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Padstow is a small town located in the South West of England. The town is a fishing port and is located in the county of Cornwall. This is a lovely quaint little Cornish town and is often a popular spot with tourists. The town has a population of just over three thousand people but it can often get quite crowded in the summer months when people are visiting the area. Cornwall is one of the most popular summer holiday destinations in Britain and many people visit Padstow while they are on their holidays in the area.
If you are looking to stay in Padstow then there are a few hotels to choose from. The more well known ones include Damara House, Duke House and The Metropole Hotel. These are not really big hotels but they have good reputations for nice facilities and a good standard of service. There are a few more small bed and breakfast in the town but many people who wish to stay in the area head for the larger resort of Newquay which has many hotels ranging from large to small. There are plenty of nice holiday homes in the area which are a good option, most of these are set in lovely spots in the local countryside. There are also plenty of camp sites and caravan sites in the area which are good if you are looking for somewhere cheap to stay.
Padstow has recently been put on the map by the well known Chef Rick Stein. He owns a seafood restaurant in the town and people from all over the country come to eat at this exclusive restaurant. This has lead to other cafes and bars opening in the town and it really has done the local economy good. There are some nice little shops to enjoy in the town as well, a few galleries and places selling local crafts and souvenirs these are great to browse round and admire some of the local craftsmanship.
Padstow is probably best known for it's little port and fishing industry. The coastline in this area is quite rugged so there are not that many ports in the area. Padstow gets a large amount of people visiting because of the port, there are often lots of yachts in the harbour and these bring in extra tourism. The little port is an interesting place to look round as there is always plenty of activity.
There are some really nice little places around Padstow. The massive resort of Newquay is only about ten miles away and this is a place where there is plenty to keep visitors entertained. This section of coastline has some wonderful beaches that are great for surfing, there are some spectacular sections of cliffs and some stunning rock formation that are nice for walking around or along. There are plenty of quaint little Cornish villages that are also well worth exploring.
Padstow really is a lovely little town that is well worth a visit. There is plenty to see and do in the town itself and also in the surrounding area. Next time you are in the South West of England you really must go and give Padstow a visit.
I've just spent a lovely couple of days in Padstow, Cornwall and I thought I would share the experience.
Padstow is a historic fishing port on the north coast of Cornwall. It's a beautiful little harbour town that can be found on the Camel Estuary. Recent studies have noted the population as that of only just over 3,000 people so it's very small but very picturesque.
The main shopping/touristy area is located around the harbour which is the main focus of the town. The shops and restaurants almost form a sort of semi circle around the water which has quite a lot of small and medium sized boats moored along the way. I would say that if you wanted to walk to one end of town to the other it would probably take you about 15 minutes so again quite small but of course there are lots of interesting little shops and restaurants for you to browse your time away in.
At the end of the harbour the walk way leads away to the beaches and the sea. There is a nice grass hill walk way which is fairly steep but gives you great views over the valley and the town/beach. The path way then goes down to allow you access to the beautiful beaches. The beaches are sand not pebble which is lovely and the sand is really lovely and golden with crisp blue water. It's really a spectacular site.
The other end of town is dominated by Rick Stein, the celebrity chef and television personality. He has a number of businesses in town which often leads Padstow to be called Padstein! The Seafood Restaurant is his famous, upmarket restaurant and this is located at the far end of Padstow. The location is not brilliant, it looks over a car park but inside the decor and more importantly the food is second to none. The restaurant is quite light and airy with a bar in the centre and then tables around the edges and in the middle too. I would say it could probably seat 100 plus in an evening. Of course, being a fishing port his speciality is fish and this is the main ingredient on his menu. He does a tasting menu for approximately £64 each or you can pick from the full menu. The service was great, as was the meal and his restaurant is definitely one of the attractions of Padstow for me.
Outside this restaurant he also has a fish and chip take away and sit down restaurant. It's only open at certain times a day and beware, there will be a queue for the food. To sit down takes longer but if you want to take away your fish and chips then it will be about 15 to 20 minutes. It's a bit more expensive than regular fish and chips (£20 for two) but again, well worth it. He does the classics like cod/chips, haddock/chips but also does fried Monkfish for example which is delicious. You can also order grilled fish as well for a healthier option. My only criticism is that if you take away there is no specific area to sit down and eat it on, a few tables and chairs would be great but you can take it into town as there are quite a few public benches you can sit on.
The rest of the area is made up of your usual seaside shops but a bit more upmarket than some places with some really nice little gems too. There is a fudge shop selling local fudge, a shop selling shells, a great little toy shop, shops with buckets and spades, etc, a few ice cream shops, a few pasty shops (a Cornish pasty is a must when you are in Cornwall) and then there are some great little beach clothing shops such as Fat Face, Quicksilver and Quba Sails.
At the top of the hill there is a mini golf/crazy golf course which is great fun. It's a bit old and basic but it's cheap (about £7 for two) and a great way to waste an hour, again with beautiful views over the beach.
You can take boat trips out on the water. There is a high speed boat trip around the harbour and then there is also a ferry that takes you across to Rock on the other side of the water. It costs £3 for a return which I thought was very reasonable. There was not much is Rock to see, a restaurant that is open year round and then mostly residential houses but it's nice to go over to the beach and walk around.
There are quite a few pubs in town too, some are a bit touristy but if you walk up the street a bit I can recommend a great locals pub called The London Inn with friendly staff and locals. Most of the other restaurants in town are fish restaurants but there are a few pizza/Italian restaurants if you want something different.
Padstow is a lovely little place and I definitely recommend a visit.
Padstow is located on the North West coast of Cornwall and is probably most famous for Rick Steins home and restaurant, in fact property prices here have rocheted over the last few years because of this association.
Padstow is centred around fishing and has a lovely harbour, just watch your kids here because the harbour walls are unfenced.
It is a beautiful town with some lovely shops, nice places to eat and there are plenty of boat trips from the harbour that you can go on.
From the main carpet you can wander through the main fish market and there is also Steins Deli here that sells some lovely things, he also has a chippy here too!!
If you venture just outside of Padstow and look across the estuary you can see Rock, this is where a number of celebs have property and it is the most expensive place to live in Cornwall.
Also just a little further up the coast are some beautiful beaches, Harlyn Bay springs to mind as one.
Padstow is an ideal base for those wishing to explore Cornwall, on the other hand for those wanting to stay put there is enough to see and do in this delightful harbourside town.
Padstow is a working port and everything centres around the harbour. From here you can take a pleasure cruise to nearby Rock or Puffin Island or take a speedboat trip in the Camel estuary.
Only a few minutes walk away you will discover some excellent secluded coves and for those feeling more energetic, walkers, cyclists and horse riders can take to the Camel Trail. The trail starts at Padstow and finishes at Boscarne, a total of 17 and a half miles. We hired bikes and did the first stage to Wadebride and back a total of 11 miles. I hadn't ridden a bike for over ten years but found that I hadn't forgotton how to. I thoroughly enjoyed it and worked off several cream teas. The next time I go I will try to do the whole trail.
There are no shortages of eateries including several fish restaurants, one of which is Rick Steins renowed "Seafood Restaurant" He also owns a bistro and deicatessen.
Other places worth visiting are the museum and Prideaux Palace, home of the Prideaux family who for centuries owned the whole of Padstow. This Elizabethan home is set in extensive grounds with ancient deer park and is open from Easter until October.


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PRO: Americans willing to go very far to protect security, feel safe
June 23, 2013 at 1:23 a.m.
Naomi Flonnory, a Victoria mom, wants her children to be safe.
She wants to live her life free from fear, knowing that the U.S. government is working nonstop to maintain national security.
Which is why she supports the National Security Agency keeping tabs on all American citizens - even those who do not have a connection to terrorism and without probable cause.
"If you are not doing anything wrong, it shouldn't matter if they are listening to you. ... I think it is just like a parent - if a parent is monitoring their child at any and all costs, then they will know what they are doing at all times and be able to keep them safe," Flonnory said.
Gino Tozzi, a political science lecturer at the University of Houston-Victoria, with specialties in the presidency and public policy, said most Americans feel similarly about their security.
"Americans are willing to go very far to protect their security and to feel safe. That you can fly to another part of the country and not worry about what is going to happen - or you can do things, maybe just go to a baseball game and not worry about a bomb going off," Tozzi said, adding most Americans were in support of beefing up national security after the 9/11 attacks.
The Patriot Act, passed into law in 2001, allows the government, in the name of national security, to monitor people suspected of terroristic involvement without probable cause.
Still, Tozzi said the government will need to use the information specifically in the war against terrorism for the expanded surveillance to have justification.
"Let's say the government uses it to bust people not related to terrorism. That would probably be a violation and go beyond the boundaries of what the Patriot Act was for - limiting the impact of terrorism in the United States. If they start using it to stop drug cartels or trafficking, then we get into a really gray area," Tozzi said.
And though many people are upset about the invasion of privacy, since it is a right guaranteed in the Fourth Amendment, Tozzi said national security is also a right the government is obligated to protect.
Those two rights have been competing for hundreds of years, he said, since the birth of America, and will continue to battle into the future.
Julian Garcia, a pharmacy technician in Victoria, believes the mutual push between national security and privacy dates well before 9/11, though technology has accelerated the problem.
"I grew up a child of the '80s, and I sure miss the Cold War, when everything was black and white, and there was a bad guy and a good guy, and we were the good guys.
"Now, everything has become so shrouded; it is so hard to tell who the bad and the good guys are. They seem to melt into the population here. ... I think because of that and because it is so hard to identify them, we have to go to the extremes of spying on someone," Garcia said.
He added terrorism has especially changed the national security game.
He is not concerned if he gets caught in the surveillance because he has nothing to hide.
He is concerned, however, that Edward Snowden did not work for the government but private contractors. Private companies should not have access to that type of information and software, he said, only the government.
"That a public company had access to this type of information and this type of software - they are going to be loaded with so much information they could sell. ... Those secrets don't stay secret forever when you drag a private company into that. There is way too much risk of something going wrong, and Snowden is a prime example."
Garcia believes Snowden should be prosecuted as a criminal for leaking the NSA information.
"If we have to sacrifice a little more for security, I'm OK with that," Garcia said.
CON: NSA pushing boundaries of Fourth Amendment


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Something had to give as the two teams met last week with Berlin atop the standings at 6-0 and Laurel also unbeaten and just behind at 5-0. Berlin handed Laurel its first loss of the season and remained unbeaten at 7-0.
The Seahawks have one regular season game remaining against Cape Henlopen, but have already qualified for the Pop Warner regional playoffs. At stake is a possible trip to Disney in Orlando in December to compete for the Pop Warner national championship. Meanwhile, the Berlin Seahawks Jr. Pee Wee team is 6-1 and has also qualified for the regional playoffs.


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Mountain Loop Highway > Mount Pilchuck > Climber's Log
Mount Pilchuck Climber's Log
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|Zero Visibility
Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2008
|Very foggy, zero visibility at summit. Good leg-stretcher for a couple of hours.
|Posted Jul 5, 2008 9:53 pm
|Dan Winter
|Paint Trail
|I climbed ths mountain but I am not sure when. Surprising, since I usually keep a record of climbs I have done. I didn't really like the paint on the rocks although I can see where it could be easy to get off route.
|Posted Jun 6, 2008 1:29 am
Date Climbed: May 7, 1978
|First peak with my future wife. Perfect day & summit. Quite a bit of snow on upper part of peak.
|Posted Apr 23, 2008 2:56 pm
|This was my first hike
Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2005
|I had never done a hike before this one and so naturally due to being out of shape and not having the hiking experience it was very hard for me. But that's because I was a newbie. I did enjoy the view when I got the top because I'd never summited a mountain before, even though it is a tiny one. I'd like to go do it again this year now that I'm in better shape. I think it would be a lot easier for me.
|Posted Apr 2, 2008 4:55 pm
|Mark Straub
|Standard Route
Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2007
|Just a nice and easy hike up Pilchuck, the first mountain hike last year. I tried to organize a Boy Scout trip, but too few people could make it, so it just ended up being me, my dad, brother and dog, my neighbor and his dad, and Josh Lewis. Josh and I raced ahead and waited at the summit for a while, eating trail mix, before heading back down. Snow from about 1.5 miles.
|Posted Jan 31, 2008 8:51 pm
|Cascade Scrambler
|Autumn conditions with winter in the air
Date Climbed: Nov 10, 2007
|Awesome beginners hike for someone who has three hours to kill. The views (that I could see) were great from the ski area to the summit. The trail was covered with a half inch to about an inch and a half of fresh snow, and it was certainly cold enough to dump some more. Clouds obscured the view from about 1/3 of the way to the top. Sweet little hike though...
|Posted Nov 11, 2007 12:04 pm
|Snow in September
Date Climbed: Sep 29, 2007
|Climbed up in the rain most of the way up. Hit snowfall line at 4500 feet. The snow was starting to stick on the summit making the small scramble a little slick. I enjoyed I nice view of snow falls and some rocks. Still worthwhile
|Posted Sep 30, 2007 9:23 am
|Perfect clear Day
Date Climbed: Oct 9, 2006
|views and hut are worth the trip
|Posted Sep 25, 2007 5:32 pm
|Awesome 360-Degree View!
|Two friends & I summitted Mount Pilchuck in June 2000. We really enjoyed the lookout at the top. There was still a lot of snowpack on the ground, which was a lot of fun to glissade during our descent.
|Posted Jul 31, 2007 3:23 pm
|Nice hike
Date Climbed: Jun 30, 2007
|Gorgeous views for very little effort. Quite a bargain.
|Posted Jul 5, 2007 11:11 pm
|Intro to hiking
|This was the hike that started it all off for me in college. A beautiful day with views and I haven't stopped since..
|Posted Apr 15, 2007 10:56 pm
Date Climbed: Apr 8, 2007
|Had to park about a mile down the road from the trailhead because of snow. Still many feet of snow over the entire route. Great tracks to follow a very direct route up. Great hike year round!
|Posted Apr 9, 2007 1:34 am
|Si of the North
|Or is Si the Pilchuck of the South? Fun hike. Short and sweet with a nice lookout. Unfortunately we were socked in...
|Posted Jan 19, 2007 10:56 pm
|Main Route - Snow Variation
|Summited in June 2002 via the main route with a variation on top due to the snowpack. Failed on another attempt in April 2003 due to a heavy snowstorm. Got sick of waistdeep snow! Big shock - no views both times!
|Posted Sep 8, 2006 5:48 pm
|The Terrible Traverse!
Date Climbed: Sep 25, 1993
|OSAT group, as an outing from the annual fall car camp on Mtn. Loop Highway, decided we would climb Pilchuck, and then continue east on the ridge to Lake 22.
Bathtub Lakes were nice -- so nice a couple of us stripped down to skivvies and swam. I lost a contact lens. Later, while bushwhacking down the ridge, looking for game trails and kicking steps in pine needles, I took a 20 foot tumble down a gully and twisted an ankle. We bailed on the Lake 22 idea, and came out via Pinnacle Lake
|Posted Sep 2, 2006 11:28 pm
|Where's the Log?
Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2006
|Some nice blueberries on the trail. Someone has stolen the summit logs from the lookout house. We should get a new one up there.
|Posted Aug 16, 2006 4:12 am
Date Climbed: Jul 21, 2006
|Hiked it yesterday with some friends. Temps were in the mid-90s in Seattle and the heat was brutal the whole way up. It was a fun, easy break from the tough climbs I've been doing lately.
|Posted Jul 22, 2006 7:06 pm
|Perfect day
Date Climbed: Jul 31, 2004
|Good times with friends I hadn't seen in a while, and the weather was perfect - not hot, not cold.
|Posted May 3, 2006 11:22 pm
|Spring Climb
Date Climbed: Apr 19, 2006
|A nice late afternoon climb to the Summit. The road is impassable about 2 miles from the trailhead and the snow was just above the eves on the trailhead outhouse. The trail is in good shape but the snow is getting pretty soft so make sure and take your snowshoes. Lots and lots of snow at the summit. Sorry about no photos (I forgot to bring fresh batteries)
|Posted Apr 22, 2006 2:13 am
|Route Climbed: Standard 1/29/05
Date Climbed: Jan 29, 2005
|Weather didn't allow any views, as I here you get a good shot at Three Fingers. But a great winter hike.
|Posted Feb 27, 2006 1:22 pm


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Japanese Quake News
A new NASA and university study of the March 11, 2011, Japan earthquake that included researchers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., provides the most comprehensive look to date at how Earth moved that day, unleashing widespread destruction and a devastating tsunami. The study of the magnitude 9.0 Tohoku-Oki quake, led by researchers at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, and published online in the May 19 issue of Science Express, details the first large set of observational data from this rare megathrust earthquake event.
Among the study's findings:
- The length of fault that experienced significant slip during the quake was about 155 miles about half of what would be conventionally expected for an event of this magnitude. The area of greatest slip -- 98 feet (30 meters) or more -- happened within a 31- to 62-mile-long segment.
- High- and low-frequency seismic waves can come from different areas of a fault. The quake's high-frequency seismic waves were generated much closer to the coast, away from the area of the fault slip, where low-frequency waves were observed.
- The amount of strain associated with the quake's displacement was five to 10 times larger than normally seen in large megathrust earthquakes. Before now, it was generally believed that the relatively soft material of the seafloor near the Japan Trench could not support such a large amount of stress. Because of this local strengthening of the seafloor, the researchers believe the Pacific and Okhotsk tectonic plates had been pinned together for a long time, perhaps 500 to 1,000 years.
- The area just south of where the fault slipped in March, which is close to Tokyo, should be a focus area for researchers because they do not have data on the area and don't know yet what it might do in the future.
The Okhotsk Plate is a tectonic plate covering the Sea of Okhotsk, the Kamchatka Peninsula, and Eastern Japan. It was formerly considered a part of the North American Plate, but recent studies indicate that it is an independent plate, bounded on the north by the North American Plate while to the east is the Pacific.
"This event is the best recorded great earthquake ever," says Mark Simons, professor of geophysics at Caltech's Seismological Laboratory and lead author of the study.
For Jean Paul Ampuero, assistant professor of seismology at Caltech's Seismological Laboratory who studies earthquake dynamics, the most significant finding was that high- and low-frequency seismic waves can come from different areas of a fault. "The high-frequency seismic waves in the Tohoku earthquake were generated much closer to the coast, away from the area of the slip where we saw low-frequency waves," he says.
Simons says there are two factors controlling this behavior; one is because the largest amount of stress (which is what generates the highest-frequency waves) was found at the edges of the slip, not near the center of where the fault began to break. He compares the finding to what happens when you rip a piece of paper in half. "The highest amounts of stress aren't found where the paper has just ripped, but rather right where the paper has not yet been torn," he explains.
"We had previously thought high-frequency energy was an indicator of fault slippage, but it didn't correlate in our models of this event." Equally important is how the fault reacts to these stress concentrations; it appears that only the deeper segments of the fault respond to these stresses by producing high-frequency energy.
For further information: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2011-152&rn=news.xml&rst=3006 or http://media.caltech.edu/press_releases/13417
Photo: Credit: Mark Simons/Caltech Seismological Laboratory ]


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I'm pissed off that I had to sell my tix for this game, I felt watching the Knicks light up the C's in the first half, knowing some slap dick *******s were sitting in my seats, probably just sitting there like statues.
Guess if I was simple in the mind...everything would be fine.
If is just luck of the draw due to the injury problem. Had we had our full roster available to us I think we would of passed Orlando a long time ago and prov would of took overtook boston by now as well
We got a lot of to want to face Miami or Chicago
why? no one thinks we can win, the pressure is solely on them to perform at the highest level.
We dont lose at home(except to the Cheat)but still we have a good shot to win a series, we're not the same team we were prior to Woodson taking over, its a new day and the league should be on notice
Knicks can shock the world to. Can just see it now. Series clinching game and Melo on fire, Novak, bibby, JR, Davis all knocking down 3s!!! And the last thing you see is wade, James and bosh on the sidelines as the clock ticks away on their season watching Novak do a discount double check on their sideline. Lol
Hey I can dream
Our 17 FTA to their 34? This game would'be been a blowout if the refs called it according to the rulebook.
So we now have a 2.5 lead over the bucks. Both teams SHOULD win tomorrow night.. Us over nets and them over wash.
We then will be down to 4 games left with a 2.5 game lead. We could then clinch a playoff spot Friday if we win and they lose cause we hold tiebreaker over them as well.
In my eyes, this was a near-perfect game!
The team work was phenomenal!
Melo, Novak, Smith, Chandler: You ALL rock!!!
"Winner of the coveted "Chink in the Armor" award!"


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Over 600 participants joined Bishop Michael Olson for the 30th annual Good Friday Rosary Vigil outside the Planned Parenthood facility in Southwest Fort Worth. (Photo by Joan Kurkowski-Gillen/NTC)
Joe Storto saved two babies from abortion the week before Easter. What does the experienced sidewalk counselor say to convince troubled mothers to drive out of the abortion center parking lot? There are no magic words or winning formula, he admits.
"I say whatever the Holy Spirit tells me to say. It's different things to different people," Storto explains.
The former Navy pilot compares the experience to landing a jet on an aircraft carrier. He was trained to be exact and always follow the same flight procedures.
"But of the 400 times I've landed on a carrier, no two were the same," he continues. "It's that way with people walking into an abortion facility. No two couples or individuals are the same. You try to read them and, hopefully, say the right thing, guided by the Holy Spirit."
And how does it feel when someone reconsiders and walks out of the center?
"It's exhilarating!" Storto admits. "It's a life saved!"
A handful of volunteers, like Storto, stand in prayerful witness outside Fort Worth's two remaining abortion centers several days a week. On Good Friday, they were joined by Bishop Michael Olson, clergy, and more than 600 people who turned out for the 30th Annual Bishop's Rosary Vigil. For the first time, the event was held at the new Planned Parenthood facility in Southwest Fort Worth. Licensed as an outpatient surgical center, the facility is one of five or six in Texas where babies can be aborted up to 20 weeks.
Christina Bautista began attending the annual Rosary Vigil as a child with her mother, Sally Rangel. Now 29, she's active in the pro-life community and carries on the tradition with her young nieces. The youngsters pray for unborn babies during the monthly family Rosary.
"They understand what's going on here in simple terms," says the parishioner from St. Patrick Cathedral, referring to the nearby center. "I think it's important for kids to know what we stand for and what our faith stands for when it comes to abortion. We're not crazy. It's about protecting life."
Angelica Padilla, a member of the youth group at St. Paul the Apostle Parish in Fort Worth, attended the 2014 March for Life in Washington, D.C., and left the event inspired to do more for unborn souls. The 16-year-old takes the time to talk with classmates who are pregnant and considering abortion.
"They tell me they're too young to have a baby right now and need to live their life," Padilla says, recalling the arguments she hears. "I advise them to think about adoption. I tell them to keep the baby, and if they don't want it, give it to a loving family."
A first-time Rosary Vigil participant, the Can Academy student hopes her presence outside the abortion center sends a message.
"It's not right to kill babies," she asserts.
Chuck Pelletier, director of Fort Worth's Mother & Unborn Baby Care, Inc., organizes the Rosary Vigil each year with his wife, Pat. For three decades, the pro-life warrior has prayed outside abortion centers and offered help and resources to women facing a crisis pregnancy. He says a charitable heart — not gruesome posters — persuade women to choose life.
"I still contend, after 30 years of doing this, that women who come away from abortion mills are looking for someone to tell them it's the wrong thing to do," Pelletier insists. "When we're out there being gentle, loving, non-threatening, and offering our support — that is the message some of them need to hear."
After a baby is saved from abortion, the veteran sidewalk counselor often has the opportunity to speak with the mother.
"I get to see her at the (Mother & Unborn Baby) center if she needs assistance, and I always ask, what made a difference?" Pelletier explains.
The answer he hears is always the same and makes the hours of "gentle, prayerful presence" outside an abortion center worthwhile.
"Somebody was out there who cared about me."
Joe Storto saved two babies from abortion the week before Easter. What does the experienced sidewalk counselor say to convince troubled mothers to drive out of the abortion center parking lot? There are no magic words or winning formula, he admits.


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He-Hop, She-Hop
Above, from left to right: Hop bines grown in Bonnefont Cloister garden send out new shoots in March, reaching the roofline by the end of May and dying back to the ground in late autumn; a hop bine bearing female flowers, called cones, adorns the abacus of a column from Saint-Guilhem Cloister; detail of a bine bearing a male flower.
Hop (Humulus lupulus) has been used as a vegetable (according to the Roman natural historian Pliny, the young shoots of the plant were eaten), as both fodder and bedding for cattle, as a dye, and, like its close relative hemp (Cannabis sativa), as a fiber plant. It also appears as a medicament in medieval and Renaissance herbals. The fifteenth-century Herbarius Latinus recommends hops for purifying the blood, opening obstructions of the spleen, easing fever, and curing both headache and jaundice. However, the most important economic use of hops in the Middle Ages and at the present writing is in brewing beer. Read more »


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June 11, 2010
Extended Combo Clip - Can. Not. Stop. Self!
Not that I'm not loving this, Summit, but please no more - I can't resist!
- Lorabell
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I agree, Lorabell!ReplyDelete
We only have 19 days left!
They need to STOP.
They were doing so good!
OMFG!!!! I absolutely hate you for posting that. I couldn't resist, even as I was watching it. There was war going on in my head. "Turn it off! Turn it off!" I didn't have the strength :-(ReplyDelete
OMG I can not wait. I tried to resist but I couldnt, looks like I would be a shitty as a vegaterian vampire as I couldnt even resist thatReplyDelete
I love it the wolves are perfect!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 13, 2010 at 2:16 PM
OMFG! I can't stop myself from watching again and again and again! It's so good! I ab luv when Edward shows up to kick Jacob's ass...the look on his face is priceless. And Jacob's dumb ass is so smug...DAMN! Can not wait till June 30thReplyDelete
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Petition to permit Tesla to sell in all 50 states
Petition to permit Tesla to sell in all 50 states
Signed... you should post a link for this on TMC as well.
+1. Signed, sent e-mail and posted on Facebook!
+1 Just signed.
Have to keep this at the top of the forum! I know they do respond to the petitions if they get to 100K sigs. They responded when DOD suspended Tuition Assistance for armed forces. So hopefully we can grab the attention to the powers that be.
was sig #13 btw
Signed (we The people in Europe ;)
Signed and posted to Facebook!
Can I stir the pot a little? Since this topic is inherently political, hopefully I won't be censured for going there... Are the states blocking Tesla largely red states, blue states, or a mix? The reason I'm asking is this - Tesla is a huge success story for the Obama Administration, but every chance the Republicans get they bring up Solyndra. Is it conceivable, possible or even likely that the true political motivation behind blocking Tesla may be rooted in Republican legislatures and governors not wanting to see an American success story succeed because it is indirectly linked to President Obama?
I'm just asking the question.
AmpedRealtor -
I don't think so. They seem to be states that have strong lobbying by the National Automotive Dealership Assoc. Elon mentioned in the Reuters interview that they are even having some issues in Massachusetts, though the worst trouble is in North Carolina and Texas.
Auto dealers contribute a LOT of money to state legislators...here in Texas it was not a red/blue thing at all.
Maybe Tesla should align itself with the NRA in order to get further with our lawmakers. A gun in every Model S! Sorry, I'm just avoiding work right now. I clearly need to find a hobby.
@ rdloftin1 - in carbon fiber, perhaps? LOL
Would this be a case for the Supreme Court? It seems to fit the criteria for the types of cases they hear. It would also cut out having to fight state by state.


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Miss Universe beauties from Latin America and Asia emerged as the crowd favorites just one day before the cutthroat on-screen competition begins, topping an online poll that got tens of thousands of hits from eager fans.
Miss Indonesia Zivanna Letisha Siregar took first in the poll, sponsored by Miss Universe officials, while Miss Brazil Larissa Costa and Miss Guatemala Lourdes Figueroa took second and third.
Nine of the remaining contestants who ranked in the top 15 in the poll hail from Spanish-speaking countries, and three others are of Asian origin. Miss Czech Republic and Miss Philippines also landed on the list.
Miss USA Kristen Dalton fell in the middle of the poll's list.
Over 50,000 submissions were recorded in the first few days the polls opened on the pageant's Web site -- so officials had to shut the poll down to prevent too-heavy traffic, the AP reported.
The three ladies are the fan favorites to make the pack of 15 finalists, who will be announced on-air Sunday as the pageant is broadcast live on NBC.
The pageant, owned by Donald Trump and hosted in the Bahamas, is being held at the luxurious Atlantis hotel on the tropical island.
Flo Rida, Heidi Montag, Kelly Rowland and David Guetta are set to perform at the star-studded event.


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Fasano signs Minor League deal
Jays GM says team still looking at other catching options
By Jordan Bastian / MLB.com
It's the same type of contract that Fasano signed prior to last season with the Jays and it means the club isn't done searching for a catcher to back up Gregg Zaun. Toronto has interest in free-agent catcher Miguel Olivo, who was non-tendered by the Marlins on Wednesday, and Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi said he's exploring other avenues as well.
"This just gives us a little bit of security," Ricciardi said on Friday, discussing the Fasano signing. "I still think we'll continue to try to address that area. I don't know what we'll be available. It might be via trade, and there are a few guys still out there who could fit our need via free agency. We'll see. Right now, at least we have a comfort knowing that we have a guy there."
Fasano spent most of last season at Triple-A, where he hit .262 with eight home runs and 14 RBIs in 47 games for Syracuse. The 36-year-old veteran did see time with the Blue Jays, posting a .178 average in 16 games. Fasano had season-ending surgery on his left knee in September, but he's expected to be ready by Spring Training.
The Blue Jays have been hesitant to pursue a multiyear contract for a backup catcher, considering the club has catching prospects Robinzon Diaz and Curtis Thigpen close to being ready for the big leagues. There's a chance that one of the young catchers could receive a call to the Jays at some point this season.
"Obviously, the kids will dictate that and Sal will dictate that," Ricciardi said. "If the kids are really playing well, I think we'll be put in a position where we may try to get them up here. I think this buys us enough time that we know we have a comfort in a guy that we like."
During the Winter Meetings in Nashville, Tenn., earlier this month, the Blue Jays were close to reaching an agreement with catcher Paul Lo Duca on a one-year deal believed to be worth $3 million. Lo Duca spurned Toronto's offer and signed a one-year pact with the Nationals for $5 million.
Ricciardi indicated recently that he was interested in seeing which catchers were not offered a contract by the tender deadline on Wednesday. The Marlins parted ways with the 29-year-old Olivo and the Mets non-tendered Johnny Estrada, making both catchers eligible to become free agents.
On Friday, Ricciardi said that Toronto had no interest in Estrada, but he added that Olivo was a possibility. Last season, Olivo hit .237, including a .295 mark against left-handers, with 16 homers and 60 RBIs in 122 games for Florida. Olivo threw runners out at a 33 percent clip, but he committed 12 errors and was charged with 16 passed balls.
Jordan Bastian is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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A Few Questions For Kay Hanley. Hannah Montana Back Up Singer & All Around Artist Extraordinare
She's a musician. She's a mom. She's a Miley Cyrus back-up singer. She's amazing. Listen in on our chat with solo artist and Letters to Cleo lead singer, Kay Hanley.
Since we are a Mom-centric site, would you mind sharing a little bit about your children? Are they musical?
Having grown up in a house with all music all the time, Zoe Mabel (9) and Henry (6) are surprisingly chill about music, especially learning instruments, which they are not really interested in. I guess it's sort of like growing up in a house where the parents are bankers: BORING! They both have excellent singing pitch though, and they don't seem to care. Funny how life works.
You've made the very challenging -- and not too uncommon for those in the entertainment industry -- home-base change from East Coast to West Coast. Could you tell us what prompted that transition, and how's it going?
I was (and still am to a degree) a dyed in the wool, Irish Catholic Boston townie. My husband had always wanted to move to NY or LA but I was resolute in my opposition. After the kids were born, my desire to go tour on the road dwindled, and therefore, so did my opportunities. In order to earn income, my husband Michael started touring with other bands, which at first was A-OK with me. But then I saw the writing on the wall; I was looking at a life where my husband would be gone all the time and I would be raising the children effectively alone. Then Henry got sick. When Michael came back from his last tour after the illness, he said "We are moving to LA." I said, "Make it happen and I will go." He did, so I went and never looked back. It was an excellent decision.
Which brings up a related point -- not only are you a songwriter, but you are a skilled blog writer as well! The tale of your near-tragedy with son Henry was so artfully composed and compelling. Motherhood tends to provide us with those unpredictable, mettle-testing moments. What about motherhood has "surprised" you?
Thank you for saying that. Writing the story about Henry's illness is still one of my proudest accomplishments. I don't know where it came from but I sat down one day and 10 hours later the recollection turned into words. I am so glad I wrote it down before I forgot what happened to our family.
A lot of things surprise me about motherhood, but a couple spring to mind instantly. First of all, why does nobody tell you how terrifying it is to take a baby home from the hospital? Oh yes, it's supposed to be such a biological imperative that moms just "know" how to take care of a baby but, ummm...no. Secondly, the nurses at the Beth Israel in Boston told us that you know what kind of baby you are bringing home when you leave the hospital. I cannot believe how right they were.
What a touching story...thanks for turning me on to both this story, and this website, Cheryl! Well done!
Great interview...her story brought tears to my eyes...what an inspiration
Loved this article...honest and down to earth questions and answers. Hearing how other moms do it especially the ones with crazy fun careers like this makes us better moms in many ways. Thank Kay and Cheryl!
I find it very interesting to read about how other moms make things work. And in this case, how she balances her professional life with her home life!! And I got a chuckle out of the "going to another tupperware convention" comment. Because its so true. If its around all the time they want nothing to do with it!!!
What a wonderful interview. I appreciate her honesty in admitting that like the rest of us, she struggles with balance. And I miss the art of handwriting as well. I had many pen pals as a child and I wish my kids had been able to experience that .
What a great article! I have to admit that I did not know who Kay Hanley was before reading, but thanks to your great article, I am glad to know of her! I read her blog also and the story of her son's illness made me cry. What an incredible story! Lori
Kay does rock in every meaning of the word! Like you, Chelle, I wept at the story of Henry's experience. Once you've had that "scare" as a mother, nothing compares. (Love your daughter's recall, too!)
Thanks for taking the time to comment.
Kay Hanley rocks. Being a Masshole myself, I listened to Letters to Cleo. Saw Kay play at a Fenway at a Hot Stove Cool Music concert. Then I heard she was touring with Miley. Well, while we sat in the Worcester Centrum, 12th row, I told my daughter all about this cool singer who happened to be up on stage with Hannah herself. I became cool mom for a moment. Then, about a month later, I met Kay at the Paradise in Boston at another Hot Stove Cool Music concert. She was so sweet and friendly, and just seemed so down to earth. We even talked about her kids. And the next morning, I told my daughter I got to meet Kay Hanley. She said, "Mom, isn't she that cool singer who was one of Miley's back up singers?". Didn't think she'd remember, but she did.
Oh, and Kay's story about Henry made me cry as I read it. I've made that trip down the empty southeast expressway late on a Friday with my child, and there's nothing scarier. Thank you Kay, you are one of a kind!


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"The lines of poetry, the period of prose, and even the texts of Scripture most frequently recollected and quoted, are those which are felt to be preeminently musical"
"The power of a text is different when it is read from when it is copied out. Only the copied text thus commands the soul of him who is occupied with it, whereas the mere reader never discovers the new aspects of his inner self that are opened by the text, that road cut through the interior jungle forever closing behind it: because the reader follows the movement of his mind in the free flight of day-dreaming, whereas the copier submits it to command."
"I would define the poetic effect as the capacity that a text displays for continuing to generate different readings, without ever being completely consumed."
"Try to be conspicuously accurate in everything, pictures as well as text. Truth is not only stranger than fiction, it is more interesting."
"What is a moderate interpretation of the text? Halfway between what it really means and what you'd like it to mean?"
"What our eyes behold may well be the text of life but one's meditations on the text and the disclosures of these meditations are no less a part of the structure of reality."
"If I am going to be a writer, earning a living in the era of digital text, I need to understand where the opportunities are. They won't disappear, they'll just be different, and need to be recognised. In the last days of Vaudeville Theatre, they sued Marconi because radio was killing Vaudeville, where you had to pay to go into a relatively small room to listen to music and voice. But it didn't kill music, the outcome was a thousand times more music, making a thousand times more money, reaching a thousand times more people. But in the short term, there was panic. If digital text will result in hundreds more authors, with hundreds more novels, I need to be in the middle of eBooks. I need to be heavily engaged. All those people downloading my text is good news."


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ZURICH/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German prosecutors are investigating employees of Credit Suisse and its units Clariden Leu and Neue Aargauer Bank on suspicion of helping Germans evade taxes.
The probe was launched in response to findings gleaned from Swiss bank data acquired by officials in the German state Rhineland-Palatinate in early 2013, the prosecutor's office in the city of Koblenz said on Wednesday.
Bank secrecy, which has helped Switzerland become the world's largest offshore centre with $2 trillion in assets, has come under heavy fire since the financial crisis as cash-strapped governments have sought to clamp down on tax evasion.
The Swiss government is considering a possible solution to a long-running dispute with U.S. authorities over Swiss banks accused of helping wealthy Americans evade billions of dollars of tax, a source told Reuters.
The Rhineland-Palatinate purchase comes after a group led by Europe's six biggest countries last week pledged to work together to tackle tax havens, and the belated admission by a disgraced former French budget minister that he held a secret foreign account.
Based on the client data, prosecutors have launched 201 investigations into German suspects, the prosecutor's office said.
The German state on Tuesday said it hoped to yield half a billion euros in lost tax revenues from a CD it purchased containing data on secret bank accounts, triggering police raids across the country.
Zurich-based Credit Suisse spokesman Marc Dosch said on Wednesday: "We have been advising German clients for a long time that they should review their individual (tax) situation and resolve any issues where necessary. If this does not happen, we will terminate our relationship with these clients in the course of the year."
The bank had no knowledge that confidential data had been misappropriated from the bank, he added.
Credit Suisse's increasingly forceful rhetoric on German customers, long courted by Swiss banks, illustrates that it is feeling the pinch following a tax crackdown and several similar data purchases by tax officials.
The move represents one of the first times a Swiss bank has set a specific deadline for clients to either come clean on their offshore funds, or be thrown out.
Credit Suisse, like rivals including UBS and Julius Baer, has been urging clients to deal with undeclared tax funds for roughly two years now, the bank's spokesman said.
The relationship between Switzerland and Germany has been particularly difficult since Germany in December rejected a key tax pact to sweep Swiss accounts clean of tax dodgers.
In 2011, Credit Suisse paid 150 million euros ($196.95 million) to end an investigation of its employees in the German city of Duesseldorf over allegations that they helped citizens dodge taxes. Julius Baer struck a similar deal, while UBS has yet to do the same.
"(The data purchased by Rhineland-Palatinate) is authentic and of excellent quality," state Finance Minister Carsten Kuehl had said on Tuesday, adding there were 40,000 sets of data which his state had bought for 4 million euros.
Reporting By Katharina Bart and Edward Taylor; Editing by David Cowell


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[Intro: J-Franks & 6xPlatinum, JCalvin]
So we see that yall are gettin' mad
And that's sad and all...
But we stay 5k and chattin'
(Stay chattin')
And you guys...yall gay and fappin'
(Don't be mad 'bout this either)
Aight lets take it to em' fam
J-Franks ready to steam roll
[Verse 1 AKA The God Verse: J-Franks]
Okay, first up, why we calling this a war?
How real can it be when it's pimps vs whores
And scumbags, and jesters, and Legolas too
I ain't afraid, I'm Kony, what Uganda do?
You got ten accounts, with some unaccounted for
You're such a fucking joke with your delusions of grandeur
"Oh fuck, big words, save that for your explaining"
There it is again, that stupid damn complaining
I got news for you hoes, let me give it to you short
RapGenius is a game and the ball is in our court
Y'all are in the nosebleeds, n' there's nothing you can do
The best you got is the window seat, Erykah Badu
When you argue, your brains freeze, call that cool for thought
My verse almost done and I see you're too distraught
It's like fucking terrorism, the enemy's from Albania
News flash bitch: ain't no stoppin' Money$Team mania
[Verse 2, AKA The Lessor God Verse, i.e. Demeter, Helios: iRod]
So many bitches bitchin
It sounds like a fuckin kitchen
You have three fake accounts
Pretending you're on a mission
I see your hat is white, that shit is cray
Tengo uno tambien, la mina es verde
Maboo es marado, and so are all my friends
I got 4,000 IQ but the chat is what I'm in
You spend so much time on RG, How do you eat ya'll
I'd be Mad too if I couldn't make a beat Dog
Jester on the track, and didn't get credited
Oh is your chat broke? Well let me edit it
[Verse 3: 6x]
MD jacked off the ripper
Made a thread about it and called his shit the Jester
Do you really think that anyone cares?
Scumbag's galore and your accounts come in pairs
I found who I was lookin' for
Shot 'em, brought him back to my pad, tossed him down my well
Maxed out the voltage, shocked him in his ass 'til he cried for help
Shoulda heard him cryin', like a pre-teen bitch with an itch for dick
These clowns ain't laughin' cause they know its my shit that sticks
Call it what you want, but sure as shit ain't a war
That would imply that there were two sides that got a chance to perform
Five thousand posts and still zero contribution
Enjoy living on the forums, bitch I wrote the constitution
Holy shit, am I done yet?
Somebody call the doctor, I can't fuckin' hear
This shitty beat's got me bleedin' from the ear
[Verse 4: Conch]
Makin' my way to Arkham, it's time to slay some crazy fools
Clown-ass nikkuhs trynna spread bitchmade rules
You ain't Guy Fawkes and V was a stupid whore
I'm bringin' Chinese new year straight to your front door
You house gon' be gone, shoutout to Big Daddy Conch
When the bodies are buried, on your grave, he'll bust a nut
So please, step back, you don't wanna scriddap
You're better off with seppuku, cradle your guts in your lap
Gassin' up the white jackets, fuckin' up the Forum
Fuck these Albanian pussy niggas, we all deplore 'em
You're sittin' at your keyboard, on some web war shit
Leavin' a mess on the Forum, trynna score some Soundcloud hits
When I summon the rain, I'll boil you from the heavenly plane
You'll try to evade and throw that green hair down the drain
But, nah, I've got your face branded in my mental
When I find you, you best believe I'm catchin' more than your dental
[Verse 5: asvpFlacko]
One question? Why you Madd Dawg?
Sound Clouding niggas thinking that your shit is raw
You're perfection ends up as an erection, which is less then flaw
Mr. Inspector Gadget coming to inspect your draws
Respect, you have to earn it so transcribe some songs
Instead of potato chips and posting threads wearing thongs
Feeling right sometimes, even when I feel wrong
Trolling all the way from Albany to Hong Kong
Chill that shit out, give you novacane so you can't feel a thang
If you don't I'mma hang you to a tree and give you body bangs
Then give you a bicycle kick like my name is Liu Kang
Then turn my name purple and run you over with Cam'ron's Range
First track since the recent IQ requirement changes on Rap Genius and the M$T spares no one in the ultimate flex track over a whack-ass beat


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'Details' Loves Your Fat, Fugly Ass Just the Way It Is
Hot on the trail of the "man flab" trend, those progressive dandies over at Details feature an article on the return of curves in Hollywood — "FAT IS BACK," etc. Otherwise likeable writer Holly Millea argues that actresses like Rachel Weisz, Kate Winslet and Catherine Zeta-Jones are paving the way for calorie-loving girls everywhere, fighting the Nicole Richies of the world one sandwich at a time. Notes Salon's Broadsheet Broad Rebecca Traister:
Details is a men's magazine and it's clearly pretty proud of itself for its enlightened celebration of flesh over sinew. And so it illustrates its story with a pig — a pig's ass, no less. And, in doing so, suggests that all the beautiful women name-checked in the story for being healthy and sexy are actually farm animals. But wait! The pig photo isn't enough. No, click on the accompanying feature, the "Curves Ahead" slide show, featuring "a visual smorgasbord of the sexiest plate-scrapers ever." Notice that the slug for the slide show includes the word "Fatties."
And, to drive the point home, they included Miss Piggy in the slide show.
Hollywood and Swine [Broadsheet]
Why Fat Is Back in Hollywood [Details]


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Are You Ready for Demi Moore's Poetry?
Oprah Winfrey appointed Maria Shriver to guest edit a "poetry issue" of O magazine. Does the former newscaster/first lady of California have an MFA in creative writing we don't know about? And what's Demi Moore got to do with it?
The April issue of O will celebrate National Poetry Month and to honor the occasion Shriver will be selecting poems from athletes, actors, writers, musicians, and poets that no one has ever heard of because most Americans can't name a single living poet other than Maya Angelou, and that's only because she was on Oprah in the first place. So who will some of these contributors be? Demi Moore and Mike Tyson, for starters. No, that isn't a joke. But regardless of who they've recruited to take part, this seems like a pretty crazy gambit. If magazines are trying to attract younger readers, is poetry really the way to do it?
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ATLANTA -- Jawon Pass was sitting at a stoplight recently when he looked to his left and saw a Georgia Bulldogs bumper sticker. Then he turned to his right and saw a South Carolina Gamecocks logo staring at him from a window of another car. Then directly in front of him were vehicles with Tennessee Volunteers and Clemson Tigers license plate frames.
Pass, a highly regarded 2016 quarterback from Columbus (Ga.) Carver, has lived in 10 different cities while growing up, but when he arrived in Georgia six years ago, he immediately noticed things were different.
"There are fans from everywhere here," said Pass, who already has scholarship offers from Clemson, Florida, Mississippi State, North Carolina, NC State, Notre Dame and Texas A&M. "Georgia is the heart of college football. Georgia fans are all over. But you're also going to see a lot of Clemson, Auburn, Alabama fans and everybody else. It's like nowhere else I've lived before. Georgia is the melting pot of college football, if you ask me."


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The stars of the music world are aligning to help Haiti this Friday.
Wyclef Jean, Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, Shakira and Sting will be among the musicians performing on "Hope For Haiti Now: A Global Benefit For Earthquake Relief" on Friday – and that's just from New York.
In LA, Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Dave Matthews, John Legend, Justin Timberlake, Stevie Wonder and Taylor Swift will take the stage, with Keith Urban, Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow joining for a group performance.
And in London, Bono, The Edge, Jay-Z and Rihanna will join for a group performance, with Coldplay also set to sing.
George Clooney, who has organized the telecast, will host from LA, with CNN's Anderson Cooper reporting from Haiti and Wyclef in New York City. According to E! Online, "Twilight Saga" star Robert Pattinson will present from London.
The performances will be available on the iTunes store, with proceeds benefiting relief funds for the earthquake-stricken nation.
The two-hour telethon will air on ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CNN, BET, The CW, HBO, MTV, VH1 and CMT as well as networks including PBS, TNT, Showtime, Comedy Central, Brave, E! Entertainment and more, with online live streaming available on YouTube, Hulu, MySpace and more domains as well.
The broadcast will air at 8 PM EST.
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Ministry of Supply blue shirt from Dr. No seen with Sean Connery (James Bond)
As Seen on James Bond (Sean Connery) in Dr. No
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06 Jun 2012 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad Alam
In this talk, I will discuss an elementary theory of the role of nanostructured electrodes in addressing some of the challenges from a fundamentally different perspective. The goal is to start a...
Illinois BioNanotechnology Seminar Series Fall 2011: Deconvolving Stiffness in MEMS Pedestal Cell Mass Measurements
05 Dec 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Elise Corbin
The complex relationships between a cell's behavior and the physical properties of both itself and its environment have long been of interest. Specifically, the understanding the mechanisms...
Illinois CNST Annual Nanotechnology Workshop 2010 Lecture 12: Multiscale Analysis of Silicon NEMS
02 May 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Narayan Aluru
2009 GEM4 Summer School - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Lecture 5: Mechanics insights into the pathophysiology of human disease; Microfluidics approaches to studying human diseases
20 Jul 2010 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Chwee Teck Lim
Peanuts vs. Pyramids: Two Perspectives on MEMS
29 Dec 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Stephen D. Senturia
MEMS, the acronym for Micro-electromechanical Systems, also known simply as "Micro-systems," come in two main types: commodity products (the peanuts) and MEMS-enabled products (the pyramids, or,...
Molecular Sensors for MEMS
10 Dec 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): John P. Sullivan
This seminar will cover the issues involved in using molecular sensors in MEMS and their application to microchannels, supersonic micronozzles, microjet impingement, microturbines and unsteady...
Nanotribology, Nanomechanics and Materials Characterization Studies
08 Jun 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Bharat Bhushan
Fundamental nanotribological studies provide insight to molecular origins of interfacial phenomena including adhesion, friction, wear and lubrication.
Friction and wear of lightly loaded...
The Challenges of Micro-System Product Development
05 Jun 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): James J. Allen
This talk will discuss the historical development of micro‐system technology, the products that have been developed and the challenges to development of a reliable product.
Experiences with nonintrusive polynomial Chaos and stochastic collocation methods for uncertainty analysis and design
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Non—intrusive polynomial chaos expansion (PCE) and stochastic collocation (SC) methods are attractive
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Gas Damping of Microcantilevers at Low Ambient Pressures
03 Nov 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Rahul Anil Bidkar
This seminar will present a theoretical model for predicting the gas damping of long, rectangular silicon
microcantilevers, which are oscillating in an unbounded gaseous medium with the ambient...
Micro-fabricated Biosensors for Cardiac Diagnostics
30 Jul 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): V.Ramgopal Rao
In this talk the current status of an ongoing effort in the Electrical Engineering Department at IIT Bombay on the development of an integrated systems to provide point-of-care diagnostic support...
High-Aspect-Ratio Micromachining of Titanium: Enabling New Functionality and Opportunity in Micromechanical Systems Through Greater Materials Selection
18 Jun 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Masa Rao
Traditionally, materials selection has been limited in high-aspect-ratio micromechanical applications, due primarily to the predominance of microfabrication processes and infrastructure dedicated...
BNC Annual Research Review: An Introduction to PRISM and MEMS Simulation
04 Jun 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Jayathi Murthy
This presentation is part of a collection of presentations describing the projects, people, and capabilities enhanced by research performed in the Birck Center, and a look at plans for the...
BNC Research Review: The Birck Nanotechnology Center-Progress, Opportunitiees, and Challenges
04 Jun 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Timothy D. Sands
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Ferroelectric BaTiO3 Nanowires: Synthesis, Properties, and Device Applications
13 Feb 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Zhaoyu Wang
One dimensional ferroelectric nanowires have attracted much attention due to its interests in fundamental physics and potential applications in Nanoelectromechanical Systems (NEMS), non-volatile...
An Experimentalists' Perspective
19 Dec 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Arunava Majumdar
This presentation was one of 13 presentations in the one-day forum,
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Plastic Deformation at Micron and Submicron Scales
28 Nov 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Marisol Koslowski
Most people experiences the way objects plastically deform on a macroscopic scale. From a car crash to the bending of a paper clip plastic deformation occurs in the form of a smooth flow as a...
Microscale Ionic Wind for Local Cooling Enhancement
26 Oct 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): David B Go
As the electronics industry continues to develop small, highly
functional, mobile devices, new methods of cooling are required to
manage the thermal requirements of the not only the chip but...
Introduction of MEMS Activity at Nano/Micro System Engineering Lab., Kyoto University
15 Sep 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Osamu Tabata
We are aiming at the realization of microsystems and nanosystems with novel and unique functions by integrating functional elements in different domains such as mechanics, electronics, chemistry,...


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• Jared Dodge, 28, theft of property — $7,500.
A Russellville Police Department report stated Dodge allegedly used a charge account without permission from a company where he was employed from January through November 2012. According to the report, Dodge allegedly purchased approximately $2,200 worth of merchandise, including power tools from a local retailer, and later sold the items to a local pawn shop for cash. Fifth Judicial District Attorney David Gibbons petitioned for a warrant for Dodge's arrest. Circuit Judge William Pearson found probable cause and issued a warrant for his arrest the same day, April 3. He was arrested Thursday.
• George Hage, 34, possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell and possession of drug paraphernalia — $20,000.
An Arkansas State Police report stated a trooper stopped Hage on Thursday for a lane violation. The officer noticed a suspicious scent coming from the vehicle and received Hage's consent to search the car. The trooper found a duffel bag in the rear of the vehicle which allegedly had several vacuum-sealed containers with marijuana inside. The officer took Hage and the drugs into custody. Ten pounds of alleged high-grade marijuana were turned over to the Fifth Judicial Drug Task Force and processed as evidence.
• Josh Thompson, 35, third-degree domestic battery — $15,000.
• Jessica McCabe, 32, second-degree battery — $750.
According to a Pope County Sheriff's Office report, a deputy responded to a call Wednesday concerning a possible physical altercation. When the deputy arrived at the residence of Thompson and McCabe, the officer saw McCabe with an aluminum bat in her hands. The report stated Thompson allegedly hit McCabe with his fists and she had visible signs of being assaulted on her face, neck, arms and wrists. McCabe allegedly retaliated with the bat. Thompson told police the couple had used narcotics prior to the incident.
Court documents stated Thompson had a prior conviction for domestic battery in 2008.


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Reyes, Bonifacio power Blue Jays past Phillies
By Gregor Chisholm / MLB.com
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Jose Reyes homered for the first time this spring and drove in three runs as the Blue Jays jumped all over the Phillies en route to an 11-6 victory on a windy Saturday afternoon at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium.
The breezy conditions created some headaches for pitchers on both clubs and led to a lot of production at the plate. With the wind blowing out, the Blue Jays hit two homers and the Phillies hit three.
Reyes' impressive afternoon began in the first when he doubled to right field off left-hander Cliff Lee. He added a single in the second before coming through in the fourth with a three-run shot over the wall in right field off right-hander Tyler Cloyd.
The 29-year-old Reyes was playing in his final game before departing for the World Baseball Classic. In five games this spring, he is hitting .643 (9-for-14) with one homer, three RBIs, a stolen base and four runs scored. Reyes also has displayed some impressive work in the field and seems to be rounding into form far earlier than normal.
Emilio Bonifacio also homered to left for the Blue Jays with a solo shot in the second. Other standouts for Toronto included Melky Cabrera and Moises Sierra, who both recorded RBI doubles.
Lee was charged with three runs on five hits while striking out three over three innings. Cloyd then came on in relief and proceeded to surrender six runs over just two innings.
"I missed up in the zone a few times," Lee said. "Obviously, with the wind blowing the way it is, you need to keep the ball down. I did miss up, and they hit a few doubles and a home run due to that. But other than that, I felt fine. ... It's just an element you've got to deal with. It's just part of it."
No. 1 starter R.A. Dickey got the call for Toronto and experienced some difficulty before settling into the game. He surrendered back-to-back doubles in the first and proceeded to serve up a deep two-run homer to first baseman Ryan Howard.
Dickey got through the first and then faced just one batter over the minimum in the second and third innings. He was charged with three runs on four hits while striking out one and throwing 32 of his 43 pitches for strikes. His next outing will come for Team USA in the Classic.
"I felt good today and I feel like where I need to be," Dickey said. "My strike percentage again was pretty high, and I was ahead of just about every hitter. So mechanically I felt pretty good, and these first two or three outings, that's what it's about for me.
"It's about getting my body prepared to be able to grow from here. I still have to settle in to about three or four miles an hour in velocity, and that should come over the next two weeks."
Philadelphia catcher Carlos Ruiz also got in on the action with a solo shot in the fourth off right-hander Josh Johnson. The Ruiz homer was Johnson's only blemish of the afternoon, as he surrendered just the one hit while striking out one over two innings.
Up next: Left-hander Ricky Romero will make his second start of the spring when the Blue Jays visit the Phillies in a 1:05 p.m. ET start on Sunday at Bright House Field. Romero is expected to be followed on the mound by Sergio Santos, Aaron Loup, Brett Cecil and Justin Germano. Right-hander Aaron Cook will get the start for Philadelphia.
Gregor Chisholm is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, North of the Border, and follow him on Twitter @gregorMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Greetings, stargazers. In a previous article about the magnitude scale, I mentioned the bright stars Vega and Arcturus. They still are both overhead, but now shifted significantly to the west. Although these two are almost identical in apparent brightness, if you compare the colors, you should be able to tell that Arcturus is orange-yellow and Vega, definitely bluer.
For some odd reason, we tend to think of red as a warm color and blue as a cool color, but for both flames and stars, blue is hotter than red. Actually, all stars radiate at all colors of the visible spectrum; it just happens that sometimes one end of the spectrum will be radiating a bit more than the other.
The color of a star is directly related to the temperature of the star. Therefore, the color makes a great stellar thermometer. According to Wiens law, if you can measure the wavelength of light of maximum emission from any warm, dense object, such as a star, you can calculate the temperature of that object.
Many of you are familiar with this effect from shopping for light bulbs. It is not uncommon to describe the color of a light by its temperature. A lower temperature means an overall redder color for the light.
For stars, that peak wavelength might even be in the infrared for a very cool star, or the ultraviolet for a very hot star. If the peak happens to be right in the middle of the visible spectrum, all visible colors radiate with approximately equal intensity and you get white light, such as what comes from the sun.
So why dont we see lots of colors when we look up at the night sky? If you look at any of the numerous photographs of star clusters or wide field shots of entire constellations, most show a full range of star colors from red to yellow to white to blue. But to your naked eye, most of the stars look like pale blue dots. If you ever have wondered why, there are two reasons that may vary in importance, but they both lead to the same result.
The first reason is that your eyes just are not sensitive enough to colors of any kind at very low light levels to detect the differences unless the star is exceptionally bright, like Vega or Arcturus. Your eyes detect this dim light as gray, or maybe pale blue.
The second reason has to do with star luminosity, or how much energy it is radiating. Generally speaking, the bluer, hotter stars are much more luminous than the red ones, sometimes thousands of times more so. Thus they can be seen at much greater distances. Although the smaller, red stars are far more numerous than blue ones, the blue ones are the ones that are bright enough to be seen more easily.
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"One is absolutely sickened, not by the crimes that the wicked have committed, but by the punishments that the good have inflicted; and a community is infinitely more brutalized by the habitual employment of punishment than it is by the occasional occurrence of crime."


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Thought-to-be-Extinct Harlequin Frog Rediscovered in Costa Rica
The critically endangered harlequin frog (Atelopus varius), believed to be extinct in Costa Rica, has been rediscovered in the Talamanca Mountains of southern Costa Rica by an international team of researchers.
The harlequin frog was a relatively common species in areas of Costa Rica and Panama until 1988, when populations declined rapidly, primarily as a result of the invasive, infectious chytrid fungus (implicated in extinctions of hundreds of amphibian species globally). The increasingly rare harlequin was believed extirpated from Costa Rica until 2004, when two individual harlequin frogs were spotted in a remote area near Manuel Antonio National Park in the western region of the country. Unfortunately, no harlequin frogs have been seen at this location since then.
Since 2004 scientists have continued to survey additional areas for A. varius and other lost frogs, resulting in finding a handful of individuals in Panama. In Costa Rica, ongoing surveys resulted in the 2008 discovery reported here.
Jan Schipper, director of Sierra to Sea Institute and an adjunct professor at Arizona State University, reports that the presence of harlequin frogs in Costa Rica contradicts expectations. Given the typical catastrophic impact of chytrid fungus, "This population shouldn't be here. It provides hope that there are other populations surviving in other areas," he says.
According to José González-Maya, lead author of the report and scientific director of the Sierra to Sea Institute and ProCAT Conservation. "Fortunately, [the population] is located in a private reserve, where access can be controlled to protect their habitat. After years of monitoring, we found that this population is healthy and shows no signs of infection by the chytrid fungus."
Tom Brooks, Chief Scientist of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, concurs: "Rediscovering this population highlights the importance of the conservation efforts made by local residents to protect their natural resources. If their habitat hadn't been protected, these frogs would never have had a fighting chance against this disease".
The research team has focused on species survival, according to Sarah Wyatt, a biodiversity associate at the Global Environment Facility: "When the fungus first came through this area, scientists found many individuals of this species dead along this same river. So, we wanted to make sure the population is healthy and stable."
González-Maya agrees: "The next steps are to pull together resources to implement a long-term monitoring and recovery program for the species. We have the difficult task of ensuring its survival against many odds. As we develop a recovery plan, we will need to bring together local and international partners to build a strong team with sufficient resources to ensure recovery."
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I posted a few weeks ago re: iMac vs MBPR. That debate was won easily by the iMac.
However, I still want a laptop for mobile work. I'm splitting my time between my place and my girlfriend's and would really like to be able to get some more meaningful work done than I can on an iPad Mini when I'm out and about.
My work laptop is large, heavy, clunky, and very slow by modern standards (even though it's fast compared to most of our other work gear ... but that's another story).
I've been looking covetously at the MacBook Air for a while now. A family member (who works for Apple) has the 13" i5 model with 8GB and 256GB SSD, and is absolutely thrilled with it.
My iMac is my workhorse. Video conversion, Lightroom editing, iTunes library, etc., all sit on that beast which has a 4TB Thunderbolt storage device hooked up to it.
The Air would be used for, primarily:
- Day to day internet browsing for anything heavier than an iPad Mini would suffice for
- Managing my tasks via Evernote / Email
- Remotely connecting to work via Citrix
- Running a Windows 7 VM for work (to evaluate the idea of Windows VMs for BYOD, and to run any apps which require Windows but can't be run via Citrix)
- General entertainment
Now, to the spec.
A 13" screen is a must. I've played around with the 11" models and they're just a bit too small to see the point in.
I don't see why I'd need anything over and above the standard i5 proc that they ship.
RAM. My iMac has 20GB. I upgraded my old MBP to 8GB and gave it a new lease of life (2009 model). Is plumping for 8GB on an Air really worth the difference in price? My gut says - future proof - it is, but I'm willing to be talked out of it.
Storage. Currently my work laptop only uses a measly 31GB, but of course I'll be running OS X as well as a Windows 7 VM. I think that 256GB SSD is sensible, even if the majority of my data will be in 'the Cloud' - 100GB total between DropBox and SugarSync.
The only point at which I stumble is - do I buy new or used?
Does Intel HD 4000 graphics make a huge difference over 3000? Etcetera. The other thing is, all my Apple stuff is AppleCared for, and apparently you can't take out AppleCare on refurbished products which makes things a little risky, considering the price of a logic board swap in an Air is almost the same price as the laptop itself.
Yes, it is worth it.
Yes, the 8gb of RAM is worth it as well - I would not even consider buying a machine that is not upgradable without it. If they offered the Air with 16gb, I'd buy that... as you said, future proofing and it is a relatively low-cost upgrade (*relative to replacing the machine when you realize that 4gb is totally inadequate).
You can most certainly get AppleCare on refurbs, I've done it multiple times. The only difference in Apple's eyes between a refurb and new is the box it ships in.
I'd stick with the Intel HD4000 models - better CPU's, backlit keyboards, TB, etc.
Disclaimer - my daily use machine is an i7 MBA with 256/8gb.
I have the same machine as armwt. In fact I got the MBA after discussing the merits and drawbacks of the MBA vs a MBP with him in another thread.
I really like this MBA. Its exceptional at office productivity work (MS office, ect), web browsing and light photo editing IME. I would get a MBA with 8 gbs of RAM but I do worry that this limitation will diminish its longevity for me. But for now its great and I'm pleased with my choice.
Longevity is always in the back of my mind when it comes to Apple because the products are that much more expensive than the non-OSX counterparts.
I kept my MacBook Pro for three years and it did me proud - with a mid-life spec bump - and continues to perform brilliantly for my housemate (whose requirements are much lighter than mine were). I suppose 8GB will be fine as long as I don't suddenly start requiring more out of it by the time we're at OS X 10.10 Jungle Kitten or whatever
I have the 4gb 2011 13" MBA, and while the 4gb ram limit is annoying, practically, it's never been an issue, at all. I can run Xcode, Firefox, Mail, Dash and a bunch of other apps without any issue whatsoever. I suppose having an SSD makes hitting swap a lot less painful.
Fact is, the machine's a workhorse. A light, beautiful workhorse.
Shitty GPU, though, so no modern gaming.
The expense *used* to not be as much of an issue due to resale value, but that may be changing...
For a few years, I was able to replace my laptops on an almost yearly basis. I can buy at a very slight (about 5%) discount through work, and with the high resale value of Macs, I could usually sell it after a year, and pick up the new model for about $100-200 difference. That seems to be slowly changing, but hard to really tell. I suspect I'll hold onto my MBA for at least 2 years. As backtomac says though... for a "general use" machine, the MBA is awesome. The only thing I really use my desktop (Hackintosh) for *instead* of the MBA is crunching video... that's the machine I turn to when I need to run Handbrake, and for mass storage and my main Aperture library, but the MBA gets used for 90-95% of my normal useage.
SSD's have really helped the RAM issue, since paging is so quick, but I also get spoiled quickly, and using a non-SSD system now is almost painful. I will say though that I have 32gb RAM in my work machine, 24gb in my desktop at home, andI honestly almost never miss the extra headroom on the MBA. My last laptop had 16gb, and the ONLY time I miss it is when running multiple VM's.
If the MBA will work for your usage patterns, you'll really appreciate how much lighter and portable it is compared to MBPs.
It has really surprised me how much I appreciate the lighter and thinner form factor of the MBA.
I'm actually rather fond of the 11"; the only time I use the built-in screen is when I'm traveling (24" monitor at home). I know Whizbang was selling a new 2012 11" with AppleCare for a great price, but it's not listed anymore (I bought my 2011 11" one used from him).
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I have the 4gb 2011 13" MBA, and while the 4gb ram limit is annoying, practically, it's never been an issue, at all. I can run Xcode, Firefox, Mail, Dash and a bunch of other apps without any issue whatsoever. I suppose having an SSD makes hitting swap a lot less painful.
Fact is, the machine's a workhorse. A light, beautiful workhorse.
Shitty GPU, though, so no modern gaming.
What he said. 4GB 1.86GHz Core 2 Duo MBA. 13" screen (matte).
I regularly use Lightroom, Keynote, Illustrator, LaTeX, the iWork apps, the Omni apps. It's a work horse.
Do I think 8GB is a better idea? Yes, sure. 4GB has never really posed a problem for me. And the graphics card hasn't either, but I don't game on this machine. (To be honest, the games I like tend to take up a lot of hard drive space, and this thing doesn't have that much room.)
I had a 11" 2011 MBA i7/4GB/256GB but sold it and got a 13" 2012 MBA i7/8GB/512GB. This is absolutely the best laptop I've ever owned (and my first was a TiBook). It's fast, it's reasonably light (a whole hell of a lot lighter than either of my work laptops) and it does just about everything I need it to. Gaming could be better, but then again I may be spoiled by my GameBox (6-core i7/dual nVidia 680s, etc...).
About the only productivity type work I don't do on it is Video (I have a 2010 Mac Pro for that) rendering. Light editing is fine.
Thanks all!
Ordered a 13" i5/8GB/256GB
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Hi its Cadi here!
Just to give you a quick idea of me: i love writing (obviously), love reading, i am 13..nearly 14
Have been writing since i can first remember.
I really enjoy DM/HG.....sorry JK......but they are sooo cool! :) But i also love general stories!
I like nearly all rock music....and the folk/rock band Rush.
Fav colours: black, silver, dark blood red, dark purple and blue, deep greens.
Hobbies: writing, reading, reading on fanfic, practising my archery and sword fighting......that takes up most of my time and whatever time i have left is filled with....homework.
Dis-likes: Homework (ahhhh!!!!), most of school, annoying bullies and plain annoying people. the colour pink, sorry to any one out there who likes it... i just can't stand the sight. And loads of other things too but i dont have time to right a novel so u will just have to be happy with this much.
I love books, animals, rock music, books, learning latin, history, films, archery, swords, have i mentioned books? ;-)
I am now the beta for Ivona Queens her twostroies - 'Quidditch and Love' and the sequel to it 'Ultimate' are MUST reads!!!
........if you want to know more then think this over: My life, jeez i've given you enough info as it is, how much do you want!?!? ;-)