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Resolving Persistent Spike Protein Syndrome
by Thomas E. Levy, MD, JD
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As the acute cases of COVID have continued to decline, the prevalence of the Persistent Spike Protein (PSP) syndrome has continued to increase. The spike protein is that part of the COVID pathogen that attaches to ACE2 receptors throughout the body and permits the entry of the entire virus into the newly infected cell. There appear to be no cells, tissues, or organs in the body that are completely spared from this PSP attack once enough of it has been introduced into the body.
The persistent presence of the spike protein has been shown to be secondary to the inability to completely resolve a bout of COVID (chronic COVID or long-haul COVID) as well as the spike protein exposure from mRNA inoculation(s). And as more time has passed, the PSP syndrome following one or more mRNA shots has emerged as the most common reason for PSP, especially following a booster injection. Not surprisingly, the likelihood of developing a PSP syndrome relates directly to the total amount of spike protein exposure, and the amounts delivered by repeated inoculations substantially exceed the amounts that result from incompletely resolved cases of COVID.
The goal of any therapy designed to eliminate a chronic spike protein presence in the body needs to address its presence in the blood, its presence on the many ACE2 binding sites throughout the body, its presence inside the cells, and the mechanisms that allow it to replicate itself and keep it from being eliminated completely in the body. It has been shown that the sickest of PSP patients have intact spike protein circulating in the blood.
However, eliminating it from the blood does not assure a cure. It is also vital to destroy the cells where the virus and/or spike protein replication is taking place, as well as to destroy any cells that are producing new spike protein because of the presence of the vaccine-supplied mRNA. It remains unclear at the time of this writing whether the cells of tissues or organs not known to regenerate on a regular basis will instead serve as virus/spike protein reservoirs that are not readily accessible to therapeutic agents. Multiple autopsy studies have revealed the presence of spike protein throughout the body, without any particular areas being spared. [2,3]
By itself, the spike protein is also toxic. As all toxins ultimately inflict damage by oxidizing biomolecules needed for normal metabolic function, any effective PSP protocol needs to include significant antioxidative capacity in order to repair damaged (oxidized) biomolecules. Spike protein has been shown to induce inflammation (acute oxidative stress) even without resulting in viral infection.
While any therapy that can eradicate an infectious agent must involve its destruction via enhanced oxidation, the most prominent of these therapies involve the appropriate application of:
While still not widely appreciated, these bio-oxidative therapies have been curing acute infectious diseases for very many years now. The resolution of acute viral infections has been especially well-established to result with any of these therapies administered individually or when combined together. All these therapies share the ability to rapidly increase the oxidative stress inside the pathogens themselves and/or the cells that have become infected with the pathogens. Nothing destroys a pathogen or pathogen-infected cell that cannot elevate such oxidative stress to lethal levels. And even though different treatments might have unshared mechanisms in fueling this increased oxidative stress, it is this singular effect that ultimately resolves the infection.
Vitamin C and Hydrogen Peroxide
Vitamin C (VC), interacting directly with extracellular and intracellular hydrogen peroxide (HP) already in the body, works to eradicate pathogens, including the COVID pathogen, by a mechanism known as the Fenton reaction. This reaction produces hydroxyl radical formation in a pathogen or a pathogen-infected cell, which works to oxidize whatever it is next to when it is formed. This ultimately results in the destruction of the pathogen, inside or outside of the cell, when enough VC and HP are present.
Enough HP by itself will also quickly oxidize pathogens and their infected host cells. This can occur with HP nebulization, the direct ingestion of appropriately-dosed HP, and the appropriate infusion of hydrogen peroxide intravenously. Intravenous HP has long been established as a powerful anti-viral agent, curing many of the most critically ill patients in the 1918 influenza pandemic.  HP nebulization is especially effective in clearing out areas of chronic pathogen colonization in the nose and throat areas. Even though such areas are usually asymptomatic, they work to keep these "virus-manufacturing" areas of the body much more susceptible to the contraction of new infectious agents, viral or otherwise.
An agent naturally present in the body in large amounts, hydrogen peroxide plays an important role in the pathogen-killing effect of all the bio-oxidative. While the biochemical details of these bio-oxidative therapies remain to be clearly defined, the anti-pathogen effect of HP appears to be an essential part of the final common pro-oxidant pathway in these therapies that is needed to kill the pathogen and clinically resolve the infection.
The nature of the immune system gives further support to the role of both VC and HP in the control and resolution of infections. The monocytes and phagocytes in the immune response are the first cells to appear at new sites of inflammation or infection. Of note, these two types of immune cells have exceptionally high levels of both VC and HP inside them. This results in the immediate delivery of the most important elements of the pathogen-killing Fenton reaction to the new site of infection. [6-10]
No agent exceeds the pro-oxidant, pathogen-killing ability of properly-administered ozone. Interestingly, the basic chemical structure of ozone is very close to HP. HP (H2O2) can be regarded as a dioxide of hydrogen, and ozone (O3) can be regarded as a dioxide of oxygen. This dioxide-like structure (two bound oxygens in the molecule) is also present in other molecules with powerful pro-oxidant, pathogen-killing capacity. Chlorine dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide, titanium dioxide, and silica dioxide have all been shown to have significant anti-pathogen properties. [11-17]
Like HP, ozone has been shown to increase blood oxygen levels and oxygen delivery to the tissues in addition to its anti-pathogen effects. Such an effect can only be expected to further enhance the healing of damaged tissues after the pathogen presence has been eradicated. Furthermore, tumor cells that have been incubated in an ozonated medium have been shown to accumulate HP, supporting the concept that ozone utilizes HP-related mechanisms in its pro-oxidant response involved in cancer cells as well as pathogens.  Anything that can increase HP levels in or around a target cell or pathogen greatly facilitates its susceptibility to destruction when the microenvironment triggers the conversion of HP to hydroxyl radical.
Although VC appears to have been much more studied during the pandemic as an anti-COVID agent, there is no evidence to suggest that ozone is not just as effective in destroying the COVID pathogen versus any other pathogen.  Furthermore, ozone has been shown to be clearly beneficial while maintaining a high safety profile when used as adjuvant therapy in the treatment of advanced COVID patients. [20-23] Applied early enough in the course of a COVID infection, ozone significantly reduces hospitalization time and improves blood oxygenation. Laboratory markers of coagulation and inflammation are significantly improved with such therapy as well. [24,25]
The PSP (persistent spike protein) syndrome is now affecting literally millions of patients around the world. Some are due to the PSP presence resulting from COVID infection that never really resolves completely. However, many more now appear to be resulting from the COVID shots. Not surprisingly, the likelihood of having PSP syndrome directly correlates to the total amount of spike protein in the body, and every shot supplies more of this toxic protein. Feeling well after the first one or two shots and then deteriorating rapidly following a booster shot is an increasingly common occurrence.
Chronic COVID symptomatology secondary to the PSP syndrome responds very well to oxygen-ozone autohemotherapy. Fatigue remains the singular most common symptom in such PSP patients, even though very many other symptoms can be present as well. In fact, over 50 long-term symptoms from COVID have been reported.  In a series of 100 chronic COVID patients suffering prominently with chronic fatigue, one to nine autohemotherapy ozone treatments were administered over a period of up to three weeks. All the patients reported less fatigue, and impaired functionality secondary to chronic fatigue was restored to a normal level in at least two thirds of the patients.
Anecdotal evidence seen with before-and-after dark field examinations on patients with indirect evidence of ongoing spike protein evidence (increased rouleaux formation) show very clearly that ozone treatments quickly resolve this PSP-associated abnormality seen under the microscope.
Since PSP appears to be the primary, or even sole, culprit in patients suffering from chronic COVID symptomatology, the ability of ozone to resolve such symptomatology indicates that any spike protein present in the body can be obliterated by properly-administered ozone. Since ozone is known to degrade and inactivate intact viruses, it is perfectly logical that it can degrade "pieces" of a virus, such as the spike protein part of the COVID pathogen.
Ultraviolet Blood Irradiation
Direct ultraviolet (UV) irradiation without involving blood irradiation has been well-established for a very long time to be an ideal way to kill pathogens outside of the body. [29-31] The COVID pathogen has also been shown to be easily inactivated by such irradiation.
The awareness of the impact of direct UV irradiation on pathogens eventually lead to investigating the impact of ultraviolet blood irradiation (UBI) on patients with various infections. UBI proved to be as effective against pathogens inside the body as it was against pathogens outside the body. In a series of 47 early to moderate advanced cases of spinal type polio infection, UBI alone cured all of the cases. Dramatic responses have also been documented for the UBI treatment of acute viral hepatitis and advanced sepsis. Even conditions such as arthritis and asthma have responded well to UBI. [33,34]
UBI has also been shown to increase the content of HP inside the phagocytic white blood cells. This fits well with the concept that all the bio-oxidative therapies ultimately utilize the anti-pathogen properties of HP to resolve an infection.
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
An exceptionally powerful therapy for resolving deep-seated and otherwise non-healing infections, hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) involves the inhalation of oxygen inside a chamber that is pressurized to between 1.5 to 3.0 times normal atmospheric pressure. In addition to increasing blood and tissue oxygen levels, HBOT also appears to utilize the anti-pathogen properties of HP in killing pathogens and resolving infections.
The expense and limited availability of HBOT around the country is the main limiting factor in its more routine usage. It is always worth remembering that this therapy exists when dealing with life- and limb-threatening infections. No patient should ever have an infected limb amputated before all the bio-oxidative therapies, including HBOT, have been administered.
Persistent Spike Protein Treatment
PSP syndrome following unresolved COVID infection and/or following one or more COVID inoculations is gradually becoming its own pandemic. The massive morbidity and mortality secondary to this syndrome must be vigorously treated whenever encountered, as it does not appear to be a condition that many people can resolve on their own, even over an extended period of time.
Except for the rarest of individuals, one or more bio-oxidative therapies must be included in an optimal treatment protocol. Vitamin C, hydrogen peroxide, ozone, and ultraviolet blood irradiation would be the best initial approaches. If a protocol utilizing the highest doses of vitamin C does not readily resolve the persistent symptoms seen in the PSP syndrome, there should be no hesitation to seek out a qualified healthcare practitioner familiar with the proper administration of ozone. In addition to the resolution of all persistent and chronic symptoms associated with the PSP syndrome, troponin and D-dimer should end up normal, and the most common of inflammation-related blood tests, like CRP, should be at minimal levels inside the laboratory reference range.
A good protocol, only administered with the oversight of a qualified healthcare practitioner, for the PSP syndrome should include:
It is up to the treating practitioner to determine how long the protocol should be administered and/or modified as the patient responds positively.
Proteolytic enzymes that can break down the spike protein should also be added (bromelain, N-acetyl cysteine, nattokinase).
A protocol like this can be used for many conditions, but this one is designed in particular to resolve the PSP syndrome.
(OMNS Contributing Editor Dr. Thomas E. Levy email@example.com is board certified in internal medicine and cardiology. He is also an attorney, admitted to the bar in Colorado and in the District of Columbia. The views presented in this article are the author's and not necessarily those of all members of the Orthomolecular Medicine News Service Editorial Review Board.)
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As a yoga teacher, yoga therapist, and yoga researcher, I have worked almost exclusively with arthritic populations for the past 15 years. The possible benefits of yoga for people with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis was even the topic of my doctoral dissertation (spoiler alert: it helps).
In working with this population, I have learned a lot about how and why yoga can be useful for arthritis management, but I’ve also discovered a great deal about the challenges people with joint pain can face during hatha yoga practice. Through experience, I learned what my teacher training did not explicitly teach, and I can now easily modify any yoga pose to meet these challenges in dozens of ways, right on the spot.
The process of adapting yoga poses for joint symptoms is not just a professional passion of mine—it also became a personal one. During my doctoral research, I became accustomed to modifying poses for arthritic knees. I didn’t realize that anything unusual was happening in my own knees until I participated in the control group for a knee arthritis study, and an MRI revealed that 20 years of dance and overtraining for marathons had resulted in meniscal damage. In fact, the technician reported that my menisci were “torn to shreds.” Remarkably, I had had no knee pain up to that point, though over the next several years I began to notice that sitting in lotus pose was painful (and even child’s pose was not very relaxing). Then I began to write my dissertation, and the wrist pain started.
The process of adapting yoga poses for joint symptoms is not just a professional passion of mine—it also became a personal one.
For those of you without direct or indirect experience with dissertation writing, it is a bit like a birth—involving many months of increasing discomfort and preoccupation with its gestation and development. The hours spent staring at a screen, with inadequate self-care and less-than-ideal posture, can take a toll. For me, the toll was on my right wrist. The longer I typed, the more it hurt. I could get some relief by supporting it, but I still needed to take breaks to rub and ice it, and eventually had to wear a brace. I thought at first that I might have carpal tunnel syndrome, but then realized that the pain occurred with wrist extension—not flexion, as in carpal tunnel syndrome.
Eventually, I was diagnosed with a ganglion cyst. I could opt to have surgery, but the surgery offered only a 50 percent chance that the cyst (and the pain) would not return. I now consider this cyst to be a battle scar from my rigorous scholarship—one that has forever affected my yoga practice and helped me to better relate to my research participants.
While my wrist pain is nothing like the symptom severity that arthritis patients often experience, it has helped me to realize how many yoga poses rely on wrist extension, often coupled with some serious weight bearing. These particular weight-bearing poses are actually one of the reasons that yoga is great for building upper body strength, which is often lacking in women and generally underutilized by all of us in our daily activities. We don’t want to miss out on these yoga poses due to wrist pain. At the same time, we want to practice self-care and avoid exacerbating our pain when we practice.
While wrist pain can require special considerations and modifications in many poses, it need not be a barrier to yoga practice. If you have wrist pain or you are a yoga teacher who has students with wrist pain, here are some helpful ways to modify common asanas.
While these poses have less weight-bearing in the wrists than some other asanas, they are incredibly common, even in gentle, beginner, senior, and therapeutic yoga classes. It is not uncommon to stay kneeling on hands and knees in these postures for quite a while, especially if you practice variations with limbs extended or while “threading the needle.” Fortunately, there are many simple modifications that can reduce or eliminate wrist pain in this position.
1. Support your wrists with a fold of your mat. Some people fold or roll the front of the mat to create a bit of additional cushioning. They place the wrist at the end of the rolled portion, so that the end of the hand and fingers are off the mat and on the floor in front of them, decreasing the wrist angle somewhat. However, I have found that the elevation does not sufficiently decrease the angle for me, and my wrists tend to sink into the folded portion of the mat.
2. Support your weight on your fists instead of your palms. Whenever we use weight-bearing through a joint, we engage the small stabilizing muscles that support the joint. So this modification can actually help to strengthen the muscles surrounding the wrist joints, as long as the wrist is stable and sufficiently well-aligned to support it. When using fists, face the palms inward, keeping the shoulders integrated and avoiding locked elbows. The state of the thumb joints will often dictate their orientation. If the thumbs are extended, be sure to avoid pressing excess weight into the thumbs. If they are folded in, avoid placing them inside the palm or pushing the knuckles into the thumb.
3. Place a yoga wedge beneath your hands. I absolutely love this prop! I discovered it early in my teaching and rely on it in my personal practice and for many students/clients. Be sure you have the high side of the wedge facing you, so that the wedge decreases wrist extension and doesn’t increase it! The wedge can be placed on top of the mat or under it for greater stability, depending on sweat and floor surface. (The wedge is also great for ankle/foot modifications.)
4. Support your weight on your forearms instead of your palms. Most people will want to place the forearms on blocks or some other support, depending on limb length and proportions. Be sure the block height is stable and allows for a long spine. It is not critical that the spine be perfectly horizontal, as long as all joints are safe and comfortable and the spine is well-aligned. In this position, anything can be done with the hands—including keeping the palms spread wide, holding the block, or even implementing a mudra of your choosing.
While reverse table is generally done with fingers pointing toward the body, it can be done with fingers pointed away. Some people will find that this is more comfortable and sustainable for the wrists.
A wedge can be added beneath the hands to support the wrists in either orientation.
Lowering to forearms can also work for a reverse plank but usually doesn’t allow lifting the body high enough if the knees are bent in reverse table.
Another way to reduce wrist extension in both of these poses is to place the hands on the arms of a chair. If the chair doesn’t have arms, you can hold onto the sides of the seat.
All of the options presented for table pose are also useful in downward dog. (Because of the change in arm angle, downward dog may actually feel more comfortable for the wrists.) Options include:
A yoga wedge
A rolled mat
A folded blanket
Forearms on blocks.
If you're practicing downward dog with forearms on blocks, be sure that the pose is stable and that blocks are used at their lowest orientation to avoid toppling over.
A chair or wall can be used for downward dog also.
For a deeper downward dog, place your hands on the chair seat instead of the chair back.
Plank pose puts a lot more pressure on the wrist joints than table does because it increases the angle of wrist extension. And because the arms may be bearing more weight if one does not have a lot of core strength to support the pose, this pose can excessively compress the wrist joints. The amount of weight on the wrists can be reduced by lowering the knees to the floor so that some of the body weight is supported by the knees.
As in table, placing the forearms either on blocks or on the floor can also work in plank, and indeed the latter is a common variation on the pose.
For mild wrist challenges, using a wedge might be sufficient.
A variation on plank can also be done at the wall or with forearms on a chair. Just be sure that the chair is stable and won’t slide out from under the pose.
I will admit that I almost never do crow pose anymore. I decided that my compulsion to execute crow despite my wrist pain was mostly about ego and grasping, and thus it was not in alignment with yoga philosophy. That being said, I did recently try it using my fists. It was much more difficult (as my base of support was much smaller than if I were balancing on my palms)—but it was certainly possible, and it was not painful. Because it involves bearing so much weight (that of the whole body) and extreme wrist extension, even the wedge is not sufficient propping for me. Other yogis, however, are able to use the wedge or other cushioning with success.
I don’t recommend handstand if you have wrist pain because, like crow, it places the entire body weight on the wrists—and this is not a pose one can safely modify by using props under the wrists. Fortunately, there are a lot of full inversions that don’t stress the wrist joints. I love to use a forearm balance or headstand pose, and shoulderstand doesn’t exacerbate my wrist pain either.
When introducing mudras, I am very aware of possible joint stress. For some people, bringing palms together in prayer position is too much wrist extension. In that case, I encourage touching the fingertips and feeling the energy between the palms.
Some people make a fist with one hand and hold onto it with the other hand, or place the palms on the heart center.
In some classes, students are asked to interlace fingers and press the palms away from the body, which can cause wrist pain. A possible alternative to this is to interlace the fingers and press the backs of the hands away from the body instead, so that the wrists are in flexion and not extension. (For those with carpal tunnel, this would actually be more painful, so it’s important to listen to your body and respond accordingly.)
When practicing any yoga pose, or even just going about our daily routine, we have an opportunity to choose between compression and elongation. Are you slouching right now? If so, that means that your spine is compressed and gravity is putting pressure on your intervertebral discs. When you elongate the spine, however, you are using core muscles to create space between the vertebrae and to therefore reduce disc compression. The same is true in any joint, including the wrists. While choosing space rather than compression might not in itself be sufficient to relieve joint pain for those with a wrist challenge, adding that to the modifications above can certainly be helpful. When in downward dog, are you dropping weight into the wrists, or are you engaging the surrounding musculature to create more space in the joint? Remembering to create that space can also help to prevent wrist pain or exacerbation of wrist pain.
Another way to avoid dropping as much weight into the wrists is to make sure your weight is evenly distributed around the full surface of the hand, including all four corners of the palm, fingers, fingertips, and thumb. The more surface area that is taking your weight, the less pressure is brought to bear on any one part of the body—including the wrists.
Making yoga accessible to anyone regardless of their physical limitations means finding modifications that work for everyone, thereby ensuring that no one feels "less than" because of their limitations.
Other Considerations Yoga is not just a physical practice. It’s a way of being in the world that involves unification of the mind with the body, and adherence to ethical principles. Honoring those principles by making yoga accessible to anyone regardless of their physical limitations means finding modifications that work for everyone, thereby ensuring that no one feels “less than” because of their limitations. This is partly the responsibility of the yoga teacher. However, it is also part of each individual’s practice to accept responsibility for grappling with attachment to practicing in a particular way. As we make choices about our asana practice, we should apply the principles of non-harming (ahimsa), non-grasping (aparigraha), and contentment (santosha). If an action increases joint pain, do something different: ahimsa. If you need to avoid or modify a pose, be okay with that: aparigraha. Whatever my wrists can or cannot do today, I’m cool with that: santosha. Ultimately, you follow the dictum to find contentment in the moment, whatever it brings. My limited experience with joint pain has brought the workings of my mind to the surface, helping me to examine closely my choices in asana practice and in life.
Whatever is happening in your wrists, be sure to stay safe by being kind to your body. Whatever is happening in your mind, thank your wrists for the opportunity to explore those feelings and insights.

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Nowadays, practically everybody has in their pockets gadgets that seemingly allow them to connect with the entire world.
But in practice even the cellphones, with all that has developed around them, have become just one more means of crowding together, of losing selfhood and of dependence.
Cellphones have become replacements for real people.
As can be seen everywhere, people now have less and less time to talk to each other face to face.
Human, individual contact is continuously ceding to these gadgets.
Even in family or friends reunions people almost do not sit with each other: they sit with their cellphones – basically in order to tell each other more or less the same things.
Thus even the megalopolises and jumbo-events are shrinking, for the chickens are sitting in their cages, eating and drinking, and cackling with each other via their smartphones.
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Each year the PTO sponsors a dinner for our wonderful teachers and staff at Marcy. This year we will be setting up a baked potato bar. Please consider donating a dinner item, paper product, drink, or dessert to make this event a success! We will also be collecting four centerpieces to decorate the tables.
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As we all get more and more devices charging them becomes a problem of where do we put another wall plug, to answer this there are multi-port USB chargers, but just a normal charger wasn’t enough when I went looking. That’s when I found this new smart charger from Anker that has up to 40W of power to push your gadget. The good thing though is that it has a chip on each port that detects the proper amount of wattage to send and not to send so that your devices charges at the maximum speed but won’t burn it out.
After unboxing this little guy, with the smooth rubber to keep it from sliding off the table and minimal packaging I gave it a test. With my Samsung Galaxy Nexus I was able to charge 20% of my battery in about 20 minutes, which sounds about right for it to send it the proper amount of wattage to charge correctly. Later I plugged in my phone, a Nexus 7, and a pair of Bluetooth headphones and all charged just fine. With the 5 ports it should give you the flexibility to keep everything charged in one place and as fast as it was intended.
Check out the unboxing video and photos. You can get this charger on Amazon for around $26 as I did; Anker seems to sell primarily on though Amazon.
Product page: Anker 40W 5V / 8A 5-Port Family-Sized Desktop Charger
Google has updated the line of Chromebook laptops with a new Chromebook that will only cost $249. This is the point where these computers start to look like a good deal. They run Chrome OS, which is a Linux distribution that is focused on only running the Chrome Web Browser. It makes it secure and keeps the system always up-to-date because you are expected to be working online all the time with this system. Lots of people have said this is a great system for their parents so they can get online to check email, Facebook, and get info on the Internet but not have to worry about the system getting messed up. But by having a limited system they have made a lot of changes to the OS to make it more like a traditional OS. Also with the new price drop this makes the system seem like a good deal now.
The main difference with this new Chromebook is the change from an Intel processor to an ARM process that would account for the main reason why the price is so low now, along with reduced RAM down to 2GB from the 4GB of older devices. You also get 100GB of Google Drive storage along with the built in 16GB SSD that most of the storage would be used by the OS giving a smaller than expected storage area on the computer, Google expects you to be storing everything in the Cloud so you could just login on any Chrome OS device and it seems like you were always there.
The full specs are listed below, but this is only an 11.6 inch screen, gets 6.5 hours of battery, and runs on a Samsung Exynos 5 Dual Processor. Also check out the full gallery of what things look like.
|Processor||ARM Samsung Exynos 5 Dual Processor|
|Screen||11.6 inch (1366×768)|
|Size and Weight||0.8 inch thick, 2.5 lbs|
|Storage||16 GB SSD with 100GB Google Drive for 2 years|
|Wireless||Dual band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0|
|Ports||1 USB 3.0, 1 USB 2.0, HDMI|
With the upcoming release of the Windows 8 and Windows RT Microsoft has been developing what they think is the ideal tablet experience for Windows RT. They call their tablet Surface and will be coming out in both a Windows RT version and Windows 8 Pro version. The announcement of the Surface with Windows RT came out today and will start at $499, shipping on October 26 2012. There are three different packages to order, the lowest priced one is just a 32GB Surface with no cover and the highest is 64GB with a Cover. You can also order extra covers in different colors or buy a cover with a built-in keyboard that comes in 5 different colors.
While I don’t see mass adoption of Windows 8 or Windows RT it looks to be an acquit tablet interface but lacks in apps and functionality that most users will expect from a tablet such as an iPad or Android device. As for running Windows 8 on a laptop or desktop is a complete failure on the part of Microsoft, and they have only shown how the start menu takes over the system and that is all they expect you to do with your computer is have the start menu up all the time. This tablet seems like a response to the iPad but done with out thinking through the entire experience along with the experience of how Windows 8 will work as a desktop interface.
While the Surface looks to be a decent tablet it will also come with Microsoft Office 2013 RT installed, while it will be a pre-release of Office Home and Student it should get updated to the full release when it comes out. They also include Internet Explorer 10, Xbox Music store and other Xbox branded games. Check out the specs and gallery below for more about the details of the device.
|Software||Windows RT and Office Home and Student 2013 RT|
|Storage||32 and 64 GB|
|CPU / Memory||NVIDIA T30 / 2 GB RAM|
|Display||10.6 inch 5-point multi-touch|
|Cameras||Both front and back 720p HD|
|Wireless||2×2 MIMO WIFI, Bluetooth 4.0|
|Ports||USB 2.0, mircoSDXC, HD Video Out|
|Sound||3.5mm headphone, 2 microphones, stereo speakers|
|Sensors||Ambient Light, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass|
|Price||$499-699 + $119-129 for covers + HD Adaptor|
If you are looking for an Android Tablet with a stylus you may want to check out the Samsung GALAXY Note 10.1 that includes what they call the S Pen that is like a WACOM pen and not the nub that most touch screen devices get. It uses an active digitizer so if you the creative type this can make drawing or writing on the screen easy and accurate. Many people who had the 5″ Samsun GALAXY Note phone liked how good the pen was and how big the screen was.
As for specs it has a 1.4 GHz quad-core processer, Android 4.0 ICS, HSPA+ Quad Band, 5 Megapixel and 1.9 Megapixel cameras, S Pen, and loaded with a bunch of S Pen friendly apps.
- 1.4 GHz quad-core processor
- Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
- HSPA＋ 21-Mbps (HSDPA 21Mbps / HSUPA 5.76Mbps) Quad Band 850/900/1900/2100 MHz
- Main(Rear): 5 Megapixel Auto Focus Camera with LED Flash Sub(Front): 1.9 Megapixel VT Camera
- 16/32/64GB User memory ＋ 2GB (RAM) microSD (up to 64GB)
- Standard battery, Li-ion 7,000mAh
- Bluetooth v4, WiFi, mHL, IR LED, USB 2.0 Host, 3.5mm Ear Jack
Below is a video put out by Samsung showing off what you can do with the S Pen and some of the extra apps built into the tablet.


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Yesterday, Sullivan wrote that Judge Sotomayor's "constant, oppressive consciousness of her identity - racial and gender - and the harping on it so aggressively so often does strike me as a classic mode of victimology deeply entrenched in her generation." A few readers correctly pointed out that it isn't Sotomayor's harping on race that we've been hearing about insomuch as its the racist Latina characterization by Republicans that has become a central theme during her confirmation. But Sullivan's response to his readers isn't satisfactory:
The distinction I draw is the distinction made in Virtually Normal. I do not consider myself better than anyone because I'm gay; I do not think gay people have some superior wisdom; I seek civil equality so the sharp division between homosexuality and heterosexuality can eventually be elided. I've never shied from being honest or talking and writing about being gay, but I hope the goal of all of it is to move beyond the reductionism of the victimology of the left, not to entrench it. If Sotomayor had written an essay called "The End Of Latino Culture" or had written of the day she hopes Latino-specific political organizations disappear, I'd feel differently about her non-judicial record.
Sullivan makes a fair argument about our culture of victimization, but in the context of Sotomayor's comments, I think he misses the mark. Sotomayor's "wise Latina" remark carried with it the view that she has the potential to have better judgment on issues involving race and gender because, as a minority, she understands how the law effects the disenfranchised. And so I wonder if Sullivan, as a gay man, feels that he has the potential to exercise better judgment than a straight man otherwise might on issues that involve gay rights/gay marriage/the HIV travel ban, etc.?


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Chapter 34: Runic Script
The crowd walked over and stood together with Tang Lin in front of the “Twilight of the Gods,” hesitating on how to approach this discovery.
With a melancholic expression, Melancholic center-parted hair suggested, “If the ship’s deck is like the fingernails of the dead… then we can just scrape off the painting and sprinkle it on the missing part of the ship’s deck?”
Cui Zhan responded, “This amount of painting is not even enough for bird food.”
Tan Hua added, “Perhaps there are other clues hidden behind the painting.”
Monk chimed in, “It’s also possible that with one cut of the painting, we’ll encounter a demon or monster more difficult to deal with than the ice giant…”
You have some ideas, I have some ideas. In a short time, there was no way to reach a consensus. Tang Lin’s knife had already come down on the painting.
The blade scraped against the golden painting, making a crisp sound. Now there was no need for discussion; everyone’s attention was focused on the “golden hand” being scraped.
After a few repeated scrapes, the golden painting remained intact. However, a deeper cut extended beyond the golden area, reaching the normal skin tone of the wrist, causing some fragments of the skin-tone painting to fall off.
However, after the skin-tone painting fell off the wrist, what was revealed wasn’t the canvas underneath but tiny specks of gold, making it look as if the wrist had been sprinkled with gold powder.
The crowd exchanged glances, realizing instantly—it wasn’t that the painter had added extra gold painting to the hand; instead, the painter had forgotten to paint the hand in the normal skin tone. Thus, the true pattern covered beneath was exposed!
“What are you all standing around for?” Fan Peiyang took out a knife first, giving everyone a glance. “Help out.”
Strawberry Sweet Doughnuts, He Lu, Zhou Yunhui, Cui Zhan: “…”
“Boss, I’m here!” Zheng Luozhu suddenly pounced onto the oil painting, starting to scrape off the painting from other parts with bold strokes.
—When President Fan gave the order, what kind of reaction should be given was demonstrated by the seasoned lackey Zheng Luozhu himself.
Although everyone was not pleased with Fan Peiyang’s attitude, they all joined in. In no time, they collectively scraped the entire “Twilight of the Gods” clean.
Sure enough, underneath the painting, there was another one.
A very familiar golden chest was placed in a very familiar position, on a very familiar carpet. Of course, at this moment, the carpet, adorned by Zhou Yunhui, looked completely different from the elegant atmosphere depicted in the painting.
“What does this mean? The ship’s deck is inside the chest?” Everyone turned around involuntarily. The golden chest still remained open, but the gold rings and parchment inside had all been taken out, leaving it empty.
Guan Lan pondered for a moment and said, “Choose one out of three. a. There’s another chest inside the chest; b. Remove the chest door and use it as a ship’s deck; c. There’s a hidden compartment under the carpet.”
“I choose a.”
“I choose b.”
“I choose c.”
The thirteen people exchanged glances.
“Let’s go with it.”
Each person worked diligently in their chosen area. In less than two minutes, the chest was turned upside down, yielding nothing. The chest door, no matter how abused, didn’t come off. The carpet was completely cut open and set aside, revealing the marble floor underneath.
Fan Peiyang tapped the handle of the knife on the floor, producing two hollow sounds.
Everyone’s spirits lifted, without the need for more words; they understood each other immediately. They crouched down together to pry open the marble slab.
The marble slab was lifted, revealing the hidden compartment underneath, and within it lay the white ship’s deck peacefully.
The ship’s deck fit onto the sculpture, and the Naglfar ship was finally complete. Suddenly, waves emerged beneath the ship, bringing with them a sparkling golden eagle crest.
“Finally, we made it!” Whole Wheat exclaimed with the relief of a student finishing an exam.
He Lu reached out and took the eagle crest, asking for everyone’s opinion, “Should I put it on?”
Several people spoke up simultaneously, “Go ahead, quickly.”
Even their tone and expressions were identical, all full of frustration. They didn’t want to look at that thing for another second.
He Lu walked over and carefully placed the eagle crest on Odin’s head. The moment the crown was worn, a sacred golden light emanated from Odin, and he began to move slightly to the left, making way for the next section of the carriage door.
The sculpture stopped, but the door didn’t open. As everyone puzzled over this, words slowly appeared on the white door panel: Bring back your wisdom.
The thirteen people: “…”
The puzzle was already challenging, and just before they “submitted their answers,” they had to endure open mockery.
“Wait a moment,” Tan Hua suddenly had an inspiration. He glanced at the words on the door and then at Odin, who had already moved aside. “Wisdom… it’s the Fountain of Wisdom!”
Experiencing the excitement of deciphering for the first time, Tan Hua couldn’t contain his enthusiasm. Even his explanation had a rhythmic flow as he eagerly shared, “Underneath one of the roots of the World Tree lies a mysterious spring containing all wisdom. Odin wanted to take a sip of the spring water and bring ‘wisdom’ back to the realm of the gods. However, the giant Mimir, guarding the spring, refused to provide water unless Odin paid a corresponding price…”
Mnk couldn’t wait and asked, “What’s the price?”
Tan Hua replied, “His right eye.”
Cui Zhan furrowed his brows, “Thirteen eyes, that’s quite a hefty cost for opening a door.”
Tan Hua clarified, “… You’re overthinking it. They want Odin’s right eye, not ours.”
With that said, he walked over to the Odin sculpture nearby. Odin sat on the throne, wearing the eagle crest, adorned with gold rings on his wrist, holding the Spear of Destiny in his hand. His eyes were sharp and divine.
“From the beginning, I felt something was off,” Tan Hua muttered, reaching out towards the Odin sculpture. “Now I know, it’s the eyes. In Norse mythology, Odin’s image should be one-eyed…”
His finger touched Odin’s right eye, and he pressed down forcefully.
The eye made a “click” sound as it sank in.
“Hey, you finally figured something right.” Bald Head ruffled his head.
The previously somewhat unruly short hair instantly turned into Albeit Einstein-like disarray hairstyle.
The writing on the door panel slowly disappeared.
Everyone held their breath in anticipation.
Four new frames emerged.
:Victory is in sight. Please enter the correct password.
“…” Everyone felt like resorting to violence to break down the door.
Zhou Yunhui, physically and mentally exhausted, crouched down. “Is there no end to this? One password after another. Is this a level or a bank vault under a bank?”
The hopes of Strawberry Sweet Doughnuts were all pinned on Tan Hua.
Monk said, “Victory is in sight.”
Whole Wheat added, “Think carefully, what could the password be?”
Melancholic center-parted hair hesitated, “Just like before, divergent thinking, quickly.”
Eyes grew increasingly intense, and expectations became more fervent.
Guan Lan and Air Sniper didn’t say anything, but silence spoke volumes.
Tan Hua grabbed his head with both hands; his mind was already exploding with information. However, there were no hints on the door’s password. It was unclear whether it was numbers or letters, and he had no idea which piece of data to connect with.
Suddenly, Tan Hua felt a tap on his shoulder. He turned around.
Tang Lin glanced casually into the distance at the World Tree sculpture that hadn’t played a significant role from the beginning to the end.
Tan Hua’s eyes suddenly lit up, feeling like the world had just brightened. “That’s it!”
Everything begins and ends with the World Tree.
Tan Hua couldn’t contain himself any longer, “I know I hung on the tree, a full nine days and nights—it felt so long. I gazed down from the tree, and I saw the runic inscriptions shining…”
“Hey,” Monk waved his hand in front of his teammate’s eyes, “What kind of mystical incantation are you reciting?”
“In ‘Edda,’ Odin’s self-narration,” Tan Hua excitedly looked at his companions, “He gained wisdom but desired knowledge, so he hung upside down on the World Tree as a sacrifice. For nine days and nights, without eating or drinking, he finally obtained the runic inscriptions. The password must be runic!”
Monk turned around and exchanged a glance with Whole Wheat and Melancholic center-parted hair.
The latter two had no desire to speak anymore.
The necessary condition for triggering his own brainpower: Tang Lin’s reminder.
Was there still someone unaware of this?
“As for how to obtain the password,” Tan Hua gazed at the World Tree, “if I’m not mistaken, hanging someone upside down will reveal it.”
The three team leaders: “…”
Strawberry Sweet Doughnuts “…”
Who would be the “Odin” for this sacrificial act was a question open to interpretation.
Two minutes later.
“Once you’ve chosen, pull it out. The one remaining belongs to me.” Cui Zhan held a pack of cigarettes, exactly thirteen, with the body of each cigarette nestled in his palm, leaving only the filter exposed. They all looked identical.
However, everyone knew that one of them was a half cigarette, aptly named the “Spear of Destiny.” Whoever drew it would be Odin, adding an interesting twist to the ritual.
“Others enter with weapons, medicine, and tools, and you bring cigarettes. Impressive,” Zhou Yunhui went first, picked one that caught his eye, and pulled it out. It was a complete cigarette.
In this challenge level, participants were not allowed to bring bags, whether containing weapons, food, or medical supplies. If you wanted to bring something, it had to fit in your pockets. Given this, it was unclear why Team Leader Cui Zhan insisted on carrying two packs of cigarettes with him.
Tang Lin came up next, and likewise, he drew a complete cigarette.
Fan Peiyang, the same.
Nan Ge, the same.
Alright, no need to draw for the rest.
Holding the half-cigarette, Zheng Luozhu looked at it for a moment, then raised his arm and threw it to the ground with a “plop.”
Out of thirteen choices, why did he have to get this one at such a crucial moment?
Zhou Yunhui patted his shoulder. “Go on, Odin.”
Strawberry Sweet Doughnuts bid him farewell with a joyful gaze.
Nan Ge unfastened the belt of her windbreaker and handed it to Zheng Luozhu. “Remember to give it back.”
Zheng Luozhu felt a pang of heartache; even his teammates were so ruthless. Sensing his sorrow, Nan Ge paused for a moment and lifted her clear eyes. “Handsome, remember to give it back.”
Zheng Luozhu: “… Okay!”
Step by step, he walked to the World Tree. Zheng Luozhu climbed onto the sculpture, tying one end of the belt around his ankle and the other securely to the highest branch.
Worried that the sculpture might not be sturdy enough, he hesitated for a long time. In the end, he gave up the idea of a stylish leap and opted for a more cautious approach. He first held onto a branch, then let go to allow his upper body to drop.
At the moment when his body was perpendicular to the ground, the base of the World Tree sculpture slowly opened a gap about the width of a palm.
As Zheng Luozhu swayed along with the movement of the sculpture, still in the inverted world, he managed to see clearly within the crack, “It’s a pen and a password—”
The people around the World Tree immediately stepped forward and retrieved the items.
A reed pen with a tip dipped in golden powder and a sheepskin parchment inscribed with four ancient characters.
The thirteen individuals returned to the door once again.
Zheng Luozhu moved his ankle to regain flexibility, preparing for potential new dangers on the other side of the door.
The others fell silent, and there was a familiar tension in the air.
Tan Hua glanced at their team leader.
Guan Lan nodded.
Tan Hua gripped the reed pen and carefully drew the four runic characters into the password box on the door.
The final stroke was completed.
The four ancient characters glowed, and the door finally opened!
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, feeling utterly exhausted after an ordeal that resembled a mental test.
However, they couldn’t truly relax just yet.
The new carriage presented before them appeared to be a standard subway car, yet at a glance, it seemed to have no end.
“Please proceed forward.”
Puzzled, everyone proceeded cautiously, walking through one empty carriage after another.
VIP walked at the rear of the group. From the moment they entered the new carriage, Fan Peiyang had been silent, deep in thought.
Tang Lin had Zheng Luozhu and Nan Ge walk ahead while he approached Fan Peiyang, asking, “What’s wrong?”
Fan Peiyang whispered, “Something’s off.”
Tang Lin inquired, “Where?”
Fan Peiyang explained, “The entire challenge level. The platform and the first carriage were designed for us to fight against each other, with the sole purpose of selection. But the last carriage had no selection rules, and there were no restrictions on personnel moving to the next carriage. It’s clear they were guiding us toward ‘cooperation.’ In the same level, there are two completely opposite directions, which doesn’t make sense.”
Tang Lin had been focused on solving puzzles and hadn’t considered the challenge level from a broader perspective like Fan Peiyang.
“However,” Fan Peiyang lowered his voice even more, “if this is to produce talents, it makes sense.”
Tang Lin paused.
It aligned with the principles of producing talents: filtering out mediocre individuals, retaining the exceptional ones, and fostering synergy among the outstanding talents to form a team.
His pause caused the main group in front to stop as well.
However, the halt up ahead had nothing to do with their discussion.
They had reached the end.
It was the first carriage of the entire subway, and there sat a man, as if he had been waiting for a long time.
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Americans don’t trust the companies whose products are used by billions of people each day—but some mega-firms are better than others at convincing customers that they aren’t awful.
At least, according to a poll conducted by the Washington Post and the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University, which asked 1,122 adults, of which 1,058 were defined as internet users, to rate how much they trust various tech companies.
The results, with a few notable exceptions, were not so favorable. Based on the survey, 72% of internet users don’t trust Facebook to handle their personal information. When asked directly what impact Facebook has on society, only 10% of respondents said positive while 56% said negative.
This should come as no surprise; Facebook’s reputation has tarnished over the years, taking perhaps its largest hit during the Cambridge Analytica scandal when at least 87 million profiles were compromised.
Other Meta-owned services, including Instagram and WhatsApp, also fared poorly on the personal data question, garnering only 19% and 15% trust, respectively. Rounding out the bottom of the list is Chinese-owned TikTok, with 12%.
Coming in with a 35% rating, the Google-owned YouTube is particularly notable because opinions about Google were split down the middle whereas its video platform garnered considerably less trust. One reason could be the 2019 lawsuit fining Google up to $200 million after YouTube was found to be collecting data on young users without parental consent in order to serve them ads.
Alongside Google in the lukewarm category are Microsoft and Apple, both of which barely found their way to the positive end of the trust scale. And perhaps most surprising in this survey is how much people trust Amazon. The Jeff Bezos-led retail giant is trusted at least “a good amount” by 53% of participants. This is a good time to remind everyone about the eavesdropping controversy Amazon was embroiled in a few years back when the company was forced to add an option for users to opt out of having their recordings reviewed by random humans. Clearly, Amazon’s spying tech doesn’t keep everyone else up at night, so let’s just hope the company’s data security practices are more reliable than its cloud service.
This survey also reveals how people feel about whether the government should regulate mega tech corporations, like Google, Apple, or Facebook. Interestingly, 64% said the government should be more involved while 35% disagreed (1% had no opinion). Those numbers are almost the inverse of what a 2012 Pew Research Center survey found when asking the same question. Increasing support for government intervention is bipartisan, with 53% of Republicans in support versus 30% from before, and 82% of Democrats, up from 45%.
The Republican party is traditionally against big government, so the high percentage of those wanting regulators to step in suggests a belief that companies are failing to self-regulate and will continue to do so. Getting to the heart of it is a survey question asking whether companies provide enough control over the info they track about you. Only 20% said yes; 79% said no.
Tech companies were brought into the public spotlight last year when Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai, and Jeff Bezos stood before Congress and tried to convince The House Judiciary Committee that their growth isn’t a result of being a monopoly. Since then, governments around the world have considered ways to break up big tech and hold them more accountable. It seems the more we learn about how these companies operate, the more unanimous public opinion becomes that something needs to be done.


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The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham has announced that its Instruments of Hope Unity Fund and the University of Alabama Birmingham School of Medicine, in association with Alabama Public Television, will host the national premier screening of Dreams of Hope on February 6 at the Alabama Theatre. A concert documentary, Dreams of Hope tells the story of a historic performance at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham more than fifty years after a racially motivated bombing there killed four young African-American girls. For the performance, an initiative called Violins of Hope contributed musical instruments used by prisoners in Nazi concentration camps that had been painstakingly restored as symbols of resilience in the face of hate, discrimination, and racism. The program will air on public television stations nationwide in February.
The Orange County Community Foundation in Newport Beach has awarded grants totaling $500,000 to local nonprofits through a new workforce development program, the Daily Pilot reports. The program is aimed at helping high school seniors enroll in community college and placing older youths and underemployed adults in adult education and job training programs, with a focus on middle-skill jobs in the health care, advanced manufacturing, and information technology fields.
The San Diego Foundation and San Diego Grantmakers have announced an initiative to address environmental justice in the region. Leveraging the regional impact of the foundation's Climate Initiative with the social justice focus of San Diego Grantmakers' Social Equity Collaborative Fund, the partners will make up to $300,000 available to local nonprofits working to develop and amplify community-driven approaches to climate solutions in San Diego County.
The Community Foundation Boulder County has convened a diverse group of local leaders to help address challenges posed by the 2020 census. To that end, the foundation will be contacting organizations with connections to hard-to-count populations to assess their interest in receiving grant funds as well as their ability to put those funds to good use. Grant recipients also will be encouraged to coordinate their census outreach activities with the Complete Count Committee working in their area.
The Sibley-based Community Foundation of Osceola County, an affiliate of the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines, has awarded grants totaling more than $120,000 to organizations working to improve quality of life across the county, the Des Moines Globe reports. Since 2007, CFOC has awarded more than $1 million to local nonprofit and community-based groups.
The Cape Cod Foundation has announced that it distributed more than $5.5 million in grants and scholarships in 2019. The distributions include more than $1 million in scholarship awards from the foundation and its supporting organization, the Cape Cod Association. Grant recipients include Cape Cod Children's Place, Spaulding Cape Cod, the WE CAN Corporation, and the Cape Cod Literary Council.
The Rochester Area Foundation has announced that it will award nearly $60,000 through nineteen scholarships in 2020. Scholarship applications will be available on the foundation's website through March 31.
The Omaha Foundation has announced the appointment of Matt Darling as interim president. The foundation's longtime president, Sara Boyd, stepped down on December 31 to lead a local technology company, VidaNyx, which is focused on protecting video evidence of children who have been abused.
The Princeton Area Community Foundation, in partnership with the Burke Foundation, has announced grants totaling more than $600,000 to sixteen nonprofits working to address critical needs in the community. Ranging from $10,000 to $50,000, the grants include support for specific programs as well as general operating support. Grant recipients include Artworks Trenton, Trinity Counseling Services, the New Jersey Agricultural Society, and Womanspace.
The Reno-based Community Foundation of Western Nevada has announced that on January 23 it will host a conversation with seniors, Navy families, and the general public to discuss its plans to build housing on up to ninety-three lots in Churchill County. Before planning for the housing begins in earnest, the foundation wants to hear from county residents whether they would buy a house under the Community Housing Land Trust model. Under the model, county residents making no more than 80 percent of the median income in the area are invited to build on lots owned by a trust. Because the homeowner only pays a small monthly fee for the lot ($50 -$100), the price of the lot isn't factored into the price of the home, making home ownership a much more affordable option for area families. The homeowner, in turn, agrees that he or she will only sell their home to an income-qualified buyer at the CHLT rate, as determined by the median income in the area at the time of resale.
The Los Alamos Community Foundation has announced that, in partnership with the Center for Nonprofit Excellence, it will be offering a workshop on marketing and communications to local nonprofits on January 22 at UNM-Los Alamos. At the workshop, participants will have their current marketing and communications practices evaluated by experts to ensure that they align with their missions and goals, and will then develop action plans focused on building support for their work.

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The Statue of Liberty Museum is open with restrictions. The Statue Pedestal and Crown are currently closed. The Ellis Island National Immigration Museum is open with restrictions. The American Family Immigration History Center 's hours of operation are Friday through Monday, 9:30 - 3:00 The Statue of Liberty Museum partially reopened on Monday, August 24. Ellis Island partially reopened on Monday, August 24th; aligning with New York City's Phase Four reopening of museums. Daily park hours of operation are 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM. What's Open? The grounds of Liberty Island (Liberty Information Center closed
Statue of Liberty's crown may reopen to public The National Park Service is considering reopening Lady Liberty's crown for the first time since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, according to. As part of Phase 4 of New York's re-opening plan: The new Statue of Liberty Museum on Liberty Island has reopened, limited to 25% capacity. Ferry service to Ellis island has resumed, and the Ellis Island Immigration Museum has also reopened to 25% capacity. Interiors of the Statue remain closed
The crown will be open each week from Thursday through Sunday. If you'd like to visit, you must make a reservation through Statue Cruises - the monument's ferry transportation provider Statue of Liberty's crown to re-open July 4. NEW YORK (R) - The Statue of Liberty's crown, closed to the public since the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, will reopen. will the crown be open every day? Yes crown access will be available every day conditions permitting. The only days we are closed are Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day, December 25th
Will the crown be open every day? Heat inside the Statue is a critical issue for visitor safety. We will plan to open the crown daily but continue the policy of closing the Statue during the hottest parts of the day; whenever the outside temperature reaches 90 degrees Fahrenheit. How many steps are there to the crown? 354 How strenuous is the climb The Statue of Liberty's crown will be open to the public starting July 4th, after having been off limits since Sept 11th 2001. I remember taking my kids up t.. The crown is expected to reopen in late 2012 once the extencive restoration has been completed . The grounds are still open and it is still an amzing sight to stand at the base of the Statue looking out across the water to New York, Edited: 9 years ag The Statue of Liberty Museum is an experience unto itself. Full of incredible exhibits, the Museum gives color and context to the Statue and houses her original torch. Before you depart, be sure to visit the Liberty Vista atop the Museum for breathtaking view of the Statue and New York Harbor. No additional ticket is needed to visit the museum
operating hours & seasons statue liberty national liberty island is open every day except the fourth thursday in november thanksgiving and december 25 visit the fees and passes section for ticket prices when arriving please allow for time to pass through security the statue of liberty museum the statue of liberty also known as lady liberty is a universal symbol of freedom she was a t from. . Since the dark day of Sept. 11, 2001, the observation deck in the crown atop the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor has been off
Find all things home, all in one place. Shop now for items you want at prices you'll love The crown of the Statue of Liberty, the U.S. monument symbolizing freedom and democracy, may reopen to visitors by the July 4th holiday, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said on Tuesday Statue Of Liberty's Crown Reopens For the first time since the Sept. 11 attacks in 2001, New Yorkers can view their city from Lady Liberty's crown Lady Liberty's crown to re-open Lady Liberty is seen as a symbol of freedom and democracy After years of going without a view from the top deck, visitors to New York will soon be able to visit the crown of the Statue of Liberty, officials say On July 4, America's independence day, the crown of the Statue of Liberty will once again be open to the huddled masses yearning to climb 168 steps for a breathtaking view of New York harbour.
Statue of Liberty's crown may reopen to public Share this: The bureaucracy which had stubbornly refused to open the crown is finally moved in the right direction, Weiner said today Linda Domsky, 65, of New York, takes in the view from the crown of the Statue of Liberty. America is our second country, Czerski said. I did admire the huge freedom that used to be here You can visit the Crown in the Statue of Liberty; book your tickets early to avoid disappointment. However, there has been times when they have closed the crown due to security risks and weather. You were one able to visit the Statue of Liberty torch but this is not the case anymore after a piece of shrapnel hit the Statue of Liberty in 1916 after the 'Black Tom' explosion, closing off the. The Statue of Liberty's crown, shown here in 1986 before it was closed to the public in the wake of the 9/11 attacks, will remain off-limits, National Park Service officials say There are some touristic things that get even New Yorkers excited. Climbing the 377 steps to the crown of the Statue of Liberty is one of them
Statue of Liberty, colossal statue in New York City, U.S., commemorating the friendship of the peoples of the United States and France. Standing 305 feet high, it represents a woman holding a torch in her raised right hand and a tablet bearing the adoption date of the Declaration of Independence in her left At Statue of Liberty National Monument, the observation deck in the crown of the 305-high, southeastward-facing statue has been closed to the public since September 11, 2001, because the National Park Service could not be sure that visitors could be evacuated safely in an emergency.. The only access to the crown is via a very narrow, double-helix spiral staircase with a low guardrail Continuing on his whirlwind work schedule, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has cut through all the security red tape of the Bush administration and announced that the public once again will be able to climb all the way into the crown of the Statue of Liberty. Citing a mix of terrorism and safety concerns, the Bush administration shut off access to the crown after September 11 The statue was closed to the public because of security concerns after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The base, pedestal and outdoor observation deck were reopened in 2004 but the crown remained off. Salazar said we will endeavor to do everything we can to have the Statue of Liberty and its thrilling spiral staircase climb to her crown open to the public by America's 233rd birthday - the.
Choose Your Statue of Liberty Boat Tour. We offer a variety of Statue of Liberty ferry tour options for every budget and every schedule.Whether you are visiting for a long weekend, a single day, or even just a few hours, we have a tour package that will accommodate your itinerary.Whether you choose the Select, Express, or Saver option, you'll be able to board quickly at our Manhattan cruise. There is a new panorama over the Statue of Liberty added to the virtual tour shot over New York in 2007. Unfortunately, the pilot couldn't go closer though before the start had promised to go 100 meters close to the statue. In this case we would see the tourists walking inside the crown on head of the Liberty
Statue of Liberty FAQ For those interested in purchasing 59 tickets or less, the reservation center is open from 8am-7pm (Eastern Time), Sunday through Thursday, and 8am-7pm If you have crown tickets, we recommend you proceed directly to the information booth upon your arrival at Liberty Island Statue of Liberty's crown, closed since 9/11, to open July 4 Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced Friday that the statue's crown will reopen on July 4 for the first time since the Sept. 11. WHEN LIBERTY TREMBLED Statue's torch has been closed since 1916 sabotage at Lehigh Valley Railroad pier . When the Statue of Liberty's crown is reopened to the public today for the first time since 9/11, the monument's torch will remain closed as it has been since a little-remembered attack on the United States during World War I
Cost of Statue of Liberty Crown tickets. The adult Statue of Liberty Crown ticket costs 22.25 USD. Cost of a Statue of Liberty Crown ticket is the cost of the Reserve ticket + 3 USD for access to Liberty's Crown. Kids 4 to 12 years old are eligible for the kids ticket, and their discounted Crown ticket is priced at around 13 USD July 4, 2009 - The crown of the Statue of Liberty is reopened to visitors. October 28, 2011 - The Statue of Liberty celebrates its 125th anniversary. October 29, 2011 - The Statue of Liberty. Despite the fact that the Statue's base, pedestal and observation deck were reopened in 2004, NPS' decision to keep Liberty's crown closed has damaged New York City's economy, said Weiner NEW YORK (CNN) - The crown of the Statue of Liberty will re-open to tourists on July 4, spokeswoman Kendra Barkoff of the U.S. Interior Department said Friday. The crown has been closed since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 The Statue of Liberty crown, closed after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, will reopen to the public July 4, the White House announced Friday
Image Source. The statue of Liberty is open to the general public and foreign tourists. It opens at 8:30 in the morning and closes at 4:00 in the afternoon. When getting inside the Statue of Liberty, you cannot enter the balcony in the torch, in the statue's left hand for safety reasons.. To access the various levels in the statue, it is important to purchase a monument ticket The Statue of Liberty, on Liberty Island in the New York Harbor, opened in 1886. Served by ferries from New York and New Jersey, the monument is open every day of the year except December 25th
Although crown tickets can be sold out for anywhere from 1-2 weeks at a time (sometimes up to 4-6 weeks during summer), the good news is that pedestal tickets are a little easier to get.. Even so, you should plan on purchasing your tickets at least a few days ahead of schedule to make sure you can visit the Statue of Liberty pedestal when you want . This is one of the more inspirational destinations in America - riding by ferry. Statue of Liberty ferry schedule from New Jersey. Every 20 to 25 minutes, a ferry leaves Liberty State Park to go to Ellis Island. During the mid-March to mid-October high season, the first ferry from Liberty State Park sets sail at 8.30 am
Sit or stand on the right hand side of the ferry for best views of the Statue of Liberty as you approach Liberty Island. You can open doors to access the front of the ferry but be sure to close them afterwards on a cold day. The 15 minute ferry ride will fly by as you become mesmerized by the Statue of Liberty growing in size Grab your ticket to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island in advance and avoid the long lines. Enjoy a ferry ride from Manhattan's Battery Park, a self-guided audio tour in 9 languages. Upgrade to the Pedestal access with Fast Track entry to the ferry line and a tour guide to escort you Just in time for its 126th anniversary, the Statue of Liberty's crown and sections of the interior will reopen on October 28, 2012, following a year of renovations The new Statue of Liberty museum that just opened in May is open to the public (e.g. anyone who has ground access). Within the museum, you'll learn a lot of fascinating facts about the history of the Statue of Liberty, the process of constructing it (with drafts!), and even feel a lifesize version of her foot/face (a replica)
Click the Statue Of Liberty Crown coloring pages to view printable version or color it online (compatible with iPad and Android tablets) The statue of liberty* in the port of New York is a landmark for the entire United States. Many visiting lists, the Statue of Liberty is at the very top. 10 facts about the Monument, which will bring you to the Wonder. Since 28. October, 1886, the almost hundred-Meter-high statue of liberty on Liberty Island is in the port of New York Watch more How to Celebrate the 4th of July videos: http://www.howcast.com/videos/386933-How-to-Make-a-Statue-Of-Liberty-Crown-for-the-4th-of-JulyCelebrate t..
Statue of Liberty Crown Cafe. Samsung SMART Signage Platform has provided an integrated, easy-to-manage digital signage solution that lets staff directly adjust content and schedule updates throughout the day Statue of Liberty's crown opens (hopefully Air Force One won't take photos) AP/FILE Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced today that the crown atop the Statue of Liberty will be open for public. The Statue of Liberty was given to the United States by France, as a symbol of the two countries' friendship. It was erected atop an American-designed pedestal on a small island in Upper New York. Find the perfect Statue Of Liberty Crown stock illustrations from Getty Images. Select from premium Statue Of Liberty Crown images of the highest quality The Statue of Liberty Museum and the Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration have swung their doors open this morning as part of New York City's plan to reopen museums and cultural institutions
The Statue of Liberty initially closed after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and though other areas of the statue have been made available to the public, the crown of the Statue of Liberty remained inaccessible. It was closed for eight years because the climb to the Statue of Liberty crown is along a narrow, 168-step staircase, and there was concern that in the event of another. . Some visitors miss out on seeing the statue up close because it's set on a government-run island in the middle of New York Harbor and only accessible by boat, but it's easy to work into. Statue of Liberty (Source: Wikipedia) After closure since 9/11 (2001), the Statue pedestal reopened to visitors in 2004. The crown has been closed since 9/11, but will reopen on July 4 2009. Visitors will enter/exit the crown in groups of 10, under the direct supervision of a Park Service employee My parents, brothers and I visited the Statue of Liberty in 1984 during summer vacation. I have a vivid memory of steps that seemed to go on forever, curling upward out of view. We didn't make it to the crown that day, my brothers and I being awfully young to climb that high, but we did reach the viewing platform at the pedestal and were able to gaze out across the water at New York City
The new Statue of Liberty Museum opens to the public on May 16, 2019, with three levels of exhibit space, including showcasing the statue's original torch, replaced 30 years ago. And there are picture postcard views of Lady Liberty and the Manhattan skyline through the glass window walls, and also from the rooftop patio Statue of Liberty Height Restriction. Crown climbers must be at least 48 tall so your first task when planning your Statue of Liberty visit is to make sure your kiddos are tall enough to make the climb. If not, visiting the pedestal or just the grounds and museum are alternative options. There are 377 total steps from the lobby, through the pedestal, and to the crown
The Statue of Liberty's crown, closed to the public since the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Centre, will reopen on July 4, US Independence Day Statue of Liberty's crown may reopen to public. By By The park service requested bids last month to study what it would take to safely open the Statue of Liberty's iconic headpiece to the.
Matador subscribers have likely already heard the buzz surrounding the reopening of the Statue of Liberty's crown to visitors. Photo: Lori Greig Shortly after President Obama took office, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar visited the national monument and expressed his desire to do away with the post-9/11 restriction — pending a full safety review, of course Answer 1 of 8: Can anyone tell me if the crown and pedestal reserve tickets are permanently not available? We had hoped to visit NYC this summer, but it looks like all you can do is walk the grounds and look at the museum? Does anyone know if this is a temporary.. ELLIS ISLAND, N.Y. -- The Statue of Liberty's crown, with its exhilarating view of New York's skyscrapers, bridges and seaport, is reopening on Independence Day for the first time since terrorists.
Besides the Statue of Liberty, New York City is all set to reopen other cultural institutes as well, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art which will open its gates to tourists on August 29. Liberty crown opens for public. Tourists were, on Sunday, allowed inside the crown of the Statue of Liberty in New York for the first time since September 11 attacks in 2001. advertisement. Mail Today New York July 6, 2009 UPDATED: July 6, 2009 08:14 IST
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The Statue of Liberty's nose is 4 ft. 6 in. There are 354 steps inside the statue from the pedestal to the crown, which was open to visitors prior to September 11, 2001. The crown, with its 25 window-view of New York Harbor, will reopen to the public on July 4, 2009 From the crown of the statue, one can not only get a 360° view of the Liberty Island, but also a view of the complete skyline of New York city. The United States Lighthouse Board looked after the statue till the year 1901, after which its administration was taken over by the Department of War until 1933 *The Statue of Liberty was originally supposed to have been made with color per request of Laboulaye. She was to originally hold a gold cup filled with the wine of freedom, and wear a purple robe. *The Crown of 7 Spikes- This symbol was to represent the enlightenment of the Babylonian Sun God Shamash/Utu Erica Breder, a first-generation American, stood mesmerized inside the Statue of Liberty's crown. Out one window, the statue's massive arm and golden torch rose above her The Statue of Liberty has been my backyard for many years, but it was only recently that I paid my first visit. Most people who plan their trip here do not experience the climb to the crown because it requires advanced planning. If you do have the opportunity to see Lady Liberty, however, it is worth the experience to hike the steps to the top
Lady Liberty's reinstatement will be a crown jewel indeed, as the statue will be open all the way to the crown. The announcement seemed like a special moment for Salazar, who is about to step. What Year Did The Statue Of Liberty Open - Fun for my own blog, on this occasion I will explain to you in connection with What Year Did The Statue Of Liberty Open.So, if you want to get great shots related to What Year Did The Statue Of Liberty Open, just click on the save icon to save the photo to your computer.They are ready to download, if you like and want to have them, click save logo in. The Statue of Liberty recently underwent $30 million in renovations to make the monument more accessible. If you're in the mood to break a sweat, what used to be only 354 stairs from base to crown is now 393 stairs.Yes, that's almost 40 extra stairs to climb, but they are now much safer and less steep
More than two years after breaking ground, and funded by a $100 million public campaign, the new Statue of Liberty Museum opens Thursday Will the Statue of Liberty's Crown access be open in 2013? I have searched their site and other sites but all I can find is that the crown will be open from October 28 and December 31, 2012
Open - Statue Of Liberty is a high-resolution transparent PNG image. It is a very clean transparent background image and its resolution is 2000x1893 , please mark the image source when quoting it About the Climb. Once inside the Statue of Liberty, you can explore the museum in the pedestal and then begin the climb to the crown. The climb itself is strenuous - 354 steps, equivalent to 20. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced Friday morning that visitors will be welcomed to the Statue of Liberty's crown, beginning July 4, for the first time since terrorists toppled the World. The Statue of Liberty Museum, set to open Thursday May 16, 2019 on Liberty Island, is shown in this photo, in New York A 1920's Mohawk one-dial radio and speaker is among the artifacts displayed.
The statue's full name is Liberty Enlightening the World. The female figure is Libertas, the Roman goddess of freedom. To climb up into the crown on her head, you must ascend 354 stairs. Once there, you can look out at the harbor through 25 windows. Approximately 4 million people visit the statue each year Statue Cruises is the only authorized ferry service to Liberty Island and the Statue of Liberty, and you can pre-purchase these tickets. They are actually very reasonable (at the time of publication, they were $18.50 for adults and $9 for kids aged 4-12 years old) and ferry tickets include access to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island NEW YORK -- The crown of the Statue of Liberty will reopen July 4 for the first time since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced today The crown will be open each week from Thursday through Sunday. If you'd like to visit, you must make a reservation through Statue Cruises - the monument's ferry transportation provider. Tickets became available on October 1 and sales have been brisk: just a few dates in December remain available for 2012 On 4 July, the Statue of Liberty's crown will be open to the public for the first time since the September 11 attack
Find the perfect The Crown Of The Statue Of Liberty Opens stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. Select from premium The Crown Of The Statue Of Liberty Opens of the highest quality The Statue of Liberty's crown will reopen to the general public on July 4, the first time since before the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar made the announcement this morning on NBC's Today Show, which had its four main anchors begin the show live from the top of the famed New York landmark After years of being out of tourists' reach, the Statue of Liberty's crown will reopen tomorrow. Groups of 30 people at time will be able to travel all the way to the top of the landmark, and two. The Statue of Liberty (officially named Liberty Enlightening the World and sometimes referred to as Lady Liberty) is a monument symbolising the United States.The statue is placed on Ellis Island, near New York City Harbor. The statue commemorates the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.It was given to the United States by the people of France in 1886, to represent the. The Statue of Liberty Museum was conceived as a way to provide historical context to the millions of people who visit the monument each year. It opens to the public on Thursday
The Statue of Liberty torch has tabs on the bottom that curve backwards. Tape them into a ring shape on the back of the torch. It's perfect for hanging onto. To make the Statue of Liberty crown into a crown shape you'll need to add an a strip of card stock onto the back that connects both edges Statue of Liberty Crown Tickets. Includes the same things as the Pedestal ticket but with access to the Statue of Liberty Crown! Avoid this option if you're afraid of heights. It's a unique experience because you'll be taking 162 VERY NARROW and SUPER TIGHT steps to go up to the crown from the top of the Pedestal July 4, 2009 - The crown of the Statue of Liberty is reopened to visitors. October 28, 2011 The Statue of Liberty Museum opens to the public. The museum is managed by the National Park Service Sep 26, 2014 - Explore Julie Kim's board Statue of Liberty Costume Ideas on Pinterest. See more ideas about statue of liberty, liberty, statue
This Phrygian cap symbolizes liberty and the spiked crown on the head of the statue of liberty also alludes to something of a halo which just sends across an image that she is divine. In terms of arts, this crown structure is called a nimbus The Statue of Liberty has stood on an island in New York Harbor since 1886, welcoming immigrants, tourists and citizens alike to a land of hope and opportunity. A gift to the American people from the people of France, the copper statue has become an iconic symbol of freedom. Designated in 1984 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lady Liberty is one of the most recognizable landmarks in the world Hello, Sign in. Account & Lists Account Returns & Orders. Car Statue of Liberty: A Risk Analysis Limitations of use of open web steel joists . www.haifire.com Code Analysis & Findings Size Statue Pop. Crown 6P 3P Crown 6P 3P Crown 6P 3P Pedestal Only 450 NA NA 217 734 NA 350 771 NA 500 776 450 60 225 456 771 373 610 529 773 103
The Statue of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty, arguably one of New York City's most iconic symbols, is a popular tourist attraction for first-time visitors to the city. This 150-foot monument was gifted to the United States from France in order to celebrate 100 years of America's independence One of the world's most visible symbols of freedom, the Statue of Liberty, re-opened its doors to the public Tuesday for the first time since the September 11, 2001 attacks. Let me welcome you. Celebrate a monumental blend of architecture and sculpture with this LEGO Architecture The Statue of Liberty set. America's iconic symbol of freedom stands more than 305 feet above Liberty Island in New York harbor, welcoming seafarers from around the globe The Crown of the Statue of Liberty is the highest visitors can ascend (since the torch was closed to visitors in 1916). Come up here for some unparalleled photo ops. Children must be at least four feet tall to make the climb, and any children under 17 must be accompanied by an adult In 1885, the dismantled Statue of Liberty arrived in New York Harbor after being shipped across the Atlantic in 350 individual pieces packed in more than 200 cases! James Panther April 18, 2016 A must see for anyone visiting New York City

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