf market these days – is that his have a certain luster. Plus, they don't wrinkle after laundering, nor do the colors fade.
Now, after offering its initial fall line earlier this year, Martin Golf Apparel is introducing its spring 2013 collection, and the company's focus on natural fibers doesn't waver.
"Our 100 percet Peruvian Pima Cotton is made of long-stapled mercerized yarn and the Baruffa Merino wool is the highest quality yarn from Italy," Martin said.
The spring '13 collection presents two distinct color palettes, Riviera and Costa Del Sol.
"One of the fundamental philosophies that I have developed over a lifetime of experience in the apparel business, is choosing colors that complement and flatter a variety of skin tones," Martin said.
Martin Golf is also introducing an updated classic style – the woven popover sports shirt, a look that is casual when worn as a stand-alone piece, or can be dressed up with a cardigan or a navy blazer.
"The popover is a classic 50-year-old traditional model for the discerning gentleman, and will be very much part of our future" says Martin, "A Martin Golf popover is the perfect casual sports shirt to wear off course after a round of golf."
Other notable styles include the Solid Royal Oxford long sleeve button down and the Palm Cove Stripe lisle polo, both styles offered in the Costa del Sol color palette.
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Tro Santafé; van Dam, van Mechelen; Orchestre Symphonique et Choeurs de La Monnaie, Minkowski. Production: Pelly. Naïve 2147, 111 mins. (opera), 61 mins. (bonus), subtitled
Laurent Pelly's production of Don Quichotte,unveiled in Brussels in May 2010,operates within three different, complementary conceptual frames. For one, there'sthe opera's actual story — Don Quixote's courtly pursuit of la belle Dulcinée, freely adapted from Cervantes by playwright Jacques Le Lorrain and librettist Henri Cain. Then there's the story of Jules Massenet, nearing the end of a seven-decadelife and finding in his last great muse, Lucy Arbell, a parallel to the Don's Dulcinée. Finally, there's José van Dam, bidding a stoic but not unsentimental adieu to his home stage, La Monnaie (if not yet to his fifty-year opera career), by embodying both of these starry-eyed romantics, the fictional and the real. Pelly's staging nimbly negotiates the metaphorical steps from one world to the next until, quickly and magically, the lines between them have blurred and all three men have melted into one.
Pelly opens his show with a well-dressed gentleman alone onstage in an armchair, floor lamp beside it, in an artfully wallpapered room with a simple door upstage and a small balcony stage left, a giant heap of papers ascending toward it. He's clearly van Dam (sixty-nine years old at the time of this performance), but he's not yet Don Quichotte. In fact, he's the very image of the composer (sixty-seven in 1910, when the opera had its premiere), looking for inspiration, just like Cervantes's very errant would-be knight, in grand old tales of romance and chivalry. As the story unfolds from the pages, van Dam/Massenet becomes Don Quichotte, sporting, from Act II on, the iconic beard and a suggestive bit of armor as he tilts at windmills and defies bandits. The paper proliferates in Barbara de Limburg's handsomely stylized sets, whose overhead lanterns illuminating Dulcinée's fête in Act IV provide an assertive splash of color amid the blacks and whites and grays. Nothing in Pelly's staging seems forced, and everything moves exactly as it should. The same is true of Marc Minkowski's work in the pit, with the excellent Monnaie orchestra; Massenet's lovely score has just the right blend of fragrance and sparkle.
The cast, too, is first-rate, from the youthful quartet of suitors all the way up to the title role. It's futile to pretend that we're hearing the van Dam of eighteen years earlier, when he recorded the opera for EMI; the voice has dried and loosened and patently doesn't belong to a singer in his prime. But even where it fails him, his instincts never do; he's with the role through its every bar, masterfully shaping and shading it. And the dignified reserve that's always marked his work serves him splendidly here, allowing just enough moisture to glisten in the knight's nobly questing gaze.
He's well matched with the Sancho of fellow Belgian bass-baritone Werner van Mechelen — no glamour voice here, but one whose plain, gruff efficiency goes hand in hand with his common-man manner and plastic, proletarian face. But there's ample, apt glamour in the Dulcinée of Silvia Tro Santafé, whose dark, rangy, juicily vibrant mezzo is coupled with all the requisite seductive charm and even an apposite "period" physique. "Stay with us!" Dulcinée pleads, humbled by the Don's devotion, in a magical moment in Act IV, and it's easy to feel the audience's complicity in her entreaty, directed not just at Massenet's gallant fou sublime but at the beloved singer playing him.
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Should I just step off the cliff and go all in for R? I'm tired of being stuck in limbo land. I've always been an all or nothing kind of person, so being in limbo is very difficult for me.
I think I've finally figured out how to be a great wife. (I know the A wasn't my fault, but I made a lot of mistakes over the years.) I want to do all of these nice and thoughtful things for my husband. But I'm just scared of giving so much to him.
In the mean time, we are together (a 3yo & infant make separating impractical, plus how would we attempt to work on us if we aren't physically together). I'm not being a particularly doting wife because he's not particularly worth doting on given his past behavior. He has a year to improve, to prove to me that he's working on it, that he's turning into a better man, that he will be a safe place for me.
This works for me. Maybe because I hope to R. I suppose we're in the early stages of it since we've been talking the life out of everything whenever our 3yo is sleeping. He's certainly making changes in himself. And I'm working through the shock and pain. It all seems pretty much like the right place to be.
What do you mean by self-protection mode? What is your husband doing exactly? I question any WS who has gone into "self-protection mode" against the person they betrayed. When my husband was in self-protection mode after confessing, he was lying (TT) to me to protect his image. He was defensive. He was not remorseful. You can't R with an unremorseful spouse.
A WS who is remorseful understands the damage they caused their BS and to their relationship. They're actions wouldn't be tied to if you left or not. That means they are only in it for what they are getting out of it. That is still selfish thinking. What is your husband doing to show that he is all in?
You can still do nice and thoughtful things, there is nothing stopping that. But you should be watching his actions and seeing if he is working on himself. I worry with what you've written that you think by being this great wife suddenly things will turn around and everything will run smoothly. R is hard. You will get hurt regardless.
WH's self-protection is to pull away emotionally. He says he doesn't believe that I want to R when I keep changing my mind/ fence sitting.
Fence sitting to me literally means that in one instant you go from one end of the emotional spectrum to the other. You literally can't decide if you can stay or go.
Cautious participation is like you making the choice to dive right into R and not lose any exit plan. Leave the door open if you want by way of the exit plan.
Save money in another account, continue to save important documents in another area, check and verify to make sure that things are on the up and up. I am sure there are other things you can do to make yourself feel better about any 'what if' in the future, if there ever is one.
The fact that I didn't kick my husband out showed that I wanted to R. Every day he was still here, meant I was willing to give it another day.
The fact that I didn't kick my husband out showed that I wanted to R. Every day he was still here, meant I was willing to give it another day.
We are twins! I knew it!
I absolutely know that my husband's A had everything to do with me and our marriage
Ack! Can open. Worms everywhere.
No, it didn't. Your husband's affair had everything to do with him being a selfish, entitled asshole. Don't get me wrong, it's not just him. It's all waywards. Instead of using healthy coping mechanisms for his unhappiness, he threw a nuclear bomb in your general direction. Why? Why did he go that route? You say you were both unhappy; why did he go the nuclear route? He has to dig around in there and find out. Otherwise, we'll see you back here for another dday or 2. I challenge you to deeply reconsider your perspective here.
I use to have this very big "I need to decide" issue with R. My IC was very clear to ask me, "why?" Why did I have to decide? Why can't I just do it day by day? Every day I didn't leave, it meant I was still in the game. That was what I could offer him and he gladly accepted it.
However, I still was "all in" as much as being loving and attentive. Honest and open. I told him how much he meant to me, why I loved him and why I thought he was special. But reconciling early on needs to be a whole lot about the wayward and what they are going to do to be worthy of your time and love. He's ripped you guts out and instead of going all in and busting his ass, he's "self protecting." There is no self protecting in a successful recon. It's very likely you are on the fence because you know, inside, that he isn't doing what he needs to do.
Just 2 things
1. HIS AFFAIR WAS ALL ABOUT HIM!!! HIS FAULT!! if he needed something from his wife he should have told his wife- YOU!!!! You could NOT be more wrong!
2. I had 1 foot out the door for 3 years. Cut yourself some slack. This is a 2-5 year deal and don't let anyone tell you different.
*Winners never cheat and cheaters never win*
Our MC told us that most couples never even get this far, because it takes so much courage and work to R. I'm starting to wonder if WH thinks this process is too difficult.
But that's not to say you should let him meaner about too much. It takes 2-5 years to get through this. It's not even a marathon. It's an ultra.
Don't accept his defensivness. He has done nothing worthy of defending. Is he in IC? Are you?
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With Shawn taking a break this week the rest of the crew clamp down on what makes a game great. Cory finally gets himself a Wii, the guys gush about Tim Schaeffer's next project and your emails are properly molested. We also launch a new contest this week! Name the GWJ Conference Call rock band and you could win Guitar Hero II, Orange Box and a couple Live Arcade games for the Xbox 360! Deadline for entries in this Saturday afternoon, October 27th.
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Excellent thread of the week!
And now I feel old. I hereby leave fighting games to Demi and the rest of you youngsters.
I glanced over smythe's post thinking these were band names. It started off reasonable but went downhill fast.
"We're pretty good on punctuation." is a reasonably good band name.
Remember if you don't send it in by e-mail I don't think it counts!
Oh my God I love it.
Why is interrobang ringing a bell? I mean, I know what it is (although not how to extract it from a keyboard without doing a symbol lookup), but is there a recent pop culture reference I'm missing? If not, I may have to start using it in everyday speech more to make myself feel less doddering.
Button Mashers were always laughed at in Fighting game circles.. Lord know I always knew I had an easy win against a button masher.
Absolutely. When I was obsessed with Street Fighter 2, there was no way that anyone could win with a button mash. Far more annoying where the people that would repeat one move over and over with no strategy - but even they would get put down. Oh, you want to do Bison's flaming torpedo back and forth? Don't you know my dragon punch kills that?
Actually, Tekken was a game that seemed like you needed to do was button mash. Never got into it thoughl.
I'm not sure who gets more geek cred. Is it Rabbit for putting Firefly on his PSP or his wife for watching it while traveling? Color me super impressed!
Interesting to hear you talk about game design and how great games are made from scientific testing and solid plans. In a recent Kingdom of Loathing podcast the main developer, Jick, was describing how some elements of his game have been implemented from back-of-a-napkin doodles created while drinking alone in a bar, and one of the other devs (Riff I think) chimed in saying it was the fact these fun, spontaneous ideas made it into the game that made the game what it is today.
Now true, KoL is not a triple-A title by any stretch of the imagination, and neither is it super-balanced, but hey, I think it's a great game, and precisely because some of the mechanics are unbalanced and fun to play around with
I hate fighting games with a passion.
Great show guys!
Hope you guys like your Band names and Rockstar names I sent in tonight. I'm glad I'm not so busy at work this week that I couldn't join in on the fun. It pisses me off when I miss something.


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NEW YORK - Miami stormed into the Top 25 on Sunday for the first time in more than two years.
Having won five straight games, the Hurricanes entered The Associated Press poll at No. 23.
It was an otherwise remarkably stable week for the rankings. The first 16 teams held their places from last week.
No. 1 Alabama received 42 first-place votes and 1,601 points. No. 2 Texas Tech received 21 first-place votes and 1,574 points. Florida, coming off a 56-6 victory against South Carolina, took two first-place votes away from Alabama and received 1,476 points.
Texas was No. 4, followed by Oklahoma, Southern California and Penn State.
Texas Tech plays at Oklahoma on Saturday in a game that could decide the Big 12 South title and clear up the national championship race if the Red Raiders win.
Unbeaten Utah was eighth and undefeated Boise State was ninth. The Utes try to complete a perfect regular season Saturday against in-state rival and No. 16 BYU.
Ohio State was 10th.
Miami went 21 straight weeks at No. 1 from 2001-02, winning the '01 national title - its fifth overall - and losing the championship game after the '02 season to Ohio State in overtime.
But the Hurricanes hit hard times the previous two seasons and had been missing from the last 41 polls.
The Hurricanes last took the field as a ranked team was Sept. 16, 2006 against Louisville. No. 17 Miami lost 31-7 and fell out of the AP Top 25 the next day, ending a streak of 107 straight appearances in the rankings.
Miami finished that season 7-6 and coach Larry Coker was fired. Randy Shannon, a longtime Miami assistant and former player, took over and went 5-7 last year.
Now Shannon's Hurricanes are in position to go to their first Atlantic Coast Conference title game this season. Miami (7-3, 4-2) beat Virginia Tech 16-14 on Thursday and holds sole possession of first-place in the Coastal Division, with a one-game lead on Georgia Tech. The Hurricanes visit the Yellow Jackets on Saturday.
In the latest poll, No. 11 Oklahoma State was followed by Missouri, Georgia, Ball State, TCU and BYU, just like last week.
Michigan State moved up one spot to No. 17 and LSU jumped a spot to No. 18.
No. 19 is Cincinnati and No. 20 is Pittsburgh. The Big East rivals play Saturday with first-place on the line.
The final five are Oregon State, Maryland, Miami, Oregon and North Carolina, which slipped eight spots after losing 17-15 to the Terrapins.
Maryland jumped back into the ranking this week along with Oregon. The Terps have beaten four ranked opponents this season, more than any team in the country, but have lost to three unranked teams.
Maryland on Saturday hosts Florida State, which dropped out of Top 25 after to Boston College, in a key game in the ACC's Atlantic Division.
South Carolina and Tulsa, which lost 70-30 at Houston, both dropped out of the poll.


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The Adventure Company has introduced the first in a series of new family astronomy holidays which combine adventure, star-gazing and breath-taking landscapes.
The new Active in the Sinai Family Astronomy Tour, departing 7 August, is designed for children aged 12 upwards. The eight-day trip will see families whisked off on an Egyptian adventure which combines all the action of the desert with the wow factor of the stars, planets and meteors.
Claire Wilson, MD of The Adventure Company, explains: "One of the most memorable elements of holidays overseas is the chance to marvel at the multitude of stars having escaped our normally overcast conditions. We know from our customers that even having a bit of knowledge can greatly increase their enjoyment of the night skies and we hope that these new live planetarium shows will help open a window onto another world for travellers of all ages."
The remote location chosen in the Sinai desert, far away from towns and potential light pollution, should ensure crystal-clear conditions for taking in the splendours of the night sky while the low half-moon, early evening sunsets and time of year will mean the Milky Way and Saturn are especially visible. Furthermore, with the annual Perseid Meteors expected to peak around 12 August, families will also be well situated to catch sight of a bright shower of shooting stars.
Working with its sister company, astronomy experts Explorers Astronomy Tours, families will be treated to two nights of stargazing and live planetarium shows hosted by resident 'Galactic Ranger' and acclaimed astronomer Dr John Mason. Ensuring enquiring minds are kept fully entertained, the astronomy evenings will also closely follow the Key Stage 3 and 4 curricula.
"Dr Mason's enthusiasm for the celestial world is contagious and he has a wonderful way of bringing astronomy to life for kids and adults alike. We're therefore delighted to be able to work with him on this new family adventure and confident that the star-gazing element will prove a holiday highlight," adds Wilson.
The active itinerary, exploring Egypt's deserts, mountains, canyons and Red Sea, has been designed with older children in mind. Over the week the group will trek to the top of the White Canyon on camel, enjoy a jeep safari into the desert before camping under the stars, examine a frozen dinosaur rock formation, sand-board from the top of the region's highest dune and make a splash on a snorkelling safari in the Southern Oasis. And, for added adrenaline, additional options include diving, windsurfing, kayaking and an overnight excursion to Mount Sinai.
The 7 August departure costs from £939pp including flights, two nights of star-gazing led by Dr John Mason, seven nights' accommodation (including one night camping), transport (minibus, camel, boat and 4WD), some meals (seven breakfasts, three lunches and two dinners) and an experienced local leader.
The Adventure Company will be introducing further family astronomy tours to its new brochure in October.
To find out more about The Adventure Company's family astronomy holiday call 0845 287 1198, to find out more about the trip click here.
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FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Neil Young can keep on talking in the free world, but Fort McMurray won't be listening.
A local rock radio station stopped playing the Canuck singer's music for a day after he compared the northern Alberta oilsands city to Hiroshima after the atomic bomb.
On-air personality Chris Byrne at Rock 97.9 then asked his listeners if the ban should be extended indefinitely.
Neil supporters were in the majority, but when station staff looked at their email addresses, most came from out of town.
So with local opinion firmly against him, Young has been pulled from the station's playlist. No more Heart of Gold in the heart of the oilsands.
"We're going to continue with our ban," said Byrne, who said he used to play two or three Young tunes a day.
Byrne had declared Wednesday to be a "No Neil" day after a news conference Young held the previous day in Washington, D.C.. It was there that he declared Fort McMurray to be a wasteland.
"The fact is, Fort McMurray looks like Hiroshima," said Young, who visited the city earlier this summer. "There's fumes everywhere. You can smell it when you get to town."
About 600 replied to Byrne's survey. About 44 per cent wanted to keep Young on the air, 36 never wanted to hear him again and the rest asked, "Who cares?" or "Who's Neil Young?"
"Rock listeners are pretty apathetic people," said Byrne.
"It takes a lot to get their ire up. But based on the number of emails and voice mails that I've gotten, I don't think … a topic … has caused more people to call in or write in than this — including our MLA getting caught with a prostitute."
People in the city of 76,000 get used to being tarred with the brush of the oilsands, he said. Byrne acknowledged that many outsiders use "Fort McMurray" as verbal shorthand to refer to the mines, not the community.
But Young went too far, he said.
"To [put] Fort McMurray on the same level as a nuclear bomb, dropped to end a world war — when you get to that extreme, you kind of have to get into specifics."


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While the Windows 7 beta announcement is one of the bigger stories coming out this week, there's a number of other cool developments that nicely complement the Microsoft Research (MSR) presentation that Chris and I paired up on during the Northeast Roadshow series in December.
Remember the engaging Xbox game programming environment called Boku, that Chris talked about? It's been renamed Kodu (get it, "code, do"), and was featured at this week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Kodu will be available this spring on the Xbox LIVE Community Games channel, and you'll be able to build and share your own games with just an Xbox controller! Check out coverage of Kodu and other Microsoft presentations at CES.
Also recently released from MSR is Microsoft Songsmith, the perfect application to unleash your inner American Idol. Songsmith provides musical accompaniment to match the singer's voice - sort of Karaoke in reverse. All you need is a microphone (and friends to make it more fun of course). You can buy Songsmith now from the Microsoft store for $29.95, or download a free trial that gives you six hours of usage time (use it for six hours one day, or one hour for six days).
Lastly, the work that MSR has been doing on high capacity barcode technology also made some news at CES as Microsoft Tag. Here's how it works:
1. Download the application to your camera-enabled mobile phone - lots of devices are supported, not just Windows Mobile!
2. Aim the viewing frame at the tag of interest.
3. Whatever actions are encoded in the tag take place. On a product brochure, for instance, this might trigger a link to bring up a site with more information, whereas a tag on a business card might add that person to your contact list, as a Facebook friend, or someone to follow on Twitter.
Here's a couple I came up with... have fun. Note, if you're having trouble getting the application to read the image, try different angles, reducing glare, etc.


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The Raspberry Pi is a barebones computing system squeezing CPU, IO, memory and connectors into a package the size of a pack of cards. The system has gained popularity with hobbyists and educators, with a rapidly growing open source software community and wide selection of add-on modules and sensors.
The compute module brings the same components to industrial users, designed for use in embedded systems or similar environments, making the Pi ecosystem more accessible to professional users.
"The idea for the Compute Module came about from our observations of how a substantial number of industrial and commercial equipment designers were incorporating a Raspberry Pi into their end system," says Eben Upton, founder of the Raspberry Pi Foundation. "We wanted to find a solution that would provide them with all the computing resources of the Raspberry Pi in a compact format but leave the IO to the end system manufacturer."
The Raspberry Pi Compute Module offers the same internal components as a standard Raspberry Pi: a Broadcom SoC (system-on-chip), 512MB of RAM and 4GB of storage. The module is packaged on to a 67mm board with a standard DDR2 SODIMM memory connector for easy integration into custom PCBs.
The connector kit (including a compute module) is priced around R2 200. In bulk, the compute module is expected to ship for around R320.
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We will periodically post some of our favorite recipes, so if you really liked one of our dishes or home made jams, check here to see if one of them is listed. You can also find a couple of our recipes in the Illinois Bed and Breakfast Cookbook.
Kapra's Banana (Rosemary)(Cinnamon)(Lavender)(Sage) Jam
- 3 c ripe banana pulp pureed
- 4 c sugar
- 1/2 tsp butter
- 1/3 c fresh lemon juice
- 1 package of pectin
- 3 sprigs of fresh rosemary, lavender or sage or 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Place banana puree in stainless steel pot, add sugar, butter, lemon juice. Mix well; bring to a boil. Add pectin, stirring constantly – bring to a full rolling boil. Boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly on bottom to prevent sticking. (I add cinnamon while cooking, other herbs can be added just before sealing.) Remove from heat. Pour into hot sterilized jars and seal.
St. Patrick's Day recipes – Irish Brown Bread
Kapra's Mexican Strata
I developed this recipe from the Illinois B&B cookbook wanting to use "soy" chorizo and potatoes as a vegetarian and gluten-free friendly entrée with some spicier, Mexican flavors for breakfast and have also served it at many a potluck dinner.
- 1 8 x 8 square glass casserole dish
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 2 c. shredded potato hash browns
- 1 medium zucchini squash, coarsely shredded
- ½ red onion finely chopped
- 3 c shredded Jack/Cheddar cheeses (you can substitute ½ as Jalapeño Cheddar Cheese for more kick)
- 1 pkg "soy" chorizo
- 8 large eggs
- 1 c sour cream
- ½ c milk
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2-3 jalapeño peppers cut into "rajas" and then finely chopped
- Extra Cheddar cheese to grate
Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease bottom and sides of casserole dish with the olive oil. Layer the potatoes on the bottom and sprinkle with salt and pepper; then layer 1 c. shredded cheese; then zucchini and onions; layer one more cup of cheese; then sprinkle soyrizo; layer last cup of cheese as top layer. Mix Eggs, sour cream, milk, salt and pepper to taste. Pour evenly over layered vegetables and sprinkle chopped "rajas" on top. Bake for 45 minutes, if it starts to brown too much, cover with foil and let cook through. Cut into 8 triangle wedges and serve a wedge with generous shavings of cheddar cheese on top. Serves 8
French Toast "a la Morrie"
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- Egg
- 1/2 and 1/2 (1/4 cup for each egg used)
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
- Banana
- Roasted almonds
- Raspberries
- Powdered Sugar
- Combine egg, almond extract, half & half, and a pinch of salt in a flat bowl.
- Immerse the raisin bread in batter.
- Toast in a skillet with butter till brown on both sides.
- Place on plate, add sliced banana, almonds, raspberries.
- Sprinkle powder sugar on top.
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WASHINGTON, April 11 (UPI) -- Today, Americans celebrate their favorite animals -- pets -- as well as those still without a home for National Pet Day.
Celebrity pet and lifestyle expert Colleen Paige founded the holiday in 2005 to create awareness about the struggle many kinds of animals face while waiting to be adopted, according to the holiday's website.
PetDayUSA organized a list of the "Top 10 Ways to Celebrate National Pet Day," that urges observers to adopt, volunteer, donate, demonstrate and even paint a portrait of their pets.
"The biggest goal of National Pet Day is to educate the public about the surprising number of different kinds of pets that are available for adoption at shelters, rescues and farm sanctuaries," the site states. "Any domestic animal you can think of is in the care of an organization or foster family looking for a forever home."
To further spread the love, Nextdoor.com published a list of "America's Favorite Pet Names" in honor of National Pet Day. For dogs and cats, the most popular name is "Bella." For birds, it's "Buddy," and bunnies, "Oreo." But who would have thought "Ferdinand" is the most popular name for our amphibious friend, the frog?


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Border Grill's head chef's/owner Susan Feniger is currently competing on Top Chef Masters. Her winning dish of black shrimp and scallops, this past week, is currently on sale at Border Grill for $10 bucks! In addition to that, her restaurant Border Grill has one of the best happy hours around.
Check out their happy hour options after the jump!
Border Grill
1445 4th St
Santa Monica, CA 90401
(310) 451-1655
Border Grills awesome south-of-the border flavors are offered at great prices during happy hour. House Margaritas, Sangria & Mojitos are $4. El Charro Resposado Margaritas are $5. Bacardi Mojitos are $5 and available in classic, strawberry & mango flavors. As for food there are a ton of options. Their tacos come in a variety of flavors and are phenomenal. In addition to the tantalizing tacos, there's ceviche shots and jalapeno poppers, all at $3, and at $3 a pop, you can't go wrong.
Check it out after work and have a meal fit for the Top Chef round table of judges, which is totally top notch indeed!


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