Headline March 21st, 2012 / The Infinity Load

The Infinity Load
Respectful Dedication:"Peace And Harmony For Mankind!" 

That Einstein was the foremost theorist of the century is absolutely beyond question. That he was an absent minded Professor is also indisputable. In 1887, two scientists at the Case School in Cleveland measured the speed of light in the direction of the earth's motion and again at the right angles to the earth's moon, and the results were identical. Surprisingly Einstein accepted the Case  data at face value despite its eccentricity. Einstein argued that all observers, will measure the same speed of light no matter how fast they are relative to its source.

The laws of science, including the consultancy of the speed of ligt, should, in other words, be the same for all freely moving observers. This rather straightforward idea has some very extraordinary consequences, including the equivalence of mass and energy or E = mc². Thus, in this equation, E is the amount of Energy that can be theoretically created from a mass m multiplied by the square of speed of light c². This is written as c because it is a constant. And that essentially gives us the law that nothing can travel faster than 'speed of light'.

So, because mass and energy are equivalent, any increase in objects energy will also add to its mass which makes it more difficult to increase its speed. And this phenomenon only occurs at close to the speed of light.
But at, say, 90% of   the speed of light, an object would be more than double in ordinary mass. While at the speed of light, its mass would be infinite and it would consequently have taken in infinite amount of energy to get there.

Another consequence of relativity is that, to all intents and purposes it does away with the concept of absolute time. A clock set up in a rocket travelling close to the speed of light, for instance, will run slower than one on earth ! At the speed of light, which it couldn't get to but anyway, it would stop altogether.

Hahaha! Oh dear! Some laws! So Great folks don't miss the final post!! I can't turn you into Einstein but my explanation could delight you! Haha!

Goodnight and God bless all!

SAM Daily Times - The Voice Of The Voiceless

Hairdressers Should Have Skin Cancer Training, Say Health Experts

Hairdressers should be trained to check their clients for the signs of skin cancer, health experts say.

American researchers believe that hairdressers should know what skin cancer looks like and how to spot the signs.

They added that hairdressers would not be expected to make a diagnosis or to scaremonger, but instead to tactfully point out any suspicious-looking lumps, bumps or sores they might find on a client's head or neck.

"We should not wait for our patients with skin cancer to come to us when it may be too late, but use research and outreach methods to improve early detection of head and neck melanomas by capitalising on the role of hairdressers and their unique relationship with our potential clients,” the US researchers wrote in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, reports the BBC.

Although skin cancer is more likely to appear on the trunk of the body in men and on the leg in women, a fifth of cancers occur on the head and neck in both men and women.

Cancer charities urge that skin cancer checks during regular haircuts should be mandatory in hair salons across the UK.

Sarah Williams from Cancer Research UK told HuffPost UK Lifestyle:

“In the UK there have already been information campaigns encouraging hairdressers and beauty therapists to mention anything unusual they notice to their clients – but it’s important that campaigns like this are properly planned and evaluated to see whether they are having a positive effect.

“Spotting skin cancer early makes treatment more likely to be successful. So it’s important to raise awareness of the changes to look out for and encourage people to visit their GP if they notice anything unusual.

“Signs of skin cancer everyone can look out for include changes to the size, shape or colour of a mole, any other change to a mole or patch of skin, or a sore that hasn’t healed after several weeks. If you notice any of these changes, it’s best to get them checked out by a doctor without delay.”

In the UK there are nearly 100,000 cases of non-melanoma skin cancer reported each year, with over 11,000 being cases of malignant melanoma – the deadliest form of skin cancer.

According to Cancer Research UK, skin symptoms include a spot or sore that doesn’t heal within four weeks, a spot or sore that continues to itch, scab, crust or bleed for more than four weeks and uncharacteristic changes to your skin.

Around 3,000 lives are claimed each year by malignant melanoma and over 500 from non-melanoma skin cancer.
(huffingtonpost.co.uk)

China tops art and antiques league

China has overtaken the US as the world's biggest market for art and antiques, according to The European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF).

Having knocked the UK down to third place in 2010, figures for 2011 show China had a 30% share of the market based on both auction and dealer sales.

Total sales increased by 7%, generating $60.8bn (£38.3bn).

Dr Clare McAndrew, who compiled the report, described it as a "fundamental and important" change.

"The dominance of the Chinese market has been driven by expanding wealth, strong domestic supply and the investive drive of Chinese art buyers," she said.

But she warned there would be challenges ahead for the various regions in 2012: "The Chinese market in how to cope with an overheated market and promote more stable, long-term growth; Europe, with how to maintain its competitiveness in the face of continued regulatory and cost burdens; and the US with the challenge of losing its supremacy in the recent past."

The US took 29% of the market, according to the latest report. The UK remained in third position with a 22%, while France was fourth with 6%.

Rachel Campbell-Johnston, chief art critic at the Times, told the BBC: "People have been talking about China for a long time now and it's particularly strong in the areas of contemporary and modern art."

She added: "The dominance of China is simply reflecting a shift in the global economy."

Campbell-Johnston believes that simple supply and demand is at work: "There's only so many old masters that come on the market these days, so if you have enough money to buy one, it's a huge badge of importance. The Chinese and the Russian oligarchs are fighting over them - which makes it sound like a James Bond movie."

It is not just auction houses who have been opening up in China - White Cube, which championed high-profile contemporary artists like Damien Hirst, opened its first gallery outside London in a limestone-clad, 31-storey skyscraper in Hong Kong's financial district last week.
(BBC)

Was Einstein a good student?

On Monday, March 19, a debuted online archive containing 2,000 documents unveiled missing pieces of Einstein's brain. There's another list of 80,000 documents which will be made available later by the archive.

These documents are kept intact by the ALbert EInstein Archives at the Hevrew University of Jerusalem and at the California Insititute of Technology under the Eindstein Papers Project. His personal letter and all the scientific manuscripts are contained in it.



If you visit the galleries, you'll see Einstein's high school certification, which he received upon finishing high school at 16 in 1896. It turns out Einstein was an excellent student, not a terrible one, as often said. However, according to the archives, he left because he couldn't handle the strict discipline and authority.

The archive also contains images of one of only three existing manuscripts containing the famous E=mc^2 equation written in Einstein's handwriting. This equation, which describes the relationship betweem energy, mass and the speed of light, derives from his theory of special relativity. His 1921 Nobel Prize for Physics is also on display.

On the personal side, the archive contains a postcard to his mother Pauline in September 1919, which spoke of results of his research, led by British astronomer Arthur Eddington, during the May 1919 solar eclipse; this data confirmed a prediction made by the general theory of relativity. It also spoke of his mother's pain as her health deteriorated. The letter began: "Dear Mother, Good news today. H.A. Lorentz has telegraphed me that the British expeditions have definitively confirmed the deflection of light by the Sun. Unfortunately, Maja has written me that you're not only in a lot of pain but that you also have gloomy thoughts. How I would like to keep you company again so that you're not left to ugly brooding. …"

The site was originally launched in 2003. Almost a decade later, a $500,000 grant from the Polonsky Foundation of London funded digitization of the 80,000 documents.

Never give up - a living example

Who doesn't know the connotation "Try Try Again!". Every one does. Followers are hard to come by though. Most of us give up halfway or very close to destination. A few who keep on , get lucky to find a chance one day. Take Painter Stuart Mc Alpiner Miller, whose name would never have got attention, had he given up after struggling for 20 years to sell his work. Today, he has been finally chosen as artist-in-residence at The Savoy.He will produce eight artworks inspired by celebrities who have stayed at the famous London hotel.Marilyn Monroe, Laurence Olivier, Noel Coward and Elizabeth Taylor are among past guests.


The artist (47 years of age) , now benefiting in his late career has developed a unique style of painting.His striking works, which layer images of supermodel-esque women over brightly coloured cartoons in a commentary on the superficiality of fame, are gaining him a following in Britain and Hong Kong and a clutch of celebrity admirers including Sir Paul McCartney.

The images appear to be photographs but closer inspection reveals them to be painted in oils. According to Miller’s dealer, prices for the works have tripled over the past year.
The artist works from a studio near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, and had all but given up hope of finding success.

The Art Deco luxury of the Savoy is a long way from his upbringing in Stevenston, Ayrshire.

“I come from a working class town with mass unemployment, where most adult males are without jobs. It’s quite a depressed environment, and so to become an artist was pretty unusual,” he said.

“But from as far back as I can remember, art was a way of being myself. I went to art school and moved to London but then found things very difficult.As many artists will tell you, you have quite good times if a show does well but then you have incredibly difficult times and the difficult times far, far outweigh the good times.You never really know when your next income will come and I had some desperate years, trying to get by with two children and a mortgage.I had friends and family telling me to give up and do something else, so finding myself getting popular now is a strange concept.”

He developed the layering style of painting over 15 years but began producing the cartoon images two years ago.

Explaining the themes behind them, he said: “The work is a comment on generic ideas of perfection.
“We live in an increasingly throwaway society right now where everything is dictated by the media, telling us that glamour is achievable. I just question how much that is all worth.”

The Savoy paintings will be unveiled in September. Famously, Monet painted the view of Waterloo and Westminster bridges from his room at the hotel, and Whistler etched its scaffolding.Kiaran MacDonald, managing director of The Savoy, said: “Selecting an artist to follow in these footsteps and to create new artworks was no easy task.

“We look forward to seeing McAlpine Miller’s take on The Savoy and unveiling a new collection of works which we believe will delight guests and enhance the beautifully restored interiors of this iconic hotel.”
Miller sold his first work for £24 and until last year the highest price for one of his paintings was £7,000. Now his work is priced at £25,000 for a triptych.

Estelle Lovatt, art critic for BBC Radio 2’s Art Show, has tipped Miller as an artist whose work could be worth a significant amount in years to come. She said: “Of the most outstanding beauty in the art world today, his is the new art to be collected for investment and aesthetics for tomorrow. No-one else paints like him.”

Was Einstein a good student?

(Livescience) Now anyone with Internet access can peek into one of the most celebrated minds in science.

Albert Einstein's complete archive is gradually becoming available through the Einstein Archives Online. On Monday (March 19), the online archive debuted with roughly 2,000 documents, and the archival database lists all of the more than 80,000 documents that will ultimately be available. [Pieces of Einstein's Brain Displayed]

The documents — everything from personal letters to scientific manuscripts — are held by the Albert Einstein Archives at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and at the Einstein Papers Project at the California Institute of Technology.

The site's gallery offers viewers a peak at Einstein's high school certification, which he received upon finishing high school at 16 in 1896. It turns out Einstein was an excellent student, not a terrible one, as often said. However, according to the archives, he left because he couldn't handle the strict discipline and authority.

he archive also contains images of one of only three existing manuscripts containing the famous E=mc^2 equation written in Einstein's handwriting. This equation, which describes the relationship betweem energy, mass and the speed of light, derives from his theory of special relativity. His 1921 Nobel Prize for Physics is also on display.

On the personal side, the archive contains a postcard to his mother Pauline in September 1919, which spoke of results of his research, led by British astronomer Arthur Eddington, during the May 1919 solar eclipse; this data confirmed a prediction made by the general theory of relativity. It also spoke of his mother's pain as her health deteriorated. The letter began: "Dear Mother, Good news today. H.A. Lorentz has telegraphed me that the British expeditions have definitively confirmed the deflection of light by the Sun. Unfortunately, Maja has written me that you're not only in a lot of pain but that you also have gloomy thoughts. How I would like to keep you company again so that you're not left to ugly brooding. …"

The site was originally launched in 2003. Almost a decade later, a $500,000 grant from the Polonsky Foundation of London funded digitization of the 80,000 documents.

Search for legendary pilot begins again

Amelia Earhart a legendary pilot probably became lost on an uninhabited island in the Southwestern Pacific republic of Kiribati and died. The search for her will begin again this summer.

With support from the Discovery Channel, the expedition will be carried out by the The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR), which has long been investigating the last, fateful flight taken by Earhart 75 years ago.
 
The new expedition will use high tech underwater equipment to search for pieces of Earhart's plane.The tall, slender, blond pilot mysteriously vanished while flying over the Pacific Ocean on July 2, 1937 during a record attempt to fly around the world at the equator.

The archive also contains images of one of only three existing manuscripts containing the famous E=mc^2 equation written in Einstein's handwriting. This equation, which describes the relationship betweem energy, mass and the speed of light, derives from his theory of special relativity. His 1921 Nobel Prize for Physics is also on display.

On the personal side, the archive contains a postcard to his mother Pauline in September 1919, which spoke of results of his research, led by British astronomer Arthur Eddington, during the May 1919 solar eclipse; this data confirmed a prediction made by the general theory of relativity. It also spoke of his mother's pain as her health deteriorated. The letter began: "Dear Mother, Good news today. H.A. Lorentz has telegraphed me that the British expeditions have definitively confirmed the deflection of light by the Sun. Unfortunately, Maja has written me that you're not only in a lot of pain but that you also have gloomy thoughts. How I would like to keep you company again so that you're not left to ugly brooding. …"

The site was originally launched in 2003. Almost a decade later, a $500,000 grant from the Polonsky Foundation of London funded digitization of the 80,000 documents.

Strange Permission

England: Rovert Blyth,29, is being forced to apply for a documented permission to plant a seasonal display of daffodils flowers at his own farm. Officials threatened to fine him £2,500 if he doesn't listen. He has submitted a 7 page document for permission but officials will take some good weeks before deciding. Daffodils will have wilted and died by then. 

Officials claim the 13,000 bulb display - which spells out the name of the farm's weekly boot sale - flouts strict advertising rules. Mr Blyth said he had been left bemused at all the red tape involved.

"Ironically, I actually got the idea from the council who have a lovely floral display showing their logo on Clacton seafront.

"If it is an advert it's not a very good one as you can only read it from the small country lane by our farm. It's barely visible from the main road and you could never make out the lettering.

"The flowers will be blooming for four weeks, whereas the application process from validation to the decision is eight weeks. By the time councillors decide, the flowers will have died."

Mr Blyth put in for planning permission for the display after being warned that his floral display could breach regulations despite his frustration.

Social Media Campaign demands justice for a 17 year old

An international petition, celebrity tweets, and spreading public outrage, has forced the US Justice Department to open an investigation on Monday into the shooting of a 17 year old black teenager. He was killed on Feb 26 in Florida by a neighbourhood watch captain who escaped arrest.
 
"The department will conduct a thorough and independent review of all of the evidence and take appropriate action at the conclusion of the investigation," the department said.

The campaign to draw attention to the case is the third largest in Change.org's history, and surpassed a petition of about 300,000 signatures credited last year with persuading Bank of America to drop plans for a $5 debit card fee, said Megan Lubin, a Change.org spokeswoman.


The victim's family lawyer, Ben Crump, said public pressure was behind an earlier promise by the US Justice Department to review the case. And some Florida legislators are moving to consider a change in the law to prevent a recurrence.

"People all over the world, more than 400,000 people, said we demand you make an arrest. That's what is building pressure to look at it," Mr Crump said.

Windows phone outselling Nokia's Symbian

Nokia's Symbian smartphone sales share fell from 12.4 per cent a year ago to just 2.4 per cent. Apple’s iPhone now accounts for 28.7 per cent of all -in use in the UK, compared to 22.7 per cent a year ago.

The Symbian operating system is being phased out in the developed world after Nokia Chief Executive Stephen Elop described it as a 'burning platform' prior to announcing the company's shift to Microsoft's Windows Phone.


The company is however still making money from the OS in the developing world, and at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona itannounced the PureView 808 phone, featuring a 41 megapixel camera and running Symbian.
Google’s Android operating system also rose and is now 48.5 per cent of all smartphones phones, up from 37.8 per cent a year ago. Proportionally, however, Windows Phone was the largest riser, up from 0.5 per cent to 2.5 per cent. It outsold Symbian’s 2.4 per cent share for the first time, according to data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech.
Nokia’s Lumia 800 handset was however the most popular Windows Phone device, accounting for 87 per cent of sales for the entire operating system. The 900 and the 710 models have, however, respectively been announced and launched only recently.

Teaching Children the Value of Pre-Web Pages

Squeezing paint from a tube is too tame for the sixth graders in Ida Owens’s art class. They prefer making their own with malachite (a green mineral), spinach and cochineal — or dried insects. “They love cochineal,” said Ms. Owens. “To them it’s working with bugs.”


Her class at the Gordon Parks School for Inquisitive Minds (P.S./I.S. 270) in Queens is part of the Morgan Book Project, which aims to instill in children of the digital age an appreciation for books by providing authentic materials to write, illustrate and construct their own medieval and Renaissance-inspired illuminated manuscripts. The free program was developed by the Morgan Library and Museum with the New York City Department of Education for public school grades 3 through 7.

Ms. Owens said she thought her students acquired a greater affinity for physical books after designing and building one. “They see the process involved and can look at books as an art form,” she said. “When I suggest that they are doing something that keeps this art form alive, it makes them feel important.”

Institutions like the Morgan, with collections drawn from the printed word, are balancing the digital and physical worlds with their offerings and finding ways to embrace both. Marie H. Trope-Podell, book project creator and manager of gallery programs at the Morgan, said that although the book project was a way to instill the importance of physical books in the next generation of readers, “it is not a rebellion or reaction against the digital book — quite the opposite.”

She said children were always surprised when she made design comparisons between medieval illuminated manuscripts and Web pages. “The mixture of text and images all over the Internet is very visual, and medieval manuscripts are very visual,” she said. “These manuscripts are not paginated and the Internet is not. You can scroll and scroll and need visual aids to figure out where you are.”

Teachers participating in the project receive training at the Morgan on book-creation techniques. Students, most of them from low-income communities, visit the museum to view ancient illuminated manuscripts before creating their own interpretations.

The project’s hands-on approach also helps demystify museum collections for children, said Ms. Trope-Podell. In addition to cochineal, traditionally used to make red dye, the project’s 16th-century-style toolbox includes fish glue, gum arabic, saffron threads and 22-karat gold.

“We try to create a bridge to those very precious things by giving children the opportunity to do something as close as possible to what they see in museums,” she said. “They had no idea they could make paint with a bug or use fish oil as glue.” She adds that providing the highest-quality materials like 22-karat gold is key. “I want to boost their ego to give them a sense of being trusted,” she said. “I don’t think we trust kids enough with precious things.”

Participating schools send a selection of finished books to the Morgan for review by an awards committee. Winners are then honored at a ceremony for students, teachers and beaming family members.

Ms. Trope-Podell recalled one poignant moment: “We had one winner whose father was there. They were homeless and living in a shelter. He was so proud of his daughter and said he didn’t even know she could draw or paint, but he was going to make sure he bought her some art supplies. We were all almost crying.”

One of the strengths of the Morgan project lies in its authenticity, said Rosemary Agoglia, curator of education at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Mass., which also emphasizes the importance of the physical book for children. She adds the project’s hands-on approach to problem solving is a plus for young learners. “Kids know busy work and it rarely engages them,” she said. “At any age we are actively building knowledge and thinking about what we are doing, experimenting and exploring. Giving that learner permission to be a problem solver is key, and it is happening less and less.”

The Eric Carle Museum is dedicated to preserving illustrated children’s books and inspiring a love of art and reading in children. The bridge between visual and verbal literacy is crucial to its mission, said Ms. Agoglia. Museum programs feature interactive story times. “It is amazing to watch kids talk about what they see in a book,” she said.

Ms Agoglia said that because children today spent so much time with digital devices, they viewed “screen time” and “book time” as different. “In book time they hold it in their hands, feel the pages and feel the heft of it,” she said. “Flipping back and forth in a book is much different experience than on a Kindle.” She clarified this as an observation, not a judgment: “You do not want to feel like a Luddite or trying to stop the flow of technology.”

She said she believed that digital and physical content delivery formats would co-exist in the next generation of readers but that books did hold a place that digital data could not fill, at least for now. “As human beings we surround ourselves with things that help define who we are and books are one of those things — not just the narrative or story that is easily reproduced on the Kindle,” she said. “It is those dog-eared pages, coffee-stained covers or where you signed your name in the front when you were 4 years old. That memory is attributed to a physical object. Books are really part of what makes us human.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/15/arts/artsspecial/for-children-lessons-in-medieval-manuscript-illumination.html?ref=education

Sympathy at Tongan King's Death by University Of Auckland

The University of Auckland has expressed its condolences at the death of King George Tupou V of Tonga.

"We extend our sympathy to the people of Tonga, the Tongan community in Auckland, and particularly to our Tongan staff and students," the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Stuart McCutcheon said today. "We have a long and proud association with Tonga and our thoughts are with the Tongan people at this sad time."

Though the King's reign was sadly short, its importance will long be felt, as the King was committed to advancing the democratisation of Tonga, relinquishing many of his powers voluntarily, said Professor McCutcheon. "Losing two kings in so few years, after decades of leadership, poses many challenges to Tonga. Tupou V had overseen Tonga during some very difficult times, and his passing will be mourned throughout the University, New Zealand, and the rest of the Pacific."

Original source here.

Rural Community Colleges Battle Financial Squeeze

The coffers at Western Texas College are about as dry as the windswept West Texas plains that surround it. Reductions in state financing have been a literal drain — last year, the college cut costs by emptying its N.C.A.A. competition-size pool.

“We have a large hole that used to be a swimming pool,” said Mike Dreith, the college’s president. “And we have a beautiful room designed to be a planetarium. It’s a nice, circular storage room now.”

Any more cuts would certainly mean faculty layoffs, said Patricia Claxton, the college’s chief financial officer. “We are already to the bone,” she said.


The remote institution in Snyder, population 11,000, has a shallow bench to begin with: only two people in the town are qualified to teach public speaking at the collegiate level. One teaches at Western Texas, and the other is Mr. Dreith.

In rural West Texas, as with elsewhere in the state,community colleges play a pivotal role in the higher-education landscape, providing academic opportunities for students who are not able or willing to go away to universities. In Snyder, for example, it’s roughly a 100-mile drive to the nearest university. But the institutions also face unique financial challenges that demand creative solutions to keep the doors open and to help sustain the region.

State Senator Robert Duncan, Republican of Lubbock, said such schools allow young people to stay close to home longer. “The key to maintaining population in rural areas is making sure different generations have a reason to come back,” he said. Mr. Duncan noted that in addition to state appropriations declining, which means schools are increasingly relying on tuition and local taxes, a quirk in the taxing system can limit financing for such colleges.


South Plains College in Levelland, for example, serves an area in the Panhandle that is larger than some states, but it can collect taxes only from its local area. Though it is the main feeder for Texas Tech University in Lubbock, its tax base does not extend the 30 miles to the city.

Rural West Texas colleges, therefore, must generate significant local buy-in. The community college tax rates around South Plains and Western Texas are more than double those for colleges in urban areas like Austin or Dallas. Western Texas officials have struck a deal with the local community. Any students from Scurry County, the local tax base, can attend free if they maintain certain grades and standards.

For many residents, it is an impossible deal to turn down. Tanner Robertson, a student from Snyder in his second year at Western Texas, never questioned where he would go after high school. “You graduate from Snyder High School, and you go to W.T.C.,” he said. “It’s what you’re raised to do.” Increasingly, Mr. Dreith said, the school is working with estate planners and companies to finance its operations to ensure its future.


“We spend as much time on that, unfortunately, by virtue of the financial circumstances that we’re in, as we do on student success, which is really Job 1,” he said, noting that Western Texas still has among the highest community college graduation rates in the state. The financial situation at South Plains is not as dire, because it is less remote, but the schools’ concerns are similar, and so are their aspirations. “Our goal is to sustain rural Texas,” said Kelvin Sharp, the college’s president.


“We can’t all live in Lubbock,” he said. “Some people have to live in Muleshoe, Plains or Denver City. And you have to have an auto mechanic, and firefighters, nurses and all the things we offer in technical ed. You have to have those basic services.”


Original source here.

Teachers From Auckland & Northland Awarded Scholarships

Four outstanding teachers from Auckland and Northland have been awarded Woolf Fisher Lead Teacher Masters Scholarships worth a combined $250,000. The recipients of the Woolf Fisher Trust funded scholarships are Caroline Chawke, Papatoetoe South School, Papatoetoe; Heather Hardy, Whau Valley School, Whangarei; Jacqueline Tutavake, Henderson South School, Henderson; and Lynne Savage, Tangaroa College, Otara.

In 2010 the Trust donated $1.25 million over five years to create the scholarships. These fund the release of suitably qualified outstanding teachers from Auckland and Northland primary and secondary schools to do a one year full-time masters degree in school-based research and development methods at the Woolf Fisher Research Centre.

Established in 1998 with funds from the Woolf Fisher Trust, the Research Centre is internationally recognised for the development of education and schooling success for diverse communities within New Zealand, with a particular focus on Māori and Pasifika communities.

Professor Stuart McNaughton, Director of the Centre, says the scholarship recipients are teachers with bright futures. “They are talented and effective teachers who are highly regarded in their schools. They have a strong desire not only to see their students succeed but also to increase their own knowledge.

“The teachers will learn how to use evidence from their schools to design more effective teaching programmes to lift and extend student achievement. This will have major benefits for students and communities,” he says. Up to four Woolf Fisher Lead Teacher Masters Scholarships will be available each year over the next three years.

Original source here.

Can You Spell Literacy?

Liv Marken, a self-described “word nerd,” recognizes the importance of literacy. She also recognizes that illiteracy creates inequities in communities that need to be addressed.

To that end, she is helping to organize a speed Scrabble tournament for literacy that will take place March 7 at the University Library’s Learning Commons. “It started out as a small event to give writing help peer mentors and tutors the chance to do some service around literacy,” said Marken, writing help co-ordinator at the centre.

“It is a small step to raise awareness and money about a serious issue in Saskatoon. The university can help with this by asking questions, reaching out and learning about what the issues are. This event is not only about raising funds, but it’s also about helping to educate people on campus and in the community about something that ultimately affects all citizens.”

Organized by the U of S Students’ Union and the University Learning Commons, the tournament reached full capacity (12 teams of four players) within a couple of weeks of being announced, said Marken. Leading up to the tournament, participating teams—including teams made up of senior administrators, city councillors and students—are gathering pledges and donations with a goal of collectively raising $10,000. All proceeds are going to literacy programs at READ Saskatoon, the Central Urban Métis Federation and the Saskatchewan Intercultural Association.

“The cause is serious, but the game itself doesn’t need to be. It is meant to be fun, but as everyone knows, Scrabble can get very competitive. Some teams are taking it seriously, memorizing two-letter words,” said Marken.

Although the sometimes vicious nature of Scrabble may still be intact, the format of the game for this tournament is quite different. “There are no points and no boards. The winning team will be the one that creates their Scrabble grid using a full set of tiles the quickest. There will be three rounds of play before a winning team is announced. We will also have referees from the Saskatoon Scrabble Association around to make sure the words used in the grids are acceptable Scrabble words.”

Jason Hlady, an analyst in Information Technology Services and the top-ranked Scrabble player in Saskatchewan, helped develop the rules and format for the tournament, Marken said. “A lot of people have been involved and have helped get the word out.”

While this year’s tournament is already full, Marken suggested coming out and watching the competition, making a donation and volunteering or registering for next year’s event. “I think we will definitely do this again next year but it may outgrow the space we’re using this year. Literacy is a fundamental component of a healthy society, arguably a basic human right, and so should be a priority in our community.

http://news.usask.ca/2012/03/05/can-you-spell-literacy/

BBC’s iPlayer The Latest To Join Microsoft’s Xbox Platform

Another big content partner for Microsoft and its Xbox Live Platform, and another win for those in favor of all TV eventually going over-the-top rather than through a pay-TV provider: the BBC has now made its popular catch-up/on-demand TV and radio service, iPlayer, accessible via the Xbox console, free of charge.

Although we’ve seen the BBC make some moves to offer iPlayer in international markets as a paid service, for now it is only available in the UK. The BBC says it is the first broadcaster to join up with Xbox 360 to make its content free: other content providers have become part of the “Gold” service that requires an extra fee.

The deal announced today also marks another first for the BBC: as with other services that run on the Xbox, when you use it in connection with a Kinect, you can navigate the iPlayer with voice and gesture controls.

The BBC says that this will make iPlayer accessible to “millions” of new users on TVs: that, too, is an important milestone, because the service has always been accessible online via PCs, but going to other platforms like mobile and traditional old TV has been a longer road for the broadcaster.

As the BBC continues with its public service goal of making the iPlayer as accessible as possible (that was a controversial point when it first launched in December 2007: because a PC with broadband was the primary way to view it), it continues to focus on building out more TV deals.

That’s because despite the huge rise in tablets, smartphones and broadband usage among consumers, TV, the BBC says, remains one of the most popular ways to consume BBC content. In 2011, it had 433 million requests for content from TV devices in 2011, which works out to one in every four programs viewed being on TVs rather than mobiles, tablets or PCs. The BBC projects that with the addition of more services like the one announced today, by 2015, over half of all requests will be via TVs.

Although the BBC has been on cable-TV provider Virgin Media’s set-top-box since 2008, it was only last year that it became available on BT’s pay-TV service BT Vision.

But it has yet to go live on the UK’s biggest pay-TV provider, Sky, partly owned by News Corp. The BBC says it will have that live “later this year.” In all, it is now on over 450 platforms and devices, it says, including FreeSat, Freeview, Sony PlayStation, Nintendo Wii, and “hundreds” of mobile phones, tablets, and internet-connected TVs.

For its part, the Xbox 360, which was the best-selling console in the UK last year, already offers a range of other live and on-demand content, including a selection of channels from Sky, as well as Channel 4, Channel 5, Netflix, LOVEFiLM, Blinkbox, MSN and YouTube.

We have reached out to ask the BBC whether it plans to add the iPlayer to the Xbox outside the UK and will update the post as we learn more.


Original source here.

Google Analytics Update Connects Social Marketing With The Bottom Line

If you’ve been to a marketing conference in the past year or so, or even read an article on the subject, you’ve probably heard someone ask, “What’s the ROI on social marketing?” (Alternate version: “What’s the value of a Like or a retweet?”) That’s what the new features in Google Analytics are trying to answer.

Given the increasing importance of social marketing and social network traffic, it was probably inevitable that the Google Analytics team would add social-focused reports. However, Group Product Manger Phil Mui says the new reports take a different approach than most social analytics products, which are more focused on “listening” — counting mentions, retweets, analyzing sentiment, and so on. “Those are important metrics for sure,” Mui says. “But how do these metrics tie to the bottom line of a business? That’s what the CEOs most of the Fortune 500 folks that we talk with want to know.”

So companies using the new social reports can tell Google the goal that they’re interested in, whether it’s making a purchase, registering a user, or just having someone click on their about page. Then Google will show you not just how many visits are coming in from social networks (and which social networks in particular), but also how many of those social visits are “converting” to that goal. Mui says the reports also examine the impact that social networks have on a company’s “upper funnel” — in other words, the harder-to-measure cases where they don’t lead directly to a conversion, but may contribute indirectly. So if someone visits your website by following a link from Twitter, then returns in a week to buy something, Google will track that too.

Google can then assign a monetary value to both these “last interaction” and “assisted” conversions. That, in turn, helps companies decide whether the money they might be putting into a social marketing campaign on Facebook or Twitter is actually paying off.

There’s also an Activity Stream tab for tracking what people are saying about your company on social networks. It works with any social network that has connected to Google’s Social Data Hub. In the future, Software Engineering Manager Ilya Grigorik (who, along with some other members of the Google Analytics team, joined Google through the acquisition of social analytics service PostRank) says that other social sites could join, but for now, the big name on the hub is, of course, Google+. (Other participants include Digg, Disqus, and Reddit.)

Speaking of Google+, it’s hard not to notice the way that the social network seems to be creeping into Google’s other products. Mui says that in this case, Google wanted to make sure it followed its famous “do no evil” policy, which means that it provides “the most transparent measurements of the various social channels whether it is Google+, Twitter, Facebook, Digg, or Delicious.” He adds that he’s confident that as Google+ matures and grows, “it’s going to be of value to a large number of merchants and advertisers.”

TechCrunch.com

Dell Sees Room to Challenge Apple in Tablets

A growing dissatisfaction among office workers with the clunky computers their employers force them to use, in contrast to the sleek Apple devices many have at home, could yet benefit incumbent suppliers like Dell, a top Dell executive said.

As Apple's third-generation iPad went on sale on Friday, accompanied by the now traditional scenes of fans queuing round the block , Dell's chief commercial officer Steve Felice said the tablet market was still wide open.

Dell ditched its previous attempt at cracking the global tablet market, the Streak, last year. It was based on Google's Android operating system software.

Now Dell is planning a fresh assault with the advent of Microsoft's new Windows 8 operating platform, which is expected later this year and will have a touch interface that works across desktop computers, tablets and smartphones.

"We're very encouraged by the touch capability we are seeing in the beta versions of Windows 8," Felice told Reuters in an interview in London, adding that Dell may also make Android tablets again.

"We have a roadmap for tablets that we haven't announced yet. You'll see some announcements.. for the back half of the year," he said. "We don't think that this market is closed off in any way."

Lenovo, Hewlett-Packard and possibly Nokia are also planning Windows 8 tablets.

Felice said that Dell's relationships with its thousands of business customers gave it an advantage over Apple, whose gadgets can cause headaches for IT departments because they operate on different systems.

As iPads and iPhones have become popular from the boardroom down, corporate technology chiefs have been increasingly forced to accept the fact that employees will use their own devices.

"On the commercial side there are a lot of concerns about security, interoperability, systems and device management, and I think Dell is in the best position to meet those," Felice said.

He added that iPads also left much to be desired in terms of processing power and ease of typing. "When people put their computer to the side and take their iPad with them to travel, you see a lot of compromises being made."

Dell has also just launched a so-called ultrabook, a high-end notebook that is light and thin but still at least as powerful as a regular laptop. The XPS 13 costs about $995.

"The demand has been excellent since we launched this product just a week ago," Felice said. "It is a fantastic product and shows our commitment to the PC space. We like the PC space. We are extremely committed to it."

Dell, the world's third-biggest computer maker after HP and Lenovo, has also been expanding its services offering to reduce its dependence on sales of computers, where margins are being squeezed and growth is slowing.

Taking Mac and iPad sales together, Apple sold more computers last year than any of the top PC makers.

Asked whether he envied Apple's ability to produce such coveted objects, Felice said: "We come at the market in a different way ... We are predominantly a company that has a great eye on the commercial customer who also wants to be a consumer."

"In the areas where we come at the market, we think we are a coveted brand."

(Reuters)

What Pinterest Can Do That Facebook Can’t

Imagine walking into a 14-year old girl's bedroom — what would you see on the walls? Probably pictures torn from magazines, drawings, maybe inspirational quotes. Transform that visual collage into a social media site, and you have Pinterest. The site has taken off since its 2011 launch, with nearly 12 million unique visitors in January, 2012, and its membership has been accelerated by Facebook tie-ins that show your friends' Pinterest activity.

So why all the buzz? How does it work? And is it a contender to Facebook?

The digital equivalent of a 14-year old girl's bedroom is a decent visual metaphor for the site, but Pinterest's effect is much more sophisticated. It's a rich, hyperlinked way to see what others are inspired by and aspire to.

How Pinterest Works
Once you sign up for a Pinterest account, you can "pin" images you see online. You can either input a link into Pinterest manually by copying it, or you can install a browser extension for Pinterest that lets you click a button that's added into in the browser frame to add an image:
Firefox right click add-on
Chrome Pinterest extension
Internet Explorer Bookmarklet for Pinterest

Images you pin are arranged into thematic boards. You pick the general theme of the board and pin away. Others "like" your pins or repin them to boards of their own.

You follow friends or other pinners whose curation you admire. You might have a designer who's got a whole board of reading nooks you like. Or maybe a friend is planning a trip to Tahiti, and you like looking at the images of the water that she pins.

The site initially found favor with brides-to-be, so there are a lot of dresses, teacakes, and up-dos. And while many more non-brides are joining the site, some estimates put the female to male ration at 97% favoring the ladies!

Pinterest can be a great personal planning tool for organizing ideas around design; as you contemplate your upcoming wedding, vacation, kids birthday party, or kitchen remodel, you can create visual collages of ideas — and share them with your friends.

When others seek similar inspiration for their event they may find your reading nook board and follow it. You can follow anyone; it doesn't have to be reciprocated like a friend request on Facebook. All boards are public right now, but Pinterest says they are thinking about adding more options to create private boards.

How Pinterest Compares To Facebook
But what I like best about Pinterest is the public nature of the boards; it's one of the things that makes it so different from Facebook. You don't just check up on people, you can get really lost in ideas — browsing by theme: redecorating… cars… gadgets… parenting ideas… beer-making supplies… (Those last two categories do not go together, by the way.) You can also search specifically, and see the most recent images that fit your search terms. Following individual pinners is cool, but it's the categorical organization of ideas that is coolest. Pinterest is more like flipping through the pages of a magazine like Real Simple or House Beautiful than it is catching up on friends. It's a "Calgon take me away" kind of break. And yes, it can be addicting. I can spend a good half hour just getting lost in home design shots, recipes, and travel pics.

So if you want to go give Pinterest a try, go to the website pinterest.com, request an invite, and follow some folks.

But if you already feel overwhelmed by social networks, you won't miss the boat by skipping Pinterest. You'll probably be just as happy with a few magazine pictures and quotes pinned on the corkboard over your desk (or on the walls of your room — I won't tell).

(source: Becky Worley | Upgrade Your Life)

PAPHOS HOLIDAYS: HISTORY, BEACHES, MOUNTAINS

Cyprus is a popular holiday destination thanks to a number of remarkable places. The city of Paphos surprises with a number of ancient sites, rich heritage, as well as clean beaches.

Nestled on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in southwest Cyprus, Paphos is some thirty miles west of the largest port on the island, Limassol. Sometimes it is referred to as New Paphos, to distinguish it from its archaic sister city, Kouklia. It is here, only sixteen kilometers away, where Aphrodite, the Greek Goddess of Love and Beauty was born at Petra Tou Romiou otherwise known as Aphrodite's Rock.
Let us begin our tour at the Medieval Castle of Paphos. Originally a fort built by the Byzantine Empire, it was rebuilt by the Ottomans, circa 1500. Daily tours are available and a large square resides in front, hosting numerous cultural events throughout the year. If you plan Paphos holidays during September, you may attend the annual Aphrodite Festival featuring world renowned opera artists.
Next, there is the Kato Paphos Archaeological Park. Bring your camera to this location as you will view items dating back to prehistoric times and the Middle Ages. Some of the impressive monuments you will see include the Tomb of the Kings, the Forty Columns Fortress and ruins of the Christian Basilica to name but a few.
One more stop for anyone interested in history and culture should be the Ancient Theatre. Built around the fourth century BC, you will be amazed at the similarities of this arena, as it is comparable to theatre setups as we know them today – semi circular, elevated descending rows carved in the side of a hill.
If you are visiting Cyprus for some fun in the sun, Paphos will not disappoint you. Fifty kilometers of coastline, featuring twenty seven public beaches, twelve of which carry the prestigious Blue Flag award. The Blue Flag is presented by an independent eco friendly group signifying these beaches are some of the best in the world, based on criteria such as clean water and safety.
To name but a few of the Blue Flag beaches there is, Coral Bay, Faros Beach at Paphos west end with its sand volleyball courts and Municipal Beach. Fifty hotels reside on or near these beaches, allowing for an almost private beach atmosphere for their guests.
There is a wide array of other exciting activities awaiting your visit as well. Boating, of course, is prevalent off shore. Biking the mountains is a popular pastime, while enjoying visits to quant, innocent villages along the way. The Troodos Mountains, specifically offer breath taking views for both biker and hiker alike. Horseback riding is another adventure along the Akamas peninsula.
If a day on the links is more to your liking, Paphos offers four top rated golf clubs, many with adjacent hotels some distance from the city.
If you are a connoisseur of fine wines, be sure to take a tour of a Paphos winery. You may want to taste the "Commandaria", which has bore the same name since the 1100's. Before retiring after your busy day, relax at one of the many taverns of Paphos and enjoy some delicious Greek food along with the beverage of your choice. Restaurants offering international cuisine are at your disposal as well.
You will not find a more beautiful setting anywhere in the world offering the endless possibilities to learn, relax and enjoy than you will experience in historic Paphos with its Greek atmosphere.
SOURCE: tourism-review

Second Chance by Jane Green

Book Description:
The New York Times bestselling author delivers another winning novel—this time it’s a tale of friendship and fate

Jane Green has become a nationally bestselling author with legions of fans through her novels about the true-life dilemmas of real women -- their relationships, their careers, their loves, their triumphs and disappointments. In her latest book, Green tells the story of a group of people who haven’t seen each other since they were best friends at school. When one of them dies in a terrible tragedy, the reunited friends work through their grief together and find that each of their lives is impacted in ways they could have never foreseen. Warm, witty, and as wise as ever, this is a story of friendship, of family, and of life coming full circle.

Tomorrow, When the War Began

Tomorrow, When the War Began is an adventure film written and directed by Stuart Beattie and based on the novel of the same name (the first in a series of seven) by John Marsden. The film is produced by Andrew Mason and Michael Boughen. The story follows Ellie Linton, one of eight teenagers waging a guerrilla war against an invading foreign power in their fictional hometown of Wirrawee. The film stars Caitlin Stasey as Ellie Linton and features an ensemble cast that includes Rachel Hurd-Wood, Lincoln Lewis and Phoebe Tonkin.

Production began in September 2009. Principal photography began on 28 September 2009, and concluded on 6 November 2009; filming took place in the Hunter Region and the Blue Mountains, in New South Wales.

The teaser trailer for the film was released on 31 March 2010. The film was released in Australia and New Zealand on 2 September 2010. Released in the UK on 8 April 2011 and in America on 24 February 2012.

Prada Releases Wacky Spring/Summer 2012 Video Campaign

Following a string of surrealist influenced fashion films by Miu Miu and Cartier's fantastical "Cartier Odyssey," Prada is on track to receive the trippiest video campaign of Spring/Summer 2012 accolade following the release of its latest "Real Fantasies" short.

The Italian label hired director James Lima, celebrated for his work with the likes of Alexander Wang and Versace, to create the trippy film. It features a mash-up of “found” footage, scenes from 1950s movies and dancing models Jessica Stam, Ginta Lapina, and Lindsey Wixson showcasing Prada's Spring collection. Watch it at http://youtu.be/4jJIhdDi8ps.

The Italian brand’s latest release could rival its colorful Spring 2011 campaign featuring Arizona Muse and Mariacarla Boscono, which received the Best Online Video accolade at the Fashion 2.0 Awards back in February this year. See it at http://youtu.be/NfUIb0qJqKU.

Apple sells three million iPads on opening weekend

Apple announced on Monday that it sold three million of its new iPad tablet computers over the course of its first weekend on the market.

"The new iPad is a blockbuster with three million sold -- the strongest iPad launch yet," said Apple senior vice president of worldwide marketing Philip Schiller.
"Customers are loving the incredible new features of iPad... and we can't wait to get it into the hands of even more customers around the world this Friday."
The new iPad went on sale on Friday with Apple fans lining up from Sydney to San Francisco to snap up the latest model of the hot-selling tablet computer.
The new iPad is available in Australia, the United States, France, Canada, Germany, Japan, Singapore, Switzerland, Britain and Hong Kong. It will go on sale in another two dozen countries on March 23.

Source: Yahoo.com

The Maytrees by Annie Dillard

From the Publisher:
Toby Maytree first sees Lou Bigelow on her bicycle in postwar Provincetown, Massachusetts. Her laughter and loveliness catch his breath. Maytree is a Provincetown native, an educated poet of thirty. As he courts Lou, just out of college, her stillness draws him. Hands-off, he hides his serious wooing, and idly shows her his poems.

In spare, elegant prose, Dillard traces the Maytrees' decades of loving and longing. They live cheaply among the nonconformist artists and writers that the bare tip of Cape Cod attracts. Lou takes up painting. When their son Petie appears, their innocent Bohemian friend Deary helps care for him. But years later it is Deary who causes the town to talk.

In this moving novel, Dillard intimately depicts nature's vastness and nearness. She presents willed bonds of loyalty, friendship, and abiding love. Warm and hopeful, The Maytrees is the surprising capstone of Annie Dillard's original body of work.

Detachment

Detachment is a drama about the high school education system directed by Tony Kaye starring Adrien Brody, James Caan, Christina Hendricks, Lucy Liu, Marcia Gay Harden, Tim Blake Nelson and William Petersen.

The tragic modern state of the human condition is explored through the eyes of students and teachers at a failing high school. Detachment is a chronicle of three weeks in the lives of several high school teachers, administrators and students through the eyes of a substitute teacher named Henry Barthes (Adrien Brody). Barthes' method of imparting vital knowledge to his temporary students is interrupted by the arrival of three women in his life.

Detachment premiered in April 2011 at the Tribeca Film Festival. Pretty Pictures acquired rights to distribute the film in France. In September 2011, Tribeca Film acquired U.S. distribution rights with Celluloid Dreams repping worldwide sales rights

World's biggest high-tech fair

A Fujitsu waterproof tablet PC is immersed in water in a fish tank at the booth of Fujitsu at the CeBit computer fair in Hanover, March, 6, 2012. The biggest fair of its kind will run to March 10, 2012.

Source: Yahoo

Fashion agenda: Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Tokyo

For those mourning the end of the catwalk show season in the major fashion capitals, there are still plenty of stylish dates to get excited about including Tokyo Fashion Week and Russia Fashion Week, as well as exhibitions from the likes of Chanel and YSL.

While some of Japan's biggest designers such as Yohji Yamamoto have been showing their collections outside Tokyo for some time, this event is an excellent opportunity to discover the city's rising talent. This year highlights will include a presentation from Yuima Nakazato, whose conceptual fashion has been making an impact on an international scale. The event will be held between March 18 and 24.

'John Carter' loses $200 million for Disney

Critically-panned fantasy adventure film "John Carter" is expected to lose $200 million for makers Disney, dragging its whole movie budget into the red, the studio said Monday.

Disney said it would take the huge operating loss on the movie, made by Oscar-winning director Andrew Stanton about a Civil War veteran transplanted to Mars, in its second fiscal quarter.
"In light of the theatrical performance of John Carter ($184 million global box office), we expect the film to generate an operating loss of approximately $200 million during our second fiscal quarter ending March 31.
"As a result, our current expectation is that the Studio segment will have an operating loss of between $80 and $120 million for the second quarter," Disney said in a statement.
Starring Taylor Kitsch and Willem Dafoe, the movie cost an estimated $250 million, but was met with a chorus of derision from critics when it was released earlier this month.
The respected Rotten Tomatoes website said: "While 'John Carter' looks terrific and delivers its share of pulpy thrills, it also suffers from uneven pacing and occasionally incomprehensible plotting and characterization."
It was the first live action movie for Stanton, who won best animated film Oscars in "Finding Nemo" in 2004 and "Wall-E" in 2009. He also wrote for all three "Toy Story" movies as well as "Monsters, Inc."
But Disney insisted the embarrassing loss can be turned around by upcoming projects, including "The Avengers" and "Brave."
"As we look forward to the second half of the year, we are excited about .. 'The Avengers' and 'Brave,' which we believe have tremendous potential to drive value for the Studio and the rest of the company," it said.

Source: yahoo.com and gazettebw.com

Fabrice Muamba's heart stopped beating for two hours after collapse

Muamba fell to the ground at White Hart Lane at 6.11pm on Saturday in front of millions of television viewers and paramedics were unable to start his heart working by itself again until he reached the London Chest Hospital in Bethnal Green, east London, at 8pm. The player remains anaesthetised in intensive care at the hospital, which is seven miles away from the stadium.

The hospital have now said that Muamba has begun to show "small signs of improvement" as his heart started beating without the help of medication but also told that he remained in critical condition.

Headline March 20th, 2012 / "The Einstein Equation"

"The Einstein Equation"

Respectful Dedication  These Three Great Int Students

Oumar Ly Dieme/Cheikh Anta Diop University,Senegal - Hamza Taseer/Bahria University, Pakistan - Shakeeb Muhammad/University of Waterloo, Canada

The renown British astronomer Sir Arthur Eddington was once asked if it was true that only three people in the world understood Einstein's theory of relativity."Who is the third?" he replied. That's very very true. Even scientists have had a tough time coming to grips with the implications of relativity. Some still remain reluctant to plug it into their own theories because of it's tendency to complicate everything.

But be that it may, theory of Relativity gave us the single best equation of the century: E=mc². And this theory of relativity reshaped scientific thought and caused revolutions in particle physics,cosmology,astrophysics and atomic science.

Yes, relativity, arguably caused the greatest scientific advance since Sir Isaac Newton's theory of Mechanics. Relativity,as it is, is a single, all encompassing theory of space time, gravity and mechanisms. It is generally looked upon as having two separate component parts, primarily because the first theory, that of special relativity, published by Einstein in 1905, was readily accepted and understood by physicists by the early 20s and quickly became a working tool.

The second theory , that of general relativity , published in 1916 was considered more esoteric and philosophical, and it wasn't until the 60s that it's implications were understood. This theory became notorious for the difficulty of the mathematics needed to fully understand it. The mathematics involved were a complex form of calculus known as Tensor Theory. My God, you have to see this mathematics , to believe yourself. !WOW! intends to cover this calculus in the later future.

Let me try explaining relativity with a train steaming away into the night. Consider yourself an observer positioned at right angle to the path of the train.Let us now assume that we can measure the speed of the train, and it is 50mph. Now assume that we are moving at 50mph,an equal speed, towards the oncoming train. Our closing in speed is now, 100mph.

It follows therefore that light should behave in a similar manner: we should record higher speeds for light when we are moving towards it's source than when we measure it at right angles. Except that it does not happen!!??? Great post this!!!

Wait till we show where Einstein was  apparently wrong!?? Haha! Goodnight and God Bless!

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Liverpool's Luis Suárez says he has no plans to move from Anfield

Luis Suarez says he wants to stay at the club

The Liverpool striker Luis Suárez has dismissed speculation about his future by insisting he is happy at Anfield and is looking forward to many more years at the club.

In recent weeks the Uruguay international has been linked with the newly rich French league leaders Paris St-Germain, while clubs in Italy have also been reportedly interested.

There has been much speculation that in the fall-out from the 25-year-old's eight-match ban for racially abusing the Manchester United defender Patrice Evra and the subsequent abuse he has received from opposition fans that he would be driven out of English football or, alternatively, the club would try to offload him.

However, Suárez – who has yet to complete a full season in the Premier League having joined midway through the previous campaign, has dismissed such suggestions.

"I have spoken with people at the club and they know that I want to stay and that I am enjoying myself and am very happy here," he said. "No one at the club has told me that they want to try to sell me or that I will be leaving.

"I'm going to carry on playing my football here at Liverpool. There are a good few years left on my contract and I want to carry on enjoying myself because both my family and I feel really happy here."

Suárez scored Liverpool's opener in yesterday's 2-1 victory over Stoke which put his side into the semi-finals of the FA Cup.

After the match he dedicated his 11th goal of the season to the Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba, who is critically ill in hospital after collapsing on the pitch at Tottenham with a heart problem.

"It's a very difficult moment," he said. "I think it is very important that we show our support, whether it be a message, or any kind of dedication, so that both he and his family know that not just me but the whole of football both here in England and throughout the world are right behind him and hoping that he will recover from his current situation."