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Endoscopic Brow Lift in Beverly Hills
Smoothing Folds & Wrinkles to Help Restore Your Youth
A brow lift is a minimally invasive surgical procedure that can elevate the brows, producing a more youthful and rested facial appearance. Over time, your brows may descend and you may begin to see wrinkles, folds, and furrows on your forehead. The brow lift, aided by the use of an endoscope and a highly trained Beverly Hills plastic surgeon, can correct such problems.*
The Endoscope
An endoscope is made of a tubular probe fitted with a tiny camera. a bright light, and a viewing screen. The probe is inserted through a small incision, allowing Dr. Aboolian to view images of the body's internal structures. He is able to move the tube of the endoscope through the surgical area to change views.
How the Endoscopic Brow Lift is Done
Dr. Aboolian performs most of his surgeries at the Multispecialty Surgical Group operating room, which is located next to his office in Beverly Hills.
The brow lift is performed through 4-5 very small incisions hidden on the scalp. The entire brow or specific parts of the brow may be raised depending on the desired look. The goal is to restore the natural, youthful arch of the eyebrows while reducing age-related lines, furrows and skin redundancy. Once the brow has been elevated, a special fixation technique will hold it in place.
After Your Endoscopic Brow Lift
After a brow lift, you will have some swelling and bruising in the forehead area for approximately ten days following surgery. If sutures or staples were used, they will be removed during this time period. You may recover in our comfortable recovery room under the supervision of nurses and anesthesiologists. Most patients are discharged home after their operation with detailed instructions.
For those with major surgery or multiple surgeries, or those requesting further care after discharge from the recovery room, there are private duty nurses to help you through a safe and comfortable recovery.
For out of town patients, Dr. Aboolian has access to some private overnight recovery facilities in Southern California that are specially trained to provide you with the best and the most conscientious nursing care.
Your New Look
After the recovery period, you can expect their brow and upper face to be smoother, and age-related imperfections such as frown lines and forehead creases will be significantly reduced after brow lift surgery.*
To learn more about the rejuvenating benefits of an endoscopic brow lift in Beverly Hills and how it may be combined with other facial plastic surgery procedures, contact the office of plastic surgeon Andre Aboolian, MD, FACS at (310) 888-8862.

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Ashley Matusz and Joe Fisher, both 24, talked about cutting $800 off the flower bill for their wedding reception and saving another $1,000 by forgoing flowers at the church.
But the really big budgeting headaches will hit after their June 15 wedding. Ashley, in Wayne State University's medical school, is expecting $130,000 in student loans.
Many young couples are dealing with delicate conversations about debt, such as student loans, credit cards or other debt - or they should be having those discussions this wedding season, financial experts say.
It's best to come clean before saying "I do" when it comes to what some call the anti-dowry - or when you bring debt to the marriage. Some financial advisers suggest "money dates" instead of movie dates to discuss debt, and they say the most important number is not how many exes you have, but what your credit scores are.
If you're going to take someone for richer or poorer, it's far better to know particulars up front. Shoot, if you can tell someone about your old flames, why not come clean and disclose your credit score, too? A low credit score is going to drive up the price of taking out a loan to buy a new car or a home.
"Ever since the beginning, I was like, 'You know, I'm going to have a lot of debt,'"said Matusz, who told Fisher about her plans when they started dating a little more than two years ago. She has completed her first year of medical school.
The couple say they've been careful not to overspend while dating, too. Fisher cooks a lot of "date night" meals instead of going out, Matusz said. Neither has credit card debt.
Couples need to share that credit report information with each other to get a plan going to tackle any problems.
"It's a matter of understanding what the impact of those debts are," said Wayne B. Titus III, a member of the Michigan Association of CPAs financial literacy task force. Titus, an owner of AMDG Financial in Plymouth, Mich., said full disclosure is needed and recommends the money dates to keep the marriage on a financial track.
"I see it as both of our debt, not just hers," said Fisher, who works as a market research analyst for the Paul's TV retail chain in Warren, Mich.
About two-thirds of college grads in the Class of 2013 will leave with some student loan debt. The average debt is about $28,000.
Everyday life, of course, comes with its own set of bills. Matusz and Fisher will pay rent of about $850 a month for a 625-square-foot apartment. They may need to spend $5,000 on a Ford Focus that's coming off lease and trade in Fisher's 2006 Saturn Vue, which has 158,000 miles. They're not considering buying a house yet because they don't know where they'd want to live when Matusz gets out of medical school.
"Sometimes, to be flexible, the best thing is not to buy a home," said Titus, the financial adviser.
But what will all those student loans end up costing?
Matusz isn't certain how much her monthly payments will be. She has borrowed $60,000 so far for the first two years of medical school and expects to borrow another $70,000. She knows the rate is 6.8 percent. Fisher makes about $45,000 a year, and they plan to live on his paycheck, not borrow more for living expenses through student loans, as some graduate students do.
But consider $130,000 in student debt at 7 percent. In that example, a student borrower could end up paying about $1,500 a month for 10 years or $1,000 a month for 20 years, according to Mark Kantrowitz, a student loan expert and publisher of Edvisors.com.
Or there could be a monthly payment of $865 if the student loan debt is paid over 30 years.
Six-figure student loan debt isn't uncommon for medical school graduates, according to Kantrowitz, who studied six-figure student loan debt based on 2007-08 data.
Only 1.5 percent of all undergraduate and graduate students graduated with six-figure debt in 2007-08, he said. That involved 0.2 percent of undergraduate students and 6.4 percent of graduate students. But 2.6 percent of master's degree recipients, 36.2 percent of law school students and 49 percent of medical school students had six-figure student loan debt, Kantrowitz said.
So what's the plan?
For some couples, a heavy student debt load has meant postponing marriage. About 7 percent of adults who took out college loans said they delayed getting married or starting a family because of their need to pay back the debt, according to a 2011 Pew Research study.
Lauren Locker, a certified financial planner and chairwoman of the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors, said anyone who is getting married needs to discuss how they're going to deal with debt.
The average wedding costs $28,400 - close to the average amount of student loan debt. If couples borrow for the wedding and if one has the average amount of student loans, they could be $56,000 in debt before they share the first slice of wedding cake.
For many young couples, she said, expectations for how much money one can make or how well one can live are not in line with real life. She blames the beautiful lifestyles often shown in the news media. Most of the country cannot afford to live like that without going too deep into debt.
"The biggest issue that happens, and honestly, it doesn't make a difference if you're 22 or 42, people don't want to talk about money. It's distasteful," Locker said.
She recommends that couples don't merge all of their money into one account. It's too convenient to put all the responsibility and bills on one person. Both need to work out the budget and how bills will be paid. If one person makes $30,000 and another makes $80,000 a year, you don't split the rent bill in half, she said.
Have a Debt Talk Before 'I Do'
Ashley Matusz and Joe Fisher, both 24, talked about cutting $800 off the flower bill for their wedding reception and saving another $1,000 by forgoing flowers at the church.


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Team Ico, the awesome guys that brought us classic legendary titles like Shadow of the Colossus and Ico, have been hard at work on a new, super-secret project. Well, according to PlayStation LifeStyle, that PS3 project has just been revealed, codenamed "Trico". While they have no source on the trailer below, it definitely has the look and feel of some of their past projects.
The footage shows a boy and a strange creature that seems to be a dog/rat/bird thing, and the two engage in co-operative platforming through awesome environments. I don't know how I feel about the animal, but the footage definitely has a great feel to it. No word on whether this is real or not, but the music isn't original and appears in the movie "Miller's Crossing".
So what do you guys think?
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This nut gift is over-the-top with sweet and savory selections they'll want to receive year after year. They'll enjoy lightly salted and roasted Deluxe Mixed Nuts and Jumbo Cashews, joined by Chocolate Covered Macadamia Nuts and Praline Pecans, an iconic Southern treat. It all arrives in a charming reusable tin tied in a raffia bow.
Deluxe Mixed Nuts include Cashews, Pecans, Brazils, Walnuts, FIlberts and Almonds.


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This website has been developed to serve as a resource for those seeking information about the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality's (LDEQ) Emission Reduction Credits (ERC) banking program for the Baton Rouge area. It is a joint effort of the Capital Region Planning Commission (CRPC), the Baton Rouge Clean Air Coalition (BRCAC), and the Baton Rouge Area Chamber (BRAC) to facilitate air quality and transportation improvements as well as expand economic development in the Baton Rouge area.
The website has been designed especially for those interested in participating in the ERC program through generation of credits through eligible emission reduction projects, banking/trading of credits, and employing credits for offsets needed for air quality permits for new projects and modifications of existing projects.
An overview of the LDEQ Baton Rouge area ERC program is described on the ERC Program page through addressing: regulatory background, project eligibility, credit certification, banking/trading of credits, use of credits for offsets in permitting, and some project examples.
ERC Program
The ERC program's mission is to maintain Baton Rouge's ozone attainment status to ensure and improve the area's industry and economic development.
Projects are available for funding to develop emission reduction credits. See completed projects for emission reduction successes and for further information.
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The tallest peak in Yosemite National Park is Mount Lyell at 13,120 feet. Coming in a close second, is Mount Dana at 13,061 feet. Like Mount Hoffmann in the geographic center of the park, there is no "trail" to the summit of Mount Dana that is maintained by the National Park Service. Having said that, for those that are willing to route find, brave substantial elevation gain, and risk venturing off the three mile one way distance in minor ways, the payoff is a summit with great three hundred and sixty degree views of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, the high country of Yosemite, and Mono Lake to the east.
Shady Lane Trail
Olympic National Park is one of the National Park system's crown jewels, and to many people, may be the brightest jewel in the crown. Because of its beauty, in the last ten to fifteen years, the park has seen increased traffic and visitation in many areas. Even though Olympic has gradually become more popular, like the National Park system as a whole, it still has large areas of wilderness in which adventurous travelers can experience silence and solitude. One of these areas is the Staircase region of the park, which is located in the southeast corner of Olympic National Park. The Staircase region was named by Lt. Joseph P. O'Neil during his 1890 expedition to explore the southern Olympic Mountains because of the enormous cedar staircase that he and his men constructed up and over a rock bluff, which was ultimately known as the "Devil's Staircase". While the enormous cedar staircase is now gone, what remains is the serene silence of old growth Douglas fir forests. One of the best and most accessible ways to experience the Staircase region is along the Shady Lane trail.
Road Trip Guide to Death Valley
On the Eastern border of California, and near the Western border of Nevada, is an area that is full of mystery, wilderness, and desert solitude. This area is Death Valley National Park. The name alone "Death Valley" transcends time and space, and for hundreds of years has been a beacon to prospectors, explorers, adventurers, and today, casual visitors. While Death Valley is, as its name suggests – a fundamentally hostile environment, with temperatures regularly soaring over 100 degrees from April through October, it is more than a flat wasteland. In reality, Death Valley is one of the most geologically diverse environments on the planet, where the remains of glacial Lake Manly are laid bare, and the effects of active volcanism and erosion are easily visible. Within the confines of Death Valley, one can find tall, uplifted mountains, year-round waterfalls, volcanic craters, sand dunes, eroded canyons, and the lowest spot in North America.
Sol Duc Falls
For most people, Washington is the land of trees, mountains, rain, waterfalls, and the Space Needle. While Washington is more than all of these things, it is a state with stunning waterfalls. Like any location, all of the state's waterfalls have the own unique charm and features, which makes rating them a subjective task at best. However, in my opinion, the one of the best – if not the best waterfalls in the entire state of Washington is Sol Duc Falls, which is easily accessible by a short hike in Olympic National Park. If the "best waterfall of Washington" claim wasn't enticing enough, the falls are also located in a historic area of the park, the Sol Duc region.
Cathedral Lakes, May 2016
One of Yosemite's most iconic hikes in the hike country is the Cathedral Lakes hike. Whether it is the start of a high country backpacking loop, a day hike, a through hike from Tuolumne Meadows to the valley, or a jaunt up to the peak itself for some climbing, the trail has challenges for just about every skill level. In addition to providing something for every skill level, the hike has some stellar views, no matter what season it is. Because of all of these things, and because Tuolumne Meadows is in itself one of the more popular regions of the park, over the years, the Cathedral Lake trail has become very popular for day and overnight use. Normally, this type of popularity – and higher traffic would lead me to shy away to other, more remote areas of the park that are just as spectacular.
Winter Climbing Rogers Peak
The Route/Conditions: As I mentioned above, I chose Rogers Peak for my snow survey of Telescope because it was an "easy" way to get the information. While access to Rogers Peak is through a fire road, it is worth noting that in winter, nothing is "easy" as it seems. Also, I would be remiss if I did not mention that Rogers Peak is a 9,994 foot mountain, and like most things in life, "easy" is a subjective term that can mean many things to many people. Finally, for people that are not familiar with the area, Rogers Peak is one of three mountains in the Panamint Range of Death Valley that are generally climbed together – a sort of "three peaks in one day" challenge. The other two are, respectively Telescope Peak (the highest point in Death Valley at 11,043 feet), and Bennett Peak (9,980 feet). While Rogers can be climbed as part of the three Panamint Peak trifecta from the main Telescope Peak trail, it can also be climbed separately as a stand-alone mountain via the fire access road.
Badwater Basin
Of the fifty-nine National Parks in the United States, Death Valley is the most infamous, and the least well known. Most people assume that Death Valley is an inhospitable wasteland, with nothing of interest to see or do. However, outdoorspeople, geologists, and adventurers know that Death Valley is a location with interesting geologic features, mining history, tall mountains, sand dunes, volcanic activity, historic structures, and much more. Even if it did not have all of these things and more, Death Valley is a notable location to visit because of Badwater Basin.


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Awestruck by ocean king
Dale Hes for The Traveler Mag April 2016
Not even the most fearless of souls can deny they weren't at least a little bit scared when diving with a great white shark for the first time. Seeing one of these massive predators cruising towards you, jaws agape, makes you feel utterly insignificant. But after the giddy adrenaline rush, you're left with a profound respect for the creature you've just shared such an awe-inspiring encounter with.
It is this philosophy of respect that guides the operations of White Shark Projects, an organisation that goes well beyond just offering shark cage diving. Situated in the great white shark mecca of Kleinbaai, this is first and foremost a conservation project.
Since 1989, the incredibly passionate team has spent thousands of hours observing the threatened apex predators, gathering vital data and improving public education. The company's dedication has gone a long way towards changing the perceptions of great whites as vicious, indiscriminate killers.
White Shark Projects has established itself as the most successful operation on earth, consistently logging the most annual contacts with great white sharks.
You'll experience an electrifying 20 minutes with the sharks while in the safety of the cage. Afterwards, you may be treated to the spectacular sight of a great white shark leaping out of the water. After the dive, you'll get a certificate to hang proudly on your wall, forever commemorating this once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Most of the team have spent their entire lives around the ocean. Lead skipper Gerald, for example, started his love for the sea when he was a little boy, and has since racked up more than 3 000 great white shark sightings.
Volunteer programmes and community upliftment projects are also an important part of the company's operations. They have committed to supporting the surrounding Masekhane community, with one of the most recent projects being an innovative Recycle Swop Shop. Exited children arrive at the shop every Tuesday to hand in recyclable materials such as empty bottles, in exchange for necessities such as soap, stationery, clothing and food.
The initiative has the dual purpose of sustaining the local communities and instilling the value of conserving the environment from an early age. The shop relies solely on donations and volunteers to keep running.
*To take the shark cage diving plunge, book at www.whitesharkprojects.co.za or call 076 245 5880. If you want to contribute to the Recycle Swop Shop, call Charmaine on 083 728 4833.
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Hello there, it's Monika here with the second piece of the MAKE YOUR OWN BACKGROUND challenge. This is an ATC for a friend who loves the purple colour, who loves to sing and who has a green bird although not this type :-) If you would like to see my tutorial, please click on my blog here.
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Friday, 19 February 2016
Crazy bird on purple background
Posted by Monika Gulyas at 6:00 am
3 comments:
- Jennie Atkinson said...
Wonderful fun ATC Monikia ! Jennie x
- Friday, February 19, 2016 7:20:00 am
- Sara Barker said...
Cute card, and I love your colors! You have inspired me to get my birds out! I've ordered them and never used them...am I the only crafter on the planet who hasn't put these crazy birds on paper yet???
- Friday, February 19, 2016 3:52:00 pm
- Hazel Agnew said...
What a little cutie! Love the green on the purple!
- Friday, February 19, 2016 5:29:00 pm
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Glenn Tinley, Mexia Interactive's President, revealed that Eddystone beacons are already being tested in the Mexia lab, and "we are also beginning testing in three airports, although not public tests as yet". Public tests in airports could happen as soon as Q4, he said. Tinley is predicting higher beacon adoption ...Read More »
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United Airlines and Virgin Atlantic are Planning on Deploying Eddystone
Google's decision on joining beacon space with Eddystone, an open format cross-platform Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacon solution, has proven that there are tons of interest in this technology. This surely attracts many industries like airlines and airports to deploy this technology. Previously, we can see many implementation of this ...Read More »
JAL Achieves FTE Award 2014 For The Test Of iBeacon Technology And Smartwatch
In July 2014, Japan Airlines (JAL) trials the latest iBeacon technology to engage the passenger and give them better services at Tokyo Haneda Airport's Domestic Terminal one. It is installed at each boarding gate to get the exact position and will be connected with the staff via their electronic devices. ...Read More »


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Environmental Site Assessments (ESA)
Versar has completed hundreds of Phase I and II ESAs for commercial clients. Oftentimes, we provide these services for a real estate portfolio that includes multiple ESAs performed simultaneously, or for a client with a substantial geographic presence that includes properties in different regions or states. Versar is staffed to complete ESAs under expedited turnaround times.
Versar has assessed warehouses, apartment complexes, office spaces, abandoned industrial waste disposal sites, manufacturing facilities, undeveloped parcels of land, wooded areas, future sites for single-family homes, restaurants, golf courses, and fitness centers. Many of the Phase I ESAs identified the need for Phase II assessments, including asbestos inspections; lead-based paint inspections; radon testing; UST removal services; geotechnical site investigations; and multi-phase environmental investigations.
Versar has also included property conditions assessments (PCAs) as part of the work when our client is interested in the condition of site assets, including the building structure; parking areas; pavement; HVAC and mechanical systems; roofing; signage; and other areas. Through partnership with our Engineering & Construction Management Division or team partners, we can complete all of the necessary services.
Versar's Phase I/II ESA clients benefit from years of experience, extensive geographic reach, and our ability to provide turnkey solutions under difficult schedules.
Versar has extensive experience in performing Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) as well as transaction screens throughout the Unites States and the US Virgin Islands. We conduct the Phase I ESAs in accordance with ASTM E1527-05 and the EPA's All Appropriate Inquiries (AAI) standard. They include, at a minimum:
- Physical inspection of the property and surrounding area
- Review of applicable local, state, and federal regulations
- Review of historical records and aerial photographs
- A literature survey of the environmental setting of the property
- Interviews with site users, regulatory officials, property management and other relevant parties concerning the property and surrounding area.
Many Phase I ESAs become Phase II ESAs, which we conduct in accordance with "ASTM E1903-11, Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase II Environmental Site Assessment Process."
When PCAs are included, we tailor the work to the client's need or satisfy the requirements of the "ASTM E2018-08, Standard Guide for Property Condition Assessments: Baseline Property Condition Assessment Process." We provide an immediate repairs table and a replacement reserve table, which helps the client understand how the impact of the condition of the building on the financial performance of the asset.


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The next beta update to Music Box4 is now available on the wiki. http://www.nextpvr.com/nwiki/pmwiki....ugin.MusicBox4 It requires version 2.1.4 of NPVR and uses sub added to improve MB4.
New features
- Search and save Album Art (folder.jpg) from musicbrainz.org,
discorg.com and last.fm from the track dialog (on track)
- Pause icon on Jukebox views
- Other plugins can start MB4 in Random mode
- Play can now be used to add to Playlists while music is playing.
- If found, the Jukebox views will display the ID3 track artist
instead of the album artist
ML3 Additions
- Added ability to use File System Watchers to drastically reduce the
need for scanning. Does require some PC resources but it was something I used
- Do database updates scan from Options popup.
- Show correct running time on NMT
- fixed database import from ML3
- update scan is not just on date but will also update if file not in database
- misc bug fixes (probably a few added).
Note that this will be the last release that will try to stick to the ML3 database format. I encourage all ML2/ML3 users to upgrade now.
Finally thanks again to ACTCMS and Jaggy for their valuable comments and feedback. I encourage everyone to upload their feedback too, I may not always agree but I will always listen.


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Focusing on twentieth-century America, Anna's talk will explore how educators have used "community design-build" to connect architecture to ideas of citizenship, racial justice and humanitarianism, and, in so doing, how they have shaped professional ethics and identity.
Anna Goodman is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley. She has an Visiting Scholar appointment at the PSU Center for Public Interest Design for the winter and spring of 2015.


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Vatican criticizes gay adoption while topless women protest before Pope Benedict
The Vatican underlined its opposition to gay adoption on Sunday as same-sex marriage supporters staged a topless protest in front of the pope in St. Peter's Square.
The Vatican paper L'Osservatore Romano published a response to an Italian court's rejection of an appeal by a father who feared his son would not have a balanced upbringing if he lived with his mother and her female partner.
The Court of Cassation ruled it was "mere prejudice" to assume that living with a homosexual couple could be detrimental for a child's development. While the gay rights group Arcigay called it a "historic ruling" for Italy, where it is illegal for gay couples to adopt, Catholic leaders were quick to defend the traditional family unit.
The Vatican has become increasingly vocal against homosexual marriage in recent months. Pope Benedict strongly reaffirmed the Church's opposition to it in December, saying heterosexual marriage had an indispensable role in society.
While the pope was giving his weekly address on Sunday, four women from the Ukrainian Femen group who were in the crowd, pulled off their T-shirts to reveal the slogan "In Gay we Trust" painted over their bodies.
Screaming "Homophobes shut up" as the pope started his Angelus blessing, they provoked angry reactions from pilgrims in St. Peter's Square. One woman in the crowd started hitting the activists with an umbrella, calling them "diabolical".
Italian police grabbed the protesters and pulled them away from the crowd.
In Paris, hundreds of thousands of people protested against President Francois Hollande's planned legalization of same-sex marriage.
L'Osservatore Romano, the 151-year-old mouthpiece of the Holy See, ran an editorial that sought to play down the court ruling, saying that children often grow up in difficult circumstances without a mother or father.
"But no one believes that these situations should be created just because in some cases they don't cause damage," wrote Adriano Pessina, director of bioethics at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart.
"The human is the masculine and the feminine … the monogamous family is the ideal place to learn the meaning of human relations and is the environment where the best form of growth is possible," he wrote.
He reaffirmed the Vatican's view that no one has the "right" to children that he said gay couples who want to adopt are claiming.
via Vatican criticizes gay adoption, topless women protest | Reuters.
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I have nothing against the gays, and Lesbians. But these groups that violate the laws in this fashion, make it harder on the ones that try to work with society, and give them all bad names. If these people would work through legal means, and quit with the vulgar displays, and dominating actions, they could get much more people to support them and get a lot more things done in a more civil manner. Then Nudity, the dictating what classes will teach, and so on, need to stop, or they will continue to push more people like myself away from their wants. The Vatican is corrupt enough to be given little thought onto its position, even many of its own members are going against the Churches wishes on many issues. It is only the Liberal media that gives them a whole lot of play, because they know this will drum up more anti-christian support for their mindless followers.
hopeless, as useless as tits on a bull
but femens should have the right to parade their natural assets
even going shirtless on a hot day
They ought to try that in Tahir Square. Homosexuals are hugely oppressed there. How ' bout it ladies?
What is it about a woman's shirtless body that makes her "vulgar" when a man's shirtless body is not?
Do you mean "hopeless" like thousands of families fighting for change in an institution that turned a blind eye on child-abusing priests? Or did you mean that fighting AIDS in Africa is "hopeless" because the Vatican is too righteous to condone contraception?
The "evidence" that gay couples can't provide a healthy upbringing, lies solely on the dogmatic utterances of an institution whose views haven't changed in millennia. Science – which does more for mankind in a day than all churches combined in millennia – says something very different. So yeah, trying to talk sense into someone who ruins people's lives because they believe in Santa Claus can make one feel "hopeless". And that picture is exactly what frustration and despair looks like. Don't talk as if these girls were enjoying it. There are definitely not the perverts in this story.


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When George Walker Bush entered the White House it seemed satire was
truly dead. After the most controversial election in American history,
professional iconoclast Michael Moore called Bush "a squatter in the
Oval Office" and kinder critics called him "the accidental president".
But in the same way as the Gulf War defined his father's tenure, so Dubya faced his political coming of age on 11 September.
Americans were freshly enamoured by their indignant leader. The election clouds cleared and Bush enjoyed his nation's approval.
The US has always heralded a dynasty, and Bush's is more illustrious
than most. His grandfather was a senator, he's the son of another
president and his brother is governor of Florida.
His genes may have promised great things, but Bush's initial efforts
did not. Born in Connecticut in 1946 but raised in Texas, he followed
his father to military school and then Yale but concentrated more on
fraternity duties than his studies. As the president puts it, "When I
was 17, I behaved like a 17 year old".
Bush later joined the National Guard but failed to get posted to
Vietnam. Armed instead with a Harvard business degree, Junior followed
his father into the oil industry. After various job failures he could
be found in local bars, complaining, "I'm all name but no money".
1986 was a watershed year for George W. It is rumoured that his wife
gave him what locals call The Texas Choice - "Me or Jack Daniels".
Whatever the reason, the morning after his 40th birthday, Bush went on
the wagon.
Embracing Christianity, his new-found religion and reinvention as a
family man would form a crucial element in his political success.
The next few years were a whirlwind. Having helped his father's
presidential campaign and made a string of highly profitable deals, by
1994 this high-profile Texan had ousted popular incumbent Ann Richards
to become his state's governor.
While his lack of environmental concern and approval of the death
penalty horrified critics, tax cuts and improved education ensured his
popularity. In 1998 Bush was returned to the governor's office with
68.6% of the vote, and was spurred on to higher paths.
Grammatical gaffes and a failure to name foreign leaders made Bush
ripe for caricature throughout his presidential campaign. Nevertheless,
his direct speaking and get-things-done approach found a warm welcome.
Weary of Clinton's shenanigans, Americans were perhaps relieved to find a
politician unable to talk himself out of a hole.
The 2000 presidential election became a soap opera. Dallas met
Dynasty after the Florida cliff-hanger when Dubya picked up his Stetson
and retraced his father's steps into the Oval Office.
A self-professed "compassionate conservative" young George surrounded
himself with loyal Bushites from his father's era and set about making
the Republican Party more inclusive, improving education and reforming
tax and welfare.
Only time will uncover the true merits of Bush's Afghan campaign, but
few can argue with the defining moment of his presidency so far. When
Americans were attacked on their home soil, they looked to a figurehead
who surely felt their pain, even if he had trouble expressing it.
His arrival as the world's most powerful man may have been
accidental. But after his elegant reaction to his nation's outrage, the
world will be watching to see if the rest of George W Bush's tenure
contains anything like the same purpose.
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Dear friends, I'm here today to let you know that Pam is hosting a super special giveaway on her blog. Only 2 days remain to enter, so... hurry up!
The giveaway speaks about Italy and I'm part of it.
Pam is offering 30$ to buy what you like in one of nine italian Etsy shops she wrote about in her post.
A great price, uh?
The only thing you have to do is to write a comment sharing what you would like to visit in a journey in Italy.
I'm having a lot of fun reading all the comments and discovering what strangers love and imagine about my country.
The thing I love most is that people seem to appreciate very much italians' kindness and not only food and monuments.
If you go to Pam's post you can also see some photos Avital took during a long travel in Italy. They are so beautiful! Avital has a great eye and talent in capturing details and moments. Love them!
I can't resist in publishing here some of my photos of italian places.
(Eolian islands from sicilian coast)
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For Irish family history research pre-1864, you will usually need to get to grips with Irish church records. For births, marriages and deaths after that date, your ancestral search is best directed towards the Irish civil registration system.
Two pieces of information are crucial before you can realistically expect to trace your ancestors in Irish church records:
This is because parish registers were collected locally and remain, generally speaking, accessible at a localised level.
While there has been a concerted effort in recent years to gather these local collections into indexed, online sources via RootsIreland.com and IrishGenealogy.ie, not all churches and heritage centres have been willing or able to pass on their resources.
The two global database providers, Ancestry and FindMyPast, have relatively few Irish church records in their collections (this may change shortly) and won't be your first port of call for this group of genealogy resources.
Costs: There is huge disparity in the cost of using
online resources; while RootsIreland, Ancestry and FindMyPast charge subscription fees for access to their resources, IrishGenealogy.ie's
collection is free. So too, is the National Library of Ireland's database of images of Roman Catholic parish registers.
The price of access may therefore be an issue when you start exploring Irish church records.
Do the records exist? A second problem may occur – and it's galling where it does – if the registers no longer exist for the parishes where your ancestors lived.
For example, in the parish of Emlafad and Kilmorgan in Co. Sligo, the Church of Ireland registers for each of baptism, marriage and burial go back to 1762.
Excellent news for anyone who's trying to trace their family of Protestants hailing from near Ballymote.
But the news isn't so good if your ancestors from that area were Roman Catholics. Catholic baptism and marriage records for this district survive, with gaps, from 1824; indexed baptism records from 1824-1856 can only be accessed, for a fee, locally; and there are no burial records.
It could be worse! In the neighbouring parish of Achonry there are no surviving registers for either religion prior to the introduction of civil registration.
This means that 1864 is your cut-off for birth and death records if you are hoping to trace your family history in and around Tubbercurry.
The same applies for Catholic marriages (but there are civil records for non-Catholic marriages throughout Ireland back to 1845).
Obviously, this seriously limits the depth of your ancestral research.
There is really nothing much you can do about this except accept it.
And perhaps hope that by some miracle a copy of the local parish registers might, one day, be discovered intact and legible.
Location: To trace your family in Irish church records you have to know where your ancestors lived.
This means knowing the parish.
The county, alone, will not help you much.
If you haven't yet discovered the locality, you'll need to work on finding an exact place of origin, preferably a townland, but a civil parish will do.
It's also worth making sure you understand the system of Irish parishes and other land divisions and how this may impact on your search. (See Quick Links below.)
Religion: Do you know the religion of your ancestors?
Most researchers will be able to make an educated guess about this based on the faith of more recent relatives, but be prepared for the unexpected.
In my own Irish ancestry search I was awash with Roman Catholics on every branch and twig of my family tree, but I found one lone Methodist: my gt gt grandfather, George Nichols, born in Dublin in 1844. I was really surprised.
He had married a Roman Catholic and his six children were brought up as Catholics, but he declared himself a Methodist on both the 1901 and the 1911 census.
No wonder I hadn't found his Catholic baptism record where it 'should' have been!
Locate the records: See Part 2.
Quick links/Related pages
► Part 2, Where to find Irish church records
► Find the parish/townland of origin
► Tracing Church of Ireland ancestors, Part 1
► Tracing Church of Ireland ancestors, Part 2
► Searching Roman Catholic parish registers
► Latin in the RC parish registers
► Ancestral records for Irish Presbyterians
Quick links/Related pages
► Part 2, Where to find Irish church records
► Find the parish/townland of origin
► Tracing Irish Protestant ancestors, Part 1
► Tracing Irish Protestant ancestors, Part 2
► Searching Roman Catholic parish registers
► Ancestral records for Irish Presbyterians
► Jewish ancestors: see Irish Jewish Genealogical Society at IrishJewishRoots


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Al and Jean Guest, the animation producers behind such popular shows as The Undersea Adventures of Captain Nemo and Rocket Robin Hood, contacted me in June 2006 after I reviewed Brer Rabbit's Christmas Carol. They very kindly agreed to answer some questions by e-mail about just a few of their many projects.
How on earth did you come up with the idea to combine the Uncle Remus characters with Charles Dickens?
"We know this seems weird. We had just come off years of writing and producing adaptations of a number of classic books including three Dickens novels and one on the original Joel Chandler Harris' 'Brer Rabbit' stories. For every classic we produced we had to read many more which weren't produced (including War and Peace!). They all still careen around in our heads."
How and where was Brer Rabbit's Christmas Carol broadcast/distributed? What sort of response did it get?
"The broadcast history was quite convoluted. It was broadcast in most of Europe and Latin America before we were aware of it. It has subsequently found new life as a DVD."
There are a lot of 50-minute animated adaptations of public domain stories out there. What was the market for this sort of thing like at the time, and what is it like now?
"When we produced the bulk (10 shows) of our 'classic' specials (1985-1989) the market was already waning. We produced them in partnership with Don Taffner who had produced 16 others, some years earlier, and had actually created the market. As an aside: interestingly enough, Don had at one time had an inquiry from a US network which was considering producing a version of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as an American TV series. We advised him on the necessary special effects needed."
What would you consider to be the distinguishing traits of a Guest/Mathieson animation?
"We have always insisted the physical settings be meticulously researched and artistically reproduced, but beyond a doubt, the writing is our main contribution to the genre. Animation production is a group effort and as with all groups, some are better than others. Money is also a factor. More money, better people, better shows."
What was the special that you made for/about the band Klaatu?
"The Klaatu special grew out of one of the first music videos ever produced. We made this for their record label about 1975. When Canada opened the tax door to investment, we were able to raise enough money to add to it to make the final half-hour film."
How did The Hilarious House of Frightenstein come about and what was Vincent Price like?
"The Frightenstein we talk about was animated. This was a commissioned series and we lost track of it. We did some writing for it (particularly the Librarian segments), produced the titles, credits and animated inserts for the live action series. We put the producer in touch with Forry Ackerman, his agent, but we never met Vincent Price. He came in for several days, shot his stuff and left."
Wikipedia mentions a couple of things of which I can find no mention elsewhere: an animation called Mighty Bigfoot and a live-action horror film called House of Darkness. What are/were these?
"Mighty Bigfoot was commissioned by PM Productions as a follow up to their live action feature, Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter. We delivered it several years ago, but have heard nothing of it since. House of Darkness has been retitled The Vessel and is stuck in post until the producer can raise some additional funds."
How much of your vast output of shows, commercials, specials etc do you have copies of? Do you maintain records on everything that you have done?
"We have copies of some stuff, less than half of what we produced. Although we've kept a record of the shows we produced, we have few records and few copies of our commercials, other than a number of awards on our wall."
What projects are you currently working on?
"We have an updated Captain Nemo series, titled Nemo 3000, in presentation form making the rounds, and in development a pre-school television series for which we have a pilot commitment. Al is writing a supernatural-themed book, and Jean, in addition to working on our productions, is working as the Controller for a video games company in which our daughter is partnered."
Is there a dream project that you have never got round to doing?
"Our dream project is any one that has enough money and time to give it our best shot. This has never happened in our careers. Maybe, one day..."
interview originally posted 6th July 2006


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My parents (kind of) asked me last year about running the Frankfurt Marathon in Germany and I played with the idea quite a bit. All my marathons that I have run have been here in the United States and the idea of running a marathon in Europe grew on me. So, today I committed to run the Frankfurt (Germany) Marathon on October 25th of 2015 and registered for the race accordingly. The Frankfurt Marathon is a totally flat course and the elevation profile shows a total of just 27.8 meters elevation gain which is less than 100 ft. for those not familiar with the metric system. And keep in mind – this is spread out across the entire marathon distance which pretty is nothing at all if you ask me. Frankfurt is about 100 meters above sea-level which maybe has an advantage for me coming from roughly 6,000 ft. elevation. [Read more…]
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My Secret Hemp Milk Recipe
If you are a frequent reader of my website you know that I talked about going vegetarian or maybe even vegan. To recap, I decided to change my lifestyle for several reasons and going vegetarian or vegan fills me with excitement and hope. I am an endurance athlete (well, I run a lot … mainly marathons at the moment though) and my body simply needs a lot more energy compared to someone who sits behind a desk all day. While I work in an office, I use a standing desk but I am also very active in general and I am just not happy anymore with how I feel and about my overall energy levels. While I am not eating junk food or drink sodas there is still a lot of food that I consume that is not as good as it could be and that has affected my overall well-being quite a bit. So, for the next 60-90 days I want to live more like a vegan/vegetarian and stop eating processed foods and meats as much as possible. My goal is to have a 90 percent ratio of eating vegetarian/vegan foods and 10 percent other foods. Those remaining 10 percent are probably bread or contain dairy, but other than that I want to stay as close as possible to a full vegetarian lifestyle as possible. [Read more…]
The Best Liquid Lunch You're Missing Out On
On my quest to live a vegetarian or maybe even vegan lifestyle I have been reviewing a lot of things that I have been eating and where applicable I am looking for vegetarian replacements. Having a healthy lunch at work seems to be the most difficult situation for and so weekends are always a good time to try something new or to have a lunch option that I usually cannut do at work. Last year I got a NutriBullet for my birthday and if you are not familiar with it, the NutriBullet allows you to make juices or smoothies very easily. It literally takes just 2-3 minutes to have a veggie/fruit juice or smoothie prepared. [Read more…]


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Remember the magic the little you once knew
Develop an integrated campaign promoting Bluewater as the best place to be at Christmas time.
Play on the nostalgia and magic adults once felt at Christmas time – to remind the big kid in all of us, just how wonderful Christmas still is.
We took the old nutcracker story as inspiration – visually it's enchanting, and musically it's heart warming. But we needed to give it a modern twist, in keeping with the modern day and Bluewater itself.
Two adults dressed up as a nutcracker soldier and ballerina, front the campaign– they're the 'grown-ups' that Bluewater have reminded just how fun Christmas used to be.


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Numbers 27
Then drew near the daughters of Zelophehad the son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, from the clans of Manasseh the son of Joseph. The names of his daughters were: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. And they stood before Moses and before Eleazar the priest and before the chiefs and all the congregation, at the entrance of the tent of meeting, saying, "Our father died in the wilderness. He was not among the company of those who gathered themselves together against the LORD in the company of Korah, but died for his own sin. And he had no sons. Why should the name of our father be taken away from his clan because he had no son? Give to us a possession among our father's brothers."
Moses brought their case before the LORD. And the LORD said to Moses, "The daughters of Zelophehad are right. You shall give them possession of an inheritance among their father's brothers and transfer the inheritance of their father to them. And you shall speak to the people of Israel, saying, 'If a man dies and has no son, then you shall transfer his inheritance to his daughter. And if he has no daughter, then you shall give his inheritance to his brothers. And if he has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his father's brothers. And if his father has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to the nearest kinsman of his clan, and he shall possess it. And it shall be for the people of Israel a statute and rule, as the LORD commanded Moses.'"
The LORD said to Moses, "Go up into this mountain of Abarim and see the land that I have given to the people of Israel. When you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was, because you rebelled against my word in the wilderness of Zin when the congregation quarreled, failing to uphold me as holy at the waters before their eyes." (These are the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.) Moses spoke to the LORD, saying, "Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation who shall go out before them and come in before them, who shall lead them out and bring them in, that the congregation of the LORD may not be as sheep that have no shepherd." So the LORD said to Moses, "Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him. Make him stand before Eleazar the priest and all the congregation, and you shall commission him in their sight. You shall invest him with some of your authority, that all the congregation of the people of Israel may obey. And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him by the judgment of the Urim before the LORD. At his word they shall go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he and all the people of Israel with him, the whole congregation." And Moses did as the LORD commanded him. He took Joshua and made him stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole congregation, and he laid his hands on him and commissioned him as the LORD directed through Moses.
(Numbers 27 ESV)
Psalm 70
To the choirmaster. Of David, for the memorial offering.
Make haste, O God, to deliver me!
O LORD, make haste to help me!
Let them be put to shame and confusion
who seek my life!
Let them be turned back and brought to dishonor
who delight in my hurt!
Let them turn back because of their shame
who say, "Aha, Aha!"
May all who seek you
rejoice and be glad in you!
May those who love your salvation
say evermore, "God is great!"
But I am poor and needy;
hasten to me, O God!
You are my help and my deliverer;
O LORD, do not delay!
(Psalm 70 ESV)
Psalm 71
In you, O LORD, do I take refuge;
let me never be put to shame!
In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me;
incline your ear to me, and save me!
Be to me a rock of refuge,
to which I may continually come;
you have given the command to save me,
for you are my rock and my fortress.
Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked,
from the grasp of the unjust and cruel man.
For you, O Lord, are my hope,
my trust, O LORD, from my youth.
Upon you I have leaned from before my birth;
you are he who took me from my mother's womb.
My praise is continually of you.
I have been as a portent to many,
but you are my strong refuge.
My mouth is filled with your praise,
and with your glory all the day.
Do not cast me off in the time of old age;
forsake me not when my strength is spent.
For my enemies speak concerning me;
those who watch for my life consult together
and say, "God has forsaken him;
pursue and seize him,
for there is none to deliver him."
O God, be not far from me;
O my God, make haste to help me!
May my accusers be put to shame and consumed;
with scorn and disgrace may they be covered
who seek my hurt.
But I will hope continually
and will praise you yet more and more.
My mouth will tell of your righteous acts,
of your deeds of salvation all the day,
for their number is past my knowledge.
With the mighty deeds of the Lord GOD I will come;
I will remind them of your righteousness, yours alone.
O God, from my youth you have taught me,
and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds.
So even to old age and gray hairs,
O God, do not forsake me,
until I proclaim your might to another generation,
your power to all those to come.
Your righteousness, O God,
reaches the high heavens.
You who have done great things,
O God, who is like you?
You who have made me see many troubles and calamities
will revive me again;
from the depths of the earth
you will bring me up again.
You will increase my greatness
and comfort me again.
I will also praise you with the harp
for your faithfulness, O my God;
I will sing praises to you with the lyre,
O Holy One of Israel.
My lips will shout for joy,
when I sing praises to you;
my soul also, which you have redeemed.
And my tongue will talk of your righteous help all the day long,
for they have been put to shame and disappointed
who sought to do me hurt.
(Psalm 71 ESV)
Something to Consider
Numbers 27: In this short narrative concerning the five daughters of Zelophehad, we learn the way in which God not only governs the affairs of nations but also concerns a Himself with the affairs of individual families. Our God is a very real and personal God ready to hear our individual requests and willing to administer the most appropriate response. God concerns Himself with the things that concern us when we concern ourselves with the things that concern Him.
These women express an assurance of faith that confidently anticipates the inheritance of the Promised Land. And they are sincerely seeking a place in this land while at the same time honoring the name of their father. The context reveals no evidence of selfish motives but rather the appearance of humble and sincere hearts. Our Lord tells us to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all other things will be added (Matthew 6). Here we see this truth play itself out in the faith of these women.


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Couple Sundays ago I sat next to a seven year old boy in church primary. Whether he was sitting next to a girl or a boy--that was up to him to decide.
He did seem to genuinely consider the possibility for few seconds. I suppose I should start trying to be less funny so I can eventually get married to a boy.


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Recent News and Press Releases
20 March 2018
ARIEL exoplanet mission selected as ESA's next medium-class science mission
ARIEL, a mission to answer fundamental questions about how planetary systems form and evolve, has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) as its next medium-class science mission, due for launch in 2026. During a 4-year mission, ARIEL will observe 1000 planets orbiting distant stars and make the first large-scale survey of the chemistry of exoplanet atmospheres. ESA's Science Programme Committee announced the selection of ARIEL from three candidate missions on 20th March 2018. STFC through its RAL Space and UK ATC teams is part of the UK team contributing to this project.
08 November 2017
Visiting Professorship in Innovation
Colin Cunningham has been awarded a Visiting Professorship in Innovation, Instrumentation and Systems Engineering by the Royal Academy of Engineering. It is based at the Scottish Microelectronics Centre in the School of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh. He started a three year employment at the beginning of October, and will be working on it for about half a day a week, combined with his part-time role as Technology Champion at the UK Astronomy Technology Centre.
16 October 2017
A technological wonder: UKATC engineers behind the latest gravitational waves news
News that for the first time scientists have directly detected both gravitational waves and light from the same event was made possible in part by engineers from STFC's UK Astronomy Technology Centre in Edinburgh.
13 January 2017
2017 Joseph Weber Award for Astronomical Instrumentation to Former ROE Staff Member Prof Ian S. McLean
The American Astronomical Society (AAS) has just announced the award of the 2017 Joseph Weber Award for Astronomical Instrumentation to Prof Ian S. McLean (University of California, Los Angeles). The award recognises more than 30 years at the forefront of the development of advanced infrared sensor arrays and for his leadership in the design, construction, and deployment of innovative infrared instruments that have had widespread and fundamental scientific impact across a broad community of astronomers.
07 December 2016
Images of faraway galaxies shed new light on dark matter
Dark matter, the elusive material that accounts for much of the Universe, is less dense and more smoothly distributed throughout space than previously thought, according to a new study co-led by astronomers at the University of Edinburgh. The international team of scientists studied wide-area images of the distant universe, taken from the European Southern Observatory in Chile. They applied a technique based on the bending of light by gravity - known as weak gravitational lensing - to map out the distribution of dark matter in the Universe today. Their study represents the largest area of the sky to be mapped using this technique to date.
25 November 2014
'ReD letter day' for the UK ATC
November 25th marked the shipping of the UK ATC developed Retinal Densiometer prototype (ReD) to Cardiff University's School of Optometry and Vision Sciences. The device is designed to help diagnose Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of sight loss in adults living in the developed world. Once at Cardiff the prototype will undergo more realistic engineering tests involving human volunteers before further versions are deployed for clinical trials.
22 January 2014
2014 RAS Group Achievement Award to the Herschel-SPIRE Consortium
This award recognizes outstanding achievement by large groups in collaboration with other institutes, including STFC's Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) in Oxfordshire and the UKATC at the Royal Observatory Edinburgh.
11 November 2013
Ministers view Extremely Large Telescope work
Alistair Carmichael MP, the Secretary of State for Scotland, visited the UK Astronomy Technology Centre (UK ATC) with David Willetts MP, Minister for Universities and Science, on 11th November 2013.
30 October 2013
Astronomers talk climate change and biodiversity in pioneering project
Astronomers are putting their telescopes aside this week (30-31 October) to look at climate change and biodiversity as they come together with tropical forest researchers to look at how tropical forest changes affect global warming and species distribution.
01 July 2013
Intergalactic magnifying glasses could help astronomers map galaxy centres.
An international team of astronomers may have found a new way to map quasars, the energetic and luminous central regions often found in distant galaxies. Team leader Prof. Andy Lawrence of the University of Edinburgh presents the new results on Monday 1 July at the RAS National Astronomy Meeting in St Andrews, Scotland.
12 March 2013
Huge Map of the Distant Universe Reaches Halfway Point - VLT survey charts positions of 55 000 galaxies
The largest project ever undertaken to map out the Universe in three-dimensions using ESO telescopes has reached the halfway stage. An international team of astronomers, including members of the University of Edinburgh, has used the VIMOS instrument on the ESO Very Large Telescope to measure the distances to 55 000 galaxies as part of the VIPERS survey. This has already allowed them to create a remarkable three-dimensional view of how galaxies were distributed in space in the younger Universe. This reveals the complex web of the large-scale structure of the Universe in great detail.
08 Jan 2013
Dark Sky Discovery sites in the UK hit the big 50 as Stargazing LIVE gets underway
The Dark Sky Discovery (DSD) network is today unveiling six new Dark Sky Discovery Sites on the day that BBC Two's Stargazing LIVE gets underway. Dark Sky Discovery Sites are areas identified by the public as safe, accessible viewing spots where it is dark enough to view stars in the night sky.
12 Dec 2012
Astronomers Shed New Light On Cosmic Dawn
University of Edinburgh astronomers have used the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to reveal a population of primitive galaxies that formed more than 13 billion years ago, when the Universe was less than 4% of its present age. One of these is probably the most distant galaxy found to date (at redshift 12). These new observations shed new light on the earliest years of cosmic history.
07 November 2012
"Cosmic GDP" crashes 97% as star formation slumps
While parts of the world experience economic hardship, a team of astronomers co-led by Professsor Philip Best at the Institute for Astronomy in Edinburgh has found an even bigger slump happening on a cosmic scale.
19 October 2012
Dark Sky Discovery all set for a winter of stargazing
A restaurant car park, a hotel and a caravan park may not seem the most likely places for a spot of stargazing but these are just some of the areas being named as Dark Sky Discovery Sites as a brand new season of stargazing gets underway.
09 May 2012
First instrument for the JWST is completed and handed over to NASA
After more than ten years of work by more than 200 engineers, the Mid InfraRed Instrument (MIRI), a camera so sensitive it could see a candle on one of Jupiter's moons, has been declared ready for delivery by the European Space Agency and NASA.
03 May 2012
Black hole caught red-handed in a stellar homicide
British Astronomers have helped to gather the most direct evidence yet of a supermassive black hole shredding a star that wandered too close.
27 March 2012
'Can-do' Kids meet at Royal Observatory
Seven teams of high school students from across Scotland will compete to launch a space experiment that fits into a soft drinks can (a 'CanSat') at the STFC Royal Observatory Edinburgh this week. The competition is part of a Europe-wide programme organised by the European Space Agency. The cans have been provided by Irn Bru, and the Scottish CanSats are now ready to launch.
27 March 2012
New SCUBA-2 camera reveals wild youth of the universe
A team of astronomers from the UK, Canada and the Netherlands have commenced a revolutionary new study of cosmic star-formation history, looking back in time to when the universe was still in its lively and somewhat unruly youth! The consortium, co-led by University of Edinburgh astrophysicist Professor James Dunlop, is using a brand new camera called SCUBA-2, the most powerful camera ever developed for observing light at "sub-mm" wavelengths (i.e. light of wavelength 1000 times longer than we can see with our eyes).
21 March 2012
VISTA produces spectacular panoramic view of the distant Universe
A team led by University of Edinburgh astrophysicist Professor James Dunlop has just released the most sensitive ever infrared image of a representative region of the distant Universe. The new image comes from the first year of data taken as part of the five-year UltraVISTA survey. It was made by combining more than six thousand separate exposures equivalant to an exposure time of 55 hours. The image reveals more than 200,000 galaxies, including the most massive galaxies yet seen in the early Universe, objects which formed less than one billion years after the Big Bang.
09 January 2012
Astronomers reach new frontiers of dark matter
For the first time, astronomers have mapped dark matter on the largest scale ever observed. The results, presented by Dr Catherine Heymans of the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, and Associate Professor Ludovic Van Waerbeke of the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, are being presented today (09/01/12) to the American Astronomical Society meeting in Austin, Texas. Their findings reveal a Universe comprised of an intricate cosmic web of dark matter and galaxies spanning more than one billion light years.
06 December 2011
Revolutionary new camera reveals the dark side of the Universe
A new camera that will revolutionise the field of submillimetre astronomy has been unveiled on the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) in Hawaii. SCUBA-2 is far more sensitive and powerful than previous instruments and can map areas of the sky hundreds of times faster.
03 October 2011
STFC funding paves the way for UK leadership in E-ELT instrumentation
£3.5 million in funding from STFC over the next two years has put UK astronomers in a strong position to take a leading role in the development of key instruments on the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT). The E-ELT is planned to be the largest optical and infrared telescope in the world and will be tens of times more sensitive than any current ground-based optical telescope. The project is currently awaiting final approval for construction to begin.
29th June 2011
UK astronomers find brightest quasar in the early universe
An international team of astronomers announced today the discovery of the most distant known supermassive black hole, seen as a luminous quasar created by gas falling into the black hole.
14th February 2011
Scottish astronomers and engineers join search for new earth-like planets
Astronomers from the Universities of St Andrews and Edinburgh are joining their counterparts from Queen's University Belfast and the Universities of Geneva, Harvard and INAF-TNG in the hunt for extra-solar planets similar to the Earth. Together they will be building and using a new instrument called HARPS-N for the Italian 3.5-metre Telescopio Nazionale Galileo in the Canary Islands. The instrument will be able to analyze the light of candidates identified from NASA's Kepler space probe.
5th January 2011
VISTA goes deep into the Blue Lagoon
A new image of a star-forming region known as the Lagoon Nebula that lies about 4-5000 light years away has been captured by the European Southern Observatory's (ESO's) UK-designed and built VISTA telescope.
13th October 2010
Conference highlights the benefits of astronomy research on wider society
A technology developed to establish the age of galaxies which is now being used to compare medical scans and a telescope project that has seen UK companies win £9 million in contracts are being highlighted at a conference this week as examples of how astronomy can benefit society.
13th August 2010
ROE staff on-loan for 'reading' at Edinburgh's Fringe Festival
A 'Human Book' about 'Dark Skies and Big Telescopes' was available for loan at Edinburgh's Fringe Festival this week (Wednesday 11th August), in the form of Dan Hillier, the manager of the Royal Observatory of Edinburgh Visitor Centre. Dan from the Science and Technology Facilities Council's UK Astronomy Technology Centre (UKATC) was part of the 'Future Editions' library organised which offered 30 specialists on-loan across the city for festival-goers to chat with for ten minute spells.
11th August 2010
Spectacular new Tarantula image captured by VISTA
Astronomers have captured a spectacular new image in a region of our neighbouring
galaxy known to have an abnormally high rate of star formation that reveals
yet more details about its history and development. The picture, taken
with the UK-designed and built VISTA telescope, is of the Tarantula Nebula,
a region in the Large Magellanic Cloud which contains many stars that can
be difficult to detect because they are enshrouded in the gas and dust
clouds from which they formed. Astronomers were able to take the image
by using ESO's VISTA (Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy
) telescope because it can pick up near infra-red light, which we cannot
see ourselves, that has a longer wavelength of visible light, enabling
it to penetrate much of the dust that would normally obscure our view.
15th July 2010
NASA award for telescope innovation to Edinburgh Scientist
The late Dr Timothy Hawarden, who was based for many years at the 'STFC's UK Astronomy Technology Centre (UK ATC), has been awarded a NASA Exceptional Technology Achievement Medal for his pioneering work on innovative cooling techniques that make possible future infrared space telescopes, including the one that will follow the Hubble Space Telescope. The awards were presented at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, home of the Hubble, on 16 June 2010. Nobel laureate, Dr, John Mather, an American astronomer who was an early convert to Tim's concept, accepted it on Tim's behalf.
The medals accompanying the award were presented to Tim's widow, Frances today (15 July 2010) at a brief ceremony held at the UK ATC (formerly the Royal Observatory Edinburgh or ROE) during a meeting of the Science Working Group for the James Webb Space Telescope. At the ceremony Robert Smith, an historian charged with writing a comprehensive history of this huge NASA/ESA mission, gave an introduction to the significance of Tim's work to an audience of NASA and ESA scientists together with some of Tim's colleagues at the UK ATC.
25 June 2010
All eyes on giant telescope project
An exhibition including two innovative videos is showcasing inspirational plans to build the largest optical telescope in the world – the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT).
The giant telescope is in an advanced stage of design by astronomers and industry across Europe, led by the European Southern Observatory (ESO). The E-ELT, with a main mirror 42 metres in diameter, is expected to revolutionise our understanding of the Universe and its origins.
17 June 2010
UK scientists focus on revealing hidden mysteries of the Universe
Secrets of the Universe are to be revealed as a new telescope equipped with the world?s most powerful digital camera begins its observations of the night sky. The Pan-STARRS sky survey telescope - known as PS1 - will enable scientists to better understand the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy, the material that is thought to account for much of the mass of the universe but has never been proven to exist.
Astronomers from the Universities of Durham, Edinburgh and Queen?s University Belfast together with researchers from around the world are using the telescope to scan the skies from dusk to dawn each night.
16 June 2010
Largest radio telescope gets royal seal of approval
The world's largest radio telescope has been officially launched at a special ceremony in the Netherlands attended by astronomers from the UK and many other countries. Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands formally opened LOFAR, which stands for Low Frequency Array, on Saturday 12 June. Representatives from consortia in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom then officially signed the memorandum that kicks off their scientific collaboration.
18 March 2010
Hubble's successor one step closer to completion
A working replica of MIRI - the pioneering camera and spectrometer for the James Webb Space Telescope - has just been shipped (16th March) from the Science and Technology Facilities Council's Rutherford Appleton Laboratory to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Centre, bringing the Webb telescope one small step closer to embarking on its journey into space where it will produce the sharpest images yet of the farthest depths of the cosmos.
10 February 2010
Orion in a new light - ESO's VISTA telescope exposes high-speed antics of young stars
The Orion Nebula reveals many of its hidden secrets in a dramatic image taken by the new UK-designed VISTA telescope. The survey telescope's huge field of view can show the full splendour of the whole nebula and VISTA's infrared vision also allows it to peer deeply into dusty regions that are normally hidden and expose the curious behaviour of the very active young stars buried there.
Previous press releases are available from the press release archive.
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The Garden Well is a project connecting clean water and small scale farming skills to families and communities in Northern Mozambique.
"If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." ~ African proverb
digging wells
A simple, hand-pump well is constructed, and the surrounding families no longer have to travel miles for this life giving substance. They will not only be able to drink clean, disease-free water, but will be able to use it to hand irrigate their mashambas (gardens) during the dry season. Around Corrane, this is known as the "hungry time," when all the food is gone from the previous planting season and there is little water to grow more.
training to grow
Once the well is established, we will introduce them to the ways they can use this water to maintain their mashambas year round. The concept of irrigation apart from rain is completely foreign to most of them because it is simply not an option. They will also be taught the most efficient ways to plant, space, fertilize, and water their land to increase yields, leading to excess they can then sell for a fair profit in local markets which we will help to sustain.
None of this is worthwhile unless it is able to be passed on. With basic education and instruction through functioning models, we believe that Garden Wells can be replicated throughout Mozambique and beyond! Maintenance of the wells themselves is also crucial to the success of the project. There are sadly thousands of wells in disrepair throughout Africa because of a lack of training and ownership within the communities.


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Return to stallion game gives Calumet Farm shot of 'vitality'
Few operations in the Thoroughbred industry boast as illustrious and tumultuous a history as Calumet Farm — the operation behind the storied white fences that once housed a breeding program with no rival.
Given its history of producing some of the sport's all-time greats, the fact that the stallion barn has sat empty for the better part of the last eight years was a particularly sad reminder of how far the legendary farm had descended from its former unparalleled ranks.
Thus, the fact the stallion barn is going to have new occupants is a not-so-subtle sign the farm has regained some of its vigor.
On Tuesday it was announced that Cactus Ridge, sire of 13 stakes winners to date, would relocate from Vinery to stand the 2012 season at Calumet Farm for an advertised fee of $5,000. Less than 24 hours later, the historic farm announced that Grade I winner Ice Box would also be joining the roster for a fee of $7,500, making the duo the first stallions to stand at Calumet since Nicholas in 2004.
Since the death of Henryk de Kwiatkowski — who purchased the farm at auction in 1992 when it was in bankruptcy — in March 2003, Calumet has maintained itself as an active commercial operation, breaking in upward of 100 yearlings a season and regularly offering consignments at public sales.
While not the powerhouse it was when such game-changing sires as Bull Lea and Alydar were in its midst and classic winners burst from its seams, Calumet has managed to weather the massive correction that hit the Thoroughbred breeding industry in 2008. With the overall market showing signs of recovery in 2011, officials with the farm — which is owned by a trust — felt the time was right to dip its toe back into the stallion waters it once ruled.
"I certainly hope we have found the bottom of this (correction) and it is time to build back," Bill Witman, manager of Calumet, said Wednesday. "We've been looking from the sidelines for a year or two about the prospects of getting in the business. The opportunity was afforded us and we took advantage of it."
Cactus Ridge, an 11-year-old son of Hennessy, began his career at Walmac and brings a proven track record to his new surroundings. The bay horse is the sire of Grade I winner Hot Cha Cha as well as Hollywood Hit, Canada's champion sprinter in 2010.
In Ice Box, Calumet gets a combination of performance and pedigree. The 2010 Grade I Florida Derby winner is out of the graded stakes-winning mare Spice Island.
"If it makes sense, if it makes economic sense and it's smart horsemanship then we want to look at it," Witman said.
Though it operates on a lower key now, Calumet's breeding program has had successes of late. The Calumet-bred Switch was a Grade I winner at ages 3 and 4 and most recently finished second in the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint for a second straight season.
With the arrival of Cactus Ridge and Ice Box, Calumet hopes a further infusion of momentum will follow.
"When we go build a new barn or build some new paddocks or add a stallion, there is a certain vitality that goes with all that new activity," Witman said. "On the farm we are very excited and we hope the public is excited.
"Calumet is still a very vital force. We raise a lot of horses here, we break a lot of horses, we train a lot of horses. Adding stallions heightens the awareness at least to the public."