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Quickie Questions - Sun - Movement of the Sun
|Date Answered
|Questioner (age, location)
|March 24, 2010
|Anna (usa)
|what is the difference between the corona and the chromosphere?
|Above the photosphere is the chromosphere, a region about 2500 kilometers thick. Above the chromosphere, the temperature jumps sharply from a few tens of thousands degrees Kelvin to as much as a few million degrees in the Sun's outer atmosphere, the solar corona.
|March 22, 2010
|Nancy (New York City)
|If Earth and other planets rotates around the Sun, then what does the Sun rotate around?
|The Sun rotates around the center of the galaxy at about 220 km/s (492 126 mph), taking nearly 220 000 000 years to complete one full orbit (known as galactic year).
|January 21, 2010
|Mia (Canada)
|What do diagnostics do to see inside the sun?
|Helioseismology is the study of the Sun interior by studying the propagation of waves in its body (in a similar fashion to geologists learning about the interior of the Earth by studying seismic waves.)
|December 16, 2009
|vanecia (georgia)
|what is the temoerature of the radiative zone of the sun
|The temperaure at the Radiative Zone ranges from 15 million °C to one million °C.
|February 13, 2009
|Sharon (Canada)
|Is it possible for the Sun, during the Winter Solstice, to appear (from the Earth's point of view) to STOP for three days and then move 1 degree North?
|Yes, although it doesn't really stop. It is just reversing its motion.
|January 20, 2009
|alexis marria (SWES area)
|well im doing the most importaint activity in fifth grade and i am studing the sun and i want to know does the sun have years,and if so,how many days are in one year.
|The Sun orbits around the center of the Milky Way once every 225 million years. This is called a cosmic year.
|November 6, 2008
|barry (New York USA)
|What is the orbit of our sun in the galaxy?
|The Sun lies close to the inner rim of the Milky Way Galaxy's Orion Arm, in the Local Fluff or the Gould Belt, at a hypothesized distance of 7.62±0.32 kpc from the Galactic Center.
|September 26, 2008
|The Sun, like most other astronomical objects (planets, asteroids, galaxies, etc.), rotates on its axis. Unlike Earth and other solid objects, the entire Sun doesn't rotate at the same rate. Because the Sun is not solid, but is instead a giant ball of gas and plasma, different parts of the Sun spin at different rates. MOre information on our web page Rotation of the Sun .
|September 23, 2008
|michael (New Zealand)
|when does the sun burn the most hydrogen fuel ie the fastest rate and why?? also where does the unburnt fuel go?
|The Sun is, put in a very simple way, like a thermonuclear bomb with a themostast controlling the burn rate. If the reactions accelerate, the Sun warms, expands slightly to slow down the reactions, and then cools and contracts. The opposit happens if the temperature (or the burning rate of its fuel) decrease, the Sun contracts and the nuclear reactions accelerate. This balancing act keeps the Sun temperature constant, and the burning rate of its nuclear fuel steady.
|May 28, 2008
|katie (michighan)
|Why have astronomers inferred that the sun rotates?
|One of the most direct signals of the Sun rotation is the movement of the sunspots on its surface.
|May 16, 2008
|Luka (Croatia)
|I am doing a science project and my task is "Calculate the sun rotation with sunspots" I observe sunspots with telekop and I have some pictures of Sun but I can find any information abaut my problem. So please help me.
|We can tell how quickly the surface of the Sun is rotating by observing the motion of structures, such as sunspots, on the Sun's visible surface. The regions of the Sun near its equator rotate once every 25 days. The Sun's rotation rate decreases with increasing latitude, so that its rotation rate is slowest near its poles. At its poles the Sun rotates once every 36 days! You will get enough information for your activity from our web page Rotation of the Sun and the links therein, especially Tracking an Active Sunspot Region.
|April 1, 2008
|Dennis (FL)
|How do you determine the thickness of the different layers of the Sun?
|Helioseismology is the study of the interior of the Sun. Scientists use the speed of sound waves in the Sun to determine the characteristics of each layer (including composition and temperature). Oscillations in the photosphere are also used to study the dynamic of the interior of the Sun.
|January 1, 2008
|Shannon (Outside USA)
|How many layers does the sun have?
|The solar interior has three parts or layers. The core, or the center of the Sun, is the region where the energy of the Sun is produced. The Sun's energy travels outwards, first through the radiative zone, where particles of light (photons) carry the energy. It actually takes millions of years for a photon to move to the next layer, the convection zone. The visible solar atmosphere consists of three regions: the photosphere, the chromosphere, and the solar corona.
|December 27, 2007
|carol (north carolina)
|what are cooler, dark areas of the photosphere of the sun called?
|They are called SUNSPOTS.
|December 27, 2007
|carol (north carolina)
|why do some areas of the photosphere become cooler thansurrounding areas?
|The intense magnetic field below a sunspot strangles the normal up-flow of energy from the hot solar interior, leaving the spot cooler and therefore darker than its surroundings. The suppression of the bubbling convective motions forms a kind of plug that prevents some of the energy in the interior from reaching the surface. For a more detailed information, read NASA's article THE SUN'S DARK SECRET: HOW SUNSPOTS PULL THEMSELVES TOGETHER.
|May 22, 2007
|jocelyn (ca)
|how does the sun revolve?
|The Sun rotation period at its equator is 25 Earth days, and at its poles is 35 Earth days. This is called "differential rotation", and is due to the fact that our star is a huge globe of gas.
|May 5, 2007
|The Sun rotation period about its axis at Equator is 25 Earth days, and at poles is 35 Earth days. The Sun orbits the galaxy at about 220 km/s, taking nearly 220 000 000 years to complete one full orbit (galactic year). This is due to the huge size of our galaxy, and the position of the Sun on it.
|April 13, 2007
|uma (India)
|How shocks should be produced by flares and CME?
|The basic process for the generation of shocks is related with a dense, fast, magnetized loop or cloud of plasma that is ejected from the Sun, moving like a piston into the pre-existing solar wind and creating a compression region bounded by a forward shock. more in-depth information here.
|March 20, 2007
|megan (wisconsin)
|How are solar flares,solar wind, and sunspots connected?
|A solar flare occurs when magnetic energy that has built up in the solar atmosphere is suddenly released. A sunspot is a region on the photosphere of the Sun with a lower temperature than its surroundings and intense magnetic activity. Solar wind is a stream of charged particles (plasma) flowing from the upper atmosphere of the Sun. When the Solar Cycle has reached its maximum when the number of sunspots is also at his peak. Although solar flares and coronal mass ejections can appear at any time, is under these conditions (solar maximum) when they are most numerous, increasing the amount of energy liberated, and the perturbations of the solar wind.
|March 20, 2007
|Anastasia (connecticut, u.s.a)
|why doesn't the sun move?
|The Sun is the center of our Solar System, around which all the planets move. But the Sun also rotates around its axis and moves (and with it the whole system) around the center of the galaxy. The Sun rotation period around its axis at Equator is 25 Earth days, and at poles is 35 Earth days. The Sun orbits the galaxy at about 220 km/s, taking nearly 220 000 000 years to complete one full orbit (galactic year).
|March 2, 2007
|lisa (washington)
|Why does the sun take 250 million years to complete one orbit?
|The Sun rotation period around its axis at Equator is 25 Earth days, and at poles is 35 Earth days. The Sun orbits the galaxy at about 220 km/s, taking nearly 220 000 000 years to complete one full orbit (galactic year). This is due to the huge size of our galaxy, and the position of the Sun on it.
|February 28, 2007
|Sara (Kentucky, United States)
|What are solar prominences?
|Large impressive loop-like structures on the edge of the solar disk sometimes stand out brightly against the dark background of space. Though these structures, called "prominences", appear to be very bright and hot, they are actually hundreds of times cooler and denser than the surrounding gases in the Sun's corona or outermost atmosphere. More information in our web page Solar Prominence.
|February 22, 2007
|vaida (georgia/ united states)
|what is the length of the sun's day
|The day of a planet is defined as the rotation period around its axis. The rotation period of our Sun at the equator is 25 Earth days, and its rotation period at the poles is 35 Earth days.
|February 6, 2007
|Prashant (Singapore)
|what are the black spots on the sun? How are they formed?is the number of black spots increasing ?
|Sunspots are "dark" because they are cooler than their surroundings. A large sunspot might have a central temperature of 4,000 K (about 3,700° C or 6,700° F), much lower than the 5,800 K (about 5,500° C or 10,000° F) temperature of the adjacent photosphere. For more information visit our page Sunspots.
|January 19, 2007
|Sam (Maryland, U S)
|Does the sun have days?
|An Earth day is a full rotation of the planet over its axis. The Sun completes one full revolution over its axis in 25 Earth days at Equator, and in 35 Earth days at Poles.
|January 16, 2007
|Danielle (California/USA)
|What is a sun's photosphere?
|The photosphere is the surface of the Sun. Since the Sun is a ball of gas, this is not a solid surface but is actually a layer about 100 km thick.
|January 10, 2007
|Rebecca (Airzona)
|What are the Three layers in the sun's interior?
|The three layers in the Sun's interior are the core, the radiation zone, and the convection zone. For more information about our star, please visit our web page The Solar Interior.
|December 11, 2006
|Carlos (California in the U.S.A)
|Is oxygen needed in order for a fire to burn? and if so how does the sun continue to burn if there is no air in outer space?
|The production of energy on the Sun doesnt require oxygen because it happens through nuclear reactions in which nuclei collide and stick together.
|December 11, 2006
|Vipul (India)
|How will be the end of sun? a supernova or a white dwarf.
|In about 5 billion years, the hydrogen in the center of the Sun will start to run out. The helium will get squeezed. This will speed up the hydrogen burning. Our star will slowly puff into a red giant. It will eat all of the inner planets, even the Earth. As the helium gets squeezed, it will soon get hot enough to burn into carbon. At the same time, the carbon can also join helium to form oxygen. The Sun is not very big compared to some stars. It will never get hot enough in the center to burn carbon and oxygen. These elements will collect in the center of the star. Later it will shed most of its outer layers, creating a planetary nebula, and reveal a hot white dwarf star.
|December 9, 2006
|kuulei (Hawaii)
|What is the sun made out of?
|The two most common elements on the Sun are Hydrogen (73.4 % of the solar mass) and Helium (25.0 % of the solar mass). There are also traces of heavier elements, but they are found in very low concentrations.
|December 6, 2006
|Dalia (sudan )
|What is the sun made up of?
|The two most common elements on the Sun are Hydrogen (73.4 % of the solar mass) and Helium (25.0 % of the solar mass). There are also traces of heavier elements, but they are found in very low concentrations.
|December 1, 2006
|Danielle (New zealand)
|How hot is the sun? Do you think there will be another planet?
how are planets formed?
what was the first planet identified?
|The Sun is very hot. At the core the temperature is 14 million C (22.5 million F), at surface 5,500 C (9,932 F) and the temperature of sunspots is 4,000 C (7,232 F). For more interesting facts about our star, visit our page The Sun
|November 22, 2006
|Joe (Florida)
|What is the lighter-colored region around the dark center of a sunspot called?
|Sunspots have a dark central region known as the umbra, surrounded by a lighter region called the penumbra.
|November 12, 2006
|Zack (Tennessee)
|Is it possible to live on the coldest sunspot in history?
|Sunspots are "dark" because they are cooler than their surroundings. A large sunspot might have a central temperature of 4,000 K (about 3,700° C or 6,700° F), much lower than the 5,800 K (about 5,500° C or 10,000° F) temperature of the adjacent photosphere. For more information visit our page Sunspots
|June 20, 2001
|Greg (51, Queensland, Australia)
|Where can I find information on the eclipse of the sun which will be seen in South Australia in 2002?
|There will be a total solar eclipse tomorrow which can be viewed if you live in Africa. The solar eclipse that can be viewed from Australia will occur on June 10, 2002. This site provides the best coverage of eclipses. They already have a few pages up about the June 2002 eclipse.
|June 16, 2000
|Aly (Michigan, USA )
|Why do solar eclipses happen?
|A solar eclipse happens when the Earth passes through the Moon's shadow. This page and picture are bound to help!
|March 9, 2000
|Some people say the sun does not move, my dad says it does. I am confused.
|Your dad is right! The sun and the entire solar system revolve around the center of the Milky Way galaxy. Not only that, but the Sun rotates on its own axis.
|July 30, 1999
|J.R. (Ohio)
|In astronomy what is the Babcock model?
|The Babcock model has to do with the Sun. In 1960, the American astronomer, Horace Babcock, theorized that the Sun's 22-year cycle is caused by the fact that the Sun experiences differential rotation and that it has a convective envelope. Because the Sun is a ball of gas, it experiences differential rotation, i.e., the gases at the equator rotate faster than the gases at the poles. So the magnetic field (which is "carried" in the gases of the Sun) tends to get wrapped around the Sun. The magnetic field gets bunched up because of the differential rotation. Convection in the photosphere causes the bunches or kinks of the magnetic field to erupt through the surface of the Sun. This causes a sunspot group which many think is related to solar activity.
For an activity concerning solar rotation, please see our Tracking an Active Region exercise!
|November 25, 1998
|At what speed is the sun moving through space?
|The Sun orbits around the center of the Milky Way galaxy at a rate of about 200-300 kilometers/sec.
|May 12, 1998
|Abbie (Spain)
|In which direction does the moon rotate, clockwise or counterclockwise, and in which direction does the sun rotate?
|The Moon and the Sun both rotate counterclockwise. They exhibit direct orbital motion (as opposed to retrograde) - or counterclockwise when viewed from the north pole of the celestial sphere.
|May 8, 1998
|Mikaman (Australia)
|Can we tell whether our Sun is moving within the universe or at all?
|There is evidence that the Sun is moving. First, the Sun (and our solar system with it) rotates around the center of the Milky Way galaxy. The center of the Milky Way is found by looking in the direction of the constellation Sagittarius. Sagittarius is a summer constellation in the northern hemisphere. The Milky Way then moves around the center of the galaxy. Scientists deduce thi s information by observing thousands of nearby stars.
|March 17, 1998
|Nasser (Oregon, USA)
|Does the sun rotatate around itself or any other star? How about milky way does it rotate?
|The Sun does rotate around its axis, although it rotates faster at the equator than at the poles. At the equator, the rotation period is 25 Earth days, while at the poles it is 35 Earth days.
The Milky Way also rotates, although different parts rotate at different rates. This keeps the arms from all running into each other.


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The 62-year-old Lange and the 68-year-old Shepard had been together since 1982. They have two grown children together.
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By Hoang Nguyen, Senior Research Analyst
On February 23, 2013, The New York Times published a report detailing how major U.S. banks are aiding internet-based payday lenders that offer short-term loans with very high interest rates, and how they allow the lenders to operate from abroad to avoid state laws. According to the report, the banks, including giants such as JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo, allow the lenders to withdraw payments automatically from a borrower's account, even in states where these loans have been banned entirely and even after customers have instructed the banks to stop the withdrawals.
By processing these transactions, banks benefit from potential additional revenue generated from overdraft fees. According to the Pew Charitable Trusts, 27% of payday loan borrowers say that the loans caused them to overdraw their accounts. With current federal regulations limiting fees on debit and credit cards, banks are relying more on these fees to make up for lost revenue.
Once obtained, payday loans are difficult for customers to get rid of. Customers who want to repay in full must contact the online lender at least three days before the next withdrawal or else the lender automatically renews the loans monthly and withdraws only the interest owed. While federal law allows customers to stop any withdrawals from their account, banks often do not facilitate the process.
State and federal officials have now focused on the banks' role in their effort to clamp down on payday lending. Lawmakers introduced a bill in July 2012 forcing the lenders to abide by the laws of the state where the borrower lives instead of where the lender resides as well as to let borrowers cancel automatic withdrawals more easily. This will clearly make it harder for payday lenders to withdraw money from borrower bank accounts. In states where these loans are restricted, prosecutors have been trying to keep online lenders from illegally making loans to residents. While the lenders can currently move their offices offshore to bypass state laws, pending legislation will probably make it harder for payday lenders to operate in this manner.
In January 2013, GMI Ratings wrote a report on payday lenders. GMI has rated a number of these companies poorly and will continue to do so. This group includes firms such as EZCORP Inc., First Cash Financial Services (FCFS), and Cash American International, Inc. (CSH) – all three of which currently receive a "D" ESG rating.
In examining EZCORP's most recent 10-K, we observed that the interest rates and fees for payday loans are not unlike those that would be charged by illegal loan sharks. For example, on multiple-payment unsecured loans, total interest and fees over the entire loan term can range from approximately 45% to 130% of the original principal amount of the loan. For line of credit loans, which operate similarly to a typical credit card, the company typically charges an annual fee of $30 per account and a stiff monthly fee of about 52% of the amount borrowed.
Overall governance is poor at all three companies, and is indicative of the insular boards that typically have difficulty adapting business models to a changing market or regulatory conditions. EZCORP suffers from a CEO with control of all the voting power via a dual-class stock arrangement, related party transactions, board independence concerns, and executive remuneration insufficiently linked to company performance. FCFS's governance profile is marked by having a classified board consisting of only four directors, poor committee structures, lack of incentive-based compensation tied to long-term performance, and discretionary cash bonuses. CSH's governance profile presents a high level of risk due to an entrenched board and poorly-structured compensation policies.
The issue of predatory lending is a problematic not only for borrowers, but for the companies who engage in the practice. While it is easy to simply label these firms as high risk because of the social stigma associated with payday loans, the problem runs deeper. Investors have to ask how long before the threshold of public and government tolerance is surpassed and results in substantive regulation that closes loopholes and restricts the space in which these companies operate. The process of increased regulation seems to have already begun in the US, and in the end will provide ample opportunity for state and federal regulators to make use of new laws to justify penalizing these firms. It would appear that these companies are ill equipped to adapt to the changing reality.
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The first covers, which are now available at Apple retail stores, will be gray Doublemesh and Weave, Designed by Janne Kyttanen
Eventhough having Freshfiber cases available at all Apple stores is a great milestone for us, this does not leave us idle. We have been quietly working on the next steps already for several years by creating applications where the benefits of 3D printing can be used to its fullest extent.
We have created a number of limited edition products for our B2B clients. Such special features can include adding corporate logos, personalized cases for the individuals or even creating one off cases with birthday messages etc. Shown in images above and below here is an example of exciting things to come where the Double Cap cases, designed by Janne Kyttanen, were created for one of Freshfiber's business clients.


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The Nickel Diner in Los Angeles Is a Fine Diner That Hasn't Mastered the Burger
The Nickel Diner
524 S. Main Street, Los Angeles CA 90013 (map); 213-623-8301; 5cdiner.com
Cooking Method: Grilled
Short Order: This 'instant classic' neighborhood joint reveals its Achilles heel in the form of a bland burger
Want Fries with That? Yes. Seasoned and shoe-stringed goodness abounds, but don't miss out on the rings
Prices: Nickel Burger, $8.50
Notes: Open daily 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
The dessert chef did time at Per Se, but doesn't let the fine dining aesthetic take over. Bacon donuts? Yes, bacon donuts.
Can we all agree that making a great burger is difficult? We've seen otherwise accomplished chefs reduced to flailing tyros when trying to recreate the burger with a gourmet flourish. Alternately, we've watched a simple cook's devotion to flipping and seasoning patties turn this humble sandwich into mouthfuls of balanced perfection. There doesn't seem to be a sure-fire formula for success, but a dedicated owner seems to tilt fortune in her favor. That's why when I heard that the restaurateur team behind Banquette had opened a straightforward diner along a seedy strip of Los Angeles' (slowly) gentrifying downtown, I marked it down on my list.
The Nickel Diner is the newest and quite heralded second restaurant opened by Monica May and Kristen Trattner. Their aforementioned first act, Banquette, is a small, French bistro in the bank district of downtown Los Angeles that hasn't so much enthralled me, but rather made me interested to see what comes next. The gastro-diner concept seems a good fit for this easygoing, but attentive duo.
The Nickel, as it is referred to by those in the know, showed up with a nickname and a patina that made the months-old spot seem like it had been there for years. The name of the joint is a reference to its location on Main Street just south of 5th. This part of downtown (centered around 5th Street) is Los Angeles' Skid Row and has long been referred to by locals and detectives in noir novels as "The Nickel." Despite years of the city attempting to redevelop downtown into a yuppified loft district, Skid Row persists. Even the newly minted Nickel Diner finds itself next to an SRO hotel. Instead of a full gentrification, Los Angeles has built an uneasy truce between hipsters, bankers and those in need. Not to make light of one of the great failures of my city's governance, but in the instant case, the one in need is this boy. He needs a burger. Let's see if the Nickel can keep the peace.
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Even the exterior of The Nickel screams "old school"—days when cops were "coppers," coffee was "joe," and a hot cup of it cost you, well, a nickel. Walking in, you are met with a kitchen partially obscured by a half-wall on your right and a full wall of an old-time menu that reads as pop art to contemporary eyes. (It's purported to have been discovered during renovation).
We're greeted by Monica with a, "You're lucky to get here when you did." I'm disarmed by her and her presumption. What does she know that I don't? Doubtless a lot, but in this case she means the lunch rush has abated. It seems fortune favors the late-luncher as she's just checked off the last of the names from her list that had stretched to forty-five minute waits just an hour earlier. I always suspected punctuality was the devil's work. I sit down and take it all in.
The interior is large and loud. The ceilings soar to twenty or so feet, the banquettes are red leather (or some reasonable facsimile material), and the baseline volume level is not grandma-friendly. Even as the lunch service begins its wind-down, The Nickel is a hive of activity. Hipsters have taken over the back right corner, families to the left, and me—bourgie burger blogger—stuck in the middle. A crash of dishes falls to the floor and I notice Kristen, partner and front-of-the-houser, take charge. She's tall, lean, and most often wears a quiet, broad smile. When trouble hits, she's as strong as silent gets. I watched her on more than one occasion get her service staff into shape with a low-voiced talking to. I imagine her as the kind of boss you fear disappointing rather than simply fear. When she takes our order she is delightfully calm and efficient.
What'll you have?
Two Nickel Burgers, one with fries, one with house-made cole slaw.
To drink?
A Mexican coke in the bottle.
Is that all?
Onion rings.
Okay, coming right up.
Wait, wait. What about those bacon doughnuts?
I'll bring a sample plate.
Imagine my delight. That last part of the order might be a surprising offering to some, but doubtless many of you do little more than yawn when you hear "bacon doughnut." Well, for those of you who don't stay abreast of bacon news or aren't from Portland, bacon on a doughnut—as it is on most things—is good. It's also worth noting that the pastry chef, Sharlena Fong, did time at Thomas Keller's Per Se. I hear he can cook so I guess it's fair to say that counts as bona fides.
The sample plate is a trio. The doughnut holes—strawberry, house-made Nutella, and maple-glazed bacon—are beautiful little spheres of deliciousness. I think mine may have had a bit too much air-time before they made it to my mouth (the texture had just a hint of chewiness), but the flavors were all in order. Plus, they come to me as some kind of gastro-diner amuse-bouche which is...well, it's just lovely.
I take in some more of the palpable energy of the room and the once excited state of the restaurant has found its ground. I am strangely relaxed by it all. Monica swings by the table to see if things are going well. She is our chef, but today she's helping out in the front of the house. She seems committed to making her comfort food more comfortable to eat. She rubs my back as she asks if everything is all right. Normally, this would feel awkward—an uninvited touch—but in this case, I didn't mind it at all. The Nickel feels inviting and Monica feels like the kind of person who asks you that question and wants an honest answer. I smile back and tell her that everything is great so far.
The burgers arrive in one case amidst a basket of fries and alongside a bowl of slaw. The bun, lettuce, tomato, and onion slices are thick and imposing. It's all very attractive, but I'm trying to build a relationship here. I'm concerned about what the conversation will be like once all the looking and lusting subsides. My first bite is a mouthful of bun and toppings—the substantial, grilled patty is lost underneath it all. I'm not even getting that nice hit of fat from the cheese.
I slice the two burgers and see that the separated patties are clearly not equal. One is almost medium rare, though still a bit unevenly cooked, and the other is just gray. Sigh. I'm not sure if the grill is giving off uneven heat or if it's just a function of the still busy restaurant, but these are not perfectly cooked specimens.
After I make my way through most of the burger, what's left behind tells the story: A third of the bun and toppings are still on my plate. The burger isn't balanced. I found myself fending off bun and toppings to get at some good (nicely charred) meat and cheese. The bun is a particular offender: Not only is it large, but it also has the texture somewhere between Kaiser roll and straight white bread. It just doesn't work here. The patty would be well served on proper light, fluffy, low-end hamburger bun.
The sides stand up hale and hearty against the wan burger. The fries—while not my favorite style—are a very good example of the class and have a nice hit of seasoning (chili powder, et al.). The slaw is fresh and tasty, if a bit under-seasoned for my taste. You see, I love slaw. I order it all the time. I suck it out of those paper cups at at the Greek diners and I'll even put in on my sandwiches (try it on yours!). This means I want there to be that tangy, slaw flavor when I crunch into the cabbage and carrot and whatever else you chop and serve to me. In the case of The Nickel slaw, it's lovely and fresh, but just a little too mild. That said, my guess is that it's more universally pleasing than the kind I prefer.
The onion rings come at me in a mountain of fried potential. They are coated in bread crumbs and fried to an orangey-brown. They look trashy and delicious—they're what I want. I suspect they have a more fast food aesthetic than some aficionados would have them, but these really work for me. The crunch is impressive and the onion stays put after a bite rather than slithering out of the beer-battered coating and burning my lower lip.
On our way out, Kristen chats with us and some other customers who have just lunched. We've all ordered something to go. In my case, a red velvet cupcake; in theirs, a bunch of cupcakes. She hands them their box and smiles when she counts out one more than they ordered. Gratis. For me, she asks for three bucks instead of the three and a quarter for ease's sake. It's a nice gesture that makes the restaurant feel like a place you want to come back to. A place where the owners care about their food and their customers. Like almost everything at The Nickel—except their burger—it feels right . But then again, we knew that would be hard.
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WASHINGTON – The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) continues to support legislation in Florida that allows those who have met education and examination qualifications to use the title "registered" or "certified" interior designer, while preserving the current scope of practice for those who choose not to seek registration.
This legislation benefits interior designers in many ways:
ASID continues to work to guarantee the rights of all interior designers to continue practicing to the fullest extent of their capabilities. In an effort to widely communicate its support, ASID has produced a video featuring ASID members Grant Gribble, ASID, and Janice Young, FASID. Both members have benefited from ASID supported legislation in Florida and share their story in the video, which can be viewed here.
"We are always looking for opportunities to help open doors for our members and for the design community," says Don Davis, director of government and public affairs at ASID. "We are excited to share this video in order to clearly communicate where we stand to our members and to the interior design community in Florida."
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Chuck Prophet said his new album is "political songs for people who hate protest music. I love this country and the freedom is affords us. And the song 'Let Freedom Ring!' is about that, but also about the . . . free market economy run riot that got us into this mess."
Since coming to prominence in the 1980s with the Americana band Green on Red, Chuck Prophet's tart and incisive songs have focused on either love lost – and found – or man's elusive quest for redemption.
But earlier this year, Prophet was struck by the fear and anxiety sweeping the country. So he decided to do something different, composing a passel of songs about people on the edge trying to find their way in modern-day America.
Recorded in a Mexico City studio outfitted with vintage analog equipment, "Let Freedom Ring!" was released last month on Yep Roc Records to resoundingly positive response.
Last week, the Village Voice called it "a 'Born in the USA' for our time," not just comparing it to the Bruce Springsteen classic, but suggesting the song cycle was inspired by it. Prophet, 45, doesn't say he patterned his album after "Born in the USA," but he appreciates the comparison.
"Hell, yeah!" Prophet said. "I hate to put myself next to Bruce Springsteen on any level, but if people think this record reminds them of some of his work, I'll take it.
"The part I will agree with is that we sure did have a concept, in that we had a bunch of songs that go where I haven't really gone before. When we saw what we had, I stood back, and followed that to its logical conclusion.
"There are certainly much less relationship songs than ever before. We joked that all the writing was done during a bad heat wave, and these ideas just kind of floated in (through) the open window."
Prophet said he tells people the album is "political songs for people who hate protest music."
Prophet approaches his material subtly, as the title cut deals with the financial meltdown. The song "Barely Exist" looks at immigration from the view of a worker whose day begins with "asbestos in your Kool-Aid." In more of an allegory, "Sonny Liston's Blues" uses the mysterious former heavyweight champion as a representation of our changing perceptions.
"I just think it is interesting that the more anxious we get as a culture, the more important it becomes to us to define our borders," said Prophet.
"I love this country and the freedom is affords us. And the song 'Let Freedom Ring!' is about that, but also about the . . . free market economy run riot that got us into this mess."
Prophet said he was inspired by Nick Tosches' excellent biography about the star-crossed boxer, who was a mob-connected ex-con best-known for yielding his title to a brash young fighter named Cassius Clay, aka Muhammad Ali, in 1964.
"Sonny Liston is a fascinating American character," said Prophet. "His life almost defines mystery – he never knew for sure when he was born, and we never knew for sure when he died. We know him as this brooding, silent figure Ali made fun of. Yet his own story was also pretty remarkable."
Prophet decided to leave his native California to record the new album, and ended up in Mexico City, where he found the kind of old-fashioned studio he wanted.
"Modern recording has a complacency that's crept into it," he said. "With modern technology there is not a lot that can't be fixed. I just wanted to record these songs with the tape rolling, come what may."
Prophet said the studio he used was state of the art – during the Eisenhower administration.
"I could have never imagined the atmosphere in Mexico City," Prophet said. "We had earthquakes, a swine flu panic, got shaken down by the cops. It is an energized place. With 27 million people living in that city you can actually feel the sidewalks vibrating underneath you. You find the friendliest, most helpful people, and the most corrupt cops. And the weather is like eternal spring. But there were also daily power outages – every song we finished had that feeling of triumph, because we were so happy to get another one down before the power went off."
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Saturday, December 17, 2011
Beeswax Ornaments: Honey on the Tree
For a couple of days it seemed the crafts-only crock pot was always hot, keeping beeswax melty, spreading that honey scent throughout the entire house, while we all took our turns (many turns!) making beeswax ornaments for our Christmas tree, and the trees of our family and friends.
So simple, so satisfying, so sweet(!) to make:
To make your own, check out my beeswax and fabric scrap ornament tutorial over at Crafting a Green World.
So simple, so satisfying, so sweet(!) to make:
To make your own, check out my beeswax and fabric scrap ornament tutorial over at Crafting a Green World.
3 comments:
- Margie S. said...
These are adorable! My kiddo is only two and a half, so the pouring is a little tricky for her to do, and I'm wondering if there's a decoration aspect we could add that she could do. Does anything come to mind? If we added beads in or similar after that layer do you think it might make the ornament too weak? Thanks for the fun craft!
- December 18, 2011 at 8:59 PM
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- December 20, 2011 at 6:10 AM
- julie said...
I bet that your kiddo could put beads into the mold first--then, when she's happy with it, you could pour beeswax on top. I'm thinking that if you did the beads last, it would be tricky to find a happy medium between the beeswax being too liquid, and the beads just sinking into the middle, and the beeswax being too solid, making the beads too hard to insert.
- January 1, 2012 at 2:32 PM
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pry bar and blocks after-adjust
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pry bar and blocks after-adjust
I thought to start separate thread for my full opinion for that after-adjust feature, with pry bars or anything similar.
Just because I but more thought for it.
And dont want to flood the "Progress-O-Meter Alpha 0.53" thred, with my long answers
Aaron already had thought off that at some point.
"I did think of putting a pry bar type object in to do basically what you're suggesting, Jupelius -
- to adjust blocks after they had been placed. But one of the goals of this game is to have multiplayer, team-based forts -
- and I thought that would make gaining entrance too easy. Though I guess it could be done by having the pry bar only able to affect certain blocks..."
So maybe if we can think of enough potential and balance from that feature, perhaps Aaron would implement it altogether?
I think it would give much versatile to playability. Ofcourse good balance should be there.
But who would play with pry bar for every situation. If you have bombs and wants to attack its obvious what you use
Reason why i favor for this feature, is not because breaking doors would be unique idea, its not!
Its because many games have it only scripted down. And that limits break in, to on/off based skill.
But this whole engine is already physically capable supporting that.
(as you can notice, in new version bombs can push blocks and make some even rolling down)
Its a whole new territory for gameplay tactics.
If not thinking obvious, doors, windows and things.
If you think prison movies, where they would patiently remove brick from wall.
This way one secret assault without warning bomb sounds, makes you wonder where those hidden pathways are.
Think, that everytime a enemy comes from corner and fights with swords.
After twentieth time, they just starts to come behind you, and you are totally amazed. How that can be?
In the total mayhem you would have seen someone pulling a block for a short period of time.
Well, its just happens, that everytime new enemy player attacked,
they all did pull the same tile for couple of seconds.
So after a while, one not so well seen spot from main hall, is pulled out and secred passage has been formed.
If you could make engine support "custom" fortress/flag rules, that would state who can adjust, remove or explode objects.
Then you could mark, that defencing team can always freely remove and adjust blocks inside own territory.
Offensive team instead could only adjust blocks at slow rate, and could not remove things by hands.
(as taking resources, it would need dismantled properly, and that's not option on enemy ground.
Excluding explosions ofcourse, as sometimes you might get lucky among all shred!)
This could work with singleplayer too... with ownership artifacts!
If you Aaron are in any mean intend to bring back this feature,
I would still keep an eye of singleplayer too, when balancing the feature.
Especially if you are planning to make any premade buildings generated in the world?
Contrary for pointless treasures, make "ownership" flagged items inside houses with proper protect radius.
Now you would always first need to raid/rob the buildings from these kind of items by proper robbery.
Every buildings would be first protected for any dismantling.
You could demolice with explodes, if you do not care to take shelter there.
Or just play burglar and slowly wiggle bricks, doors or windows to get in.
And then you would get the "rights" to dismantle blocks (as it would also compensate the unrealistic fast building and dismantling,
by twisting your sense of time, to make more believable experience). If you catch what i mean?
These Ownership Artifacts should also be many type of decorations.
Then in multiplayer, you could protect your castle by decorating it,
with dozens of artifacts in height places and everything.
Decorated flags, shields, armors, and all of those kind of things.
Also after that... These "stolen" ownership artifacts would became your property!
They would give "caution" to player "character", and so these artifacts presence would "automatically lock your doors" after you?
And without those artifacts, monsters could walk inside your house,
I mean, who beleaves that zombies with those randomly grabbing hands couldn't get in
And all this, just that you would need to decorate to get the feel of home, what you then protect!
And you could "craft" yourself a "ownership artifacts", or just stole those everywhere.
Even cooperative multiplayer could work!
Even better if game would be mixing multiplayer with singleplayer?
You could do shared blueprints, that users could exchange (but bigger range than normal).
((ofcourse depending on, what the actual blueprints will be in game, anyway))
And if you would use those "friends blueprints" a foreign dwarf would come to build it,
and attack you if you would interrupting anyway
Then all the foreign artifacts inside building would prevent you from entering.
Or the foreing dwarf would even inhabitant the house to your inconvenient.
You could make, that the "friends blueprints" would actually contain your friends real ownership,
that if that player would ever decide to visit your map, it would have the ownership of all the houses, that have that friends artifacts
This way people could share their castles and buildings, and you could even try to seige them at singleplayer game.
Or just make a town with friends buildings and leave the dwarfs to live there.
If player could customise the dwarf, (or is it a dorf...) it would be handy,
if "friends blueprints" would also contain the appearance of friends dwarf.
This way you could better invite your friend to your world, by positioning his/hers buildings first
-Now im going to bed, and don't overthink this pointlessly, as i dont know how good these ideas would meet, with the direction of this game.
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Finding the mental and physical energy to blog is a bit of a struggle as I'm in the defective weeble stage of my pregnancy (I wobble wobble, but I can't get up!) I'll just have to get on with it soon because it's looking hopeful that we will be able to move into a two bedroom flat before the little one arrives. Judging by how hard and how often she kicks these days, she's just as excited at the prospect as we are!
Although I do keep starting new projects, (I can't help it! It's an illness!) I am getting better at finishing things properly. The baby cardigans I made earlier in the year, during our long weekend in Rome have finally got their buttons and button bands.
I love the wooden flower shape buttons I picked up at the local market for the pink and blue cardigan I knitted in Sirdar Smiley Stripes (shade 263).
The plan for the purple and green one in Stylecraft Special DK was to use plastic snap fastenings, but I couldn't find where I'd put them. I decided it was easier to re-knit the side of the button band that needed button holes than search for the plastic snaps, so that's what I did. I'm glad I went with buttons now, as they look great!
I know I've posted pictures of these ones before, but now they are finished, and that deserves celebrating! The pattern for both is Louise Tilbrook's Fuss Free Baby Cardigan, which you can download from Ravelry for free, and I can't recommend it highly enough! It's clear, concise, and even picking up the stitches for the dreaded button band is made easy!
I have no excuse for posting another picture of my sunflower yellow crochet baby cardigan (also made in Stylecraft Special DK), other than it's satisfying to include it in a post about the cardigans I've made for the baby! The pattern is one I bought via Ravelry, Claire Collier's Sweet Yoke Baby and Toddler cardigan. I think I will be making this again next year in a larger size.
My newest (and current favourite) baby cardigan is this beauty crocheted in Drops Baby Merino 4 ply in cerise and orange, using the free Drops pattern for the Sweet Shells Jacket. The colour scheme (NO PASTELS!) is inspired by the fruit salad chewy penny sweets I loved as a kid.
The sleeves seemed a little long to me, which is why I turned the cuffs back. Drops patterns seem to be a little vague at times, telling you to increase or decrease a certain number of stitches evenly across a row without specifically stating where to do it, but it's really just common sense (and when that inevitably fails, trial and error!)
I did attempt to make the matching hat, but I think my tension was off as I didn't get very far before frogging what had mysteriously turned into an knotted orange worm. I think I'll hook up something with similar treble shells without the hellish crown the Drops pattern tortured me with.
So far, that's all I've finished making for Baby BAM, but there are some baby blankets still in progress, and plenty more cardigan patterns bookmarked. Perhaps I should start making them in the 3-6 months size now…
Beth 🙂


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"The 20-year-old Brazilian woman has been auctioning off her virginity online for the past few weeks and a man from Japan known as "Natsu" came out on top with the winning bid. Natsu beat out five other bidders after a feverish final day where the price of Migliorini's virtue jumped from $190,000 on Oct. 23 to the final $780,000 price tag. The news wasn't so good for her male counterpart, Alex Stepanov, whose virginity only racked up $3,000 from a woman in Brazil named "Nene B."" - HuffingtonPost
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Why Socrates Died: Dispelling the Myths
W. W. Norton & Company, 8.6.2009 - 288 sivua
A revisionist account of the most famous trial and execution in Western civilization—one with great resonance for American society today.Socrates' trial and death together form an iconic moment in Western civilization. In 399 BCE, the great philosopher stood before an Athenian jury on serious charges: impiety and "subverting the young men of the city." The picture we have of it—created by his immediate followers, Plato and Xenophon, and perpetuated in countless works of literature and art ever since—is of a noble man putting his lips to the poisonous cup of hemlock, sentenced to death in a fit of folly by an ancient Athenian democracy already fighting for its own life. But an icon, an image, is not reality, and time has transmuted so many of the facts into historical fable.
Aware of these myths, Robin Waterfield has examined the actual Greek sources and presents here a new Socrates, in which he separates the legend from the man himself. As Waterfield recounts the story, the charges of impiety and corrupting the youth of Athens were already enough for a death sentence, but the prosecutors accused him of more. They asserted that Socrates was not just an atheist and the guru of a weird sect but also an elitist who surrounded himself with politically undesirable characters and had mentored those responsible for defeat in the Peloponnesian War. Their claims were not without substance, for Plato and Xenophon, among Socrates' closest companions, had idolized him as students, while Alcibiades, the hawkish and notoriously self-serving general, had brought Athens to the brink of military disaster. In fact, as Waterfield perceptively shows through an engrossing historical narrative, there was a great deal of truth, from an Athenian perspective, in these charges.
The trial was, in part, a response to troubled times—Athens was reeling from a catastrophic war and undergoing turbulent social changes—and Socrates' companions were unfortunately direct representatives of these troubles. Their words and actions, judiciously sifted and placed in proper context, not only serve to portray Socrates as a flesh-and-blood historical figure but also provide a good lens through which to explore both the trial and the general history of the period.
Ultimately, the study of these events and principal figures allows us to finally strip away the veneer that has for so long denied us glimpses of the real Socrates. Why Socrates Died is an illuminating, authoritative account of not only one of the defining periods of Western civilization but also of one of its most defining figures.
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The groundhog has spoken, Boozers. Winter will apparently continue to drag on for an additional six weeks, as summer winks at us insouciantly from a distance, teasing us with warm breezes and dining al fresco. And so, we've decided we need a margarita, perhaps with a bit of a wintry twist.
You may have encountered a Cinnamon Margarita before, but we find that they tend to be overly sweet, so our version includes cinnamon-infused tequila and a spicy ginger syrup, which combines to make a cocktail that recalls winter spice but promises of warm-weather adventures to come. ¡Salud!
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For this we've simply infused a bottle of tequila — we used Avion Silver, which we like for its clean bright flavor — with a few cinnamon sticks. This took nothing more than dropping the sticks in the bottle and setting it aside for a few days. However, if you are yearning for this margarita right now, then you can easily effect the same concept by adding a few drops of cinnamon extract to each individual portion of tequila; most grocery stores carry the extract in the baking aisle on the same shelf where you'd find vanilla and other extracts.
2 ounces cinnamon-infused tequila (or just tequila and a few drops of cinnamon extract as noted above)
2 ounces chilled club soda
1 tablespoon ginger simple syrup (recipe below)
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Make the ginger simple syrup: put 3/4 cup water, 1/2 cup sugar, and a couple of 1-inch pieces of fresh ginger in a small saucepan. Bring to a low boil and then simmer over low heat until reduced into a thick syrup. Remove ginger pieces and allow to cool completely. Can be refrigerated for up to two weeks.
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Diggy Simmons posted a photo of himself after a workout over the weekend and I had to clutch my pearls, drop them and immediately pray to God to deliver me from the lust rising up in my loins. Sheesh! What a hottie! I immediately remember watching him come of age on screen in "Run's House;" and all of those images of Diggy as a child were washed clean from my memory's museum and replaced with a squinty and toned man. And my mind is still wandering into the land of illegal fantasies. The same thing happened to me when Master P's son, Lil' Romeo all of a sudden grew up and became a sex symbol. These sex symbols are getting younger and younger and I'm getting older.
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I turned 29 this year and while I know this isn't old; for me, it's the end of an era. I am in the last year of my 20s. That means the years of reckless abandon with minimal consequences is a thing of the past. That also means I may need to button it up and stop looking at these young tenderonis with lust in my eyes because I am too damn old!
I was 24 when I met Will. He was 19 and a dancer. (Good Lord). As soon as I found out his age, I knew that we would only be a Summer fling. I met him on Cinco de Mayo, on the way home from drinking more tequila than I thought humanly possible. He sat across from me on the train and I watched his eyeballs dance up and down my body, lingering on my exposed toes; so I crossed and uncrossed my legs, trying to divert his gaze, but those sparkling brown eyes were locked on my toes, until he looked up and locked eyes with me. "You caught me," he laughed.
"Yeah, were you really looking at my feet, though?" Surprisingly, I was smiling too. Between my lowered inhibitions and curiosity, Will had my attention. Even while tipsy, I knew he couldn't have been a day over 21, but because I knew he had a freaky interest in me, I decided to share my number with him. (I'm all about exploring my freaky side. Sue me.)
During our first chat, Will admitted that he has a foot fetish and couldn't get enough of staring at my larger-than-most-women's feet and wanted to "pamper my toes." I was all the way intrigued. Will then admitted something I wasn't quite ready for: "I'm 19," he answered when I asked him his age. I was praying that he'd be at least 21.
Even as a 24-year-old, I started to realize that flings with guys younger than me was pretty much out of the question. The first time this realization reared it's ugly head was when I invited Will over for dinner and asked him to bring something for us to drink and he came bearing the gift of…Pepsi. I looked at the cola and said, "I meant for you to bring wine. We're having pasta."
"I can't buy wine," Will admitted with his adorable smile as if I was supposed to just shrug it off and let him lick my toes–which he did. (HEY! Don't judge, you already knew he had a foot fetish!) That's pretty much the depth and breadth of our interactions. Will would leave dance practice with his boys around 10 p.m. and would come over, ready to worship my feet in various freaky and NSFW ways. When I messed around and starting catching feelings for Will, I knew that I had to cut him and the rest of the youngins who sniffed around my way, off.
There's a difference between a cougar and a young woman who's dating someone who's just way out of their acceptable age range, i.e. me at 24 dating a 19-year-old. The generational gap between a 30-year-old and a 20-year-old is staggering. We're in different parts of our lives, no matter how you look at it. There's a reckless rebellion teenagers and early 20-year-old possess that slowly fades away the closer you get to 30. That's probably why cougars have to deal with less embarrassment in dating someone younger and more, "You go girl!" There's a tongue-in-cheek acceptance for cougars because there's a term for it. But someone like me, who's in their late 20s and dates younger is just…bad. There's not even a cute moniker for it.
"I'm too old to be messing around with you," I joked with Will one day as he massaged each of my ten toes one by one.
"That's not true," he smiled. "I'll be 20 in three months," His confession sent my mind reeling. He meant it with all his heart, but honestly 20-years-old still had me feeling like I was changing diapers and burping the youngster. Yeah, he was gaining a year soon, but so was I. The closer I got to 30, the more I realized there was no country for young men (in my life). For God's sake, Will was born in the 90s! I feel like even Vivica Fox would have given me the side eye. He can't buy wine. What part of the game is that?! I'm giving myself the side eye, word to Vivica.
I don't even think at this point that I am interested in anyone younger than me. I've tried dating guys not as young as Will, but still younger than me and it was a big fat fail. Sure, I was just with Will for fun, but even those fun times couldn't mask the fact that I just felt wrong. When I looked at Diggy's photo for the 14th time, that familiar feeling of guilt wrapped in icky-ness settled in. I shouldn't be doing this. I've come to terms with the fact that as a 29-year-old woman, PYT's are no longer acceptable to date, lust after or indulge in fetishes with. Growing up sucks. le sigh
Did you ever have a realization that you're getting older and these hot young men are getting younger? How'd you handle it?
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Drood by Dan Simmons. Little, Brown & Company, 2009. 775 pages.
I must admit, I've never been much of a Charles Dickens fan. Other than watching those wonderful film adaptations ("Oliver" and "A Christmas Carol"), I have only read A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations. All of that melodrama and sentimentality threatens my diabetes. Nevertheless, Wikipedia tells me that in addition to being the greatest novelist of the Victorian period, Dickens remains one of the most popular writers in the English language. His 15 most notable works have never gone out of print. Perhaps I should at least add Bleak House and David Copperfield to my "to read" list.
However, thanks to novels like Isabel Zuber's Salt and Jeff Rackam's The Rag and Bone Shop, I have developed something of an obsession with Dickens' private life. His divorce, his marriage to his wife's sister and his life-long affair with the actress Ellen Ternan shocked many of his peers, but had no effect on his popularity as a writer, playwright and actor. I have always been fascinated by Dickens' life-long friendship with William Wilkie Collins, one of the most bizarre "personalities" of the Victorian period — a mentally unstable laudanum addict (many Victorians were addicted since doctors readily prescribed the drug for migraines and rheumatism). Wilkie Collins frequently corroborated with Dickens on numerous highly successful publications and theatrical productions. Unfortunately, Wilkie also suffered from a massive case of envy. One of his biographers noted that "in the great constellations of 19th century literature, Dickens' shone like the sun;" by comparison, poor Collins, a writer of supernatural tales and detective fiction, "glimmered like a pale and distant star." The accolades and honors bestowed on Dickens were a lifelong thorn in poor Wilkie's side, and eventually, the minor writer began to resent and finally, to hate his best friend.
What does all of this have to do with Dan Simmons, who is noted for epic treks into the realms of horror (The Terror, Olympus, Summer Night)? The link is Dickens' unfinished novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood. This strange, fragmented tale has fascinated writers and playwrights for over a century. Since Dickens' death, there have been numerous unsuccessful attempts to complete it (including a recent musical). Simmons' Drood not only delves into the mystery behind Dickens' last work (and his private life) — it also uncovers a fanciful abyss of evil that once thrived in the "lower depths" of London. Perhaps it still does.
In the opening of the novel, Simmons' narrator, William Wilkie Collins, announces that although he has written the manuscript, Drood, which he claims to have completed in 1889, he has postponed its publication for 120 years — until 2009. This "precaution," says Wilkie, means that all of the novel's hapless characters will not be harmed by (or held accountable for) the author's revelations.
However, before the reader progresses very far in this "Grand Guignol" of a tale, it becomes evident that the narrator of Drood is not a trustworthy reporter. Wilkie not only lies frequently, he has difficulty in perceiving the difference between fantasy and reality. In addition to being bitter, devious, sensual, arrogant and cowardly, he suffers from lurid and terrifying hallucinations. (He is also an oddly appealing character.)
Did he and Charles Dickens really find an entrance to a place called "Undertown," where legions of thieves, drug addicts and homeless children exist in unimaginable squalor? Somewhere in those labyrinthine depths, did they really meet a near-supernatural creature named Drood, an Egyptian magician and mesmerist who has legions of fanatical followers and plans to establish a dark kingdom on Earth (with the unwitting assistance of Dickens and Wilkie)? And finally, is it possible that Wilkie's terrifying descent into a Victorian Inferno complete with putrid rivers, murderous oriental thugs and cannibalistic children is either an opium dream or a hypnotic trance ... or both?
Drood is a cunningly constructed tale that has been "surgically implanted" into Victorian London like an alien heart. Historic personages, as well as colorful characters from Dickens' novels move effortlessly from a vibrantly "real" London into Simmons' fabricated land of darkness and terror. It is difficult to find a clearly marked boundary between the two worlds since the interface appears to be seamless.
The most exciting sections of Drood evoke a wondrous era in which the arts thrived. Thousands of patrons packed lecture halls in English (and American) cities to hear Dickens lecture, act or read from his own works. In the 19th century, the English theater enjoyed a kind of Renaissance in which actors and writers became outrageously wealthy and powerful (Several Victorian playwrights actually "rewrote" Shakespeare's tragedies as comedies!). The privileged classes ate, drank and reveled in sumptuous decadence. (One of Dickens' admirers actually purchased a Swiss chalet and had it transported and reassembled on Dickens' property – a birthday present). And yet, according to Wilkie, just beneath those cobbled streets or under the hundreds of London's evil-smelling cemeteries, the legions of darkness were waiting.
I have simplified Drood's plot out of necessity. Wilkie Collins' character is much too complex to discuss here. Suffice it to say that I will never forget his "doppelganger" that visits him at night; or the green-skinned woman with yellow tusks who sometimes attacks him as he goes up the stairs to his bedroom; or the unspeakable horror that shuffles up and down a dark, locked stairway in his home. Space limitations make it impossible to talk about a host of bizarre characters that become Collins' companions in his quest for Drood. Finally, I haven't mentioned Collins' plans to murder his best friend, Charles Dickens ... or his Faustian pact with Drood.
In conclusion, it seems appropriate to mention a link between Simmons' previous work The Terror and his new novel, Drood. The latter opens with Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins celebrating the success of their latest play, "The Frozen Deep," which is a dramatic account of a lost expedition to Antarctica. Yes, their play is a dramatic enactment of The Terror's doomed "Franklin crew" — the expedition that allegedly perished due to cannibalism and starvation, just a few years prior to the play's premiere.


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Cooper Union Retains #1 College Ranking: U.S. News Best Colleges 2014
POSTED ON: September 11, 2013
For the third year in a row The Cooper Union has been ranked as the top college of its region by the U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges annual guide. The 2014 rankings were released Tuesday. Additionally the Albert Nerken School of Engineering ranked seventh in the U.S. among undergraduate engineering programs that did not offer a doctorate. It also ranked among the top ten undergraduate programs for specific engineering degrees including Electrical (#3), Mechanical (#5) and Civil (#4). The Cooper Union was also ranked as the top regional "Best Value" school.
"It is very gratifying but certainly not surprising that U.S. News ranks The Cooper Union as the top college of its kind in the northeastern U.S." President Bharucha said. "Our highly selective, intensely smart student body, our remarkable faculty and the rigorous work being done makes certain of that. The U.S. News Best Colleges rankings offer objective proof of what we already know to be true: that The Cooper Union offers the best undergraduate experience of its kind." Mitchell Lipton, Dean of Admissions and Records and Registrar seconded the president, saying, "I am once again thrilled to see Cooper Union ranked #1 regional college of the North."
The Cooper Union ranked first in the list of northeast U.S. schools that focus on undergraduate education but grant fewer than half their degrees in liberal arts disciplines. According to the U.S. News FAQ, the ranking results from data gathered during the spring and summer of 2013 relating to "academic excellence," including peer assessment, retention and graduation of students, student selectivity and other factors. Rankings for the School of Engineering and its programs are based on peer judgments of deans and senior faculty who rated programs they are familiar with in two surveys conducted in the spring of 2013.
"We expect to highlight our North regional ranking along with our U.S. News engineering program rankings to all prospective students both in print, in person and on-line," Dean Lipton says of his recruiting plans. But he also encourages students to look deeper than the rankings. "While our high rankings may expose The Cooper Union to someone unfamiliar with our unique programs, applicants should also do their homework to ensure our college meets their academic and personal needs. I recommend students learn more about the schools they discover from reading the U.S. News rankings. This should include visiting campuses and talking to students, alumni and faculty at the colleges that interest them."


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Paul McCartney, his Hofner bass in hand, took center stage at New York's Radio City Music Hall Wednesday night – but for once, his pal Ringo was the Starr of the show.
Ringo Starr celebrated his 70th birthday with a rollicking concert that showed he's ready to keep rocking into his eighth decade – a testament to the timelessness of rock-and-roll, the enduring appeal of the Beatles and of the man who gave them their beat.
The show was seemingly over when McCartney strode, unannounced, onto the stage as Starr scrambled back behind his drums. The crowd erupted as McCartney tore into "Birthday," marking a rare joint performance by the two surviving Beatles, giving those of us with no memories of the Fab Four as a working group a brief, welcome glimmer of the magic.
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"Happy birthday, Ringo," McCartney said, hugging his beaming bandmate and giving him a smooch after the song.
It was a fitting tribute to Starr, the first-born Beatle and one of the first major figures of the British Invasion era to hit the 70 mark (Rolling Stone Bill Wyman beat him by nearly four years). Instead of retiring to a cottage on the Isle of Wight as part of some "When-I'm-64" fantasy, Starr is still playing the music that's his lifeblood – and the soundtrack to many other lives.
His clearly takes joy in performing, and the duty he's assumed is not only to keep alive the Beatles' music, but their message and spirit. Starr asked that folks pause at noon Wednesday to flash a peace sign and say, "Peace and love" – a nod not only to the group, but to the legacy of bandmate John Lennon, who would have turned 70 himself this October.
Starr has been touring with his All Starr bands every couple years or so since the late 1980s, performing Beatle and solo hits, as well as newer songs from some fine, but largely overlooked albums he's turned out over the last two decades.
But Starr is seemingly just as happy to step back behind the drum kit and let others shine. Instead of backing John, Paul and George, he's provided the backbeat over the years for the All Starr likes of Peter Frampton, Joe Walsh and Rod Argent, among many others. The latest All Starr incarnation includes Edgar Winter and Rick Derringer.
Starr's drumming sometimes – unfairly – gets a bad rap. He's always performed in service to the song, whether keeping steady time on early, primal hits like "I Want to Hold Your Hand," or pounding out trickier beats on innovative later work, like "Strawberry Fields Forever."
He was never Keith Moon, but sure sounded a lot like him backing All Starr John Entwistle some years ago on "My Wife." He was never Ginger Baker, but sounded a lot like him backing All Starr Jack Bruce a few tours back on "White Room."
On Wednesday, as Starr banged the drums and belted "Boys," it seemed as if he were transported back nearly 50 years, when he still lived in Liverpool, where he was born Richard Starkey and survived a hardscrabble youth and serious childhood illnesses to go on to play with the same enthusiasm in seedy clubs as on the world's most storied venues.
Before McCartney's surprise appearance, Starr was joined on the Radio City stage for the show's ostensible finale - "With a Little Help From My Friends" - by an impromptu chorus that included a giddy Yoko Ono, Jeff Lynne and E Street Band members Little Steven Van Zandt and Nils Lofgren. "I've got a lot of friends," Starr quipped.
But what came through Wednesday night is for all the help he may have received, Ringo Starr has given his many friends and million of fans more over the last 70 years – and counting.
Hester is founding director of the award-winning, multi-media NY City News Service at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism. He is the former City Editor of the New York Daily News, where he started as a reporter in 1992. Follow him on Twitter.