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Formula One revs up for new season
THE covers are being taken off Formula One's new contenders as the excitement and hype builds for this year's season opening race in Australia.
As the countdown to Melbourne Park's showpiece event clicks over to just 37 days, the Formula One paddock, media and motorsport fans wait with bated breath for the unveiling of this year's chariots.
First off the line was the Caterham team - formally known as Team Lotus - which introduced the team's new CT01 to the world through the social network medium Twitter.
McLaren slotted into second position, taking the covers off the new MP4-27 at the team's factory in Woking.
McLaren finished second behind the all conquering Red Bull Racing team last season, but there are high hopes within the team that the MP4-27 can deliver greater success for drivers Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button.
Ferrari's legion of fans had to wait longer than expected to get a glimpse of its new title contender - the F2012 - as snow caused the cancellation of the team's unveiling.
But just 24 hours later, the F2012 became the new wallpaper and screen saver of every Prancing Pony fan's computer as the Italian team released images of the car online.
On the same day - and not to be outdone by its illustrious rival - the Force India team rolled out its new VJM05.
A solid contender since its introduction into Formula One four years ago, Force India is expecting the VJM05 to firmly entrench the team in the midfield battle.
Sauber's C31 was the next cab off the rank, followed by Lotus' E20 and Torro Rosso's STR7 - the car Australian Daniel Ricciardo will try to push to the front of the grid.
However, the final say so far in this busy period has been to the defending champions - Red Bull Racing.
After two years of domination, rule changes may well bring world champion Sebastian Vettel and Australian team-mate Mark Webber back to the field.
But the team's new RB8 has all the hallmarks of chief designer Adrian Newey and will be no doubt be in the hunt for pole position in Melbourne.
Mercedes, Williams, HRT and Marussia have yet to unveil their challengers for the 2012 title.


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Mateusz Borowiak, Pianist – New York Recital Debut
Merkin Hall, New York City
Sunday, November 5th, 2017
Pelosi: Sonata No. 4 in B
Chopin: Etudes, Op. 10
Chopin: Etudes, Op. 25
Pelosi: Sonata No. 6 in C-Sharp/D-Flat
Mateusz Borowiak is a young Polish/British pianist whose career has taken him all over Europe and Asia though he was, heretofore, not known in America. Hopefully, that will now change. He is the "real thing," ie a thoughtful, sensitive musician who is also a virtuoso.
His Chopin Etudes were marvelous! He started off with a brisk performance of Op. 10, No. 1, followed it with the very leggiero No. 2, the deeper, and slower No. 3, and a No. 4 that wasn't quite as fast as Richter, but close! Other particularly impressive readings included the light and charming No. 8, the elegant No. 11, with its rolled arpeggios, the powerful Op. 25, No. 10 octave etude, and the brilliant last two etudes of that set. There was a great deal of meaningful music-making, including the timing of pauses between etudes, shadings and color. The audience reaction, not surprisingly, was very enthusiastic.
The two sonatas of Louis Pelosi, which began and concluded the program, were world premieres. Pelosi's music is not easy to describe, or categorize, but is more rewarding the deeper one gets into it. It is tonal, though not in the traditional sense, on a high intellectual level, and full of depth and passion. He loves the sound of the piano, does wonderful things with motives, and elaboration on those motives, and has a special interest in fugal writing. (This should not be surprising as his works include a set of Preludes of Fugues, and another composition entitled 37 Inventions, Canons and Fugues on an Original Motif.) Borowiak was the very effective messenger of this music, and one hopes that audiences here, and elsewhere, will have further opportunities to hear it.
Oh, did I refer to this concert as Borowiak's New York recital debut? This program was actually just Part One of his debut. He will return to Merkin Hall on Wednesdnay evening to play Pelosi's Sonatas No. 1 and 5, plus the Debussy Etudes, and again this coming Sunday, when he will play Pelosi's Second and Third Sonatas, plus the Rachmaninoff Etudes-Tableaux, Op. 39.
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The pre-era of the netcrowd: from Tiananmen 1989 to Manila 2001 – revolutions of the devices
After Tiananmen informer phone blocking 1989, my research interest with the netcrowd arouse again as late as 2002. There were some cases in-between indeed. For example Graham Meikle has covered in Future Active (2002) how Seattle demonstrations were organized extremely fluidily and self-repairingly in 1999. Howard Rheingold introduced in Smart Mobs (2002) the case of Manila – peaceful revolution with sms.
However, these cases were more or less well-organised spectacles by new social movements (NSM) than actual cases of the netcrowds. On the other hand, they *have* many similar features that later emerged in netcrowds cases, like self-repairing autonomous cybernetic systems. Also the Tiananmen faxes has to be put into this branch: NSMs using nu/lotek innovatively and self-organized themselves like distributed networks – or – the net 🙂
Obvisously, there might be many other cases, but these three are the ones I have spotted so far in this level of activity.
So, cases of Tiananmen 1989, Seattle 1999 and Manila 2001 could be treated as the pre-era of the actual netcrowd phenomenon. Also, NSMs have opponents, shared beliefs and other distinctive features like Daniella della Porta and Mario Diani have classically defined. Netcrowd in most cases lacks everything of the definion of NSM. Anyway, I put in that time – just after Millenium – all these case to the same trough: hacktivism in the material world enhanced with physical bodies and flexible devices.
That was before the #myyrmanni case. I suppose that no-one of the over 2 000 participants had ever experienced anything that kind Internet Hunt (invented by Rick Gates) before. But that time Internet Hunt was for real.


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"Breaking Amish" often intersperses biblical passages between scenes of four young Amish adults and one young Mennonite woman twirling between their whirlwind new life in New York and their own seemingly simpler, homespun roots.
As the alternately frustrating and fascinating TLC reality show ends its inaugural season Sunday, these words of prayer come to mind: "Lead us not into temptation."
The line from "The Lord's Prayer" is appropriate for both the characters and the audience. As much we feel we – and the show's five "stars" – are being steered astray at times, we're having a difficult time shunning "Breaking Amish."
The show undeniably brims with compelling, seemingly genuine moments: farm boy Abe's scenes with his stern, but loving mother and siblings are riveting, giving us a rare glimpse into an unfamiliar domestic world. We also see the young characters thrust into worlds they've never experienced: sweethearts Abe and Rebecca's first visit to a beach, perhaps our favorite segment of the series, captures their sheer childlike joy as they frolic through the sand and waves at Coney Island.
There also are sobering images of apparently very real heartbreak: parents slamming doors in the faces of their tradition-flouting children. Aspiring model Kate's friends fleeing when she approaches their volleyball game. Rebecca returning home to find her grandparents moved, apparently out of shame brought on by her spurning of Amish ways.
But we also get the feeling at times that we're being played – "Breaking Amish," after all, isn't a pure documentary that follows people through their ordinary lives.
The producers, in a video on the TLC site, said they gave the cast members a "small stipend" to cover housing, and said all had saved considerable sums working before embarking on their big adventure in the land of the "English." Still, these five largely unsophisticated unknowns presumably had help arranging their packed to-do list: The nights out, the detective enlisted to track down Mennonite misfit Sabrina's birth parents and last week's uncomfortably bawdy bachelor/bachelorette party in Atlantic City for Abe and Rebecca, to name a few TV friendly activities.
Reports have suggested some of the cast members are hiding very non-typical – at least for Amish and Mennonite folks – pasts. The revelation of Rebecca's divorce surfaced with an aura of forced soap opera-like drama. Goofy wannabe cool dude Jeremiah's attempts to stir up mischief – apparently concocting a plan to convince emotionally fragile Kate she accused Sabrina of witchcraft in a wee-hours rant – come off as contrived.
The six weeks the quintet spent in New York echoes of "The Real World." But in some respects, these young people from sheltered upbringings are more like the audacious "Jersey Shore" crew – they're both insular bunches, and much of the drama derives from people of similar backgrounds reacting differently to new, close surroundings. As much as they might bicker, they're bonded by a shared experience destined to impact their lives long after the cameras disappear.
Not that the cameras are leaving anytime soon. Like "Jersey Shore," we're in for a talk show-style reunion/post-mortem after Sunday's finale. Resisting the temptation to watch is futile. In the meantime, check out a promotional video below:
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Toddler Storytime for children under age 3 is offered at 9:30 a.m.. Sessions last for about 20 minutes.
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The long awaited clash between the two leaders in the fighting genre can now be played at home… AND on the go! Street Fighter X Tekken on the PlayStation®Vita expands on the action-packed console experience, delivering competitive co-op fun that players of all skill levels can enjoy. With the full roster of 55 playable characters and new exclusive features, Street Fighter X Tekken on the PlayStation®Vita is packed with tons of content and boasts one of the most robust character line-ups in fighting game history.
Playing at home or on the streets, PlayStation®Vita and PlayStation®3 Cross-Play lets Street Fighter X Tekken players compete anytime, anywhere, against anyone… either locally, with 3G or via Wi-Fi. Cross-Play functionality with the PlayStation®3 version gives players console quality online battles that push the true capabilities of the PlayStation®Vita. A host of additional new features and surprises designed specifically for the PlayStation®Vita system are being implemented and will be revealed prior to the game's release in Fall 2012.


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Hieromartyr Silvanus, Bishop of Gaza, and 40 Martyrs with him
Saint Silvanus came from the vicinity of the city of Gaza, and was a soldier. Desiring to serve the heavenly King, he became a priest, and was consecrated Bishop of Gaza. Saint Silvanus converted many pagans to Christ. During the persecution against Christians under the emperor Diocletian he was taken for trial to the city of Caesarea. He underwent torture and bravely endured it, and was then sentenced to harsh labor in the copper mines.
The holy bishop was exhausted by this work, but remained cheerful of spirit. He incessantly preached Christ to all those around him. This angered the pagans, who beheaded him.
Forty holy martyrs, who believed in Christ after hearing the words of the bishop, were also martyred with him. Their death followed in the year 311.


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KAOS Network - Leimert Park | KCET
Leimert Park is no ordinary neighborhood. It's a focal point of energy that fuels the creativity and transformation of artists and activists alike. It is the hub of African American culture in Los Angeles, rich with history, activity, and possibility. Its design, created by the Olmsted Brothers for the Walter H. Leimert Company in the 1920s, fosters this flow of thought, creativity and communal gathering, with streets, boulevards, storefronts, parks, homes and schools laid out to bring people together to share experiences and build community.
For the Leimert Park installment of Departures, Youth Voices partnered with KAOS Network in the heart of the village. We worked with young people to share their stories and explore the future of this extraordinary location. The student producers came with a strong connection to the neighborhood having already taken part in various activities throughout the community. They came to Youth Voices with knowledge of the neighborhoods history and with hopes for its future. They engaged in a multimedia exploration and dialogue with their neighborhood and their place within it.
Follow us to see Leimert Park, through the eyes and words of the next generation of artists, activists, and storytellers.


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The European Union was announced the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize 2012. A heated debate emerged over the validity of the award amidst the backdrop of Europe's as-yet-unsolved economic crisis.
The 27-nation organization was awarded the prize for its role in "uniting the continent," and its contributions "to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe."
The unanimous decision was made by a five-person panel chaired by Thorbjoern Jagland, the Council of Europe's Secretary-General and a strong advocate of the EU in Norway. "The EU helped transform Europe from a continent of war to a continent of peace," Jagland said.
The EU will receive a $1.2 million award on December 10 by the Nobel Committee.
The news came 60 years after the creation of the EU's predecessor organization, the European Coal and Steel Community, which helped rebuild a continent decimated by two World Wars.
"The European Union is in the middle of one of its worst crises, but perhaps it is precisely now the peace and stabilization project deserves a hand from the 'no' country Norway?" Norwegian public broadcaster NRK said.
Norway, the Nobel Peace Prize's host nation, refused membership in the EU in 1972 and again in 1994.
The last organization to be granted a Nobel Peace Prize was French charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders), 13 years ago.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel gives a statement regarding the Nobel Peace Prize for the European Union at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany on October 12, 2012.
Storm of debate erupts over EU peace prize win
The EU enthusiastically welcomed the announcement, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel calling the decision "wonderful," and vowing to press for closer integration in the EU. "The fact that the Nobel Committee has honored this idea is both a spur and an obligation, also for me in a very personal way," she told reporters.
Martin Schulz, president of the EU Parliament said he was "deeply touched and honored" by the prize. "The EU is a unique project that replaced war with peace, hate with solidarity."
"Overwhelming emotion for awarding of Nobel Prize to EU," he wrote on his twitter account.
The news also sparked debate and criticism in the EU and elsewhere. Nigel Farage, head of Britain's euro-skeptic UK Independence Party said the move was "an absolute disgrace. I think it brings the Nobel Prize into total disrepute," the AP reported.
The leader of Norway's main anti-EU organization, Heming Olaussen, described the prize as "absurd" in an interview with NRK.
RT's Max Keiser expressed outrage, describing the Nobel Peace Prize as being given to "a technocratic monstrosity."
"This is like giving the prize to Frankenstein for being the best monster created during the past 12 months," Keiser said."Who are they going to give it to next? They are going to give it to a genetically modified seed in India where farmers are killing themselves by the thousands because of companies like Monsanto. Give it to Monsanto next year, Nobel Committee!"
International investor and author James Rogers told RT that the EU may have gotten the prize for bringing nations together, but could still fall apart.
"I assure you, next week or next month, when people are out rioting in the streets again in parts of Europe, they are not going to care about the Nobel Peace Prize," Rogers said. "Europe has been spending money they don't have. That's going to have to stop, and it's going to cause more riots in the streets, more social unrest, more governments failing and perhaps even countries failing, and perhaps even people pulling out of the euro."
Several Russian officials and human rights activists also expressed confusion over the decision.
In 2009, the Nobel Committee raised eyebrows and sparked similar debate for awarding the Peace Prize to newly inaugurated US President Barack Obama. President Obama had only been in office for two weeks, but was awarded the prize "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples."
This is not to mention controversial 1973 Peace Prize for Henry Kissinger, US Secretary of State and US National Security Advisor, who was implicated in war crimes in Latin America and Southeastern Asia.[youtube height="400″ width="550″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty1OQBjJmeY[/youtube]
Source: http://rt.com/news/eu-nobel-peace-prize-2012-250/


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The DOJ Extends Federal Benefits to Same-Sex Spouses
On Saturday, February 8, 2014, United States Attorney General Eric Holder announced that in an effort to implement the Supreme Court's historic decision in United States v. Windsor, the Department of Justice (which includes all of its agencies and programs) would follow a new policy of recognizing "valid same-sex marriages" – same-sex marriages that are entered into or celebrated in a jurisdiction (state, district or foreign country) which authorizes same-sex marriage.
A Little Background on the Department of Justice
The Office of the Attorney General heads the Department of Justice ("DOJ") and is considered the chief law enforcement officer of the Federal Government (click here for a chart that will give you a better idea of how the DOJ is organized and what agencies and programs will be impacted by this new policy). Under the guidance of the Attorney General, the DOJ enforces federal criminal and civil laws on behalf of the United States.
On Monday, February 10, 2014, Attorney General Holder issued a formal memo outlining the DOJ's new policy and some of the benefits now available to legally married same-sex couples.
Married is Married: the DOJ Will Follow the "Place of Celebration" Rule
The official memo makes clear that the DOJ will recognize valid same-sex marriages to the full extent possible under federal law, regardless of where a same-sex married couple currently resides.
As long as the marriage was celebrated in a state or foreign country that recognizes same-sex marriages ("place of celebration" rule), the DOJ will also recognize the marriage as valid, even if the couple (or one of the spouses) resides in a state that bans same-sex marriage. In short, it's the place of celebration, not the place of residence, that matters to the DOJ.
Access to Department Benefits and Compensation Programs
DOJ agencies distributing benefits and compensation which depend on marital status will recognize valid same-sex marriages regardless of where the married spouses reside. Legally married same-sex spouses can now receive benefits and compensation (if otherwise eligible) through a number of programs, including the following:
- the Public Safety Officer's Benefits Program
- the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, and
- the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program.
Bureau of Prison Policies Will Apply Equally to Same-Sex Spouses
All of the Bureau of Prisons' policies that are affected by marital status will be interpreted to include valid same-sex marriages, again regardless of the laws of the state where an inmate is placed or where an inmate's spouse lives. Same-sex spouses of inmates will now have the same rights as any other spouse, including the right to visitation at federal prisons and next-of-kin notification regarding inmate spouses.
Same-Sex Spouses May Invoke Marital Privileges in Federal Cases
The DOJ also revised how it will handle the invocation of marital privileges in both federal criminal and civil cases. This impacts both the confidential communications privilege (which protects the contents of confidential communications between spouses made during marriage) and the testimonial privilege (which, under certain circumstances, may protect a party or witness-spouse from being called to testify against his or her spouse). Under the new policy, legally married same-sex spouses can assert (or attempt to assert) these privileges in the same way that opposite-married couples do.
The memo provides the following:
- the DOJ will consider a marriage valid for purposes of the marital privilege if an individual attempting to assert the privilege was or is validly married in a jurisdiction that recognizes same-sex marriages, and
- if the DOJ is a party to a civil case where state law governs the use of marital privileges and a same-sex spouse asserts it, as a matter of policy, the DOJ (and its attorneys) won't challenge the invocation based on the state's laws regarding same-sex marriage. This policy will apply as long as the same-sex marriage is valid in the place it was entered into, even if the marriage is not considered valid in the state where the married spouses reside or formerly resided.
These benefits do not apply to same-sex couples that are registered in domestic partnerships or civil unions.
This is not a complete list of the benefits available to same-sex spouses under the DOJ's new policy. You can contact the Chief of State, Civil Division for more information at 202-514-3301.


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Mathieu Fenasse leads the Flames following two rounds of action at the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Invitational.
A nine-shot difference between Liberty's first and second rounds on Monday dropped the Flames six spots down the leaderboard, as Liberty currently is tied for ninth place at the 17th annual Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate.
No. 36/36 Liberty (Golfstat/Golfweek) circled the par-70, 6,617-yard Palmetto Golf Club at 10-over par 290 during the morning flight and shared third place with No. 7/11 Virginia.
No. 31/27 Clemson was the best team in the 18-team field during the morning, carding a one-over par 281 to lead No. 26/25 South Carolina by eight strokes following the Gamecocks' opening round eight-over par 289.
However, the Flames were not able to keep pace with the other top ranked teams in the field during the second round, as Liberty carded a 19-over par 299 during the afternoon circuit. Following 36 holes of action, Liberty (290-299) currently shares ninth place with GRU Augusta (294-295) as both teams recorded 36-hole total of 29-over par 589.
Clemson is still the clubhouse leader; however, the Tigers now are followed six shots behind by fellow ACC foe Virginia.
Clemson currently leads the field with an 11-over par 571 (281-290), while the Cavaliers are in second place with a 17-over par 577 (290-287). Virginia moved up the leaderboard by carding the afternoon's best team score.
South Carolina is currently in third place with a 19-over par 579 (289-290), while Georgia State (294-291) and Wofford (297-288) share fifth place with a 25-over par 585.
Six shots separate eight teams between fifth and 11th place heading into tomorrow's final round action. Clemson's Austin Langdale individually leads the 90-man field following consecutive one-under par rounds of 69 to post a two-under par 138.
Three players share second place and are three strokes behind Langdale with a one-over par 141 – Virginia's Derek Bard (72-69), South Carolina's Will Strake (70-71) and Furman's Preston Heyward (68-73). Liberty's most consistent golfer on the day was junior Mathieu Fenasse, who is currently tied for sixth place following a three-over par 143 (72-71).
Niklas Lindstrom was one of five golfers to break par during the opening round with a two-under par 68. However, the senior followed his 10th round at par or better this season with a seven-over par 77 to drop back to a share of 10th place with a five over par 145.
Rounding out Liberty's final three golfers in the field are Chase Marinell, who shares 42nd place with a nine-over par 149 (76-73), Ian McConnell, who is tied for 62nd place with a 12-over par 152 (74-78), and Jacob Mast, who is tied for 78th place with a 17-over par 157 (79-78).
The Flames will return to the Cleveland Golf Course tomorrow at 11 a.m. to begin final round action at the 17th annual Cleveland Golf Palmetto Invitational. The Flames will be paired with golfers from Chattanooga and Maryland and will be sent off the No. 10 tee.


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It's an unfulfilled mountain biker who has never heard of Vancouver's North Shore.
The birthplace of a trail-blazing style of freeriding - on pathways strewn with fallen logs, granite boulders, bridges and other man-made wooden structures - these tracks may have spawned an eponymous trend for trail riding in other locales, but North Vancouver's slopes remain at the heart of the sport.
Want to ride for yourself? Finding the right trail to match one's time, interest and skill level can be a frustrating endeavour.
That is, unless you saddle up with the team at Endless Biking, a North Vancouver-based company that offers tailor-made guided tours of the North Shore's bounty of single-track.
Rides range from two to six hours, and can focus on scenic, cross-country or downhill trails. For adventurers with more time to travel, Endless Biking also puts the pedals in motion with multi-day tours of other regions of the province, plus daylong or multi-day skills camps to brush up on technical know-how.
(To extend your stay, and take on the trails on your own, the Pinnacle Hotel's North Shore Bike Package promises one luxurious overnight and a four-hour standard bike rental, courtesy of Endless Biking.) Should you wish, instead, for a bit of mentoring, these outdoor specialists can offer a private lesson with mountain bike superstar Wade Simmons.
A bit of trail-blazing that may just inspire you to quit your day job. www.endlessbiking.com; www.pinnaclepierhotel.com
What's better than perfecting your putt on a single course? Try teeing up at four powerhouse mountain-and forest-fringed plays.
With Whistler's The King, The Bear, The Rugged and Bob, you'll do just that, thanks to a package that promises game-changing golf and two nights of sweet slumber in a four-sea-son outdoor playground.
At Whistler Golf Club, channel your cool at the laid back, Arnold (The King) Palmer layout that showcases undulating fairways as inspiring as the mountain-backed view.
For a trickier test of mettle, Nicklaus North is all about precision play that winds along the valley floor. (If this course feels like a bit of a bear, it may be taking its cue from designer Jack Nicklaus, a.k.a. The Bear, himself.) A hop, skip and a birdie away, the Robert Trent Jones-designed Fairmont Chateau Whistler Golf Club is carved from the Coast Mountain Range; here, creeks, ponds, granite rock faces and stands of ancient Douglas fir make for stimulating play.
And let's not forget Big Sky Golf & Country Club, a Pemberton favourite that beckons with long shots along manicured links, water features and an array of natural elements - all architectural touches courtesy of Bob Cupp.
In all, that's four courses to claim, which brings to mind one all-important question: which offering of 18 holes gets the first swing? www.whistler.com/golf
Sunwolf resort is the perfect place to discover why the area deserves its moniker the outdoor recreation capital of Canada - and you won't have to do much digging to get to the bottom of it once you're there.
While Sunwolf offers kayaking, fishing and flightseeing tours, white-water rafting is arguably where it really makes its mark, as thrill-seekers from young kids to retirees discover between May and September each year.
Looking to get your heart rate up? Power your way through spectacular scenery in nearly continuous whitewa-ter on a rafting tour down the Elaho River, which includes a gourmet salmon barbecue on a private beach. Want a slower pace?
The Cheakamus River Family Float is more scenic than scary as you float along crystal clear water through Paradise Valley, watching for black bear, cougar, deer and coyote.
Just 45 minutes from Vancouver in Brackendale, the tidy riverside cabins with hardwood floors, vaulted ceilings and gas fireplaces make for the perfect overnight stop.
Just be sure not to miss Sunwolf's Fergie's Café, where Chef Pixie's homemade sausage and barbecue packs are fast becoming the stuff of legend. www.sunwolf.net


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Between our Baltimore and Washington, DC, venues, more than 17,500 animals representing 900 species call the National Aquarium home. There are constant changes, additions, and more going on behind the scenes that our guests may not notice during their visit. We want to share these fun updates with our community so we're bringing them to you in our weekly Animal Update posts!
Check our blog every Friday to find out what's going on… here's what's new this week!
We're experiencing quite the baby boom!
As we first announced earlier this week, a new spiny-tailed monitor was born in the backup area of our Animal Plant Australia: Wild Extremes exhibit. But this is just one of many new family additions…
We also have turquoise tanager chicks flying around our Upland Tropical Rain Forest exhibit. Our tanager flock continues to grow! We first announced the arrival of two chicks last month and we are so excited to have more of these adorable babies. You can see the majority of our family of tanagers flying around our Rain Forest now!
And don't forget our new baby screaming piha chick! Also born in our Upland Tropical Rain Forest, this baby is the first to be born in captivity in North America.
Blacktip Reef animals are on the move!
Blacktip Reef renovations are coming soon and we've already started preparations with animal moves. Some of the animals you're used to seeing in our Wings in the Water exhibit have been moved to their new homes within the Aquarium: Two large roughtail rays are now in Open Ocean exhibit and a cownose ray, two southern rays and a hogfish have all been moved to our Atlantic Coral Reef exhibit. Additionally, over the last two weeks, our staff has worked closely with Georgia Aquarium staff to transport roughtail rays, cownose rays and barracudas to their new home at the Georgia Aquarium.
We still have a few more animals to move. Next Monday, we'll be moving our zebra sharks Zeke and Zoe as well as our green sea turtle Calypso to our off-site Animal Care Center, where they will stay until they join their new friends in Blacktip Reef next summer!
Watch this video to learn more about the new animals that will be coming to Blacktip Reef!
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Since 2004 I have been involved in digital media preservation and archiving. I am an Archivist. To make a long story short, it has been my life's work for the past 10 years. Some of my accomplishments include archiving all of the faq's at GFAQS(this deserves to be in the hands of the people! not a corporation!), over 1 million english journalism/news articles on the games industry from 1997-current, thousands of websites, videos, magazine scans, and helping to preserve some of the Dreamcast's Online server infrastructure.
For the better part of this past year I have been writing a new script in bash/GNU Tools to yield more accurate archives of websites. With my script able churn through sites at a much faster pace, I am setting my sites on more content.
English stuff is pretty easy for me to track down. However on the Japanese side of things, I need some help. There are really important/meaningful websites that I am sure many of you know about that I may not know to archive.
If you guys want to help out, please scour your bookmarks or your memory for any relevant Japanese language video game related websites so I can preserve them. Maybe its an obscure metal slug compendium, or a Famicom rom hacking tutorial site. If you know of any, let me know. The older the site, the more subversive, the better. (Descriptions/Historical backgrounds on the sites are welcome as well, as I include metadata detailed info files with each archive.)
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In fact, what seems to be missing from this discussion of how reviews ought to work is any example of, well, reviews that work. Larry pointed out reviews he didn't care for, and at least some of Jeff's strictures seem to be directed at specific reviewers, but neither one of them gave any example of what they consider a good review, or any explanation of why they liked it. With that in mind, I trawled through Strange Horizons's archives and came up with a list of reviews that excited me either as a reader, encouraging me to pick up one book or delivering a well-deserved slapdown to another, or as a reviewer, showing me ways in which my own writing could and should develop. (For the purposes of this discussion, I've concentrated exclusively on book reviews, though some of my favorite reviewers do their best work writing about television or movies.)
- 20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill, reviewed by Graham Sleight - I'm fond of this review because it's an excellent example of how to review a short story collection. I've written reviews of collections several times, for Strange Horizons and here, and I've always found it difficult to balance discussions of individual stories with an overarching view of the collection. The former are obviously the meat of the review, but there's a danger, when concentrating excessively on the pieces, of creating a bitty, list-like piece that ignores the whole. On the other hand, most single-author collections are accumulations of pieces published over a long period of time and don't necessarily have a unifying theme. Graham's review achieves that balance, giving serious consideration to selected stories and, through that consideration, discovering a theme that ties the collection together. Another good example of this kind of review is Dan Hartland's review of Farah Mendlesohn's anthology Glorifying Terrorism. Reviewing anthologies is even trickier than reviewing single-author collections, as the different stories usually don't have much more than a vaguely-worded theme in common, and this review would have been even more problematic given the collection's political aim, but Dan manages to give both the political and artistic merits of the collection equal weight, and to create a thoughtful, interesting review.
- James Tiptree Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon by Julie Phillips, reviewed by Farah Mendlesohn - this review was part of Tiptree week on Strange Horizons, in which Phillips's lauded biography was reviewed alongside Tiptree's collection Her Smoke Rose Up Forever and two Tiptree award anthologies. As such, it was published long after everyone and his brother had had their chance to (justifiably) praise the book to high heavens, and it seemed hard to imagine what yet another voice might add to the discussion. Perhaps out of a recognition of this fact, Farah gets the praise out of the way quickly and then discovers a new approach to the biography, highlighting an aspect of Sheldon's personality that Phillips, in her opinion, misread or at least failed to properly highlight. The result is not so much a review as yet another addition to the ongoing discussion of Sheldon's personality and the forces that shaped her writing.
- The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate by Ted Chiang, reviewed by William Mingin - it's still unusual to find essay-length reviews of short fiction, but a new story by Ted Chiang is clearly worthy of the effort. The broad canvas and short subject matter give Mingin the chance to conduct a close reading, to highlight interesting passages and conversations, and arrive slowly but definitively at his analysis. It's a perfect companion piece to the story, and one which caused me to appreciate it even more.
- Two Views: The Road, reviewed by Victoria Hoyle and Paul Kincaid - I love this (double) review not as a reviewer (though I appreciate it on that level as well) but as a reader, because it persuaded me to read a book I had previously been dubious about. The Road had been gaining acclaim in mainstream circles for some time before Strange Horizons reviewed it, but my cynicism about outsider SF, and my aversion to post-apocalyptic stories, had me hesitating at the Buy button. Victoria and Paul's reviews, however, were so effusive, and so eloquent about the ways in which The Road moved and excited them, that they put me over the top. One of the fundamental jobs of reviews is to get people to read books, and this piece is an excellent example of how to do that.
- The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss and The Children of Hurin by J.R.R. Tolkien, reviewed by Adam Roberts - at first glance, these two books--a modern, well-received epic fantasy, and a 'rediscovered' work by the putative father of the genre--don't really belong in a single review, but Roberts takes the combination and uses it to discuss the very meaning of the sub-genre, the ways in which Tolkien dominates it and the ways in which modern authors have moved away from his examples. I'm particularly fond of this review because it discusses writing--something that Roberts is prone to do, but which other reviewers, myself included, don't touch on often enough. On a sentence-by-sentence level, Roberts compares the two books and talks about the two authors' styles, and more fundamentally, about what makes good prose.
- Streaking by Brian Stableford, reviewed by John Clute - I admit, even I don't always get along with John Clute's reviews. I (mostly) love his writing, but I can't always be bothered to care about what he's saying, which on occasion is only tangentially related to the book being reviewed (see, for example, his review of Michael Swanwick's The Dragons of Babel from today's Strange Horizons). When he's on his game, though, there's no one who can match him, and here he has a perfect subject for his profuse, florid style--the utter awfulness of Brian Stableford's Streaking, which any other reviewer might have categorized as indescribable, but which Clute is more than capable of tackling. This review is funny, sharp, and precisely as irate as Stableford's horrible, horrible novel deserves.


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This year's Conference will be held on Saturday 7, Sunday 8 September. It explores cultural identities and features Master Class leaders along with notable international speakers from the world of arts and culture.
What delegates from the 2012 Conference said:
'Esoteric, informative, thought provoking…your whole program inspires creative thinking' – Susan Stinsmuehlen-Amend
'Thoroughly enjoyed, highly informative and diverse lectures' – Amanda Simmons
'There was brilliant combination of speakers with diverse points of view' – Jacqueline Poncelet
'Each time I welcome the mix of speakers and particularly enjoyed the theme this year…the conference is very worthwhile and I find that the themes are relevant to me and that I gain a greater insight not only into what is happening in glass but in the wider art scene' – Rose Watban
'It is intellectually and artistically stimulating. Plus a great chance to network with other professionals and catch up with friends' – Victoria Scholes
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9.15 Welcome, Opening Remarks
9.30 'Jewellery in the Age of Queen Victoria: A Mirror to the World' – Keynote Presentation.
Judy Rudoe FSA has worked at the British Museum since 1974, specialising in jewellery, together with 19th and 20th century decorative arts. This lecture, drawn from her latest book Jewellery in the Age of Queen Victoria: A Mirror to the World, is the result of 30 years research, together with Charlotte Gere. Web resources produced a vast amount of totally unexpected information on jewellery with fish scales or live glow-worms or electrical batteries that enabled a death's head to gnash its teeth and roll its eyes and why there was a craze for Colorado beetles in 1877. Queen Victoria's own choice of jewellery was enormously influential, so what might seem a narrow subject acts as a key to our understanding of the Victorian age – its mourning rituals, its politics, its nationalism – all are embodied in its jewellery. Judy will focus on what jewellery meant to the people who wore it, in both public and private spheres, on the layers of meaning that jewellery could convey and on its function as a symbol of national identity, in particular the recreation of tradition in Scotland.
10.30 Morning Coffee
11.15 'Change and the Solitude of Detail'. Deborah Cocks (Master Class Leader) says: 'As participants know, when a workshop begins there is a flurry of learning new techniques, acquiring new ideas and new friends. Then sometime, usually on day three, a quiet descends on the room as each of us works within our own space and thoughts; solitude within a group. It is a wonderful meditation where the new is added to the old. I think life is like this. We embrace or reject change, reflect on what has passed and retreat into the detail to make sense of it all. I hope what I make reflects this intricacy. I think this is where my talk will start.'
12.15 'Standing in the Maze'. Judy Tuwaletstiwa is a writer and a mixed media painter. Her paintings have been exhibited internationally and are part of numerous private, corporate and public collections. She says: 'I grew up with immigrant Jewish grandparents in multi-cultural East Los Angeles. I lived many years in the woods of Northern California and on The Hopi Indian Reservation in Arizona. I now live in New Mexico. In the elemental landscape of the vast southwestern desert, a thin membrane separates the daily world from the world of the unconscious. I shall talk about that world and how I use what we all share…personal memory, cultural memory, biological memory, ethnic memory, mythic memory…to create the vocabulary that forms my art. I shall also discuss how glass has become an essential part of that vocabulary during the past year as Exchange Artist with Bullseye Glass.'
13.15 Lunch
14.30 'A Future for Mali's Past'. The typical mud brick architecture of the city of Djenné is highly important for the cultural identity of the local Malian people and also recognised as of worldwide importance by UNESCO. It is listed as a World Heritage Site. Thus Djenné is not only awarded the international status it deserves, but the preservation of its monumental architecture becomes a common responsibility. In order to preserve this vulnerable architecture, constant maintenance and restoration work is essential. In addition, it is important that local knowledge of mud brick construction is not lost, and that the local people are made aware of the significance of their unique heritage. The Museum of Ethnology and the Malian Ministry of Culture have been working together since 1996 on the restoration of the architectural heritage in Djenné. Through restoring this historical architecture and providing work for local masons, the future of this remarkable cultural heritage is ensured for both Malian and foreign visitors to Djenné. Dr. Annette Schmidt studied Prehistory at the University of Leiden. She led an international excavation in Dia (Mali) and since 2002 she has been Curator of Africa at the Museum of Ethnology, Leiden.
15.30 'Weaving glass'. Anne-Lise Riond Sibony (Master Class Leader) says: 'Deep down, my work is not about glass, it is about weaving. My threads are material and immaterial. They are, for instance, emotions, memories, paintings, colours, volumes and many techniques… I weave together these threads that are of fundamentally different natures. As my work proceeds, some get the upper hand and others fade out, but all contribute to the fabric of glass and of meaning from which my pieces are made.'
16.30 Tea at Waterlines Visitor Centre, Lybster Harbour
18.00 Exhibition Preview: 'Made In Lybster'. An exhibition of new works from the North Lands Creative Glass Collection of Contemporary Glass.
20.00 Dinner and Conference Party
9.15 'From Mantelpiece to White Cube, Progression or Circumstance?' Richard Slee (Master Class Leader) says: 'This presentation will trace the ambitions and circumstances during my now long creative career. During this time I have travelled from producing a mural in Macedonia to initiating an ornament amnesty art event at an art fair in Middlesbrough. Have I shaped my practice or has my practice shaped me? In an art world where diversity is celebrated is the specialist maker still special?'
10.15 Morning Coffee
10.45 'The Art of Modern Tapestry'. Since it was founded in 1912, with weavers from William Morris's workshops, Edinburgh's Dovecot Studios have produced tapestries and rugs ranging from traditional wall hangings to experimental textile art. Often these have been made in partnership with famous painters. The success of this collaboration between artist and weaver has varied throughout the century. An artist might expect a design or painting to be 'simply' translated into textile, by matching colours and echoing brushwork. At best, however, weaver and artist can together evolve a new work in which the spirit of the initial design enters a quite new and sometimes unanticipated, even magical, dimension. Curator and historian, Elizabeth Cumming, explores the nature of modern tapestry and that crucial artist-weaver relationship via a range of tapestries designed with British and American artists from Graham Sutherland to Louise Nevelson, Eduardo Paolozzi to Frank Stella.
11.45 Demonstrations in the Alastair Pilkington Studio
13.15 Lunch
14.30 'Recorded Influences'. Eeva Käsper (Master Class Leader) says: 'The theme of influences has accompanied me for several years. By mapping the influences which guide and affect us, we can better recognize their impact to our creative work. For me glass is the material of endless possibilities. My works are based on personal experience and are influenced by intermediate states of consciousness that are as abstract as the form I have chosen to express them. Fascinated to discover and record the states of mind that have originated in an emotional memory, my works of glass often describe a fragile contemplative environment of perception.'
15.30 Summing-up by Tina Oldknow, Curator of Modern Glass, Corning Museum of Glass.
16.00 Concluding remarks


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I've often said some of the best conversations on "Press:Here" are the ones you don't see: the conversations during the commercials. I say "We'll be right back" and the microphones are turned off and everyone relaxes enough to be rather casual and sometimes they get even more interesting.
We've seriously discussed adding some sort of extra video to the website showing you what happens during the breaks. I need to get on that.
In this most recent episode, 113, Google Vice President Marissa Mayer gave up the guest seat during the commercial break to author and blogger Jeff Jarvis. The two know each other well -- Jeff's recently wrote the book "What Would Google Do?"
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As she was handing over the mic, she said to Jarvis, "You know, we [Google] bought Zagat because of you."
Jarvis, genuinely surprised, "Oh really?"
Mayer went on to explain that Jarvis had invited both to a conference at City University of New York which Tim and Nina Zagat happened to attend. It was the second time the Zagats had been at the same conference with Mayer.
"Are you conference-stalking me?" Mayer joked. Mayer had lunch with the Zagats afterwards (we presume the Zagats chose the restaurant) and as the old saying goes, one thing lead to another and the two sides started talking deals.
Google would later buy Zagat for an undisclosed sum. "We shared a common vision" Mayer said.
You can see Mayer talk about the Zagat purchase in the first part of her interview this week; Jarvis talks about what happened during the commercial break at the beginning of his interview.


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FreightScan has opened a new office in Costa Rica, citing increasing Latin American economic development and growing interest in FreightScan's suite of automated cargo scanning systems.
Air cargo industry veteran Luis F. Paredes has been named director of Latin America for FreightScan and will oversee management of its entire Latin American region.
"We are very pleased to have Mr. Paredes represent FreightScan and head up our Latin America operation," said Randy Richards, EVP of Sales for FreightScan. "He has an excellent reputation in the air cargo and aviation industries and brings a great deal of knowledge, energy and motivation to our expanding global team. His proven success in leading and developing professional cargo airline personnel and operations brings a strong dynamic to our team as FreightScan establishes a footprint throughout Latin America."
FreightScan has compiled data from air cargo facilities in Latin America that indicated 22 percent of total shipments in the region should be charged by dimensional weight. On average, these dimensional weight shipments have 125 kilos of additional chargeable weight as compared to scale weight, representing more than 1.6 million kilos of chargeable weight per air cargo facility.
"FreightScan's suite of dimensioning products creates significant value for cargo companies around the world, and we have developed an application specifically for the agricultural trade in Latin America to improve accuracy and efficiency," said Richards.


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This vignette is fun and sad at the same time, but it inspired me to a few reflections...
Today we find ourselves struggling to find info about our ancestors; each and every little bit we find is extremely valuable to us. We look at pictures and we wonder where they were taken, unless we are lucky enough to find info on the back of it, or to have a family member that remembers the story behind it. We try to understand who our ancestors were through the pictures, through their heirlooms, if lucky, through their diaries...
Still, it always feel like we don't have enough information.
Will our descendants feel the same about us?
Many of us share pictures and stories through facebook, blogs and other social networks, but how many of these pictures and stories tell who we really are?
By the time our descendants will come along, there will be so much information that they might actually get overwhelmed if not bored in the end and not be so interested in our story after all.
Even if they are really eager to know more about their ancestors, and will go through our whole facebook account, what will they find? Thousands of links shared? Copy and paste of other people's status? Games played? A gazillion pictures?
Which of these incredible amount of data will really tell what we think?
How will they know what was really important to us? How will they learn from our experiences?
How will they know our testimony?
Even in the cyber era, a book will be the true and tested means to pass our heritage on.
When our children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and their descendants will find and go through it, they will understand that if we took the time to put it together, it must have really been important to us.
Whether it is a hardbound book you publish once a year or every 5 years, a scrapbook with pages to update from time to time, whether it is a collection of your traditions, of your recipes, of your achievements, of your very own spiritual thoughts, or all of these and more, I urge you to start writing your personal story, and take a few minutes every week to describe at least the most important pictures of your life so that your descendants will not have to rely on the cyberspace to know who you are.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Is facebook the only source your future generations will rely on?!
1 comment:
- Lisa Wallen Logsdon said...
Ohhh yes! I've thought about this. Too much info on me on the Internet. Gotta be boring. But I am writing all the family stories I can as quickly as I can. THAT is what I'm hoping they will find. And when they do, they will KNOW what was important to me. :-D
- December 1, 2011 at 6:07 PM
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Politics threatens good policy in North San Rafael
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There seems to be a majority forming on the San Rafael City Council to rescind the Civic Center Planned Development Area (PDA). At last week's special session on the subject, three of the city's five councilmembers (Mayor Gary Phillips, Councilmember Damon Connolly, and Councilmember Kate Colin) expressed opposition to the PDA.
While each expressed their own reasons for opposition, most swirled around the idea that, if we keep the PDA, San Rafael will be obligated to build massive quantities of affordable housing in an area that cannot support it. Fortunately, this is simply untrue.
What would the PDA actually do?
PDAs are an investment vehicle originally created by MTC. Cities tell regional agencies where they plan to focus population and job growth, and the region earmarks regional transportation money for those areas. In Marin, MTC requires that half of those regional transportation funds go the county's PDAs. The other half can go to transportation projects anywhere in the county. While there is some talk in Sacramento to channel climate change transportation funds exclusively to PDAs, that proposal has not been finalized.
To help guide local planners, each PDA has a different "place-type" designation, which provides nonbinding guidelines about residential density and the quality of transit service. North San Rafael is a Transit Town Center, which MTC recommends should have or plan for between 3,000 and 7,500 housing units.
But, as a nonbinding recommendation, there is no obligation on San Rafael to actually zone for or build the recommended number of housing units. Rather, the recommendation is there to help San Rafael planners craft a local plan, which was done with the Station Area and General Plans.
There is concern about CEQA streamlining for affordable housing projects within PDAs, but the state doesn't obligate the city or county to loosen its own environmental review processes. If the city decides a project shouldn't receive CEQA streamlining, it won't. This, as the only non-funding legal aspect of a PDA, is still well within the control of the city.
So what is the fear?
Anti-development ("slow growth") activists in North San Rafael are concerned that the PDA creates an obligation to the city to zone for thousands more housing units than it could actually support, clogging streets, stuffing classrooms, and putting people in harm's way along busy, high-speed arterial streets. We don't have the water, don't have the class space, don't have the road space, and don't have the tax revenue to take in so many new people.
But the PDA doesn't obligate a thing. Mayor Phillips Councilmember Colin had another answer to that. They said it would be dishonest to use a place-type with a higher housing guideline than could realistically be put into the area without adverse impacts to existing residents.
As a nonbinding guideline, then, it would make sense for the city to simply downgrade the PDA to a level that falls in line with the existing level of housing development. In fact, this is precisely what Councilmember Andrew McCullough proposed, and is one of the optional resolutions for Monday's council meeting.
Why would we want a PDA?
Because North San Rafael has over $25 million in transportation needs, and the city is considering raising a sales tax because it can't fund its existing obligations. It needs some extra funds if it wants to improve the neighborhood's roads.
In fact, one project is very likely to be funded with PDA money: the proposed improvements to the Civic Center campus. Without the PDA, the $3 million project will be ineligible for regional money, and TAM will be forced to shift those funds to another PDA in the county.
But beyond that, a theme of those who spoke in favor of the PDA was that the neighborhood was unfriendly and unsafe for people walking or biking. Given the relative lack of bike lanes, bad connections to regional and local transit, and missing or crumbling sidewalks, it's a wonder people haven't been killed. Drivers, too, need to battle with congestion. They have been patiently waiting for a new freeway interchange for years.
All this could be funded by regional transportation dollars, or would need to compete with projects in the rest of the county. The PDA, as a funding tool, would put these projects on a fast track for approval and funding. Removing the PDA would likely cut the neighborhood off for years.
Politics, not policy, is at work
So the PDA doesn't obligate any development, doesn't obligate any zoning, and provides a way to make North San Rafael safer for kids to walk to school and commuters to get to the bus. If the PDA does start to obligate the city to do things it does not want to do, or even if it's threatened, the city could rescind the PDA with no problem at that point. So why is the council voting on Monday? Alas, it's about politics, not policy.
It's an election year. Councilmember Damon Connolly is running against Susan Adams and Councilmember Kate Colin is fighting for her seat against slow-growth candidate Randy Warren. The county's slow growth movement has fought against PDAs as a proxy for their fight against Plan Bay Area.
By setting themselves up against the North San Rafael PDA, Connolly and Colin are betting they can inoculate themselves against attacks from that camp. At first glance, that seems like a safe bet. Polling from One Bay Area shows that those with anti-development sentiment are more passionate about the issue and are more likely to vote than their counterparts.
Yet they are forgetting that Marinites want choices in how they travel and how they live. It's not as easy a sell on the campaign trail, but it would be the way for Mayor Phillips and Councilmember Colin to knock the wind out of the slow-growth lobby.
The best compromise is to vote for downgrading the PDA. While it won't satisfy those who lead the movement, it will show that the council is concerned about density and height while balancing it against transportation improvements North San Rafael desperately needs.


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An atom was prepared in a superposition of ground state and excited states.I propose to measure the state by coupling the system to a cold enough substance.
By cold enough I mean $$kT\ll E_1,$$ where $E_1$ is the first excited energy of the atom.
Due to Boltzmann distribution, we expect the final state of the atom to be its ground state. We note the change in the temperature of the substance, which will be used to infer the state of the atom.
The change in the temperature times the specific heat will be equal to energy of the system: $$E = C_v \Delta T.$$
If the change in the temperature is zero, then we can infer that the state of the system is the ground state. If there is a change in the temperature, then that change in the temperature will tell us which excited state the atom is in. In the process however the state of the atom will be reset to its ground state.
My interest in this question comes from trying to understand the irreversible change in entropy due to measurement. It seems to me that, we need to have overwhelming odds for a forward process(formation of permanent record), over the reverse process(spontaneous erasure of record). A related question is why doesn't a photographic place spontaneously unmark itself emitting a photon in the process? I considered this method of measurement as a toy model to understand these issues.
In this case the weight associated with the odds is
$$ P = e^{-S} = e^{-E/T} $$
From these considerations it appears that the change in the temperature of the substance must be of a statistical nature. I don't have precise mathematical way stating this. But does this sound reasonable and is this system indeed capable of measurement? Any comments and clarifications will be much appreciated.


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A Los Gatos mother who lost her son on 9/11 rebuked President Barack Obama on the cusp of the terror attacks' 15th anniversary.
Alice Hoagland's son Mark Bingham died on United Airlines Flight 93.
"It's too horrible to contemplate what happened that day," she said.
Now, Obama is adding to the grief of the victims' families, the California mother said, by promising to veto a Congressional bill that permits them to sue the Saudi Arabian government.
"It's been daunting and discouraging to realize that the present administration not only doesn't want to help the 9/11 families, but keeps touting Saudi Arabia as our ally," Hoagland said.
Considered heroes, Bingham, the flight crew and other passengers charged the terrorists who hijacked Flight 93 with the goal of striking the U.S. Capitol. Their effort to regain control of the plane ensured that it missed its intended target, but it crashed in a rural Pennsylvania field.
[NATL] Sept. 11: Day of Mourning and Remembrance
All 44 passengers were killed, including the four Al Qaeda hijackers. No one on the ground was injured and by deviating the airplane, Bingham and others likely saved countless lives in Washington D.C.
Nearly 3,000 people who were at the World Trade Center in New York City were killed on Sept. 11 and more than 6,000 were injured. Another 125 people were slain at the Pentagon.
More than a decade later, in an action to name blame, Congress has approved a bill that paves the way to suing the Saudi government. Most of the 19 attackers were from that country.
Obama, however, has given the bill a thumbs-down, saying the United States should not get into the business of suing foreign nations.
His decision has ignited a firestorm among victims' families.
For her part, Hoagland is determined to hold responsible those who robbed a mother of her child.
"The family of Mark Bingham has not been the same," she said. "I miss Mark every day and feel so much empathy with the others" who also lost loved ones on 9/11.
Even prior to Friday's Congressional approval, Hoagland and several other victims' families had filed a lawsuit against Saudi Arabia. There's been no progress on that front either.


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Ancient Faith Radio has just aired a 56-minute long interview with Fr. Mark Arey, General Secretary of SCOBA and a key coordinator of the first meeting of the Episcopal Assembly. I haven't yet listened to the interview, but this is how AFR describes it:
In our continuing effort to keep you informed about the recent and on going work of our Hierarchs to bring about administrative unity, we present an extensive interview with Fr. Mark Arey. The discussion centers on the first Episcopal Assembly meeting in New York on May 26-28, 2010. You will hear first hand what took place behind the closed doors of the Assembly and how it impacts all of us for the future. Fr. Mark is the current General Secretary of SCOBA (the Standing Conference of Orthodox Bishops in America) and was the initial Secretary of the Assembly in New York. He was one of very few non-Bishops in the meetings.
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Soon there will be only one Lohan: Michael.
Famous mom Dina told PopEater's Rob Schuter that she and her two daughters, including papparazzi gem Lindsay, are abandoning their surname.
"Lindsay is dropping the Lohan and just going by Lindsay," Dina told Schuter exclusively. "Plus, me and [little sister] Ali will be officially changing our last names back to my maiden name, Sullivan."
PopEater reports that Lindsay has been thinking of a singular moniker for a while but thought no one would recognize it. But after she sued E-trade over a commercial that mentioned "that milkaholic Lindsay," she realized no "Lohan" was needed to get the reference.
A family friend reportedly said: "It's a way for them all to start over. No one in the family wants anything to do with Lindsay's father [Michael Lohan] anymore and that includes sharing a last name."
Beyonce, Oprah, and Madonna have all pulled it off, but those names are slightly more rare than "Lindsay." According to HowManyofMe.com, around 99,754 Americans have the first name. There is only one "Lindsay Lohan," the site's statistics show.
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A friend's scene on his RTX 2080 Ti:
On my GTX 1080 Ti (Pascal architecture)
On the RTX there are some very odd artefacts, as if the smoothing operation wasn't happening properly.
He was able to reproduce this on 3 computers with RTX video cards, all Windows 10, drivers up to date. They were either 2080 or 2080 Ti. This included a brand new computer with a fresh Windows install.
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You can also notice some slightly curved lines here, such as across the rock. They happen in other cases as well.


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