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A Horse of a Different Color
The Horsehead Nebula:
A dark nebula in visible light
The expression "a horse of a different color" indicates something unusual or remarkable — something you don't see every day. To celebrate the 23rd anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope, NASA released a new view of the Horsehead Nebula that provides an intriguing astronomical variation on that phrase.
Dark horse
Orion the Hunter:
Find the Horsehead in Orion's belt
The Horsehead Nebula, also known as Barnard 33, was first recorded in 1888 by Williamina Fleming at the Harvard College Observatory. The nebula is located about 1,500 light-years away in the constellation Orion and can be found just below the star Alnitak on the left side of Orion's belt.
The visible-light view (at top of story) shows a black silhouette that resembles a horse's head. The shape looks a lot like the horse figure often used for a knight in the game of chess. Astronomers call the structure a "dark nebula," and it is made up of dense gas and dust.
Dark nebulae are cold and do not give off any visible light. Instead, they are generally noticeable because they block the light from background stars. Notice how many more stars can be seen above the Horsehead than below it in the accompanying picture. This observation shows that the Horsehead Nebula is part of a much larger dark cloud.
In contrast to the darkness of the Horsehead Nebula, the gas above it shines a bright pink. This pink glow occurs along the edge of the dark cloud and is caused by the giant bright star, Sigma Orionis, at the top of the image.
Looking deeper
Hubble's view:
The Horsehead in infrared light
To see deeper into a dark nebula, astronomers use infrared light, which can pierce the dense nebula.
Hubble's infrared image transforms the dark nebula into a softly glowing landscape. It reveals much more structure and detail inside the cloud. As in the visible-light image, the region above the nebula, exposed to the light of Sigma Orionis, glows brightly. Hubble, however, has captured the fainter infrared glow emitted by the cooler gas within the nebula.
Notice also that the dense cloud of gas and dust has become more transparent. Many more background stars, and even some distant galaxies, can be seen through the thinner parts of the nebula.
Star birth
A newborn star in the Horsehead
Many parts of the Horsehead Nebula are still opaque at infrared wavelengths. This fact shows that the gas is very dense and cold. Within such cold and dense clouds are regions where stars are born.
At the top of the nebula, as seen in infrared light, a bright star is surrounded by glowing gas. Gravity caused this star to form from some of the cold, dense gas within the nebula. The newborn star now illuminates the gas from which it formed. It is just one of many examples of star birth in and around the nebula.
The long-term story of this dark nebula is about the action and reaction of a gas cloud to star formation. Stars form within dark nebulae. Hot newborn stars emit intense radiation that heats the gas and makes it glow. As deeper and deeper layers are heated, the bright cloud boundary slowly advances through the dark gas. Ultimately, young stars destroy the nursery in which they were born.
Horse of many colors
Other dark nebulae
The Horsehead Nebula is only a temporary structure that will be eroded away in about 5 million years. While it lasts, astronomers will study it using not only visible and infrared light, but also all the other types of light, including ultraviolet, X-ray, and radio. Astronomers use all the colors of the rainbow and all the "colors" across the entire electromagnetic spectrum of light to uncover hidden details.
Beyond a new beautiful image, Hubble's infrared insight helps us learn more about the Horesehead Nebula and other stellar nurseries. This astronomical "horse of a different color" provides new details and helps piece together a more complete scientific story of star formation.
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Horsehead Nebula in visible light
Constellation Orion the Hunter
Hubble's infrared view
Close-up of star-birth in the Horsehead
Hubble's views of other dark nebulae
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Evgeni Plushenko stole the show, then Yuzuru Hanyu stole the lead in the new team event at the Sochi Olympics.
Three-time medalist Plushenko, in what certainly is the swan song to a brilliant career, put on his best performance in years Thursday night. For nearly three minutes, he had the crowd enraptured. For almost an hour he had Russia atop the standings.
But Hanyu, the Grand Prix champion and among the favorites for the individual gold medal, was even better — by 6½ points. The 19-year-old Japanese was smoother and more intricate with his footwork, his jumps were massive — he nearly crossed the width of the ice on his triple axel — and his spins were exquisite.
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When he finished, Hanyu bowed to his teammates who were celebrating in the cheering section set aside for them behind the end boards. While awaiting the marks, his teammates joined him in the kiss-and-cry area, dancing behind Hanyu before the 97.98 points hit the scoreboard.
That earned Japan 10 points to nine for Russia and eight for Canada as three-time world champion Patrick Chan struggled. The United States was seventh after a poor showing by Jeremy Abbott.
"He was my hero," Hanyu said of Plushenko. "That's why I was happy to skate here with him."
His coach, Brian Orser, helped Yuna Kim win the 2010 Olympic gold, but was perplexed about how to approach the team competition.
"It's so strange for all of us, for the athletes, for the coaches," said Orser, a two-time Olympic silver medalist. "You want your athlete to nail it. You can't tell them to hold back."
Later Thursday night was the pairs short program in the team competition.
The 31-year-old Plushenko pulled out all his tricks, and they were considerable. But after hitting his quadruple toe loop-triple toe combination, an insecure triple axel and a triple lutz to open the routine, he also slowed down considerably.
No matter because the three-time Olympic medalist had the crowd — and the judges — eating out of his hands. And when he pumped his arms midway through his skate to "Tango de Roxanne," as if asking for more cheers, the sound level skyrocketed.
"I already win for myself, because after 12 surgeries in my body, I can skate for (a) fourth time in Olympic Games," said Plushenko, who won silver in 2002 and 2010, gold in 2006. "So it's already good. And today, with this day, this first day for me, I'm so happy today."
Ever the master showman, at the end of his 2-minute, 48-second performance, Plushenko spent just as much time soaking up the adulation. He threw kisses to the fans, took long and deep bows, including a final one just before he exited to be surrounded by his teammates.
"It's hard competing at home, so hard," he said. "But, sometimes it helps. I came from there, from there, there, there, everybody screaming, everybody talking. I was a little bit shocked, I was like dizzy. Concentrate, concentrate."
There was little celebrating for the Americans after four-time U.S. champion Abbott crashed to the ice on his planned quad and popped a triple axel into a single. His 65.65 points severely damaged U.S. chances for a gold medal in the new event and he said he was "torn apart" by his performance.
It was yet another flop for Abbott on the international stage, where he has never finished higher than fifth in a major championship. He plans to retire from competition after this season.
Chan also disappointed, stepping out of a triple axel and doing only a double toe loop at the end of his combination jump.
"There's many times in my career where I went out and did the program and came back off the ice and said, 'Oh, I wish I could do it again,'" Chan said.
All 10 teams had contingents sitting in a cheering section divided by nations. There were group hugs for skaters as they exited the ice, and the Germans even brought a huge cowbell they chimed after Peter Liebers' season-best program.


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It's been one of the most popular shows on TV for eight seasons, but who would have thought that on the eve of its ninth, it would be one of the most controversial? And yet here we are - a few months removed from Charlie Sheen's public meltdown, his fire-spewing tit-for-tat with "Men" creator Chuck Lorre, and the eventual nationwide live tour. The dust has settled, Sheen has been replaced by actor Ashton Kutcher, and the world awaits to see whether Sheen was the real draw of the show or if the adventures of one and a half Harpers can go on regardless of who's in the middle.
We've heard the rumors, we've watched as the stars have made the talk show rounds teasing the new season, but here's what we think will go down while Comedy Central is busy roasting Sheen as a novel bit of counter-programming.
5. The show will open with Charlie's funeral
This is a "no duh," of course, since this has been the worst kept secret of all time. Sheen himself has even casually talked about it, mentioning that "there is no urn" when asked by "Today" host Matt Lauer if her could ever return for a guest appearance. The buzz is that Sheen dies when he falls (is pushed?) onto metro train tracks while vacationing in Paris…and the term "meat explosion" has been tossed around. There's always a chance for a last minute, pre-premiere tweak as far as the death details, but you can absolutely bank on the fact that this wacky featherweight comedy will open with…a funeral. Yay!
4. There will be a cliffhanger
Kutcher's character, lonely internet billionaire Walden Schmidt, will be introduced in the premiere, but the show is going to be coy about how and when he actually moves in with Jon Cryer and Angus T. Jones. Maybe…he WON'T! It could happen, you know, if you ignore the thousands of dollars they are paying Kutcher per episode, the ad campaigns, the new show opening….but, hey, it'll be suspenseful. Kinda.
3. Two and a Half Men 2.0: The Rise of Angus
The old "Men" dynamic was Underachieving Kid/Nebbish Dad/Horndog Uncle. With Schmidt being described as handsome but awkward around women, the much-needed "irrepressibly randy creep" element is missing. Or is it? Angus T. Jones, this is your moment. You're no longer the cherubic little porker - You are, what, 35 now? You've thinned out, you have grown up less awkwardly than Haley Joel Osment. Time to let your inner Sex Panther roar. Someone has to keep the parade of model-turned-actress hopefuls coming through the door.
2. Twitter will be a running joke
Not sure if you know this, but Ashton Kutcher is the King of Twitter (self-proclaimed). He was into that, like, waaaaay back in Halcyon Days of 2006, when tweets were burned into wood pieces and floated down rivers until people (called "Followers") plucked them from the water and giggled at their wit. Seeing as he's playing a character who made his billionaires on the internet (never mind how - it's the internet), the stage is set for Kutcher to indulge in his two greatest loves: Self promotion and re-tweeting that self promotion.
1. Before Schmidt, it will be cameo-central
Chuck Lorre wouldn't possibly pass up a chance for even more publicity, so perhaps he'll make Walden just one of many possible suitors for the Harper household. And who better to make up the suitor roster than every actor who has been rumored to replace Sheen since Sheen flamed out? We're talking….<deep breath>….John Stamos, Richard Greico, Scott Baio, David Arquette, Bob Saget, Woody Harrelson, Jeremy Piven, Gary Busey, Emilio Estevez, and, erm, David Hasselhoff. It would make the first episode of season nine the best episode of "House Hunters" ever.
1/2. Demi Moore will cameo
We give it half a season before she shows up. Book it.
"Two and a Half Men" season nine premieres tonight at 9 PM ET


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Brookhaven highways debate morphs into blizzard discussion
A planned debate Monday night between the candidates for Brookhaven highway superintendent turned into a lively discussion on the department's recent performance during the blizzard.
The candidates, town Councilwoman Kathy Walsh and state Assemb. Dan Losquadro (R-Shoreham), answered questions from an audience of about 65 people at the Longwood Public Library in Middle Island.
The debate was planned before the Feb. 8 blizzard struck but took on an added urgency after residents complained of unplowed streets for days and lack of leadership in the highway department and town government.
Some questions submitted by audience members to moderators criticized the department's slow response plowing roads after the storm. The candidates were also asked how they would prevent a repeat in the future.
Walsh, an independent who is running on the Democratic line for superintendent, responded that while budgets should be fiscally responsible, "We need to go to the people and be honest with what we need.
"The storm has showed us we need a lot more resources," she added.
Losquadro also said the highway department should be better funded. "I feel the highway department needs to be higher on the priority list for the Town of Brookhaven," he said. With recent budget cuts, "the ability to hire back low-cost laborers was not put in the budget."
Town officials, including Supervisor Edward Romaine, who was on vacation during the blizzard, have blamed the highway department for snow removal problems. They said the department was not prepared to handle a major storm, citing problems with planning, seeking outside contractors, internal staffing and leadership, equipment shortages and old vehicles.
Acting highway superintendent Michael Murphy was on sick leave from Friday through Tuesday during the blizzard and snow cleanup. He resigned Wednesday, and town officials appointed John Cappella acting superintendent.
Some highway department employees attended the debate to say they were tired of being scapegoated.
Before the debate, highway general foreman Thomas Gilbert said one issue is that the department's budget has been cut for several years, hindering the purchase of new equipment.
"This was a department that was heralded in superstorm Sandy and Hurricane Irene," Gilbert said. "The blaming was unfair."
He said storms can't be predicted.
"Was it as bad as people made it out to be? No," Gilbert said of the storm, which dumped nearly 30 inches of snow in Brookhaven, left hundreds of motorists stranded on the Long Island Expressway and blocked roads for days. "But it was a very difficult storm."Both candidates said the highway department needs to better track its vehicle inventory. "The town does not have the ability to track in real time its resources," Losquadro said, while Walsh said the GPS tracking devices currently installed in town vehicles are "not
sufficient, and no one was monitoring it."
Walsh pledged if elected, she would strictly limit highway management vacation requests during the winter. "All the key players should have been at town hall the moment this storm was starting to get out of hand," she said.
Losquadro said he would have contracts with outside plow contractors who pledge to work for Brookhaven first. "A lot of these contractors weren't being called by Brookhaven until Monday," he said.


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The global corporations that profit from copyright are lobbying for draconian punishments, and to increase their copyright powers, while suppressing public access to technology. But if we seriously hope to serve the only legitimate purpose of copyright--to promote progress, for the benefit of the public--then we must make changes in the other direction.
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Leno's gentle departure marks welcome change from late-night ratings drama
If you feel an anticlimactic sense of been-there/done-that about a certain late-night talk show host surrendering his desk Thursday night, imagine how the TV critic feels. Or just imagine how America feels - the America that still watches television on television, that is.
Whatever appreciative or insightful words one can muster for Jay Leno's second farewell from NBC's "The Tonight Show" were pretty much the same words one might have written when Leno left the first time, in 2009. But that's how the millennials feel about Generation X, and it's how Generation X feels about the baby boomers: It's crowded in here. You're taking my job from me! (Yeah, well, you're an obstacle to my dreams!) Take a number! (I took a number! They never called it!)
Politely sending Leno on his way is like trying to come up with another wedding toast for someone who keeps getting married, or a grocery-store sheet cake for the departing employee who keeps getting rehired as a contractor, or the meaningful eulogy for someone who burst out of the coffin once and might darn well do it again. (Like Leno, I stretch any quip as far as it'll go.)
In spite of this fatigue - and a permanent indifference to both the real and imagined drama of the "late-night TV wars" - I've found it more than possible to appreciate and even savor the sentimental and resigned tone of Leno's final episodes over the past several nights, bringing a close to his 22-year run. (A nearly 22-year run, that is, briefly interrupted by seven months of the unfairly doomed-from-the-start "Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien" of 2009-10.)
Through the playfully bitter resistance to retiring this time (a resistance brought into sharper relief a couple of weeks ago during a "60 Minutes" interview), Leno has obviously enjoyed these last few nights, bringing on his favorite guests and seeming to have reached an acceptance phase in regard to the passage of time and the mannerly exit. When he signs off Thursday, the guests will be Billy Crystal (who appeared on Leno's first show on May 25, 1992) and Garth Brooks. He likes to show his guests a clip of their first time on his show; in case their hair or their dewy innocence is too embarrassing, he likes to show them the clip of his first time on Johnny Carson's show, when he was a gawky, shaggy young comedian in a lime-green 1970s suit.
Fallon came on Leno's show Monday night (in advance of taking the show over Feb. 17), and after some (one hopes) good-natured jokes between the two men about the succession process, they both welcomed Betty White, each man offering an arm to the 92-year-old TV actress, who very dearly recounted her experiences with every "Tonight Show" host through the decades.
There seemed in those moments with White to be an implied message to all those Barcalounger viewers who've made "The Tonight Show" a lifelong habit (in real time, after the local news, rather than in clip form via tweets and status updates the next morning online), and the message was this: Who really cares who hosts "The Tonight Show?" The point is, it's still on. The point is you're still on, in the only sense that matters - still awake, still breathing, still able to tell stories about the difference between 1962 and 1978 and 1995 and 2014. Still able to work a remote control and acquire a signal. Be glad about that.
Of course, in this protracted series of goodbyes, it's mostly been jokes about television from people on television - the worst and also easiest kind of banter and punch lines, which so often seem to be the only thing anyone ever talks about on talk shows anymore.
It's also been a lot of jokes about being tossed to the curb (solid gold curbs on gold-paved streets traversed by an enormous fleet of pricey, collectible, Leno-owned automobiles and motorcycles, but a curb nonetheless). It's been a lot of jokes about Leno coming back to the job once Fallon flunks out. (It can't happen. It won't happen. Please, God, don't let that happen.)
These last shows couldn't help but be fraught with the subtext of generational clash, in which the older, esteemed journeyman is retired "before" his time (Leno will be 64 in April) in order to make way for the young turk - a conversation you are probably already tired of having at your own workplace.
The last time we did this, five years ago, the young turk replacing Leno was then 46-year-old Conan O'Brien, who is now 50; Fallon is 39. And Fallon's replacement on NBC's "Late Night," Seth Meyers, is 40; CBS' David Letterman is 66 and the "Late Late Show's" Craig Ferguson is 51; ABC's Jimmy Kimmel is 46; Comedy Central's Jon Stewart is 51 and Stephen Colbert is 49.
So when we talk about what's on television in America after 11 o'clock at night, we can't honestly say that it's a discussion about the young vs. the old - none of these guys are technically young (and, it should be noted, none of them are minorities or women). What we're really having is a longer and more complicated conversation about what's funny now and how we prefer to watch it. Live? Clipped? Not at all?
O'Brien was and still is (on his little-discussed TBS talk show) demonstrably funnier than Leno when the measurement is irony.
Fallon is demonstrably funnier than both O'Brien and Leno when the measurement is insouciance and on-point satire of fame and pop culture.
Kimmel is funnier than the three of them when the measurement is a prankish knack for using the Internet - which is undeniably important and now commonly seen as the key to survival.
Letterman is funnier than anyone if and only if the measurement is self-deprecation and faux-naivete. (And Stewart and Colbert are funnier if and only if the audience sample is skewed by people still angry about the Bush years.)
But what I've enjoyed most about Leno's last shows is that all the measuring seems more and more a moot point. The late-night wars are never over, but they seem to matter a whole lot less to us pop-culture civilians. What still matters to network executives and advertisers matters less to the rest of us, who are more keenly aware of a larger change in the air. Worrying about late-night TV ratings feels like reading old headlines. We're saying goodbye to a lot when Leno goes, but I still believe that we're saying hello to something better, fresher, faster.
"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (one hour) Leno's final episode, Thursday at 11:35 p.m. on NBC.


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(December 18, 2012- INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. ) Seats for the 2013 NCAA Division I Football Championship game at FC Dallas Stadium in Frisco, Texas, on Jan. 5, are officially sold out. However, a limited number of standing-room only tickets will go on sale Thursday, Dec. 20 at 10 a.m., Central, at NCAA.com/fcs.
Tickets will be $30 and provide entrance to the venue along with access to watch the game from the concourse, but do not include a seat. This marks the second consecutive year that the title game, hosted by the Southland Conference, the city of Frisco and the Hunt Sports Group, has sold out of seats at a capacity of more than 20,500. This year's championship game, featuring a rematch of last year's title contest between North Dakota State University and Sam Houston State University, will also air live on ESPN2 at noon, Central.
"We expect this to be another outstanding FCS Championship game," said Damani Leech, NCAA director of championships and alliances and operations manager for the Division I FCS Championship. "With two great teams playing for the national championship in front of a sellout crowd, the atmosphere will be electric. In addition, many people have put in a lot of time and effort into making sure that the participating teams and their fans have a tremendous experience."
For fans interested in seats, the NCAA Ticket Exchange at fcs.flashseats.com offers a safe and easy way to buy, sell or transfer tickets through an approved secondary outlet. The NCAA Ticket Exchange is the only guaranteed, NCAA-approved secondary ticket marketplace. The NCAA Ticket Exchange allows fans to buy great seats confidently, knowing that the seats are authentic, never counterfeit.
Fans that do not have tickets are encouraged to enjoy the festivities leading up to the start of the game, which include Tailgate Town, the Stadium Walk and Pep Rally and the POWERADE NCAA Youth Clinic. Tailgate Town is a fun-filled, interactive area that allows fans of any age a chance to experience the thrills, excitement and spirit of college football in the FC Dallas Stadium Parking lot. It will be open from 9 a.m. to Noon, and feature some of Frisco's best food, drink and live music.
The North Dakota State Arrival and Stadium walk will begin at 9:30 a.m., followed by Sam Houston State's at 9:45 a.m. North Dakota State will kick off the first pep rally at 10:15 a.m. and it will last approximately 15 minutes. The pep rally for Sam Houston State will begin at 10:30 a.m. All walks and pep rallies will be held adjacent to FC Dallas Stadium.
The POWERADE NCAA Youth Clinics are open to boys and girls ages 7-14 at 9 a.m. at the FC Dallas Practice Fields adjacent to the main stadium. The POWERADE NCAA Youth Clinics will be managed by USA Football and former NFL players. Participants will receive sport instruction, get valuable information on fitness, healthy lifestyles and sportsmanship. This is a free event, but registration is encouraged at www.NCAA.com/fcs. Limited walk up registration is available beginning at 8 a.m. on game day. No equipment or experience required.


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- 3/4 cup chopped fresh mint leaves
- 3/4 cup chopped fresh basil leaves
- 2 tablespoons grated lime peel
- 1 1/2 cups fresh lime juice
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- 3 small melons, halved lengthwise, seeded, each half cut into 8 wedges (about 3/4 inch wide), peeled
- 2 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh mint leaves plus 8 fresh sprigs for garnish
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Mix sugar, chopped mint, basil, and lime peel in medium bowl. Mash with wooden spoon until herbs turn dark green, about 3 minutes. Stir in lime juice and 1 1/4 cups water. Let stand 1 hour. Strain into large bowl, pressing on solids. Transfer 1/2 cup lime syrup to small pitcher; cover and refrigerate. Pour remaining lime syrup into 13x9x2-inch metal baking dish. Place dish in freezer. Stir syrup with fork every hour until frozen, about 4 hours. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and keep frozen.
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Monday, December 30, 2013
Facebook and Ancestry.com -- an interesting combination
Anyway, I then began to think about all the comments I have had over the past few years about PRIVACY and the hand-wringing over living people appearing in family trees. Believe me, in about 30 seconds Ancestry.com used Facebook to automatically add more than thirty living people to my online family tree. The only thing missing was Social Security Numbers. I am still in the mode of trying to figure out if there is anything I need to do about this situation?
I found living people that I know would be more than uncomfortable if they realized that this one tool has just put their entire family (with some random omissions) online for the world to see. One thought that does occur to me is that all the time people have spent doing descendancy studies for surname books could be immensely aided by this tool but privacy is really out the window.
If you think about this for a minute. Most of those people voluntarily put themselves on Facebook.com and then Ancestry.com has all of the current U.S. Public Records Index to fill in any missing information about the living people. What is interesting is the number of details that can or could be added from Facebook.com. I also thought it was interesting if the people who are so anxious to share their daily lives on Facebook.com understand the consequences of their posts?
Think about it.
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Thank you James, I will be sure not to do that.ReplyDelete
I won't be doing that, either, but probably for different reasons. First, I have been quite reluctant to share more than minimum information with Facebook. I have almost no relationships, no contact data, no location, job or school data, etc. I have a limited number of Friends (~200) unlike some who Friend everyone they meet. Second, there are a significant number of my family members that are not Facebook Friends. Third, I try to limit the interconnections between social networks. And I'm treating Ancestry as a social network that happens to have some genealogy tools included.ReplyDelete
I admit to being somewhat curious as to what links Ancestry might find given the conditions stated above, but not enough to actually do this.
In regards to the privacy issue, I'm starting to come around to the idea that Privacy as we knew it is gone forever, and that anything we do to reduce the ability of government or private surveillance will merely drive it further underground where it will be harder to find, and harder to find out what they are doing with the collected data. The best we'll be able to do is enact laws making those collection activities transparent so we can see what they do. So we can 'watch the watchers', so to speak.Replies
I agree. I don't think most people are aware of the extent of the information being accumulated on nearly everyone online.Delete
JOKE doing the rounds in Oz at the moment - "Did you know that YouTube, Twitter and Facebook are amalgamating? New service will be called - YouTwitFace" ...ReplyDelete


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Mummies exhibit offers insight into history, science research
Exhibit open through Jan. 20 at Maryland Science Center
The Mummies of the World exhibit opens Saturday at the Maryland Science Center, and just like the title suggests, mummies that have been found in every corner of the planet are helping scientists learn more than ever about life on Earth.
From an ancient monkey to a child believed to be 6,400 years old, the exhibit at the Maryland Science Center is providing details of human and animal history from all over the world.
Heather Gill-Frerking, the science and education director at the science center, explained some of the exhibits to 11 News.
"The (monkey) mummy is stuffed with grass, but otherwise naturally preserved. He has this fabulous feathered headdress and skirt that we think might have been put on him at the time of his death. So, maybe he was a beloved pet or loved within the group," she said.
Mummies of the World is the largest collection of mummies ever assembled. There are more than 45 mummies and dozens of artifacts included that have all been painstakingly preserved. The artifacts come from 20 museums all over Europe.
"This is definitely not an 'ohhh!' exhibition. This is not creepy. This is a way of seeing inside other people's lives. They have a chance to share with us in their death what their life was like," Gill-Frerking said.
She said mummification wasn't just limited to Egypt.
"We certainly do have some mummies from Egypt. We have wrapped and unwrapped mummies from Egypt, but you'll also see some beautiful animal mummies from around the world. We have crypt mummies from Hungary and southern Germany. We even have beautiful mummies from South America with long hair and tattoos," Gill-Frerking said.
One of the pieces in the exhibit is a tattooed woman who was found naturally preserved in Chile. Her markings reveal who she may have been, but a scar from a long-ago breast surgery tells much more.
"So 700 years ago, they used hot metal to seal that wound. She survived that treatment and lived for a long period of time after it," Gill-Frerking explained.
She said scientists -- and those who visit the exhibit -- are learning a lot from the ancient beings.
"You really get to see these mummies as people. We're able to tell their story a little bit from their bodies, and so you really get to understand them as people -- who they were, how they lived, the fact that they're just like you and I," Gill-Frerking said. "We can tell how old they were when they died, whether they were healthy, sometimes what they were eating, and sometimes even their occupation. We have church records for some of these mummies."
Even now, a Hungarian family from the 18th century is helping scientists solve mysteries.
"We have church records that tell us the names and dates of birth and dates of death of these people. We've even been able to study the type of tuberculosis that they had using pathogen DNA. So, we can see how the tuberculosis has changed over time," Gill-Frerking said.
The science center said there will be a few exhibits that kids will be able to touch.
The exhibit is on the last stop of its tour and will stay open in Baltimore until Jan. 20.


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As the year ends and 2013 approaches for Hardeeville, there were multiple events that made 2012 stand out. Here is a recap of five impactful stories from this year:
In May, Mayor Bronco Bostick was re-elected for another term, defeating Councilman Sal Arzillo.
Councilman Mike Sweeney was elected for a full term after he filled the vacant seat left when Mike Foskey moved to Bluffton.
Councilman Scott Ready faced a more difficult journey.
He was ruled ineligible by the Hardeeville Municipal Election Commission for checking "elected" on his Statement of Economic Interests instead of "candidate."
Ready filed an ethics complaint with the State Ethics Commission in March against Joyce Meeks, chair of the Hardeeville Municipal Election Commission.
In April, a 14th Circuit Court of Appeals judge overturned the disqualification. In May, Ready won the election.
In September, the State Ethics Commission issued a warning and a $250 fee to Meeks.
This month, City Council finally discussed how to handle the local commission. Ready leads the research in finding a new selection process for commissioners. It could be 60 to 90 days before the study is completed and presented to council.
In October, the police department, along with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, made an arrest in connection with the May 11 double homicide of Desmond Brown, 25, of Hardeeville, and Octavia Scott, 26, of Bluffton.
Bernard Jenkins, 19, was arrested in June on a bench warrant for failing to appear in court for burglary charges.
Jenkins was booked at the Jasper County Detention Center. Since his October arrest, he has been transferred to the Beaufort County Detention Center.
In November, a preliminary hearing was held at the Hardeeville Municipal Court. SLED agent Shawn Harley said Jenkins' blood was found at the crime scene, on the car and the victim's clothing.
The case was to appear before the Jasper County grand jury on Dec. 4.
Daniel Brownstein, communications director at the 14th Circuit Solicitor's Office, said the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division's investigation is not finished and the case will appear before the grand jury on or about Feb. 21.
In January, SB Investment proposed to city council a hotel/casino resort to be built in Hilton Head Lakes.
The proposed resort entertainment complex would include a 400-room, 4-diamond quality hotel and casino, the existing 18-hole championship golf course, various restaurant facilities and a 1,500-2,000-seat multi-purpose events center.
However, Gov. Nikki Haley opposes the project and has said she will not approve it during her term.
In May, a consolidation presentation was given to the Jasper County School District. The idea of merging the Ridgeland and Hardeeville middle and high schools was discussed during the 2010-2011 school year and was originally to be put in place during the 2013-2014 school year. However, Superintendent Vashti Washington was on board to make the transition quickly.
It was a way to save the district money and expand course offerings.
There was an opportunity to have a STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) program at the middle school level and an extended arts program and at the high school level.
In June, the consolidation was approved by the school board.
On Aug. 20, more than 400 kindergarten through eighth-grade students and 40 teachers started a new educational chapter in Hardeeville.
The project-based charter school involves students and parents. Since it is located on the West Hardeeville Elementary School campus, renovations are under way.
Executive Director Karen Wicks leads monthly clean-up days, involving parents and students in the remodeling of the campus' old buildings.
In October, South Carolina Public Charter School District Superintendent Wayne Brazell toured Royal Live Oaks Academy and was impressed by the school's quick progress.
In November, teachers Julie Chapman, Greg Dixon and Tom Hubbard received Bright Ideas grants from Palmetto Electric Trust and Palmetto Electric Cooperative.
The Bright Ideas grants are for local school teachers. They give teachers money to put innovative classroom projects into action.


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It shouldn't be this way though. Running through the streets is always a good time; however, drivers should also be able to experience the open road where cruising at 70 mph and above (if you dare) is the norm. The slow lane is no place for muscle cars to hunker down. In the past, the only way to keep the highway rpm low was to install a lethargic set of rearend gears. While this made high-speed cruising tolerable it made for a fall-on-your-face personality on the street. Once those tires lose bite, forget about it.
In order for rodders to get their muscle cars to scoot on the freeway, some upgraded from a Turbo 350 or 400 (three-speed) to a more modern electronic overdrive transmissions such as the 700-R4 or by installing a higher rearend gear ratio. The 700-R4 allowed for an extra overdrive gear for freeway speeds, but the factory gear spread still kept engine speeds relatively high. Let's face it, we build our cars to be driven everywhere. Blasting freeway on-ramp entrances should continue all the way into the fast lane. Our car's driveablitly should in no way be limited by our transmission, the very component of the vehicle which harnesses the engine's torque allowing us to move about.
The only way to get more operating range from the engine is via a closer gear spread. Aside from adding a new tranny or fussing with the innards of it, piggy-backing a Gear Vendors under/over-drive unit to your already existing transmission can get the job done. Its key is the ability to split each gear with its own overdriven gear, essentially turning your three- or four-speed into a six- or eight-speed automatic. It won't matter if it's mated to a manual or automatic either and it doesn't care if you are a drag racer, autocrosser, or weekend hauler. Plus the unit can handle up to 2,000 hp. We took advantage of RideTech's '66 Chevelle that's backed by a 700-R4 to install a complete Gear Vendors unit. We put the 'Velle on the lift for a better view and got the skinny on how it's installed and what makes this component so special.
Quick Notes
What We Did
Installed a Gear Vendors unit into a '66 Chevelle
Bottom Line
Blast in the fast-lane with better driveability
Cost (Approx)
$2,600 for 700-R4 (Call for pricing on other applications)
Driving Impression Everything was just as I had imagined. The pushbutton gear split was effortless and the short rpm drop made the car sound like a high-end exotic. The Chevelle used to run at about 3,000 rpm at 80 mph. Now it runs smooth and quiet at 2,300 rpm; talk about saving some fuel. On the autocross track, I can shift the car from First to First-Overdrive which keeps the engine right in the middle of its powerband without sacrificing starting line power or overrevving the engine. The shift is quite firm but can be modulated by throttle position to soften it. I can tell you that the car (and driver too) is much more comfortable and controllable than trying to wring the motor out in First or bogging into Second. I can't wait to get the car on a big track where I can use all four (now eight) gears. It is not too often a performance upgrade can be achieved with no compromise. -Bret Voelkel, RideTech


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Vitamin C
Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, has several important functions.
These include:
- helping to protect cells and keeps them healthy
- maintaining healthy skin, blood vessels, bones and cartilage
- helping with wound healing
Lack of vitamin C can lead to scurvy. Mild deficiencies may occur in infants given unsupplemented cows' milk and in people with poor or very restricted diets.
Good sources of vitamin C
Vitamin C is found in a wide variety of fruit and vegetables.
Good sources include:
- oranges and orange juice
- red and green peppers
- strawberries
- blackcurrants
- broccoli
- brussels sprouts
- potatoes
How much vitamin C do I need?
Adults aged 19 to 64 need 40mg of vitamin C a day.
You should be able to get all the vitamin C you need from your daily diet.
Vitamin C can't be stored in the body, so you need it in your diet every day.
See the full government dietary recommendations (PDF, 148kb) for levels for children and older adults.
What happens if I take too much vitamin C?
Taking large amounts (more than 1,000mg per day) of vitamin C can cause:
- stomach pain
- diarrhoea
- flatulence
These symptoms should disappear once you stop taking vitamin C supplements.
What does the Department of Health and Social Care advise?
You should be able to get all the vitamin C you need by eating a varied and balanced diet.
If you take vitamin C supplements, don't take too much as this could be harmful.
Taking less than 1,000mg of vitamin C supplements a day is unlikely to cause any harm.


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The Connecticut woman mauled by a friend's chimpanzee in 2009 is making a last-ditch appeal to legislators in her bid to sue the state for $150 million, saying the attack has left her so her reliant on others that she feels like she is locked in a cage.
Charla Nash makes her plea in a nearly seven-minute video that will be sent to members of the General Assembly's Judiciary Committee. She says the state had the authority and obligation to seize the dangerous animal.
The state generally is immune to lawsuits, unless allowed by the claims commissioner. The legislative panel is scheduled to meet Friday to hear testimony on a bill that would override the June decision by State Claims Commissioner J. Paul Vance Jr., who dismissed Nash's request for permission to sue the state government. Nash also may appear in person at Friday's hearing.
"I'm hoping that the legislation will allow me to have my day in court, that I will be able to have a judge listen to the evidence that is brought before him about the vicious attack on me and that it shall not happen to any other person again," Nash says on the video, which The Associated Press viewed.
In her room at a Massachusetts convalescent center, where she is awaiting a second attempt at a hand transplant, Nash describes the difficulties she has endured over the past five years. The 60-year-old single mother was blinded, lost both hands and underwent a face transplant following the attack in Stamford.
"It's a different world to not be able to see again or to use your hands and just do things for yourself. That you have to depend on other people for help now, it's very hard," Nash said.
"I feel like I'm locked up," she says in the video. "I feel like I'm in a cage."
Nash went to the home of the chimp's owner, Sandra Herold, on Feb. 16, 2009, to help her friend and employer lure the 200-pound animal, known as Travis, back inside. But the chimpanzee went berserk and ripped off Nash's nose, lips, eyelids and hands before being shot to death by a police officer.
Nash reached a $4 million settlement in 2012 with the estate of Herold, who died in 2010. Nash's attorneys say that will only cover a small portion of her medical costs.
It is unusual for state lawmakers to overturn denials issued by the state claims commissioner, but Nash hopes her appeal will resonate.
"It's a shame that this attack had to happen, unfortunately," she said. "But now I'm trying to work the best I can to have my sanity. I want to be as normal as I can be."
In an appeal of Vance's decision, Nash's lawyers in July claimed the state law that was in place at the time of Nash's attack prohibited the ownership of primates weighing more than 50 pounds without a permit.
The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection had the "unequivocal authority to seize an animal whose existence threatened public health and safety," Nash's attorneys wrote. Because the chimp was owned illegally by Herold the lawyers contend the state was obligated to seize it.
Months before the attack, a state biologist warned state officials in a memo that the chimpanzee could seriously hurt someone if it felt threatened, saying "it is an accident waiting to happen."
Vance concluded that no law at the time of the attack prevented Herold from owning the chimpanzee. He added: "If there was a failure by the DEP (now referred to as DEEP) to seize the animal ... the duty owed was to the general public and does not create a statutory obligation to ensure the safety of a private individual."
State Attorney General George Jepsen has said state law on the issue was ambiguous and difficult to enforce.
In the video distributed to state legislators, Nash is seen attempting to navigate down a hallway of the nursing home, feeling her way along the wall.
"I really miss seeing a whole lot," she said. "I think there'd be so much more I could be doing handicapped if I could see what I was doing. I think I could figure out how I could use a foot or a toe to do something. Not being able to see makes it a lot harder."


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Backup Line of Credit
A bank's guarantee of an issuer's commercial paper. Commercial paper is a short-term, unsecured debt security usually issued by a company with a very high credit rating. As a result, commercial paper is very low-risk. The backup line provides additional security for the paper, but usually does not provide credit for the full value of the paper. The issuer pays a fee to the bank for the backup line.


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With the holidays fast approaching, two new items are sure to be on many people's Christmas lists. For people of all ages, the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4 are the hot new items to have right now.
In fact, with both of the consoles recently being released, many stores have already sold out of them. Since the console release is such a big competition for each of these companies, each one was looking for every possible advantage it can have. For Microsoft that meant reportedly investing more than $100 million into researching its controller alone.
Microsoft had one of the greatest places to begin its research, with its highly coveted Xbox 360 controller. Indeed, many gamers already favored the 360 controller much more than the PS3's Dualshock 3. Additionally, Microsoft has said that the Xbox 360 controller was the "best-in-class controller." So with such a great controller already, where do you begin to look to improve?
Microsoft began with the size of the controller. This included creating different molds and 3D-printed versions of the controller. Length and width were varied up to 8 mm in each direction along with different sizes for the lobes -- or grips -- of the controller. In addition, the angle, style, and thickness of the triggers and joysticks were also varied. From there the best results were narrowed down, and actual working prototypes were made for people to test with the consoles.
Additional concepts were also designed and tested for the new Xbox controller. These included ideas that some of the competition has already implemented, such as touchpads, integrated cameras and speakers, and projectors. Each of these features was eventually ruled out as unnecessary or not fit for the new console. For example, the camera would not add any improvement due to the Kinect camera that comes with each console. Also, an added display would keep the user's eyes off of the TV, a place where Microsoft wants its users to pay the most attention, and also kill the battery much faster. Microsoft also experimented with some more bold ideas such as a scent emitter in the controller -- dubbed as "smell-o-vision."
So, with more than $100 million spent on different prototypes and discarded ideas, what is new and improved with the controller? Well, users get slightly smaller joysticks; buttons that are slightly closer to one another; and a custom communication protocol for improved bandwidth and latency between the controller and console. All of these sound great, but most the users will not even notice the difference.
One added feature, which will be a great asset, is a new vibration motor architecture. Instead of the traditional two motors, one in each gripper, the controller features four -- two in the traditional location and two more at the top of the controller by each trigger. The new design should allow for more interesting rumble techniques and a better feel during game play.
But, overall, it seems as if Microsoft has not gotten much out of its investment. Possibly if the investment was not so large, it could have lowered its opening price of the console to take somewhat of an advantage in this highly competitive market.
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Well Done, Brother Herb ShapiroHistorians/History
tags: in memoriam, Herbert Shapiro, scholarship, University of Cincinnati, Staughton Lynd
Staughton Lynd taught American history at Spelman College and Yale University before being blacklisted for his opposition to the Vietnam War. His latest book is "Accompanying: Pathways to Social Change."
Herbert Shapiro died on October 17, 2012. He was eighty-three. The words that keep coming to me as I recall Herb are, meticulous scholarship and "fierce integrity."
Herb's parents were Jewish immigrants from Russia. One is reminded of this in reading the unfinished autobiography of Rose Pastor Stokes that he co-edited with David L. Sterling. Stokes experienced an almost unimaginably difficult childhood in Augustova, Russia; London; and Cleveland, Ohio. At the age of eleven she went to work as a cigarmaker. She worked "ten or eleven hours a day" and was the fastest worker in the shop: "I sped up the others," she recalls. At night, after work, she read Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare and Les Misérables. When she was thirteen, over the protests of her parents but in an effort to help out with desperate family finances, she took a second cigarmaking job in the evening near their home.
After receiving a B.A. from Queens College, and an M.A. from Columbia University, Herb did his Ph.D work at the University of Rochester. His dissertation concerned Lincoln Steffens and the "muckrakers." What I believe to have been his first significant publication was a volume in the D.C. Heath Problems in American Civilization series, entitled The Muckrakers and American Society. Therein Herb offered eighteen commentaries on the origins of what he called a "revolution in journalism," and, significantly, why it "failed."
The Ordeal of African Americans
Herb Shapiro's first full-time teaching job was at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Dr. King's alma mater, from 1962 to 1966. During most of those years I was teaching at nearby Spelman College, and my wife Alice and I came to know Herb and his wife Judy. Those were years in which sit-ins and picketing at downtown department stores and restaurants were almost continuous. It seems natural to suppose that it was in that unforgettable political atmosphere that Herb's interest crystallized in what a colleague has called the "major focus of his professional life in both teaching and research," African American liberation.
In 1966 Herb moved to the University of Cincinnati, where he remained until his retirement. Cincinnati is a notoriously racist community. It was there, in the 1830s, that several teachers and students at Lane Theological Seminary were so harassed in their efforts to assist African Americans in the city that they resigned, moved north, and founded Oberlin College. A volume Herb helped to edit on Northern labor and slavery before the Civil War contains several chilling newspaper accounts of conflict in Cincinnati between African American and Irish laborers. In recent years, Cincinnati has experienced a series of fatal encounters between young black males and the city police force. It was no small accomplishment that so passionate an opponent of racism as Herb was able to survive in, and contribute to, that community for almost fifty years.
Apart from scholarly activities, Herb is recalled by his colleague Roger Daniels for helping "to transform the local chapter of the American Association of University Professors into an effective collective bargaining unit, and [for participating] in two brief, successful work stoppages."
It is possible to view Herb's work in African American history as a single, inter-connected whole, although expressed in a series of books: an essay entitled "Afro-American Responses to Race Violence During Reconstruction" in Black Freedom/White Violence 1865-1900, edited by Donald G. Nieman; American Communism and Black Americans: A Documentary History, 1930-1934, edited with Philip Foner; and what is generally regarded as his masterwork, White Violence and Black Response: From Reconstruction to Montgomery. We must intensely regret that Herb was unable to complete a second volume on "the civil rights struggle of the 1960s and its aftermath."
Herb's essay on "Race Violence During Reconstruction" sketches a pattern familiar to participants in civil rights activity in the Deep South. African Americans, free at last, initially looked to Northern institutions like Congress and the Freedmen's Bureau to make good on their rhetoric. When no help came, "some black spokesmen felt that political rights were the crucial issue" but others, "more realistically," felt that "black economic independence could alone make equality possible." The failure to achieve the freedmens' demands for "forty acres and a mule" underlay the failure of Reconstruction. "The freedmen's intense desire for land remained largely unsatisfied and they finally had to come to terms economically with their former owners."
The collection of documents for the years 1930-1934, the so-called "Third Period" of international communism, was co-edited with Philip Foner and "gathered almost entirely from the newspapers, journals, and other publications issued directly by the Communist Party, or identified with it." Therefore, for a three-dimensional narrative of what happened when African American sharecroppers seized these ideas and applied them in daily life, one must turn also to the work of Theodore Rosengarten and Robin Kelley.
In Herb's survey of the years leading up to the Montgomery bus boycott, his chapter on "The Emergence of Dr. King" calls for special attention. Herb was well aware of criticism of Dr. King among staff of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), who referred to King as "de Lawd" and in 1966 endorsed Black Power. These critics considered King "too conservative, too conciliatory to the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, too inclined to seek the plaudits of the respectable, too comfortable with the black bourgeoisie, and as fundamentally unwilling to lead a genuinely militant mass struggle against racism." Herb dissented from that critique, offering in its place an extremely detailed and impressive account of the gradual development of the Montgomery boycott as a nonviolent mass movement. Especially interesting is his account of the support for Dr. King and the Montgomery effort by W.E.B. DuBois. Herb discovered that DuBois perceived the boycott and its aftermath as an affirmation of independence from the existing major parties. He considered that the right to vote would empower the people to take back control of local government. The right to vote would make possible access to a constellation of rights, such as a free local press, and public schools accountable to the community. DuBois was responsive "to the need for a less doctrinaire model of socialism and also to the new reality of mass civil rights activism." Writing in 1957 in an Indian journal, DuBois called the Montgomery events "a most interesting proof of the truth of the Gandhian philosophy." But DuBois also emphasized the need for an economic program, like that of Gandhi's.
The Larger World
Herb ended his treatment of Dr. King in the years after Montgomery by calling attention to Dr. King's embrace of the tactic of "jail, no bail," and by insisting that those who viewed Dr. King's later opposition to the Vietnam War as "an unprecedented departure from his course were ignorant of the record."
Herbert Shapiro himself joined other academics who, in the 1960s and 1970s, set aside less pressing matters to protest the Vietnam War. His essay "The Vietnam War and the American Civil Rights Movement," in a collection edited by Walter Hixson entitled The Vietnam Antiwar Movement, is especially important. This is so because SNCC itself, in celebrating its bicentennial, notably neglected its opposition specifically to the Vietnam War and, more generally, to United States neo-colonialism and imperialism.
Herb's essay gathers in one place a multitude of facts that demonstrate the early opposition of both foot soldiers and leaders in the civil rights movement to the United States' escalating involvement in this "vicious, racist and imperialist war" (words of Vincent Harding quoted by Herb). Herb's typically dense scholarship added the fact that in the era of war in the Philippines, civil rights spokespersons like Moorfield Storey and Bishop Alexander Walters had spoken out in opposition, and in the 1920s the NAACP, led by James Weldon Johnson, supported the effort to end American occupation of Haiti.
Among civil rights leaders who protested the Vietnam War before 1965 were Bayard Rustin and A. Phillip Randolph, who later felt constrained to keep silent. Similarly James Farmer, at the 1965 convention of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), condemned the war personally for making impossible the so-called war on poverty, but persuaded the gathering to retract a resolution concerning the administration's "immoral policy of racism" abroad that demanded an immediate withdrawal of all American troops from Vietnam.
Dr. King, Herb demonstrates, chose a different course. Precisely in 1965 he began to call for a negotiated settlement in Vietnam. At the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in July 1965 King said: "I'm not going to sit by and see war escalated without saying anything about it. ... The war in Vietnam must be stopped." Roy Wilkins and Whitney Young, leaders of the NAACP and Urban League, privately begged Dr. King to be quiet about Vietnam, according to Herb. Herb's sensitive account states that in 1966 many of King's most forthright statements about the war were in his sermons at the Ebeneezer Baptist Church in Atlanta and other settings away from the media spotlight. Little by little, he persuaded the SCLC board to condemn the war as a "sordid military adventure."
Dr. King's address at New York's Riverside Church on April 4, 1967 was his crossing the Rubicon. He was condemned by the NAACP, Ralph Bunche, the Jewish War Veterans, Jackie Robinson, Carl Rowan, the New York Times and Life magazine. He kept on keeping on. On the day he was assassinated there was a scrap of paper in his pocket listing "Ten Commandments of Vietnam" that he planned to use in a forthcoming speech in New York. The commandments included: "Thou shalt not believe that the generals know best/Thou shalt not believe that the enemy's victory means communism/Thou shalt not believe that the world supports the United States/Thou shalt not kill."
In an essay published in 1998 by the Cambridge University Press as part of a volume on Identity and Intolerance, Herb took on larger historical issues. Entitled "Racism and Empire: A Perspective on a New Era of American History," his article began by asserting that American historians were wrong to regard American imperialism in the 1890s as "an aberrant, temporary phenomenon." As might be expected from an historian of African American struggle, Herb called attention to "the evidence that our colonial adventures spurred the fuller flowering of racism that has endured."
President Theodore Roosevelt, for one, "rejected the thesis that the color question was essentially one of class," insisting that it would be unrealistic to expect blacks to accomplish "out of hand" what it had taken Caucasians thirty generations to bring into being. When annexation of Hawaii was temporarily obstructed, Roosevelt described the failure as a crime against "white civilization." Herb Shapiro concludes his grim survey with the remark that in embracing racism as a rationale for imperialism the United States has not been "exceptional." Other capitalist nations did the same thing.
In the Academy
Finally, Herb edited a volume entitled African American History and Radical Historiography: Essays in Honor of Herbert Aptheker, to which he contributed a concluding essay entitled "'Political Correctness' and the U.S. Historical Profession."
The basic thesis of Herb Shapiro's essay in this volume is that it is not left-wing academics, but ideologues of the radical right, who are pursuing "political correctness" in American universities. It is the right, not the left, that has purged faculties by selecting for hiring, retention and promotion those teachers whose outlook on the world is friendly to the unrestricted pursuit of profit.
Herb begins his argument in the 1890s, citing a regent of the University of Wisconsin who charged that economist Richard Ely was writing "utopian, impractical and pernicious books," consorting with union organizers, and supporting strikes. The University of Chicago dismissed Edward Bemis for advocating public ownership of railroads and utilities. During World War I and its aftermath, repression intensified. The University of Pennsylvania fired Scott Nearing for supporting public agitation against child labor. Herb commented that "political correctness" as it actually existed in the U.S. past "was not merely a matter of intellectual argument but destroyed careers."
During and after World War II, it was the same. In the state of New York the Rapp-Coudert Committee of the state legislature forced the dismissal of more than forty college faculty, including Philip Foner, and City College instructor Morris Schappes was sent to prison for supposedly testifying untruthfully to the Committee as to the number of his colleagues whom he knew to be communists. Three professors at the University of Washington were dismissed in 1949 on the ground that Communist Party members were, by definition, unqualified to teach.
What we now confront, wrote Shapiro, is the contention "that the radicals, the contemporary advocates of feminism, multiculturalism, Marxism, and antiracism" are the new champions of political correctness. He critiqued, in turn, Illiberal Education by Dinesh D'Souza, Alan Bloom's Closing of the American Mind, C. Vann Woodward at the end of his career, Eugene Genovese, Arthur Schlesinger, Jr, Gertrude Himmelfarb, and Ronald Radosh. He cites the work of Gilbert Allardyce as showing that courses on Western civilization championed by opponents of PC had their origin in the course on war aims developed at Columbia University during World War I. He praises On Active Service in Peace and War by Jesse Lemisch.
Thus conservatism rather than radicalism threatens the free exchange of ideas, intellectual tolerance, and the life of the mind in academia. Concluding, Herb Shapiro observes that those who have campaigned against Political Correctness have rarely "attacked the varied contributions of the new social history." Their outlook expresses fear of diversity. It "has its roots in opposition to the re-creation of the academy as a place where women and minorities will be able to obtain effective participation in every phase of university life."
Well done, brother Herb.
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Tripod has provided a great service in hosting this publication, and I hope Google will continue that quality of service. The website address is: "https://sites.google.com/site/thefamilystorey/home" or just click this link: "the family Storey online" at Google
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Volunteers place flags on veterans' graves
Hundreds join effort to honor fallen heroes
Hundreds of volunteers spent Saturday decorating thousands of graves at the Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery for Memorial Day.
It's an annual tradition to honor and remember Maine's fallen heroes.
"It's a simple flag in the grave, but it means a lot," Boy Scout Devon Handley said.
A flag was placed on every one of the 15,000 graves of the veterans.
Click here to see photos from the ceremony.
"These flags represent a person -- a person who put on a uniform and stood up for freedom. They just did it because it was the right thing to do," American Legion representative Don Simoneau said.
Simoneau knows the feeling of pride, and on days like Saturday, he watches volunteers young and old. The Army veteran and former American Legion state commander felt it more than ever.
"Maine has always had a long history of dedication to the military and service to our country, and seeing the young generations and old generations working together, it's just remarkable," Simoneau said.
Air Force Master Sgt. Christopher Morin shared a similar feeling.
"It's quite an honor to be here and to be a part of something much bigger than us, so we are real proud to be here," Morin said.
Despite a little rain and wind, volunteers said it's what Memorial Day is all about.
"We all know that our troops would fight for us rain or shine, so we want to be here to honor them rain or shine," Handley said.


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Shop for Impecca Compact Wireless Bamboo KeyboardSee all prices
LAS VEGAS--At CES, some of the fun is going around trying to find interesting smaller items. In that vein, I came across this compact Bluetooth keyboard made of mostly biodegradable bamboo from Impecca.
The company also makes standard-size bamboo keyboards and mice, but this one's geared toward tablet owners, and its keys have a nice smooth feel. An Impecca rep said those keys have a finish that prevents them from looking worn over time (since I haven't used one for more than a few seconds I can't verify that).
The new keyboard should be shipping soon and carries a retail price of $99.


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I'd like to feature some contemporary instruments on this blog, without having to resort to the latest slight variations on a theme from the usual suspects, and so it is that we must look to the independent guitar builders. The influence on the above-pictured Custom I from Dingwall Guitars must be all too apparent, but it doesn't slavishly follow the guitar that is its obvious inspiration, and is - I think - all the better for it. With a highly-contoured sculpted body, TV Jones pickups and Bigsby vibrato, this is one elegant T-type electric guitar.
Here is the full press release from Dingwall Guitars:
Dingwall Custom I GuitarG L Wilson
Dingwall Guitars best known for their critically acclaimed high-end bass guitars are going back to their roots with the Custom I guitar. The first guitar in this series combines the look of a classic rock/blues guitar with the fit, finish, performance and tone equaling the very best of the boutique guitar world. It made it's debut at the Montreal Guitar show and received rave reviews.
Guitar designer Sheldon Dingwall concentrated on several key areas such as tone, resonance, lightweight, balance, ergonomics, tuning stability, seasonal stability, feel and appearance.
Resonance, tone and lightweight all can be greatly affected by wood choice and tone chambers. Years of testing have lead Dingwall to a tone that's warm and full without the typical nasal quality that some tone chamber designs produce. Traditional woods like alder and swamp ash are used for the body because they provide a great platform to enhance through design. Using ultra lightweight Sperzel tuners and leaving select areas of the body solid to create a ballast effect achieve exceptional balance.
The body's contours have been designed with several playing positions in mind from standing with the guitar strapped high, slung low, seated in a traditional position or hunched over as you would late at night when playing quietly. The scooped out horn and tapered heel allow unhindered access to the very last frets.
Tuning stability is addressed by combining an ultra low headstock angle in conjunction with a custom formula Graph Tech nut, locking Sperzel tuners a Graph Tech bridge and a customized Bigsby tremolo. Sheldon says "It's hard to tell the difference between the best sounding guitar and the worst sounding if they're both out of tune. They both just sound bad." For this reason Sheldon Dingwall takes the "use any means possible" approach to making sure the guitar plays and stays as in tune as possible.
Seasonal stability is not something that's discussed or advertised much. Due to the extreme mid-west climate a large percentage of guitar repairs that came into Sheldon Dingwall's repair shop were humidity related. Glenn McDougall of Fury Guitar (Canada's first electric guitar manufacturer) taught Sheldon many secrets to a stable neck/truss-rod assembly. By carefully matching neck and fingerboard woods, installing a truss-rod designed to minimize thermal changes Dingwall has created a neck that is extremely stable through temperature and humidity changes. The standard neck is a 3 piece maple laminate with walnut as an option for even more resonance and lighter weight.
The Custom I neck carve is influenced by 60's C-shaped necks. The fretboard edges are rolled in for a played in feel. The fingerboard features a compound radius starting at a very comfortable 7-1/2" at the nut and flattening out to 16" at the bridge.
A TV Jones Classic Plus is featured in the bridge position with a TV Jones MagnaTron in the neck position. The 3-way blade switch is located out of strumming range to avoid accidental selection changes.
The look of the Dingwall Custom I is pure Rock'n Roll. With the gain dialed up on a good tube amp the bridge pickup nails the crunchy yet warm classic rock tone with a distinct almost cello-like character. Through the clean channel the neck pickup tone ranges from sweet and slightly scooped to warm and jazzy.
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This limited edition Canvas Print, designed by dacoffeetime, comes with a numbered and signed certificate of authenticity. Ready to hang, this image is printed onto a 450gsm white finish, 100% cotton canvas and stretched over 1.5" deep wood stretcher bars (3/4" for XS). Each print comes with wall hanging hardware.
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What do you get when you cross vegetables with classic Bible stories? The answer is courageous cucumbers, ambitious asparagus and heroes of epic proportions! Featuring three of their best loved, Bible-based classics, Big Idea, Inc., an Entertainment Rights group company, proudly presents VeggieTales®: Heroes of the Bible – A Baby, A Quest and the Wild, Wild West, a 93-minute collection of heroic stories about legendary Bible characters Moses, Miriam and Joseph all on one DVD for the first time!
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In this retelling of Joseph and his coat of many colors, little Joe (Larry the Cucumber) and his rootin' tootin' French pea brothers venture from an abandoned mineshaft to Dodgeball City – with Little Joe's faith being tested every step of the way! It's a Wild West yarn that teaches us to keep the faith when facing hardship because God can work all things for good!
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This Western version of the Exodus finds Moe (Larry the Cucumber) as a cowboy living high on the hog in Dodgeball City while his kinfolk are forced to dig the Grand Canyon. When Moe asks the heartless mayor to let his people go, he refuses and a heap of trouble comes to town. Can Moe help free his people from bondage and flee Dodgeball City once and for all? Saddle up for a Bible adventure with a lesson in following directions!
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OTTAWA — B.C. Environment Minister Terry Lake criticized the federal government Monday over the imminent closure of an office that co-ordinates governmental protection of the Lower Mainland's two most significant aquatic ecosystems, the Fraser River estuary and Burrard Inlet.
The multi-government office, a self-described "pioneer" in intergovernmental co-operation that will close at the end of the month, was set up in 1985 and reviewed 153 development projects in 2011.
Lake said the closure, along with recent federal decisions such as the closure of west coast Canadian Coast Guard facilities like the Kitsilano search-and-rescue station, send the wrong message to British Columbians.
Three federal departments cut roughly $150,000 from the Burnaby-based office last year, forcing the closure of the $350,000-a-year operation that was also funded by the B.C. government, Metro Vancouver and Port Metro Vancouver.
Lake complained that Ottawa didn't give him advance warning or allow time for the various levels of government to replace an entity that reviews economic development proposals in the Fraser River Estuary and Burrard Inlet.
"It's a worrisome trend, and I would like to have that conversation with our federal counterparts because I think it sends the wrong message if we don't have a new plan in place that assures British Columbians that … development around our marine environment is done in a responsible way," Lake told The Vancouver Sun.
"People in British Columbia need to see you stepping up oversight of marine traffic and marine development rather than reduce resources."
A spokesman for federal Transport Minister Denis Lebel, asked to comment on Friday about the closure, suggested the decision was made collectively.
"This program is run by multiple partners, including the government of British Columbia and Port Metro Vancouver," Mike Winterburn said in an email.
"These partners determined, after a review, that it could not proceed in its current form. Work on a new framework is ongoing, which the federal government will continue to support."
One critic said Friday that the decision, which will put Port Metro Vancouver in charge of environmental approvals on an interim basis, represents the latest step by the Harper government to degrade environmental protection.
"It's again putting the wolf in charge of the sheep (by putting) the developer in charge of the environment," former federal fisheries biologist Otto Langer said in an email. "This is a certain guarantee to allow more habitat destruction."
Carrie Brown, Port Metro Vancouver's manager of environmental programs, indicated the decision was prompted by federal budget cuts and said the port is only temporarily taking over the work while governments figure out a new approach to it.
The Fraser River Estuary Management Program (FREMP) was established in 1985, and the Burrard Inlet Environmental Action Program (BIEAP) in 1991, in order to limit inter-governmental squabbling over shoreline development proposals.
Since 1996, the two have been jointly administered from a Burnaby office on behalf of its "partner organizations" — the B.C. Environment Ministry, Metro Vancouver, Environment Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Transport Canada, and Port Metro Vancouver.
The office was praised as a model for intergovernmental co-ordination in a 1993 University of B.C. paper published by the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Its objective was to improve water and sediment quality, protect fish and wildlife habitat, and promote ecological health in areas facing significant economic development.
Langer said Friday that the closure, and Port Metro Vancouver's new role in handling development reviews, is part of the Harper government's legislative and budgetary measures to weaken environmental protection.
Port Metro Vancouver came under fire recently from Voters Taking Action on Climate Change, which accused the port of misrepresenting public opposition to the expansion of North Vancouver's Neptune coal terminal.
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Conservation and Environment in South Africa: Monthly Updates
Legodimo Nature Reserve - December 2008
December was a month of enlightment concerning admin. With the input of some volunteers and teamwork, we've now basically perfected our data base and have made progress with the drawing up of a detailed map. The projection of data has now become a lot easier, so transferring information has become more manageable.
December also experienced a couple of set backs. On Christmas day, I broke my left clavicle (collarbone) and I now face 6-10weeks of intensive recovery.
December brings BABIES!! Most mammals with mummeries are parading around with their new offspring and showing us just how awesome they are. Things are still getting greener, but the Limpopo River has still not made an appearance.
We are also enlarging our family with a little puppy called Zen. He is a local pup and should make a welcome addition to Legodimo. He should be arriving in the New Year.
December was a short month, as everybody embarked on a much needed break.
We are all very hopeful and excited for 2009!!!!
All the best for the New Year!!!
Take care,
Gerrit Prinsloo
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InfoQ Fr Interviews
InfoQ is now available in French and they recorded interviews at the first EclipseCon France!
- Le Literate Programming avec Mylyn Intent - Alex Lagarde, Obeo
- Script ta plante en Lua avec Eclipse M2M! - Benjamin Cabé, Sierra Wireless
- Obeo Designer passe Open Source (Sirius) - Cédric Brun, Obeo
- Other interviews will be added as they become available
For interviews in English, check out our playlist on the Eclipse YouTube Channel.
Post-conference Blogs
Here are a few blogs about EclipseCon France:
- EclipseCon France 2013 - Day 1 - Alex Lagarde
- EclipseCon France 2013 Summary - Donat Blog
- EclipseCON France 2013: ce que j'y ai vu - Java Team SodiFrance (French)
- EclipseCon France 2013 - Genigraph (French)
- EclipseCon France 2013 : debriefing -Developpez (French)
- EclipseCon – diesmal France! (German)
The votes are in...
Here are the highest rated sessions and workshops for this year's EclipseCon France:
Now that I've Got a Model - Where's my Application? (Part 2)
Eike Stepper
Embedded Software Development with C for the next decade
Bernd Kolb
Develop a complete M2M application with Koneki and Mihini
Gaetan Morice, Laurent Barthelemy and Benjamin Cabé
Bringing the power of Eclipse to VHDL designers
Hendrik Eeckhaut
4DIAC - A Framework for Distributed Industrial Automation and Control
Alois Zoitl
Thank you to everyone who evaluated the sessions.
Thank you
Thank you to all the attendees, speakers, sponsors, exhibitors, volunteers and organizers. You've made this first EclipseCon France a success!
We look forward to seeing all of you again next year.
Conference has officially begun!
We're happy to see so many of you in Toulouse for the first EclipseCon France.
Enjoy the conference!
Workshop Pre-Registration
Register now to select the 2 workshops you'd like to attend on Wednesday, June 5. Hurry, space is limited and one of them is already full!
9:00 - 10:45
- Git & EGit beginner Workshop
- Let's code a JavaFX application with Eclipse
- Advanced use of the Android Development Tools (ADT plugin)
11:15 - 13:00
Another chance to share what you are passionate about...Ignite Talks!
You may be familiar with the Ignite talk format: a five-minute presentation with 20 slides that automatically change every 15 seconds. It's a challenge, but can be fun and interesting for both presenter and audience.
If you are attending EclipseCon France, and have an interesting idea for an Ignite Talk, we invite you to submit! The Ignite sessions will begin at 17:45 on June 5, the first day of the conference.
To submit, please send email to email@example.com, and include the title of your talk and a short description. You will be notified by Wednesday, May 29 if your submission is accepted.
Ignite Submission Deadline: May 28, 2013
Top 5 Talks: Gaël Blondelle
Gaël Blondelle, Obeo. Open Source Business Developer and Polarsys Spokesperson, Toulouse JUG founder and co-leader. Here are my choices:
- How CERN scaled up Eclipse for the LHC: Well, it is CERN and the LHC, so we can now imagine developers using Eclipse to discover the origin of the universe! Incidentally, 20 years ago a researcher from CERN published the first web page. So 20 years later, I am curious to see how they manage their Eclipse distros (a hot topic for Polarsys) and what benefits they get.
- Live collaborative modeling goes industrial: What they do with the integration of CDO in their tools is impressive and demonstrates a new dimension in term of team collaboration for modeling in the enterprise.
- Orion deployed: Orion goes from prototype to production: Orion is an impressive technology that projects your IDE in the cloud. I will be happy to hear the news directly from the project leader and to see the technology in action with the demos.
- Scala in Eclipse, Eclipse in Scala: I particularly like this presentation because it approaches the topic (Eclipse and Scala) from both sides: what tools can you use to write Scala code in Eclipse, and how can you write Eclipse plugins in Scala. I am eager to see my co-workers at Obeo eventually write their plugins in Scala.
- Migration RCP application to Eclipse 4. What should we do ?: Beginning with Kepler, Eclipse releases will be based on Eclipse 4. So the next months or years will be times of migration to the new platform. This talk gives a pragmatic approach to migration towards Eclipse 4.
Of course, as mentioned by other PC members, you should not miss the talk about Sirius, because Sirius is a game changer for Eclipse Modeling.
Top 5 Talks: Pierre Gaufillet
Pierre Gaufillet, AIRBUS. I am a member of the methods and tools team supporting the development of avionics software. Safety of software in airborne systems, real time architecture design, modeling, code and doc generation, and Eclipse deployment are our daily bread. I am also the chairman of the PolarSys Industry Working Group.
My six favorite sessions:
- The Requirements Modeling Framework - a puzzle piece for Eclipse-based Systems Engineering In the industrial development process, requirement engineering plays a key role. This talk focus on how various Eclipse initiatives are collaborating to produce a masterpiece for our system engineering toolbox.
- OSLC tool integration tutorial: using linked data to support engineering lifecycle collaboration With systems engineering involving more and more tools, seamlessly interchanging data is becoming a major topic. OSLC is an interesting initiative aiming at making these interchanges easier. Combined with a reference implementation like Lyo, OSLC might be everywhere in the next generation of engineering tools.
- Live collaborative modeling goes industrial For years, I've been working with modeling tools in various contexts, and let's face it – teamwork has never been supported correctly. It seems things are changing now with the maturation of frameworks like CDO and with the emergence of a few concepts like short duration automated locks that will be shown during this talk.
- Software Quality: the Eclipse Way and Beyond Who hasn't wondered if open source components are mature enough to be deployed in their project? The goal of this work is to provide a grid that will help evaluate this maturity. It is also the first step to improve and follow up in constrained contexts like PolarSys.
- How CERN scaled up Eclipse for the LHC To be honest, I am simply excited to see how Eclipse is used and deployed in a big research organization like CERN!
- Polarsys and LTS: Taming the maintenance and sustainability beasts You really should go to this session if you are interested in embedded systems engineering tools!


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Alright...so a couple of quick notes about this week. First off, we are doing giveaways on each inspiration post this week, so be sure to check out all the posts on the Lawn Fawn blog and read the commenting instructions! You could win the coordinating stamps from each post! Two Peas in a Bucket is also doing a Holiday Card Making event all month long, and this week is Lawn Fawn week! They are doing a giveaway as well...so be sure to hop on over to the event blog and check it out! Lots of chances to win some Lawn Fawn this week!! Yay!
With all of that being said, I guess it is time to share the card I created for tonight! I have created it with quite a few challenges in mind, which will be linked at the bottom of this post. So, I pretty much love how the upper crest border makes this accordion folded medallion look like a wreath! Nothing revolutionary by any means, but I am loving it! Here is what I created:
Stamps: Lawn Fawn (Ornate Ornaments, Cozy Christmas & Sophie's Sentiments sets)
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When thinking up City Nom Noms, I purposely avoided calling it anything Indianapolis related. I did this because I knew I wasn't going to be living in Indy forever. I didn't know when a change would happen, I just knew it would. And that time is now.
For those who don't follow me on twitter or haven't seen this announcement elsewhere, I'm sure you were thinking that something was happening (or that I just gave up on blogging. Honestly, I haven't given up eating!) Well, something has happened in mine and hubs life – we have made a move to Atlanta.
Yes, HOTlanta. This Wisconsin native and northern lady has packed her bags and accepted a new job with a company based out of Atlanta. You can read more here, but just know that there are many restaurants I'm going to miss in Indy. So many great (and yes, there were some not so great) times to be eaten in Indy. The scene is booming and there are many restaurants and chefs that I will miss because of their greatness.
For all the reasons I'll be missing the food, they are the same reasons I'm excited about this new adventure. After all, it isn't just about the excitement of the new job, new city and new home. The culinary adventures that lie ahead are so exciting as there are many I've been wanting to try. Richard Blais does live here after all. Can't. Wait.
What does that mean for City Nom Noms? Well, I'm going to keep writing. Obviously, the focus may shift to Atlanta, but I've always written about trips and my travels around the country. I'll continue this trend, but know that you'll see a big shift from Indy to Atlanta area.
Thank you to all of my readers for this past year. I hope that you keep reading and continue to utilize City Nom Noms as a resource in the future.
And, in case you were wondering, The Local for my last meal when I was in Indy. Delish. And my first restaurant here in Atlanta? I'm visiting Flip tonight. Stay tuned…here I come Richard!


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Rekey my certificate
You should re-key your SSL certificate when:
- Your server crashes.
- You lose your private key.
- You move your website to a new server.
- You change your SSL's domain.
- You want to change your SSL certificate's issuing organization. For more information, see Using the Right Issuing Organization for Your SSL.
- Before you can re-key your SSL certificate, you must generate a new certificate signing request (CSR) from your Web server. For instructions, see Generate a CSR (certificate signing request).
- Don't revoke unless you are certain you want to cancel the existing certificate. When you revoke, the SSL credit is canceled and you can't re-key the certificate.
- You need to download and install your new certificate within 72 hours of re-keying your certificate to keep your server secure when the old certificate is terminated.
- Log in to your GoDaddy account, and go to the My Products page.
- Under SSL Certificates, next to the certificate you want to use, click Manage.
- On the Certificate Details page, click Rekey & Manage.
- Click Re-Key certificate.
- In the Certificate Signing Request (CSR) field, paste your new CSR, including ----BEGIN NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST---- and ----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST----, and then click Save.
- Click Submit All Saved Changes.
Your newly re-keyed certificate will become available shortly after submitting the new CSR, and we'll email you when the certificate is available.
Next steps
- After you receive the issuance email, you need to download your newly keyed certificate.
- You must install the SSL certificate within 72 hours of issuance to keep your server secure.
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Leos Carax as Le dormeur / Voix Limousine
Directed, Screenwritten by Leos Carax
Contactmusic.com: 5 / 5
Rotten Tomatoes: 91%
Looks like we need to learn basic humanity again.
'World Clique' was released on this day (August 7th) in 1990.
We have never been called out so hard by a meme in our lives.
Billie Eilish is back with possibly her most chilled out song yet. 'My Future' comes alongside a melancholy animated video starring Billie herself.
The 90s was the greatest decade for movie soundtracks. Change our minds.
Taylor Swift goes from lively pop to a more dreamy vibe with her newly released album 'Folklore', and she has unveiled an appropriate video for her...
Would a permanent hiatus be the best choice for the much-loved boyband?
'These Streets' was released on this day (July 17th) in 2006.
Indescribably insane, this outrageously inventive French drama is so bracingly strange that we can't help...


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Cathay Dragon Airbus fleet
Airbus A320-200 features and seating plan
Passenger capacity
Business: 8
Economy: 156
Total Passengers: 164
This plane has 2 sections, with a Business class section at the front of the plane followed by an Economy class section. Toilet suitable for passengers with reduced mobility is at the front of the Business class section. Toilets are at the end of the plane. Emergency exit rows are located at rows 29 and 30. Galleys are in each section of the plane.