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Legal Challenge Still Pending
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — In May 2012, the University of Notre Dame filed a legal challenge to the Health and Human Services' contraception mandate, lending the weight of its institutional prestige to the U.S. bishops' campaign against the controversial federal law.
"This filing is about the freedom of a religious organization to live its mission, and its significance goes well beyond any debate about contraceptives," said Notre Dame's president, Holy Cross Father John Jenkins, in a statement that marked the university's decision to join a slew of Catholic institutions that filed lawsuits in courts across the nation.
But on Jan. 2, 2014, Notre Dame told faculty and staff that a third-party administrator would notify them about access to "free" contraception and other mandated provisions of the federal law. The news marked the university's failure to obtain emergency relief from the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago, after a U.S. district court refused to issue a temporary injunction before the Jan. 1 deadline.
"Having been denied a stay, Notre Dame is advising employees that, pursuant to the Affordable Care Act, our third-party administrator is required to notify plan participants of coverage provided under its contraceptives payment program," said Paul Browne, Notre Dame's vice president for public affairs and communications, in a Jan. 2 statement to university employees that was reported by radio station WNDU.
Browne's statement noted that employees' access to the mandated provisions could be reversed at a later date, subject to the outcome of Note Dame's legal challenge.
"As part of an ongoing legal action, however, the program may be terminated once the university's lawsuit on religious-liberty grounds against the HHS mandate has worked its way through the courts," said Browne.
News Dismays Community
The news, which came amid a flurry of 11th-hour reprieves for many other HHS plaintiffs that also faced a Jan. 1 deadline, dismayed members of the Notre Dame community who had supported the decision to file the legal challenge.
"Today, the university advised employees — myself included — that its third-party administrator (Meritain Health) would be in touch about the 'free' services — which include abortifacient drugs and devices," noted Gerard Bradley, a professor at the Notre Dame School of Law, in a post on National Review's Bench Memos.
"[T]he university could refuse to 'certify' its conscientious objection to the TPA, thus holding back on the trigger necessary for Meritain to initiate coverage," said Bradley, who expressed regret with the university's apparent decision to sign the self-certification form authorizing a third-party administrator (TPA) to provide the mandated services.
"The reasons for doing so would be, as Notre Dame asserted in its formal complaint in the local federal court, that so 'triggering' the coverage would be tantamount to facilitating abortions in violation of the university's Catholic beliefs," added Bradley, who noted that the Jan. 2 announcement "implies that the university has indeed pulled that trigger."
While the university had originally filed its legal challenge to the mandate in 2012, a U.S. district court ultimately dismissed the lawsuit as premature, as religious nonprofits had been given a one-year extension by the government before they were required to comply with the mandate.
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When the university refiled the lawsuit on Dec. 3, 2013, Father Jenkins made it clear that the action underscored the need to defend the free exercise of a Catholic university like Notre Dame.
"For if we concede that the government can decide which religious organizations are sufficiently religious to be awarded the freedom to follow the principles that define their mission, then we have begun to walk down a path that ultimately will undermine those institutions," Father Jenkins said in a Dec. 3 statement.
Father Jenkins said the university concluded that the mandate's rules would "require us to forfeit our rights, to facilitate and become entangled in a program inconsistent with Catholic teaching and to create the impression that the university cooperates with and condones activities incompatible with its mission."
He suggested that Notre Dame's legal challenge should be viewed as a rejection of coercive state power.
"For if one presidential administration can override our religious purpose and use religious organizations to advance policies that undercut our values, then surely another administration will do the same for another very different set of policies, each time invoking some concept of popular will or the public good, with the result these religious organizations become mere tools for the exercise of government power."
But despite the strong language that accompanied Notre Dame's decision to refile the lawsuit, some critics questioned whether it has shown sufficient commitment to fight against the mandate.
'Tepid' Acquiescence
Holy Cross Father Bill Miscamble, a professor of history at Notre Dame, told the Register that he was disappointed "with the tepid way in which Notre Dame has acquiesced with the Obamacare provisions and authorized its health-insurance administrator to implement the HHS mandate."
Father Miscamble suggested that Father Jenkins should be a national leader in the fight for a broad religious exemption to the federal law and should step forward now to back "Archbishop [Joseph] Kurtz's call on President Obama to use his executive authority to defer any application of these offensive mandate provisions until the legal issues are finally settled."
Father Miscamble also targeted the university's decision to refile its lawsuit just one month before the Jan. 1, 2014, deadline, "after making preparations early in the fall to comply with the mandate provisions."
In his Dec. 20, 2013, decision denying Notre Dame relief, U.S. district Judge Philip Simon said the legal challenge was unlikely to succeed on the merits, but he also noted the late filing date and expressed skepticism about Notre Dame's claims.
"The [allegedly] offending regulations were published in July 2013 and are set to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2014," stated Judge Simon, "yet Notre Dame chose to wait until December to file this lawsuit. … It then waited another six days … to ask for a preliminary injunction. All of which raises a question of Notre Dame's own view of the injury it faces under the regulation."
Asked to comment on suggestions that Father Jenkins could have done more to speak out on the issue, Notre Dame's Paul Browne defended the university president's record of addressing the threat posed by the mandate.
"I can't account for why the media isn't paying much attention, but his statement for filing the suit was given broad distribution," said Browne.
On the subject of the refiling date, Browne told the Register, "As Father Jenkins has indicated, there were good-faith negotiations to reach an accord; regrettably, that didn't happen."
Tough Call
Father Jenkins acknowledged in a Dec. 2, 2013, published interview that the decision to refile was a "tough" call.
"It was a tough decision. Many people in the [Obama] administration worked with us. In the end, I wasn't comfortable with where it placed Notre Dame."
Father Jenkins added, "What I couldn't get around was that a right found in the Constitution and in prior legislation is now being granted as an accommodation to us at the discretion of the administration. That diminishes our religious freedom."
In its Dec. 3 statement that announced its decision to return to court, the university administration confirmed that "Notre Dame and government administration officials have been in conversation for more than a year to resolve the matter."
The failure of those negotiations marked a low point in relations between the Obama administration and Notre Dame, which had ignited a firestorm after it invited President Obama to its 2009 commencement. Many Church leaders, university alumni and pro-life activists publicly opposed the decision to honor a political leader with a record of strong support for abortion rights.
During his address before the graduates, President Obama vowed to accommodate conscience rights on sensitive policy decisions dealing with abortion.
"Let's honor the conscience of those who disagree with abortion and draft a sensible conscience clause and make sure that all of our health-care policies are grounded in clear ethics and sound science, as well as respect for the equality of women," Obama stated.
Five years later, the university and its legal team are preparing for the full hearing of their appeal by the 7th Circuit.
The appellate court will convene an "expedited briefing and argument schedule," reported Notre Dame's Bradley, "so that a full consideration of Notre Dame's appeal is likely due before the end of February."
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Here's What You Need to Know About Installation and Care [Must Read]
Oh Hello and welcome to Block DockTM ownership. Your life is about to be better by bar!
This nifty vertical soap dish is designed and made in New Zealand. It will dry your bar fast, so it lasts longer, stays solid and is pleasant to use. Whether you use bars for hair, face, hands, or body (hopefully for all), you will get more value from every bar ever stored in it.
In time the Block DockTM will start saving you money because you will ultimately buy fewer bars overall. For committed bar users, it is more expensive NOT to have a Block DockTM than to invest in one.
Each Block DockTM vertical soap dish and shampoo bar holder is made from aluminium which is powder coated for durability. A suction cup for mounting is included. The Block DockTM is available in a range of colours.
The Block DockTM fits all shapes, sizes and brands of bars, and bars for every purpose. The shortest side of the bar can be up to 4cm deep. Slimmer bars store well too. It is simple to manually adjust the distribution of weight within the Block DockTM for stable storage, if needed.
The Block DockTM soap dish does its best 'no-mess' work when side-mounted to smooth surfaces where residue can run to a drain. It is perfect for shower walls and the insides of baths, basins and sinks, including oval and round shaped ones.
The suction cup WILL adhere to glass, mirror, vitreous china, steel, acrylic, and most smooth tiles.
The suction cup will NOT adhere to textured tiles, paint, and other porous surfaces because it cannot form the vacuum needed to work. If your glass has been coated with water stain protectant, it may not suction there either. If nothing has successfully suctioned to your surface before it will be the same for this suction cup.
Please give due consideration to whether your surfaces are suitable for any of the Block DockTM installation options and do not proceed if you perceive any risk.
- Locate your Block DockTM soap dish outside of direct water spray to prolong the life of your bar. Use your shampoo, conditioner, or soap bar straight onto your wet hair or body. It does not need extra time under water. Put your bar back into the Block DockTM when you are done.
- The Block DockTM is designed to allow air flow around all sides which enables your bar to dry fast and last. When your bar stays solid you won't lose your money to mush!
- In basins and sinks it is a good idea to suction the Block DockTM to the inside the bowl and outside the fall of the tap water. In the bath it should be placed above the water level. This approach allows you to keep your surfaces clear and lessens cleaning time - because any residue drains directly away to a drain. Bonus!
- Clean the suction cup and the surface you want the Block DockTM soap dish to adhere to. Use isopropyl alcohol if needed and it is suitable for your surface.
- Thoroughly wet the back of the suction cup with water and place it in your desired location. Press hard on the head of the suction cup where you want it to stay. Check the whole of the suction cup is flat against your surface and stays put. Give it some time to be sure it has strongly adhered.
- Slip your Block DockTM over the head of the suction cup, pulling it down to fit tight in the top of the keyhole on the back face of the Dock.
- Add any shampoo, conditioner, or soap bar.
- If your bar is extra-wide, extra-long or especially heavy, cut it into pieces for use. If you are using a rectangular bar in a wide Block DockTM position it hard against the front flanges for stability.
- If your bar is not sitting comfortably, angle it with the top towards the back of the Block DockTM and the bottom towards the front. As bars change their shape and weight from time to time, you may need to adjust their placement after use for stability. You can also adjust the Block DockTM itself slightly from side to side while attached to the suction cup adhered to achieve balance.
- If your bar feels a little tight when new, gently pinch the legs of the Block DockTM together to give the bar a boost up. Within a couple of uses your bar will move in and out with ease.
- When your bar becomes small, begin to store it horizontally or lightly press it to the inner side of the soap dish. Use it in the flat of your hand until the last sliver disappears or attach it to your next bar while both bars are wet. In this way you can avoid any wastage.
- When you want to change the location of your Block DockTM soap dish simply lift the small tag on the suction cup and the suction will break.
- Give your suction cup a 10-minute soak in a cup of hot water then try the installation steps again, leaving time between each step - overnight is good.
Suction to the nearest glass surface.
Use the two multipurpose holes in the back of the Block DockTM soap dish to thread a cable tie (the best option for a tight fit), stainless wire, twist tie or similar through. Then tie tight around the shower rail or other fixture.
- Try a CommandTM brand wet/dry bath strip or ScotchTM brand outdoor mounting tape on the back of the Block DockTM. Always check if suitable for your surface before using.
- If your surface allows it, install with flat-head screws.
Wipe the Block DockTM soap dish clean with your finger while showering and then dry it completely. To keep it in tip top condition, clean weekly.
Your suction cup will also benefit from a regular clean. Soap residue on its back is best cleaned with isopropyl alcohol. In time the suction cup may need to be replaced if it begins to deteriorate.
With your good care the Block DockTM will give you many years of soap-saving service.
Take care not to scratch or penetrate the powder coating, and never put the Block DockTM in a dishwasher as these actions will reduce its lifespan.
If you have a Shower Dome® Shower Top or similar, be sure to give your bars some time in fresh air every few days. If your bar has gone soft, it needs time outside the shower. The Block DockTM will adhere to the outside of your glass or acrylic shower or stand on the flat in a ventilated area.
Your efforts to reduce plastic waste by ditching products in bottles and switching to replacements in solid bars for all your handwashing, haircare, bathing, and beauty needs are absolutely worth it.
- Think of the plastic bottles that will not be produced, and the fossil fuels not used up in that process. Think of the plastic waste saved from oceans and waterways, and the microplastics saved from littering our landscapes.
- Consider the volume of water savings, since bottles of liquid soap and shampoo are largely full of it, while a bar is concentrated goodness activated with water you are already using.
- Now clean and easy to achieve with the Block DockTM, making the simple swap from products in plastic bottles to replacements in solid bars will contribute to positive environmental change at not insignificant levels. Consider your own product use over a lifetime, then multiply that volume by everyone participating in this 'better by bar' movement. Who will you help to join?
- Designed to dry bars fast so they last, the Block DockTM soap dish will deliver more value from every bar you store in it, so over time you will buy fewer bars. It will save you both money and mess, with less time spent on bathroom cleaning too - because there are no soggy bars or messy dishes.
- Being small in scale, it is easy to fit multiples in your shower. Everyone can have their own bar, for everything, and no longer will you need to share your favourite soap. You can joyfully buy bars at markets and from soap makers in your community safe in the knowledge that your Block DockTM soap dish will keep them in good shape for use.
- Well designed and with a hardwearing finish, the Block DockTM soap dish (without the suction cup) is 100% recyclable at end of life. Being made from aluminium, it can be generally expected to hold value should it enter the waste stream.
I created the Block DockTM vertical soap dish and shampoo bar holder to make switching from bottles to bars easy and rewarding for you (and me) and I would love to know how you go using it.
Please visit www.theblockdock.com and leave a review or share a photo on Facebook, Pinterest or Instagram: @theblockdock
I welcome your thoughts directly at firstname.lastname@example.com
Here's to the health of our planet and to never suffering soggy soap again!
Clare Wilson
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*thank you in advance for your patience with extended shipping times to Australia during the Covid-19 pandemic*
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We have a few shipping options for you to choose from at checkout and have kept prices as low as possible. We ship throughout NZ and Australia, and to other international destinations on request.
These are the prices for everyday-sized orders:
Within New Zealand Courier Post Tracked - Urban $6.00
Within New Zealand Courier Post Tracked - Rural Delivery $8.90
We offer free New Zealand shipping for orders $100 and over
In New Zealand deliveries are made within a few days of your order.
To Australia (NZ Post International Air Small Parcel Semi-Tracked) $10.00
To Australia (NZ Post Courier Fully-Tracked) $30.00
We offer free Australian shipping (NZ Post International Air Small Parcel Semi-Tracked) for orders $150 and over
Standard deliveries to Australia will generally take around 10 working days or so (longer at peak times and presently because there is less freight capacity crossing the Tasman).
International Air Small Parcels are not officially tracked, but the notification you receive from NZPost when your Block Docks start their journey now shows their progress to the point of reaching your closest Australian Sorting Centre. After that they're in the hands of AusPost to get to your door. Covid-related delays can mean it can take up to a month to get all the way to your door.
NZ Post Courier tracked parcels (the $30 option) to Australia have a 2 - 6 day delivery window following confirmation of uplift. Again, with Covid this seems to be slower.
As an example for other destinations, below are the likely costings but please email me firstname.lastname@example.com with your full address and desired order and I can work out your specific costs.
USA, Canada, UK, France (NZ Post International Air Small Parcel Not Tracked, order value up to $250NZD, sent at buyer's risk and local customs fees if any are buyer's responsibility) $30.00
USA, Canada, UK, France (NZ Post Courier Tracked, order value up to $250NZD, sent at buyer's risk and local customs fees if any are buyer's responsibility) $65.00
If you are from beyond the identified shores, email me with your full address and ideal order items and I can work out the price for your destination.
If you have a greater than household sized order planned or for some reason you need a different arrangement contact me firstname.lastname@example.com
Like the product, its packaging is simple and sensible.
The Powdercoated Aluminium Block DockTM comes nude (no wrapping) in a cardboard box with suction cup. The wrapping has no real duty since they have a very hard-wearing surface and won't scratch each other if there's more than one in a box.
The Block DockTM box(es) come to you in a certified home compostable trackpak sized to suit. Our labels aren't yet compostable unfortunately - so they need to be cut from the trackpak before composting it. We get our bags from R3Pack and they have the icon for Home Compostable AS5810 ABAP20001 on them. They are plastic free and cannot be recycled. If you don't have a home compost system, please will you ask a friend or neighbour who does to compost for you.
Only your products will be in your shipment. All other information is on the website and you are welcome to email me with questions and feedback. Your order will be confirmed directly via Shopify following your transaction and its shipping info will be notified via the NZPost system when they take possession of your goods. If you don't receive a notification please check your junk or spam and if it's not their either please email me and I'll follow up for you.
Our supporting information is easily accessed online so please check it out - before you buy and again afterwards if you need to.
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Please message or email me with feedback or questions. All is welcomed.
Thank you for using bars and ordrering Block DockTM soap dishes to store them. I'd love to see your review on our website and a pic of your Block DockTM on location. Please send one here when you're ready.
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Yesterday, Finland and Slovakia played with the Bronze medal on the line. It was a pretty even start with Slovakia quickly catching onto Finland and scoring goals leaving them on top until the third period in which the Finns pulled out strong to finally earn the Bronze!!
My predictions were Russia (Gold), Canada (Silver), Sweden (Bronze) ... I KNOW, don't even start on me (I didn't even expect the USA to medal, but that was only because I was taking into account the youth and inexperience of most of the players, so HUSH!)!! I'm hoping that I can redeem myself somewhat by Canada losing against the USA and their getting the silver (and USA coming out on top). Anyway, both Russia and Sweden were eliminated quicker than [I had / a lot of people] expected and only lasted up until the elimination round.
Regardless of the outcome, this will be a pretty exciting game and one that I'm anxious to watch (neither team has anything to be asshamed of as they both did quite well throughout the tournament). And for those of you who believe that USA will defeat Canada with no problem simply because of the result of the last time these two played ... I say to you, that means nothing and they both are starting from square one today (Canada definitely got a wake-up call and they'll be better prepared for Team USA today ... mark my words!)!!
As an extremely touching tribute during today's game, Team USA will be honoring soldiers wounded in battle in either Iraq or Afghanistan for the Gold-Medal game. In a program they've called "Operation Homefront," all 23 players making up the team will be playing for an individual soldier. Penguins own defenseman, Brooks Orpik, has been teamed up with Pittsburgh native Staff Sergeant Shawn Barber (CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE).
"It's an honor," Barber said. "Brooks Orpik is a strong, tough, hard-nosed player that leads by example, and is solid at his position – which is how I try to lead. Growing up in Pittsburgh we pride ourselves on our toughness and hard work and I can't think of a better player to represent me, the city of Pittsburgh, or the United States."
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was born in Northridge, California and raised in Shrewsbury, New Jersey. His
name is probably the second most mispronounced name on the Red Sox behind
Jarrod Slatalamacchia. But, Ryan Kalish (KAY-lish) is making a name for himself
self in Bean town. He may have only eighty-four major league at-bats under his
belt, two home runs (one of which I saw, his first, in New York), a .238
batting average, and just ten RBIs but the outfielder deserves to be starting
in left fielder on Opening in 2011.
off, I'm not turning the page for the year the Red Sox can and will make the
playoffs. I'm simply just looking at the potential roster next year. Both J.D.
Drew and Mike Cameron will most likely be gone after the 2011 seasons is over.
So the obvious choice would be to trade one of those two players in the
offseason. It would make more since to trade Cameron as that allows Ellsbury to
move back to center, where he has played most of his career.
Jacoby does not have the best arm for an outfielder his speed would be wasted
were he to play in left with the Green Monster as his backdrop. Which is why he
never should have moved to left in the first place.
Anyway, while Daniel Nava, Darnell
McDonald, and Bill Hall have had nice seasons there simply is not enough room
and are simply not better then Kalish, Cameron, Ellsbury, or Drew.
The point is though someone is
going to get traded. I doubt Ellsbury would get traded partially because I am
not sure there would be an takers till we know he can still play ball. Cameron
would most likely be a one-year rental as I expect him to retire after his
current deal. As for Drew, he is often regarded as one of the most overpaid
players in major league baseball, meaning the Red Sox would most likely have to
toss in some money.
So what can we expect for Mr.
Kalish in the future? Well, in that very bright future I can see him hit .325
with fifteen homeruns, and 100 RBIs. Eventually, I think he'll be a line drive
machine and hit doubles off the monster every game. However, next year I think
maybe a .290 average with five-ten home runs with any where from 60 to 85 runs
batted in.
He could see time in the two, five,
six, or seven holes depending on injuries. He will most likely play all three-outfielder
spots. But at the end of the day the most important thing is that Kalish is
nearly a five-tool player. He can hit for contact, field (he has one error and
44 put outs), he can throw (he has two outfield assists), he has decent speed
(he's faster then Big Papi J),
and the power will come as he reaches his prime.
He might turn out to be a six-tool
player, meaning he can hit in the clutch. I have said it before and I will say
it again, some players, like Alex Rodriguez just can't hit in the clutch and
choke up. And for the record I think A-'Roid last year in the postseason was a fluke.
Kalish's first homerun was at Yankee
Stadium and the other was a grand slam. In his first game against the Tigers he
had two hits in four at-bats with an RBI and a run. Is that a sign of greatness
in the clutch or just a fluke? I believe the answer is greatness.
was often over shadowed in the minors by prospect Josh Reddick but know with
the opportunity to play full time Kalish is showing he is just as good if not
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Music mania is sweeping the ocean, and all the young male humpback whales are in on the latest trend. A new study reveals that, just like humans, humpback whales in the South Pacific follow musical trends that change by the season. Moreover, these songs always move from west to east across thousands of miles of ocean—from the east coast of Australia to French Polynesia—over the course of a year or two. The authors say it's one of the most complex and rapid patterns of cultural evolution across a region ever observed in a nonhuman species.
The findings are based on 11 years of recordings from underwater microphones slung over the sides of boats, which were collected by marine biologist Ellen Garland of the University of Queensland in Australia and colleagues. Picking out the patterns took a while; the team had to listen to 745 songs in total from six whale populations across the South Pacific over the 11-year period. The researchers identified 11 distinctly different styles (audio). Sometimes the "hit song" contained snippets from previous seasons, sometimes it was entirely revolutionary. But at any given time and place, there was only one song. What's more, the popular song switched incredibly rapidly; it took only 2 to 3 months for whales in a given region to entirely change their tune, the team reports online today in Current Biology.
For male whales, singing is known to be a mating behavior, and Garland calls the results a "weird interaction of constrained novelty" where each whale wants to one-up the whale next to it but still feels pressure to conform enough that it doesn't stand out as an oddball. But whether a whale primarily intends its song to impress females or to intimidate other males with its swanky style remains unclear. Peter Tyack, a marine biologist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts, who was not involved in the research, says that to understand this, behavioral biologists "need to dive in a little more deeply to understand subtle details of how males respond to males and how females choose an animal for mating."
This is extremely difficult to do, as humpbacks are too large to be put in captivity for study, and no good methods for tracking individual mating patterns exist. For instance, it's currently impossible to tell how a female swimming through a group of males singing the same song picks out one animal from the rest. Garland says she'd love to study which aspects of a song are important for helping males mate and whether nonconformists are less successful at mating.
Garland says it's also not clear why the song spreads in one direction only. She guesses that the high density of whales off the east coast of Australia affords more opportunity for new songs to arise than in a sparsely populated region such as French Polynesia.
Most of all, the researchers would like to understand why humpback whales, of all species, resemble humans in their love for ever-changing yet conformist fashion. "There's something about these songs; if it were just novelty, then everyone would just do their own thing," Tyack says. Maybe whales, he thinks, have "a sense of aesthetic judgment."


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I am in Santa Barbara until mid of June. I´m from Germany and I am not familiar with the US tennis ranking, but while reading the descriptions, I think I might be a 4.0, maybe better, maybe worse, but I never played on hardcourt. I am looking for someone who is able to hit the ball ;-)
I think the best time for playing would be in the afternoon after 4:30 pm or at another time during the weekend, it depends.
Some one interested?
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i am able to hit the ball can you do today or tomorrow at the ucsb ren cen courts?
sorry, had no time during this weekend, maybe another day?
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Before the match the Duke and Duchess met with beneficiaries of the Welsh Rugby Charitable Trust, which supports injured former players.
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More from The Telegraph story:
'The Duchess shared a joke with Paul Davies, 50, a former Lance Corporal with the Royal Welch Fusiliers, who was paralysed from the chest down when a scrum during an Army rugby match collapsed, dislocating his neck and crushing his spinal cord when he was 20. Mr Davies, went on to manage the Great Britain wheelchair rugby team at the Sydney 2000 Paralympics, and was awarded the MBE last year for services to wheelchair rugby and Army veteran charities'.
Prince William became the Vice Royal Patron of Welsh Rugby Union in 2007 and has called Welsh island Anglesey his second home since January 2010. Needless to say William and Kate are big supporters of the team.
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William and Kate singing the national anthem.
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Interestingly, Prince William visited the All Blacks training camp in Auckland in 2005 and enjoyed a chat with the team.
It proved to be a tense match with Wales doing their utmost to beat the mighty All Blacks but the dragons were defeated. It has been a trying season for the Welsh team who have lost their last five matches and haven't beaten New Zealand in almost sixty years. (with thanks to my fiancé for match updates, yours truly knows nothing about rugby :))
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The Bisons were on the brink of being a victim of history on Thursday afternoon. Instead, they picked up two huge wins against their closest rival.
No-hit for the first six innings of a game one doubleheader, the Bisons roared back for a pair of victories over Rochester in their last at-bats. Nick Evans sent the Herd to a 4-2 walk-off win with a home run in the 10th inning of game one before Ruben Tejada's sixth-inning double snapped a 1-1 tie in a 4-1 game two triumph.
The victories snapped a six-game losing streak for Buffalo and exacted some revenge on a Red Wings club that swept a doubleheader at Coca-Cola Field on Tuesday.
The afternoon didn't start out well for the Herd as Rochester starter Kyle Gibson took a no-hitter into the seventh inning of game one. The Bisons only had two base runners in the first six frames, both reaching on an error.
But the Bisons bats swung momentum in their favor with the long ball. Kirk Nieuwenhuis broke up the no-no bid with a solo home run to left field to lead off the seventh. That knocked Gibson from the game.
Rochester took the 2-1 lead in the top of the eighth, but Evans blasted a home run to left field to extend the contest further. The next time the Bisons first baseman came up, he hit a two-run shot off Kyle Waldrop in the 10th inning to give Buffalo the 4-2 win.
Ruben Tejada provided the Bisons offense in game two. He homered in the second inning to give the Bisons the early lead and plated two more with a double in the bottom of the sixth inning to snap a 1-1 tie. Raul Chavez added a sac fly in the sixth for a 4-1 lead.
BISONS NOTES: Evans's walk-off home run in the first game was his second in a Bisons uniform. Evans hit a two-run walk-off in the 15th inning of a 4-2 victory over Pawtucket on April 12, 2009…Kirk Nieuwenhuis had a hit in each game to extend his hit streak to 11-games. It's the longest active streak in the International League…Casey Fossum allowed just an unearned run in 6.1 innings of work in the first game but did not earn a decision…Ronny Paulino joined the Bisons on a major league rehab assignment. The Mets catcher combined to go 0-6 with a walk in the two games…The lone no-hitter in Coca-Cola Field history was thrown by Buffalo's Bartolo Colon on June 20, 1997.


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Tom Sturridge, the British stage and film actor whose credits include Being Julia and On The Road,will make his Broadway debut this spring in ORPHANS.
This production, which will begin performances on March 19 and open on April 7 2013 at the Schoenfeld Theatre (236 West 45th Street), will mark the first Broadway staging of the play.
Sturridge will star with Alec Baldwin and Shia LaBeouf in Lyle Kessler's play,directed by Daniel Sullivan and produced by Frederick Zollo and Robert Cole.
In the play, two orphaned brothers are living in a decrepit North Philadelphia row house. Treat, the eldest, (LaBeouf), supports his damaged younger sibling Philip (Sturridge) by petty thievery, and makes the house a virtual prison for the seemingly simple-minded Phillip. One night he kidnaps a rich older man, Harold (Baldwin), who turns out to have his own motives and becomes the father figure the boys have always yearned for.
Tom Sturridge began his career in Mira Nair's feature film Vanity Fair alongside Reese Witherspoon, before going on to star in Being Julia with Annette Bening and Michael Gambon. A leading role ensued in Gregory J. Read's feature Like Minds alongside Toni Collette, before he gained further recognition in Working Title's The Boat That Rocked, directed by Richard Curtis with Philip Seymour Hoffman and Bill Nighy.
His film credits also include Tinge Krishnan's Junkhearts with Eddie Marsan and Romola Garai and Walter Salles' On The Road with Kristen Stewart, Viggo Mortenson and Amy Adams in which he plays Carlo Marx, Kerouac's alias for Allen Ginsberg. Forthcoming roles include the painter John Millais in Effie, opposite Dakota Fanning and Emma Thompson, and he has also recently completed filming on Terrence Malick's new feature, with Ryan Gosling and Michael Fassbender.
Tom made his theatre debut in Simon Stephen's Punk Rock which performed at the Lyric Hammersmith in London and at the Manchester Royal Exchange. He subsequently received the Critics' Circle Best Newcomer Award in recognition of his leading performance, along with Best Newcomer at the Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards. He was also nominated for the Milton Schulman Award for Outstanding Newcomer at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards and London Newcomer of the Year at the Whatsonstage Awards. He has since played leading roles at London's Royal Court Theatre, in Simon Stephens' play Wastwater and most recently in Polly Stenham's new play No Quarter.
Tickets for ORPHANS are now on sale and can be purchased by calling Telecharge at 212-239-6200 or online by visiting www.Telecharge.com.
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SANDY, Utah – Real Salt Lake will take on Seattle Sounders FC in the second – and decisive – leg of the Western Conference Semifinals on Thursday, Nov. 8 at Rio Tinto Stadium. The match will begin at 8:00 p.m. MT and will be broadcast live on the NBC Sports Network, ESPN700 AM and 102.3 La Gran D / 1600 AM.
RSL played Seattle to a scoreless draw in the series' first leg at CenturyLink Field on Friday, Nov. 2. GK Nick Rimando enjoyed a performance for the ages in that match, making incredible stop after incredible stop and overcoming both a facial laceration – which required three stitches after the game – and a broken nose to keep his fourth-consecutive clean sheet across all competitions.
Friday's result means that the Claret-and-Cobalt simply needs a win of any kind on Thursday night to advance to the two-legged Western Conference Final series that will begin on Sunday, Nov. 11. If RSL and Seattle are tied after regulation on Thursday, the match will go into a 30-minute extra time period. If the sides remain tied after the extra time period, the series will be decided by a penalty kick shootout.
Real Salt Lake – which set club records for points (57), wins (17) and goals (46) in the regular season – enters Thursday's match unbeaten in its last eight games across all competitions (dating back to Sept. 6 at Houston) and has posted a 6-1-5 mark in its last 12 games across all competitions, registering nine shutouts and outscoring opponents 12-3 during that stretch.
RSL has registered scoreless draws in four consecutive games, tying 0-0 at Seattle in regular season action on Oct. 17, against Costa Rican club C.S. Herediano in CONCACAF Champions League play on Oct. 23, against Vancouver in the regular season finale on Oct. 27 and again last Friday at CenturyLink Field.
The Claret-and-Cobalt has yet to concede a goal in four games against Seattle this year, holding Sounders FC – which scored the fifth most goals in MLS during the regular season – scoreless in 360 minutes of action against the Cascadia club in 2012. RSL is 1-0-3 against Sounders FC this year, beating Seattle 1-0 on May 12 at CenturyLink Field before drawing the second, third and fourth meetings 0-0 on July 4 at Rio Tinto Stadium and the aforementioned Oct. 17 and Nov. 2 games in Seattle.
A limited number of tickets to the match are still available and can be purchased online at www.RealSaltLake.com, at the Rio Tinto Stadium box office or by calling (801) 727-2700. Tickets to potential future RSL playoff games are also on sale now and can be purchased through the same routes as above.
Stay tuned to www.RealSaltLake.com and follow the club on Twitter @RealSaltLake for all the latest news and information on the team ahead of Thursday's Western Conference Semifinal series second leg at Rio Tinto Stadium.
How to Follow Real Salt Lake v. Seattle Sounders FC
- Kickoff: 8:00 p.m. MT at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah
- TV: NBC Sports Network (now on DirecTV ch. 220)
- English Radio: ESPN700 AM (Pregame begins at 7:30 p.m. MT)
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Click here to download the PDF version of the MLS Playoff Guide
Click here to download the PDF version of the RSL at Seattle MLS Game Guide
RSL History v. Seattle
RSL leads its all-time MLS series with Sounders FC 4-3-5. The Claret-and-Cobalt has done well against Seattle at Rio Tinto Stadium, posting a 2-1-2 record when playing Sounders FC in Utah.
Real Salt Lake is 1-0-3 against Sounders FC this year. The Claret-and-Cobalt took the first meeting, getting a 50th minute goal from FW Fabian Espindola to down Seattle 1-0 at CenturyLink Field on May 12. The teams drew in their second, third and fourth matches, playing to scoreless draws at Rio Tinto Stadium on July 4 and at CenturyLink Field on Oct. 17 and Nov. 2.


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Researchers analyzed over 128,000 babies born between 37 and 41 weeks gestation in New York City in the late 1980s and early 1990s. When the children took their 3rd grade math and reading tests, researchers found that scores for children born at 37 and 38 weeks were lower than the kids born at 39, 40 or 41 weeks. They found that children born at 37 weeks had a 23 percent increased risk of having a reading impairment and children born at 38 weeks had a 13 percent increased risk, as opposed to those born at 41 weeks. Plus, math scores were lower for these children as well.
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A friend gave me this bench several years ago and I have been on the internet several times looking to see if I could find one similiar so I would know what I have. Looks to be antique to me but who knows. I beleive it is a mission style bench. It appears to have wooden pegs in it. I am not sure what the markings are on the bottom but it states: Prof. settee Lt- Oak FP!- 5-39. Any information would be greatly appreciated.


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New fragrance deal, new promo pic! Only Katy Perry could make a sleek, slicked back, high and shiny ponytail look Old Hollywood glam.
The newly released photo is a black and white glamour shot of the 'Wide Awake' singer, which accompanied the announcement that she would be partnering with fragrance behemoth Coty to distribute her first two scents Purr and Meow!, as well as her upcoming third perfume. Perry is absolutely gorgeous. Her eyelashes, which are likely fake, are beautiful, framing her blue eyes perfectly.
With only her bare shoulders and shiny rave hair, Perry is a vision in this image. She's beyond photogenic.
Perry is also beyond stoked to get started on her third fragrance and with a powerhouse like Coty handling marketing and distribution, she is set to take over the olfactory world.
"I am honored to be working with Coty, which has produced some of my favorite fragrances," said Perry. "I'm excited to share what's next in my perfumed world as well as making Purr and Meow! more accessible worldwide!"
Perry continues to work on the third scent in her fragrance portfolio, expected at retail stores in 2013.
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The Solar Funnel Cooker is safe and low cost, easy to make, yet very effective in capturing the sun's energy for cooking and pasteurizing water.
A few years ago, I (Steven Jones) woke up to the fact that half of the world's peoples must burn wood or dried dung in order to cook their food. It came as quite a shock to me, especially as I learned of the illnesses caused by breathing smoke day in and day out, and the environmental impacts of deforestation -not to mention the time spent by people (mostly women) gathering sticks and dung to cook their food. And yet, many of these billions of people live near the equator, where sunshine is abundant and free. Ergo...
As a University Professor of Physics with a background in energy usage, I set out to develop a means of cooking food and sterilizing water using the free energy of the sun. First, I looked at existing methods.
The parabolic cooker involves a reflective dish that concentrates sunlight to a point where the food is cooked. This approach is very dangerous since the sun's energy is focused to a point which is very hot, but which cannot be seen. (BYU students and I built one which will set paper on fire in about 3 seconds!) I learned that an altruistic group had offered reflecting parabolas to the people living at the Altiplano in Bolivia. But more than once the parabolas had been stored next to a shed -- and the passing sun set the sheds on fire! The people did not want these dangerous, expensive devices, even though the Altiplano region has been stripped of fuel wood.
The box cooker: Basically an insulated box with a glass or plastic lid, often with a reflecting lid to reflect sunlight into the box. Light enters through the top glass (or plastic), to slowly heat up the box. Problems: energy enters only through the top, while heat is escaping through all the other sides, which have a tendency to draw heat away from the food. When the box is opened to put food in or take it out, some of the heat escapes and is lost. Also, effective box cookers tend to be more complicated to build than the funnel cooker.
While studying this problem, I thought again and again of the great need for a safe, inexpensive yet effective solar cooker. It finally came to me at Christmastime a few years ago, a sort of hybrid between the parabola and a box cooker. It looks like a large, deep funnel, and incorporates what I believe are the best features of the parabolic cooker and the box cooker.
The first reflector was made at my home out of aluminum foil glued onto cardboard, then this was curved to form a reflective funnel. My children and I figured out a way to make a large card-board funnel easily. (I'll tell you exactly how to do this later on.)
Later, I did extensive tests with students (including reflectivity tests) and found that aluminized Mylar was good too, but relatively expensive and rather hard to come by in large sheets. Besides, cardboard is found throughout the world and is inexpensive, and aluminum foil is also easy to come by. And individuals can make their own solar cookers easily, or start a cottage-industry to manufacture them for others.
Prototypes of the Solar Funnel Cooker were tested in Bolivia, and outperformed an expensive solar box cooker and a "Solar Cookit" - while costing much less. Brigham Young University submitted a patent application, mainly to insure that no company would prevent wide distribution of the Solar Funnel Cooker. BYU makes no profit from the invention. ( I later learned that a few people had had a similar idea, but with methods differing from those developed and shown here.) So now I'm trying to get the word out so that the invention can be used to capture the free energy of the sun - for camping and for emergencies, yes, but also for every day cooking where electricity is not available and even fuel wood is getting scarce.
How it Works
The reflector is shaped like a giant funnel, and lined with aluminum foil. (Easy to follow instructions will be given soon.) This funnel is rather like the parabolic cooker, except that the sunlight is concentrated along a line (not a point) at the bottom of the funnel. You can put your hand up the bottom of the funnel and feel the sun's heat, but it will not burn you.
Next, we paint a jar black on the outside, to collect heat, and place this at the bottom of the funnel. Or one can use a black pot, with a lid. The black vessel gets hot, fast. But not quite hot enough to cook with... We need some way to build up the heat without letting the air cool it. So, I put a cheap plastic bag around the jar -- voila, the solar funnel cooker was born! The plastic bag, available in grocery stores as a "poultry bag", replaces the cumbersome and expensive box and glass lid of the solar box ovens. You can use the plastic bags used in American stores to put groceries in, as long as they let a lot of sunlight pass. (Dark- colored bags will not do.)
I recently tested a bag used for fruits and vegetables, nearly transparent and available free at American grocery stores, that works great. This is stamped "HDPE" for high-density polyethylene on the bag (ordinary polyethylene melts too easily). A block of wood is placed under the jar to help hold the heat in. (Any insulator, such as a hot pad or rope or even sticks, will also work.)
A friend of mine who is also a Physics Professor did not believe I could actually boil water with the thing. So I showed him that with this new "solar funnel cooker," I was able to boil water in Utah in the middle of winter! I laid the funnel on its side since it was winter and pointed a large funnel towards the sun to the south. I also had to suspend the black cooking vessel -- rather than placing it on a wooden block. This allows the weaker sun rays to strike the entire surface of the vessel.
Of course, the Solar Funnel works much better outside of winter days (when the UV index is 7 or greater). Most other solar cookers will not cook in the winter in northern areas (or south of about 35 degrees, either).
I thought that a pressure cooker would be great. But the prices in stores were way too high for me. Wait, how about a canning jar? These little beauties are designed to relieve pressure through the lid -- a nice pressure cooker. And cooking time is cut in half for each 10º C we raise the temperature (Professor Lee Hansen, private communication). I used one of my wife's wide-mouth canning jars, spray-painted (flat) black on the outside, and it worked great. Food cooks faster when you use a simple canning jar as a pressure cooker. However, you can also put a black pot in the plastic bag instead if you want. But don't use a sealed container with no pressure release like a mayonnaise jar -- it can break as the steam builds up! (I've done it.)


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Climatologists at the University of Bristol are warning that a hotter planet will mean more damage to fragile ecosystems, and a higher risk of natural disasters such as forest fires, floods and droughts.
Drawing on data from more than 50 models of the Earth's climate, the researchers were able to make predictions about how the planet would be affected by varying degrees of warming over the next two hundred years, the BBC reports.
They were also able to assess how effective various reductions on carbon emissions would be at tackling the changes predicted, and concluded that even if emissions were cut now, some places would still face serious damage as a result of rising global temperatures.
The researchers identified three scenarios predicted by the models: a temperature rise of less than two degrees C, of between two and three degrees C and of over three degrees C.
For each, they made predictions about the amount of environmental damage the planet is likely to sustain, and found that the risks increase sharply with the temperature.
Rises of over three degrees C were found to cause existing carbon sinks, places which are overall consuming more CO2 than they produce, to go into reverse, releasing their stored carbon into the atmosphere.
They also identified the areas most at risk of deforestation, including eastern China, Canada and the Amazon. Western Africa, southern Europe and eastern states in the USA, meanwhile, were most at risk of losing their fresh water supplies, and experiencing drought.
The research team, headed by Dr. Marko Scholze, said that the work was important because it considered a variety of models.
He told the BBC: "The United Nations says we should limit greenhouse gas emissions so we do not have dangerous climate change. So the question is 'what is dangerous climate change?'.
"In this paper we define the level we think is dangerous and see how likely it will come true."
He said that because the work considered a variety of models, he hoped it would answer some of the critics of the predictions made by climate models.
Richard Betts, manager of Climate Impacts at the Met Office's Hadley Centre, added that the research was useful because it showed how much the various models agreed and disagreed. ®


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Cerro de Caisimú took its name from the height where the installation lies. From there the visitor can watch one of the most beautiful sights of the Las Tunas region, at the East of the country.
Its commanding views perhaps not surprising meant it was the setting for numerous skirmishes between Revolutionary and Batista's forces.


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Ken Scott, director of sperm donor comedy Starbuck, speaks about the forthcoming US remake and actor Patrick Huard reflects on the success of the original.
Director Ken Scott and star Patrick Huard's French-Canadian hit Starbuck, about a meat delivery driver and sperm donor who discovers he has fathered 533 children, grossed more than $3.5m in Canada in 2011.
eOne International handled worldwide sales on the festival favourite and eOne Films US opened the comedy in the US on Mar 22.
Scott is in post on the English-language remake for DreamWorks starring Vince Vaughn, which will open through Buena Vista on Oct 4 as The Delivery Man.
Scott and Huard talk to Tyler Pukatch about film, fame and fatherhood.
Working with DreamWorks, were there many changes that had to be made to the script?
Ken Scott: They loved the original. Things really happened gradually, and they loved the movie. We had a few meetings with [Steven Spielberg and DreamWorks], and right away we felt that they wanted to do the same movie as we wanted to do; to do the same remake as we hoped.
Now that the original is coming out here in the United States, we also felt… that there was still room for the story to be told here to the American audience.
So you are confident Americans will like the remake based on audience reaction to Starbuck?
KS: [Starbuck] played well in previews and is coming out now… so we can see how the original movie played for the American audience. We were very fortunate to have [that response] and see that the story would play well with an American audience.
The film has enjoyed tremendous success abroad. How do you feel about the international reception?
KS: Starbuck is very exciting for us… obviously, to be in French, to come out here and to go to France, Japan and China is difficult, especially for a comedy.
Patrick Huard: I was with Ken in Germany when it first started in festivals. To be thousands of miles from home… to hear people laugh, and hear people cry – for me it was absolutely amazing.
What is the message of the film?
KS: I have three kids. It is a great premise to explore what fatherhood is all about. We felt we had a whole lot to say about fatherhood, and fatherhood has changed a lot in the last 10, 15 years. Fathers want to be there more, and we wanted to explore what that was all about.
Patrick, how did you respond to playing the lead?
PH: This guy is a very human character, just so genuine. It's not often you get offered the part. To be able to play with so many actors of so many different [abilities] keeps you on the edge and provides you with great comfort.
When I got the role, my daughter was 14. My new wife wanted to have more kids and even though I was initially against the idea, playing this character helped change my mind.
Next steps
Scott is in post-production on The Delivery Man and has a number of projects in development.
Huard is working on a screenplay connected with the French-Canadian film Good Cop, Bad Cop, in which he starred. He also plans to return to the Quebec stand-up comedy circuit with his one-man show, Happiness (Les Bonheurs).


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What's Up December 2009: The most recognizable constellation: Orion
The final month of the International Year of Astronomy wraps up with an exploration of one of the most recognizable constellations: Orion.
Transcript:Jane Houston-Jones: What's Up for December.
Title - Orion Nebula
Jane Houston-Jones: The Orion Nebula. Hello and welcome. I'm Jane Houston-Jones at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
This is the final month of International Year of Astronomy. But that shouldn't stop you from looking up next year.
This month's target is in one of the most-recognizable constellations: Orion.
The Orion Nebula is easy to find, and it's one of the most beautiful objects to observe through a telescope.
You can see it with your unaided eye, too, even from the city.
Title - Galileo Galilei
Jones: Galileo observed and sketched the Orion constellation and even the small grouping of stars in The Trapezium region of the Orion Nebula.
Title - Stars observed by Galileo in The Trapezium (black dots)
Jones: But he never wrote about or sketched the nebula itself. No other early astronomers did either.
Title: Giovanni Battista Hodierna
Jones: An observation from 1654 shows not only the three stars Galileo saw, but also the fuzzy patch which we know as the Orion Nebula.
Title - Christian Huygens
Jones: In 1656 Christian Huygens made one of the earliest sketches showing more of the nebula.
The Orion Nebula's glowing gas surrounds hot young stars at the edge of a huge interstellar molecular cloud only 1500 light years away.
This is the nearest large star-forming region, and it's our best window into how stars are born.
In the center of the nebula lie four massive young stars whose stellar winds have carved out a cavity know as The Trapezium.
In the same region
Title - Protoplanetary Disks
Jones: protoplanetary disks are forming from gas and dust.
Title - Dust Cloud (disk). Star.
Jones: Solar systems like our own are formed from disks like these.
The stellar winds from stars create bubbles and arcs.
Title - bubble. arc.
Title - bow shock
Jones: Bow shocks.
And a huge deep bowl.
Title - bowl
Dark pillars of gas
Title - pillars of gas
Jones: are found in the outer layers. And cool brown dwarfs
Title - brown dwarfs
Jones: lie within the nebula, too.
Title - Looking Southeast. 8:00 pm. December 15. Orion.
Jones: Next time you step outside and look at the Orion constellation, notice it's three belt stars.
Title - Belt
Jones: And the sword hanging from his belt.
Title - Sword
Jones: The middle star in the sword looks just like William Herschel's description of two centuries ago:
an unformed fiery mist, the chaotic material of future suns.
That's the Orion Nebula.
Title - You can learn about NASA's missions at www.nasa.gov
Jones: You can learn all about NASA's missions at www.nasa.gov
Title - Thanks to the following for submitting images: Morris Jones, Ian Sharp
Jones: And that's all for this month. I'm Jane Houston-Jones. See you next year!
Title - NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology


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Bush Opposes Temporary Extension of Spy ProgramBy Reuters - Print
U.S. President George W.
Bush said he would oppose another temporary
extension of a law empowering U.S. spy agencies to track
communications of terrorism suspects without a court order and
pressed Congress for a long-term fix.
WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush on Wednesday said he would oppose another temporary extension of a law empowering U.S. spy agencies to track communications of terrorism suspects without a court order and pressed Congress for a long-term fix.
The Senate on Tuesday approved legislation that would enshrine into law the surveillance powers and grant retroactive immunity to telephone companies that took part in the Bush administration's warrantless wiretapping program.
"It's time for Congress to ensure the flow of vital intelligence is not disrupted," Bush told reporters in the Oval Office on Wednesday. "It is time for Congress to pass a law that provides a long-term foundation to protect our country and they must do so immediately."
However, Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives, who have opposed immunity for the phone companies, could vote on another proposed extension, this one for 21 days, on Wednesday, a top congressional aide said on Tuesday.
"The time for debate is over," Bush said. "I will not accept any temporary extension."
He warned that enemies of the United States were already plotting new attacks that would dwarf the Sept. 11 attacks, however Democrats in Congress have insisted on better protections for Americans' civil liberties.
In the Senate measure, lawmakers did bolster the protection of privacy rights of law-abiding Americans swept up in the hunt for suspected terrorists.
The White House and Democratic-led Congress have been wrangling for months over whether to make permanent a program that allowed surveillance of communications between people in the United States and others overseas if one had suspected terrorist ties.
Another key concern has been some 40 civil lawsuits filed accusing AT&T Inc., Verizon Communications Inc. and Sprint Nextel Corp. of violating Americans' privacy rights in helping the warrantless domestic spying program that started shortly after the Sept. 11 attacks.
"If these companies are subjected to lawsuits that could cost them billions of dollars, they won't participate, they won't help us, they won't help protect America," Bush said.
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When was the last time you laughed about psoriasis? As the fall turns to winter here in Southern California, the condition of my skin has turned from somewhat annoying to painful breakouts. When the dots get redder, begin a serious offensive against neighboring skin, and recruit friends, psoriasis is not an object of humor. That's why I was interested to hear about comedian Jon Lovitz's new public service announcements sponsored by Centocor Ortho Biotech Inc. (makers of Remicade, used for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, and Stelara, indicated for psoriasis) and the National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF).
Lovitz says in a recent interview on the Today show that he is not making fun of psoriasis, but making fun of himself. If you watch the videos at Are You Serious? ™ you'll see that he is using humor and Hollywood production to tell his own story of treating severe psoriasis and to educate those who think psoriasis is just dry skin. I definitely remember him on Saturday Night Live, and in one of my all-time favorite baseball movies, A League of Their Own. Now he's using his celebrity to raise awareness about psoriasis. It's worth a look for a laugh at something that many of us know from daily experience is a serious condition.
These celebrity announcements are a mixed bag for me, however. On one hand, I feel just a little bit taller when I see people who could have a lot to lose, such as singer LeAnn Rimes, golfer Phil Mickelson, and now comedian Jon Lovitz, so publicly share their psoriasis experiences. On the other hand, my cynical side tells me that these public services are really slick, back-door ways for these sponsoring companies to attract a segment of the psoriasis community into using their latest prescription medication. Either way, I remind myself that I still have the last say in what goes into my body and what treatments I use or don't use. If these celebrity endorsements bring psoriasis awareness and education, and assist an organization such as the NPF, then I'm all for it.
This is Thanksgiving week, which also marks my third anniversary writing this blog. The blog started out as a way for me to work out my emotional, spiritual, and treatment journey in a way that I hoped would benefit others. But the irony is that sharing the journey with those of you who comment and read along probably benefits me just as much, if not more. While that's no laughing matter, it sure does bring a huge smile to my face knowing we're all in this together. And that's something to be thankful for!
If you get a chance to watch the interview with Jon Lovitz, or his PSA videos, leave a comment letting us all know what you think.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Important: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and not Everyday Health.


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NEW YORK -- Ricky Martin is saying goodbye to Broadway's "Evita." But don't cry for him.
The Latin superstar has a slew of new projects in the works, including two television series and a children's book.
"It's about growing," said Martin in an interview Friday. "It's a moment in my life where I just need to absorb and be surrounded by amazing actors and musicians and grow as an entertainer. I think this is going to be an amazing year for that."
Martin takes his final bow in the Andrew Lloyd Webber revival on Jan. 26. Then he heads down under to join the second season of the Australian edition of "The Voice." But the Grammy winner says not to expect any biting, Simon Cowellesque critiques.
"I don't believe in tough love. I believe in love, and I believe in being nurturing to new talented men and women," he said at an M.A.C. Viva Glam event for Saturday's World AIDS Day. Martin partnered with the cosmetics brand to raise awareness and funding for HIV/AIDS programs worldwide.
The "Livin' la Vida Loca" singer is developing a new series for NBC, expected in 2013. He's producing, writing and will star in the currently untitled dramedy, where he hopes to tackle social issues with humor.
He's also writing his second book and admitted he didn't have to look far for inspiration.
"I think it's time to write about things that I've been through with my kids that I'm sure many daddys out there will understand," said the father of 4-year-old twins Matteo and Valentino.
The family-friendly story about self-esteem is slated for release next summer.