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In my experience John Main is the most important spiritual guide in the Church today. He opened the way to the direct experience of God, of truth, of reality from within the Christian tradition. He was a man of great wisdom and above all of great love.
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John Main effectively put the desert tradition of prayer to work in our own day. The roots of his distinctive spirituality lie deep in the fourth and fifth centuries, especially in the works of that great expositor of the desert world, John Cassian. The World Community for Christian Meditation which continues his mission is for me, as for many throughout the world, a taste of what a commitedly contemplative church might look and feel like.
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John Main never said things in flashy ways, he is saying a lot more than a superficial reading might allow one to see. By going to the roots of spirituality he laid a solid and radical foundation for social critique and social involvement. John Main teaches us to move beyond all images for the sake of powerlessness. I have personally been gifted by the wisdom of this man.
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One thing that I found remarkable about John Main was his way of being with and exchanging profoundly with people of other religious faiths and traditions, without in any way loosing his anchoring in the Christian tradition. The issue of who is right didn't obtrude. He taught us how to live fully the deepening of our own spirituality that we can realize in these exchanges, just because the faiths are so different, and can't be simply reconciled by finding some lowest common denominator. Some truths emerge in the space between our faiths, in the silence we never manage to fill.
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As meditation and contemplation spread through the world East and West, the teaching of John Main and the World Community for Christian Meditation which he inspired become more and more important. I have found that the contemplative spirit is particularly valuable in our dialogue with Zen and other Oriental religions. May it grow and develop in the whole world.
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Market Tours: Bangkok Center Grocery
Chinatown can be wonderfully chaotic, and often a mere stroll along Mott or Mullberry will turn up a serendipitous find. Sometimes, though, you need a little bit of guidance to navigate the exhaustive maze of pan-Asian grocers. If you're looking for Thai ingredients, and some know-how for what to do once you find them, then head deeper south, past the crush of Canal Street, to the otherwise nondescript Mosco Street, where you'll find the Bangkok Center Grocery.
The Bangkok Center Grocery is one of the few groceries in New York City dedicated solely to Thai cuisine. The best thing about it isn't the stock of Thai basil (conspicuously missing from other supermarket herb collections), spicy tamarind candies or three kinds of soy sauce (regular, black and sweet black). Its greatest asset is Yoottapong, the friendly and knowledgeable proprietor.
"My name is, uh...Tom!" returned Yoottapong when I introduced myself. (He was trying to be helpful, as clearly I am not Thai). He laughed. "Actually, it's Y-o-o-t-t-a-p-o-n-g. A very long name in Thailand." Originally from Bangkok, Yoottapong and his wife Premjit moved to NYC some ten years ago. They'd always wanted to own a grocery store, so when the opportunity presented itself, they jumped at the chance to do something great. In the ensuing years, they've transformed the Bangkok Center Grocery into a space to learn as well as shop.
The knowledge comes primarily from Yoottapong's mother, who taught him to cook as a young boy in Thailand. He smiled proudly. "She cooked very well. Everyone loved her food. I learned by seeing, by trying. I would ask, how do you make that, how do you prepare that?"
Today, he shares his knowledge with any curious customer to cross his threshold (who, I'm told, includes the likes of David Bouley, Ty Bellingham of Soho's new Kittichai, and even Bobby Flay). "Everyone who loves Thai food comes here, to collect the ingredients. Because we have everything, but we also explain the tricks, to make it taste good, to make it tasty."
Yoottapong does seem to stock everything, and he will in fact eagerly describe each one, if you're curious and have the time. Beyond the Thai pantry staples—which are, according to Yoottapong, palm sugar, fish sauce, oyster sauce, soy sauce, and yellow soy bean paste—Bangkok Center Grocery has everything you need for Thai home cooking. There are several kinds of noodles (including three thicknesses of dried noodles, and the original Thai "Double Dragon" glass sheet noodles), turmeric and roasted rice powders, whole annatto seed, several brands of shrimp paste as well dried shrimp and dried squid, preserved bean curd and preserved cabbage, jars of young green peppers, and tamarind (both in fresh paste and concentrate form).
But more impressive than the things in tins and boxes are the ingredients that one usually finds in tins and boxes elsewhere but are, at Yoottapong's, fresh. Alongside the Thai basil there's another hard-to-find basil, Holy basil, as well as kaffir lime leaves for making homemade curry, bunches of feathery green Cha-om (an herby vegetable that Yoottapong suggested cooking into what would amount to an egg and Cha-om frittata), stalks of lemongrass, fresh turmeric, galangal root, bird's eye chilies, small Thai eggplants, and fresh bamboo shoots by the bagful.
And, in the freezer, two extra special treats: fresh, slightly chunky coconut milk (which Yoottapong noted is more fragrant and flavorful than the canned varieties), and pandan leaves (which you can find as ice cream at the Chinatown Ice Cream Factory around the corner).
To drink with dinner you'll find tamarind, lychee and sugar cane juices, as well as cans of chrysanthemum tea, a grass jelly drink (which Yoottapong explained is something akin to black jello, and is made by boiling the aged stalks of Mesona chinensis, a sibling to mint) and hột é, a popular drink speckled with soft black basil seeds and sweetened with honey.
The bounty is thanks to Yoottapong's dedicated work. "I go [to Thailand] often, to go find a new product, to see what is good, what is new for the customer. I have to taste things first before I bring it, so that when my customer tastes it, he says, mmm, that's good, bring more," he explained. "We try to get all the hard-to-find ingredients from Thailand, everything that you need to cook Thai food."
Despite the variety of ingredients available at his fingertips, Yoottapong's favorite dish is, somewhat surprisingly, the ubiquitous comfort food Pad Thai. "It seems not easy, but it is easy," Yoottapong confided. "You take fish sauce—sugar, tamarind juice and a little bit of soy sauce. The sauce—that's the trick. And the noodles. You need this kind of noodle" (he pointed to packets of dried noodles in clear plastic packages) "there are three different kinds, the thinnest is the best one. You don't boil them, you soak them, soak them for an hour. That's another trick."
And if you're not up for making your own Thai food from scratch, the Bangkok Center Grocery carries a large selection of ready-made noodles, frozen entrees and curry pastes, including fresh curry paste in the fridge, an unusual departure from—and far, far superior to—the usual canned options.
Pick up a rice steamer, and mortar and pestle, too, and you'll be on your way—until you have another question, when you'll be back again.
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Medium Liquids Measuring range 0.03 to 3 m/s (0.1 to 9.84 ft/s) Medium temperature –20 to +85 °C (–4 to +185 °F) Process pressure 0 to +100 bar (at 20 °C) (0 to 1450 psi) Product / Version Price / pcs. in EUR Order code Process Connection Electrical Connection Power Supply; Output 1 to 3 4 to 10 11+ W/o, compr. fitting 316L, L=>100mm insertion length, compr. fitting, to order separately. Plug M12 18-30VDC; 1x switch PNP 261.16 242.88 229.82 DTT31-A1A111AA2CAB 18-30VDC; 2x switch PNP 277.18 257.78 243.92 DTT31-A1B111AA2CAB 18-30VDC; switch PNP + 4-20mA 314.23 292.23 276.52 DTT31-A1C111AA2CAB Plug ISO4400 M16x1.5 18-30VDC; 1x switch PNP 277.18 257.78 243.92 DTT31-A2A111AA2CAB G1/4 male thread ISO228, 316L Plug M12 18-30VDC; 1x switch PNP 266.16 247.53 234.22 DTT31-A1A111ABxxAB 18-30VDC; 2x switch PNP 282.18 262.43 248.32 DTT31-A1B111ABxxAB 18-30VDC; switch PNP + 4-20mA 319.23 296.88 280.92 DTT31-A1C111ABxxAB Plug ISO4400 M16x1.5 18-30VDC; 1x switch PNP 282.18 262.43 248.32 DTT31-A2A111ABxxAB G1/2 male thread ISO228, 316L Plug M12 18-30VDC; 1x switch PNP 266.16 247.53 234.22 DTT31-A1A111AExxAB 18-30VDC; 2x switch PNP 282.18 262.43 248.32 DTT31-A1B111AExxAB 18-30VDC; switch PNP + 4-20mA 319.23 296.88 280.92 DTT31-A1C111AExxAB Plug ISO4400 M16x1.5 18-30VDC; 1x switch PNP 282.18 262.43 248.32 DTT31-A2A111AExxABCable and plug to be ordered separately from the accessories section. Please specify length.
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The Flowphant T DTT31 is a flow switch for monitoring, displaying and measuring relative mass flow rates of liquid media in the range from 0.03 to 3 m/s (0.1 to 9.84 ft/s). Application examples include: Monitoring cooling water circulation systems of pumps, turbines, compressors and heat exchangers and monitoring lubrication systems.
The device measures the mass flow of a liquid medium with the calorimetric measurement method. The calorimetric measuring principle is based on cooling a heated temperature sensor. Heat is removed from the sensor by forced convection due to medium flowing by. The extent of this heat transfer depends on the medium velocity and the difference in temperature between the sensor and medium (King's law). The higher the velocity or the mass flow of the medium, the greater the temperature sensor cooling.
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Output signal 1 × PNP, 2 × PNP or 1 × PNP with analog output for flow and temperature Voltage drop PNP ≤2 V Overload protection Automatic testingPerformance characteristics Reference conditions According to DIN IEC 60770/61003 Measured error Switch point and display 0.2 % Long-term drift ≤0.5 % per year under reference operating conditions Sensor reaction time 6 to 12 s Response time Switch output 100 msOperating conditions Medium temperature –20 to +85 °C (–4 to +185 °F) Ambient temperature –40 to +85 °C (–40 to +185 °F) Degree of protection
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Supply voltage Ub 18 to 30 V DC, reverse polarity protection Current consumption Without load <100 mA at 24 V DCGeneral EMC Interference emission as per IEC 61326 Series, class B electrical equipment; interference immunity as per IEC 61326 Series, appendix A (indust. use) and NAMUR Recomm. NE 21 Operating elements 3 buttons or PC and software Materials Process connection, protecting tube and housing 316LApprovals Desina compliant
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Whereas traditional writing about art is grounded in historical fiction, modem art historians aspire to rise above such fables of art. Despite their aspiration to transcend fiction, modern scholars often still write in unwittingly imaginative ways, especially when they find the "portraits" of artists and their friends in the work of Raphael, Tintoretto, Veronese, and Masaccio, among others. The epitome of this current of scholarship is found in exegeses of Michelangelo's Last Judgment, which is now read as a sort of pictorial, autobiographical novel. Various well-known works, including Botticelli's Primavera and Giorgione's Tempesta, also afford scholars the opportunity to spin their own yarns disguised unwittingly as iconographical analysis.
The object of this study is to show that a specific part of Michelangelo's painted ceiling, not usually considered intrinsic to thematic discussion, offers not only an important clue regarding the underlying theme of the Ceiling itself but, moreover, suggest that Ceiling is inherently related to the previous and subsequent decorations and indeed even to the purpose of the building itself as an architectural monument. Deriving from Ovid's Metamorphoses, the centralizing symmetry and grandly articulated ignudi of the Sistine Chapel represent the Golden Age of Man. In this way the Hebrew and Christian Bible (the Old Testament) and the "Pagan" Bible (the Ovidian legacy) - familiar sources that did not require theological expertise - were effectively combined and harmonized as the patrimony of Christian Rome. The essence of this conflation suggest that the theme of Law and Justice prevail in the Ceiling, as well as in the original altar wall and the side wall decorations, including Raphael's tapestries, the building itself and its original internal organization and, finally, in Michelangelo's Last Judgement. The so-called Sacrifice of Noah is re-named as the Sacrifice of Abel, which corresponds with the descriptions of this scene by Michelangelo's friends Condivi and Vasari as well as with the correct chronological order of the Ceiling paintings and the theme of Law and Justice.
In the collection of Sir Joshua Reynolds by 1778, Poussin's The Infancy of Bacchus and its missing pendant were still in Rome in the mid-seventeenth century, when Jean Lemaire incorporated figural components from each into the foreground of his Youthful Romulus now in the National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin. Not unlike the bacchanalian pictures Poussin would have painted for Cassiano dal Pozzo, The Infancy of Bacchus is perhaps stylistically closest to The Landscape with Nymphs and Satyrs (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool), The Venus and Adonis (sections in the Musée Fabre, Montpellier and private collection, New York) and The Nurture of Bacchus (National Gallery, London), all generally dated to 1625—1627. While bacchanalian motifs and handling of these pictures point to Venetian influence - a reason, perhaps, for their popularity - their subject matter stems from antique reliefs, passages in Philostratus's Imagines, or specific late-Renaissance texts. Some of his early Roman works may also reflect Poussin's desire to convey a mood of tenderness (tenerezza), a sentiment frequently encountered in the pastoral poetry of Giambattista Marino (1569—1625).
This article acknowledges the Spanish exclusion of painting from creative liberal arts requiring intellect and inspiration. It merely questions whether this attitude should be considered comprehensive of the whole of the peninsula during Golden Age. An alternative, or corollary, to the "Madrid model" devised by historians is constructed from data collected for painters active in the southern Spanish city of Cordoba during the same period. This corollary model does not pretend to account for Spanish attitudes any more than can the existing Madrid model. It does, however, support the stated possibility that in a kingdom where unification took place as late as 1492 and where there continued to exist significant variations in language, laws, and customs among various Spanish peoples, differing perceptions of profession might coexist at a given moment. Factors accounting for a greater regard for painters in Cordoba include a cultural predisposition toward the arts promoting more positive public perceptions and attitudes, the presence of an enlightened individual able to transform public opinion on the status of painting, and concentration of artist-literati capable of commanding respect and recognition for their chosen profession.
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It's been a good week for fans of old-school PC RPGs. First, a team led by Interplay's Brian Fargo found Kickstarter funding for a sequel to post-apocalyptic RPG Wasteland. Then, a months-long countdown clock on BaldursGate.com expired to reveal the existence of Enhanced Edition updates for the first two games in the popular Dungeons and Dragons-inspired Baldur's Gate series.
The new edition is a joint effort between Atari, Wizards of the Coast, and Beamdog, which previously released an HD update for third-person shooter MDK2. Few details are available on how exactly the new editions will change the series' classic gameplay, but the development team, headed by BioWare veteran Trent Oster and including "original Baldur's Gate developers," has promised "to remain true to the spirit of the game."
Crucial details like planned platforms and a release date are still unknown, but a Beamdog rep tells Joystiq to expect "regular announcements every week" regarding the game's development. Beamdog's Cameron Tofer also told GameSpy that a true Baldur's Gate 3 sequel remains a "long term goal" that might work as a future Kickstarter project, but that such a sequel is definitely not in the works yet. Way to tease us, Tofer!


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The Transformer Prime is the most hyped Android tablet of the year so we quickly said yes when ASUS requested a full product review of the world's first quad-core Tegra 3 device. Unfortunately we only had about one full day with the Transformer Prime before we were allowed to post about it tonight, so we tried to touch on all the major high points of the device. Read on for our initial impressions.
ASUS Transformer Prime Highlights
The Transformer Prime comes available in two colors, Amethyst Grey and Champagne Gold. We happened to receive a Champagne Gold tablet and Amethyst Grey dock station, so we got a look at both options. Right away we noticed the high-end feel of the Transformer Prime thanks to its aluminum casing.
The bezel around the screen is a little wider than some tablets, but it tapers off on the back side around the edges so it feels slimmer in the hand. Sitting on the tablet next to each other, the Transformer Prime is a hair thinner than the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (0.33 in. vs 0.34 in).
Inside the box we found a wall charger, data cable, manual, warranty card, and screen wipe.
Gaming with Tegra Zone
There are many benefits to NVIDIA's Tegra 3 processor, but the most obvious one is the premium content available from Tegra Zone. There are currently about 25 games available, but that number is expected to grow to 40+ by the end of the year and 12+ are said to be optimized for specifically for Tegra 3.
Most of the titles that NVIDIA pre-loaded for us were still early demos, but they looked good in the early stages. All the Tegra 2 games we tried ran beautifully and we tested several other titles from the Android Market. New games from EA Mobile and Glu ran with no problems, but several titles from Gameloft were not yet supported.
Gameloft has shown they will support just about any device that sells, so we look forward to playing some of their future titles like Modern Combat 3 and Gangstar Rio.
Tegra 3 also supports just about any game controller, so you can sync up your Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, or Logitech gamepad up to your Transformer Prime. Gamers can also connect the tablet to an HDTV set and enjoy 3D graphics thanks to NVIDIA's 3D Vision technology. We didn't get a chance to try the 3D Vision experience yet, so check back later in the week for the results.
Performance Benchmarks
Some say benchmarks are pointless, but we still like to play around with them and compare the results. For this round of testing we compared the Transformer Prime (Tegra 3), Galaxy Tab 10.1 (Tegra 2), Galaxy Tab 8.9 (Tegra 2), Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus (Exynos 4210), and Sony Tablet S (Tegra 2). All devices were tested with the latest software and the Transformer Prime was running with the Normal power profile.
We did our best to stick with benchmarks that are freely available in the Android Market or the web.
Antutu: First up was Antutu which measures memory performance, CPU integer performance, CPU floating point performance, 2D graphics, 3D graphics, SD card readingwriting speeds, and database IO. Tegra 3 dominated in the RAM and CPU tests, but the graphics, database, and SD card speeds were comparable to the current generation of tablets.
CF-Bench: Next up we tried CF-Bench which calls itself the "premiere multi-core-capable CPU benchmark." Tegra 3 scored about 2x higher in the native tests which gave it a higher total score, but Java performance was on par with the others. Even though the benchmark produces a final score, the developer notes that "you should take those with a grain of salt. It is simply not theoretically possible to produce a single number that accurately describes a device's performance."
GLBenchmark 2.1: Next we went with GLBenchmark 2.1 which measures "quality and performance of the underlying OpenGL ES 2.x implementation." We performed the Egypt and Pro tests in 720p offscreen mode so the results wouldn't be affected by different resolutions. The Tegra 3 easily outscored the competition on the Egypt test and the Exynos in the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus
NenaMark2: Moving on with graphics performance we tried out NenaMark2. This test is also an OpenGL|ES 2.0 benchmark for high-end mobile devices. Tegra 3 scored the highest framerate, but the Exynos 4210 inside the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus was close behind.
RightWare Browsermark: Finally we turned to another test called RightWare Browsermark to confirm the browser performance. Tegra 3 was faster than Tegra 2, but once again the Exynos 4210 (Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus) turned in the highest score. I've seen other sites like HotHardware show Tegra 3 with a higher BrowserMark score, but even they had it nearly on par with the Exynos 4210.
First Impressions
It's impossible to review a tablet such as the Transformer Prime in 24 hours, so we will need to spend another week with it before giving it a final score. Even with the short amount of time we spent with the device, we can easily say this is the best Android tablet on the market. If you pre-ordered the Transformer Primer looking for the best in design, performance, gaming, and battery life then you will not be disappointed.
Here are some of my random thoughts in bullet form after playing with the Transformer Prime for a day:
- Good enough PC replacement: The big question with this device is – Can it replace a PC? The display might be a little small and the keyboard is cramp, but yes the Transformer Prime is good enough for about 95% of the computing tasks most consumers would want to perform. The combo price is still $ 650 ($ 499 tablet + $ 149 dock), so you might get more bang for your buck with a mid-range Windows laptop. However, as prices continue to drop and the Android ecosystem advances, I think this could be a much closer battle later in 2012.
- Browsing on par, nothing special: Web browsing on the Prime feels the fastest of any Android device I have used, but there is still the occasional stutter or jerkiness, especially when viewing mobile Flash Player content. Of course Flash has never performed that well and Adobe is pulling the plug on it, so what do you expect? ASUS already has one software update coming tomorrow to tweak performance and then Android 4.0 is arriving at a later date, so performance is expected to improve.
- Keyboard dock is awesome: Some might consider $ 149 to be pricey for a keyboard dock, but ASUS did an excellent job of cramming in value to it. The integrated battery increases battery life by 6 hours, the touchpad has multitouch gestures, there are full size USB 2.0 and SD card slots, and I love all the Android shortcut buttons. The SD card slot is great because you can currently add up to 256 GB of storge and it's supposed to support the SDxC standard up to the full 2 TB of storage that we will see in future memory cards.
- Surprisingly stable: The Transformer Prime has a pinhole to perform a hard reset of the device, but I never had to use it. The overall Android OS was very smooth and the only force closes I experience were with some of the rushed game demos.
- Super IPS+ display impresses: You have to see the display to believe it. The Super IPS+ mode offers 600 nits of brightness, which is great for outdoor readability. The display also has an awesome 178 degree viewing angle that is great for sharing content with friends.
- Built-in underclocking (power profiles): This something I asked NVIDIA for with Tegra 2, so I'm glad they worked with ASUS to deliver three unique power profiles. Users can easily switch between Normal, Balanced, and Power Saver. "Normal" mode unleashes the full performance of the Transformer Prime with Tegra 3. "Balanced" mode caps the CPU frequency to 1.2 GHz. ASUS has added an additional "Powersaver" mode that caps CPU frequency to 1 GHz in single/dual core mode, ~700 Mhz when three cores are active and ~600 Mhz when all four cores are active. In addition, the Powersaver mode caps the frame rate at 35 fps and places the panel into an additional power saving mode.
- Game consoles are dead: So the current crop of Tegra Zone games doesn't top PlayStaion 3, but they are definitely as good as Xbox or PS2. NVIDIA uses a similar GPU architecture inside Tegra as their desktop GeForce cards and I think we will see a wave of games ported over. As others in the industry have pointed out, consoles as we know them are fundamentally dead and mobile devices will eventually replace them. Tegra 3 offers gamers support for HDTVs, 3DVision, and compatibility with a host of gamepads.
- I want a Tegra 3 phone and laptop: We still need to perform the full set of battery performance tests, but it appears Tegra 3 devices will offer some of the longest battery life and that's why I want to see one inside a phone. There are plenty of cases where I would rather choose "Powersaver" mode and underclock my phone to extend the battery life a couple hours. The increased performance of the Tegra 3 processor also makes me really excited about the potential of Android on bigger displays. It should have no problem running a 13 inch laptop.
My expectations were high, but ASUS wowed me by delivering the best Android tablet experience I've seen to date. We will continue to explore the Transformer Prime over the coming days, so feel free to leave any questions you might have in the comments. Next up we will take a closer look at camera performance, battery life, and productivity performance with apps like Adobe Photoshop Touch.
For additional coverage of the Transformer Prime, check out AnandTech, Engadget, Slashgear, Android Central, The Verge, Android Police, PCMag, LaptopMag, CNET, HotHardware, and UberGizmo.
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The Office of Management and Budget recently requested a self-evaluation of each Executive Branch agency's Open Government efforts. Some of the areas evaluated are publishing government information on our website, improving the quality of the information we provide, and ways we encourage participation with citizens. In 2010 we conducted our first self assessment. We are happy to report we have continued to make significant progress on all three tenets of openness: transparency, collaboration, and participation. Our recent activities include:
Of course we will continue to work with our employees, our customers and other federal agencies on ways we can improve. In the next few weeks we'll ask for your feedback on plain writing in our documents and then report back to you on our progress. We remain committed to working with and for you. Please feel free to leave your comments on how to make OPM more open here on our blog.
It has been one year since the White House released the Open Government Directive, part of a greater initiative to make the Federal Government more transparent, participatory, and collaborative.
Through OPM's Open Government Plan, we have made the commitment to working with stakeholders to meet their needs and making more information available to and usable by the public. We are engaging OPM employees, along with external stakeholders, in a more collaborative and transparent way to solve complex, agency-wide problems through clearly defining the problem, generating creative ideas, and finally recommending new solutions to the Executive Board.
Here are some of the highlights of what we have accomplished thus far:
But we're not done yet – in fact, we're just getting started. We are moving forward with implementing OPM's Open Government Plan and focusing on ways in which openness – and transparency in particular – can help us better do our jobs and fulfill our mission to recruit, retain, and honor a world-class workforce to serve the American people. To that end, in February, OPM will host an interagency Open Government summit during which will we not only showcase our successful and unique approach to Open Government, but also engage in yet more collaboration on challenges we face.
I'd like to thank everyone who has contributed to the success of our Open Government initiative – those who have dedicated themselves throughout the year to leading and participating in OPM's efforts, those who have responded to requests for information from the public and from the Open Government Forum, and others who have stepped in as their engagement was needed and demonstrated great flexibility in support of the teams. Openness must become part of the way each of us operates every day, recognizing that, as a result, our jobs will be made easier and our service to our customers better. As we move forward with implementation, I look forward to meeting with the Open Government Team in January to discuss next steps.
I congratulate everyone who has made our Open Government initiative successful, and encourage all of OPM to join our important journey towards more effective and transparent government.
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Each of our senses can bring back vivid emotions/memories.
The commercial for Harry Potter World in Orland, Florida evokes one of those moments in the (approx) eight notes that start it. Okay, I have no idea what they are calling Harry Potter World, so maybe the commercial isn't all that good. But, everytime it starts, I find myself transported to a dark theatre, heart racing but a little lighter, with all the hope and promises of a magical adventure.
I have been reading a new-to-me blog, 'The Last Muggle to Read Harry Potter via The Last Muggle to Read Harry Potter.' She is reading the Harry Potter series, for the first time. Since she has seen the movies and is twenty, she has an interesting perspective on the whole experience. She also comes up with things that I never thought.
We do not go to the theatre much anymore, even though AMC is only $5.00 in our area and I thought we would go alot. We still use our criteria for what is a "Big Screen" movie. I miss going to the theatre and I hate watching movies at home with husband. He is Mr. Logic. I get totally enveloped in whatever world the movie is in. I suspend belief because, hey, we are in the author/screen writer's world and they probably just have different rules. Then, suddenly, I am brought back to our world by his telling me that something or other is, "blah! blah! blah!" He can't do that in the theatre. He's a real mood buster.
So, after he goes downstairs, I pop in a Harry Potter movie just to listen to those eight notes.


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Noah's Ark/Flood Story:
Recently there has been an aggressive push by the media to include stories in their coverage about the flood and the Ark. Here are a few stories from the past few months:
- Man 're-creates' Ark
- Ark Builder Says World Much Different Now than During the Period of the Flood
- Kentucky Tax-Payers to Float Ark
- Noah's Ark Found!
None of this is new. A Google News search indicates that people have been searching for Noah's Ark since as early as the 1940's.
- American's Climb Ararat to Find Noah's Ark – 1949
- Quest for Noah's Ark Underway – 1949
- Scientists find No Trace of Noah's Ark – 1949
- Adventurer to Try Again to Discover Noah's Ark – 1955
- Have They Finally Found Noah's Ark? – 1962
- Scientists Will Seek Noah's Ark – 1970
- Noah's Ark Expedition Continues – 1982
- No Trace Found of Noah's Ark – 1982
Every attempt has led to failure or abuse of information. Why? Because the Ark is not on Ararat. It's not anywhere. It never was. The story of the Ark is a theological story. It is not a history account. Let's break the narrative down into increments:
1. Men were mating with giants (yes, giants lived on earth, according to Gen. 6)
2. 'Sons of God'(?) ( בְנֵי־ הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙) took human women as their wives ('the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose' – this line looks remarkably Greek to me, as if this were from Homer about the sons of Zeus) and bore mixed offspring.
3. Angry at this, God wishes to 'undo' humanity, but decides in his mercy to save a remnant through Noah who was upright and perfect in his eyes. So God commands Noah to build an Ark for his family and seven pairs of every clean creature and one pair of every unclean creature on earth.
4. Noah does this. God floods the world.
5. God makes the water recede. Commands Noah to leave the ship, which he does.
6. Noah builds an alter to God and makes a burnt offering of some of the animals he just saved from being swept under in the flood.
7. God feels bad and says, after smelling the pleasant aroma of the animal sacrifice, 'Never again will I curse the ground because of humans, even though every inclination of the human heart is evil from childhood. And never again will I destroy all living creatures, as I have done.'
8. Noah decides to build a vineyard and become a drunkard.
Now, just from this summary, where in it can we find history? The part about the giants? Do we find it in the demi-God offspring between the sons of God and the daughters of men? In the flooding of the world? That Noah rounded up every creature, across continents, and stuffed them in his ship? No, none of this story is historical. Then why would someone believe the flood narrative is historical? As Bob Cargill aptly points out (and please read the whole article, it is very good):
The worldwide flood described in Genesis 6-9 is not historical, but rather a combination of at least two flood stories, both of which descended from earlier Mesopotamian flood narratives. Note that this does not mean all of the claims made in the Bible are false (or true for that matter); I am dealing here only with the biblical stories of the flood. (Also understand that the "slippery slope" claim of "all of the Bible is true or none of it is true" is simply an unnecessary rhetorical device designed to keep readers from doing precisely what scholars do every day: analyze each claim in the Bible on a case-by-case basis. It is not necessary to accept an "all or none" stance towards the Bible.)
Most biblical and ancient Near Eastern scholars argue that the flood is a mythical story adopted from earlier Mesopotamian flood accounts. These earlier accounts include the 17th century BCE Sumerian flood myth Eridu Genesis, the 18th century BCE Akkadian Atra-Hasis Epic,and the Epic of Gilgamesh, which are some of the earliest known examples of a literary style of writing. The most complete version of the Epic of Gilgamesh known today is preserved on 12 clay tablets from the library of Assyrian king Ashurbanipal (685-627 BCE). This extant Akkadian version is derived from earlier Sumerian versions. In the story, Gilgamesh and his companion, a wild man-beast named Enkidu, travel the world on a number of quests that ultimately displease the gods. After the death of Enkidu, Gilgamesh embarks on a journey to learn the secret of eternal life by visiting the immortal flood hero, Utnapishtim. Utnapishtim tells Gilgamesh how the god Ea (equivalent to the Sumerian god Enki) revealed the gods' plan to destroy all life with a great flood, and how they instructed him to build a vessel in which he could save his family, friends, and livestock. After the flood, the gods repented for destroying the world and made Utnapishtim immortal.
But it might also have roots in an Egyptian narrative known as Legend of the Destruction of Mankind, where Râ sends Hathor out to destroy mankind for blaspheming him. When Râ sees what he has done he seeks a way to cease the massacre:
But having tasted blood, Sekhmet would not
be appeased. For three nights the goddess Hathor-
Sekhmet waded about in the blood of men, the
slaughter beginning at Hensu (Herakleopolis
Magna). Ra now realized that Hathor-Sekhmet
would destroy the human race completely. Angry
as he was, he wished to rule mankind, not see it
destroyed. There was only one way to stop
Hathor-Sekhmet — he had to trick her.
He ordered his attendants to brew seven thousand
jars of beer, and to color it red using both the
mandrakes and the blood of those who had been
After he has tricked Hathor into a drunken stupor and the massacre stops, Ra remarks:
Now, although the blasphemers of Ra had
been put to death, the heart of the god still was
not satisfied. The next morning he confessed to
Hathor his true feelings: "I am smitten with the
pain of the fire of sickness. Why did I have such
pain? I live, but my heart has become exceedingly
weary because I still have to live with those men.
I have slain some of them, but worthless men still
live, and I did not slay as many as I ought to have
done, considering my power."
Then the gods who were in his following said
to him, "Don't worry about your lack of action, for
your power is in proportion to your will."
Ra, the Majesty, said unto the Majesty of Nut,
"My members are as weak as they were at the
first time. I will not permit this to come upon me
a second time."
What makes this narrative so interesting compared with that the of the Akkadian, Sumerian, and Jewish flood narratives? The simple answer has nothing at all to do with the historicity of the events; the answer is plain, that is to say, it has to do with the theological message, God's mercifulness. Some will of course quibble with the value of mercy when multitudes of creatures and people are killed in brutal ways, but the story held a certain place in the ancient mythic mind.
Taking the additional content surrounding the flood narrative out of the story of Gen. 6-9 not only fractures the narrative and removes context, the emulative quality of the narrative, and its theological purpose, but it ignores the rich literary tradition from which the narrative derives. Pseudo-archaeological attempts to illustrate the historicity of the flood also ignores volumes of scientific and mathematical data which not only suggests its impossibility as a historical event, but demonstrates the ignorance of the narrative by those wishing to impose their modern bias anachronistically onto ancient literature. The value of these stories rest in their theological meaning, which would have held a much more valid function for ancient readers of these texts.
Some Additional Reading Information:
T.L.Thompson, The Origin Tradition of Ancient Israel: The Literary Formation of Genesis and Exodus 1-23 (JSOTSuppS 55; Sheffield: Sheffield Academic, 1987), pp. 74-83.
T.L. Thompson, The Mythic Past: Biblical Archaeology and the Myth of Israel (New York: Basic Books, 2000), pp. 75-93
P.R. Davies, The World of Genesis: Persons, Places, Perspectives (JSOTSuppS 257; Sheffield: Sheffield Academic, 1998), pp. 24-44
P.R. Davies, Memories of Ancient Israel: An Introduction to Biblical History–Ancient and Modern (Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2008), pp. 27-35
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Not only 17-year-old was Kirtana Vallabhaneni named the UK's "Top Young Scientist of the Year" for her research identifying harmful cells that potentially cause pancreatic cancer, she beat out three other young women at Birmingham's Big Bang Fair, a fact that suggests growing opportunities for women in science-related fields.
The fair is open to 11-18 year-olds who have completed science, technology, engineering, or math projects. Vallabhaneni was understandably pleased with her success and did not fail to notice the female-dominated competition she was up against.
The fact four finalists were female shows that there are strong opportunities for women in science and it proves they don't have to follow convention and stereotypes.
Stereotypes? But whatever do you mean, Ms. Vallabhaneni? Who would ever think something so preposterous as women not being able to compete with men in math and science-related fields? Oh, that's right, small-minded people, which, unfortunately certain parts of the world, ahem, America, seem to be teeming with lately.
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If I want to count the number of times that a Hebrew verb is used in Qal, Niphal, Piel, Pual, etc, how can I do that? For instance, I'm looking at "aman" (to trust, believe) in Gen 15:6 - I want to see how many times that it's used in each stem.
Doing it manually yields (assuming I did it correctly; I just started Hebrew last August) -
Qal - 8x
Niph - 46x
Hiph - 51x
But this is me doing several different searches and recording the stats on my own - aman in qal; aman in niphal; aman in piel, etc. I'd much rather run one search and then be able to filter it as I'd like.
Is there a quicker way to grab these stats? The "Detailed Stats" window only displays stats relating to word frequency, but not stem frequency. I still have BW7, btw.


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Broadway theaters will dim the lights of their marquees Wednesday evening to honor actor James Gandolfini.
The Broadway League said Gandolfini, well known for his role as a New Jersey mob boss on the HBO series "The Sopranos," was also a celebrated stage actor.
He was nominated for a best actor Tony award in 2009 for "God of Carnage."
"James Gandolfini was a consummate actor who brought individuality to each role and inspired a true connection with the audience," said Charlotte St. Martin, The Broadway League executive director. "Whether on screen or on a Broadway stage, he made every role believable and seemingly effortless."
Theaters will dim their lights for one minute at 8 p.m. The Broadway League said it has dimmed its lights in honor of about a dozen people in the last year, including Gore Vidal and Jean Stapleton.
A private wake in Gandolfini's hometown of Park Ridge, N.J. is being held Wednesday, and his funeral is set for 10 a.m. Thursday at the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine in New York.


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Carson sheriff urges drivers to use caution during Street Vibrations
Thousands of motorcyclists are projected to be arriving in Carson City and the surrounding area this week for the annual Street Vibrations celebration.
The Carson City Sheriff's Office urges drivers to pay attention to those riding to prevent crashes. As this is a three-day event, which will go into the evening hours, both drivers and riders should be alert and take appropriate actions to avoid crashes. Slow down when approaching crosswalks, especially at night when visibility is limited.
"This year's celebration will have additional events being held in the downtown corridor as well as those held at Harley-Davidson," said Sheriff Ken Furlong. "Please use extra caution and allow ample time to reach your destination."
The office reminds Street Vibration-goers to enjoy the festivities, but don't drink and drive or ride.


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As you can probably tell, this is a site about me. It's also about the things I enjoy doing, lots of helpful code samples, and a few articles to help fellow web developers. For those that aren't familiar with me, I specialize in things like web application development using ColdFusion, SQL, JavaScript, XHTML, CSS, and many more fun, web-related things (to me at least). I also have an avid interest in things like content management, software development methodologies, accessibility, usability, and search engine optimization. In case anyone was wondering, I am currently available for hire.
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Having just run into what I believe is a scam in the very early stages of marketing itself, I felt it reasonable to post something here where I could let others know. Here is what I submitted to the FBI tip service:
I believe there's an online venture attempting to defraud people of money using a scheme involving supposed free government grant information. The website is: myfundingopportunity.com. There's no way to get any information about the services or information they offer without paying approximately $50 when signing up. There are a number of telltale signs this is questionable.
- The only content of any substance is data fed into the page via RSS (an external source).
- The form is not submitted over SSL.
- Faked submission data results in the following: "Thank you for your submission. A representative will review your application and contact you shortly." meaning they're not charging the card on the spot or even validating the information, a clue that it's meant to just harvest data.
- Attempting to submit the login form (without or without data) results in a 404 - Page not found. So, even if you were unfortunate enough to provide them with your personal and credit card information, you wouldn't even be able to login to take advantage of the services you'd paid for.
- The domain was very recently created: 01-DEC-09 - http://who.godaddy.com/WhoIs.aspx?domain=myfundingopportunity.com&prog_id=godaddy
- The domain is registered through a proxy registration company in an effort to hide the true identity and location of the domain owner.
- The site is hosted in Romania: http://samspade.org/whois/22.214.171.124
The address listed on the site appears to be probably a mail forwarding arrangement (the suite number and the fact that many, many other businesses come up for the same street #/address combination): 560 S. State St., Suite G2, Orem, UT 84058
Attempting to send an email to the only email address listed on the site results in the following:Delivery to the following recipient failed permanently: email@example.com Technical details of permanent failure: Google tried to deliver your message, but it was rejected by the recipient domain. We recommend contacting the other email provider for further information about the cause of this error. The error that the other server returned was: 550 550 #5.1.0 Address rejected email@example.com (state 14).
- There are all sorts of people complaining about receiving automated calls from one of several phone numbers, sometimes to the tune of several per day. In most cases there isn't any one at the other end of the line and the line disconnects after about 10 seconds or so. If you call back you get routed into automated line manager hell with no real customer service rep to take your call (claiming it's due to high call volume). The number I personally have received two phone calls in the last hour is (702) 208-2102. For the lucky few that do manage to get a call with a live human on the other end, they report that it's someone that speaks very poor English trying to sell them on the same thing available on the website and claim to be part of the company My Funding Opportunity. On the phone they want money right then to get more information and demand a credit or debit card.
Obviously this setup is not only easy to setup, but easy to walk away from if the heat gets too high. I'd hate for people to get taken advantage of by this (especially since most that will fall for it are those that can't afford to lose the $50 they'll spend on it).
I'd appreciate a call or email about this matter.
Fusemail Sucks
Yup, that's right. I don't usually come out and say negative things about companies, but this one has earned some negative attention. First, they had a billing issue in their system back in September and didn't rectify it despite out account being on autopay. October 1st came and went and the autopay worked just fine. However, starting in October, we started experiencing intermittent "downtime". During this time we never once received any feedback from them about issues with our account. On November 1st autopay worked just fine. Suddenly, like their system threw up, we received almost a dozen notices about account issues, termination, etc. Our login was frozen keeping us from accessing our dashboard for accessing or managing accounts, submitting support tickets, viewing invoices, etc. The only thing available was a screen to pay our bill. However, as we'd just been autobilled it seemed silly to pay yet again. I sent in a support ticket and they admitted that it was their fault and reactivated our account. December 1st comes and we get another autopay and then another barrage of account issue emails a few days later. Now it's the 7th and they've deciced that they're "done" with us. Everything has been shut off and they're demanding a $150 account reactivation fee even though our autopay went through on the 1st. We pointed out that they bill for the upcoming month so our account should be in good standing but they refuse to discuss that. So, here we sit, no access to the remaining few clients on this service, and holding a bill for service we're not receiving.
February 15, 2009
I inspire change. It's true. As a result of a complaint I raised here about Firefox, changes have been made to the 3.2 version being released to address it. As a result, a page on this site has been referenced on both the Mozilla Developer Center blog and Ajaxian.
April 26, 2008
Yeah, it's been a long time since I've posted an update. Let's just say I've been super busy putting up websites for everyone else.
I couldn't resist posting what I just found, even though it's not something to do with a site I've launched recently or otherwise.
Often when I'm surfing the web, I find examples of idiocy with regard to web development. This particular gem is no exception. Take a peek at the following code snippet and see if you can tell me what's wrong with it:
document.write('\n \n \n \n \n \n ');
Please quit doing web development if you can't spot the problem right away.
In other news, we've launched a site for a gorgeous resort condo in northern Baja California, Mexico at the El Dorado Ranch near San Felipe. We launched a site dedicated to the fight against Lupus through education, awareness, and fund raising and its sister site showcasing their signature event, Serving Up Style. We launched a completely redesigned web presence for long-time client, American Industrial Center. We've launched a completely new look and online registration system for Foundations for Tomorrow.
September 8, 2005
We just launched a "rescue" project for Foundations For Tomorrow, Inc., a non-profit organization that puts on personal growth workshops in several locations in North America. In the process of rescuing them from static hosting and the death-grip of a "webmaster", we converted their design from tables to a layout using CSS and semantic markup. Print letterhead was incorporated as well as numerous content editing tools available in a web-based administration.
June 22, 2005
A new in-house project gave me an opportunity to rethink how we do forms. I did some research into CSS-only, table-less forms and wasn't really impressed with what I found. So, I decided to see if I could come up with something better. Take a look at my attempt at a CSS-only, table-less form. I'm open to comments, criticism, suggestions, questions, etc.
May 1, 2005
Launched a site for a client, Secure Network Solutions, that specializes in HIPAA compliance as it relates to technology, content filtering, and offsite backup solutions. As with all of our projects, they're using our custom content management software to manage nearly every aspect of their site. If you're in the Pacific NW and have a need for these types of services, they definitely should be on your list of professionals to call.
March 18, 2005
Ever have one of those days where you know what's going to happen before it happens? Well, that's how last night went for me. I got a reminder in my inbox about the CFUG meeting at 6pm on the topic of blogging. I wasn't particularly interested in it for the topic (I find most blogging to be excruciatingly boring), but was interested in going for the networking, keeping my name in the community, and possibly winning a license for Alagad's Image Component that was being given away. I don't know how I knew, but I knew that if I wasn't there, I wouldn't win it (obviously) and that if I was there, I would be the winner.
I was about 20 minutes late walking in the door. I'd missed the first part of Simeon Bateman's presentation and he was well into the statistics derived from a survey of 30,000 bloggers. After Damon Gentry did a short presentation on a blog app he wrote using Fusebox 4.1, it was time for the drawing. When Simeon mentioned the drawing, the feeling that I'd be the winner was even stronger. When I'd come in, I was asked to put my name on a sign-up sheet. I didn't remember exactly what number I was, but knew it was 9, 10, or 11. Simeon had put small pieces of paper with numbers on them into a cup and asked Damon to draw a number. Before he reached in to pull out a number, I knew he'd draw the number 10. Out comes the piece of paper and he reads, "10". I thought to myself, "Hey, I'm number 10." Of course, Simeon actually reading my name off as the winner was somewhat anticlimactic as I already knew it was going to happen. Nevertheless, I'm quite happy to have won a license for this software as it's something I've been meaning to check into more thoroughly and possibly implement into my development platform. One of the coolest things, to me, is that it is very easy to Captcha with this component, or so I was told. I guess I get to try it without risk or expense now. Thanks again Alagad and PDXCFUG.
July 14, 2004
My prefered certification testing site, Brainbench.com, was running a "take as many of our tests as you want for free" special, so I decided it was time to test my knowledge and expertise against their bank of ColdFusion MX questions, a test I have yet to take since it was released. I figured I'd do pretty well since I have historically done very well on their older ColdFusion 4.5 test. However, I didn't expect to do quite as well as I did. When the test was complete I received a score of 4.77 out of 5. I felt pretty good about just the score. I felt even better when I checked to see how I compared against everyone else that had taken the test so far. It turns out that I am tied with 2 other individuals for the second best test score in the world on this test. I'm a paltry 0.05 from the highest score, shared by two other individuals. Needless to say, I'm overwhelmed by my accomplishment.
May 7, 2004
I've been entirely too quiet the past six-plus months. That usually means I'm probably buried with work, up to no good, or a combination of both. Well, I'm pleased to announce that a project that's kept my freelance hours filled with work has finally reached a new level. This project is a web-based mafia, role-playing game. What it lacks in fancy graphics, 3-d rendering, sound, etc., it more than makes up for with features. Check it out for yourself — MafiaLife.com.
October 9, 2003
I can't believe it's been 3 months since I've had anything new to say here. Anyway, I'm proud to say that a client I did a very complex e-commerce project for was recently awarded SBA's Young Entrepreneur of the Year at the state, regional, and national levels. I like to think that since the bulk of his business is done online that I had a very small part in helping him become what he is today. Here are some links for further reading.
- Award-Winning Clothing Entrepreneur Gets a Timely Boost from SCORE
- Eugene entrepreneur wins national SBA award
- Tailored for the Rugged Invidualist
July 17, 2003
Some of you have no doubt seen the article on Wired.com where I was interviewed about my opinions of Mozilla's future now that AOL has given them the old "heave-ho". If not, I encourage you to go take a look. I don't have anything profound to say about it, but I think I made some good points that most Mozilla zealots are too quick to dismiss (forget?).


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What you need to know before you go
Qatar is a Middle Eastern country that seamlessly combines modern infrastructure with ancient traditions. It's famous for its falconry, camel racing and traditional dhows, but also for its first-class watersports, classy restaurants and contemporary skylines. You can go on shopping sprees in both traditional souqs and modern malls.
The tiny peninsula jutting into the Arabian Gulf is effectively a city-state, with most hotels sitting within the capital city of Doha. But the desert landscape makes a great playground for 4x4 adventures and hides some remarkable historical sites. The long coastline is popular with kitesurfers and the beaches along the western coast are especially beautiful.
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Doha is a rising star of the Middle East – a city on its way to greatness. As it becomes a focal point for global events, the city's infrastructure and range of attractions is being developed to meet the increasing demand. It's being built around the historical charms and ancient traditions instead of on top of them, so you end up with modern shopping malls alongside old souqs.
Aside from being the host city for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Doha's top attractions include the striking Museum of Islamic Art and the grand Souq Waqif. Make sure you head down to the pretty Corniche to see the wooden dhows bobbing in the bay, with towering skyscraper in the background.Read more


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Detroit Looks to Pay Less to Bondholders, and More
What's News: Detroit defaults on some unsecured bond debt and asks creditors to accept ten cents on the dollar to avoid bankruptcy filing. Elan formally puts itself up for sale. BMI sues Pandora over fees. Joanne Po reports. Photo: Getty
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CANCELLED: The Royal Academic Orchestra - Autumn serenades
Unfortunately we have to announce that Friday's concert (23/10) with the Royal Academic Orchestra is cancelled due to the Public Health Agency's new, stricter general advice in Uppsala County. The concert is planned to be moved to January 2021. More information will be announced shortly.
School holiday fun - play with food
Suitable for ages 6 to 15, the Tropical Greenhouse.
Museum Day in the rainforest
Explore plants from the South. On Museum Day all museums in Uppsala offer free entrance.
A New Year at the Tropical Greenhouse
Forget winter for a while in the green, light and warm environment of the Tropical Greenhouse. Take a stroll through the rainforest or charge your batteries by the banana tree and meditate to the song of frogs.
The Linnaeus' Hammarby season begins 202
Meet spring in the Linnaean Gardens of Uppsala. Enjoy the seasonal flowers, explore Carl Linnaeus' home in the country side, and have a "fika" in the garden café.
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Meet spring in the Linnaean Gardens of Uppsala. Enjoy the seasonal flowers in the Linnaeus Garden, and explore Carl Linnaeus' home in town.