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Before giving details of Plato's life we will take a few moments to discuss how definite the details are which we give below. The details are mostly given by Plato himself in letters which seem, on the face of it, to make them certain. However, it is disputed whether Plato did indeed write the letters so there are three possible interpretations. Firstly that Plato wrote the letters and therefore the details are accurate. Secondly that although not written by Plato, the letters were written by someone who knew him or at least had access to accurate information on his life. The third possibility, which unfortunately cannot be ruled out, is that they were written by someone as pure fiction.
Next we should comment on the name 'Plato'. In [13] Rowe writes:-
It was claimed that Plato's real name was Aristocles, and that 'Plato' was a nickname (roughly 'the broad') derived either from the width of his shoulders, the results of training for wrestling, or from the breadth of his style, or from the size of his forehead.Plato was the youngest son of Ariston and Perictione who both came from famous wealthy families who had lived in Athens for generations. While Plato was a young man his father died and his mother remarried, her second husband being Pyrilampes. It was mostly in Pyrilampes' house that Plato was brought up. Aristotle writes that when Plato was a young man he studied under Cratylus who was a student of Heracleitus, famed for his cosmology which is based on fire being the basic material of the universe. It almost certain that Plato became friends with Socrates when he was young, for Plato's mother's brother Charmides was a close friend of Socrates.
The Peloponnesian War was fought between Athens and Sparta between 431 BC and 404 BC. Plato was in military service from 409 BC to 404 BC but at this time he wanted a political career rather than a military one. At the end of the war he joined the oligarchy of the Thirty Tyrants in Athens set up in 404 BC, one of whose leaders being his mother's brother Charmides, but their violent acts meant that Plato quickly left.
In 403 BC there was a restoration of democracy at Athens and Plato had great hopes that he would be able to enter politics again. However, the excesses of Athenian political life seem to have persuaded him to give up political ambitions. In particular, the execution of Socrates in 399 BC had a profound effect on him and he decided that he would have nothing further to do with politics in Athens.
Plato left Athens after Socrates had been executed and travelled in Egypt, Sicily and Italy. In Egypt he learnt of a water clock and later introduced it into Greece. In Italy he learned of the work of Pythagoras and came to appreciate the value of mathematics. This was an event of great importance since from the ideas Plato gained from the disciples of Pythagoras, he formed his idea [6]:-
... that the reality which scientific thought is seeking must be expressible in mathematical terms, mathematics being the most precise and definite kind of thinking of which we are capable. The significance of this idea for the development of science from the first beginnings to the present day has been immense.Again there was a period of war and again Plato entered military service. It was claimed by later writers on Plato's life that he was decorated for bravery in battle during this period of his life. It is also thought that he began to write his dialogues at this time.
Plato returned to Athens and founded his Academy in Athens, in about 387 BC. It was on land which had belonged to a man called Academos, and this is where the name "Academy" came from. The Academy was an institution devoted to research and instruction in philosophy and the sciences, and Plato presided over it from 387 BC until his death in 347 BC.
His reasons for setting up the Academy were connected with his earlier ventures into politics. He had been bitterly disappointed with the standards displayed by those in public office and he hoped to train young men who would become statesmen. However, having given them the values that Plato believed in, Plato thought that these men would be able to improve the political leadership of the cities of Greece.
Only two further episodes in Plato's life are recorded. He went to Syracuse in 367 BC following the death of Dionysius I who had ruled the city. Dion, the brother-in-law of Dionysius I, persuaded Plato to come to Syracuse to tutor Dionysius II, the new ruler. Plato did not expect the plan to succeed but because both Dion and Archytas of Tarentum believed in the plan then Plato agreed. Their plan was that if Dionysius II was trained in science and philosophy he would be able to prevent Carthage invading Sicily. However, Dionysius II was jealous of Dion who he forced out of Syracuse and the plan, as Plato had expected, fell apart.
Plato returned to Athens, but visited Syracuse again in 361 BC hoping to be able to bring the rivals together. He remained in Syracuse for part of 360 BC but did not achieve a political solution to the rivalry. Dion attacked Syracuse in a coup in 357, gained control, but was murdered in 354.
Field writes in [6] that Plato's life:-
... makes it clear that the popular conception of Plato as an aloof unworldly scholar, spinning theories in his study remote from practical life, is singularly wide of the mark. On the contrary, he was a man of the world, an experienced soldier, widely travelled, with close contacts with many of the leading men of affairs, both in his own city and elsewhere.Plato's main contributions are in philosophy, mathematics and science. However, it is not as easy as one might expect to discover Plato's philosophical views. The reason for this is that Plato wrote no systematic treatise giving his views, rather he wrote a number of dialogues (about 30) which are written in the form of conversations. Firstly we should comment on what superb pieces of literature these dialogues are [6]:-
They show the mastery of language, the power of indicating character, the sense of a situation, and the keen eye for both its tragic and its comic aspects, which set Plato among the greatest writers of the world. He uses these gifts to the full in inculcating the lessons he wants to teach.In letters written by Plato he makes it clear that he understands that it will be difficult to work out his philosophical theory from the dialogues but he claims that the reader will only understand it after long thought, discussion and questioning. The dialogues do not contain Plato as a character so he does not declare that anything asserted in them are his own views. The characters are historic with Socrates usually the protagonist so it is not clear how much these characters express views with which they themselves would have put forward. It is thought that, at least in the early dialogues, the character of Socrates expresses views that Socrates actually held.
Through these dialogues, Plato contributed to the theory of art, in particular dance, music, poetry, architecture, and drama. He discussed a whole range of philosophical topics including ethics, metaphysics where topics such as immortality, man, mind, and Realism are discussed.
He discussed the philosophy of mathematics, political philosophy where topics such as censorship are discussed, and religious philosophy where topics such as atheism, dualism and pantheism are considered. In discussing epistemology he looked at ideas such as a priori knowledge and Rationalism. In his theory of Forms, Plato rejected the changeable, deceptive world that we are aware of through our senses proposing instead his world of ideas which were constant and true.
Let us illustrate Plato's theory of Forms with one of his mathematical examples. Plato considers mathematical objects as perfect forms. For example a line is an object having length but no breadth. No matter how thin we make a line in the world of our senses, it will not be this perfect mathematical form, for it will always have breadth. In the Phaedo Plato talks of objects in the real world trying to be like their perfect forms. By this he is thinking of thinner and thinner lines which are tending in the limit to the mathematical concept of a line but, of course, never reaching it. Another example from the Phaedo is given in [6]:-
The instance taken there is the mathemtical relation of equality, and the contrast is drawn between the absolute equality we think of in mathematics and the rough, approximate equality which is what we have to be content with in dealing with objects with our senses.Again in the Republic Plato talks of geometrical diagrams as imperfect imitations of the perfect mathematical objects which they represent.
Plato's contributions to the theories of education are shown by the way that he ran the Academy and his idea of what constitutes an educated person. He also contributed to logic and legal philosophy, including rhetoric.
Although Plato made no important mathematical discoveries himself, his belief that mathematics provides the finest training for the mind was extremely important in the development of the subject. Over the door of the Academy was written:-
Let no one unversed in geometry enter here.Plato concentrated on the idea of 'proof' and insisted on accurate definitions and clear hypotheses. This laid the foundations for Euclid's systematic approach to mathematics. In [2] his contributions to mathematics through his students are summarised:-
All of the most important mathematical work of the 4th century was done by friends or pupils of Plato. The first students of conic sections, and possibly Theaetetus, the creator of solid geometry, were members of the Academy. Eudoxus of Cnidus - author of the doctrine of proportion expounded in Euclid's "Elements", inventor of the method of finding the areas and volumes of curvilinear figures by exhaustion, and propounder of the astronomical scheme of concentric spheres adopted and altered by Aristotle - removed his school from Cyzicus to Athens for the purpose of cooperating with Plato; and during one of Plato's absences he seems to have acted as the head of the Academy. Archytas, the inventor of mechanical science, was a friend and correspondent of Plato.In mathematics Plato's name is attached to the Platonic solids. In the Timaeus there is a mathematical construction of the elements (earth, fire, air, and water), in which the cube, tetrahedron, octahedron, and icosahedron are given as the shapes of the atoms of earth, fire, air, and water. The fifth Platonic solid, the dodecahedron, is Plato's model for the whole universe.
Plato's beliefs as regards the universe were that the stars, planets, Sun and Moon move round the Earth in crystalline spheres. The sphere of the Moon was closest to the Earth, then the sphere of the Sun, then Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and furthest away was the sphere of the stars. He believed that the Moon shines by reflected sunlight.
Perhaps the best overview of Plato's views can be gained from examining what he thought that a proper course of education should consist. Here is his course of study [2]:-
... the exact sciences - arithmetic, plane and solid geometry, astronomy, and harmonics - would first be studied for ten years to familiarise the mind with relations that can only be apprehended by thought. Five years would then be given to the still severer study of 'dialectic'. Dialectic is the art of conversation, of question and answer; and according to Plato, dialectical skill is the ability to pose and answer questions about the essences of things. The dialectician replaces hypotheses with secure knowledge, and his aim is to ground all science, all knowledge, on some 'unhypothetical first principle'.Plato's Academy flourished until 529 AD when it was closed down by the Christian Emperor Justinian who claimed it was a pagan establishment. Having survived for 900 years it is the longest surviving university known.
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Even as the Senate takes up the issue of immigration reform this week, Republicans are increasingly giving indications that the effort isn't likely to go very far. First, it was Sen. Marco Rubio's dance around the issue — repeatedly speaking out against the very bill he helped craft — and then it was the defection of another key Latino GOP member, Rep. Raul Labrador of Idaho, who removed himself from the bipartisan group that was writing the House's version of the bill.
And if post-election Republicans were determined to improve their standing with Latinos, they didn't help their cause when the House approved on Thursday a homeland security bill that cut funding for an Obama Administration program that allows young, undocumented immigrants to live and work in the United States.
The largely partisan vote was a reaction to President Barack Obama's executive orders that directed the Department of Homeland Security not to deport youngsters who were brought to this country at a young age and instead focus on criminal offenders. House Republicans made a lot of noise about how Mr. Obama shouldn't be setting immigration policy on his own.
Of course, the irony of this is rich. For years, Congress has been incapable of crafting rational immigration policy because Republicans are at best split, and at worst dominated by anti-immigrant, tea party-leaning sentiments. The president's choice to spare youngsters — many of whom attend school, hold jobs or are otherwise productive members of society — from deportation was a practical, stopgap policy choice. It dovetailed nicely with immigration reform, too.
Lashing out at that policy now — admittedly in a largely symbolic way, since the Senate is unlikely to go along with the House's choice — may be viewed as one of two things. First, an opportunity to attack Mr. Obama (always a popular cause for the House GOP) for overstepping his authority, but also a chance to refute the key point of immigration reform: establishing a path to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented immigrants already living in this country.
If this was a choice for the latter (or for both, as Rep. Steve King has suggested), then the Senate may as well wrap up its immigration reform efforts now, because Republicans either aren't serious about moving forward or aren't capable of mustering the votes. Each day, it seems, Senator Rubio is offering a new condition for his support, and some are non-starters with Democrats.
Here's a great example: the proposal by Sen. John Cornyn of Texas that the path to citizenship will only be offered once 90 percent of illegal-border crossers are caught. Good luck calculating what Senator Cornyn calls "full situational awareness." Might Mr. Rubio actually endorse something that unworkable in his efforts to upgrade enforcement?
The Florida Republican is caught in a precarious political position, particularly given his obvious aspirations for higher office in 2016. But if the party gives in to the Cornyn wing, it will only serve to underscore its inability to reach out to Latinos (beyond talking about how Democrats support same-sex marriage).
After all, failure to achieve consensus on the contentious issue of immigration isn't the only policy choice that has antagonized Latino voters. Latinos are also big supporters of Obamacare and the efforts to provide decent, affordable health insurance to the poor and middle class. In California, for example, almost half of the 6 million uninsured who are eligible to sign up for coverage in the subsidized marketplaces are Spanish speaking.
Already, the refusal of some Republican governors to accept expanded Medicaid coverage isn't sitting well with Hispanic voters. As a recent RAND Corporation study points out, states that decline the Medicaid expansion will actually pay more and get less — an uncompensated care bill for the uninsured that exceeds state Medicaid costs. Texas Gov. Rick Perry is one of those feeling the heat for this problematic choice that could result in thousands of deaths that might have been averted with appropriate medical care.
Will this week's debate in the Senate accomplish anything? Democrats are no doubt enjoying watching the other party squirm as it tries to drag the bill further to the right under the mistaken notion that it will ever be acceptable to a sufficient number of the GOP. Immigration reform looked like a heavy lift from the outset; now it appears to have gained considerably more weight.


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Surgeries that were once performed only in a hospital or surgery centers are becoming more common in converted exam rooms and surgical suites in physicians' offices.
Many of these procedures require general anesthesia or IV sedation. Yet, in some states, there are few standards, regulations, or accreditation requirements for surgeries performed in physician offices.
Considering the complexity of some surgery, and the anesthesia used, you may wonder if this trend is a safe one. If you have a doctor who wants to use the office for your next surgery, here is some information to get you started.
Safety Concerns
Without the same safety regulations as hospital surgery, office-based surgeries could cause serious complications. There have been reports of deaths resulting from the following situations:
- Staff was unprepared and untrained to manage cardiac arrest, breathing problems, or other emergencies
- Staff called emergency medical services too late or not at all, for fear of being reported
- Drugs and/or equipment were outdated or unavailable
- Lengthy surgery was done on a medically unfit patients
Regulation requirements differ among states. Make sure you check them before you have your surgery.
Why Have Surgery in the Office?
The trend toward office-based surgery is driven by several factors, including:
- Cost
- Patients' wishes for privacy and convenience
- Flexibility in scheduling
- Wider availability of smaller patient monitors and other surgical and anesthesia equipment
- Newer anesthetics that work faster and wear off more quickly
Hospitals and surgery centers must meet strict state and federal licensing and accreditation guidelines. They also have medical boards that oversee practitioners' qualifications and credentials. On the other hand, inconsistent standards exist for office-based surgery. Some states have addressed the issue of office-based surgery and implemented regulatory requirements while others are relatively unregulated.
There are efforts to standardize surgical safety for office-based procedures. For example, the American Society for Anesthesiologists has created guidelines for office-based anesthesia. Also, the Institute for safety in Office-Based Surgery (ISOBS) created checklists which cover items from the preoperative period through discharge to help keep patients safe.
The Anesthesia Factor
Once you move from local anesthesia to IV sedation or general anesthesia, the risk for complications such as respiratory distress or heart attack increases. In rare cases, patients can even have a life-threatening reaction to local anesthesia.
Who Should Not Have Surgery in a Doctor's Office?
Regardless of how minor the surgery, certain patients, particularly those with serious health conditions, such as heart disease, or uncontrolled high blood pressure or diabetes should not have surgery in a physician's office.
Be Informed
Before you have surgery in a doctor's office, the American Society of Anesthesiologists recommends that you ask the following questions:
- Is the office accredited for surgery and anesthesia?
- Does the doctor have credentials to perform the surgery in a hospital or outpatient surgery center?
- Will a qualified anesthesiologist or certified registered nurse anesthetist (supervised by an anesthesiologist or other qualified physician) give the anesthesia? You should meet this person before your surgery, and he or she should remain with you until you wake up.
- Is the anesthesia equipment equivalent to that used in a hospital or ambulatory surgical facility?
- Does the doctor and staff have the necessary equipment and drugs to handle any emergencies?
- Which hospital will you be admitted to if complications occur?
- Will qualified and trained staff monitor your recovery?
- Is the recovery area equipped similarly to one in a hospital or ambulatory surgery facility?
- Will a physician decide if you are ready to be discharged? (A nurse could follow a doctor's orders based on objective criteria.)
- Is someone in the office certified in advanced cardiac life support (ACLS)?
- If a child is having the surgery, is someone trained in pediatric life support? Are equipment and drugs specifically for children available?
As a patient, you should to be aware of the risks and benefits of surgery in any setting. If you have any concerns or questions, make sure you talk to your doctor.
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Just in time for the new Harry Potter movie, I've been working on a Quidditch game. I'm pretty pleased with the results, but I'd love some feedback!
I'm especially curious to hear advice on how I'm deploying everything, how I'm handling the fullscreen stuff, and how to improve the framerate on slower computers. I know my HTML, CSS, and art leave much to be desired, and I'm definitely still learning. But if nothing else, hopefully the game will provide a few minutes of entertainment for somebody!
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Rockies acquire RHP Jordan Lyles and OF Brandon Barnes from Houston in exchange for OF Dexter Fowler
Rockies Will Send Houston a Player to be Named Later to Complete Deal
DENVER - The Colorado Rockies announced today that the club has acquired right-handed pitcher Jordan Lyles and outfielder Brandon Barnes from the Houston Astros in exchange for outfielder Dexter Fowler and a player to be named later.
Lyles, 23, has pitched in the Major Leagues for the Astros in each of the last three seasons, combining to go 14-29 with a 5.35 ERA (377.0 ip, 224 er), 117 walks and 259 strikeouts in 72 games, 65 starts. In 2013, the right-hander spent the majority of the season with the Astros, going 7-9 with a 5.59 ERA (141.2 ip, 88 er), 49 walks and 93 strikeouts in 27 games, 25 starts. Lyles, who made his Major League debut as a 20-year-old on May 31, 2011 at the Chicago Cubs, owns a career 62.0-percent ground ball percentage. A native of Florence, SC, Lyles was originally selected by Houston in the supplemental first round (38th overall) of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft out of Hartsville High School in Hartsville, SC. The 6-foot-4, 215-poung right-hander was named the Astros top prospect by Baseball America prior to the 2011 season.
Barnes, 27, spent the entire 2013 season in the Majors with Houston as one of the club's regular outfielders. He hit .240 (98-for-408) with 17 doubles, 1 triple, 8 home runs, 41 RBI, 46 runs and 11 steals in 136 games. The 6-foot-2 right-handed batter is a career .233 (118-for-506) hitter in 179 career Major League games with the Astros (2012-13). A versatile outfielder, Barnes has played each of the three outfield positions in each of his first two campaigns, although he has spent the majority of his time in center field (148 games). Barnes was originally selected by Houston in the sixth round of the 2005 First-Year Player Draft out of Cypress Junior College (CA).
Fowler, 27, played in 119 games for the Rockies last season and batted .263 (109-for-415) with 18 doubles, 3 triples, 12 home runs, 42 RBI and 71 runs. Over his six-year Major League career, all with Colorado, Fowler has hit .270 (606-for-2248) with 120 doubles, 53 triples, 40 home runs, 210 RBI and 376 runs in 667 games. Fowler was originally selected by Colorado in the 14th round of the 2004 First-Year Player Draft out of Milton High School (GA).
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Charleston, WV - West Virginia Senate Majority Leader John Unger, (D-Berkeley) has called for an investigation into the billing practices of electric utility companies in the state. Senator Unger is now announcing that the West Virginia Legislature will take this matter up and will examine legislative remedies to this serious issue.
"I have received a multitude of complaints from my constituents regarding deceptive practices when it comes to their electric bills," said Senator Unger, "It is time for the Legislature to examine these practices to ensure that our laws are being followed."
The West Virginia Public Service Commission regulates utility companies and will play a key role in the event irregularities are found.


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- If you are a full-time permanent or part-time permanent State employee, you are reviewed annually.
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May 03, 2011 | ISBN 9781601423481 | Young Adult
Praise for Praying for Your Future Husband
"This book is a must-read for every girl who has even wondered what her future husband will be like. Every page left me wishing I'd had this book when I was still single—or during all the years I mentored boy-crazy teenage girls. Whether you are looking for inspiration, encouragement, or even proof that prayer works, this book is for you. The perfect blend of real-life stories and a how-to manual, Praying for Your Future Husband will be an ideal companion from now until the altar."
—Shannon Primicerio, author of The Divine Dance, God Called a Girl, and the TrueLife Bible Studies series
"When I was twelve years old, my husband began praying for me. I did not know that, of course, because I did not yet know him or God. But later, looking back, I saw how those prayers had miraculously affected my life. Gunn and Goyer are practical, vulnerable, inspirational, and encouraging. I can think of few better gifts for a young lady to offer her future husband than the gift of her prayers, and this book shows how to do it."
—Sandra Byrd, best-selling author of the London Confidential series and other books for teens and tweens
"Praying for Your Future Husband is packed with wisdom and overflowing with practical insight to encourage the heart of every young woman seeking God's best. The perfect blending of Robin's and Tricia's unique and personal journeys to find their mates, it is filled with wisdom and sound advice from Scripture to spur on your prayer life as you follow your own path. This is a must-read for every young woman who desires a road map on the journey of discovering God's heart!"
—Pam Stenzel, MA, author of Nobody Told Me and Sex Has a Price Tag and director of Enlighten Communications
"Are you tired of waiting for the right man and convinced that all the good guys are already taken? Want to find the man who will love you and cherish you, having been prepared by the Lord himself ? This book is where you begin. Robin and Tricia have taken all the pieces of the "finding true love" puzzle and have assembled a clear picture and a path that make sense and tell the truth about God and His plans for you. Stop worrying, and dive right in. This book shows you each step of the way to a future that God has planned for you and your future husband!"
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The Daily Word: Bin Laden Death Photos, Hidden Bomb in Europe, Sony Hackers Strike Again
The White House plans to release at least one Osama bin Laden death photo.
Bin Laden's kind of like that Saw killer; one more video made shortly before his death is expected to surface.
WikiLeaks reveals a rumor in which Al Qaeda has hidden a nuclear bomb in Europe to detonate in the event of bin Laden's capture.
Scott Pelley takes Katie Couric's old seat as the anchor of "CBS Evening News."
The hackers of Sony's PlayStation Network have hit a second online service, exposing 25 million more accounts.
This pissed off customer gets even with Sears by attacking police with a weed whacker.
An airplane passenger is arrested after placing his hand up a flight attendant's skirt.
Paris Hilton's Hollywood Hills home is available to rent for a cool $20,000 a month.
Two dogs survive a 175-foot slide off of a cliff.
This middle school teacher shaves for the first time since 9/11, vowing to grow a beard until bin Laden was caught.
The Post Office's Statue of Libery stamp turns out to be a picture of the fake Las Vegas one at New York-New York Hotel and Casino.


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More than twenty years ago a drunk driver shattered Jack Clayton's family. Angry, confused and as na ve as any college freshman, he trades his small Midwestern town for another, only to find that it too is too small to contain his dreams. Or is it? Now an instrumental part of the Campus Missions Office and a New York Times Bestselling author, he makes his home in that very college town, where the past and "the one that got away" relentlessly haunt him and the future becomes increasingly uncertain thanks to a big city reporter with a malicious agenda.
Will he have to walk away from the ministry that he spent decades building? Or can he find a way to confront the rumors and set the record straight? In a race against the clock, Jack throws caution to the wind and finds that even he may deserve a second chance.
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A cat may have nine lives, but the cat eye makeup trend has survived for decades, and I doubt very much that this feline style will ever die out.
The look has been favoured by a variety of beauty icons over the years including Sophia Loren and Angelina Jolie. It's simple yet seductive, and has the ability to transform a plain set of peepers into a pair of striking, smouldering gems.
There are endless variations on the classic cat eye; some are subtle, some are outrageous, but if it's a sparkling and dramatic night-time look you're after, read on for my Cat Eye Makeup Tutorial!
Step 1: Apply black eyeliner to your upper eyelid
Begin from the inner corner of your eye and guide the pencil along your eyeline until you reach the outer corner. I like to use Sparkle in Paris eyeliner in Black Sparkle by Oriflame, £3.45 from oriflame.com.
Its shimmery finish is perfect for a night out, and its soft nib means it glides along your skin without snagging or looking too severe. The pencil is easy to apply with precision, but its soft texture also enables you to create a thick and smudgy effect, which I think is more appropriate for a night out. So layer up and apply liberally!
Step 2: Create a feline flick
The length of the flick is entirely up to you, but if you're having a night on the town I think you can afford to be a little dramatic. As for the shape, draw a gentle curve starting from the outer corner of your eye and guide the pencil towards the end of your brow.
Stop drawing at about halfway between the outer corner of your eye and your eyebrow, then lighten the pressure of your grip and finish off the flick with curvy precision.
Step 3: Apply eyeliner to your lower eyeline
Black eyeliner is sometimes too harsh and can make your skin look washed out. A dark green shade, on the other hand, will make your eyes look sultry without making your complexion pale in comparison. I personally like Artdeco's Soft Kajal Liner in Fir Tree (87), £7.25 from JCmakeup.com, as it boasts a rich, shimmery hue.
Step 4: Create texture and inject colour
I applied the Artdeco eyeliner over the black liner which really emphasised the shape and gave it some depth. I then applied LCN's Dark Midnight Glow eyeshadow, £11.45 from beautyconcepts.co.uk, to my eyelids.
The eyeshadow contains iridescent sparkles which catch the light beautifully. It has a substantial yet silky texture, and rather than congealing or flaking off, it stays in place for ages. The applicator brush makes it very easy to apply, too.
Step 5: Repeat Step 1-4 on your other eye
Don't worry about trying to attain an absolutely perfect match, just have fun with it. You can easily improve symmetry and correct any mistakes with a damp cotton wool bud later on.
Step 6: Shape your eyebrows
If you want your cat eye makeup to stand out, it's essential you attain a pair of purr-fectly (sorry) shaped brows. When giving yourself a feline makeover, you'll want your eyebrows to resemble a fancy cat. In other words: poised, arched and groomed to perfection! Tweeze any straggly hairs and groom your brows with the Billion Dollar Brows Brow Gel. Then, define the shape and fill in any gaps with some colour.
Rather than a pencil, I much prefer to use Bobbi Brown's Pastel Eyeshadow palette. It's a neat trick which I recently discovered while experimenting with the palette. All you need to do is take the liner end of the Dual Ended eyeshadow / eyeliner brush, softly dip it into the mahogany eyeshadow, then use the edge of the brush to apply the shadow to your brows with soft, thin strokes in the direction of your hair growth. Finally, gently sweep along your brows with the flat side of the brush.
Step 7: Contour
Michelle Pfeiffer, in my mind, was the ultimate catwoman largely thanks to her razor sharp bone structure. After applying foundation, suck in your cheeks and sweep bronzing powder directly underneath and along your cheekbones with a medium-sized makeup brush. I recommend St Moriz Bronzing Powder in Light, £4.99, as it adds definition and gives your complexion a nice sheen.
Step 8: Finishing touches
Unless you want to look like a drag queen, with eyes this dramatic you'll want to keep your lips fairly basic. I used Natorigin's Tolerance Extreme Lipstick in Papaye, available to buy for £16.25 from Natorigin.co.uk. For a flawless complexion, I used a mixture of Airbase Perfecting Primer, £44.95 from airbasemakeup.com and Oriflame's Giordani Gold Age Defying Foundation in Natural Beige, £13.95 from oriflame.com. Highlight your browbones with Billion Dollar Brows' Brow Duo Pencil.
I haven't actually used any mascara in these pictures, but my favourite at the moment is Green People Organic Lifestyle Volumising Mascara, £14.35 from greenpeople.co.uk. Oh and, contrary to the messy 'do I'm sporting in some of these pics, I suggest teaming your cat eye makeup with a sleek style. For straight, glossy hair, use Neal & Wolf's Guard Heat Protection Spray, £10.95 and Babyliss' 2098bu Pro 230 Elegance Straighteners, available to buy from TheRankTank.com for £34.99 instead of the usual RRP of £79.99.
Now, go forth and slink into the night a la catwoman!


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Microsoft's so keen on touch some mice FAIL under Windows 8.1
Redmond rushing out a repair after ratting out rodents
Apple's not the only outfit experiencing upgrade blues: some who made the move to Windows 8.1 are reporting their mice aren't happy in the new version of the metro maze.
Threads like this one spell out the problem, namely that mice, and sometimes keyboards too, are prone to freezing once users upgrade.
Microsoft's noticed those cries for help and acknowledged the following three problems exist:
- Mouse jitters (jumps forward and back) as you move it through a game – This occurs in some games because Windows 8.1 handles the games' checks for the mouse status differently.
- Mouse movement is not to scale even after acceleration is turned off – If you have turned off acceleration to make the distance on the screen match the distance you move the mouse, that may not work correctly anymore.
- Measured mouse Polling Rate has a lower reporting frequency than expected – If you have a gaming mouse that has a high frequency, when you test it, you may find it is reporting a lower frequency than you expect.
Redmond says it is working on a fix, can't say when it will land but insists " we are working to get these issues resolved as quickly as possible". ®
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Microsoft Announces Xbox One Launch Date
Microsoft has finally announced a piece of information we've been waiting for since the Xbox One was first revealed in May. We've known the console is arriving in November, but now we have an exact date.
This morning, Microsoft confirmed that the Xbox One will be available in the United States, Canada, and 11 other countries on November 22, 2013. At that point, all major third-party, next generation titles planned for this fall will be ready and available. This includes Watch Dogs, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Battlefield 4, and Skylanders: Swap Force.
First party launch titles include, Forza 5, Killer Instinct, Lococycle, and Ryse: Son of Rome. Dead Rising 3 from Capcom is also anticipated on day one. The Xbox One will be available for $499.99.
[Source: Xbox Wire]
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This is very surprising. Microsoft will be launching one week after the PlayStation 4, instead of earlier as many (including me) suspected. The company revealed yesterday that it had bumped up the CPU speed and was well into production, making the late launch date even more unexpected. It's great to finally have a release date, but ceding the timing advantage to Sony (in North America, but not Europe) makes me wonder what's going on over at Microsoft.


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Obama visited Fresno on Friday, addressing the drought and detailing $183 million in federal aid for the state, but some are calling for long-term solutions.
For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled.
Physicist Richard Feynman said that, and as President Barack Obama detailed his plans for California's drought aid to an audience in Fresno, Calif., on Feb. 14, some California farmers seemed to agree with the sentiment. While the aid will help, some farmers have expressed that it doesn't address the long-term drought issues that have faced California for hundreds of years.
The president announced $183 million in aid, with $100 million going to livestock disaster aid, $60 going to food banks, and $13 million going to conservation and other efforts to help communities struggling with the draught. The aid follows a declaration of drought emergency earlier this month by Gov. Jerry Brown.
In recent weeks, state public health officials identified 17 communities that were at a particularly high risk of running out of water. The communities are located in Fresno County, Madera County, Mariposa County, Kern County, Amador County, Mendocino County, Nevada County, Placer County, Santa Cruz County, and Sonoma County. The federal relief funds will mostly be put toward efforts to mitigate urgent problems, but California hasn't seen its last dry season, and a long-term strategy is not evident.
In fact, there's a drought every year in California – it's called summer, said David Todd, land and water use program manager for the California Department of Water Resources. This year has been particularly dry, eclipsing records set in 1976 and 1977, and reminding long-time residents of the two particularly long droughts of the late 1920s and early 1930s and the late 1980s and early 1990s.
"Most people would call those pretty severe droughts," Todd said, "but if you go back to the geologic record and look at tree ring studies … they've identified drought periods that have lasted for more than 200 years or so in California. The question is: is that normal California climate? This drought could be within the normal range of climate in California. But we won't know until afterward."
Smart water meters are being used throughout some communities in California, which can help residents track their home's water usage and identify leaks, but precise adoption rates are unknown, at least to him, Todd said. Three other officials in various agencies overseeing water use reported similarly that the extent of smart water meter adoption in the state is unknown.
And smart water meters do help, Todd said. But primarily, water districts have been focused on conserving water in the short term rather than focusing on long-term technologies that could help the state's water issues. Some communities have instituted water rations, such as St. Helena, which limits each resident to 65 gallons of water per person, per day. That is working, Todd said. "They've already dropped their water use by 30 percent, so customers are responding."
Many more communities have requested residents voluntarily reduce their water consumption by 20 percent. Various other rules have been instituted in communities around the state, such as limits on which days residents are allowed to water grass or wash vehicles, limits on out-of-district water use like water trucks, and prohibitions on fire departments using water after a fire has been contained or using water for training.
"We're doing all sorts of things," Todd said. "And there's all sorts of technology that's being applied – ultra low-flush toilets, and faucets and fixtures and appliances, as well as stuff that may be new to our country but have been around for thousands of years, like gray water, run-off catchment basins and rain barrels. One of the people I work with bought and installed rain barrels this weekend. It's a pretty major investment, really."
Techniques and technology used to survey water usage have improved slightly, pushing the ability of water districts to look forward five or six days, rather than just two or three days. But for the most part the technology for surveying is much the same. The Department of Water Resources still uses manual water surveys, where people measure samples with buckets.
The Mariposa Public Utility District is among the communities that has asked its residents for a voluntary 20 percent reduction in water usage. If things keep progressing as they have been, the next stage will be rations, said Mark Rowney, general manager for the district.
Having low water in California is an interesting thing, Rowney said, because some of the communities that were listed as being at risk are low on water, but have been low for the past 10 years or so. In some places, drought is normal.
"The spreadsheets I showed my board two weeks ago, which have changed since then, had us so if we didn't ration water and we were not able to pump water from the Merced River, we would have been out of water by September," he explained. "But that's changed because we're pumping out of the river right now, so we're going to take a monthly look at it."
Rowney sounded calm as he explained how the water district's 440 acre reservoir, which is now at 30 percent capacity, could soon drop below the curtailment point, which is when water rations would begin. "We're extremely worried," he said. "The irrigators are just awful. You're going to pay a lot of money for a tomato next year."


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Slender's Woods is a short horror game about a mythical creature Slender man. One of the main reasons this game was made is to show a different atmosphere and gameplay done with the Slender man character. The goal is not to collect a certain amount of objects to win like in the most Slender tributes/clones. This game is more about storytelling and puzzle solving. The development started a month after the original Slender game by Agent Parsec came out. The game features two modes with different gameplay: 1.Story mode, the main feature of the game, which plays like a quest with the enemy chasing you. You have to visit various locations, pick up/use items and solve the puzzles. 2.Page collecting mode. This mode is added just as a bonus for the fans of the original game. You have to collect a certain amount of pages in the woods to survive. See the text file for the list of controls and important tips.
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A blueprint for high-volume, high-quality lung cancer screening that is detecting cancer earlier—and helping to save lives
Purpose: Nausea and vomiting during pregnancy (NVP) can create a significant clinical, psychological, and economic burden for patients, health care providers, and payers. The purpose of this analysis is to describe the clinical and economic outcomes of patients diagnosed with NVP utilizing an outpatient program of nursing support and pharmacologic treatment with subcutaneous metoclopramide (SMT).
Design: Women with singleton gestations who were experiencing NVP and whose physicians prescribed an outpatient program with SMT between January 2000 and February 2002 were identified from a database.
Methodology: Descriptive and statistical methods were used to analyze and report incidence of treatment failure, hospitalization/emergency room (ER) visits, degree of ketonuria, and Pregnancy-Unique Quantification of Emesis and Nausea (PUQE) score at program start/stop.
Principal findings: For a treatment duration of 26.9–20.8 days, 428 women were enrolled for outpatient SMT at 10.9–3.2 weeks' gestation. Improvement in NVP symptoms was achieved in 382 women with SMT (89.3 percent), while 46 (10.7 percent) required alteration of antiemetic therapy to subcutaneous ondansetron. The PUQE score at the start of SMT was 7.8–2.9, decreasing to 3.9–1.7 by therapy completion (P<.001). At treatment initiation, a PUQE score greater than or equal to 7 was reported by 63.1 percent of women versus 9.1 percent at the program's end (P<.001). Patients with ketonuria that was more than or equal to 1+ decreased from 36.2 percent to 1.4 percent (P<.001). The portion of patients with hospital/ER visits decreased from 65.4 percent to 3.3 percent during treatment (P<.001). Oral dietary improvement was noted in 78.7 percent of patients during treatment.
Conclusion: Outpatient management was effective in controlling NVP and was associated with a reduced need for hospital or emergency room treatment.
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Niki Istwan, RN
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By Katia Hetter, CNN • Updated 4th October 2013
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Have you ever dreamed of dog mushing through Alaska, climbing El Capitan or running the ultimate underground sand mine challenge?
Whatever your interests, there's an inspirational adventure for every taste and skill level in
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new book "1000 Ultimate Adventures." Lonely Planet's picks include the world's craziest caves, greatest airborne adventures, best spots to catch a big wave and the most thrilling canyoning, among others.
Lonely Planet editors made the final selections after gathering nominations from their authors, contributors and larger Lonely Planet community. Of those 1,000 adventures around the world, 85 are located in the United States.
While most of us may never qualify to race the famous Iditarod challenge from Anchorage to Nome, the race might inspire you to try a guided dog mushing trip. And while you don't need to do all 8,000 miles of the Triple Crown of Hiking, the idea might encourage you to hike a part of the Appalachian Trail.
"We hope people find the inspiration to embark on one of these adventures," said Emily K. Wolman, editor-at-large at Lonely Planet. "The addition of 'adventure' offers the further realization that you're capable of more than you thought, as it takes you out of your comfort zone, pushes your boundaries and increases your confidence."
CNN asked Lonely Planet's editors to recommend 10 U.S. adventures to readers. Will they inspire you to take a more daring vacation?
The Iditarod, Alaska
Known as "the last great race," the Iditarod was first held in 1973 to promote Alaska's dog-sledding heritage. Held the first Saturday in March, the nearly 1,100-mile race from Anchorage to Nome is famous for its tough tundra and climate. It can take experienced mushers and their dogs anywhere from nine to 15 days (or more) to complete. Not qualified to race in the Iditarod? Novices can head to Fairbanks, often called the dog-mushing capital of the world, for a guided overnight trip to get a sense of the incredible beauty of Alaska.
Triple Crown of Hiking
Never mind that hiking just one of the three longest trails in the U.S. -- the Pacific Crest Trail, the Continental Divide Trail or the Appalachian Trail -- is an enormous commitment of body, resources and time. Even hiking 15 miles per day, it could take you 18 months to complete all three hikes. Conquer all three and you'll have hiked nearly 8,000 miles and achieved the Triple Crown of Hiking. Whether you're a novice or don't have much vacation time, a day hike is a nice way to get a taste. (Mount Washington is on the Appalachian Trail and is part of a New Hampshire state park.)
Surfing Jaws, Hawaii
The world's best big wave surfers head to Maui's North Shore in the winter to try to conquer Jaws, one of the biggest surf breaks in the world. Waves as high as 60 to 70 feet have been reported. To safely see the professionals take on Jaws, bring your binoculars and lawn chair to Peahi Cliffs and catch the view.
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ravity, Cape Canaveral, Florida
You don't have to go into outer space to achieve zero gravity if you've got $5,000 to book a flight on Zero Gravity Corp.'s specially outfitted Boeing 727-200F known as G-Force One. About 30 minutes after taking flight, the airplane flies up and down to create the sensation of zero gravity. You'll feel one-sixth of your earthly weight. Check the company's flight schedule for other departure cities.
Climbing El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California
El Capitan at Yosemite National Park is known as the rock where big wall rock climbing began, and the views from the top are spectacular. The nearly 3,600-foot vertical wall isn't thought to be difficult or technical for experienced climbers, but it's long. It takes many climbers about five days to ascend, and they sleep in slings hanging from the rock during their journey. To admire the climbers from a distance, head to the eastern end of Yosemite's Wawona Tunnel to admire El Capitan, Half Dome and other Yosemite legends.
Canyoning the Grand Staircase, Grand Staircase
Escalante National Monument, Utah
Less known than Utah's Arches and Zion National Parks, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument covers about 1.7 million acres in southern Utah and is much less crowded than the two national parks. The Escalante has long, gorgeous canyons known as slots for people who love canyoning. For people who want to move through the monument at a slower pace, the Grand Staircase is packed with millions of years of geologic history, including dinosaur fossils, marine fossils (from when oceans covered this area) and Navajo sandstone.
Winter wolf tracking, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Sure it's cold during the winter at Yellowstone National Park, and some of the roads are closed. But the 3 million people who visit the park during the summer are also gone. The landscape is pristine and the wildlife spotting even better than usual as some animals head to lower elevations in winter. Hire a guide to track the lovely grey wolf; with temperatures dropping to -4 degrees Fahrenheit in winter, you don't want to get lost in this beautifully wild place.
Snowshoeing in the White Mountains, New Hampshire
The White Mountains of New Hampshire are popular for winter outdoor sports enthusiasts because they keep their snow longer than other regions of the United States. But the weather there can be intense and unpredictable. Even if you're experienced in snowshoeing, you'll need reliable winter weather navigation and avalanche preparedness. It's not for the novice traveler.
Sandmine Challenge, Missouri
When you mix running with spelunking — the exploration of caves — you get "sperunking" at the annual Sandmine Challenge each February in Crystal City, Missouri. Technically, the 4-mile race is held under Crystal City, located about 35 miles south of St. Louis. Competitors in the underground race through an old sand mine. They run, climb, wade and crawl almost entirely on a sand surface. That surface is sometimes wet and sometimes dry, sometimes shallow and sometimes deep. Race proceeds benefit PayBack Inc., a St. Louis nonprofit juvenile restitution/community service agency.
Snorkeling with the Manatees, Crystal River, Florida
The natural springs of Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge are warm enough for manatees during the Florida winter season. But humans might still need wetsuits if you want to swim with the manatees between October and March. Snorkeling trips are recommended to view these social creatures. (They don't like bubbles from scuba tanks.)
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It seems kind of odd to hear former president of United Teachers Los Angeles A.J. Duffy speak glowingly of Apple Academy Charter School.
The man who led UTLA and adamantly opposed charter schools for years will now run Apple Academy as its Executive Director.
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Among those things that are different is giving the teachers at Apple Academy the potential to gain tenure.
One of the arguments against tenure in other charter schools is that it creates a situation where the school cannot get rid of teachers if their performance slips.
Duffy said that at Apple Academy there will be a process where a tenured teacher could be fired, but it will be an expedited arbitration process.
"It has got to be a fair and equitable process," said Duffy. "But I want those teachers to feel like in the long run they have rights and they can be protected."
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- Exercise isn't enough to lead to weight loss, research has shown
- A new Danish study shows that a half-hour of exercise may be the ideal
- Researcher suggests those who intensely exercise may compensate by overeating
As with so many other things in life, exercise may work best if you follow the Goldilocks rule: exercise neither too little nor too much, if your goal is to shed extra weight, a new study finds.
Previous research has shown that exercise alone doesn't reliably lead to weight loss -- without accompanying restrictions in diet -- a dismaying fact that many hopeful weight-losers know firsthand.
But a recent Danish study suggests that physical activity can indeed help shrink your pants size, so long as you hit the sweet spot -- perhaps somewhere around a half-hour a day, at least for young men.
For the study, researchers at the University of Copenhagen recruited 61 sedentary and moderately overweight men, mostly in their 20s and early 30s, and randomly assigned them to one of three groups: a control group that remained sedentary with no changes to diet or activity; another group that took up a 30-minutes-a-day routine of moderate exercise like jogging or biking (each participant worked out for either half an hour or until he burned 300 calories); or a third group that exercised more vigorously, for an hour a day or until they burned 600 calories.
Before launching into the 13-week exercise regimen, all the men underwent a baseline checkup to gauge their overall health and fitness: all were overweight but not obese, and they were metabolically healthy.
During the 13 weeks, the men were instructed not to make any purposeful changes to their eating habits; they also kept food diaries that the researchers checked later, and on certain days they wore motion sensors to track how much activity they were engaging in outside of their exercise routines.
By the end of the 13 weeks, the results were both expected and unexpected, the researchers reported.
Not surprisingly, the sedentary group saw no changes in their weight. The men in the high-intensity exercise group lost an average of 5 pounds, but while weight loss was expected, the researchers said these men lost about 20% less than they would have anticipated, given how many extra calories they were burning.
Even more surprising were the results from the moderate exercise group: these men lost an average of 7 pounds each, 83% more than what the researchers would have guessed based on calorie expenditure alone.
So, what happened? It's not entirely clear from the study, but lead researcher Mads Rosenkilde had some theories, according to the New York Times.
First, the intense exercisers were probably compensating for their extra activity by eating more food. Although the added consumption noted in their food diaries wasn't enough to explain their smaller-than-expected weight loss, Rosenkilde thinks they were likely eating more food than they jotted down.
In addition, data from the motion sensors showed that the men who exercised the most were sedentary when they weren't working out; they spent most of their free time sitting, probably because they were tired, Rosenkilde said.
In contrast, the men who exercised for 30 minutes at at time became more active throughout the day, probably opting to take the stairs instead of the elevator, for instance, and moving more in general, Rosenkilde said. "It was little things, but they add up," Rosenkilde told the Times.
Overall, Rosenkilde concluded, people who exercise less may end up burning just enough calories to lose weight, but not enough to feel compelled to replace them, either by eating more or remaining sedentary otherwise. Those who exercise a lot, on the other hand, may feel more drained, which prompts them to compensate.
The findings are intriguing, but it's hard to say how generalizable they are to groups other than young, healthy men. It's also not known how exercise may impact weight loss over the long term. The