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Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm is a 1951 American comedy film directed by Edward Sedgwick. It is the third installment of Universal-International's Ma and Pa Kettle series starring Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride. It was also the last completed film of director Sedgwick's long career.

Plot
In July 1950, Ma and Pa Kettle come home after their fun and exciting trip to New York City only to find out that they're going to become grandparents. Tom's wife Kim is expecting a child. As Tom frets about the pregnancy, the whole Kettle household is happy with the family's newest addition. Right in the middle of their breakfast the Kettles receive a telegram delivered by Alvin, the Western Union delivery boy, from Jonathan and Elizabeth Parker (Kim's parents) declaring that they will soon arrive at the Kettle house to see the newborn.

Ma hushes everybody, but to her surprise the in-laws have just arrived and are waiting for them outside. Ma goes out to greet them but the Kettle children fight over the Parkers' luggage which they're supposed to bring into the house. The Parkers are refined Bostonians and their first impression of the Kettles leaves them astounded. Ma and Elizabeth don't get acquainted very well—which is the reason why the Kettles leave their ultra-modern house to return to their beloved ramshackle farmhouse.

While Pa and his Indian friends, Geoduck and the mute Crowbar, go to work blasting a new well, two shady men searching for uranium deposits find evidence of the ore in the farm soil. Soon after, Pa falls into the well, and when he climbs out he finds that he can generate electricity spontaneously. Mr. Parker, a retired mine owner who, unlike his wife, appreciates the Kettles' hominess, deduces that Pa's radioactivity must be due to uranium-rich soil in his coveralls pockets. He informs the Kettles that they are about to become very rich. They then discuss with Geoduck, Crowbar and their friend, local salesman Billy Reed, how they would like to share the profits among them all.

While they talk, however, Tom arrives and despondently tells them that Mrs. Parker has talked Kim into leaving him and taking the baby from the hospital, where it is staying because of a cold, back to Boston. That night, Billy, Geoduck and Crowbar sneak into the hospital and attempt to steal the baby back for Tom. Each man, however, grabs a girl baby instead of little Jonathan. When the sheriff arrives, Ma and Pa have to trick him into taking the babies back without pressing charges. The next day, the two shady men inform Ma and Pa that they have bought the farm by paying the back taxes owed on it, but Mr. Parker brings in a uranium expert to convince them that the land is useless, and the men agree to give Pa the deed to the farm and ten dollars. As soon as they leave, however, the expert reveals to Parker that the land really is barren, and Mr. Parker realizes that the only radioactive element on the property is Pa's coveralls, which his nephew wore during overseas atomic bomb tests.

As the Kettles celebrate the payment of their back taxes, Tom announces that Mrs. Parker and Kim have boarded a train to Boston, causing Mr. Parker, Tom, Ma and Pa to give chase. They manage to stop the train, and when Tom stands up to Kim and Mr. Parker rebukes his wife for the first time, Mrs. Parker realizes the error of her ways. She and Ma, however, do not disembark in time, and are forced to stop the train in the middle of a field and use a railroad hand car to get home. By the time that Pa, Mr. Parker, Tom and Kim return to the house, Ma and Mrs. Parker have prepared dinner for the whole happy family.

Cast
Marjorie Main as Ma Kettle
Percy Kilbride as Pa Kettle
Richard Long as Tom Kettle
Meg Randall as Kim Parker Kettle
Ray Collins as Jonathan Parker
Barbara Brown as Elizabeth Parker
Emory Parnell as Billy Reed
Peter Leeds as Manson
Teddy Hart as Crowbar
Oliver Blake as Geoduck
Rex Lease as Clallan County Sheriff (uncredited)
J.P. Sloane as Billy Kettle (uncredited)
Edward Clark (uncredited)
Edmund Cobb (uncredited)
Harold Goodwin (uncredited)
Jerry Hausner (uncredited)
Teddy Infuhr (uncredited)
Jack Ingram (uncredited)
Sherry Jackson (uncredited)
Harry von Zell (uncredited)

Production
The film was originally entitled Ma and Pa Kettle Have a Baby. Filming started 11 February 1950.

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1951 films
Films directed by Edward Sedgwick
Ma and Pa Kettle
Films set in 1950
Films set in Washington (state)
American comedy films
1951 comedy films
American black-and-white films
1950s English-language films
1950s American films


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More than 14,000 Facebook guests confirmed for Kamloops 'end of world party'
Jessica Wallace
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The world may not come to an end on Dec. 21 as the Mayans predicted, but Kamloops may not be so lucky.
A Facebook event circulating online has generated about 14,200 confirmed guests—including a few from the Vernon area—to attend an "end of the world party" expected to take place in Barnhartvale the evening before some say the Mayans predicted the end of the world.
The outdoor party on Campbell Range Road is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. on Dec. 20 according to the Facebook event page.
"Last day of existence (apparently)," the event description said. "Invite everyone, let's make this the biggest party in the world, the night we all (are) supposed (to) die…lol."
The event comments date back to 2009.
"Let's go out with a bang," said one of the first comments posted Oct. 15, 2009. "Party in two and a half years!! Booking it off already!" said another post dated the next day.
Since then, comments and attendees have snowballed. Another 5,600 people are 'invited' to the bash while 3,800 people said 'maybe' they would attend. Kamloops resident Tom O'Riordan is listed as attending the event, but he said he doesn't know if he will actually go.
"I was kind of thinking about it, but it would be so sketchy," he said.
He doesn't remember when he joined the event.
"It started when the whole world was ending thing came out, and it just came up," he said. "I think everyone is, not excited, but intrigued. There's always the joke that if there's that many people then it actually will be the end of the world."
The location is not new to him. He said South Kamloops Secondary school students often party there, and it can accommodate a large amount of people.
"There's probably been close to thousand-people-parties up there—not so much anymore—but a couple years ago they used to get pretty big."
Many confirmed attendees are from outside Kamloops, but O'Riordan says his own friends have also confirmed.
"The majority of people I know have signed up for it, but you know what it's like," he said, noting that Facebook can be unreliable.
Another Facebook public event promotes people to hold parties in cities around the world.
"Let's break the record for the biggest, most attended global 'eCelebration' event on Facebook!!" the description said.
A similar Facebook event was posted in Clearwater, B.C. but has generated less participants - about 142 confirmed guests.
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When are lower student achievement scores a good thing? That seems to be the question thrown about up in New York City this past week, where Big Apple officials have been grappling with the reality that city students' performance on the state's math and reading proficiency tests fell after a newer (and harder) exam was put into place.
It should be no secret that state standards — and the tests that measure those standards — have been a problem for some time. Since the introduction of NCLB, we've witnessed states lowering their standards so that they could continue to demonstrate "adequate yearly progress," regularly reducing the bar so the number of students hitting proficient increased year after year after year. In this educational shell game, it meant reducing the standards again and again to keep up.
The NY Post refers to the problem as "junk tests" but the real issue seems to be the standards behind them. Tests are only as good as what we are expected to measure. Garbage in, garbage out. Did anyone really believe that more than three-quarters of NY students were proficient in reading and math? Of course not. But New York State's definition of proficient and a common sense definition of the same are quite different. How else do you explain such strong proficiency numbers at a time when half of students require remediation?
One can't fault the NYC DOE for playing the hands it has been dealt. When taking the old state proficiency exam, Mayor Bloomberg and Chancellor Klein posted some long-term gains. Year on year, test scores increased. That is progress. Now that they have a new test aligned to new standards, the game starts anew. These scores serve as the year one baseline. Next year, we expect to see gains. And the year after that, more of the same. Rince and repeat.
But those looking to discredit the improvements in NYC based on this one test are going to be sorely mistaken. Just take a look at the other measures around us. On the NAEP exam, the Nation's Report Card which offers one standard measure for all students across the nation, NYC has seen gains in student achievement (while the rest of New York state has remained flat). And as Eduflack wrote earlier this year, Chancellor Klein has shown real improvement on high school graduation rates. So at a time when the teachers' unions are calling for multiple measures to evaluate teachers, we are seeing that multiple measures support claims of NYC schools improvement.
Ultimately, while this makes for some lovely rhetorical skirmishes in the city that never sleeps, it doesn't negate a very simple truth. Over the last decade, NYC schools have come a long way. But they still have a long way to go. At no point do I remember hearing Klein declare mission accomplished. Progress has been made, but there is still much to do, particularly in addressing achievement gap issues in New York. The new test provides a clearer, stronger view of the challenges before NY educators. And the pending adoption and implementation of Common Core standards offers a clearer picture of where one has to go.
Instead of using the latest round of test scores to throw recent reforms out the window, improvements on measures such as NAEP and grad rates should show what is possible, and the growing need to redouble current reform efforts. If anything, these scores demonstrate that more must be done.
Year on year, test scores increased. That is NOT progress. Now that they have a new test aligned to new standards, the game starts anew. Per student spending in real terms has increased more under Klein than my district spends in total, per student.Maybe NYC can afford the game where year after year, more of the same. Rinse and repeat. But when it comes to the best single number, 8th grade NAEP Reading scores, NYC grew by 1 point. And this was mostly during an unbelievable economic boom. Doing nothing during that economy should have done better in raising NAEP.The only way this game is enlightening is if the Masters of the Universe look to the full story of raising graduation rates. NYC has alternative schools for 5% of its students. "Reformers" would have a cow if teachers in neighborhood schools around the country were to get their wish and have a comparable backup so they could build engaging learning cultures.
I seriously believe that we still need a reformed education to meet the challenges of a deflating economy.


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Going in for the score — Madden NFL 13 E3 Preview
By Keith Schleicher
The Madden franchise has always been a huge seller. For some gamers, it's the only game that they get every year. It truly typifies how popular the sport of football is in the United States. Every year the Madden team has tried to innovate, but some years they have been more successful than others. This year seems to be a year that could really take the game to the next level.
While each year the presentation looks more like a broadcast, this year's game truly shines in the broadcast booth. This year's commentary features Phil Simms and Jim Nantz. Even their virtual representation in the broadcast booth looks good. They interact and their lip syncing looks relatively good. I didn't get to listen to much of the commentary due to the loud nature of E3, but what I did hear sounded great. The question that remains is how soon it will be before we hear phrases repeated.
[singlepic id=7800 w=320 h=240 float=left]This year's Madden features a completely new physics engine called the Infinity Engine. It takes into effect things like mass, speed, momentum, and location of the hit. The tackling does seem more realistic now. If your runner gets hit low he may stumble a bit before hitting his stride in the open field again, or he might get slowed down enough so that someone else can finish the job. The engine also looks at the number of people tackling. A single person tackle looks different from two people tackling, or a gang tackle of five players. While in practice mode, I ran the same running play over and over again. I was able to watch the running back get constantly tackled by the defense. Each time the tackling looked different, and there were some brutal hits if the running back tried to jump over the defender and got hit.
The trajectories of passes have been updated for this year's Madden as well. In previous games the ball seemed to either be a lob or a bullet. Now at least 18 different pass paths have been changed. Bullet passes zip by, while lobs seem to float slowly in the air. Leading your receiver is now possible by using the left stick after the ball is thrown. You can take over the receiver to catch the ball too. You truly have more control of the action.
Speaking of passing, previous Madden games seemed to have psychic DBs who could intercept the ball without even looking at it. This year Tiburon has implemented a new Read and React system. This means that players can only react to the ball if they are actually looking at it. The offense still runs their routes and the defense goes zone or man-to-man, but if your receiver isn't looking for the ball then it's likely the ball will slip through his fingers. If your defense isn't looking for the ball, then they may lose a step and allow an easy touchdown.
[singlepic id=7804 w=320 h=240 float=right]Offline leagues have been popular since they were integrated into the game. When leagues went online, friends around the country were able to play against each other for multiple seasons, building up their teams through the draft. The Superstar Mode let you play as a single player throughout his career. While all of these modes made the game more fun to play, they were all separate. Now they have integrated into one single Career Mode. You can control a single player throughout an entire online season, complete with a 32-team league, while calling the plays.
While we know the Kinect for its abilities as a camera, we sometimes forget about the microphone inside. This year's Madden will let you yell out pre-snap commands on both sides of the ball. On the offense you can yell player names or numbers to instruct them what to do. Want someone to run a hot route? Need to have your receiver be an extra blocker? Want to change the play at the line of scrimmage? You can do that with voice commands. You'll also be able to do that on the defensive side of the ball. Need to shift your linemen or linebackers? How about calling a safety blitz? While there was some interference by the background noises of the booth, the voice recognition was incredibly accurate. The bottom of the screen gives some examples of what you can tell the Kinect. Some other options let you call for players to hurry to the line, spike the ball, or challenge the refs most recent call. While having some of the available words on the screen is nice, I hope that they will include some kind of reference either as an included cheat sheet or in the on-disc manual.
I did play it a little bit and the game played like Madden, but the new physics engine made it feel like an entirely new game. It makes that large of a difference. We don't know if other surprises will head our way, and I didn't get a chance to see the implementation of the SmartGlass technology that was demoed at the Microsoft E3 Press Conference. Even without that, the game looked pretty good. If you haven't bought a new Madden game because you felt like it was just a roster upgrade, this year might change your mind.
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It's OK for Bianca to stop
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Bianca Andreescu got hurt again and her season might be over
The Canadian tennis star, who was already nursing a back injury, hurt her knee early in her second match of the year-ending WTA Finals in China. Andreesecu's back seemed fine as she won the first two games against Karolina Pliskova. But after reaching to her right to return a serve, Andreescu went down and then limped off in obvious pain. A trainer examined her left knee, taped it heavily, and Andreescu returned to the court. After losing the next three games (and not looking like herself) she told her coach her knee was "cracking every time I walk. It friggin' hurts." She also said the trainer figured it was an injury to her meniscus — the pieces of cartilage that act as cushions between your shinbone and thighbone.
In classic Bianca fashion, she decided to fight through the injury. Her coach, Sylvain Bruneau, advised her not to push it. But Andreescu, fighting back tears, said "I don't want to stop." It was reminiscent of that moment during the Indian Wells final back in March when Andreescu told Bruneau her feet were "burning" and she felt like she could barely move. Her racket shoulder was also taped up for that match. But she told her coach "I want this so bad" and then went back out and won her first big pro title.
Amazingly, Andreescu won the next game to even the set at 3-3. But that was all she had left. Pliskova took the next three games, and Andreescu didn't even move on her opponent's final serve, conceding the set-winning point. She then quit the match. Here's how she explained the injury to the press: "I stepped weirdly on a return," she said. "I heard my knee crack. It kind of went inwards. Putting pressure afterwards on it really bothered me. I could barely bend my knee. But I fought with the pain as much as I could. At some point an athlete has to say 'stop' and just listen to their body. That's what I did." Read more about her injury and watch video of it here.
Today's loss eliminated Andreescu from the tournament. She still has one more round-robin match left, but it doesn't matter. Her record is 0-2. Only the top two players in her four-person group advance. Elina Svitolina is guaranteed to be one of them after starting 2-0. Pliskova and Simona Halep are both 1-1, but they play each other next so one of them will end up 2-1 and claim the group's other semifinal berth.
But Andreescu hasn't called it quits on the tournament yet. She said she'll wait for the results of an MRI Thursday to decide whether to play her final match on Friday. That seems risky. Sure, there's a two-month vacation coming after this tournament. And yes, there's $305,000 US up for grabs for the winner of each match, plus 125 rankings points for showing up and another 125 for a win. But Bianca has already won more money (north of $6 million) and risen higher in the world rankings (No. 4) this year than anyone could have dreamed. And remember what happened last time she kept playing through an injury? Days after that grueling run to the Indian Wells title, she was back on the court for another tournament — her shoulder still taped. She won a few rounds before the injury forced her to quit. It cost her the next four months. Bianca has the heart of a champion. She always wants to fight through the pain. It's one of the things that makes her great. But sometimes it's OK to stop. This might be one of those times.
Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., injured her left knee while returning a serve in her WTA Finals match against Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic. Andreescu would later retire from the match. 1:50
This weird World Series is going to a Game 7
Washington forced tonight's rubber match with a 7-2 win last night. Quick summary: Stephen Strasburg pitched into the ninth to deliver another post-season gem. Houston's Justin Verlander took the loss to fall to 0-6 in the World Series in his otherwise-brilliant career. Washington manager Dave Martinez got tossed for arguing a controversial call in which Trea Turner was ruled out for running off the baseline on his way to first — a call that ended up not mattering. Old-school baseball people (including Martinez) got mad at the Nationals' Juan Soto and Alex Bregman for celebrating home runs by carrying their bats all the way to the first-base coach. Read more about the game and see highlights here.
If the Nats win tonight, they'll make history in a couple of ways. It would be the first championship in the history of the franchise, which started as the Montreal Expos from 1969-2004. It would also be the first time in the history of the big four North American pro sports leagues that the road team won every game in a seven-game playoff series.
Max Scherzer is back from the dead. OK, it's not quite that dramatic, but the Washington ace woke up a few days ago barely able to move because of a nerve problem in his neck. He was scratched from his scheduled Game 5 start, but he appeared to be available in the bullpen last night. Now he says he's good to start Game 7 thanks to a cortisone shot and some chiropractic work.
If Scherzer wins tonight, he'll be remembered. His post-injury heroics could go down with Curt Schilling's bloody-sock pitching performance for Boston in the 2004 AL Championship Series and Kirk Gibson's "I don't believe what I just saw" home run to win Game 1 of the 1988 World Series for Los Angeles.
You can watch a longer version of the Gibson homer below — featuring Vin Scully's call — and an underrated thing about it is how great of an at-bat this was by Gibson. He's half-crippled, falls behind in the count 0-2, but stays alive with some foul balls and works his way up to 3-2. The dramatic homer comes on the eighth pitch of the at-bat. Dennis Eckersley also spent a lot of energy worrying about Mike Davis on first base. The Oakland closer threw over a ton of times to keep him close, and then Davis stole second anyway.
Some good Canadian tennis news: Denis Shapovalov advanced to the third round of the Paris Masters tournament. He's ranked 28th in the world, and today he upset 11th-seeded Fabio Fognini. Next up is No. 6 seed Alexander Zverev, who's 3-0 vs. Shapovalov. The other Canadian in the tournament, Milos Raonic, lost today to No. 5 Dominic Thiem. Read more about today's matches here.
Toronto FC can advance to the MLS title match tonight. After upsetting New York City FC in the last round, TFC hits the road again to face defending champion Atlanta in the Eastern Conference final at 8 p.m. ET. If Toronto wins, it will play Seattle for the championship for the third time in four years. The Sounders upset top-ranked LAFC in last night's Western Conference final. Back in 2016, Seattle beat Toronto in a shootout in the MLS Cup final. Toronto won the rematch the next year.
Please enjoy these two lacrosse-style goals by hockey players on the same day:
Andrei Svechnikov lit the lamp in North Carolina, while Canucks' prospect Nils Hoglander scored an almost identical beauty in Sweden. 0:32
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Benefitting as it does from a respected regulatory environment and rising demand, Bahrain's insurance industry already performs well among its peers. An increase in infrastructure spending, however, and a renewed government focus on the sector stand to boost its growth even further.
Bahrain's insurance penetration level, which stands at around 3% and is the highest in the GCC, according to the Bahrain Insurance Association, still leaves room for medium-term growth prospects, a fact highlighted by Abdul Rahman Mohammed Al Baker, the executive director of financial institutions supervision at the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB), in a speech at the Middle East Insurance Forum (MEIF) 2012 in Manama in February.
Al Baker noted that GCC member states are expected to invest around $960bn in more than 1600 infrastructure projects in the region over the next decade, potentially providing a wealth of opportunities for insurers and reinsurers.
Bahraini insurers in particular should be well placed to benefit after a decade of solid growth. The sector's gross premium volume has increased steadily over the past 10 years, according to a decennial report published by the CBB in late 2011, rising from BD58.6m ($155m) in total premiums in 2001 at a compound annual growth rate of 15% to BD210.5m ($558m) in 2010.
The director of the MEIF 2012, David McClean, said that the choice of Manama as the host of the annual event confirmed "Bahrain is still the powerhouse in the regional insurance industry". Indeed, the CBB is widely regarded as setting the pace for insurance regulation in the region, and looks to maintain and enhance that reputation by pushing on with structural reforms within the sector.
Al Baker said the regional market is developing as the insurance sector in the Gulf evolves, adding that national regulatory bodies such as the CBB will have to work closely with counterparts in other countries and international organisations such as the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) to strengthen regulation and oversight.
The international financial crisis made it necessary to create a platform for the growth and development of insurance worldwide, Al Baker said. He drew attention to the CBB's ongoing reform measures, which include new rules on the use of clients' money, solvency guidelines, and the requirement that insurance industry employees be qualified.
In addition to the opportunities arising from infrastructure growth, the expansion of takaful (sharia-compliant insurance) is also a segment targeted for expansion, particularly for the CBB. As with other areas of Islamic finance, regulation has not always kept pace with growth, partly due to disagreements over what constitutes sharia compliance, as what is accepted in one jurisdiction is not necessarily accepted in another.
"The regulatory framework is very satisfactory at the moment, but it needs to continuously cater to changes in the market," Ashraf Bseisu, the group chief executive of Bahrain-based insurer Solidarity, told OBG. "Takaful is maturing quickly, and it will certainly experience faster growth than conventional insurance. Regulations have to adapt accordingly."
The opportunities for expansion in both the conventional insurance and takaful industries are enticing. While Bahrain has one of the highest insurance penetration rates in the region, it is below the developed world average of 8%, Mahmood Al Soufi, the chief executive of multi-line insurer Bahrain National Holding (BNH), told OBG, which suggests substantial scope for growth. Al Soufi agreed that takaful has particular potential, and that Bahrain can enhance its position itself as a regional leader in sharia-compliant insurance.
Many industry leaders feel that consolidation in a somewhat fragmented sector would be beneficial. Dozens of insurers are present in what is still a moderately sized market, and some of the smaller players are undercapitalised and deliver low returns on investment. Mergers and acquisitions are expected to create leaner, stronger companies that can control larger market shares and deliver better services for their clients, benefitting the industry as a whole.
Indeed, one recent merger may pave the way for future consolidations. In September Bahrain-based Allianz Takaful transferred 75% of its ownership to MedGulf BSC, which has allowed Allianz to continue selling its range of takaful and conventional insurance products in the Kingdom.
"Consolidation in the market should be left to market forces, but the CBB should put regulations and incentives in place to encourage consolidation in the future," Tawfiq Shehab, the general manager of Al Ahlia Insurance, told OBG. "Consolidation would definitely be a positive factor for consumers, improving the services rendered to clients and creating a broader base of products within a single company."
Having cemented its reputation as a leader in financial services in the Middle East, Bahrain is now setting an example for insurance growth as well, largely the result of the CBB's prudent regulatory measures.
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(April 16, 2014)- Acting on a tip received by SWFL Crimestoppers, Cape Coral Police were able to develop probable cause and make an arrest in a retail theft that occurred on April 3, 2014.
Angel L. Torres, H/M, DOB: 10-16-1975, of 2846 SE 16th Place #4, Cape Coral, FL was arrested on Tuesday for one count of retail theft.
Original release after the break.
(April 3, 2014)- Cape Coral Police need your help in identifying a retail theft suspect.
On Tuesday, March 18th, 2014 (Sports Authority) 1810 NE Pine Island Road Cape Coral, Lee County, Florida reported a theft of store merchandise. The manager was notified by store employees that a hispanic male entered the store with a jacket in his hand and that he (the Hispanic male) is the same individual that has been stealing merchandise from the store in the past.
The manager walked to the footwear department and engaged in conversation with the hispanic male. Assistance was requested and the manager then needed to assist a customer at which time the hispanic male exited the store with merchandise concealed under the jacket he was holding. The manager then went back to the area where the Hispanic male had been and recovered four empty shoe boxes. The male concealed the shoes in his waistband and his jacket according to a store employee. The total value of the stolen merchandise is $270.
Please take a look at the photos and video above. If you have any information on the identity of the suspect, please contact the Cape Coral Police Department at 239-574-3223. You can also submit an anonymous tip. Go to www.capecops.com/tips or text a tip- text CCPD+"Your Message" to CRIMES (274637). Finally, you can call Crimestoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS.


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Neumann és un cràter d'impacte en el planeta Mercuri de 122 km de diàmetre. Porta el nom de l'arquitecte alemany Johann Balthasar Neumann (1687-1753), i el seu nom va ser aprovat per la Unió Astronòmica Internacional el 1976.

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Bernd Dießner (ur. 16 marca 1946 w Aken) – niemiecki lekkoatleta, długodystansowiec, medalista mistrzostw Europy z 1966. W czasie swojej kariery reprezentował Niemiecką Republikę Demokratyczną.

Zdobył brązowy  medal w biegu na 5000 metrów na mistrzostwach Europy w 1966 w Budapeszcie. Na europejskich igrzyskach halowych w 1968 w Madrycie zdobył srebrny medal w biegu na 3000 metrów.

Odpadł w eliminacjach biegu na 5000 metrów na igrzyskach olimpijskich w 1968 w Meksyku. Na mistrzostwach Europy w 1969 w Atenach zajął 4. miejsce w biegu na 5000 metrów, a na kolejnych mistrzostwach Europy w 1971 w Helsinkach był na tym dystansie czternasty.

Dießner był mistrzem NRD w biegu na 5000 metrów w 1968 i 1971 oraz wicemistrzem w 1966, a także brązowym medalistą w biegu na 1500 metrów w 1965. Był również halowym mistrzem NRD w biegu na 3000 metrów w 1968, 1969 i 1971.

Po zakończeniu kariery zawodniczej został trenerem lekkoatletycznym. Jego podopiecznymi byli m.in. Ulrike Bruns, Jens-Peter Herold, Jürgen Straub i Olaf Beyer.

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London Olympics | What can I learn today?
Who are the mascots for the London Olympics?
Stephanie Rice qualified for the London Olympics today. And I think that's terrific because as many people know, she's had a rough few months. So it's great to see the focus back where it belongs – on her swimming.
Anyway, with that story in the headlines, it got me thinking about the Olympics, but for the life of me I couldn't remember when they were on. So I jumped on to the official Games site and got the answer – July 27-August 14 for the Olympics and August 29-September 9 for the Paralympics.
Then my eyes fell on another section of the site and suddenly I knew what I wanted to learnt today – who are this year's mascots?
Their names, as it turns out, are Wenlock (Olympics) and Mandeville (Paralympics). And according to their back story, both were created from the last two drops of steel left over from construction of the Olympic stadium.
Reading further, I discovered their names reflect the UK"s rich Games history. The London organising committee explains it like this . . .
The mascots also have some clever features to keep an eye out for when the Games roll around. For example they have yellow lights on their heads, which were inspired by London's famous black taxis. Wenlock also wears friendship bands in the colours of the Olympic rings while Mandeville wears a timing device to track its personal best. The mascots' single eye is a camera.
In the meantime, let's end on a fast fact: The first official mascot of the Olympic Games was Waldi in 1972.


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Eugent Bushpepa for Albania
Eugent Bushpepa had already won Festivali i Këngës 56, the Albanian national selection, on the 23th of December. Eugent Bushpepa will represent Albania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon with the song Mall. The official Eurovision version of the song was released yesterday.
Since there wasn't an official version of the song, I never really paid attention to it. If I have to admit, I never even listened to the full version. So this is my first real impression of the song. I quite like the song. The Albanian language really suits the song and is just beautiful. The song itself isn't very memorable, but has a nice melody. And the use of instruments is great as well. Overall, I don't really have anything bad to say about it. But it's just a bit ordinary, especially for Eurovision. I don't think that this song has a big chance at qualifying. But I do think that this Albanian version has more chances than an English version would. An English version would make the song too ordinary. But I'm very excited to see what the performance will look like. I'm really hoping for a classic staging, with sublte rock elements. But I'm convinced that this is a promising entry from Albania. 6/10
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Credit report problems have become much more prevalent in the U.S. since the start of the "Great Recession," and finding housing has become a more difficult and complicated process for many. However, "tenant standards" among landlords and large-scale property managers have also changed in recent years, and if you've been denied housing due a credit report-related issue, other options and strategies are still available.
When searching for housing and resolving credit issues, landlords with smaller operations (a few properties or units) are more likely to be open to special considerations than larger property managers. It's important that you're willing to meet in-person with landlords to explain your circumstances, and you can also include a written statement with your application for this purpose. Some landlords are willing to negotiate with low-credit applicants, such as for additional deposits or multiple rent payments made in advance, and in many cases you can also have someone co-sign your lease if necessary.
Remember to check your credit scores (and credit profile, if possible) for any errors or inaccuracies before applying for housing. Some property managers also take prior rental references into close consideration, so make sure that any outstanding issues or conflicts with previous landlords have been resolved.


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Have a 2TB External USB drive. Data only. Accidentally started a wipe with CCleaner and stopped when I realized had wrong disk.
Using Testdisk I got to the point as shown in Deep Search. What do I do next?
I believe that it is showing a BOOT partition, so I tried "T" to change the type to HPFS-NTFS.
But that did not change this display.
Please excuse the photo from a data dummie.
You should probably use TestDisk, Advanced, Undelete.
Only once you have recovered all your files, sorted them, ..., you will be able to copy them back to your external disk.


I find it interesting that Mark starts out the story of the life of the Christ with the introduction of John the Baptist. As I've mentioned in the introduction, the primary audience of the Romans would not have been as interested in this man baptizing people, unless it had some sort of relevance to the power of this Jesus that was being introduced to them. So what is Mark telling us about Jesus through starting here?


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Is Logic Pro X Better Than GarageBand?
Vishal Sawariya
Apple has long been the ecosystem of choice for creatives. Apps such as Final Cut have become industry standards across the years.
If you're looking to get creative with your musical skills, Apple has you covered there too. GarageBand is a free music production app that comes preinstalled with most Apple devices. It's pretty powerful too.
Apple also offers its own paid music production tool called Logic Pro X. The two apps look very similar on first viewing, but Logic Pro X has a lot more under the hood.
Read on as we compare GarageBand vs Logic Pro X to see which comes out on top.
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Both apps are very similar in many ways. This is great because it makes moving up from GarageBand to Logic Pro X a much shallower learning curve.
Before we look at the different GarageBand vs Logic features, let's take a look at the features found in both products.
Loops are a great way to start making music, even if you don't have the first clue about how to play an instrument.
Loops are prerecorded snippets of music that you can combine to create your masterpiece. You can speed them up, slow them down, and change the pitch to make them fit whatever you're working on.
GarageBand comes with a reasonable amount of loops, but there are far more available with Logic Pro X.
These are software recreations of real instruments. It means you don't need to own a grand piano; you can just load the virtual instrument and play it directly from your computer keyboard.
When comparing GarageBand vs Logic instruments, you should find more than enough in GarageBand to get you started.
You don't need a drum kit either. Drummer is a virtual instrument that will automatically create drum tracks for your music, based on the kits you choose and the style of drumming your require.
Drummer has more kits in Logic Pro X, and there are more features included too.
You've recorded the perfect vocal, but it's slightly out of time with the rest of the song.
Not a problem. Flex Time allows you to move individual parts of your vocal back and forth in time until they're exactly where you want them, all without affecting the sound of the performance.
Since GarageBand has fewer features than Logic Pro X, it is slightly easier to use. That said, the advanced features of Logic are turned off by default, so at first glance, Logic Pro X may not seem that much more complex at all.
If you've invested in Logic Pro X, however, then it's probably because you wanted to use those advanced features. The good news is that learning how to use GarageBand is the first step on the road to mastering Logic Pro X.
As we have seen, GarageBand has many of the powerful features found in Logic Pro X. There are some things that Logic can do that GarageBand can't, however.
One of the big differences in Logic Pro X vs GarageBand is the ability to make edits to your tracks.
Garageband's cursor has two options. It's either a pointer, for selecting, or a pencil, for making edits.
In comparison, in Logic Pro X, the cursor can become one of more than 40 different tools, each of which does a slightly different job. It means you have far more control in Logic.
Once you've recorded all your parts, you'll need to mix them. This involves setting the volume of each track, its stereo position, and so on.
One big flaw in GarageBand is that you can't select multiple tracks. If you want to change the volume of your 12 backing vocal tracks, you'll have to change each of them one at a time. In Logic, you can select multiple tracks at once with a few clicks.
Logic also has its own dedicated mixing screen, which makes the mixing process infinitely better.
In a similar manner, GarageBand doesn't have the option to send tracks to buses.
What this means is that if you want to add some reverb to your 12 backing vocal tracks, in Logic, you can send all 12 tracks to a bus (essentially a single track that outputs whatever you send into it). You can then add a single reverb effect to this bus, instead of adding 12 reverbs to 12 separate tracks.
Having too many effects running at once can slow your computer down, so being able to use buses allows you to add far more effects before everything grinds to a halt.
This feature is a godsend if you're recording physical instruments or vocals.
In GarageBand, if you record another take on the same track as the first, it will overwrite the first take. That means that performance is lost.
In Logic Pro X, each take is stored in a track folder so that you can pick and choose the best parts of each take to create the perfect vocal. You can loop a particular section, and have the performer repeat their part over and over, and then edit together the best sections.
This makes a huge difference in speeding up your workflow when recording vocals or live instruments.
This is one of the biggest differences between the two products. GarageBand is completely free. Logic Pro X costs $199.99.
The good news is that you can open GarageBand projects in Logic Pro X. So if you do decide to upgrade, you can apply all the additional features of Logic to your GarageBand projects to make them sound even better.
If you're trying to choose between GarageBand vs Logic Pro X, then your decision will come down to two main things: are you willing to spend money and what level of features do you require?
If you're new to home recording, then GarageBand is a powerful piece of software that comes completely free and will most likely more than meet your needs.
If you're looking to create finely-honed pieces of music, then Logic Pro X includes all the features you need for professional recording, editing, mixing, and mastering. Our advice: give GarageBand a try and if you need more grunt, then upgrade.
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I own a 2008 Honda Fit Sport, which was the second-generation, though the first generation of the car to appear in the U.S. The car is set for a refresh in 2020 and I'll be honest, I'm feeling kind of paternal about it, after seeing new spy video.
Motor1 has a whole discussion about how the car's styling might be "polarizing," but honestly anyone who cares about styling in a Honda Fit is kidding themselves a bit. This is a car that starts at $16,190 currently. That will surely go up a bit with the new generation, but not by much.
What do you get with the Honda Fit? You get an econobox that basically drives forever. And, sure, you can argue that even econoboxes deserve to have some thought put into styling, but, honestly, I couldn't care less. My Fit's front end recently got dislodged, and the rear end has always been scuffed up, so I had to get some body work done, and after it was all over, it looked better, but it also looked just like a Honda Fit.
The gains in downforce, though, just incredible.
Anyway, the biggest question with the new Fit is whether there'll be a fully-electrified version, which would make a lot of sense. The biggest thing I feel, though, is pride. Here is a new version of my own small car, a bulwark against the prevailing winds of the day, its own small statement, that reason and sense may again rule.
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By chance, my last visit on my second and last day photographing in Laxey was to the New Inn. Mrs Cowin greeted me to inform me the pub was closing either later that day, or the next day, for good. I felt privileged to be witness to, and to document, the end of an era for a pub more than 150 years old. I am grateful to Mrs Cowin for posing for photos and answering my questions in good spirit on what was no doubt a sad occasion.


People experiencing a mental health crisis have a new place to get help. MHC's Crisis Treatment Center/ Emergency Psychiatric Services facility on Cumberland Bend Drive opened it's doors to media and public officials for a grand opening celebration on January 29, 2019.
Mayor David Briley is a big supporter of mental health services because of the experience with his family. You can watch the news conference above for an inside look at the celebration.
The new crisis treatment center will become fully operational on Saturday, February 2, 2019. Services will be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You can call the crisis hotline at (615) 726-0125, or just show up at 250 Cumberland Bend.


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It would be absolutely typical if having qualified for Euro 2020, with two games in Glasgow, Scotland weren't allowed to play in front of fans...or worse, that the tournament gets wiped out due to the ongoing pandemic. Still, here's hoping. There's still five months to go, but that hasn't stopped me taking a look at the candidates to make the final twenty-three man squad. I've broken it down by position and taken a look at who is already (injury permitting) certain to be in that twenty-three and the other players trying to fight for their place in history. I actually did something
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A wee bit of positive news, I hope - Andy and his team (who do the highlights filming from the A9 side of the ground) invited me along on Saturday to act as the 'commentator' for a test run of their new software which allows them to live stream the game with those cameras with some graphics (not Sky Sports-esque, but still pretty decent looking) and also run instant replays of incidents as part of the live coverage. They even set up a monitor so I could actually see the stream and the replays during commentary. Everything seemed to work great and as far as I can tell there's no rea
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Well, that was a joy to watch. There was a little too much last-ditch defending for my liking at 1-0, but we were the better team in the first half and absolutely turned the screw in the second. According to the BBC, QOS didn't even have a shot on target. I particularly love the way the forwards are swapping positions and causing havoc with their movement. It was the same against Raith and is a sign of a very well-coached team, I think. It was also clear that we had a plan for how we we could hurt QOS, so more kudos to Robbo. Its unreal to think Kennedy and MacGregor ar
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How did you manage to get to watch a game live on the west cameras, and how do the rest of us get to do so as well?
The cameras on the A9 side can definitely be used for streaming games - I know because I commentated on one that was being streamed live as a test run last season. Have the club got some sort of agreement in place with the providers of the Pixellot system that requires them to use the camera for every live broadcast? It's a shame because Andy and his team do an amazing job with the highlights and I expect would be able to put together a fantastic package for live coverage as well if given the opportunity.
Our attacking play looks really terrific. Keatings, Storey and Sutherland look like they can swap positions at will, while Kennedy is clearly a player. Its certainly more pleasing on the eye than playing with a more static target man. Also looks like the midfield didn't miss a beat, even with Welsh not fit to start. McGregor clearly did a good job in a deeper role, while we need to sign up Allardice on a long-term deal pronto. There's still weaknesses that will be exploited by better teams, but there's some very promising signs here.
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To be honest, I was ready to just pack it in. When Luka Jovic's header flew into the net, it felt like one heartbreak, one Glorious Failure too many. I just could not do it anymore. As Jovic celebrated, my mind was already racing ahead. The heads would be gone. We'd get creamed in extra time. If somehow we didn't, we'd screw up the penalties. I just couldn't be having with the agony of supporting Scotland any more. My wife is Northern Irish - perhaps I could just bring up my boys to support them instead, and they might get the joy of qualifying for something occasionally? Heck, I've got a ma
The last time Celtic lost three consecutive home matches, Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister, Kylie Minogue was at number one with 'Tears On My Pillow' (no, I've never heard of it either) and Rangers were on their way to Two In A Row. Admittedly in the subsequent thirty years there won't have been many times when Celtic played back-to-back-to-back games at Celtic Park against teams of the quality of Rangers, Milan and, um, Sparta Prague, but still. How has it come to this? Yes, Rangers have improved. We're yet to find out whether yet another post-New Year slump will derail their
2020/21 Scottish Championship preview
I did kinda already look at the Championship sides a month ago. What's changed? Not a lot. Hearts should stroll this. Even if their entire starting XI were ruled out with Covid the next eleven players up would still be stronger than everyone else. There has been a worrying hint of the same trait that dogged Robbie Neilson's Dundee United team last season - doing just enough to win and not a lot else, rather than blowing away opponents - but if that's the most negative thing I can come up with then you can tell they must be good. Craig Gordon at the back, Stephen Kingsley, Craig Halkett
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To be blunt, League One should be a two horse race. That's not being harsh on the other eight clubs; there are plenty of dangerous teams and quality players elsewhere in this division. But Falkirk and Partick Thistle have so much more to throw at this league than any of the others. As Ray McKinnon discovered at the former last season, struggling to make the top two is not an option. David McCracken and Lee Miller have been the Bairns' co-management team since November 2019 and were unbeaten in the league between then and lockdown. That record surely won't last, but given they've been a


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John Boehner called the immigration debate 'important' Wednesday.
GOP reaches out on immigration
By JAKE SHERMAN, SEUNG MIN KIM and JOHN BRESNAHAN
Updated 07/11/2013 07:40 PM EDT
The House Republican leadership is reaching out to top House Democrats to assess their support for a piecemeal approach to immigration reform, according to sources involved in the discussions.
The House's immigration gameplan is to pass individual bills rather than take the comprehensive approach advocated by the Senate. Speaker John Boehner's (R-Ohio) team isn't trying to cut a deal with Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), these aides caution. But deeply-divided Republicans want to get a read on what members of the minority party would back when immigration reform comes to the floor.
The legislation under discussion between Republicans and Democrats includes bills reworking the employment verification system and legislation to toughen border security, according to sources both involved in and familiar with the talks. In strategy sessions and planning meetings, Republicans have said that support for immigration reform is soft among GOP lawmakers — and leadership is skeptical that there is backing for anything more drastic than border security and E-verify.
( PHOTOS: 20 quotes on immigration reform)
Moving legislation before the August recess is now almost completely out of the question — lawmakers are going to have to spend the month at home, with immigration lingering.
These contacts are in the early stages, but the discussions are aimed at running up big bipartisan majorities for a series of GOP-authored bills, that could counter the bipartisan Senate bill. In short, Democrats would smooth the prospects for passage.
Those talks with Democrats weren't the focus of a closed-door GOP immigration strategy meeting, which took place Wednesday in the Capitol basement. In that meeting, leadership and bold-faced Republican lawmakers tried to explain that something needs to happen — and soon.
( Also on POLITICO: Immigration reform heads for slow death)
Boehner called the immigration debate "important," and said Republicans need a plan. Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said Republicans should present an alternative to the Senate's plan — just like the party did during the economic stimulus debate in 2009.
More than Cantor and perhaps even Boehner, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) is someone who is catching Republicans' eyes. The 2012 vice presidential nominee and House Budget Committee chair, who has been quietly meeting for months on immigration reform, took to the microphone at Wednesday's meeting, saying that the GOP needs to tackle immigration — and now. Immigrants, he said, are important to the country's economic vitality.
The issue might be urgent, but it won't be smooth. House Republicans face logistical peril by entering into negotiations armed with small bills after Democrats passed a big, aggressive reform package.
( PHOTOS: Pols react to immigration deal)
The debate will also get lumped in with a busy fall, at a time when Congress will be jousting over government funding and the debt limit.
So, if immigration reform actually happens — far from a certainty — it seems increasingly likely to be tossed into a year-end rush, in a way mirroring the 2012 fiscal cliff panic, the 2010 extension of Bush tax rates and other panicked legislating that Washington has become so accustomed to. But immigration reform will be more challenging: there is no deadline.
Logistics and timing are only two of the reasons this policy debate is challenging. The party is split in multiple directions.
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There are two extreme poles in the House Republican Conference, and they were on clear display Wednesday in the Capitol.
In the meeting, which stretched more than two hours, Rep. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) stood up and delivered a speech about the dangers of entering into a formal conference negotiation with the Senate. Conservatives are worried that the House will be forced to accept the bipartisan Senate bill if they enter into those talks. Rep. Raul Labrador (R-Idaho) said that his leadership must "commit to certain principles on immigration reform and then we can go to a conference."
"That's what we're coming up with now," Labrador said.
The tone diverges when people like Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Calif.) speak. He has a heavily Hispanic district near Sacramento, and told his colleagues in the closed meeting that there should be "no more excuses, it's time for action."
"We need comprehensive immigration reform, but we need a guarantee in this," Denham said, according to a source in the room. "We need to make sure that we are able to secure the border by using our congressional oversight — not [Homeland Security Secretary] Janet Napolitano, but the power of this body."
The meeting, and the lack of progress made, is sure to frustrate the corporate interests who are dropping millions of dollars into the effort to reform immigration. There was no real sense about whether the GOP will try to reform the high-skilled and low-skilled visa process, providing a new pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants or how they will tackle the plethora of other issues included in the Senate bill.
Most notably, the party is still deeply divided on what to do about the nearly 11 million illegal immigrants in the country.
Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa), one of immigration reform's biggest foes in the House, said the division between Republicans who favor some sort of legalization and those who oppose it is "close to 50-50."
Lawmakers did seem open to allowing children who were brought here illegally to stay in the country.
"I personally think we could begin at least the process of addressing [that] before the August recess," Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) said of the so-called DREAMers.
In a somewhat hopeful sign, some conservatives seem to have had their concerns assuaged, for the time being.
Rep. Paul Broun (R-Ga.), who voted against Boehner in the last speaker election, said he doesn't believe Boehner will move anything to the floor without the majority of Republicans — a long-running concern on the right.
"The Speaker was very adamant about what he has said very publicly, he's not going to bring a bill ot the floor unless there is a majority of the Republican conference's support," Broun said. "I believe in him and I believe in his word."
The politics are tricky for a party that has had some harsh rhetoric on immigration in the past. Republicans are cognizant of the dangers of a sharp partisan tone. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), the chair of the House Republican Conference, urged Republicans to mind their tone while they talk about the charged issue. She also scolded members for leaking to the press from inside the meeting.
The next steps will be some state huddles. The Texas delegation, for example, will meet tomorrow to discuss what it thinks of the immigration plans.
In a sign of just how tough immigration reform will be in the House, Texas Reps. Sam Johnson and John Carter and Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.) — who have been working with Democrats on reform for years — did not brief the party on their House bipartisan bill. That effort is all but forgotten.
— Ginger Gibson contributed to this report.


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Looking Sharp: Most Detailed Image Yet of Famous Stellar Nursery
The Carina Nebula observed in unprecedented detail with adaptive optics
Astronomers using the international Gemini Observatory, a Program of NSF's NOIRLab, have captured the western wall of the Carina Nebula in unprecedented detail in a compelling image released today. The image reveals a number of unusual structures in the nebula. The exquisite detail revealed in the image is in part due to a technology known as adaptive optics, which resulted in a ten-fold improvement in the sharpness of the research team's observations.
There is no better location to investigate the birth of stars than nebulae — regions of gas and dust where stars coalesce, heat up and start to glow. The brilliant Carina Nebula, located in the southern hemisphere sky, is 500 times larger in actual area than the better-known Orion Nebula, making it an ideal candidate for investigating star formation.
The team used adaptive optics on the 8.1-meter Gemini South telescope in Chile to significantly improve upon previous observations of the Carina Nebula's western wall, the well-defined edge of the nebula. Adaptive optics compensates for the effects of turbulence in the Earth's atmosphere to produce pin-sharp images, comparable to those from a space telescope. Indeed, this image is reminiscent of the famous Hubble Pillars of Creation in the Eagle Nebula.
Star-forming regions are shrouded in dust but it is possible to see through the shroud of dust by observing in infrared light. The team, led by Patrick Hartigan of Rice University, utilized the Gemini South Adaptive Optics Imager (GSAOI), a near-infrared adaptive optics camera, to peer through the outer layers of dust to reveal a huge wall of dust and gas glowing with the intense ultraviolet light from nearby massive young stars. This region is a great example of such a wall and this image provides a very clear view of a star-forming region in the near-infrared [1].
With a resolution ten times higher than it would be without adaptive optics from the ground [2], the image reveals a wealth of detail never observed before. This mountainous section of the nebula reveals a number of unusual structures. There is a long series of parallel ridges that could be produced by a magnetic field, a remarkable almost perfectly smooth wave, and fragments that appear to be in the process of being sheared off the cloud by a strong wind. There is also evidence for a jet of material ejected from a newly-formed star.
The image provides the sharpest view to date of how massive young stars affect their surroundings and influence how star and planet formation proceeds. "It is possible that the Sun formed in such an environment," said Hartigan. "If so, radiation and winds from any nearby massive stars would have affected the masses and atmospheres of the Solar System's outer planets." Astronomers are just beginning to model how such stars affect the evolution of planetary systems.
This spectacular image is a wonderful demonstration of the effectiveness of adaptive optics. It is also the first time that this region has been observed using this technique, so every new detail is a fascinating first glimpse for astronomers and the general public alike, and gives a taste of what could be possible with the upcoming James Webb Space Telescope.
[1] The region was examined at the infrared wavelength of molecular hydrogen (2120 nm). Molecular hydrogen is the best way to trace the structures because they would otherwise be rendered invisible by dust blocking them at optical and ultraviolet wavelengths (where the Hubble Space Telescope operates).
[2] The images are about twice as sharp as those from the Hubble Space Telescope at this wavelength.
This research was presented in a paper published today in the Astrophysical Journal Letters.
The team is composed of Patrick Hartigan (Rice University), Turlough Downes (Dublin City University), Andrea Isella (Rice University).
NSF's NOIRLab (National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory), the US center for ground-based optical-infrared astronomy, operates the international Gemini Observatory (a facility of NSF, NRC–Canada, ANID–Chile, MCTIC–Brazil, MINCyT–Argentina, and KASI–Republic of Korea), Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO), Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO), the Community Science and Data Center (CSDC), and Vera C. Rubin Observatory (in cooperation with DOE's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory). It is managed by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) under a cooperative agreement with NSF and is headquartered in Tucson, Arizona. The astronomical community is honored to have the opportunity to conduct astronomical research on Iolkam Du'ag (Kitt Peak) in Arizona, on Maunakea in Hawaiʻi, and on Cerro Tololo and Cerro Pachón in Chile. We recognize and acknowledge the very significant cultural role and reverence that these sites have to the Tohono O'odham Nation, to the Native Hawaiian community, and to the local communities in Chile, respectively.
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Melissa Broomhall was 30 weeks pregnant when she and her husband Nigel received the news that would turn their world upside down. After a difficult pregnancy, with multiple hospital visits, they were told their baby boy was going to be born with a congenital heart defect. What followed was a roller-coaster ride of epic proportions, a journey that neither of them could ever have prepared for.
Grayson was diagnosed with Tetralogy of Fallot; he was born with not one but four heart defects and several holes in his tiny heart. Dad, Nigel says those first few days in hospital were some of the hardest.
"One of the holes was so large between the chambers of his heart when you put your ear to his tiny chest you could actually hear and feel the whooshing of the blood." Surgery was scheduled for when Grayson reached 12 weeks old, or weighed five kilos, whichever came first. But little Grayson's condition deteriorated so quickly he never made either milestone.
"There were countless visits to hospital. Many days and nights at the hospital as he picked up every bug going, and all the while he was slowly but surely dying before our eyes. He dropped from the 50% percentile for weight, down to below the 3rd. His skin turned grey and translucent. We had to feed him through a nasal gastro (NG) tube and all my support was needed to stop us both sinking into depression."
Grayson made it to 12 weeks before he underwent open heart surgery. Melissa and Nigel are still in awe of the medical team, who were able to patch up the largest hole between the two chambers.
"When you consider Grayson's heart was the size of a walnut, the 8mm hole was almost across the whole diameter. What the doctors were able to achieve was just incredible."
Surgeons also performed another technique called muscle unbundling which involved shaving away some of the heart tissue.
Grayson spent 45 of the first 90 days of his little life in hospital, a time Melissa recalls as probably the most difficult. Apart from the anxiety and fear that he may not make it, Melissa says the loneliness was unbearable.
"It's really hard going through something like this with your child and feeling so alone and under so much stress all the time. You have highs and lows and you have amazing support from family and friends but you spend so much time in a hospital room staring at the walls and feeling utterly helpless."
Melissa says that while everyone tries to understand and help, they just don't get it. And that is where Heart Kids has been invaluable.
"I can't imagine going through this journey without the support of Heart Kids. They have been able to link us up with other heart parents who have walked in our shoes, who have experienced what we have, and who understand exactly how it feels. That really helped us early on."
12 babies every week are born with a congenital heart defect. That is one child for every 100 births, and Heart Kids is here for them right from the start.
Families like Grayson's, who are facing this huge challenge need support, someone nearby who can listen, offer practical advice, share information, and let them know they are not alone.
"Heart Kids has helped me personally especially through the home visits - to have someone beside you who really gets it. Someone who will just sit with me and let me cry for an hour. It's all very well to rely on your partner, but they need a break as well. My Family Support worker has been there for me every step of the way."
Melissa and Nigel are especially looking forward to when Grayson can start enjoying the other fun services Heart Kids offer, like Camp Brave Hearts.
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Roland Martin: Jason Whitlock Ran The Undefeated Into the Ground
"The only thing Black that @WhitlockJason ever tried to build was The Undefeated," Martin said on Twitter.
Journalist Roland Martin took a dig at The Blaze's Jason Whitlock for his at ESPN, where he was supposed to be the editor-in-chief for The Undefeated when it launched.
Whitlock posted a clip of his show on Twitter, discussing Deion Sanders, who recently left Jackson State, an HBCU, for the coaching job at the University of Colorado.
The Blaze host tweeted that black people "don't have the discipline to build our own. We don't have the commitment to build our own. The first sniff we get, outside of our own, we run to."
Martin would then quote tweet the clip and responded by claiming that the one time Whitlock attempted to build something, which was The Undefeated, he ran the website into the ground.
"The only thing Black that @WhitlockJason ever tried to build was The Undefeated," Martin said on Twitter. "And he ran that joint INTO THE GROUND. He ran off talented folks; was an AWFUL leader. He's an expert at having no discipline."
The Undefeated was scheduled to debut in 2015, but after a year and a half of delays, it finally launched in 2016. However, ESPN announced that Whitlock wouldn't be the editor-in-chief in the process.
In Feb. 2022, The Undefeated decided it was time for a rebrand and is now known as Andscape.
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It can affect anyone at any time – but it's most common in babies, young children, teenagers and young adults.
Meningitis can be extremely serious if it's not diagnosed and treated quickly. It cankill within hours by causing life-threatening blood poisoning (septicaemia) and can leave those who survive with life-changing after effects including permanent damage to the brain or nerves.
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Prevention is of key importance to Meningitis Now. Over the years they have funded more than £12m of research. They have a 'Search for a Vaccine' campaign which has helped introduce four lifesaving vaccines, as well as working with governments in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to make sure meningitis remains high on the health agenda.
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To start out 2016 we checked in with some Utah artists to see what they are up to in the New Year. We'll be running these short features throughout the month.
Marian Dunn tells us: "Painting has been in my blood for about 80 years," and we know she exaggerates. Still, the artist and teacher, who works in most mediums except sculpture, says she is never too old to learn and experiment. "My latest have been encaustic, printmaking, and I'm always trying new stuff in acrylic. I just finished a 35" x 35" antique onion in oil on canvas. It's on my Facebook page." She is just getting used to presenting her work on social media and admits she hasn't touched her website in at least five years. In fact, she took her very first selfie for 15 Bytes (we are, however, publishing her second – it's vastly better). "Indeed," she remarks, "life is new experiences." She teaches watercolor and acrylic in her studio in master classes, "and any and all mediums" in outdoor workshops. "Next fall I am planning to teach at La Romita School of Art in Italy for a two-week workshop," she says.
Love your new Antique Onion painting!!
thanks Heidi–I'm surprised how many people see these things–tells me something, right?
how wonderful, nice images (both)! what a start to the New Year!
Beautiful work! How do you publicize your painting classes?
Still discovering at your age. Terrific! So happy you will be sharing your talent in Italy. Keep having fun.