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Big News from the Distant Universe!
By esiegel on January 27, 2011.
"It's the great mystery of human life that old grief passes gradually into quiet, tender joy. The mild serenity of age takes the place of the riotous blood of youth. I bless the rising sun each day, and, as before, my heart sings to meet it, but now I love even more its setting, its long slanting rays and the soft, tender, gentle memories that come with them..." -Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
Just last week, I wrote to you about one of the deepest images of the distant Universe, the Hubble Ultra Deep Field.
Image credit: Hubble Ultra Deep Field.
And in particular, how we're able to find and identify some incredibly ultra-distant galaxies -- despite their incredibly large redshifts -- thanks to the magnification from the gravity of intervening matter.
Image Credit: Hubble, STScI, and Ray Villard et al.
Those are visual candidates in the green circles, where some of the light still appears red, and purely infrared candidates in the red circles, which is right at the limit of what Hubble can detect!
Well, news was made yesterday when, from examining these images in detail, a record-breaking galaxy was discovered!
Image credit: NASA, ESA, and the HUDF09 team, Illingsworth et al.
Completely invisible in ultraviolet and visible light, the light that was emitted in the ultraviolet (UV) from this galaxy is so severely redshifted that it appears at the far edge of what Hubble can see in the infrared (IR)! In fact, this galaxy -- at a redshift of 10.3 -- is a record breaker, and the only one known of its kind (although there are other candidates out that far).
In addition to being so far away and so redshifted due to the expansion of the Universe, these ultra-distant galaxies -- the ones beyond a redshift of 6.5 (or back when the Universe was less than 800 million years old, as opposed to the 13.7 billion years old it is today) -- have to contend with something else.
Image Credit: Igor Chekalin.
There's neutral gas out there, blocking the starlight coming from these distant galaxies! And just like you'd expect, the more neutral gas you have to pass through, the brighter you need to be in order to make it through!
Image Credit: European Southern Observatory.
Well, going to higher and higher redshifts is, to put it mildly, harsh.
To see something at a redshift of 7, you've got to go through about 50 million light-years of space where around 1% of the gas living there is neutral.
To see something at a redshift of 8, you've got to go through an extra 100 million light-years of space where around 3% of the gas living there is neutral, in addition to the stuff you need to get here from a redshift of 7.
And to see something at a redshift of 10, in addition to what happens at a redshift of 8, you've got to go through an additional 150 million light-years of space where something like 6% of the gas is neutral!
Image credit: S. Djorgovski et al. and the Digital Media Center, Caltech.
Well, unsurprisingly, people are already talking about how there should be more galaxies at this redshift than we're seeing.
And that's insane. First off, astronomically, you're always going to see the brightest distant objects first. That's a well-known effect. Second, the Universe is already 500 million years old by a redshift of 10, which means, conservatively, that we've had plenty of galaxies around for at least two-to-three hundred million years by then.
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And finally, Hubble isn't built for this! It's completely remarkable that we're able to find these things at all using it, and that speaks volumes to the ingenuity of the astronomers working with these tools and data. But this is why they're building and excited about the James Webb Space Telescope, which is designed to look back that far.
Image credit: NASA.
But it is amazing to be seeing and identifying galaxies this young, and we're doing it for the first time ever. And this is just the tip of the iceberg; things are only going to get better from here!
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Man this is exciting. When I was young I would try to imagine the edge of the universe. Now we're closing in seeing it (only now I know its not the edge--its the beginning).
Has there ever been a better return on investment--in terms of knowledge gained to dollars spent--than the Hubble ST? Incredible!
By Mark V2 (not verified) on 27 Jan 2011 #permalink
Nuts. That galaxy doesn't even show up as a blip on the IR image I used in my amateur high-redshift hunting 13 months ago, so I completely missed it.
http://www.psorsite.com/fun/redshift.html
By Dave W. (not verified) on 27 Jan 2011 #permalink
The JWST gets folded up into a little package. Once in space, it unfolds its mirrors and sun shield. The sun shield is relatively easy; it does the same job as an extra sheet over a tent to keep it cool. But those eighteen mirrors need to move from their stowed positions to their deployed positions perfectly. "Perfectly" means what, to within a quarter-wavelength of light? I suspect they'll use the same sorts of active focusing technology as on the Keck telescope, but still: that's an amazing thing! (And I do hope they do a full-on optical integration test before they pack it up and give it to the shippers.)
By Timberwoof (not verified) on 27 Jan 2011 #permalink
I suppose I should have made this post here first rather than in the string blog! Oops, sorry, here is my confused question in the correct topic(I hope!)
I'm reading about Hubbleâs latest view of a Galaxy who's (1)"light traveled 13.2 billion years to reach Hubble". What am I missing here? For light to travel 13.2 billion years the object producing the light must have been 13.2 billion light years less the rate of expansion of the universe away from where Hubble is now. So (1)"480 million years after the big bang" the expansion of the universe must have been significant enough to create a distance we see today equal to 13.2 billion light years less the rate of expansion over 13.2 billion years. Now this is where it gets odd for me. Light travels at (2)"299,792,458 m/s", thatâs quite quick so in 13.2 billion years the light would have travelled quite a distance. This is where I get a bit confused, partly because I don't know the rate of expansion of the universe. In simplest terms I see that the universe must have expanded faster than light for some time to get this newly observed galaxy far enough away from Hubbleâs present position so that it could take light 13.2 billion years to get to Hubble. Now I have read that the expansion of our universe is accelerating(3). The acceleration of the expansion of the universe must not have been constant, it must have decelerated before itâs current acceleration? WOW, Iâm super confused here. Please point me to where I can get some context on the rate of expansion of the universe over time to help me become less confused.
(1)http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2011/jan/HQ_11-025_Hubble_Distant_Galax…
(2)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_of_light
Taking relativity into account, well my dim understanding of it, if the early universe was spinning very fast with significant gravitational force time dilation could answer the observed times and distances we are observing today.
By Ryan (not verified) on 27 Jan 2011 #permalink
This is terrific! I'm really going to enjoy your site.
By Bob Carroll (not verified) on 28 Jan 2011 #permalink
By heddle (not verified) on 28 Jan 2011 #permalink
Ryan: The thing is: the Universe is not expanding. This interpretation has led to all the problems in cosmology today. If all galaxies are receding away from us, yet we are not at the centre of expansion this makes the Universe an indescribable shape and requires an extra spacial dimension for the Universe to be expanding into (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3077398/ns/technology_and_science-science/). There is no evidence for extra dimension.
It should be noted that Hubble (nor anybody else) has ever measured the velocity (recessional speed) of any galaxy. Hubble only measured the Redshift in spectral lines. This Redshift was (and is) being interpreted as a Doppler effect (implying movement) instead of a 'tired light' effect - meaning light is frequency (energy) reduced in proportional to the distance travelled. Interpreting Redshift as a tired light effect, in a relatively 'static' Universe (that is not expanding or contraction but evolving), removes the need to explain how ''space'' can stretch/expand, and removed the need for an unscientific start.
Given that time is a concept used as a method of describing and measuring any change: if nothing ever changed then time would not exist â it simply would have no meaning, and if time did not exist then nothing could ever change. It naturally follows that time has always existed as it is not possible to go from a situation of there being no time, to a situation of time âcoming into existenceâ as this would involve a change â and you canât have a change without time already existing. And so the Universe has also always existed. The expanding Universe idea (and therefore the Big Bang theory) is totaly wrong and should be rejected.
By Mark Robson (not verified) on 28 Jan 2011 #permalink
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By islami sohbet (not verified) on 28 Jan 2011 #permalink
We missed you in October!
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By esiegel on 28 Jan 2011 #permalink
Ryan, if I've understood correctly (and I'm just a reader, not a scientist), the universe can expand faster than the speed of light because it's not a *thing* that travels, and things being dragged along by the expanding universe are not *travelling*, so to speak, because they are stationary relative to the universe.
By Samantha Vimes (not verified) on 28 Jan 2011 #permalink
Mark, the Universe IS expanding (at least the part of it we can see). Einstein's equations simply don't allow for a static universe without a "just right" fudge in the cosmological constant. As for a finite age of the universe, the fact that the stars are still shining is proof of that. If the universe always existed, then why is all this hydrogen still here? Attribution of the red shift to the doppler effect is the simplest explanation and a superconsenus of scientists across the world agrees that this signals an expanding universe (at least the part of it we can see.)
By James Phillips (not verified) on 29 Jan 2011 #permalink
Ethan: I've only just found you - via a Facebook post.
Tired light is not a new idea (Fritz Zwicky first proposed it in 1929 as an alternative to the Doppler effect interpretation by Hubble) but there are new papers on it. The latest paper published is by Lyndon Ashmore (http://www.lyndonashmore.com/), Professor A.K.T. Assis (http://www.ifi.unicamp.br/~assis/wpapers.htm) has had many papers published - namely numbers 32, 22 and 13 (28 is also useful). My preferred explanation is by Alan H Grundy in his book: The Next Step in Physics (free P2P download with author's representative's permission here: http://btjunkie.org/search?q=alan+h+grundy) in which he explains exactly what light (energy) is, how it moves, and how it interacts with matter. Planck's equation ( E = hf ) says that the energy of light is proportional to the frequency, but when light is a single particle there is no proper explanation of what the frequency refers to - it certainly does not mean that a light particle is oscillating back and forth as it moves forward. [And there are no reasonable explanations/descriptions of exactly what a 'photon' is - its shape, size, mass etc.] So Grundy simplifies the interpretation to mean that there is only one particle of light (wth a quantum of action of a Joule.sceond - that is a Joule multiplied by a second) and that the total energy is the number of particles received per second. A ray of light (stream of particles) travels via a linear succession of atoms/molecules and as light travels it spreads out and looses a particle per a given distance 'd' and so is frequency (energy) reduced. This 'lost' energy contributes to the background temperature of space and is, in fact, the cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation of 2.7 K. There is no current explanation of where the lost energy (from Redshifted light) is - apart from only stating that as light travels against expanding space, it does work so looses energy. Therefore the lost energy must be transferred to 'space' and so space must have a temperature (which will be different from the CMB) - so what is that temperature ? and how can you tell that the CMB is not it ?
The tired light idea is the one that fits the observations in a simpler, explainable and understandable way.
Samantha (and James): Given that the definition of speed (technically velocity) is the change in distance (displacement) over (change in) time, how - scientifically - can you tell whether 2 objects (say galaxies) have a relative velocity away from each other, or whether the space between them is expanding ? If you think that 'space' is a thing, or an object, or a material of some kind, then what is its Young's modulus ? The notion of bending or curving of 'space' comes about because Einstein formulated General Relativity (GR) in geometric terms rather than (as it should be) in dynamic terms. The abstract equations of GR are NOT to betaken literally - they are only to be used as an 'easy' way of calculating the answer.
James: It may have been reasonable to assume a Doppler effect, but then how was the velocity (or recessional speed) of any galaxy been verified ? It is what this assumption then leads to that causes the problems. In any direction you can see/point, the galaxies are 'seen' to be receding away from us. This should put us at the centre of the expansion, but we are told that we are not and that there is no centre, so please explain what shape the Universe is.
The Big Bang/expanding Universe theory also depends on inflation to make it work. There is no evidence for inflation - and there never will be. Inflation is supposed to have happened before the Universe became transparent and is therefore unobservable.
The following is the simplest explanation of the Universe â it accounts for all the facts/observations used to support the Big Bang theory but interprets them in a simpler way:
As matter and energy cannot be created or destroyed they must have always existed, and the simplest arrangement of these is 1 proton with 1 electron and some binding energy - which is hydrogen. Letâs suppose that the Universe originally consisted of a vast cloud of hydrogen gas, with the molecules slowly moving about, forming denser and less dense areas. To every date one quotes, it is always possible mathematically to quote an earlier one - this is Time, which is continuous. Letâs also suppose that then the hydrogen gas was just randomly swirling in eddies, and that this is all that is necessary to produce the Universe we have today. And, no matter how far one takes the date the situation is the same â just eddying gas. When one of these regions became dense enough to collapse under its own gravity to form a star, this became the start of the present evolving Universe. This star birth, and more probably star death, would trigger further star formation. By gravity and (electro) magnetism, stars would then âtryâ to form galaxies â ending up where we are now. As light travels through the âstaticâ (that is not expanding or contracting) Universe, it looses energy in proportion to the distance (i.e. it is redshifted) and this lost energy contributes to the background temperature of space â which, by the Universe evolving for billions of years, is thermal equilibrium and has a temperature of 2.7 Kelvin i.e. the CMB (and as the Universe is not expanding, and certainly not accelerating, I propose that this temperature will not fall as it should do if the Universe is supposed to be expanding).
Spiral galaxies are held together partly by gravity but mostly (electro) magnetically - the arms follow the magnetic lines of force, so there is no need for Dark Matter. And because the Universe is not expanding it canât be accelerating, so to interpret dimmer supernova ( Ia ) light curves as being caused by Dark Energy is simply ludicrous. The dimmer light curves could have any number of causes (like the star containing more metals) which should be considered before inventing extra things - science is supposed to be about simplifying explanations, not complicating them: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam's_razor
The Universe is finite in size (any thing is finite - infinity is an unscientific concept), and will probably be roughly spherical in shape. It exists in an infinite void (a true vacuum â the only âthingâ that can be infinite) and is evolving. The Universe is becoming (unconsciously) self aware, by the process of intelligent beings figuring out how it works. The problem is that there is only a finite (though vast) amount of energy in the Universe and when it is used up, all life, and the evolutionary phase will end. The Universe will still exist â probably in the form of huge lumps of iron and stone, which will be the cores of dead stars and planets.
We can argue about interpretations of data/facts, but when assertions are made - without any evidence - to support the Big Bang theory then it really is in trouble. Stephen Hawking (here at 2.50: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjBIsp8mS-c&feature=player_embedded) believes that ''the Universe can spontaneously create itself out of nothing.'' Do you agree with that ? or do you favour the singularity ''start'' to the Universe ?
Lawrence Krauss also believes you can get an entire Universe from nothing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfOL_oGgRVk - there is a full version of this talk - this clip is not out of context). First, this contradicts what we have always been told when we ask, 'what happened before the Big Bang ?' Because the answer has always been, 'time was created at the Big Bang, so there was no before so it is a nonsense question. Before the Big Bang there was no time, no space, no matter and no energy - these were all created at the Big Bang.' Perhaps Krauss doesn't see the contradiction, but in order to have 'quantum fluctuations', you need to have a quanta of some kind (i.e. matter or energy) and you also need to have space and time in which it can fluctuate. This contradicts Hawking and the standard 'creationist' Big Bang model - and it agrees with what I previously stated (and no experiment contradicts) that matter (and energy) cannot be created or destroyed.
And remember that currently 96% of the Universe (the Dark Matter and Dark Energy) is supposed to me missing !! (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/DarkMatterPie.jpg) Really ?
Shouldn't it be a rule, in science, that if you make an extraordinary claim (that, say, Dark Energy exists), then you should have to provide the evidence before your claim becomes part of a standard theory ? And if anyone else's theory can explain the data - without inventing anything extra, like particles, forces or dimensions etc - then that theory should become the standard.
The universe is "apparently" expanding.
Maybe a "future" quantum theory of gravity, will explain the "apparent" expansion of the universe without resort to a hypothetical "inflationary force."
Quantum electrodynamics gives different explanations of observations and makes different predictions than Maxwell's classical theory of electricity and magnetism.
A "future" theory of quantum gravity may give different explanations of observations and make different predictions than Einstein's classical theory of General Relativity.
Without a quantum theory of gravity; maybe it's best to say "WE JUST DON'T KNOW YET."
The Big Bang Theory is a pragmatic patchwork (resting upon classical General Relativity theory) that is well wiggled to fit the data. Hoyle, Burbidge and Nariker's, A Different Approach to Cosmology, 2000 is a worthy read (not because it is correct or better than Big Bang thoery); but because it shows the extent of wiggling.
The Big Bang theory is a useful descriptive theory and framework upon which other theories can be hung (e.g. star formation, CMB); but the Big Bang Theory gives no fundamental insight into observations like "apparent redshift", "apparent dark matter", "apparent dark energy", or baryon assymetry.
The observations are real, but the fit of data to theory is like the fit of the ugly stepsister's foot (e.g. Maxwell's equations)into Cinderella slipper (e.g. QED).
New physics theory is needed(e.g. maybe quantum gravity).
"a superconsenus of scientists across the world" is not a substitute for new observation giving new insights upon which new physics of deeper understanding can be built.
LHC is already providing new observations that are frustrating and stimulating theorists. Let's hope for a flood of such new observations from LHC, ICECube and other excellent experiments. How else will new physics theory supercede the excellent classical theory of General Relativity and the ugly stepsister Big Bang theory?
We don't know the cause of "redshift" observations.
We don't know the cause of "dark matter" observations.
We don't know the cause of "dark energy" observations.
We don't have a theory of quantum gravity.
The "hypothetical" graviton is not part of the standard model of elementary particles.
The current Big Bang explanations do not takes us to a deeper level of understanding; rather they offers hypothesis as understanding.
By OKThen (not verified) on 31 Jan 2011 #permalink
Regarding post no4, ii may be noted that perhaps the expansion of the universe during the inflationary phase also comes into the picture.
By kapali (not verified) on 31 Jan 2011 #permalink
Thanks Ethan for this map that outlines the development of the Universe for we the unknowing.Couldn't help but think of the ancient Chinese concepts of the Tao here with all stars and galaxies emerging out of DARKNESS.Astronomers are like babies in their first days of life who look upwards to their mother and fathers face and see whole worlds and galaxies therein with blurry focused new vision and eyesight.(our latest telescopes.Are we scoping out the face of the 'Creator'???!
By brian j. mucha (not verified) on 31 Jan 2011 #permalink
Why has my Sunday's post not appeared ? Did you receive it ? Should I repost it ? Was it too long ? Am I being blocked ?
By Mark Robson (not verified) on 01 Feb 2011 #permalink
I fished your comment out of spam, but yes, there is a one-link-limit per comment in general to prevent spammers.
If you'd like to know the standard story, try reading my series here on The Greatest Story Ever Told, where I go over some of the evidence for the Big Bang, Inflation, and the rest of the standard cosmological model. I'm not certain it will convince you, but it will certainly lay out for you a lot of the major reasons why we -- cosmologists -- have concluded what we have.
By esiegel on 01 Feb 2011 #permalink
Tired light is not a new idea (Fritz Zwicky first proposed it in 1929 as an alternative to the Doppler effect interpretation by Hubble) but there are new papers on it. The latest paper published is by Lyndon Ashmore. Professor A.K.T. Assis has had many papers published - namely numbers 32, 22 and 13 (28 is also useful) â âGoogleâ then for their sites. My preferred explanation is by Alan H Grundy in his book: The Next Step in Physics ( free P2P download with author's representative's permission here: http://btjunkie.org/search?q=alan+h+grundy ) in which he explains exactly what light (energy) is, how it moves, and how it interacts with matter. Planck's equation ( E = hf ) says that the energy of light is proportional to the frequency, but when light is a single particle there is no proper explanation of what the frequency refers to - it certainly does not mean that a light particle is oscillating back and forth as it moves forward. [And there are no reasonable explanations/descriptions of exactly what a 'photon' is - its shape, size, mass etc.] So Grundy simplifies the interpretation to mean that there is only one particle of light (wth a quantum of action of a Joule.sceond - that is a Joule multiplied by a second) and that the total energy is the number of particles received per second. A ray of light (stream of particles) travels via a linear succession of atoms/molecules and as light travels it spreads out and looses a particle per a given distance 'd' and so is frequency (energy) reduced. This 'lost' energy contributes to the background temperature of space and is, in fact, the cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation of 2.7 K. There is no current explanation of where the lost energy (from Redshifted light) is - apart from only stating that as light travels against expanding space, it does work so looses energy. Therefore the lost energy must be transferred to 'space' and so space must have a temperature (which will be different from the CMB) - so what is that temperature ? And how can you tell that the CMB is not it ?
Spiral galaxies are held together partly by gravity but mostly (electro) magnetically - the arms follow the magnetic lines of force, so there is no need for Dark Matter. And because the Universe is not expanding it canât be accelerating, so to interpret dimmer supernova ( Ia ) light curves as being caused by Dark Energy is simply ludicrous. The dimmer light curves could have any number of causes (like the star containing more metals) which should be considered before inventing extra things - science is supposed to be about simplifying explanations, not complicating them â as in Occam's razor.
We can argue about interpretations of data/facts, but when assertions are made - without any evidence - to support the Big Bang theory then it really is in trouble. Stephen Hawking (youtube âStephen Hawking: Asking big questions about the universeâ) believes that ''the Universe can spontaneously create itself out of nothing.'' Do you agree with that ? or do you favour the singularity ''start'' to the Universe ?
Lawrence Krauss also believes you can get an entire Universe from nothing. (youtube âLawrence Krauss - A Universe From Nothingâ)
First, this contradicts what we have always been told when we ask, 'what happened before the Big Bang ?' Because the answer has always been, 'time was created at the Big Bang, so there was no before so it is a nonsense question. Before the Big Bang there was no time, no space, no matter and no energy - these were all created at the Big Bang.' Perhaps Krauss doesn't see the contradiction, but in order to have 'quantum fluctuations', you need to have a quanta of some kind (i.e. matter or energy) and you also need to have space and time in which it can fluctuate. This contradicts Hawking and the standard 'creationist' Big Bang model - and it agrees with what I previously stated (and no experiment contradicts) that matter (and energy) cannot be created or destroyed.
And remember that currently 96% of the Universe (the Dark Matter and Dark Energy) is supposed to me missing !! Really ?
Fascinating. It's hard to remove such a deep-rooted idea as the big bang. Mark, could you pinpoint to illustrations and models for the visual thinkers like me?
By Pronoein (not verified) on 05 Feb 2011 #permalink
I was also wondering, why are you affirming an energy loss from redshift? The energy originated at the event point is still in the resulting hypersphere plane, therefore the sum remains the same, even if the energy density dismishes, since the surface of the cotemporal hyperplane is increasing. There is no loss, simply a value corresponding to the chosen size of the unity which is just a part of the whole. There is no transfert. The CMB is not the loss of energy, though it IS proportional to the spent time, as the dilation of the hypersphere and the dilution of energy are. Like Ryan I become confused.
I could imagine that photons have conic trajectories and thus expand proportionally to the space-time ran, diluting its cloud existence. The general dilution of energy in the intersideral space is the CMB.
Though we could mesure locally part of an expanded photon, we would be touching the equal part of an entangled supraliminal entity: the hole surface of the hypersphere or cone section of the hyperline.
Or are you saying, Mark, that light and existence aren't radiating or bouncing from every source of light or particle of matter?
WHOSE RESPONSIBLE THIS??
By WUT (not verified) on 27 Jan 2013 #permalink
Mark Robson: Many scientists do not believe in a God. Some because they are great scientists suggest that there can only be a God or creator. The whole thing just would not work otherwise. Gods name as recorded by man thousands of years ago literally means "he causes to become". Early prophets knew basic scientific truths about the universe long before worldly scholars did. That's because God revealed these things to them. "The circle of the Earth hangs upon nothing" . When worldly scholars would not know or prove that the Earth wasn't flat and that it was not held up by ether for centuries. Mathematicians have been unable to comprehend the literal idea of the number infinity. Potential infinity is an idea they can explain but literal infinity is incomprehensible. That makes sense because God describes himself as infinate. As having no beginning or end, as always existing. From time indefinate to time indefinate. Now the physical universe is described as having a beginning but not God. So first in order to understand God the idea that matter or energy cannot be created from nothing must be addressed as untrue. Our need to have everything explainable to us in understandable terms has always troubled the more advanced thinkers. But the idea of simply the literal number of infinity is beyond our comprehension. I think more people need to stop and think that if in fact there is no God or creator and there is only the laws of physics/time/space we can perceive logically than it has already been proven by the capacity or lack thereof in the limited understanding of even our greatest minds that some of the necessary reasonings and thinking ability in trying to understand the universe or creation on our own is like trying to stream audio and video files at processing speeds available with todays technologically advanced devices on the very first computers. That would be impossible. The hardware is not there nor the need for immense processing capability. Same with our brains. There is limited capacity in which some appropriately see as by design yet some reject and plunder on arrogantly with faulty equipment on a quest to understand what the human brain has not nor ever will fathom unaided by the superior intellelect of the designer. The idea of simply a number that never ends and our inability to rationalize it is proof of our unqualified capability at understanding the immense dimensions and workings of the universe on its literal scale. We have discredited the true beauty of it by tainting the idea of it with flawed reasonings from faulty, limited equipment. I am not against science. I love learning and continuing to advance my mind to its limits. But there is just that, a limit. It's not that i need to believe in God, I've rejected the idea of him before just like many other people but it is that based on all of the evidence i've come to not only the intellectual decision but the rational one, that there can only be a God. There is no other way. And that it is ok to believe so. Its not shameful to tap out and just say, Ok, we can't figure it out on our own. But i know people are hard headed and are going to believe in what they need and choose to no matter what. We all have our reasons.
By J-Obs (not verified) on 20 Oct 2013 #permalink
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Why It's Hard to Downsize When Moving Into an Assisted Care Facility
Kara Anderson
Kara has been in the senior care industry over twenty years. She earned her Bachelors in Social Work at Baylor University.
It's More Than Just Stuff
I'm currently working with a sweet couple, married over 60 years, who spent their lives in service to our country. In their extended travels with the military, they lived in several foreign countries and their spacious home is filled with beautiful pieces of furniture and art. Recognizing that they were in need of a little more assistance with managing day-to-day life, they contacted me to help them find the right assisted living facility.
As we toured beautiful facilities that would be perfect for their needs, they grew more and more disappointed with each option we explored - the apartments were "so small!" After briefly touching on the concept of downsizing, of bringing just what you need, and letting go of the furniture that remains, I knew I had lost them. They simply cannot bring themselves to part with these items that help define their life together. The search stopped and they remain at home, with a growing village of providers trying to help them manage day-to-day life.
It really is more than just "stuff." It's a lifetime of memories, experiences, and treasures. Each piece represents a specific time in their lives and giving up those precious pieces is a surrender of sorts. Whether the treasures come from travels across the world or consist of furniture handed down for generations, the artwork is widely recognized or created by grandchildren - it is all important. How does one decide what moves on and what must be forgotten?
So where do the treasures go? These days, many adult children have established homes that are fully furnished, grandchildren are increasingly embracing minimalism and large, older pieces are less of an heirloom than they are an inconvenience. And when there are no children or involved family, what happens? This is a serious consideration for the senior who is letting go of what connects them to their past.
My sweet couple may seem like an unusual situation - refusing to move because of possessions - but I can tell you this is quite common. I encourage families to make this discussion part of their overall plan. As for Mr. and Mrs., I will remain in the village of providers who check in on a regular basis, but I cannot compel them to move until they have come to terms with this particular loss. I respect their stuff.
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Julie B on December 30, 2019:
Im 79, and still feel pretty good. I have my friends, book club and cards, but getting old is not fun. I struggle with all the memories that surround me in my home. Just cant seem to let go.
Kara Anderson (author) from Melbourne on September 06, 2017:
I agree, Linda. Our seniors are having to let go of so much when they move into a care facility - most of which is symbolic of their independence.
Linda Courtney from Bloomsburg, PA on September 04, 2017:
I have had this problem of letting go of stuff myself, but I learned after a few downsizing moves how to just let go. There is a freedom to having fewer possessions.
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I have been a Portuguese teacher in Manchester for Cactus Language for nearly two years. I teach Portuguese at the Cactus centre in Manchester.
I've been living in England for more then 5 years now.
I have been to some countries in Europe, mostly where I can find a good beach to go!
My QTS and international on-going school experience has helped me develop strong planning skills and adaptability, working with children and adults in a variety of educational settings.
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Constructed Languages in Entertainment
Anuj Khemka, Staff Writer
This article is a companion to the profile on Jefferson's Linguistics Club published in our November Print Issue.
Welcome to the land of constructed languages. Alphabets. Syntax. Accents. Stresses. Meters. And Hollywood. Here we take a look at several notable constructed languages in entertainment.
Dothraki was created by linguist David J. Peterson to be spoken by the Dothraki people, a nomadic group, in the popular HBO show Game of Thrones. Languages such as Turkish, Swahili, and Russian inspired this construct ed language.
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Linguist and Dothraki creator David Peterson speaks at 2017's Con of Thrones
Of the 20+ languages developed by writer and linguist J.R.R Tolkien, Quenya is perhaps the most prominent. The language is mostly spoken by the Noldorin elves.
The word Quenya written in Quenya
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Klingonese
This language is spoken in the Star Trek franchise by the brutal and totalitarian Klingons. In constructing
The flag of the Klingon Empire
Klingonese, linguist Marc Okrand deliberately avoided using patterns common in many human languages.
Shryiiwook
Spoken by wookies such as Chewbacca in the Star Wars franchise, Shryiiwook consists of animal-like barks, roars, moans, and growls, making it difficult for any non-Wookie to speak.
The Wookies, as seen above, spoke Shryiiwook
Na'avi is spoken by the indigenous people of the same name in Avatar, the highest grossing movie worldwide of all time. Given the traditions of oral history of the Na'avi, the language lacks a written script.
The script for the Na'vi language
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Joanna Moore as the crush thang: Lucas lusted after Eleanor Claremont. Andy dated miss Peggy for a few episodes.
Joanna Moore was a beautiful woman.
As much as I liked Patricia Blair - Joanna Moore was also perfect for Lucas.
Maybe I shouldn't base my opinion on just looks - but I do.
Ummm - It's a TV show - It's a TV show - It's a TV show - It's a TV show!
I'd pick Joanna Moore (Peggy) over Ellie Walker and Helen Crump for Andy.
and the fact the writers and producers showed such tenderness between Lucas and Mark was unheard of. Kudos to them for being not afraid of taking flack. and the tenderness offset the violence. It shows the producers were great family men!
Andy had to deal with Daphne and Skippy, those fun gals from mount pilot. Lucas had to deal with Lil Halsted.
Daphne and Skippy sure were fun girls - Hilarious!
Lucas didn't marry Nora because he didn't want people to think he married her because her father was wealthy. Huh?
Since when did Lucas care about what other people thought?
Andy didn't want to continue to date Peggy because her father was wealthy.
I agree with both of you!!! we could go on and on. I wonder how many writers for Rifleman also wrote for Mayberry??
Barney was always accidentally gettin' locked in a jail cell. Micah always went to close to the cell, was hit on the head and the criminals got away.
Andy was always helping Barney with police work to make Barney look good. Lucas helped Micah but tried to keep in the background to make Micah look good.
Bob Sweeney plays the affable con man speed Sullivan in two episodes of the rifleman. I learned recently that Bob Sweeney directed several episodes of the Andy Griffith show.
I don't think it ever showed Andy shooting anyone. Lucas planted them on boot hill every week.
Did it ever show Andy passionately kissing a girl?
We see Andy getting a haircut at Floyds. Never saw Lucas getting a store bought haircut. Everyone leave Lucas hair alone!
It was certainly fun to watch Ron and Johnny grow up on these shows. what a life lesson.
Andy also kissed his high school sweetheart - Sharon DeSpain.
I saw Andy kiss another woman in an episode - but I don't remember who she was.
It was rumored that Andy had a real life/off screen affair with Helen Crump (Aneta Corsaut).
I certainly couldn't tell by looking at the show. I don't remember seeing Andy kiss Helen.
WildWest - We seem to know Andy as well as we know Lucas.


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Two works
Blanchot would speak of two works, the laborious work and the unworked work. The burden of the production of equivalency, the burden of the imperative of the unequivocal. Always burdensome, but in differing measures.
The unequivocal, a gesture of inoperativity. An act of making without equation whilst resisting the demands of making a work. Making, away from a totalising logic, away from identification as associational tool.
Equivalency, simply a work. Injection-moulded ease of pre-packed exchange. The substrate of a calculable world, where 'this equals that' measures out a strange rhythmic procedure.
Labourious and unworked. Two works and two kinds of economy. One of equivalency and one of a limitless disruption. The question of two ends generative of two things: exchangeability and resistance.
Equivalence, disruption. When talking of perverse labour and the destructive constitution of community this division must be held in thought. Refusing labourious equivalency is embracing the languorous freedom of the inoperative. The work of continual destruction and production is a circular embrace of the refusal of the economic as decisive structure. Acting out the recuperative potency of a labourious work, the perpetual gesture of re-integration is drawn out in its most basic terms. Thus the question: how to work without making a work?
The fragment, an act of disruption, destructive liberty. All possible replies and all play a role of resistance. It is not a question here of an absolute response. The necessity of responding is captured within the fragment as a form of resistance. A shattered kind of interruption. Again and again and again, so goes the procedure. An immanent circuitousness which operates as a repetitive exposure. But through this fragmentation repetition loses sync, becomes a kind of arrhythmic syncopation in which the economic gesture is out of time and so becomes absurd. Destruction, reconstruction, out of time circularity, not to mention the confounding object at the heart of it all.


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Ail na Mireann (the stone of the Divisions)
Burial place of the Goddess Ériu, from whom Ireland takes its name.
The stone of the Divisions (AKA the Cat Stone) on the Hill of Uisneach in County Westmeath
On the R390 between Mullingar and Athlone in County Westmeath lies the Hill of Uisneach, a hill of paramount significance in ancient Irish history. However, like most of Ireland's ancient sites it remains so low key that you could very easily miss it.
Upon first glance, the Hill of Uisneach resembles many other small green hills that dot the hilly landscape of the Irish midlands. But this unassuming little hill holds many of the secrets to Ireland's ancient past; including how the country got its name.
The Ancient Divisions
In modern day Ireland there are four provinces: Leinster, Munster, Connaught and Ulster. But in ancient times there were five: the fifth being the Province of Meath. This was the ancient capital of Ireland and seat of the High King. While the High King later ruled from the nearby Hill of Tara, it was on this hill that he met with his provincial kings.
This 30-ton stone, also known as the Cat Stone, looks more like a giant bolder that has been cracked into several pieces. The splits are believed to represent the five ancient divisions of Ireland. Here the five ancient provinces met, symbolising this as the centre of Ireland. Today folklore has classified it as the spiritual gateway to the ancient fifth province.
Burial Place for Ireland's Namesake
According to legend, the Cat Stone is the burial place and dwelling of Queen Ériu, Queen of the Tuatha de Danann (A powerful, magical race that inhabited Ireland before the Celts). When the Milesians (known to us today as the Celts) came to Ireland, a great battle was fought between the two races.
On the Hill of Uisneach, Amergin, King of the Milesians, fought with Queen Ériu. The Queen was mortally wounded, so she asked Amergin to grant her a dying wish; to bury her under Ail na Mireann and name the island after her. Thus Ériu became a Celtic Goddess who gave Ireland its name. Ériu, the Gaelic name, was later changed by the Vikings into "Ériu's Land", or Ireland.
The Fir Bolg
The divisions were first made by an ancient race known as the Fir Bolg. It is on this hill that the first fire was lit for the pagan festival of Bealtaine (around May). People said that a fire lit at the summit here could be seen all over Ireland, and that this was the signal to the rest of the country to begin lighting other fires.
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At 596ft above sea level, it's hardly a mountain, but it still commands great views across the country. Some say that 20 counties are visible on a clear day.
Lugh of the Long Arm
Lough Lugh, where the warrior king Lugh of the Tuatha de Danann is said to have drowned on the Hill of Uisneach,
As well as the high kings, many other famous characters from Ireland's folklore visited this hill. The Sun God Lugh, warrior of the Tuatha de Danann, came here to rescue his mother from the tyranny of the evil Formorians. After defeating the Formorians and killing their leader, Balor of the Evil Eye, Lugh became king. He is credited with starting the harvest celebration Lughnasa, held in August. Legend says he drowned in a lake on the hill, now known as Lough Lugh. The nearby burial mound "Carn Ludach" is his resting place.
Saint Patrick on the Hill of Uisneach
The hill is littered with many other archaeological sites such as Saint Patrick's Bed, where the saint was believed to have spent the night after visiting with two brothers here. Dagda, the father God of the Tuatha de Danann, also lived here. On the north side of the hill are two souterrains believed be the stable of his solar horses.
Getting there and around:
Entrance to the hill is along the R390 between Mullingar and Athlone, close to the little village of Killare. If you are coming from Athlone, look out for the Uisneach Inn pub. The entrance is just past this. The hill is on private land and entry is only allowed via guided tours. You can book these via this website: www.uisneach.ie
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According to a recent report from CBRE, more than 80% of Phuket condo sales offered rental guarantees in reported sales in the first six months of 2018. The report says that most of these condo sales were for properties less than 5.5 million baht.
The CBRE report also noted that there were 458 condos and 56 villas sold in the same period.
The Thaiger, who keeps in contact with many of the island's property developers, spoke to three developers of unconnected current projects which reported 180+ sales – that's just three developments. Speaking to a leading, reputable real estate seller in the region, they reported just over 70 signed deals during the same period. They also said that sales in the luxury villa market were, by their estimates, well in excess of the figures quoted in the CBRE report.
Seeking information from CBRE, clarifying the numbers quoted in their report, we received replies about the trends they've identified in the local Phuket market. James Pitchon is the Executive Director – Head of Research, Consulting, Global Workplace Solutions, Thailand for CBRE.
James also backed up the recent CBRE report, and the trends, indicating a slowdown in the top end of the market.
The reality is that there is no centralised reporting system in place to prepare accurate property sales information in Phuket. James didn't divulge how CBRE gathered their statistics.
The 'elephant in the room' mentioned in the report has been highlighted by an article on thailandproperty.com where the issue of rental guarantees is raising eyebrows in the island's real estate community.
The rental return guarantee schemes are where developers 'guarantee' a return of, say, 10% of the purchase price for 5 or ten years, or even more. The guarantees are often made as monthly payments.
Some of the more 'optimistic', published, rental guarantees currently on offer include a 10% return for 10 years.
"Turnkey investment – Receive your rent every month".
How can these developers make such offers?
Robert Teulings, the Sales Manager at New Nordic Phuket, says there are several factors that play a role in making New Nordic enable to meet their promises.
"One of the factors being the very active holiday village at Pratamnak Hill in Pattaya which we are still fully operating almost 10 years after development started. We always keep 30% of the area in every building for ourselves for retail and F&B purposes. The team also takes care of condominiums on behalf of owners, some of whom live thousands of kilometers away from the given New Nordic destination. In addition, the F&B department not only caters for New Nordic Group's own residents and visitors but also for outside clients.
Desmond Richard Lewis Hughes, from Hughes Krupica Lawyers in Patong, says that 'guarantees' should be properly contracted and be open to scrutiny in the due diligence process.
Desmond advises all people being offered a rental guarantee to check the background of the company making the offer.
But despite The Thaiger's skepticism, the companies selling condos on these conditions are, mostly, keeping up with their 'guarantee' with few reports of defaults at this stage.
One agent, who has asked not to be named, but who had sold quite a few properties with these guarantees, said that he's been pleasantly surprised by the follow-through with key developers honouring contracts and paying out the monthly fee – usually minus costs.
Phuket's market, along with its tourism, has evolved and matured quickly over the past decade.
"The Phuket residential resort property market has changed significantly since the global financial crisis of 2008/9. Sales volumes are lower, the type of buyer has changed as has the type of product." said James Pitchon from CBRE.
As always with property purchases, buyers are highly recommended to consult a properly qualified property lawyer and DO YOUR HOMEWORK.


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It seems that Paris never fails to offer some of the world's most unique sites. One of its least known and most distinctive is the city-owned "Visite des Égouts" (Sewer Visit). At this underground museum, visitors are invited to walk inside a working part of Paris' sewer system and learn about the history of city's sanitation through informative panels and interactive dioramas. Be prepared for a chilly, somber and smelly outing. It will certainly be an unforgettable one!
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Take the plunge underground
One of the most fascinating aspects of this museum is its location. To enter, visitors must walk down a set of 42 stairs to reach the corridors of the sewer. This is a bit unnerving, but curiosity will certainly win out over apprehension. At first glance, the curved ceilings and concrete walls of the sewers resemble those of the subway. This makes sense, as the subway tunnels are located just below the sewers.
Explore the sewers through instructive displays
It's a pretty safe bet that the average visitor doesn't know much about sanitation systems in general and sewers in particular. That's why a great feature of the museum is its educational materials. The photograph above shows a scale model of the water cycle in Paris. It describes the filtration process that occurs between when a toilet is flushed to when a facet is turned on through a light-up diorama. This was especially helpful for understanding how sewers fit into the context of daily life. It also shows just how complex it is to provide running water for a city.
Learn more about the people who keep the system running
Paris employs 274 workers to maintain the 2,400 kilometers of sewers in the city. These individuals have training in plumbing and sewer upkeep. They wear hard hats, breathing masks and googles to protect them while they ensure proper sewer operation. Through this display, the viewer learns about the tools of the trade, the daily tasks (cleaning, repairs and security), as well as safety procedures employed in this often- hidden profession. Although the photograph shows a mannequin, there were several real-life "égoutiers" (sewer workers) walking around the museum.
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Sewers in culture
In addition to learning about the sewers and the people who maintain them, the museum features a section about sewers in Paris' history and culture. The picture above is a recreation of a scene from Victor Hugo's classic novel "Les Misérables" (The Miserables). In the scene, the main character, Jean Valjean, carries fellow revolutionary Marius through Paris' sewers after Marius nearly dies in battle. This component, more than any other, brings the museum to life.
This is certainly a very unique activity: part factory, part science museum, part art display. Plan about an hour for the visit and bring a light jacket as it stays fairly cold underground. Don't be too afraid of the smell, either. Most of the museum doesn't smell at all and when it does, it's no worse than a public toilet. Access this fascinating locale via subway line 9, station Alma-Marceau or RER linge C Pont de l'Alma. It is open Saturday through Wednesday from 11.00 am to 4.00 pm. Tickets cost 4.40 euros (approximately 5 USD).
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Garasu no Ie Episode 3 Recap
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Well…yeah…now I'm curious about Rei's past.
Anywho, Things go quickly back to normal after the tense night before, except Hitoshi is even more quiet and watchful. He observes everything and listens to his father's blatant lies without a word. He and Kenji leave the house together and Kenji talks about how he likes this new side they are seeing of their father. Kenji likes seeing the insecure, weak, and human side to Kazu. Hitoshi on the other hand hates seeing this side of their father. It's nice seeing the cuter side of the brothers' relationship. Even though the two are so different, there is a closeness there and a teasing.
At work, Sano tells Hitoshi's boss that he has been tasked by Kazu to straighten out Hitoshi as his son is all for the revolutionary politics and is even being more proactive about getting his coworkers to join him—he's even holding an informational meeting. Hearing this does not thrill the head of General Affairs because I'm pretty sure he doesn't want to face Kazu's wrath should he fail. And have you all noticed that Kazu never gets his own hands dirty? It's either Sano and now the head of Hitoshi's department that he has acting for him.
After work, Morita shows up again. It seems that Sano has been seen frequenting a gym not too far from the Shibusawa house. And it just so happens that the gym is Onaka's. Hearing this definitely catches Hitoshi's attention. Thus he joins Morita on a stakeout at the gym, but nothing suspicious was scene. The two then go to a bar to drink and Nanami comes to join them. Morita talks about how she only has eyes for Hitoshi and how he used to have a crush on her in school. Nanami outlandishly says that had she know, she would have slept with him once. What a character this Nanami.
After Morita leaves and Hitoshi walks Nanami home, Hitoshi proposes breaking up as he does not like their undefined relationship and he has a feeling that it can go no farther as it wouldn't be fair to Nanami. She is completely against this and proposes marriage instead. This does not thrill Hitoshi whatsoever as he again thinks they just aren't right for one another. How horrible is this? Why can't Nanami take the hint that he doesn't like her in that way and to continue such a (meaningless) relationship is not good? Of course she immediately blames Rei as she is 100% certain that Hitoshi is in love with his stepmother. I really don't like characters like Nanami, always desperately hanging onto a man who has no interest or love for them. And she's supposed to be intelligent (something she lords over the uneducated Rei). As soon as Hitoshi gets home he starts apartment hunting online.
The next day Nanami approaches Kenji who tries to make a run for it with no luck. She corners him and begs him to get Hitoshi out of the Shibusawa household. At the age of 30, it makes no sense for a grown man to still live with his father. Kenji defends this position, but Nanami insists that Hitoshi has confessed to being in love with Rei. Kenji points out that even if that should be the case, Rei is totally in love with their father. Nanami doesn't care about that fact and just keeps repeating that Kenji must help her get Hitoshi away from Rei so that his burgeoning feelings are stifled instead of grown from proximity. Poor Kenji. He is so innocent and even admits that his mentality is much like a child's so this idea is hard for him to grasp.
Meanwhile at the Shibusawa house Kazu and Rei are going through omiai (arranged dates with the though of marriage) photos. Kenji comes home and joins in the discussion. Apparently, it is more common for ministry members to go through a secretary who specifically arranges beneficial meetings based on backgrounds and ministry connections. Thus the two women they are looking at are daughters of ministers with impeccable backgrounds. Rei can't choose between the women so Kazu asks for Kenji's opinion. The youngest son has no problems choosing a woman for his brother. Rei is taken aback by how her husband and stepson talk about the women as if they are objects, mere products to buy.
Hitoshi then comes home and Kazu tasks Rei with going up to his room and showing him the omiai information. Rei definitely does not wish to do this (not because of jealousy or anything) because she feels it is not her place, but Kazu's. Kazu reminds her that he and Hitoshi aren't on good terms so Rei gathers her courage and goes up to his room. Needless to say Hitoshi is not thrilled with the omiai information. And, now that Kenji has been told about his older brother's feelings, he's watching this all from his room.
The next day Rei heads down to the Onaka Sports Club to talk to Onaka. The woman reveals that she and Kazu didn't have a relationship until after she left the ministry. Her husband died early on in their marriage and she ended up meeting Kazu again. From that time one she was the one cooking and cleaning and buying the kids their treats and presents (unbeknownst to the boys). Onaka also reveals that she always thought that once the boys were old enough to marry themselves, then Kazu would marry her, but then Rei showed up and took him away. Onaka going to the Shibusawa house armed with the kids' favorite treat was her way of taking revenge on Kazu who cruelly cast her aside after using her to his advantage. Rei then dictates that Onaka stays far away from Kazu. Onaka laughs and promises saying she was behaving like a silly high school girl. I don't like this woman and I don't trust her or her motives either.
Nanami, who had heard from Kenji about Onaka possibly being Kazu's former lady friend, heads to the gym where she finds Rei going out. She then goes to the Shibusawa household armed with the taiyaki that "Jikkun" loves. She asks if Rei ever had a man commit suicide because of her. This takes Rei aback. Nanami quickly apologizes for such a question and invites herself in. Seeing Onaka's taiyaki, Nanami quickly starts eating some of her own and Rei joins her. It's a weird eating contest of sorts, but both women have their reasons as to why they are doing that.
Rei tells Kazu about her visit to Onaka's and Kazu is not happy and still insists that he knows nothing about Onaka and that Rei was wrong to go behind his back. Rei explains that since he was so upset about the topic, she went for herself to find out. She also says that she had Onaka promise to stay away and asks that Kazu do the same. Rei asks him tearfully if he will remain solely by her side. Kazu promises to do that and Rei goes and theatrically throws the gym brochure in the fire and Kazu equally dramatically goes and kisses her (much to the newly arrived Hitoshi's unhappiness). You also have to love the dramatic breaking and shattering of glass sound effects that they love to use in this drama at these times.
So this sends Hitoshi out on an omiai. He meets with a woman named Izumida or something like that. Izumida talks about how Kazu's marriage was the talk of the ministry and she believes that her marriage would garner just as much attention given her father's position and Kazu's position. Hitoshi smiles. They are a lot alike, aren't they? What does he mean? They both live their lives following their father's orders. Is it a bad thing that they are alike? For Hitoshi it is as he has decided that at the age of 30, he shouldn't be living under his father's rule anymore. Good point. He's old enough to make his own decisions, to make his own mistakes and learn from them. Blindly and obediently following a parent or someone else for your entire life isn't good.
Hitoshi gets home and Rei immediately asks about the omiai. Hitoshi is pretty noncommittal and his father says to immediately decline since he is showing no interest in the other party. Rei wonders if that wouldn't be rude and Kazu says it is more polite than dragging things on if you have no desire to meet that person again. Hitoshi promises to sleep on it and goes upstairs. He goes upstairs to bathe and Kenji has to go in and tease him about his omiai and how excited their father is. Hitoshi retaliates by splashing him with water. He then sinks into the bath and thinks to himself that he isn't dragging his feet.
At breakfast the next morning Kazu gets a call from the girl's father saying they are not interested. This surprises the family. Hitoshi apologizes for failing and goes upstairs to finish getting ready to work. Kenji comments about how Nanami says it is pointless even if Hitoshi goes to an omiai since he's so boring conversation wise. Kazu confirms that this is the reason he was rejected and the trio downstairs have a laugh at Hitoshi expense. Rei then wonders if they really should be considering Nanami since she knows Hitoshi best and doesn't seem to mind his dull ways.
Kazu leaves for work reminding Rei that he will be in late as he has a after work engagement with a fellow bureaucrat. Meanwhile, Hitoshi is pleasantly surprised by the amount of people who showed up for his revolutionary meeting. At least he is doing what his father scoffed at him for not doing himself—taking action in the ministry to try to change things. He's not going to stagnant any longer (in the work force at least).
He gets home and finds Rei all alone. She tells him both Kenji and Kazu will be late. She asks if he has eaten. He says that he has, but he could still eat some more. She tells him to hurry and bathe as she just bought some cheese. The two sit down eating the cheese and drinking wine. Hitoshi silently thinks that when his father isn't around, Rei goes back to her normal, carefree self. It turns out that the two like risky cheese. Meaning the cheese is one step away from being spoilt. An interesting taste to have in common. Rei then seriously asks Hitoshi to explain this public servant reform that he's so passionate about. He gives her a look and she laughs asking him to please explain it simply since Kazu refuses to tell her.
Hitoshi eagerly opens up and explains about how bureaucrats stay so long in office that they lose the interest of the country and think only of themselves and their departments. His father is one of the best examples of this. Thus he believes politicians like Muraki can shake things up and keep the bureaucrats wasting money for investing in self interests. He has a point. He then says that if Rei wasn't there, he probably wouldn't have the gall to stand up to his father. Rei is surprised and laughs—his defiance is all because of her? Oh, no! Hitoshi then says he will have to leave the house sooner or later. Rei says that will be sad since it will be boring without him. She then smiles and says she is joking. I don't think she's completely joking as she and Hitoshi connect on a level different than her and Kazu and her and Kenji do.
Later that night, Rei gets up, sleepy and intoxicated to use the restroom. Hitoshi returns to his bedroom to start apartment hunting once more when Rei comes into his room and plops on his bed. He's shocked. He calls her name and goes to shake her, but can bring himself to touch her. Kazu then comes home. He goes up to his room and doesn't see Rei. He calls her name and for whatever reason checks Hitoshi's room. He is immediately enraged to find Rei in Hitoshi's bed. He roughly grabs her arm and tells her to wake up. Rei does get up and Kazu angrily states that is not her room. Enter Hitoshi. Kazu demands to know where his eldest son was. Hitoshi sought refuge in Kenji's room since he couldn't wake Rei.
His stepmother apologizes and tries to get up and falls. Hitoshi is immediately concerned. Enter the rambunctious and drunk Kenji. This makes Kazu's temper soar through the roof and he complains of their drunken foolishness and roughly drags Rei into their bedroom. The drunk Kenji sobers up a bit and tells his older brother that Rei is a demon. Hitoshi silently agrees with this. Meanwhile, Kazu grabs blankets off their bed and says he will sleep downstairs and we end with Rei's narration that wherever she goes a family falls apart. This time is ending up just like last time. Say what?
Okay, I know Kazu is hyperaware of Hitoshi and Rei, but seriously? To react like that? It's an honest mistake. Yes, she had too much to drink. She was also half asleep and had no idea she was walking in to the wrong room. The forcefulness of his reaction is ridiculous. Plus…isn't this showing how little trust and faith you have in the son you've raise for 30 years? Shakes head. And he also complains about Rei not trusting him? That's the pot calling the kettle black.
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The Bladesingers are a Guild unique to the Elves. They are dedicated to protecting other Elves, sacrificing their own lives if necessary. Its members are the only ones to have access to the School of Spellsword.
The only way to leave the Bladesingers is by permanent death.
defend all those of Elven descent with their lives if necessary (this does not apply to Drow).
not teach or give access to Spellsword spells (via magic items, for example) to any person who is not a Bladesinger doing so will mean you will be hunted down and killed, as will the recipient(s). Elves aren't always 'nice people'. Bladesinger items are carefully controlled by the Bladesingers. Any items made are usually for personal use only, or to be used by another Bladesinger. Very occasionally, an important elf who is being guarded by a Bladesinger will be given a charged or one use item, but this is only allowed if the guild leaders agree.
only learn spells from the Schools of Spellsword & General.
Spells, Magic Ritual and Enchant Item in the School of Spellsword to any level.
Spells, Magic Ritual and Enchant Item in the School of General to level 6.
A member of the Bladesingers gains the following bonuses.
He may use the title Bladesinger.
He gains access to the Spellsword spell list.
He has the choice of either 1H (including dagger) or 2H (including staff) weapon skills at half cost, including specialist skills (Subdue, Weapon Adepts, Favoured/Chosen Weapon etc.). This cannot take the cost below Warrior cost.
He gains Enhance Life at half cost. This cannot take the cost below Warrior cost.
Ability to modify Mystic Blade to increase Normal damage by 1 by reducing its Power damage by 1. This modification can be performed as the spell is cast or if the spell is active if you Concentrate (and additionally cannot move or talk) for 30 seconds (for any amount of modification). The modification cannot be done on permanent items. This ability can only increase a weapons Normal damage to twice its maximum (e.g. a 1H Sword which does 4 points of damage can only have its damage improved by up to 4).
A Mystic Blade 0 cannot be used to increase Normal damage, just to protect the weapon. Hence when any Mystic Blade is being modified to provide Normal damage the weapon is always protected (since there is always effectively at least a Mystic Blade 0 running).
Example: Agincourt is wielding a 2H Sword and doing 12's. When fighting a Might Priest with a Harden 4 he decides to cast Mystic Blade 4 and modifies it to increase his Normal damage to 16, which is more than enough to overcome his opponents Normal armour. Looking around he sees that most of the remaining opponents are Skeletons so spends 30 seconds modifying the Mystic Blade 4 spell to cause 4 Power damage.
Ability to modify Mystic Armour to increase Normal protection by 1 by reducing its Power protection by 1. This modification can be performed as the spell is cast or if the spell is active if you Concentrate (and additionally cannot move or talk) for 30 seconds (for any amount of modification). The modification cannot be done on permanent items.
Example: Agincourt is fighting Orcs doing only Normal damage so casts Mystic Armour 4, modify it to provide 8 points of Normal protection. A little later the party is fighting a Fire Mage, so Agincourt spends 30 seconds modifying his Mystic Armour to provide 4 points of Power protection (and 4 points of Normal protection).
He gains the Self Healing ability once per day. This ability requires you to Concentrate (and additionally cannot move or talk) for a minute and restores a number of Life Points equal to the Bladesinger's Guild Rank, healing the normal fraction of Body Points. Thus a Guild Rank 10 Bladesinger can restore 10 Life Points which in turn restores 6 Body Points to his Chest and 3 Body Points on every other location.
He gains the Bestow Life ability, which allows him to transfer Life Points and Body Points from himself to another Elf he is touching. This ability requires you to Concentrate (and additionally cannot move or talk) and at the end of each minute (there is no proportional healing), the Bladesinger can bestow up to Guild Rank/3 Life Points (rounded up) and Guild Rank Body Points. The Bladesinger can choose whether to bestow Life Points, Body Points or both. Body Points are taken from the Bladesinger's healthiest locations and given to the recipient's most damaged locations.
There is no limit to the number of times that Bestow Life can be used beyond the limits imposed by the Bladesinger's Life and Body Points. Bestow Life can be used to give Life Points until the Bladesinger reaches the negative of his Death Threshold and Body Points until all locations reach 0.
Bestow Life can be used to heal a broken location (assuming it has been set with the Set Broken Bone skill).
Example: Tinker has a broken arm (which is her most injured location), it has been set with the Set Broken Bone skill. Coseon, a Guild Rank 20 Bladesinger uses the Bestow Life ability to give Tinker 20 Body Points. At the end of the minute, the arm is no longer broken.
He gains the Noble Sacrifice ability, which is usually used as a last resort to defend the Elves in his care.
At Guild Rank 20, the Noble Sacrifice ability improves to Heroic Sacrifice.
At Guild Rank 50, the Heroic Sacrifice ability improves to Supreme Sacrifice.
2 extra points of Dexterity (which can be enhanced using spells in the normal way).
1 extra point of Toughness (which can be enhanced using spells in the normal way).
An additional 18 Life Points.
An effective Death Threshold of 10 (which can be used for over-casting).
Example: Aurelian has 1 Death Threshold left and uses his Noble Sacrifice ability. His Death Threshold is now temporarily 10. He overcasts by 3 Mana, this reduces his Death Threshold to 7 (and he looses 15 Life Points). Later in the fight he dies. His Death Threshold reverts to -2 and it is 2 days before he can be resurrected.
The ability to remain active even if his Life Points drop below 0. The Bladesinger still dies if his Life Points fall below his Death Threshold.
The ability to keep using a location even if its Body Points drop below 0. The limb does stop working when it loses more than twice its maximum Body Points.
Example: Aurelian has 45 maximum Life Points, increased to 63 maximum Life Points by the additional 18 Life Points. So he has 21 maximum Body Points on his arms. If one of his arms current Body Points drop below -21, it becomes unusable.
The Noble Sacrifice ability lasts for 15 minutes. Once it ends, the Bladesinger dies.
4 extra points of Dexterity (which can be enhanced using spells in the normal way).
2 extra points of Toughness (which can be enhanced using spells in the normal way).
An additional 36 Life Points.
An effective Death Threshold of 15 (which can be used for over-casting).
Every attack he makes can be either a Swift or Piercing Strike (chosen when the attack is made).
The Heroic Sacrifice ability lasts for 15 minutes. Once it ends, the Bladesinger dies. The Bladesinger can also use his Heroic Sacrifice ability as a Noble Sacrifice lasting for 1 hour.
8 extra points of Dexterity (which can be enhanced using spells in the normal way).
4 extra points of Toughness (which can be enhanced using spells in the normal way).
An additional 72 Life Points.
An effective Death Threshold of 20 (which can be used for over-casting).
Every attack he makes can be either an Undodgeable or Through Strike (chosen when the attack is made).
The Supreme Sacrifice ability lasts for 15 minutes. Once it ends, the Bladesinger dies. The Bladesinger can also use his Supreme Sacrifice ability as a Heroic Sacrifice lasting for 1 hour or as a Noble Sacrifice lasting for 4 hours.


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The Second Year
Alanna sleeps for three days after saving Jonathan's life. Sounds about right.
She manages to give most of the credit to Sir Myles in order to avoid scrutiny for the weird way her Gift worked.
One morning, Alanna gets dressed only to find that her chest is jiggling a tad. She angrily gets some bandages from Coram in order to bind her newly developing breasts. Coram tries to tell her that she'll only be happy once she accepts who she is, but Alanna's too pissed off at biology to listen.
Not being able to strip down and swim with the other boys in the summer is tough for Alanna; she loses her temper every time someone teases her about it, but no one really minds too much. The boys all like Alan, so they tell him to stop fussing about it so much.
Duke Roger, Jonathan's cousin, finally arrives at court after a long absence. He's a charismatic stud, but for some reason he rubs Alanna the wrong way and she takes an instant dislike to him. Must be that female intuition, right??
One of the first things Duke Roger does is interview each noble boy to see if they've got the Gift. During her interview, Alanna gets a terrible headache and feels nervous because it's like Duke Roger is grilling her.
When she tells Coram about this, he says that he's heard rumors that Duke Roger can force others to follow his will. It didn't seem to work on Alanna, though…maybe she's protected by the gods?
One day, Alanna gets a note from George saying that he thinks he found a good horse for her. Alanna doesn't know much about horse buying, so she asks Jonathan to come with her, since he's got more experience.
When George and Jonathan meet, it's…interesting. George immediately knows who Jonathan is, but it takes Jonathan a little longer to catch on to George's identity.
George shows Alanna a beautiful golden mare that she falls in love with immediately and names Moonlight. George only wants ten gold nobles for her—what a steal!
Jonathan takes George aside and says that's nowhere near what the horse is worth, and offers to compensate him for the rest of the price. Aw.
George accepts a sapphire ring as payment from Jonathan, and gives Jonathan a beautiful black horse as part of the deal. It seems like the King of Thieves and the Crown Prince are on their way to becoming friends. Double aw.
Alanna and three other pages are soon given over to a gnarled old dude, Captain Sklaw, for sword training. (If the name fits, right?)
Coram is to help; he teaches them to forge their own swords before they even begin to practice their fighting skills.
Sklaw begins to train the pages with drills and exercises, and Alanna, being the smallest, always gets picked on. She's ordered to duel with another of the boys, and to her great humiliation, he kicks her butt.
Alanna confesses to Coram about how ashamed she is that she's hopeless with a sword. He tells her that some people are naturals with a sword, and because she's not, she has to train harder and learn to become a natural.
From this, Alanna has an idea: she borrows Coram's sword (which is almost bigger than she is) and begins to train privately with it. Way to be, Alanna.


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Honour for Film-Maker Terry George
Leading international film-maker Terry George will today receive the honorarydegree of Doctor of Letters (DLitt) from the University of Ulster in recognitionof his services to Northern Ireland film.
A native of Belfast, Oscar-winning film-maker Terry George is arguably Northern Ireland's most successful film industry figure.
His film career blossomed when he moved to the USA in 1981, after a turbulent youth which included a spell in the Maze prison.
Terry George's credits as a writer and director include Whole Lotta Sole (2011) The Shore (2001), Reservation Road (2007), Hotel Rwanda (2004),
Some Mother's Son (1996) and In the Name of the Father (1993).He is an enthusiastic supporter of Northern Ireland's burgeoning film industry.
His recent short film The Shore (2011), starring Ciaran Hinds and Conleth Hill, was set in the tiny Co Down fishing village of Killough. The film won anAcademy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.


Judge Kandace Gerdes is familiar with mischief-making but more as a witness than a culprit.
In her office at the City and County Building in Denver, where the district court is housed, hangs a poster-sized photo of a rascal of a dog that she says had a hand in her appointment to the district court bench.
She adopted him in 2013 from the Dumb Friends League. Within their first week together, Mischief had dug up electrical wires in Gerdes' yard, torn off a transformer box and chewed through all its wiring.


Most of the phones today support Augmented Reality and there is no doubt about the fact that Augmented Reality has made gaming fun. You can now hunt down terrorist hiding in your house or you can find the Pokemon hiding in the city. There are many applications which implement the different concept of Augmented Reality and one such application which implements new concept is Holo. The application is basically a tool to capture videos with Holograms so for example if you are capturing a video of your dog, then you can add a tiger to the video in the real-time and that certainly makes the video more fun. Let us look at all the features of this application.
•	So as mentioned earlier, the application makes it possible for you to add real animals, people or characters in your videos in real time. You can then take photos or videos with the application.
•	The application lets you create all this funny content in nick of time there are many characters available in the application. There are many cartoon characters and superheroes available as well and you can add them to your photos to share on social media.
•	These holograms can be segregated as per the category and you have celebrities, musicians, athletes, characters, comedians, and animals available as holograms. Now, just imagine clicking a photo with one of these celebrities and showing it to all your friends.
•	You can also adjust the hologram displayed in the video while you are recording the video. The application would let you move, resize or rotate the character. You can make these changes while you are not recording video as well and this would let you get a perfect shot.
•	The application saves all the images and videos in the gallery of your phone and it also allows you to share the video to your social networks like Instagram, Snapchat, Twiter, Facebook, Whatsapp and other such networks.
•	The user interface of the application is also very neat and there is no pixelation of the output at all. The video output is clear and it is same with the photos you capture with the application.
•	The best part about the application is that the developers keep on updating the application to make it better and they also add new characters on regular bases. For example, in a recent update, the developers made it possible for you to add transparent Holograms.
In terms of review, the application has a rating of 4.1 on Google Application Store and it has been reviewed by almost 2 thousand people. In addition to this, the application has been given a rating of 4 and 5 stars by almost 80% of the users. Talking about the installations, the application has been installed by 1 lakh to 5 lakh users.
Now, talking about the system requirements, the application can be installed on any phone that is running on Android 5 or above. So click on the download link below to create interesting videos and photos.