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Skip to comments.The Cooling World (Blast From The Past Archived Newsweek Article Warning About "Global Cooling")
Posted on 10/02/2003 10:21:17 AM PDT by presidio9
There are ominous signs that the Earths weather patterns have begun to change dramatically and that these changes may portend a drastic decline in food production with serious political implications for just about every nation on Earth. The drop in food output could begin quite soon, perhaps only 10 years from now. The regions destined to feel its impact are the great wheat-producing lands of Canada and the U.S.S.R. in the North, along with a number of marginally self-sufficient tropical areas parts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indochina and Indonesia where the growing season is dependent upon the rains brought by the monsoon.
The evidence in support of these predictions has now begun to accumulate so massively that meteorologists are hard-pressed to keep up with it. In England, farmers have seen their growing season decline by about two weeks since 1950, with a resultant overall loss in grain production estimated at up to 100,000 tons annually. During the same time, the average temperature around the equator has risen by a fraction of a degree a fraction that in some areas can mean drought and desolation. Last April, in the most devastating outbreak of tornadoes ever recorded, 148 twisters killed more than 300 people and caused half a billion dollars' worth of damage in 13 U.S. states.
To scientists, these seemingly disparate incidents represent the advance signs of fundamental changes in the world's weather. Meteorologists disagree about the cause and extent of the trend, as well as over its specific impact on local weather conditions. But they are almost unanimous in the view that the trend will reduce agricultural productivity for the rest of the century. If the climatic change is as profound as some of the pessimists fear, the resulting famines could be catastrophic. A major climatic change would force economic and social adjustments on a worldwide scale, warns a recent report by the National Academy of Sciences, because the global patterns of food production and population that have evolved are implicitly dependent on the climate of the present century.
A survey completed last year by Dr. Murray Mitchell of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reveals a drop of half a degree in average ground temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere between 1945 and 1968. According to George Kukla of Columbia University, satellite photos indicated a sudden, large increase in Northern Hemisphere snow cover in the winter of 1971-72. And a study released last month by two NOAA scientists notes that the amount of sunshine reaching the ground in the continental U.S. diminished by 1.3% between 1964 and 1972.
To the layman, the relatively small changes in temperature and sunshine can be highly misleading. Reid Bryson of the University of Wisconsin points out that the Earths average temperature during the great Ice Ages was only about seven degrees lower than during its warmest eras and that the present decline has taken the planet about a sixth of the way toward the Ice Age average. Others regard the cooling as a reversion to the little ice age conditions that brought bitter winters to much of Europe and northern America between 1600 and 1900 years when the Thames used to freeze so solidly that Londoners roasted oxen on the ice and when iceboats sailed the Hudson River almost as far south as New York City.
Just what causes the onset of major and minor ice ages remains a mystery. Our knowledge of the mechanisms of climatic change is at least as fragmentary as our data, concedes the National Academy of Sciences report. Not only are the basic scientific questions largely unanswered, but in many cases we do not yet know enough to pose the key questions.
Meteorologists think that they can forecast the short-term results of the return to the norm of the last century. They begin by noting the slight drop in overall temperature that produces large numbers of pressure centers in the upper atmosphere. These break up the smooth flow of westerly winds over temperate areas. The stagnant air produced in this way causes an increase in extremes of local weather such as droughts, floods, extended dry spells, long freezes, delayed monsoons and even local temperature increases all of which have a direct impact on food supplies.
The worlds food-producing system, warns Dr. James D. McQuigg of NOAAs Center for Climatic and Environmental Assessment, is much more sensitive to the weather variable than it was even five years ago. Furthermore, the growth of world population and creation of new national boundaries make it impossible for starving peoples to migrate from their devastated fields, as they did during past famines.
Climatologists are pessimistic that political leaders will take any positive action to compensate for the climatic change, or even to allay its effects. They concede that some of the more spectacular solutions proposed, such as melting the Arctic ice cap by covering it with black soot or diverting arctic rivers, might create problems far greater than those they solve. But the scientists see few signs that government leaders anywhere are even prepared to take the simple measures of stockpiling food or of introducing the variables of climatic uncertainty into economic projections of future food supplies. The longer the planners delay, the more difficult will they find it to cope with climatic change once the results become grim reality.
Reprinted from Financial Post - Canada, Jun 21, 2000
"The time series shows the combined global land and marine surface temperature record from 1856 to 2002."
And the following time series are representative of the change in global temperature record across the last 500 thousand years, note the minor uptick(i.e. 1856 to 2002 identified as "global warming") to a median temperature in an overall downtrend for the last 2400 years,
One's trend all depends on the time frame one wants to use to make a political point with.
Ice Ages & Astronomical Causes
Figure 1-2 Climate of the last 2400 years
Figure 1-3 Climate of the last 12,000 years
Figure 1-4 Climate of the last 100,000 years
Figure 1-5 Climate for the last 420 kyr, from Vostok ice
I have no intention of getting into a broader discussion of "global warming" on this thread. I know you're out there. I have had some distractions in my personal life that have temporarily detracted from my ability to post topics and discuss them fully on FR. This "condition" may persist for a few more weeks. But as time allows, I will be glad to continue discussion on the topic. Just not here, and not now.
See post 22, my reply to ancient_geezer.
Yeah, yeah ... I know. Not 'Global Warming', but I think they'd like/WANT to see this one ...
Unfortunatly, science will never be able to tell us exactly what will happen and when, but it can help gauge the risks. To me, the risks are great and the data sound.
What data??
The only thing the global warming alarmism is riding on are cluged up computer models that don't agree with real world measurement and predict neither future not past Climates, nor do those models even agree when compared to each other.
refer: Global Warming Score Card
What risks are there of global warming within the capacity of man to effect a difference?
Mankind's impact is only 0.28% of Total Greenhouse effect
" There is no dispute at all about the fact that even if punctiliously observed, (the Kyoto Protocol) would have an imperceptible effect on future temperatures -- one-twentieth of a degree by 2050. "
Dr. S. Fred Singer, atmospheric physicist
Professor Emeritus of Environmental Sciences at the University of Virginia,
and former director of the US Weather Satellite Service;
in a Sept. 10, 2001 Letter to Editor, Wall Street Journal
Anthropogenic (man-made) Contribution to the "Greenhouse
Effect," expressed as % of Total (water vapor INCLUDED)
Based on concentrations (ppb) adjusted for heat retention characteristics % of All Greenhouse Gases
% Natural
% Man-made
Water vapor 95.000%
0.001% Carbon Dioxide (CO2) 3.618%
0.117% Methane (CH4) 0.360%
0.066% Nitrous Oxide (N2O) 0.950%
0.047% Misc. gases ( CFC's, etc.) 0.072%
0.047% Total 100.00%
- "(1) correlation does not prove causation, (2) cause must precede effect, and (3) when attempting to evaluate claims of causal relationships between different parameters, it is important to have as much data as possible in order to weed out spurious correlations.
Consider, for example, the study of Fischer et al. (1999), who examined trends of atmospheric CO2 and air temperature derived from Antarctic ice core data that extended back in time a quarter of a million years. Over this extended period, the three most dramatic warming events experienced on earth were those associated with the terminations of the last three ice ages; and for each of these climatic transitions, earth's air temperature rose well in advance of any increase in atmospheric CO2. In fact, the air's CO2 content did not begin to rise until 400 to 1,000 years after the planet began to warm. Such findings have been corroborated by Mudelsee (2001), who examined the leads/lags of atmospheric CO2 concentration and air temperature over an even longer time period, finding that variations in atmospheric CO2 concentration lagged behind variations in air temperature by 1,300 to 5,000 years over the past 420,000 years."
[ see also: Indermuhle et al. (2000), Monnin et al. (2001), Yokoyama et al. (2000), Clark and Mix (2000) ]
- "Other studies periodically demonstrate a complete uncoupling of CO2 and temperature "
[see: Petit et al. (1999), Staufer et al. (1998), Cheddadi et al., (1998), Raymo et al., 1998, Pagani et al. (1999), Pearson and Palmer (1999), Pearson and Palmer, (2000) ]
- "Considered in their entirety, these several results present a truly chaotic picture with respect to any possible effect that variations in atmospheric CO2 concentration may have on global temperature. Clearly, atmospheric CO2 is not the all-important driver of global climate change the climate alarmists make it out to be."
Global warming and global dioxide emission and concentration:
a Granger causality analysis
- "We find, in opposition to previous studies, that there is no evidence of Granger causality from global carbon dioxide emission to global surface temperature. Further, we could not find robust empirical evidence for the causal nexus from global carbon dioxide concentration to global surface temperature."
"Carbon dioxide, the main culprit in the alleged greenhouse-gas warming, is not a "driver" of climate change at all. Indeed, in earlier research Jan Veizer, of the University of Ottawa and one of the co-authors of the GSA Today article, established that rather than forcing climate change, CO2 levels actually lag behind climatic temperatures, suggesting that global warming may cause carbon dioxide rather than the other way around."
"Veizer and Shaviv's greatest contribution is their time scale. They have examined the relationship of cosmic rays, solar activity and CO2, and climate change going back through thousands of major and minor coolings and warmings. They found a strong -- very strong -- correlation between cosmic rays, solar activity and climate change, but almost none between carbon dioxide and global temperature increases."
Indeed just what precise risks at all?
Petition Project: http://www.oism.org/pproject/s33p357.htm
During the past 2 years, more than 17,100 basic and applied American scientists, two-thirds with advanced degrees, have signed the Global Warming Petition.
Specifically declaring:
"There is no convincing scientific evidence that human release of carbon dioxide, methane, or other greenhouse gasses is causing or will, in the foreseeable future, cause catastrophic heating of the Earth's atmosphere and disruption of the Earth's climate."
Signers of this petition so far include 2,660 physicists, geophysicists, climatologists, meteorologists, oceanographers, and environmental scientists (select this link for a listing of these individuals) who are especially well qualified to evaluate the effects of carbon dioxide on the Earth's atmosphere and climate.
Signers of this petition also include 5,017 scientists whose fields of specialization in chemistry, biochemistry, biology, and other life sciences (select this link for a listing of these individuals) make them especially well qualified to evaluate the effects of carbon dioxide upon the Earth's plant and animal life.
Nearly all of the initial 17,100 scientist signers have technical training suitable for the evaluation of the relevant research data, and many are trained in related fields.
Do you even know what a strawman is?
My father was hospitalized with a serious condition. Give me a break! When I have the time (and I expect it to be sooner than later), I'll load my cannons with all the grape they can handle.
Prayers for your father.
I know better than to kick a man when he's down.
What do you think about the temperature date for the last 400,000 years from the Vostok ice core samples ?
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posted by Thom Holwerda on Sun 9th Apr 2006 18:10 UTC, submitted by Jack Dawson
Troubles for the Kubuntu project: a number of Kubuntu developers are complaining that Canonical is not answering their requests. They state: "We all from the kubuntu.de-team have pursued this aim [to improve Kubuntu] together, but most of the work has been done by Andreas Mueller (amu). He is not only co-founder and unpayed developer of the Kubuntu-project, but he's also hosting this website and he's taking over all the arising expenses. During our endeavours for Kubuntu, there were made several requests to Canonical. All those requests are unanswered 'till today! Up to now, there is only one payed developer. Since Canonical ignores all our personal and partly financial engagement until now we have to assume that Canonical is not willing to make Kubuntu a '1st class distribution'."

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I'm vaguely aware of how SSL works, but this tactic doesn't seem secure to me. Imagine this scenario:
There is a free OpenVPN service that uses OpenSSL (Easy-RSA) to generate its own ca.crt (the server's CA certificate with public key) and ca.key (the server's private key). The organization also generates one client.crt (client's certificate with public key) and one client.key (client's private key). Then they package the ca.crt, client.crt, and client.key files with their custom OpenVPN installation package, and the certificates and keys never change. Every person who uses this organization's VPN service will have the same client certificate, the same public key, and the same private key (as well as the same protocol and cipher). Lastly, these items of interest can be acquired simply by filling out a registration form and installing their software.
This sounds like a huge vulnerability to me, but I'm only a novice as far as networking goes, if that. The reason I think this isn't protecting data is because if someone who is "listening" to your connection has the same public keys and private key available, couldn't they decrypt your communication with the server? But please, let me know what you guys think. Is such a setup still secure? And if it really is still secure, why/how? Does SSL create a purely unique key upon connection, even with the same client certs and keys being used? o.O
Thanks for reading. I hope to see your opinions and learn more about VPNs and SSL.


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I've been so upset I couldn't post until now.
I came home from a family dinner on Sunday night and Delilah was tilting her head to the left. It was obvious that something was wrong. She seemed normal other than that. When we left, she was fine.
I called the vet on Monday morning and they could take her right away. After them running every test in the book, x-rays and a thorough exam, her vet still wasn't sure what was causing the tilt. She is also losing her balance and falling over. She can't jump up on anything so I have to pick her up into the car and on the bed.
She put her on antibiotics and some motion sickness pills. I am hoping and praying it's Vestibular Syndrome which is an inner ear problem. Could be a fluid problem or infection.
Her vet found that her heart is a bit enlarged so they did an ECG on her. It proved her heart is enlarged but all other heart function is fine. All bloodwork came back good.
I've read a million things and most everything says this syndrome mimics a stroke and it's heartbreaking to watch your pet go through such agony. Believe me, heartbreak is my middle name with her being like this. I am beside myself.
If anyone can pray for her I will be eternally grateful.
Her vet recommends an ultrasound. Is anyone familiar with an enlarged heart and know if this is completely necessary? The charge is $350.00 but she is worth every penny if I really need to get it for her. I think I will feel terribly worse if I don't explore everything.
Thanks for the prayers and I would love to know if anyone knows about these conditions.
I am so good at telling everybody else not to beat themselves up but I now know I am crazy to say that to myself. I can't help but wonder what I could have done differently.:(


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Latest update : 2012-01-16
Taxing finance: can France go it alone ?
France is seeking to press ahead with a tax on financial transactions, and hoping the rest of Europe will follow suit. The view from Paris is that the financial sector is largely responsible for sparking the current crisis and must now contribute to its resolution. But with the UK firmly opposed to the scheme, can such a tax ever work?
- Wolf KLINZ, German MEP, Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
- Richard ASHWORTH, British MEP, European Conservatives and Reformists
Presented by Christophe Robeet
Prepared by Domitille Blanc


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Saturday, February 02, 2013
Catholic bishops get a Shabbos goy from Obamacare
Descriptions of the latest iteration of regulations under the Affordable Care Act that define how women will have free access to contraception services didn't clarify much for me. But some digging, including a smart Catholic source, has helped me make some sense out of this which I'll share here.
I knew the back story: Catholic bishops were enraged last year that the government mandated that the insurance they provide to their employees -- Catholic or not -- must include contraception. Contraception is part of healthcare in the secular thinking of this democracy. The government said "okay -- if you are a church that doesn't allow women to control when they get pregnant, your insurance company will do the job for you, no charge." The bishops and some lay Catholics (mostly ones who didn't like Obama anyway) remained outraged because the compromise would leave institutions that proudly announce their Catholic connections -- universities, hospitals, social service agencies -- but operate in a secular context, without a fig leaf when they obeyed the law.
Since Catholic individuals are about as likely to approve of contraception as anyone else in this country, the brouhaha over the contraception mandate had no electoral effect. Bishops fumed and the majority of Catholics voted their consciences -- for Obama.
The latest go-round brings the historically Catholic institutions that operate in the secular world into compliance with the law by putting the burden for providing free contraception on insurance companies that write policies for the institutions. Presumably they'd recoup because contraception is good preventative medicine, saving money later -- and the Department of Health and Human Services also gives cooperating insurance companies a break when they also participate in the market portion of "reform," the exchanges.
That is, this rule makes an insurance companies act like a Shabbos goy -- a person not bound by religious prohibitions who performs an act that would be forbidden to a Jewish household that observes the sabbath in the full traditional manner. In the modern context, this concept, a concept that has analogues in many religions, seems like a strange concession to tribal gobbledy-gook -- we are mostly ethical universalists: if it is good for me, it is good for thee. The HHS rule allows some institutions to say "it is not good for me and perhaps thee -- but you'll be covered and the matter is subject to your individual conscience." In a pluralist system, that's what we should expect.
But hey -- this Obamacare compromise preserves the central win for women in the new system: contraceptive and reproductive care is simply healthcare.
The new rule doesn't cover private businesses that provide insurance. If your boss is some kind of fundamentalist with idiosyncratic medical ideas and the company offers insurance, he can't impose his medical prejudices on you.
Will the Catholic bishops and other fundamentalist objectors be smart enough to recognize this is probably the best deal they can get in a country that largely thinks they've jumped the shark in their struggle to control women's bodies? I hope so.
2 comments:
- mary said...
I am a 70 yr old life long Catholic. Every time I turn on the TV or read the paper, there is something that makes me ashamed. I don't know a sane Catholic who approves of "today's" Church. Believe me, most of us pay no attention to silly men running around in watered silk with tassels on their shoes. We will not be told how to vote or what to do with our bodies. I hope a woman priest comes to my diocese, where the criminal Finn reigns. My Catholic friends channel our energies into issues of equality and fairness for all.
- Saturday, February 02, 2013 11:06:00 AM
- janinsanfran said...
Hi Mary -- thanks for your comment. You are like many, many Catholics I know, work with for justice and equality, and respect very much. Those old gents are out of touch with the human beings outside their offices.
- Saturday, February 02, 2013 12:16:00 PM


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May 20, 2009 > Renegades fall at state championship
For Fremont's Ohlone College Renegades, it was their first trip to the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) State Softball Championships, which was held this past weekend, May 15-17, at Salinas Sports Complex. It had the top four seeded teams remaining from Nor Cal and So Cal after two weekends of regional play. Ohlone started Nor Cal regional play seeded sixth and came into the state finals as the four seed from Nor Cal, pitting them against So Cal number one, Cypress College Chargers, in the first round.In game one for the Renegades it was business as usual, decent pitching, strong defense and weak hitting. For the first five and a half innings it was a scoreless tie. Then in the bottom half of the sixth, Cypress broke the tie with a lead-off bunt single, a double and a three-run home run. Another doubled followed, the fourth consecutive hit of the sixth, with still no outs. Ohlone managed to get the next two batters before the third double of the inning and fifth hit, plated the fourth run.Ohlone finally got on the scoreboard in the top of the seventh with two singles coupled with two ground outs to score one run. But that was all the Renegades could muster as they lost game one, 4-1, and would now have to go through the loser's bracket with no room to spare. Ashtyn Mullin, who entered the game as a pinch hitter, drove in the Renegades only run on a ground out. Sophomore pitcher and Tri-City Voice May female athlete of month, Kelly Colker, took the loss for the Renegades. She gave up six hits, two walks and had four strikeouts.Game two saw the same scenario for Ohlone in loser's bracket action against Nor Cal two seed, Sacramento City College Panthers. Sac City got on the board first with a home run in the second inning that barely cleared the left center field fence. After Renegade batters struck out seven consecutive times over the first three innings, Miller finally got on base to lead off the fourth with a bunt single. Then when sophomore second baseman, Kim Cawley, followed with a sacrifice bunt, Miller tried to go from first to third after Cawley was thrown out at first for the first out of the inning. However, Miller was gunned down on a perfect throw to third from the Panthers' second baseman who had covered first on the bunt. Sac City then added two more runs in their half of the fifth on a leadoff single, two Ohlone errors and a sacrifice bunt.Renegades would not score until the bottom of the seventh when Miller led off with a single and promptly stole second. Then, after two outs, freshman Mariah Jones, who had entered the game in the fifth inning as a defensive replacement in left field, singled in Miller for the first run of the game for the Renegades. Jones then stole second, moved to third after a wild pitch, and scored on a Sac City error. That would be it for Ohlone and the 2009 season as they lost their second game at the state finals, 3-2. Colker again took the loss giving up six hits and two walks while striking out five.Ohlone Head Coach Donna Runyon took seven consecutive Coast Conference North Division Championships into the post season. She continued to win first round regional games and, for the first time, won a second round regional to advance to her first state tournament.Ohlone will be without six graduating sophomores for next year including, third baseman Audrea Lopez, shortstop Miller, second baseman Cawley, reserve first baseman Brittany Lenz and the starting battery of pitcher Colker and catcher Sumner. They will return with freshmen, Paulina Gentry, Julyssa Perry, Jones, Jessica Maria, Antonia Gentry, Jenna Roman, Ashley Nahale, Kendall Beerman, Mullin and Tomasello, who now know what it takes to make it to state.So Cal number three seed, Mt. San Antonio (Mt. Sac) College Mounties from Walnut, defeated Nor Cal three seed, Sierra College Wolverines from Rocklin, 7-1, in the championship game. For the Mounties, it was their fourth title (2003, 2005, 2007 and 2009) in the last seven years. Mt. Sac is the largest community college in the U.S.


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James L. "Jim" Gibson
James L. "Jim" Gibson, 75, of 336 Reynolds St., Kane and 4414 Twin Lakes Dr., Melbourne, Fla., died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, at his Florida residence.Born Oct. 7, 1936, in Kane, he was a son of the late Raymond F. and Gladys Johnson Gibson. On Sept. 28, 1984, in Kane, he married Linda Albright who survives.Jim, a graduate of Kane High School class of 1954, served four years in the U.S. Air Force.Before retirement, he was the postmaster at the Kane Post Office. He later drove the ATA bus and also volunteered at Kane Community Hospital and Wuesthoff Medical Center in Melbourne.An avid baseball fan, Jim worked at the Washington Nationals spring training facility. He also coached little league and Legion baseball and was an umpire, as well.Additionally, he was a past commander and financial officer for the American Legion Post 250, a member of the VFW Lodge 1132, the Moose Lodge #130, and a 50-year member of the Kane BPO Elks #329.He was a member of Ascension Lutheran Church at Indian Harbor Beach, Fla.Surviving, in addition to his wife, Linda, are seven children, Sherri (Stuart) Siegel of Erie, Steve Gibson of Kane, TJ (Rhonda) Gibson of Melbourne, Fla., Scott (Kathy) Gibson of Kane, Mark (Florence) Mishler in Kuwait, Michelle Oswalt of Alexandria, Va. and Mike (Sara) Mishler of Woodbridge, Va.; and 14 grandchildren, Rene, Chad, Zoe, Grant, Shane, Tyler, Kellen, EJ, Michael, Jimmy, Alex. Ethan, Jeninie and Jennifer.His parents preceded him in death.Friends will be received from 5-8 p.m. Monday at the Cummings Funeral Home, Inc. where a funeral service will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday with the Rev. Jay Tennes, pastor of the United Methodist Church of Johnsonburg, officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Tabor Cemetery.Online condolences can be expressed at www.cummingsfh.com.


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Zimmerman expects to be ready Opening Day
By Bill Ladson /02/15/2013 6:01 PM ET
VIERA , Fla. -- Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman acknowledged that his surgically repaired right shoulder is not 100 percent, but he expects to be ready by Opening Day.
On Friday, Zimmerman was able to perform fielding drills and threw from 75 feet.
"We are obviously going to take it slow, but I've been hitting and throwing almost two-and-a-half weeks," Zimmerman said. "Just like anything when you first start to do something, it's going to be sore. You are going to get through good days and bad days. But there have been way more good days than bad days."
Despite having a bad shoulder last season, Zimmerman was productive at the plate, hitting .282 with 25 home runs and 95 RBIs. However, he had problems throwing the baseball. For example, he had an awkward, robotic throwing motion to first base.
"We went through some things last year. [The trainers] did a good job of getting me healthy enough to contribute," Zimmerman said. "Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn't work, and it was frustrating for everyone involved, myself included. ...
"With the team that we had last year, there was no way [that I was going to take myself out of the game]. Obviously, sometimes it didn't look so good. It was probably the first time I felt uncomfortable on a baseball field at any time. We battled through it, and the training staff did a great job."
Manager Davey Johnson said he plans to start Zimmerman slowly. He probably will not play in any games for about three weeks. Zimmerman reiterated that he needs only 50 at-bats to get ready for the season.
"He is a smart guy, veteran player. He knows what his body can do and can't do," Johnson said of Zimmerman. "But I'm really pleased he had that procedure and talking [to the team doctor], he needed it. [Zimmerman is] excited about it. He volunteered to me that he is going to [have a regular throwing motion]."
Soriano obtains visa, will report this weekend
VIERA, Fla. -- Nationals closer Rafael Soriano will not be absent for long. He was able to obtain his visa in the Dominican Republic on Friday morning and will likely report to Nats camp on Saturday, according to manager Davey Johnson. Pitchers and catchers were scheduled to report this past Wednesday.
"The word I got was that they stamped his visa this morning. I don't know what the travel plans are, but I imagine that he will be here sometime tomorrow," Johnson said.
"I'm not really worried about him, because he's a veteran pitcher. He knows what he needs to do to get ready. I've been used to dealing with that kinda stuff -- visa problems. They've got good weather down there, I'm sure he's not just sitting around watching TV. I'm sure he'll come to camp in good shape. That's the least of my worries."
Soriano had one of his best seasons in 2012, posting a 2.26 ERA with 42 saves for the Yankees, taking over closer duties after Mariano Rivera tore his right anterior cruciate ligament in early May. Soriano opted out of his contract with New York after he learned that Rivera was going to come back for the 2013 season. Soriano did not want to be a setup man.
Soriano, who joins a bullpen that already includes Drew Storen and Tyler Clippard, has a 2.78 career ERA in 11 seasons spent with the Mariners, Braves, Rays and Yankees. The Nats signed Soriano after their bullpen struggled during last year's National League Division Series against the Cardinals, allowing 16 earned runs in five games.
Storen, who finished the season as the closer, allowed four runs in the ninth inning of a 9-7 loss in the decisive Game 5.
LaRoche disagrees with compensation Draft picks
VIERA, Fla. -- Nationals first baseman Adam LaRoche arrived in camp Friday and acknowledged that baseball should eliminate the compensation Draft pick, which is attached to a free agent who is given a qualifying offer by the team he played with the previous year.
LaRoche, 33, turned down the Nationals' one-year, $13.3 million offer -- the average of the previous year's top 125 salaries. The Nationals would have received a compensation pick between the first and second round of the 2013 Draft, if LaRoche signed with another team.
The signing team would give up its first-round selection, though the top 10 picks of the Draft are protected, so any team holding a top-10 pick forfeits its second-round selection, if it signs a player who received a qualifying offer.
LaRoche acknowledged there were teams interested in his services, but they were not willing to surrender the Draft pick.
"Every week, it was the same team we talked to a few times or new teams calling saying, 'Hey, we just want you to know we would love to do something, but we can't afford to give up that [Draft pick]. It's so frustrating," LaRoche said.
LaRoche ended up re-signing with the Nationals for two years and $24 million. There is a mutual option for a third season.
"It needs to be [eliminated]," LaRoche said about the compensation pick. "Not just for me. There were four or five of us really affected this year. I think in the future, you are going to have that scenario every year. They have to do something about it. If you had a less productive year, it would have been easy to get a longer-term deal or have more competition in negotiations. It got to where I wanted to get back here. We worked it out. But the Draft pick did not help things."
Free agent right-hander Kyle Lohse is an example of a player who has struggled to sign with a Major League team because the compensation Draft pick is hanging over his head.
"It shows how important it is to get rid of that rule," LaRoche said. "I don't know if that was something the union granted, or they overlooked and didn't realize it could backfire the way it did, or if they were willing to take that risk. In talking with the union a little bit, I think they would love to take that back."
Ramos improving behind plate
VIERA, Fla. -- Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos was behind the plate during a bullpen session for the second day in a row. Unlike the previous day, Ramos' right knee didn't get tired, and he was able to hit without any problems.
Ramos played in only 25 games after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee against the Reds last May. Manager Davey Johnson said Ramos most likely will not play until the second week into the Grapefruit League season.
Ramos is expected to start the season as the backup catcher behind Kurt Suzuki.
Marrero's roster chances are slim
VIERA, Fla. -- Nationals first baseman Chris Marrero played in only 53 Minor League games last year as a result of an injury sustained in the 2011 offseason. He tore his left hamstring reaching for a ball while playing for the Licey Tigers in the Dominican Winter League.
Marrero is considered a backup first baseman, and the chances of him making the Nationals' Opening Day roster are slim, because Tyler Moore is expected to fill this role.
Marrero, a first-round pick in the 2006 First-Year Player Draft, made his Major League debut in late 2011, hitting .248 with 10 RBIs and playing solid defense at first base. Manager Davey Johnson was hoping that Marrero could display more power the next season, but the hamstring injury prevented that.
"My heart goes out to him, because I thought he was getting his feet wet and I thought he did a good job," Johnson said. "Then, he had that severe hamstring injury [during winter ball] and basically lost most of the year."
Johnson plans to give Marrero a serious look during the start of Spring Training.
Worth noting
Johnson said right-hander Dan Haren threw the ball well in his first bullpen session. Johnson told Haren not to peak too early.
Reliever Henry Rodriguez has yet to throw off the mound because of a tight right bicep, but he played catch with right-hander Ross Ohlendorf, and one would have thought that Rodriguez was 100 percent.
"He was throwing [on flat ground] about 90 miles an hour," Johnson said. Rodriguez missed the postseason last October after having a bone spur removed from his right elbow.
Johnson said right-hander Micah Owings will not pitch for the Nationals; he will play first base and the outfield. Owings is one of the best-hitting pitchers in the big leagues. He is a career .283 hitter with nine home runs, 35 RBIs and a .502 slugging percentage in 219 plate appearances.


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Simple Summer Side Dish
Emeril Lagasse has a tasty side dish to go with the Southwestern Sliders. A Simple Cucumber Salad that is light and refreshing and sure to be a crowd pleaser.
Cooking Directions
Peel the cucumbers and cut them in half lengthwise. Using a small spoon or a melon baller, scoop out the seeds and watery center from each half, forming a shallow groove down the center.
Using a mandolin, slice the cucumbers crosswise as thin as possible, ideally about 1/8 inch thick.
Place the cucumbers in a colander and sprinkle with the salt. Using clean hands, toss to combine the cucumbers with the salt. Set the colander over a bowl and refrigerate for at least 1 hour and up to 2 hours.
Using clean hands, squeeze handfuls of cucumber slices to release any excess liquid, and transfer the cucumbers to a medium nonreactive bowl.
In another medium nonreactive bowl, combine the white vinegar, cider vinegar, and sugar. Stir until the sugar has completely dissolved. Pour the vinegar mixture over the cucumbers, add the chopped chives, and stir to thoroughly combine. Serve immediately, or refrigerate for up to 12 hours or overnight, and serve cold.
*Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, "Emeril at the Grill", HarperStudio Publisher, New York, 2009, courtesy Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.
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Main Ingredients: cucumber, white vinegar, cider vinegar
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Vin Scully to return to Dodgers booth in 2014
Vin Scully to return to Dodgers booth in 2014
Aug. 23, 2013
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Vin Scully, one of baseball's most beloved broadcasters, will return to the Los Angeles Dodgers for a record 65th season in 2014.
"I can tell you from the bottom of my heart that I have always felt that I am the most ordinary of men who was given an extraordinary break of doing what I love to do at a very early age," Scully said on Friday. "I pray that I'll be allowed to do it for at least one more year.
"As far as I'm concerned, it could have been one line in the note sheet tonight. But I don't take any of it for granted in any way, shape or form. I know that this miracle was given to me, and I could lose it in 30 seconds between the time I leave here and go up to the booth. I'm just so blessed to be doing what I love to do and full of thanks."
The 85-year-old Scully said he is quite impressed by what the new ownership group has brought to the Dodgers, along with the energy fans are creating at the ballpark. The club has surged from last place in the NL West to a lead of 9 1-2 games.
"I do think that the success of the team had something to do with it," Scully said. "These last 50 games, coming to the ballpark and watching them pull out some miraculous victories, it was so thrilling — even for someone who had seen however many games I've seen before.
"It became so much exciting again and so much fun. I don't really know how I would have felt had they stayed in last place with 30 some-odd games left. I probably would have come back, anyway, because I love it so much, but this made it pretty easy. And as long as I feel the emotion, I feel like I should be here."
Scully began his professional baseball broadcasting career in 1950 with the Brooklyn Dodgers, and he has called three perfect games, 25 no-hitters, 25 World Series and 12 All-Star games. With every passing year, the adoration of Dodgers fans and the city of Los Angeles has humbled him even more and made him want to continue his lifelong passion.
"The thought of just suddenly walking away from all these friends in the ballpark, and this great game, and this very exciting team, and this fandom that's so thrilled with what's going on, I thought there's just no way," Scully said. "The best way that I could describe it was the night of the bobblehead, a couple of weeks ago, and they played that little tribute on the screen. And the ovation was overwhelming. I was as close to crying as I've been in a long long time."
Scully will work all Dodgers home games and road games in California and Arizona that aren't nationally televised. He will call all nine innings of the team's television broadcasts on Time Warner SportsNet LA beginning in 2014, with the first three innings of each of his games simulcast on the radio.
When Scully began broadcasting, the Dodgers had yet to win a World Series. Three years later, at 25, he became the youngest person to broadcast a World Series game. In 1955, he had his most memorable moment behind the microphone, as he called the Dodgers' only championship in Brooklyn.
"The Dodgers are overjoyed to have Vin back with the team in 2014," Dodgers Chairman and Owner Mark Walter said. "Vin IS Dodger baseball. The Dodgers, the sport of baseball and the city of Los Angeles are extremely fortunate to have him in our midst."
Scully also has called Dodgers World Championships in 1959, '63, '65, '81 and '88, and he was elected the top sportscaster of the 20th century by the American Sportscasters Association.
"Vin brings a unique perspective to Dodger baseball," Dodgers President and CEO Stan Kasten said. "Everyone in the Dodger family and within the sound of his voice benefits each and every time we are afforded the opportunity to hear him call a Dodger game. We are thrilled to know that experience will continue through at least the 2014 season."


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In an eerie flashback to another Yankee-Red Sox dramatic moment, Quintin Berry became the 2013 version of Dave Roberts, who turned the tide in the 2004 ALCS with his steal off Rivera in Game 4. Berry pinch-ran for Mike Napoli Thursday night, after Napoli singled with two outs in the ninth. On the first pitch to the following batter, Stephen Drew, Berry took off for second, slid in safely, and then scrambled to third as Austin Romine's throw squirted into left center. Drew drove Berry in with a bloop single to right as the Sox tied the game 8-8.George King, Post:
There are bad losses, heart-breaking losses and losses that freeze bone marrow.Kevin Kernan, Post:
It remains to be known if the Yankees can rebound from the most devastating defeat of the season ...
The Promise that once was Joba Chamberlain continues to be a dead end for the Yankees.Post:
... for manager Joe Girardi to continue to run Chamberlain out there in big games is a losing proposition.
This is the fix you find yourself in when the final month of the season feels less like a series of baseball games and more a daily dance with elimination.John Harper, Daily News:
This is what it feels like when you have less margin for error than a man juggling six chainsaws on a wire above Niagara Falls.
If your ballclub is destined for some magical late-season run that won't end until sometime in October, you almost certainly don't lose on a night like this.
You don't rise up and score six runs in the seventh inning against the first-place Red Sox and then see such an astonishing comeback go to waste because the greatest closer in baseball history blows a ninth-inning lead.
I mean, that's just cruel.
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And you thought Thursday night's loss was bad.Daily News:
This was worse.
The Yankees outdid themselves on Friday night with an epic meltdown. They took an 8-3 lead into the seventh inning, but their bullpen imploded from there, allowing nine runs, and the Red Sox claimed a stunning 12-8 victory at the Stadium in exactly four hours.
The bullpen's line: 3 IP, 10 H, 9 ER, 4 BB, 2 HR. ...
Phil Hughes' first regular-season relief appearance since Sept. 28, 2011, couldn't have gone any worse. ...
Joba Chamberlain was his usual horrendous self. No surprise there.
In the span of two days, the Red Sox have broken Yankee hearts twice with remarkable victories in games the Bombers need desperately. ...Kevin Kernan, Post:
A team with questionable intestinal fortitude might be wiped out by consecutive gut-wrenching losses to its bitter rivals in the heat of a pennant race. We'll see if the Yanks can respond in the final two games of the series Saturday and Sunday, but one thing is clear - pinstriped playoff hopes are dimming as the Sox thrive.
This has suddenly become the bullpen from hell.Mark Feinsand, Daily News:
Friday night's collapse put Thursday night's dreadful performance to shame.
The Yankees have gallantly battled the injury bug all season, finding one replacement after another, living to see the next round in the fight.Post:
Friday night, the knockout punch may have finally been delivered.
On the field, the Yankees suffered their second devastating loss in as many nights, wasting a five-run lead in the seventh inning thanks to some dreadful pitching by Phil Hughes and Boone Logan. ...
Logan was being sent for an MRI Saturday after complaining of tightness in his left elbow area, while Dave Robertson would be unavailable for the next five or six days with tendinitis in his shoulder.
How [much] can one baseball team withstand? When does resilience devolve into sheer exhaustion?
The Yankees seem determined to find out.
Joe Girardi's group followed its Worst Loss of the Season on Thursday night with ...the Even Worse Worst Loss of the Season on Friday night. A seemingly comfortable lead intersected with a battered bullpen at Yankee Stadium, and the result couldn't have been any uglier: 12-8 Red Sox at Yankee Stadium, dropping the Yankees (75-66) behind both Baltimore (75-65) and Cleveland (75-65) — with all of them trailing Tampa Bay (77-63) — in the American League wild-card race.


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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Police say a St. Petersburg teen shot himself in the head after telling friends he keeps one round out of the firing chamber to prevent an accidental discharge.
According to police 18-year-old Alexander Shaw was sitting on the back patio with friends Wednesday evening when he decided to demonstrate the gun's safety by holding it to his head and pulling the trigger. But the .38-caliber weapon discharged and the teen died at the scene.
Shaw's grandparents and uncle were home at the time. The incident is being investigated by homicide detectives and the medical examiner's office.
Police say Shaw's father was killed during a home invasion robbery on June 18. The teen was at the home and witnessed his father's death.
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Wait, Was That An RIAA Education Campaign... Or Is It About Turning Schoolkids Into Unpaid Shills?
from the why-is-this-in-our-schools? dept
Imagine that you are in the music industry... With your team of fellow music industry employees, plan an information campaign that lets others know why it's important to get their music the right way... You'll want to convince your classmates that your teams' plan is the one that will become the class project!Of course, since we were suggesting more reasonable responses to the RIAA's proposals, why not have those same kids do a class project where they talk about artists who have embraced what their fans want, and have showed that it's possible to do quite well with models that don't involve going to war with your best fans. In the meantime, we're still wondering why any school would use obviously biased materials from an industry association, rather than impartial materials that are actually accurate? Does anyone know of any schools that use the RIAA's materials? We'd love to speak to some teachers who do...
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As was to be expected, and without a single exception, legislators voted in their own interests and with the party line in the no-confidence motion against the Cabinet last week.
As it stands, the constitutional government system in this country is utterly incapable of resolving the current crisis or ongoing partisanship.
Premier Jiang Yi-huah (江宜樺) was right when he said on the eve of the vote that he was not responsible for violating the Constitution and causing the turmoil. Throughout the history of the nation's constitutional government, it has always been the party chairman that has been responsible for such transgressions.
From Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石) to President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九), presidents have doubled as party chairman. They have all — in violation of the Constitution — used their position as party chairman to exercise power over the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government, thereby violating the principle of separation of powers. Former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) read from the same playbook after the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) came to power.
Before 1997, the Constitution endorsed a form of government more like a parliamentary system. However, after the removal of the stipulation that the premier be approved by the legislature, the system changed to be more like a dual-executive, semi-presidential system. In practice, Taiwan has always had a "super-presidential" system. Even during the eight years that Chen was in office, when the opposition had a legislative majority, he was still able to get what he wanted — legislators have a price, disagreements can be worked out.
Unfortunately, power corrupts and presidents always want more power. The way they have attained it is by taking on the chairmanship.
Article 35 of the Constitution states: "The President shall be the head of the state."
More colloquially, the president is "the man." He is the physical embodiment of state power, the protector of justice in the country. Someone must occupy that office at all times. When former US president John F. Kennedy was assassinated, then-vice president Lyndon Johnson was sworn in on Air Force One. A country cannot be without a leader.
Nevertheless, no matter how powerful the president, his authority is always derived from the Constitution. All of Taiwan's presidents have believed this constitutionally conferred power to be insufficient and have felt the need to augment it. Last month's strife broke out when Ma attempted, in his capacity as Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) chairman, to oust Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (王金平). This is an example of the power of a party chairman.
When Ma departed from the Presidential Office and was driven to KMT headquarters, did he switch roles and become party chairman as he stepped out of the car? If so, did Ma the president cease to exist for the duration of his stay? Did the vice president automatically take over? If Ma continued to hold the position of president, how was he able to direct the party's Evaluation and Disciplinary Committee and not breach the Constitution?
The reason that presidents have wanted to double as party chairman, in addition to extending and being able to abuse their power, was for the access it grants to party resources. The KMT has prodigious party assets and Ma is only able to get his mitts on the party coffers because he is the party chairman.
The DPP does not have the same assets, and the president is not allowed to raise funds. However, as DPP party chairman, Chen was able to receive donations and then use his influence as president to benefit the person or group that provided the funds. He could say the money was a "political donation" and not a bribe. The multiplication of official capacities is useful for politicians wanting to bend the rules.
Constitutional violations and illegal actions must be stamped out. The president cannot be allowed to cover for the transgressions of the party chairman, which threatens the collapse of the constitutional system. Just because presidents have always acted this way, that does not mean they should continue to do so.
Ma should immediately resign as KMT chairman.
Shih Ming-teh is a former Democratic Progressive Party chairman.
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Car news
Meet the Concept BMW 4 series Coupe
It's only a concept but don't be fooled: this is the next BMW 3 series Coupe
A moment's silence, if you please: a TG favourite, the BMW 3-series Coupe, will soon be no more.
It will turn into the BMW 4-series Coupe you see above.
Despite BMW's heritage of the coupe versions of its saloon cars bearing evenly badged numbers, Munich's smallest coupe has always shared the same nomenclature as its saloon brethren. So where the 6-series is a swoopy 5, and the old 8-series a swoopy 7, now we have the 4-series as a svelte 3. Understand? Good.
It's a concept for now, but will make production soon. And its sporting intent is evident in the car's proportions: it's 50mm longer, 45mm wider up front and 80mm wider at the back than the current 3 Coupe, as well as being 16mm lower.
The front of the 4-series is meant to echo the 3-series 'family', but with some added grunt. To that effect, there are hexagonal LED headlights, with an 'optical fibre' that links the lights to that famous kidney grille. Underneath that, you've got a wide, gaping air intake - perhaps hinting at mega-power 4-series of the future - that stretches right around to the flared wheel arches.
Move to the back, and you've got a wide, broad-shouldered rear with a similarly gaping rear apron and 'double-L' lights. Overall impressions? Like a 3 Coupe after a plyometrics course and a few protein shakes.
Inside, it is familiar 3-series territory, but with fine detailing. So you get wood trim strips, tanned leather, hand-braided leather trim and even leather-covered cup holders.
So what about engines? BMW is remaining schtum at the moment, but we can expect the current 3-series Coupe range to cross over, so you're looking at the magnificent 3.0-litre turbocharged sixer (435i), the 3.0-litre diesel (430d) and the 2.5-litre and 2.0-litre 425 and 420. It also means that when it arrives, the next two-door M3 will actually be called an M4, bringing an end to a whole lot of history.
Are the 4-series Coupe's shoulders broad enough to take on that challenge? Let us know below...
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News headlines for the Malcolm X Institute of Black Studies
Collier Wants Students First at MXI
Willyerd Collier '75 doesn't want to feed any perception that he's at Wabash simply to return the Malcolm X Institute back to the 'good ol' days" when he was a student. Still, the new MXI Director believes there is much to be learned from the long history of the Institute. Read more.
Abdul Alkalimat to Give MLK Talk
The Malcolm X Institute of Black Studies, in conjunction with the National Celebration of the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., will present Abdul Alkalimat. He will give a talk titled, "Re-Thinking the Black Freedom Movement" at 7 p.m. Friday, January 31 in Malcolm X Institute, room 109.
X-Position — The Journal of the MXIBS: Fall 2011
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Malcolm X Institute of Black Studies. In September, many alumni and current students participated in the 40th celebration ceremony. This issue is a special edition to not only commemorate the 40th anniversary, but to also celebrate the future of the MXI and to look forward to the next 40 years. Read the issue.
The Malcolm X Institute of Black Studies: Looking Backward & Living Forward — September 2011
The men of the Malcolm X Institute of Black Studies celebrated the Institute's 40-year history and looked to its future with a series of presentations, panels, and video interviews that revealed the constant struggles and myriad accomplishments men of color have experienced at Wabash College. Read more.
Edward Evans Named Top Researcher at Arkansas — August 11, 2011
Edward Evans Jr., a Wabash junior and MXIBS member from Gulfport, Mississippi, received the Tony Jude Award for Outstanding Research at the conclusion of the Research Experience for Undergraduates program in the department of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Arkansas. Only 10 researchers from 300 applicants were selected for the prestigious REU program. Read more.
MXIBS Begins 40th Year with Celebration and Good News — March 28, 2011
The brothers of the Malcolm X Institute of Black Studies kicked off the organization's 40th anniversary celebration on Saturday with a dinner featuring a keynote address from co-fcounder Keith Nelson and concluding with Wabash President Pat White's announcement that the Institute's next director will also be an associate or assistant dean of the College. Read more.
MXIBS Welcomes "Foot Solidier for Freedom" and Award-Winning Writer — January 2011
To celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the Malcolm X Institute of Black Studies welcomed to campus two heroes of the Civil Rights Movement — Charles McLauren and Tracy Sugarman. Both worked tirelessly during the Freedom Summer, and shared their lives and their stories with Wabash over a three-day residency. Read More.
Generations of Alumni, Students, Faculty, and Friends Dedicate New MXI — November 2002
More than 300 alumni, students, faculty, and friends gathered in front of the newly completed building for the Malcolm X Institute for Black Studies to celebrate a dream come true and a new beginning. Read More.


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at the time the museum was housed here.
This year, the Houston Museum of Natural Science is one hundred years old. And, it got me to thinking, "What was Houston like when we got started?" Here's a little taste of history: In 1909, President Taft had a procession down Main Street; W. W. Baldwin started a trolley line to connect Bellaire with Houston; the mayor was H. Baldwin Rice; and the museum was established as the Houston Museum and Scientific Society and was housed in the City of Houston's public auditorium and at the downtown public library.
Now here we are—in 2009—celebrating a century of science. Through vigorous efforts, HMNS has grown to become one of the highest-attended museums in the United States with millions of people visiting each year from around the globe. And in honor of our 100th year, we thought it would be a great time to introduce you to some of our HMNS legends that have been instrumental in the museum's growth and have seen the Museum blossom from a new organization welcoming visitors to an assortment of small exhibits, to an expansive multi-story science center.
Today, you'll meet Irene Offeman. When she looks back during her 26 years of service at the museum, she can talk for hours and still have many more fascinating stories to tell. After leaving her home, I told my colleague Erin that Ms. Offeman is the epitome of what Phil Munsey describes as the meaning of "legacy" in his book, Legacy Now – that life is not just about how you live but what you leave behind.
Ms. Offeman left a concrete thumbprint on this amazing institution, including a detailed plan for a new paleontology hall which we're in the process of developing today (the reason behind our current capital campaign). Ever since I met her, I have looked forward to sharing her story with you. Take a look at the video and let us know what you think – you can also see more stories at our Centennial web site.


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Frankly, I never pictured Kurt Looby as an NBA prospect when he played at Iowa. I didn't even picture him as an NBA D-League prospect.
Well, Looby is playing his way toward a roster spot on somebody's NBA summer league team, and he's doing it in the D-League. Continue reading


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My Trip to Dutchess Stadium
The Renegades Game on Sunday
My Dad's friend had 4 tickets to Sunday's Hudson Valley Renegades game that he couldn't use, so he gave them to us for free. Sunday was really bad weather, though. It was raining all day. The game was scheduled for 5:05. At around 4, the sun came out and it looked like the rest of the rain would hold up. My Mom asked me and my little brother Tommy to decide if we should go, and we wanted to, but we weren't sure if we would get stuck in the rain. While we were deciding what to do, the lights went out. Another blackout! That was like the 3rd of the week! Then right away we decided to go, because being out in the rain is better than sitting in a dark house with no power. My older brother and my Dad stayed home with our old Lab, Jesse. He is arthritic and can't get around by himself, so he needs someone with him all the time.
We got to Dutchess Stadium nice and early. The field was still wet in some parts, and they said the game was postponed until 6. That was annoying. My Mom asked if we should go back, but I didn't want to sit around in a blackout, so we stayed. 6:00 rolled around, and the field still wasn't ready. All this time, I just watched the Renegades and the Cyclones warm up. They are all so cute! Everyone on the Single A teams wears high socks on the uniforms, and they all look so cute.
Here's Dutchess Stadium. It's a pretty park.
All the trees make a pretty batter's eye.
During the delay, there were Renegades signing autographs for free. It was nice; they stayed out there for a good while signing everything. Me and Tommy went over to get the starting pitcher to sign out tickets, but as soon as we went over, he went in the dugout. We didn't get anything signed.
That's the Gade's starting pitcher. Isn't he cute?
The game finally started, and it was a pitcher's duel. After the third inning, the announcer came on and said anyone you stayed through the hour and a half rain delay is getting their tickets renewed. That made us so happy. Not one free game, but 2! We are going to try to get tickets for this Sunday's game.
The Renegade's pitcher gave up a run first. But the Renegades struck back with 3 runs to take a 3-1 lead! These are the Rays of the future, and they looked pretty good. The Cyclones are the baby Mets, so I was definetely rooting for the Gades, and they are our local team. After the Gades's big inning, it was getting dark, so we decided to leave. If the game had started on time, it would've been over by the time we left. But my Mom has trouble driving in the dark, so we left. The rest of the game was televised on a local channel, so we finished watching it at home. The Renegades wound up losing to the Cyclones, 5-3. Both teams played well.
He had the hit that tied the game at 1. He was the catcher.
This little cutie hit in the go-ahead runs for the Gades.
Single A baseball games are a lot of fun. I have actually seen some of the Gades make it to the majors. One time we went and got a baseball signed by Fernando Perez, and he made it to the bigs as a Ray! Longoria also started out as a Gade. You never know who will be the next superstar.


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SARANAC LAKE - The 30th running of the Adirondack Canoe Classic, also known as the 90-Miler, is this weekend.
The three-day event kicks off on Friday in Old Forge, stops in Long Lake on Saturday and then finishes on Lake Flower in Saranac Lake on Sunday.
The race is organized by Brian and Grace McDonnell of Paul Smiths. The pair operate Mac's Canoe Livery and the Adirondack Watershed Alliance paddling club in Lake Clear. Grace takes care of much of the registration logistics while Brian concentrates mainly on the race and course logistics.
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Once the event starts, Grace hits the water to join the other participants while Brian directs the race with the help of the state Department of Environmental Conservation, Adirondack Amateur Radio Association and dozens of volunteers who do everything from move boats to operate safety boats.
This year's race includes 275 canoes and kayaks. That's 25 more boats than in previous years, which shows that interest in the race is strong.
"We ended up getting more entries this year than we've ever gotten," Brian McDonnell said. "I hate telling people 'no,' and we talked it over with the DEC, and we bumped (the number of boats) up to 275. I thought that would help to alleviate that bubble, but we ended up getting 325 applications."
That means about 50 boats were turned away.
As usual, there will be a variety of boats. Competitors use guideboats, eight-person voyageur canoes, four-person canoes, solo and tandem canoes and kayaks.
Many of these participants hope to win a first-place plaque in one of the many racing divisions, but nearly as many are in simply to finish. This year's non-competitive open touring class consists of more than 100 boats and will continue to grow in the days leading up to the race and during it, as boats drop out of the racing classes.
Stories by numbers
One of the themes for this year's event is "stories in the numbers." Numerous paddlers, upon their request, have been given numbers that have special meaning to them.
One of those paddlers is Saranac Lake's Rodger Dempster, who will be in boat No. 20. Upon completion of this race, Dempster will join the Golden Canoe Club, which is for paddlers who have finished 20 90-Milers.
McDonnell said there are currently 35 members of the Golden Canoe Club, and he expects about 30 of them to paddle this weekend.
Here are a few more significant boat numbers:
Boat No. 29 will be paddled by Holly Crouch of Sherburne and her friends, whom she has dubbed "the First Ladies." Crouch has only missed one 90-Miler, a few years ago while she was serving as an Army nurse in Afghanistan.
Boat No. 30 will be paddled by Ray Morris of Glens Falls, who has made his way from Old Forge to Saranac Lake in September for each of the past 30 years.
Boat No. 60 will be rowed by Bob Pierson and his friend Bob Davis. Pierson and his wife will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary during the event.
Boat No. 100 will be paddled by Glen Van de Winckel, who is celebrating his 75th birthday and his 25th 90-Miler. He will paddle a solo canoe surrounded by friends in solo boats.
The route
For those who want to watch the race, there are many points along the course to do so. Here's a description of the course.
Day One - The 90-Miler starts in Old Forge and follows the Fulton Chain of lakes up through Eighth Lake, to the Brown's Tract, across Raquette Lake to St. Huberts Bay, up the Marion River across the railroad grade to Utowana and Eagle lakes, to the finish line at Blue Mountain Lake. Participants carry their boats from Fifth to Sixth lakes, Seventh to Eighth lakes, Eighth Lake to Brown's Tract and across the Marion River Carry. Approximate Day One distance is 35 miles.
Day Two - Begins at Endion on Long Lake. Paddlers go off in waves toward the north end of the lake, following the Raquette River down to the DEC fishing access east of Tupper Lake. There is one carry around Raquette Falls. Approximate Day Two distance is 30 miles.
Day Three - Begins at the DEC's Fish Creek Campground. Paddlers cross Square Pond, go down Fish Creek to Upper Saranac Lake, across Middle Saranac Lake, through Lower Saranac Lake, down the Saranac River, across Oseetah Lake to the finish line on Lake Flower in the village of Saranac Lake. Approximate Day Three distance is 25 miles.


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Have you ever bought an unknown wine because of a "cool" label or the bottle style. I Just purchased a bottle of Museum Real Reserva (Cigales, Tempranillo) because it has a really cool metal label. Though I have not fully accepted buyers remorse it seems obvious that I probably spent too much and I have become another number for the efforts of wine marketing.
I should have followed my instincts.. Oh well there's plenty of Manchego left over.
"A bottle of wine contains more advice then any self help book in the world"
I have, several times early into the hobby. I'm guessing plenty of regular Dom drinkers sought out the Warhol label.
No, but as a college student I bought Lancers over Mateus because of the bottle. I'm sure a lot of people bought 1973 Mouton because of the label, knowing the wine was lousy.
Just one more sip.
I have if the wine was only $30 +/- as I'm a complete sucker for art and design. The wine becomes secondary to me.
I'm so impressed with the avant garde movement in Spain, and will grab a bottle based on the label. I'm not interested in the wine per se, ( may never open) but so appreciate the artistic eye and creative energy.
Never actually. But I've bought books and other things that way.
BTW - that Museum from Cigales isn't too bad.
"The best part is how he said the ENGLISH language. Fine irony. Use American next time."
Andy's artistic influence has moved the art world more than anyone could have predicted in the last 50 years. It is virtually impossible to walk into any gallery in SoHo, Chelsea, Los Angeles, Santa Fe, Berlin, Vienna, London et al and not see his lasting mark.
I'm a little embarrassed to admit that several years ago, I fell for the packaging and purchased a Pere Anselme "Le Fiole" CdP.
Back in the day (middle third of the '90's?) I bought a bottle of wine called "Black and Blue" because of the cool bottle and label.
The wine was quite good.
The wine maker no longer produces anything that shows up in stores, so it turned out to be my only opportunity at that level, as well.
There is still a "Black and Blue," but different wines methinks.
"What is man, when you come to think upon him, but a minutely set, ingenious machine for turning, with infinite artfulness, the red wine of Shiraz into urine?" -Isak Dinesen
I say this with no small amount of shame, but put a naked woman on a label, and I'm likely to give it a try.
Zanzibar Sandra, for example...
"People in Seattle are always so polite, which makes me feel like I always have to be polite, as well. That's so rude."
I remember buying a bottle of Belle Glos "Clark & Telephone Vineyard" Pinot simply because I liked the look of half the bottle being dipped in wax. Turns out, I actually like the wine. Good luck, I guess.
+1 hahaha.
I've been sucked into Heavy bottles/paper wrapper, sometimes as gift. I've even bought bottles because of free cork screw, but never a impulse buy based on the label design.
"Believe me, you can count on Slippery Pete" - Kramer
Piper Heidsieck rare 2002. probably wouldn't have bought it if not of the design of the bottle....
No. My wife on the other hand…
Only once. Had a BevMo gift card I won in a raffle + was attending a dinner with a theme of "non-French" bubbly = bought a bottle of cava b/c it had a fancy metal contraption for a label. Was nowhere close to the worst $25 bottle of fermented grape juice I'd ever had.
"One may dislike carrots, spinach, beetroot, or the skin on hot milk. But not wine. It is like hating the air that one breathes, since each is equally indispensable."
Marcel Ayme`
Well since woman buy more wine than men it has been discussed that in the crowded wine world that exists you have to make your wine stand out on the shelf. Woman love attention grabbing labels. I contantly get "I am looking for a cool label"
Life without wine?...... Yeah Right.
The Unexamined Life Is Not Worth Living - Socrates
"Wine....offers a greater range for enjoyment and appreciation than possibly any other purely sensory thing which may be purchased" ERNEST HEMINGWAY (1889-1961)
Reminds me of a rule of thumb that I try to use: never buy a bottle that has a picture of an animal on the label.
I am probably guilty though I can remember a specific wine. The Mrs. has about an 75% success rate by label alone these are bottles in the $15 to $30 range.
Have you tried La Spinetta?
Yes and no. I've made a choice between two bottles based on the label, but I've often not purchased bottles based on the label or even the name. I have been tempted many times by attractive expensive bottles, like Orin Swift Mercury Head, but have been able to refrain.
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I'll grant that's a bad idea, but I think 95%+ of threats come over the network these days.No, just the password to root written on a post-it near their monitor.
Huh? As opposed to using well-known implementations? How is this more secure?
I'm not opposed to using well-known implementations. Where did you get that idea?
Probably from your sig:
A slashdotter who did not build his own computer is like a jedi who did not build his own lightsaber.
Ok, so I totally misinterpreted what you were saying. I thought you were saying that a every company should hire people to build their own implementations, but I think what you're saying is that *when* they make their own implementations, only security experts should be allowed to do it (or, they
I thought you were saying that a every company should hire people to build their own implementations, but I think what you're saying is that *when* they make their own implementations, only security experts should be allowed to do it (or, they should at least be heavily involved). That makes much more sense.
I think Lord Ender is saying something slightly stronger than that... The way I read it, his point is that even when a company is using the well-known implementations of the algorithms, they should hav
So how should it be done, assuming the user wants passwords to be remembered? No matter how you store it, it's no more secure than base64 encoding since you'll have to be able to open it anyway. Unless you're talking about something completely different.
Hell I'll teach you the Vernam cipher right now! For each message create a totally random string of letters as long as the message to serve as a key. Convert the letters in the key and the message to binary numbers, XOR them together, and convert them back to letters. Make sure
The cipher was invented by Gilbert Vernam, and I like using the term because it describes the general cipher instead of the one-time pad, which really is a much more restricted application of it. Also, I beliece that's the term David Kahn used most often in The Codebreakers, and who am I to argue with David Kahn
I doubt it. That requires too many people to know the secret. If you've broken Popularly Used Cipher X but not Popularly Used Cipher Y, you keep the fact deadly secret. You want people to keep using the broken code, rather than switch to the unbroken code.
Now, if you try to ban people teaching Y because you can't break it, then you have to let every
Heh. I read that without actually running rot13! I must be an uber-cryptanalyst!
In the past, as I'm sure most here know, encryption software was considered to be munitions. I actually purchased the Zimmerman book that was just PGP in source code format at the UW bookstore. The idea at the time was how can you control a book? Now, I know that laws have changed, and the US has relaxed its stance on this. Most distributions of GNU/Linux have SSH included.
This is fresh in my mind because I recently created a specialized GNU/Linux distribution and debated about whether or not to include SSL and SSH. Although I knew the status of this software had changed, I could not find any definitive regulations regarding crypto software. Certainly the last four years don't make me any less paranoid about getting burned by making a mistake here. There is a good presentation that specifically talks about these issues here [washington.edu] in TFA. Yes, it does talk about how the munitions stance has relaxed, but I'm still not entirely sure that I don't have to notify some government agency that I'm including encryption if I distribute the root filesystem in binary form.
I wonder if he'll open them [cr.yp.to] up to the general public now.
I find it ironic that the Stanford course requires the use of IE on Windows, the least secure possible combination, as well as one that will exclude quite a few potential students.
Executive ability is deciding quickly and getting somebody else to do the work. -- John G. Pollard


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Jennifer Neubauer, OHIO's new assistant vice president of alumni relations andexecutive director of the Ohio University Alumni Association.
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Sep 26, 2012
From staff reports
Jennifer Lewis Neubauer of Pittsburgh, Penn., has been named assistant vice president of alumni relations and executive director of the Ohio University Alumni Association (OUAA).
Neubauer, who currently serves as a director for the Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence at the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt), will be the first woman to lead the OUAA in its more than 150-year history. She brings with her nearly 30 years of higher education experience in alumni relations, fundraising, marketing and public relations.
In her new role with the OUAA, Neubauer will provide strategic direction for the University's alumni relations efforts and will implement programs, activities, services, and communications in order to build relationships and to engage the University's more than 200,000 living alumni.
"Jennifer has an exciting background that combines expertise in alumni programming, marketing, and engagement with proven strategic planning and leadership skills," said J. Bryan Benchoff, vice president for university advancement and president and CEO of The Ohio University Foundation. "Her breadth of knowledge and deep understanding of advancement work will be great assets to our team as we continue to engage OHIO alumni in support of the OUAA and the University. We're looking forward to welcoming her to Athens soon."
Neubauer is a graduate of the University of Illinois, where she began her career in university advancement. Her experience in alumni relations includes serving as: director of alumni relations at Nazareth College in Kalamazoo, Mich.; director of planning for the Indiana University Alumni Association; executive director of the Georgia State University Alumni Association; and assistant vice president for alumni relations at Carnegie Mellon University. In her current role at Pitt she has overseen membership, marketing, and development efforts on behalf the Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence. Her career achievements have been recognized by the Council of Alumni Association Executives, the University of Illinois Alumni Association and the Public Relations Society of America.
"I am so pleased and proud to have been selected assistant vice president for Alumni Relations at Ohio University," said Neubauer. "I have long admired the quality of programming and leadership associated with the alumni program at OU. Following in the footsteps of the profession's leading practitioners is something I view as both a privilege and responsibility. I look forward to working with the leadership of the University and the Alumni Association to build upon the program's foundation of excellence and innovation."
Neubauer will be in Athens for Homecoming, Oct. 11-13, and officially joins the OUAA Dec. 3, 2012.


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Hostess, the maker of Twinkies, Ding Dongs and Wonder Bread, is going out of business and laying off all of its 18,500 workers.
The company has a plant in Rocky Mount with about 275 people on the payroll.
The Irving, Texas, company says a nationwide worker strike crippled its ability to make and deliver its products at several locations.
Hostess had warned employees that it would file a motion in U.S. Bankruptcy Court to unwind its business and sell assets if plant operations didn't return to normal levels by Thursday evening.
The closing of Hostess means a likely end to iconic lunchbox favorites like Twinkies and Ding Dongs, along with Wonder Bread.
The privately held company filed for Chapter 11 protection in January, its second trip through bankruptcy court in less than a decade.
The Rocky Mount plant makes Twinkies, bread and rolls.
Rocky Mount has the highest unemployment rate of all metropolitan areas in the state, at 12% for September, the latest month for which information is available. The unemployment statistics for October are due out next week.
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Hostess and its striking workers, including those at a Rocky Mount plant, could be heading for the end of the line as the company threatens to close permanently if employees do not return to their jobs.
Hostess originally set a deadline of 5:00 p.m. Thursday, saying it would file for bankruptcy if normal operations did not resume.
With more than 5,000 employees maintaining the strike, the company says it will announce its decision Friday.
A bankruptcy court hearing has been scheduled for Monday morning. Hostess employees say they want to protect their wages and pensions.
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Hostess Brands - the maker of Twinkies, Wonder Bread and other household-name products - said it would seek this week to liquidate the company unless enough workers stopped striking by the end of the workday on Thursday to allow the company to resume normal operations.
Members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union went on strike Nov. 9 in response to court-approved pay cuts. The company, which has about 18,000 employees, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in January.
Hostess said it would file a motion with U.S. Bankruptcy Court in White Plains, N.Y., Friday to close shop and sell its assets if enough employees do not return to work by 5 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday. If the motion is granted, Hostess would begin to close its operations as soon as Nov. 20.
Hostess Chief Executive Gregory Rayburn said the company did not have the financial wherewithal to weather an ongoing strike. A union spokesman was not immediately available for comment.
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The makers of Twinkies are closing plants because of a nationwide strike that's hitting home here in Eastern Carolina.
Strikers are outside the Hostess Brands plant in Rocky Mount this morning. The company says it's already closed bakeries in Seattle, St. Louis and Cincinnati with a loss of 627 jobs.
Some 80 people are outside the North Church Street plant. Picketers from other Hostess plants set up the picket lines around midnight and a union representative says most of the Rocky Mount workers have honored the line and have not gone to work.
The walkout that began Friday came after Hostess imposed a contract that would cut wages and benefits 27 to 32 percent, with an immediate 8 percent wage reduction, the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union said.
Officials say the company stopped making contributions to the workers' pensions last year, and 92 percent of union members voted to reject the contract in September. Hostess, which makes Twinkies, Wonder Bread and Ding Dongs, filed for Chapter 11 protection in January, its second trip through bankruptcy court in less than a decade.
The Rocky Mount plant makes Twinkies, bread and rolls.


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In the last installment of our project series (Oct. '07), we barely got a taste of the talent that the crew at KR Performance & Restorations had to offer on our Factory Five Cobra (FFR) replica project. With just a week or two to get some work on film before our deadline, Bob Roeder and Aaron Kester had time to perform only a few basic body prep steps and start on our hidden trunk-hinge upgrade installation.
This month, the KR Performance & Restorations staff had plenty of time to get some serious work done on our project. The FFR body has improved over the years, and the Mk III piece shipped with our Roadster kit needed minimal work to get it looking good. Besides the work needed to get the body straight and ready for paint, we had the KR guys add a few popular upgrades that will take the FFR body to the next level, giving it the look of a real aluminum body instead of a fiberglass one. These extra steps are optional, of course, but as we all know, it's the extra steps that separate the good car builds from the great ones.
At this rate, our Cobra replica will be getting color in the next installment and should be on the road by the end of the year (it's September 2007 as we write this). There's hope we'll have the completed project at the '08 Silver Springs Mustang & Ford Roundup in Ocala, Florida, just weeks away from when you get this magazine in your mailbox. We hope you'll come see our project in person.


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