The Holy Year supplies us with a theme for Our Message on this "World Day" of Social Communications. The theme is "reconciliation".
Yes, the press and the radio, television and the cinema, ought to be the servants of reconciliation among men in the world. They should be agents of unity, binding all Christians together in solid and visible charity, in the harmony of a single purpose, in a firm orientation towards goodness and towards God.
This annual "Day" is a specially precious and privileged occasion for us all. It gives us a moment to pray together, to reflect together on one subject, to give careful thought to a matter that affects us all vitally, to a fact of our time which can have a powerful bearing on our spiritual well-being.
We pray and reflect today about the mass media. We praise God for these wonderful extensions of His creation which have been brought to such perfection in our time. We recognize the powerful influence for good which, when conscientiously and responsibly used, they can exercise on the individual man and on society. We remind ourselves also that, like so many other good things in creation, they are open to misuse; and, still all together, we consider, before God, what measures may be taken to prevent their desecration.
The communications media undoubtedly have the capacity to stimulate and support all efforts for the true liberation of mankind. They can help man enormously as he struggles to secure the realization of his deepest hopes. But it would be senseless to conceal from ourselves that they equally, in the hands of users who have a mind to exploit them for less worthy purposes, be employed merely to satisfy superficial needs generated by the imperative of current fashion or whimsy; or worse, to promote or support discriminatory practices in society, to create or emphasize divisions among men.
In Our Message of March 25, 1971, we have already drawn attention to the work mass media can do for the unity of mankind. This year We concentrate on the one essential condition which must be satisfied in social communications in order that mass media may be enabled to create a climate which is favourable to reconciliation. This condition is objectivity, respect for facts, and fidelity to a genuine and reliable scale of values in presenting them. In this connection, We feel bound to express Our esteem and admiration for all those craftsmen of the mass media who strive seriously, earnestly and energetically to make the truth known and to give to that which is good the prominence it deserves.
At the same time, We have to confess that there are certain situations and certain dangers which cause Us concern.
Objectivity in information is something essential and irreplaceable, for each one of us requires to know the truth, in order that he may develop his personality fully according to its yardstick, as well as exercising his social responsibilities on the basis of reliable information. This is our right, and its proper exercise presupposes that facts have been honestly reported. All the better if the bare presentation of the facts is supported with well-informed comment, for this, by placing the facts in the full context in which they occur and by showing what relationship they have to human values, makes it easier to understand their meaning.
But quite evidently, such upright and honourable methods, employed sincerely for the purpose of setting the truth in relief and making it comprehensible, are not to be confused with those processes and techniques which, under the pretence of "neutrality" and "independence", actually set themselves to manipulate the facts and thereby to manipulate also the audiences to which they are presented. For practices of this nature there can be no commendation.
That objectivity in the selection and presentation of facts which will truly promote reconciliation, demands a well-developed sense of responsibility, an adequate training, and a genuinely professional competence. It presupposes a renewal of attitude in cases where it may have been necessary to make one, for it implies a definite about-face from habits that have been, regretably too often, espoused in the past by the sources of information, by media professionals, and indeed, by a reading, viewing and listening public which was content to be a passive accomplice.
One thing which is very much to be desired is that in all countries availability of information from a variety of sources should be permitted as standard. Instead of forcing the public to rely on one official version of news and interpretation of news, an open dialogue ought to be admitted. This would not only allow the general public to compare the different versions of the news and make an intelligent judgment for themselves, but it would also ensure that a free exchange of valuable ideas could take place among the more noble minds in the community. Failing this possibility one is left with a sort of "tyranny", a "cultural enslavement", imposed by a faceless and quasi-anonymous authority. Paradoxically, its emissions may achieve a certain credence, for while they actually violate the religious, ethical and civic convictions of the people, they do so under the guise of promoting personal and social goods.
We would wish that our expression of concern relating to these matters might contribute positively in securing for social communications the achievements in well-doing for which they undoubtedly enjoy the capacity, and that thus they might truly and adequately fulfil their role in the promotion of human and Christian reconciliation. And We invite all the sons of the Church to assist in every way possible to bring about this happy state of affairs.
It is Our best hope, in fact, that the media workers themselves may feel called upon to defend and to enlarge the freedom of expression which is their right; We mean the freedom which is based on truth on love of the brethren, and on the love of God.
We are certainly not unaware of the difficulties which confront them and of the courage demanded of them, especially when it comes to "satisfying" a public of readers, listeners and viewers, who may seem, often enough, little concerned with the search for truth love. But they are bound, none the less, to give due thought to the responsibility which rests upon them because of the indisputably powerful impact they exercise on information, and consequently on the thinking of their audiences and on their attitudes towards life.
We address Our appeal more pressingly still to those who hold political, social or economic power over the agents of social communications, urging that they should favour the progress of a sane freedom of information and of expression. Whenever the truth is stifled by unjust economic pressures, by violence on the part of those striving to disrupt civil life, or by compulsion built into the system itself, it is man who is wounded and outraged; his just aspirations are unable to gain a hearing, much less to be satisfied.
On the other hand, the freedom claimed for the mass media does not, and cannot ever, dispense these media from their obligation of fidelity to moral principles, nor from obedience to the civil laws which protect those principles; it is always conditioned, in practice, by the fact that other people have rights which must not be violated, and that life in society imposes certain requirements which must, imperatively, be met. The mass media, then, are under obligation to respect the good name of upright persons, to uphold public decency; in a word, to honour their responsibility as servants of the common good.
It should surely be evident, for example, that media coverage which makes a parade of human depravity, or deliberately provides stimulation for man's immoral inclinations, dishonours the media themselves, while at the same time blunting the moral sense of a community and corrupting its young people. Abuses of this kind cannot take shelter behind the plea of man's "right to information", and neither can permissive legislation be advocated or justified on this plea.
In this connection, as in others, the Church claims no privileges, much less monopolies. She does no more than reaffirm the right and duty of all men to obey God's law; and the right of Her members to be allowed access to the use of the instruments of communication, always showing due respect to the legitimate rights of others. Is it not a fact that all persons and all groups want to be presented fairly by the media; to be given an image that truly reflects what they are without distortion or flattery? It is the right of the Church also that public opinion should know Her as She is, and that it should be given a true picture of Her teaching. Her aspirations and Her life.
In raising these points. We are indicating some of the means by which the path to reconciliation may be smoothed. For reconciliation cannot take place among men except in a climate of respect, of mutual listening, of search for the truth, of willingness to work together. We are certain that the appeal We make will find an echo in the hearts of all men of good will, sick and tired as they are of a relentless conditioning which, on the one part, tends to enslave the mind and heart, and on the other, results only in an aggravation of tensions that are already severe.
We have a special word for Our Brothers and Sons in the faith. To them We say: work with all your energy for reconciliation within the Church, as Our Apostolic Exhortation of last December eight urged. Do what is in your power to ensure that the means of social communication, far from hardening antagonisms among Christians, from accentuating polarizations, from taking sides with pleasure groups, or promoting divisions, may work rather for understanding, for respect, for acceptance of others in love and forgiveness, for the building up of the one Body of Christ in truth and charity. Without these, there is no true Christianity.
Such is the renewal We implore from God in this Holy Year for the promoters and the beneficiaries of social communications; so that by their devoted efforts, true reconciliation may grow among the groupings of society, among the nations, among all those who believe in God, and especially among the disciples of Christ. May all those who work for these aims enjoy the blessing of the God of peace!


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Meet the Man Crossing the U.S.—In a Wheelchair
By Andrew Katz
Ryan Chalmers is a man among boys. The 23-year-old from Churchville, NY is training for a feat that few others would pretend to tackle, let alone actually want to: a 71-day journey next April called "Push Across America." He'll navigate his wheelchair from Los Angeles to New York—something that's never been done before.
Chalmers has Spina Bifida, a developmental condition in which your spinal canal and backbone don't close before birth. Although he can walk a bit with the help of crutches, it keeps him in a wheelchair for much of the time. But he has made the best of it: He began pushing 3 miles a day when he was 8 years old, and clocked his first marathon at about 2 hours and 10 minutes. He was 14.
Fast forward to today. He's just competed in the Paralympics in London, he's training for the push of his life backed by Stay-Focused, a SCUBA diving nonprofit for disabled children, and—oh yeah—he's competing in the Chicago Marathon this weekend. (Running a marathon yourself? Check out these 30 Tips from 30 Marathoners.)
So we met up with Chalmers to ask him why he agreed to all of this, and of course, to find out what keeps him moving forward at such a pace.
Men's Health: We're intrigued. Why push across America?
Ryan Chalmers: I always wanted to make a difference [in Stay-Focused, where he mentors kids with disabilities as they learn to SCUBA dive in the Cayman Islands]. I love to push and I love to wheelchair-race—I was able to mend those two together.
MH: But this is 3,500 miles. Mentally, how do you prepare for this one?
RC: It's a much different mindset—I'm not going for peak potential. I'm working on my base and trying to get my endurance up as much as I possibly can. The entire process is going to be 5- or 6-hour days in my racing chair. The longest push that I've ever done has been 34 miles—I'll be doing 60 a day. (Chalmers says his training routine will compare to the lead up to the Paralympics: over 6 or 7 days a week, mixing mid-distance races, sprints, and longer tracks with a heavy lifting schedule and a more monitored diet.)
MH: And what about your competition—how do you size the people you'll be up against?
RC: People who are smaller are going to be able to push up hills faster, so I'll be able to go down hills faster. I know people who can't turn like I can because of their mobility. If you can't feel from your chest down, it's going to be a lot harder for you to turn. I have to know that and capitalize on that. That's when I start to sprint around the turns.
MH: Any guy would be thrilled to complete even the tiniest fraction of what you've done, so we have to ask: You're in great shape, but how confident are you that you'll make it the whole way next April?
RC: Everybody asks me: 'Do you think you can make it across the U.S. in a wheelchair? It's never been done before.' And, really, the only answer is, 'I will make it. There's not another option for me. My back is against the wall. I agreed to it and it's either I make it or I die.'
MH: You've probably had to deal with a lot of people feeling bad for you throughout your life because of your disability—how do you handle that?
RC: You accept it. That's okay; it's their opinion. I've traveled all over the world where people look at you, and yeah, they feel bad. They'll say, 'Oh, and he does a sport, too,' instead of, 'Wow, look at this athlete. He puts his heart and soul into it six days a week, seven days a week.' If you look at athletes as athletes first, you can start to learn. Everyone has an interesting story, and that's kind of pushed to the wayside sometimes. I'm happy with my disability; I always will be. People always ask me about the 'magic pill'—'If you could take it, would you? You would be healed'—and my answer is always no. My disability has gotten me to so many places. I'm happy where my life is.
MH: So you'd rather be . . .
RC: An athlete first.
Tune in to watch Chalmers compete in the Chicago Marathon this weekend.
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Air Products calls upon UK government to put more support behind hydrogen fuel
Company submits evidence showing the need of a hydrogen fuel market
Air Products, a manufacturer of industrial gases such as hydrogen, has issued a call to the United Kingdom government for aid in creating a market for sustainable hydrogen gas. Recently, the House of Commons Transport Select Committee began an inquiry into the viability and need for low carbon vehicles in the UK. Air Products has submitted evidence to the committee concerning the matter, claiming that the government must take steps to establish a market in order for the fuel cell and hydrogen industries to grow and become competitive.
Financial incentives targeted by Air Products
According to Air Products, the current financial incentives being offered to companies that construct alternative energy systems are not enough to ensure the development of a comprehensive fuel infrastructure for new vehicles. The UK is currently home to numerous such subsidies, some of which are less effective than others. Many of these subsidies are focused on bolstering the country's electric vehicle infrastructure. Air Products is pushing for hydrogen fuel to receive more support from the government.
Air Products pushing for more subsidies for hydrogen fuel
The company is petitioning the UK government to work with the fuel cell and hydrogen fuel industries to create a market for renewable hydrogen gas. Air Products believes that this can be done, to some extent, by providing companies with more viable financial incentives. The company suggests that subsidies used to support biofuels can be repurposed to support hydrogen fuel. The government is also being called upon to establish a sustainable hydrogen fuel market for the future, which is expected to see excessive growth once hydrogen-powered vehicles find their way to the commercial market.
UK continues to show interest in alternative energy
The United Kingdom has shown its interest in alternative energy in recent years. The country has been backing a number of new alternative energy projects that range from solar energy to hydrogen fuel and everything in between. The UK is expected to be a strong market for hydrogen-powered vehicles, which is part of the reason fuel cell companies and producers of hydrogen gas have been pushing for the development of a comprehensive market and infrastructure.
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By Eric Stirgus on Wednesday, November 20th, 2013 at 12:00 a.m.
That's how one constitutional expert described Cobb County resident Allan Levene's plan to simultaneously run for the U.S. Congress in Georgia and three other states.
Levene, who lives in Kennesaw, recently posted an article on his campaign website claiming the U.S. Constitution does not prevent him from campaigning in multiple states. His plan is to run in Hawaii, Michigan and Minnesota.
Levene believes the only constitutional requirement is that he has to be a resident of one of those states before the general election in November 2014. He says he can run in numerous state primaries without living in those states. Levene said he only has to establish residency if he wins a primary and wants to be on the ballot for the general election.
PolitiFact Georgia first saw Levene's claim on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Political Insider blog. We wondered whether Levene is correct about what the Constitution says and does not say about candidates running for Congress in more than one state?
Several experts we interviewed said they had never heard of a candidate running for office in more than one state at the same time. We, too, were unfamiliar with any such situations by an aspiring politician. Our research showed Levene may be a fox in regards to this claim.
Levene was a late write-in candidate last year to unseat U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey, R-Marietta, who represents Georgia's 11th U.S. House District, where Levene currently resides. Levene pulled 30 votes in 2012. Gingrey, who routed Democratic challenger Patrick Thompson, performed a little better, garnering 196,968 votes.
Levene wants to improve his odds next year. He read Article I, Section II of the U.S. Constitution and came up with his idea. It stipulates that a member of the House of Representatives must be an inhabitant of the state "when elected."
"It's like looking at a wall and the hieroglyphics and I saw an opportunity," Levene, a self-employed information technology expert, said of the section. "Hopefully, it will work."
One opportunity came when Gingrey announced his plans to run for the U.S. Senate in 2014, creating an opening, perhaps, for Levene. Maybe not. Several high-profile GOP candidates have announced plans to run for Gingrey's seat, such as former Congressman Bob Barr, state Rep. Ed Lindsey, state Sen. Barry Loudermilk, retired U.S. Army Col. Larry Mrozinski and Tricia Pridemore, a former executive director of Georgia's Office of Workforce Development who is also a close ally of Gov. Nathan Deal's.
In case Levene loses in Georgia, he's hoping he'll win the GOP nomination for a House seat in Hawaii, Michigan or Minnesota. Considering the recent cold spell here, we'd recommend Levene focus on the Aloha State.
Levene, 64, said he's too old to try the traditional route of "working your way" to Congress by serving on a city council or being mayor, then becoming a star in the state legislature before going to Washington.
But doesn't the Constitution prevent his four-state strategy?
Here's the conclusion Levene posted on his website: "According to Article One, Clause Two you must inhabit the state when elected. Elections are held in November, not the primaries where the top contenders are selected, typically one Republican and one Democrat. A candidate is not elected at the primary; that election is the semi-final. Even if a candidate wins and no other party opposes him, the election is not official until November. So that one day in November tells the whole story."
The Federal Elections Commission would not formally rule on the constitutionality of Levene's plan, a spokesman said. Levene said he is awaiting approval from the federal agency on raising funds in multiple states.
Levene said he also contacted the Georgia Secretary of State's Office about his plan. Spokesman Jared Thomas said his office contacted the state Attorney General's Office for clarity about Levene.
"Mr. Levene will not be disqualified in Georgia as a candidate for Congress in the event he also qualifies in another state," Thomas said via email. "If he, however, wins (the general election) in Georgia and one other jurisdiction, then we will assess from a Georgia law and U.S. Constitution perspective."
Several constitutional scholars we interviewed also referred to that portion of the Constitution when offering their interpretation of the accuracy of Levene's claim.
Duke University law professor Guy-Uriel Charles: "That strikes me as correct as a matter of the U.S. Constitution."
Emory University law professor Robert Schapiro: "He doesn't have to be an inhabitant before" the primary.
University of Texas law professor Joseph Fishkin: "I think the guy is basically right about the main point -- that you don't have to live in the district when you put in your primary bid -- just when you win the election."
University of Virginia law professor Dan Ortiz: "I don't think there's any constitutional problem there. It's crazy. It's, politically, a crazy strategy."
Fishkin also had doubts Levene's strategy would work. But if Levene wins the primary in more than state, he presumably would have to withdraw from one of the races, Ortiz said.
To sum up, Levene said the U.S. Constitution does not prevent him from running for office in more than one state simultaneously. The one requirement, he said, is that he must be a resident of the state where he is running at the time of the general election. Several constitutional scholars agreed with his assessment.
Levene might have uphill political battles ahead.
But on his constitutional point, he's a winner.
Published: Wednesday, November 20th, 2013 at 12:00 a.m.


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Trip-26 B The Most Amazing Jeju Island Experience (1N 2D)
Tour number : Trip-26 B
Conditions : Guide, Flight, Transportation, Pick-up service, Entrance fee, Taxes
* Adult 590,000won / $590 / per person
* Child 413,000won / $413 / per person / Child-under 10 year-old
Gimpo
Gimpo Airport departure
Jeju Airport arrival
Jusangjeolli
Yongdu Park
Magic Road
Wild Orchids & Bonsai Tree Park
Traditional Market
Day 2 Jeju
Seongeup Folk Village
Seopjikoji
Seongsan Sunrise Peak
Jeju Airport departure
Gimpo Airport arrival
Jeju Island is the largest volcanic island in Korea. Officially called Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, this premier tourist destination boasts mild weather, as well as scenic beauties of beaches, waterfalls, cliffs and caves. Some of the top tourist sites include Hallasan National Park with a largely diverse species of flora and fauna, Seongsan Ilchulbong Peak with breathtaking views, and Manjanggul Cave, the world's longest lava tube that has been registered as a UNESCO World Natural Heritage. Meanwhile, Jeju has recently won the Global Geopark certificate, and also has been selected as the New7Wonders of Nature.
Yongduam Rock (Dragon Head Rock)
Situated to the north of Jeju City, Yongduam was created by strong winds and waves over thousands of years. However, there are plenty of other stories of how it came to be. One legend has it that a dragon stealing precious jade from Mt. Halla was shot down by an arrow from the mountain deity. When he fell down on Yongduam, his body immediately sank into the ocean and his head rapidly froze looking at the sky. Another legend has it that a white horse, who dreamed of being a dragon and ascending to the sky, came to be caught by a soldier and froze into the rock.
From Yongduam, visitors can see Haeneo women divers working on catching seafood. Near the rock are various cafes, bars, and restaurants. The coastal road between Aewol-eup and Yongduam is a popular spot for couples. Cafes and seafood restaurants began to appear there five years ago and now form a pleasant café village.
Drinking a cup of coffee at the village café and driving along the scenic coastal lines, visitors can encounter Iho Beach where black rocks contrast with the emerald-blue ocean, Hagwi Coast, and Aewol Port. Aewol Port is also home to small seafood restaurants and fishing boats coming in and out, adding flavor to the coastal drive. Further from the port is one of the most popular beaches on Jeju Island, Hyeopjae Beach, showcasing the deep royal-blue sea year-round with splendid white sand.
Jeju Folklore & Natural History Museum
Jeju Folklore & Natural History Museum currently has on exhibition folklore remains and natural historical materials of Jeju-do that were excavated in Jeju-do and displayed in 1984.
The museum is divided into 4 exhibition halls: the Natural History Hall, the Folklore Exhibition HallⅠ, the Folklore Exhibition HallⅡ, and the Outdoor Exhibition.
The Natural History Exhibition Hall displays mainly natural historical items such as marine life, soil and rocks, and fauna and flora of Jeju in a three-dimensional way. It gives visitors a better understanding of Jeju's unique nature and culture. It is divided into an Ecology Hall of Marine Life, a Soil and Rock Exhibition Hall, and a Land Ecosystem Hall.
In Folklore Exhibition Hall I, you will see a transformation in the lifestyle of Jeju-do Island as well as Jeju people, when you look at 2,381 displayed items. It also plays a very important role to visitors in helping them to understand the ancient lifestyle on Jeju Island by recapturing Jeju's traditional housing architecture, rites of passage, and regional food specialties.
The Folklore Exhibition HallⅡ exhibits diving gear used by Haenye (women divers) and farming tools used by farmers in Jeju-do. In addition, 100 items including traditional tools for daily living, ritual materials, and diverse stone structures made by volcanic rock of Jeju-do are showcased in this outdoor exhibition.
Yakcheonsa Temple
The architectural style of Yakcheonsa Temple is reminiscent of that of Buddhist temples of the early Joseon Dynasty. Measuring an impressive 30m high and spanning a total area of 3,305 meters squared, it is the largest temple in the East.
Upon entering Yakcheonsa Temple, guests will be greeted by a 5m-tall statue of Vairocana, the tallest of such statues in Korea, on a 4m high pedestal. The walls on both the right and left have been sculpted into large altar portraits of Buddha and in front of the Dharma Hall is a giant Buddhist temple bell, weighing 18 tons. Beloved for its size and grandeur, the temple consists of a main temple (2,652 meters squared) and a 3-story residential structure for the Buddhist monks.
Other notable sites are the Gulbeopdang (the Dharma Hall, built inside a natural cave), the Samseonggak Shrine, and the Sarira Pagoda. Yakcheonsa Temple is not only popular among Buddhists but is also a well sought after tourist destination.
Jungmun Daepo Coast Jusangjeolli Cliff
If you follow the farm road 600 m to the southwest from Depo-dong, at the end of the pine tree forest is a cliff. At the base of this cliff is the Jisatgae Coast along with the imposing stone pillars. The Jusangjeolli are stone pillars piled up along the coast and is a designated cultural monument of Jejudo Island. The Jusangjeolli was formed when the lava from Mt.Hallasan erupted into the sea of Jungmun. They are rock pillars shaped like cubes or hexagons of various sizes and almost seem as if stonemasons had carved them out. The administration of the district named them 'Jisatgae Rocks' from their old name 'Jisatgae'. Its 20 m cliff makes it a popular spot for high tide, sea angling. The waves of the high tides crashing into the side of the cliff provide a breathtaking view of the ocean surrounding the pillars.
Oedolgae Rock
Oedolgae sits not far from the shores of Sammaebong Seougwipo City. It is an amazing rock 10 meters in circumference and 20 meters in height and is also known as the Changgun Rock. It is surrounded by beautiful islands such as Bum Island, Sae Island and Seonnyu (fairy) Rock. Oedolgae was also a filming location in the 2003 TV drama series, 'Daejangguem' where Hansangoong (Mee Kyung Yang) faced her death under a false accusation while being carried on Daejanggeum's(Young Ae Lee) back. Fantastic rocks of Oedolgae and fields of reeds in the extensive ranch is a perfect place to go trekking. The sunset of Bum Island, which can be seen from Oedolgae, has long been an essential stop for tourists going to Jeju Island.
Soesokkak Estuary (Ancient Lava Estuary)
Located in the Seogwipo area of Jeju Island, Soesokkak Estuary (쇠소깍) was originally called 'Soedun', which means a lying down ox, and it was only later that it became more widely known as 'Soesokkak'. This is the mouth of the Hyodoncheon stream. As the fresh water meets the ocean, it broadens into wide slow flowing river. 'Soe; means an ox, 'so' means a 'pool of water' and 'Kkak means 'the end'. Soesokkak Estuary is lined with cliffs of curious lava formations, which are overhung with pine trees. Here the water takes on the deep blue of the ocean, and the scenery is very picturesque. Soesokkak is also well-known for its small, flat wooden boats called "Teu" that have been used for hundreds of years to ferry people across the estuary. The boat is pulled across the estuary by a long rope that is strung between the two banks. Taking a leisurely ride on a Teu across the clear water of the estuary is a great way to enjoy the area's magnificent scenery.
Soesokkak Estuary is located in Hahyo-dong on the Southern side of Hallasan Mountain. The area is also well-known for its tangerines, and visitors are drawn to the area by the fresh scent of the fruit. Popular destinations close to the Soesokkak Estuary include the famous Jusang Jeolli Cliffs and Jungmun Resort, as well as Cheonjeyeon Falls – all of which can be taken in on the same day.
Jeju Bunjae Artpia Museum
Bunjae Artpia first opened its doors at Jeju's Bunjae Artpia in July of 1992, and is now the world's largest botanical garden with a total landscape of approximately 39,700m². This garden is rich with maple trees, wisterias and pine trees that are between 30 to 300 years old. Roughly 100 rare species of trees can also be found in the garden. The garden possesses approximately 1,700 trees, and also boasts 100,000 of its Jeju wild flowers, orchids, and other various garden trees and plants which collectively form a unique scenic harmony, Bunjae Artpia is visited by approximately 300,000 people annually, and remains a popular tour site for world public figures such as China's Head of State Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao, Japan's former Prime Minister Nakasone, and more.
The rich variety of trees planted on the 39,700m² landscape represents 700 years of Korea's botanical history. The 100-year-old indigenous Jeju Hwangpi elm tree and a 300-year-old yew tree are the main highlights of Bunjae Artpia. Jeju's characteristic stonewalls and ponds along with stone bridges, and artificial waterfalls all add beautifully to the richness of Bunjae Artpia's scenery.
Subsidiary facilities include a large Korean restaurant, Yooyeon, which seats 202 persons and overlooks Bunjae Artpia. The restaurant is opened all year round from 11AM – 2PM, and offers a lunch buffet. The menu includes Jeju's specialties such as braised mackerels (godeungeo-jorim), spicy pan-fried pork and vegetables (jeyuk-bokkeum), and numerous side dishes.
Located at the foot of Mt. Halla on Jeju Island, Seongeup Folk Village is a small town that holds a vast amount of culture.
Cultural properties in the folk village have been handed down from generation to generation and include treasures such as residential houses, Confucian shrines and schools, ancient government offices, stone statues, large millstones (pulled by horses or ox), fortress ruins, and stone monuments. Among the cultural gems of the folk village are intangible cultural assets such as folk plays, native foods, local folk craftsmanship, and local dialect. Even the trees are an important part of the area's heritage. Several zelkova and nettle trees that are hundreds of years old stand at the center of the village, preserving the dignified atmosphere of a bygone era.
The Seongeup Folk Village shows the unique culture of Jeju Island: the black lava rock walls, the straight but curvy alleys to block the wind, and the stone grandfather statues (Harubang), which have become a prime feature of the landscape. The local black-haired pigs and tongsi (pigsty / restroom) are especially well-known characteristics of Jeju folk culture. The Jeju black pork is said to be very nutritious.
Seopjikoji is located at the end of the eastern shore of Jeju-do Island. "Seopji" is the old name for the area, and "Koji" is Jeju dialect meaning a sudden bump on land.
Green fields without a single tree spread beyond the cliff to where a rock called "seondol" protrudes. Also there are stonewalls along the road to block the wind on the way to the lighthouse at the end of Seopjikoji. Within the stonewalls, you may find the most brilliant rapeseed flower fields every April.
Going up the metal steps of the lighthouse, you can view the whole seashore at a glance. On Koji hill, there stands a stone Bongsudae (4 m high, 9 m long and wide) that retains its original form.
Seongsan Ilchulbong Peak (Seongsan Sunrise Peak)
Seongsan Ilchulbong Peak rose from under the sea in a volcanic eruption over 100,000 years ago. Located on the eastern end of Jejudo Island, there is a huge crater at the top of Seongsan Ilchulbong Peak. The crater is about 600m in diameter and 90m high. With the 99 sharp rocks surrounding the crater, it looks like a gigantic crown. While the southeast and north sides are cliffs, the northwest side is a verdant grassy hill that is connected to the Seongsan Village. The ridge provides an ideal spot for walks and for horse riding as well.
The sunrise from the crater is magnificent. Also the Seongsan Ilchulbong Peak surrounded by bright yellow colored rapeseed flowers in the spring is truly a sight to behold.


Drs. Sepucha and Simmons from the Health Decision Sciences Center (HDSC) at Massachusetts General Hospital have been approved for a $2.2 million funding award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to address an important gap in our understanding of how to support clinicians and older patients in making good decisions about whether to continue colorectal cancer (CRC) screening. The study, Promoting Informed Decisions about Cancer Screening in Older Adults (PRIMED Study), will advance our understanding of how to best communicate evidence of cancer screening benefits and harms to older adults and is well aligned with PCORI's mission.
Earlier this month, NQF published the NQP Playbook™: Shared Decision Making in Healthcare, which was developed with input from Dr. Sepucha and other experts in the field. The playbook has guidance for institutions looking to implement shared decision making and culminates important work by the NQF to recognize and promote SDM as a key tenet of improving healthcare quality. The playbook can be purchased here.
Massachusetts Health Quality Partners featured the work of the HDSC as a key strategy to increase patient engagement at Partners HealthCare.
Dr. Barry is quoted in a WBUR piece about the role of shared decision making and active surveillance in breast cancer treatment. WBUR is covering the changing face of cancer their series This Moment in Cancer.
Dr. Barry weighs in on family decision making about prostate cancer screening and treatment. Read the WBUR piece here.
Dr. Karen Sepucha's work on the integration of decision aids to foster shared decision making and improve patients medical decisions is featured in Orthobuzz.
Dr. Sepucha recently presented a study on decision making in joint replacement surgery at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons 2017 Annual Meeting. Read the Medscape article here.


Ghost Mice is a two-piece folk-punk band that hails from Bloomington, IN. Ghost Mice was created from the ashes of former pop-punk bands The Devil Is Electric and Operation: Cliff Clavin. Chris Johnston (aka Chris Clavin) and Hannah who played guitar and bass respectively for OP:CC and TDIE, decided to make their act acoustic so they could tour more easily and play almost anywhere. In their own words: "We play 100% acoustic. We never use amps or mics (except once at Plan-It-X Fest). We have been playing in bands together for about 7 years.
Read more about Ghost Mice on Last.fm.
Brasil is a Polish ambient / post-rock band.
Raein is a screamo band from Forlì, Italy. The band features members of La Quiete and Neil on Impression. They formed in 2000 and split up in 2005.
2004 - Döden Marscherar Åt Väst 7"
2004 - Daïtro + Raein 10"


November 13th kicks off World Antibiotics Awareness Week, and Allen County Public Health wants to remind people to "Be Antibiotics Aware" when using them. We remind our Nation's medical professionals, veterinarians, and researchers to learn about the appropriate prescribing and use of antibiotics, and remind them of their role in helping patients use antibiotics appropriately so that we can better combat this emerging health concern. "Not only that, by using antibiotic treatment unnecessarily, other bacteria in the environment as well as the "healthy" bacteria in the body gets the opportunity to develop resistance due to exposure, which can potentially cause antibiotic resistant infections later on", says Dr Paul Soko executive head of clinical services and quality at Life Healthcare Group Antibiotic-resistant infections are complex and hard to treat. The 2017 posters have been published on this site for use around the world as a campaign resource.
"Unless excessive use of antibiotics can be dramatically curbed, unfortunately it will be the younger generations who will be more exposed to antibiotic resistance as time goes on". "Antimicrobial veterinary medicines are a crucial tool for animal health and welfare and safe food production, but they are by no means the only tool". In addition, USDA's Acting Chief Scientist pushed back against the WHO recommendations contending that "The WHO guidelines are not in alignment with US policy and are not supported by sound science", and stating that the "recommendations erroneously conflate disease prevention with growth promotion in animals".
Health officials say antibiotics are not the best line of defense when it comes to fighting off a cold or the flu.
Using novel experimental approaches, involving whole genome DNA sequencing never previously applied in this area of research, the team identified mechanisms or "strategies" that bacteria use to protect themselves from antibiotics. In its statement World Health Organization says that healthy animals should only receive antibiotics to prevent disease if it has been diagnosed in other animals in the same flock, herd or fish population.
It remains to be seen whether and to what extent WHO's recommendations will impact USA policy in this arena going forward.
The much-anticipated meeting between two of the world's most controversial leaders is set to take place on November 13. Duterte has been embroiled in controversies ever since he took the Philippines' presidential seat in June past year .
They certainly weren't expecting that they would have to name the new vessel something ludicrous like Ferry McFerryface . Mr Constance said he hoped that Sydney harbour's "newest icon" would be popular with locals and visitors.
Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis tweeted that Freeman suffered a concussion during the Panthers-Falcons game in Week 9. Freeman made his second straight Pro Bowl last season, rushing for 1,079 yards and 11 touchdowns.


It's Final Time for France and Portugal! – The Sweeper Football Blog.
It's finally here. After the magic in Marseille and the lethargy in Lyon, it's final time for Euro 2016. After all the games, the goals, the misses and the surprises, it's down to two. France vs Portugal in Paris playing out a final few expected a month ago.
Portugal's journey through the tournament has hardly been noteworthy. To put it mildly if Portugal were to win this tournament, the DVD package is going to be worse than a re-run of Cash in the Attic on a Monday afternoon.
In the semi-final against Wales, it was more a case of a poor performance from Chris Coleman's men as it was anything to do with a great Portugal showing. Cristiano Ronaldo's header was the true difference between the sides, as Nani's second appeared mere good fortune.
Through the tournament Portugal have failed to impress. A lack of goals, a continued willingness to sit deep and a constant sense that Cristiano Ronaldo's motives appear greater than that of the teams, as seen Portugal become stagnant, performances disjointed.
And yet, can you really write them off on Sunday night? This Portugal side do seem very good at one thing and that is progressing. Finishing third in their group meant they found themselves on the easy side of the draw. The defeat of Croatia came in the 117th minute, against Poland it was penalties. Fernando Santos has ridden his luck but who is to say that it can't happen one last time?
France on the flip side win and appear to peaking just when it matters most. Unconvincing in the group stages, France came from behind against the Republic of Ireland with a performance in the second half that in hindsight seems to be there 'coming of age' moment. And since then France have just decided it's time to play football.
Antoine Griezmann. A new national hero. 6 goals in the tournament, 5 in his last three games and now the European Championship final beckons. His abilities are unquestionable but in the second game of the tournament, it was to be Griezmann and Paul Pogba who were the scapegoats for France's failings against Romania on opening night.
Left out the side against Albania, both came off the bench to change the game and duly delivered. Since then, each player has stepped up to the plate. Pogba's seems a different animal from June the 10th, Griezmann embodies a class that few players possess in the game today.
So who will be crowned champions come Paris?
If France's big test was Germany in Marseille, then they passed the test with flying colours. Deschamps demonstrated a tactical awareness that he hasn't really had to use until the semi-final. More often tasked with finding a way to break a team down in this tournament, Deschamps set up France to set a little deeper. They sacrificed the wings for a compactness in and around the 18 yard box and with Moussa Sissoko, Dimitri Payet, Matuidi, Pogba, Griezmann and Giroud; France had the personnel to launch deep counter attacks built around incisiveness and clever interplay.
Portugal however aren't Germany. They haven't the technical ability, the players or the expectation to go and dominate a game. Deschamps will once more be tasked with being the team on the front foot, trying to engineer a breakthrough rather building the foundation to launch a counter attack. But France has passed that test throughout this tournament.
And for France's belief, their ability to score and a burgeoning sense of team spirit, surely you have to back Deschamps to engineer yet another major tournament win on French soil. Portugal certainly have the talent to trouble the hosts but troubling the opposition and putting them to the sword are two very different things.


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Watch a Groovy Synchronized Swimming Routine From the 1960s
Complete with pineapple-esque swim caps.
by Jack Goodman August 12, 2016
Synchronized swimming is a complicated sport, bringing together elements of swimming, gymnastics and ballet. Competitors are highly skilled and their timing, strength and balance are all crucial for a good run. Routines, as Team Canada proved in 2009, can be elaborate, dramatic and slightly disconcerting.
At the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the competition will be as fierce as ever and the performances complex and original. But things were different in the 1960s, when international swimming body FINA had yet to recognize synchronized swimming as an official sport.
This British Pathé video was shot at a holiday camp in Clacton, on the southeast coast of England. A team of young swimmers, or "water babies," according to the narrator, prepares for the performance, wearing swim caps that may have been inspired by pineapples. For their first move, the girls form a star. They manage it pretty well. Problem is, when they move backwards to break out into the star, they can't stop moving. The synchronized swimmers' star explodes, like a supernova. They rein it back in, and into formation.
With a couple of underwater moves, the troop seems to gain in confidence. The music—airport lounge-style strings—carries the routine forward to the showstopper: a human underwater fairground wheel.
This group may not be ready for the world championships or the Olympics, but they were not bad at this new-fangled sport.
Every day we track down a Video Wonder: an audiovisual offering that delights, inspires, and entertains. Have you encountered a video we should feature? Email ella@atlasobscura.com.
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There's a lake, a Ferris wheel, and an operating train.
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Watch Women Face Off in an Intense 1927 Tug of War Competition
The one-time Olympic sport can get very fierce.
Lauren Young August 9, 2016
Watch The Opening Ceremony of the 1936 Nazi Olympic Games
A news report shows Hitler announce the opening of the Berlin Games.
Jack Goodman August 4, 2016
Video Wonder: Synchronized Swim Skating
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Watch the Construction of an Olympic Pool in 30 Seconds
A Michael Phelps-paced time-lapse triumph


A simply stunning, newly converted barn, fitted to the highest specification with zoned under-floor heating and air source heat pump and heat recovery system throughout and bespoke fitted Kelly Hoppen kitchen. Part exchange considered. Two bedrooms (both en-suite), and large, bright open-plan living space. Off-road parking. EPC Rating: TBC. This simply stunning barn has been newly converted and is now fitted to the highest specification, with zoned under-floor heating, air source heat pump and heat recovery system throughout. Particular mention must be made of the bespoke Smallbone kitchen, designed by Kelly Hoppen and fitted with a range of Gaggenau appliances including steam ovens. Situated in a beautiful setting in a quaint backwater of rural Mobberley, this home provides a fantastic opportunity for country living, within touching distance of Knutsford, Alderley Edge and Wilmslow.The property is approached via a gravel car park and pathway with passive courtesy lighting and a gated front garden laid mainly to lawn, and bordered with attractive shrubs and hedges. The stone-paved patio provides the perfect opportunity for al fresco dining. To the rear is a gated courtyard ideal for muddy boots and bikes.


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Pierzynski starts at catcher for Cardinals against Giants in Game 3 of NLCS
Jeff Chiu/APGiants manager Bruce Bochy
A.J. Pierzynski will start at catcher in place of the injured Yadier Molina for the St. Louis Cardinals in the third game of the NL Championship Series against the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday.
Molina had started the past 83 postseason games for the Cardinals, since current manager Mike Matheny was behind the plate for Game 3 of the 2004 World Series against Boston.
Molina strained his left oblique in St. Louis' win in Game 2 of the series and was replaced by Tony Cruz. Pierzynski is getting the nod despite not being on the division series roster.
However, Pierzynski has experience catching Game 3 starter John Lackey when the two were teammates in Boston.
Cardinals' Molina leaves with injury
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Shrewsbury is steeped in history and offers excellent sightseeing, museums, shopping facilities, nightlife and walking.
Shrewsbury is the birthplace of Charles Darwin and is located close to Cromwell's. He probably walked past our front door many times whilst in the town. The Brother Cadfael books by Ellis Peters are based on the real setting of the town's Abbey which was founded in 1083 as a Benedictine monastery and is just down the hill and over the English Bridge from Cromwell's.
A Christmas Carol, staring George C Scott, was filmed in the town.
The new Theatre Severn is a short walk away.
Along with Cromwell's, there are over 600 listed buildings in Shrewsbury including the Norman Abbey and the town's medieval castle.
Shrewsbury has several museums including Rowley's House - Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery, Shrewsbury Castle and Regimental Museum and Coleham Pumping Station Museum. Churches of historic interest include Shrewsbury Abbey, St Chad's and St. Mary's.
Shrewsbury is a great shopping town. With the recognised chain stores there are also a great deal of independent, original and above all interesting shops hidden in the various passageways of Shrewsbury. Also look out for the many antique shops.
Pick a direction - any direction - and start walking. Take in the view and marvel at the majestic River Severn. For the Severn is Shrewsbury's gem. You can take a river tour on The Shrewsbury River Boat called the Sabrina. Along its banks are gardens, meadows and a beautiful 29-acre parkland known as The Quarry.
The Quarry is a perfect place to relax. It has been the town's most important site for recreation since the 16th century and is now the home to the World famous Shrewsbury Flower Show which takes place here every August. At the centre of The Quarry is The Dingle, a formal floral masterpiece created by World-renowned Percy Thrower - during his 28 years as Park Superintendent.
Shrewsbury has many events throughout the year, May sees the annual regatta take place along The River Severn and the Shrewsbury summer season events are from June to September. In October and November why not try a guided ghost tour of the Town.
Shrewsbury is an ideal base to explore the county. With such an extraordinary variety of countryside, Shropshire is often described as being five counties in one. Church Stretton, known as 'Little Switzerland', is excellent walking country. There is also the trail of novelist Mary Webb whose trail you can follow and don't forget the trail of the real King Arthur.
Nearby is the partially excavated site Wroxeter Roman City, once the 4th largest city in Britain. Locally produced wine is available from the adjacent Wroxter Roman vineyard.
The Regency gem of Attingham Park is within a short drive. This magnificent National Trust property has fine gardens and regular open-air concerts.
Hawkstone Park and Follies has spectacular views and scenery as well as grottos, ravines and caves to explore.
Shropshire has famous ruins, monuments, and stately homes, all of which can be easily accessed from Shrewsbury. A visit to the World Heritage Site of the Ironbridge Gorge should not be missed. Birthplace of the industrial revolution, it is home to ten interactive and interesting museums, including the Victorian town of Blists Hill.
Shropshire also offers a number of golf courses with Hawkstone Park and Condover being just a couple of nearby courses.


We often have customers come in looking for a pair of boots to keep their toes warm. But warm feet is about more than just the boots you're wearing. Here is the advice we give most people looking for ways to keep their feet warm on cold days.
Start with the right layers up top.
Keeping your core warm will directly affect comfort at your extremities. When it gets cold your body is programmed to send as much blood as possible to your core to keep vital organs like your heart and lungs functioning. If you layer up with a good thermal base layer, an insulating fleece or down midlayer, and a wind and water proof outer layer, you're telling your body that it's safe to allow more circulation around your fingers and toes because your core is protected.
Cheap socks aren't worth cold feet. No matter what you do or how cold you are, your feet will perspire. And that moisture will eliminate the insulating properties of cotton in a heartbeat. If you want warm feet, invest in socks that are made of something that insulates even when you sweat. Socks made with merino wool are the top pick among people who spend a lot of time in the outdoors, hot or cold. That's because merino wool insulates even when damp, naturally fights foot odor, and wicks moisture away from your body. On top of that, merino wool is known for being exceptionally soft and comfortable. It can come with a higher price tag, but many of the top brands who make merino wool socks offer some form of performance or satisfaction guarantee. For cold temperatures go with the thickest pair that comfortably fits inside your boots.
Just because you suffer from cold feet, doesn't mean you need the most heavily insulated boots on the market. It's important to consider what you'll be doing in those boots and how they fit. Fit should be secure, but not tight. You want enough room to accommodate heavy socks without compressing them to the point where they lose insulating value. If you're going to be very active in the boots – think hiking or shoveling snow – you probably won't need a very high insulation value because your body will produce excess heat from the activity at hand. For high activity we recommend zero to 400 grams of insulation. If you're going to be moderately active, you'll need a little more insulation – for example, if you're working on an outdoor construction project, you may opt for more insulation. Think 400-600 grams of this scenario. Lastly, if you expect long periods of sitting still such as in hunting, you may opt for even higher insulation of 600+ grams.
Regardless of what boots you go with, keep in mind that wearing the right layers and the right socks can often have a bigger impact on overall comfort than your shoes.
If you're commuting in the car try wearing a light weight pair of shoes for the drive and let your boots sit in the foot well on the passenger side. Run your heater on the foot vents and when you arrive you'll have a nice warm pair of boots and your feet won't be sweating on the drive.
If you have extra trouble keeping warm toes those little disposable heating packs can work well. Unwrap them and expose them to open air until they warm up (just make sure they're not too hot). Then put the packet on the outside of your socks, on top of your toes, and as close to the tip of your big toe as possible. Put on your shoes and, voilà! Make sure to pair with wool socks to help trap warmth and wick perspiration.


Top story on BBC online news, about young people's project work at Thomas Hardye School.
Young people will be presenting their findings back to an invited audience this coming Monday at 1.30 pm. If you would like to attend please get in touch.
Rollerskates, a collection of Sindy dolls and Steiff soft toys, all from the 1960s, have already been uncovered during the scheme.
Roller Skates fitted over your shoes. They were no where near as safe as those you would buy today. This pair are rather small and only fit up to about a size three or four shoe inside them even though they are adjustable. They are however, just as good as they were when they were new.
About Sindy dolls (Sindy and Tressy) from the 1960s. The dolls in the pictures are all wearing their original clothes and the furniture is original too. The clothes that you could buy for these dolls were representative of the fashions at the time. Just like today, girls dressed their dolls and styled their hair to look like the people they saw around them. There was a Sindy club that you could join, and then receive items in the post. Tressy was a doll that had extendable hair that you could pull out of the centre of her head when you pushed a button on her stomach. You then used a key to turn a dial on her back to roll the hair back inside her head. Unfortunately, the hair (which would have looked like a ponytail) is missing on the doll in this photo. Tressy was available in blond and brown, and her hair could be extended to whatever length you wanted.
The archive, which is being collated by pupils at Thomas Hardye School, Dorchester, will be stored at Dorset History Centre from December.


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The Discovery of a Putative Allosteric Site in the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Using an Integrated Structural/Dynamic Approach.
J Proteome Res. 2020 Nov 06; 19(11):4576-4586.JP
SARS-CoV-2 has caused the largest pandemic of the twenty-first century (COVID-19), threatening the life and economy of all countries in the world. The identification of novel therapies and vaccines that can mitigate or control this global health threat is among the most important challenges facing biomedical sciences. To construct a long-term strategy to fight both SARS-CoV-2 and other possible future threats from coronaviruses, it is critical to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying the virus action. The viral entry and associated infectivity stems from the formation of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein complex with angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2). The detection of putative allosteric sites on the viral spike protein molecule can be used to elucidate the molecular pathways that can be targeted with allosteric drugs to weaken the spike-ACE2 interaction and, thus, reduce viral infectivity. In this study, we present the results of the application of different computational methods aimed at detecting allosteric sites on the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. The adopted tools consisted of the protein contact networks (PCNs), SEPAS (Affinity by Flexibility), and perturbation response scanning (PRS) based on elastic network modes. All of these methods were applied to the ACE2 complex with both the SARS-CoV2 and SARS-CoV spike proteins. All of the adopted analyses converged toward a specific region (allosteric modulation region [AMR]), present in both complexes and predicted to act as an allosteric site modulating the binding of the spike protein with ACE2. Preliminary results on hepcidin (a molecule with strong structural and sequence with AMR) indicated an inhibitory effect on the binding affinity of the spike protein toward the ACE2 protein.
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Di Paola L
Unit of Chemical-Physics Fundamentals in Chemical Engineering, Department of Engineering, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, via Álvaro del Portillo 21, 00128 Rome, Italy.
Hadi-Alijanvand H
Department of Biological Sciences, Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS), Zanjan, 45137-66731, Iran.
Center for Systems Biology, Department of Bioinformatics, School of Biology and Basic Medical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.
Hu G
Giuliani A
Environmental and Health Department, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Allosteric SiteAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2BetacoronavirusBinding SitesCOVID-19Coronavirus InfectionsDrug DiscoveryHumansModels, MolecularNeural Networks, ComputerPandemicsPeptidyl-Dipeptidase APneumonia, ViralProtein BindingSARS-CoV-2Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
Di Paola, Luisa, et al. "The Discovery of a Putative Allosteric Site in the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Using an Integrated Structural/Dynamic Approach." Journal of Proteome Research, vol. 19, no. 11, 2020, pp. 4576-4586.
Di Paola L, Hadi-Alijanvand H, Song X, et al. The Discovery of a Putative Allosteric Site in the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Using an Integrated Structural/Dynamic Approach. J Proteome Res. 2020;19(11):4576-4586.
Di Paola, L., Hadi-Alijanvand, H., Song, X., Hu, G., & Giuliani, A. (2020). The Discovery of a Putative Allosteric Site in the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Using an Integrated Structural/Dynamic Approach. Journal of Proteome Research, 19(11), 4576-4586. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jproteome.0c00273
Di Paola L, et al. The Discovery of a Putative Allosteric Site in the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Using an Integrated Structural/Dynamic Approach. J Proteome Res. 2020 Nov 6;19(11):4576-4586. PubMed PMID: 32551648.
TY - JOUR T1 - The Discovery of a Putative Allosteric Site in the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Using an Integrated Structural/Dynamic Approach. AU - Di Paola,Luisa, AU - Hadi-Alijanvand,Hamid, AU - Song,Xingyu, AU - Hu,Guang, AU - Giuliani,Alessandro, Y1 - 2020/07/01/ PY - 2020/6/20/pubmed PY - 2020/12/1/medline PY - 2020/6/20/entrez KW - ACE2 binding KW - COVID-19 KW - allosteric drugs KW - binding patch softness KW - drug discovery KW - elastic networks modeling KW - protein contact networks KW - spike protein SP - 4576 EP - 4586 JF - Journal of proteome research JO - J Proteome Res VL - 19 IS - 11 N2 - SARS-CoV-2 has caused the largest pandemic of the twenty-first century (COVID-19), threatening the life and economy of all countries in the world. The identification of novel therapies and vaccines that can mitigate or control this global health threat is among the most important challenges facing biomedical sciences. To construct a long-term strategy to fight both SARS-CoV-2 and other possible future threats from coronaviruses, it is critical to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying the virus action. The viral entry and associated infectivity stems from the formation of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein complex with angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2). The detection of putative allosteric sites on the viral spike protein molecule can be used to elucidate the molecular pathways that can be targeted with allosteric drugs to weaken the spike-ACE2 interaction and, thus, reduce viral infectivity. In this study, we present the results of the application of different computational methods aimed at detecting allosteric sites on the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. The adopted tools consisted of the protein contact networks (PCNs), SEPAS (Affinity by Flexibility), and perturbation response scanning (PRS) based on elastic network modes. All of these methods were applied to the ACE2 complex with both the SARS-CoV2 and SARS-CoV spike proteins. All of the adopted analyses converged toward a specific region (allosteric modulation region [AMR]), present in both complexes and predicted to act as an allosteric site modulating the binding of the spike protein with ACE2. Preliminary results on hepcidin (a molecule with strong structural and sequence with AMR) indicated an inhibitory effect on the binding affinity of the spike protein toward the ACE2 protein. SN - 1535-3907 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/32551648/The_Discovery_of_a_Putative_Allosteric_Site_in_the_SARS_CoV_2_Spike_Protein_Using_an_Integrated_Structural/Dynamic_Approach_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -
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Allosteric Site
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2
Betacoronavirus
Neural Networks, Computer
Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
Pneumonia, Viral
Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
Enhanced Binding of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein to Receptor by Distal Polybasic Cleavage Sites.
Coevolution, Dynamics and Allostery Conspire in Shaping Cooperative Binding and Signal Transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein with Human Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2.
Comparison of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Spike Protein Binding to ACE2 Receptors from Human, Pets, Farm Animals, and Putative Intermediate Hosts.
Molecular docking study of potential phytochemicals and their effects on the complex of SARS-CoV2 spike protein and human ACE2.
Investigation of the genetic variation in ACE2 on the structural recognition by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2).
Identification of SARS-CoV-2 Cell Entry Inhibitors by Drug Repurposing Using in silico Structure-Based Virtual Screening Approach.
Molecular Simulations and Network Modeling Reveal an Allosteric Signaling in the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Proteins.
The SARS-CoV-2 Spike Glycoprotein as a Drug and Vaccine Target: Structural Insights into Its Complexes with ACE2 and Antibodies.
In silico study of azithromycin, chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine and their potential mechanisms of action against SARS-CoV-2 infection.
A molecular docking study revealed that synthetic peptides induced conformational changes in the structure of SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein, disrupting the interaction with human ACE2 receptor.


Our new Deacons, Aptin Samadi and Stephen Carter, speak about hearing The Call.
Knickers Out the Window. Jennifer, Brenda and Margaret have been friends since Sunday School and are still serving the St George's church in Ramsgate.


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Baby severely hurt by softball faces long road to recovery
McKenna Hovenga hit by softball May 2
Updated: 2:53 PM CDT Jun 13, 2018
An infant who was hit in the head by a softball while watching her father play in northeastern Iowa faces a long road to recovery. McKenna Hovenga, who was just 7 weeks old when she suffered the serious head injury, went home Monday afternoon, according to The Healing for McKenna Facebook page. McKenna had been staying at the St. Mary's Hospital at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Hundreds of thousands of people are following the infant's progress on the Healing for McKenna Facebook page. Her family hopes her situation will bring awareness to other babies who are struggling.
SHELL ROCK, Iowa (KCCI) —
An infant who was hit in the head by a softball while watching her father play in northeastern Iowa faces a long road to recovery.
McKenna Hovenga, who was just 7 weeks old when she suffered the serious head injury, went home Monday afternoon, according to The Healing for McKenna Facebook page.
McKenna had been staying at the St. Mary's Hospital at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
Hundreds of thousands of people are following the infant's progress on the Healing for McKenna Facebook page. Her family hopes her situation will bring awareness to other babies who are struggling.


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Q: Connect fingerprint sensor to serial PC I just ordered an Fingerprint sensor I followed the schematics and made it work with my Arduino.Now I want to connect it directly to my computer, the device has ( GND, RX, TX, 5V ) I have a prolific USB cable witch has outputs (RX,TX,GND) .
Is it possible to connect the USB Prolific cable with the device ?
I know that USB outputs 5V but how can I get power if the prolific cable does not have such output?

A: If I understand correctly, you are using a USB to serial cable to connect your fingerprint sensor to the PC.
If the cable is using the +5V USB (PC side) supply (to drive it's MAX232/FTDI IC or whatever it's using), then for it to receive data from the sensor, it only needs the TX/RX and ground anyway, so it should work just fine as long as the two have a common ground (i.e. the cable ground and sensor ground are connected)
If I have misunderstood things, it would help if you could provide a link to your cable/datasheet.

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Superman Disassembled
(You may as well get settled in, if you plan on riding this one to the end. A quick scan down will show you that my ambitions for your attention span may well outstrip your level of commitment. Consider yourself warned.)
I do all my best thinking while driving.
I'm not alone in this; there is something about a long drive down a straight highway that activates the contemplation circuits. It's a kind of gentle, enforced modern meditation. I am, however, one of those people who, when confronted with a sticky problem, will actually leave and go for a drive to sort it out.
It was on one such drive, several years back, that I got to thinking about Superman.
This was on a spectacularly long drive, four hours between Vancouver, B.C. and Seattle, WA. On such a drive, one has a chance to take an idea and turn it over and over in your mind, until it spins, and you can begin to shape it, carve away at it, as you would a dowel humming away in a lathe.
On this trip, I was turning over in my mind the fact that Superman bugs me. And I had a good long time to think about why.
Consider what you have with the Man O' Steel.
He is (as far as we can tell) the closest thing to completely invunerable as any creature can get, short of actually having no weaknesses. He takes the most egregious kind of poundings, gets back up, keeps coming, and never relents. In fact, most types of assault simply glance off of him, ineffectual-like.
And this… this… is what bothers me.
Most of what I have learned in this life (small though that sum may be) I have learned through receiving and contemplating the painful consequences to the actions I have taken. I often think that my life can largely be described by the long chain of mistakes I have made, and the course corrections I have taken in response to those mistakes.
I am not exceptional in this. It is safe to say that this is one of the Ways of life itself. Pain exists as a way for creatures (sentient or otherwise) to condition themselves to avoid behavors that will damage them, in an ever-changing environment. Yep. Pretty sure about this one.
So, what we have here, then, is a creature who, at least as far as physical feedback goes, has no way of receiving negative reinforcement. He, simply, cannot learn through pain.
What would that do to someone?
(We don't really know. But, there are, at the very least, ideas about this floating around the American myth and story gestalt… Since we are talking about a fictional character, let's accept these baseless fictional ideas as fact. Lawmakers do it all the time, why can't we?)
Absence of pain stunts the development of empathy in the poor afflicted sod. It's simple: if you, yourself, can't feel pain, then you can't imagine what pain someone else is experiencing, which is empathy.
So, of course, being utterly invulnerable, Superman would of course become an utter sociopath, and, since he is a) unstoppable, b) inhumanly powerful, and c) from another goddamn planet, he would, of course, rise up, claim the world as his own, and rule it in whatever depraved manner he sees fit.
Except he didn't. Not even close.
Instead, he became humanity's savior, a paragon of virtue, and defender of every goddamn thing within his remarkably broad reach.
So, the question I have is how?? How did this happen??
Let's look at the facts. Superman apologists (you know who you are, you flag-waving tree huggers) generally tell us about two major factors in the development of this goody-two-shoes approach to demigod status:
The training the young Kal-El (Supes, for those not in the ultra-geek squad) was given while in the escape pod he was carried to earth in;
His raising at the hands of the good and kindly Jonathan and Martha Kent.
Let's talk about each of these briefly, and then discuss what this startling declaration must mean.
Training Pod
The idea here is that the escape pod Superman's parents put him in to carry him away from his dying planet contained within it some pretty fucking bitchin' technology and design, and that, over the course of his long, long journey to Earth, it stuffed his head full of understanding about the universe and the planet that he was travelling to.
In most presentations, this is basically a recording talking to a baby Kal-El floating in a sphere, which would make me a dead Kal-El from confinement, boredom, and physical inactivity within a month. But, for the sake of argument, let's assume that the Krypton Recreation & Instructional Bureau was a well-financed and well-regulated governmental body, and that they put some brains on the job of building that darn pod. Nerds, I mean. The really geeky ones, like the ones who stuffed the computational power of the entire planet in 1972 into the computer with which you are reading this drivel, bored silly and impatient with me to get to the goddamn point.
Hang on. We're almost there.
So, let's assume that this was a really good teaching machine he was in. Okay, cool. Kal-El (who quickly became the young Clark Kent) got his brain all stuffed full with information and detail about where he was going, how stuff worked, and how his parents expected him to behave.
They brainwashed him pretty good. Yep.
Ma and Pa
All right, so now we meet the second major influence: the Kents.
Before we swallow this pill, let's again consider what we've got here. We have a young boy, utterly brainwashed by his parents in a space machine to earth, who has had no real-world experience at all, until he crashlands in a wheat field in Kansas. We can assume that there was some kind of physical simulation stuff in the training pod, so he's not emerging like some kind of blank slate; he's a healthy Kryptonian boy of six. Or however old he was. However, he's never actually done anything real.
Enter the Kents: two kind, gentle, rugged, apple pie American folken, looking for a kid. And, one just dropped into their back yard. Fine.
This boy of theirs could crush their torsos accidentally if he sneezed while giving them a hug. If startled at the wrong moment and lets fly, he could knock one of them into the next county.
This is not your usual kid.
Now, let's talk quickly about children. The parental relationship is based on many things: experience, love, relation, community… and, also, physicality. It is true that part of the reason that kids have to do what their parents tell them to (especially when they are young) is that, deep down, they know that the parents can just pick them up and put them in the goddamn car, if they had to. Many kids know this, and never test it. Some test it. Some test it constantly. But it is most certainly one part of the web that keeps children from destroying their parents. And, darn tootin'!
This was not the case with the Kents. Oh no. If the young Clark got it in his head to, he was gonna have that goddamn plushy Scooby-Doo, and that would pretty much be that. Yep.
We must assume, then, that as Clark grew from child to hormonally-posessed teenager to superheroic adult, one of two things occurred. Either:
The young Clark Kent never tested his parents authority, or
If he did test his parents, his behavior was successfully shut down based exclusively on verbal and emotional feedback. Every time.
Let me say that again, because it's the basis of the point I've brought you all the way down this long, long, page of small white text to make.
Clark Kent either never genuinely rebelled, or if he did, he was talked out of it, every time.
Now, he would certainly not be alone in this. There are many people out there who, when they were youngins, tested the boundaries of their social territory in only the most casual way, and for whom a firm talking to was plenty to curb their behavior. (I think it would, however, not be a stretch to theorise that few of these kind of folk grow up to fight villains for a living, but that's a discussion for another day.)
That said, it's important to not forget that this creature who quietly accepted the boundaries he was given is someone who has no possible way to receive any negative physical consequences for his actions. You can't incarcerate him. You can't prevent him from taking something he wants. He can move fast enough to appear to vanish. It is trivial beyond words for him to demonstrate his physical superiority. You ultimately have to depend on his own internal systems to prevent him from defying you.
And, lo, he's the most powerful creature on the planet. None can oppose him, and it is safe to say that he was vastly stronger, faster, and smarter than everyone he ever knew when he was growing up.
WTF? What is going on inside that head of his?
Now that we are here, I can finally say what I've wanted to say all along, and I think, given all that we've been through together, you'll understand what I mean when I say it.
Superman is stupid.
Like, dumb-as-a-post stupid. Head full of rocks. What kind of a mind would never, ever test the boundaries of his social web, when the potential reward for succeeding could well be rulership of anything you wanted?
Even worse, the mind that made this choice was a mind with strong leadership tendencies, and the broad desire to have a world-wide impact on the lives of humanity. What sort of person would wield such broad ambitions, such vast power, and yet live strictly within the gentlest of restraints, never once testing them for their strength?
Someone phenomenally dull, that's who. Someone on whom brainwashing would be so spectacularly successful that…
…well, that you'd have the ultimate pawn for some national power, wouldn't you? Hmm.
Hmmmmmmmmmm, indeed.
So, in the end, the thing that bugs me about Superman is his utter lack of vision, and his willingness to simply accept what was put in front of him at face value. It would be easier to swallow, I think, if he even once struggled with this problem. If he had ever expressed uncertainty about what he was doing given who he was. If he had demonstrated for a single moment that he was capable of seeing his position in the universe from an objective position, instead of from an absolute one.
It's absurd. The bullets bouncing off I can accept. Inability to view the world as it is? Unacceptable.
Darkius Maximus March 2, 2007 at 12:00 am - Reply
i kinda agree with you, and i kinda dont.
you see i dont think he was stupid. insufferably boring and possessing no ambition what so ever, yes. but not stupid. he just didnt care about humanity. thats why he bacame a hero.
most heroes are heroes for selfless or vindictive purposes, his reasoning was neither of these. he was just bored and needed something to do that afforded him no oppurtunity for advancement or real responsibility. a villian has the pressure of constantly one-upping himself, the next atrocity more atrocious than the last. for supes that would eventually mean the domination of the entire galaxy, at least all thats in reach of our yellow sun, and any other yellow sunned galaxy, shit if you take the mythologies of the cartoons into account, vandal savage built a generator that produced a radiation similar enough to our sun that it was able to completely restore supermans powers on a red sunned future earth. so theoretically he would be near unstoppable anywhere. thats a huge weight to carry on your shoulders, with power like that you would have to deal with real enemies. you would actually have to do…well…stuff.
so he chose the easy route. he became a hero for a people that are so much weaker than him that they would be horribly easy to keep from harm but if he happened to fail, heh, what the fuck are they gonna do about it. he chose to battle singular menaces who truly pose no threat to him, never actually eliminating them when he could do so and actually save humanity from there wraith time and time again. he allowed villians to basically run free so he had something to do when he wasnt taking pictures. so i think he views the world exactly as america teaches us to; do as little as possible just make sure you look good doing it.
The todd March 2, 2007 at 12:00 am - Reply
Drew has hit it closer to the mark, I think, than the darklord, which, when you consider the juxtaposition of said christ-figure against dark-lord, makes a lot of sense.
The thing that makes supe tolerable, perhaps even cool, is that he is an unstoppable, irresistable, immortal, near god-like thing that – duh-duh-duh – is actually a good guy.
He could easily be a bad guy. It would be simple. It would be trivial. All hail King Kal! Only he chose to be a defender of a good; a self-sacrificing nerd; a super-hero.
Now, the thing is (and its been mentioned before), his choice to fight crime really shouldn't earn him any praise. He's really not risking much; they guy can't really be hurt. But the fact that he does chose to be a hero, rather than a villain, becomes an inspirational model.
It's always been an important part of the Supe-story that Supe came from another planet — I think that's key to his believability (suspension-of-disbelief-ability?). You know that a human, given similar powers, would just not be like Supe. But an alium, now they might have sterner mental/emotional/social stuff that's going to let them live alone, basically socially isolated forever, and still turn out to be the kind of person you'd invite over for dinner.
Supe's story is basically one of repeated temptation — he can do anything. Pretty much absolutely anything (one of the reasons the actual per-issue-plot lines of Supe always bored the begezzus out of me) and each and every moment he does the moral thing, the beneficial thing, the fair thing, the right thing, the heroic thing. He's a self-sacrificing, self-denying, really-a-big-geek-but-not-really-stupid mild mannered reporter.
Batman wouldn't have a chance…
druid March 2, 2007 at 12:00 am - Reply
Yeah, I've had my suspicions about our good ol' buddy Clark ever since I read about the fate of Doc Manhatten from the Watchmen.
Speaking of Superman, I'm sitting in the movie theater the other day (watching 'V') and they play the trailer for the new Superman. They're playing the music from the original Chris Reeve superman movie, and it's awesome. And as I'm sitting there, listening to Jor-El wax philosophic about how great Humanity could be, and how they just need someone to show them the way, and that's why he's sending us his son…it finally hits me that it's the story of Christ.
Uh, I mean, the story of Christ, as it would be if he were a two-fisted crime fighter with x-ray vision, instead of yet another peace-lovin' hippie beaten down by The Man.


Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by ruffneck119, Apr 30, 2009.
But I do not see the option to upload files or I do not know how to create a cpanel account for my root domain/IP (I woudl really need a cpanel for my root domain).
Any help would be awesome thanks!!
PS: I do not want to switch over my domain name until my site is up.
Professional Web Design and Marketing.
So I just create an account like I would normally do?
Ok I will try it... but there is no way to get it to go straight to http://76.74.159.91 ?
You can create a cPanel account so you can login to the cPanel interface by going to the Account Functions section of WHM and then clicking on Create a New Account.
You can then create an account on that screen by answering the questions presented.
Then you can go to http://IP:2082 (where IP represents the IP address or hostname of your server) to login to the cPanel interface.
If you don't have SSH, then nevermind.


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Q: Grouping by multiple columns in Django I have a model with a few columns:
Model (id, country, city, name, age)

I need to group and sort by a few columns:
SELECT * FROM Model
WHERE country = 'USA'
GROUP BY id, city, age
ORDER BY id, city, age

and I'd like to query the same with Django ORM.
Model.objects.filter(country='USA').group_by('id', 'city', 'age').order_by('id', 'city', 'age')

But this call throws after group_by as it returns None.


Over a year ago, I posted on how we were taking a step back from LEGO, looking at what is normally called a Dark Age among fans. In truth… the last set I bought for myself was just about a year ago: the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 version of the Milano, a set which I really didn't like. I grabbed a couple of small sets on clearance for my daughter since then, as gifts, but that's been the only LEGO purchases.
Since then, there are some nice looking sets, and there have been moments where I've thought about grabbing a set or two… yet I'm going to be honest: I don't miss the hobby anywhere near as much as I thought I was going to. One thing I've come to realize about LEGO for me, at least over the last few years, is that what I liked the most was building a set. Once the building was done… it just sat there. It sat on a shelf, it sat in a storage bin, or it sat in a bag inside an even bigger bin. I enjoyed doing reviews… but after that review was done… yeah, that was it.
A lot of this was amplified by the fact that my "office," where almost all of my LEGO stuff used to be kept except for a few big things, became my son's room. All of my shelves, dust collection devices (display sets), bins, etc, had to go somewhere else. So did my desk, computer, etc… and the house honestly wasn't big enough for anything other than the desk having a spot. My shelves got claimed by kids, my sets and parts all went into a climate-controlled storage unit, and most everything was packed up.
There was a realization several months into this "dark age" that I wasn't likely to exit it any time soon. Is it really a dark age if that's the new normal? Sadly, I'm fairly certain this is for good… I'm just done with LEGO as a hobby. Maybe, at some point, I'll pick up a set that looks fun, and I most certainly will keep buying some stuff for my kids as they get older. When the LEGO Movie 2 comes out in a few weeks, I'm certain my daughter will be wanting some of the newer stuff. That being said, she already has the figures from the first movie, and is usually not too keen on getting duplicate characters.
I was honestly down on LEGO when I stopped buying… there had been a noticeable drop in quality and an equally noticeable increase in pricing. Once upon a time, there was huge excitement around seeing what was coming and the new interesting things… but that's really given away to seeing how much is redone and how the minifigs have been updated to try and get us to buy. The cycle between re-releases has gotten painfully short, with reskins of some sets becoming some sort of perennial that they just go back to so there's always one on the shelves somewhere.
Even before I stopped purchasing sets, it'd been awhile since a set just blew me away at the first glance. The last sets I really loved were probably the LEGO Batman Movie line, and that burned me out pretty quick after the initial wave hit. The LEGO ideas set for the Saturn V looked fun, but the price (and availability) wasn't fantastic so I never ended up grabbing it.
At this point, I'm mostly just trying to figure out how to get rid of the majority of a collection I spent almost 20 years building up. I have hundreds of sets, more minifigs than I care to count, and enough loose parts that opening Bricklink to try and list things cause physical pain. Honestly, the real issue is that individual LEGO parts are rarely worth enough to list on Bricklink, let alone finding and packing the orders and managing inventory.
If it was just parting out a set, sure, that's easy… but when you have tens of thousands (or more parts) and most parts are listing for 5 to 10 cents each (and a lot of them less than that). You have to have pretty big bulk to make it worth it, already sorted… and that also means those parts will sell for less. Still trying to figure out what I want to do with these… I have a lot of relatively rare sets and things that have been out of print for awhile, and all they're doing is chewing up space in my storage unit right now.
So what does all this mean? To be honest, I don't know. I didn't set out with much point to this article other than to do a bit of sharing of things. I'd mostly been covering things other than LEGO for some time, so the only real loss were my reviews. I do miss doing the reviews, but unless LEGO decides to provide us some sets (which is never really likely, unfortunately), or they are provided other ways, I won't be doing them again soon. I have been planning to do a whole walk-through of reviews for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and may go back and do some reviews for DC stuff as well.
So, I guess what it means is that the dark age, for me, is here to stay.
Sorry to hear that. But, I get your point. I used to buy all the Star Wars Lego sets and then build them. Anymore, I buy skip the re-dos, especially since they have so many expensive remakes.
But with me caring about the newer Star Wars movies being less and less, even the genuinely new Star Wars sets are getting pretty boring.
happens to us all…after child number 3 5 years ago, i slowed down a lot. I was always into the various space themes and of course star wars spaceships. and for a while the quality was superb. but things got stale and im not a fan of remakes unless they are considerably better. then i noticed a difference…i was more interested in some ninjago sets more than the star wars ones. they had some fresh designs while lego star wars was the same ol same most of the time. how many x-ing variants/clones do they think people want?
so i've been in a dark age for couple years. the last large SW set i bought was Poe's xwing, and since then, i dont think i've missed much. a few lego movie sets looked good, and some ninjago sets catch my eye, but im just not into it. i have good collections of spaceships and until i see something that really pops not much will change. even my wife noticed around black friday ( when i would normally get sets i wanted all year ) that i wasnt hyped and talking about some lego.
ps.. wish they would bring back the galaxy squad line…that impressed me.
I have been creeping in the background of this site for years, watching you guys grow and change, watching the site skin itself anew every now and then. Then eventually watching as Ace began his dark ages and now reading this about you. I have to say I feel like I have been going through these changes all along side you guys. Now I have a few prize sets I display (Voltron, a few modulars, a few ideas ). Otherwise I have a huge storage shed that is packed to the gills with partial sets from yard sales, completed sets in bags, boxes folded neatly on another. And then there are the Costco bins with the yellow top that are chock full of color separated bags. I have no clue what to do with all of these legos. Any ideas where to sell bulk? haha.
Anyhow, I have to rejoice in the fact that I don't have bags and sets of legos blocking all the windows in my house. I feel liberated. I have been able to put more effort into a carefully curated "toy" collection full of all the things that I can actually display and enjoy. This ability has made all the difference, especially from stress to organization and happiness.
Cheers to the dark ages!
Thank you guys for providing a cool place to come back to for a good read, even still after its changed focus a bit. I still enjoy the direction it's gone.