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Been wondering whether one can say whether there is there there. Have you been there? When you reach there that's when you know you that, There, is far from you. Some of us , though thinking that we have been there but once you talk to us , that is when you know that we are far from being there. Can having been there be objectively be defined? I suppose,sometimes, one can have been to a place and believe so, but that person was never there. Maybe one has to say I passed through the place. How much of confidence can we say that we have been there? Yes we can say we have seen it all but have we actually seen everything and being there? Do we understand everything? Are we experienced enough to say we have been there now because we there in the past? So many things are changing BUT not our perceptions that we have been there. Have we been There to say we have been there? What do you say if you think you have seen There in there???
Is there There there??
11 May 2012 Leave a comment
in Uncategorized Tags: Is there There there, personal, There, Wondering
Once upon a time
02 Aug 2011 1 Comment
in Personal, Thoughts, Uncategorized Tags: My thoughts, personal, privacy, Time, timeless
Once upon a time I would enjoy doing all sorts of things but they will come a time when you want to derive deeper meaning from the things you have always done, the things you have always taken for granted. These could be attitude, beliefs or plain hobbies. You ask yourself why you have religiously followed the rituals. You tell yourself that you always wanted or liked it or you were just plainly hooked to it. Sometimes you cannot answer that. You are always changing and adapting to life changes and you wonder whether you are probably getting less normal. Everyone, though may see or regard you the way you were yesterday but now you are no longer the same. You are adapting to new challenges and some people may tend to doubt you when you say: I am no longer like that. Nothing to worry about though.
Losing momentum
27 May 2011 Leave a comment
Well, when you start blogging it is one of those things that can happen to you. It is so fulfilling in the beginning and you wonder why you did not start earlier. But things will not stay the same. Some things have to change. [Get me right I am not generalizing folks – Tell me if nothing changes.] You grow and sometimes that intensity is no longer the same. You have to open those valves. When you blog the valves unintentionally open releasing pressure:The internalized and restricted emotions. My friend told me that blogging is about educating emotions to some extend. What do you say? Taming that "devil" in side us. At one stage they must come out and express themselves. One thing for sure you critically look at your self and reflect on your direction and where you are coming from. You revisit and configure what you have been doing. You may not feel that intense feeling anymore. But some folks got hooked to your blogs and you are afraid you will disappoint them if you do not feed their line with new Real Simple Syndicate. What more your subscribers, they expect one or two things in a fortnight. You ask yourself whether you should do it for them or yourself just to keep it going but when you lose your momentum. Anyway what is momentum? In Physics momentum is the product of mass and velocity. The final result would become huge if either your mass or velocity which can be regarded as the magnitude of speed increases. In Rugby momentum takes you across the try line. In motivation theories momentum keeps you going into the "danger zone" destroying everything in your wake. Nothing is impossible.
In blogging there will come when you either lose your mass or your velocity and thus your momentum decreases. Your rate of posting decreases. Sometimes you have realised no one reads your posts for many varied reasons. But despite that you no longer feel that urge to conquer the unknown. You have moved your self to new epistemological heights and your ontology has changed. You have a different perspective on life but when you started it was like therapeutic play.
You realise you have to blog because you are in the mood of it. It is about how frequently you posts. The "doubting Thomas" may think you have lost it. You have lost the momentum.
How I have noticed? Even good , popular and freshly pressed bloggers tend to lose their momentum too. The expectations would be too high from fellow bloggers. These guys have to maintain their momentum and quality on a daily basis. Is that possible? When the stats starts tumbling down I hope they do not feel that bad feeling. I have never been freshly preshed WordPress wise so I do not know how they feel but I empathise with them. I have lost the momentum for now and I hope to get it back. I would rather blog about what uplifts me now than do it for the sake of it.
Blogging is like narrating a story and it is up to them to take it up but should you care less.
Is it about losing momentum for now or forever?
The big decision
15 May 2011 Leave a comment
in Family, parenting, Relationships, Uncategorized Tags: big decision, family, parenting, parenting stress, shopping, toddler, toy
When children are very young they have an insatiable appetite for food but mostly toys. I would go into supermarkets with my son and he would want me to buy him all the toys: how would I be able to afford that? Besides I would be spoiling him.
This day I told him I was going to buy him some toys. He was very excited to accompany me to the supermarket.
When we were in the supermarket he started collecting different kinds of toys.
I told him that I was going to buy him only one toy and he must choose the one that he really wanted.
It took him by surprise. He had to make the biggest decision of his life. I could see him glued on the spot trying to choose only one item. He would pick one, stare at it and returned it to the shelf and reluctantly pick another one. He seemed to like all the toys but he could not make up his mind. For the first time in his life he had to make a big decision. This was not that easy for him.
I reminded him that we had to go. He came to the till and went back again to choose another toy. This to and fro motion took place many times. He was suffering from indecision. I could see the tears welling up in his eyes but today was the day to whet his appetite for toys forever.
Finally he chose the toy he wanted. We drove all the way home in total silence. I could see that he was feeling bad about the toy he had chosen or rather the ones he left behind. He wanted the other ones. It was a big decision he had to make.
The unthinkable truth: shattering.
06 May 2011 Leave a comment
in Relationships, Thoughts, Uncategorized Tags: betrayal, dictator, disbelief, epistemological truth, fool, love, My thoughts, politics, trust
The epistemological truth? You never thought that It could happen to you. You do not want to know. You think everyone is on your side until you get to know otherwise. You believe and you do not judge. You believe in building bridges.
Until your wife tells you she is filing for divorce but you have never let her down
Until your boss tells you that he is firing you after you seal that elusive big deal
Until your application for that post is turned down for an unknown and inexperienced person
After giving all your life to the organisation
Until your lover tells you that you have been treating her like …… and she must leave
Untill your workers tell you they want equal shares in the your company without contributing a cent
Untill your friend runs away with your lover
Untill your soldiers mutiny against you
Until all your people revolt and rise against you
You are surprised how much they hate you
After all you have "done" for them.
Surprised because you did not bother to know
All along you thought everything was fine and everyone was happy.
After all you had done to "uplift" them.
The painful truth; the real truth.
You think about every possibility every minute and people say you lack confidence
Guard against the "evil"
Your "enemies?"
Your "slaves"
Your "best" friends shoot at you even when your hands are up
The real epistemological truth.
The pain, the death, the starting point and the realization that you have been a fool all along
because you trusted and loved so much.
Blind faith
Loyalty: but you do not get it back
Why trust others when you do not even trust yourself
You are always changing your mind.
The real epistemological truth
Living in a cage
28 Apr 2011 Leave a comment
in Crime, Uncategorized Tags: cage, crime, fear, imigration, privacy, security fence, zoo
Remember when you were growing up. We did not have these enclosures called "durawalls". That was a long time ago. Even if we had them they were not that high. They used to mark the boundaries of the yard or property. Burglar bars and screen doors where not necessary. Yes "durawalls" would stop your dogs from straying and preventing your male dogs and bitches of seeing each other. Now the walls of "privacy", the walls of fear are getting higher with high security fences. Razor wire to protect you from fellow human beings. You cannot trust the "neighbour" for the neighbour is the "suspect number one". We are now living in a cage, a human zoo. Everything is bolted from inside. Are we now living in a jungle where literally the survival of the ruthless, unkind seem to be the order? Where a dog eat a dog. Where fear stalks you and you feel not safe and you want to run away to another forsaken place.
Do not trust anyone except your dogs
Sending the wrong signals to a toddler
26 Apr 2011 2 Comments
in Family, parenting, Personal, Relationships, Uncategorized Tags: disorder, family, pain, parenting, parenting stress, toddler
I have always asked my two-year old daughter to do some errands for me and she always seemed enthusiastic to do them. She would do it to please me so I thought. Fetching a glass of water was her favourite. She would rush to get back to me sometimes spilling the water in the process. I would melt inside with happiness and satisfaction knowing that one day she will get it right. This loyalty was to turn into shattering experience. More
Should I tell him?
20 Apr 2011 Leave a comment
in Personal, Relationships, Thoughts, Uncategorized Tags: friendship, My thoughts, personal, secrets, stress
I have thought about it and I cannot come to a decision. What is he going to say if he finds out that all along I knew? I am his best friend and he expects me to at least let him know. But this one will definitely deflate his pride, compromise his integrity and my integrity too if I do not tell him. I have had sleepless nights but I cannot decide. If he knew that I knew then that's the end of our long deep and intimate friendship. Should I destroy that overnight? What about everything that we have cherished and upheld: honesty, loyalty, justice and the truth. The long nights spent discussing nothing but our common interests: astronomy, philosophy, commonsense, our private lives, and all the marks of good breeding.
Suddenly withholding this information would that make a good friend? I know things would never be the same again if he knows. I am caught between a hard rock and a hard surface. All my bodily fluids are being squashed out. My heart is racing and my breathing is slowing down. I have tried to show him that something is wrong and he does not read the danger. Many a time I have been close to telling him but I cannot bring myself to do it. I did not know I was a coward until now. Am I a good friend? So I have been lying to myself all along.
What has to be gained from letting him know. What has to be lost? Will I be able to face him again. He is my only friend, soul mate and rock. He thinks it is me who has a problem. He can sense something is wrong. He is concerned about me. He is trying his best to help me destroy him. I cannot do it. I cannot be the first but I cannot be the second or last either. I hope this thing will come to pass but I must pull the trigger first. What a heavy burden?
My conscience is in a turmoil. Everyone knows. They expect me to tell him. Why is he dump this time? A great problem solver who cannot see the obvious because it affects him. I wish he could just look beyond his long nose. Is it stupidity, faith or blind faith. Nothing adds up. I am in hell and the tongues of flames are leaping towards me in all directions.
I cannot tell you first what the problem is. It would be like I am stabbing him in the back.
I will alcohol-drink until I drop dead and try to-night. The day of deliverance is inevitable.
To hell with what is right and wrong.
The Inner World
19 Apr 2011 Leave a comment
in Personal, Thoughts, Uncategorized Tags: adrenalin rush, happiness, inner world, inner-self, My thoughts, personal, poem
You are feeling down and a friend comes from nowhere
He tells you let's go for a night drive.
To see the neon lights.
You are feeling down and forsaken
And you have lost much self-esteem
The drive that turns out into everything none undesirable
From the music you engage with the past and present
The guitar gently weeps
While you shed a tear of belonging to the world gone by
You become part of the flow uphill and downhill
Like a fish you have to swim up-flow to spawn
You get lost in the flood
But you do not give a damn
You enjoy every second
Every minute.
Old memories come back to haunt you
You get into your inner world
And hope you could cling to that forever
Your body and soul rock to the old rhythm
Time does not seem to exist;
Yesterday was better but insipid
And today is inspiring
Today gives you much to look for the future
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Since this criticism of Protestants is common, I've decided to post part of my reply here. If we agree with the teachings of a Presbyterian or Methodist church, for example, should we refrain from joining it because of its association with Protestantism? If groups like the Word of Faith movement are associated with Protestantism (or groups like liberal Methodists, liberal Baptists, etc.), how much significance does their association with Protestantism have for other people who consider themselves Protestants? Here's what I wrote:
Since Eastern Orthodoxy claims to be the one true church, should we associate every group that claims to be Christian with Orthodoxy? Should we say that though Eastern Orthodox "may not want to claim them as their own", these groups are "theirs"? Should we put Eastern Orthodoxy together with every heretical group that ever existed in the Eastern regions of the world, then call all of them together "Eastern Christianity"?
In addition to the category of "Protestantism", we can speak of other large categories, like "Eastern Christianity", "Western Christianity", "modern Christianity", etc. We can categorize groups by the region in which they originated, some of the doctrines they hold, etc. All of us, no matter what church or denomination we attend, can be placed in a number of smaller and larger categories, and that categorizing will sometimes associate us with other people we disagree with on some issues. If followers of the Word of Faith movement are to be considered Protestants, the fact would remain that I can join a local Methodist, Presbyterian, or Lutheran church without having any close associations with the Word of Faith movement. If I think that the evidence leads to the conclusion that a Methodist church is correct in what it teaches, should I refrain from joining that Methodist church just because that church shares the broad category of "Protestant" with other groups I don't agree with? It would be difficult to live your life without having any broad associations with any group you disagree with. Protestantism is a broad movement defined in different ways by different people.
Our primary concern in deciding what church to join shouldn't be its broader associations, but rather its own teachings and behavior. The more distant an association is, the less significance it carries. Being part of the Protestant movement is too distant an association for the inclusion of something like the Word of Faith movement to make it unacceptable to be a Protestant. There's nothing inherent in being a Protestant that involves the acceptance of something like Word of Faith theology.
We should ask why it is that so many of the people who raise this objection against Protestants don't seem to apply the same reasoning to their own church (or the church they're considering joining). If you're going to refrain from becoming a Baptist because of the distant associations a Baptist church has with other groups, then why not apply the same reasoning to Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, etc.?


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In this article you'll learn -
Techpacker is a collaborative platform where you can invite your team members to create and manage your design tech packs in one place.
1. How to add members to your organization
To start adding team members to your account:
- Click on this icon located in your My Organization page as shown below.
- Enter the email address of your team member here and click the Add User button.
- This will send out an invitation email with a link to set-up their own user account with a username and password.
- As soon your team member is set-up and the account is verified, this indicator will change from to green from red.
2. How to remove people from your organization
|NOTE: Only the Admin & Supervisors can perform this action.
To remove someone from the organization:
Step 1: Click on the manage organization member icon as shown above.
Step 2: Click on this icon located next to the user you wish to remove to instantly disable the account.
3. How to assign roles to team members
|NOTE: Only the Admin & Supervisors can perform this action.
There are 3 types of users on Techpacker. Administrators, Supervisors and Regular Team members.
There is only one master admin who sets up the organization account. However, there can be multiple supervisors and team members and their functional permissions vary based on their roles. A few of them are listed at the bottom of this page.
To assign a supervisor role or a regular team member:
- Click on the manage organization member area on your My Organization page as shown above.
- The default setting assigns all users regular team members roles. To assign a Supervisor role to a user use this switch as shown below.
Here is a list of roles and permissions:


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[Image above] Credit: NIST
Registration extended for Biomimicry Summit and Education Forum
Over the course of more than 30 presentations and interactive sessions, this summit and forum explores a multitude of ways nature's biomimictry is inspiring space exploration, robotics, materials development and redevelopment, communication technology, architecture, and much more. The event takes place August 2–4, 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio. Hurry—the registration deadline is extended to Friday, July 29!
Nanotech 'tattoo' can map emotions and monitor muscle activity
A new temporary "electronic tattoo" developed by Tel Aviv University can measure the activity of muscle and nerve cells. The tattoo consists of a carbon electrode, an adhesive surface that attaches to the skin, and a nanotechnology-based conductive polymer coating that enhances the electrode's performance.
NASA eyes first-ever carbon-nanotube mirrors for CubeSat telescope
A lightweight telescope that a team of NASA scientists and engineers is developing specifically for CubeSat scientific investigations could become the first to carry a mirror made of carbon nanotubes in an epoxy resin. Unlike most telescope mirrors made of glass or aluminum, carbon nanotubes exhibit extraordinary strength and unique electrical properties and are efficient conductors of heat.
A full-filling approach to making carbon nanotubes of consistent quality
NIST has devised a cheap, quick and effective strategy that reliably enhances the quality and consistency of the carbon nanotubes—important for using them effectively in applications such as new computing technologies. To prevent filling of the cores of single-wall carbon nanotubes with water or other detrimental substances, the NIST researchers advise intentionally prefilling them with a desired chemical of known properties
Graphene-infused packaging is a million times better at blocking moisture
Plastic packaging might seem impenetrable, but water molecules can still pass through. To better protect goods such as electronics and medicines, scientists have developed a new kind of packaging that incorporates a single layer of graphene. Their material reduces by a million fold how much water can get through.
Germs add ripples to make 'groovy' graphene
Graphene has attracted intense interest for its phenomenal ability to conduct electricity. Now researchers have used rod-shaped bacteria—precisely aligned in an electric field, then vacuum-shrunk under a graphene sheet—to introduce nanoscale ripples in the material, causing it to conduct electrons differently in perpendicular directions.
Engineering researchers strive to create cheaper, more efficient third-generation solar cells
Kennesaw State researchers have recently fabricated tiny and delicate nanostructured solar cells, which are about 100 times thinner than a human hair. The researchers say one of the most promising materials for future generation solar cells is an ultra-thin hybrid perovskite noncrystalline film. Rather than using expensive silicon, they fabricate their solar cells on cheap glass substrates like those in windows and beverage bottles.
New light harvesting potentials uncovered: Quantum-confined bandgap narrowing mechanism
Researchers for the first time have found a quantum-confined bandgap narrowing mechanism where UV absorption of the graphene quantum dots and TiO2 nanoparticles can easily be extended into the visible light range. Such a mechanism may allow the design of a new class of composite materials for light harvesting and optoelectronics.
Tiny microchips enable extreme space science
As NASA spacecraft explore deeper into space, onboard computer electronics must not only be smaller and faster, but also be prepared for extreme conditions. A prime example is a family of Application Specific Integrated Circuits, or ASICs, microchips specifically designed to measure the particles in space—the very stuff that can create radiation hazards for satellite computers.
New materials for construction of metal-organic 2-D quasicrystals
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Scientists optimize defects for better superconducting effects
Researchers at Argonne National Lab have developed a rational approach to optimize the arrangement of defects to enhance the current-carrying capacity of commercial high-temperature superconducting wires. "By putting a series of grooves in the material, we can trap the 'marbles' and arrest the motion of the vortices."
Engineers develop octopus-inspired smart adhesive pads
With increased study of bio-adhesives, a significant effort has been made in search for novel adhesives that will combine reversibility, repeated usage, stronger bonds and faster bonding time, non-toxic, and more importantly be effective in wet and other extreme conditions. A team of Korean scientists has recently found a way to make building flexible pressure sensors by mimicking the suction cups on octopus's tentacles.
Watch out, silicon chips: Molecular electronics are coming
Technion researchers have developed a method for growing carbon nanotubes that could lead to the day when molecular electronics replace the ubiquitous silicon chip as the building block of electronics. Their breakthrough also makes it possible to study the dynamic properties of CNTs, including acceleration, resonance (vibration), and the transition from softness to hardness.
Scientists grow atomically thin transistors and circuits
In an advance that helps pave the way for next-generation electronics and computing technologies—and possibly paper-thin gadgets—scientists with Lawrence Berkeley National Lab developed a way to chemically assemble transistors and circuits that are only a few atoms thick. What's more, their method yields functional structures at a scale large enough to begin thinking about real-world applications and commercial scalability.


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Nautilus patched for Elementary OS, nautilus patched for simplicity
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Many believed the "Dueling Dinosaurs" fossil could break records at auction on Tuesday. The fossil, unearthed in Montana, depicts two dinosaurs locked in deadly combat, and the auction house Bonhams attached an estimate of $7 million to $9 million. But despite plenty of hype and attention, the fossil failed to reach its premium and was not sold.
The Associated Press reports the highest bid for the Dueling Dinosaur fossil was $5.5 million. The current record holder for highest price paid for a dinosaur fossil belongs to Sue, the T-Rex skeleton fossil that was sold for $7.6 million in 1997. This fossil, discovered in 2006, features fully articulated skeletons of a Nanotyrannus lancensis, known as a Dwarf Tyrant and a relative to Tyrannosaurus Rex, and a species of Chasmosaurine Ceratopsian, a Triceratops-like dinosaur.
The massive fossil, weighing 40 tons, includes skin tissue and is just one of two known fossils that include a carnivore and herbivore together. While the price may have been too steep for museums, the auction house was hoping a philanthropist would donate the fossil to a public institution, as it would have been a boon for researchers. The analysis could also help determine if the Dwarf Tyrant is worthy of its own genus or is just a juvenile Tyrannosaurus Rex.
With plenty of attention on Bonham's "Montana Dueling Dinosaurs & Distinguished Fossils" auction, held in New York, the "Dueling Dinosaurs" fossil went on the auction block but did not sell. The Dueling Dinosaurs fossil was not the only big ticket item up for auction that failed to sell. A mounted T-Rex skeleton, estimated at $1.8 million to $2.2 million, did not sell, nor did a mounted Triceratops skeleton, estimated at $700,000 to $900,000.


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Eh brah, Mahi-mahi!
"The mahi-mahi or common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) is a surface-dwelling ray-finned fish found in off-shore temperate, tropical and subtropical waters worldwide. Also known widely as dorado, it is one of two members of the Coryphaenidae family, the other being the pompano dolphinfish.
The name mahi-mahi means very strong in Hawaiian. In other languages the fish is known as dorade coryphène, lampuga, llampuga, lampuka, lampuki, rakingo, calitos, or maverikos." - Mr. Wkipedia
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The IOC ethics commission will forward a recommendation to the IOC executive board in two days of meetings in Lausanne, specifically in relation to Diack, an IOC member from Senegal and Issa Hayatou, an IOC member from Cameroon, for their involvement in alleged kickbacks paid by the former Fifa partner, ISL, in the mid-1990s.
The ethics commission was also looking to recommend severe sanctions against 95-year-old former Fifa president Joao Havelange, until his sudden resignation from the IOC last weekend.
But sources have told Telegraph Sport that it is anticipated that both Diack and Hayatou will be given the least oppressive penalty – a public reprimand, rather than face any suspension for their involvement.
Hayatou received around $20,000 from ISL in 1995, money he said was a gift for his football confederations' anniversary.
Diack, who has headed the IAAF since 1999, said he received ISL money after his house burned down back in 1993.
The IOC is also scheduled to discuss the fallout of changing its drug rules in the wake of drug taker LaShawn Merritt's successful appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
The British Olympic Association is defending its right to ban drug cheats from its Olympic team and is expected to file its appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport next week.
But the IOC has accepted that the earliest it can reintroduce a global Olympic participation ban against serious drug cheats will be for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.


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Talks presented at the ASSA Symposium 2012 (videos)
posted: 2768 days ago, on Monday, 2012 Oct 29 at 09:05
tags: astronomy, ASSA, ASSA Cape Centre, events, Cape Town.
The 9th National Symposium of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa was held at SAAO, Cape Town, from 12 to 14 October 2012. The programme, with links to videos (on YouTube), follows:
1. The MeerKAT radio telescope - the path to the SKA mid-frequency array, presented by Justin Jonas
Africa has been selected to host the mid-frequency dish array of the SKA, which will be one of the largest scientific infrastructures in the world. This presentation will give and overview of the activities of the SKA South Africa project, including preparation of the site proposal, the design and implementation of the MeerKAT, the Human Capital Development Programme, the African VLBI Network, and the C-BASS and PAPER experiments.
2. Radio astronomy: SKA-era interferometry and other challenges, presented by Jasper Horrell
This talk is partly tutorial in nature and also focuses on some of the technical challenges that radio astronomy and the SKA brings. We look at parts of the signal chain for a radio telescope array, how this links to optical telescopes, and focus on imaging challenges in particular. Also addressed are some of the computing/data rate issues that accompany the new instruments.
3. Galaxy Clusters, presented by Maciej Soltynski
Galaxy clusters are the largest known gravitationally-bound objects in the Universe and form the densest part of the large-scale structure of the universe. I will discuss their nature and formation, and how observations involving galaxy clusters have already, and will in the future, contribute to our understanding of dark energy.
4. Astrophotography from a backyard observatory, presented by Dale Liebenberg
Since the late 1990s, digital photography and advances in telescope technology and associated software have allowed amateurs to not only take visually pleasing images of space, but also contribute to science. This talk will give a generaloverview of what is now possible for amateurs to achieve. Based on the presenter's own experience, topics will include data capturing, image processing and typical hardware requirements.
5. Some open clusters I didnt discover, presented by Auke Slotegraaf
Open clusters are an important species of galactic inhabitants. Their study sheds light on fundamental galactic properties and gives insights into stellar evolution. Before they can be studied, however, they need to be discovered. My talk will briefly outline this identification process, and describe the contributions made by amateur astronomers in compiling a more complete census of galactic open clusters.
6. A pictorial history of SAAO Sutherland, presented by Willie Koorts
An illustrated history of the telescopes at the Sutherland observation station of the SAAO.
7. Doing astrophotography with a DSLR on a tripod, presented by Barbara Cunow
I will present images of the night sky which I have taken with a modified DSLR on a tripod in urban regions in both the southern and the northern hemispheres. The images obtained so far include all 88 constellations, all 110 Messier objects and a number of NGC and IC objects down to about 10th magnitude. Each picture is a combination of a large number of short exposures, and I will show the procedures used for taking and processing the individual images and how the light pollution contribution is removed from the data. This project is an example of what can be achieved in astrophotography with minimum equipment from an urban site, and the techniques presented here are an effective tool to get people interested in the subject no matter where they are.
8. The shaping and testing of two 20-inch optical telescope mirrors, presented by Johann Swanepoel
The purpose of the presentation will be to share my experiences and knowledge gained in the making of two 20-inch f/4.3 telescope mirrors. It will cover details of a versatile machine that was built for the grinding, polishing and figuring of the mirrors. It will further include details of the various full and sub-diameter tools that were made and used. An explanation will be presented on the optical testing methods used throughout the figuring process, including an improved application of the Foucault test and the corresponding digital data reduction techniques.
9. Astronomy Online, presented by Allen Versfeld
Astronomy online, discussed by Allen Versfeld.
10. Lessons Learned in Outreach, presented by Neville Young
In my 25 years of active involvement in the Pretoria Centre of ASSA, I have thoroughly enjoyed interfacing with scholars and the general public. This interaction has led me to an understanding of what the public wants to know and how to explain astronomy concepts to them. Capturing the attention of students with breathtaking views through the telescope and quoting huge numbers no doubt impresses, but leaving the students with a genuine understanding that they can take away with them and use as a base towards a further appreciation of astronomy and science requires particular techniques. I have used my experience to develop models which effectively replace 30 minutes of words and much confusing arm waving. This talk presents the lessons I have learned which form the basis of my approach to outreach. I took this same approach in a book that I have written. The book was released a few months ago.
11. ASSA's contribution to Bloemfontein's Two Observatories' Project, presented by H.J. van Heerden
Bloemfonteins Two Observatories Project was launched in 2011 by the Physics Department at the UFS in close collaboration with ASSA Bloemfontein and the Free State Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (DETEA). The aim of the project is to preserve Bloemfonteins two observatories, namely, the Boyden Observatory and the Lamont Hussey Observatory, and to develop these facilities for academic, public and educational use. The last 20 years have seen a rapid revival of astronomy in Bloemfontein. Boyden Observatory was upgraded in several different phases, and included the refurbishment of the Boyden 60-inch telescope. An active astrophysics research group was established at the UFS. At this time, a long-held dream to establish a planetarium in Bloemfontein is about to be fulfilled at the old observatory on Naval Hill. This talk will outline the involvement of ASSA in public and educational events including astronomy fairs and other outreach events, renovation and improvements of old telescopes, and finally, in historical research.
12. Astronaissance: Communicating Astronomy and Space to the African Imagination, presented by Keith Gottschalk
Astronaissance neatly conceptualizes the crossover between the African Renaissance, the revival of Astronomy in Africa, and the rise of Astronautics and cognate space sciences . Story-telling, painting, engraving, writing, and above all, viewing the heavens above, have always been amongst the strategies for communicating this excitement and wonder. Today the Internet, learned societies, media, and public outreach projects are crucial when, for the first time ever, a majority of Africas people now live under the light-polluted skies of our continents towns and cities. Space-related products and services are woven into the fabric of our daily life as never before. Policy-makers and allocators of resources need to see as essential to their strategy communicating to Africas citizens, voters, and taxpayers, the necessity of Astronomy, Astronautics, and the other space sciences.
13. Extrasolar Planets, presented by John Menzies
Over 800 extrasolar planets (planets associated with stars other than the Sun) have been discovered by a variety of methods. In this talk I will give an outline of the detection methods, concentrating on those techniques employed by several different pro-grammes at Sutherland.
14. Collection of Pencil Sketches of Astronomers, presented by Magda Streicher
Twenty-three original pencil sketches of astronomers who have left their mark in astronomical history, hand-drawn by Kathryn van Schalkwyk. A brief remark about every figure including Barnard, Bennett, Herschel, Abell, Overbeek, Messier, Farell. My intention is to present the collection to the President of ASSA, Ian Glass, during the proceedings as a contribution to the Observatory Library.
15. Nicolas-Louis de La Caille at the Cape, presented by Ian Glass
In 1751-53 Nicolas-Louis de La Caille of the Royal Academy of Sciences in Paris was the first important scientist to visit the Cape. At the age of 39 he came to the Cape and built an observatory close to Rogge Bay, near the present-day Strand and Heerengracht streets. From this he surveyed the southern sky through a telescope: the first systematic survey made in either hemisphere. He named fourteen new constellations after the scientific instruments of the time, except for one, Mensa or Table Mountain. Other scientists in France had just found that the Earth is not round, but is flattened towards the North Pole. La Caille decided to measure its shape in the south by means of astronomical observations and a ground-based survey from Cape Town to the Piketberg. He was astonished to find that the planet seemed to be slightly pear-shaped. La Caille kept a most interesting journal of his stay at the Cape containing, besides scientific notes, many comments on the colonists, the natural surroundings and other matters. His precise writing avoided the sensationalism of earlier visitors.
16. Cape Astronomical Association: Origins of ASSA, presented by Chris de Coning
The Cape Astronomical Association was formed 100 years ago, in October 1912. As far as we know, this was the first astronomical association in South Africa. The initiative resulted from public interest in astronomy after the re-appearance of Halleys comet the previous year. From the beginning, the society was a close co-operation between amateur and professional astronomers. In fact, the founding meeting held by amateurs, was postponed in order to invite professional astronomers to join. SS Hough, Astronomer Royal at the Cape of Good Hope became the first Honorary President. Ten years later this association gave rise to the Astronomical Society of South Africa (ASSA). The talk will also discuss the ASSA archives housed in Cape Town.
17. Astronomy and the School Curriculum in South Africa, presented by Anthony Lelliott
The presentation provides an analysis of the current South African school curriculum in terms of astronomy content. When the curriculum was revised in the 1990s and early 2000s, astronomy was moved from the geography curriculum into the natural sciences. At the primary and junior secondary school level, basic astronomy content is relatively well covered in terms of the solar system and space science, with relatively little reference to current issues that occupy astronomers and cosmologists. Further there is a paucity of astronomy in the FET level of schooling (grades 10-12) so that there is no sequence of conceptual development of astronomical topics from upper primary school to matric level. The presentation considers the issues raised by Adams and Slater (2000), Sadler (2001) and Pasachoff (2001, 2002) in the USA, regarding the sort of astronomy that should be taught at school and early tertiary level. In view of the positioning of South Africa as an astronomy hub, the consequences of the current status of astronomy in the school curriculum are discussed, and recommendations for its development are made.
18. Analogies in Astronomy and Physics, presented by Case Rijsdijk
Both astronomy and physics often have to deal complex concepts and one way to address this problem is by using analogies. However, many of these frequently require a high level of prior knowledge, reducing, or even nullifying, the analogy's effectiveness. In addition it needs to be understood that any analogy serves a limited purpose: it cannot be extended beyond its intended objective. This will use some well-known, not so well-known and new analogies in astronomy and physics using usually understood prior knowledge.
19. Talking about astronomy in the Internet era, presented by Lia Labuschagne [no video available]
In a world where busy people complain about information overload, it is a challenge to communicate effectively about any topic - and that includes science in general and astronomy in particular. People's communication needs, habits and preferences are changing rapidly - and at the same time there is a constant flow of useful data and interesting information about astronomy from a myriad of sources. Lia will look at the context of communicating about science and touch on some of the ways in which we can ensure that our communication is interactive, integrative and imaginative. She will also touch on the potential of e.g. social media and mobile technologies to integrate with more traditional channels of communication and outreach.
20. Large MeerKAT Survey Proposals, presented by Reneé Kraan-Korteweg
MeerKAT is South Africa's SKA precursor telescope and will consist of 64 SKA-ready radio dishes. This array of telescopes is currently under construction near Carnavon in the Northern Cape and is expected to start full scientific operations in 2016. After a few words on the main science goals of the SKA, I will give an overview of the large legacy survey projects that have been defined for MeerKAT, and give more details on the ones that are UCT-led. This will include some of the observations that have been performed to-date with KAT-7, the MeerKAT technology demonstrator.
21. What's Up with SALT?, presented by David Buckley
This talk will give a review of SALT, the issues we dealt with in getting it going, the first science results and the future possibilities.
22. Observational Cosmology: a 30 year window, presented by Bruce Bassett
We review the amazing progress that has been made in observational cosmology over the past 15 years, discuss the big open questions and look forward to the incredible changes that we can expect in the next 15 years.
23. Observing programmes at the Bronberg and Kein Karoo Observatories, presented by Berto Monard
Two observatories and their environment are presented and the observing instrumentation discussed. A brief introduction to variable stars and differential photometry are given. Five major observing programmes are described, observing results shown and merits discussed. The presentation will include many photographs and diagrams.
24. Tracking Space Debris-including Spy Satellites, presented by Greg Roberts
Space debris is becoming an ever-increasing threat to artificial earth satellites. This talk describes the amateur contribution to detecting such debris and outlines the various techniques used and results achieved.
25. The SAAO Outreach Programme, presented by Nicola Loaring
Nicola will present an overview of the outreach programme at the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO). Her talk will outline the aims of the programme and briefly summarise the initiatives used by the SAAO to reach learners, educators and the general public. The scale of the programme will be examined and a few recent highlights mentioned along with exciting future opportunities.
26. Closing remarks, by Ian Glass
Closing of the Symposium by Ian Glass.
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Boy battling rare medical issues wants one things: Christmas cards
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Brayden McCormick is a very brave 6 year old. He has undergone more than 80 surgeries, as he battles a host of medical issues, including a rare auto immune disease called HLH and MAS, WNHS reported.
Brayden has been battling the issues since he was born, but this year, his family is hoping the community can brighten his holiday, with a simple act of kindness.
Nina Hopps is Brayden's mother, and said, he always keeps a good attitude about his medical issues. "He goes through so much, and goes through it with a smile on his face."
The Christmas season is always a special time for him, between a visit with Santa, and making up his Christmas list. This year he told us he wants a trumpet, a trombone and a fiddle.
And his mom said he especially loves getting Christmas cards.
"This kid loves mail," she said. "He loves the post office, he loves the mail carrier and he loves cards. To get mail, this kid's face just lights up."
His family is hoping this season, the entire community can help brighten up Brayden's day, with a simple act of kindness. Their hope, is to get Christmas cards into Brayden's hands in the days and weeks leading up to the holiday, to let him know, he is not alone, no matter what kind of challenge he might face.
The family is asking that the cards for Brayden be sent to:
Brayden McCormick
113 Cornell Street
Spartanburg SC, 29306


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ATLANTA (AP) — "A federal inmate and his fiancée ran an "inmate taxi service," ferrying inmates to restaurants, hotels and homes and returning them to the prison, authorities said Thursday.
The pair charged a fee to transport inmates who were able to easily escape through holes in a fence at the U.S. Penitentiary in Atlanta, and many of the inmates returned with contraband items, including booze and cigarettes, prosecutors said." More here. PROSECUTORS: 'INMATE TAXI SERVICE' LET PRISONERS COME AND GO
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May 4 (UPI) — Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, "a former Afghan warlord, has returned to Kabul after being ousted more than 20 years ago as part of a peace agreement with the government. Hekmatyar on Thursday traveled to Kabul from Jalalabad in a convoy made up of members of his Hezb-i-Islami group that was guarded by an Afghan army helicopter.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani welcomed Hekmatyar at the presidential palace, where he thanked him for "heeding the peace call."
"I call upon all armed opposition groups to follow in the footsteps of Hezb-e Islami and join the peace process," Ghani said. "Let me ask the Taliban. What agenda and goal do you have other than killing innocent people? What have you achieved?" More here. Former Afghan warlord 'Butcher of Kabul' returns to capital
Iraqi forces launch offensive in west Mosul from north
BAGHDAD (AP) — "Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is in talks with the Trump administration to keep American troops in Iraq after the fight against the Islamic State group in the country is concluded, according to a U.S. official and an official from the Iraqi government.
Both officials underlined that the discussions are ongoing and that nothing is finalized. But the talks point to a consensus by both governments that, in contrast to the U.S. withdrawal in 2011, a longer-term presence of American troops in Iraq is needed to ensure that an insurgency does not bubble up again once the militants are driven out.
"There is a general understanding on both sides that it would be in the long-term interests of each to have that continued presence. So as for agreement, yes, we both understand it would be mutually beneficial. That we agree on," the U.S. official said." More here. Iraq, US in talks to keep American troop presence after IS
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Trump calls out Rice for refusal to testify to Congress
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Apple to invest $1B in 'manufacturing fund' to create U.S. jobs
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During his final year in office, President Obama's team significantly expanded efforts to search National Security Agency intercepts for information about Americans, distributing thousands of intelligence reports across government with the unredacted names of U.S. residents during the midst of a divisive 2016 presidential election." More here. President Obama's team sought NSA intel on thousands of Americans during the 2016 election
Chaffetz, Ernst to Propose Legislation That Could Affect Obama's Pension After Revelation of His $400,000 Speech
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The Latest Tech That Everyone Is Searching For [Search Trends]
Researching popular search terms can actually be a lot of fun sometimes. As you saw from my last update on Google compared to the rest of the world Google Doesn't Rule The Entire Internet Just Yet [Search Trends] When you examine Google search trends over time, it's amazing just how much it reveals about the public sentiment, and the rise and fall of various brands, service sand popular apps. It's really amazing to... Read More , doing brand comparisons between competing companies can really tell you a lot about who's "winning" in the public domain. Of course, Internet search trends can tell you much more than that. They can help you identify niche topics that are on the cusp of exploding onto the mainstream. They can also help you identify breaking trends long before the topic even hits the newswires.
Rumors and word of mouth – or word-of-Facebook (is that a phrase? It should be!) – are what really feed the initial spikes in search interest. Not long after that follows the news reports, then the explosion in search volume, and then the topic will either eventually disappear right off the radar again, or it'll grow some legs and start running.
In this update, I'm going to take a look at Google Trend buzz searches from the past couple of weeks. Top buzz identified at Google Trends covers topics ranging from entertainment to politics and occasionally, yes, technology. It's the latest tech news that I decided to hunt for. I've identified five new search terms that are exploding across the Internet, and may indicate latest tech stories that you could very well see in the news very soon.
Breaking Search Trends in the Latest Tech
When it comes to search buzz, spotting the search term isn't the whole story. It usually requires a bit of investigating to see why people are searching in such high volume for that topic. Trust me – it isn't always obvious, and a lot of these searches seem very strange and random. That is, until you realize why people are searching for it.
In this case, I'm focusing on Google Trends to find the high-volume buzz phrases being searched for, but as Craig described in his article, there are a number of other services you can use to find those trends 3 Effective Ways to See What's Trending on the Web It's very easy to track the goings-on of the web. When Web 2.0 came into full bloom, The Internet became more social and trendy than ever. Now, not only do we want to be able... Read More .
In this article, I'm going to explore four of the highest-volume latest tech terms over the last couple of weeks and we're going to identify why people are searching for them. In some cases, it may be obvious – it may be news you've already heard about. In other cases, you may very well learn about something new!
The Ouya Kickstarter Project
In June of 2012, searches for "Ouya" went crazy. I'm not sure exactly how to pronounce the brand, but I'm pretty sure it's pronounced "oooh yeeeeaaahh!!!" based on the concept.
PC Magazine covered the Ouya Kickstarter project in July of 2012, when the Kickstarter project with a goal of $950,000, blew past $1 million in contributions. By August of 2012, the project to build a $99 3-inch cube game console that offers free games that you can play on a TV screen, topped out its Kickstarter campaign at an impressive $8.5 million, split among 60,000 contributors. The success of the project depended heavily upon whether or not Android developers would have an interest in developing games for the small, cheap Android gaming console. So, what recently caused folks to jump back into searching for this young gaming console again?
Well, let me break it to you this way. If you've never heard of Ouya before, and it sounds like something you might want to buy – you're out of luck. After receiving an additional $15 million in venture capital on top of the amount already collected at Kickstarter, the console finally went on sale on Tuesday, June 25th. It was sold out on Amazon and Target by Tuesday afternoon. Web surfers are searching frantically for "console ouya", "kickstarter ouya", "android ouya" and "ouya games".
iOS 7 Beta 2
Okay – some booming search trends are pretty darn easy to figure out without a whole lot of digging. Such is the case for "ios 7 beta 2". iOS 7 may only be due out this fall, but on the week of June 24th, Apple released iOS 7 Beta 2 to developers via Software Update, and as a download at developer.apple.com. Based on the frantic search volume for the beta version of iOS 7, I don' t think iPhone users have to worry very much about having enough apps to choose from when iOS 7 is released this fall.
There really wasn't much of a buildup to this trend – the moment news hit, search engine trends went ballistic with search queries for the download.
Twitter Launches Vine Video
These days, when Facebook or Twitter sneezes, the search engines catch a cold. This is exactly what happened when Twitter finally launched its new video sharing service called Vine after weeks of rumors about the project, as posted by Dave on the 25th of January.
As is typical with new products or any news that touches upon a commonly used word, there already exists a baseline search volume before the news hits. This was the case with the word "vine" – but when the latest tech rumors started in the first part of 2013 about this impending video service, you could see a small surge in the search trend. This finally spiked out once the announcement was made and the news stories started rolling in.
It's not always easy to predict how well a new service that Facebook or Twitter launches will do, but if these search numbers are any indication, Vine is going to be a very popular feature at Twitter – in fact most users are already jumping right on the bandwagon. There's already a Facebook page called "Funniest Vine Videos", and you've got tech bloggers launching category pages focused on Vine already. As announced by Tim on the 21st of this month, Facebook had just announced its 15 second video capture to Instagram service, and searches for "Instagram video" have spiked as well. Clearly, the battle is on!
Who Cares About Xbox?
As one would expect, the term "xbox" always has a fairly healthy search volume with no real surprises, so I almost didn't cover this one because the "buzz" was on the end of a normal upswing in search volume than a major spike, but the news that caused it was remarkable enough. On June 19, Microsoft announced that Xbox One users wouldn't have to keep their game consoles constantly connected to the Internet in order to avoid restrictions on selling used games.
The news definitely fueled an uptick in searches for "xbox" as noted on Google Trends, but the news did spark an impressive spike in above-average searches for "xbox one".
Our own Dave Parrack clearly compared PS4 versus Xbox One PS4 vs Xbox One: 5 Reasons To Buy The PS4 E3 2013 marked the moment when the next-generation truly began, with all three contenders -- the PlayStation 4 (PS4), Xbox One, and Wii U -- revealed in full. The Wii U is already on the... Read More and marked down some major negative points against Microsoft for the "numerous and confusing" restrictions Microsoft placed on gamers with the console. I recall shortly thereafter, Dave sent out an email to all of us cheering the latest tech news that Microsoft had conducted a huge U-turn on those restrictions. As the news of the reversal spread across the Internet, the search volumes for Xbox One continued to skyrocket.
Conclusion on Search Buzz
Following search engine buzz is always interesting business. Much of the time, you'll just stumble across topics that have already hit major news sites and are spreading across the net like wildfire, but there are definitely times when you stumble across a viral topic that is just about to hit the airwaves once the media takes notice. It can be kind of exciting to spot the stories before the rest of the world hears about it – it's one of the things I love most about monitoring activity on search engines.
Do you monitor search trends regularly? Have you ever spotted viral stories before the rest of the world, thanks to search trends? Share your thoughts and stories in the comments section below!
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The Indigenous Performance Symposium will include six concurrent breakout sessions each focusing on a critical issue. These highly interactive sessions will include a moderator to facilitate the conversation and a recorder to capture the key points. Following the breakouts, the recorders will report back to the full group.
Sharing Culture (when and how to share/when not to)
Deciding whether, when, and how to share one's culture outside the community is never simple. Beyond the typical concerns of aesthetic, production, budget, promotion, and licensing, Indigenous artists grapple with complex matters of protocol, custom, and tribal law when creating new work. It starts with understanding what is public and private within one's culture. This breakout explores how artists, tradition bearers, and communities balance the need to protect cultural treasures while sharing culture more broadly. We'll look at how artists and presenters can work together to address matters of custom and protocol in commissioning, booking, and presenting. Finally, we will consider how opportunities offered by the touring and presentation of Indigenous artists can be leveraged to benefit audience engagement, education, and development.
Dynamic Models for Activating Space—Working in Unconventional Venues & Sites
For many arts professionals, the old model of presenting in traditional theatres —load-in, residency activity, performance, and strike—is growing tired. For indigenous artists whose work is so connected to place, history, and identity, the performance space can be both literal and spiritual. How do artists, producers, agents/managers, and programmers work together to create dynamic, new models for presenting that break down the proscenium, open the circle, activate audiences, and create a meaningful space for Indigenous performance?
Traditional – Contemporary: Perceptions & Language
Indigenous artists are frequently asked: Is your work traditional or contemporary? Yes, may be the only appropriate answer, highlighting how far we have to go with regards to perceptions and language. How can we reframe performance categories to better support Indigenous performance as an embodiment of a living, evolving culture? In this breakout we'll explore ways to talk about Indigenous work, artistic practices, and cultures amidst the business of artist representation, touring, and presenting.
Collaboration: Creation & Control
Collaborative work is one of hot trends in the performing arts. At their very best, collaborative projects bridge the creativity, practice, voice, and audience of one artist or ensemble with those of another. But collaborative projects can also be a study in frustration and conflict as the parties negotiate creation and control. Understanding power dynamics and vesting authority are essential elements of any collaboration but are especially important with intercultural projects. This breakout investigates collaboration models between artists and presenters, whether they happen within a single culture, between Aboriginal artists/presenters, or with Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists/presenters.
Coming to a venue near you – opportunities for engaging your communities in excellent Indigenous work
There's a great big world of high-quality Indigenous performance from across the globe ready to tour to communities across North America. This breakout will begin to identify opportunities, strategies, and resources for advancing Indigenous performance throughout the region. Let's find new opportunities to present Aboriginal artists that excite audiences and engage your communities.
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Clash of the Titans in 3D?
Apparently the decision is being made in the next few weeks as to whether or not the new Clash of the Titans will be released in 3D or not, following the success of Avatar (Filmstalker review) the studio are keen to release everything they can this way.
However they're forgetting something. Clash of the Titan's is being converted to 3D whereas Avatar was conceived and filmed in 3D, something that I think puts a totally different slant on the writer, editor and director.
What we saw in Avatar was that 3D had been used during the building of every scene, it integral to the filming process and worked it's way from the concept upwards. With Clash of the Titans they are converting the completed film into 3D to see what it looks like.
It's a process that I don't necessarily agree with unless it adds something to the film, and the 3D feeding frenzy is sparking this mad desire to see everything in 3D. It's slightly reminiscent of when it was suddenly discovered that we could put colour over films and make them look modern and even better, or so that's what was believed.
I'm not a fan of 3D, but Avatar really turned me around on that, and it was the fact that things weren't engineered to fly at the screen, and that the film was conceived as 3D from the beginning. One of the early things that James Cameron said about Avatar was that they were using 3D as they would any other aspect of film-making, like lighting. As a result the 3D was in the very framework of the film, in the smallest of details, and the rest of the film did what it did best.
With a converted film though, it's a film made without thought for 3D, and that cheapens the idea of the 3D film itself, doesn't it? At least there won't be numerous scenes of things flying at the camera, won't there?
The story from the Hollywood Reporter Heat Vision tells us that Warner Bros. is converting the film for a 3D test in the next two weeks, and if it works we'll see it released in 3D.
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Located on the hills of a 100 hectare estate with extensive views over the whole Arno Valley and Florence. This panoramic and strategic location offers a peaceful and private vacation for people who wish to experience Tuscan living, explore the region of Tuscany and the wonders of Florence. Immersed in a forest with fenced garden and private pool the house has 5 bedrooms and a pullout bed. One bedroom is a walk thru . Please ask for extra bed or twin. A very large living dining room offers a lovely gathering point in the house with sun streaming thru the large arched doorway with views. Wifi is offered and also digital tv. On the ground floor there is an entrance sitting room, 2 double bedrooms and a full bathroom with tub and shower. The kitchen is also found on this level. Fully equipped with everything you need. Upstairs there are 3 dble bedrooms with an additional 2.5 bathrooms.
The loggia has seating for all with views of the vineyards, hilltop town across the river and to Florence. Close to public transport and all shops. For those that like to walk you can reach by foot the town and also local train station, Florence is a short 16min ride.
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Rum Cake
I brought this into work for the 2009 Charitable Giving Campaign Bake Sale.
I expected they'd sell the cake whole and someone would take it home: little did I know that it would be sliced up and we'd have some stumbling around the office that afternoon!
Best served with freshly whipped cream, but it's fine straight too!
- 10″ Bundt pan. The round cake pan with the hole in the middle, but the one with the curved bottom (not the angel food cake one, though that would probably work fine too 🙂
- a 325 degree oven
Cake Ingredients
- 18 1/2 oz (1 package) yellow cake mix (* See Note Below)
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup cold water
- 1/3 cup oil
- 1/2 cup rum (see options below)
If you have the kind of cake "with pudding in it" then you can just use the above. If you have the kind of cake mix WITHOUT the pudding, then add
- 3 3/4 Oz (1 package) Vanilla Instant Pudding
- 1 egg (4 total)
- 1/2 cup oil (total: instead of the 1/3 cup above)
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup rum (see options below)
- Grease/flour the bundt pan (no sticking!)
- Combine the cake ingredients in a bowl
- Put the cake mix in the bundt pan, and the bundt pan in the oven
- Bake the cake for 1 hour, then let it cool
- Melt butter in saucepan
- Stir in water and sugar. Boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly (think syrup, here)
- Remove from heat, stir in rum
- Invert the cake onto the serving plate
- Put some holes (toothpick style) across the cake to allow the glaze to soak in
- Slowly pour the glaze over the cake, letting it absorb into the holes you made in step 6 (see options below).
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- I generally mix the rum half and half with Goldschläger (cinnamon liquer)
- You can remove some of the alcohol "bite" by mixing the rum in step 6 (instead of 7) and letting the alcohol cook out. This smooths out the flavour of the glaze very well.
- 1 cup chopped nuts (your choice. I don't do this, but I think walnuts would be good) Before step 3, sprinkle the nuts in the bottom of the bundt pan.
- I have a turkey baster with a screw-on "injector" needle. I find that using it makes step 10 MUCH easier: I can inject most of the sauce, letting the rest glaze the outside of the cake.
Attribution: My mother gave me this recipe: I tweaked it a bit, but she gets all the credit 🙂
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Now tell us, what were you listening to in 2007? It seems as it was just yesterday, but realistically, we're talking 10 years ago. At that time we were still running to the closest electronics store to purchase hard copy CDs, listening to music on old-fashioned MP3 players, and our headphone had the fuzzy ear pieces that always crumpled up into pieces over time. Although, we're in a new age, we must always play homepage to the songs that got us through our day 1o years ago. Her are 10 songs that turn 10 this year and we promise we're not trying to make you feel old (ok we might.)
Kanye West ft. T- Pain – The Good Life
The good life includes paying all of your bill on time and not missing the Uber you've told three times you're next to the "funny looking tree."
Chris Brown- Kiss Kiss
Chris Brown's pop records were always staples on any playlist. Kiss Kiss with T-Pain brings back the essence of 2007's coveted autotune.
50 Cent – I Get Money
Let's see how much money you have after rents paid. If you're ballin' lunch is on you.
R. Kelly ft. Usher – Same Girl
While this is a throwback, dating the same girl happens a little more than often in 2017, but the guys aren't usually this nice about it.
Beyoncé and Shakira – Beautiful Liar
Beyoncé and Shakira clearly drink from the fountain of youth as they look exactly the same 10 years into the future.
Robin Thicke- Lost Without U
How does it feel to know this song is 10 years old?
Ne-Yo- Because of You
Good R&B never dies. As we prepare for Ne-Yo's next release, his hits from 1o years ago bring back the feels.
Jay- Z – Roc Boys
If this wasn't on your playlist, we just might be judging you. Hov allowed hip-hop to stay alive in the 2000s and through today's time.
Rihanna ft. Jay-Z – Umbella
Umbella, ella, ella, ella ella.
Akon ft. Eminem- Smack That
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The Gretsch G5013CE Rancher Jr. Cutaway is an electro-acoustic guitar, seen here in a sleek Black finish, with great sound, playability and electronics.
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Well balanced and with fantastic projection, the Gretsch Rancher Jr. provides an amazing unplugged performance.
A bound Mahogany neck is in place, has a comfortable "C" shape profile and is topped with a classic Rosewood fingerboard.
A cutaway in the body of the G5013CE allows for easy reach of the higher frets and of course, you'll also find the classic Rancher triangular soundhole.
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Allowing you to plug in and get great sound when playing on stage, the Gretsch Rancher Jr. comes equipped with a Fishman Isys+ preamp system which is full of great features.
Taking your guitar's sound via an under-saddle pickup, the Fishman Isys+ allows you to adjust the volume and tonal character of your signal to get that perfect sound.
A low battery indicator lets you know when it's time to change the batteries so you're never caught short mid-gig and for added convenience there's a bright LED tuner so you can tune up whenever you need to without having to take along a separate tuner.
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- Model Number: 2714013506
- Series: Gretsch® Acoustic Collection
- Colour: Black
- Build: Acoustic Guitars
- Cutaway: Single Cutaway
- Body: Laminated Mahogany Back and Sides
- Body Shape: Rancher™ Jr.
- Bracing: Scalloped X
- Body Binding: Multiple
- Body Back: Laminated Mahogany
- Body Sides: Laminated Mahogany
- Body Top: Laminated Spruce
- Body Depth: 4.5" (114 mm)
- Neck Material: Mahogany
- Neck Finish: Gloss Polyester
- Neck Shape: "C" Shape
- Neck Binding: White
- Scale Length: 25.625" (650.8 mm)
- Fingerboard: Rosewood
- Fingerboard Radius: 12" (305 mm)
- Number of Frets: 21
- Fret Size: Vintage Style
- Nut: Synthetic Bone
- Nut Width: 1.6875" (42.86 mm)
- Position Inlays: Neo-Classic™ "Thumbnail"
- Controls: Volume, Bass, Middle, Treble, Low Battery Indicator Light, Tuner On/Off Switch
- SPL Electronics: Fishman® Isys+ System with Active Onboard Preamp and Tuner
- Bridge: Rosewood with Compensated Synthetic Bone Saddle
- Tuning: Machines Deluxe Die-Cast
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