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Patteeswaram, near Kumbakonam is famous for its Durga temple. This temple is fairly big and well-maintained one. There are five majestic gopurams (towers). The temple seems to have been built and rebuilt several times with additions made to the original temple at various times. The evidence of this is in the temple's architecture which has the styles of the Pallavas, Cholas and the Nayaks. The presiding deity at this temple is Dhenupureeswarar and his consort is Gyanambigai. Patteeswaram is one of the Parivara Sthalam. Mahalingaswamy at Thiruvidaimarudhur has the Parivara devatas in various temples flung as far away as Sirkali and Thiruvalanchuzhi. The group of temples that form a large temple with Thiruvidaimarudhur Mahalingaswamy as the main deity is called Parivara Sthalams.
Legend has it that Rama had installed a Shivalingam here to get rid of his sin or dosham. Rama was afflicted by three Doshams or sins for killing Ravana. He could get rid of these sins by installing a Shivalingam and do penance. Though, Rama was an incarnation of Vishnu, He had taken the birth as an ordinary human being to show people the way and be a role model. He was an Avatara Purushan or one who sets an example. He had to undergo all the trials and tribulations that a normal human being undergoes and demonstrate the virtues of righteousness while surmounting the problems. Like any other mortal, He had to face the consequences of His actions and had to perform the necessary pariharam (remedial poojas) to attain papa vimochanam (absolution of the sin). The first of his three sins was Brahmahatti dosham, because he had killed Ravana who was a Brahmin. He was absolved of the sin by installing a Shiva Lingam at Rameswaram. His second sin was Verrahatti dosham, because Ravana was also a great warrior. Rama installed another Shiva Lingam at Vedaranyam to be absolved of this sin. His third sin was Chaya Hatti dosham because Ravana was a great exponent of fine arts and an ardent devotee of Shiva. He was absolved of this sin when he installed yet another Shiva Lingam at Patteeswaram. These three Lingams are known as Ramalingam. Rama created a well here to perform ablutions or abhishegam to the Shiva Lingam that he had installed here. The well thus created by him is said to have brought the holy waters of Dhanushkodi here. Near this well is a niche of Anjaneyar.
Kamadhenu's daughter Patti, worshipped Lord Shiva here. She used to perform abhishegam or ablution to the Shiva Lingam with her milk, hence the name Patteeswaram.
As in Thirupungur, the Nandi has shifted to a side here. The reason attributed goes thus. On a hot summer day, Thirugnanasambandar, a child poet, was on his way to Patteeswaram to worship the Lord. Since Sambandar was a small child and the intense heat could make him weak, Dhenupureeswarar had a canopy of pearls erected along the way to make it cool and comfortable for his young devotee. Dhenupureeswarar could not wait for Sambandar to come to His Sanctum to see him. He asked Nandi to move aside so that He could see His devotee as he entered the temple. There is an annual festival in the tamil month of Ani to commemorate this incident. This special festival is called 'Muthupandal'. A palanquin of pearls is lifted in a procession that starts at noon from Sakthimutram and concludes at Patteswaram.
There is a tank in front of the temple. The Pillayar installed near the tank is known as Agnya Ganapathy.
Though the temple here is a Shiva temple, the temple is known for the Durga here. Durga is considered to be the combined force of all the Gods to destroy the evil forces. Durga in Sanskrit means a fortified or well protected place. Durga protects the mankind from the evil forces. She removes the negative thoughts such as selfishness, envy, hatred anger and ego. The shrine for Durga is near the Northern entrance of the temple. Cholas are believed to have originally installed this deity in their fort. The idol was removed and installed here at this temple after the fall of the Chola dynasty. Along with the idol of Durga, the idols of Swarnaganapthy, Shanmuga and Bhairavar were also shifted to this temple from the fort. These four deities were guarding the four entrances of the fort. The Cholas were ardent devotees of Durga and always worshipped Durga before going to war or when they were faced with making an important decision.
The Durga here is a Shanta Swarupi (calm or peaceful countenance). She is seated on her vehicle Lion and is seen with here foot on Mahishasura. The Goddess appears in Tribanga (three curved) posture. Durga here is ashtabhuja or with eight hands. She is seen holding conch, discuss, bow, arrow, sword, shield and a parrot in Her hands.
She has three eyes and jewels adorn her ears. An unusual aspect of this Durga is that her vehicle – the lion – is seen facing the left side instead of the right side, which is usually the case. Goddess Durga here is considered to be very divine and powerful who showers Her blessings on Her devotees. People afflicted with Rahu and Kethu Doshas worship at this temple during Rahu Kalam; for, it is believed that during the Rahu Kalam, Rahu worships the Goddess everyday. Worshipping Her on Tuesdays, Fridays, Sundays, New Moon days and Full Moon days and Ashtami and Navami (8th and 9th day from the new moon or full moon day) is considered special. People throng this temple to seek the blessings of Durga in finding suitable match for their daughters. Locals vouch that the prayers are always answered.
Worship of Durga is considered very important in Kaliyuga. The worship of Goddess Durga removes the effect of all types of black magic, unfavourable effect of negative planets, Bad luck, health problems, problems due to enemies etc
Offerings of Sarees and garland of lemon are made to the Goddess. Offering red floral garland alleviates Chevvai Dosham (the adverse effect of Mars).
The Bhairavar here blesses his devotees with protection from enemies, good health, and cure from any venomous bite. Lord Patteeswarar blesses His devotees with peace of mind and career advancement.
Patteeswaram is just about 10 Kms from Kumbakonam. It is at a distance of about 3 Kms from Darasuram off Darasuram Valangiman Road. There are frequent buses plying between Kumbakonam and Patteeswaram. Buses operating on route nos. 8,11,25,35,61,62 and 67 stop at Patteeswaram. A few buses plying between Kumbakonam and Tanjore also go via Patteeswaram.
Other temples nearby:
Airawateswarar temple at Darasuram
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Kumbakonam and Swamimalai are very close to this place. A lot of options are available for an overnight stay to suit various budgets.
Temple Timings
Monday-Sunday (Except Friday): 6 AM to 1 PM, 4PM to 9 PM
Friday: 6 AM to 1 PM, 4AM to 10 AM
Friday (During Aadi Month): 4 AM to 1 PM, 4PM to12 Mid Night
Temple Address
Arulmigu Dhenupureeshwar Thirukkovil,
Sri Durga Sthalam,
Thanjavur Dist
Phone: 0435 2416976
Temple's Website: http://www.patteeswaramdurga.org
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Augustana to play Missouri Western in Mineral Water Bowl
The 2009 Augustana football season is not over quite yet. The Vikings (8-3) have been selected to play in the 45th Annual Mineral Water Bowl, scheduled for Saturday, December 5, in Excelsior Springs, MO.
Forty-five Augustana Students Selected to Who's Who
Forty-five Augustana students are included in the 2010 edition of Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, an elite group of students from more than 2,000 institutions of higher learning across the country.
Center for Western Studies launches Native American Initiative
The Center for Western Studies (CWS) at Augustana today announced a Native American Initiative with a series of events in 2009-10. The series launches Wednesday, November 18 and continues throughout the academic year.
Access to Clean Water Objective of Silent Auction, Concert
Providing clean water for the world is the objective of a silent auction and concert to be held Monday, November 23, in the Chapel of Reconciliation on the campus of Augustana College. The event begins at 6:30 p.m.
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Augustana has received a $32,500 grant from the United States Tennis Association (USTA) in support of the recently completed Huether Tennis Centre. The new facility at 33rd Street and Grange Avenue was completed in September.
SD Economic Outlook Seminar Features Augustana Professor
Dr. Robert Wright, the Nef Family Chair of Political Economy at Augustana, was the keynote speaker Tuesday during the South Dakota Chamber of Commerce and Industry Economic Outlook Seminar in Sioux Falls.
Alumna receives Milken Educator Award
Kira Christensen, a 2004 Augustana graduate, is the recipient of a $25,000 Milken National Educator Award, recognizing her work furthering excellence in education.
Augustana Represented in International Day of Action
Members of Augustana Green will be participating in the Sioux Falls 350 International Day of Action event on Saturday, October 24. The global art action and party at Falls Park is one of more than 4,000 events around the world.
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At war just like in video games, thanks to an iPad
Recently we have seen how iPhone applications are increasingly being used also in the military, to control micro-helicopters used for reconnaissance or to perform simulations that help soldiers familiarize with anti-missile systems.
Therefore, it is natural that the new addition in the Apple family, the iPad, has generated the same attention from military authorities, who have already started several research projects to develop applications that can make life less dangerous for U.S. troops at the front.
An interesting application was developed by Textron, which can be used can keep under control the movements of troops, displaying them on the iPad screen as if they were part of a videogame. The application, called Soldier Eyes, uses augmented reality to detect, in collaboration with the soldiers directly involved in the area, the location of enemy and friendly forces, sending the relevant information back to a control center, which builds up a map in real time.
This map is then sent directly on the iPad, whose users can communicate in real time with soldiers on the front line, giving them the location of potential enemy threats, displayed directly on their smartphones or PDAs. Soldier Eyes achieves this through simultaneous use of a series of small applications that manage the information coming from the field, to provide an overview of the situation.
Once the picture is clear, one can send out two patrols of soldiers to separately attack an enemy position, simply by send them information directly on their iPad or iPhone, so that they can view the location of their target and converge towards the same point from different directions in order to neutralize it.
In short, this is a way to conduct real operations of real war, but making them look almost like a simple video game.


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Eight Israeli warplanes flew south along the Red Sea and crossed into Sudan from the east before striking the Yarmouk factory on the outskirts of Khartoum last week, according to an article published Sunday in the UK Sunday Times.
The article quoted several unnamed security sources who provided a play-by-play of last Wednesday's attack in Sudan that killed two people and destroyed a factory allegedly used by Iran to store and transfer arms to Gaza.
Israel has neither denied nor confirmed the attack, which was widely interpreted as a warning to Iran over its nuclear program.
"This was a show of force but it was only a fraction of our capability – and of what the Iranians can expect in the countdown to the spring," the paper quoted an Israeli defense source as saying, referring to recent threats to strike Iran's nuclear facilities.
Iran reveals photographs taken over Israel
Details of the attack emerge as Iran on Monday revealed photographs of what it said were Israeli military bases and other restricted areas captured by a drone earlier this month.
The Ayoub drone was shot down by Israeli jets after originally bypassing the country's radar and air defense system on October 7. Hezbollah said it launched the drone.
"These aircraft transmit their pictures online, and right now we possess pictures of restricted areas," Esmail Kowsari, chair of the Iranian parliament's defense committee, told Iran's state news agency.
Tensions are building up between Iran and Israel with the latter threatening to use force to disable the Islamic state's nuclear program. Iran blames Israel for sabotaging one of its facilities earlier this year, and for a string of assassinations targeting Iranian nuclear scientists.
Israel and the west accuse Iran of seeking to build nuclear weapons. Iran, with the support of Russia, insist the program is being developed for peaceful purposes.
Last week's attack on Sudan, which is roughly the same size and distance from Israel as Iran, demonstrates Israel's far reaching capabilities to strike.
According to the Sunday Times account, the eight Israeli jets – four carrying one-ton bombs, and four escorts – took off from an airbase in southern Israel Tuesday night around 10pm.
They flew along the Red Sea to bypass Egypt's air defense system. After flying south for 90 minutes, the jets were refuelled by a Boeing 707 tanker outside Sudanese airspace.
With their tanks full, the jets then raced towards the Yarmouk factory in Khartoum.
"At this stage a Gulfstream G550 filled with electronic warfare equipment began to jam the Sudanese air defense system and the radar at Khartoum airport," the report said.
Sudanese fighter jets remained grounded throughout the attack.
The newspaper's sources said the attack began being planned over two years ago when Mossad agents discovered a copy of a 2008 defense agreement between Iran and Sudan.
The agreement, found in a briefcase of a Hamas arms purchaser after the agents smothered him to death in his Dubai hotel room, allegedly stipulated that Iran would build arms in Sudan.


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An Illinois man allegedly gouged out his uncle's eyeballs in a fight over a remote control, according to police.
The incident occurred on New Year's Eve, according to the Joliet Herald-News. The 62-year-old victim, who was left blind in one eye and requiring surgery in the other, said his nephew, 32, attacked him over the channel surfing device.
When officers from the Will County Sheriff's Department arrived, a deputy found the victim with blood streaming from his eyes.
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Authorities said the the man's eyeballs were protruding from his eye sockets and that the victim told deputies his nephew used his thumbs in the attack.
"Both of his eyeballs were swollen, dislocated and were protruding approximately a quarter-inch from the eye sockets," police said.
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Menefee Mountain, Colo. - Piles of coal left over from historical mines are burning here, ignited by last summer's Weber Fire that torched 10,000 acres of forest southeast of Mancos.
Investigators have known about one small coal fire started by the Weber Fire but found more this month at scattered coal mines dating from the 1920s and 1930s.
"Coal mining on Menefee is turning out to be more extensive than anyone thought," said Steve Renner, project manager for the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (DRMS).
So far, officials have identified four coal-mine refuse piles and three natural coal seams that are smoldering. The coal fires are scattered on private, state and BLM lands in steep, rugged terrain along Menefee Mountain and around Flint Rock Point.
The coal burns do not have open flames, but are a concern, especially as fire season begins. Fire and mining officials are forming a plan to extinguish them, and are continuing to search for more.
"The more we walked around and evaluated, the more we realized the fires are more disparate, so we took a step back to form a larger plan of action," Renner said.
The multiple sites of simmering coal are belching small, but steady, streams of acrid smoke, and are generating surface heat of up to 600 degrees Fahrenheit.
"The potential that they could ignite vegetation and start another wildfire is there," said Kirstin Brown, a DRMS mine safety specialist, during a tour of the area Friday.
"The other reason to put them out is they could propagate along the coal seam and start the actual mine on fire, which could burn for decades."
Along a BLM road to the Menefee Mountain radio towers, fire crews have been clearing brush from smoldering coal piles and around a natural coal seam that is oozing a hot, black tarry substance.
"It's more of a nuisance fire, not that big of a threat, said Scott McDermid, fire management officer for the Dolores Public Lands office. "It's subterranean, so we are cutting line and keeping vegetation away from the heat source."
Scrambling up a scree slope, the tour arrived at the head of a collapsed coal mine, Mancos Hill #2, with a barely discernible refuse pile in front. There was a whiff of burning coal similar to the smell of smoke from the Durango-Silverton train.
The location of the coal fire here is not obvious. But the ground just under the surface is hot, and dried oak brush and pine trees surround the site.
"You can see where it burned some of the vegetation here," Brown pointed out, and several shrubs are tagged for removal.
Long fissures can be seen in the scree and leftover coal pile, a phenomenon of coal refuse fires, explained Kay Zillich, a BLM abandoned mine specialist.
"What happens is under the soil surface, the coal burns away, leaving an unstable layer underneath forming fissures. It is the same way a charcoal briquette retains its shape after it has completely burned," she said.
An unwary hiker could step on what looks like solid ground, but break through the crust, fall several feet and into a searing hot coal oven.
Rattlesnakes, on the other hand, are known to cozy up to coal fires to get warm.
Miners used hard-rock mining techniques to extract the low-grade coal from this Menefee Formation, Brown said. A "room and pillar" system left columns of coal in place while rooms were excavated out around them. Coal was then transported to market via the Rio Grande Southern railroad.
Federal fire and state mining officials are collaborating to extinguish the Menefee coal fires, expected to cost at least $200,000. Excavators will be brought in to dig up the coal, and then a special fire retardant foam mixed with water will be applied.
Once the soil temperature is below 100 F, the area will graded and contoured to the natural slope.
Initially, the Colorado Division of Reclamation Mine and Safety submitted a plan to do the work in May, but the discovery of multiple coal fires in steep terrain away from roads complicated the cleanup and pushed back the fire mitigation plan until later this summer.
An aerial, infrared survey was done last week to help map the scattered coal fires.
"Characterizing it as a fire is exaggerating; it is more of pre-heating," Renner said. "These are not difficult to put out. If left alone, they generally move a couple of inches per year. The biggest expense it going to be accessing the remote sites with equipment."
There are 34 coal fires burning in the state, Brown said, and they can smolder for decades. Mitigation is done on a case by case basis, but many are in coal seams that run so far underground that they cannot be reached effectively.
"They can be a problem. It is thought that a coal fire started the Glenwood Springs fire (Coal Seam Fire, 2002), and there are still coal fires burning over there," she said.


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We all know a nasty cat, a happy-go-lucky dog and a brave fish that perseveres through a long journey to find his son. (OK, one is a Disney movie, but the idea stands.) While a lot of cultures don't anthropomorphize animals into pets, it's easy for some of us to assume that many nonhumans relate to us. And it turns out those who see animals as more than just instinct and action might be on to something.
In this article, we'll explore how our animal friends (and enemies) engage in behavior that might surprise us humans. From a sense of humor to a general bent toward putting off undesirable tasks, animals have shown a propensity for actions that superficially seem more suited to your next-door neighbor than the alley cat.
Let's start with an example of behavior that doesn't only surprise us in animals, but just might indicate that we humans aren't as bad as we think.
Ever seen your dog yawn and realize you were a bit tuckered out, too? Well, it might also work the other way around. Scientists have noted that monkeys will yawn at an image of a yawning buddy. They've also noted mice who feel fear when they see pals in danger [source: Ham]. This kind of behavior indicates empathy, or when an individual can recognize and feel what someone else is feeling.
Empathy in animals might also indicate that we as humans might not be evil at heart as some would believe. The characteristic fosters cooperation, so an animal is not putting his or her needs ahead of the group's. This research implies that, even though empathy isn't always useful for survival, kindness is a tool of natural selection that did win out in the long term. So perhaps evolution has proven that nice guys do finish first. Or at least don't finish by getting eaten by a lion.
Now let's take a look at something every viral video has already taught us -- that animals can be hilarious. But this time, it's scripted.
Nobody has to tell us that animals can be funny: from dogs chasing their tails to potty-mouthed parrots, we know that animals can make us laugh. But did you know that animals themselves laugh?
When researchers at the University of Washington discovered that rats make a high-pitched, ultrasonic chirping noise, they initially weren't sure what it communicated. But a flash of inspiration led one of the scientists to, well, tickle his test subjects. And indeed, it appeared that rats showed the same biological response as humans when confronted by the Tickle Monster: peals of giggles.
But laughing, of course, doesn't prove a sense of humor. So when researchers witness chimps playing peekaboo, they have a little more solid evidence of animals that don't just laugh but understand how to make others laugh. And then there's the story of the gorilla that got his kicks by running beside his trainer, along the length of his cage, at full speed. The gorilla would suddenly stop and laugh uproariously as the human kept running past him, seemingly delighted to find a Stupid Human Trick [source: Santa Maria].
Sure, it's not exactly Louis C.K. material. But better than Dane Cook?
Revenge and Grudges
Crows are super crazy weird smart. And although it's hard to prove "super crazy weird" through science, researchers have at least been able to show that our onyx flying friends engage in super crazy weird smart behavior. Example A: recognizing the face that they hold a grudge for.
Scientists at the University of Washington had no idea what they were getting into when they started trapping crows for research. They noticed that the birds began harassing them whenever they stepped out of the office, regardless of what clothes they were wearing. So they experimented by wearing different masks when they trapped the birds. It turns out, when they would walk around campus later wearing the same masks, the birds once again wouldn't leave them alone. One researcher even put on a mask the crow crew had used five years ago for trapping and the Hitchcockian birds descended -- which implies that the older ones had let the word spread about which faces were good and bad [source: Pappas].
Admittedly, this grudge maybe isn't of the "I'll never forgive my cheating ex-boyfriend" variety (although I wouldn't put it past them). But it does imply that crows have an uncanny ability to recognize faces and to gossip with the best of 'em to let their community know who's a threat.
You might have romantic ideas about monogamy in the animal kingdom, but the truth is that only about 5 percent of species are together forever ... and forever is relative, because while they may be socially entwined with one other animal, the advent of genetic testing has taught us that they aren't entirely faithful sexually [source: Harmon].
But don't throw away your promise ring yet. Several animal species have been shown to naturally stick with one partner, with both parents taking care to raise and protect the kiddos, too. And although they might not be the most elegant example to point to during a wedding toast, prairie voles don't just mate for life but also groom each other and share a parental role. Studies found that even after a mate died, fewer than 20 percent found another mate [source: Harmon]. Sandhill cranes also mate for life, and messing around (or, as researchers call it, "extra-pair copulation") is so rare that a paper was written about an instance it was discovered, in 2006 [source: Hayes].
But monogamy isn't strictly for male and female pairs. Let's take a look at some animals that have what many think of as a "less traditional" partnership.
Same-sex Relationships
First off, let's get one thing straight. (Ahem.) Calling animals "gay" or "lesbian" is a little silly; usually when we talk about animals being "gay" or "straight," we're talking about them engaging in homosexual acts, which -- in animals -- is interesting from an evolutionary perspective. But even more surprising might be the monogamous same-sex relationships animals engage in that may or may not include sexual activity.
For years, scientists studied albatrosses for their seeming dedication to their sexual partner. But less than a decade ago, researchers were astonished to discover that nearly a third of the birds in one colony were actually female pairs. The male and females look alike, and scientists had only identified that the birds stayed together forever, protecting a nest -- and never questioned their sexes. Both male-female and female-female pairs exhibited the same kind of parenting duties and even affection. And keep in mind that some of these pairs had been together for more than 15 years [source: Mooallem].
Now, let's turn from romantic pursuits and concentrate on how animals teach each other useful information.
This one is tricky, because most animals do learn and thus can be taught certain behaviors or activities. What we're talking about is not just observation and imitation, but an animal actively trying to correct and intervene. There's a study that shows that chimps, for instance, don't correct a younger chimp who is incorrectly trying to crack a nut. Instead, the younger chimp must just learn by trial and error [source: Zimmer].
But there are a few examples of animals actively showing "method" in teaching. One is the meerkat, a species that includes scorpions as part of their diet. Instead of teaching their young ones by letting them loose to try their hand (a dangerous activity for those without experience), they bring back dead or nearly dead scorpions for "practice." As the pups get better at racking up fatalities, the parents bring back scorpions that get progressively livelier, until the younger ones are skilled enough to hunt themselves.
Even more sly are elephants who teach their kiddos. A young fertile female might shy away from the advances of a strong bull -- a mistake for both protection and procreation. An older female will fake being fertile, and cuddle up to the bull. The young female will see the error of her ways, and approach the bull herself.
Funerals and Grieving
An extraordinary study of animal behavior gave us a glimpse of how chimps react to the death of a friend. It's actually a really heartbreaking read; the scientists detail the grief of the chimps and all the actions they take [source: Anderson, Gilles, Lock]. And it's not just wailing and gnashing of teeth that might parallel both human and animal behavior. The chimps took part in what we probably consider quite natural activities for any human at the death of a pal. That includes not being able to sleep, tossing and turning in bed the night after her death and even avoiding the space the chimp died in. They even removed straw from the corpse, to prepare the body.
Researchers have also showed that wolves react differently -- as a group -- to a death. For one, scientists noted that they bayed alone and didn't howl together after a death. Physically, their tails and heads were lowered and they moved slower, without play. Elephants, too, are also known for grieving, and have even shown evidence of paying "homage" to their dead by touching the corpse of another in specific patterns.
But enough sad news: let's take a look at some surprising ways animals have learned to survive.
Ingenious Survival Techniques
We hear a lot about the fight-or-flight instinct in humans, and how it's a link to our animal instincts. But several species of animals have more sophisticated -- or at least unusual -- behaviors when perceiving a threat.
Consider the bonobo. When things get testy in the bonobo communities, they don't respond by lashing out aggressively. Instead, the apes defuse the situation in another passionate way: with sex. And it's not just love they share: Bonobos seem to be altruistic creatures in general. They're more inclined to share with strangers than fight them for property and engage in sexual acts with bonobo pals if tempers flare. It's led to a life for the apes that some humans might consider a near-utopia of free love and peace.
In another case of animals protecting themselves in creative ways, gorillas in Rwanda were observed disabling snares set by poachers. Conservationists were surprised to see that the gorillas were able to recognize and disable the traps, but it seems that the gorilla had developed a quick, systematic way of destroying any threats they found.
But for every bonobo and gorilla ready to take action (however loving) against a threat, there are animals that just can't manage to get anything done. Read on to find out who procrastinates in the animal world -- or just wait and look later.
You'd think that animals would have an instant-gratification mandate that would make them pretty willing to do whatever they needed to accomplish a goal right then. But like any human, it seems that some of them would rather put off what could be done now for what could also be done tomorrow. And which advanced, intellectual species showed the same aptitude that humans have when they decide to wait until Sunday night to finish that term paper on "Anna Karenina"?
It's our special friend the pigeon. An animal so stupid it gets hit by slow-moving cars while hanging out in the middle of the street, the pigeon shares our human habit to "think about it tomorrow." Researchers conducted a study that showed that pigeons were inclined to forgo a small aversive task now, even if it meant having to do a larger aversive task later. Which might explain their nonchalant attitude about flying away from a moving car [source: Mazur]?
On the other side of procrastination is a kind of discipline: self-control. Let's see what animals also strive for restraint.
We humans can often assume that what sets us apart from animals is our regal ability to possess self-control and resist temptation to achieve what is good for us. But turns out we're not as above it all as we'd like to think. (Or at the very least, we have a fair amount of company above it all.)
Studies conducted on chimps have shown that they can delay reaching for a serving of sweets placed in front of them. They also found that chimps would use toys, pictures or objects to distract them from reaching -- just like a human who flips through a magazine to sidetrack himself from that last slice of cake in the kitchen, perhaps? Dogs have also demonstrated that their self-control functions in a similar way to humans; specifically that glucose helps them exert self-control.
So the next time you're taking Fido for a restrained walk -- or watching voles parent together or getting the stink-eye from a crow -- remember that their behavior might be instinctual or primitive, but it sure isn't solely "animal."
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I guess it doesn't shock me that animals are capable of more sophisticated behaviors than eat-mate-sleep. But more than once writing this article, I gasped out loud when reading. To think that crows were actually recruited at one point to help find and identify Osama bin Laden [source: Chittim]? Or that elephants touch their tusks to the corpse of a comrade in what can be seen as a show of mourning? It's hard not to be surprised -- and occasionally straight-up impressed -- with the sophistication of our animal pals.
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- Bekoff, Marc. "Grief in chimpanzees, self-control in dogs, a drowned Siberian tigress, and a hearing on the educational benefits of captive marine animals." Psychology Today. April 26, 2010. (Oct. 25, 2012) http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/animal-emotions/201004/grief-in-chimpanzees-self-control-in-dogs-drowned-siberian-tigress-and-h
- Bryner, Jeanna. "8 Humanlike Behaviors of Primates." LiveScience.com. July 29, 2011. (Oct. 25, 2012) http://www.livescience.com/15309-humanlike-behaviors-primates.html
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- Ham, Becky. "Frans de Waal: Empahy is Shared Across Species." American Association for the Advancement of Science. Feb. 27, 2012. (Oct. 25, 2012) http://news.aaas.org/2012_annual_meeting/0227frans-de-waal.shtml
- Harmon, Katherine. "Love for life? 12 animals that are (mostly) monogamous." Scientific American. Feb. 14, 2012. (Oct. 25, 2012) http://www.scientificamerican.com/slideshow.cfm?id=love-for-life-animals-mostly-monogamous
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- Mooallem, Jon. "Can animals be gay?" The New York Times Magazine. March 31, 2010. (Oct. 25, 2012) http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/04/magazine/04animals-t.html?_r=0
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For the last 40 years, The Kimbell Art Museum has been collecting and displaying pieces of art in Fort Worth, with an emphasis on conservation.
In the new exhibit, "The Kimbell at 40: An Evolving Masterpiece," the museum is putting on the largest display ever of its permanent collection from Oct. 7 to Dec. 30.
More than 220 pieces from the collection will be on display throughout the museum -- and it's all free.
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Going further, the Kimbell has produced a brand-new app for iPad that allows visitors to get additional information about 32 selected works from the collection.
"Conservation is one of the most important and fascinating things we do here at the Kimbell, and it's so rare that we have the opportunity to share this type of behind-the-scenes information with our visitors," Museum director Eric M Lee said. "With the iPad app, we're able to deliver in-depth research, descriptive images and intriguing discoveries too extensive to be included on the gallery wall labels, in an innovative format that allows for personalized exploration of the collection."
The app is a significant update to the labels, audio tours, or other interactive informational options as it allows visitors to access background text, zoomable images, and more for works by Caravaggio, Monet, Picasso, Michelangelo and others at their own pace.
The free app will be available for public use on 20 iPads available for public use at the museum.
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Lukaku double sees off Black Cats
Romelu Lukaku's two goals lifted West Brom to the 40-point mark for the campaign as they overcame Sunderland 2-1 to register their first home win for two months.
The on-loan Chelsea striker reached 12 goals for the season - all of which have come in the Barclays Premier League - firstly from the penalty spot and then when charging down a clearance from Sunderland goalkeeper Simon Mignolet.
The Black Cats set up a tense finish through Stephane Sessegnon's reply but Albion held on to keep up their challenge for a European place.
Lukaku showed again why Chelsea paid Anderlecht #18million for his services two years ago and the 19-year-old is showing the potential to develop into a top-class forward.
He received a standing ovation when substituted four minutes from time and replaced by Peter Odemwingie.
The home side were worthy of their success after a scrappy start, with midfield duo Youssouf Mulumbu and James Morrison also making telling contributions.
West Brom included Odemwingie in their matchday 18 for the first time since his proposed move to QPR fell through amid acrimony last month.
The Nigeria international was predictably booed by the home fans when his name was announced over the public tannoy before kick-off and when he made his late entrance onto the pitch.
Sunderland settled into the game well and home goalkeeper Ben Foster made the first save.
The former England international held onto a near-post header from Black Cats skipper John O'Shea from an inswinging Adam Johnson corner.
The woodwork came to West Brom's rescue after 25 minutes when Steven Fletcher cut in from the left and saw his low shot beat the dive of Foster and hit the far post.
Danny Graham, who was making his first start for Sunderland following his #5million move from Swansea, had a close-range chance almost instantly but Foster blocked his low half-volley.
West Brom responded and Mulumbu headed wide from close range after attacking a probing Liam Ridgewell centre.
Lukaku had the ball in the net after 28 minutes after receiving the ball from Morrison but the whistle had already gone for a foul on the Scotland international by Sebastian Larsson.
However, Lukaku was not to be denied and after 34 minutes put West Brom ahead from the penalty spot for his 11th goal of the season.
Craig Gardner was adjudged to have handled a cross from former Birmingham team-mate Ridgewell and up stepped Lukaku to send Mignolet the wrong way from the spot.
Sunderland defender Titus Bramble became the first player to be yellow-carded, after 40 minutes, for chopping down Shane Long in full flight.
The visitors had claims of their own for a penalty when a Johnson centre hit the arm of Gareth McAuley although there were few protests from the Sunderland players when it was rejected.
Long headed over at the end of the first half after connecting with a Morrison cross.
Sunderland started the second half on the offensive and Sessegnon had a shot cleared off the line by Mulumbu following a deep corner from Larsson.
But Lukaku continued to trouble the Sunderland defence and a rising shot stung the palms of Mignolet after good play by Chris Brunt.
Bramble produced a last-ditch tackle to block Morrison's close-range attempt as West Brom searched for the second goal - and with 16 minutes left Lukaku doubled their lead.
His perseverance forced Bramble into a mis-timed back pass and he then charged down Mignolet's clearance which flew into the net.
Sunderland hit back and in the 80th minute Sessegnon curled a shot past Foster and over the head of Ridgewell on the line to reduce the arrears.
Mignolet kept out a Brunt volley while Odemwingie flashed a shot inches wide after he replaced Lukaku.
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Raptorbane wrote:vergil77 wrote:[size=0]Meh, he's too stupid/inexperienced to troll. I don't think he even grasps the idea of trolling.
He's just a 12-13yo guy who REALLY wants some acceptance, which he probably cannot expect from peers. That's kind of sad, I guess, but well... life's though. Some day he'll learn from his mistakes. Maybe.[/size]
[size=0] This is exactly what I said to Gabtraf on msn, rofl. I was like "He's def not trollin', he makes me think of me when I was 13." I'd try and reverse troll by pretending I wasn't bothered / changing the topic, and in the end it only made me look like a huuuuuge idiot. I didn't even realize how stupid I looked until years later. [/size]
[size=0]Dunno, the Ignorance=Women is a pretty big giveaway to me, a 13 year old would also be too stupid for mysoginist jokes...but maybe not, what with the internet these days...
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I'm pretty bored, and....you guys aren't entertaining Crying or Very sad
Well, find some people.
And try to launch interesting conversation instead of lolstupid shit, something worthy of answers, so that people who may come actually have something relevant to say (instead of, y'know, us laughing at you).And if you do necroes, do descent ones.
I really need to work on that TVTrope page too...


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Now here's a new trick: EcoDog, a power management company, has created FIDO, a home energy monitoring system, and FIDO has fetched the top prize at San Diego's annual GadgetFest.
FIDO got both the judges' top score and the overall crowd vote to take the 2009 Greatest Gadget award. The product is billed as a home energy watchdog, and it allows users to view their electricity consumption and save 15-25 percent of their utility bill each month. FIDO shows room-by-room energy use so that users can see exactly where those dollars are going. This show marked FIDO's debut.
GadgetFest is put on by CommNexus San Diego, and is a forum for companies in the San Diego region to show their latest technologies. The show is gaining quite a pedigree: GrandCentral, which won two years ago, was acquired by Google shortly after the show, and Motorola's Q phone, Sling Media's Slingbox, and the RAZR, all debuted publicly at GadgetFest.


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Help make Milwaukie bicycle-friendly
Posted by Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor) on March 23rd, 2007 at 8:40 am
Last October, the cities of Portland and Milwaukie came together to dedicate the Three Bridges on the Springwater and Milwaukie Mayor James Bernard quipped, "we're proud to have Portland as our suburb."
Now, if you live and ride in Milwaukie, you have a chance to come together and make it more bicycle and pedestrian friendly.
Milwaukie is in the midst of their Transportation System Plan update and there are two major opportunities for bicycle-specific, public input.
"Over the past ten years, projects have been implemented, the community has grown, and transportation needs have changed. The City will use your input to update the Plan and set new priorities based on growth projections to the year 2035."
The first is an online survey. Their website says the deadline for it has passed, but it's still accessible and I'm sure they will appreciate the input.
The other opportunity for feedback are two public workshops focused on pedestrian and bicycle issues. The first one is tomorrow (3/24) from 10:00am to noon at Milwaukie City Hall (2nd Floor, 10722 SE Main Street).
The goals of these workshops are to:
- Share personal experience with pedestrian and bicycle routes in Milwaukie.
- Clearly identify problems with the existing pedestrian and bicycle networks and note the things that work well.
- Brainstorm solutions for the problems identified.
For more information contact Brett Kelver, the bicycle liaison for the Transportation System Plan at (503) 786-7657 or kelverb[at]ci[dot]milwaukie[dot]or[dot]us.
Any Milwaukieans out there? Let us know how things are going in your city.


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The news on Monday that the Boy Scouts of America has signaled its readiness to end the exclusion of gays as scouts or leaders came as a welcome surprise to one California family, whose teenage son has become a media celebrity for being openly gay and denied his Eagle Scout status.
"This was a big surprise," said Eric Andresen, whose son, Ryan, has been very public about his scouting experience, even sharing his tale on NBC's "Ellen." "But it's a welcome surprise. This is a baby step, though. I hope they don't think that they can dodge the whole bullet on this one with just this step."
What Eric Andresen is referring to is the Boy Scouts' announcement, which would not only possibly allow homosexuals to become scouts or leaders, but also give the sponsors of local troops the freedom to decide the matter for themselves. The Scouts' national executive board could meet as soon as next week, and if approved, the change would be another momentous milestone for America's gay-rights movement, following a surge of support for same-sex marriage and the ending of the ban on gays serving openly in the military.
Eric Andresen, who works as a property manager in San Francisco, told NBC Bay Area on Tuesday that his son is glad that change seems to be on the horizon.
Ryan Andresen, 18, joined the Boy Scouts 12 years ago, and completed all the requirements to become an Eagle Scout, but was deemed ineligible to receive the award from Troop 2012 because he was gay. Despite support from heavy hitters such as U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer, a national representative told Ryan Andresen that he didn't meet all the requirements.
"I hope people understand discrimination is not OK," Andresen told Ellen DeGeneres, who is also gay, when he appeared on her show in October. He added that he felt "so blessed" to have been a Boy Scout and that the organization offers opportunities "like nothing else will ever grant you in your whole entire life...I don't think its fair that not everyone gets the opportunity to go through it."
Under the proposed change outlined Monday by the Scouts, the different religious and civic groups that sponsor Scout units would be able to decide for themselves how to address the issue - either maintaining an exclusion of gays, as is now required of all units, or opening up their membership. It's unclear at this point if Ryan Andresen would receive his Eagle status or not.
Of course, not everyone is happy with the Boy Scouts' proposed change. Southern Baptist leaders - who consider homosexuality a sin - for example, were furious about the possible change and said its approval might encourage Southern Baptist churches to support other boys' organizations instead of the BSA. Protests over the no-gays policy gained momentum in 2000, when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the BSA's right to exclude gays. Scout units lost sponsorships by public schools and other entities that adhered to nondiscrimination policies, and several local Scout councils made public their displeasure with the policy.
More recently, pressure surfaced on the Scouts' own national executive board. Two high-powered members - Ernst & Young CEO James Turley and AT&T Inc. CEO Randall Stephenson - indicated they would try to work from within to change the membership policy, which stood in contrast to their own companies' non-discrimination policies.
Amid petition campaigns by Change.org, Intel, shipping giant UPS Inc. and drug-manufacturer Merck & Co. announced that they were halting donations from their charitable foundations to the Boy Scouts as long as the no-gays policy was in force.
The announcement came shortly after new data showed that membership in the Cub Scouts - the BSA's biggest division - dropped sharply last year and was down nearly 30 percent over the past 14 years. According to figures provided by the organization, Cub Scout ranks dwindled by 3.4 percent, from 1,583,166 in 2011 to 1,528,673 in 2012. That's down from 2.17 million in 1998.
Eric Andresen noted that all these reasons - especially the loss of corporate funding and the 1.2 million people who had signed the multiple Change.org petitions - probably fueled the fire for the switch in gears. Whatever the reason, or reasons, Eric Andresen said, his son is hopeful "they're finally doing something."
"As he's said before," Eric Andresen said. "He just doesn't want another scout to have to go through this."
Associated Press writers David Crary, John Seewer in Toledo, Ohio, and Rachel Zoll in New York contributed to this report.


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Apple's App Store will not reveal how its top charts' ranking system works, but a study from Boston app marketing agency Fiksu found that it is not purely driven by download volume and speed. Somehow, ratings factor in. And critics think it is ripe for exploitation.
"Apple is a super helpful company. But its algorithm needs to change. It's still a mystery. You'll see two-star apps in the top 10, and you say, 'Why?' There are companies out there that will pay to download your app. And there are guys out there that are a complete sham," Chris DeWolfe, CEO of the Social Gaming Network, told Adweek.
His allegation may be a bit exaggerated, as a recent study from Readdle found that it takes between 3,500 and 4,000 downloads per day for a 4.5 ranked app to make it into the top 10. But a cursory look at the top 20 apps does show the occasional app that has more one-star ratings than five-star ratings.
There are certainly dubious services available to inflate an app's ranking. SafeRankPro.com, for example, offers "a large network of USA reviewers (several thousand) that can download and rate your apps favorably," with positive reviews available from 80 cents — and that was information provided by the company's sales manager Karan Khubchadani.
Developers told Adweek that it is common to see a message coming from a country like Nepal that promises to give an app thousands of American downloads for a price.
But the consensus seems to be that these manipulations are increasingly marginal.
"Last year was all about chart-boosting. Buying as many app installs as possible [in] as short a timeframe as possible to get to the top of the charts. Now there are fewer loopholes available to artificially inflate rankings, and legit companies won't spend their time with it," Bill Clifford, chief revenue officer at the mobile ad agency SessionM, told Adweek.


text: Brushes, by Steve Sprang is no slouch when it comes to digital pixel art. I reviewed it and loved it – in fact, Grabbed it; but imagine if, instead of the zombie-head drawn by yours truly, a masterpiece could have been brushed? Artist Jorge Colombo has done just that. Hitherto, painting iPhone painting apps have been simple doodlers for the bored. Brushes, which will surely inspire imitators from around the web, is a masterpiece itself; it is the raw material for artists in a new age.


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Beginning in 2005, The African Queen and I enjoyed Section 320 at RFK Stadium. Our Washington Nationals and the Nats320 Blog came to life for us there. Since 2008-we've sat in Section 218 at Nationals Park, but our blog name has not changed. Our roots are in Nats320-and we will never forget those good times. But, as always, we will attempt to provide fun, information and commentary about Our Washington Nationals. All photos, unless otherwise attributed-COPYRIGHT Nats320--ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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What should MiLB do with this place? Build a resort hotel nearby and make it a baseball-themed resort with conferences, high school and college camps, special events -- maybe get a few retired players to occasionally show up -- and anything else they can think of. Split the revenue evenly across all of the MiLB leagues/teams.
MiLB wants to make it a training facility for the minor leagues, umpires and international teams. A one-stop place for training. There are also looking to use the place for sport camps. Remember,Dodgertown is fully functional.
They also wish to take advantage of the historical aspect and have tours. But marketing is difficult because Vero Beach is not allowed to use the "Dodgertown" name anymore.
Apparently some football organizations and soccer groups have shown interest, but we are not sure how far along those talks have gone.
The facility is not opened full time right now--only when clients rent the place. It's one of those situations that needs to work it's way out. It was sad that The Dodgers left and worse for Vero Beach when The Orioles turned down an offer on the table to move their spring training to Dodgertown and instead moved to Sarasota.
You know what is sad? The Dodgers are using the word "Dodgertown" EXACTLY the same way the Nats are using the term "Nats Town." Instead of referring to a spring training facility that's famous throughout all of baseball, it now just refers to Dodger Stadium and environs.
I can understand the Dodgers wanting a facility closer to their fans on the West Coast, but I think abandoning Dodgertown is a huge mistake.
Eddie: From talking to folks down in Vero Beach, they are clearly still disgruntled over The Dodgers pulling out here. Especially after Indian River County and the City Of Vero Beach paid The Dodgers $19 Million to purchase the facility from the team in 2001 to keep them in town and leasing the entire complex back to The Dodgers for $1 per year.
And even after Los Angeles sold out every single game in Vero Beach (6,500 per game) for years. It's just sad.
As much as I am a big Dodger fan and loved taking my son to Vero Beach, I had to agree with the Dodger's decision to leave Vero Beach.
Yes the place had a lot of history, but so did Ebbets Field and the Dodgers made the right decision to move away from there in 1957.
I agree that the distance of 2,500 was a problem and with Arizona becoming a mecca for spring training, they had to leave. It's a better fit for not only the team that can be close to there Los Angeles home, but there fan base can now go see spring training just like we Nats fans can travel to Florida to watch them.
I do feel that the Dodgers took advantage of Vero Beach and can't believe that they have left it such a shrine for the Dodgers. Hopefully they will realize, just like a woman in which her husband left here for a younger model, that it's time to move on and give it a different look. As much as the Dodgers left them, Vero Beach needs to get rid of most of the Dodger references and start anew again.


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Question: Are there physical limits to the density that can be achieved with Bose-Einstein condensates made up from composite bosons?
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AGT: Shut up and listen
I remember going to an Acoustic Charlottesville showcase at Starr Hill a few years back and being very frustrated with the audience. I don't remember who had taken the stage, but I do remember wanting to strangle the crowd for talking loudly while s/he played an oh-so-delicate tune on the guitar. I pretty much felt the same way about the Acoustic Groove Trio, the opening act at Starr Hill last Saturday, December 10.
A certain amount of respect should be given to a performing artist, no matter how good or bad. In this case, Acoustic Groove Trio was far from bad. As a matter of fact, if bad was located on Pantops, the Trio could be found chilling near Dr. Ho's off 29 South with a slice of pepperoni.
I'm trying to say that here we have three dudes who are without doubt extremely talented. The lead singer plays guitar with back-up vocals from a percussionist and fretless acoustic bass player. They write soulful ballads that deserved the crowd's full attention.
Here I am listening to my future bedroom theme music, imagining myself atop a mound of recently deflowered virgins with a Superman cape...
When all of a sudden my daydream delusions are disrupted by John Doe Loudmouth talking about Bill O'Reilly. Listening to cornballs' neo-conservative commentary or imagining myself doing the Wilt Chamberlain in full-body spandex and cowl? Hmmm. What's my point?
My point is that Acoustic Groove Trio are a group worth watching. Better than that, they're a group worth paying attention to. So next time they're out and about, show face and show some respect for three serious artists delivering serious artistry.
The night turned from delicate to massive when Malice, Charlottesville's own GoGo band, took the stage and began house rocking. I've seen many GoGo bands in my day– all shapes and sizes, styles and colors– and I must say that Malice falls in the upper percentile.
GoGo is all about that infectious beat and the ability to pull the crowd in with chants and covers of popular songs. Malice kept the show high-energy and rocking.
Their chants were never bothersome, and they executed changes accurately. With two 200-pound frontmen at the center, they definitely had a stage presence you couldn't ignore.
I would have preferred to hear one or two massive covers in their set just to bring in audience members unsure of what to do. But hey, who am I to complain? Especially since I was rocking to real GoGo at SHMH. That in itself was good for me.
Last was the ever-impressive ensemble, The Hamiltons. The Hamiltons are like gouda... they get more funky as time passes.
If any group represents the heart and soul of this town, it's The Hamiltons, with a completely original sound– and, like Acoustic Groove Trio, worth paying attention to.
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How much media attention is this drawing in your community? The local TV Stations in Albany have been bringing us up dates quite frequently. The Schools Principal who was killed, was a Doctoral student at Sage College here in the NY Capital area.
Newtown is located about half way between two of our BFNE churches in Connecticut, Wilton and Waterbury
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"May God bring comfort and healing to all of those involved in the shooting this morning in Newtown, Connecticut. May we all keep the families and friends of those injured and killed in our prayers," said General Secretary Roy Medley. "Additionally, continue to pray for teachers, administrators and all children attending the school who lived through this event, and all those affected in some way."
Dr. Aidsand F Wright-Riggins III, executive director of American Baptist Home Mission Societies, said, "We are shocked and saddened by this senseless shooting and the deaths and injuries in its aftermath. Our hearts go out to the victims and their families of this horrendous act. As I bend my knees in prayer I also steel my spine to be a more outspoken advocate for the control of guns in this country."


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The JNF has illegally expropriated most of the land belonging to the 372 Palestinian villages which had been ethnically cleansed by Zionist forces in 1948. The owners of this land and their descendants today constitute over half of the UN-registered Palestinian refugees. Today the JNF controls over 2,500 sq.km. of Palestinian land, which it leases to Jews only, as well as bulldozing more Palestinian villages. It also planted 100 parks on Palestinian land, especially to disguise destroyed Palestinian villages, such as the wood "God TV" planted on the village of El Araqib, which has been repeatedly destroyed in 2011-2012.
In addition, the JNF has a long record of discrimination against Palestinian citizens of Israel, as reported by the UN. The Fund has also extended its range by directly or by proxy operating in the occupied West Bank [including occupied East Jerusalem]. All this is in clear violation of International Law and particularly of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which forbids confiscation of property and the settling of the occupier's citizens on occupied land.
Ethnic cleansing, expropriation of property and destruction of houses are war crimes. Moreover, the use of tax-exempt donations to these ends violates the JNF is domiciled.
JNF greenwashing (by planting trees of on stolen land) must be condemned. The Fund's crimes do not deserve to be praised. This is our moral responsibility towards Palestinians who have been discriminated against and denied their basic human rights from the 1948 Al-Nakba (Catastrophe) until the present.


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I am trying to raise $950 to purchase a bench from the city for Mike and Alice Wheeler to be put in at Cripple Cove park. The Wheeler's are the unofficial caretakers of the park. They mow, plant & clean the park. They do everything from prune & plant to clean trash, graffiti and poo. If you have spent any extended time there you have met them. They do this because they love the park and the children that play there.
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A suspension failure on the Brazilian veteran's Williams race car at last week's Monaco Grand Prix shows how fast and brutal a single error in Formula One can be.
The accident happened on lap 32 in the Beau Rivage straight, leaving Barrichello unable to control his car, which bounced along the Armco and came to rest right in the middle of Massenet corner, a fast left-hander on the way to Casino Square.
Nobody was injured—apart from Barrichello's discarded steering wheel, which Hispania's Karun Chandhok ran over—but the camera angle and especially the vicious crunch of carbon fiber on aluminum goes to show just how fast this whole thing is, even on a slow street circuit like Monaco.


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Letters editions
Editions of the letters to and from Beethoven
Standard English-language edition of the letters: "Anderson"
The Letters of Beethoven. Compiled, translated and edited by Emily Anderson. 3 vols. London: Macmillan, 1961.
A number after Anderson normally refers to the number of the letter in her edition. There are a number of problems with Anderson: it was largely her own work; the translations are set in a "timeless English prose" rather than being as literal as possible; and she made significant errors. Since 1961, many new letters have appeared; some of these are found in Albrecht's book.
Ludwig van Beethoven. Briefwechsel Gesamtausgabe. Sieghard Brandenburg, ed. Munich: G. Henle Verlag. 1996.
The most recent German critical edition of the letters was prepared by the Beethoven-Haus, Bonn. This edition replaces Emily Anderson's edition as the standard critical edition. Eight volumes, including an index volume, have been published to date. An additional volume with supplementary material is planned.
Theodore Albrecht, ed. Letters to Beethoven, 3 vols. Lincoln: Univ. of Nebraska Press, 1996.
The first collection of all of the letters known to have been written to Beethoven. This is a very reliable and fact-filled source that is a fascinating read. It also contains translations of over 70 letters of Beethoven which are not included in Anderson.
For other editions of Beethoven's correspondence, search in the Beethoven Gateway in the Category index (search terms: letters from Beethoven; letters to Beethoven). For discussions of specific letters, enter the letter number from the Anderson collection (e.g. Anderson L289 or Brandenburg no. 301) in the Major Subject or Subject indexes.


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Annual, perennial herb, sometimes aquatic
Leaves generally basal and cauline, generally alternate, simple or compound; petioles at base generally flat, sometimes sheathing or stipule-like
Inflorescence: cyme, raceme, panicle, or flowers solitary
Flower generally bisexual, radial; sepals generally 5, free, early deciduous or withering in fruit, generally green; petals 0many, free; stamens generally 10many; pistils 1many, ovary superior, chamber 1, style 1, generally ± persistent in fruit as beak, ovules 1many
Fruit: achene, follicle, berry, or utricle-like, 1many-seeded
Genera in family: ± 60 genera, 1700 species: worldwide, especially n temp, tropical mtns; many ornamental (Adonis, Aquilegia, Clematis, Consolida, Delphinium, Erianthis, Helleborus ),
some highly TOXIC (Aconitum, Actaea, Delphinium, Ranunculus )
Reference: [Duncan & Keener 1991 Phytologia 70:2427]
Perennial; root generally < 10 cm, ± fibrous or fleshy; buds generally obscure
Stem generally 1, erect, generally unbranched; base generally ± as wide as root, generally firmly attached to root, generally ± reddish or purplish
Leaves simple, basal and cauline, petioled; blades generally palmately lobed, deep lobes generally 35, generally < 6 mm wide, generally also lobed; lower leaves generally dry, often 0 in flower; cauline merging into bracts upward
Inflorescence: raceme or somewhat branched, terminal; flowers generally 1025; pedicels generally ± spreading
Flower bilateral; sepals 5, petal-like, generally spreading, generally ± dark blue, uppermost spurred; petals 4, << sepals, upper 2 with nectar-secreting spurs enclosed in uppermost sepal, lower 2 clawed, with blades generally 48 mm, notched, generally ± perpendicular to claws, generally colored like sepals, generally obviously hairy; pistils 3(5)
Fruit aggregate of 3(5) erect follicles, generally 2.54 X longer than wide
Seed dark brown to black, often appearing white, generally winged when immature, generally without inflated collar; coat cell margins generally straight
Etymology: (Latin: dolphin, from bud shape)
Reference: [Lewis & Epling 1954 Brittonia 8:122]
Hybrids common, especially in disturbed places. Root length here includes coarse but not thread-like parts. Most species highly TOXIC, attractive and causing many deaths to cattle, less often to horses, sheep.
Horticultural information: Exc as noted, successful In cultivation only within natural range and habitat. Lowland subsp.: DRY. Upland species: winter chilling required.
Root generally > 15 cm, distally branchedSee the CNPS Inventory for information about endangerment and rarity.
Stem 2055 cm; base narrower than root, not firmly attached to root, ± glabrous
Leaves mostly ± basal, ± fleshy, generally ± glabrous; lobes > 6 mm at widest or not
Inflorescence generally branched; pedicels 868 mm, 850 mm apart, puberulent
Flower: sepals bright yellow, ± forward-pointing, lateral 1116 mm, spur 1320 mm; lower petals flattened, blades 34 mm, ± glabrous
Fruit 1114 mm, ± curved
Seed with inflated collar at widest end, otherwise smooth
Ecology: Moist sites, cliffs, coastal grassland, chaparral
Elevation: 050 m.
Bioregional distribution: n Central Coast (Marin, Sonoma cos.).
Hybridizes with D. decorum , D. nudicaule.
Horticultural information: In cultivation.


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Given the broad range of industry experience and perspectives represented by the panel, it was interesting to explore the contrasts in view. Pieter Viljoen, a Senior Technical Director at Symantec, agreed that, "…running two real-time protection products at the same time is a recipe for trouble", while offering contrasting views on the direction of cloud based scanning.
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Hi all,
I have been looking all day to try and source info on getting a Sirius satellite licence and broadcasting on satellite radio.
Our company(in Australia) has started an unsigned music community"Whotune" on the web and we would love to expand the exposure our artists recieve and look into an un-signed independant music station.
Has anyone got any info that would get me in the right direction??
Our site is http://www.whotune.com
If you have listened to our streaming radio within the site - would you think Sirius listeners would enjoy new undiscovered music?
Any feedback and help out there??
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