binary star - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

A binary star is a star system consisting of two stars orbiting around their common center of mass. The brighter star is called the primary and the other is its companion star, comes, or secondary. Research between the early 1800s and today suggests that many stars are part of either binary star systems or star systems with more than two stars, called multiple star systems. The term double star may be used synonymously with binary star, but more generally, a double star may be either a binary star or an optical double star which consists of two stars with no physical connection but which appear close together in the sky as seen from the Earth. A double star may be determined to be optical if its components have sufficiently different proper motions or radial velocities, or if parallax measurements reveal its two components to be at sufficiently different distances from the Earth. Most known double stars have not yet been determined to be either bound binary star systems or optical doubles.

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a binary star can also be a rap group.

Binary Star were an alternative hip hop group formed in 1998 that was composed of One Be Lo and Senim Silla. While in prison, One Be Lo met Senim Silla, and the two formed Binary Star during their time in Hiawatha Correctional Facility.[1] One Be Lo took the time to gather extensive amounts of knowledge pertaining to the music industry, such as copyrights, publishing, and how to successfully start a record company. In his own words, he "learned how to hustle legally".

- wikipedia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVBWy-aYgF4&feature=related

how can I pay pal you some loot Lo & Silla?

Wyoming Opal. fresh from the wheel

The main opal field "groups" located at Lightning Ridge are; Coocoran, Grawin/Carters, Glengarry/Sheepyards, Wyoming, Jag Hill and Mehi.

Mutek Plans Shaping up

http://www.celebritiesmontreal.com/

I just received my ticket on Friday.
hotel is booked for the 28th and 29th.

Spoke with Claire Kenway last night about plans. She happened to have been nursing a hangover from going out in Berlin to see Derrick May at Berghain/Panorama. Apparently Derrick May is the epitomy of techno goodness and rocked Claire's world hard. Layered/percussive, 128-132 ish for speed. Great track selection. Can't wait to see him play.

Spent this weekend seeing Cousins Matt, Dan, Ethan, Polly, and Kava (the dog). Ethan was super fun and hanging out at the shop was fairly productive. Thanks for the delicious beef spareribs Polly!

Feeling a bit tense lately. Maybe more sleep is in order. Less googling.

Been watching all of the episodes of Frontline I can possibly fit in in my spare time. Reading http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Private_Life_of_Plants by D Attenborough

"Ever since we arrived on this planet as a species, we've cut them down, dug them up, burnt them and poisoned them. Today we're doing so on a greater scale than ever [...] We destroy plants at our peril. Neither we nor any other animal can survive without them. The time has now come for us to cherish our green inheritance, not to pillage it — for without it, we will surely perish."

– David Attenborough, in closing

lift the travel ban?

Lifting the ban will help Jared, his wife and many other cuban families who would like to travel home more often, but who could this potentially be bad for?

Growing up sufficiently enough years past the bay of pigs scare I don't have any emotional attachment to the cuban embargo. My mother can remember being afraid of a nuclear attack during that time period but I can't. I am much more worried about non state threats than I am about terrorism, war, or commies. Famine and oil shortages which cause wars worry me more than communism. In that sense... I say yes... lift the embargo. Ive never been to cuba nor talked to anyone within the country who may be fighting for democracy and free market economy. My background is limited because of that fact. I often wonder what Gary Brecher the "War Nerd" would think in times like these. Or Seymour Hersh. Hey Seymor!... whats your take?

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-cuba-travel1-2009apr01,0,4526770.story

"Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.) strongly opposes the measure. He warned that flooding Cuba with tourists and dollars would only sustain the Castro regime. Having tourists on Cuban beaches is not going to change the equation of how to create the opportunity for democratic institutions in Cuba," Martinez said. "It's only going to enrich those who are oppressing the Cuban people and provide them with more economic means with which to do that."

Dorgan and fellow sponsors sense an opportunity to change U.S. policy now that President Obama has replaced George W. Bush in the White House and Castro has turned power over to his brother, Raul Castro.

Obama has ordered a review of U.S. policy on Cuba and last month loosened restrictions to let Cuban Americans visit relatives. Journalists can travel to Cuba, as can people on humanitarian missions.

This is another article challenging the wisdom of the policy change.



http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columns/Sunday_Reflections/How-not-to-promote-democracy-in-Cuba-and-at-home-42469192.html

Lift the Cuba Travel restrictions NOW!

An outdated relic of our cold war past. Let's lift the Cuba ban and usher in a new era of Cuba/US relations. Mr. Carter: I wish you the best of luck in defending your case.

VLS student Jared Carter (JD '09) is still a year away from receiving a law degree, but he argued his first case in federal court this week. Carter is one of four plaintiffs suing the U.S. government in an effort to ease travel restrictions to Cuba for family visits. Carter's wife, Yurisleidis Leyva Mora, is a native of Cuba who came to the U.S. in 2006. The couple want to travel to Cuba to celebrate their marriage with her family and to visit her aging grandparents. Appearing before U.S. District Court Judge William Sessions, Carter argued that the travel restrictions imposed by the Bush administration in 2004 violate due process and equal protection rights. The case is attracting wide attention, particularly in Miami and Havana. The Boston Globe carried this May 28 story, with video, that can be seen at boston.com. The Burlington Free Press covered the court hearing a May 29 story available at burlingtonfreepress.com (and reprinted in the Havana Journal): havanajournal.com.
The Rutland Herald and Times Argus carried stories available at timesargus.com and rutlandherald.com. The case was previously

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http://www.vermontlaw.edu/News_and_Events/VLS_in_the_News/VLS_in_the_News_2008_Archive/May_2008.htm

http://www.boston.com/news/local/vermont/articles/2008/05/28/they_fight_to_revisit_home/