Back in Hanoi for our last day in Vietnam, it was time to make the most of Vietnam's delicious food. Brendan and I decided to try a street-side place that looked popular with the locals. We found a couple of spare plastic stools and as we squatted to sit the owner, a chubby older woman with greying hair and an efficient but not unfriendly look on her face, caught my eye and held up two fingers. I gave her a nod. I had just ordered two of something. Minutes later two bowls of steaming chicken noodle soup (pho) had arrived. Next, another bowl was offered and with a second nod we had a selection of fresh herbs to season our soup with. Any bones or used serviettes were simply dropped on the ground to be swept up later. At 30000 dong ($1.50) a bowl, it was a cheap but delicious lunch. I've just got to learn how to eat sitting so low without dropping noodles on my knees!
With muscles stiff from yesterdays riding it was time to do some stretches and get back on our bikes for day two of our Sapa ride. After the mostly downhill ride of yesterday, I was looking forward to more of the same. A rude shock awaited – today's ride was to be mostly on unsurfaced rocky roads with a lot of uphills involved. Heavy rain during the night had also turned the road into something of a slip and slide with muddy quagmires fit for pigs, but impossible to ride through.
By the end of the day I was bruised, battered, exhausted and covered in mud. Again though, the spectacular scenery saved the day. Throughout the whole day's cycling we didn't see another tourist and the smiles and nods of encouragement of the locals spurred me on through their villages.
The overnight train from Hanoi pulled in to Lao Cai about three hours late this morning, after some engine trouble last night. After a hearty but greasy breakfast of bacon and eggs we set off on the mountain bikes that would be our transport for the next two days. At first, riding down the steep, winding roads with motorbikes zooming by and large patches of slippery buffalo dung to contend with was quite scary, but regular stops to take in the spectacular views helped. Terraced rice fields glittered in the morning light before being obscured by fast moving mist that left me time and again simply staring at white.
Off the main road, the path got rocky and very slippery. I had to get off and walk a few times or I wouldn't have remained upright. A rest stop gave a chance to visit a Black Hmong family who make their living by growing indigo and using the dye to colour fabric.
Mist closed in after midday. Just as I'd really got into the swing of things with the riding enough to take in the view more, there wasn't any to see. Still, it was very atmospheric and the kids we passed on the road made me giggle with their "hellogoodbye"s, pouring both words out in one breath as if they were one. It made me think of the Beatles song 'Hello Goodbye', which I now have stuck in my head.
Tonight we are staying with a Tay family in the village of Ban Ho. Their house is built on stilts and the wooden rooms are spacious with a lovely balcony running around two sides. As I write, the family is going about their daily chores. "Mum" is sorting corn. "Dad", who is a skilled carpenter, is building a new table, and various other family members are preparing dinner in the kitchen downstairs. The smells wafting up are making my stomach grumble.
I woke with fingers crossed, hoping to finally have the blue skies that would transform the bay from mere beauty to magic. While there is now a glimpse of sun and a pale patch of blue, it seems that the clouds will continue to win the war. With flat, horrible light totally unconducive to photography, I instead spent the morning lazing on the deck of our junk, napping, and listening to the cheeky teasing and joking of our guide Ha as the rocky islands drifted by.
After the trip ended, Ha invited us out for drinks with her friends back in Hanoi. After meeting up at 9pm we found a street corner eatery with a few spare plastic stools. Squatted down on the low stools, we enjoyed a glass of "bia hoi", a fresh, light-tasting beer made without any preservatives. At only 5000 dong (25 cents) a glass, it's the best value drink in town. Then, time to hit the club. At the Dragonfly Bar lots of young hip Vietnamese types jammed themselves into a small room to dance to the pounding beats. The was very little space to actually dance and as people entered or left the room, those around them were sucked along in the same direction. We lost Ha in the crowd a few times as she is so short, but she feistily fought her way back to find us each time. With no age limits in bars in Vietnam, I also spotted a few very young looking Westerners enjoying the chance for a night out on town…or maybe I'm just getting to old…I'm certainly past my clubbing prime.
On a morning walk around the island we stopped in at a primary school. The kids were keen to practise their English, with all the usual questions being asked. Unfortunately they weren't so good at understanding the answers. They thought that I was from the U.S. until the matter was cleared up with a bit of kangaroo mime which seems to be understood the world over.
After lunch we said goodbye to Bai Tu Long Bay and hello to Halong Bay. We stopped at an atmospheric floating village set amongst dramatic limestone islands. As we floated through on a small row boat the houses rocked gently on their pontoons. We rowed into the mouths of caves and came out into lakes surrounded on all sides by high rock walls that made for peaceful secret worlds of green water and gentle echoes – shattered by the ringing of our rower's phone.
After anchoring for the night, we did our own bit of silence shattering with an onboard karaoke session. A mix of English, French and Vietnamese songs blasted out into the night.
Bai Tu Long Bay is to the north of Halong Bay. It isn't as well known as its southerly cousin, though shares similar rock formations that on our visit were grey and gloomy to match the weather.
After motoring through the bay for a few hours, the boats engines dulled to a quiet hum as we passed between two of the islands rising in irregular formations from the water. The shallow water was a beautiful deep green and a choir of birdsong could be heard from the trees, certainly a change from the cacophony of horns in Hanoi.
On arrival at Cai Rong Island we jumped on mountain bikes and rode the 15kms to Mr Sau's house, our stop for the night. The ride was lovely, taking us along roads draped in the perfume of jasmine that grew wild alongside. Children called out shy hellos as we passed and village dogs raised their heads from dozing to make sure nothing was amiss.
At dinner we all mucked in to chop up veggies and roll our own spring rolls under the close guidance of Mrs Sau. The introduction of "happy water" (home brew rice wine) helped us wash it all down and got the conversation flowing. It probably would have flowed late into the night, but with the generator konking out early, there was nothing to do but sleep in the pitch black that was left.
First on the agenda today was to get myself a hat. With more than two months ahead in South East Asia's hot sun it was an essential item that I hadn't the chance to buy in my busy last weeks in Japan. Time to stretch those long unused, out-of-practise bargaining muscles.
Hat bought – check. Bargain had – well, I saved a few dong, but hardly a bargain. Still, happy with my purchase, complete with phoney brand labels, Brendan and I decided to treat ourselves to a snack of deep fried doughnut type treats. The lovely lady selling them let us pose for a few photos in her hat before well and truly ripping us off, charging us about five times the normal price. I think it's going to take me a few days to get back in the swing of things with the whole bargaining concept. I'm out of practise since I left China.
At dinner, a Vietnamese man approached and asked for help with the spelling of a text he was writing. Upon hearing he had two Australians in his midst he broke into a rendition of Dorothea McKellar's most famous of poems, 'My Australia". It was so strange to hear, "I love a sunburnt country…" in such a foreign setting, but also quite heart warming.
Hanoi airport gave a quick introduction to Vietnam's laidback approach to life…and bureaucracy. With visa pre-approval arranged during the planning stages of this trip, I had thought, well hoped, that the airport process would be quick. The visa office was packed full of visa officials – two were napping, one playing with his new mobile phone, while another wandered in and out occasionally to chat. Only one out of them all was actually working. He was probably the new guy. Eventually the group of frustrated foreigners that had been stirring helplessly for over an hour slowly began to dwindle and I was granted permission to enter Vietnam.
After settling into the hotel and taking a much needed nap, we gave Ethnic Travel a call to arrange our boat trip up to Bai Tu Long Bay. An agent was sent to the hotel to lead us through Hanoi's maze of streets back to their office to finalise arrangements. Brendan and I followed hot on her high-heeled shoes as she darted up side-streets, dodged speeding scooters, and stepped confidently into the path of oncoming traffic. We arrived unscathed, though I wandered if we would survive the return journey without a local by our side.
By the time our plans had been sorted and dinner eaten, the initially disconcerting roars and beeps of Hanoi's traffic had seemed to settle into some sort of comprehensible rhythm, though the beats we by no means slow.
I didn't sleep in as planned this morning, so I had an early breakfast at around 7.30am before heading down to the beach for a swim. The warm water was quite salty but very relaxing.
Later I went for a long walk along the beach. With luxurious resorts to the left of me and local fisherman working upon the sparkling turquoise sea to the right of me, I wondered what locals made of the rich foreigners that came to laze on their beaches.
The end of my holiday has come. I consider myself so lucky to have won a prize that has let me see such amazing places this year.
On my way over to the east coast for my beach side stay I made a stop off at one of Zanzibar's numerous spice farms. The tour was an assault on the senses with opportunities to smell, touch and taste a multitude of familiar spices in their natural setting.
I found out that citronella and lemongrass is the same thing – learn something new every day. Explains why the mozzies haven't been bothering me. A number of the spices have medical uses long forgotten in the western world. Turmeric powder mixed with honey can be used to stop bleeding. Cinnamon root, which smells similar to menthol, is used for colds.
After talking about Australia's kangaroos and climate for a while with a guide at the spice farm, he asked "Vienna is the capital of Australia right?" Argh!
Now that I've arrived at Breezes Resort the pampering continues. I have a lovely upstairs suite with a large balcony. The walk in robe is perhaps a little excessive though, considering I just have my dusty backpack with me. A relaxing massage completed the package.


We are seeing some great early season air offers on some of the smaller carriers, like Jet Blue out of New York and. Boston, also Frontier out of Denver, with connections from SFO, LA and Vegas, into San Jose and from December 26th on Frontier flies direct from O'Hare to Liberia once a week on Fridays.
For those of you looking to go to the beach during your trip we will have a small number of the great inflatable SUP's available for rent that will even fit in Costa Rica's sub sub compact cars.


Come engage in our second annual 'Moderated Moot', where experienced mooters from the KCL Bar & Mooting Society will argue a Tort Law case. The event will be moderated by Sophie Weber as Moderator, an experienced Barrister from One Essex Court. The event is an excellent opportunity for novice or intermediate mooters to interact with a practising barrister, refine their skills and supplement their mooting foundations.
The Moderator will take and pose questions to the audience throughout the Moot, inviting suggestions and giving strategy tips. This is an excellent opportunity to get an insight into the advocacy techniques of a Barrister!
Participants are invited to look through the Moot Problem and Skeletal Submissions, available at Mooting Resources on our resources page kclbms.org/resources .


A seed has been firmly planted in my mind that I want to take the family on holiday to Walt Disney World in Florida. This seed is growing at quite a rate and I predict that we will be exploring the most famous theme park in the world in the next few years. I would love to visit next year, but my husband came up with a few reasons why we need to wait a little bit longer. It looks like we are going to be buying a car in the next few months and he wants to wait until both our daughters will remember the experience.
I'm not known for my patience, and a part of me was already to book and take my 4 year old daughter next year, and leave grumpy Daddy at home. I found an awesome deal online that looked to good to miss and I could have pressed 'pay now' at the drop of a hat. Fortunately I came to my senses and decided he was right and I didn't want to add divorce to my list of things to do this year.
I am happy to wait, and a holiday to Walt Disney World takes a lot of planning to make the most of it. I want to enjoy an amazing 2 week holiday in Florida at the best possible price so that I can keep Daddy happy. Planning ahead seems to be the best way to do it, so I thought I'd share with you what I'd learnt about booking the holiday of our dreams so far.
We have agreed that we will take the girls to Walt Disney World in 2018. My husband would put it off until 2019 if he could, but that's largely down to his fear of flying. He can take some pills for that, so he will be OK.
I think planning for a trip in 2018 gives us plenty of time to save for our holiday and get the best deals available.
Getting the right time of year for a visit to the Magic Kingdom is also crucial for us. We are not good with really hot weather or very long queues, so I'm going to be very strategic about when we travel to Florida.
The summer months are very hot and notoriously busy at Walt Disney World. Spring and Autumn are good times to visit, but I have read that it's worth avoiding the 2 weeks running up to Easter and around Christmas time as these are popular times at the park.
The quietest points of the year, and a little kinder from a heat point of view are late September to November or January through to February. As my impatience really can only bare waiting so long, I am aiming to take the family to Walt Disney World for two weeks in February 2018. If Daddy makes us wait until February 2019, I really won't be very happy.
When you are booking your holiday to Walt Disney World you will save a lot of money by booking your flights separately. It really doesn't take much effort and it's really easy to get the best deals.
I love Skyscanner to help with getting the best deals on flights. When you have your dates, search Skyscanner for flights to Orlando from all UK airports. You can search for flights for up to a year in advance. If you are happy to be flexible about where you fly from, you can get some real bargains. It might be cheaper for you to stay in a hotel the night before and fly from a different airport than try and book one closer to you. Using Skyscanner will show you just how much flight prices can vary.
Skyscanner allows you to set up an alert for the flights you are interested in so you can see when is the best time to book your flights is. Watch them for a while to see if the prices go down. So far I've found the best deals on flights to Florida with travelup from Gatwick Airport in February 2017. They are around £350 per person at the moment.
You have to keep an eye on this website to get the best deals. When we visit Walt Disney World I think it is likely that we are going to stay in a Disney Hotel. I want us to experience all that is Disney and I've heard so many great things about staying in their hotels.
I'm flexible about which hotel we stay in, and seeing as there are 22 to choose from I'm sure we won't have any trouble finding something we like at the best price. If you visit their website now they have an amazing deal on for 2017 holidays.
For anyone wishing to take their holiday between 1st January 2017 and 31st November 2017, who books before 7th July 2016 will receive free dining, $200 dollar gift card and Disney's 14 for 7 day ultimate ticket which includes Fastpass+ and Memory Maker. Can you see why I nearly booked! If we went as a family of 4 in January 2017 for 2 weeks staying at a Walt Disney World Hotel, with meals and access to the park included it would cost around £3000. To me, that's not a bad price for a holiday of a lifetime.
When you book a Walt Disney World holiday they include airport transfers when you arrive and when you leave. Don't worry about hiring a car if you stay at the theme park as the transport system is free and accessible throughout the park.
I'd love to hear if your planning a trip to Walt Disney World. Do you have any tips to share about booking a holiday there? Stay tuned to the blog for more tips about planning a holiday to Walt Disney World.


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CRH announces Pat Kennedy to the Board as upcoming Non-Executive Director
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– IRLAND, Dublin – CRH plc is pleased to announce the co-option to the Board, with effect from 1 January 2015, of Mr. Patrick (Pat) J. Kennedy as a non-executive Director.
Mr. Kennedy (61), an Irish citizen, retired in 2014 as Chairman of the Executive Board of Directors of SHV Holdings (SHV), a large family-owned Dutch multinational company with a diverse portfolio of businesses, including the production and distribution of energy, the provision of industrial services, heavy lifting and transport solutions, cash and carry wholesale and the provision of private equity. During a 32 year career with SHV, Mr. Kennedy held various leadership roles across SHV's diverse portfolio of businesses, while living in various parts of the world, and was a member of the Executive Board of SHV from 2001, before becoming Executive Chairman in 2006.
He holds a Master's degree in Business Studies from University College Dublin and a Bachelor's degree in Commerce from the National University of Ireland, Galway.
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Outstanding state bonds grow at 4-yr high in 2019: data
South Korea's outstanding state and special bonds grew at the fastest rate in four years in 2019, largely due to government efforts to make up for a cut in tax revenues, data showed Friday.
The outstanding amount of bonds and debt issued by public institutions rose 5.3 percent from a year earlier to 1,020.4 trillion won ($879.7 billion), according to the data from Koscom Corp., the system manager of the South Korean bourse operator, Korea Exchange.
By type, the Asia's fourth-largest economy net issued state bonds worth 47.7 trillion won last year, twice as much a year earlier.
Public institutions net issued special bonds worth about 3.8 trillion won. Special bonds are indirectly guaranteed by the government and must be redeemed with tax revenues.
Koscom said the amount of state and special bonds expanded rapidly because the government issued more bonds to support the sagging economy in the face of dwindling tax revenues.
South Korea's state tax income reached 276.6 trillion won in the first 11 months of last year, down 3.3 trillion won from the same period a year earlier, according to data from the finance ministry.
Throughout the year, uncertainties triggered by Sino-American trade tussle, coupled with falling chip prices, sapped global demand.
According to the trade ministry, South Korean exports fell 10.3 percent on-year in 2019 after a record high performance the year before. (Yonhap)


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Q: Why a maximal solution $u$ not identically zero admits at most a zero? Sorry for my bad english.
I have an other question about the differential equations and maximal solution.
Let $a : \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$, continuous, such as $a(t) > 0$, $\forall t \in \mathbb{R}$.
We consider the differential equation $y''(t) = a(t)y(t)$.
Let $u$, a maximal solution of this equation, defined on $\mathbb{R}$, not identically zero. Then, we want to prove that $u$ have at most a zero on $\mathbb{R}$.
I don't see how to demonstrate it. Someone could help me ? Thank you in advance.

A: Hint: Suppose $a<b, y(a)=y(b)=0,$ and $y\ne 0 $ on $(a,b).$ WLOG, $y >0$ on $(a,b).$ Your DE says then that $y''\ge 0$ on $[a,b].$ Does this seem likely?

A: Suppose that $u$ has two zeros $t_1,t_2$ ($t_1<t_2$) and $u$ does not zero in $(t_1,t_2)$. WLOG let $y>0$ in $(t_1,t_2)$, namely $y$ has a local maximum at some $t_0\in(t_1,t_2)$. Thus $y''(t_0)\le0$. Since $a(t)>0$, $y''=a(t)y(t)> 0$ in $(t_1,t_2)$, a contradiction.

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his house. He often encountered her afterwards, and exchanged a few words with her; but otherwise troubled himself but little about her. He might have said with Job xxxi. I, "I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?" But now the time was come when he must think upon a maid, and hang with fascinated attention on her every word. The physician had gone on a journey, and had resigned his lessons to his daughter; Baruch too was her pupil.


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A train ride for Clement: Local author takes young disabled friend on his first train ride
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by Joseph W. Smith III
My young friend Clement took his first train ride a couple weeks ago.
Clement is disabled and has to work hard to communicate and get around. But because he is so resolutely cheerful—and cheerfully resolute—this Amtrak trip turned out to be even more enjoyable than either of us hoped.
It all started last winter, when my teen pal mentioned that he'd never ridden a train. I suspect Clement knew he was baiting the hook for a raging railfan, and sure enough, my mind started racing right away.
The Pennsylvanian
Since my fellow-traveler was nearly 18, I instinctively steered away from the nearby tourist lines in Jim Thorpe and Strasburg. Both are terrific, but it seemed more fitting to try bona fide public transit—and in this part of the state, that means Amtrak.
Aiming only for a short round trip, I chose Trains 42 and 43, "The Pennsylvanian"— a pair that runs daily between Pittsburgh and New York City: We would board 42 in Lewistown, PA, at 11:24 a.m. and head east for Harrisburg; arriving at 12:50, we'd lay over and catch the westbound at 2:36 p.m., returning to our origin around 4 p.m. Since Lewistown has only this one daily train in each direction, Clement's mom drove us down; that way, she'd be available in case we somehow missed our connection in the capital.
From our home in Williamsport, we could've started in Harrisburg and taken any number of daily trains heading east and back. But passenger-wise, the 9-hour Pennsylvanian has a much more diverse demographic; it's the state's only Amtrak west of Harrisburg—and the only Keystone Service option with the roomier business-class seats that I felt Clement might prefer.
I also didn't want to drive into Harrisburg—especially since Lewistown's gorgeous 1849 station sits quietly on the edge of town along a track that carries 50 freights a day; it remains the oldest standing structure built by the once-mighty Pennsylvania Railroad.
Joseph Smith takes 17-year-old Clement on his first train ride. Photos by JJoseph W. Smith III
Local volunteers man the station's tiny but cordial waiting room, offering impressively low-cost snacks and gifts. Cracker-packs were a quarter; I bought an Amtrak decal for 50 cents; and Clement picked up railroad playing cards for under three bucks. During that time, two massive Norfolk-Southern freight trains thundered past, along with a one-car local on the Juniata Valley line, its venerable switching-engine painted in nostalgic PRR maroon-and-yellow.
No. 42 arrived roughly 20 minutes late, and Clement, despite his limited mobility, hauled himself aboard with virtually no help from me or the attentive conductor. We didn't stay in our seats very long, heading straight for the lounge car, where the pricier business-class tickets ensured unlimited free soft drinks. Clement made sure we got our money's worth on soda and water, while I nursed a cup of Amtrak's tasty Starbucks coffee.
Meanwhile, I discovered just how wisely—if unwittingly—I had chosen our itinerary. I've done plenty of train travel east of Harrisburg, and in 2002 I rode west of Lewistown with my family; but I'd never been over the trackage between. This, it turns out, is perfectly gorgeous, running 40 miles along the Juniata River and then turning north for another 15 beside the Susquehanna, which it thereafter crosses on the Rockville Bridge. I've frequently admired this majestic span, which is clearly visible from Route 322 on the way into Harrisburg. Four thousand feet long, the eye-catching structure is, according to Wikipedia, "the longest stone-masonry arch railroad viaduct ever built."
(Another fun fact: The Pennsylvanian's total run of 444 miles between Pittsburgh and Manhattan is exactly the same length as the Susquehanna River.)
Since running water is my happy place, these lovely waterways took the sting out of getting my butt kicked playing War at our comfy lounge table with Clement's new cards. With effusive body language and a few careful syllables, my traveling companion also taught me a new version of Uno, which I likewise lost—while our conductor pointed out the best way to get a look at the famed 25-foot replica of the Statue of Liberty, sitting at Dauphin Narrows in the middle of Susquehanna.
After a leisurely ride through the sprawling Norfolk-Southern rail-yards north of Harrisburg, we arrived at the capital still 20 minutes behind schedule. Here, the platform is at car level (rather than stepping up from the ground as in Lewistown); our conductor offered to place a special "bridge plate" across the six-inch gap between coach and platform, but Clement charged right over with no assistance.
Since he can't walk far without support, my young friend typically uses a handsome but gigantic scooter—sort of a cross between a tricycle and wheelchair; that was too large to bring along, so we settled on a normal hand-held walker. Harrisburg's waiting room is one floor above train-level, and neither I nor Clement's mom was sure how he might manage a lengthy walker-trek along the platform to the elevator; but again, that proved no obstacle for this intrepid new railfan.
Settling into the spacious Harrisburg waiting room, we broke out sandwiches for lunch, after which I moseyed down to the station's small but ample convenience store. Among other things, this little shop has perhaps the most wide-ranging book selection I've ever seen in a transportation hub; alongside the usual bestsellers stand dozens of classics, including Dickens, Milton, Shakespeare, Chaucer, W.E.B. Dubois, Frederick Douglass and three different titles by Albert Camus.
But what I came back with was … ice cream, which Clement devoured in about 45 seconds, I'm not kidding. I thought he was gonna eat the spoon as well; this kid sure has a healthy appetite.
The last leg
No. 43 was also late, and—since the Pennsylvanian carries a separate baggage car—we were preceded down to the platform by a towering cart of checked luggage, topped off with a bicycle still in the box! This is one option that gives Amtrak a huge leg-up over bus or plane.
As Clement and I staked out our spot in the lounge, 43 began crawling along at around 10 mph. This was due to track-work by Norfolk Southern, which actually owns the rails we rode on. In fact, except for the Harrisburg-Philly line and the Northeast Corridor between Boston and Washington—where Amtrak itself owns the line—Amtrak trains all run on borrowed tracks; they are thus subject to delays dictated by freight dispatchers. At least one rider in the lounge didn't know this, however—and she grouchily asked the conductor why we were moving so slow.
"Probably wildebeests on the track up ahead," he told her with a perfectly straight face. "Sometimes we let them cross, and sometimes we have to run them down."
The questioner was digesting this unlikely explanation as we neared Rockville, where the trainman further noted that the Susquehanna is one of only two rivers in the U.S. able to support "freshwater porpoises"—and thus, we riders should be on the lookout for these rarely sighted mammals.
Meanwhile, I had spotted the all-white Liberty replica about a mile upstream. Since an excited mother and son were snapping photos left and right out the lounge-car windows, I asked her if she knew about the Statue of Liberty. She affirmed this with a hesitant sidelong glance and I thought, "Uh-oh, she thinks I'm talking about New York City"—making this one of the dumber questions I have asked in my life.
"No, there's a Statue of Liberty in the Susquehanna!" I insisted, realizing at once that this helpful information would quickly align itself with other comedy doled out by our wise-guy conductor. She must have been thinking, "Everybody in this car has gone stark-staring mad."
Nonetheless, we did manage to identify the landmark for this shutter-happy pair. (No indication whether they got photos of the porpoises and wildebeests.)
And then—though rain was in the forecast—a golden summer sun burst out, lighting up our last 40 miles along the rocky river and its calm, glowing tributary.
We were 50 minutes late at Lewistown, and Clement debarked happily into the arms of Mom, asking shortly thereafter just when we might do this again.
Next day, I posted pictures from the trip on Facebook—at my own feed, and on the wonderful Amtrak Fans page; here, a brief synopsis of our trip netted nearly 1000 likes.
Clement is now so Facebook-famous that I might have to ask for his autograph.
But at the moment, I'll settle for memories.
Joseph W. Smith III
Joseph W. Smith III is a writer, speaker and teacher in Central PA. His seven books include "The Best Movies You Never Saw" and "The Best of Doug Smith" (a collection of his late father's writings); both are available at Amazon. Feel free to write to him at robbwhitefan@gmail.com. Or visit josephwsmithiii.com.
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Joan Brauning says:
Wonderful story! Especially since I know both the author and his friend. Great job, Joe.
Wonderful story! Especially I know both the author and his friend. Great job, Joe.
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(UPDATE) — Police identified the person killed this morning in Salt Lake City at 41-year-old Gerad Ohlwiler.
A body was found by police responding to reports of shots fired in a Salt Lake City neighborhood early Monday morning.
According to the Salt Lake City Police Department, the man died from a gunshot wound.
A suspect, or suspects, have yet to be identified and arrested. Witnesses and people in the area are being interviewed.
Police believe the shooting is an isolated incident and the public isn't in immediate danger.
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Am Rande der Kreissäge (Originaltitel: Busy Bodies) ist eine US-amerikanische Kurzfilm-Komödie mit dem Komiker-Duo Laurel & Hardy in der Hauptrolle. Der Film startete am 7. Oktober 1933 in den US-amerikanischen Kinos, deutscher Kinostart war erst 1953 unter dem Titel "Dick und Doof und die Wundersäge". Der Film unter verschiedenen Titeln veröffentlicht, u. a. als "Dick und Doof im Sägewerk" oder "Fleißige Hände". Den bis heute erhaltenen Titel bekam der Film erst für das Fernsehen in den 1970er Jahren.

Handlung
Stan und Ollie arbeiten als Handwerker in einem Sägewerk und sind sehr zufrieden mit ihrer Arbeit. Allerdings werden sie ständig von Missgeschicken begleitet, einmal schleift Stan Ollie die Hose weg, ein anderes Mal bleibt Ollie im Fensterrahmen stecken. Zudem verfeinden sie sich mit einem anderen Arbeiter (Charlie Hall), der von da an auf Rache sinnt. Am Ende fällt Ollie in einen Schacht, durch den die Sägespäne ins Freie befördert werden, und bleibt in der Öffnung stecken. Diese befindet sich etwa in 5 Metern Höhe, Stan besorgt eine Leiter und versucht Ollie herauszuziehen. Die Leiter kippt durch das Gewicht und zerstört durch den Aufprall die Hütte des Bauleiters. Stan und Ollie wollen in ihrem Auto flüchten, wobei sie durch ein senkrechtes Sägeband fahren, worauf ihr Auto in der Hälfte zersägt wird.

Wissenswertes zum Hintergrund
 Die Dreharbeiten dauerten vom 15. bis 25. Juli 1933.
 Das zweigeteilte Auto am Schluss des Films wurde mithilfe des sogenannten "Travelling Matte"-Tricks produziert. Dabei filmte man zuerst die eine und anschließend die andere Hälfte und fügte die beiden Bilder dann mit einem optischen Printer zu einem ganzen zusammen.
 Die Schlussszene des Films ist auch die Schlussszene der deutschen Slapstickreihe Dick und Doof.

Die deutsche Synchronfassung
 Unter dem Titel Die Wundersäge wurde der Film 1953 erstmals bei Elite-Film in Berlin mit einer deutschen Fassung versehen. Walter Bluhm sprach Stan Laurel und Herbert A. E. Böhme Oliver Hardy.
 1961 wurde bei der Beta-Technik in München die zweite Fassung mit dem Titel Dick und Doof im Sägewerk erstellt. Die Dialoge stammten von Wolfgang Schick, Regie führte Manfred R. Köhler und die Musik steuerte Conny Schumann bei. Walter Bluhm sprach erneut Stan und Arno Paulsen lieh Ollie seine Stimme. Die deutsche Stimme für Charlie Hall war Erich Ebert. Die bis heute erhalten gebliebene deutsche Fassung entstand zusammen mit einigen anderen Filmen 1960/61 und wurde erstmals in der deutschen Serie "Es darf gelacht werden" am 14. Mai 1961 ausgestrahlt und wurde auch auf DVD veröffentlicht.

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Am Rande der Kreissage
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Finally Conversations with God, the film, has reached Hong Kong. I've seen it and also heard its remarkably repetitive musical theme - music as mantra perhaps. The film is quite biographical. As such its conversations are almost more encounters with varieties of American ruthlessness towards the kind of unfortunate that Neale Walsch once was on the streets than conversations with whoever/whatever precisely is the talkative God of his best selling books. These records are now out in 37 languages and the film also shows how a certain type of book deal is done.
Walschs' bad times are used to make him look chiefly a victim/saint full of publicly relevant feeling once he becomes famously influential. The reality might be a little different. Not only does the real life Walsch look, dare I suggest it, a bit more canny and streetwise than Henry Czerny's sugary performance of him, but his beliefs suggest something a little more aggressive than the mild mannered talker of the film. His website recently defined his work this year as "A Civil Rights Campaign of the Soul against the Judgemental God".
Walsch's God is and isn't new. The writer studied a variety of spiritual traditions from youth on but his, or his God's, statements (for which one must go more to the books) offer a synthesis (pot pourri!) for the modern world of many religious thinkers and philosophers. But also their denial, like most obviously he's a God of Love echoing Judaeo-Christian tradition yet also very much not the God of that tradition because he doesn't want, judge or oppose anything. But judge is something even lovers do. "God" for Neale is however simply Pure Intelligence (which could signify an idealization of the cerebral/intellectual interests of the writer's Virgo sun sign) and Essential Energy.
Whatever within the nature of this conversing deity owes more to Walsch's past influences (he was raised Catholic), to unconscious inventions or even the dictation of spirits (since I can't allow God is involved for reasons that will be clear) is an open question albeit the author claims to be uniquely "inspired". He doesn't regard himself as channelling at all. Even so, what's certain is that it's rather contradictory to present an unwanting, therefore impassive, God as one so exceptionally keen to dialogue unless you're prepared to identify your unconscious self and God more than Walsch seems to want to do. The film does moreover suggest in conclusion that we call upon this "God", so he's (sort of) separate and out there.
It's notorious that Americans have little sense of history hence also religious history. Even so it's quite ambitious (or arrogant) to imply that all the prophets and thinkers before oneself must have got it wrong about God either for yesterday's or today's world so that with at most a nod in the direction of past inspiration one can as good as start again.
Why don't fans and devotees (since Walsch is now almost a cult figure) have a greater suspicion about what's being offered? Basically I think this guru profits from the (un)philosophical postmodernism of the times which doesn't want the big picture ("grand narratives") of the major philosophies with their generalizations. Accordingly it will suffice if individual statements sound helpful, wise, comforting and relevant (and taken in isolation undoubtedly some are). They especially seem so for America where Walsch's success began and which has a known yen for positive thought formulae taken on board very pragmatically and often regardless of the larger framework from which the statements may derive.
However… what there sometimes is of Walsch's bigger picture does raise questions. Beyond reincarnation you need to believe (rather pantheistically and hinduistically) that everything and everyone is "one". But are they really so, and especially as they are right now? It used to be that religions including Hinduism separated people out by initiation to obtain higher knowledge. In the world of Walsch's conversations there's no initiation and everybody is one in God. But do you really believe you and God are "one" with murderers, torturers, paedophiles, etc. I suspect Walsch fans aren't passionately asking themselves these questions. And they don't need to because this God denies that evil like death really exists, (death and birth are the same thing). This means Walsch comfortably also denies any hell really exists - but again is that really true when (as indicated last article) people often experience negative N.D.E s that take them to such a zone?
While undeniably seers have on occasions been told to 'write" the words of God as a single message usually communications from God are precisely words of God, speech and also reverberant declarations of limited length that the recipient may need time to absorb so that dialogue gets slowed or postponed. Frequent automatic writing such as Neale relies on and which allows the author more rapid reaction and dialogue has most affinity with modern spiritualism or channelling though Walsch doesn't allow the comparison – as said he claims he's "inspired". Given the frequent contradictions that channelling is known to turn up tricksy spirits that esoteric writers link to the astral plane are often said to be responsible for it, while some Christians might go further and speak of demons and "doctrines of demons" scripturally warned against (1.Tim 4:1). The latter are what (if Walsch's conversation phenomenon is more psychic/spiritual than just imaginative and unconscious) the author has some chance to be dealing with. Especially so since Walsch's God so emphatically keeps (in essence even if without specific source references) denying cardinal scriptural concepts and beliefs.
WHO HAS CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD and WHY?
In fairness it's easy to be critical and deconstruct but what would a true conversation with God be like? It's what perhaps everyone feels they occasionally want and need and at the folk/popular level of almost every faith tradition people attempt it and assume its possibility because it's human to pray and ask questions. But is it right and possible under the rules of the main religious systems? Supposedly not if you're a Buddhist since Buddhism is "atheistic". Not if you're a Muslim since then your duty is hearing and "submission" (which is what Islam means),not dialogue. Hinduism is more about devotion and mantras than conversation though the dialogue idea is known but more as a concession to the devotee's failure to realize the illusion of everything including his/her separate self.
So one is left with the dialogue of I-Thou communication of Judaeo-Christian tradition that Walsch is avoiding or indirectly opposing. In Judaism conversation exists but is somewhat restricted to prophets and the super observant who should cover their heads if male. It's Christianity that through Jesus has democratized dialogue whose range, (but not style or content), effectively Walsch imitates without acknowledgement.
Even in Christianity dialogue has tended in recent centuries to be more Protestant than Catholic. In Catholicism saints and priests enjoy some privilege here. Traditionally believers speak more to Mary, saints and angels below God. Evangelicalism stresses "personal relation with Christ" and thus a familiarity in prayer but this relies on opening to relation through a degree of imagination and a Jesus who confirms contact or supplies "guidance" or deep intuition through scripture. Since however even at its most relevant scripture is not "modern" (no planes, no computers, no word for "homosexuality" etc) the scope of dialogue can be limited in some areas. This leaves us with direct experience charismatics who lay claim to the Spirit and (arguably) democratize experiences lost over time or hidden in monasteries and mysticism (Teresa of Avila seems very "charismatic"). Also instead of concentrating on God through Jesus or on just Jesus they may address and hear from all members of the Trinity.
In contrast to the automatic writing of Walsch, charismatics have automatic speech, ("speaking in tongues"). This is said to be incomprehensible unless translated by gifted associates but experience is that while they are "uttering", concepts, ideas, phrases cross the speaker's mind so that usually he/she, even without any translating witnesses, approximately knows what's being said by themselves and/or by God. This is therefore the nearest to "conversation with God" (short of the revelations of prophets who anyway more declare than dialogue). It's also dialogue of an internal spirit with and through Holy Spirit, a major contrast to Walsch's "soul" talk which is said to thrive (like wicca and magic rites) on use of emotion. Although charismatic experience appears emotional and may be introduced by surges of emotion as a shift in level of consciousness takes place the core experience of Spirit appears to be cool, not impersonal, but detached.
Emotional/devotional/love relation to God is directed upon Jesus by almost any believer, not just charismatics. A more mental/"intellectual" relation attaches to the Spirit through whom the "mind" of God is known while the "will" or power of God is most known in relation to the Creator/Father. Some would maintain (and I myself only discovered it in the course of processing the variety of experiences recorded in Thunder Perfect Minds) that only certain subjects are appropriate or even allowed with one member of the Trinity rather than another. Perhaps one of the bigger shocks of my spiritual life came when I was told that certain issues (political and rights issues in this case) that I considered a proper subject for prayer must be referred to Jesus and not God the Father (whom I believed I was addressing) because there was something else we would discuss. When I had time to absorb this –the initial shock of the communication in its sheer force and clarity left me almost reeling – I wondered if in feeling terms the comparison shouldn't be with those who got their protocol wrong in Versailles and strayed into the apartments of Sa Majeste's when they were meant to be directing towards Monsieur le Dauphin's.
It's not the only time I've felt I made some kind of faux pas. I once strayed towards mention of precisely Conversations with God. I shan't mention it again in a hurry unless it's specifically mentioned to me. Doubtless with God there are better subjects for dialogue. I should say Neale Walsch belongs to those who have presumed, who have committed Lese Majeste. It's a pity his readers aren't more suspicious of the fact but it's notorious that false prophets have big followings in the short term.
For those who want a bit of astrology of Walsch, his success and fame are reflected in Jupiter (religion/philosophy/publishing issues) conjunct the connective nodes both on 15 Leo, a world point.
The writing and the automatic/spontaneous/unusual writing are very clearly given by Mercury (writing/ communication) fortunately trine Mars (energetic, driven writing) and Uranus (unusual innovative writing). One of the points of these conversations is to gain a "modern" vision.
I have been a bit of a voice crying in the astrological wilderness for the idea that Pluto is the true planetary symbol for God. However, given this assumption the notion of having or just wanting "Conversations with God" is clearly mapped by Mercury (conversations) in opportunity sextile to precisely Pluto.
Pluto rules Scorpio so we are not surprised that at the world premiere of Conversations, (27th Oct 06) all of Sun, Venus, Mars, Mercury and Jupiter were in the God sign of Scorpio but with a Saturn square to Mercury raising questions (Saturn is doubt) on what God we are talking about.
This fundamental problem is already in Walsch's birth chart which shows a difficulty square to Neptune the mystical planet (which however receives an opportunity sextile from asteroid Lucifer). Neptune square Saturn can be depressing and is doubtless involved with Walsch's life of want and beggary on the streets. I maintain that the temptation of Christ occurred when Saturn transited opposite his natal Neptune.
Due to lack of a birth time I am unable to know where the moon stands on the day and this could affect numbers of aspects important in assessing the work of persons relying on intuition and who are writers. (The Gauquelin statistics considered the position of the moon very important for writers). The moon is in either late Capricorn or early Aquarius.
Wow...that's some treatise you've composed there on Walsch.


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Home » Current Affairs » Articles » Priyanka Gandhi's entry into politics
Priyanka Gandhi's entry into politics
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is the latest entrant into Indian politics from the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty. Her political debut last week in a roadshow in Uttar Pradesh, is seen as a game changer ahead of Lok Sabha election 2019.
What are the reasons behind the entry through Uttar Pradesh?
Uttar Pradesh is a big state with a big population of 220 million people. It offers 80 Lok Sabha seats, which is largest among any state in the country, which can help any party to become a major political force in the Parliamentary elections. But the state is dominated by two strong regional caste-based parties(BSP and SP), which is fighting for power with the BJP, where Congress is only a single and marginal. In the last elections, the BJP won 73 of the 80 seats in the state. The Congress party has continuously lost its ground for the past 10 years. In the 2009 general election in Uttar Pradesh, Congress won 21 seats, but in the 2014 election, it won just 2. Besides, the pre-poll alliance between the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP) is a seen a huge hurdle for the Congress to garner huge votes. Congress leadership might have felt that winning as many seats in the UP through Priyanka Gandhi could be a big boost for the party to capture the power.
Does Rahul need more support ?
Some political experts feel Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's entry into politics is a clear signal that that her brother Rahul Gandhi, the Congress president, has failed many times. Despite the recent successes in three state assembly elections, many also feel that the party is desperate to find more fighting power to take on the ruling BJP at a national level. Since, the Congress party is not being accepted to join the grand alliance (mahagathbandhan) in many states, Priyanka, who is from his (Rahul's) family, is forced to fight the election along with her brother.
Congress needs a crowd puller
The Congress feels that Priyanka Gandhi can emerge successful in capitalising on the goodwill that the Nehru-Gandhi family continues to retain in some parts of the Uttar Pradesh. The party believes that Priyanka has the charisma and crowd-pulling capacity can be used for attracting a large section of people in UP. One among the primary aspects is that her physical resemblance with her grandmother Indira Gandhi. Political experts and activists have observed and pointed out repeatedly this attribute could be an important tool. Besides, they hope that the Congress could emerge successful in rekindling the party's old emotional appeal thereby winning some seats. Since, the party has seen few victories after a disastrous performance in the 2014 general election, her entry will offer the much needed morale boost.
Can Congress win the political game ?
Many political experts feel that there is anti incumbency against BJP in Uttar Pradesh. As the saffron party is running both the central and state governments. This could alienate a part of the voters, who are often titled as 'floating voters' who could offer the winning margin in the election. Many also feel that this kind of voters are the people who could have sided with the BJP in 2014 and 2017 to bring a change in the state. Moreover, BSP-SP Alliance could be a big hurdle for BJP. Since both the parties had a pre-poll alliance in the 1993 assembly election, where BJP lost heavily due to the alliance. Congress leadership might have felt that Priyanka Gandhi campaign could grab a bigger pie during such the battle. Moreover, Congress feels that they could capitalise on the rising discontent throughout the country with issues like weak economy, bad loans, unhappy backward communities and lacklustre job growth.
Priyanka Gandhi's arrival in the politics through the eastern Uttar Pradesh can bring much needed boost to the Congress. Since the party is focussed on parliament seats where most of the family members have won previously. But it won't be easy for the new Gandhi to get big wins easily. Besides, playing old emotional connections during the elections has often resulted in failure. One must observe that the arrival of a new Gandhi member cannot fix the internal problems of the organisation and cannot guarantee a sweeping win in the elections.
Related Sections:
Reasons Behind Rahul Gandhi entering into politics
Varun Gandhi, the prodigal grandson?
What sense does freeing Rajiv Gandhi's killers make to the common Indian?
Caste, Religion and Ethnicity in Indian Politics
Rise of Gandhi
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is reviewing a batch of potentially classified documents found in the Washington office space of President Joe Biden's former institute, the White House said Monday.
Special counsel to the president Richard Sauber said "a small number of documents with classified markings" were discovered as Biden's personal attorneys were clearing out the offices of the Penn Biden Center, where the president kept an office after he left the vice presidency in 2017 until shortly before he launched his 2020 presidential campaign in 2019. The documents were found on Nov. 2, 2022, in a "locked closet" in the office, Sauber said.
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A person who is familiar with the matter but not authorized to discuss it publicly said Attorney General Merrick Garland asked U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois John Lausch to review the matter after the Archives referred the issue to the department. Lausch is one of the few U.S. attorneys to be held over from former President Donald Trump's administration.
Irrespective of the Justice Department review, the revelation that Biden potentially mishandled classified or presidential records could prove to be a political headache for the president, who called Trump's decision to keep hundreds of such records at his private club in Florida "irresponsible."
The revelation comes as Republicans have taken control of the House of Representatives and are promising to launch widespread investigations of Biden's administration.
It also may complicate the Justice Department's consideration on whether to bring charges against Trump, who has launched a repeat bid for the White House in 2024 and has repeatedly claimed that the department's inquiry of his own conduct amounted to "corruption."
Rep. James Comer, the new GOP chairman of the House Oversight Committee, said Monday that the revelation raised questions about the Justice Department's handling of the Trump probe.
"Is the White House going to be raided tonight? Are they going to raid the Bidens?" he asked reporters. "This is further concern that there's a two-tier justice system within the DOJ with how they treat Republicans versus Democrats, certainly how they treat the former president versus the current president."
His Democratic counterpart, Rep. Jamie Raskin, said Biden's attorneys "appear to have taken immediate and proper action."
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chair of the powerful House Judiciary Committee, said Monday that the American public deserved to know earlier about the revelation of classified documents.
Votes on creating that committee are expected as soon as this week, setting up a showdown between Republicans and the prosecutors leading various federal investigations, including the ones into Trump.
It wasn't immediately clear why the White House didn't disclose the discovery of the documents or the DOJ review sooner. CBS was first to report Monday on the discovery of the potentially classified documents.
The Justice Department for months has been investigating the retention of roughly 300 documents that were marked as classified and were recovered from the Trump's Florida estate. In that instance, prosecutors say, representatives of Trump resisted requests to give back the full stash of classified documents and failed to fully comply with a subpoena that sought their return.
FBI agents in August served a search warrant at the Mar-a-Lago property, removing 15 boxes of records.
It is not clear when a decision when will be made on whether Trump, or anyone else, should be charged.
The think tank, formally known as the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement, is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania and continues to operate independently of the Biden administration.
— Associated Press writers Nomaan Merchant, Eric Tucker and Farnoush Amiri in Washington and Michael Tarm in Chicago contributed.


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Come on, people! This was a zero-budget student film, for God's sake! You can't assess this movie like you would the latest big-budget studio blockbuster. This was an earnest effort of some FX-crazed kids, who did their damnedest to get some cool stop-motion monster sequences on film as a showcase of their talents. Dennis Muren went on to STAR WARS fame and many Oscars, and the late lamented David Allen enlivened many a crappy Charles Band flick (that's actually a redundancy) with superb effects that always belied the pitiful budget he was given to work with. All I know is, my younger brother and I, both stop-motion fans, saw the trailer for EQUINOX at some long-ago Saturday matinée and KNEW we had to see this film. And when we finally did we thought it was COOL! I'd rather see a continuity-challenged, amateur FX effort like this than any multimillion-dollar CG crapfest like VAN HELSING any day of the week!


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Coronavirus mRNA vaccines won't just end the pandemic. They could change vaccines forever
Two vaccine candidates show promise in knocking out the pandemic. The technology used to develop them could herald more breakthroughs.
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New vaccine technology could help end the pandemic -- and future pandemics, too.
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When a novel coronavirus began infecting humans in late 2019, our immune systems were caught off-guard. The virus clogged lungs. It caused clotting and heart problems. It spread quickly and killed indiscriminately. Many of those who battled the virus and survived were left with lingering health issues, struggling for breath. The virus had evolved a near-perfect mechanism for invasion, and we could not contain it.
As the scale of the pandemic became clear, it was apparent there would only be one way out: We'd need a vaccine. The question rapidly morphed from "will they work?" to "how can we make them work as soon as possible?" Science moved rapidly, too.
Now, one year after the coronavirus' genetic sequence was revealed, two vaccines could help the pandemic come to an end sooner rather than later. One is from biotech giant Pfizer and the other from young upstart Moderna, and both have been approved for emergency use by the US Food and Drug Administration.
Both use a breakthrough vaccine technology that could change how we battle illness and disease in the future.
The accelerated development, testing and subsequent approvals are a spectacular and unprecedented achievement. Vaccines can take over a decade to create, but the two firms built them in just 10 months. Their successes arise in part due to how they designed their new vaccines.
Both use synthetic messenger RNA, or mRNA, a molecule that tells cells how to build proteins. With it, you can trick cells into producing proteins usually found in SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and stimulate the immune system -- without making patients sick -- to provide protection against infection.
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These are the first two vaccines to use this pioneering technology. If they are as effective as early data suggests, they could herald a new era in vaccine and therapeutic design. With significant refinement, mRNA vaccines could treat not just viral diseases like COVID-19, but inherited diseases, allergies or even cancer. "I think we'll see some pretty incredible breakthroughs based on these technologies in the future," says Larisa Labzin, an immunologist at the University of Queensland, Australia.
And if another pandemic catches our immune systems off-guard in the future, mRNA vaccines have the potential to put a stop to things faster than ever before.
Hijacking a factory
Cells are protein factories. Almost every cell in the body has a tiny compartment known as the nucleus, where the body's instruction manual, DNA, is stored. DNA contains two strands, twisted into a double helix, composed of four bases. Stretches of DNA, containing a few bases or many thousands, form genes.
Genes are like chapters or sections in the manual. They contain the information necessary to build specific proteins. But reading the instructions requires a few steps. The DNA strands have to be unzipped so just one strand of bases is accessible. Once unzipped, an enzyme swoops in and builds the mirror image of that single strand in a process known as transcription.
This single strand is mRNA. Once the cell moves the mRNA to another machine in the factory, a ribosome, it's able to construct a protein. Here's where the new vaccines come in: You can skip the DNA unzipping and hand a cell the mRNA instructions directly, enabling it to make any protein you want.
With the coronavirus, scientists found the perfect protein to build: the spike.
Finding a target
For all the havoc it has wreaked, the coronavirus isn't a complicated virus. Its greatest weapon is also its Achilles' heel.
A single coronavirus particle is like the head of the medieval morning star; a tiny, spiked wrecking ball. Inside lies its entire genetic blueprint, from which it constructs protein spikes. The spikes, which jut out from SARS-CoV-2's shell, allow it to force itself inside human cells and hijack the factories, inserting its genetic instructions to make more copies of itself.
"I think we'll see some pretty incredible breakthroughs based on these technologies in the future."
Larisa Labzin, immunologist, University of Queensland
As soon as the genetic blueprint for SARS-CoV-2 was known, in early January, scientists and researchers homed in on the spike protein. After the previous SARS pandemic in 2002-03, studies showed the protein would be a great target for vaccine development, because of its critical role in infection. SARS-CoV-2's spike is very similar to the spike found in the SARS virus, with a couple of tiny genetic tweaks.
Early research showed that when immune cells identify the spike, some produce antibodies to neutralize the virus and others are recruited to kill any cells already infected. Importantly, some immune cells remember their interactions with the spike, allowing any subsequent infection to be fought off. The spike protein became a viable target for vaccines and development began in earnest.
There are several different ways to create a vaccine, but they all have the same goal. "We're trying to trick the immune system into thinking that it's seen the virus before," Labzin says.
In the past, vaccines have utilized weakened versions of a virus or specific pieces of a virus to stimulate immunity. The human papillomavirus, or HPV, vaccine, for instance, contains pieces of four different HPV strains. Similarly, some COVID-19 vaccines in development are using inactivated virus or weakened versions of SARS-CoV-2. In these vaccines, the virus has been manipulated to stimulate the immune system -- but it's been altered to ensure it doesn't make the patient sick.
Another high-profile vaccine candidate, developed by Oxford University and pharma company AstraZeneca, uses a different method again. "They basically get the virus and take out all the dangerous parts of it," Labzin says. The chimpanzee virus becomes a courier, delivering DNA instructions to a human cell.
Pfizer's and Moderna's vaccines are completely different. They deliver synthetic mRNA to cells, and they're the first vaccines ever built to fight infectious disease this way.
A plug-and-play vaccine
It's no surprise that mRNA vaccines zipped ahead in the race for a coronavirus vaccine.
Moderna has been tinkering with them for years. BioNTech, which partnered with Pfizer, has been trying to develop the tech for influenza. There was a lot of uncertainty as to how successful they could be. But the global pandemic provided an opportunity to really put the new vaccine strategy to the test.
Messenger RNA vaccines are platforms. To borrow a phrase from the tech world, mRNA vaccines work like plug-and-play devices. In each vaccine, mRNA instructions (software) are encapsulated inside a droplet of fat (hardware). In theory, you can plug any mRNA instructions you wish into the droplet and get the body to start making the protein of your choice.
In Pfizer's and Moderna's vaccines, the instructions code for the SARS-CoV-2 spike. Human cells recognize the spike, and the immune system responds as if infected by the real virus.
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Pfizer's data suggests its mRNA vaccine is 95% effective. Moderna says its own vaccine is 94.5% effective. They can protect against mild and severe forms of COVID-19. But even though the initial data looks good, what exactly goes on inside the body is yet to be fully understood. "The mechanism by which specific mRNA vaccines activate the immune system is not yet fully known," says Magdalena Plebanski, professor of immunology at RMIT University, Australia.
They're also very quick and easy to produce. Where other types of vaccines take weeks of lab work, mRNA molecules can be assembled and placed in a vaccine within days.
However, it's fragile and prone to destruction. As a result, mRNA vaccines require storage in ultra-low temperatures. Both Pfizer's and Moderna's vaccines must be kept at either minus 70 degrees Celsius or minus 20 degrees Celsius, respectively, and cannot be stored in a regular fridge for long periods of time. This threatens the supply chain and poses problems for production and storage.
Can we end all pandemics?
We're yet to see how well these vaccines will hold up over the long term. The end of the current pandemic is still a ways off. It will still be some time before COVID-19 is behind us.
Still, initial results show the two mRNA vaccines are safe and surprisingly effective. Analysis and follow-up over years will be required to understand how long the vaccinations last and how robust they are: Can they prevent disease altogether, giving us a chance to eradicate the disease? Or will they merely help slow the spread?
But the small successes signify a leap forward for vaccine development. If mRNA vaccines can become truly plug-and-play and we can throw any instructions we like at them, we can begin to think about other diseases where they could be beneficial. We have found the keys to the protein factories -- so what will we build?
One line of study is cancer research. Dozens of clinical trials are underway or completed, evaluating how mRNA might be used to combat different types of cancers. Some cancers express very specific proteins the body recognizes as foreign. By decoding the mRNA that produces these proteins, researchers can produce tailor-made vaccines against cancer -- a lofty goal, but one that has demonstrated positive benefits in prostate cancer, lung cancer and bladder cancer.
That's not to say Moderna or Pfizer and BioNTech can pivot their COVID-19 vaccine tomorrow and have a working prostate cancer fix. It's here where the plug-and-play analogy breaks down a little. Even with certified hardware, each vaccine requires its own evaluation process.
"When you tweak an mRNA sequence or formulation in a vaccine, you are highly likely to need to go all the way back to square one," Plebanski says. "Safety is the most important parameter for vaccines. That is why they take so long to be tested and deployed."
If a new virus were to arise and cause a pandemic, the hardware built during today's crisis will certainly help speed up vaccine development, but it won't skip past the protocols that build safety into the process.
And it's certain we will confront another pandemic. It's certain our immune systems will be caught off-guard once again. The tried-and-true methods of social distancing, mask wearing and good hygiene will help keep the unknown disease at bay. But they may not be enough.
It's too early to say if they will end all pandemics, but knowing that mRNA vaccines work in this one might give us a head start on the next.
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Russia is now under pressure to prove its space programme is safe and received a boost on Friday when NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine said he had full confidence in Russian-made Soyuz rockets and expected U.S. astronauts to fly on them again.
NASA has relied on Russian rockets to ferry astronauts to the space station since the United States retired its Space Shuttle programme in 2011. The agency is waiting for the tests early next year of two commercial rockets, by SpaceX and Boeing.


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RTÉ puts Irish wildlife centre stage this spring
April 13, 2018 by Calvin Jones Leave a Comment
State broadcaster Radio Telefis Éireann (RTÉ) has announced an impressive array of wildlife and nature programming as part of its spring schedule. Hosted by passionate Irish naturalists and film-makers, the programmes capture and share the wonder of Irish wildlife.
Ireland's Wild Atlantic
The season kicks off on the 22 April with the much-anticipated Ireland's Deep Atlantic. Underwater cameraman Ken O'Sullivan embarks on a series of voyages into the North Atlantic depths in search of whales, sharks, deepwater corals and other fascinating creatures that live in the waters off our island nation's south and west coasts.
From the largest animal ever to have lived on earth, to some of the smallest, this two-part series will, for the first time, delve into the lives of these creatures, investigate their behaviour, and examine the health of Ireland's deep ocean habitats.
Significantly, as well as showcasing our incredible oceanic wildlife, the programme was also a partner in ground-breaking science through the sharing of resources and collaboration with research scientists. To date, the partnership has led to the publication of no less than five scientific research publications. That's unprecedented for an Irish television documentary.
As a child I would do just about anything to be on the shore or in the water… and that hasn't changed much.
Ken O'Sullivan, Underwater Wildlife Cameraman
Ireland to front European wildlife extravaganza
On Sunday 06 May, Ireland goes international, as RTÉ hosts the EBU Nature LIVE event.
With RTÉ's resident nature anchorman Derek Mooney at the helm, broadcasting live from the banks of Dublin's River Liffey, and award-winning wildlife cameraman Colin Stafford-Johnson presenting from the Blasket Islands on Ireland's wild south coast, this hour-long wildlife spectacle will showcase Europe's incredible wildlife.
From Norwegian Polar Bears to Spanish Flamingos, Irish basking sharks to Slovenian wolves the programme celebrates European wildlife in all its glory — and for once, puts Ireland centre stage! Viewers across Europe will be encouraged to participate and share through social media using the hashtag #naturelive.
If you go out and you keep your eyes peeled, and you listen to the sounds around you, you can really discover something new every single day.
Colin Stafford-Johnson, Wildlife Cameraman
The day kicks off with the annual dawn chorus event, broadcasting live on RTÉ Radio 1 from 12am to 7am and taking in the natural symphony of birdsong from more than 20 locations across Europe.
"Europe's nature is spectacular," said wildlife presenter Derek Mooney. "It's only right that we celebrate it, and I'm delighted that RTÉ is hosting this unique event which will be viewed by millions of people throughout the world on TV and online."
Wildlife… all year round
Dr Tara Shine — one of the presenters on A Wild Irish Year
Finally, rounding off the seasonal wildlife bonanza is A Wild Irish Year. Starting on Sunday 13 May this four-part series takes us on a journey through the Irish seasons, looking at the changes that sweep across Ireland's habitats and the impacts on her wildlife as the year progresses.
Produced by Crossing the Line Productions for RTÉ (creators of the internationally acclaimed Wild Ireland and The Secret Life of The Shannon) and presented by passionate wildlife presenters Tara Shine, Rob Gandola and Eoin Warner the series takes a close look at some of our most spectacular natural events, and introduces a diverse range of people who'se livelihoods depend on the natural seasonal rhythms that are so much a part of Irish life.
Ireland's nature is wild, unpredictable and constantly surprising.
You just never know what is around the next corner and finding hidden wildlife is always a thrill.
Dr Tara Shine
Visit the RTÉ website's nature section for more on Irish natural history broadcasting.
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Q: Javascript. How do I send information to another website in javascript? I've got form information captured and have built a URL to another website. How do I actually send that from javascript.
[theotherwebsiteUrl]?parama=A&paramb=B&paramc=C

This is the format I have built as a string into a variable called body.
I want 'some JS function' to send the contents of body to [theotherwebsite].
Their server is geared to accept this string and parse if from my website. I just don't know what function to use to ship off an entire url string variables and all now that I concatenated the string to their format.
Thank you!

A: You "send information you another website" by loading a URL (sending an HTTP request), either directly in the browser or through Ajax. You can attach GET parameters to that URL or send POST data along with it.
For example:
window.location.href = '[otherWebsiteUrl]?parama=A&paramb=B&paramc=C';

or:
var xmlhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
xmlhttp.open("GET","[otherWebsiteUrl]?parama=A&paramb=B&paramc=C",true);
xmlhttp.send();

Note: sending a request through Ajax to a different server requires the remote server to be set up to receive it - see How do I send a cross-domain POST request via JavaScript?
Or cheat a bit, using JSONP: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSONP


What is Lancome Energie De Vie Exfoliating Mask?
As per product's official site, after launching its first-ever fix-all beauty cream in 1936, Lancôme's climb up to worldwide fame and fortune became unstoppable. Its potential caught the eye of the global skin care giant, the L'Oreal Group, which acquired the brand in 1964, rebranding Lancôme as a luxury brand serving the impeccable taste and highly demanding Class A taste. As a luxury brand, Lancôme has exhibited resilience in its more than 80 years of operations and pursuit of indulgence in personal care.
LANCOME Energie de Vie The Illuminating & Purifying Exfoliating Mask, US $55 for every 2.6 oz. jar, is a dual purpose face mask that moisturizes and exfoliates your skin at the same time.
Lancome Energie De Vie Exfoliating Mask- Does it really work?
This product works by delivering a solution that replenishes your skin's lost nutrients and moisture while also revealing newer, lesser damaged skin by exfoliating the dead top layer.
What are the ingredients in Lancome Energie De Vie Exfoliating Mask?
Salicylic Acid: Works by helping the skin to shed dead cells from the top layer and by decreasing redness and swelling but incorrect use may lead to dryness and peeling of skin with hives and itchiness on the skin surface.
The formula has a nice consistency that goes on well on skin and feels good during the session.
The manufacturer discloses this product's details, including how it works, and how to apply. But there is no mentioning of the ingredients which could an issue to people with sensitive skin type.
This product lists Denatured Alcohol as a third ingredient, next to water and glycerin, which indicates that it is present in high concentration in this mask solution.
Mask is bit slow and needs to be kept for longer time duration, but may still not be able to give expected results.
Does Lancome Energie De Vie Exfoliating Mask have any Side Effects?
Cleanse your skin before applying LANCOME Energie de Vie The Illuminating & Purifying Exfoliating Mask.
Leave on for 3 minutes then, massage for another 3. Rinse off with lukewarm water.
LANCOME Energie de Vie The Illuminating & Purifying Exfoliating Mask can refine your skin surface. As for moisturizing it, it's highly doubtful because of the high concentration of drying alcohol in the formula.