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Fuji Frontier 390

Fuji Frontier 390 Laser Replacement and Repair

National Laser Company offers laser repair on Fujifilm’s Digital Minilab Frontier 390. National Laser has established a reputation of improving upon original design in order to advance laser performance and lifetimes. Our quality controls and manufacturing procedures are designed to help deliver consistent results whether your concern is over one laser or a thousand.

Fujifilm Frontier 390: Outstanding Flexibility and Ample Capacity for Today’s Digital Imaging Demands

Today’s customers are seeking a wider range of imaging services than ever before – using conventional films, digital still cameras and every type of computer-manipulated image. Fujifilm’s Digital Minilab Frontier 390 was designed to answer these needs, with extra-large capacity and fast throughput, simple and flexible operation, and the superior level of image quality you’ve come to expect from Fujifilm. Built around advanced CCD line scanner and solid-state laser exposure systems and sophisticated image-enhancement technologies, the Frontier 390 represents the evolution of proven silver-halide technology in a totally integrated digital setting. With the Frontier 390, you and your customers can now take advantage of the quality, expandability and capacity that this new digital world has to offer. Besides remarkably high print quality, the Frontier 390 provides extraordinary speed and capacity – up to approximately 1,900 prints per hour in semi-automatic mode and 2,300 prints per hour in automatic mode with NF2500AG. The optional Automatic Film Feeder NF250AG lets you feed up to twenty 135-size negatives into the scanner at one time.

Simple Operation

The exclusive one-channel print system of the Frontier 390 simplifies operation by eliminating the need for manual channel selections and film-speed adjustment, and the one-touch chemical replenishment system is a single-cartridge chemical for clean, fast and error-free replenishment tasks.

Maximize Your Investment in the Frontier 390

The Frontier 390 has been engineered to provide maximum speed and throughput. Many of the operations are automatic and simple, so you can provide less waiting and faster processing. Another efficiency-boosting feature is the automatic sorting system of the Frontier 390 – which is a standard accessory. Prints for 25 different orders are sorted and stacked for easy filing and delivery. The Frontier 390 produces prints in a variety of popular sizes, up to 8RW (8x12 inches), includibng 3R/4R and A4 sizes. Paper supply is by roll paper, up to 8 inches wide.

5000 Pixel High-Speed CCD Line Scanner

Fujifilm’s unique scanning system is built around a high-performance CCD that reads three colors simultaneously. The Frontier 390 scans images from film and rapidly converts them to high-precision digital formats. The Frontier 390 performs high-speed image adjustment and automated corrections that would be impossible without digital technology – everything from the suppression of grainy appearance to the enhancement of facial expressions.

Versatile Print Format with the Frontier 390

Whether they use conventional film or digital media, whether they order standard sizes or special formats, your customer will appreciate the fact that the Frontier 390 is ready to handle all their photo-processing needs – and you’ll appreciate just how easy it is to offer them the services they’re looking for. Taking advantage of the Frontier 390 full-digital characteristics, Fujifilm Network Service offers convenient and very appealing services that allow customers in their homes to view their processed photos. The Frontier 390 comes with a comprehensive standard package of image-processing software to smartly compensate for difficult lighting situations, enhance photo sharpness and provide certain specialized services such as monochrome printing. The Frontier 390 system was designed to make every aspect of production as automatic and straightforward as possible, so that any type of user can create great prints without any specialized training.

All Fuji Frontier laser repairs include an exceptional warranty.

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If you want to avoid the heat of the day for Saturday's work day, come as early as 7 am and join the early risers. The rector will bring donut holes after rowing (around 9 or so). Come one, come all!

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This Purple My Little Pony inspired satin bonnet and pillowcase will provide your little one's hair with the ultimate protection from breakage and frizzing while maintaining moisture. The bonnet has a charmeuse satin inner lining with an adorable My Little Pony inspired cotton outer lining. The pillowcase is also pink charmeuse satin.

For added protection and moisture, add a coconut and olive oil bonnet treatment for extra shine while you sleep!

For a more custom fit, a drawstring can be added!

*Note* This is not an official My Little Pony product. This item was made by The Natural Hair Shop with My Little Pony fabric. The Natural Hair Shop is not associated or affiliated with the original copyright owner.

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    I bought the Pinky Pie Pony satin bonnet wiht drawstring and pillowcase for my 8-year old niece. The drawstring helps to keep the bonnet on her head while she sleeps and does not come off in the middle of the night. The matching pillowcase is a great addition to her room's decor. I highly recommend the child-size bonnet and would order it, or the adult-size as she grows, again!

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February 10, 2017

The origins of the Traveller population in Ireland are discussed in a study published in Scientific Reports this week. The research suggests that Travellers genetically diverged from the rest of the Irish population between 200-420 years ago. This runs contrary to a popular hypothesis that places their origins during the Great Famine (1845-1852).

The Traveller community within Ireland consists of between 29,000-40,000 individuals, representing 0.6% of the total population. Owing to a lack of documentary evidence on their history, the origin of Irish Travellers is a source of debate, with no single explanation widely accepted.

By comparing genetic data from 42 Irish Traveller individuals with 143 European Roma, 2232 settled Irish, 2039 British, 5964 European and 931 individuals from the rest of the world, Gianpiero Cavalleri and colleagues investigated the relationship between Travellers and neighbouring populations. The authors found that the Irish Traveller population has an ancestral Irish origin, closely resembling the wider Irish population, with no particular genetic link to the European Roma. The authors suggest that the Irish Travellers diverged from the rest of the population in Ireland at least eight generations ago (assuming each generation to be 30 years).

The authors note that a better understanding of the degree of homozygosity (the number of identical forms of the same genes in the population) and the drift to rarer variants of genes within the Irish Traveller population could have implications for disease mapping within Ireland.

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Journey to a Land where the Tiger Still Rules.

The Largest Mangrove Forest in the World, Largest Population of the illusive Royal Bengal Tiger..

Experiences in Sunderbans

Wild Life (Royal Bengal Tiger, Monitor Lizards,Deers, Crocodiles, Turtles, Mangroves, Birds); Countryside Experiences on journey from Kolkata to Base Camp, Ferry Ride in Mangroves, Culture and Heritage of West Bengal etc..

To read to sunderbans story click here

Dates: Dec 2, 2010 to Dec 5, 2010

Dec 2, 2010 Fly from Mumbai to Kolkata (Pickup from Kolkata Airport)

Jeep Safari; Ferry Rides; Cycle Safari to Reach Sunderbans.

Explore West Bengal Countryside; Culture; History of Sunderbans

Dec 3 and Dec 4, 2010 (Explore Sunderbans Forest Reserve) in Ferry Rides in Deep Jungles of Sunderbans/ Machans..

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Jeep Safari; Ferry Ride back to Kolkata airport by 4pm

Evening Board Flight to Mumbai..

Camp Fee:Rs.11,500/-.

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Does not include flight cost from Mumbai to Kolkata and Back (Non Standard Food items, Cold Drinks, Bottled Water, Fruit Juice etc)..

Stay at the Edge of Forest beyond which there is not civilisation settlement; explore Sunderbans in ferry exculsively booked only for Nature Knights. Only 10 to 12 Seats per batch maximum.

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The Sunderbans forest is home to more 250 tigers. t/he Bengal Tigers have adapted themselves very well to the saline and aqua environment and are extremely good swimmers. As you enter the adventurous wild land  of the Sunderbans you'll be thrilled to see the chital deer and rhesus monkey. The aqua fauna of Sunderbans include a variety of fishes, red fiddler crabs and hermit crabs. There are crocodiles, which can be often seen along the mud banks, Sunderbans National Park is also noted for its conservation of the Ridley Sea Turtles. There is an incredible vairiety of reptiles also found in Sunderbans, which include King Cobra, Rock Python, and Water Monitor. The endangered river Terrapin, Batagur Baska is found on the Mechua Beach, While the Barking Deer is found in Holiday Island of Sunderbans..

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The new season of “Girls Love Sex” encounters double trouble with sweet blonde Natasha White and sassy brunette Sovereign Syre. Brutally frank about sex from the get-go, the two babes spend as much time flirting with each other during their interview as they do divulging their secrets. When they do get their hands on each other, the ensuing action is explosive. As director Bo Llanberris reveals, “Sovereign is an outright doll and Natasha, as it turned out, found her very attractive. First it was a hand on the leg, then a small kiss, then they peeled off each other’s panties and spent the afternoon getting off. It was superb.” Their mutual masturbation session gets them both hot and bothered.

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Mentoring Monday: Can I mentor from a Distance?

Can I mentor from a distance?

I understand that sometimes you are acquainted with a younger believer who lives far away from you. Paul clearly mentored Timothy even when Timothy was no longer in Paul's presence. It's biblically acceptable, and I would say that it's logistically possible as well, particularly because of modern technology. In fact, I have mentored young Christians from a distance myself. It is never the best option, mind you, and I do my best to help my young protégés find someone in their local area to fall under for guidance, but it can be done.

It will be very important for your protégé to find other methods of accountability because you will honestly not be close enough to him/her to really ascertain whether he/she is meeting all of the goals you set down at the beginning of the relationship. Your protégé may tell you that the Bible reading and prayer times are good to go, but that doesn't make it necessarily so. It will be, to a large degree, up to them to make that happen. You are there for guidance, not for accountability.

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One could argue that the entire NT is mentoring from a distance.

One could also argue that everything we do is mentoring. However, this dilutes the force of the word.

Dan Smith said...

You know, I had this conversation with a friend of mine in Florida. An old Navy buddy actually. He suggested that the apostles are our mentors, but I don't agree. The Apostles had their disciples (protégés). Mentoring, or discipling for that matter, requires interaction. We do get guidance from the Bible, but mentoring comes from someone who interacts with us.

boilt frog said...

Good point. NT does speak of interactions between individuals. Consider Jesus and the twelve.

How goes the Rapture paper? Publish a draft. Truth is our goal. Let's help each other get there.

Dan Smith said...

That will unfortunately have to wait. I doubt you will, but shoot me an email and I'll just send it to you. I'm already behind in class work for this semester and I've got two classes to do.


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Stanley Cup Playoffs: Madhouse Enforcer's First Round Picks

Can the Capitals tame the Leafs? Can the Blackhawks beat the Predators again?

    Chicago Blackhawks winger Artemi Panarin has made a splash since he came into the NHL. But did you know he gets ready to play hockey by training in kickboxing?

    (Published Wednesday, April 12, 2017)

    After 82 grueling games and a season’s worth of drama and intrigue, the Stanley Cup Playoffs finally get underway on Wednesday night, and there are a ton of captivating storylines that will thrill hockey fans over the next two months.

    Can the Washington Capitals, who once again have won the President’s Trophy as the league’s best regular season team, finally break through and win the Stanley Cup that has eluded them for so long? Can Auston Matthews or Connor McDavid lead their teams on a long playoff run? Can the Chicago Blackhawks win their fourth Stanley Cup in eight seasons?

    All of those questions will be answered in the coming weeks and months, but before we look too far ahead, it’s time to answer a much more immediate question: who will advance to the second round?

    Here are our picks for the first round series.

    Montreal Canadiens vs. New York Rangers

    Pick: Canadiens in 6

    The Rangers have some incredibly talented players, but the Canadiens have the bruising physicality and the outstanding goaltending to win at least one playoff series, and it’s really hard to pick against Claude Julien and Carey Price here.

    Ottawa Senators vs. Boston Bruins

    Pick: Bruins in 6

    The Bruins have been one of the hottest teams in the NHL down the stretch, and they’ve got plenty of firepower to overwhelm the Senators, as guys like Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand will look to best Craig Anderson in an interesting matchup.

    Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Pittsburgh Penguins

    Pick: Blue Jackets in 7

    It’s almost unfair that two of the best four teams in the NHL will meet in the first round, but thanks to divisional scheduling, that’s simply a reality that fans will have to deal with here. It would be extremely tempting to pick the Penguins here, but we’re picking against the defending Stanley Cup champions because of the number of injuries on their blue line, and because of the goaltending prowess of Sergei Bobrovsky.

    Washington Capitals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs

    Pick: Capitals in 5

    The Maple Leafs are one of the most exciting young teams in the entire NHL, but the Capitals are locked, loaded, and hellbent on proving that they can win on the league’s biggest stage. We’re looking for big series out of Alex Ovechkin and Braden Holtby here.

    Anaheim Ducks vs. Calgary Flames

    Pick: Ducks in 6

    This series is one of the closest matchups in the playoffs’ opening round, but we’re going with the top seed in the Pacific to advance. The Ducks have a good amount of scoring balance, a solid defense, and solid goaltending, and even though injuries could hamper them, their center depth and those other factors should be good enough to beat the upstart Flames.

    Edmonton Oilers vs. San Jose Sharks

    Pick: Sharks in 7

    The Oilers are one of the most dangerous teams in the postseason, with their plethora of young talent, but can Cam Talbot help lead them into the second round? In a coin flip series, we’re leaning toward the Sharks’ experience to carry the day.

    Minnesota Wild vs. St. Louis Blues

    Pick: Blues in 7

    The Wild are entering the playoffs on the downswing after an incredible run to start the season, and the Blues are coming in red hot. Even with that in mind, the Wild are a ludicrously talented team, and this series could easily swing on whether Devan Dubnyk or Jake Allen can find the form that they’ve shown at times this season.

    Chicago Blackhawks vs. Nashville Predators

    Pick: Blackhawks in 6

    A lot of experts are picking the Blackhawks in this series, but there is no reason in the world to sleep on the Predators. They are an excellent team, loaded with depth and talent when the game is at 5-on-5, but we’re going with the Blackhawks for several reasons.

    First and foremost, the Blackhawks are a much deeper team than they were last season, boasting three lines with scoring punch and some strong young players like Nick Schmaltz and Ryan Hartman that are capable of really pushing the game forward.

    Secondly, the Blackhawks have plenty of options on their blue line, which was a definite weakness last season. The team will still ride their top three guys hard, with Duncan Keith and Niklas Hjalmarsson both getting a ton of minutes, but Joel Quenneville has monitored their workload closely, and that should pay some dividends this series.

    Finally, Corey Crawford has proven time and again that he is a strong goaltender when the postseason begins, and after getting chased from the series the last time that Nashville met the Blackhawks, he’ll likely be looking to extract revenge and show up with a big performance for his team.

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GLEN HEAD, N.Y., March 2, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The First of Long Island Corporation (Nasdaq:FLIC) announced today the declaration of a first quarter cash dividend in the amount of 22 cents per share. This represents a 10% increase over the dividend of 20 cents per share declared in the same quarter last year. The dividend will be paid on April 4, 2011 to shareholders of record on March 18, 2011.

The First National Bank of Long Island is the sole subsidiary of The First of Long Island Corporation. The Bank currently has twenty full service offices, twelve commercial banking offices and two select service banking centers in Nassau and Suffolk Counties and Manhattan.

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Europe's extensive network of railroads was once the only affordable option for folks traveling around the continent, but lately the rails have lost their supremacy. Discount airlines like Ryanair and easyJet have made jetting around the continent quicker and cheaper; in fact, Ryanair often offers sales with fares as low as 8 pounds (about $13.36 US).

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With fares this cheap, does it make sense even to consider traveling by train anymore? The answer: It depends. For one thing, the discount airlines aren't actually quite as cheap as they appear. Even if you do net an incredibly affordable flight, government taxes and fees bump the price up to at least $25 or $30.

Then come the airlines' own fees. On Ryanair, there are so many that the airline has put together a handy table so you can see at a glance what you'll be charged for checked bags (with higher rates during the summertime and December holiday "peak" periods), online check-in, priority boarding, even purchasing a flight (you'll pay an "administration fee" of 6 pounds unless you make your booking with a MasterCard prepaid debit card).

EasyJet charges similar fees for checked baggage and for booking with certain types of credit or debit cards.

One more factor to take into account: Discount airlines tend to fly into secondary airports that are an hour or more outside of the city you're trying to visit. Trains, on the other hand, typically arrive in or near the center of town, and usually link up easily with the city's mass transportation system.

We tested fares on easyJet, Ryanair and Rail Europe to see who had the lowest price, the most convenient connections and the quickest journey. See below to see how each travel provider stacked up on three common European itineraries.

London - Paris - Rome - London
This popular itinerary was our first test subject since London is the cheapest gateway to Europe for most Americans. It's important to note that London has four different airports, and that most Americans will fly into Heathrow or, less commonly, Gatwick. The discount airlines, meanwhile, fly from Stansted, Luton or Gatwick, not Heathrow — so be sure to allow plenty of time to transfer between airports if your itinerary so requires.

The Winner: EasyJet edged out Ryanair for first place based on convenience and total travel time. EasyJet offers direct flights for each leg of our itinerary, so booking was a breeze, and the travel time was a little less than six total hours in the air. The price with taxes: $317.94 (if purchased with a Visa Electron card, which is not available to Americans), $332.64 if purchased with a Visa debit card or $341.53 (if booked with another type of credit card). These prices include one checked bag on each flight, prebooked on the easyJet Web site. (Check your bag at the airport and the fee doubles.) EasyJet's site was easier than Ryanair's to use, allowing us to search "all London airports" when booking.

Note: For our three flights, we had to fly in and out of six different airports — Charles de Gaulle and Orly (Paris), Luton and Gatwick (London), and Fiumicino and Ciampino (Rome).

The Runner-Up: Ryanair offered somewhat similar pricing to easyJet — $309.59 with a single checked bag up to 15 kilograms (33 pounds) or $376.35 with a single checked bag up to 20 kilograms (44 pounds) — but, surprisingly, offered no direct flights from London to Paris. Because the search function on won't make connections for you, we were forced to try out a variety of connecting cities one by one. We found the best deal on flights from London Stansted to Glasgow Prestwick and then on to Paris Beauvais, but the extra flight and layover boosted our total travel time significantly. A few other caveats: Beauvais is probably the least convenient airport for Paris-bound travelers, requiring a shuttle bus ride of more than an hour to get into the center of the city. And while was easy to use, there was no option to search all London airports; instead, we had to test each of the three individually.

The Loser: The train was the clear third choice for this itinerary since the cities involved are so far apart. The total estimated time of all three legs was a vacation-eating 28 hours — and the price couldn't compensate for the transit time, adding up to $412 per person.

Rome - Florence - Venice - Rome
This itinerary is a common one for first-time visitors interested in seeing Italy's highlights. We assumed here that our test traveler flew from the United States into Rome, usually the cheapest Italian gateway city for Americans. Because of the relative proximity of the three cities involved, this turned out to be a much more train-friendly itinerary than our first test case.

The Winner: Eurail won this round by a landslide, offering the shortest trip and most convenient itinerary. The lowest available price was $137 for this itinerary, with a travel time of 12 hours. Cut the travel time down to seven hours (by taking high-speed express trains) and the price goes up to $313. Eurail was the only option of the three that served all three of the cities we wanted to visit (Ryanair and easyJet fly into Pisa, not Florence). One final perk of taking the train? In most cases you'll arrive at a train station near the center of each city, with quick, easy connections by subway to hotels and sightseeing.

The Runner-Up: Neither airline really shone in this comparison, with no direct flights between any of the cities on our itinerary. However, Ryanair gets our vote for runner-up because we did eventually manage to piece our itinerary together with 17 hours of flights and layovers. (That doesn't even take into account how early you need to arrive at the airport before your flights to get through security!) The initial fare quote was $298.82 for six flights — 65 bucks more than the fast trains — and that's not including the checked bag fees. Checking a single bag for all of those flights will set you back an additional $222.36 to $266.52 (depending on weight and whether you travel during peak or off-peak seasons), for a total price up to $565.34.

The Loser: EasyJet loses out because we couldn't find a way to get between Pisa and Venice on our selected travel date; we tried layovers in several different cities, but the flight times were simply incompatible. Our only choice would have been to stay overnight in the connecting city — or to have skipped Florence altogether and just flown on the convenient, nonstop flight from Rome to Venice.

Paris - Barcelona - Lisbon - Paris
This itinerary is a bit less common than our first two, and it proved impossible to book on Ryanair, which doesn't offer flights to Lisbon. We used Paris, another common gateway for U.S. travelers, as a starting point. Because the cities are relatively far apart, this itinerary favored easyJet over Eurail.

The Winner: EasyJet came out on top with an affordable total cost ($304.90 if booked with a Visa debit card or $313.79 with a non-Visa Electron credit card) and direct flights for all three legs. The fare above includes a single checked bag of no more than 20 kilograms.

The Runner-Up: Rail travel comes in at a distant second place, at $481 for a Eurail Select Pass, which allows five days of train travel in three countries and is several hundred dollars cheaper than booking point-to-point tickets. We added up a total of about 47 hours of travel time. While that's significant, keep in mind that overnight trains are an option; these allow you to save time (and money on a hotel room) by traveling while you sleep.

The Loser: Ryanair is the loser by default, as the airline doesn't fly to Lisbon. It does fly elsewhere in Portugal, to Porto and Faro, both about three hours away from Lisbon by train. Ryanair flies direct between Paris Beauvais and Barcelona's main international airport — but Beauvais is more than an hour by bus from downtown Paris.

The Bottom Line
We learned quite a few things in the oft-laborious process of testing all these itineraries — first, that finding a good deal takes time! Though, and are relatively easy sites to use, it often takes a bit of manipulation to get the itinerary you want, especially when connections are involved.

Our second lesson was that although discount airlines may be on the rise, you shouldn't dismiss the train option altogether. Particularly for itineraries where the cities aren't far apart, the train may still be your most economical and even your quickest choice. However, the more distance your itinerary covers, the more appealing a plane is likely to look (unless you're willing to consider overnight trains).

You might also want to consider combining your options. EasyJet may offer the cheapest fare for the first leg of your trip, but the next leg may be better served by train. If easyJet doesn't fly to your city of choice, there's a chance Ryanair might. To search more than one discount airline at a time, try, which shows you estimated prices for routes within Europe on various airlines including Ryanair, easyJet, bmi, Aer Lingus and more.

Finally, ultra-cheap flight offers aside, beware of the many hidden costs that could significantly boost your price tag — everything from baggage fees and credit card surcharges to the price of transferring from one London airport to another. Keep in mind that flights may look shorter on paper, but you'll also spend more time going through security and transferring into the city you're visiting than you would for a journey on the rails.

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Astronomers have captured what may be the first-ever direct photograph of an alien planet in the process of forming around a nearby star.

The picture, which captured a giant alien planet as it is coming together, was snapped by the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope in Chile. It shows a faint blob embedded in a thick disk of gas and dust around the young star HD 100546. The object appears to be a baby gas giant planet, similar to Jupiter, forming from the disk's material, scientists say.

"So far, planet formation has mostly been a topic tackled by computer simulations," astronomer Sascha Quanz of ETH Zurich in Switzerland, leader of the research team, said in a statement. "If our discovery is indeed a forming planet, then for the first time scientists will be able to study the planet formation process and the interaction of a forming planet and its natal environment empirically at a very early stage."

The star HD 100546, which lies 335 light-years from Earth, was already thought to host another giant planet that orbits it about six times farther out than the Earth is from the sun. The new potential planet lies even farther, about 10 times the distance of its sibling, at roughly 70 times the stretch between the Earth and sun. [ Giant Planet In the Making Spotted? (Video) ]

The possible planet seems to fit the picture scientists are building of how worlds form. Stars themselves are born in clouds of gas and dust, and after the form, a disk of leftover material often orbits them. From this disk, baby planets can take shape. That's what appears to be happening here.

For example, the new photo reveals structures in the disk surrounding the star that could be caused by interactions between its material and the forming planet. Furthermore, the data suggest the material around the planet-blob has been heated up, which is consistent with the planet-forming hypothesis.

The observations were made possible by the NACO adaptive optics instrument on the Very Large Telescope, which compensates for the blurring caused by Earth's atmosphere. The instrument also uses a special coronagraph that observes in near-infrared wavelengths to block out the bright light from the star, so as to see its surroundings better.

"Exoplanet research is one of the most exciting new frontiers in astronomy, and direct imaging of planets is still a new field, greatly benefiting from recent improvements in instruments and data analysis methods," said Adam Amara, another member of the team. "In this research we used data analysis techniques developed for cosmological research, showing that cross-fertilization of ideas between fields can lead to extraordinary progress."

The findings are detailed in a paper to appear online in today's (Feb. 28) issue of Astrophysical Journal Letters.

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In "Eclipse," Stars Put the Buff Back Into Vampire Slayers | NBC4 Washington
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In "Eclipse," Stars Put the Buff Back Into Vampire Slayers

    The normally family-friendly Cullen family is buff and ready for action in "Eclipse," the latest movie in the Twilight saga.

    Peter Facinelli tells PopcornBiz he pumped up big-time during the Vancouver shoot to be ready for his action parts. And it shows in his character, Dr. Carlisle Cullen.

    "Every other day we did workouts and stunt choreography," says Facinelli. "It became more of an inhouse competition between all the actors. When you weren't doing fight choreography you headed to the gym. I remember doing three workouts in one day."

    Facinelli conceded defeat to co-star Kellan Lutz when Facinelli's elevator stopped at his hotel floor and Lutz was doing push-ups waiting for the elevator.

    "I was like, okay, you win," says Facinelli.

    The need for the workouts? In the new film, the Cullens go to battle to protect their Bella (Kristen Stewart) from an army of vampires led by baddie Victoria. Facinelli admits he was looking pretty buff. But don't expect him to be pulling a Taylor Lautner and whipping the shirt off in the film.

    "Carlisle is not the shirtless kind of guy," he says. "It gets depressing because you do these workouts and your body is starting to look good. You kind of want your shirt to be off."

    There are downsides to playing a 350-year-old vampire.


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Court: Sherri Shepherd Can't Get Out of Surrogacy Contract | NBC4 Washington

Court: Sherri Shepherd Can't Get Out of Surrogacy Contract

    Court: Sherri Shepherd Can't Get Out of Surrogacy Contract
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    Sherri Shepherd arrives at the Samsung Hope for Children Gala 2014 on June 10, 2014, in New York. On Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015, a court ruled that Shepherd could not void a surrogacy contract she entered with her ex-husband.

    Television personality and actress Sherri Shepherd has been found legally responsible for a child born to a surrogate she and her ex-husband hired before they divorced, a Pennsylvania appeals court ruled this week in upholding the surrogacy contract.

    Shepherd had fought to have the contract voided. The ruling means she must continue paying $4,100 a month in child support, according to a lawyer for ex-husband Lamar Sally, who is raising the 1-year-old boy in Los Angeles.

    "She doesn't want to be part of his life. It's all good," Sally told The Associated Press on Tuesday. "I'm going to be parent enough for the both of us."

    Shepherd had roles in several sitcoms and movies and co-hosted ABC's "The View" from 2007 to 2014. Her lawyer did not immediately return a message Tuesday.

    She had paid more than $100,000 and Sally another $5,000 for a suburban Philadelphia surrogate to carry the child conceived through a procedure that used his sperm and a donor egg.

    The couple, then living in New Jersey, attended the surrogate's medical appointments until Shepherd had a change of heart in the second trimester, as her marriage faltered, the court ruling said.

    The initial birth certificate listed the surrogate as the mother, prompting California authorities to seek support from her when Sally settled there, according to his lawyer, Tiffany Palmer. Sally is a writer and substitute teacher.

    The owner of the surrogacy agency they used praised the decision, which makes Shepherd the legal mother listed on the birth certificate.

    "Surrogates don't want to feel that someone could want a baby and then just back out. The surrogate is not the mother," said Melissa B. Brisman, who owns Reproductive Possibilities LLC in Montvale, N.J.

    Pennsylvania courts had never ruled on the validity of surrogacy contracts, which some states have refused to uphold, Palmer said.

    "It's a tremendous relief to many people," she said.

    The ruling Monday upheld an earlier decision from Montgomery County, where the boy was born in August 2014.

    "(Shepherd) does not dispute that she freely entered into the gestational carrier contract," the Superior Court ruling said. "Baby S. would not have been born but for (her) actions and express agreement to be the child's legal mother."


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Budget Takes a Bite Out of Books, Parks | NBC4 Washington

Budget Takes a Bite Out of Books, Parks

Fairfax County trying to close the budget gap

    Budget Takes a Bite Out of Books, Parks

    Budget woes in Fairfax County, Va., are about to take a big bite out of libraries and parks. The county is trying to deal with a $315 million shortfall. County Executive Anthony Griffin wants the park authority and library system to come up with a 15 percent reduction for the 2011 budget year.

    The programs have already cut 15 percent or more this fiscal year. A hundred library workers lost their jobs last year, and now 70 of their former colleagues could join them in the unemployment line.
    That’s disappointing news for Alison Deegan, who sometimes tutors kids at the library. "You want to encourage people to come to the library. You want the hours that kids can come," she said.
    Library manager Daria Parnes says it can’t be helped. "There's just so much money in the pot," Parnes said. "You have to be fiscally responsible to the constituents. If you want services, you have to afford them."
    Another 50 jobs could be axed from the park authority budget. Bill Bouie, chairman of the Fairfax County Park Authority, says that would be a mistake considering how many people use the parks. "We had 17 million visitors last year in our parks. We had three million unique hits to our web site," said Bill Bouie.
    The public will have its say at hearings that are to be held over the next few weeks.


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Salvation Army Angel Tree Program | NBC4 Washington

Salvation Army Angel Tree Program

Be a generous anonymous Santa

    The Salvation Army's Angel Tree Program is bringing Christmas to more than 13,000 local kids whose families have been hit hardest by recent tough times.

    Needy kids will receive presents and have a Merry Christmas, thanks to generous donations from area residents. More help is needed, especially in Fairfax County, where 500 kids still need sponsors and the Salvation Army is also looking for corporate sponsors to lend a hand. If you want to leave a Christmas present for a child who has nothing under the tree this year, then stop by a participating location and drop off a cool new toy.

    Here are some locations in Virginia that are accepting donations:

    • B.J.’s at the Fair Lakes Shopping Center

    • Walmart on Burke Commons Road in Burke

    • Denny’s on Lee Highway in Fairfax

    • Olive Garden in the Fair Lakes Shopping Center

    • Giant Food on Rolling Road in Fairfax

    • Tyson’s Corner Christmas tree on the second level in front of Blooingdale’s.

    To learn more about this holiday program, go to the Salvation Army: Angel Tree Program website.


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Carmelo Anthony Traded to N.Y. Knicks in Three-Team Deal | NBC4 Washington

Carmelo Anthony Traded to N.Y. Knicks in Three-Team Deal

Melo's (finally) going to the Big Apple.

    Carmelo Anthony Traded to N.Y. Knicks in Three-Team Deal
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    It only took half a season, but the Denver Nuggets's Carmelo Anthony is now officially in a New York state of mind.

    The All-Star forward was traded to the Knicks late Monday night in a blockbuster three-team deal after months of speculation, reports ESPN.

    The Denver Postfirst broke news of the trade, which will send Anthony, guards Chauncey Billups and Anthony Carter and forwards Shelden Williams and Renaldo Balkman to New York.

    In exchange, the Nuggets get guard Raymond Felton, forwards Danilo Gallinari and Wilson Chandler, and center Timofey Mozgov. Additionally, Denver gets New York's first-round draft pick in 2014, Golden State's 2012 second-round pick and 2013 second-round pick plus $3 million in cash.

    The Minnesota Timberwolves are the third team in the deal. They received forward Anthony Randolph and center Eddy Curry from the Knicks in exchange for forward Corey Brewer.

    The deal, one of the biggest trades in the NBA in several seasons, revolved around Anthony's desire to land a contract extension in advance of a possible lockout following the current season. Though he would have been the headliner of the free agent class, a new collective bargaining agreement could have cut into his potential contract.

    As part of the deal, Anthony is expected to ink a three-year, $65 million extension with New York. Should all of the players in the trade pass physicals with their new teams and report on time, Melo's debut as a Knick could come as soon as Wednesday night against the Milwaukee Bucks at Madison Square Garden.

    The move gives the Knicks a dynamic inside-outside forward combo with Anthony and Amare Stoudemire. However, the loss of Felton may be significant as the point guard has been a big factor in helping New York get into position for its first playoff berth since 2004. Billiups, a 13 year vet with a NBA Finals MVP, three All-NBA and five All-Star selections to his name, will be expected to pick up the reins upon his arrival.

    The deal also is a blow to the New Jersey Nets, who have twice missed out on the building block they need to rebuild their franchise. The team tried to sign Miami's LeBron James last summer and now get to see Anthony ply his trade just miles from their soon-to-be-completed new home in Brooklyn, the Barclays Center.

    Selected Reading: ESPN, Denver Post, Huffington Post


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Sounds of the World's Animals.

cute kittehEver wonder how the dog sounds in French and Croatian?

Well, this list of onomatopoeias lists animal sounds in several languages. Some have even sound files attached. Catherine N. Ball, Proffesor of Linguistics in Georgetown University made this complete compilation.

For Example: The Cat
Afrikaans: miaau
Albanian: mjau
Arabic (Algeria): miaou miaou
Bengali: meu-meu
Catalan: meu, meu
Chinese (Mandarin): miao miao
Croatian: mijau
Danish: mjav
Dutch: miauw
English: meow
Esperanto: miaw
Estonian: nÃ¤u
Finnish: miau, kurnau
French: miaou
German: miau
Greek: niaou
Hebrew: miyau
Hindi: mya:u, mya:u:
Hungarian: miau
Icelandic: mjÃ¡
Indonesian: ngeong
Italian: miao
Japanese: nyaa
Korean: (n)ya-ong
Norwegian: mjau
Polish: miau
Portuguese: miau
Russian: myau
Slovene: mijau
Spanish (Spain, Argentina): miau
Swedish: mjau
Thai: meow meow (with high tone)
Turkish: miyauv, miyauv
Ukrainian: myau
Vietnamese: meo-meo

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6 Things to Look for When Purchasing a Hand Painted Baby Gift

When searching for personalized baby gifts online, it seems like there are countless options.  How can you know if the gift you select will be high quality?  Before you purchase anything, you’ll want to be sure that you are buying from a reputable company who will exceed your expectations. Here are a few factors to consider:

1. Artwork.  Some stores give you elaborate artwork and charge a fortune for it.  Others may only give you a basic design, such as an airplane, and charge extra if you want two airplanes. Still others will only add a name to their products, and that’s it. There are no other choices.

Look for stores and online boutiques that will allow for at least some changes and customization in their hand painted pieces, such as a choice of colors and lettering styles. That way, you can match it to your recipient’s taste or to their nursery. The best shops will work with you, helping you decide on colors and designs to give you a gift your recipient will love.

horse2. Durability.  There is nothing worse than spending the money and effort on a hand painted gift, only to have the paint wear off. An excellent gift shop will protect their designs with high-quality polyurethane. Your hand painted gift should be able to stand up to normal wear and tear for many years.

3. Gift wrapping.  If you’re pressed for time or sending a gift to someone out of town, you shouldn’t have to worry about the hassle of getting it gift wrapped.  Check to be sure that the shop you are considering can gift wrap items or package large items with a nice presentation.  Hand written gift cards are a nice touch as well, and free gift wrapping is definitely a bonus!

rocker4. A Guarantee.  Occasionally, even the highest quality items may break in shipping or have a defect that was overlooked.  A company with excellent customer service will stand by all of their products and make replacements when necessary.

5.  Professionalism. There are many independent gift providers out there who sell items on popular shopping websites, many of whom are excellent.  However, know that you are taking a risk when ordering items from these sites.  The crafters on these sites may be skilled but may not know much about running a professional business.  Do some research before ordering from any gift provider.  A quality guarantee, a customer service line, customer testimonials, and a professional website are a few indicators of a legitimate business.

6.  Personal and caring service.  This is especially important when ordering a personalized gift.    Too many companies these days are impersonal, preferring to handle customer inquiries via email or website forms. There is something special in calling a company and being able to speak to an actual person.  You want to be sure that you are able to order a gift you’ll be proud to give.


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A recent piece by 6sqft describes New York prior to the invention of air conditioning – a time which ranged from very uncomfortable to even deadly. Practical New Yorkers have always found ways to cope with the summer heat despite a lack of A/C – from sleeping outdoors to swimming in bodies of water to cool down. We can’t imagine living under such conditions, and now possess an even stronger appreciation for our air conditioning units. In these last weeks of summer, with temperature and humidity levels still high, it is important to make sure you’re getting the most out of your home cooling system.

Here are 5 tips to get the most out of your air conditioning unit at no cost:
1. Keep air moving in your home with fans. When heat rises, your air conditioner works harder to compensate. Ceiling fans will help to prevent the rising heat.
2. Keep your vents clean from dust and debris. When vents are blocked, airflow efficiency is reduced.
3. Keep heat-producing appliances at a distance. These appliances give your thermostat a false temperature reading, causing your system to run longer and work harder. In addition, avoid using your dryer and oven during the middle of the day when temperatures are highest, as these machines will add warm air to your home.
4. Be sure ductwork is properly sealed to avoid leaking cool air.
5. Keep curtains and blinds closed during the day. Direct sunlight can warm the inside of your home and cause your system to overcompensate.

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Off-duty Arlington, Mass. Policeman Saves 2 From Fire | NECN

Off-duty Arlington, Mass. Policeman Saves 2 From Fire

    Two people inside a burning house were unaware of the flames (Published Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014)

    (NECN: Greg Wayland, Arlington, Mass.) - The rear of a fine old house on tree-lined Webster Street, Arlington, Mass. is blackened by flames. That's our starting point for this story of a neighborhood, fire and police - and one police officer in particular - coming together for an emergency in a town where most of these rescuers have lived all their lives.

    Just before 6 p.m. Tuesday, John Flynn, neighbor to the house at 5759 Webster Street, and brother to an Arlington Police captain, smelled smoke.

    "I turned to my left and the entire rear upper porch was engulfed in flames," he said.

    Enter Arlington, Mass Police Officer Mike Hogan, riding his bike nearby.

    "I was on Warren Street," he said, "and I looked up and saw all this smoke. Like, lots of smoke."

    He rode his bike down to the burning house, saw neighbor John Flynn using a hammer to beat down the locked door of the house. Both men rushed in, found an 85-year-old woman on oxygen and her daughter inside, unaware of the fire racing toward them from the back of their house.

    "I could see she was barefoot and there was glass all over the place, so I said, I don't want you cutting your feet so I'll just pick you up and we'll get out of here."

    Everybody in the neighborhood saw him carrying this elderly woman with her oxygen tank safely out of the building. He then informed arriving firefighters of the dangerous supply of oxygen tanks still in the house, which they retrieved. Firefighters knocked down the blaze in a matter of minutes, winning praise from Officer Hogan.

    Officer Hogan, who last year during a town outing saved someone's life by administering CPR, won praise from his boss, Chief Fred Ryan. The chief said Hogan is a known leader in the community - and that at the time of the fire he was on his bike training for his second participation in the annual Pan Mass Challenge cancer fundraising bikathon in August.

    Unfortunately, Hogan could not spare the elderly fire victim and her daughter the trauma and difficulties they face of having their home severely damaged by the flames. Cause of the fire is under investigation. It is not considered to be suspicious, according to Arlington Deputy Fire Chief Gary Stratton.

    As for his actions Tuesday, Officer Hogan said, "It's what you do. You help people When you're a cop or a firefighter, you help people."


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This site details the build of my Sylva Mojo kit car to SVA, subsequent modifications after SVA, and trackdays and events that I have attended.  The kit was ordered on 12th July 2003, collected on 11th October 2003, and SVA passed on 3rd September 2004.  Since then car has been in daily use on my commute to work, all year round!

The record of the build is intended to be of benefit both to myself and to others who are building (or thinking of building) a Mojo, or indeed any kit car.  I've also included a section to give tips to those who might be considering building a Mojo, which should help explain some of the options available, and a history of major changes to the Mojo design over the years.

I've moved to using a Facebook feed for small updates and news, embedded below:

10th November:

Added a report on my recent Blyton Park trackday.

Further updated the gallery pages with new pictures from Bas Bais of his rebuilt Mojo.

3rd September:

My Mojo is now 10 years old! And still going strong at 47,000 miles!

1st May:

Updated the gallery pages to reflect a few Mojos having changed hands, and added some new pics of Gary Shaw's Mojo (originally Keith Dempsie's car).

Stoneleigh show at the weekend - see you there!

20th January 2014:

First update for a long time!

The big news is that from March 2012 to January 2013 the Mojo was off the road for a major rebuild that stemmed from a cambelt tensioner failure. This escalated into a new engine, replacement gearbox, hydraulic clutch upgrade and partial strip back of the chassis and suspension to deal with the failing powder coat. The full story is now uploaded here.

It is now a year since the car went back on the road (MOT just passed once again!), and as before it is proving reliable, now with 2.0 Zetec power! I've updated the spec pages to reflect the changes...

Shortly after returning to the road, I took part in a trackday at Cadwell Park organised by Javelin Trackdays. The bonus was free entry after winning the monthly Javelin prize draw! The report is here.

For previous news updates, see old news...

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I was recently discussing Unitarianism with a friend who also happens to be the wife of a Methodist minister. Our conversation turned to the subject of theological diversity within religious communities. My friend argued for the importance of everyone believing the same things, while I – not surprisingly – took the position that we need to have the freedom to follow the path that is right for us.  I thought, as I listened to her description of her church, how nice it would be if we all believed the same thing – it would certainly make my job a lot easier. But, I said to her, I doubt that everyone in your husband’s congregation believes in everything they are supposed to. She replied, “Oh, I don’t believe half of the statements in the creed we recite each Sunday!”  And this is the minister’s wife! But, she went on to say that this is not the point – that the power of their community is in sharing the same teachings, rituals and stories, week after week, and year after year, whether they believe them or not.

While I can appreciate that style of religion and the comfort that its consistency brings, I could never embrace it myself. For me to recite statements of belief that I can not accept would be of no value for me or for anyone else for that matter.  It would not cause me to abide by its teachings. On the contrary – feelings of hypocrisy would – and have in the past – make me run in the opposite direction.

The most interesting thing about this exchange was the notion that anyone would want to recite a statement of beliefs that they don’t accept.  I recognized then that my friend exerts her religious individualism very quietly, as she privately – and usually silently – denies many of her religious community’s creedal statements.

My friend and I stand at very different places along the continuum from religious individualism to religious conformity.  My religious individualism is not private or silent.  For me, authenticity in religious belief is essential.  We must follow where our hearts lead, rather than follow some dictates that do not necessarily suit us.

In saying this, I am standing in a centuries-long history of religious dissenters from which Unitarians sprung.  We heard Ralph Waldo Emerson’s words a few moments ago.

     To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your
     private heart is true for all men,--that is genius.

     Whoso would be a man, must be a nonconformist.  Nothing is at last
     sacred but the integrity of your own mind.

     No law can be sacred to me but that of my nature.

Emerson – one of the prophets of American Unitarianism – told us to walk by our own light and to avoid that common light known as society.

In Emerson’s time, his words were exceptional.  He and other reformers and free-thinkers brought a much needed message of liberation from a repressive culture and religious uniformity.

Today, however, the evil of conformity has given way to its perhaps more corrosive opposite – individualism.  One of my favourite quotes is appropriate here.  It was first uttered by Lord Acton: “Every institution finally perishes by an excess of its own first principle.”  Our institution, liberal religion, championed the freedom of the individual to use her own conscience in matters of religion and values. Today, individualism threatens not only us, but our larger society as well.

Philosophically, religiously, and politically, our cultural emphasis has shifted over the years, so that the individual began to come first, rather than the group.  At the same time, our economic and technological progress has tended to make us less physically dependent on one another.  This has represented true progress: it has freed untold millions from the suffering of hunger, exposure, and disease.  But it has also enabled our separation.  Whereas we once needed to work together in close interdependent relationships for our very survival, most of us now get what we need at a distance – from impersonal institutions, stores, and services.    Alexis de Tocqueville, said the following about the US, but it is now increasingly true here and else where in the developed world:

    there are more and more people who though neither rich nor powerful
    enough to have much hold over others, have gained or kept enough wealth
    and enough understanding to look after their own needs. Such folk owe no
    man anything and hardly expect anything from anybody. They form the
    habit of thinking of themselves in isolation and imagine that their whole
    destiny is in their hands.

Individualism overcame conformity and interdependence and then it just kept on going!  Long been thought of as a peculiarly American quality, individualism has travelled far beyond the shores of my Darwinian homeland.  A recent study names the UK as the world’s third most individualistic society, close behind the US and Australia.  Today, our western culture tends to focus almost exclusively on the individual and his momentary needs and desires.

Individualism is now so firmly entrenched, that we can not readily envisage what it is to structure society in any other way.  Individualism is a part of how we think and how we see our world. We can no more imagine life from a non-individualistic perspective than a fish can imagine life out of water. Can we even picture what it would be like to evaluate every proposal, action, and idea in terms of the general good rather than the good of the individual?

How do you react to these words: independent – dependent?  Individualism – conformity?  Which is appealing and which is not?  The shared convictions of our culture dictate that we must be independent. To be strong, to be healthy, to live a successful life, is to be completely self-sufficient.  Dependence is made out to be shameful.  To be dependent is to be weak.

Of course, this notion of fierce independence is a myth.  Human beings are among the most social creatures on earth. We delude ourselves to think that we are complete individuals in and of ourselves who – in our fullness – enter into community.  This is part of the false reality that we live in.  In truth, our characters are shaped and formed in the incubator of community. It is from our interactions with others – the loving, confrontational, challenging, and supportive ones alike – that we become who we are.  Community makes the individual.  It is not the other way around.

But trapped in our individualistic beliefs and ideals, we are driven away from one another.  We believe that we must be self-sufficient, and so we withdraw from communities – such as religious groups – that could nurture and heal us.  Only 5% of people in this country actively participate in a religious community – and this is not because some other institution has stepped forward to replace this rich source of community and shared values. No – we are increasingly on our own.

Our individualism induces us to harm ourselves through isolation and pursuit of an impossible ideal.  It also causes us to harm others: we are led to believe that others should be self-sufficient, and so we look down upon those who are not.  We end up increasingly isolated, lonely, and disconnected and we further the spread and deepening of this malaise when we fail to contest the false doctrine of independence.

It is also apparent to most of us that individualism does not, in the final analysis, do a particularly good job of protecting our individual rights.  In the United States, the right to own guns is championed by those who appeal to the values of individual freedom. Why, they ask, should we be prevented from arming ourselves for our own protection?  Just a few weeks ago, we saw the horrific results of such policies in the tragic massacre at Virginia Tech.  The freedom to obtain a gun did bring freedom to the 32 people who were killed there, or the wounded, or the families who will never fully recover from their senseless losses. Remarkably, some have argued that this tragedy resulted from there being not too many guns, but too few. If only one of the intended victims had been armed, they assert, the disaster could have been averted.  This sentiment portrays a complete blindness to any way of thinking but one that is centred squarely on the individual.

We have seen society swing dramatically from one point on a continuum – conformity and interdependence – to the opposite extreme – fierce independence.  Where are we headed from here?

I hope that it is not unfounded optimism that leads me to detect the beginnings of a pendulum swing towards a more moderate position.  Ironically, technological advancement, which helped to drive the move toward individualism, may now become a moderating influence.  Through technology, we now have more possibilities to connect with others than at any other point in history.  The internet has begun to create connections in new and as yet not fully understood ways as it brings people with common interests into a kind of virtually community that stretches fully across the globe.

Technology has also extended the amount of time in our lives when we may need to depend on others.  The young can no longer find sustaining employment without many years of education – years during which they tend to be dependent on parents.  At the other end of our life spans, we are living longer and may spend more years in need of the physical and financial support of others.  Thus, we find an increasing state of interdependence where the young and old are cared for by those in the middle of their lives.

Our first religious principle revolves around our deep assurance that there is worth and dignity in each human life. This is no easy faith, but a profound and bold assertion – one that we are challenged to defend again and again amid the evidence of human cruelty.  This belief provided the foundation for our rejection of blind conformity and drove us toward individualism as we recognized that we – being as worthy as any other – had the right to follow the dictates of our own conscience.  As Lord Acton warned, this principle, in excess, has indeed proven destructive of institutions – including our own. But this daring stance also contains within it the seeds of the opposing impulse.  Increasingly, we recognize that, as Martin Luther King said, “We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”  Appreciating that worth and dignity apply equally to all, and that the sacredness of the individual depends ultimately on our deep connection with all beings, we apply our loving efforts to the reweaving of the garment of our communal destiny.

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Greetings From Pastor Andy

About KidZone SUNDAYS 8:30am I 10:00am I 11:30am

Here at KidZone it is our desire to provide excellent children's programs in a safe and secure environment where kids can learn about God's love and have a WHOLE lot of fun along the way! KidZone is a place kids can call their own! It is a place of wonder and discovery as children learn Bible truths that will guide them for the rest of their lives. Our goal for each service is to create an environment that would be both educational and enjoyable. We want to capture your child's imagination, intrigue them and set them on a course of discovery about this awesome God who loves them.

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Devoted to creating a Safe, exciting atmosphere that enables children to build relationships with each other and ultimately an eternal relationship with Jesus.

Developing volunteers and families to assist each child in their relationship with Christ, through Bible Clubs, KidZone, Godly examples and Worship.

Determined to prepare each child to share the love of Christ with their family, friends, and neighbors as seen in their attitudes, actions, and words.

4-10 year olds- During our Sunday PM services... Children are involved in NITRO! Nitro is a fun-filled, Fast-paced, Faith - building experience. From Wacky messy games to video presentations, from Live praise and worship to interactive Object lessons.. Everything points the kids back to the Bible story being delivered each week. Don't miss this 1- hour event taking place at 6pm EVERY Sunday.

Every Thursday night kids, infants through 10 years old, participate in age specific classes. Classes present the Lesson in a variety of ways so that each child can learn from God's word. Crafts, dramas, games and hands on object lessons are kid friendly and engaging. It is a night focused on learning from God's word and providing tools to live it each day of the week.

BGMC is the our missions program for kids that instills a heart of compassion to reach the lost through praying, giving, and going. All funds raised through BGMC go to meet critical needs around the world such as feeding programs, water wells, Bible schools, curriculum, and whatever else a missionary needs in their part of the world.

The first ever study Bible with an emphasis on the Holy Spirit written specifically for kids..

Each Book of the Fire Bible for Kids includes an introduction Section, Study Notes, and Engaging Graphics.  This is the Bible for Children that you need for your kids and this Christ centered Bible for children will increase your kids devotional life.  The Bible comes with a Concordance, Glossary, Theme Finders®, Full Color Maps and Illustrations. This New King James Version will help today’s kids become tomorrow’s Church.

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Discovery Camp was created to give your child the best summer experience. While learning important self development skills such as team work, respect for others and how much God loves them they will be making new friends and having the time of their summer! Our camp has been growing ever since it's inception 15yrs ago. Our staff is educated in child development and we have Registered Nurses on duty at all times. We look forward to having another great summer with your children!

Want to be a part of an exciting and important ministry? Then look no further! Invest a little of yourself in the lives of kids.  Your time and talents will make a lasting impact on children as you partner with what God is doing in KidZone.

Click on the Ministry Opportunities link below to get involved. When your ready, print out the Children's Ministry Application. Just fill it out and bring or mail it to New Life Christian Fellow-ship  28 Hedgehog Rd, Trumbull, CT  06611

I'm a first time visitor, where do I go?

First time visitors can make an inquiry in the foyer by locating someone wearing a red lanyard who will assist in getting your child to the correct location.

What if my child needs me during KidZone or Study Hall?

An usher will notify you if your child has need of your assistance during any of our services.

When does KidZone & Bible Quest open?

Children can come to KidZone as soon as they arrive on Sunday Morning. Bible Quest classes are open 15 minutes before the start of Thursday night service.

When do you promote children to the next class?

Children are promoted to the next level the week they reach the grade requirement.

Will my child be given snacks?

We do not offer snack at any of our children's services. Our BabyZone serves only the snacks that have been brought in by the child's provider. If your child has an allergy, we ask that you notify a volunteer so they are aware.

Here are a couple of options for internet security to keep your children safe from internet risks.

X3 watch –

There are two versions of X3 watch (X3 watch – free; X3 watch pro - their cost is $19.95), both are internet accountability software. This software does not filter or block any material. The purpose of this software is to report any questionable websites visited to two or three accountability leaders. It monitors the internet usage and gives a report either weekly or bi-weekly.

Safe Eyes –

Safe Eyes is an internet filter and accountability software. Their cost is $49.95 for a one year subscription.

Safe Eyes Parental Control Software Includes:

•Content Controls - Flexible content control allows you to select the types of website that are appropriate.

•Program Controls - Control Instant Messengers, P2P File Sharing, and other harmful programs.

•Time Controls - Control the amount of time spent online, and the times when the internet is available.

•Usage Logging - Create and review logs of websites visited, programs used on the Internet, and Instant Messaging Chats.

•Usage Alerts - Be notified instantly via email, text message, or phone call when someone visits inappropriate websites.

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Samuels Calls Rivera Strongest Reform and Progressive Candidate with Best Experience;

Urges Unity in Critical Efforts to Defeat Pedro Espada

NEW YORK — Bill Samuels and the New Roosevelt Initiative (NRI) today threw their full support behind the Democrat Gustavo Rivera in the 33rd State Senate district against disgraced State Senator Pedro Espada. Samuels cited Rivera’s integrity, background as an educator, knowledge of State Government, experience working on progressive causes and his commitment to reforming Albany as key factors in the decision to support his first campaign for state office.

“Gustavo Rivera is exactly the kind of ‘New Roosevelt’ that the residents of the Bronx deserve in their State Senator,” explained Samuels.  “At 34 years old, he has already established himself as a natural leader in the progressive movement and a true fighter for reform and transparency, so his first run for public office is bolstered by his lifelong commitment to public service. He has almost a decade of teaching experience at some of New York’s most well known academic institutions such as Hunter College and Pace University.  His work to elect Sen. Stewart-Cousins was critical for growing the reform movement in Albany; and his work building strong field operations for President Obama and Senator Gillibrand helped bring new people into the political process and build a stronger democracy.  He knows Albany, knows the reforms that need to be made, and he knows how to make them happen.  And he’ll bring back true integrity and independence to this office.”

“Rivera is simply the strongest candidate to challenge Espada, and I urge everyone who wants to a better legislature to unite behind him,” said Samuels. “I have great respect for Desiree Pilgrim-Hunter and the other candidates, but a divided field of candidates only increases the likelihood that Espada gets re-elected and continues his reign of corruption and leading the dysfunction in Albany.

“Having recently made the difficult, but right decision to end my campaign for Lieutenant Governor and State Senate President, I understand how difficult it can be to lay aside one’s personal plans for the greater good,” Samuels said.  “But I respectfully ask Ms. Pilgrim-Hunter, Mr. Padernacht and Mr. Tirado to make this sacrifice for the benefit of the residents of the Bronx and all of New York State.  Together, unified, we can right this wrong and remove Pedro Espada from power.”

Samuels, who was an active candidate for Lieutenant Governor until recently, founded the New Roosevelt Initiative to help identify and support the next generation of progressive leaders.   The initiative is a multiyear effort to raise money for insurgent candidates who will reform Albany and end the culture of corruption.

Samuels and the New Roosevelt Initiative have made the defeat of Pedro Espada their first and highest priority in the long term effort to bring true reform to Albany and create a state legislature that works for the people of the state.   To support Rivera, New Roosevelt will be building a strong grassroots operation in the district, and building a broad coalition of like minded progressive groups who will bring added strength and expertise to the campaign.

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GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Hockey's oxymoronic nature has the Rangers feeling a bit like mournful optimists after Thursday's 3-0 loss to Pittsburgh, which dropped them below .500 (3-4-0) in this young but tightly compacted season.

What the team needs, coach John Tortorella said after Friday's optional workout, is to be "stronger mentally." Yet the apparent contradiction there -- sort of an accurate estimate of the team's current difficulties -- is that the players are "overthinking," Tortorella said. "This game isn't for thinking."

The "mental part," Tortorella said, is "about reacting, it's about being quick, it's about being hard. When you're tentative, you're just not sure of yourself. There are a number of guys fighting that a little bit, especially in the offensive part."

It's an inexact science, a chicken-and-egg conundrum.

"The hardest part in these situations," said center Derek Stepan, still looking for his first goal, "is you don't want to press or grip your stick too hard, just kind of relax and play."

But relaxation doesn't come easily in a slump despite the ability to recognize, as Stepan does, that "it happens in any hockey player's career. You just get in these little dips, these little funks, and you've just got to find a way to kind of get the ball rolling."

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What provides the Rangers a favorable outlook is that they have played well at times. And, with less time between games after the league's long lockout, Stepan judged it "a great thing" to be able to quickly "take another crack" at opponents. They play at Tampa Bay on Saturday night and in Newark against the Devils on Tuesday before returning for a home game against the Islanders on Thursday.

"We need to find more energy," center Brian Boyle said, "more of ourselves . . . Our game's forecheck, pressure. It's up-tempo, a hard game, and we need to find that."

Easily reasoned but elusive, both Tortorella and his players conceded. The failure to produce typically leads to insecurity, and doubt tends to restrict efficiency.

"Confidence is a big thing," Tortorella said. "We always talk about the even keel, not getting too high, not getting too low. We're in that situation with a number of our players; I think that's very important right now."


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Laurie Penny on New Girl: not so much a sitcom, more a new front in the war on twee

It's not technically impossible to fight patriarchy in a Hello Kitty thong.

It's not technically impossible to fight patriarchy in a Hello Kitty thong, although it might be a little uncomfortable.

New Girl, Channel 4's flagship US import whose second episode aired last night, is not a sitcom so much as new front in the war on twee. The show stars every lonely child-man's fantasy indie girlfriend, Zooey Deschanel, as a hapless twenty-something who moves in with a group of, can you believe it, men, after breaking up with her boyfriend.

That's the plot. That's the whole of the plot. Cue a succession of lacklustre 20-minute riffs on the theme of boys and girls and how hilariously incompatible we are, during which Deschanel gabbles and twirls around with her candy-coloured skirts tucked into her knickers until female viewers with an ounce of self-respect get an overwhelming urge to rifle through our fix-up bags, find our sparkliest, prettiest make-up pencils, and push them firmly into the wet meat of our eyeballs.

The posters for the show depict Deschanel -- an adult woman whose real-life website is called "Hello Giggles" -- in a pastel tutu and a confused expression arriving in a packing crate, like a kitten waiting to meet her new owners. Treading the fine line between insulting and merely infuriating on dainty ballet pumps, New Girl was created by a woman and designed to appeal to women - Hollywood execs having finally realised that female viewers actually like to watch female leads with real personalities and real emotions.

Enter Jess, a character who seems to have been created, like the plot, by committee, specifically a committee of bored, sexist hipsters rummaging for inspiration in the reject bin of noughties pop culture.

Jess is the sort of manic-pixie-dream-cliche for whom words like 'kooky' and 'zany' were invented. She is precisely what mainstream culture believes a woman with 'personality' looks like: ram together some vintage bird-themed jewelry, wacky accessories, the sort of sunny disposition that wanders around singing little songs all the time, and an overplayed clumsiness - "oops, I fell off my heels!" - that, as several commentators have already noted, is the standard 'flaw' given to lady characters in a universe where women are required to have all the solid, three-dimensional weight of a cigarette paper - and voila, real female personality!

In its conviction that oversized glasses are an adequate substitute for actual character traits, New Girl is hardly guiltier of concessions in the war on twee than hundreds of Shoreditch teenagers. Jess is a two-dimensional caricature of the sort of girl-woman who, in real life, really does wear Hello Kitty thongs and kiddie clips in her hair and bakes endless cupcakes that don't even have any drugs in them.

I have met many iterations of 'that girl', and occasionally I have been her myself -- the girl who lisps and giggles as a way of making the men in the room feel better about the presence of a woman with a job and a mind of her own. When stereotypes are trotted out on television, sometimes we should ask ourselves what roles they play in real life.

It's not just Hollywood that's painfully uninterested in three-dimensional women with complex emotions. In a world where women and girls grow up negotiating a soup of stultifyingly gendered aesthetic cliche, sometimes the best way to tell the world you're hurting really is to cry theatrically and watch Dirty Dancing on repeat. So, we dumb down; we prattle when we could speak our minds; we play retro-cutesy as if to apologise for the modernity and maturity that so often terrifies the men in our lives.

It's not technically impossible to fight patriarchy in a Hello Kitty thong, although it might be a little uncomfortable. The war on twee, however, is a much an aesthetic crusade as it is a feminist one -- and as long as lisping, kiddie-clips and drug-free cupcakes remain in vogue, I'll know which side I am on.

Laurie Penny is a contributing editor to the New Statesman. She is the author of five books, most recently Unspeakable Things.

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Jeremy Corbyn's allies will struggle to achieve their ambition to remove general secretary Iain McNicol.

Jeremy Corbyn's advance at the general election confirmed his place as Labour leader. Past opponents recognise not only that Corbyn could not be defeated but that he should not be.

They set him the test of winning more seats – and he passed. From a position of strength, Corbyn was able to reward loyalists, rather than critics, in his shadow cabinet reshuffle.

But what of his wider control over the party? Corbyn allies have restated their long-held ambition to remove Labour general secretary Iain McNicol, and to undermine Tom Watson by creating a new post of female deputy leader (Watson lost the honorific title of "party chair" in the reshuffle, which was awarded to Corbyn ally Ian Lavery).

The departure of McNicol, who was accused of seeking to keep Corbyn off the ballot during the 2016 leadership challenge, would pave the way for the removal of other senior staff at Labour HQ (which has long had an acrimonious relationship with the leader's office).

These ambitions are likely to remain just that. But Labour figures emphasise that McNicol will remain general secretary as long he retains the support of the GMB union (of which he is a former political officer) and that no staff members can be removed without his approval.

On the party's ruling National Executive Committee, non-Corbynites retain a majority of two, which will grow to three when Unite loses a seat to Unison (now Labour's biggest affiliate). As before, this will continue to act as a barrier to potential rule changes.

The so-called "McDonnell amendment", which would reduce the threshold for Labour leadership nominations from 15 per cent of MPs to 5 per cent, is still due to be tabled at this year's party conference, but is not expected to pass. After the election result, however, Corbyn allies are confident that a left successor would be able to make the ballot under the existing rules.

But Labour's gains (which surprised even those close to the leader) have reduced the urgency to identify an heir. The instability of Theresa May's government means that the party is on a permanent campaign footing (Corbyn himself expects another election this year). For now, Tory disunity will act as a force for Labour unity.

George Eaton is political editor of the New Statesman.

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As a noncommercial radio station, Bridgeport-based WPKN is always on the lookout for fun ways to get the community involved, while raising money to help finance its operating budget.

WPKN General Manager Steve di Costanzo thinks the station has just the thing in Music Mash 2013, a record fair that will take place Saturday, Sept. 7, in the annex of the Fairfield Theatre Company.

"Other radio stations around the country have been using the record fair as an interesting avenue for additional revenue," di Costanzo said in a recent phone interview. "I've been attending WFMU's record fair down in New York for years and that show is huge.

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"We're not going to be that big. We're trying to keep it limited to 50 tables, and we're pretty much sold out of those. We want to make sure that everybody is very, very excited for this first go-around. We don't need to have 100 tables."

In addition to thousands of CDs, vinyl LPs and 45s, Music Mash 2013 also will feature food trucks from Bridgeport's Taco Loco and Fire Engine Pizza Company and Norwalk's Cowabunga, as well as the Vintanthromodern Vintage Clothing Truck from New Haven and a booth featuring Malcolm Tent's Danbury-based Trash American Style.

Guests scheduled to appear at the WPKN booth include three members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -- Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, Fairfield residents and founding members of both Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club; and Hilton Valentine, original guitarist with the Animals. Rusty Ford, of late-1960s psychedelic rock band Lothar and the Hand People, also will be on hand.

Frantz' involvement with WPKN runs deep, as he has not only appeared at several fundraisers for the station, but also hosts his own program, "Chris Frantz the Talking Head," on the last Friday of each month from 4 to 7 p.m. WPKN can be found at 89.5 on the FM dial.

"And we're going to have some DJs," di Costanzo said. "We're going to have an area set up to spin some vinyl, and our programmers are going to be doing some DJ sets all day long."

But the big draw will be the record fair, which WPKN is running with the help of Record Riots, which stages several events like this each year.

"They have a show called the Brooklyn Record Riot and they have a show in New Haven and one in Philadelphia," di Costanzo said. "They're really dialed in to the dealer crowd, the top New England dealers, and they know a lot of the big collectors in the area."

One of the biggest dealers at Music Mash 2013 may very well be WPKN, which will be selling thousands of items that were donated to the station.

"We've got so much vinyl here and so many CDs," di Costanzo said. "Over the years, people have donated so much vinyl that we had storage lockers full of quality stuff, so we thought we'd try to put that out there.

"We've got quite a collection ourselves. We have a couple of donated collections and each of them are probably worth $10,000. And that's just our four tables, so there are going to be a lot of interesting things -- CDs, LPs, 45s -- and in pretty much every genre."

The FTC's annex, which has hosted farmers' markets in the past, appeals to di Costanzo for its location, as well as its proximity to the main train station in Fairfield.

"We've been working with FTC on some different projects and we thought that would be a nice, central location," he said. "It's only about 60 yards from the train station, so we expect a lot of people to come on Metro-North from New York, Brooklyn, New Haven, and we expect some people to make their way from Long Island.

"We think it will be a lot of fun and we feel that it will become an annual event. There have been other radio stations that have had success with their record fairs, and ours will be so centrally located."

Admission is $5, but any early birds that want to get the first crack at the record crates can enter from 8 to 10 a.m. for a $20 fee.

"The first two hours are going to see the real crate-diggers and collectors that want to get in early and get some stuff, and that's when a lot of dealers trade with each other," di Costanzo said. "From 10 a.m. until 5:30, there's a pretty nominal fee to get in and it all goes as a donation to WPKN. We're a nonprofit, so it's a good cause. We don't have the world's biggest budget."; 203-330-6355

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The New Milford Senior Center will hold an informational session titled "Who Needs a Living Will & Power of Attorney?" Thursday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. with attorney Michelle Liguori of Cramer & Anderson. The free session is designed to educate New Milford seniors about the legal steps that can be taken to have wishes honored after death.

The New Milford Senior Center is at 40 Main St. For more information, or to register, call (860) 355-6075.


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The business, located at 107 Danbury Road (Route 7), will mark its anniversary next Friday through Sunday, Nov. 30-Dec. 2, with special prices.

Customers will also have an opportunity to enter a drawing to win free car washes for a year.

Formerly known as the New Milford Car Wash, Splash took over the management of the site in November of 2006 and immediately began extensive renovations, which included the addition of a store and waiting room at the site.

The company also converted the operations to a hand-wash system, where cars are actually washed by hand as they proceed down a conveyor.

"We still use automation to wet and soap the cars as well as rinse them," said Mark Curtis, CEO of Splash, "and having the cars on conveyor lets us process them as quickly as car washes that use brushes. People seem to love the gentle wash process with the lamb's wool mitts."

Mr. Curtis said the normal process time for a full-service hand-wash (vacuum and windows cleaning included) was usually 12 minutes or less.

Exterior-only washes take less than five minutes to process.

The New Milford business is one of 22 locations owned or operated by the Splash chain, which is ranked as the eighth largest conveyor car wash company in the country and the largest in New England.

Started in 1981 by Mr. Curtis and his partner, Chris Fisher, the company began its expansion in 1994 with the addition of its first conveyorized hand-wash in Greenwich.

While not the first to use such a system -- there were some similar washes in California -- Splash was the first to introduce the concept in the area, Mr. Curtis said.

The owner said customers responded positively and appreciated the new system, instead of taking their cars to detail shops or washing them in the driveway.

Active in the community, Splash has raised more than $1,000 for local organizations, including New Milford Hospital, which is the recipient of the Christmas Gift Card Sale Charity Program, which is currently underway.

Five percent of all gift card sales now through Christmas Eve will be donated to the hospital.

In addition, Splash has conducted fundraisers for the New Milford High School cheerleaders and Safe Kids Connecticut, and has presented a child safety seat clinic in coordination with the New Milford Police Department.


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VAPR melting electronics

This sounds like an April Fool's joke but isn't. The military's tech research organization, DARPA, wants to invent a network of computers, sensors and other devices that will vanish on command.

By vanish, they mean press a button and the thing goes "poof," with every component turning itself into dust, preferably biodegradable dust.

Alternatively the network should be able to self destruct after so many hours or at a specific time.

DARPA just awarded a $3.5 million contract to IBM to try and invent it.

DARPA calls the technology "Vanishing Programmable Resources" or "VAPR," which means those in the tech industry can't help calling it "VAPR ware," like ZDNet's Liam Tung, who first spotted this story.

Vaporware is a term techies use to describe a product a tech company has announced but not delivered. It's basically a geek insult.

But in this case, the description is accurate. As DARPA explains:

... sophisticated electronics used by warfighters in everything from radios, remote sensors and even phones can now be made at such a low cost that they are pervasive throughout the battlefield. ... but it is almost impossible to to track and recover every device. ... The Vanishing Programmable Resources (VAPR) program seeks electronic systems capable of physically disappearing in a controlled, triggerable manner.

DARPA has already invented tiny electronic devices that vanish in water, the idea being that an injured soldier can swallow the device in the battlefield after an injury. It kills dangerous bacteria and fights infection, then melts harmlessly away, absorbed by the body.

DARPA (which stands for Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) is the agency that invented the Internet and is always running contests for sci-fi-like military projects. For instance, the agency is also looking for the world's best human-like robot offering, and offers a $2 million prize. (Reminds us of "The Terminator" movies.)

That contest led a group of NASA scientists to invent a robotic warrior woman named Valkyrie.

IBM declined to comment on the VAPR contract.

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