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Bonnie banks of Loch Lomond
Left Glasgow this morning, heading north. Not too far though as we have stopped overnight at Balloch on the southern shore of Loch Lomond.
The weather was forecast to be bad, but we arrived to sunshine, so set off to explore.
Balloch has a pretty waterfront, with surprising numbers of people paddling and swimming in the loch.
Decided not to join them, and instead follow the cycle route along the western shore up to Luss. Very disappointing as rather than hug the loch, it hugged the main road and was actually only a narrow pavement for most of the route. We didn't see the loch again until we reached Luss, but it was worth the journey as it had a nice pier with great views of Ben Lomond.
We bought ice creams and watched as people jumped off the pier, right next to the sign that said 'no swimming'.
The village was full of cute little bungalows, most of them with beautiful gardens. We noticed a sign saying that the judging of the best kept village garden was tomorrow - if I was in charge picture three would be the clear winner.
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Badminton claim to fame
We have spent the last couple of days watching badminton at the Commonwealth Games.
Yesterday we saw the first round and watched a guy from the Norfolk Islands play the Scottish number one.
Apparently, only about 1,000 people live in the Norfolk Islands and only six of them play badminton, so it was not surprising that he struggled. I am sure that Darren could easily beat him, but he had a lovely time, diving headfirst all over the court and politely applauding when he opponent played a good shot - which was obviously all of the time.
Fortunately, the standard was better today and we had good seats to watch the number one seeds, Chris and Gabby Adcock win their game.
Here comes our claim to fame - Chris is from Ravenshead, which is just north of Nottingham, and when he was still a little boy, Darren and I played a team match against him and his mum. It would sound better if we had won, but unfortunately not.
Ps, he seems to look a bit orangutan like when he hits his overhead shots, but then, what do I know.
Up close to the medallists
We were sitting quietly on the train making our way to the squash this morning, when suddenly we were surrounded by lively Kiwis. It was the New Zealand track cycling team and they were going to Kiwi House for a celebration.
The gang were lovely and posed for a photo. The guy on the right is Eddie Dawkins who won a gold and a bronze medal, and sitting on his knee is Marc Ryan who got two bronzes. The girls were also on the team but hadn't won any medals. Eddie was keen to get back to the House as he went there last night and managed to leave his medals behind, so I think he was celebrating then as well.
Arrived at the squash for finals day, and it was looking really good for England as we had five players competing.
In the ladies playoff for the bronze medal, a Kiwi beat Alison Waters from England, and then in the final Nicole David from Malaysia beat another English player, Laura Massaro. So silver and fourth places - not bad.
On to the mens and bronze place was won by Peter Barker from England. All that remained was an all English final between James Wilstrop and Nick Matthew, so we weren't sure who to support.
It was an epic five set final, but eventually Nick clinched it for Sheffield and England.
We were right next to the flags for the medal ceremony, and stood to attention for the national anthem. Then came the best bit, a photo with the friendly and charming James Wilstrop and his silver medal.
Best in the world at the squash
Had an interesting time getting to the squash today. We stood on the train station and less than five minutes before the train was due, they announced that it had been cancelled!
We waited half an hour for another one, then once we got to the centre of Glasgow, the women's marathon meant that all of the bus stops had been relocated and the timetable abandoned.
We arrived at the squash with eight minutes to spare and settled down to an amazing sight - five cleaners simultaneously polishing every angle of the glass court ready for the action to begin.
Firstly we saw Nicole David, world number one from Malaysia get through to the ladies final tomorrow by beating a New Zealander. The other ladies semi final takes place tonight.
The mens semi final in our session was an all English affair, Peter Barker the current world number eight against Nick Matthew, the best player in the world. It was a very bad tempered match in places, but it was great to see Nick get through.
Finally, we had to battle our way back home through the bizarre public transport system that is in operation during the Commonwealth Games.
Rugby Sevens at Ibrox
Cycled from our campsite to Ibrox, Glasgow Rangers ground, to see the Rugby Sevens.
Had a bit of excitement en route as we joined two Scottish and two Nimbian female competitor cyclists in a mini peloton through the Glasgow streets. The Scots were giving a guided tour to the visitors and weren't in a hurry, so we managed to stay with them for a while, until they dropped us on an incline.
Arrived at the stadium to find a fantastic atmosphere, as 40,000 mainly Scottish fans cheered almost everyone. We were there for the first rounds of the round robin, so we saw all of the teams. Each game only lasted 14 minutes in total, and there was a wide range of ability amongst the different teams, so the games were fast and furious.
Australia were very strong and by the time they played their second match, the crowd was getting rowdy. Uganda was Australia's second opponents and once again, Australia quickly went into a huge lead. The crowd started a chant of U Gan Da, and were booing every time Australia scored. Suddenly Uganda headed down the pitch and the whole stadium were on their feet cheering them on. When they scored a try, the whole place exploded!
England played a few games later and had a good win against Sri Lanka, and then came the key match - Scotland v New Zealand.
Huge and deafening crowd support followed every Scottish move and they finished a close second, but apparently New Zealand have never been beaten.
Brilliant audience, great spectacle and looking forward to watching the later rounds, but unfortunately only on the telly.
Roasting in Glasgow
Spent the red hot day checking out the cycling options for our upcoming events in Glasgow.
We started at the Celtic football ground, (transformed for games to the athletics stadium) which is right opposite the Sir Chris Hoy velodrome.
We took photos of a mascot (pic 1), and a friendly volunteer told us that there are 25 of them around the city, so we started our photo collection.
After that it got even hotter as we cycled to Rangers football ground which is now masquerading as the Rugby Sevens stadium - sorry no picture.
Then we found our way to Glasgow city centre to try to match the views seen from the Breakfast TV studio. It was amazingly busy, but got the shot of the armadillo building and the big crany thing.
Central Glasgow again, this time the older part and we found another mascot, unfortunately accompanied by a very loud piper.
Last city port of call was George Square for a quick sandwich break - pic 4.
All that was left was a 20 kilometre blast home on the bikes, followed by four massive glasses of cold water and a very long shower.
Ps, finally we went out for dinner and sat on the next table to the England triathlon team who are racing tomorrow. Best photo of the day - Alistair and Johnnie Brownlee, Vicky Holland, Elaine and Mark!
Triathlon at the Commonwealth Games
First day of the Commonwealth Games and we are on a campsite at Strathclyde Country Park, which happens to be the venue for the Triathlon.
The weather was beautiful as we strolled down to the course and found ourselves a good viewing spot. Elaine and Mark have joined us, and we had a lovely day, along with other enthusiastic supporters. The swan family were segregated on the opposite side of the railings, but they also seemed to enjoy the festivities.
Team England were in fantastic form and came first and third in the ladies race.
The Brownlee brothers dominated in the mens, staying at the front in the swim, breaking away on the bike section - although a young Scottish athlete stayed with them - much to the delight of the crowd.
By the start of the run they were out on their own, and won the gold and silver medals. Hurrah!!
Top golf course at Troon
Set off today, in blazing sunshine, for a mainly off road cycle along the coast from Ayr to Troon.
We managed to find a little road that ran parallel to the Royal Troon course and saw how beautifully manicured the greens were. Also, fantastic views across the sea to the Isle of Arran.
All along the coast it was golf course after golf course, and we stopped to watch four ladies play at Prestwick. It was a bit of an eye opener as I assumed that anyone playing along this coastline must be skilled at the game.
We watched for quite a while as they individually looked for their missing balls. They all dressed the part, though I think they might be 'all the gear, no idears', as when one lady eventually played a shot, it was truly terrible.
I really liked their single white gloves and the sun umbrellas attached to their golf trollies, so I suppose if you are going to be rubbish, you might as well do it stylishly.
Ayr races
We arrived in Ayr at lunchtime and our campsite is very near to the racecourse. We found out that today was a race day so headed along.
The place was completely packed, and lots of the ladies were wearing their best outfits.
There was acres of pink skin on show, that turned redder as the sun shone all afternoon. I was disappointed that I hadn't dressed up too, but I thought people only made an effort for Ascot and the Grand National. Also, it seemed compulsory to wear a fascinator and seven inch high platform sandals. If I bought shoes that high, then I would be able to rest my elbow on top of Darrens head, which wouldn't be a good look for either of us.
There was seven races in total and we were both confident of doing well. I made a beginners mistake of picking the first horse based on his name - Spirit of the Sea.
Daz picked a big lively horse and we placed our bets then stood expectantly at the finish line.
Glenalmond romped home in first place and Darren had his first win of the day.
For the rest of the day I tried out different strategies, big horse, pretty horse with a plaited tail, favourite in the programme, etc, etc, but still no luck.
By the final race I was so disappointed that Daz and I pooled our stakes and went for a good name - Grand Diamond - ridden by a lady jockey called Rachel.
The race started and Rachel quickly got into last place, with the announcer even saying that she was riding well at the back. We were resigned to another loss, but suddenly, on the final bend she started to speed up and overtook the back markers.
She shot past us at full speed and headed for the finishing line as we screamed and jumped up and down. She left it a little bit too late though and only made it to third, but that was my best finish of the day.
Cycling in Galloway
Garlieston is in Galloway, as in Dumfries and Galloway, and the rain stopped overnight, so we set off to explore the area today.
At first our journey was almost mystical, as the land was swirly and misty, with quiet fields full of cows and low cloud that left a tiny space for us to cycle through.
We hardly saw any traffic all day and the roads were lovely, smooth and slightly undulating. It seemed as if there were optical allusions along the way as sometimes it looked as if the road was heading downhill, yet I had to pedal hard, and at other times I almost seemed to be freewheeling uphill.
Our first stop was at the Isle of Whithorn, which is a little village on the mainland with pretty painted houses and a cute harbour.
We then carried on to the tiny seaside village of Monreith where the sun came out and we sat on rocks on the beach eating our picnic.
Finally, we cycled back to Garlieston, the sun was shining, and the whole place looked so different from yesterday that it was difficult to believe that we were in the same place.
Welcome to Scotland
Apparently, England is in the middle of a heatwave, but we arrived to torrential rain today in Scotland. We are planning on spending about six weeks here, although I think we will have to add a disclaimer - weather permitting.
We have driven to Garlieston, which is in the far south western corner of Scotland.
There was a lull in the rain as we arrived and the place looked lively, with the two harbourside bowling greens packed with keen bowlers, all dressed in white.
The campsite was full and it all looked promising.
Before we had time to explore, the rain started up again in earnest and we were confined to our van for about six hours.
It has just stopped now and I have been for a quick wander along the drenched and deserted main street.
The street reminds me of a painting in one of our friends houses, where a long terrace of houses twists around a corner and a scary looking man is walking away.
Hopefully it will all look brighter again tomorrow.
Keswick by bike
Got the bikes out today for a ride to Keswick. We followed the Sustrans route, joining it about two kilometres from our campsite. Firstly we cycled along a completely straight Roman road that stretched ahead of us like a curly ribbon. It didn't go far though, and it did seem a bit of a crazy idea on such hilly terrain.
Next we rode up one side of a valley for a very long way, then turned an unbelievably sharp corner and headed back on a parallel road on the other side of a stream. It was very pretty, but we cycled a very long way to avoid a few hundred metres of busy main road.
Then we climbed up amongst the sheep, stopping frequently to open and close gates.
Finally, we followed a disused railway track, complete with many bridges over a lovely stream, and a couple of tunnels through rocky outcrops.
Arrived in Keswick at lunch time, so had a lengthy stop in this pretty town.
On the way back we took a very hilly route and passed some standing stones. They were about 4,500 years old and the site that the ancient builders chose was superb - a beautiful level grassy area with panoramic views of the mountains.
After a quick stop we cycled towards home on a route called The Old Coach Road. It took an almost Roman style direct route up a huge hill and I felt sorry for the old horses that would have pulled the old coaches.
It was also very gravelly with a massive headwind, and was a hill too high for me. In the end, we admitted defeat, retraced our steps and slowly slogged back along a more modern route home.
Human traffic jam at Helvellyn
Darren spent ages this morning plotting our third ridge walk on his phone. This one was called Helvellyn by Striding Edge, and descent via Swirral Edge and Catstye Cam. Quite a mouthful and actually, quite a trip.
Firstly, it was totally different to our last walk in that there was lots of other people about, and the path was really obvious - in fact we didn't need a map all day.
All started well with the usual endless uphill stretch and then a long fairly easy bit where we strode along quite quickly. Gradually we could see in the distance a rocky outcrop on the top of the hill, and lots of little brightly coloured people clambering along the top of it. (Zoom in on pic one if you don't believe me.)
This is actually Striding Edge and there was no striding along this section. Instead we gingerly inched to the highest point of it and joined a group of people, which eventually totalled at least 100.
We all had to wait while the National Park staff used a helicopter to transport rocks up on to the side of the mountain to try to stop a section eroding.
It was very interesting and dramatic, and we also watched while an air ambulance helicopter landed far below us to collect an injured hiker.
After a long wait everyone was getting fidgety and we were then allowed to climb down a really steep ridge and then there was a group charge up the side of Helvellyn. It was a bit chaotic but we both cambered up quite quickly and arrived safely at the top.
Here the group gradually dispersed and we climbed down (mostly on my bottom) the Swirral Edge, (see pic three) then up the final climb of Catstye Cam. This one was not scary, but at the top there was a perfect cone mountain top, with 360 degree views.
After all the excitement we marched down to the pub for a quick pint, and then back on our bikes for the painful uphill climb back to our campsite.
Wetherlam ridge walk
After the success of our previous ridge walk, we thought we would try a second one from the same book.
It was slightly more complicated as the start was 7k from our campsite, so we needed transport there and back. We decided to cycle and set off on our bikes. The main road was fairly flat, but then we turned off towards Low Tilberthwaite and it was steep uphill for the rest of the way.
Still tired from the exertions yesterday, we were both very tired before we even set off. We consoled ourselves with the thought that we could turn off before the going got tough, and set off up a steep set of steps past a ruined quarry.
The scenery was beautiful, and we could see the top of the hills today, so we gradually made our way upwards.
We had a picnic with us and Darren opened his can of Diet Coke and offered it to me. I must have been thirstier than I thought as I completely emptied it, and gave him back the empty can. He was a bit miffed, and I can sort of see his point, but I thought he was being gentlemanly, and he thought I was a greedy guts.
Fortunately, it didn't spoil my day (Daz mentioned it a few times though) and we were enjoying the views so much that we did the whole circuit.
If you know the area then we walked over Wetherlam, Swirl How, Great Carrs, Little Cars, and Wet Side Edge - if you don't then you ought to come and see it as it is amazing - and there are loads of walks along more level ground.
We got back to our bikes after 13.5k and it was fantastic to freewheel most of the way back down to Coniston.
Back home now and quite shattered, so we are definitely having a lazy day tomorrow.
Rainy Ambleside
We checked the weather forecast this morning and it was due to be fine until 4pm. Strangely, it started raining just after 9, so we delayed the start of our bike ride.
A couple of hours later it was dry and bright so we set off, then lost each other so we wasted even more time riding in circles looking for each other.
Eventually we were reunited and set off on a testing ride from Coniston, via Hawkshead, then along Lake Windermere towards Ambleside. Fortunately I took a few photos quite early on as it then started to rain gently.
We stopped to warm up and dry out a bit in a lovely coffee shop in Ambleside before continuing on our journey.
The route back was probably beautiful, but we couldn't see it through the torrential downpour. We were soaked to the skin, but pedalling hard up and down the hills.
I noticed a strange phenomenon happening that I have only rarely seen before - my jeans started to go frothy around the knees. I think it is because there must have been a tiny bit of washing powder that hasn't been rinsed out fully, and they were so wet that I was 'washing' them again as we travelled along. Weird but true.
Ps, the second photo highlights the huge amount of moss growing in the forests, probably an indication that it is pretty damp around here.
Coniston circle
Bakewell in boots
Drama at the Tour de France
Bletchley Park - part two
Wrekin and Ercall Hills
Ironbridge Gorge


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We're all in this together. Somehow we have to find a way to lift each other up. We have to stop dismissing the lost and forlorn because we are uncomfortable or don't understand. If you're unsure what to do there are places to go that can help your loved ones and help you reach them. Do not turn away someone who came to you under the belief that you were to be trusted and would help guide them out of the dark; you may be all there is keeping them alive.
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This should, ideally, print the date every minute.
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Any idea what might be wrong?

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McAuliffe announces Virginia's first prioritization process scores nearly 300 proposed projects
RICHMOND (WSLS 10) - Governor McAuliffe announced that Virginia's new data-driven prioritization process scored nearly 300 transportation projects proposed by localities and regional planning bodies across the state. The scoring is a key part of a new law, known as House Bill 2, developed on a bipartisan basis with House Speaker William Howell and Delegate Chris Stolle to invest limited tax dollars in the right transportation projects.
Transportation Secretary Aubrey Layne also released a list of recommended projects to be funded based on the results of the scores, which will be reviewed and considered by the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) over the next five months.
"This new law is revolutionizing the way transportation projects are selected," said Governor McAuliffe. "Political wish lists of the past are replaced with a data-driven process that is objective and transparent, making the best use of renewed state funding received in 2013 and the recently approved federal transportation funding. Each project is scored based on its merits and value, making Virginia the first state in the nation to use such an outcome-based prioritization process."
More than 130 localities and metropolitan planning organizations submitted proposed projects totaling nearly $7 billion in funding, to be scored under House Bill 2. About $1.7 billion is available.
"This process was developed with extensive opportunity for public review," said Transportation Secretary Layne. "Meetings to review the process were held in several locations throughout the state, plus the projects were made available online. The prioritization process improves the transparency and accountability of Virginia's transportation program. Public engagement will continue through the spring prior to the CTB adopting the final six-year program in June."
The law requires projects to be scored based on how they ease congestion, improve economic development, provide accessibility to jobs, improve safety and environmental quality, and support transportation-efficient land use. Projects in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads score higher if they reduce congestion. Projects in other parts of the state score higher if they support economic development. The Commonwealth held numerous sessions with localities to incorporate their input in developing the scoring system.
The CTB will seek input on recommended scenarios of funded projects during hearings in the spring. Following public input, the Board will determine which projects to fund and include in the six-year program.
Projects meet scoring requirements if they are eligible for funding under the High Priority Projects Program and the District Grant Program. In addition, projects must demonstrate that they meet a need identified in the Commonwealth's long-range plan, VTrans2040, which examines Corridors of Statewide Significance, regional networks and improvements to promote urban development areas. The CTB must consider highway, transit, rail, road operational improvements and transportation demand projects, including vanpooling and ridesharing.
Projects funded with federal safety dollars, and projects that rehabilitate aging pavements and bridges are exempted from scoring.
CTB presentation on scored projects: http://www.ctb.virginia.gov/resources/2016/jan/pres/HouseBill2.pdf
List of scored projects: http://www.virginiahb2.org/projects/default.asp
House Bill 2 website: http://www.virginiahb2.org/

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William Wayne McMillan Rogers III (born April 7, 1933) is an American movie and television actor, famous for playing the part of "Trapper John" McIntyre in the CBS television series, "M*A*S*H". He's a regular panel member on the Fox News Channel stock investment television program "Cashin' In", as an effect of having developed an extremely successful and rewarding second career as an investor, investment strategist and adviser, and cash supervisor.
When Rogers was approached for M*A*S*H, he intended to audition as Hawkeye Pierce. Nevertheless, he found the character overly skeptical and requested to screen test as Trapper John, whose outlook was more brilliant. Rogers was told that Trapper and Hawkeye could have equal value as characters. Rogers did, nevertheless, still love working with Alda as well as the remaining part of the cast as a whole (Alda and Rogers immediately became close buddies), but eventually chafed the writers were giving the show's greatest comic and remarkable minutes to Alda. Rogers significantly reduced his Alabama emphasis for the character of Trapper. He triumphed Elliott Gould, who'd played the character in the Robert Altman film MASH, and was himself succeeded by Pernell Roberts to the M*A*S*H spinoff Trapper John, M.D..
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Full Name Wayne Rogers
Net Worth $75 Million
Date Of Birth October 15, 1976
Died December 31, 2015, Los Angeles, California, United States
Place Of Birth Birmingham
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.9 m)
Profession Actor, Investor, Film Producer, Television producer, Screenwriter
Education Princeton University
Nationality United States of America
Spouse Amy Hirsh (m. 1988–2015), Mitzi McWhorter (m. 1960–1983)
Children Luigi Calabrese, William Rogers IV, Laura Rogers
Nicknames William Wayne McMillan Rogers III , Juan Rogero , Wayne M. Rogers
Music Groups Crystalized Movements, Major Stars, Magic Hour, Song for Turner, Rainy, Starless Night, Dream of the Accidental Bird
Nominations Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy, TV Land Classic TV Doctor of the Year Award
Movies Cool Hand Luke, Odds Against Tomorrow, The Glory Guys, Once in Paris, Miracle Landing, I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later, The Killing Time, The Astro-Zombies, American Harvest, Pocket Money, Passion and Paradise, Nobody Knows Anything, Frozen with Fear, The Lady from Yesterday, It Happened O...
TV Shows M*A*S*H, House Calls, City of Angels, Stagecoach West, High Risk
Star Sign Aries
1 [on the pilot for Stagecoach West (1960)] As soon as I saw it, I thought: "This is really bad" and caught the next plane back to New York.
2 [discussing his contract dispute, after leaving M*A*S*H (1972)] They sue, you countersue. It's business.
3 [on leaving the sitcom M*A*S*H (1972) in retrospect] If I had known that the show was gonna run that long, I probably would have kept my mouth shut and stayed put.
4 Somebody once told me I shouldn't try to change Hollywood. That isn't my point at all. I don't want Hollywood to change me.
1 He is buried at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.
2 Wayne Rogers' role as Trapper John McIntyre on "MASH" was among the most beloved characters on one of the most popular TV shows of all time. He died on a New Year's eve, Thursday, December 31, 2015, at age 82. The actor was surrounded by family when he died in Los Angeles, CA, of complications from pneumonia, his publicist and longtime friend Rona Menace reported. Rogers' U.S.Army surgeon Trapper John was one of the most beloved characters, and half of one of the most beloved duos, in TV history, despite the actor's appearing in only the first three of the series eleven seasons on CBS-TV. The two skilled doctors blew off steam between surgeries by pulling pranks, romancing nurses and tormenting their tentmate, Frank Burns, always with an endless supply of booze and one-liners at the ready. In one classic moment, Trapper reaches out as though he's checking for rain and says, "Hmm, feels like it's going to martini," as Hawkeye promptly passes him a drink. And in another line that typified the show's ethos, Trapper answers a question with "How should I know? I dropped out of school to become a doctor." Rogers was on "MASH" from 1972 to 1975, becoming one of many original cast members to leave the wildly popular show that lasted until 1983. He was initially considered for Alda's character, but he preferred Trapper's sunnier disposition to Hawkeye's darkly acerbic personality. The characters were essentially equals when the show began, but the series increasingly focused on Alda, which was a factor in Rogers' departure. Two other actors played Trapper in other incarnations. Elliot Gould was the same character in the "MASH" feature film that preceded the TV show, and Pernell Roberts played the title character in the 1980s spinoff television drama "Trapper John, M.D." An Alabama native and Princeton graduate, Rogers had parts on many short-lived shows before "MASH," specializing in westerns such as "Law of the Plainsman" and "Stagecoach West." He had a bit part in the 1967 feature film "Cool Hand Luke" with Paul Newman. In years after "MASH", he returned to TV regularly with a recurring role in the early 1990s on CBS's mystery series "Murder, She Wrote." Rogers moved beyond acting to see success later in life as a money manager and investor. In 1988 and 1990, he appeared as an expert witness before the House Judiciary Committee to speak in favor of maintaining the Glass-Steagall banking act of the 1930s. In recent years he was a regular panelist on the Fox Business News stock investment show "Cashin' In." Rogers is survived by his wife, Amy; two children, Bill and Laura; and four grandchildren..
3 Good friends with Alan Alda.
4 Survived by his wife Amy Hirsh Rogers, two children Bill and Laura by his first marriage, and four grandchildren Alexander, Daniel, William and Anais.
5 Owns three homes: in Los Angeles, California, Destin, Florida, and Deer Valley, Utah.
6 Authored the book "Make Your Own Rules: A Renegade Guide to Unconventional Success" (2001). This is a business book on how to succeed in business peppered with personal anecdotes.
7 Has been the managing director of the Stop-N-Save convenience food chains in Tallahasse, Florida, for almost 10 years. [August 2003]
8 Was one of three investors in the Kleinfeld bridal store in New York City and created a chain of bridal stores with initial outlets in Chicago, Illinois, and Los Angeles, California.
9 Chairman and president of Wayne Rogers & Co., a stock trading investment company.
10 Chairman of the Board and co-owner, with Ronnie Rothstein, of "Kleinfeld Bridal".
11 He was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7018 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California, on December 13, 2005.
12 After leaving M*A*S*H (1972), he turned down the lead role on the television series Trapper John, M.D. (1979) because he did not want to be typecast as a doctor on television. Ironically, he accepted a role as a doctor shortly thereafter on another television series, House Calls (1979).
13 Described M*A*S*H (1972) co-star McLean Stevenson as being "one of the funniest men I had ever met", fondly recalling in an interview one day on the set wherein Stevenson had been goofing around with a fly swatter.
14 In addition to the disputes about contracts, he says he also left M*A*S*H (1972) because he felt the writers were not giving Trapper John any character development. Specifically, he did not like how the Trapper John character began and ended the movie with the same role significance as Hawkeye (e.g., Trapper John was brought into the movie because the unit needed a "chest cutter") but deteriorated in role significance as the TV show progressed.
15 Was the second actor to play the "M*A*S*H" character Trapper John McIntyre, the first one being Elliott Gould in the film MASH (1970) and the third one being Pernell Roberts on the television series Trapper John, M.D. (1979).
16 Graduated with a history degree in 1954 from Princeton University, where he was a member of the Princeton Triangle Club, and served in the United States Navy before becoming an actor.
17 Attended Ramsay High School in Birmingham, Alabama, and graduated from the Webb School in Bell Buckle, Tennessee.
18 When he left M*A*S*H (1972) in 1975, he was sued for breach of contract, but the case was thrown out because he had no contract. Producers wanted him to sign a morality clause, in which he could be suspended or fired at any time, and he refused because he wanted the same privilege regarding the producers.
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Miracle Dogs 2003 TV Movie Dr. Marchant
Three Days of Rain 2002 Business Man
Frozen with Fear 2001 Charles Sullivan
Coo Coo Cafe 2000
Love Lies Bleeding 1999 Inspector Abberline
Diagnosis Murder 1997 TV Series Dr. Ken Morrisay
Ghosts of Mississippi 1996 Morris Dees
Murder, She Wrote 1993-1995 TV Series Charlie Garrett
The Larry Sanders Show 1994 TV Series Wayne Rogers
The Goodbye Bird 1993 Ray Whitney
Miracle Landing 1990 TV Movie Bob Schornstheimer
Passion and Paradise 1989 TV Movie Raymond Schindler
High Risk 1988 TV Series Host
Bluegrass 1988 TV Movie Lowell Shipleigh
Drop-Out Mother 1988 TV Movie Jack Cromwell
The Killing Time 1987 Jake Winslow
American Harvest 1987 TV Movie Walter Duncan
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The Gig 1985 Marty Flynn
I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later 1985 TV Movie Tony Nelson
The Lady from Yesterday 1985 TV Movie Craig Weston
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Chiefs 1983 TV Mini-Series Will Henry Lee
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Top of the Hill 1980 TV Movie Michael Stone
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Having Babies II 1977 TV Movie Lou Plotkin
The November Plan 1977 TV Movie Jake Axminster
City of Angels 1976 TV Series Jake Axminster
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Barnaby Jones 1973 TV Series Gil Atkens
Pocket Money 1972 Stretch Russell
Doomsday Machine 1972 Press man
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Cannon 1971 TV Series Steve
Men at Law 1971 TV Series DA Tom Yorba
WUSA 1970 Minter
Lancer 1968 TV Series Jed Lewis
The Big Valley 1968 TV Series Don Jarvis
Cool Hand Luke 1967 Gambler
The Invaders 1967 TV Series Police Lt. John Mattson
Shane 1966 TV Series Jim Greevey
Chamber of Horrors 1966 Police Sgt. Jim Albertson
12 O'Clock High 1966 TV Series Lieutenant Fredricks
Combat! 1966 TV Series Reiser
The Fugitive 1966 TV Series Sgt. Fred Bragin
The Long, Hot Summer 1965-1966 TV Series Curley Beeman
Honey West 1965 TV Series Jerry, the Photographer
My Brother the Angel 1965 TV Series
Gunsmoke 1959-1965 TV Series Stretch Morgan / Brack / Tom
The Glory Guys 1965 Lt. Mike Moran
Death Valley Days 1965 TV Series Lt. Richard H. Pratt
Gomer Pyle: USMC 1964 TV Series Captain
Dr. Sex 1964 Raincoat Man (uncredited)
Arrest and Trial 1963 TV Series Harold Waggner
The Great Adventure 1963 TV Series Tombs
Have Gun - Will Travel 1963 TV Series Daniel Powers
Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1962 TV Series Kenneth
The Dick Powell Theatre 1962 TV Series John Bowers
Stagecoach West 1960-1961 TV Series Luke Perry
Johnny Ringo 1960 TV Series Charlie Hanford
Law of the Plainsman 1959-1960 TV Series Deputy Billy Lordan / Frank Anderson
The Millionaire 1960 TV Series Allan Merrick
Wanted: Dead or Alive 1960 TV Series Ash Langford
Zane Grey Theater 1959 TV Series Frank Sanders
Odds Against Tomorrow 1959 Soldier in Bar
Search for Tomorrow 1951 TV Series Slim Davis (1959)
M*A*S*H TV Series 2 episodes, 1974 performer - 6 episodes, 1972 - 1975
Stagecoach West 1960 TV Series performer - 1 episode
Nobody Knows Anything! 2003 producer
Money Play$ 1998 TV Movie executive producer / producer
The Charlie Rose Special 1997 TV Movie executive producer
Night of the Twisters 1996 TV Movie executive producer - as Wayne M. Rogers
Perfect Witness 1989 TV Movie executive producer
The Astro-Zombies 1968 executive producer
Dr. Sex 1964 producer - as Juan Rogero
House Calls 1981-1982 TV Series written by - 2 episodes
The Astro-Zombies 1968 screenplay
Dr. Sex 1964 as Juan Rogero
House Calls 1981-1982 TV Series 3 episodes
M*A*S*H 1978 TV Series special thanks - 1 episode
Cashin' In 2012-2015 TV Series Himself - Panelist
The Willis Report 2015 TV Series Himself - Chairman, Wayne Rogers & Company
Cavuto on Business 2012-2014 TV Series Himself / Himself (segment "Biz Blitz") / Himself (segment " Biz Blitz") / ...
Justice w/Judge Jeanine 2013 TV Series Himself - CEO, Wayne Rogers & Co.
The View 2011 TV Series Himself - Guest
The 7th Annual TV Land Awards 2009 TV Special Himself
The O'Reilly Factor 2005-2008 TV Series Himself
Entertainment Tonight 2007 TV Series Himself
TV Land Confidential 2005-2007 TV Series documentary Himself / Himself - Interviewee
Your World w/ Neil Cavuto 2007 TV Series Himself
CBS at 75 2003 TV Special documentary Himself
Biography 1997-2003 TV Series documentary Himself
'M*A*S*H': 30th Anniversary Reunion 2002 TV Movie documentary Himself / Trapper John McIntyre
M*A*S*H: TV Tales 2002 TV Special documentary Himself
E! True Hollywood Story 2000 TV Series documentary Himself
TV Guide's Truth Behind the Sitcom Scandals 3 2000 TV Movie documentary Himself
Hollywood Squares 1999 TV Series Himself
The 10th TV Academy Hall of Fame 1994 TV Movie documentary Himself
Memories of M*A*S*H 1991 TV Movie documentary Himself / Trapper John McIntyre
A Conversation with Dinah 1989 TV Series Himself (1989)
We the People 200: The Constitutional Gala 1987 TV Movie Himself - Performer
Fame, Fortune and Romance 1986 TV Series Himself
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Billy Wilder 1986 TV Special documentary Himself
Famous Lives 1983 TV Movie Himself - Host
The 40th Annual Golden Globe Awards 1983 TV Special Himself - Presenter: Best Motion Picture Drama
Making 'M*A*S*H' 1981 TV Movie documentary Himself
Circus of the Stars #5 1980 TV Special documentary
The John Davidson Show 1980 TV Series Himself
The Merv Griffin Show 1976-1980 TV Series Himself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1978-1980 TV Series Himself
The Mike Douglas Show 1974-1980 TV Series Himself - Actor / Himself - Co-Host
The Hollywood Squares 1974-1978 TV Series Himself - Panelist
Dinah! 1974-1977 TV Series Himself
Mitzi... Zings Into Spring 1977 TV Special Himself
Circus of the Stars 1977 TV Special documentary Himself - Performer
Gala de l'union 1976 TV Series Himself
The Sonny and Cher Show 1976 TV Series Himself / Various Characters
The Peter Marshall Variety Show 1976 TV Series Himself
Cher 1975 TV Series Himself
Celebrity Bowling 1975 TV Series Himself
The Carol Burnett Show 1975 TV Series Himself
The 1st Annual People's Choice Awards 1975 TV Special Himself - Performer
Password All-Stars 1973 TV Series Himself - Celebrity Contestant
KWHY-TV 22 Business News: Executive Summary 1964 TV Series Himself
Here's Hollywood 1961 TV Series Himself
The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards 2016 TV Special Himself - In Memoriam
22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards 2016 TV Special Himself - In Memoriam
Cashin' In 2016 TV Series Himself - Panelist
The Carol Burnett Show: A Reunion 1993 TV Movie documentary Himself
M*A*S*H 1978 TV Series Capt. 'Trapper John' McIntyre
Won Awards
2005 Star on the Walk of Fame Walk of Fame Television Awarded on December 13, 2005 at 7018 Hollywood Blvd.
Nominated Awards
2003 TV Land Award TV Land Awards Classic TV Doctor of the Year M*A*S*H (1972)
1981 Golden Globe Golden Globes, USA Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical House Calls (1979)
Known for movies
M*A*S*H (1972-1978)
as Capt. 'Trapper John' McIntyre / Man on P.A. in Kimpo
House Calls (1979-1982)
as Dr. Charley Michaels
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
as Gambler
Stagecoach West (1960-1961)
as Luke Perry
$75 Million 1976 6 ft 2 in (1.9 m) Actor Actors Aid Station Ava DuVernay Bill O'Reilly (political commentator) Birmingham Blade Runner Blurb Bruce Willis CBS CNN Democratic Party (United States) Film Film producer Fox News Channel Hawkeye Pierce Investor Juan Rogero M.D. M*A*S*H Medical television series Michelle Beisner October 15 Pernell Roberts Robert Altman Rogers Screenwriter Television Television producer The Consultant Trapper John Trapper John McIntyre United States of America Wayne M. Rogers Wayne Rogers Wayne Rogers Net Worth William Wayne McMillan Rogers III
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A round-robin soccer tournament is being played among four teams. Each team plays every other team exactly once in a race-to-4-point match. The winner of the tournament will be the team with the highest total score of all three matches they finished.
At the conclusion of the tournament, there was one team who lost all 3 matches. Is it possible that this team won the tournament?


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Economic Integration in Africa
The East African Community in Comparative Perspective
Author: Richard E. Mshomba, La Salle University, Philadelphia
In this work, Richard E. Mshomba offers an in-depth analysis of economic integration in Africa with a focus on the East African Community (EAC), arguably the most ambitious of all the regional economic blocs currently in existence in Africa. Economic Integration in Africa provides more than just an overview of regional economic blocs in Africa; it also offers a rich historical discussion on the birth and death of the first EAC starting with the onset of colonialism in the 1890s, and a systematic analysis of the birth, growth, and aspirations of the current EAC. Those objectives include forming a monetary union and eventually an East African political federation. This book also examines the African Union's aspirations for continent-wide integration as envisioned by the Abuja Treaty. Mshomba carefully argues that maturity of democracy and good governance in each country are prerequisites for the formation of a viable and sustainable East African federation and genuine continent-wide integration.
Examines economic integration in Africa from a historical, economic, and political perspective, showing the confluence of history, economics, and politics in shaping the pace of economic integration
Focuses on one regional economic bloc - the East African Community (EAC) - while at the same time maintaining a broader perspective by considering continent-wide integration efforts
Presented in chronological order, making historical developments easy to follow
'To date, we have lacked authoritative studies of some of Africa's most important regional organizations, which has undermined our understanding of how African states engage with one another. Richard E. Mshomba has filled this gap for the East African Community, providing a thorough, clearly written and persuasive account of its strengths and weaknesses. This volume represents a significant contribution to the debate, and will be an important touchstone for academics, policy makers and practitioners alike.' Nic Cheeseman, University of Birmingham
'Professor Richard E. Mshomba has produced an outstanding study that should be of utmost value to a wide variety of scholars, students, and policy practitioners. In cogent and compelling language, he has clarified the economic challenges and opportunities of regional economic federations; he has brought us a compelling history of the efforts to achieve regional economic integration in Eastern Africa. His analysis and conclusions will be of interest to scholars of economic integration throughout the developing world.' Michael F. Lofchie, University of California, Los Angeles
2. Regional economic integration in Africa
3. The colonial background of the former East African community
4. The rise and fall of the former East African Community
5. The birth and growth of the current East African Community: the Customs Union
6. The common market
7. The road to monetary union
8. Aspirations for an East African political federation
9. Aspirations for continent-wide integration
Richard E. Mshomba, La Salle University, Philadelphia
Richard E. Mshomba is Professor of Economics at La Salle University, Philadelphia. Born and raised in Tanzania, he received a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He is the author of Africa in the Global Economy (2000), a Choice Outstanding Academic Book, and Africa and the World Trade Organization (Cambridge, 2009).
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Today is my day to participate in the Pick a Pumpkin Blog Hop hosted by Carla of Creatin' in the Sticks! Thank you, Carla, for pulling all the bloggers together and allowing us to show our punkin' colors!!
I chose to incorporate my love for embroidery into this hop and digitized a couple of designs to use. I will also share a couple of recipes with you as well.
For my pumpkin picking, I decided to embroider a kitchen towel. The inspiration for this design was in a bundle of fall art work I purchased. I decided to make the pumpkin and leaf applique instead of a fill. I also stitched a "recipe card" to another towel. I was going to write a recipe on this, but decided to let the winner (oh – did I mention there is a giveaway?!! 😊) write a recipe of their liking – just in case they wanted to gift it to someone.
I purchased these towels last year for a craft show and stitched a LOT of Christmas towels and these recipe towels. The Pumpkin Spice design can be purchased in my shop here.
Then I decided I "needed" a new fall candle wrap. I digitized this for flameless candles. I have a lot of candle wraps on my website. This one is a little different from the others and I'm really liking it!! It is available for purchase in my shop here.
Here is it is in action!!
And here are two recipes I found for those pumpkin lovers amongst us. In all honesty, I'm not a huge pumpkin fan, but these recipes sound so good I may just give them a try. Or I may try them with my favorite fall (and really anytime!) vegetable – sweet potatoes!!
Recipe from Tasty.co. Click recipe to visit their site!
Recipe from Will Cook for Smiles. Click recipe to visit their site!
If you would like a chance to win the two kitchen towels and the candle wrap (due to shipping costs, not the candle!), complete the rafflecopter form below! This is open to everyone! Even international visitors! Good luck to you all!! At midnight on 11/11/18 this contest will turn into – well – how about a pumpkin! The winner will be chosen at random by rafflecopter.
Creatin' in the Sticks – our wonderful host who is also having a giveaway!!
Oh by the way, Craftsy is having a flash sale for three days – with up to 60% off quilting supplies. My favorite Aurifil thread is on sale!! Whoopee! I'm going spend some money!
Gorgeous projects! And thanks so much for the yummy recipes!
thank you for the recipes, I've got to try those muffins for a breakfast!
I have a great pumpkin bar cake recipes that has cream cheese icing. It uses oil, so it is very moist and last quite awhile….if it isn't eaten first!!
I can see that you're a great digitizer. Wonderful designs. Thank you for the recipes, too. The Pumpkin Cheesecake pie sounds delicious. My husband's favorite pie is pumpkin and I tried many, many pies as a young wife trying to find just the right one. Finally, I found one in a newspaper or a magazine and that's the one I make now. Getting the spices to your liking (or your husband's liking) is key.
My favorite pumpkin recipe is pumpkin muffins with cinnamon chips! Your recipes sound like something I need to try!
I love to make pumpkin biscotti. It is moister than most biscotti and I only make it in the fall. Many friends look forward to the annual treat!love your clever use of embroidery.
I don't do machine embroidery but I do admire it greatly. Your towels are great and the candle warmer is stellar.
Great ideas for fall projects! Thanks for sharing.
Excellent use of your embroidery machine. I am always looking for new recipes using pumpkin. I am going to enjoy trying these ones. My favourite pumpkin recipe is a pumpkin muffin with no spices and peanut butter chips. Remember to use muffin tin liners for these ones.
I and my family really like pumpkin bars with cream cheese frosting.
Pumpkin pie can't be beat! Love your towels, especially the pumpkin spice one.
I usually make pumpkin bars but cheesecake sounds wonderful. The towels are wonderful.
Love that candle wrap – so elegant!
My favorite pumpkin recipe is a pumpkin dump cake that my daughter made some years ago, and I have made several times since. Your pumpkin bars recipe reminded me of it. I really like the embroidered towels–so pretty–and the candle wrap is stunning! Is that done with your embroidery machine? Awesome!
Love the towels and this site.
My favorite pumpkin recipe is NONE! LOL I just don't care for pumpkin. I do love sweet potatoes, and they are the same color!
I love, love your embroidered items! I just love machine embroidery – period!
That's an easy one — Pumpkin Bread Pudding! I found the recipe a few years ago and it has been on the Thanksgiving menu ever since. Ok got to go check out your candle wraps — I have a set of candles I keep on display and would just love to make (or win!) some for them.
My favorite pumpkin recipe is Pumpkin Cheesecake.
Love your embroidered towels! I have never seen an embroidered candle wrap before. Yours is beautiful! I plan on doing some embroidery work for the holidays. Thanks for the inspiration!
Absolutely Pumpkin Pie!!! I would probably eat it year round if I thought to make it more often!
I just love Pumpkin pie. It's the one thing I look forward to during this time of year.
OMG your projects are so cute, especially love the candle wrap! I love pumpkin choc chip bread!
I make a good pumpkin mushroom soup.
Very nice! I am not a fan of pumpkin either but I do like some pumpkin breads. Thanks for sharing!
Pumpkin pie, after I have roasted my own pumpkin. Followed closely by my pumpkin cream cheese ribbon bread. Great projects. Like your candle wrap.
Those kitchen towels are a great gift idea! And I love the candle wrap too.
Your towels are perfect for the holiday which is coming soon. The recipes sound yummy.
Your towels are so pretty and the candle wrap is totally gorgeous! Yummy recipes, too…thanks!
I can't wait to try the yummy sounding recipes you shared with us, and that candle wrap is amazing. I've never seen anything like it.
I love simple pumpkin pie without the crust. I just follow the recipe on the Libby's can and don't use the crust. Yum!
I like pumpkin muffins or a good old pumpkin loaf. I love your embroidery. Thanks for sharing.
What fabulous projects, and what a treat to maybe win them. Thank you.
I do not like pumpkin but love the seeds toasted in the oven. I just finished my final batch from this year yesterday. So yummy.
Thanks for sharing your talents and your wonderful pumpkiny goodies. Those recipes sound terrific! My favorite pumpkin thing, before I try these two, is pumpkin pie. Boring and traditional, but so delicious! I don't have the embroidery machine, or I'd definitely be trying that pumpkin wrap idea!
Your towels are beautiful and I love you candle wrap. The pumpkin cheescake sounds delicious. A favorite recipe here is for a pumpkin roll.
Pumpkin pie with whipped cream as high as the pie!
I used to make pumpkin pies from the pumpkins I grew in my garden! They were so good, I spoiled all other pumpkin pies for my step-son! I do, however, have a recipe for sweet potato souffle that I make all the time for my dad (I make 3 casseroles at a time and put 2 in the freezer).
Beautiful embroidery! I like chocolate chip pumpkin bread and pumpkin bars with cream cheese frosting. I think I need to try those pumpkin cheesecake bars!
Pumpkin pie is my favorite. That candle wrap is so pretty. I love the towels too.
Oh, Brenda, your towels are so gorgeous and that candle wrap is so creative. What great ideas. My grandma made pumpkin rolls every year at Thanksgiving and I sure do miss them. Thank you for joining the Pick a Pumpkin blog hop!
My favorite pumpkin recipe is pumpkin pie with whipped cream on top!
I love everything pumpkin! Your towel is adorable and also the candle holder. Thanks for a chance to win.
I love good ole basic pumpkin pie. I love the candle wrap,so unique.
Hi Brenda, Your towels are fabulous and your candle holder is Awesome! The design really lets the light of the candle show through the design while highlighting the design at the same time. My family loves pumpkin pie and other desserts made with pumpkin, and your recipes all sound yummy!
Really cute projects. I just got an embroidery machine. My favorite pumpkin recipe is chocolate pumpkin cupcakes with pumpkin creamcheese icing from Panera.
I love those towels. The one with the recipe card would be so much fun for the holidays! That candle wrap is beautiful too. Looks like I've got to try out those recipes too. They sound delicious. What a great addition to the hop! Thanks!
My favorite pumpkin recipe is traditional pumpkin pie. Always love to have it.
Brenda, the towels are fabulous as is the candle wrap. I would make pumpkin bread when I lived with my parents. My husband doesn't like it so I don't make it often.
I don't have a pumpkin pie recipe. My family doesn't like pumpkin pie.
Those towels are so cute! I'd never heard of a candle wrap but it sure is pretty. Thanks for sharing your creations on Wednesday Wait Loss!
Pumpkin pie is my favorite. I love pumpkin spice coffee from Dunkin Donuts, but I'm not sure that counts. Lovely stitching. Thank you.
The candle wrap is gorgeous. THe towel is a great idea. THanks for a great giveaway. I'm delighted to follow your blog.
I love a homemade pumpkin pie but my brother recently raised the bar when he brought his pumpkin pie with some homemade whipped bourbon cream!! The towels are so cute.
One of my favorite projects to make with my embroidery machine is to decorate kitchen towels. Your designs are fabulous! I love just about anything pumpkin and a great pumpkin bar is hard to pass by!
Oh wow – that candle wrap is fantastic Brenda! You are so clever with your digitising.
My favorite pumpkin recipe is a pumpkin "pie" that I make in a 9×13 pan. I love pumpkin pie!
My mom has a recipe for pumpkin roll that just brings out the best flavor ever! She has been a professional cook for like 20 years + raising 4 kids cooking every meal better than the last. But I asked and that recipe has been passed down since her grandmother! I will get it soon!!
I love to Make chocolate chip pumpkin bread.
My favorite pumpkin recipe is pumpkin pie!
We love pumpkin pie, but we just make it from the can recipe.


If you have ever been on holiday and travelled by plane, then you will understand that feeling of dread when you go through security.
Paranoid thoughts of "what if they find something?" often passes through ones mind as you watch your belongings pass through security, even though you know there's nothing wrong.
Well, now there is another reason to dread the security checks before boarding a plane , according to research done by experts from the university and the Finnish National Institute for Health and Welfare .
That's because the trays you use to put your belongings in have actually been found to contain the largest infestation of bacteria.
The researchers took samples from different surfaces throughout the airport such as: plastic trays, the trolley handles used for luggage, the buttons of an elevator and the touch screen on the check-in machine.
It was found that out of the eight plastic trays tested, four of them contained the nucleic acid of at least one respiratory virus .
The study highlights also "to your knowledge, security trays are not routinely disinfected", the airports could reduce the risk of transferring germs by offering hand sanitizer containing alcahol.


iFixit discovered some more new things on the 2018 MacBook Pro 13-inch.
The 2018 MacBook Pro 13-inch has a larger and heavier battery. However, the MacBook doesn't have longer battery life compared to the 2017 model.
Second, Apple includes a redesigned power adapter with the 13-inch MacBook Pro. The model is now called A1947 and offers more shielding and impact-resistant foam rubber inside, but with a plastic USB-C port rather than a metal one, according to iFixit.
The 13-inch MacBook Pro 2018 also has a 'tweaked top case', meaning that Apple "shaved some mass" from the top case.
Lastly, the device has longer and narrower speakers, bumping right up against the logic board.


I hope you find our web site easy to use and friendly. We are a Catholic Parish in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. I am the fourth Pastor of the Parish, which was founded by Msgr. Cleary, followed by Fr. Bob Gipson, Fr. Tom O'Hanlon and now me, Fr. John Higgins. We are a very diverse parish with a lot of things going on. We have a very active and successful school, a very large Religious Education and Confirmation Ministry and many other ministries, which serve the sick, the poor, young and old, as well as different cultural groups.
This is what it means to be Catholic, really, following Jesus' command to love God with all our hearts, all our minds and all our strength, and to love our neighbor as ourselves. We have a lot of neighbors! Some are fellow Catholics and many are not. So our Evangelization is ongoing and is not limited to talk, but to service in love.
Look through our Website to see what is going on, especially our Mass Schedule, Confessions and Adoration schedule, our parish calendar, the calendars of different groups and ministries and see the link to our Parish School Website. Feel free to email us with questions or comments.
For all Religious Education Grades 1-5, Middle School and High School Sacrament Program information, please click on Parish Life at the top and locate the programs you are interested in.


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This unit is designed to engage students in the topics of climate variability and climate change by introducing them to impacts of changes on human society and cultures in the past.
This is the opening unit for a module on climate change for introductory-level college students.
This activity begins with a reading assignment that has embedded questions after each section. Students then take a reading comprehension quiz. Next, students further explore these topics via a gallery walk that allows students to rotate through different stations where they contribute ideas and input. During the gallery walk, students further explore the effects of climate change in these three locations, and they go on to examine positive and negative climate feedbacks.
A guided class discussion helps reinforce the concepts. Questions to consider are provided to the students before the discussion so they have time to engage in higher-order thinking.
A study guide provides vocabulary words, recall questions, and conceptual questions for students to review.
Assessment methods are described, and an answer key is included.
This activity is well thought out and carefully described. Each step of the process is thoroughly documented.
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The nation's retailers are seeing fraud take a significantly bigger bite out of their profits, thanks to a spate of data breaches at major merchants. Retailers lost, on average, 0.68 percent of their revenue to fraud in 2014, as compared to 0.51 percent in 2013, according to the new True Cost of Fraud study by LexisNexis Risk Solutions. "Fraud has been going up the last few years, but this was a really big jump – both in the amount of revenue lost to fraud and the shear number of fraud attempts," said Aaron Press, a fraud expert at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. The average merchant suffered 133 successful fraudulent transactions per month, up 46 percent from last year. Fraud normally gets passed on to consumers in the form of higher prices.
LexisNexis says the spike in fraud is being driven by the massive number of credit and debit card numbers compromised in recent data breaches, as well as the growth in mobile shopping. The study found that the security protocols designed to stop eCommerce fraud aren't always as effective with mobile transactions.


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Broken Things
byLauren Oliver
October 2, 2018|
Audio Book (CD)
With all the intensity and whiplash turns of Sharp Objects and One of Us Is Lying, this engrossing psychological thriller by New York Times bestselling author Lauren Oliver is an unforgettable, mesmerizing tale of exquisite obsession, spoiled innocence, and impossible friendships.
It's been five years since Summer Marks was brutally murdered in the woods.
Everyone thinks Mia and Brynn killed their best friend. That driven by their obsession with a novel called The Way into Lovelorn the three girls had imagined themselves into the magical world where their fantasies became twisted, even deadly.
The only thing is: they didn't do it.
On the anniversary of Summer's death, a seemingly insignificant discovery resurrects the mystery and pulls Mia and Brynn back together once again. But as the lines begin to blur between past and present and fiction and reality, the girls must confront what really happened in the woods all those years ago—no matter how monstrous.
Lauren Oliver (born Laura Schechter) was born in New York City in 1982. She received degrees in philosophy and literature from the University of Chicago in 2004. She graduated the MFA program at NYU in 2008. She worked briefly as an editorial assistant and an assistant editor at Razorbill, a division of Penguin Books. She left to becom...
Title:Broken Things
Product dimensions:416 pages, 8.25 X 5.5 X 1.29 in
Shipping dimensions:416 pages, 8.25 X 5.5 X 1.29 in
Published:October 2, 2018
Publisher:HarperCollins
Appropriate for ages:14 - null


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Jim Ellis Mazda Marietta
MARIETTA, Georgia 30060
www.jimellismazdamarietta.com
at Jim Ellis Mazda Marietta
In and out quickly
By She-Onyx on 7/17/2019 at 7:33 PM.
Went recently for recall work. They are a friendly bunch. The work was done faster than I expected. Answered my questions. The new building is nice as well. No complaints here! I've trusted them with my cars for years now.
By TJHicks on 7/16/2019 at 10:29 PM.
Willing to do whatever it takes for customers satisfaction. Making sure everything is serviced properly and efficiently. The staff is always nice and friendly assuring for your return.
Process made easy
By anonymous on 7/16/2019 at 5:45 PM.
We had emailed back and forth before we went into buy the car and Mike never pressured me or tried to get me to add-on anything to our already agreed upon price. He also went through lots of options about trade-ins and financing but I never felt like he was trying to manipulate or trick me. I was very worried about buying my first car but he made it simple and painless! I would definitely buy another car from him in the future.
Great salesman!
By bensmomi99 on 7/12/2019 at 6:02 PM.
Our salesman, Hilton, was absolutely THE best salesman we've ever dealt with in a dealership! He was very knowledgeable and answered all of our questions without the slightest hint of pushiness. He seemed genuinely interested in meeting our needs in a very timely manner, and went out of his way to ensure we were comfortable during our decision making process. And, he gave us an excellent tutorial on our new car's features. Our vehicle was spotless and I love driving it!
Hilton, TOS and all are great!
By MBKOUTS on 7/11/2019 at 8:56 AM. Helped by Tos, and the gentleman with whom I signed the contract and the reception professional.
This was my second car leased from Jim Ellis Mazda in Marietta and they did a great job yet again. I expressed what I wanted (0 down, e6 mo. Lease), how I wanted the car appointed and elaborated on my wishes to have everything but the signatures and key swap done prior to my arrival at the dealership and they were super in making it happen just that way! During the three years of my first lease from them, they moved into a new facility which is warm and inviting. The entire staff there are warm and friendly and respectful of their customers' time and wishes. I will see you again in three years!
By aliciamitchell on 7/9/2019 at 6:56 PM. Helped by Harvey.
I was greeted as soon as I walked in, met with my salesman who did a excellent job tending to my needs, very professional. My salesman helped me trade off my 2013 Mazda CX 9 and placed me in a 2019 CX9. I came in so depressed and left very happy. Thank you!
Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring
By TORICHAIKLIN on 7/7/2019 at 10:35 AM.
Had the absolute BEST experience with Mazda! Marion made the entire process simple and easy. I left with my dream car and couldn't be happier. It had everything I wanted and a whole lot more. Marion was professional, precise, and easy to work with.
Thorough, Fast, and Professional
By 3dz29hvjd on 7/4/2019 at 7:42 PM. Helped by Chris Phillips.
Our experience with Jim Ellis Mazda was great! We needed to get this transaction done quickly and they were able to take care of us in a single day with professionalism and get us the exact car we needed.
By suryafeb1518 on 7/4/2019 at 12:13 AM.
It's really great experience Mike helped throughout the process and he explained everything with the patience. All features are demonstrated and he is very kind.
Awful management
By vlklein on 6/20/2019 at 6:39 PM. Helped by Bobby, Dominick, Harvey.
The salesmen and the one gentleman I dealt with for finance were great. But the GM was beyond rude and awful to the point where I almost walked away. This was my first time buying a car and I did not appreciate him pounding his hands on the desk, talking down to me, or raising his voice.
Awesome Caring Staff
By sindabs on 6/19/2019 at 6:17 PM.
I had an amazing experience purchasing my car Marion was very helpful he was patient and didn't pressure me at all. I would recommend this dealership to everyone.
keyfob programming
By DAVESCHULTE on 6/19/2019 at 12:14 AM.
just stopped by to get a replacement keyfob programmed, they checked out my car, washed it, and even took car of a recall all while taking car of my new fob. thanks!
First new car in 15 years
By liveman00 on 6/17/2019 at 9:25 PM.
I don't buy cars very often, but am so glad I got my CR-5 at Jim Ellis. I love everything about it. A great experience.
Excellent Sales Help from Mike Fresquez!
By clyde on 6/15/2019 at 11:53 AM.
For the last three days my wife and I (with help from my son and daughter-in-law) worked with Mike Fresquez to buy a new car. He was kind, knowledgeable and put NO PRESSURE on us to buy a car. He was extremely nice and we enjoyed discussing our past military histories. Mike is a real asset to the dealership--too bad all car sales people aren't as kind and understanding to the customer. We give Mike 10 STARS for ratings. Harvey in sales contracts was also a pleasure to deal with--no extra pressure, just the facts. We've only had the car for 24 hours, but we love it! Thank you for all your help, Mike. clyde and charlotte
Always great service
By PCRUMLEY on 6/13/2019 at 8:41 PM.
Friendly and efficient when getting my oil changed or minor problems fixed on my Mazda 6. Eddie went above and beyond and was going to put my new hub caps on that I had purchased else where. He is not Pushy and does not try to sell me other things.
It was good!
By MARIAGONZALEZ18 on 6/13/2019 at 6:59 PM.
It was a good experience. Everyone was very nice and explained everything very well and answered all my questions! Gave it 4 starts because they took long to get my car ready and were there for 5 hours. Yikes! But the main manager came up and gave me another free oil change for waiting so long. Other than that it was great:)
By DAYTONA on 6/13/2019 at 6:29 PM.
Service department is always excellent. Doug Aldrige is always courteous., very through and best customer service always. Quality work always and entire staff is always great !
Not too long
By Vaja on 6/13/2019 at 5:35 PM.
I had to have my airbags replaced because of a recall. I would recommend having an annual service at the dealer. The lobby was nice and comfortable..
By caroljohn2727 on 6/13/2019 at 5:33 PM. Helped by Not sure the managers name and didn't see him in website. He was from Liberia.
Very pleased with the service at Jim Ellis. Everyone was very nice, especially since I did not look like a "buyer" with my dog in tow. Marion was very nice, knowledgeable and helpful. He even held the leash when I wanted to sit in the car. I had been looking online at Mazda CX-5 for quite a while, but had never had a look inside. I am very happy I chose to go to Jim Ellis and I could not be more pleased with the buying experience or the follow up call from Marion. I have a few questions and will stop in next week. Thank you for a nice car buying experience
Expensive Repairs
By Stleo on 6/13/2019 at 4:34 PM.
Eddie did a great job in the service department a little taken back by the extensive price of the repairs. 13 year old Miata, repair was = to the value


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Samples of Chic Sketch's work.
Emily Brickel Edelson, co-founder of Chic Sketch. Images courtesy Chic Sketch.
Emily Brickel Edelson
Emily Brickel Edelson and Jordan Edelson married fashion to technology.
And then they married each other.
The pair — she from Long Island, he from Chappaqua — met on Jdate, the Jewish dating site. Technology would prove just as felicitous professionally. In February 2015, the two co-founded Chic Sketch, which has helped bring the venerable tradition of fashion illustration into the digital age. We experienced Chic Sketch firsthand at Bloomingdale's White Plains in November when we posed for a sketch in a reversible cherry blossom and chocolate wool Max Mara coat as part of the store's "Make Up Date." The whole thing took about 10 minutes. The glamorous results — created on a tablet computer and immediately produced as a color postcard and an email image — speak for themselves.
But Chic Sketch also has an app you can download. It enables you to send the company a photograph that is then produced as a fashion illustration that is returned to you as an Instagram-ready image.
"I'm a fashion illustrator and I would get hired to do sketches," says Emily, who has more recently captured such fashion icons as Greenwich's Tommy and Dee Hilfiger, Nicole Miller and Rachel Zoe. Jordan — who created Appetizer Mobile LLC, a mobile application development, consultation and marketing company, Chic Sketch's parent company, and has been one of Forbes magazine's 30 Under 30 rising entrepreneurs — would come along on Emily's gigs and think, yep, there's an app in this.
The sketches cost $10, $15 and $20 — a fraction of what pen and paper fashion illustrations can cost. About 90 percent of the clients, Emily says, are women — like those at the Bloomie's event, who oohed and aahed over their flattering instant portraits.
"We want to make sure everyone looks good, and who doesn't love that?"
Emily always loved clothes and art. "My dad taught me to draw as a child." It didn't occur to her immediately, however, that she could have a career in fashion illustration. Once she realized it was a viable profession, she says, "it was a light-bulb moment."
Yet the idea of her own company also intrigued her. Emily studied fashion merchandising at the Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan. At Gucci, now part of the luxury umbrella group Kering, Emily assisted Caden Stobart, then president of Sergio Rossi, who took her under her wing and taught her everything about the fashion business.
Today, Chic Sketch has about 25 employees who are based at an office in Times Square. But their work can take them anywhere and has included such retailers and brands as Macy's, Saks Fifth Avenue, J. Crew, Kate Spade, Maybelline, Dior on Beverly Hills' Rodeo Drive and Michael Kors in Orlando. Recently, Emily and her team had six events in six days in five states.
"It was pretty crazy," she says.
But in a good way.
To book an event, email events@chicsketch.com.
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"Official Selection" Feature Length Narrative and Documentary Films
These are the "Official Selection" in the Non-Student feature format (45 min or more) in both Narrative and Documentary style films.
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These are the "Official Selection" in the Non-Student Short format (44 min or less) in both Narrative and Documentary style films.
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Amend is the relational active construction of a gallery-floor sized American flag. As it stands—it is the product of two week's active durational performance borne from a silent need to create, incite, and inspire change. To mend & stitch is a universal generative activity—which may be equated with access. Access provides opportunity for community to come together in dialogue. Dialogue is critical for great and meaningful change. The project entailed a total of 13 days of prepping, planning & sewing. For perspective it should be noted that it takes roughly one hour to stitch one star. The blueprint was hand conceived and culminated in a 9'x17' unbleached American-cotton flag. This flag at its completion will be absorbed into my body of work. It is presently a work in process and presented with the opportunity to pick up a needle and give a hand.
I see my practice as an exploration of three central foci: identification—in this project—pertaining to notions of American-ness; perspective—in this project—pertaining to impression as well as reputation; and, ruin: in this project—pertaining to ruin in need of amendment. This project opened up a window of community engagement opportunity, previously unopened to me. The window began with the break of the Ferguson case and it's aftermath. As we have experienced repeatedly in our sordid cultural History: the ruling in such cases and the affect immediately disseminated among people and media completely infiltrates and overwhelms personal states of being. Being so repeatedly affected by traumatizing circumstances beyond our control—this project, which had previously only been a recurring consideration—took precedent as an immediately necessary action.
to contribute learn and most importantly speak.
It was humbling to see people drop-by repeatedly to lend their time and hands, even more so humbling to participate in the kind of speak generated by such a setting. The piece itself is presently incomplete, tri-angulated, and stored under glass along with shard & scrap evidence of my studio labor.


Nottingham is a fantastic place to come and visit, with its wealth of shops, restaurants and bars, complemented in equal measure by historic buildings, museums and beautiful surrounding countryside. It's ideal for both young and old, those wishing for a quiet relaxing weekend away or those seeking a little more adventure. Thorpe house, with it plentiful free parking makes the perfect base to explore the city.
Nottingham Ice Arena The Capital FM Arena Nottingham provides the East Midlands with a top quality indoor sports and entertainment venue right in the heart of the £43 million National Ice Centre and in the city's fashionable Lace Market.With a capacity of 10,000 there is no where quite like The Capital FM Arena Nottingham – but don't just take our word for it. Ask Sir Elton John, Rod Stewart, Oasis, Bob Dylan, Green Day or Usher – they're among the long list of artists who've played here to sell out crowds.


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Smithfield meat plant worker accused of urinating on production line
A Virginia meat-processing company says more than 50,000 pounds of product have been discarded after an employee was accused of urinating while working on a production line.
In a statement Tuesday, Smithfield Foods Inc. spokeswoman Lisa Martin said that the employee was filmed allegedly urinating at the packing plant in Smithfield over the weekend. She says the employee has been suspended while the company investigates.
"The facility and its employees' immediate response and corrective actions to this isolated incident reflect the company's commitment to ensuring the safety and quality of its products. The safety and quality of our foods is fundamental to our success as a company, underscoring our mission to provide 'Good food. Responsibly,"" the statement read.
Martin says it was an isolated incident and the company has taken appropriate measures to ensure product quality. She says the facility had immediately halted production and sanitized all equipment several times before operations resumed.
The company, which produces pork products, did not specify which product(s) specifically the facility disposed of.
The company dates back to the 1930s. It was bought by a Chinese firm in 2013.
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Puerto Ricans sweep Nasa competition, study Earth on Citizen Science Day, and dark skies over Australia attract tourists. Every week I recap headlines like these from around the world the feature the growing number of people taking space exploration in their own hands.
Space Makers: Middle school, high school, and university rocketry; Puerto Ricans sweep Nasa competition; amateur telescope making; and Near Space ballooning.
Amateurs in Space: Teenage Nasa contractors; schools doing zero-g science.
Exploring the Solar System: Citizen science and stardust; spotting fireballs for science; and searching for Planet 9.
Exploring Deep Space: New research based on citizen science.
Outreach, Tourism, and Other News: Dark skies support Australian tourism; space tourism in Asia; and how to borrow a telescope from your library.
Thousands of teens across the United States compete in the Team America Rocketry Challenge. The annual contest asks middle school and high school students to design, build, and launch a model rocket. Throughout the school year kids refine their designs through dozens of test launches. Tarc announced the finalists in this year's rocketry competition. The 101 teams come from 77 schools in 28 states and the US Virgin Islands. The winners of this year's Tarc will travel to the Paris Air Show where they will represent the United States in international competition.
Nasa held its Student Launch competition earlier this month. Every year the space agency invites teams from universities across the US to develop a high performance rocket capable of reaching mile-high altitudes. The University of Notre Dame won this year's altitude prize by coming within six feet of the 5,280 foot target altitude. But Student Launch is not limited to universities. Nasa also invites middle schools and high schools who perform well in the Team America Rocketry Challenge. Krueger Middle School from San Antonio, Texas, won the altitude prize in the secondary school division for its 5,325 foot flight. Check out Nasa's announcement for the full list of prize winners.
The National Association of Rocketry conducts launch contests for rocketeers of all ages. The sixty year organization has struggled with recent cultural trends as more people prefer "bowling alone" to joining community organizations. Traditionally large regional contests precede the NAR's national competitions. But those depend on thriving and active rocket clubs with the resources to hold large events. Rule changes in the NAR's rocket contests will eliminate large, regional launch competitions in favor of smaller, local qualifiers. The Chieftain spoke with Coloradans witnessing the end of an era as the last Southern Colorado Rocketeers Regional Contest took place.
Puerto Ricans won top honors at Nasa's Human Exploration Rover Challenge. The annual contest challenges students to design human-powered vehicles that can navigate a simulated lunar or martian terrain. They edged out nearly one hundred other teams from across the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, and India.
Once the only way to get a quality view of the stars, amateur telescope making has become more of a niche hobby. It is now more cost-effective to buy a telescope from manufacturers like Celestron. Unless you want to go big. Cosmoquest posted an article about an amateur-built telescope 1.8 meters (70 inches) across. The world's largest amateur telescope, it uses a military surplus mirror originally made for spy satellites. The telescope has a new home at an astronomy site in Utah.
Public outreach is another factor keeping amateur telescope-making alive. The hands-on experience of building your own telescope can create long lasting commitment to the hobby. India's amateur astronomers conducted a 10-day workshop in telescope-making, The Hindu reported. They hope getting more telescopes in the hands of the public will foster more popular interest in the sciences.
Amateur radio enthusiast Bill Brown who has conducted more than 100 Near Space balloon flights into the stratosphere was featured in May issue of the Amateur Radio Relay League's magazine, QST. A weather balloon, some helium, some electronics, and a few hundred dollars are all you need to conduct your own mission into Near Space. At altitudes approaching 30 kilometers the balloon floats above 99.99% of the Earth's atmosphere. Mashable reporter Maria Gallucci spoke with high-altitude photographer John Flaig and other Near Space explorers about their hobby. Pictures and video show the landscape of the Earth below, the thin blue ribbon of the atmosphere along the horizon, and the blackness of space above. Of course, it isn't just about pretty pictures. The Calgary Sun reported on a local school that sent radiation detectors into the stratosphere. The low cost and accessible technology make Near Space ballooning ideal hands-on projects to get kids interested in science and engineering.
Industry Week reported that more teenagers will build equipment for the space program. It's thanks to a public-private partnership between two acronym-filled programs. Hunch (an acronym for High schools United with Nasa to Create Hardware) enlists schools with vocational training programs. Students learn how to use modern machine tools to make supplies for the International Space Station. Once the kids can meet Nasa's exacting standards, those supplies head into orbit. Smeef (formerly known as the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Education Foundation) has its own vocational program called Prime (another acronym for the Partnership Response In Manufacturing Education). The two organizations are joining forces to expand Hunch into hundreds of schools across the US.
Students at a Massachusetts vocational school are working on back-to-back space missions, the Sentinel & Enterprise reported. An experiment to study lactic acid production in bacteria recently returned from orbit. Another experiment - the school's eighth - will launch into space this Summer. The students' space research was made possible by the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program. More than 60,000 students across the US and Canada have taken part in SSEP programs that have sent dozens of experiments into space.
Noaa celebrated Citizen Science Day by describing projects people can support to help Earth Science research. The projects include an online crowdsourcing effort to analyze the intensity of hurricanes, the direct measurement of Earth's geomagnetic field, and the reporting of rainfall to help local weather forecasters.
Weather-spotting has a centuries-long history of supporting science. Noaa's National Weather Service coordinates a 400,000-member network of volunteers who monitor extreme weather. With official weather stations tens or hundreds of miles apart, meteorologists never know exactly what is happening on the ground. Volunteers in the NWS' Skywarn program report below-the-radar weather which helps improve forecasts and warnings. This report from Texas TV station KXAN follows stormspotter Tricia Clarke as she watches the skies for signs of tornados over the Texas Hill Country.
Australia's Bureau of Meteorology wants boat owners down under to help monitor weather. The long distances between weather stations is even worse at sea. Sailing.org described how boat and yacht owners can submit data from their personal weather stations to the BoM's Weather Observation Website.
Several large meteors appeared over the United States recently. A fireball over San Diego, California, and another fireball over South Carolina each generated more than 400 reports to the American Meteor Society. The AMS uses these reports to calculate the meteoroid's trajectory - both forward to the impact site and backward to its origins in the Solar System. Any meteorites from the California event fell into the Pacific Ocean, but fragments from the Carolina meteor may have fallen near Myrtle Beach - just in time for spring break.
The citizen science project Planet 9 enlisted nearly 22,000 volunteers to search for a planet in our own Solar System. They reviewed a series of images collected by ground-based observatories in Australia for signs of objects moving against the background of stars. The citizen scientists made 5,000,000 classifications within 3 days, exhausting the project's data. Unfortunately nobody spotted a new planet. But they did find asteroids and Kuiper Belt objects in the outer Solar System.
The only upside to urban light pollution is the boost rural economies get from astro-tourism. Amateur astronomers often plan their vacations around their hobby. That has led parks systems and communities to enact lighting policies that preserve the dark night skies. Efforts under way in Australia will secure a Dark Sky Preserve designation for the Mid-Murray Council. The ABC reports that the region would be unique among the IDA's darkest preserves. Most are so remote that few people can visit them. The Mid-Murray Council, on the other hand, is only a two-hour drive from Adelaide.
CNBC covered Asia's emerging space tourism companies. While Virgin Galactic plans to charge $250,000 per ticket for its yet-to-fly Space Ship Two, Japan's PD Aerospace says its suborbital rocket plane flights may cost orders of magnitude less. Meanwhile, China's Kuang-Chi Science plans to make a stratospheric balloon that will carry passengers on a gentler journey 30 kilometers above Earth's surface. It joins America's World View and Spain's Inbloon in the belief that getting near space is good enough.
People in Massachusetts can borrow telescopes from their local libraries, the Telegram reported. The Aldrich Astronomical Society has donated more than 100 telescopes to libraries across the state. Its members modify small telescopes to make them more durable, conduct workshops, and help library staff maintain the telescopes.