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Maxis Releases Spore PrototypesThose interested in the development phase of Maxis' phase-based sim title Spore are in luck: a number of early prototype games, ranging from star formation to simple OpenGL creature games, have been released by Maxis.
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This is something ive been keeping my eye on, you may remember last year I reported on the Wigan Hub Study on the relocation of the central bus station and the merging of the two railway stations. This report found that the two principal options 3a and 3b which involved a modernisation of North Western and the construction of several rows of bus stops at the station to create a bus spine throught the town (effectivley splitting the current bus station between the existing site and North Western with more on street pickup points in the town centre as well). 3a had a cost of £30m and a TfGM BCR of 1.9, 3b option involved moving the Wallgate platforms into North Western and cost £10m more at £40m but had the same BCR of 1.9. These options were then incorporated into option 6 which took some of the improvements and trimmed the costs down to £19m, essentially the budget option it produced a BCR of 3.4 but was only a short term fix to demand concentrating on improving the bus services rather than rail services.
I argued at the time that while 3b was a higher cost option it provided the same level of return on the investment as 3a though the report favoured the cheaper option 3a and 6.
Well about a month after it first appeared the report version 3.0 dissapeared from the Councils website. This weekend a new version has appeared, version 4.0. The most interesting thing is the 3b option while still costing £40m now has a BCR of 3.6 becoming the highest returning option. The 3B option has also been assessed as providing a Dft BCR of 5.1 again beating option 6 which was previously considered the best option by the report, (the difference in methodology is tfGM assessment assesses tangible financial benefits, Dft assesses intangible benefit to business). They appear to have raised the BCR by factoring in the other transport improvements underway in Wigan, better accounting for the improved journey times to Manchester via Chat Moss and taking onboard that TfGM likes big shiny interchanges not the cheapest budget option. To me it smacks of asking the consultants to keep producing a report until they get the answer right, however as it was the option I wanted and thought provided the best long term improvements im not complaining!
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And an update on the A6 Quality Partnership Scheme.
For the 192 WiFi on 40 buses from mid-March, new turnaround facility in Stockport to be built this year and which will improve services to the college and Stagecoach are building a 300-400 space park and ride at Hazel Grove next to The Rising Sun at the junction of Buxton Road and Macclesfield Road.
The A579 Leigh-Bolton 582 service is to be a pilot of Voluntary Partnership Agreement. Once both are up and running they will be comparing VPA and QPS to decide which to rollout en masse across the rest of the region.
As I understand it in a QPS scheme its the bus company thats legally bound to provide improvements while in a VPA its the local council who are obligated but not legally bound to. Stagecoachs QPS obligations run until 31st March 2017 while the VPA will run for five years. They decided QPS wouldnt work on the 582 route because the majority of the infrastructure was over 10 years old. One of the issues coming up with QPS is that every time they improve infrastructure they have to legally amend the agreement meaning lots of lawyers.
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Wetlands conservation in the Philippines and the ASEAN region
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Recently, Anada Tiega (Ramsar Secretary-General) and Lew Young (Senior Regional Advisor for Asia-Oceania) attended this year's Asia Water Week which was organised by the Asian Development Bank in Manila, Philippines from 13 to 15 March. The theme of the meeting was "Securing Water for All" and was divided under three main themes that of basin water management, urban water services and rural water services. The meeting was also an opportunity to launch the ADB's 'Asia Water Development Outlook 2013' (downloadable from http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/pub/2013/asian-water-development-outlook-2013.pdf). This gave a stark assessment of the water security situation in the Asia-Pacific region with nearly two thirds of people not having any clean, piped water at home despite the region's strong economic growth. This problem was blamed on the poor management and a lack of investment in infrastructure rather than short supplies. At the end of the week, Mr. Tiega gave a presentation to the staff of the Asian Development Bank about the recently released report on 'TEEB for Water and Wetlands' which was well received.
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The visit to Manila was also a good opportunity to meet with the Ramsar Administrative Authority and other partners to discuss issues relating to the implementation of the Ramsar Convention. One of these was meetings with the managers of the Tubbataha Reef Ramsar Site, located in the Sulu Sea, which is one of the most important coral reefs in the world. In January 2013, a foreign naval boat ran aground on the site, causing 4,000m2 of damage to the reef. The boat is presently being dismantled for removal while local experts have visited the site to assess ways to help the site recover. A proposal to find financial support for the recovery work has also been drafted by the management authority, backed by the Ramsar Secretariat.
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The Ramsar Information Sheet and map for the Las Piñas-Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area (LPPCHEA) on the shore of Manila Bay was also completed, so allowing it to be formally Listed as a Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) by the Ramsar Secretary-General during his visit. A ceremony also took place where Mr. Anada Tiega handed over the certificate of the site to Mr. Demetrio Ignacio, the Undersecretary for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
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Meetings were also held with representatives from the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity with whom the Ramsar Convention signed a Memorandum of Understanding in 2011. These meetings were used to update the joint workplan which will include holding joint workshops and inviting the other organisations to join any relevant activity that may be held in the ASEAN region later in 2013.
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What were 5 things you wish you knew as a senior in high school?
I am just now a rising senior in high school. I have too many questions to ask and not many answers, but I realize now that I am at a golden opportunity (not many responsibilities) in my life to make big changes and preparations for a successful life in the future. How can we avid teenagers reasy to take on the future better prepare for life?
My love life has been less than exciting. Despite putting in an inordinate amount of effort, I have, only this year gotten my first kiss, an endeavor which ultimately ended the first inklet of a relationship I ever had.
I have taken many leadership roles for clubs and a nonprofit organization that is working on a penpal program between China and the US.
I enjoy investing and learning about the stock market.
I play tennis and rock climb.
I enjoy Photography and Videography.
I enjoy hanging out with my friends.
The point of this whole description really was to express the diversity of my interests-- and presumably the diversity of everyone's interests--and to express my dilemma. Where should I focus my attention to best prepare me for the future? What five things that you know now looking back would you tell me? What five things do you regret doing or not doing looking back? Which aspects of your life do you wish you had focused on?
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Jun 27 2013: This is a great question!
I don't know if I have five things, but I do have three.
1. Don't lower your standards to fit into the crowd! I was raised in a closeted Lebanese Druze community and I maintained a lot of conservative views through high school. When I got to college, I was so excited to become "American" that I betrayed a lot of my beliefs. Sure, in the moment it was a good time, but looking back, I would have been better off clinging to some of those old world views. I didn't know what it meant to really be "American," and I was in such a rush to figure it out - I think it was ultimately a little damaging.
2. It's not the end of the world if you get a B. I beat myself up over small grade slip-ups - it was a lot of stress that resulted in health issues - hair loss, anxiety, sleeplessness. At the end of the day, it was only a handful of tests, and I got where I wanted to go regardless of the B's and C's.
3. Be greedy with your trust. I wanted to make friends so bad that I trusted and loved everyone the second I met them. True, it might be a nature thing - I'm still like this to an extent. But when I started college, it was especially trying to meet friends who only spoke to me because they wanted answers to a quiz. So be stingy! Have high standards! Give everyone a chance to be your friend, but only keep those who truly care about you (yes, YOU) close to your heart.
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The passage of the California Tobacco Health Protection Act of 1988, or Proposition 99, spurred the state of California to take action to protect residents from the harmful effects of tobacco. Proposition 99 increased taxes on tobacco products, and the revenues generated by the tax were used to fund programs to reduce smoking, provide health care services, and support tobacco-related research.1 These efforts were led by the California Tobacco Control Program (CTCP) of the California Department of Public Health.
CTCP's approach to tobacco control focuses on social norms, with the goal of changing attitudes toward the use of tobacco by creating a social environment where tobacco is less desirable, less acceptable, and less accessible.2 Key components of CTCP's programmatic efforts include implementing a media campaign as well as engaging with local communities to effect local level tobacco control policies. CTCP's media strategy is multifaceted. Some messages are designed to target tobacco users and encourage them to quit; others are designed to discredit the tobacco industry, and are incorporated into ads that seek to undermine the industry's influence and increase public support for protections from secondhand smoke.
Community engagement has been critical to CTCP's success in implementing tobacco control policies throughout the state. CTCP explicitly requires local health departments to organize efforts within their communities and involve diverse individuals who possess expertise and knowledge of the community. These efforts have resulted in the implementation of hundreds of tobacco control policies in California, many of which reduce secondhand smoke exposure and create tobacco-free environments in communities. For example, the Tobacco Free Coalition of Kern County worked with the Tehachapi Police Chief to mobilize support for a ban on smoking and alcohol use in Tehachapi City Parks. In San Francisco, efforts resulted in the passage of a smoke-free disclosure ordinance requiring that renters be informed about smoking policies within multi-unit housing facilities.
Since the passage of Proposition 99 and the implementation of CTCP, tobacco use in California has decreased significantly. The prevalence of smoking has decreased among adults (46%) and high school students (50%), and overall cigarette consumption in California has decreased by 72%. In addition, between 1989 and 2008, CTCP programs have averted $134 billion in health care costs. CTCP is continuing their efforts to address tobacco control issues in local communities in California, including new initiatives around tobacco waste, health equity, and the retail environment for tobacco.
1 http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/tobacco/Pages/CTCPLegislativeMandateforTobaccoControl-Prop99.aspx
2 http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/tobacco/Documents/Making%20a%20Difference%20012012.pdf
Supplemental Material: For more information, read this study published in 2009 about CTCP's work
Citation: Lightwood, J., Glantz, S.A. (2013). The Effect of the California Tobacco Control Program on Smoking Prevalence, Cigarette Consumption, and Healthcare Costs: 1989–2008. PLoS ONE, 8(2), e47145.
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The first Dusty Night of 2014 is happening at The New Movement this Friday! The Dusty is a form of improv conceived and developed at TNM for over a year now. The form uses devices new and old to transition between scenes, using strong game & pattern work to pull inspiration from. As this show moves along, the world of the show expands, building tension, and relationships that continues throughout the piece.
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Reader Story: Teenagers and money (aka Debunking the Mom-Is-an-ATM myth)
Published on - February 10th, 2013 (by Ellen Cannon)
This guest post is from Anna Weisend. Anna is a self- employed pastry chef and sugar artist with multiple streams of income, but her favorite job is the one that she doesn't get paid for: being a mom!
Some reader stories contain general advice; others are examples of how a GRS reader achieved financial success or failure. These stories feature folks with all levels of financial maturity and income. Want to submit your own reader story? Here's how.
Regardless of their parent's income level, every child thinks that money magically comes out of an ATM with a bottomless pit. As a mom with two teenage daughters, I have found that when the moms congregate, this is a popular topic of conversation. My oldest is about to turn 20. She is in college and will be moving out of the dorm and into her own apartment. She is doing fairly well with her personal finances, so I'd like to share the strategies that are working for our family.
I find it impossible to teach my children about money without intertwining it with responsibility and our values. I also find when teaching kids about almost anything, it is best to start early, in small doses and in age-appropriate ways. So, my husband and I made a plan that fit the criteria for our responsibilities, priorities and values. As with everything else in child-rearing, I highly recommend that spouses come to an agreement about this so your children don't get confused or become manipulators. They are way better at this than you think.
The first thing we taught our children was a financial "No." As in "No, you may not have something every time we go into a store" and "No, we will not buy one just because so-and-so has one." Next, it was letting them pay for something small in the store so they could equate having to pay for things that we needed. Then, it graduated to letting them spend some of their monetary gifts for things that they wanted and opening a savings account with the rest.
When it came to gift giving for Christmas and their birthdays, we kept it modest. We found no good reason for excess. We had witnessed in our social circles that those who were the most indulged were also the most ungrateful and rude. We wanted to make sure that we did not create any sort of entitlement mentality. That was not the kind of child we wanted in our home. We feel it worked. We've been told that our children are more grateful than the average kids. That was the goal we were working for.
Chores: To pay, or not to pay
We never gave our children an allowance for chores; we felt that this was just a function of being part of a family. On occasion, however, if one of the girls wanted something special, we would tie it to some extra work above and beyond their regular chore list. This way, they could get a taste of working for something they wanted. It was usually a difficult and unpleasant task to them, so they could weigh if that item was really worth it.
Occasionally, you will get an unexpected opportunity. When my oldest was 9 years old, she saw something on TV about a charitable organization to which she wanted to contribute. It was her idea to start a business making and selling jewelry. My husband and I invested $15. She sold enough in our neighborhood to repay us and donate $50. She had met her goal and so promptly closed her business. She got to learn about commerce and giving at a level she could understand. This won't be the case for every kid, but when serendipity throws something in your lap, take advantage!
When they got to middle school, we took their financial education to the next level. At this point, they were given a clothing allowance, and they had to stay within that amount. They got half of it in August before school started and the other half in the spring. While still in middle school, I would go along with them to help guide their choices and show them the ins and outs of sales and coupons. In high school, they were allowed to go without me and shop with their friends, but they still had to stay within the budget. This is when the hardest part came – letting them live with their choices.
And what choices they made!
Our oldest managed well with what she was given, but the younger one had some issues. I practically needed to duct tape my mouth shut when she chose to spend $50 on a pair of sweatpants with the name of the store sewn on the butt. We had given her $150, so this decision, of course, left her with a limited wardrobe. We were strong and didn't cave when she complained that she only had two pairs of pants (including those awesome sweatpants) to her name. Despite the firestorm in my brain, I kept my comments to myself (well, most of them). Not surprisingly, she did a little better the next time around.
When they started earning money (a job by the age of 16 is mandatory in our house), we required them to put half of the money in an account that was earmarked for college and untouchable. While we thought it was important to teach them about saving, the reason that we only made them put half away was so that they could learn how to spend, too. We felt it was important for them to make mistakes with their money when the purchases weren't large or critical, and while they still had a safety net. It's amazing how much a little buyer's remorse can impact a teen. With employment, they were also required to pay for their cell phone usage, their entertainment costs, and their portion of the car insurance. After all, with privileges comes responsibility.
Additionally, when they were freshmen in high school, we had them sit with us during a bill-paying session to show them just how much our lifestyle cost. They were most impressed with our income, since anything more than minimum wage is impressive at the age of 14. They were subsequently horrified by the price of things like the house payment, the cable bill, the gas bill. They were surprised that we had to – gasp! — pay for someone to haul away our garbage, and perhaps most of all, that there wasn't much money left at the end of the month. Some of our friends questioned us because they felt we were burdening our kids. First, we only did this once so they could have the big picture. Second, we felt it was good to be honest. It gave them something a little more solid than just the standard "We can't afford it" response when they wanted something out of the budget. No child was harmed or put upon during this process.
Put it in writing
We found that putting things in writing was a successful way to avoid conflict. We put their monthly charges and responsibilities on paper and had them initial it. This came in handy when they returned and tried to convince us, "That isn't what you said." We also used this technique to come up with a document called "The House Rules." Due to some pretty hefty and continuous medical expenses, we knew early on we couldn't pay for college. We made it clear to the girls that this was going to have to be their responsibility. The House Rules outlined what we would and would not pay for once they graduated high school. If they enrolled in college, we would continue to pay for certain things. If they chose not to move on to higher education, then they knew they would be paying us room and board, if they remained at home.
We hoped this would ensure that they are prepared and there are no surprises. We know too many young people whose parents said, "We will help out as much as we can," and they heard, "We are going to pay for all your college expenses while you sit in the dorm room and party." It is good to be specific so they are not blindsided. Besides, isn't it better to under-promise and over-deliver? After all, what child is not going to be overjoyed when Mom and Dad fork over extra money?
With one child through this system and one running for the finish line, it seems to have worked well. It is important to note that God's ultimate joke on parents is that each child is completely different. This is extremely apparent in our house, and it has been a lesson in patience for us to let each daughter learn at her own speed and address her own unique personality and circumstances. We realize it doesn't end here, either. Our oldest still consults us and is now getting her first job with a 401((k). We'll need to continue to pass knowledge on. Hopefully, we will do it well.
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I love (LOVE) that you sat down with both your girls and went through your real household bills with them! What better way to show them what real money decisions look like?
I find that parents are often secretive about their money to the detriment of their kids education…because they think kids will reveal the details to the whole town, maybe? I still can't figure that one out…
DEFINITE YES. My parents are definitely an example of this. They are very keen on the idea of what is "inside" and what is "outside." I have had to teach myself personal finance from the ground up, because they never talked about the specifics of budgeting or mortgages until I saw them in business class.
I love (LOVE) that you sat down with your girls to show them what a real life bill paying session is like. So many parents that I know (mine included) are secretive about their finances with their kids, and I can't quite figure out why.
The kids are going to share the details with the neighbourhood? Did you experience that, Anna?
Amazing job, Anna! You've got my wheels spinning and will definitely share this with my husband. I like that it's short, sweet and to the point…cuts out all the other stuff that most financial people give you that make it seem so scary and overwhelming that you don't even know where to begin! Thank you…
My parents were not big on randomly buying me whatever I wanted. I basically had three sources of income (read "toys", since I was a kid at the time). Christmas money, birthday money, and the annual visit to my grandmother.
This taught me a lot about saving my money, waiting to make purchases, and trying to find the best deal. It just didn't do it in any kind of formalized way.
As I got older, it would have been very helpful to actually get exposed to our family's finances and learn the formalities of budgets and bills. But money was usually a hush-hush kind of thing in my family.
Well…yes. But how sad that anyone feels the need to offer self-justification for parental decisions that would have been a matter of course for responsible people of previous generations.
Sounds to me like you and your husband did an excellent job teaching your daughters about money and not spoiling them by giving them something every time they asked. Most of the allowance and clothing budget ideas I've seen before but not the discussion of the household budget. And what a good idea to explain in advance what you would and would not pay for if they went to college.
Like you, my parents didn't give us money for chores, but they gave us an allowance not tied to chores. Something very small, to cover a small treat per week or a big monthly treat. Anything on top, we had to buy. So as a teenager they would check the price of a pair of jeans and give me the money to buy it, if I wanted a brand I had to baby sit or do other jobs to cover the difference. Since I grew up with lots of privileged kids, of course I wanted all that, so I had to work a lot and by the time I graduated high school I knew it was all futile and learned the value of money.
Starting out like this turns me off. "Regardless of their parent's income level, every child thinks that money magically comes out of an ATM with a bottomless pit. " Not EVERY child thinks this. I never saw my parents as ATMs and I was always uncomfortable taking $ from my less well-off extended family.
This sounds very much like what we did with our kids. They got jobs at 16 (actually, our youngest was delivering flyers and babysitting from the age of 13) and had to save 1/2 of their money for university/college. The oldest was happy to have whatever clothes we bought him so he didn't go on a clothing allowance, but our daughter was a clothes hog so she went on one at age 12. I gave her a monthly allowance plus a lump sum in the fall for winter boots and a coat and we paid for athletic clothing (e.g. soccer cleats). She learned a lot, especially when he first purchase was a $70 pair of polyester pants that pilled in the washer.
They're both adults now and the oldest is married with kids and financially successful. The youngest is still trying to find herself and is living oversees for a year (on her own dime, working for accommodation and sometimes for cash while she travels). I suspect this year will teach her a lot more skills and open her eyes and maybe she'll finally figure out what she'll do for a living when she gets back.
Thanks Anna!! Great ideas for us to implement with our son. I haven't been the best with consistency and continuity. We'll keep plugging away!!
Great article. I have a young child at home now and this information will really come in handy for me over the years, especially regarding chores & allowance. Thanks!
It sounds like you did a great job and had a comprehensive plan! My "kids" are 34 and 37 now and have good heads on their shoulders, thankfully. In lookiong back, I did many things right and many things I'd do differently. One thing I'd do, both with myself and my sons, is to become more knowledgeable about college scholarships & vocational opportunities. There are lots of scholarships out there for the kids who study hard!
What a great article with sound advice. I am going to be using some of your very practical ideas, especially the clothing budget.
I have also had individual bill-paying sessions with my teenage boys, and I've done it more than once with each kid, to help the concepts and amounts sink in. Seemed useful to them; they were interested. Also, as my older kid is interested in finance and investing, I asked for his input on choosing among the myriad Vanguard mutual funds to put some of my retirement money in. He actually came up with one of the same choices I did, and it was great to hear him explain his reasoning.
This is a great story–my parents did some similar things with my sister and I and I think it left me well-equipped for the real world.
That is good that you didn't cave in with that $50 sweatpants issue. I read another story once(can't remember where) about a guy who had a son that was 15 and was excited to get his first car in the next year or two. The father gave him $3000 that could only be used to invest in stocks, and whatever he had left when it was time to buy the car is what he was stuck with. The kid lost some money right away but then got really into it and learned a lot, and then started to make some money. I don't remember how much he ended up with, but I think that is an interesting way to teach about investing to kids. They might take it more seriously with money that they get to keep rather than just with some fake account to learn with.
We have "financial honesty" with our teenagers as well. They are required to do chores. Even though I shouldn't tie it to their allowance, I subtract funds if the "maid" has to do them because they slacked.
We can't afford to give them alot in allowance so they feel the pressure of getting a job.They don't ask too much for things out of their allowance unless a must have for school but I would like to see them save some of their allowance for a rainy day.
We have family meetings about finances along with other topics. It works great because they know we are honest with them and hopefully this will make them better adults one day.
I love this post. I grew up having to work for everything. I was working while in high school and if I wanted anything I would need to find a way to get it.I do think parents do need to sit down and talk to their kids about money. I see it to much where kids ask and parents just hand over the money.
Very nice post!
Great post! My parents did none of this, and my brother and I suffered for it. We were expected to make good grades AND were expected to do chores around the house with no allowance. I understand my parents' thinking behind this–it is our duty to do things around the house–but we learned nothing about finances. I really think my parents sitting down with us to show us the monthly bill paying exercise would have been a great lesson. When I went off to college I was a Resident Assistant in a dorm and got free room and board. My Dad asked me how much spending money I needed every semester and I had no idea! I asked him to help me figure out a budget, and he balked!
Keep up the good work you parents who are showing your kids how to handle finances early on. My parents acted like it was something we'd just learn along the way, which is a bad strategy.
Fabulous Story!!!
I must say I wish my parents would have done this for me or that I actually sat my kids down when they were young and taught them about money. I think you did a great job in helping them understand it. I hear all the time that the reason so many people don't do well with money is because they don't understand it. we know how to spend it but we don't know how to budget it or save it.
Excellent post! So glad I ran across it…thanks for sharing some great ideas.
Wonderful post! I am forwarding this to my husband. We have 2 young boys but I couldn't agree with you more about starting young. Good for you!


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The Milan International Furniture Fair, one of the most significant design festivals, is coming up on Tuesday, 9th of April, in Milan. The Taiwan based design company, PEGA D&E, embraces the great event by introducing a collection of playful interactive works.
"When technology plays a main rule in our lives, does it also cause any influences to the daily objects around us?"
The project PEGA D&E presents is Now and New, discussing how technology has changed our lives. They apply the new behaviors that people developed when using smart devices onto daily objects. By combining the already-existing objects and the "smart" behaviors, the project invites visitor to a unique, fun and interactive experience.
Nowadays, carrying a smartphone all the time is nothing unusual. It becomes the first thing we do when we wake up in the morning and the last thing we call it a day. Good Night transforms the familiar using scenario into a thoughtful bedside table. Working with a smartphone, Good Night controls the light source we need at night easily and gently
A wooden table that offers a playground for people to play and have fun together. Happy Together invites people not to focus on their cell phones for a while, but having some face to face interactions with people around them. To play, you need to put down the smartphone and interact with others so that you can create interesting sounds and music. More people to play, richer music comes out.
With the popularity of smartphones, touch has become a major action to trigger things in our life. What if this action could also apply to our daily objects, for example, a lamp?
How we used to make friends is to do something together. But now we can just meet new people through internet. Friendship Machine is a vending machine that you can make a new friend efficiently by providing your personal information.
With WindUp, you can always have your smartphones charged, as long as you don't mind to do some clockwork. Use the image of clockwork to ask people to contribute physical efforts for their smart devices' power.
Color Up is a lamp that can mimic the color of any physical object or surface. Users can grab the light bulb sampler to capture hues from real objects; whenever the light bulb is put back in the lampshade unit, the sampled color spreads to the whole lamp.
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An Emu in the Sky over Paranal
Sitting atop Cerro Paranal high above the Atacama Desert in Chile, two of the Very Large Telescope's Unit Telescopes quietly bask in the starlight, observing the Milky Way as it arches over ESO's Paranal Observatory.
Several interesting objects can be seen in this picture. Some of the most prominent are the two Magellanic Clouds — one Small (SMC), one Large (LMC) — which appear brightly in between the two telescopes. By contrast, the dark Coalsack Nebula can be seen as an obscuring smudge across the Milky Way, resembling a giant cosmic thumbprint above the telescope on the left.
The Magellanic Clouds are both located within the Local Group of galaxies that includes our galaxy, the Milky Way. The LMC lies at a distance of 163 000 light-years from our galaxy, and the SMC at 200 000 light-years. The Coalsack Nebula, on the other hand, is a mere stone's throw away in comparison. At roughly 600 light-years from the Solar System, it is the most visible dark nebula in our skies.
The Coalsack has been recorded by many ancient cultures, and is identified as the head of the Emu in the Sky by several indigenous Australian groups. Aboriginal Australians are most likely the oldest practitioners of astronomy in the world, and they identify their constellations by use of dark nebulae — as opposed to stars, as is the Western tradition.
In the Southern hemisphere, these dark clouds are more prominent than in the Northern sky. Other cultures also had dark constellations — for example, the Inca in South America. A particularly important constellation to the Inca astronomers was one known as Urcuchillay (The Llama), representing the significance of the animals in their culture as a source of food, wool, and transport.
This image was taken by ESO photo ambassador Yuri Beletsky.
Dizzying Star Trails over SEST
The 15-metre diameter Swedish–ESO Submillimetre Telescope (SEST) was built in 1987, and was operated at ESO's La Silla Observatory in Chile until it was decommissioned in 2003.
At the time of construction, SEST was the only radio telescope in the southern hemisphere that was designed to observe the submillimetre Universe, and it paved the way for later telescopes such as the Atacama Pathfinder Experiment telescope (APEX), and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), both located at Chajnantor.
In this image, we see a crowded night sky filled with star trails, a result of the camera's long exposure time. The starlight is reflected back at numerous different angles towards the camera from the giant parabolic dish. In the background, the ESO 3.6-metre telescope stands in its dome, silently surveying the cosmos.
This dizzying picture of the SEST telescope at La Silla was taken by ESO Photo Ambassador José Joaquín Pérez.
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Morning Light Over La Silla
Here we see ESO's La Silla Observatory with a backdrop of the Milky Way. Established in the 1960s, La Silla was ESO's first observatory to be built in Chile.
Visible on the hill in the centre of this image is the rectangular New Technology Telescope (NTT) on the left, and the domed ESO 3.6-metre telescope to the right. The 3.58-metre NTT was inaugurated in 1989, and was the first in the world to have a computer-controlled main mirror. The main mirror is flexible, and its shape is actively adjusted during observations to preserve the optimal image quality. This technology, known as active optics, is now applied to all major modern telescopes — including the Very Large Telescope at Cerro Paranal, and the future European Extremely Large Telescope.
La Silla is home to several other telescopes, including the Swedish–ESO Submillimetre Telescope (SEST), and the robotic TAROT, which is used to monitor rapidly occurring events such as gamma-ray bursts.
This picture was taken by ESO Photo Ambassador José Joaquín Pérez. When José is not taking stunning photos of the night sky, he works as an agricultural engineer where he devotes his time to the protection of crops in central Chile.
VLT Tracks Rosetta's Comet
The bright, hazy smudge at the centre of this image is a comet known as 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, or 67P/C-G for short. This is not just any comet; it is the target for ESA's Rosetta spacecraft, which is currently deep within the comet's coma and less than 100 kilometres from its nucleus [1]. With Rosetta so close to the comet, the only way to view the whole of 67P/C-G now is to observe it from the ground.
This image was taken on 11 August 2014 using one of the 8-metre telescopes of ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile. It was composed by superimposing 40 individual exposures, each lasting 50 seconds, and removing background stars, to obtain the optimal view of the comet. Rosetta is contained within the central pixel of this image, and is too small to resolve.
The VLT is made up of four individual Unit Telescopes that can work together or individually to study the night sky. These observations used the FORS2 (FOcal Reducer and low dispersion Spectrograph 2) instrument on Unit Telescope 1, otherwise known as Antu, which is the indigenous Chilean Mapuche term for the Sun.
FORS2 can be used in various ways, but for the Rosetta campaign astronomers use it to image the comet and determine its brightness, size and shape; and also to analyse the coma's composition.
Although 67P/C-G is faint in this image, it is clearly active, with a dusty coma extending some 19 000 kilometres out from the nucleus. This coma is asymmetric as the dust is being swept away from the Sun — which is located beyond the lower right corner of the image — and is beginning to form a characteristic cometary tail.
This VLT image is part of an ongoing collaboration between ESA and ESO to observe 67P/C-G from the ground while Rosetta is performing measurements at the comet. On average, the VLT obtains images of the comet every second night. These short exposures are used to monitor the comet's activity by studying how its brightness changes. The results are reported back to the Rosetta project and provide part of the information for planning how to orbit around it.
[1] Rosetta reached a distance of 100 kilometres from 67P/C-G's nucleus on 6 August 2014, and has been moving closer to the comet since then.
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Psychedelic Skies
This groovy and psychedelic photograph shows a night of observing the Northern Celestial Pole from the Allgäu Public Observatory in Ottobeuren, Germany. Pictured here is the facility's 0.6-metre Cassegrain reflector telescope, which was installed in 1996.
The brilliant yellow laser beam, which appears to fan out across the sky in this long-exposure image, is ESO's Wendelstein laser guide star unit which was tested at the site in Allgäu. It is a precursor, experimental version of the fibre laser that has been installed on the Very Large Telescope in Paranal, Chile.
A Laser guide star is used to create a bright spot in the sky, which can be used as an artificial reference star, allowing astronomers to measure how the real stars blur or twinkle, as normally seen from the ground. The measurements are then used to correct this blurring and enable sharper images to be taken, in a process is known as adaptive optics.
Star Rain in the Desert
In the Atacama Desert in Chile, it rarely rains. Only once every few years does significant rain or snow precipitate on ESO's La Silla Observatory, generally coinciding with an anomalously warm weather event such as an El Niño event. This desert is one of the driest places on Earth, making it a fantastic site from which to observe the night sky.
Although there may be very little real rain, some photography tricks can instead make the stars appear to rain onto the surrounding mountains, as seen in this image taken on 21 May 2013 by Diana Juncher, a PhD student in astronomy at the Niels Bohr Institute, Denmark.
Diana was at La Silla for two weeks in May 2013, observing exoplanets towards the centre of our galaxy as part of her research. During her stay she managed to take this image of star trails, taken only around 20 metres away from the Danish 1.54-metre telescope at ESO's La Silla Observatory. Star trail photographs like these are shot using a long exposure time in order to capture the apparent motion of the stars as the Earth rotates.
A wisp of snow covers the distant mountain tops, and soft clouds can be seen below La Silla, near the horizon to the left. The slightly darker and redder area to the right is an open copper mine. Copper is Chile's biggest economic asset — the country is by far the world leader in copper production.
Sculpting La Silla's Skies
A rare patch of wispy white clouds streak across the sky over ESO's La Silla Observatory in this photograph, taken on 11 June 2012 by astronomer Alan Fitzsimmons.
This dry, desolate environment with occasional strong gusts of wind may not be the best place for people to set up home, but it is the ideal location for telescopes. Dry, arid conditions help astronomers to avoid common observing problems like atmospheric disturbance, light pollution, humidity, and (most of the time!) clouds, allowing them to gain a clearer view of the cosmos above. Even on this rare day of cloud the sky had cleared by nightfall and observations took place as usual.
The telescopes that call La Silla home — including two major ESO-operated telescopes: the ESO 3.6-metre telescope and the New Technology Telescope (NTT) — are equipped with state of the art instruments, enabling them to fully exploit the unique viewing conditions in northern Chile.
The ESO 3.6-metre telescope currently operates with the High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher (HARPS), an instrument that is dedicated to the discovery of extrasolar worlds. The NTT was a pioneer in active optics, and was the first telescope in the world to have a computer-controlled main mirror.
La Silla was the first ESO site to be based in Chile back in the 1960s, and has been invaluable ever since.
Carving a Route to Armazones
At present ESO hosts three observatories in the Atacama Desert region of Chile: La Silla, Paranal and Chajnantor. Visible in the background of this image is Paranal, ESO's flagship facility and home of the Very Large Telescope (VLT) array.
In coming years, this trio will be joined by a fourth observatory: Cerro Armazones, future site of the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT). With its 39-metre-diameter mirror, the E-ELT will be the world's biggest eye on the sky when construction is completed around 2024.
Cerro Armazones is currently only linked to Paranal by a dirt track — but, as shown in this image, construction is underway. The Chilean company ICAFAL Ingeniería y Construcción S.A. (ICAFAL) began construction in March (ann14019), and is due to take around 16 months to complete a new 7-metre-wide asphalt road. As well as carving a new road through the Chilean landscape, ICAFAL will level off the top of Cerro Armazones to create a usable platform for the E-ELT.
In Search of Space
At 5000 metres above sea level, high upon the Chajnantor Plateau in Chile, the antennas of the ALMA Observatory peer skywards, scanning the Universe for clues to our cosmic origins. This plateau is one of the highest observatory sites on Earth.
Visible amongst the thousands of stars on the right side of this image are the Small and Large Magellanic Clouds, appearing as luminous smudges in the sky. These cloud-like objects are both galaxies — two of the closest galactic neighbours to our galaxy, the Milky Way.
ALMA's main aim is to observe the coldest and most ancient objects in the cosmos — known as the "cold Universe". The array measures radiation emitted in the millimetre and submillimetre wavelengths, which lie in between infrared and radio waves in the electromagnetic spectrum. It features 66 mobile antennas which can be moved and configured over the ALMA site to meet the scientists' requirements, making it the biggest astronomical experiment in existence.
This amazing picture of the ALMA landscape was taken by ESO Photo Ambassador Stéphane Guisard, an optics engineer at the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope in the Atacama Desert, Chile.
Alien Atacama
Close to ESO's ALMA Observatory, a tour bus creates a cloud of dust as it makes its way across the Chilean desert. This bus carries staff heading to the ALMA Operations Support Facility for the start of an 8-day shift. In the background we see two volcanoes, their snow-covered peaks obscured by clouds.
Located on the border between Bolivia and Chile, these two inactive volcanoes, despite being just a short distance from each other, were created in different geological epochs — Licancabur, the volcano on the left, is much younger than its smaller neighbour Juriques.
Licancabur is famous for its near-symmetrical shape, and for being home to one of the highest lakes in the world. At an altitude of 5916 metres, the lake in Licancabur's caldera is host to a variety of rare flora and fauna, and has been studied to see how life is coping in this extreme environment. It is said that the Licancabur region is one of the best analogues for the Martian environment, and that by studying the life present here, we may better understand how life could flourish on other planets.
This image was taken by ESO's Armin Silber.
Giants at Work
This panoramic view of ESO's flagship facility in northern Chile was taken by ESO Photo Ambassador Gabriel Brammer. The Very Large Telescope (VLT) is seen setting to work at ESO's Paranal Observatory, visible against a backdrop of clear skies with the Milky Way overhead.
To create this picture, Brammer combined several long-exposure shots in order to capture the faint light of the Milky Way as it circled above the massive enclosures of the VLT's Unit Telescopes. Each of these giants is 25 metres tall, and they are named after prominent features of the sky in the language of the local Mapuche tribe: the Sun, the Moon, the constellation of the Southern Cross, and Venus — Antu, Kueyen, Melipal, and Yepun respectively. On the left of the frame, the smaller Auxiliary Telescopes can be seen in their white round, domes, with the large and small Magellanic Clouds above them.
The combination of several shots reveals the movement of the telescope enclosures, each accompanied by a ghostly echo of themselves as they move during the night following their targets in the sky. The passage of time is also evident, with a bright evening sky giving way to a dark, star-speckled view towards the left of the image.
To create this image, Brammer set up his camera at the same position twice: once at sunset, and then again later at night. Using the images taken at these different times, Brammer created two complete panoramas that he later composited to form the image shown here.
A Deep Look into a Dark Sky
Can you count the number of bright dots in this picture? This crowded frame is a deep-field image obtained using the Wide Field Imager (WFI), a camera mounted on a relatively modestly sized telescope, the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre located at the La Silla Observatory, Chile.
This image is one of five patches of sky covered by the COMBO-17 survey (Classifying Objects by Medium-Band Observations in 17 filters), a deep search for cosmic objects in a relatively narrow area of the southern hemisphere's sky. Each one of the five patches is recorded using 17 individual colour filters. Each one of the five COMBO-17 images covers an area of the sky the size of the full Moon.
The survey has already revealed thousands of previously unknown cosmic specimens — over 25 000 galaxies, tens of thousands of distant stars and quasars previously hidden from our view, showing just how much we still have to learn about the Universe.
Some of the most distant flecks of light visible in this photo are galaxies whose light has been travelling for nine or ten billion years before reaching to us. By studying galaxies of different ages astronomers can understand how they evolve in time, from mature nearby galaxies similar to our galaxy, the Milky Way, to young ones in the distant Universe that reveal what the cosmos was like in its infancy.
A Bird's-eye View of ESO
This aerial photograph shows the sprawling site of the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Headquarters in Garching bei München, Germany. While ESO operates telescopes scattered across Chile in the southern hemisphere, Garching houses the scientific, technical and administrative centre of ESO, where development programmes are carried out to provide the observatories with the most advanced instruments.
The buildings in the centre of the frame, both with sleek, curved designs, are the two main ESO Headquarters buildings — the top-right building was the organisation's sole base for many years before it was recently joined by the lower red-roofed extension, which was inaugurated in December 2013. The black, rounded building is the technical building, where work on new instruments is carried out. Each of the individual Headquarters buildings are connected by curved bridges, seen here as the three-armed black shape in the centre of the frame.
The new extension, designed by architects Auer+Weber, now helps to house ESO's growing numbers of staff and to facilitate world-class astronomical research in the design and construction phase of the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT), the world's biggest eye on the sky. Previously, some members of staff were spread across the Garching campus and housed in buildings similar to the white blocks seen to the left of this image.
This aerial image was taken on 9 June 2014 by aerial photographer Ernst Graf (graf-flugplatz.de).
Impression, sunset
The Sun sets over Paranal Observatory, painting an array of subtle hues across the sky reminiscent of a Monet landscape. The sparse clouds glow warmly under the Sun's last rays, and the crisp clarity of the air is almost palpable — highlighting why ESO has selected this area of Chile for its observatory. Crepuscular rays — and shadows from the clouds — are streaming from the Sun and appear to converge at the antisolar point.
Two of the four domed Auxiliary Telescopes (ATs) of the Very Large Telescope (VLT) can be seen on the left, waiting patiently for darkness to fall before conducting their survey of the cosmos.
Once the Sun has set, the 1.8-metre diameter ATs will feed starlight to the Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI), combining the light to produce clear images of the Universe. The mobile ATs are mounted on rails, and can be moved around the VLT site to view the skies from different angles.
This image was posted to the Your ESO Pictures Flickr group by Roger Wesson, a fellow at ESO working at the Paranal Observatory, on 8 March 2013.
The VLT's Artificial Star
This new image, taken by ESO Photo Ambassador Gianluca Lombardi, shows a stunning array of colours, ranging from the haze of pink dominating the bottom of the frame to the blues and whites of the Milky Way above. The blocks visible at the foreground of the image are the Unit Telescopes of the Very Large Telescope (VLT), based at ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile.
Cutting through the scene is a harsh yellow slash. This prominent streak is the VLT's laser guide star, which is part of the telescope's adaptive optics system that compensates for the blurring effects of the atmosphere. Light from the sky is distorted as it travels through the atmosphere due to local variations. Whenever possible, astronomers hunt down a bright star to calibrate their observations, but when there is no suitable star near enough to their target, they have to rely on an artificial one — created by pointing a bright, piercing laser up into the night, as shown in this image.
The Road to the Future
This new image shows the construction progress of the road, platform, and service trench at the site of the future European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) on Cerro Armazones. The basecamp can be seen to the lower right and the new road is seen curving around the base of the mountain.
The Chilean company ICAFAL Ingeniería y Construcción S.A. started the civil works for the E-ELT in March 2014 when they began construction of a road to the summit of the mountain. The construction is expected to take 16 months to complete. The road will provide access for the future construction of the giant telescope, and will be 11 metres wide, with an asphalt paved driveway 7 metres wide.
Construction worker for the company, Sebastián Rivera Aguila, caught this sight on Thursday 12 June 2014 from a commercial airplane flying over the mountain. He expressed his excitement: "It is really hard work to build in the desert, but I am really proud and very happy to be part of this very important project. Thank you to ICAFAL and ESO for letting us be part of history in the making."
On Thursday 19 June, ICAFAL will blast the area on the top of Cerro Armazones, loosening about 5000 tonnes of rock. This is part a large-scale levelling process which will help landscape the mountain so that it can accommodate the 39-metre telescope and the associated buildings at the observatory. A groundbreaking ceremony will take place at Paranal Observatory, 20 kilometres away from the blasting, to mark this milestone towards the construction of the E-ELT. The event will be streamed live via webcast on Livestream from 16:30 UTC until around 18:30 UTC (18:30-20:30 CEST) (subject to change). Participants can also follow the live tweeting from @ESO under the hashtag #EELTblast and ask questions, in English, which we will try as far as possible to answer in real time.
Sunrise over the VLT
This image shows the beginning of sunrise over the Very Large Telescope (VLT) at ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile. In this photo, one of the VLT's Unit Telescopes is visible to the bottom right, illuminated by moonlight. Further in the distance there are two Auxiliary Telescopes pointing upwards.
The VLT is formed of four 8.2-metre Unit Telescopes (UTs), and four movable 1.8-metre Auxiliary Telescopes (ATs). The telescopes can work together to form a giant interferometer: the Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI). The light collected by each of these telescopes is combined by the VLTI using a complex system of mirrors in underground tunnels, allowing astronomers to see details up to 16 times finer than with the individual UTs alone.
The image was taken by Nicolas Blind, an astronomer who visited Paranal Observatory for a few days in December 2012. Blind may only have been at the observatory for a short period, but he had a truly memorable visit. "The absolute silence in this place is so peaceful and relaxing," he recalls. "You can only hear the sound of wind, or maybe a bat lost in this desolated area. The pure sky of Paranal reminds me each time how little we are, and reconnects me with the reason why I have chosen astronomy."
Paranal Observatory experiences an incredible 330 clear nights per year. In fact, thanks to the technology, staff, and clear conditions, the VLT is the most productive individual ground-based facility in the world.
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Cloaked in Stars
Framed by the glow of the Moon setting, the fourth Unit Telescope (UT4) of ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) at Paranal Observatory is enveloped by the sky it studies night after night.
Located high on Cerro Paranal, the majestic machine sits gracefully at an altitude of 2635 metres above sea level. Paranal is the world's most advanced visible-light astronomical observatory and ESO's flagship facility, containing a suite of telescopes.
UT4, otherwise known as Yepun (Venus), is one of the four Unit Telescopes that comprise the VLT, also working with their four Auxiliary Telescope companions to form the super-sensitive Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI). Housed within a thermally controlled building, UT4 uses its incredibly precise 8.2-metre mirror to scan the stars and unravel the mysteries of the Universe.
The other three Unit Telescopes are known as Antu (Sun), Kueyen (Moon), and Melipal (Southern Cross), from the language of the Mapuche people from some 500 kilometres south of Santiago.
This image was snapped by photographer John Colosimo, and manages to capture both the beauty and complexity of the lone Unit Telescope.
A Stream of Stars over Paranal
The sky over Paranal Observatory in northern Chile is a real treat for ESO's Photo Ambassadors, who are constantly experimenting with new techniques to obtain even more striking views of the unique, arid landscape and state-of-the-art facilities.
On this occasion, Gianluca Lombardi has combined many long-exposure images to get this stunning result — the Very Large Telescope (VLT) and its Auxiliary Telescopes, their motion appearing as blurred flickers beneath a stream of stars, while the apparent motion of the stars across the sky has left smeared trails that are captured on camera as the Earth rotates.
The VLT is ESO's flagship facility. It is of the most productive telescopes in the world, and the most advanced optical instrument ever made.
Big and Bigger
A small crowd gathers by the telescopes to see the night in at ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile. For most, sunset marks the end of a working day — a time for rest. But not here; nighttime is when the real work is done, with a clear night's sky as the workplace.
The crowd looks tiny, dwarfed by the telescopes to their left. These domes house the four 1.8-metre-diameter Auxiliary Telescopes that are part of the Very Large Telescope array (VLT). But the real giant of the picture is at the far left; if the Auxiliary Telescopes make the crowd look small, then the VLT Unit Telescope makes them look like ants. The VLT has four 8.2-metre telescopes like this, some of the largest telescopes on the planet.
But if you think that's big, wait for the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT), set for first light in the early 2020s. Its mirror will be a whopping 39 metres in diameter! As we look to the future, ESO will be bringing the world bigger and better eyes on the sky.


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The Federal Bureau of Investigations is not giving out specific information regarding the abduction of Ayvani Perez, 14, but court documents show there could be something even more sinister behind her abduction.
A criminal complaint filed in United States District Court alleges that two men broke into Perez's home searching for money and jewelry.
When Perez's mother told the armed robbers she could not meet their demands, Perez was abducted.
The complaint states that "her children were hiding in the closet" and the men "kicked in the door."
Perez was taken downstairs at gunpoint, and then led to the backyard and over a fence.
The timeline of events show that the abduction may not have been random.
According to the complaint, neighbors noticed seeing a Dodge Challenger parked outside the home at approximately 1:37 a.m. Tuesday morning. There was also a small four door silver car backed up to the house across the street.
At 1:50 a.m. neighbors reported to police they heard hysterical screams coming from the backyard of the home, and at the time the grey dodge sped away.
At 2:15 a.m. two individuals pried open the rear door and forced entry into the residence at 3894 Brookgate Drive in Ellenwood.
While in the home, the men, investigators say, shot the family dog and abducted Perez at gunpoint. Her mother ran after them screaming for help.
The complaint shows that FBI agents used cell phone tracking technology to track at least one of the suspects involved in the case.
Wildrego Jackson's phone number, according to the complaint, was identified as one of the numbers used to call the family and demand a ransom of drugs and money in return for Perez's release.
Jackson made his first appearance before a federal judge Thursday afternoon. Jackson faces one count of conspiracy to commit kidnapping for ransom and a weapons charge.
The complaint alleges that at 2:23 a.m., approximately five calls were exchanged between Jackson's phone and another person.
Investigators said they were able to verify with Jackson's girlfriend that she rented a gray Dodge Challenger for Jackson on Sept. 13, the Friday before the kidnapping.
A nationwide search began for Perez the moment she went missing. Her picture was broadcast nationwide. On Wednesday, the kidnappers indicated that they were going to return Perez home to her family. She was dropped off, according to investigators at her aunt's home in Conyers.
On Wednesday, Perez was reunited with her family after nearly 36 hours of getting held hostage.
"She stated that the kidnappers shielded their faces from her and told her not to look at their faces," the complaint said.
Perez identified three to four men holding her hostage.
FBI agents said she was checked over medically, and appears she was not physically harmed.
A search warrant from Feb. 21 2012 obtained by CBS Atlanta News, along with an investigative report from the Flint Circuit Drug Task Force show that Perez's mother, Maria Magdalena Corral was arrested along with Juan Alberto Contreras-Ramirez for marijuana trafficking.
Ramirez is the same man investigators arrested in connection with Perez's kidnapping.
According to the complaint, Corral and Perez were at the same home in Stockbridge at 589 McCullough Road when deputies, acting on a tip, found marijuana in the home.
According to the prosecutor who worked the case, there was more than 500 pounds of marijuana inside.
Blair Mahaffey told CBS Atlanta's Mike Paluska he clearly remembers the case because it was dismissed in Henry County Magistrate Court. Mahaffey is the Chief Assistant District Attorney for Henry County.
Mahaffey said that the judge ruled investigators did not meet requirements set by the law to search the home, and therefore suppressed all 500 pounds of evidence.
FBI agents have not released any information connecting Corral or Ramirez to the marijuana bust.
According to Mahaffey, Corral's name and information were expunged from the case.
Ramirez is held on immigration charges.
Jackson has another court appearance on Tuesday. The preliminary hearing is when his defense team will argue the conditions of his release on bond.
The FBI continues to search for other suspects in this ongoing investigation.
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MERRILLVILLE | I was excited all week thinking about Friday night's Duneland Athletic Conference showdown between Lake Central and Merrillville. That's typical when the two defending Class 4A sectional champions meet.
Then, broken information started bolting out of Connecticut on Friday morning. Heartsick, numb with disbelief, the last thing this heart thought of was a high school basketball game.
Instead, my thoughts wandered to colorfully wrapped presents under a tree labeled with the name of a child who will never experience the joy of Christmas morning or the hug from one he loves again. That's what sunk this heart on the drive up Broadway on Friday night.
There are days much bigger than Hoosier Hysteria.
Sadly, this was one.
The tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. — where 26 people were killed, 20 of them children, by a lone gunmen who had allegedly already murdered his own mother — was too much to take.
How can a ball floating through a hoop mean anything?
"I heard about it when I was getting taped," Merrillville senior guard B.J. Jenkins said. "It was awful."
Still, a crowd assembled for the game, which the Pirates won 73-67. There was an aura of "How does something like this happen?" along with quiet conversations between adults.
The young men in the game played their hearts out. Lake Central and Merrillville are, without question, two of the better teams in the area.
Jenkins had a team-high 24 points with three rebounds and three assists. Lake Central's Tyler Wideman scored 27 points with 12 rebounds. The two were unstoppable.
Merrillville scored 26 field goals. The Pirates had 18 assists. This is the most unselfish team I've seen since photographs were in black and white.
"We preached it every day this summer and every day at practice," Merrillville coach T.J, Lux said. "We want to be unselfish."
In this YouTube age filled with SportsCenter highlight reels, the young men at Merrillville are taking an old-school approach.
"It's not difficult at all," Jenkins said. "It's simple. Find the open man."
Merrillville made a statement on a night where America mourns and prays. On a weekend where parents hold their children tighter than they have in awhile and make sure to speak those most important words: "I love you."
One day basketball games will bring butterflies to players, fans and sportswriters again. This just wasn't one of those nights.
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Light travels at a speed of 299,792,458 metres per second exactly. No matter how fast you, or the light source is traveling, go try measuring it and you'll find that this is exactly the case.
At this speed, it takes light:
After this it stops making sense to say "a distance x", as the expansion of the universe warps our perception of distance on these immense timescales. Therefore, when you hear radio static, 1% of that is said not to originate from a place, but rather a time, roughly 13.5 billion years ago - the cosmic microwave background from the time of recombination at the dawn of the universe.
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