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Signs of stronger manufacturing activity in the world's second largest economy have outweighed a blowout in Australia's trade deficit and fuelled gains on the share market.
A spike in Chinese manufacturing activity in June, to its fastest pace of the year, plus strong US auto sales, had improved investor optimism about the global economy, CMC Markets strategist Michael McCarthy said.
"Monthly reads on manufacturing across the globe have painted a picture of expanding economies, boosting prices for commodity currencies, metals and shares," he said.
"While interest rate rises may be nearer than thought, investors preferred to focus on a stronger industrial outlook, and the Australian share market came to life on the improved sentiment, despite a shocking trade deficit for May."
Falling iron ore prices contributed to a trade deficit of $1.9 billion in May, nearly triple April's $780 million deficit.
Among resources stocks, Rio Tinto gained $1.55 to $62.00, BHP Billiton added 85 cents to $36.85 and Fortescue Metals was four cents higher at $4.40.
For the banks, National Australia Bank added 88 cents to $33.18, ANZ gained 55 cents to $33.39, Westpac rose by 49 cents to $33.87 and Commonwealth Bank was 95 cents higher at $80.92.
Retailers also performed well, with Woolworths up $1.02 at $36.10, Coles owner Wesfarmers up $1.14 at $42.66 and Domino's Pizza 56 cents higher at $22.56.
All sectors finished higher, although Telstra's gains were more muted, gaining two cents to $5.23.
* The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index added 79.5 points, or 1.48 per cent, to 5,455.4.
* The broader All Ordinaries index gained 75.2 points, or 1.4 per cent, to 5,441.7.
* The September share price index futures contract was 72 points higher at 5,412, with 31,190 contracts traded.
* The price of gold in Sydney was $US1,325.23 per fine ounce, up 52 cents on Tuesday's price of $US1,324.71.
* National turnover was 1.88 billion securities worth $4.8 billion.


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Project Status: Withdrawn, July 24, 2001, by applicant.
APPLICANT: Electricity Provider, Inc.
LOCATION: 46025 Division Street, Lancaster, Calif., Los Angeles County
SIZE: 240 Megawatt Peaking Power Plant
Electricity Provider Inc., proposed to construct a 240 megawatt simple cycle peaking electric generating facility, consisting of four General Electric Frame 7-B water-injected gas-turbine engines. The project was called the Lancaster Energy Facility #1 and was to be located at the northwest corner of the intersection of Division Street and Avenue H in the City of Lancaster, California. Natural gas was be supplied to the project site via a new 22.8-mile pipeline, which would have interconnected to the Mohave-Kern River pipeline and was to be constructed from the City of Mojave to the project site.
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Adam Caffey killed any thoughts of a Chieftain comeback, Friday night.
The Melrose senior co-captain scored off a pivotal 52-yard fumble recovery, as the Red Raiders football team defeated Masconomet, 32-6, in opening night action at Fred Green Field, Sept. 8.
Holding a slim 12-6 lead in the waning moments of the third quarter, Melrose pounced on a pair of costly Chieftains turnovers in the second half, opening the offensive floodgates.
"It feels very good," said Melrose Coach Tim Morris. "The first quarter was hard-fought. (Masco) gave us a lot of different formations, throwing the ball a little bit and making some big plays. We had to get all that squared away at the half, and I think we settled down the defense and were able to move the ball."
Caffey was a key cog in making that happen. The senior promptly picked up the pigskin after Masco receiver Duval Dylan bobbled the ball following a stellar grab at midfield. A 5-foot-11, 220-pound middle linebacker, Caffey cashed in, bolting 52 yards to glory, giving Melrose the comfortable 18-6 cushion.
Masco was never quite the same, despite a spirited effort from quarterback Matt Brockelman. The senior signal-caller went 7-for-16, passing for 117 yards, but was unable to sustain much pressure.
Melrose senior Brandon Whelan erased any Masco momentum, intercepting a pass on the Chieftains' very next possession. The back-to-back defensive plays were too tough to overcome. The Red Raiders would score 14 unanswered points in the second half en route to the blowout victory.
"I think the effort was there, but that second-half turnover was huge," said Masco Coach Gavin Monagle. "We got a nice big play on the screen. We were breaking around the 35 and that was a big play to turn the ball over like that."
"Then we threw a pick," he added. "Those were two big plays that turned the game over a little bit. I thought the effort was good. Even thought they put up 30 (points) on our defense, our offense has to take a lot of responsibility for that. We need to get better."
The Red Raiders spread the wealth offensively from the opening snap, with five different players finding the end zone. Senior co-captain Colin Kiernan scored off a 13-yard jaunt, while junior Kevin Peete paced the attack on a 17-yard strike. Junior Kemar Byone also added a pair of extra point kicks, putting the game away, 32-6.
"The kids played hard the whole game, but I think we came out with a different vibe (in the second half)," Morris said. "We had a different attitude. We saw everything they had, and had plans for every formation that we saw. I think that helped the kids play with confidence and made plays and get those turnovers."
Feeding off their home crowd, Melrose went to work early in the game. Quarterback Charlie Stanton (7-for-8 passing for 53 yards, TD) found Michael Fennell (5-for-38 receiving) on an 11-yard TD pass, giving Melrose the 6-0 lead with 3:19 left in the opening quarter.
Masco returned fire thanks to the heady play of Jay Therault (8-for-17 rushing). The junior running back darted into paydirt on a two-yard burst tying the contest.
But Melrose remained within striking distance utilizing the great grunt work of senior Rey Guity (14-for-91 rushing) and Kiernan (7-for-34 rushing). And when Stanton scored off a keeper, the Red Raiders pulled ahead to stay, 12-6.
"Rey had the bulk of our carries," Morris said. "Even thought he didn't score, he made some nice runs. Kiernan also had some good runs on plays up the middle. I also thought both our quarterbacks (Stanton and Jack Sullivan) were pretty good."
Masco tried to keep close tabs on Guity.
"I knew they had a very good running back," said Monagle. "We focused on that, but as you saw, we can bounce off gimmick plays on offense and defense. We knew they had a tough line. We tried to get outside a little more because they were pretty strong up front. We tried some different things, but (Melrose is) a good football program."
Masco will take aim at Malden Catholic next week. It will be the first game between the two schools in over a decade.
"They're a big Catholic Conference team," Monagle said. "It should be a physical game. They're big and strong, but not quite all the finesse that (Melrose) have. They have a little bit of everything. It will be a little different, but we'll be prepared for it."
Meanwhile, Melrose will turn its attention to Waltham.
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George Mueller left private industry to become NASA's Associate Administrator for Manned Space Flight in September 1963. He immediately asked John Disher and Adelbert Tischler, two veteran NASA engineers not directly involved in Apollo, for an independent assessment of the moon program. On 28 September, they told Mueller that it could not achieve President Kennedy's goal of a man on the moon by 1970. They estimated that NASA might be able to carry out its first manned moon landing in late 1971.
Mueller took drastic action. When he joined NASA, the Apollo flight-test plan was based on incremental testing, which meant that untried rocket stages would launch only dummy stages and dummy spacecraft. On 29 October 1963, Mueller informed his senior managers that Apollo test flights would henceforth use complete systems. Mueller's directive meant that, when the Saturn V S-IC first stage flew for the first time, it would be as part of a complete 363-foot-tall three-stage Saturn V. The new "all-up" approach would, it was hoped, slash the number of test flights needed before the Saturn V could launch astronauts to the moon.
Many believed that NASA should have backup plans in case the Saturn V or Apollo spacecraft suffered development problems. Eighteen months after Mueller's announcement, E. Harris and J. Brom, engineers with The RAND Corporation think tank, proposed one such backup plan. Their brief report, originally classified "Secret," looked at how NASA might accomplish a manned moon landing by 1970 if the Saturn V could not be certified as being safe to carry astronauts.
Harris and Brom's backup plan would see the Apollo Saturn V lift off without astronauts on board. It would expend its S-IC first stage and S-II second stage in turn, then its S-IVB third stage would place itself plus the unmanned Apollo Command and Service Module (CSM) and Lunar Module (LM) spacecraft into parking orbit about the Earth. Because it would carry no crew, the CSM would need no Launch Escape System (LES) tower on its nose. The astronauts would reach Earth orbit separately in a ferry CSM on top of a two-stage Saturn IB rocket. The ferry CSM would carry a special drogue docking unit on its nose for linking up with the unmanned CSM's nose-mounted probe docking unit. The special drogue, the only new system required for RAND's backup plan, would need about one year and "perhaps several million dollars" to develop.
The astronauts would dock with and transfer to the lunar mission CSM in Earth orbit, then would cast off the ferry CSM. The remainder of their mission would occur as in NASA's Apollo plan (image at top of post). The astronauts would restart the S-IVB stage to perform Trans-Lunar Injection (that is, to leave Earth orbit for the moon). After S-IVB stage shutdown, they would detach the CSM from the Spacecraft Launch Adapter (SLA) shroud that linked the bottom of the CSM to the top of the S-IVB. The segmented SLA would separate, revealing the LM, then the CSM would dock to the top of the LM and detach it from the spent S-IVB.
The RAND engineers declined to recommend whether the unmanned Saturn V or the manned Saturn IB should be launched first. They noted that liquid hydrogen fuel in the Saturn V's S-IVB stage would boil and escape at a rate of 700 pounds per hour; the stage would thus need to be restarted within 4.5 hours of reaching parking orbit if it were to retain enough propellants for Trans-Lunar Injection. They noted that deletion of the 2900-pound LES would make the unmanned Saturn V that much lighter, so its S-IVB could be loaded with an extra 2900 pounds of liquid hydrogen; that is, enough to permit it to loiter in low-Earth orbit for nearly 10 hours. Extending the loiter time further would demand a complex and costly S-IVB stage redesign.
Launching the crew first on their Saturn IB ferry rocket would avoid the S-IVB stage loiter-time constraint. Harris and Brom noted that, though the Apollo lunar mission was scheduled to last only from seven to 10 days, NASA planned a 14-day Earth-orbital Gemini mission to certify that astronauts could withstand long space flights. This meant that the ferry CSM crew could wait for from four to seven days in Earth orbit for the unmanned Saturn V to reach orbit. Harris and Brom recommended that, if the unmanned Saturn V became delayed so that the astronauts waiting in orbit could not accomplish a lunar mission and return to Earth within 14 days of first reaching space, then they should carry out an unspecified backup Earth-orbital mission in the ferry CSM so that their mission would not be wasted.
NASA officials did not take up the Harris and Brom proposal, though for a time in 1968 they might have wished that they had. The first unmanned Saturn V test flight, Apollo 4, lifted off on 9 November 1967. In keeping with Mueller's 1963 directive, it included complete S-IC, S-II, and S-IVB stages, plus a CSM with LES. Because LM development had hit snags, a dummy LM rode inside its SLA. The eight-hour Earth-orbital mission was an unqualified success.
Apollo 6 was, however, another story. On 4 April 1968, two minutes into its unmanned flight, the second Saturn V to fly began to shake back and forth along its long axis. Dubbed "pogo" by engineers, the shaking knocked pieces off the SLA and damaged one of the S-II's J-2 five engines. Following S-II ignition, the engine underperformed and shut down prematurely, then a control logic flaw caused a healthy S-II engine to shut down. The remaining three S-II engines burned for a minute longer than planned to make up for the lost engines. The S-IVB's single engine then burned for 30 seconds longer than planned to reach a lopsided Earth orbit. Two orbits later, it failed to restart.
The pogo might have injured astronauts; the S-IVB failure would certainly have scrubbed their flight to the moon. Post-flight analysis showed, however, that the pogo and engine failures had simple fixes. After intense internal debate, NASA decided in October 1968 that the third Saturn V should launch Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders. The giant rocket performed flawlessly, placing the Apollo 8 CSM on course for lunar orbit on 21 December 1968.
Apollo Launch-Vehicle Man-Rating: Some Considerations and an Alternative Contingency Plan (U), Memorandum RM-4489-NASA, E. D. Harris and J. R. Brom, The RAND Corporation, May 1965.
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MILTON — It's been just over a year since a Milton bus driver was arrested for the alleged sexual assault of disabled minors, who was then said to have recorded and distributed images of those acts.
On Tuesday, John Allen Wright pleaded guilty in federal court to six counts of sexual exploitation and the Strafford County Attorney's Office hopes this means an end is in sight for the remainder of the case.
Wright, 46, previously of 52A Charles St., was arrested on Sept. 1, 2011, following an approximate seven-month long investigation by the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force into the man's felonious activity. The task force works to identify suspects trading and possessing images of child pornography through online file sharing networks.
The investigation, which began in February 2011, then led to a search warrant for Wright's home, where computers and peripherals were seized which reportedly contained thousands of graphic assault images.
An investigation concluded Wright used hidden cameras in pens and sunglasses to record students aboard his bus, while he was sexually assaulting them. These activities also occurred when he was transporting children for Provider Services.
Among the files, investigators found several videos depicting Wright sexually assaulting three young disabled boys who were passengers aboard his school bus, operated by Provider Bus Services.
Wright had been a Seacoast bus driver to families with special needs children in Dover and Kittery, Maine, before his arrest. He was charged in September of that year with three counts of felonious sexual assault against the unidentified victims, who reportedly live in both New Hampshire and Maine, as well as approximately 20 other counts, including indecent exposure and lewdness.
After much deliberation over the federal case regarding sexual exploitation, Wright now awaits the issuing of a sentence, scheduled for Dec. 20, out of U.S. District Court in Concord. According to a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice, Wright faces a minimum mandatory prison term of 15 years on each of five counts from the original indictment for six counts of sexual exploitation, and a total maximum prison term of 160 years.
However, with Wright still facing charges against him for the assault of three local boys, Strafford County Attorney Tom Velardi told Foster's Wright has a scheduled status conference in Dover on Oct. 1 for those crimes as well.
"Honestly � I'll be glad if this one gets put to bed in a fair manner. This is some of the worst materials I have come across in my 13-plus career of prosecuting," Velardi said. "It's bad. I hope we'll get the closure for the families relatively soon."
Velardi previously told Foster's, with the federal-level proceedings beginning earlier this year, the state would hold off prosecuting its side of the case. With this new development, Velardi now says the case may not even go to trial, provided the sentencing out of federal court is severe enough to meet his standards.
Velardi said his office has already offered a plea bargain with "substantial numbers" for Wright's imprisonment.
"I can't get in to specific numbers �(but), if the federal case includes numbers like the ones we've offered on the state level, it is possible to resolve these cases without a state trial," he said. "It really comes down to what the sense of security is when you're in the community. Generally, for families who go through the trauma of having a loved one abused, the sentence we (will) always discuss with the families."
Velardi added the sentencing considered by his office would "preclude Mr. Wright from being a part of general society for his lifetime."
"If the federal case sentence is appropriate to cover all of the conduct Wright is accused of, we would not force a state trial," Velardi continued. "But I need to understand the details of what happened at the federal level."
U.S. Attorney John Kacavas could not be reached for comment before press time and Wright's defense attorney, Harry Starbranch, did not immediately return calls for comment.
Starbranch originally requested a suppression hearing for 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, seeking to throw out some of the prosecution's evidence he claimed was illegally obtained, but an entry of a guilty plea came forward, with a final pretrial status conference scheduled for 3:45 p.m. later that day.
Wright has been in custody since his indictment, issued in October 2011.
In addition to the state's ICAC Task Force, the Department of Justice also acknowledges and commends in their press release the work of the FBI, and the police departments of Dover, Kittery, Maine, and New London.
Wright is scheduled to be sentenced on the federal charges on Dec. 20.
Ex-Milton bus driver pleads guilty to sex exploitation of children: Could be sentenced to up to 160 years
MILTON — It's been just over a year since a Milton bus driver was arrested for the alleged sexual assault of disabled minors, who was then said to have recorded and distributed images of those acts.


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There are many different Porsche 911 Hire in Centurion transport options possible for your wedding day, including limos to transport your guests, or a simple classic car to take the happy bride and groom back to their hotel. Luxury wedding car hire is becoming increasingly popular as more and more people are looking to celebrate their weddings in style, and this kind of transport can be well worth your investment.
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Bieber mom Pattie Mallette writes of painful past
NEW YORK – Pattie Mallette was 18, living in a home for pregnant girls after years of unrelenting sex abuse and depression when she gave birth to a boy she thought she'd name Jesse, a boy whose first cry sounded like a song.
Well, the baby seemed more like a Justin after he popped out. And his last name isn't Mallette. It's Bieber.
You'd have to be firmly under a rock not to know at least a little bit about Justin Bieber's YouTube-to-riches story, his loyal fan base of Beliebers, 28 million Twitter followers or the hordes of screaming girls who pack his tours.
What you probably don't know are his mother's struggles, starting with the painful divorce of her parents, through years of emotional turmoil and hard partying that made school a blur, and her eventual turn to God after a suicide attempt about six months before Justin was conceived.
Mallette, 37, has laid bare her past in a new book, "Nowhere but Up: The story of Justin Bieber's Mom," out recently from the inspirational publisher Revell. It's a powerful, plainspoken story, written in collaboration with A.J. Gregory, a mother herself. A portion of proceeds have been promised to shelters like the one that harbored Mallette in Canada when her mother kicked her out of the house after she got pregnant.
Her troubles began well before that, however, and Mallette has forgotten little.
"Writing the book was part of my healing process," she said in an interview. "Just having to relive things as I'm writing it down. There are parts that are still painful to go over."
She was 2 when she watched her alcoholic, abusive father walk out the door. She was about 3 when she was first sexually abused by someone she knew.
Mallette didnt identify her numerous abusers, including a male baby sitter and the grandfather of a friend, but the last words of her book's acknowledgments speak volumes. "To my abusers: I forgive you."
"I was sexually violated so many times that as the years went by it began to feel normal," wrote the petite Mallette. "It's a strange marriage — knowing something is wrong yet at the same time finding it familiar and commonplace."
Fear, self-loathing and the notion that she was an unlovable, "dirty girl" stretched through her life, and she says the "void of having a father in my heart" led her down rough paths — drinking and drugging to oblivion, beginning at age 14.
There was pot smoking and LSD. She left home at 16. To support herself and pay for her habits, she turned to petty crime and pot dealing and the toxic, on-again-off-again, four-year relationship she had with Justin's father, Jeremy Bieber, that began when she was 15. At 17, she threw herself in front of a truck and landed in a mental ward.
It was there that she found a Christian life, though her faith faltered soon after and she fell back into her old life. Sex with Jeremy left her pregnant. She resisted intense pressure from those around her to have an abortion: "I knew that I had to do what it took. I just couldn't abort him."
There was no returning home and she went on government assistance after Justin was born. She worked part-time jobs for diapers and rent, wondering how to proceed without a high school diploma, wondering how she could go back to school with no one to care for Justin.
With the help of a neighbor who paid for a year's worth of daycare, Mallette slowly earned her degree, followed by college training in website design on scholarship.
Meanwhile, her son's perfect rhythm on the drums, his guitar playing and singing talent, surfaced early, along with a hyperactive nature and love of soccer and hockey.
He earned extra cash as a busker on guitar and a djembe drum he had received as a gift. Singing on the streets for money is something Mallette said she never forced him to do but earned them thousands of dollars after the first time he tried for fun at age 6.
Success snowballed when Justin was 12 on the strength of YouTube videos Mallette posted for faraway relatives that were quickly discovered by young people and exploded with millions of views. Along came Scooter Braun, a persistent manager who launched Justin's career at barely 13, fresh out of junior high.
He's 18 now, his mother's age when she had him. Mallette said he's pushing for his independence, moving alone into a house he bought in Calabasas, California. Mom wasn't invited to join him but lives nearby.
"He doesn't want me in his space so much but he's doing really well for himself," said Mallette, who once traveled with him everywhere.
Justin has a fancy sports car that was a gift from Braun and earned him a speeding ticket in July as he was chased by paparazzi. He also has a girlfriend, Selena Gomez, whom Mallette adores.
"She's just a sweetheart. She's kind and generous and loving," said mom, who's often called just that by fans on Twitter.
Mallette first told Justin about her past when he was about 12, after she began sharing at small-group meetings.
"I felt like he was old enough, mature enough to hear my story, and, you know, talk about it," Mallette said. "I feel like it's really important for us to talk, and I've always asked him a lot of questions and always tried to protect him from going through the same sort of thing."
At 21, Mallette made a choice to abstain from sex outside of marriage. Still never married and holding strong, she IS ready let go of another promise, this one to Justin when they first moved to the states that she wouldn't date until he was 18.
"It's time to start dating," she smiled.
Will Justin have a say over suitors?
"I think he's going to be a tough one to please," Mallette said. "He's pretty protective, but yeah, definitely, he would have to approve."
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Maddon, Longoria heap praise on Jeter
ST. PETERSBURG -- Yankees shortstop -- and Tampa resident -- Derek Jeter is retiring at the end of the season, and on Thursday night he began his final run of games against the Rays at Tropicana Field, starting at shortstop and hitting second.
The occasion gave manager Joe Maddon and Evan Longoria cause to reflect on Jeter.
"Listen, I don't think it's ever been done where a guy's been a first-ballot unanimous choice [for the Hall of Fame]," Maddon said. "And I can't even understand why he wouldn't be, based on his career, the number of championships that have been won. And to be able to handle that whole moment, as well as in that city, under the scrutiny that he has, I don't know where the negative is. So to have a vote to put somebody in the Hall of Fame and not to exercise that vote for him, I don't know how that happens."
Added Longoria: "It's been fun playing against him. I think, without a doubt, he's a first-ballot Hall of Famer and the most consistent and best player that I've ever been around and played against. So it's been fun."


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Rather than an ending, commencement – both the word and the ceremony – represents a beginning. It is appropriate that an occasion which marks the beginning of a new phase of life should be conducted with pomp and circumstance, stateliness and tradition.
The ceremony of commencement celebrated at high schools, colleges, and universities throughout the world has its roots in the scholastic traditions of the Middle Ages. It is an ancient, dignified, and highly symbolic ritual of conclusion and emergence, a rite of passage into a new life.
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Over the past 200 years, the oceans have absorbed approximately a quarter of the CO2 produced from human activities. This CO2 would otherwise have accumulated in the atmosphere leading to greater climate change. However, the absorption of this CO2 has affected ocean chemistry and has caused the oceans (which are on average slightly alkaline) to become more acidic. The average pH of oceanic surface waters has been lowered by 0.1 units since the pre-industrial period. This represents a 30% increase in hydrogen ion activity. Hydrogen ions attack carbonate ions which are the building blocks needed by many marine organisms, such as corals and shellfish, to produce their skeletons, shells and other hard structures. This loss of carbonate ions produce lower saturation levels for the carbonate minerals, aragonite and calcite, which are used in many shells and skeletons. Carbonate ion concentrations are now lower than at any other time during the last 800 000 years.
Global atmospheric CO2 concentrations are now at 387 ppm. If current trends in CO2 emissions continue, model projections suggest that by mid-century CO2 concentrations will be more than double pre-industrial levels and the oceans will be more acidic than they have been for tens of millions of years. The current rate of change is much more rapid than during any event over the last 65 million years. These changes in ocean chemistry are irreversible for many thousands of years, and the biological consequences could last much longer.
Ocean acidification impacts on marine life will depend on the rate and magnitude of changes in ocean chemistry and biological responses. While the ocean chemistry changes are predictable with high certainty, our understanding of the impacts is still developing. Nevertheless, there is strong evidence emerging for a range of biological effects and changes in the marine biogeochemical processes that affect the carbon cycle. The long-term consequences of this are difficult to predict.
Impacts are already being observed in the polar and tropical regions. Coral calcification rates have declined in recent decades, although attributing causes for these impacts among multiple drivers (acidification, warming, pollution, etc.) is a challenge. Fundamental ecological ocean processes will be affected as many marine organisms depend directly or indirectly on calcium carbonate saturated waters and are adapted to current levels of seawater pH for physiological and metabolic processes such as calcification, growth and reproduction. The pH changes expected will exceed the seasonal and regional variations currently experienced naturally.
Ocean acidification is a global issue. However, changes in ocean chemistry will be regionally variable with some regions affected more rapidly than others. The high CO2 waters in polar and upwelling regions such as the eastern Pacific and Bering Sea for example, will experience low pH more rapidly than other regions. Tropical waters, such as those around the Great Barrier Reef will also experience rapid declines in the carbonate ions important for coral reef construction. According to recent model projections almost all tropical and sub-tropical coral reefs were surrounded by waters favourable to coral growth before the industrial revolution. If atmospheric CO2 is stabilized at 450 ppm, only a very small fraction (~8%) of existing tropical and subtropical coral reefs will be surrounded by such water, and at 550 ppm, coral reefs may be dissolving globally. Cold water corals are also vulnerable and are likely to be affected before they have even been fully explored. By 2100, it has been estimated that 70% will be in waters unfavourable for growth.
In the polar regions, model projections using current CO2 emission rates suggest that parts of the Southern Ocean will be undersaturated for aragonite by 2050. Aragonite undersaturation is projected for 10% of Arctic waters by around 2020, and by 2060, 80% of waters will be undersaturated for aragonite and calcite. This means the waters will be corrosive to Arctic calcifiers such as pteropods, and bivalves such as clams, which play a key role in Arctic food webs.
The ocean chemistry changes projected will exceed the range of natural variability, which is likely to be too rapid for many species to adapt to. Many coastal animals and groups of phytoplankton and zooplankton may be directly affected with implications for fish, marine mammals and the other groups that depend on them for food. Increased CO2 may be particularly stressful for organisms with high metabolic rates such as squid. The impacts of these changes on oceanic ecosystems and the services they provide, for example in fisheries, coastal protection, tourism, carbon sequestration and climate regulation, cannot yet be estimated accurately but they are potentially large.
Although some species may benefit, most are adapted to current conditions and the impacts on ocean biological diversity and ecosystem functioning will likely be severe. Analysis of past events in Earth's geologic history suggests that chemical recovery will take tens of thousands of years – while the recovery of ecosystem function and biological diversity can take much longer.
Ocean acidification is irreversible during our lifetimes and those of many generations to come. To minimise the risk of these large-scale and long-term changes to the oceans the increase in atmospheric CO2 must be curbed by reducing emissions from human activities.
Recent scenario studies have estimated that stabilisation of atmospheric CO2 concentrations at 550 ppm will produce enough acidification to be disastrous for sensitive oceanic ecosystems in many parts of the world. Even at 450 ppm, more than 10% of the world's oceans will be impacted including large parts of the Southern, North Pacific, and Arctic oceans.
Mitigation approaches such as adding chemicals to counter the effects of acidification are likely to be expensive, only partly effective and only at a very local scale, and may pose additional unanticipated risks to the marine environment. There has been very little research on the feasibility and impacts of these approaches. Substantial research is needed before these techniques could be applied.
Ocean acidification is a direct consequence of increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations. To avoid substantial damage to ocean ecosystems, deep and rapid reductions of global CO2 emissions by at least 50% by 2050, and much more thereafter are needed.
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U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and two Texas congressmen say they will push for legislation to reclassify the Fort Hood shooting as an act of terror.
Victims and relatives of the 13 killed in the 2009 rampage have protested that the federal government has categorized the shooting as workplace violence. They say that decision deprives them of injury benefits they deserve.
"This administration's workplace violence designation clearly favors political correctness over truth and justice. Nobody in America thinks this was workplace violence. They know and they knew it was a terrorist attack," said Rep. Roger Williams (R-TX).
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The Honoring the Fort Hood Heroes Act is similar to the honors and benefits given to the victims of the September 11 attacks.
All of the victims would be eligible for the civilian equivalent of the Purple Heart award, as well as maximum coverage under the service member's group life insurance, tax breaks for death in a combat zone, and other combat-related pay.
The announcement this week comes after a military jury sentenced Maj. Nidal Hasan to death. Hasan has claimed he was a soldier "who switched sides" on behalf of his Islamic beliefs.
"Without them, we don't have a voice, so we just hope that it's carried out this time, and we can come to a great end, so we can get the help and all the benefits that we so deserve," said Fort Hood shooting victim Chris Royal.
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Perhaps the Vatican needs no introduction. The center of Catholicism, and encompassing the Vatican City state, as well as the surrounding Roman neighborhoods of the Vaticano, Prati, and Monte Mario, this small slice of the city is packed with more history and artwork than most cities in the world.
Vatican City (Citta del Vaticano), also incorrectly known as but popularly synonymous with the Holy See (Santa Sede), is the latest and only current Papal state in existence and the temporal seat of the Pope, head of the worldwide Catholic Church. Situated within the city of Rome in Italy, the Vatican is the world's smallest state. Outside the Vatican City itself, 13 buildings in Rome and Castel Gandolfo, the Pope's summer residence, also enjoy extraterritorial rights. On April 19, 2005, Josef Cardinal Ratzinger was elected as Pope Benedict XVI.
The origin of the Papal States, which over the years have varied considerably in extent, may be traced back to AD 756 with the Donation of Pepin. However the popes were the de facto rulers of Rome and the surrounding province since the fall of the Roman Empire and the retreat of Byzantine power in Italy. Popes in their secular role ruled portions of the Italian peninsula for more than a thousand years until the mid 19th century, when many of the Papal States were seized by the newly united Kingdom of Italy. In 1870, the pope's holdings were further circumscribed when Rome itself was annexed.
Disputes between a series of "prisoner" popes and Italy were resolved in 1929 by three Lateran Treaties, which established the independent state of Vatican City and granted Roman Catholicism special status in Italy. On 11 February 1929, three treaties were signed with Italy which, among other things, recognized the full sovereignty of the Vatican and established its territorial extent.
In 1984, a concordat between the Holy See and Italy modified certain of the earlier treaty provisions, including the primacy of Roman Catholicism as the Italian state religion.
The pope is elected for life by the College of Cardinals. When the election was last held (Tuesday, April 19, 2005. Benedict XVI), it attracted large crowds. Pope Benedict XVI's predecessor Pope John Paul II's Inauguration Day (he was never crowned) of 22 October 1978 was also a major event.
Present concerns of the Holy See include interreligious dialogue and reconciliation, and the application of church doctrine in an era of rapid change and globalization. About 1 billion people worldwide profess the Catholic faith.
The Vatican sits on a low hill between 19 m and 75 m above sea level. With a boundary only 3.2 km around, the enclosed land area is smaller than some shopping malls. However the buildings are far more historic and architecturally interesting.
Although 1000 people live within Vatican City, many dignitaries, priests, nuns, guards, and 3,000 lay workers live outside the Vatican. Officially, there are about 800 citizens making it the smallest nation in demographic size on the globe. The Vatican even fields a soccer team composed of the Swiss Guard who hold dual citizenship.
Get in
It's easy to get to the Vatican by taxi, bus or by foot from Rome—the closest neighborhood on the other side of the Tiber being Navona. Take the Metro line A to Cipro for the Museums, or Ottaviano for St. Peter's, or the tram to Piazza del Risorgimento.
From Central Rome, the #64 bus goes right to the southern end of the Vatican, but it is filled with pickpockets, guard your valuables! :) !
Get around
With a little more than 100 acres (less than half a square kilometer) within its walls, the Vatican is easily traveled by foot; however, most of this area is inaccessible to tourists. The most popular areas open to tourists are the Basilica of St. Peter and the Vatican Museums.
If you're heading up Monte Mario, wear comfortable shoes—it's quite a climb!
Latin enthusiasts rejoice! There is one country in the world that holds Latin (in addition to Italian) as its official language, and you can indeed get by within the city state only using the "dead" language. Italian, however, remains the more useful of the two. English is widely spoken here, as are most major languages of the world—this is the Vatican, a city for the world's Catholics and all who wish to see St. Peter's Basilica.
Swiss Guard
Swiss Guards Corps (Corpo della Guardia Svizzera) Swiss Papal Guards are posted at entrances to the Vatican City to provide security and protect the Pope. They wear very colourful clothing, similar to the clothing of court jesters; winter palette of clothing differs from summer palette. Actually, the design is attributed to Michelangelo or Raphael. The Pontifical Swiss Guards is also the smallest and oldest standing army in the world founded in 1506 by the warrior pope Julius II (the same pope who kick started the construction of this 'new' basilica and making Michelangelo paint the Sistine Chapel). The origins of the Swiss guards, however, go much further. The popes, as well as a lot of European rulers, regularly imported Swiss mercenaries since the 1400's. Swiss mercenaries were a major export of Switzerland before they started making watches.
St Peter's Basilica
The centre of the Catholic world, this magnificent basilica with its Michelangelo designed dome has an awe-inspiring interior. This place is huge, but everything is in such proportion that the scale escapes you. To give you a comparison, you can fit the Statue of Liberty, statue and pedestal (height from ground of pedestal to torch: 93m), underneath the dome (interior height of 120m from floor to top of dome) with room to spare.
To get in, you will first go through a metal detector (after all,this is an important building). Don't be put off if there is a long line in front of the detectors; the whole thing moves quickly. The line is usually shorter in the morning and during mid week.
Aside from going inside, you can take an elevator up to the roof and then make a long climb up 323 steps to the top of the dome for a spectacular view. It costs €7 for the elevator (€5 to climb the stairs) and allow an hour to go up and down. During the climb and before reaching the very top, you will find yourself standing on the inside of the dome, looking down into the Basilica itself. Be warned that there are a lot of stairs so it is not for the faint at heart (literally or figuratively) nor the claustrophobic as the very last section of the ascent is through a little more than shoulder-width spiral staircase. Instead of leaving out the doors you came in, go down into the crypt to see the tomb of Pope John Paul II, the crypt leaves out the front.
Note: A strict dress code is enforced (as in many other houses of worship), so have shoulders covered, wear trousers or a not-too-short dress, and take your hats off (which is the custom in churches in Europe, women must wear scarves or some thing to cover their heads. You might be required to check bags at the entrance. Photos are allowed to be taken inside, but not with a flash. The lack of light will probably cause your pictures not to turn out very well, so you may want to buy a few postcards to keep as souvenirs.
The basilica is open daily April to September 9AM-7PM and October to March 9AM-6PM; closed Wednesday mornings for papal audiences.
Daily mass at 8:30AM, 10AM, 11AM, 12PM, & 5PM Monday to Saturday, and Sundays & holidays at 8:30AM, 10:30AM, 11:30AM, 12:10AM, 1PM, 4PM, & 5:30PM.
Free 90 minute tours leave daily from the Tourist Information at 2:15PM, many days also at 3PM. Telephone: 06-6988-1662. €5 audio-guides can be rented from the checkroom.
Tours are the only way to see the Vatican Gardens, €12, book at least a day in advance by calling 06-6988-4676, Tuesday, Thursday, & Saturday at 10AM, depart from tour desk and finish in St. Peter's Square. To tour the Necropolis and Saint's Tomb, call the excavations office at least a week in advance at 06-6988-5318, €10 for 2 hour tour, office open Monday to Saturday 9AM-5PM.
If you want to see the pope, you can either see a usual blessing from his apartment at noon on Sunday, just show up (but in the summer he gives it from his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo, 25 miles from Rome) or you can go to the more formal Wednesday appearance. The pope arrives in the popemobile at 10:30AM to bless crowds from a balcony or platform, except in winter, when he speaks in the Aula Paola VI Auditorium next to the square. You can easily watch from a distance, or get a free ticket, which you must get on the Tuesday before. There are a number of ways:
The pope may occasionally be away on a state visit, however.
St. Peter's Piazza
The Piazza di San Pietro is actually an ellipse. There are two stones (one on each side of the square) between the obelisk and the fountains. If you step on either of these stones, the four columns on the colonnades merge into one. The fountains were made by two different architects, Maderno and Bernini.
The obelisk in the middle of the square was transported from Egypt to Rome in 37 A.D. by the Emperor Gaius Caligula to mark the spine of a circus eventually completed by the Emperor Nero. The so-called Circus of Nero was parallel to and to the south of the east-west axis of the current Basilica. It was in this circus that St. Peter was killed in the first official persecutions of Christians undertaken by Nero beginning in 64 A.D. and continuing until his death in 67 A.D. The original location of the obelisk is marked with a plaque located near the sacristy on the south side of the Basilica, where it remained until it was moved in 1586 A.D. by Pope Sixtus V to its present location.
During the Middle Ages, the bronze ball on top of the obelisk was believed to contain the ashes of Julius Caesar. When it was relocated, the present reliquary, the Chigi Star in honor of Pope Alexander VII, was added containing pieces of the True Cross. This is the only obelisk in Rome that never toppled since it was placed in ancient Rome and is the second largest Egyptian obelisk after the Lateran obelisk. This celebrated obelisk nearly shattered while it was being moved. Upon orders of the pope, no one was to speak a word otherwise he would be excommunicated. However, a sailor shouted to water the ropes to prevent them from burning. He was forgiven and in gratitude for saving the day, the palms for Palm Sunday still come from the sailor's home town of Bordighera. The moving of this obelisk was celebrated in engravings during its time to commemorate the Renaissance's recovery and mastery of ancient knowledge.
The Vatican Museum
[20] One of the greatest art galleries in the world, the museum is most famous for its spiral staircase, the Raphael Rooms and the exquisitely decorated Sistine Chapel famous for Michelangelo's frescos. It's organized so you follow a one-way route. Price: €14 for visitors, €8.00 for concessions. Open March to October Monday to Friday 8:45AM-4:45PM, Saturday 8:45AM-1:45PM, November to February Monday to Saturday 8:45AM-1:45PM, closed Sunday except last Sunday of the month, when its free, crowded, and open 8:45AM-1:45PM. Last entry 90 minutes before closing time, Sistine Chapel closes before rest of museum does. The museum is closed for holidays on: January 1 & 6, February 11, March 19, April 8 & 9, May 1 & 17, June 15 & 29, August 15 and either 14 or 16, November 1, and December 8, 25, & 26.
The Museum is usually the most hot & crowded Saturday, Monday, the last Sunday of the month, rainy days, and days before or after a holiday. Dress code: no short shorts or bare shoulders. Telephone: 06-6988-4947. There are often lengthy queues from the entrance that stretch around the block in the early morning. Non-guided visitors should join the queue that is to the left as you are facing the entrance; the queue on the right is intended for guided group visitors. Two hour English tours cost €21.50 and includes museum admission, and leave at 10:30AM, 12PM, & 2PM in summer, 10:30AM & 11:15AM in winter. To reserve, fax 06-6988-4019 up to 15 days in advance, include name, return fax number, names of those in your party, children's ages, language, and several date options. With a booking you skip the queue and enter through the exit, next to entry, to go to the guided tours desk. There are also audio-guides available from the top of the escalator/ramp for €7. Two people to share a single unit plugging in a standard set of earphones.
Accessing the Sistine Chapel requires walking through many other (spectacular) halls and buildings (including the Raphael's Rooms) and it takes about an hour. Note that although the Museum is quite large, no free map is available - you must bring your own, or purchase a guidebook in the shop for €10 or more.
Also, be aware that it is not allowed to take pictures or talk loudly in the Sistine Chapel. While one may agree with this policy or not, the visit would be a much more pleasant one without the guards having to yell out Shh! or No foto e no video!! every two minutes. The bottom line is: respect the rules and let every visitor enjoy the best of the experience. If you try to sneak a picture (like most people do), you'll get a bad photograph and a screaming guard as your reward.
The two main entrances to Vatican City for tourists are A) the Vatican Museums, accessible from Viale Vaticano on the North side of the city state and B) St. Peter's Basilica, on the Southeast side of the city and accessible from Via della Conciliazione. While St. Peter's Basilica is open all day long, the Vatican Museum entrance does close at 3:30PM on weekdays and 12:20PM on Saturdays, so it is a good idea to first visit the museums and then the church.
While guidebooks do their best to provide an aid for viewing the collections inside the Vatican, a guided tour is a far better way to make sure you get the most out of your visit.
Beware of a "sweet & kind" Australian woman advertising tours right at the top of the Vatican metro exit. Her company's tour is over priced (at 45 euro), the guide speaks incomprehensible English, and the audio equipment is very low quality. They do not offer refunds.
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The Vatican has a unique, noncommercial economy that is supported financially by contributions (known as Peter's Pence) from Roman Catholics throughout the world. It also sells postage stamps, tourist mementos, and publications. Fees for admission to museums also go into church coffers.
The Euro is the official currency of the Vatican City. The Vatican Euro is the rarest in circulation among the European countries, so don't spend it! It is worth a lot more than its face value.
The Vatican is the only country in the world where ATM instructions are in Latin.
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The Vatican Museums have a reasonable cafeteria style restaurant, a bar, and a pizzeria, all of which are open during museum opening hours, and until about one hour after closing. See also Rome.
Seasoned travelers will know how to tip, and how to ask for the price at the counter, instead of buying at the over-rated 'sit-down' full-price,. Better to tip, and be wellcome again the next, or the next, day, than rediculing everyone by paying triple or at least double,.
Coffee in the morning (un caffè, per favore!, grazie!), mineral water for lunch (gassata/non-gassata? or frizzante/fizzante), and try to find rosé wine in the evening: it goes very well with all Italian traditional dishes, and keeps one and one's company fresh and summery. Care and solid experience is advised when arriving from colder climates, to absorb the many new, ever so pleasant, enviroments and tastes, and the delicates of balancing wine and water, with creamy sauces and vinegars.
Unless you count the Pope as a good friend (and he concurs), there are no lodging opportunities in the Vatican City itself. However, there are many hotels in the surrounding Vaticano neighborhood of Rome.
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Mail a letter - Since Vatican City is a separate country, it also has its own postal system, which is generally considered to be a bit more reliable than that of Italy. Send a postcard to your friends and it will be postmarked from Vatican City.
Since Vatican City is a Papal state, such respect and reverence to the Roman Catholic Church and its practices and doctrine is encouraged.
Sleeveless shirts and short pants or skirts are not permitted within the border of the Vatican.


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Hooray for Harry
Harry T. Lewis Jr. grew up in Denver's Park Hill neighborhood, earned an MBA from Dartmouth, served as a leader in the investment world and spearheaded numerous projects that addressed Denver's growth, planning and future development.
On Nov. 1, Colorado Bright Beginnings honored him for these contributions and more at a dinner held in the Donald R. Seawell Grand Ballroom.
"Harry truly understands the value of early childhood development and the
importance of providing parents with support and encouragement to shape
their children's lives," observes Kyle Seedorf, vice chair of the Bright Beginnings board. "We are honored that he is helping us get the message out about the power parents have to influence their children's
Founded by then-Gov. Roy Romer and the late Brad Butler, a retired chief executive for Procter & Gamble, the nonprofit organization provides Colorado parents with guidance, knowledge and tools to create a bright beginning for their children during the critical first three years of life.
Lewis began his professional life as a certified public accountant with what was then known as Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. Later, he became a
general partner and executive committee member at Boettcher & Co., and a senior vice president/Rocky Mountain Region for Dain Bosworth, Inc.
before starting his own firm, Lewis Investments.
Lewis, who is widowed, has had numerous leadership positions with such groups as the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce; Downtown Denver, Inc.; the Regional Transportation District; Denver Museum of Nature and Science; and and the Stapleton Redevelopment Foundation.
Lewis also served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
"You Are the Sunshine of My Life" was the dinner's theme, and guests included George and Karyn Sparks (he chairs the Bright Beginnings board and is the chief executive at Denver Museum of Nature and Science); the 2006 honoree, Dr. Dean Prina; Brad Butler's widow, Erna Butler, an honorary board member; and her daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Tony Accetta. Nancy serves as secretary of the Bright Beginnings board.
Also in the crowd of 400: Caz Matthews, director of Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield's WellPoint Foundation; former board chair Dr. Steve Berman and his wife, Elaine, a member of the State Board of Education; Terry Biddinger, director of external relations for the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center School of Nursing; Dan Ritchie, chancellor emeritus of the University of Denver and current leader of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts; Delta Dental of Colorado President Kate Paul; and Barry and Arlene Hirschfeld.
And, state Sen. Chris Romer; the superintendent of the Denver Public Schools, Michael Bennet; Denver City Council members Carol Boigon and Doug Linkhart; Megan Ferland, executive director of the Colorado Children's Campaign; Elsa Holguin of the Rose Community Foundation; United Way chief Michael Durkin; George Beardsley; Gail Klapper; Trygve and Vicki Myhren; Anna Alejo of the Western Union Foundation; Schenkein co-owner Leanna Clark; 7News anchor Bertha Lynn; Colorado Symphony chairman Cy Harvey and his wife, Lyndia; Wells Fargo Bank senior vice president Pat Cortez; interior designer David Alexander; and Colorado & Co. co-host Mark McIntosh, the evening's emcee.
Sponsors included Erna Butler, Wells Fargo, Denver Investment
Advisors, CH2MHill, the Piton Foundation, Martha Records and Rich
Rainaldi, Key Bank and the WellPoint Foundation
Bright Beginnings' programs are free and are provided by 14
regional affiliates that reach all of Colorado's 64 counties. In
2006, more than 12,000 families benefited from the organization's work.
For more information about Colorado Bright Beginnings, call 303-433-6200
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Pictures taken at the Bright Beginnings gala can be viewed at denverpost.com/SeenGallery.
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Meet Juan Antonio, an elderly man who lives in El Salvador. This vibrant man of 83 years is sponsored through CFCA's Hope for a Family program. Since August 2009, he has participated in a dance and gym class as part of his sponsorship benefits. Being involved in the dance program has made him feel, in his own words, "cool."
We think Juan Antonio is cool, too. But don't take our word for it. Watch on to meet this charming man.
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Review Revisitation: Lamb's Blacksheep Rum
Posted by Arctic Wolf on June 23, 2010
It is time for another review revisitation. I have returned to this very early review which was part of the original set of reviews I opened the blog with, but which upon further reflection required a more thorough study. Lamb's Blacksheep Rum is a really fun rum for me, but I had better warn you that the rum will not be for all palates. It is supercharged with cinnamon as the main spice so if cinnamon is not your thing you may want to take that into account.
Alfred Lamb is presumed to have opened his wine and spirits business in London in 1849. His method of aging rum in his cellars under the Thames River is reputed to be one of the secrets behind his rum's unexpectedly smooth taste. Lamb's Blacksheep Spiced Rum is a relatively new offering from Lamb's and is part of the Corby stable of North American Brands. This is what the Corby's website has to say regarding the Blacksheep…
"…Lamb's® Black Sheep Spiced Rum is produced and blended in small batches to ensure consistency of the complex flavour profile that is unique to the rum category. Our ingredients – the finest cinnamon from Korintje,Madagascar-bourbon vanilla and lime essence from Mexico have been carefully selected from around the world to ensure optimal enjoyment on the palate…"
Here is an excerpt from my review:
"…I would classify this rum as a mixer rather than a sipper. It's not that I can't sip Lamb's Blacksheep, I can and occasionally I do; but, the flavour profile is like a sweet cinnamon candy. I love this overcharge of cinnamon, and the inviting vanilla underneath.…"
You may read the full review here:
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How to dress your children for exercise in winter
It seems really obvious right – put on a jumper! But knowing how to dress properly in winter is a bit of an art and can make a difference to children when participating in physical activities. This article includes three essential points that will help you to dress your child for physical activity in winter:Read more
5 reasons your kids should take dance classes
For most students, what is learned in dance class goes beyond the dance studio and penetrates every area of their lives. This expert contribution includes the top five benefits of taking a dance class.Read more
4 reasons hip hop dancers should take a ballet class
I was a self proclaimed "anti-ballerina", leotards and tights made me feel self-conscious and I was often heard telling people "I wasn't built for ballet." No, I didn't (and still don't) have amazing feet or great turn out and I'm not super flexible. Nor do I possess any of the ideal physical traits of your stereotypical ballerina.
 But, I have a new mantra now. "Nobody was built for ballet. Ballet was built for us."
 This is a first-hand account explaining exactly how ballet can improve your child's hip hop performance.Read more
How to choose the right dance school for your child
According to the Australia Bureau of Statistic dance is the largest growing activity for girls in Australia since 2006. So if you happen to have a budding dancer in your house then you are certainly not alone and these tips can help you choose a great school for them.Read more
Picking the perfect dance school using your 5 senses
Remember that moment when your son or daughter looked up at you with big puppy dog eyes and said "I want to start dancing"? It has been at the forefront of their imagination and nag-ation (that's not really a word but it means constant nagging) and now you're convinced that it's what they really want to do. This article addresses how your five senses can assist in choosing the best dance school for them.Read more
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Exclaim Computing necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 150 diseños de 39 diseñadores freelance.
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Exclaim Computing is a software development and consulting firm specializing in cloud computing, enterprise application development, iPhone development, social media, and eCommerce.
Businesses and corporations who require cloud computing expertise or have custom software development needs. Startups with a great idea but no infrastructure. Individuals or groups who are looking to create a social network, iPhone application, or eCommerce website.
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AMD unveils Godzilla's graphics card – 'the world's fastest, period'
The Radeon R9 295X2: Water-cooled, 5,632 stream processors, 11.5TFLOPS
AMD has unveiled a massively powerful, water-cooled graphics card that it says "manhandles today's and tomorrow's games in maximum settings at 4K resolution."
Two fans and a closed-loop cooling system keep the AMD Radeon R9 295X2 from melting down
"The AMD Radeon R9 295X2 graphics card is the world's fastest, period," the company says, justifying that claim with a footnote explaining that AMD compared the new card against an Nvidia GeForce Titan Black, which it says was that company's "highest performing graphics card as of March 12, 2014."
On March 26, however, Nvidia unveiled its GTX Titan Z, which like the Radeon R9 295X2 gets its grunt from combining two high-end GPUs on the same card – two Kepler GK110 chips in the Titan Z, and two Radeon R9 290X GPUs in the 295X2.
For the record, AMD claims that the R9 295X2 can pump out 11.5TFLOPS of compute performance, while Nvidia says that the GTX Titan Z's compute oomph tops out at 8TFLOPS – which just a few weeks ago seemed insanely great, but now appears to be an also-ran to the R9 295X2.
The two cards, however, are aimed at different markets – and their price points support that assumption. At $2,999, the GTX Titan Z is aimed at the HPC space, where Nvidia has a clear lead over AMD. When announcing it, Nvidia CEO and cofounder Jen-Hsun Huang said, "If you're in desperate need of a supercomputer that you can fit under your desk, we have just the card for you."
AMD's Radeon R9 295X2, on the other hand, lists for a "mere" $1,499. In its announcement of the beast, AMD said it was "designed for ultra-enthusiasts at the apex of PC gaming."
While the GTX Titan Z is air-cooled, the Radeon R9 295X2 uses what AMD describes as "an advanced closed-loop, pre-assembled and maintenance-free liquid cooling system" designed in cooperation with the cooling gurus at Asetek, who devise cooling systems for use cases from the data center on down.
"Today's high-end graphic cards pack insane amounts of power into a very small area and removing that heat is no small task," Asetek founder and CEO André Sloth Eriksen said in a statement. "Utilizing our liquid cooling for graphics cards unlocks new opportunities for performance and low noise."
No cheap plastic here – the Radeon R9 295X2 sports all-metal construction
In their comprehensive review of the Radeon R9 295X2, the hardware honchos at HotHardware say that although the goal of silent running for such a powerful piece of graphics goodness may be unachievable, the dual-GPU, 5,632–stream processor beast is "significantly" quieter than when running two 2,816–stream processor Radeon R9 290X cards in a dual-card CrossFire configuration.
"Not only that," HotHardware says, "but the noise produced by the Radeon R9 295X2's larger fans, produces a lower-pitched sound that's less irritating to our ears than the barrel-type fans on other cards."
Okay, so AMD's Radeon R9 295X2 is hella powerful, runs (relatively) cool and (relatively) quiet, provides immersive sound via AMD's TrueAudio tech, supports AMD's Mantle API to take best advantage of the company's Graphics Core Next architecture, and can natively drive up to five displays due to AMD's Eyefinity multidisplay tech.
"What more can a gamer ask for? Nothin'," says AMD gaming PR lead Robert Hallock in a blog post. "And that's why you should bring one home for yourself when they're available on-shelf at the end of April."
But even at half the price of Nvidia's GTX Titan Z, the Radeon R9 295X2 ain't cheap – it's well over double the price of the Radeon R9 290X. You'd also want to pop for a 4K display or a multidisplay setup, along with a rig that can support the R9 295X2's 500W power hunger.
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Measuring the Health Benefits of Energy Efficiency Programs
A version of this article appears in the Summer 2019 issue of Home Energy Magazine.
June 02, 2019
Scores of programs in the United States and abroad have the goal of saving energy and improving human health. Programs commonly address exposure to mold, lead, and radon as well as malfunctioning or inefficient appliances, which are potential sources of fire and CO. Some programs take measures to eliminate pests, such as cockroaches and rats, which can carry disease and expose people to allergens. The Next Nexus report highlights several of these programs, describes common practices, and includes case studies. For more, see Denson Jr. and Hayes (2018).
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Superluminescent Diodes bridge the gap between Laser Diodes and Light Emitting Diodes.
Like an LD, the SLD provides a high optical output power. Anritsu's SLD feature broadband spectrum characteristics, typically found only in LEDs, and a low coherence. Our SLD features a low coherence length having a high intensity at a narrow radiation angle. This makes the SLD much easier to couple to a fiber for a broad range of applications. SLDs are ideal for Optical Coherence Tomography, fiber sensors such as temperature and strain gauges as well as applications in test and measurement instrumentation.


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Jeffrey Furchner practices his gutteral noises and drunken, wild stagger for his role as a zombie in the Historic Mounds Theatre's production of "Night of the Living Dead." (Patrick Larkin/Review)
The original zombie, back to undead
If you can't handle an onslaught of zombies -- a zombie from the left, a zombie from the right, a zombie from behind and a zombie head on -- you may want to stay at home, rather than go to the Historic Mounds Theatre's production of "Night of the Living Dead" on Halloween weekend.
Scares, gore and a sense of claustrophobia are what Derek Dirlam and Sal Niteo are hoping will pull you into their immersive, live production of the classic 1968 zombie horror flick.
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