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A lack of social stimulation is harmful for people with dementia. It exaggerates the impact of the condition, can lead to depression, and it encourages them to withdraw into themselves.
By Bob DeMarco
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The the Banana Boat was one of the places we went to often while Dotty was living with dementia. You'll notice it is outdoors and on the water (the Intracoastal Waterway). A very nice place down here is south Florida.
See all those people around Dotty. Notice she is not all bent out of shape? Not nervous or telling me she wants to go home.
They claim that people living with Alzheimer's don't like crowded places or being around a lot of people they don't know. It seems to me the opposite is true. One thing for sure, most of the deeply forgetful that attend social day care do very well.
Well guess what?
Dotty didn't like it at first either. The effort to get in and get situated was a bit confusing to her. But, once she got use to it, and once it became part of our routine she really enjoyed herself.
Of course this all happened after I finally realized that --
Dotty and I would start living our lives as we always had.
It took me at least two years of Alzheimer's caregiving to figure out that we needed to start living our life the way we always had. I knew we had to do something or the end was going to come sooner rather then later. Either Dotty was going to drop off the edge of a cliff, or I was going to jump off the edge of a cliff.
With my Leonardo da Vinci pad in hand, I continually went into my mental bunkhouse. This is where I think and use bunkhouse logic to come up with simple solutions to improve our lives or solve problems.
The thought in my head was always the same -- how was could I make life better for Dotty and for me.
In the beginning, right after the diagnosis it seemed like we started living in a cave. Did this happen to you?
I thought about this constantly for about two years. I knew we had to do something. I did not know what to do because I was new at Alzheimer's caregiving and frankly, I didn't know snot. That translated into I had drunk the Kool-aide - the stigma attached to Alzheimer's disease.
Here is an example of a setback I had on the way to discovering how we might go about living our lives as we always had.
I am thinking we can't live our life in cave and I come up with a great idea. I'll take Dotty to Miami Beach for the day -- on a road trip. In the old days when I came down for vacation, I would take Frank and Dotty, otherwise known as Dad and Mom, to Miami Beach to go out for dinner. Now this is no easy task. About 72 miles or so each way.
Mom and Dad loved it.
So here we are, Dotty and I, taking the scenic route to Miami Beach from Delray Beach. Down A1A. It is a beautiful ride. For much of it you see the ocean. You also see the contrast of the towns. In Hollywood it is like a throw back to the 1950s as you drive through.
Once you get near Miami you start to see one monster tall condominium building after another. Somehow these building are both impressive and ugly. In the old days when they were few and far between they really did look impressive. Now they are lined up one after another for miles and miles. Ugly.
Back to Dotty. On the long slow drive to Miami Beach I try and talk to Dotty. Dotty is not saying a word. Mostly she is playing with her wallet and pulling things out and putting them back in. Dotty has no interest in looking at the ocean or the monster buildings or the 1950s in Hollywood, Florida.
This had the usual effect. From, big to bigger sized stomach ache for me. Keep in mind, we were still at the stage where I had no clue of what I was doing as an Alzheimer's caregiver.
Finally, we get to Miami Beach and I am all excited because I am taking Dotty to the world famous Wolfie's deli- restaurant. The last time I went to Wolfie's with Dotty was in 1959.
We finally get there. Guess what? Closed. Gone. Not there. I did learn later that they were in the process of moving.
Next I think, no problem. We will go to this great fish restaurant on the 79th Street Causeway (by now Joanne is probably thinking, How the heck does Bobby know about all these places). The restaurant called Arthur's is awesome. It is huge and it is right on the water (the harbor).
You sit at a picnic table that is covered with newspapers to eat. When they bring your crabs or whatever, you hit them with a wooden mallet to open them up and eat. When you are done they wrap up the mess in the newspaper and start over. Yes, you can make a mess and eat with your hands.
I really like this place. It is a big place for birthdays. Here is why. When they bring out the birthday cake with the sparklers on it, the entire crowd starts banging their wooden mallets on the picnic tables and then everyone sings Happy Birthday (around 300 people). Then everyone starts banging away again with their wooden mallets. Great fun.
Did I mention that Dotty and I got there at 3 PM and that they didn't open until 4:30 PM.
Foiled again.
Meanwhile, Dotty has this
"I am not here"
look on her face. I am becoming more and more disconcerted. I make a mental note --go in bunkhouse, make that face disappear.
Dotty is barely saying a word and this has been going on for two hours.
I am basically discussing the craziness of Wolfie's being closed, and Arthur's not being open yet -- with myself. Frankly, the edge of the cliff is in sight on this day. I am totally bent out of shape and at wits end.
We take the Interstate (faster) home and eat down the street.
My idea didn't work and for a time I was stymied.
I wrote those words right in the middle of my big pad and put a circle around it. Right in the middle of the page. I was doing this for maybe the twentieth time. And then, like it usually does, it happened.Dotty and I would start living our lives as we always had.
I was writing words all around my circle: bright light, socialization, exercise, outdoors, people, friendly people, Banana Boat.
And that is how it started. I put together the combination of bright light, exercise, socialization, wonderful, friendly people and I brought Dotty back into the world.
Little by little I should say, not all at once.
The decision was both simple and complex. The easy part -- Dotty and I would start living our life. The hard part, coming to the understanding that there needed to be more then just Dotty and me.Dotty and I would start living our lives as we always had.
I had to find a way to put Dotty in situations that were cognitively, socially, and communicatively stimulating.
The Banana Boat was the first answer. Bright light, lots of friendly people, and you can eat with your hands. It worked better then I could have ever imagined. I wrote about it several times, you might enjoy this story.
A Wonderful Moment in Time--Mom at the Banana Boat
As time went on, and as we went out more and more, something interesting did happen. Instead of Dotty complaining that she wanted to go home, she started saying she wanted to stay out.
This might be hard to believe. We usually left home around 5:45 PM and it was not unusual for us to get home after 11 PM. And just so we can be clear on this, it was Dotty that wanted to stay out. She did not fall asleep, she did not go into a shell, and she was yakking away.
In the place readers would often about how lucky I was because Dotty could do so many things even though she was living with dementia.
It wasn't easy getting Dotty to do things. It was not easy to get her to cooperate. And it took quite some time before she really started to enjoy our routine.
I understand the majority of the readers have not read about my own metamorphosis as an Alzheimer's caregiver, my construct of Alzheimer's world, or how I learned step by step over many years how to cope and communicate and in a world filled with Alzheimer's disease.
Maybe I was lucky. Maybe I was fortunate. Maybe it was all the smart, wonderful people I met along the way.
Or maybe, just maybe, it is because where many people see suffering, or many people see a person without the ability to do things in they way they use to...
I saw my mother in the way I always had .....Dotty was the same person I had known for my entire life ..... We are continued to live our life in the fullest way possible ..... While there were times that somehow seem horrific, there were times that were also wonderful ..... Quite frankly, Dotty never stopped amazing me ..... I learned one of the most simple lessons of them all ..... Dotty was capable of doing more, much more, then I imagined during those two horrific years when I was a novice Alzheimer's caregiver.
My mother, Dorothy, did not want to do anything for the longest time.
The first word out of her mouth was No.
She had that dull, I am not here, look on her face for years. It was killing me, breaking my heart. I decided to try and do something about it.
Once we got started and started moving in the right direction, everything more or less fed on itself.
It started when I was shocked and pleasantly surprised to learn that Dotty could do more in a gym than anyone could have ever imagined. This woke me up. Put the idea firmly in my head that she was capable of more then I had ever imagined.
It continued when I noticed that exercise, bright light, and socialization changed that dull, I am not here look, into a look that is more like yours or mine. Changed her from a negative person, into a a positive person.
It continued as I observed that Dotty could in fact be more lively and "more there" if I helped her to get there in a very positive way.
In closing two things.
My mother still said NO most of the time. I learned this not a meaningful word in Alzheimer's World. So instead of listening to her, I just stuck my hand out and guided her. It worked wonderfully well.
It is really up to you. I know you can do what I did, or something similar,
and I hope and pray that you will.
My name is Bob DeMarco, I am an Alzheimer's caregiver.
We lived our life one day at a TIME.
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Compilation of interviews with winners of the European FinTech Awards & Conference. The winners featured in this compilation are Jelmer de Jong from Backbase, Dennis Just from Knip, Lennart Boerner from Kreditech, Norris Koppel from Monese, Jeroen Broekema from Funding Circle, Leanne Kemp from Everledger and Wim derKinderen from Xpenditure.
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Step to finding your perfect man
Every woman dreams of finding that perfect man.
1. Know Yourself
Finding your perfect man requires knowing what you want. Before you can marry your soulmate, you have to be able to recognize him. Write down the qualities that you need in a man, that you would like him to have, and that would be definite deal breakers. Just dont treat the list as law. A guy doesnt have to cross off every single item on your checklist. Its just a way to narrow down your options.
2. Look around
You might have met your soulmate without realizing it. Before you go on the lookout for him, see if hes someone you already know. Your best guy friend, your neighbor, or your co-worker are all potential mates. Mr. Right couldve been right there the whole time. Ask yourself if the men surrounding you are just buddies, or if they could be more.
3. Chat Away
You cant marry him if youre too terrified to talk to him. You need to channel your bravery and start chatting. When you get too embarrassed, all you have to do is walk away. If youre too shy to start up a conversation, at least look approachable. Take out your earbuds and stop crossing your arms. You want to look inviting.
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Take a look at your list and see if your desired qualities revolve around the same topic. If you want a man who is creative, passionate, and musically talented, go to local concerts. If you want someone who is athletic, muscular, and energetic, make a stop at the gym. Youll meet plenty of people with the traits that youre looking for. All you have to do is go to the places where your dream man would go. Its that simple.
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6. Ask around
Blind dates dont always end horribly. Some of your friends know you better than you know yourself. If they claim that their cousin in the perfect fit for you, it might be true. Some people are born matchmakers. It doesnt hurt to give him a chance. You could end up falling madly in love.
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If you know that a guy isnt right for you, dont date him. If youre both looking for a little fun, you can have a fling. However, if youre looking for a lifelong commitment, theres no need to waste time. If youre with the wrong guy, you could miss your chance with the right guy. You want to be single when he comes along. Itll make life much easier.
8. Change the rules
Commit to a schedule of actions based on your new rules, and report to a trusted friend each time you triumph over old patterns even if its minor.
9. Stop being a negative nancy
Before you leave the house, stand before the mirror, look yourself in the eye and tell yourself you will find someone who inspires, excites and challenges you.
10. Work your body
Make a habit of checking in with your body and tone of voice during different interactions, to become attuned to your automatic setting, and consciously work to change any negative settings.
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General Trinquand has been one of newly-elected President Macron's defense consultants for half a year. He told Sputnik about the President's top foreign policy priorities, namely European defense, the country's relationship with NATO and Moscow, and French foreign military operations, such as Operation Barkhane in Africa and "Opération Sentinelle" (Sentinel Operation).
On European Defense
"The issue of European defense is not about the setup of the European armed forces but about military coordination at the European level in three major spheres: air transportation, satellite-referenced aids and budgeting and financing," General Trinquand told Sputnik.
The sphere of air transportation and air logistics should be common for all the EU countries, he explained, because France simply does not have the means to go it alone in this particular sphere.
The third sphere is common budgeting and financing, including the allocation of means for various research studies and developments.
Relations with NATO
"Ever since France returned to NATO (in 2009, after its full withdrawal during the presidency of Charles de Gaulle in 1966) I have been responsible for cooperation with other European countries. These countries have started listening to us. It is very important for President Macron to remain a NATO member state while further developing the European Union, as NATO, for example, does not oversee an operation in Mali," General Trinquand told Sputnik.
About Russia
"President Macron has found very good words to voice the position of France: we are located between Moscow and Washington. It is an old de Gaullist (the follower of Charles de Gaulle) tradition which was later adopted by President Mitterrand," General Trinquand told Sputnik.
He further explained that France is equally distanced from the two countries. However Russia is a European state and should be engaged in a dialogue, should be worked with, as it has common interests with France and common problems which must be solved.
Macron's Top Priorities
The general also said that even though the new French President is quite young and has not served in the army as did some older French politicians, he is very serious about the military issues of his home country and has clearly voiced his position. It is being manifested in details that he is not afraid of words. He has renamed the country's Defense Ministry the Armed Forces Ministry. And has driven along the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in a Command car and not in a closed vehicle and has made his first visit after his inauguration to a military hospital in the Paris suburb of Clamart.
"As you know, I have been working on the defense program of President Macron long before he was elected president, when he was still a candidate. I was amazed with how seriously he regards all the military and defense issues," General Trinquand noted.
At the end of his first week in office, Macron flew into Gao, a city in Mali's north, where political unrest and ethnic strife have raged for more than five years.
"So, I think that he has settled well into his role of the Commander-in-Chief. As a serviceman, I can tell you that he is quite lucky to have such an Armed Forces Headquarters, which has proved its high efficiency. He is working with top professionals," General Trinquand said.
President Macron has also been quite clear about French foreign military operations, General Trinquand noted. He said that the operations against jihadists remain very important and France will keep its presence in the Middle East, it will continue its ongoing anti-insurgent Operation Barkhane in Africa.
"To my mind, he has taken up position of a President who knows that his country is under a real threat and the main thing is to stave off this threat from his people," General Trinquand said.
General Trinquand also commented on the recent appointment of 22 ministers in the new government of France's new Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, and particularly on the appointment of Sylvie Goulard as the country's Armed Forces Minister.
Even though she is not very familiar with this sphere, the general said, she has good knowledge of European Affairs and is a good administrator. She knows that there is not enough development in the European defense and there is a lot to be done. Probably this is the reason why she has been appointed to this post, even though she nearly became the country's Prime Minister, the general finally stated.


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The 9th edition of the Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) taking place from December 6-9, 2012 in Nassau will once again be featuring Bahamian filmmakers in their Caribbean Spotlight which will also showcase films from Haiti, Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica, and Guyana, the BahamasWeekly site reports.
"I am so proud and love presenting quality Bahamian Films and Filmmakers, who continue to push the envelope year after year," said Leslie Vanderpool, Executive Director and Founder of BIFF. "We have consistently achieved our goal by showcasing, nurturing and encouraging the Filmmakers of The Bahamas."
Those screening films this year from The Bahamas will be Kareem Mortimer, Maria Govan, Dominique Knowles, Toby Lunn, Laura Gamse, Marion Bethel, Will Robinson, and Ryan Lightbourn, along with resident filmmakers Karen Arthur and Thomas Neuwirth.
Here's what to expect from The Bahamas:
25 YEARS OF JUNIOR JUNKANOO ( 28 mins): This year BIFF, Esso Bahamas Limited and BTC are pleased to provide the Youth of our nation with the opportunity to learn how to make a film in a day. 15 students from 4 schools: C.C. Sweeting, Woodcock Primary, A.F. Adderley Jr. HIgh School, C.R. Walker, participated in making a film in a day. The making of this year's film is "25 Years Of Junior Junkanoo." This exciting project will educate students on the art of film-making and give them an opportunity to tell the world the story of Junior Junkanoo. The Premiere will be unveiled before the BIFF Closing Night Film, December 9 at 6:30pm.
A MAN WITH A VOICE ( 59 mins) directed by Maria Govan: Chronicles the Bahamian legend, Norman Soloman. Norman Soloman, a journalist, politician, an activist and a business man. This film sheds light on his journey while also illuminating the changing political landscape of of our pre-independent Bahamas to recent. Screening Friday, December 7 / 11:00am and Saturday, December 8 / 3:00pm
BREATHE (51 mins) directed by Martin Khodabakhshian: William Trubridge attempts to break his own free diving record by going 300 feet with just two bare feet and one breath of air. Screening Friday, December 7 / 12:15pm and Sunday, December 9 / 5:00pm
BRIDIGY BRAM (35 mins) directed by Toby Lunn & Laura Gamse: Born June 25, 1936 in Nassau, Kendal Hanna is a painter and a sculptor known as one of the Bahamas' first abstract expressionists. Early in Hanna's life he began experimenting with abstractions through a process which he describes as his "subconscious mind expressing itself on the canvas." During his twenties, Hanna was diagnosed with schizophrenia and prescribed an electric shock therapy course of four treatments per week for an unknown period of time. Upon his release two years later, Hanna used art to recover his motor capabilities and mental acuity. Now 75, Hanna has become one of the Bahamas' most celebrated artists, prolifically releasing work described as "carefully considered and contemplated, provocative and masterful." In BRIGIDY BRAM, Hanna reveals his inner and outer realities through his artworks, memories and one-of-a-kind sense of humor. The National Art Gallery of the Bahamas celebrated Kendal Hanna with a retrospective exhibition of his art on his 75th birthday. Board chair D. Gail Saunders wrote in the foreword to the catalog: "Kendal's life was a struggle, but in spite of the numerous difficulties and hurdles, he persisted with his art and endured. His art, which is usually described as abstract, is not understood by everyone. But many have come to love his work and have grown to recognize and connect with the passion he expresses in his paintings and sculpture…..A modest giant, Kendal Hanna today is counted among the leading Bahamian artists of our time." Screening Sunday, December 9 / 11:00am
JACKSON BURNSIDE, NATIVE SON (70 mins), directed by Karen Arthur & Thomas Neuwirth: Chronicles the diverse life and times of this deeply respected Bahamian cultural icon. He loved his Bahamas with a burning passion, devoting his life to exposing the rich design, architecture & heritage of his native land. After his education abroad, and becoming an assistant to Louis I. Kahn, he returned to the Bahamas where he further developed his talents as a painter, architect, philosopher, mentor and Junkanoo icon. Screening Friday, December 7 / 7:30pm and Saturday, December 8 / 4:15pm
SHE (8 mins) directed by Kareem Mortimer: Examines the lives of several female impersonators living in the Caribbean. During the annual Ms. Drag Bahamas beauty contest, Kevin Taylor and Kareem Mortimer speak to several drag performers and transgendered. Screening Sunday, December 9 / 11:00am
STRINGS (1 min) directed by Will Robinson: Sarah and Riley have been best friends ever since he was four and she was six years old. For just over a decade they lived in a globe of bliss. Unfortunately, for a year their world of ecstasy has been rotating like a counter-clockwise timepiece. Nonetheless, the duo endeavors to flee from sadistic forces that reside outside of a once deserted room of a previously eminent building. In the contrary, Riley is unable to escape, for in the time of darkness shrieking sound of ill-fated sous continuously penetrate the walls of the room as well as the dreams of his precious slumber. When awaken by the howling of his parents, Riley seeks consolation from Sarah who is capable of enduring the eerie weeping of her late grandmother. Screening Thursday, December 6 / 3:15pm and Friday, December 7 / 3:30pm
TRAVIS PORTER: RED ROCK (20 mins) directed by Ryan Lightbourn: When their luxurious tour bus breaks down, budding hip-hop group Travis Porter becomes stranded in the remote town of Red Rock. After the bus driver witnesses a horrific crime, the group discovers the town's deadly secrets & they must escape by any means necessary. Screening on Friday, December 7 / 9:15pm
WOMANISH WAYS, FREEDOM & DEMOCRACY (80 mins) directed by Marion Bethel and Maria Govan: Five Bahamian women – Mary Ingraham, Georgiana Symonette, Mabel Walker, Eugenia Lockhart and Dr. Doris Johnson – led the Women's Suffrage Movement in The Bahamas. The journey to female enfranchisement spanned more than a decade, and took place alongside the dramatic backdrop of the Burma Road Riots in 1942, the General Strike in 1958, the Labour Movement of the 1950s and the quest for Majority Rule. Bahamian women voted for the first time on November 26th 1962. Screening on Friday, December 7 / 1:30pm and Saturday, December 8 / 1:15pm
This year, the Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) will showcase 78 films from 26 different countries, including 45 features and 33 short films. The four competition categories at BIFF are Spirit of Freedom: Narrative & Documentary; New Visions; and Short Film. Special sections include Caribbean Spotlight and Self Discovery as well as a World Cinema showcase.
Tickets are $3 per film or $10 Day Pass and are now on sale at the Coldwell Banker /Lightbourn Realty BIFF Festival Lounge located on Bay Street in the Fort Nassau Building adjacent to the Hilton Hotel. During the festilva tickets can be purchased at Galleria Cinemas RND Plaza Thompson Boulevard / John F, Kennedy Drive
BIFF 2012 Sponsors include Atlantis, RBC Royal Bank, Esso, BTC powered by Lime, Coldwell Banker / Lightbourne Realty, Carrousel Yacht Enterprises, Ministry Of Tourism, Bahamas Ferries, Nassau Paradise Island Promotion Board, Bahamas Air, Majestic Tours, Bahamas Tourism Channel, Bahamas Airport Advertising Ltd., Bahamas Sol, Dermalogica Bahamas & Caribbean, Bahama Hand Print, Kings Realty, Orico, SandyToes, Bahama Divers, The Sign Post, IDYA Studio, Coles Of Nassau, Breezes Resort & Spa, Lilo Studios, Paintball Arena, Best Buy Furniture, Master Technicians, Self Drive Boat Adventures, Sheraton, Breezes, Coral Sands Resort in Harbour Island, Pineapple Fields Hotel in Governor's Harbour, Moet & Chandon, Caribbean Bottling Company, Sir Speedy, Heineken, Jolly Roger, The Bahamas Weekly, Alumaworx, Jim Whitehead Nassau Florist, Sherman Williams and many more. Among the Friends of the Festival are: Dr. & Mrs. Vanderpool, Mr. & Mrs Gregory Cleare, Mr. Raymond Winder, Mr. & Mrs. Paul King, Mr. James Lyle, Mrs. Meta Gail Charles and Dr. Lorne Charles, The Nassau Guardian, Tribune.
ALL Films: Official Film Selections for the Bahamas International Film Festival 2012
About the Bahamas International Film Festival
The Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) is a nonprofit organization committed to providing the local community and international festival-goers with a diverse presentation of films from the Bahamas and around the world. In addition to showcasing films that might not otherwise be released theatrically, BIFF provides unique cultural experiences, educational programs, and forums for exploring the past, present and future of cinema. www.bintlfilmfest.com
Save The Date: December 6 – 9
Best Of Fest Eleuthera: December 10 -14
For the original report go to http://www.thebahamasweekly.com/publish/bahamas-international-film-festival/Nine_Bahamian_Films_Entered_in_BIFF_Caribbean_Spotlight25283.shtml


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The International Olympic Committee tells us in its charter that it aims to "place sport at the service of the harmonious development of man, with a view to promoting a peaceful society concerned with the preservation of human dignity." Also, that "the practice of sport is a human right," and "any form of discrimination with regard to a country or a person on grounds of race, religion, politics, gender or otherwise is incompatible with belonging to the Olympic Movement." All beautiful ideas if one hasn't learned to trust the moral compass of the Olympic Committee about as much as that of a hedge fund manager.
This is the organization that thought it proper to let athletes carry on in 11 of 22 sports for eight hours in the 1972 Munich Games after learning that Palestinian terrorists had murdered two Israeli coaches and were holding nine more members of the Israeli team hostage (all nine were eventually murdered, and the games were finally suspended, but only for a day).
This is the organization that let Moscow go ahead with its games in 1980 as the Soviet army was massacring its way across Afghanistan (61 countries boycotted, including the United States).
This is the committee that, while having the good sense to ban South Africa from the games from 1964 to 1988 over South Africa's policy of apartheid, doesn't question Saudi Arabia's right to participate -- even though that kingdom's religious nuts ban women from all sports.
So it was natural that the Olympic Committee yielded in 2001 to China's bid for this year's summer Olympics. Toronto's oppressive cleanliness and Paris' dictatorial arrogance, the two cities also considered, couldn't compete with China's standard-issue repression. The committee's argument was that it was time to recognize China's modernization, and that as in Seoul in 1988 and Mexico City 20 years earlier, the games would crack the walls of authoritarianism and encourage liberalization.
It happened in South Korea and Mexico. It didn't happen in China, where the games have been China's excuse to stuff "reeducation camps" with prisoners held without trial, conduct massive internal deportations, crack down on dissidents and protesters (Tibetans, Muslims, Buddhists' Falun Gong sect), let loose roving bands of vigilantes wearing "Good luck Beijing" baseball caps with authority to silence troublemakers -- and fuel a rabid wave of nationalism, especially among the young, that belches more chauvinism than your average flag-waving Republican rally.
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Bashing the Olympics should be an Olympic sport of its own. We'd all be gold medalists. In hypocrisy especially. I'll certainly be watching the games every day, avidly at that, though as much for the politics of it as for the sports. The problem with the games has never been the athletes. Not even the ones who dope themselves, the whole Olympic spectacle being a nationalistic doping orgy for the country that hosts it. The problem is the IOC's moronic belief that sport and politics can be separated -- by force and censorship if necessary.
In China, the IOC is condoning both tactics. Not only are sport and politics inseparable at the Olympics. The two together is what makes the Olympics compelling, letting us in on countries' dirty secrets (when our news-covering networks do their job, which is rare) as well as the endless run of athlete stories that break the most hardened hearts and most jaded souls.
I dare you not to have cried at the sight of Lopez Lomong, one of the "Lost Boys" of Sudan, carrying the American flag in the opening ceremonies. He was orphaned in the Sudanese civil war, made a child soldier, escaped to a refugee camp for 10 years, taken in by the United States as one of some 3,600 Lost Boys beginning in 1999 and sworn a citizen 13 months ago. He's on Team Darfur, which uses athletes' celebrity to heighten awareness of the genocide in Sudan's Darfur. On Friday, he led Team USA into the magnificent Olympic stadium, the so-called Bird's Nest. Stories like that at the Olympics could fill a stadium-sized library.
So can stories like the sight of President Bush in the Bird's Nest, paying tribute (because that's what it was) to his, to our, Chinese keepers: They've lent us the money that makes our extravagant consumerism possible. They also know that Bush can't lecture them -- not on illegal detentions, which, thanks to him, are now as American as they are Chinese. Not on torture: Dick Cheney gets the gold in waterboarding. Not on overstuffed prisons: We have a population four times smaller than China's but a prison population one-and-a-half times larger. Not on pollution: The United States still pollutes the planet more than China by far, even if it does so more sneakily. Not even on free speech: China's "free-speech zones," organized in a couple of distant Beijing parks, are an American import.
It's taken 104 years, but these are the Olympics where the United States makes even a country like China look good in comparison. The two belong together, with the IOC as their valet.
Tristam is a News-Journal editorial writer.
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Trees are an important, stable source of food for bees and other pollinators providing thousands of flower heads all in one place.
I could go on and list their other virtues but the fact you're on my blog leads me to assume that you already have a pretty good appreciation of both trees and bees so let's get straight to the point of this post and find out which trees attract bees.
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Honey Dew
If you have ever parked your car under a tree and arrived back to find it covered in a sticky substance, you have come across honey dew. You have the sap-sucking psyllids or aphids to thank for this.
An aphid feeds by inserting its straw-like mouthpart (proboscis) into the cells of a plant and draws up the plant's juices or sap. Most aphids seem to take in from the plant sap more sugar than they can assimilate and excrete a sweet syrup, honey dew, that is passed out of the anus.
For many other insects including ants, wasps, and of course the bees, this is a valuable source of food. Ants harvest it directly from the aphids, bees generally collect it from where it falls.
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EQWIP HUBs is a global network of innovation spaces where youth develop market-relevant skills and gain access to the mentorship, networks, technology and capital to transition to the workforce or to launch a new wave of youth-owned enterprise. Hosted by local Partner Organizations in 12 urban centers across Bolivia, Ghana, Indonesia, Peru, Senegal, and Tanzania, EQWIP HUBs is a unique platform for youth peer-to-peer collaboration.
EQWIP HUBs is a joint project of Canada World Youth (CWY) and Youth Challenge International (YCI), two world-renowned catalysts of innovative youth development and global exchange solutions, with generous funding support from the Government of Canada.
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EQWIP HUBs is looking for Youth Support Officers to engage with youth, partners and HUB staff to strengthen the youth's abilities to access employment and business opportunities.
As a Youth Support Officer, you contribute to build youth-friendly spaces and services at the HUB. You will support youth who access the different services offered by the HUBs (training, mentorship, access to technology, seed funding for entrepreneurship) and sharing their successes with a broader audience in country and in Canada.
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I am happy that you guys enjoyed the first part of this trip. Now, here I am with my journal from the last three days of this trip that involved a stay at a luxurious resort where Prince Charles once came to celebrate his birthday, watching sunsets, moving on to the main city Kochi on the last day, some shopping and exploring the Jewish streets.
Kumarakom, Kerala
Kumarakom is a village on Vembanad Lake in the backwaters of Kerala, southern India. You will spot canals lined up with fishermen homes and parked with houseboats. Kumarakom bird sanctuary is a famous tourist destination that is home to many species of birds and a haven for rare migratory birds.
DAY 3- Sunset Cruise and Exploring The Resort
On day 3, I planned to move to Kumarakom Lake Resort early in the morning. I did not have any agenda for this day. I was welcomed by the staff with a flower garland and coconut water and was given a property tour. This resort is HUGE! I was in no mood to move out of my room post lunch so I took a nap and then swam across the 250m long swimming pool just outside my Meandering Pool Villa. The resort had organized an evening chai and a sunset cruise which was the most calming activity I did during my stay there. Cruising across the Vembanad lake while spotting birds & fishing boats, watching the sunset and listening to the calming tunes of flute- HEAVEN. After the cruise, I was walking around the resort and spotted a monitor lizard (day made). I ended the day with a buffet meal (even though, I only ended up eating south Indian delicacies).
DAY 4- Self Care Day
I kept this day for pampering myself. Well, I did this on my entire trip but that's what vacations are meant for, right?
I woke up early and went for yoga class by the lake that is organized by the resort every morning. Soon after having breakfast, I went to my room and spent some time doing an armpit detox, applying a face mask and doing some facial rolling. Took a nap and ordered room service. I spent the evening learning to make pots, reading near the pool, taking dips in between and enjoying the mesmerizing view. In the late evening, I went for Abhyanga at the resort's spa. The treatment included a full body massage with Dhanwantaram Thailam and a body scrub made with sandalwood, green gram, black gram, turmeric and gooseberry powders. I ate a light meal and slept early because my body needed sleep after the massage.
KUMARAKOM LAKE RESORT, Kumarakom
I am sure my pictures have already conveyed how beautiful this property is. Everywhere you look at, you will spot butterflies, flowers, different species of birds, canals full of fish and coconut & jackfruit trees. This resort has also focussed on using sustainable and eco-friendly material for their decor. I love how they have worked on providing a luxurious place for people keeping nature intact. There is so much to do around the property. You can learn pottery and weaving, walk around the gardens, go for a cruise, practice yoga, go bird spotting or just laze around.
It is a perfect getaway for people who want to soak in nature peacefully while having the delicious food and taking in the best views with all the luxury.
On the last day, I moved on to the bustling city Kochi & stayed at Forte Kochi– a beautiful heritage hotel for just one night ( I wish I had more days). Each corner of this hotel is picturesque. There were so many tourist places around this stay and the beach was just 2-mins walk away.
I had zero expectations from this place because I hate being in cities but I loved the day I spent here. Soon after lunch, I packed my handbag and walked around the city. I explored the Jewish streets lined with amazing cafes, had the best coffee, bought some spices and bohemian pants and then went to the Mahatma Gandhi beach just 2 minutes away from the place I was staying at for the sunset. I witnessed the most mesmerizing sunset of my life. I wanted to soak it all in. It was SURREAL. On my way back to the hotel, it started raining which made me a happy kid. I came back, had a really heavy meal and jackfruit as dessert (which chef at Forte Kochi arranged especially for me even when the jackfruit season was over). I took a bath and spent the night listening to music & journalling while it rained.
..and I flew back to Delhi.
Thank you guys for showing so much love to my travel journals. 🙂 You can also view the stories from my trip in the highlights on my Instagram account.


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- Page 1 Orange Tahiti Android Tablet Review
- Page 2 Performance, Cost & Verdict Review
- Cheap initial outlay
- 3G as standard
- Excellent, high pixel density screen
- Substandard battery life
- High total cost of ownership
- Weak graphics performance
Key Specifications
- Review Price: £69.00
- 7in 1,280 x 800 pixel display
- Integrated 3G
- 8GB of native storage + microSD slot
- Dual core 1.2GHz CPU
- Mini HDMI
When the iPad was first announced the biggest intake of breath was not at its design, size or features – it was at the price tag. Squeezing the cost of tablets between smartphones and laptops proved a masterstroke and one rivals still struggle to match. Instead of getting into a price war, however, Orange has a different idea…
The 'Orange Tahiti' is pitched on contract. Sign a £25pm, two year deal and you will get 2GB of data per month (1GB anytime, 1GB 'quiet time' – midnight to 4pm) and unlimited access to BT Openzone. You will also walk out with the Tahiti for an outlay of just £69. Given tablets remain a luxury item and we live in an era of economic uncertainty, the idea of spreading cost is persuasive… if the tablet itself is worth the commitment.
So what do you get? Orange hasn't become a hardware manufacturer overnight, so the Tahiti is actually a rebranded Huawei MediaPad which we previewed in November. This in itself is no bad thing. Unlike the majority of tablets, the Tahiti sidesteps a 10in screen in favour of a smaller 7 incher. This reduced size may disappoint some, but it makes the Tahiti smaller (190 x 124 x 10.5mm) and lighter (390g) than the competition and with 3G baked in (an optional £100 extra on most models) this added portability is welcome. A further bonus is the high resolution 1,280 x 800 display has a greater pixel density than many of its rivals making text razor sharp and images detailed, while colour reproduction it good to. Overall it may not quite pack the punch of AMOLED, but no owner would fail to be impressed.
Better still the Tahiti defies its dimensions to pack quite a punch. At its heart is a 1.2GHz dual core processor and 1GB of RAM which puts it in line with most premium tablets and makes it highly responsive in all core applications. Storage is reasonable too with 8GB available natively and the potential for another 32GB to be added via the microSD slot. Defacto niceties too like WiFi, GPS, an accelerometer and mini HDMI along with a 5MP camera on the rear and a VGA camera on the front. Picture quality from these cameras isn't groundbreaking (see the sample image below), but they are certainly as good or better than most other tablets currently on the market.
There is a further pleasant surprise. The Tahiti comes with Android 3.2 (rather than the phone-focused Android 2.x which tends to pervade cheaper tablets) and Huawei has promised an upgrade to the impressive Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich in the near future. The final cherry on top is Orange has resisted its usual habit of heavily customising the interface, so you'll find no tacky orange skins or third party app stores bogging the whole experience down. Admittedly some of the added Orange apps on its smartphones can be quite useful but overall we don't miss them.
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Wager, Charles (DNB00)
WAGER, Sir CHARLES (1666–1743), admiral, was grandson of John Wager (d. 1656) of St. Margaret's, Rochester, mariner; and son of Charles Wager (1630-1666), who, after serving as a captain in the navy of the Commonwealth, commanded the Yarmouth in the fleet that brought over Charles II at the Restoration, and in 1664-5 commanded the Crown in the Mediterranean with (Sir) Thomas Allin [q. v.] He did not, however, come home till near the end of 1665, when he called on Pepys, who noted (2 Nov. 1665): 'A brave fellow, this captain is, and I think very honest.' At a later date (27 March 1668) he again noted: 'Above all Englishmen that ever were in the Straits, there never was any man that behaved himself like poor Charles Wager, whom the very Moors do mention with tears, sometimes.' He married, in 1663, Prudence, daughter of William Goodsonn of Ratcliffe, gentleman, probably the parliamentary vice-admiral, William Goodson [q. v.], or a near kinsman; and had issue a daughter, Prudence, besides the son, born in 1666, presumably after his father's death. The widow married, secondly, Alexander Parker, merchant, and had issue two sons and four daughters, one of whom married the Rev. John Watson, and was the mother of Vice-Admiral Charles Watson [q. v.]
The first mention of the younger Charles which can now be found is in 1690, when he was second lieutenant of the Foresight, a small 50-gun ship, commanded by Basil Beaumont [q. v.], sent to the north in July to raise men for the fleet. In 1692 he was second lieutenant of the Britannia, flagship of Admiral Edward Russell (afterwards Earl of Orford) [q. v.], in the battle of Barfleur, and on 7 June was promoted by Russell to the command of a fireship. In the next year he commanded the Samuel and Henry, armed ship, in which he convoyed the merchant fleet to New England. In November 1695 he was appointed to the Mary; in December was moved to the Woolwich, and in April 1696 to the Greenwich, a 50-gun ship, which he commanded in the North Sea, the Channel, and on the coast of France, till the end of 1699, but without any opportunities of distinguished service. In June 1700 he was living with his family at Killingnorth, near Looe in Cornwall, 'about ten miles from his majesty's yard at Plymouth,' he wrote, and whence 'he could be at London in four or five days, if required.'
In the following February he was appointed to the Medway for service in the Channel, and on 13 Jan. 1701-2 to the Hampton Court of 70 guns, one of fifty-one ships commissioned the same day. In her, in 1703, he accompanied Sir Clowdisley Shovell [q. v.] to the Mediterranean, and in October was detached with Rear-admiral George Byng (afterwards Viscount Torrington) [q. v.] to negotiate a treaty with the dey of Algiers (Memoirs relating to the Lord Torrington, Camden Soc. pp. 112-13); after which, coming home with Byng in November, his ship sustained considerable damage and was nearly lost in the 'great storm' (ib. p. 117). In 1704, still in the Hampton Court, he again went out to the Mediterranean with Shovell, and was present at the reduction of Gibraltar, though having no actual part in the achievement. He was then detached with some other ships to Lisbon and England with convoy [cf. Rooke, Sir George], and was thus absent from the battle of Malaga. He was again in the Mediterranean with Shovell in 1705; was present at the capture of Barcelona, and on the homeward voyage was detached to Lisbon, returning to England early in 1706.
In January 1706-7 he was appointed to the Expedition of 70 guns, as commander-in-chief at Jamaica and commodore of the first class with a captain under him. He sailed from Plymouth in April with nine ships of war and a large fleet of merchantmen in companv. In December he had news that M. du Casse was again on his way to the West Indies with a powerful French squadron intended for an attack on Jamaica. Further intelligence, however, convinced Wager that the object of this squadron was to convoy the Spanish treasure ships from Havana, and led him to plan the intercepting of these on their way from Portobello. The Spaniards, having information of his being at sea, postponed their sailing, and it was not till 28 May 1708 that he at last met them off Cartagena. There were in all seventeen ships, twelve of which were large and more or less heavily armed. Three, carrying distinguishing pennants as admiral, vice-admiral, and rear admiral, were effectively ships of war, of from 64 to 44 guns, with crews numerically large, and on board these, as Wager had been informed, was the treasure, variously estimated at from twenty to fifty millions of dollars, or from four to ten millions sterling. Besides the Expedition, Wager had with him only two ships, the Kingston of 60 guns and the Portland of 50; and the Spaniards, considering themselves the superior force, prepared for battle. About sunset Wager, in the Expedition, engaged the Spanish admiral; but neither the Kingston nor the Portland obeyed his signals to engage the other two ships, and for some time the Expedition was exposed to the fire of all three. After about an hour and a half, the Spanish admiral's ship suddenly blew up. Of the seven hundred men said to be on board, eleven only were picked up the next day. The Expedition, too, nearly foundered by the violence of the explosion, the shower of falling timbers, and the quantity of water that was forced on board through the lower deck ports. Having at length cleared her of the wreck and the water. Wager pushed on to attack one of the other ships, now barely distinguishable in the dark. His broadsides, however, were overpowering; his other two ships, guided by the flashes of the guns, came up, and about two in the morning the Spaniard, which proved to be the rear-admiral, surrendered. But the Expedition had sustained much damage in her masts and rigging, and at daybreak Wager ordered the Kingston and Portland to chase the vice-admiral, then some ten or twelve miles off. They obeyed, but with such excessive caution that the Spaniard escaped. Their captains, Timothy Bridge and Edward Windsor, were afterward tried by court-martial, which attributed their misconduct to 'want of judgment,' and sentenced them to be dismissed their ships (Campbell, iii. 210), but the mischief had been done. Nearly half of the treasure had gone down with the admiral, and a great part of the remainder had escaped with the vice-admiral. What was taken, though enough to make Wager a wealthy man, was a very small part of what might have been won had these two ships been commanded by capable men. Still, the blow to the Spaniards was very great, and was increased by the loss of many other ships picked up by Wager's cruisers and by privateers, one of which took a prize that the Spaniards offered to ransom for 180,000 dollars. In July, after his return to Jamaica, Wager first learned that on 19 Nov. 1707 he had been made rear-admiral of the blue. He continued on the station for near eighteen months longer, in which time trade was protected, merchants were contented, and 'a greater number of prizes were taken by the ships under his command than at any former period of the same length' (Charnock), a distinction which at that time had a very considerable money value. When Wager returned to England in November 1709, he was an extremely wealthy man.
On 8 Dec. he was knighted by the queen; but he had no service afloat for several years. In February 1714-16 he was appointed comptroller of the navy, an office which he held till March 1718, when he was appointed one of the lords commissioners of the admiralty. In this post he remained till June 1733, when he was sworn in of the privy council and advanced to be first lord of the admiralty. But these offices did not sever him from the active service. On 16 June 1716 he was advanced to the rank of vice-admiral, and in 1722 was nominated to the command of a squadron intended as a threat to Portugal. It was found unnecessary to push the threat further, and Wager did not embark; but in 1726 he took command of a powerful fleet sent into the Baltic to anticipate or prevent any action of Russia as a party to the treaty of Vienna (cf. Stanhope, Hist, of England, ii. 11; Lecky, Hist, of England, i. 408-9). The mere presence of the fleet produced the desired effect, and neither in 1726 nor in 1727. when Sir John Norris (1660?-1749) [q. v.] had succeeded Wager, was the peace of Europe broken in the north.
In the south it was different. The Spaniards determined to lay siege to Gibraltar; by the end of 1726 they had mustered an army of 15,000 men in the immediate neighbourhood of the rock, and hostilities began early in the following year. In February Wager arrived with a strong fleet and large reinforcements for the garrison. Rear-admiral Francis Hosier [q. v.] was sent to the West Indies to prevent the Spanish treasure ships leaving Portobello, and one of Wager's principal objects was to prevent any such ships getting into Cadiz. Early in March, however, much to his disgust, some vessels from Havana, with a large amount of treasure on board, by hugging the African shore, succeeded in slipping past him. He wrote to his friend and constant correspondent, Charles Delafaye, then secretary to the Duke of Newcastle, that there was a time for all things; a time to sit still and a time to be active; and that as he was past sixty, it was time for him to be in his garden at Parson's Green. This, however, passed off, and he continued in command of the fleet, blockading Cadiz and keeping open the communication with Gibraltar till the cessation of hostilities in June 1727, and till the signing of the preliminaries of peace in February 1727-8. In April 1728 he returned to England with some of the ships, the others remaining at Gibraltar, where it was understood that the peace was by no means assured.
In 1729 a large fleet, English and Dutch, under Wager, was still kept in commission in the Channel, and before the implied threat the Spaniards gave way. In June the general pacification was agreed to, and the definitive treaty was signed at Seville on 9 Nov. After the second treaty of Vienna—concluded in March 1731—it was agreed to make the landing of Don Carlos and the Spanish troops at Leghorn an international celebration. On 10 July Wager was promoted to be admiral of the blue; and as the French refused to admit that an English admiral, with his flag at the main, necessarily took precedence of a French vice-admiral, with his flag at the fore, no French ships took part in the function. But an English fleet, under the command of Wager, going to the Mediterranean, joined a Spanish squadron, with the troops on board, and anchored on 15 Oct. at Leghorn. For ten days the festivities were kept up. On the 25th Wager sailed from Leghorn, and arrived at St. Helens on 10 Dec. It was the end of his sea service.
When, in 1739, war with Spain again broke out, Wager was first lord of the admiralty, and, so far as circumstances permitted, organised the fleets for the Channel and West Indies. But the work was difficult, and indeed impossible, for a war even with Spain. In ships, and still more in the administrative departments, the navy was at the very lowest ebb, and the first years of the war were not a success. Wager felt this, and that the responsibility was too great for his advanced years. In March 1742 he retired from the admiralty, and in December was appointed treasurer of the navy. He held this for only a few months, dying on 24 May 1743. In 1747 a monument to his memory was erected in Westminster Abbey by Francis Gashry, an associate of Wager's at the navy board, and at that time comptroller of the victualling. His portrait, by Kneller, was lent from Greenwich Hospital to the third loan exhibition at South Kensington in 1868 (Cat. No. 755). Other portraits by Dahl, Gibson, Isaac Whood, and J. Ellys were engraved by Faber and White (Bromley, p. 287).
Wager married, on 8 Dec. 1691, Martha, daughter of Anthony Earning, a captain in the parliamentary navy, by Ellen, sister of Nehemiah Bourne [q. v.], but had no issue. His widow died in 1748, and was also buried in Westminster Abbey. The bulk of Wager's property was left to Charles Bolton, the son of his sister Prudence, with legacies to his half-sister, Mary Parker, and niece, Martha Watson.[Charnook's Biogr. Nav. ii. 437; Chester's Westminster Abbey Registers, pp. 363. 375; Commission and Warrant Books, List Books, and Captains' Letters in the Public Record Office. Still more important and interesting is his official and semi-official correspondence with the Duke of Newcastle and Mr. Delafaye in Home Office Records, Admiralty, vols, lvii-ix., lxi-ii., lxvi-vii.. lxix. See also Campbell's Lives of the Admirals; Burchett's Transactions at Sea, and Lediard's Naval History.]


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Solar Activity Heats Up
August 28 saw a major solar flare erupting from a complex sunspot group crossing the Sun's southern hemisphere. The intensity of the eruption placed it in the most powerful "X" category. The flare was accompanied by a coronal mass ejection (CME) which was clocked at 600 km/hr as it headed past the Earth. This CME passed south of Earth's orbital plane and did not cause any major effects here. However, CMEs that collide directly with the Earth can excite geomagnetic storms, which have been linked to satellite communication failures. In extreme cases, such storms can induce electric currents in the earth and oceans that can damage electric power transmission equipment. Scientists expect to see solar flare-ups daily during the solar max, which is expected in mid-2000.
Leaking Earth Could run dry
Researchers from the Tokyo Institute of Technology say that Earth could be dry and barren within a billion years because the oceans are draining into the planet's interior. They have calculated that about 1.12 billion tonnes of water leaks into the Earth each year. Although a lot of water also moves in the other direction, not enough comes to the surface to balance what is lost. The scientists believe that eventually all of it will disappear. They predict that the Earth's surface will look a lot like the surface of the planet Mars where a similar process seems to have taken place. This research was published in the New Scientist magazine. Mir drifts free
Russian space station Mir has gone into "free drift" mode as control passes to a new onboard computer. The free flight is necessary to reduce power consumption so that Mir can survive for months in space before a possible return by cosmonauts. The last crew left on August 27, just 10 days before Mir would have celebrated 10 years of continuous crewing. The new computer keeps the solar panels pointed at the Sun so Mir's batteries remain charged. Russia is expected to make a decision late this year or early next on whether Mir will remain in orbit. The station costs about $250 million a year to operate and while this is not too high in space terms, Russia just doesn't have the money.
Shaking Earth
The centuries-old mystery of why the Earth appears to wobble has been solved. Every 1.2 years, the planet appears to move about its axis by about 20 ft at the North Pole, but since discovering the so-called Chandler Wobble in 1891, scientists had been unable to explain it. Now NASA believes that the cause lies in the Earth's oceans. Fluctuating pressure of water on the ocean bed caused by temperature, salinity and current changes - forces the Earth to move slightly on its axis. Atmospheric fluctuations add to the wobble. The findings were made by analyzing data from the International Earth Rotation Service, set up in Paris in 1988.
Moon Magic
The Moon
has always been an object of fantasy as well as research but we still don't know
exactly how the Earth got its moon.
to the 'giant impact theory', proposed in the 1970s, the moon was formed after
the Earth was hit by a huge object, as big as Mars.
Using the
new model, researchers at the Southwest Research Institute and the University of
California at Santa Cruz, created high-resolution simulations to show that an
oblique impact by an object with 10 per cent of the mass of Earth could have
ejected sufficient iron free material into Earth's orbit to eventually coalesce
into the moon, while also leaving the Earth with its present mass and correct
initial rotation rate.
The simulation also implies that the moon formed near the very end of Earth's formation, some 4.5 billion years ago. The moon is believed to have played an important role in making the Earth habitable because of the stabilizing effect it had on the tilt of Earth's rotation.
New Solar System Is Like Ours
After 15 years of
searching, astronomers say they have found an alien planetary system that
reminds them a lot of home. This is the first time planet hunters have detected
what they believe is a Jupiter-like gas ball orbiting a star much like our Sun,
at a distance that allows for the possibility of an unseen Earth-type planet
orbiting in between.
In the last decade and a
half, scientists have found more than 90 so-called extra-solar planets around
stars outside our solar system. But none of these earlier discoveries has held
the same potential to answer an essential question: Might there be other Earths
in the universe?
"We have a
(planetary) system that is maybe not a sibling of the solar systemģ it might
be more accurately classified as a first cousin," Paul Butler of the
Carnegie Institution said on Thursday.
Butler and fellow
planet-hunter Geoffrey Marcy of the University of California-Berkeley noted that
the newly discovered Jupiter-type planet is the third thought to orbit 55 Cancri,
a star in the constellation Cancer that can be seen without telescopes or even
binoculars. It is about as old ¢ five billion years or so ¢ and about the
same size as our Sun. Aside from it known planets, the new planetary system has
a tantalizing gap between the new Jovian discovery and two other big gas planets
orbiting very close to the star, Marcy said.
Heavy Traffic Heads for Mars
American space agency NASA has outlined ambitious, long-term plans to explore the planet Mars. It says six major missions will take place in little more than 10 years, with Italy and France also participating. At an annual cost estimated at $400 million to $450 million a year for the next five years, the agency will dispatch a combination of orbiting spacecraft and landers to the Red Planet. Then, after 2010, the agency will undertake a mission to bring back samples from Mars. In 1999, NASA lost two Martian missions : the Mars Polar Lander and the Mars Climate Orbiter. The failures were a huge blow and prompted a major review of the way NASA carries through its space operations. The campaign to explore Mars is unparalleled in the history of space exploration. ItÆs meant to be a robust, flexible, long-term programme that will give the highest chances for success. The new strategy is aimed to answer questions about MarsÆ mineralogy, geology and climate history. The idea is to æfollow the waterÆ so we may know the answers to far-reaching questions about the red planet humans have asked over the generations: Did life ever arise there, and does life exist there now ?"
A Sun-like star just out
of infancy has winked at astronomers, indicating its eclipse by cosmic dust and
rocks, the stuff of which planets like Earth could possibly form, scientists
reported on Wednesday.
The star, located in the
Unicorn constellation about 2,400 light years from Earth, disappeared from view
for regular periods of about 48 days over the past six years. Its disappearance
suggested an eclipse, but not a typical one caused by an intervening planet,
star or moon.
Only a collection of
smaller objects, like dust and rocks, could cause the long eclipse the
astronomers saw. Known as KH 15D, the star is only about 3 million years old, a
prime age for monitoring by astronomers interested in our solar system's
planet-forming past.
"We've monitored
thousands of these stars over the years and this is the only that behaves this
way," said astronomer William Herbst of Wesleyan University in Connecticut.
"Essentially the star winks at us."
The dust that caused the
wink is different from the fine interstellar dust that is distributed throughout
the cosmos. Herbst said. Its particles are bigger, indicating that it is
clumping into what astronomers call a protoplanetary disk - the disk from which
planets can form.
"Is there a mass in
here that is somehow sculpting the obscuring clouds so that it's producing these
rings of material which then circle around the star and alternately block the
object? We think that's very possible," Herbst said. There could be two
blobs circling the star, or just one, but there is no confirmation as yet of
exactly what could be causing this kind of disk to form, said Herbst's colleague
Catrina Hamilton.
At just 3 million years
old, KH 15D is a cosmic toddler barely out of infancy. By contrast, our solar
system is thought to be about 4.5 billion years old. However, some astronomers
believe the planets may have begun forming when the Sun was a few million years
The disk is forming quite
close to the star, closer than the planet Mercury is to the Sun. "The star
is ... like the Sun was when it was 3 million years old, so the processes that
are going on in this inner disk region, where terrestrial planets would be
forming - could be analogous to what was going on with the formation of
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Reed sends mixed messages, but does not flip, on Occupy Atlanta
All the twists and turns in the Occupy Atlanta protest saga made the PolitiFact Georgia team wonder whether they amounted to a flip-flop by Mayor Kasim Reed.
Sympathizers of the Occupy Wall Street protests took over Woodruff Park in downtown Atlanta on a Friday night more than two weeks ago. The following Monday, police officers positioned themselves nearby, and protesters braced for clashes or mass arrests like the ones that have taken place in New York City.
The clashes never happened. Two days later, demonstrators cheered an executive order from Reed that let them stay in the park until Oct. 17 -- last Monday.
The order's expiration loomed. Once again activists prepared for a showdown. With hours to spare, Reed issued another order letting them stay for three more weeks.
It sounded a little flip-floppy to us. We rummaged the office for our Flip-O-Meter to see whether Reed shifted his stance by letting Occupy Atlanta protesters stay in the park.
We studied Reed's public statements, news releases and executive orders, as well as actions and statements by other city officials who report to him.
As far as we can tell, the first time Reed spoke publicly about the Occupy Wall Street movement was Oct. 10 in Chicago, as he appeared on a panel that included New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
It was three days after the Atlanta protests began. Reed was sympathetic.
"I think that people wanted focusing attention and passion on jobs," he said, according to a clip that aired on WXIA-TV. "I'm really OK with it because I think the country needs more passion and we need a big fight."
As Reed was in Chicago, Atlanta City Councilman Michael Julian Bond was back home helping set up a meeting between demonstrators and city officials, including Police Chief George Turner.
Activist Tim Franzen attended the meeting. He told PolitiFact Georgia that Turner said that police would arrest demonstrators who break the law, but the chief did not give a specific time frame.
Another activist at the meeting told us Turner's message was less specific.
"Word for word, it was that they [police] 'would enforce the law,' " said activist James Turner, who is not related to the police chief. "They made it seem urgent."
Bond, who attended a portion of the meeting, said he did not hear the police chief tell protesters they would be arrested, but he got the impression they were going to jail that night.
That night, police mobilized on the streets surrounding Woodruff Park. Some rode on horseback. Others brought police dogs. Regardless of the chief's actual words, it makes sense that protesters thought they would be behind bars before sunrise.
The chief's office referred PolitiFact Georgia's questions to Reed's representatives. Reed told PolitiFact Georgia the police chief "never" told protesters they would be arrested.
The next day, Reed told the City Council's Public Safety Committee that police staged near Woodruff Park to rehearse their response in case protests turned violent.
Attorneys were reviewing the city's options, Reed said.
"Obviously we have some feeling about the right of people to peaceably protest and their legitimate concerns. But you all have passed a set of ordinances that I'm responsible for enforcing," Reed told the committee. "So to apply them to one group and not to apply them to another group is creating real problems with us."
"[T]he posture of the city of Atlanta is we will not be moving forward with arrests at this time," he said.
Reed issued an executive order the next day, a Wednesday. It said "there is a compelling public safety need" to suspend enforcement of city rules that shut down Woodruff Park between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. Enforcing them would take too many police resources away from other neighborhoods.
Police could make arrests to "maintain public peace and good order for a reason other than enforcing park closing hours," it said.
The order would expire Oct. 17, the date of the next City Council meeting. City code requires all executive orders to expire after the next council meeting, unless the council ratifies them.
The order did not say police would arrest protesters who remained in the park after the order's expiration.
Still, protesters perceived this date to be an eviction deadline. Media outlets described it as one, but this interpretation is not clear-cut.
That Friday, three days before the order expired, the mayor's office said the date was not a firm deadline, according to a story by Channel 2 Action News, a reporting partner of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
When Oct. 17 rolled around, Reed issued a second, nearly identical order. It will expire after the Nov. 7 council meeting. Reed has not indicated what he will do at that time.
Our ruling:
Reed maintained through his public statements, news releases and executive orders that he will respect peaceful public protest and protect the city if demonstrations turn violent.
The police show of force near the park Oct. 10 conveyed a more intimidating message than Reed's words did, but it fell short of contradicting him. Both he and his surrogates gave themselves leeway to make arrests.
The fact that Reed extended the time protesters could remain in the park is not enough evidence to say he flipped his position, either. City code required that the first order expire Oct. 17. The order does not say protesters would be removed after that date. Reed's office said three days before then that it was not a firm deadline for protesters to leave the park.
The city's actions might have sent mixed signals, but Reed's statements were carefully calibrated and the evidence indicates he did not change his stance.
We rule No Flip.


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With cocktails now boasting unique flavor combinations such as grapefruit and rosemary or burnt pineapple with tabasco and chocolate , a rum and Coke just doesn't really cut it anymore.
This means making cocktails at home, really good cocktails, requires more thought than before -- and a little bit of skill. But don't be intimidated by this new breed of beverages. Once you learn a couple of integral principles, you'll be whipping up mixologist-type beverages on the fly in no time.
First, think of your cocktail ingredients in terms of their tastes. They break down into four categories: sweet, sour, strong and weak. Strong refers to alcoholic ingredients; weak refers to non-alcoholic ones. (Sweet and sour is pretty self explanatory.) With these categories in mind, pouring a perfect cocktail is simple: you want a balance of these four tastes. That balance doesn't mean equal parts in terms of volume, but a balance in their flavors.
Once you've understood the importance of balancing flavors, ice is the next critical component for making a great cocktail. Make sure you have a ton of ice on hand (forgetting to stock up on ice is the biggest mistake most home bartenders make). And be sure to use the ice to dilute your cocktail until it's just right. (For more ice tips, check out this story.)
When making cocktails at home, carefully choose your ingredients. Never use pre-made mixes. Ever. Use fresh juices, good-quality alcohol, and experiment with flavors. Make simple syrups at home and liven them up with herbs and fruit. Consider adding muddled fresh fruit in place of juice; it adds a nice touch especially when there's so much in season during the summertime.
The finishing touches, such as topping off a cocktail with a couple drops of bitters or spritzing citrus on the rim of the glass, are simple steps to take and can really set your drink apart. With these four principles in mind, you'll be mixing up top-notch cocktails in no time.


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Opera doesn't require massive sets, opulent costumes and crowds of vocal cords to have an impact. Approached with taste and imagination on any scale, it can stir a spectator's emotions.
No one who attends the Solon Center for the Art's production of Verdi's "La Traviata" can be unmoved by Marian Vogel's magnetic performance as consumptive courtesan Violetta Valery. The soprano inhabits the role, whether raising a toast with her friends or giving up her lover in one of the most magnanimous gestures in all of opera.
The production, which opened Friday and receives two more performances this week, has other assets. Along with Vogel, the cast's familiar and superb local principals are tenor Timothy Culver as Alfredo (in a wig that hardly does him justice) and baritone Brian Keith Johnson as his priest-father, Germont.
Priest? Jonathon Field's production, which sensitively moves the action to the 1950s, surrounds the cast in religious symbolism to suggest Violetta's spiritual journey from lady of the night to redeemed woman. The set is dominated by organ pipes, crosses and candles.
The most intriguing detail is Germont in clerical clothing. Field explained the matter in a pre-performance talk, explaining that while Violetta is Catholic, Germont is Protestant, making it possible for him to marry.
That's a good thing in "Traviata," since Germont's whole point in meeting Violetta is to convince her to abandon Alfredo so that his sister can marry, which wouldn't be possible if he's in a relationship with a fallen woman. It might be difficult to make the religious distinction without attending Field's talk.
- La Traviata
- What:
- When:
- 3 p.m. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6.
- Where:
- Solon Center for the Arts, 6315 SOM Center Rd., Solon.
- Tickets:
- $20, students and seniors; $25, others. Go to
- solonohio.org
- or call 440-337-1400.
Yet this handsome "Traviata" is reverent only to Verdi. It keenly balances the sacred and the profane, the latter reflected in the sexpot gypsies at Flora's soiree and the sugar-daddy Baron's neck leash, which keeps Violetta in tow.
Everything is played out on the high platform in the Solon Center's 205-seat auditorium that places the cast and audience in such close proximity you can almost touch the passion onstage.
At the heart of the production is Vogel, a glamorous and poignant Violetta who responds to every nuance in the score. Her voice Friday gleamed in lyrical passages and burst with dramatic intensity when the doomed Violetta realizes the futility of her situation. Only a few florid lines at the end of Act 1 eluded her vocal grasp.
Culver used his focused tenor to impassioned ends, sometimes over-singing in the small space, but always engaging with music and text. Johnson's Germont was the model of a dignified gentleman, with a silken voice that reached its expressive height in "Di provenza il mar."
Students from Kent State University's Hugh A. Glauser School of Music Opera Workshop nicely delineated the smaller roles. And the orchestra, seated onstage behind the singers, gave a lucid account of Verdi's score in a reduced version led with flexible assurance by Maria Sensi Sellner.
Once a few more of Verdi's harmonies fall into place and some breathless tempos settle down to let the singers fill out the glorious vocal lines, this "Traviata" will be even more affecting. It's already proof that opera minus extravagant trimmings has the power to grip.


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Star Wars: The Old Republic Reveals Launch Date
Come December 20, we have one piece of advice for gamers: Let the Wookie win. It might not get you very far in the world of Star Wars: The Old Republic, but you'll at least get to keep your arms.
Bioware and Lucasarts announced this morning that the next big Star Wars massively multiplayer online game will be making its official debut in North America on December 20, with a European launch two days later on the 22nd.
"This is an incredible moment for everyone at Bioware and our partners at Lucasarts who have dedicated their lives to build this extraordinary game. We appreciate the patience from the millions of fans who have been waiting for the game's release," said Bioware co-founder Dr. Ray Muzyka during the keynote at the 2011 Eurogamer Expo.
As is tradition for most MMOs, copies of The Old Republic will ship with 30 days of free playing time. And there are three announced subscription models beyond that, coming in one-month, three-month, and six-month variants priced at $14.99, $13.99, and $12.99 per month respectively.
Preorders for each of the game's three editions Collector's, Digital Deluxe, and Standard come with special early access to the MMO, but it's currently unclear as to how early gamers will be allowed in before the MMO's official release.
The price tag for these editions, which come with a variety of special bonuses depending on which version of the game one picks up, start at $60 for the Standard version of the MMO. The Digital Deluxe version of The Old Republic available for preorder on Electronic Arts' Origin service includes five additional in-game items for a total cost of $80. And the Collector's Edition of the game, which comes with seven in-game items, a Gentle Giant Darth Malgus statue, a printed map, and other geeky goodies, will set enthusiasts back a cool $150.
Eager gamers that just can't wait to shoot stormtroopers can also roll the dice and attempt to get into one of The Old Republic's beta test weekends. The first beta test weekend just wrapped up in early September, and there's been no notice as to when the next scheduled test might go live. However, according to a fan of The Old Republic who allegedly talked to Bioware developer Chris Collins at a recent gaming convention, anyone who signed up for testing will allegedly get their shot at playing The Old Republic prior to launch.
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Tomorrow, July 28, is the 60 th birthday of of HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn.
The following article is from the Chiang Mai Mail.
Happy Birthday to HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn on his 60th Birthday
On the most auspicious occasion of the 60th Birthday of HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn the Chiang Mai Mail would like to join the Kingdom in offering our heartfelt wishes for a most happy birthday.
HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn was born on July 28, 1952, in the Ambara Villa of the Royal Dusit Palace in Bangkok, the second of four children, and the only son of Their Majesties King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great and Queen Sirikit.
His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej conferred his son with the title of 'Somdech Phra Borama Orasadhiraj Chao Fah Maha Vajiralongkorn Sayam Makutrajakuman' on December 28, 1972, making him the Crown Prince and Heir to the throne.
The Crown Prince has continued the Royal Family's assistance programmes in underdeveloped areas around the country and visited depressed urban areas around Bangkok distributing food and necessities to people in need. He has been active in support of the country's great agricultural pursuits.
HRH Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn and Mom Srirasmi Mahidol are the proud parents of HRH Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti, born on April 29 at 6:35 p.m. at Sriraj Hospital in Bangkok. It is the couple's first child.


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Week 10 "FLIPPED CLASSROOM":
(This video must be viewed by clicking the YouTube icon in bottom righthand corner to watch on YouTube's website)
1. Define "theme" as defined in the video.
2. Explain how the speaker in the video says the theme/central idea relates to the "real world"?
3. What are 4 ways to find the theme/central idea according to the video?
1. What are the 3 steps for successful "symbol-HUNTING" as the speaker describes?
Click HERE after watching the video above to practice parallelism. Screenshot your sentences and upload to your Evernote.
Week 11 "FLIPPED CLASSROOM":
The Fahrenheit 451 TEST will be Tuesday: Be sure you complete part 3 before Monday. (These is the audio recordings of the novel above.)
Week 12 "FLIPPED CLASSROOM":
Directions: Watch the following videos below. In your Evernote iPad app. Write your answers to the questions below each video. ...Don't forget to take the "Vocab. Champs" quiz!
Week 13 "FLIPPED CLASSROOM":
1. List the strategies for "Specific Detail Questions"— Explain what EACH strategy is!
2. What advice does the speaker give for questions that ask you what is "NOT in the text?"
3. According to the speaker, in the "NOT" questions, what type of "information" are you looking for?
1. List the six "Strategy Steps" for identifying vocabulary in context.
2. When the speaker speaks of the three "Strategy Steps," what question does he tell you to ask yourself in the second step, AND how does he describe considering the context?
3. How does the speaker use the "paraphrase" strategy in the sample passage?
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Week 14 "FLIPPED CLASSROOM":
(Above) Complete the two exercises (click below) AFTER watching both videos: Fragments & Run-On Sentences (Complete both exercises in your Evernote).


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