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College move-in is just a few weeks away and I'm literally counting down the days (there are 10 left for me). During this time of anticipation, excitement, and listening to The Ultimate Showdown, I can't help but to think back to my days as an incoming freshman. Ah, those were the days… knowing absolutely nothing, getting all my stuff together, trying to figure out just how the hell I was going to move it all…
Ok, so one of the hardest things anyone – not just students – has to deal with while moving is finding boxes. Boxes are one of those things you always have at the wrong time. The entire year, you buy tons and tons of useless crap that comes in boxes of all shapes and sizes. Immediately after opening your new bouncy castle, USB desk fridge, or slingshot monkey, you promptly throw away the box (or, if you're some sort of hippie, you recycle it. Dork.) Now that move-in is looming, you're probably wishing you still had those boxes. Well, you don't. Deal with it, bro. Your boxes are probably being used to give away rabid kittens on someone's porch in Georgia.
Never fear, though! There are ways of getting free, or at least cheap, boxes that don't involve violent coercion of your neighbors or using up your last favor with the don. They're just thick pieces of paper, for Pete's sake. It's actually not that hard.
Convince Your Parents to Buy a New Fridge
Yeah, man – bet you didn't think of this one. If you're in need of a big box to move all your Pokemon plush toys and Yu-gi-oh cards (you did remember to put those on your packing list,right?), then you might ask your parents to coordinate any large item purchases they were already planning on making.
Heck, you can take this a step further; ask your neighbors and other family members to do the same. Odds are that at least a few people were already planning on buying a new TV or a large piece of modern art. Coordinate and ninja yourself some boxes!
Raid Stores
Grocery and department stores go through a lot of boxes every day, and most of them recycle those boxes after they're used. This presents a perfect opportunity for you; you just need to get there when the boxes are empty, but not yet disposed of. For me, this meant going to my local grocery store around 2 a.m. the night before I moved. The night staff there was really cool and let me take all the boxes I wanted.
Don't waste your time trying this at Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart uses so many boxes that they've become a large expense, so the company actually reuses every box. Because of this, the employees won't let your poor college ass take any. So much for helping the community, Wal-mart.
Hit Up Craigslist
Craigslist is a great place to get used cars, sofas people died on, and "casual encounters". It's also occasionally a great place to find moving boxes. Just go to the site's "Free Stuff" section and do a search for boxes. Often there will be someone who's just moved themselves and is now looking to get rid of their own boxes.
Become SUPERBUM, the Great Dumpster Diver of the West
Yep, dumpsters are also a great place to get your hands on boxes. More often than not, you'll find boxes in a separate dumpster from all the real trash, so contracting super-herpes from a discarded needle isn't a prerequisite for this method of getting them.
One very good place to look for boxes in dumpsters is a school; schools serve lunch every day, so you're likely to find tons of discarded pizza and chicken nugget boxes out back.
Buy Them, If You Have To
If your parents are super-rich and snack on caviar like I snack on Wheat Thins, then you could theoretically skip the dumpster diving and just buy some moving boxes. Here are some cheap ones – though I didn't look very hard; you may be able to find a cheaper back elsewhere.
Boxes are like water – you can buy them, but they're just as easy to get for free. Good luck, and have fun moving.


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February 09, 2016
Sara Spieker
MARRIED: May, 2014, at The River Cafe in DUMBO, Brooklyn.
GROOM DEETS: "Before we met, Steffen was a DJ in NYC. Stage name was his fave French 70's furniture designer, Pierre Paulin. No joke, I thought he was French until he opened his mouth and had an American accent."
WE CONTRIBUTED: Our Nomia Delta dress.
RANDOM FACT(s):"Our British friend Louise married us and we wrote our entire ceremony together. 80% of our guests cried. My dad tossed bags of potato chips out to the crowd during his speech (long story...) and we finished the night with a ride back to Williamsburg with 80 of our friends & family on the top deck of a double decker tour bus...singing songs at the top of our lungs."


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I have really been wanting to try out a BB Cream. I like the idea of using fewer products, since as I've said before, I'm not a morning person. Also, Iam searching for a good summertime makeup since my regular Supermoisture foundation is too greasy for me in hot, humid weather. I have been a loyal customer of Clinique for my skincare and foundation products for almost two years, so I thought I'd try Clinique's Age Defense BB Cream with SPF 30. It was gift-with-purchase time, and I can never resist it 🙂
I spent $37.00 (40ml) on the 01 shade. It was recommended for me since I have very fair skin with pink undertones, and tried out a bit on the back of my hand at the store. I'll admit that I was in a hurray and it was a dumb move to not try it on my face.
When I got it home, I have to say I was disappointed with my first try. The cream was thick and did not blend well. It left my skin looking pasty and chalky. The shade seemed ghostly on me, which was weird for me since I usually use the lightest shade of everything.
So I was really disappointed, but instead of returning the product, I wanted to see if I could salvage it by mixing it with stuff I already use. I found that mixing the BB Cream with a little Dramatically Different Moisturizer really helped it blend and feel lighter.
I took some pictures today, but I don't think they really show how chalky my face looked, even with the HD function on my camera.
Here is my face after washing with 3-Step Skincare. On s scale of 1-10, I'd say I'm having an 8.5 skin day, a little splotchy.
I got the idea from Jessica to try it on half my face to show the difference. I don't think this really shows the chalky-ness well, but maybe you can tell.
Here is the BB Cream after it's been mixed with Dramatically Different Moisturizer. It feels WAY better on my face and I get a nice sheer coverage, enough for a good skin day.
For a "finished" look, I applied a touch of under-eye concealer and and some mineral bronzer.
The finished product has good coverage and lasts all day for me. I'm pleased I was able to make the BB Cream work, but I won't be buying Clinique's again. I think it may work for you if your skin is more oily than mine, or if the shades match your skin better (there's only 3 choices). According to Clinique, I have type 2 (Dry Combination) skin, and even though the BB Cream is labeled for all skin types, I would not recommend it for dry skin. Also, If you like a matte finish, wait a few seconds before adding powder over the BB Cream. The shine in it fades after a little bit, and powder on top makes it really chalky.
One thing that I have noticed in my BB Cream studies is that while the magazines and big blogs are raving about them, the more independent blogs and reviewers are not nearly as enamored with them. This is not just Clinique's BB, but all brands. I try to do research and not believe everything I read, and test products for myself before I pass judgement.
So overall, I have not lost faith in BB Cream altogether. I tried Too Faced's BB Cream at Ulta the other day and I loved it, so I will be saving my pennies for that one next. It has illuminating properties in it, and blended really well, so I'm excited for it.
Yours in Beauty,


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But, in the end, I think that was the smartest thing we did. We took being emotional about buying a dog out of the equation, until we actually knew exactly what we wanted and had her in our home. This kept us from making an irrational decision, and potentially getting a dog that may not have worked for our family in the long run. This is also why we didn't tell the kids we were even considering getting a dog, until we were SURE that Zaylee was the dog for us.
Crazy how that happens.
If there's any advice that I can give, it's this:


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[ Note from Noel : Hoping I don't sound boastful and alienate anyone with the once-in-a-lifetime weather blog (never having experienced this before), happy August birthdays to Pinoy Basketball sa Auckland commissioner Engr Norman Latosa, basketball / drum&bugle buddy Mr Philip Uy, Collegian immortal Noel Pangilinan, Malcolm Hall schoolmates Attys Koko Purisima – Punsalang and Rhona Modesto – San Pedro, 90-C kabatch Atty Anj Agcaoili – Roman, SJCS 82 batch Dr Gina Yu – Tecson, forever Alphan Lord Chancellor Atty Dennis Acorda, and forever Sydney siobe Marlene Venes – Morrison ! ]
Dear kabatch, schoolmates, brods, kabayan, officemates, Huttmates and friends :
The pic above is deceptive. We look bright and cheery but it's because of the snow, the sense of rebirth amidst the dreary and dying wintry season. Winter has a way of doing that.
In the Philippines, rains that assault us year-round, when combined with the intensity of the monsoon season, often produce the hardship of extreme floods. In New Zealand, storms that visit during winter months produce hailstorms but once in a rare while the two bad guys converge to produce something beautiful : a nationwide blanket of snow.
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The news had been warning it for days. A week before, snow had visited the hilly parts of Wellington region for the first time in recent memory, unfortunately I wasn't one of the fortunate souls to have witnessed it owing to erratic sleep and shift schedules; I had to content myself with what passed for snow on the blades of windshield wipers; dregs of snowfall on the trunks and hoods of workmates' cars from Johnsonville and Upper Hutt; and local newsclips on TV, which incidentally were picked up by international wires elsewhere in the world ( Wellington's first snow since 1960s, full story at 10:30! ). In summary, while I was in the deepest recesses of the mill, or trying to catch up on sleep, or otherwise dead to the world, snow was falling. Deep sigh.
I won't overdramatize it and say I've never seen snow, after all I've been in NZ, less than 3000 km from the South Pole, for nearly four years now. Twice I've joined other Pinoys to a short trip to a ski resort known as Mt Ruapehu, but stopped short of an impromptu ski / snowboarding lesson as it would involve rentals and tutorials that my mini-budget didn't allow.
But to have the white stuff pour down right in front of your doorstep was a treat we hadn't expected, although the portentous snowcapped hills were already encircling our line of sight. From a lifetime of shielding our eyes from the tropical sun, it would now be a challenge to see how many snowflakes touch our eyeballs, squish our shoe / boot heels with snow, and hum sleigh bells ring… in an authentic, honest-to-goodness Winter Wonderland.
It wouldn't be a breeze though. Although I've been on shift work since 2008, burning the midnight oil to earn our bread has never gotten along with our sleep pattern, and the on-again, off-again nature of the much-anticipated snow did nothing to help us get our shut-eye.
And because the sub-zero weather kept me from both biking to work and jogging around the block, the bottom line was I was confusing my body with both a lack of regular sleep and excess energy.
And as expected, a pair of false alarms aggravated the limbo between alertness, fatigue and blahness that I was experiencing. When the precipitation against the window panes graduated from splat-splat-splat to pick-pack-pick, our neck hairs started rising and naively esposa hermosa, Panganay and yours truly rushed outside. Sure enough, little pinpricks of white were falling, but hardly enough to call it snow. Panganay had started his cartwheels and handstands on the lawn but E.H. stood her ground on the door step.
Kapag puti na ang driveway lalabas ako, di pa pwedeng tawaging snow yan she observed.
Too much for me to wait much more, I complained to Mr Frost and donned my nightcap, thermal underwear and facial cream. Off to dreamland for this sleepy little Asian worker bee (zzzz…)
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Papa, Tita H, tutoo na 'to ngayon, magpakuha na kayo ng pics! Bilis!
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12 Mar 5 Questions with Michel Mulipola
Preferred medium:
Clip Studio Paint aka Manga Studio, Wacom Mobile Studio Pro, Pentel Pocket Brush pen, Copic markers, Pigma pens
Years active:
Tell us a bit about yourself & what motivated you to enter the creative field?
My name is Michel Mulipola and I've been a huge fan of comic books since I was 5 years old. Ever since then, all I ever wanted to do was draw comics.
Everything I've been able to do in my life is because of comic books; becoming a comic book artist, working at Arkham City Comics and even becoming a professional wrestler.
I've always been fascinated by the bright colours and bold characters of comic books and so always wanted to be a part of that four-colour world.
What can people look forward to seeing and experiencing at your booth at Chromacon 2017?
I am always up for a chat with a new audience so don't be shy to come around to see me and to discuss all kinds of things from comics to pro wrestling and just life in general.
Other than that, I will be hawking my wares and looking forward to interacting with other artists.
I will have my Headlocked graphic novels, Samoan and Tongan Heroes books, prints for sale at Chromacon 2017. I will also be available for commission sketches that will be drawn LIVE at the event.
And yes, I will have EFTPOS facilities available at my booth.
How did you develop your creative voice/ personal style and what inspires you to begin a project/ work?
As a kid, I was heavily influenced by the late 80's/early 90's X-Men artists like Marc Silvestri and Jim Lee so I tried to ape their style and copy them. As I grew older and drew more, I found my own style. I don't believe there is any 'real way' to develop your style other than creating countless artworks. You slowly evolve through each piece until you find your 'style.' The more you create, the more your art better reflects your voice.
Ideas are always percolating inside my head and the run gamut of incredible to silly and daft but I find that some of the silliest ideas end up being the best ones. I don't have a real process to begin a project/work, a lot of the times it's just a flight of fancy moment creating spontaneous art.
What future development(s) in your creative field are you most excited about?
I'm looking forward to working on the next volume of Headlocked graphic novels, which have a Kickstarter currently running:
I'm also looking forward to doing the artwork for a back up story with WWE Hall of Famer, 'The Nature Boy' Ric Flair.
Other things I have in the works include a couple of Oz Comic Con convention appearances in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney.
Any shout outs you'd like to give for any fellow Chromacon Exhibitors you love?
One thing I love about Chromacon is catching up with artists you haven't seen in awhile like Dylan Horrocks, Paul Tobin, Ben Stenbeck, Chris Slane, Jem Yoshioka, Toby Morris, Ant Sang, Anthony Pini, Jason Hong plus countless others I have forgotten to mention. Each artist is fantastic in their own right and we all have our unique styles so anyone attending the event will definitely find something that appeals to them.
Another thing that's great about Chromacon is seeing new and emerging artists' works. It's always great to see what the future of art and illustration in NZ is gonna look like.
Find more of "Michel Mulipola Bloody Samoan" work at:
Twitter: @bloodysamoan
Instagram: @bloodysamoanart


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Octagonal Dining Table
Unknown Artist
- Art Funded
- 1937
- Vendor
- Mallett
Octagonal with eight legs in cabriole form, with moulded collars and reeded scroll feet.
Sir Henry Edward Bunbury of Great Barton Hall, Suffolk.
V&A (Victoria and Albert Museum)
Cromwell Road, London, Greater London, SW7 2RL
020 7942 2000
Opening times
Daily, 10am – 5.45pm (Fri until 10pm)


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Please make sure to have your Pirate or Wizard name attached to your question. I will answer these question as soon as possible.Sorry any players who stays anonymous or unknown will no longer be posted or answered. Your wizard or pirate's name is required.Thank you.Paige MoonShade


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I'm writing this on the eve of my first week visiting schools in Northern Virginia this season. This is usually one of my favorite trips of the year and though part of me wishes I could stay in Charlottesville this week, I'm looking forward to being back in "my" high schools. I have two more weeks in the area and a few colleagues are doing visits as well, so don't fret if your school isn't on this list.
If you want to come to the visit at your
school, I'm sure you know the procedure your College & Career Center has, which usually requires you to go into Family Connections.
Here's where I'll be this week:
Monday, September 22rd
Lake Braddock Secondary
West Springfield High School
Robinson Secondary
Tuesday, September 23th
Falls Church High School
Annandale High School
Stuart High School
Paul VI (Senior Night)
Wednesday, September 24th
Marshall High School
George Mason High School
Langley High School
McLean High School
Thursday, September 25th
Fairfax High School
Paul VI High School
James Madison High School
Oakton High School
Friday, September 26th
Centreville High School
Chantilly High School
Freedom High School (Loudoun)
John Champe High School


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An approach based on two-dimensional iterative nonlinear regression for retrieving phase information from single-frame interferograms was formulated and tested for fluid- and heat-flow measurements. Even though an initial crude phase assignment—i.e., fringe-order numbers at limited data points—is needed, the approach does not require complete phase unwrapping as in conventional techniques. Testing of computer-simulated and real interferometric data shows stable convergence and accurate phase extraction. The method works well under a high noise level, including broken fringes or contaminated regions, with a good noise-cleansing capacity. It provides accuracy at image- or opaque-object boundaries and directly offers spatial-gradient values. A weakness, however, can be intensive computation in the iterative estimation. The method is a good candidate for single-frame interferogram reduction.
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My Spilt Milk picks our favorites for the week, including twerk-worthy mixes from Gypsyphonic Disko, new albums from the Scorseses and Local Natives, raving with Yellow Claw, a night of Latin music, and a TV show for Big Freedia.
Friday: Gypsyphonic Disko, Debauche, 10 p.m., Siberia: Gypsyphonic Disko has blended Balkan folk dance with bounce, and with this Mardi Gras' "Hip Drop-o-Phonic," they New Orleans funk and R&B to their musical vocabulary (tickets). Also on Friday: The Funky Meters, Brian Stoltz, 10 p.m., Tipitina's (tickets); Bantam Foxes CD-release party, Dead Legends, Cozy, 10 p.m., Gasa Gasa (tickets); Star and Micey, Gold and the Rush, Yelephants, 10 p.m., The Howlin' Wolf (tickets); Gravity A CD-release party, Profit, 10 p.m., House of Blues (tickets); Orange Goblin, Holy Grail, LazerWulf, 10 p.m., One Eyed Jacks (tickets); Frequency Effect feat. Mano Le Tough, Aril Brikha, 10 p.m., Hi-Ho Lounge; Feuding Fathers, Caddywhompus, TOAST, ImagineIAM, 10 p.m., Circle Bar
Saturday: The Scorseses CD-release party, Super Water Sympathy, Tyler Kinchen and The Right Pieces, 9 p.m., House of Blues: The New Orleans-based ska band embrace an alt-rock sound in their new album, Magnumopis (tickets); Also on Saturday: England in 1819, Cardinal Sons, The Breton Sound, 9 p.m., Gasa Gasa (tickets); The Revivalists, Nicki Bluhm & the Gramblers, Tumbleweed Wan, 10 p.m., Tipitina's (tickets)
Tuesday: Roberto Fonseca, Los Po-Boy-Citos, 8 p.m., House of Blues: It's a night of Latin-inspired music. Buena Vista Social Club alum Fonseca mixes cool American jazz with Cuban rhythms, while Los Po-Boy-Citos get the party started with funky Latin-soul (free). Also on Tuesday: Aimee Mann, Ted Leo, 8 p.m., Tipitina's (tickets); Houndmouth, Andrew Combs, 8 p.m., Gasa Gasa (tickets); Mudhoney, Cheap Time, Peelander-Z, 10 p.m., One Eyed Jacks (tickets)
Wednesday: Local Natives, Wild Nothing, 9 p.m., Tipitina's: Produced by The National's guitarist, Aaron Dessner, the indie Natives get less agressive, more poetically introspective on their second album, Hummingbird (tickets). Also on Wednesday: Widowspeak, King Rey, My Father's Rifle, 8:30 p.m., Gasa Gasa (tickets); Yo Gotti, YG, CashOut, Zed Zilla, DJ Poppa, 9 p.m., House of Blues (tickets); Brenmar, A Boy Named Ruth, Carmine P. Filthy, DXXXY, Money P, Derek Dmost, 10 p.m., Hi-Ho Lounge
Thursday: Yellow Claw, E-VO, KeN3TIc, SugarBear, Jay Fernell, 10 p.m., The Republic: A night of bass heavy trap music headlined by the Amsterdam newcomers who have already made a name for themselves across the pond (tickets). Also on Thursday: Ed Volker, 8 p.m., Chickie Wah Wah
Other Stuff:
This year's contraption contest and bicycle rally, all part of the Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus' Season Kickoff Extravaganza, embrace all things Star Trek with the theme, "The Wrath of Khan-ival." The night ends with a CD-release, cash giveaways, and plenty of live music.
On Wednesday, New Orleans musician and mash-up guru, Madd Wikkid, leaked his latest mixtape, Don't Tell Noboby, featuring samples from The Meters, Dr. John, Lil Wayne, Cheeky Blakk, Juvenile, and other New Orleans artists. To celebrate the release, Madd Wikkid is DJ'ing and playing at his own dance party, Saturday starting 11:30 p.m., at Preservation Hall.
Amanda Shaw joins St. Cecilia's Asylum Chorus for a morning of classic vocal-oriented gospel and roots music at the Little Gem (And yes, there will be brunch). For more information click here.
Big Freedia, the hip-hop visionary/World Record-holding twerk diva, can now add "reality television star" to her list of accomplishments. Big Freedia: The Queen of Bounce debuts Wednesday night on Fuse.tv; however, a premier party will be held Sunday night starting at 7 p.m., at The Republic.


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Identification is considered by some to be the heart of NetHack. Most items in the game start unidentified and are described only by their appearance. There are many methods of identifying them.
- 1 Mechanics of identification
- 2 Straightforward identification
- 3 Indirect identification
- 3.1 Price identification
- 3.2 Weight identification
- 3.3 Behavior identification
- 3.4 Monster inventory identification
- 3.5 Cheat
- 4 See also
- 5 External links
Mechanics of identification
NetHack gives three 'levels' of identification:
Also known as formal identification, auto-identification causes an item to be called by its proper name, overriding its appearance and anything you may have called the item.
Identification with a prompt
In some cases, you will be prompted to say what you want to call an item that you have just used. This can occur, for example, if you are hit by a potion thrown by a monster in circumstances that will not auto-identify it. Potions used by monsters giving unusual effects will also do this, such as a cursed potion of gain level. Dropping rings down sinks sometimes yields such a prompt too. If the item is already called by a name, you are not asked for a new name; if it was used up, you can #name the item from the discoveries list.
Identification with no prompt
In some cases, the effect of an action will unambiguously identify it to a fully spoiled player, however NetHack declines to auto-identify it. This happens in most cases when engraving with wands, and when an item's price uniquely identifies it. In these cases, and any ambiguous cases that reduce the possibilities, you will have to use #name to call the item an appropriate name.
Sometimes, a certain action will use up an item in one case, and retain it in another. In these cases, you should call the item by the name of the item that would disappear, then rename it afterwards if it is still available. A common situation for this is throwing gems to unicorns; the unicorn will "gratefully" accept valuable gems, "graciously" accept glass which is not #named, and be "not interested in your junk" and drop #named glass. #naming the gem to distinguish one or the other first means you will know when you next find one. If you have a single gem of a type, you can #name it "good red", throw it, and if the unicorn refuses the gem, rename it to "red glass". Various cases of #dipping items into potions fall into this category too.
Straightforward identification
None of these methods are based on the item's behavior, all are universal, and all result in formal identification by the game engine (don't require naming).
Initial knowledge
Items that you start with are automatically identified for you. This is particularly useful for wizards, who will have 2 spellbooks, 3 scrolls, 2 rings and 1 wand identified from the beginning. In addition, depending on your role you may have some knowledge in weapons and armors. Also, if you start with an oil lamp, the potion of oil will be identified for you.
Magical identification
Scroll of identify
When reading a scroll of identify, you will be allowed to ID one or more of your possessions depending on the scroll's beatitude. The odds are:
|1 item
|2 items
|3 items
|4 items
* If your Luck is positive, you will identify two items instead of one.
Spell of identify
Casting this divination spell has the same effect as reading a uncursed scroll of identify (if cast at Unskilled or Basic) or a blessed scroll (if cast at Skilled or Expert).
Sitting on a throne
One of the possible throne effects is the same as that of reading a blessed scroll of identify.
A blessed touchstone will formally identify all valuable gems, worthless glass, and other gray stones rubbed on it. A gnome or archaeologist may also use an uncursed touchstone for formal identification. This is as good as the identify scroll or spell, except that it doesn't reveal the BUC status of the gem or stone.
Selling in shops
Selling or buying an item in a shop will cause the shopkeeper to tell you the appearance of the item. If the appearance is unique and not randomized, e.g. for most mundane armor and weapons, he will identify the item class for you. This is probably only useful in zen conduct games (also: wand of probing, potion of object detection).
Indirect identification
These methods require some knowledge (acquired from spoilers or experience), often lack universality, and don't always result in formal identification of an item as they sometimes give ambiguous information.
Price identification
Although the price a shopkeeper charges is based on your charisma and slightly randomized, it is still helpful to some extent, but the main approach is to price ID using the selling price. This is very effective in categorizing rings, potions and wands for further identification using other means—even more so when direct identification is not possible, e.g. early games and illiterate games.
The simplest and most common application of price identification is identifying of the scroll of identify (the cheapest of the scrolls).
Weight identification
The weight of an unknown object is not nearly as useful as its price, but it can provide additional clues. This goes especially for cursed equipment you don't want to wear. In some cases such as levitation boots, it is unique within a price group. Another example is a gray stone in a box, which might be a loadstone.
One practical way of weight testing is to pick up just enough rocks and gold not to be burdened, pick up the object, and count the rocks and gold you need to drop to un-burden you. The spreadsheet File:Nh inventory weight.ods can count up your inventory weight.
Behavior identification
Passive identification
This refers to discovering the properties of an item in a way that does not auto-identify the item. For example, zapping an unidentified wand of cancellation at a dragon and hearing it cough; you know that it is a wand of cancellation, but the game will still give the randomized appearance as the identity of the wand.
Identification by using
Rings, potions, scrolls, and especially armor can be identified this way.
- Some items are identified instantly when you wear, quaff, or otherwise use them. Many potions do this, as well as some rings and armor (e.g. boots of speed, elven cloak).
- Some require a little time before you notice (e.g. ring of slow digestion).
- Some are identified when some special thing occurs (e.g. rings of different resistances, amulet of reflection, amulet of magical breathing).
You can also use enlightenment to identify intrinsic-providing items.
Always remember to take the utmost care when use-identifying things. Check its beatitude using a pet or altar. Check potions using a unicorn horn (although some players just quaff and heal themselves, since dipping a unicorn horn into a potion of polymorph causes the horn to be lost). Don't read unidentified scrolls when confused or when wearing a precious piece of armor.
Things that can be easily identified this way are:
- Cloaks – All the magical cloaks except cloak of magic resistance and (for invisible characters) cloak of invisibility auto-ID when you wear them. In this way, a non-invisible character can identify all cloaks unambiguously via wearing.
- Boots – Fumble boots and levitation boots are mostly generated cursed. Elven boots (for characters without stealth) and speed boots auto-ID on wearing. Jumping boots are trivial to identify. If nothing happens when you wear the uncursed pair and you can't jump, you have either kicking boots or water walking boots, or (if you have stealth) elven boots. You can sometimes discern between them if you are a spellcaster, as kicking boots hinder your spellcasting abilities.
- Whistles – Blowing the whistle unambiguously identifies it. If you blow a magic whistle and you have a pet on the level, it will become identified as one.
Identification by monster use
Humanoid monsters will use certain items; this can be helpful in identification.
They are sometimes created wearing an amulet of life saving which will auto-identify when it resurrects them.
They will quaff beneficial potions (healing, extra healing, full healing, speed, invisibility, gain level, polymorph) and throw harmful potions (acid, blindness, confusion, sleeping, paralysis). Generally potions will auto-identify when quaffed or thrown by monsters, but the potion of confusion is an exception. This is because thrown booze has the same effect; however, monsters do not throw booze.
They will read scrolls of create monster, earth, fire, and teleportation. If a scroll read by a monster has no visible effect, it was most likely create monster, and the new monsters were out of your visual range.
They will zap you with attack wands, and will zap themselves with wands of polymorph, speed monster, make invisible or teleportation. This can help distinguish wands of cancellation, make invisible, and teleportation, which cannot be told apart by engraving.
Identifying scrolls
A user has suggested improving this page or section as follows:
"This section is really long, and since other item classes don't have their own sections on this page, it should probably be merged with Scroll#Identification. Additionally, this section implies that the usual method of identifying scrolls is by reading them after taking a couple precautions; few experienced players do this without first price- and BUC-identifying them. The two tables should also definitely be moved elsewhere."
This section is intended to make it easy to identify scrolls by the message(s) received after reading them, and without risking your Excalibur.
This section is an adjunct to the NetHack Object Identification Spoiler and a summarization of the Scroll spoiler.
It is best to have identified the BUC status of each scroll before beginning this process, and only identify blessed or uncursed scrolls. Also, don't be confused, blind or hallucinating. Be sure to identify the "scroll of identify" early by its price. That way you can have lots of stuff in your inventory. Otherwise, use the techniques below.
Beware of the scroll of amnesia. There is no defense against the possibility of losing up to 25% of your discoveries. Early in the game, this may not be a serious problem as you will not have discovered very much, but think about whether you have the spellbooks handy for any spells you would mind losing. Later on, it is wise to use price identification to check whether unidentified scrolls could be amnesia. A scroll of amnesia costs ten times as much as a scroll of identify.
There are precautions you should take to minimise the risk of other bad scroll effects. Do not stand next to a pet or peaceful monster in case the scroll you are testing is fire or earth. Also make sure that all your flammable items are kept safe from the scroll of fire (either put them in a bag or drop them two squares away from you). As a cursed scroll of enchant armor will curse the piece of armor that it disenchants, you may want to remove all your armor. If the scroll you are testing is not cursed, you can wear a helmet that you don't care about, to protect you from the boulder which the scroll of earth will drop on your head, and to ensure that destroy armor and enchant armor are auto-identified. A cursed scroll of enchant weapon does not curse your weapon, and it's a good idea to wield a weapon that you don't care about when testing cursed scrolls.
Another approach is to read scrolls while confused, because this generally reduces the effect of bad scrolls (but only do this if you are sure it is not a scroll of genocide, since confused uncursed genocide is an instadeath). For example, scroll of punishment won't attach the ball and chain if you are confused. Take a look at the Scroll spoiler for exactly what happens (especially, the messages) when you read while confused.
Optionally, you could try to ensure that food, a potion, gold, and a trap are all present on the level, so that the scrolls of food detection and gold detection can be more readily identified. The potion and trap are only needed if you are testing cursed scrolls.
Some scrolls always identify themselves when read, some identify themselves under the right conditions, and some never identify themselves. If your character is a beginner (roughly, below XP level 6 for wizards and 7 for everyone else), then several scrolls have a possibility of giving the message "You have a strange feeling for a moment, then it passes." If your character is not a beginner, then it will be possible to distinguish all scrolls by the messages and effects obtained by reading them.
- These scrolls always auto-identify:
- amnesia, blank paper, charging, earth, fire, genocide, identify, magic mapping, punishment, stinking cloud
- These scrolls almost always auto-identify:
- create monster (if the new monsters are seen), gold detection (if not cursed and gold on level), light (if not blind), teleportation (if blessed or you are teleported sufficiently far from your old position)
- These scrolls auto-identify under the right circumstances:
- destroy armor (if wearing armor), enchant armor (if wearing armor), enchant weapon (if not cursed and wielding a weapon), food detection (if food on level), taming (if monsters were tamed or angered)
- These scrolls never auto-identify:
- confuse monster, remove curse, scare monster
Read the scroll and get the following result. Unless otherwise stated, it is assumed that the scroll is not cursed and that you are not a beginner, blind, confused, or hallucinating.
|you forget a bunch of stuff (like traps, the map, discoveries, etc.)
|either "Who was that Maud person anyway?" or "Thinking of Maud you forget everything else."
|Blank paper
|not used up
|"This scroll seems to be blank."
|Select an item for charging
|"Your <ring> spins clockwise for a moment.", or "Your <item> glows (blue|white) for a moment."
|Confuse monster
|You will confuse the next (or more) monster you hit.
|(blessed) "Your <hands> glow a brilliant red." or "Your <hands> begin to glow red."
|Create monster
|Creates 1 to 17 monsters around you.
|Destroy armor
|If not wearing armor it abuses your strength and constitution.
|(not wearing armor) "You have a strange feeling for a moment, then it passes." (beginner) or "Your skin itches." (non-beginner) or a message describing exactly how your armor was destroyed.
|creates boulders, confused, creates 2-6 rocks around and/or on you
|"The ceiling rumbles (above|around) you."
|Enchant armor
|if not wearing armor, exercises (abuses if cursed) strength and constitution. otherwise, removes curse (or blesses), increases enchantment on armor, changes dragon scales to dragon scale mail, or vaporizes armor (if it's too enchanted)
|(not wearing armor) "Your skin glows then fades." or "Your <armor> glows silver for a moment." or (over-enchanted) "Your <armor> suddenly vibrates unexpectedly." or "Your <armor> violently glows silver for while, then evaporates."
|Enchant weapon
|if not wielding a weapon, exercises (abuses if cursed) dexterity. otherwise uncurses a weapon, makes a worm tooth into a crysknife, increases enchantment, or it evaporates (if over-enchanted). If you are confused: erodeproofs your weapon or repairs it.
|(no weapon) "Your <hands> (twitch|itch)." or (over-enchanted) "Your weapon violently glows blue for a while and then evaporates.", or "Your <weapon> glows blue for a moment.", or (added or removed proofing) "Your <weapon> is covered by a (shimmering golden shield|mottled purple glow)!" or (repaired) "Your<weapon> looks as good as new!"
|causes damage to yourself and surrounding monsters, B(3-5), U(2-3), C(1-2), slime is burned away
|"The scroll erupts in a tower of flame." or (confused) "The scroll catches fire and you burn your <hands>." or (confused and fire-resistant) "Oh, look, what a pretty fire in your <hands>."
|Food detection
|detect food or potions (confused or cursed). if blessed it gives you the Food Appraisal intrinsic.
|(blessed) "Your <nose> twitches then starts to tingle.", or "Your nose tingles and you smell (food|something)." or "Your nose twitches."
|destroy an entire class of monsters (blessed), a single species (uncursed), creates monsters (cursed), your own role (confused and uncursed)
|"What (class of) monster do you want to genocide?" or (confused and uncursed) "Wiped out all <role>"
|Gold detection
|detects gold, gold objects (blessed), or gold golems. If confused, detects traps (except vibrating square).
|"You feel very greedy, and sense gold." or (confused)"You feel entrapped."
|identify items from your inventory, or nothing if you are confused
|"This is an identify scroll."
|lights area around you, unless the scroll is cursed, or you are: confused, in an animal, a whirly monster, swallowed.If the scroll is cursed, causes darkness.
|"A lit field surrounds you!"
|Magic mapping
|reveals the level, including secret doors (blessed)
|"A map coalesces in your mind!" or (non-mappable level) "Your mind is filled with crazy lines!"
|chained to a heavy iron ball and chain, or nothing (confused or blessed)
|"You are being punished for your misbehavior!" or (confused or blessed) "You feel guilty."
|Remove curse
|removes curses or punishment (blessed)
|"You feel like someone is helping you." or (confused) "You feel like you need some help."
|Scare monster
|similar to engraving Elbereth, only one to be affecting by simply picking up or dropping
|(read it, blessed or uncursed, monster affected) "You hear maniacal laughter close by." or (no creature affected) "You hear maniacal laughter in the distance." or(pick up)"The scroll turns to dust as you pick it up."
|Stinking cloud
|creates a poisonous gas cloud around a square you choose (great if you're poison-resistant). You can discharge it harmlessly by choosing a square a long way away.
|"You have found a scroll of stinking cloud!" and (no effect) "You smell rotten eggs."
|tames (or angers, if cursed) monsters that are directly next to you (or within 11x11 sqare area, if confused). Also calms shopkeepers.
|"The neighborhood is (un)friendlier" if a monster was tamed (or angered) or "Nothing interesting (seems to) happen(s)" if there was no effect.
|teleports you to another square on the level (or another level, if cursed or confused), possibly of your choosing (if blessed or you have control teleport intrinsic)
|possibly no message, or (non-teleport level) "A mysterious force prevents you from teleporting!", or (carrying the Amulet of Yendor) "You feel disoriented for a moment."
When bad scrolls do good:
|Destroy armor, cursed
|confused, wearing armor
|Makes one random worn piece of armor erodeproof (but does not repair existing damage).
|"Your <armor> glows purple for a moment."
|surrounded by slime, or inside a monster
|The slime is burned away or causes damage to the monster.
Wand engrave identification
To do the identification, engrave something in the dust and then try to engrave something else with the wand on the same square. Nine wands can be unambiguously identified. The rest will give ambiguous results. Unlike the scroll or spell, the number of charges will not be revealed, except that you know you've just spent one. A wand with zero charges will have no effect, possibly misleadingly, so do not use this method with wands in bones piles.
Dropping a ring into a sink
Unambiguously identifies most rings, but destroys the ring in the process. This technique is useful when you have multiple rings of the same type or when you are desperately looking for a ring of slow digestion, which won't be lost in the sink.
Monster inventory identification
Some monsters are more likely to possess certain items. For example, nymphs are often generated with a potion of object detection, and elves with an elven cloak and elven boots.
A very easy way to identify all your items is to save the game, copy the save file, paste it, reenter the game, quit, and have your possessions identified. Note the items you have, then rename the copy with the same name as the initial, and you'll have your game as if nothing happened. Same things for attributes.
This is considered cheating and is frowned upon.
See also
- Curse testing lets you know the BUC status of an individual item.
External links
- The NetHack Object Identification Spoiler (for version 3.4.3, but still largely correct).


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Driving and bicycle safety go hand-in-hand every summer. Students get out of school so the amount of bikes out on the road increases. This means that drivers need to be more aware by being on the lookout for bicycles on the road.
What is important to knowledge here is that both the drivers and the bicyclists need to pay attention to their surroundings and follow proper driving and bicycle safety laws. Below is a list of ways that both drivers and bicyclists can make the roads safer.
Driving with bicycles on the road:
- It is important to remember that the bicycle has the right of way. Much like a pedestrian driver responsible for allowing the bicyclist to share the road.
- Although a driver is allowed to pass someone riding a bicycle they must do so at the most proper and safest times. For example, is not a good idea to pass someone riding a bicycle if the road is curved. It is also not a good idea to pass a bicycle while going uphill, if the driver cannot see traffic coming the other direction.
- The person driving is also required to give the person on the bicycle enough room between the car and the bicycle. Getting too close to a person on a bicycle could cause them to veer off the road, in fear of being hit by the car.
Riding a bicycle with cars on the road:
- The person riding the bike needs to remember to be sure to clearly signal what direction he or she is going to go, by using the proper hand signals. This gives any nearby drivers a warning that the bicyclist will be turning and which direction.
- It is also the person's responsibility to stay close to the right side of the road. The person on the bicycle is not allowed to ride in the middle of the lane. This allows drivers to safely and properly pass someone on a bicycle should the opportunity present itself.
- A person riding their bicycle on the road needs to follow all of the rules of the road. That means the person writing the bicycle needs to stop at red lights, stop signs, etc.
- It is also a good idea for the person riding the bike to wear a helmet just in case there is ever an accident. Also, if the person is out riding their bicycle at night they should have some kind of reflective lights and/or reflective clothing to make them more visible.
Riding a bicycle on the road is great exercise and can be a lot of fun. It is however a bit more dangerous than riding a bike on a sidewalk. It requires both the person riding the bicycle and any drivers in the vicinity to be more aware and more cautious, in order to keep everyone safe.


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So, Are You Married?
Oh, sorry, was that too personal? Too much, too soon? While it's not something that we usually ask strangers in the US, it's a pretty typical get-to-know-you question here in Indonesia. In the US, we more often ask people, "What do you do?" as we tend to attempt to understand who people are based on their occupation. Here, though, people ask a lot about family. For example, once people find out that I don't have children, they want to know about my siblings – how many I have, and whether they are older or younger. Interestingly, there are words to differentiate between an older sibling (kakak) and a younger sibling (adik) but not specific words to designate gender, you just add male or female to kakak or adik.
Even though I'd heard that people would ask me if I was married, it still surprised me when, about a week into my time in Java, a woman from the dormitory where I was living asked me if I was married. It struck me as odd because we'd been living in the same building for a week and it seems to me like, 1) if I had a husband that I would have brought him with me to Indonesia, assuming, of course, that I was married to someone I like spending time with. And 2) that I would have at least mentioned him in that amount of time. The question, it seems, is mainly just a form of small talk.
Actually, I've been feeling a little left out for the past few months, because it was starting to seem like no one cares whether or not I'm married. No one ever asks me, but people ask Febby all the time. Not a good situation for my self-esteem. It could have something to do with the fact that Febby has a long daily commute on public transportation with people who ask lots of personal questions. But finally, a few weeks ago, there were some women who came to P3W for a two-week course and on the first day, they went around the room introducing themselves, and yes, talking about their families.
When it was my turn, I gave a short spiel about being here for a year, studying the language and doing a little bit of everything around the office. Just as I was sitting down, a woman across the room said, "but wait! Are you still single?" I said, "yep" and she was like, "oh, good, just checking!" and we laughed. Oh, one other small thing about asking if someone is married, "no" is not an appropriate response. The answer is "not yet." Same with do you have children? It is assumed that you will eventually. There's a cultural difference for you.
Asking people about their families, and also how old they are, helps to establish what title should be used. Titles include, but are not limited to:
Ibu = Mrs/ma'am
Bapak/pak = Mr/sir
Kakak/kak = older sibling (for someone who is close-ish in age but older than you)
Ade = a term of endearment for someone who is younger
Nona = Miss
Tanta = auntie
Mama ade = your mom's younger sisters
Mama tua = your mom's older sisters
At least where I live, people don't use the word "you" very often, even though there are both formal and informal versions of it. Instead, people will speak in the third person just using titles. For example, my host mom has never once referred to herself as "I" when speaking to me, and always calls me Annie (or Eni, as the case may be) and never "you." I have a hard time getting the hang of always using titles with people, and it seems a little overly formal to someone like me, who thinks that even saying "Aunt Marilyn" is a little much – why wouldn't I just call her by her first name? I don't understand.
In Spanish there is a phrase, "tuteame," which means, "call me tu," the informal word for "you." Sometimes I just want to tell people, "it's ok! Call me kamu, I promise I won't be offended." I think maybe I will help them out by inventing the Indonesian equivalent of tuteame: "kamukan saya." I'm sure it'll catch on soon.
Just to make my life more complicated, titles are not as straightforward as I'd originally hoped. It is my understanding is that:
- Anyone can call me nona, but people hardly ever do.
- Very small children call me tanta.
- Medium-sized children call me kakak.
- Anyone older than me can just call me by my first name, with no title.
- People who I call kakak call me ade.
- When someone older than me is referring to me while speaking to someone younger than me, they call me kakak.
- When someone on our staff is talking about another staff person to someone who is not on staff, the staff person may be referred to as either kakak or ibu, regardless of marital status.
- When I am stuck at the airport because my flight has been overbooked, the men working for the airline call me ibu.
- When I'm walking down a residential street, as I may have been earlier today, one middle aged man might call me mama ade, while a different man will opt to call me mama tua five minutes later.


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Arty Farty Friday ~ Takashi Murakami, Super-Aquarian
There's an excellent 2003 article by Jeff Howe: The Two Faces of Takashi Murakami ~ He's high art. He's low culture. He's a one-man mass-market machine. These are extracts:
Takashi Murakami is often billed as the next Andy Warhol. Like the American pop art icon, he fuses high and low, pulling imagery from consumer culture to produce visually arresting, highly original work. He is vigorously, ingeniously self-promotional. In the past few years, Murakami has swept across the US and Europe, receiving fawning media attention and exhibiting at big-name museums. Just shy of 42, the charismatic artist even lives and works in what he calls a factory. How much more Warhol can you get?
But there's a key difference. Warhol took from the low and gave to the high. With ironic detachment, his work - paintings few could afford, films few could understand - appealed to an audience in on the joke. Murakami, on the other hand, takes from the low and gives to the high, the low, and everything in between. He makes paintings, sculptures, videos, T-shirts, key chains, mousepads, plush dolls, cell phone caddies, and, last but not least, $5,000 limited-edition Louis Vuitton handbags. Murakami's work hits all price points..... he plans on selling plastic figurines packaged with bubble gum - a Murakami for $3. Warhol died before a T-shirt company licensed his soup cans and made a bundle. Murakami, who reads Bill Gates for management tips, knows better than to make that mistake......"I set out to investigate the secret of market survivability - the universality of characters such as Mickey Mouse, Sonic the Hedgehog, Doraemon, Miffy, Hello Kitty, and their knock-offs, produced in Hong Kong," Murakami wrote for a 2001 retrospective of his work.
Now, as president of Kaikai Kiki, Murakami presides over an art-making corporation that operates from a campus of buildings known as the Hiropon Factory, outside Tokyo, as well as a studio in Brooklyn. ......... Hardly a reclusive artist toiling in his garret studio, he employs 25 assistants to perform specialized tasks, and he uses technology in pragmatic, labor-saving ways.
Each creation begins as a sketch in one of numerous pocket-sized notebooks. Full-size drawings are then scanned into the computer. From there, Murakami "paints" his works in Adobe Illustrator, tweaking the composition and cycling through thousands of colors until at last he hands the finished versions off to his assistants. His staff then prints out the work on paper, silk-screens the outline onto canvas, and commences painting. Without this embrace of technology, Murakami says, "I could have never produced this many works this efficiently, and the work wouldn't be as intense."
The fusion of art and computing led Murakami to a pictorial style that rejects the illusion of depth and perspective. Dubbed superflat, the approach isn't entirely new - Warhol's paintings often read flat - but Murakami has something else in mind. Superflat captures the aesthetics of our technological age: PDAs, digital billboards, flat-screen TVs....... "Superflat also refers to the leveling of distinctions between high and low. Murakami likes to flaunt that he can make a million-dollar sculpture and then take the same subject and crank out a bunch of tchotchkes."
Tsk...had to look up another word "tchotchke": (Yiddish) an inexpensive showy trinket. As I have to keep saying, I live and learn!
Born on 1st February 1962 in Tokyo, Japan. 12 noon chart shown as no time of birth is available. Moon degree and ascending sign will not be accurate.
Here's another of those super-Aquarius folk, born with a big cluster of planets in that sign. Other well-known super-Aquarians are Garth Brooks, Clint Black, Sheryl Crow, Axl Rose and Eddie Izzard. During a few days in February 1962 planets gathered in the sign of Fixed Air, co-ruled by Uranus and Saturn which represent opposite ideals: the status quo = Saturn; the avant garde = Uranus. Both sign rulers were not in Aquarius at the time though. Uranus was in the last degree of Leo, only likely to be reflected as its eccentric self if closely aligned/aspected by one of the Aquarius planets or other personal point. Otherwise, traditional Aquarius traits of mental acuity, logical thought and social awareness would likely dominate, though tempered by rising sign, and Moon sign and degree.
In the case of Takashi Murakami Sun and Venus (the arty planet) are conjoined and flanked by Mars in Capricorn, the stray from the Aquarius cluster, in the sign of business. That's a nicely apt astrological signature for this artist who has used his art in tandem with sharp business acumen to bring sucess.
The Aquarius trait I see in this artist that particularly appeals to me (I have a lone Sun and re-located ascendant in Aquarius) is his aim to pull together the "high" and "low" - putting art into everyday things for everybody, not only for the elite and wealthy....an attempt to bring about equality. I see that as an Aquarian trait not often mentioned in those terms. He doesn't leave out the wealthy completely though, he caters for them too: see his designs for Vuitton.
Natal Moon would have been in Sagittarius whatever his time of birth, and very likely in harmonious sextile to some of the Aquarius planets. Moon in Sagittarius translates as someone with wide horizons, big, generous ideas and ideals and an optimistic outlook. That seems to fit what we can know of Takashi Murakami.
Louis Vuitton 5th Ave. Store Design by Takashi Murakami


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a bit obtuse
a bit obtuse
Coming across as dull, thick-witted, or stupid; unable to grasp or understand a situation or concept. I feel like I'm a bit too obtuse to understand what these people are talking about. I've shown you how to do it five times now! Are you just a bit obtuse?
See also: bit


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Arturo Gomez
Click here to see photographs
by Arturo Gomez
I was born in Rengo, Chile, a little town near
Santiago. In this agricultural region that is free
of light pollution, I remember first seeing the
Milky Way at the age of six. In that moment I became
married to space and the stars. I even made my first
telescope when I was 7 or 8 years old with a little
eyepiece and a pair of my father's optical glasses
(borrowed from him while he slept)! In 1958, while
on expedition with a group of Boy Scouts
walking in the Andes mountains, I saw my first total
solar eclipse in 1958. The birds and animals went
crazy from the temporary lack of daylight.
My first job in astronomy was at the Cerro Calan
Observatory in Santiago. I was there for three years
before coming to Cerro
Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) in
La Serena. As an observer for University of Michigan,
I used the Schmidt
telescope and took hundreds and hundreds of
photographic plates in direct and prism mode- a
technique that is now obsolete. Ive worked
here at CTIO for more than 30 years now as a member
of the "Tololo-Family". My non-astronomy
hobbies include classical and orchestral music (i.e.
Brahms, Mahler, etc.) and photography (Howard Bond
has some of my photographic work). My wife, Patricia
Caorsi, is an orthodontist, and we have three children,
two girls, Pamela and Marcela, and one boy, Daniel.
Two of them already attend Chilean Universities.
I wish to say thanks to everyone on
the Heritage team for the wonderful picture of "Gomez
Pre-planetary Nebula, optically known as "Gomez's
Hamburger." More information on this object
is available at "The
Astrophysical Journal". 316 : L21-L24, 1987
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What the Presidents Did On the Fourth of July. Happy 4th of July! Even if you are not an American, I hope you enjoy the day. I have blogged a site today which gives information on what the presidents were doing on the Fourth of July when they were in office. It has been researched by James Heintze.
This site is a lot of fun. Here are a few examples:
George Washington 1793 - Washington is home at Mount Vernon writing a letter to the Secretary of State;on thatday he also attends a public celebration in Alexandria, Va. (Writings of GeorgeWashington, 33:2-3)
James Monroe 1818 - Monroe is in Washington and issues a proclamation that the trade in "Plaster ofParis" is no longer to be exported to the "Province of New-Brunswick."
James A. Garfield 1881 - Garfield lays gravely ill in Washington, D.C. as a result of an assassin's bulletthere.
Warren G. Harding 1923 - In Meacham, Oregon, President Harding participates in the 80th anniversary ofthe arrival of the first immigrant wagon there. He rides in a Concord stage coach drawn bysix horses and gives a speech.
George Bush 1991 - The President and First Lady Barbara Bush are in Marshfield, Mo., and GrandRapids, Mich., leading bands and floats in the parades and giving speeches, and they laterreturn to Washington, D.C. to watch fireworks on the Mall.
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This chronology gives information on what the presidents were doing on the Fourth of July,but only during their tenures as presidents. Of course, many of the presidents remained in the public eye after leaving office, giving speeches and participating in a variety of activities. Information on some of the significant post-office activities may be found in the general chronology. You will notice that many of the dates have not been filled in. That is because the research is ongoing. Please check back periodically as this chronology is expanded. Information on the presidents and the Fourth of July was researched in various newspapers,including the National Intelligencer, New York Times, Washington Post, as well as other sources.
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For the first time in 5,000 years, the owners of Stonehenge are looking for a general manager to ensure "dignity for the stones" amid the Druids and daytrippers who descend on the prehistoric monument each year.
But only the "brightest and best" need apply for the £65,000-a-year job which will involve liaising with Druid leaders and ensuring the solstice celebrations "aren't in some way compromising the mystery and integrity of the stones", English Heritage said.
The successful candidate will be expected to manage the famous attraction, which is aligned with the solstice sun, muck in to help the site's one million visitors and lead the monument's 180 staff and volunteers.
Tim Reeve, English Heritage's historic properties director, said: "You could be up at the stones one minute, in outdoor garb trying to help visitors, then you can be back in a state-of-the-art visitors centre. The next time you could be in a suit, representing our site.
"It is also important to ensure we keep dignity for the stones, and that the solstice celebrations aren't in some way compromising the mystery and integrity of the stones."
Another important duty would be maintaining relationships with Druid leaders such as King Arthur Pendragon who campaigned to make the site open to the public during the summer and winter solstices, he said.
He added: "This year marks a new dawn for Stonehenge."
General responsibilities will include promoting ideas and overseeing the arrangements for the summer and winter solstices and seasonal gatherings. The closing date for job applications is May 5, 2013.
Stonehenge was raised more than 4,000 years ago as a temple to the sun, and its banks and ditches are even older. It was begun around 3,000BC in the Neolithic period and construction activities continued until about 1600BC in the Bronze Age.
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Uvdal II
Reception building with access to Uvdal II power plant. (Photo: PeltonMan, Wikimedia Commons)
Uvdal II power plant is located just outside the town of Rødberg in Nore og Uvdal Municipality, Buskerud County.
Ownership: Statkraft is an indirect co-owner through its 66.62 per cent ownership in Skagerak Energi AS
Production: 190 GWh
Power: 44 MW
The power plant, which was begun in 1963 and commissioned in the autumn of 1966, uses a height of fall of 196 metres from Fønnebøfjord in the Uv Valley and down to Norefjorden below Rødberg. The power plant has two generating units equipped with vertical Francis turbines, and an installed capacity of 44 MW.
The power station is located inside the mountain and utilizes mainly operating water that has already produced energy on its way through Uvdal I power plant higher up in the watercourse.
Through its majority ownership in Skagerak Energi AS, Statkraft is co-owner of this power plant. Skagerak Kraft AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Skagerak Energi, is responsible for daily operations, and manages the licences and obligations in terms of river management and regulating of the watercourse.


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William Craig was one of the first five people employed by the Peace Corps
William Craig was one of the first five people employed by the Peace Corps
Former MIIS president William Craig dies at 90
New York Times News Service
William G. Craig, who led college systems in California and Vermont and directed the Monterey Institute of International Studies, died on Monday at his home in San Diego. He was 90.
The death was confirmed by his son Gregory B. Craig, a Washington lawyer.
The elder Craig was chancellor of the California Community College system from 1977 to 1980 and of the Vermont State Colleges from 1973 to 1976.
From 1980 to 1988 he was president of the Monterey Institute.
CSU-Monterey Bay President Peter Smith, who will step down this summer after 10 years at the college, recalled Craig in a January interview as one of the people who had the greatest influence on his life.
Craig was head of the Vermont state colleges, "so he was my boss when I started the community college in Vermont," Smith said. "He was one of the first five people employed by the Peace Corps. He was just an enormous influence in my life... he was here for my inauguration (at CSUMB)."
Craig directed training for the Peace Corps in the early 1960s. In 1966 he became deputy to John Gardner and Harold Howe II at the Department of Health, Education and Welfare.
At Stanford University, Craig was associate dean of students and associate professor of education from 1954 to 1962. He was previously dean of students at Kansas State University and Washington State University.
Craig was born in West Hebron, N.Y., on Oct. 2, 1914. He graduated from Middlebury College, where he was captain of the undefeated 1936 football team.
After serving in the Navy during World War II, he received a master's degree in psychology from the University of Minnesota and a doctorate in education from Harvard.
In addition to his son Gregory B., of Washington, he is survived by his wife, Lorenza; 3 other sons, James B., of Irvine.; Thomas G., of Charlottesville, Va.; and Dr. William A.P., of Montpelier, Vt.; a stepson, Dr. Ron Schmidt of Portland, Maine; and 10 grandchildren. His marriage to Lois B. Craig ended in divorce.
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The Peace Corps Library
Peace Corps Online is proud to announce that the Peace Corps Library is now available online. With over 30,000 index entries in over 500 categories, this is the largest collection of Peace Corps related reference material in the world. From Acting to Zucchini, you can use the Main Index to find hundreds of stories about RPCVs who have your same interests, who served in your Country of Service, or who serve in your state.
RPCVs in Congress ask colleagues to support PC
RPCVs Sam Farr, Chris Shays, Thomas Petri, James Walsh, and Mike Honda have asked their colleagues in Congress to add their names to a letter they have written to the House Foreign Operations Subcommittee, asking for full funding of $345 M for the Peace Corps in 2006. As a follow-on to Peace Corps week, please read the letter and call your Representative in Congress and ask him or her to add their name to the letter.
March 5, 2005: RPCV Groups in the News
San Diego RPCVs host reception with Gaddi Vasquez on March 6 4 Mar
Alaska RPCVs speak for dividend 4 Mar
Western North Carolina's RPCVs sponsor Africa Night on March 6 3 Mar
Maryland RPCVs lobby their Senators for Peace Corps 3 Mar
Connecticut RPCVs hold fundraiser on March 5 3 Mar
Charles Baquet speaks at Louisiana PC Breakfast on March 4 28 Feb
RPCVs: Post your stories or press releases here for inclusion next week.
March 5, 2005: This Week's Top Stories
Senate FR Committee approves $345 M PC budget 4 Mar
RPCV's "Kennedy's Kitchen" records second CD 4 Mar
Sam Farr asks Army to reconsider burial policy 3 Mar
Bayanihan jewelry designed by Philippines RPCV 2 Mar
Todd Vetter receives calling during PC service 2 Mar
Sargent Shriver still on Washington's A-list 2 Mar
Photographer Bill Owens publishes new book 2 Mar
Crisis Corps to open new program in Sri Lanka 28 Feb
PC wants new stories for "The Great Adventure" 28 Feb
Ukraine PCV asks "Is Bush right on Iraq?" 28 Feb
Carol Bellamy defends "feminism" in aiding children 28 Feb
John Bridgeland discusses role as Bush assistant 28 Feb
Paul Theroux recalls high times with Hunter Thompson 28 Feb
Elaine Chao Leads Delegation to Uruguay 28 Feb
RPCV reunites with friend after 40 years 27 Feb
Kay Muldoon-Ibrahim's photography on exhibit 27 Feb
Jim Doyle displays political brilliance on tax cuts 26 Feb
March 1: National Day of Action
Tuesday, March 1, is the NPCA's National Day of Action. Please call your Senators and ask them to support the President's proposed $27 Million budget increase for the Peace Corps for FY2006 and ask them to oppose the elimination of Perkins loans that benefit Peace Corps volunteers from low-income backgrounds. Follow this link for step-by-step information on how to make your calls. Then take our poll and leave feedback on how the calls went.
Coates Redmon, Peace Corps Chronicler
Coates Redmon, a staffer in Sargent Shriver's Peace Corps, died February 22 in Washington, DC. Her book "Come as You Are" is considered to be one of the finest (and most entertaining) recountings of the birth of the Peace Corps and how it was literally thrown together in a matter of weeks. If you want to know what it felt like to be young and idealistic in the 1960's, get an out-of-print copy. We honor her memory.
Make a call for the Peace Corps
PCOL is a strong supporter of the NPCA's National Day of Action and encourages every RPCV to spend ten minutes on Tuesday, March 1 making a call to your Representatives and ask them to support President Bush's budget proposal of $345 Million to expand the Peace Corps. Take our Poll: Click here to take our poll. We'll send out a reminder and have more details early next week.
Peace Corps Calendar: Tempest in a Teapot?
Bulgarian writer Ognyan Georgiev has written a story which has made the front page of the newspaper "Telegraf" criticizing the photo selection for his country in the 2005 "Peace Corps Calendar" published by RPCVs of Madison, Wisconsin. RPCV Betsy Sergeant Snow, who submitted the photograph for the calendar, has published her reply. Read the stories and leave your comments.
WWII participants became RPCVs
Read about two RPCVs who participated in World War II in very different ways long before there was a Peace Corps. Retired Rear Adm. Francis J. Thomas (RPCV Fiji), a decorated hero of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, died Friday, Jan. 21, 2005 at 100. Mary Smeltzer (RPCV Botswana), 89, followed her Japanese students into WWII internment camps. We honor both RPCVs for their service.
Bush's FY06 Budget for the Peace Corps
The White House is proposing $345 Million for the Peace Corps for FY06 - a $27.7 Million (8.7%) increase that would allow at least two new posts and maintain the existing number of volunteers at approximately 7,700. Bush's 2002 proposal to double the Peace Corps to 14,000 volunteers appears to have been forgotten. The proposed budget still needs to be approved by Congress.