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  • Can anyone tell us when the sun is coming up? 18,000 gather at a cloudy Stonehenge for all-night summer solstice party

    Can anyone tell us when the sun is coming up? 18,000 gather at a cloudy Stonehenge for all-night summer solstice party
    By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
    ©Grey daybreak: Warmly-dressed revellers watch the sun rise for the summer solstice after a cold night at Stonehenge in Wiltshire
    Tens of thousands of revellers gathered at Stonehenge for an all-night party to celebrate the longest day of the year this morning - despite grey clouds that obscured the sunrise.
    English Heritage say 18,000 revellers descended on the site that is usually roped off to the public to witness dawn at exactly 4.43am.
    The event is significant for druids, who were joined by hippies, pagans and tourists as well as hordes of younger visitors in search of a good party.
    ©Prayers for peace: A druid welcomes the sun, left, while another strums in the summer on her guitar. Despite the gloom, the sunrise was greeted with cheers and songs
    ©Waiting for the sun: Crowds gather in darkness at Stonehenge. There were around 18,000 revellers there to greet the dawn
    However the number of people who camped out overnight or arrived early to witness the dawn was down on previous years because of the poor weather and the solstice falling on a weekday.
    There was no beautiful sunrise into clear blue skies - heavy overnight rain gave way to overcast but dry skies as the sun rose, greeted by cheering and applause.
    The self-styled King Arthur Pendragon, the veteran druid who led the event, said it had passed off smoothly.
    ©Here comes the sun: Revellers cheer as the sun finally breaks through the clouds, more than a couple of hours after daybreak
    'It is great to see the stones being used in this way, as opposed to the usual manner with tourists being herded around.'
    Stonehenge, which is between 4,000 and 5,000 years old, has in past years been the site of confrontations between revellers and police.
    But Superintendent Gavin Williams, of Wiltshire Police, said the majority of the crowd this year were well-behaved and 'came to see the sunrise in the spirit of the event', which was policed in the same way as night spots in the county. However, two men were photographed fighting at the event.
    Of the 20 arrests, 11 were for drugs offences and five for public order offences. In addition, 47 drug seizures were made.
    ©Light in the East: Revellers surround the ancient stones as dawn breaks. Celebrations centre on the Heelstone, which is aligned with the midsummer sunrise
    ©Leading the ceremony: Chief druid King Arthur Pendragon leads incantations during the summer solstice ceremony
    ©Through the ages: Brightly dressed druids greet the solstice, left, and a very young initiate touches the ancient stones. The stone circle is usually roped off to visitors
    Mr Williams said: 'Although it was disappointing that some individuals chose to bring drugs with them, they were dealt with robustly.'
    English Heritage, which manages the Stonehenge site on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, said the atmosphere had been 'peaceful and good natured'.
    The annual event is a modern take on solstice celebrations which were once a highlight of the pre-Christian calendar. Celebrations focus on the Heelstone, which sits just outside the main circle, and is aligned with the midsummer sunrise.
    The solstice is one of the few times access is granted inside the stone circle, which has been roped off since 1978 following years of erosion and vandalism.
    Stonehenge's origins remain a mystery, but one theory is that it is a huge astronomical calendar. Others say an ancient sun-worshipping culture aligned the structure with the midsummer sunrise and the midwinter sunset.
    The World Heritage site was used as a cremation cemetery since its inception, archaeologists say, but it is unclear if that was its principal function.
    It was build in three phases, with stones brought from up to 150 miles away, between 3000 BC and 1600 BC .
    ©
    High point: A man wedges himself at the top of one of the pillars. English Heritage said the event was 'peaceful and good-natured'
    Summer Solstice celebrations at Stonehenge

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  • Motorola's Droid Phone

    Motorola's Droid Phone

    iPhone with brilliants

    It's really kind of ironic that what I want for my birthday in April is a new phone. I say this because my family gets p'd off because they can never reach me. I either forget to take my phone, or if it's with me it's not turned on. I have taken so much grief over the past couple of years over this.

    Now they're saying, "Well, if we get her a phone she wants, maybe she'll turn it on!" I was really hoping that Apple would get the service stuff with Verizon worked out so I could get an iPhone. We're a Mac family and I think Apple products are great. But it looks like it'll be 2011 before this takes place.

    So I'm looking at the Motorola Droid phone

    I'm due for a new phone through my Verizon service plan. Instead of the phone costing $599, it will cost $199... and they're running a BOGO. Of course, Verizon makes their money on the extra costs per month for using this type of phone, but still...

    Does anybody have any insights they'd like to share... I told my son last night that what I wanted the phone to have is a calendar and an address book. He started cracking up and said, "Mom, they all have that!"

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  • Sew and Tell, 3

    Sew and Tell, 3
    seving
    When i was contemplating what would be my finish for this week it started out really ambitious(basting, quilting and binding), and then when i looked at my calendar and saw how much i had planned outside the house for this week and how busy i was going to be i thought maybe it was high time i got realistic! SO these booties were my finish. A small project but one that i really wanted to do.A friend from my husbands work just had a little girl...i wanted to bring her some food and a gift and these were it. This is the second pair i have done(the first are here), and they work up really fast and easy, and the combination's are endless. I love that they are reversible!!! i found this pattern here. They are so much smaller than you think they are going to be when you look at the pattern pieces, but they are just too cute to resist. SO go on over to Amy's and see what everyone else got done this week, and share something you did!!!
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  • The Film Adaption of the Popular Video Game Max Payne

    The Film Adaption of the Popular Video Game Max Payne

    Max Payne

    Max Payne — Popular Video Game

    The film adaption of the popular video game Max Payne has got me marking October 16, 2008 on my calendar with a big red YAY. As far as video game to film adaptions go all have been crap. Yes, that’s right, ALL. Think Doom, the Resident Evils, Final Fantasy, Hitman. Need I say more? I’m not sure whether it’s the slick trailer or edgy movie posters that have got me hoping Max Payne is the exception. It also might have something to do with Mark Wahlberg playing the title character.

    Not only is he a fine actor and at home in the action role he’s also, as a work colleague described, `total hotness’. The story is pretty basic and more of an excuse for lots of action and violence; however, it’s the cast who will pull this one off. After his wife and child are murdered as part of a conspiracy DEA agent Max Payne goes on a hunt to find those responsible. He teams up with assassin Mona Sax who’s out to avenge her sister's death. To add a bit of fuel to the raging inferno police, mob and a corporation are also hunting the pair.

    With Oscar nominee Wahlberg taking the lead his portrayal of Payne is likely to be high calibre. What’s even more enticing is the stellar support cast of Mila Kunis, Ludacris and Chris O’Donnell. Kunis is looking like she’s on her way to becoming a huge star thanks to her interesting choice in movie roles. Best known for being a central character on That 70s Show, she has also played a serial killer/psychopath in the sequel to American Psycho which was creatively titled American Psycho II.

    More recently she proved she can pull off comedy in Forgetting Sarah Marshall and only time will tell if she can handle being an action gal when she takes the reins in Max Payne as Mona Sax. Rapper by day and actor by night Chris "Ludacris" Bridges is always good and former Batman sidekick O’Donnell is a strong performer in heavy, action laced roles.

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  • The passing-out ball: End-of-year celebrations prove a little TOO much for some Cambridge students

    The passing-out ball: End-of-year celebrations prove a little TOO much for some Cambridge students
    By RICHARD HARTLEY-PARKINSON
    ©The morning after: Walking seems to have got too much for the girl in the red dress, while the chap on the right seems to be feeling a little warm after a night of partying
    They've finished their exams, they're about to venture into the big wide world, and they've just spent hundreds on the hottest night in town.
    So no wonder it all proved a bit too much for some Cambridge University students, staggering home after partying all night to celebrate the end of term.
    Even at £200 for a couple, and on top of the cost of a new ball gown and tails, revellers at the Trinity May Ball were far from reserved - perhaps savouring their final carefree days of student life.
    Bleary-eyed after a night of partying, as the sun rose the youngsters carried on the celebration with drunken punt rides on the River Cam or breakfast in college gardens.
    ©Relaxed: As the sun rose, students who had paced themselves continued to drink bubbly as the sun rose
    The ball is a tradition dating back 145 years that is among the largest events in the Cambridge student social calendar and is as famous for the morning after events as the big night itself.
    After dinner and dancing the night of official events was brought to a close with a spectacular fireworks display, but for some it was a sign that the night was still young.
    ©The morning after the night before: These students look like they're up for continuing for some time with two bottles of Pimms
    One guest said: 'The champagne was flowing, but if you want to be among the survivors the next day, you learn to pace yourself.'
    The Trinity May Ball is normally held on the first Monday of May Week - the traditional end of term at Cambridge University.
    This year, however, it took place in June and is one of a series of balls taking place across the campus.
    The ball has continued every year since 1866 and has only had two breaks. Once in 1910 when King Edward VII died and again during the Second World War from 1939 to 1945.
    ©Class, style and some high jinx: One couple looks like they've stepped out of a Dickens novel as they make their way home while another share a laugh with friends
    The only trouble that was reported in the town was three calls from residents who complained to Cambridge City Council over excess noise.
    Robert Osbourn, the council's environmental protection team leader, told the Cambridge News that some complaints were inevitable.
    He said: 'You are never going to be able to guarantee that nobody hears anything.'
    The students also do their bit for charity. With 17 balls and major events being held in Cambridge this academic year, the total funds from all college May Balls is likely to reach tens of thousands of pounds.
    ©Having a punt: These party goers decide to have a more leisurely ride along the River Cam with cups of coffee
    ©Home time: Students file out of the Trinity May Ball in an orderly manner
    ©Friendships made: Students lie on the lawns in front of King's College as the sun rises over the spires of Cambridge
    ©Glamour: A group of women look as splendid as they did the night before as they set off home in their ball gowns
    ©It's a busy day for punters in Cambridge with hundreds of students to transport along the Cam
    source :dailymail

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