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Divine Doctor Daughter of the First Wife
Chapter 366 – Do You Want to Live Freely or Conquer the World?
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Divine Doctor Daughter of the First Wife
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Mao Shi Liu
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Chapter 366 – Do You Want to Live Freely or Conquer the World?
Do You Want to Live Freely or Conquer the World?
At the moment that she fell into the water, Feng Yu Heng's mind was on the verge of collapse.
When she found that the back of her head was being held by that person and her face was stuck against his chest, her mental breakdown caused her to bare her sharp teeth, as she bit at a certain part of Xuan Tian Ming's chest.
She heard an odd "ow" sound, as Xuan Tian Ming picked her up and nearly threw her out.
Feng Yu Heng cried loudly, as Xuan Tian Ming had pulled on her hair when picking her up. The pain caused her to repeatedly shout: "Be more gentle! Be more gentle! It hurts!"
At this moment, a group of servants was standing near the window of the room. With their ears pressed against the window, they stood there listening.
Feng Yu Heng's shouts caused the young servants' faces to turn bright red. They were a little too embarrassed to continue listening, but they were unable to pull themselves away.
One of the leading palace maids ordered a servant: "Go quickly and tell imperial concubine about the things that have happened here. After hearing about it, imperial concubine will be able to sleep soundly."
The servant reluctantly left. Right before leaving, she did not forget to take another few looks.
Unfortunately, the two experts in the room had already become tangled together at this point. Water splashed intensely everywhere. How could they still have a chance to worry about what was happening outside of the room?
Feng Yu Heng reached out with both hands and desperately reached for Xuan Tian Ming's face. Xuan Tian Ming held her under her armpits. With his long arms, he held her three feet away- "You must not hit my face!"
"Who wants to hit your face!" Feng Yu Heng gritted her teeth: "Take off your mask for me to see!"
"I will not let you see!" Xuan Tian Ming leaned his head back, "Damn girl, can you be obedient for just a moment?"
"If you don't let me see, I won't be obedient."
"How about you change a place and look at something else. There are other parts of my body that you haven't seen."
"Xuan Tian Ming, you are a pervert!" She gave up on removing the mask. Slapping her hand in the water, she caused another large splash
Xuan Tian Ming also put her down and watched the girl dive into the water. Her small hands then began to scratch at his body, as the itchiness nearly caused him to leap out of the tub, but he was also unwilling to leap out. Normally, he was busy with the matters of the military camp, while Feng Yu Heng spent her time in her bedroom. The chances for the two to meet were extremely few. When they finally managed to meet, this girl liked to laugh and cause trouble, but he still wanted to do as she pleased. Even if this girl was to lift the roof off of the room, he would smile and clap for her.
Feng Yu Heng played in the water. She slapped the surface of the water, causing water to splash, and she would tug at Xuan Tian Ming's arm to have him play along with her. Occasionally, she would even stand up in the tub, walk around in a circle then sit back down. She would also pour in a great number of weird things from the bottles that she brought. When they were poured into the water, they became white bubbles. She would then pick up these bubbles and blow them at Xuan Tian Ming's face.
Xuan Tian Ming felt as though he was raising a child…
But this sort of feeling was also quite good. Watching this child slowly grow up until she someday became his wife. He would definitely give her all of the best things in the world.
If she liked an easygoing life, he would drift along naturally and freely like a fluffy white cloud.
If she liked a busy life, he would take her to see the beautiful sights of the world.
If she liked to be naughty, he may as well just accompany this girl in causing trouble.
If she liked to conquer, he would not hesitate to bring her and her whip on a horse and rush onto the battlefield. Uniting all corners of the world, he would give her a peaceful world!
These endless thoughts of doting love entered her eyes, and Feng Yu Heng stopped playing around, as her small hands poked at the two scars on his chest.
"How are there scars on your body?" She furrowed her small eyebrows, her small face filled with discontent.
Xuan Tian Ming smiled, "As someone who leads soldiers out to fight, how could I avoid being injured? I am not the type of person that can hide behind others and only give out orders. It's fine. It's just a small wound."
He casually said that it was a small wound; however, Feng Yu Heng seemed to have seen the two years of fighting that had taken place in the Northwest. If the enemy comes, I will go and meet their sword with my spear. She was very happy that this was still an era that used these sorts of weapons. Although they were sharp, they would not necessarily take a person's life in an instant. It was different from the battlefield of the 21st century. The roar of artillery could rupture eardrums, and it could also take the lives of an entire city in an instant. With advances in technology, the ability to take life was also improved. Who knew if this was a good thing or a bad thing.
"What are you thinking about?" Seeing that she was a little dazed, Xuan Tian Ming pinched her cheeks. Seriously, she did not gain any weight at all.
Feng Yu Heng smiled bitterly, "I was thinking that it was indeed you that saved me at that time. At that time, I was like a newborn child. Other children are born from their mothers' bellies, but I was born from a pile of corpses. I was confused and did not know anything about this world. You were the first to say anything to me, and you also gave me 20 taels of silver. Otherwise, I would not even have the money to return to the capital."
Xuan Tian Ming already recalled the matters of that time. It was very embarrassing, but it was also a fond memory.
Feng Yu Heng moved behind him and picked up a towel. Wringing it dry, she said with a smile: "Enough about the past, come, I will wash your back."
He raised an eyebrow. There was also this treatment? Very good! Very good!
Reality proved that Feng Yu Heng did not know how to wash people's backs. She did not know how much strength to put in. At times, she would put in too much, and the pain would cause him to grimace. At times, she would not put in enough, and it would tickle him, causing his mind to become a mess.
After a while, the child began to cry. Although there was no sound, he could clearly feel her body shaking. She was careful to try and not allow him to notice.
He felt distressed and reached back with his hand to gently pat the back of her hand. With a voice used to comfort children, he said: "Don't cry. I know that you have suffered, but don't worry, Heng Heng. As long as we are together, there is nothing that is impossible."
Feng Yu Heng leaned against his back, her weeping slowly stopping. She placed her small nose on his back and began to breathe against it. This, however, caused a certain part of Xuan Tian Ming's body to become uneasy.
He was thinking that this girl was definitely doing this on purpose. She was truly too terrible.
Suddenly turning around, he wanted to give her a bit of a scare. Who knew that the girl would fall into his lap, her head drooping. She had actually… fallen asleep.
Xuan Tian Ming had a bitter expression. How could things have gone like this! This damn girl had bad intentions!
Feng Yu Heng slept for a long time, as she had a very long dream. In this dream, she had returned to her previous life and to the operating table, performing operation after operation. In a daze, she also accompanied the rest of the squad in training in everything from frog jumps to crawling to firearms. The first time that she shot her gun, she hit the bullseye. She was just as accurate as with her bow.
After that, her commanding officer arrived in front of her and said to her that China had also sent troops to a war in a third-world country. There were many wounded, and she had to personally go to the battlefield to save these injured soldiers. Going with her was a male medical officer. They were to take a helicopter and would directly enter the country.
She and the male medical officer both sat down in the helicopter, but the male officer had a sudden medical emergency. His entire body began to convulse, so he had to get off the helicopter. Only she and the pilot remained on the helicopter. Not too long after taking off, there was a strange ticking sound. She had been a part of bomb removal drills, so she was clear on what this sound represented. Her mind exploded with a boom. Before she could react, the ticking sound stopped immediately followed by a shocking explosion.
Feng Yu Heng immediately woke up and sat straight up.
This was not the first time that she had this sort of dream; however, it had never been this realistic. It was so real that she could practically see the strange expression of the person that had been carried off of the helicopter. At the time, she did not think much of it. Now that she thought about it, absolutely none of it was normal.
"What is it?" Suddenly, a voice came from beside her.
Feng Yu Heng was startled and acted reflexively, moving her right hand straight toward the source of the voice. Only after she grabbed that person's neck did she notice that the person sitting in the same bed, sharing the same blanket and exposing their upper body was Xuan Tian Ming.
Awkwardly pulling her hand back, she apologetically said: "I forgot that you were here." Thinking a little more, her eyes became sharp, "Why are you here? Why have you climbed into my bed?"
Xuan Tian Ming was speechless, "Dear wife, this change in mood is too fast. Husband is having a little difficulty in keeping up. The two of us had taken a bath together. You fell asleep partway through. I had to help take care of washing the rest of you. It's fine if you don't thank me, but why do you want to kill all witnesses upon waking up?"
Feng Yu Heng smirked, "Who wanted to kill you? This is just a reflex, alright? But… Xuan Tian Ming, what did you just say? You washed me?" She immediately realized that something was off and looked down. Very well, had this bastard completely stripped her? She once again fiercely clawed at him, "Right now, I have an excuse to choke you to death."
"Hah!" He put his hands down, "If you choke your husband to death, who will take care of you for the latter half of your life?"
She wanted to say that her life had only just begun. She had not even lived the first half of her life, so why had he mentioned the latter half? But just as these words rushed to her mouth, she swallowed them back down. She had suddenly become very sensitive to the word "death" that Xuan Tian Ming had said. She began to think in the direction of what he had said. If Xuan Tian Ming died, what should she do?
Xuan Tian Ming could see the horror that appeared unconsciously on her face and began to feel a little puzzled, "What exactly are you afraid of? Last time you fell asleep, it was also like this. You are always uneasy. It's as though you are having some sort of scary dream." While saying this, he felt her forehead, "You're covered in a cold sweat."
Feng Yu Heng was a little embarrassed and said: "What am I afraid of? I am afraid of death. I have already died once, so I am afraid of dying again. Because I don't know if I will meet you again if I die once more. I don't care about anything else, but you are different." She looked up. A little afraid, she discussed with him: "If you go onto the battlefield in the future, bring me along with you, is that all right? I can also fight, ride horses and shoot arrows, as two armies collide. I can do all of that. I do not want to be left at home like an idiot, waiting for news of you to come. That would make me too worried."
He nodded, "Fine, our Heng Heng should not be left at home to partake in the battles a woman of the inner courtyard must partake in. She should advance at my side. Even if I ascend the throne, half of it will be given to you."
Feng Yu Heng smiled and shrank back down under the blanket and closed her eyes, "Xuan Tian Ming, this is something that you said."
His large hand patted her soft hair, as he nodded, "Yes, I said it. It's just the world. It cannot compare to my Heng Heng."
She happily dozed off once more. Unfortunately, some people did not want for her to continue leisurely. Outside the bedroom, a palace maid tried calling out: "Your Highness, county princess, have you woken up? Imperial concubine Yun has already waited for a long time." Please go to
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Teachers and parents beat back Oregon initiative targeting English language learners
WASHINGTON - October 03, 2008 -
In Oregon today, 64,000 students, who speak Spanish and other languages, are breathing a sigh of relief because of the efforts of teachers, parents and community leaders who worked together to defeat a ballot initiative that would have banned teachers from providing instruction to students in their own languages for more than two years.
"This victory shows what a difference it makes when teachers stand with hardworking families who dream of giving their kids a better life," said Lily Eskelsen, vice president of the National Education Association. Eskelsen is one of the nation's most influential Hispanic education leaders. "Instead of punishing students because they speak different languages, we ought to help them make the most of their opportunities," said Eskelsen.
Ballot Measure 58 was rejected by 54 percent of Oregon voters. Support from NEA helped parents and educators saturate the airways with radio and TV advertisements and strengthen grassroots efforts to reach out to voters. More than 70 organizations, both local and national, provided crucial support to the effort.
The ballot measure was initiated by Bill Sizemore, a long-time promoter of anti-public education ballot initiatives who ran for governor in 1998. The measure was pushed on right-wing talk radio.
NEA's efforts to ensure English Language learners get a fair shake go beyond fighting bad ballot measures. NEA has developed a specific curriculum and pedagogy to help these students learn.
For more information, visit http://www.nea.org/ .
The National Education Association is the nation's largest professional employee organization, representing 3.2 million elementary and secondary teachers, higher education faculty, education support professionals, school administrators, retired educators and students preparing to become teachers.
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1 red bell pepper
60 gr soft feta cheese or goat cheese, crumbled
1 fresh green onion, finely chopped
1 tbsp walnuts, crumbled
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp crushed pepper
Cut off the top of the red pepper. Cut it in half and discard the seeds. Set the oven to broil (grill), and heat it up. Place the red pepper on an oven tray, insides facing down and place in the oven. Roast it for about 15 minutes. Afterwards place it in a paper bag for a few minutes so you can peel the skins off easier. Do so, then cut in strips, about 1 inch wide.
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Firestar makes EdgeNode, a platform for handling business processes between enterprises. DataTern sells ObjectSpark, a data services runtime engine that moves data between an application's logical processing layer and data sources.
Red Hat has posted a FAQ on its Web site that contains background about the suit.
According to the document, Firestar originally sued Red Hat in 2006, claiming that JBoss' Hibernate product violated a patent it held. Firestar later assigned the patent to DataTern, which joined the suit.
The settlement nullifies the suit between the company, but also assures that Red Hat's developer community and customers are protected against future patent suits from DataTern and its parent company, Amphion Innovations, the FAQ states. The deal covers all Red Hat products and derivative works, according to Red Hat.
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It's come down a fight for local control. Negotiations on the federal transportation bill are at a critical point and twenty years of gains on biking, walking and Safe Routes to School are at risk.
Cities and counties all over the country need transportation funding to build sidewalks and bikeways to make streets safer, get local economies moving, and encourage active living. But some members of Congress want to eliminate local access to these federal funds.
Will you ask your members of Congress to protect local access to funds for biking and walking projects?
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Selected members of the House and Senate are negotiating right now to produce a final transportation bill. The Senate's first offer to the House included the bipartisan Cardin-Cochran agreement, which would allow local governments to access federal funds for biking and walking projects.
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Federal prosecutors announced charges Thursday against four officers from a South Texas anti-drug task force who they say took thousands of dollars in bribes to guard large shipments of cocaine.
The officers - two from the Mission police department and two Hidalgo County sheriff's deputies - were members of the "Panama Unit," which is a joint task force between the two agencies that targets drug trafficking, according to prosecutors. Mission's police chief said one of the officers was actually part of a different task force, but a prosecutor's office official didn't immediately respond to an after-hours seeking clarification.
The case sent especially large shockwaves through the local law enforcement community because two of the officers accused are the sons of top local law enforcement officials.
None of the officers has been arraigned, but Mission police officer Alexis Rigoberto Espinoza, 29, made an initial appearance in federal court Thursday on charges of twice possessing cocaine with intent to distribute. U.S. Magistrate Judge Dorina Ramos set Espinoza's bond at $100,000 and ordered him to remain under house arrest with electronic monitoring if he should make bond. She denied his request for a court-appointed attorney.
Espinoza is the son of Hidalgo Police Chief Rodolfo "Rudy" Espinoza. He did not return calls for comment and none of the charges involve his department.
Also arrested was Mission police officer Jonathan Trevino, 29, who is the son of Hidalgo County Sheriff Lupe Trevino.
Two of Lupe Trevino's deputies, Fabian Rodriguez, 28, and Gerardo Duran, 30, were also charged. All three were in custody Thursday afternoon.
Jonathan Trevino's attorney did not immediately respond to a call for comment and it wasn't known if the other two had lawyers. They were expected to appear in court Friday.
"It's been devastating to our family, devastating to the organization," said Lupe Trevino, who as sheriff has accused certain state officials of making Texas' border region sound like a war zone. He said he is cooperating fully with the federal investigation and conducting his own internal review. But he added that he also has responsibilities as a father.
"I have to support my son because he is my son. But I will make sure that the right thing is being done and I'm meeting my obligations," Trevino said. "Nothing is being covered up. I'm being very open with everything."
Trevino said the FBI came to his office around 3 p.m. Wednesday to tell him two of his deputies were targets of an investigation and that his son was, as well. He said the Panama Unit was formed more than three years ago to help Mission clean up its street-level drug crime, and that he couldn't comment on the specifics of the case because it wasn't his investigation.
Federal prosecutors say the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement department that conducts internal reviews received a tip in August about Espinoza and another task force member stealing drugs. Local police are often assigned to multi-agency task forces focusing on drug interdiction. Federal investigators set up a sting.
According to prosecutors, a confidential source working for the government told Duran in September that the drug trafficking organization he was working for needed corrupt law enforcement officers to escort drug loads. On Oct. 19, Duran and another individual escorted a load of 20 kilograms of cocaine north from McAllen to the Border Patrol checkpoint in Falfurrias about an hour away. Duran was allegedly paid $4,000, they said.
The officers earned thousands of dollars more for allegedly escorting four more cocaine shipments in November that were part of the sting operation, prosecutors contend.
The complaint said all four "utilized their positions as law enforcement personnel to escort and protect loads of narcotics." Nothing in the charging documents accuses them of stealing drugs, which was the original tip.
Mission Police Chief Martin Garza said Thursday that Jonathan Trevino was the only officer from his department assigned to the Panama Unit and that Espinoza was assigned to an ICE task force that had its own supervisor.
Garza said both officers were fired Thursday. The FBI visited his office late Wednesday afternoon to advise him of their investigation and to collect documents related to it. Garza said he cooperated fully and his department would conduct its own investigation.
If the allegations against his officers are proven, Garza said cases they worked on would have to be reviewed with the district attorney. "There's going to be a domino effect," he said.
Associated Press writer Nomaan Merchant in Dallas contributed to this report.
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The record-breaking $120 million sale of Munch's painting "The Scream" in early May captured headlines. But Beautiful Asset Advisors' analysis of the recent New York City art auctions tracked by the firm's Mei Moses database reveal a more nuanced picture of price trends.
The Mei Moses Indexes track repeat sales of artwork that changes hands in publicly disclosed transactions. Their database now contains over 30,000 repeat sales for approximately 20,000 individual works of ar and the database is growing by about 3,000 paired transactions annually. That information allows BAA to calculate compound annual returns for an artwork's holding period and compare that result with traditional asset classes' returns over the same period.
BAA's analysis of the May impressionist and modern sales at Sotheby's and Christie's New York May 2012 auctions revealed some interesting results:
The average compound annual return (CAR) for day and evening sales at the firms was 5%. That result was significantly lower than the 12% CAR at the London sales in February.
Had an investor held the S&P 500 Total Return Index for the same period, the CAR would have been 6.6%. "These results show a significant loss in momentum, and it will be interesting to see if next week's post-war sales will help to regain this lost ground or continue this slowing trend like that which is plaguing the world economies," BAA points out.
The day sales produced differing results at the auction houses. BAA was able to pair 48 sold lots at Sotheby's with prior auction prices. Those lots generated an average CAR of 6.8% and an average holding period of 15 years, which was the highest CAR for the auctions. In contrast, the 76 lots tracked in the two day-sales at Christie's produced an average CAR of 3.3% and an average holding period of 14.7 years. This was an extremely weak result of less than half the average return for that collecting category, BAA noted.
Those results weren't unexpected after the weak first quarter.
In a May 1 press release BAA reported that the Mei Moses World All-Art Index declined about 8 percent for the first quarter of 2012. Sales result rebounded in April, however, the firm noted: "Strong results in traditional Chinese works of art in Hong Kong and art from India in London helped overcome the weaker results for American painting in New York and 19th century painting in London."
The resulting average compound annual return for the 101 repeat sale pairs was a solid 12.1% — with an average holding period of 8.3 years.
It is interesting to note, however, that if individuals had invested equal sums in the S&P 500 total return index for the same holding period as each of these 101 art objects, the average CAR of those investment would have been 6.3%, shared BAA.
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H. G. Wells: "THINGS to COME" (May, 1936)
H. G. Wells Photographs the FUTURE in His Motion Picture "THINGS to COME"
SUBTERRANEAN cities flourishing under the scientific miracle of weather manufactured by machines—
Light-ray traps which recapture the very incidents of long vanished centuries so that you may watch Columbus discover America if you wish—
Flowers and vegetables grown without soil or sunlight—
Personal radio telephones carried on the clothing in a space no larger than a coat button—
An electric Space Gun powerful enough to rocket human beings around the Moon—
Boring machines which carry joy-riding passengers to Aladdin's caves ten miles beneath the earth—
These are some of the amazing achievements predicted for the world of tomorrow by H. G. Wells, world-famous British novelist who is hailed as the greatest prophetic genius of our day. With other miracles of the year 2054, they will soon be seen in Mr. Wells' startling motion picture, prophetically entitled "Things to Come."
Not the least convincing fact about Mr. Wells' vision of the future is the clean-cut way in which he eliminates what he calls scientific "balderdash." Tomorrow's world will be a triumph of science and the machine, to be sure. But there will be no robot men; machines will not rise like Frankensteins to slay their creators.
Such fantastic touches as these often adorn the prophecies of less able scientists than H. G. Wells. But in "Things to Come" we have painted for us an astonishing picture in which there is not a single development which does not follow naturally out of laboratory discoveries of our own day. It is inspiring for us folk of 1936 to realize that the progress of science, as presented each month in the pages of Modern Mechanix & Inventions, is laying the foundation for a new civilization.
"Things to Come" begins in 1940, only four years away. Without warning, bombing planes appear suddenly over the city of Everytown, symbolic of every other city in the world. It is Christmas Eve. Out of the black night comes the soul-shattering terror of the bombs, rending skyscrapers to kindling, blowing people to atoms. Deadly new gases sweep through the ruined city, choking out the lives of men and women and children, proving that there will be no non-combatants in the next war.
Frightful as the dramatized bombing appears, it is no exaggeration. Since the last aerial bombing on a large scale in 1918, an amazing increase in efficiency has been demonstrated by the fighting planes of the world. The destruction wrought by Zeppelins and bombers during the World War was trivial when contrasted with the tremendous destructive power of modern air forces.
Despite almost complete destruction, Everytown hurls every fiber of its strength against the enemy. Soon there comes a new horror—the shells of the enemy spread the germs of a strange disease, the Wandering Sickness. People stricken by it wander blindly for hours until they die. Water and food supplies are contaminated. Doctors can devise no cure for it, for all laboratories, all means of research have been destroyed.
This weird disease could be similar in form to the invisible plant disease virus which Dr. W. M. Stanley of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research succeeded in crystallizing recently. A few crystals of this substance dissolved in the city water supply would leave scarcely a resident alive.
By 1970 the endless warfare has reduced the world to a state of barbarism.
Nations have ceased to exist. In their place are communities like Everytown, dominated by local war-lords fighting with their neighbors. The people of Everytown live under the thumb of The Boss.
In this desolate scene of havoc a miracle occurs one day. A strange airplane with queer, swallow-like wings descends in Everytown. The pilot is John Cabal, an
aviator who lived in Everytown before the war.
The Boss eagerly demands to know if he can buy planes and gasoline to fight to a "victorious peace," but Cabal shakes his head. His government helps no one to wage war. The Boss angrily orders him thrown into a cell, where, some hours later, Richard Gordon finds him. Gordon is an old friend of Cabal's, and with the latter's directions Gordon gets gasoline from Cabal's plane, patches an old ship and manages to escape to Basra.
The throb of powerful motors heralds Gordon's return with a squadron of bombing planes. The Boss is terrified, but he has a hostage! He ties Cabal in the middle of the square where the invaders must see him. In spite of this, the bombs begin to fall. They thud to earth and burst with harmless "plops," but nothing seems to happen. Then, slowly, the Boss and his soldiers and all the citizens of Everytown fall asleep. For the bombs of the airmen are not designed to kill. They release the gas of Peace, a powerful anesthetic.
Thus, in 1970, the soldiers of science begin to build the world anew. And what a world!
We see it next in 2054. An age of enormous mechanical and industrial energy has followed world peace. Flying over the new Everytown, one might be completely unaware of its existence. There are no skyscrapers; they have vanished with the decadent age of steel. The new Everytown is dug into the hillide. It is constructed not of metal and rivets, but by chemistry. Liquids bubbling in giant retorts and are poured into moulding machines. They emerge as great slabs, perfectly insulated, immensely strong, which are welded together into walls. Cities are built out of test tubes; the carpenter, bricklayer, and steelworker have long been relegated to the discard.
Already manufacturers of prefabricated houses in our world are accomplishing feats comparable to this, and architects and builders are expecting even more radical changes within the next year or so. The ceiling of the room curves over us gently; it seems as limitless as the canopy of the sky.
Standing in this room in the heart of the subterranean city, we can see miles and miles of landscape in the world outside. We see clouds where the ceiling should be. Rippling lakes, flower gardens, waving trees move majestically across the walls, giving a three-dimensional effect of vast distance. Mr. Wells lets us in on a secret. It is a moving frieze which is projected on the walls. It makes the tiniest room seem as vast as all outdoors. Many motion picture theaters of today employ this medium for making their auditoriums seem larger. In place of a ceiling they have what appears to be a blue sky filled with stars and drifting clouds of light. As yet, however, the infinite possibilities of this type of mural decoration have been scarcely touched upon.
Weird Flowers Adorn Everytown
All furniture is made entirely of glass and metal. Flowers are growing in glass vases about the room. They are like no flowers ever seen before—strange, gorgeously beautiful new blossoms, the creations of botanists.
They grow without soil or sunlight, for the elements of growth are chemically provided, and the constant artificial light is much more life-giving than sunshine.
At the Boyce-Thompson Institution Dr. John Arthur has been growing plants in a solution of minerals and salts which take the place of soil. Although no sunlight reaches the room, the plants grow from four to five times normal rate in the rays of a sodium vapor lamp.
Space Gun Is Greatest Marvel
But a far greater marvel than any of those mentioned has excited the citizens of Everytown. It is a gigantic Space Gun—a monstrous, shell-nosed tower 1,500 feet high, half again taller than the Empire State Building. Like an incredibly huge cannon, it shoots projectiles entirely around the moon, and they come to rest in the Pacific Ocean!
It operates on the rocket principle, electrically discharging successive missiles. In this connection we can point to the work of Dr. R. H. Goddard, leading authority on rockets. At his laboratory at.Roswell, N. Mex., he has built a 12-foot rocket which attains a height of a mile and a half, and Dr. Goddard estimates that a height of 50 miles could be attained.
As the scientists of Every town prepare for their great experiment, the rocketing of human passengers around the moon, opposition develops in the form of Theotocopolous, a fanatical poet with a large following, who believes that science has gone far enough.
By means of television, Theotocopolous incites the populace to stop the flight, but because streamcar transportation has been tied up in anticipation of trouble, the enraged citizenry is compelled to march on foot to destroy the rocket tower.
Catherine Cabal and Maurice Passworthy, together with their parents, arrive at the tower by plane and rush to the thousand-foot elevator which lifts them to the entrance level of the space cylinder. Far below them, like tiny ants, Theotocopolous and his horde advance brandishing weapons to smash the electric cables.
Maurice and Catherine enter the cylinder. We see in it a hint of the mechanisms with which man may some day conquer space. Elastic straps with spring supports hold the bodies of the passengers and cushion them against the initial shock of the rocket discharge. A vault-like round door seals them against the bitter absolute zero of outer space. A periscope projects from the nose of the rocket car, enabling the passengers to watch the pageantry of the stars. Concentrated foods are stocked, and a chemical atmosphere is manufactured within the chamber.
And then—the terrible concussion!
In an observatory high above Everytown, Cabal and Sir Raymond stand staring at a great telescope mirror, similar to the 200-inch mirror to be installed at Mt. Wilson. A tiny streak of moving light marks the trail their children are blazing in history.
"My God! Is there never to be an age of happiness? Is there never to be a rest?" Pass-worthy chokes.
"For man, no rest and no ending," says Cabal, the scientist incarnate. "He must go on—conquest beyond conquest. All the universe—or nothingness. Which shall be it, Pass worthy?"
Like the sombre voice of Fate from some illimitable bourne comes the echo: "Which shall it be?"
And on that note of query our master guide, H. G. Wells, ends his inspiring vision. He is content to leave us with a picture of science and invention marching to their resistless ends, as they are marching as you read these words. Marching with such accellerated swiftness as to make his world of 2054 a too-conservative promise of wonders yet to come!


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Bitter much, Kobe?
The Los Angeles Lakers star and his team are in the midst of a rough year, and with a record of 25-29, they are performing well below most reasonable pre-season expectations.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Clippers are surging, and their 39-17 mark is good enough for first place in the Pacific Division. So what might have happened if the catalyst behind the Clippers' excellent play, All-Star point guard Chris Paul, been traded to the other Los Angeles team?
As many people remember, last year Paul was all set to play for the Lakers when NBA Commissioner David Stern suddenly vetoed the trade. Paul was instead dealt to the Clippers, and the rest is history.
Paul and Bryant do get to be teammates every February at the NBA All-Star Game, and when they play together, it's tough not to think of what could have been had the two superstars been teammates. That thought may have been on Bryant's mind when he tweeted a photo of his daughter playing with Paul's son during All-Star Weekend in Houston.
"At least lil @CP3 and baby Mamba can play together NBA can't veto this one Ha!", Kobe wrote.
At least lil @cp3 and baby Mamba can play together NBA can't veto this one Ha! twitter.com/kobebryant/sta…
— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) February 17, 2013
Bryant's biting diss got more than 16,000 re-tweets in the first day. Unfortunately for him, that's not enough to overturn the NBA's reversal of the trade.


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Rox offense puts up a fight, but comes up short
Helton's big day at the plate not enough vs. relentless D-backs
DENVER -- The first two years of Juan Nicasio's career have been marred by injury. He's never fully endured the bumps and bruises that come during a 162-game Major League season.
Nicasio admitted that, after 152 1/3 innings -- more than twice his previous career-high for innings pitched -- the fatigue is starting to drain him. It showed in the Rockies 13-9 loss to the D-backs at Coors Field Sunday afternoon as the right-hander surrendered seven runs in only 2 1/3 innings.
The bullpen only added to that damage in the ninth, preventing a late rally and memorable day for Todd Helton from salvaging a victory.
"I think particularly with the time he's missed the last couple years, this is a heavy workload for him," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said about Nicasio. "But hopefully he's building up some strength as we move forward here, going into next season."
The club's second consecutive loss pushed the Rockies to 3-4 on their final homestand. They start a two-game set against the Red Sox Tuesday that will close their home schedule and mark Helton's final game at Coors Field.
Nicasio found himself in the jams he's had trouble escaping when D-backs second baseman Aaron Hill opened the second inning with a single and Miguel Montero walked, leaving runners on first and second with no outs. That was the impetus for the D-backs' four-run second.
Nicasio wasn't on the mound much longer, pitching just 2 1/3 innings and giving up seven runs allowed in one of his roughest starts of the season. It was another step back for Nicasio, who allowed eight runs over 2 2/3 innings in Tuesday's loss to the Cardinals, and owns an unsavory 9.56 ERA in September.
After a seamless first, Nicasio's day unraveled in the second. Gerardo Parra and Chris Owings ripped back-to-back doubles for a 3-0 lead and Adam Eaton's bunt single ended the inning when he was thrown out trying for second, but not before Owings crossed home plate.
In the third, D-backs drove in two more runs before Weiss made a trip to the mound. Reliever Jeff Francis served up an RBI single to Parra to hand Arizona a 7-0 lead.
"It's no excuse, but it's a long season and everybody's tired," Nicasio said. "I tried my best stuff today, tried to work hard and [you can't] make it happen sometimes."
But a bulk of the 43,736 fans in attendance came to see the final days of franchise icon Helton. He gave them a show worth watching, finishing 3-for-5 with two doubles that toed the line -- his signature hit and the 53rd multi-double game of his career -- and four RBIs.
"Good crowd, got to see Todd do things he's been doing for 17 seasons," Weiss said. "It's great to see him finishing with a bang. He's played really well, swinging the bat really well on this homestand. I'm happy for him, I'm happy for our fans getting to see that."
He sparked the Rockies ninth-inning surge by splashing a two-run single into shallow left. Yorvit Torrealba, pinch-hitter Jordan Pacheco and Charlie Blackmon followed with three singles to score two more, but it still left them four runs short thanks to a sloppy performance by the bullpen.
Starter-turned-reliever Chad Bettis served up a three-run homer to third baseman Matt Davidson, part of Arizona's five-run ninth.
"Just tried to keep a good approach and not try to do too much and he just hung a slider and I got it up in the elevation," Davidson said.
Helton's second double came in the fifth and crawled into the right-field corner, driving in Troy Tulowitzki and Charlie Culberson to cut Arizona's lead to 7-3.
Those two runs gave him 1,400 career RBIs, the crowd offering another standing ovation in recognition of his latest achievement.
Helton's three hits also pushed him into a tie with his former manager, Buddy Bell, for 95th on the all-time hits list. He will leave the game just as he imagined -- not as a veteran extolling advice on the bench but as a still-dangerous piece of the lineup.
"I've always said, when I die, I want to be scarred up and live my life to the fullest," said Helton, who's riding a five-game hitting streak. "I never said I wanted to retire like that. It's good knowing that I can go out and be productive and help the team every once in awhile."
Helton was the last batter D-backs starter Patrick Corbin faced. The young left-hander gave up 10 hits and four runs over 4 1/3 innings, striking out three and walking two.
Michael Cuddyer finished 3-for-5 to raise his batting average to .334, retaking the league lead. After missing three games with an injured wrist, Cuddyer dropped a single into right-center in the third for the Rockies' first run. In the fourth, Torrealba smacked an RBI single through the infield dirt to score Helton after his first double, trimming Arizona's lead to five.


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A handset going by the model number XT1055 has popped up on a benchmarking app, leading people to believe it could relate to the new Motorola flagship smartphone.
Spotted on the Antutu Android app by Japanese site Rbmen, the XT1055 apparently runs Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean while packing a juicy 1.7GHz quad-core processor.
The Motorola name isn't actually attached to the benchmark results, but the XT extension has been used by the now Google-owned manufacturer on previous handsets - the XT9825 is better known as the Razr HD, while the XT890 is the Intel-powered Razr i for example.
Born in the USA
According to the benchmark app the handset is question was tested in the States, although you should take all this with a pinch of salt as results can be faked.
There's been a lot of talk surrounding Motorola's next big handset, especially now it's owned by Google and talk of a "X Phone" seems to suggest we'll see something later in the year.
The annual Google IO conference takes place in a couple of weeks where there is a chance we'll see a new flagship smartphone bearing the search giant's brand there, but we're going to have to wait and see.
Via PhoneArena


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Get ready to spin those pancakes! Â We've got a whole whack of good tunes to have you both reflecting, dancing, and burning off those wretched "Thanksgiving" calories at the same time.
1. Tourist – "Your Girl"
London continues to prove it's reign as the forefront of the today's producer scene with Tourist, and his latest euphoric house track, "Your Girl". Close your eyes as you listen to this emotional, chilled out tune.
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An artist that continues to shine through as a production genius, Cassian just released his latest house tune, "On and On" available with a free download on his Soundcloud. Download this for the sole reason that Soundcloud doesn't have a repeat button…and you're going to need it.
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Nashville indie – pop outfit, Wild Cub, and Los Angeles duo Kisses have paired up on this fun little rework of Wild Cub's latest, "Straight No Turns. We may have had a hand in this collaboration…
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Certainly not the newest song to ever hit the blogosphere, Lone's brilliant original house track "Aquamarine" finds itself nestled at a burning 130BPM, yet plays as one of the most relaxing, meditative house songs ever produced.
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TI-RSLK MAX Module 21 – Sensor integration
TI-RSLK MAX Module - 1 Running code on the LaunchPad using CCS
TI-RSLK MAX Module 2 – Voltage, current, and power
The purpose of this course is to review basic electronic components and the electrical properties needed to interface sensors and actuators to a microcontroller. You will learn how to measure reactance of a capacitor and use your project to measure current and voltage. The electrical properties of the capacitor will help you design circuits that "filter" or remove noise from your robot.
TI-RSLK MAX Module 3 – ARM Cortex M
This module serves as a brief introduction to the ARM Cortex-M microcontroller, assembly programming language and some debugging techniques. Understanding how the processor works is essential for the design of embedded systems, such as the one used in your robot.
TI-RSLK MAX Module 4 – Software design using MSP432
This module is an introduction to C, a general-purpose programming language, in addition to the concepts of compiling and debugging using the MSP432 and TI Code Composer Studio™. Debugging skills are a valuable tool when developing complex systems involved with robotics.
TI-RSLK MAX Module 5 – Building the robot
In this module, you will create the robot. You will then be able to measure the voltage, current and energy for a battery while managing voltage regulation. This will allow you to build the circuits needed to power the robot.
TI-RSLK MAX Module 6 – GPIO
In this module, you will interface a line sensor (infra-red sensor) to the microcontroller and learn how to write software to initialize GPIO pins. The line sensor is a simple and accurate sensor for solving robotic challenges.
TI-RSLK MAX Module 7 – Finite state machines
This module will demonstrate how to use finite state machines as a central controller for the system. Finite state machines are an effective design process to have in your embedded system tool box and can be used to solve problems with inputs and outputs.
TI-RSLK MAX Module 8 – Interfacing input and output
The purpose of this module is to develop interface switches and an LED so the robot can effectively detect wall collisions. Many sensors and actuators deploy LEDs, so understanding how they operate will be important to building your robot.
TI-RSLK MAX Module 9 – SysTick timer
In this module, you will learn the fundamentals of SysTick timers and pulse width modulators (PWM), including how to measure pulse times and period with a logic analyzer and amplitude with an oscilloscope. It is important to understand the concept of PWM as we will use it to adjust power to the motors.
TI-RSLK MAX Module 10 – Debugging real-time systems-interrupts
This module provides an intro to how flash memory operates, including debugging techniques for real-time systems and how to generate periodic interrupts using SysTick. Minimally intrusive debugging is essential for real-time systems to evaluate performance while the system runs in real-life situations.
TI-RSLK MAX Module 11 – Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
This module will show you how to display characters and provide real-time debugging on a display screen. An LCD or OLED on your robot provides a convenient way to observe what it is thinking.
TI-RSLK MAX Module 12 – DC motors
The purpose of this lab is to interface the motors to the TI LaunchPad to make the robot move. Understanding how duty cycle, voltage and current combine to affect speed is required when building your robot.
TI-RSLK MAX Module 13 – Timers
In this module, you will write software that uses the timers to create PWM outputs. Using timers for PWM and period interrupts provide mechanisms to grow the complexity of the robot system.
TI-RSLK MAX Module 14 – Real-time systems
This module demonstrates how to use priority interrupts for creating real-time systems. As your robot system becomes more complex, period interrupts are one way to combine multiple threads onto one microcontroller.
TI-RSLK MAX Module 15 – Data acquisition systems
This module will teach you how to interface the infrared distance sensors using the analog-to-digital converter. IR distance sensors are an essential component for solving robot challenges where avoiding walls is necessary to achieve the goal.
TI-RSLK MAX Module 16 – Tachometer
In this module, you will learn how to interface the tachometers that enable the robot to measure motor rotational speed. Tachometer data allows your software to drive straight, drive for a prescribed amount of distance or turn at a prescribed angle.
TI-RSLK MAX Module 17 – Control systems
The purpose of this module is to create a control system by combining the sensors with the actuators. Incremental and integral control are simple algorithms for controlling motor speed.
TI-RSLK MAX Module 18 – Serial communication
The purpose of this module is to understand the operation and use of first in first out (FIFO) queue to interface the robot to the PC using a serial channel. You will create two FIFO queues and design a command interpreter to assist in the robot challenge. You will develop an interrupting device driver using the universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART). This serial port allows the microcontroller to communicate with devices such as other computers, input sensors, and output displays.
TI-RSLK MAX Module 19 – Bluetooth low energy
The purpose of this module is to understand basic concepts of Bluetooth® low energy (BLE). You will interface the TI SimpleLink™ BLE CC2650 Module BoosterPack™ Plug-in module to the SimpleLink MSP432P401R LaunchPad™ development kit using universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART) communication. You will create a BLE service with multiple characteristics and design a robot system that can be controlled by a smart device using BLE.


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"Asiantuntijoiden mukaan Borrelioosi leviää vauhdilla - normaali hoito ei välttämättä auta.
Kuukausiin kukaan ei tiennyt mikä Tom Coffeya vaivasi. Keväällä 2001, ollessaan 34-vuotias hänen verenpaineensa kohosi ja hänelle ilmeni kaksoiskuvia. Kesän lopulla hän sai kasvohermohalvauksen, fatiikkia, voimakkaita nivelkipuja. Useat lääkärikäynnit eivät tuoneet apua.Lokakuuhun mennessä Tomin paino oli kaksinkertaistunut.
Lääkärini ei enää tiennyt mitä tehdä ja lähetti minut eri asiantuntijoille. Yhtenä aamuna hän ei kyennyt nielemään suuhunsa tullutta limaa. Coffey meni nopeasti sairaalaan. Lukuisien testien jälkeen lääkärit päättelivät että Coffey sairasti ALS-tautia. Tauti tappaisi hänet todennäköisesti puolessa vuodessa.Tomille laitettiin nenä-mahaletku ja hän odotti kuolemaa. Eräs sukulainen kuitenkin epäili oireiden johtuvan borrelia-bakteerista. Tom meni Borrelioosiiin erikoistuneen lääkärin, Greg Bachin, vastaanotolle. Tämä huomasi päänahassa ihomuutoksen joka oli tullut punkinpuremasta. Luulin aina että Borrelioosi ei ole mikään iso juttu, mutta bakteeri oli vähällä tappaa minut, Tom kertoo.
Tom Coffey jatkoi antibioottihoitoa 14 kk. Hän ei halunnut ottaa riskiä vaan varmistaa että bakteeri todella häviää. Tri Fallonin mukaan vähintään puolet sairastuneista saa aivan liian lyhyen hoidon. Joidenkin potilaiden kohdalla pitkäö suonensisäinen antibioottihoito saattaa olla välttämätöntä."
The Lyme Disease Association has "Reprinted from PEOPLE Weekly's June 16,
2003 issue by special permission; © 2003 Time Inc. All rights reserved"
People; 16 2003 J.D. Heyman Joanne Fowler in Frederick
Hidden Plague. Forget about SARS. Lyme disease is spreading steadily,
and some experts say it can elude the standard cure
For months no one knew what was happening to Tom Coffey. In the
spring of 2001 the then 34-year-old radio dispatcher was struck by
high blood pressure and double vision. By summer's end he was
suffering from facial palsy, crushing fatigue and joint pain so
intense he walked with an old man's shuffle. Medical visits turned up
nothing. By October his weight had plummeted 105 lbs., to 202. "My
doctor was at the end of his rope," says Coffey. "He kept referring
me to different people."
When he awoke unable to swallow his saliva, Coffey rushed to a
hospital near his Frederick, Md., home and was given blood tests and
brain scans. Doctors returned with a terrifying diagnosis: ALS, or
Lou Gehrig's disease, a degenerative illness likely to kill him
within six months. "Tom's dad said, 'I always thought he'd be burying
me. Now I'll be burying him,'" says Coffey's wife, Tricia, 35.
Hooked to a feeding tube, Coffey waited to die. But a relative who
thought his symptoms might have another cause suggested a trip to Dr.
Greg Bach, a suburban Philadelphia Lyme disease specialist. The
doctor found something everyone else had missed--a "bulls-eye" rash
beneath his patient's hair. Coffey was suffering not from ALS but
from a severe case of Lyme, which is spread to humans by tick bites.
For most people, Lyme manifests in a rash and flulike symptoms easily
treated with antibiotics. Left undiagnosed, however, it can invade
the nervous system. "I always thought Lyme was no big deal," says
Coffey, who rebounded after taking medication. "But it damn near
killed me."
In fact Lyme is rarely fatal, but as Americans head outdoors during
the peak infection months of May to July, experts warn that it can be
devastating--and that the threat is growing. In the past decade the
disease has spread from the Northeast to every state except Montana.
Last year the Centers for Disease Control reported 17,000 cases--more
than double the number in 1990--but researchers like Joseph Piesman
of the CDC say the actual incidence may be about 10 times higher.
The illness is also the subject of a growing debate. While most
doctors believe that Borrelia burgdorferi, the tick-borne spirochete
that causes Lyme, is quickly killed by medication, many patients
complain of arthritis, irregular heartbeat, memory loss and motor-
skill problems long after they have undergone the standard two-to-
four-week treatment regimen. That has led some researchers to
conclude that Lyme can return as a chronic illness in perhaps 10
percent of those thought to be cured. "Lyme is much more serious than
the public recognizes," says Dr. Brian Fallon, director of Columbia
University's Lyme Disease Research Center. "People can have severe
cognitive problems for the rest of their lives." The medical
establishment, however, remains unconvinced, and a few doctors have
been penalized for their treatment of recurrent Lyme. Pat Smith, head
of the Lyme Disease Association, a nonprofit group calling for
greater research on the disease, thinks pressure not to recognize the
chronic form comes from insurance companies: "They don't want to
No one disputes that late-stage Lyme is little understood. Tests are
often effective only in early-stage infection, and while sufferers
usually get a rash, they don't always notice it. Worse, many Lyme
symptoms mimic other diseases: fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis, even
mental illness. That means other diseases may be mistakenly treated
as Lyme--the crux of mainstream objections to the chronic-disease
theory. "People who test negatively for Lyme are still being given
antibiotics to see what happens," says Dr. Gary Wormser, head of
infectious diseases at New York Medical College.
But Fallon argues that a longer course of medication, given
intravenously, may be needed for some patients. Coffey's doctor
agrees. "Half the patients I see have been inadequately treated,"
says Bach. "These people thought they were cured by being treated
only a little."
Coffey, now 37, is taking no chances: He has remained on antibiotics
for 14 months to be sure that his Lyme is really gone. Still, he's
grateful to have escaped his death sentence. "I'm starting over
again," he says. "From here on out, the rest is gravy."
--J.D. Heyman --Joanne Fowler in Frederick
--How it works: Recurrent symptoms--from fatigue to joint pain--could
be caused by Lyme itself or by some other factor, perhaps an
autoimmune response that lingers after the spirochete is gone.
--How it eludes detection: The Lyme spirochete may be able to hide
deep in tissue, where it can elude blood tests and antibiotics.
Experts do agree on preventive measures: Use bug repellent; wear long
pants (ideally tucked into socks) and sleeves in brushy areas. And do
a tick-check daily.
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Seib & Wessel: What Next on Same-Sex Marriage?
Could the Supreme Court duck on ruling on gay marriage? WSJ Supreme Court Correspondent Jess Bravin discusses the complicated issues justices are facing on California's Prop 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act, amid growing support for same-sex marriage.
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Indiana Lawmakers to Debate 'Right to Work
Indiana's legislative session will be short this year - it's expected to last until March - but judging by the political tone set before the start of the session Wednesday, the debate will be furious.
The Republican leadership, as well as Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels, have already vowed to make so-called right-to-work legislation the centerpiece of their agenda - a move that's already stirred an uproar among Hoosier Democrats. If approved, the legislation would prohibit companies from making employees pay dues to a union as a condition of employment.
The GOP attempted to push the issue through the General Assembly in 2010, but Hoosier Democratic state representatives scuttled debate by fleeing Indiana and holing up in Illinois for more than a month.
Indiana Legislative Insight Publisher Ed Feigenbaum does not expect such a boycott this time.
"I think there will be a number of parliamentary maneuvers that Democrats will employ that will be to their strategic advantage that will show their displeasure," he said.
Those maneuvers could include delays in showing up for quorum calls or otherwise disrupting business without leaving the Statehouse.
Supporters of current right-to-work proposals say Indiana needs such a law to attract businesses. Democrats say the move is an attempt to hurt organized labor and that such laws in other states have driven down wages.
Pro-union supporters say they want to get a jump on the debate and are expected to flood the Statehouse Wednesday afternoon, but they may encounter resistance. State police last week announced a new 3,000-person cap on the number of people allowed inside the Statehouse at any given time.
Unions quickly shot back, calling the limit a move by Daniels' administration to stifle debate.
Republican Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman said Tuesday that the rules don't discriminate against anyone, and that the limit is based on public safety concerns. He added that the limits will be evaluated daily.
Aside from union legislation, lawmakers are also expected to again consider a statewide smoking ban, legislation that failed to get past the committee level in 2011. Supporters want such a ban to be implemented in time for the Super Bowl, which will be hosted in Indianapolis next month.
A statewide smoking ban has been sought by Indiana state Rep. Charlie Brown (D-Gary) for years without success.
With no budget to approve, this session is considered the "short session" and must be completed by March 14.


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Fan, ho! Followers buoy Yonder Mt. String Band's bluegrass, jamband sound
Thirteen year in the biz says something about a band.
"We keep the show fresh–- that's what makes all the difference in the world," says mandolinist Jeff Austin.
"Fresh" is a valuable word when it comes to successful artistry these days; with the evolution of the music business, artists can never be certain to hit it big based on record sales or album rankings. Traversing the interwebs can allow an unknown artist to hit it big–- or allow fans to easily "steal" or illegally download music, leaving a musician with little to show for all his hard work in the studio.
But by re-focusing their energy on diversifying their live show, the Yonder Mountain String Band can keep fans craving more– a concept they hit on when they created their hybrid sound in 1998. After a few jam sessions at a local venue in Boulder, Colorado, the quartet hit it off when their mutual love of bluegrass stretched out in a multi-minute jam.
"We ended up playing this one older tune for six or seven minutes, and the crowd was still into it," explains Austin. "We liked how it was streching out and for the first time, we went, 'Wow, bluegrass instrumentation can stretch out and keep people's interest.'"
Elongating a song without keyboards or percussion can be a foreign concept to jam fans–- but the folksy combination of mandolin, guitar, bass, and banjo managed to elevate both genres into a multi-layered sound.
"We wanted to be the best bluegrass band we could be," says Austin. "It's cool that we can go another way and not limit ourselves to just being a bluegrass band and that's it. There's nothing 'traditional' about us."
Eschewing tradition and re-inventing expectations for their sound has allowed the band to avoid the stereotypes and pitfalls of both the bluegrass and jamband scenes, providing for a fearlessness in song choice and influence.
Despite the lack of percussion or keys, covering songs from Pink Floyd and David Bowie in a single set is a welcome challenge.
"Nothing is untouchable," says Austin, noting that no set is the same, resulting in tour followers not unlike the Deadheads that chased Jerry Garcia around the country in hopes of hearing a favorite song.
"If fans want to come to consecutive shows, they're not going to hear the same material," explains guitarist Adam Aijala.
Austin agrees. An engaged fanbase that's jonesing to hear specific songs will stay dedicated throughout a tour if a band has the playlist and creativity to mix it up.
"In the old days, airplay and record sales dictated success," says Austin. "These days it's about putting bodies in the door."
Yonder Mountain String Band plays at the Jefferson Theater, Wednesday, February 16. Show starts at 8pm and tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door.Read more on: jefferson theateryonder mountain string band
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What kind of food will be available at the show? I hope it's fried chicken with ample servings of cornbread!
In that case you should definitely check out Southern Culture On The Skids next time they come to town.
An awesome band.
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Bobby Schuller Encourages Crystal Cathedral to Press On
Bobby Schuller Encourages Crystal Cathedral to Press On
A day after the iconic building of the California megachurch Crystal Cathedral was given a new name by its Catholic buyers, guest speaker for the worship service Bobby Schuller told the congregants there was hope and they should get together to make the next two years the "best ever."
Speaking to members during the Sunday service, the grandson of founder Robert H. Schuller acknowledged it was sad to see the name of the Garden Grove campus changed to Christ Cathedral, but added he felt a "sense of hope."
"So much of our identity has been wrapped up in this beautiful place … How can we survive? Our name is Crystal Cathedral," The Orange County Register quoted Schuller as saying. He added that it was perhaps a mistake to name the ministry after its campus, but sought to console members, saying the Roman Catholic Church is "of the Lord," who will continue to be worshipped at the cathedral.
Schuller was invited to speak on the first Sunday after the church announced it would move to St. Callistus Catholic Church in 2013, and Bishop Tod Brown of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange announced the new name for the cathedral it now owns.
Schuller added the ministry would have its best last year ever before it moved to St. Callistus. He also said Crystal Cathedral could use this year to make plans for the best year after that for its continued work and its world-renowned Hour of Power television program. "We need everyone," he said. "We need to do this together."
Interim Senior Pastor Lawrence Wilkes also spoke in the church, telling members that a Korean congregation regularly prayed for the ministry at 5:30 a.m. He said he also had plans to lead a prayer service for the Crystal Cathedral Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. "We want prayer for this ministry. We need that," he was quoted as saying.
The ministry's president and CEO, John Charles, said it was "a brand new era" for the church. He also told members the church could get to "turn the tables on them" by renaming St. Callistus. "We've got to pull our own kind of contest, if you will."
The Catholic diocese bought the landmark campus in February for $57.5 million on a court's order. The Crystal Cathedral ministry had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October 2010.
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The deal allowed Crystal Cathedral to continue to worship on the campus for three years for $100,000 a month during the first year and $150,000 for the following two years. The congregation was expected to move out of the campus in 2015, when the building would serve as the spiritual home of the 1.2 million Catholics in Orange County. But the ministry has planned to move to the new location earlier seemingly due to financial constraints.
Crystal Cathedral had been facing a growing debt and a leadership struggle since the founder handed over the leadership of the church to his family in 2008. Schuller founded the church with a $500 loan over 55 years ago.


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Is It True That One Glass Of Wine A Night Is Okay For My Heart, And The Type Of Wine Matter?
Dr. Douglas Zipes answers the question: 'Is One Glass Of Wine Heart Healthy?'
-- Question: My Doctor Told Me That One Glass Of Wine A Night Is Okay For My Heart. Is That True And Does It Matter What Kind Of Wine I Drink?
Answer: One glass of wine, maybe a little bit more, is beneficial. There is a great deal of discussion as to whether red wine is the preferred type of alcohol versus white or even Scotch or something like that. And it's not entirely clear. There are benefits associated with red wine, grape juice, for example. But it appears from other studies that alcohol per se may be beneficial. So it's not entirely clear.
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The $30 Million Vanilla Cake
For your next birthday bash, why not go big with a vanilla cake that calls for flour, eggs, sugar, diamonds and sapphires. "Big Spender" columnist Charles Passy joins Lunch Break with a look at the $30 million vanilla cake.
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Dodgers, Red Sox trade: Beckett, Gonzalez, Crawford traded to LA
The blockbuster trade between the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers is complete, according to the Boston Herald. The deal was announced on Saturday afternoon.
First baseman Adrian Gonzalez, left fielder Carl Crawford, righthander Josh Beckett and infielder Nick Punto will go to the Dodgers in exchange for first baseman James Loney, infielder Ivan DeJesus Jr., outfielder/first baseman Jerry Sands, pitcher Rubby De La Rosa and pitching prospect Allen Webster. De La Rosa and Sands were traded as players to be named later.
According to the Boston Herald, the Red Sox also will send $12 million to the Dodgers to help cover the huge amount of payroll the team will assume in the trade.
One of the final hurdles to the deal was that Beckett and Crawford had to waive their no-trade clauses, but CBSSports.com reported that happened late Friday night.
"We continue to do everything in our power to strengthen our team for the stretch drive in an effort to reach the postseason," Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti said in a statement. "This trade today exemplifies ownership's commitment to making the team as good as possible not only for 2012 but for many seasons to come."
More: How moving Beckett, Gonzalez, Crawford affects both teams
Gonzalez, 30, is in the second year of a seven-year, $154 million extension. He is hitting .300 with 15 homers, 86 RBIs and a .343 on-base percentage.
"Excited to get back to Cali and be a part of Dodgertown!" Gonzalez tweeted Saturday afternoon.
Crawford, 31, is in the second year of a seven-year, $142 million contract. He has disappointed in his first two seasons in Boston, missing considerable time because of injuries. He had season-ending Tommy John surgery this week and might not be ready for the start of the 2013 season. In 31 games this season, Crawford hit .282 with three homers, 19 RBIs, five stolen bases and a .306 on-base percentage.
Beckett, 32, is underperforming this season with a 5-11 record and a 5.23 ERA. He has two years remaining on his four-year, $68 million contract. He fell out of favor with fans (and perhaps the front office) during his struggles last September and his role in the chicken-and-beer fiasco that coincided with the team's late-season collapse.
Punto, 34, is hitting .200 with a homer and 10 RBIs as a part-time infielder. He is in the first year of a two-year, $3 million contract.
In all, the Boston Herald notes the Red Sox will save more than $275 million dollars in terms of the luxury tax and salaries with this deal. As for the players they will receive:
Loney, 28, will be a free agent after this season and might not remain in Boston's plan. In 114 games this season, he is hitting .254 with four homers, 33 RBIs and a .302 on-base percentage.
De La Rosa, 23, just returned from Tommy John surgery. In 13 games (10 starts) before the injury last season, he was 4-5 with a 3.71 ERA with the Dodgers. At Class AA last season, he went 2-2 with a 2.92 ERA in eight starts.
De Jesus, 25, hit .273 with four RBIs and a .324 on-base percentage in 23 games with Los Angeles this season. In 60 games at Class AAA, he batted .295 with three homers, 33 RBIs and a .333 on-base percentage.
Sands, 24, hit .174 with one RBI and a .208 on-base percentage in nine games with the Dodgers this season. In 109 games at Class AAA, he batted .303 with 24 homers, 101 RBIs and a .380 on-base percentage.
Webster, 22, was considered one of the Dodgers' top pitching prospects. In 27 games (22 starts) at Class AA this season, he went 6-8 with a 3.55 ERA.