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The Grand Traverse begins on Teewinot (cl. 4) (12,325') ascending it's east face (~5,700ft) moves up and over point 11,840', and the East Prong (12,040') before tagging Mt. Owen (5.4) (12,928'). After which you traverse Mt. Owens south ridge down into the Gunsight Notch (5.6) climbing out onto the Grand Stand (~12,700') gaining access to the Grand Teton (13,770') via the North Ridge (5.8). Descend the ever popular Owen Spalding route to the Lower Saddle (11,700') to gain the North Ridge of the Middle Teton (12,804') (5.5) walking off the backside via the Southwest Couloir (cl. 3) which brings you to the Middle - South Teton col (11,400'). Ascending the South Teton via the Northwest Couloir (cl. 3) brings you onto a brilliant section of ridgeline connecting the South Teton to Nez Perce. The first difficulty is the Ice Cream Cone (12,360')(5.7) then onto Gilkey Tower (cl. 4), Spalding Tower (cl. 4), Cloudveil Dome (cl. 4), and finally Nez Perce (11,901')(cl. 4).
I invited my buddy Kevin Chuba to join me on the traverse. He's a solid mountain partner for adventures off the beaten path. With ascents of big routes in the Wind Rivers, and numerous new routing escapades here in the Wasatch I new he could hang tough. Personally I doubted my fitness early in the summer so I put my training into overdrive jacking out multiple 3,000ft days of easy soloing in Big Cottonwood, and visiting our local slice of the Sierra the Lone Peak Cirque (11,253') via day trips to put up a new line and check out established routes. My biggest 24hr period I ascended 12,417ft 8 days prior to our climb.
Arriving in GTNP Sunday afternoon we head straight to the Jenny Lake Ranger station to obtain our bivy permits, and check on current conditions. The previous day was a tough day in the park. A woman fell on snow sliding into a talus field from which she was lucky to survive. Additionally a guide slipped and fell off the Grand Teton, and was killed. A solemn mood enveloped the Ranger Station inside which we gained all the beta needed for our climb. With these recent accidents in mind we racked up, and reflected.
Beginning Monday morning at 4am with a mellow start fully knowing how much terrain we had to cover we took our time up the east face of Teewinot moving from hiking terrain to steep snow, and finally to 4th class scrambling.
Here we discovered our ability to quickly and efficiently get off route. Reaching the notch of Teewinot we quickly dumped our packs, and started up the nearest 4th class ramp which immediately turned into 5th class. Downclimbing, and working back around to the correct summit route we made it to the top about 5 hours after starting up which is way longer than we thought our timing would be.
Moving swiftly after our snafu from Teewinot up and over point 11,840' onto the East Prong requires easy 3rd class, and 5 raps (3 on 11,840', and 2 on East Prong). We find the rope pulls easy, and zero rock fall on our descents. Things are clicking, and the stoke is high.
We finally break out the rope for a short 120' pitch that gains access to the Mt. Owen snowfields. Putting it away quickly we traverse the snowfields with crampons and axes to the base of the Koven chimney. A subtle route finding error here costs us some time, but complete trust in your gut instinct goes a long way in the mountains. Kevin is off route, and is confused. I immediately ask him to bring me up so we can re-orient ourselves, and think with two half functioning brains instead of one leader who is bonking hard at nearly 13,000'. We find the chimney which gains us access to the summit of Mt. Owen, and spy the route over to the Grand Stand.
The pitch out of the Gunsight Notch is one of the best on the route. 5.7 cracks directly off the belay lead to phenomenal 5.7 jugs in one huge 60m pitch. I wish I had pictures of that pitch, but I was to busy hauling ass to gain the bivy before nightfall. Previously at the base of the Koven route we had access to a great flowing spring. We tanked up on water, but didn't fill out larger reservoirs thinking the Grand Stand would be a descent drip we could get water from. What we found were two drops 3 ft apart from each other than took roughly 15-20min to fill a 16oz bottle. We arrived at the bivy around 8ish, but didn't get to sleep until 11pm due to this debacle.
The bivy wasn't bad. I've had worse. It was a little breezy, but temps hovered in the mid to low 40's allowing us a fairly comfortable nights sleep.
What's going on up there bud?
We start moving again after Kevin's deligent belay set up, and the wind abated allowing us to communicate once again.
We are on the North Ridge of the Grand Teton Tuesday morning on day two of our 3 day traverse. Things are going well for us, but the altitude is taking it's toll on our speed. Sleeping on the Grand Stand bivy (12,700ft) left Kev with a hang over in the morning, and I'm feeling the effects of the 8,500ft of ascending the day before. The North Ridge with Italian Cracks variation on the Grant Teton is an amazing route with moderate climbing up one of the most imposing mountain faces in the lower 48. We pitch out the climb up to the second ledge, and escape to near the owen spalding. Ice, and snow force us into an easy 5.7 variation to gain the final 3rd class section of the OS, and the crowds greet us as they descend. The summit of the Grand is sweet indeed. We allow ourselves a solid 15 minute chill out session on top eating sausage, and sipping the last of our water before refueling at the lower saddle.
Once at the lower saddle we take a 30 minute pit stop at the spring maintained by Exum, and talk to a couple of guides chilling out at their bivy. They give us weather updates, and wish us luck on the remainder of our tour. With the Cathedral Traverse already in the bag we are beyond stoked, and continue up the North Ridge of the Middle Teton (5.5).
We solo most of the Middle Teton with one short belay to get us over a steep boulder problem with exposure. The Middle is an awesome mountain that is completely neglected in comparison to it's big brother next door. The southwest couloir provides an easy class 3 descent down to the Middle Teton - South Teton col bivouac.
Another lukewarm night gives us a few hours of rest, and ample time to refuel before completing the traverse. We know our climb is in the bag as long as keep moving, and no one gets hurt. We take our time ascending the last of the large peaks moving up the northwest couloir of the South Teton slowly, and with patience suffering still from the altitude. Dropping down onto the Ice Cream Cone for our final pitch of technical climbing I get the rope up there, and discover an awesome summit.
With the Ice Cream Cone behind us we move over onto Gilkey Tower to discover a tricky, and extremely exposed down climb. Ranger Jack McDonnell gave us the beta on the traverse after vetting us, and our intensions. He minced no words, and spoke seriously about every nook and cranny on the traverse. When finding this down climb I was reminded about his mentioning of a "serious move here" as he put his finger on the topo with audible force. He wasn't joking as this down climb was the scariest portion of the traverse for me.
I put my pack down, told Kevin to get the cordellete out, and immediately started into the moves before my fear turned debilitating. Subtle smears, and sloping holds lead to better feet and a bomber 2 finger pocket for the left hand and an incut full pad crimper for my right. I perform a reverse friction high step landing my foot on a pointed boulder. The sense of relief is felt between both of us as Kevin lowers the packs performs the moves perfectly while I spray him down. We take a much needed break soon after, and eat lunch just after Spalding Tower (cl. 4).
Cloudveil Dome provides fun 4th class terrain with a rappel on it's east ridge we used to avoid a long section of 4th class down climbing. Now it's just us, and Nez Perce.
The route on Nez Perce is longer than it looks, and zig zags across it's more northly aspect. We are guided by cairns (aka - Karen Stone our faithful route finding lady of the mountains) onto the final 4th class step. It provides truly enjoyable 4th class terrain almost to the summit. The summit is amazing, and our energy is electric. We've done it. Now we've just got to get down without any sprained ankles, and we're good.
The descent of Nez Perce takes two 30m raps which luckily get you across much of the zig zagging it takes to summit. We are back to our packs in less than 10 minutes after leaving the summit. Looking down Garnet Canyon the trailhead looks really really far away. We take our time picking our way down the talus field onto the Middle Teton bivy site, and run into congratulatory guides, and clients. We find it hard to tell people what we've done so we say we did Nez Perce. When asked where we started we say Middle Teton - South Teton col. When asked how long it took us to get there we look down at our feet, and say a day or so from the Grand Stand. Why so bashful? We didn't do it to brag, and both of us aren't very over the top loud (unless we're drinking) so we just mosey on down the trail almost embarrassed of our success. We just completed one of the top alpine traverses in the lower 48, but we'd never call ourselves alpinists. We're just rock climbers who can walk really far.
Rack used
1-8 metolius
9 slings
4 lockers
8.5mm 70m beal opera
Bivy Kit
40deg bag as ground cloth
15deg bag as blanket
Rab siltarp
smallest jet boil they make
Total Time
3 days and 2 nights
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my little sister came to visit me from new york and it was super fuuun. here we are crafting on my couch with heather, at craft night.
at some point in the evening, ray realized that he could make a tiny fake hamburger by smushing together some skittles.
heather and a fake hamburger! i love this god damn picture.
so, the next morning, jill, ray & i headed out to schenley park for a truly bizarre event that ray and i had heard of — mascot skate. pittsburgh is a town of strange, cute mascots, and they all convened to go ice skating. it was a truly bizarre experience.
below is my favorite mascot of all, the litterbug! you may recognize hir from all those posters at bus stops sternly warning you not to litter, because the litter bug is coming after you…or something. in real life, the litter bug is super cute!!
it was actually really crowded and zany, which is unusual for pittsburgh, which usually has a strange abandoned quality no matter what. but everywhere we went that day was really crowded, which prompted me to declare, "we have the most popular ideas in pittsburgh!"
and the next day we went to the museum of natural history to look at the dinos & whales. it was mostly uneventful. here is jill and a dino!
alyssa, jill & ray in the coatroom at the museum. i also really like this image.
jill looks on as sheeples grazes a paper bag. oh no, sheeples! don't do it!
i feel like a giant nerd. surprise! i am a giant nerd.

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Sneak Peak: Sanju (2018)
The Sanju trailer is a must watch because "Itna variety wala life aapko kidhar milega?" Ranbir Kapoor, as Sanjay Dutt in the much awaited trailer, explains his point in the following line: "Main bewra hoon, tharki hoon, drug addict hoon, saab hoon.. lekin terrorist nahin hoon." Ranbir brilliantly paints the life of Sanjay Dutt in the powerful trailer with all shades available on the colour palette of emotion. The trailer begins with the younger days of Sanjay Dutt, when Sanju – his onscreen character – opens up about his drug addiction, his affairs and also makes a reference to an alleged connection with the underworld and the media speculation surrounding it.
The trailer is proof that Sanjay Dutt did not shy away from sharing bold details about his much talked about controversial life, ranging from his drug addiction to multiple link-ups.
In one scene, Sanju was asked by a biographer (Anushka Sharma) about how many affairs he's had and as response, he provided a rounded off figure – 350. Sanju also reveals that the first time he experimented with drugs was when he was upset with his father Sunil Dutt (played by Paresh Rawal) and the next time he indulged in drug abuse was when his mother Nargis (played by Manisha Koirala) was under medical diagnosis. By the third time, he confessed to being an addict.
All this while, you will find yourself on a rollercoaster ride with Sanju but soon, the ride ends on a rather harsh note when begins his trial for the illegal possession of arms in connection to the 1993 Bombay blasts. Just like with his colourful days, his jail term has also been brought alive with much animation, and this time, Ranbir as Sanju will indeed make-you teary eyed.
The trailer also has glimpses of Sonam Kapoor, who is reported to have been cast as Tina Munim, who is rumoured to have been Sanjay Dutt's love interest. Dia Mirza features as Mr Dutt's wife Maanyata while Vicky Kaushal plays his childhood friend and now brother-in-law Kumar Gaurav.
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This blog is about my taste in the unusual, in things horrible, strange, or tacky, and about my attraction to low humor. Well, I've got no cheap jokes for this post, but I do have a coupla nice pics of two weird beasties that could bump into you in the night.
I love looking at bugs, and the odder the better. On our trip last month to Kentucky and Arkansas, the Voodoo Queen and I saw some large and lovely moths. Not Mothra size, dammit, but jumbo-sized compared to most we see:
I know the bottom one is a Luna Moth, but not the name of the one shown in the top picture. I have never seen one of its kind before, and have seen a Luna Moth only once before in my life.
I was tempted to capture and keep both as specimens, but was persuaded not to by my better half. In fact we helped the top moth get up off the ground and fly back to patch of eggs it had laid high on the wall of the building we found it at.
Wouldn't want dreams of Mothra hunting me down to make a specimen outta me!
Okay, I lied when I said I had no cheap joke for this post. I remember this old chestnut--
Question: What's a specimen?
Answer: An Italian astronaut!
Monday, June 15, 2009
Strange But Lovely Creatures: Big Moths
Posted by Max the drunken severed head at 2:39:00 AM
Labels: creatures, natural oddities, puns and wordplay
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- The Greek said...
That's weird...I just recently saw two moths that looked just like the ones pictured up here in New Hampshire. I'd never seen anything like them before, and it freaked my wife out to a large degree. All I could think and say when gazing upon the non-Luna mothstrosity was "It's Mothra!".
Amazing and creepy as hell at the same time.
- June 15, 2009 at 2:25:00 PM EST
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Shigellosis, 2015
In 2015, 292 culture-confirmed cases of shigellosis (5.3 per 100,000 population) were reported (Figure 3). This represents a 314% increase from the 93 cases reported in 2014, and is 254% greater than the median annual number of cases reported during 2005- 2014 (median, 115 per year; range, 66 to 391). This is consistent with cyclical increases in shigellosis incidence that are observed every 4-7 years. S. sonnei accounted for 254 (87%) cases, and S. flexneri for 37 (13%) cases. The species was not identified in 1 case. There were no S. dysenteriae infections reported in 2015. Cases ranged in age from 3 months to 85 years (median, 17 years). Thirty percent of cases were ≤5 years of age; 49% of cases were 18 years of age or older. Fifty-two percent of cases were female. Sixty-three (22%) cases were hospitalized. No cases died. Fifty-two percent of cases reported either non-White race (119 of 263 cases) or Hispanic ethnicity (37 of 271 cases). Of the 268 cases for which travel information was available, 10 (4%) traveled internationally (7 of 236 [3%] S. sonnei, and 3 of 31 [10%] S. flexneri). Eighty-four percent of cases resided in the metropolitan area, including 54% in Hennepin County and 11% in Ramsey County.
Forty-one (14%) cases were part of 19 Shigella outbreaks identified in 2015 (median, 1 case per outbreak; range 1 to 10). Eighteen person-to-person outbreaks were caused by S. sonnei: 13 outbreaks were in daycares, 3 in schools, 1 in a homeless shelter, and 1 in an adult foster care facility. One confirmed foodborne outbreak of S. sonnei infections was associated with a private gathering; the vehicle of transmission was not determined.
In 2015, 43 of the 289 Shigella isolates received at MDH were tested for antimicrobial resistance. Of the 43 isolates, 44% (19 isolates) were resistant to trimethoprimsulfamethoxazole, 14% (6 isolates) were resistant to ampicillin, and 2% (1 isolate) had decreased susceptibility to azithromycin.
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Snowmobiling is a popular sport in the Ticonderoga area.
TICONDEROGA | The Ticonderoga Town Council is looking into possible improper gates blocking remote town roads.
Councilor Wayne Taylor said the Adirondack Trail Riders snowmobile club has contacted the Town Highway Committee about gates that block their activities.
"(They are) requesting that gates that currently restrict their snowmobile travel in and about the town be removed," Taylor said at a recent meeting. "They contend they are barricading town roads. I told them they would have to obtain more documentation, but we would help them as much as we could."
He said he filled them in on the town's past history with gates placed by nearby landowners on what were believed to be town highways.
Several years ago, the town lost a lawsuit over a gate placed on a road the town contended was a public road, and that encouraged some other landowners to try the same thing.
"They traverse the Lyme Timber leases," Taylor said of the new gates. "There is a map in the Town Justice Court in Schroon that shows these roads as being town roads, with homes situated along the roads. We're going to continue to work on that."
Lyme Timber owns timberlands in the Adirondacks that were formerly owned by International Paper Woodlands Division. The holdings are used to harvest trees for International Paper's Ticonderoga mill.
Lyme sells leases to hunting clubs on some of its holdings.
Taylor said he's talked with Adirondack Trail Riders President Jon Cook about the situation and will report back.
There are town barriers on Burmbaugh Road, and Taylor said the Highway Department will work with the Trail Riders on removing those seasonally.


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Type of Document Master's Thesis Author Banalagay, Rueben Ansel Author's Email Address firstname.lastname@example.com URN etd-03242014-193002 Title Two Compartment Model Fitting From Dialysis Data Degree Master of Science Department Electrical Engineering Advisory Committee
Advisor Name Title Mitch Wilkes Committee Member William Fissell Committee Member Keywords
- Pharmacokinetics
- Linear Systems
- Dialysis
Date of Defense 2014-03-20 Availability unrestricted AbstractHemodialysis remains an under-appreciated opportunity to assess individual pharmacokinetics. As dialysis is started and stopped, drug clearance suddenly changes, thus disturbing drug equilibration between pharmacokinetic compartments and resulting in an observable change in the drug concentration of a patient's blood. Such changes are not unlike the output response of a linear system when perturbed by an input signal. Indeed, commonly used pharmacokinetic modeling techniques involve injecting patients with a bolus drug infusion and observing the patient's drug levels over time. In effect, such techniques aim to characterize the impulse response of a patient. However, such studies are expensive in terms of manpower and time, and are performed over many people to create a "one-size-fits-all" model for a population.
This thesis explores the idea of recasting pharmacokinetic modeling in the context of linear systems theory. In particular, we look to the dialysis machine as a means of creating an "input signal" to estimate the "filter coefficients" of a particular patient. We first show simulations where simple least squares techniques can accomplish this goal to any arbitrary accuracy, provided enough data exists in a noiseless environment. For real clinical data, we create a search procedure based on the linear systems representation of a two-compartment pharmacokinetic model. Our results on real patients show that good predictions of patient drug concentrations can be achieved from samples taken from only the first hour of dialysis. This is a significant improvement over normal pharmacokinetic studies that usually involve many more hours and samples.
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ATHF – The DressingThursday, November 23rd, 2006
Adult Swim is the best. Aqua Teen Hunger Force's Master Shake, Frylock, and Meatwad decide to celebrate Thanksgiving a week later. Carl's invited but the Robot from Thanksgivings' Past is not. From big1murph at YouTube:
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Renovating or remodeling your home can be a stressful process. But if you're about to start a project in your home, you should know that overlooking your home's flooring can be a big mistake. Here are the newest flooring trends for 2019 that you will see across home's all this year, to help alleviate any home renovation stress!
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Hardwood Floor Trends You Need To Know For The New YearTuesday, January 8th, 2019
The History of Parquet FlooringMonday, May 15th, 2017
Parquet flooring is the perfect way for hardwood floors to stand out. This type of pattern consists of a geometric mosaic of wood. This hardwood floor pattern has an interesting history, which could make any homeowner consider it for their home!
Popular Flooring Patterns for Your HomeMonday, November 28th, 2016
Picking a floor pattern that fits your standards and vision is key in ensuring a quality end product. There are many flooring patterns, but here are the most common flooring options. Each one will help create a unique atmosphere in any home.
Hardwood Flooring Trends for your HomeMonday, October 24th, 2016
Hardwood flooring can be used to express yourself and your home, and can give your home personality and character. It's one of the first things people see when they enter your home, and can possibly last the life of the house. There are trends that are still continuing to grow over the years, and will help personalize and create beauty in your home!


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I have an older model Dell Dimension 2350 desktop, which came originally equipped with a CD-R drive in the top slot and a CD-RW drive in the slot underneath. I decided to upgrade the desktop by replacing the CD-R drive with an IDE DVD-RW/CD-RW drive. The CD-R was wired as a "slave" of the CD-RW, so I set the DVD-RW/CD-RW accordingly. BTW, the cable that serves the two drives has no "twists" in the wiring.
To make a long story short, the DVD-RW/CD-RW was not recognized in either "My Computer" or "Control Panel/Hardware". So naturally I'm wondering whether I did anything wrong. Any assistance appreciated.
I will answer my own question. After trying a series of experiments I concluded the DVD/CD drive, itself, was non-functional. I reported it to the eBay seller from who I purchased it; the seller kindly supplied me with another drive. I installed the replacement drive and, lo and behold, the BIOS immediately recognized it! No driver installs; no data cable replacement.
Conclusion: original DVD/CD shipped to me was a dud. Many thanks to everyone who responded.
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Double check the jumpers on both units. There are only a few things that could be wrong.
1. Jumpers
2. power connection. Try a different power connector if available.
3. data cable issue. Cable may not be installed correctly (flipped over or turned end for end) or fully seated. The connector on the end of the cable can become damaged during removal or replacement. There are sharp pins that penetrate the insulation on the cable and can easily be displaced.
Did you remove the cable completely from the motherboard and both drives?
Othehill, Thanks for your reply. I need to amend one thing I mentioned in my original post. The Jumpers are set to Cable Select, not Slave.
Also, I know the DVD/CD drive is receiving power because I am able to open/close the DVD/CD tray.
Regarding the data cable, I did not remove it completely; I just disconnected it from the drive I was replacing and reconnected it to the new drive. One thing I need to check: whether the IDE interface connector on the new drive is oriented the same as that of the removed drive, or upside down.
The IDE cable should be keyed so it fits only one way. But if yours isn't, there's a red stripe along one edge of the cable. That edge connects to the #1 pin side of the drive connector. Also, the #1 pin side is almost always closest to the power connector.
If you jumpered the new drive the same as the drive you replaced then it should be OK. Does the drive show in cmo/bios setup?
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"Does the drive show in cmo/bios setup?" No. Also, it does not show up in Control Panel/Hardware.
Just to clarify… you say the original drive arrangement was cable-select…
Is that still the situation now; "both" drives using CS (cable-select)?
What is the situation if you only connect first the previous CD-RW (it's in there alone - without the new burner); then similarly with the new burner - alone? Do you see each when they're one their own? (Test with each drive in the same position on the ribbon as the other…)
If so then I'm thinking either jumper settings (as per DaveinCaps), or the actual ribbon cable itself… It may not be correct one to use with your more recent burner…?
Some detailed info below re' cable-select (CS) - including the actual drive position on the ribbon cable which determines which drive is in effect Master and which is Slave… (depending on type of ribbon cable used). The first link mentions the two types of cable used - almost immediately… The cable you have at present may have an impact here - or not? This first site is not as detailed etc. as the second; but does cover the basics and more…
This second site is an on-line reference/bible for most anything that requires a little more understanding… The chap who hosts it deserves medal for his resourcefulness and scholarship...
I suspect it may be a cable issue; in that you may need a more modern/recent/current ribbon (80-pin over 40-pin)?
Incidentally - what happens if you set one drive as Master and the other Slave (the olde fashioned specific jumper settings approach) - i.e. you do not use the CS mode…? Although as you say your present ribbon cable has no twist in it I suspect it won't work that way…; but won't hurt to try?
Suggest you read the first link above - and then go onto the second one if needs-be…
You will note from both links that the position of the drive was important in the early days of CS - Master was in the middle of the (special) 40wire cable, and the Slave was at the end…; and it was a "slightly different" 40 wire ribbon the standard one . But with the more recent 80wire ribbon, it doesn't matter which is where… as the system sort it all out for you (or ought to…)
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I will answer my own question. After trying a series of experiments I concluded the DVD/CD drive, itself, was non-functional. I reported it to the eBay seller from who I purchased it; the seller kindly supplied me with another drive. I installed the replacement drive and, lo and behold, the BIOS immediately recognized it! No driver installs; no data cable replacement.
Conclusion: original DVD/CD shipped to me was a dud. Many thanks to everyone who responded.
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Thanks for posting back and letting us know.
eching DaveinCaps... Always nice (anduseful too) when someone posts back with how it was finally resolved, what the solution was...


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A cotton candy machine has a spinning head and a reserve bowl. In this bowl is where you will pour granulated sugar and food coloring. Its main task is to heat, liquify and spin the granulated sugar into the thin strands that are commonly referred to as cotton candy.
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Vampire Cup 2017 WUMSS
The Vampire Cup is back!
24th July - 17th September 2017
Book now for Wollongong Donor Centre, Nowra Blood Van and UOW Blood Van.
Let's #BleedtheGongDry
Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1582081135144527/
The Vampire Cup is a blood donation drive organised by Australian Medical Students' Association (AMSA) and the Australian Red Cross Blood Service. It is also called the Red25 Health Students Blood Challenge. Every year, medical schools in Australia race each other to raise not only blood donations but also the awareness of regular blood donation. This campaign is open to non-medical students, staff, friends and families and we really encourage their participation.
Last year in 2016, University of Wollongong managed to secure the top place for donations in NSW and 8th place from all around Australia. This year we are hoping to once again roll up our sleeves and take out not only the top spot in NSW but bring home gold on the national challenge.
- Whole Bloods can be donated every 3 months only but takes only 15 minutes to donate
- Plasma can be donated every fortnight (best option)
- Platelets can be donated every 2-4 weeks (encouraged)
More on donation types: http://www.donateblood.com.au/learn#types-of-donation
PLASMA and PLATELETS
After consulting staff at Wollongong Donor Centre, we would like to encourage PLASMA and PLATELET donations for friends who had given blood before in the past two years.
These donations are particularly used for immune system conditions, pregnancy, leukaemia (particularly during chemotherapy and bone marrow transplants), liver disease and more. Plasma can be donated every 2-3 weeks. Platelets can be donated every 2-4 weeks.
Nominate your blood donation to the Wollongong University Medical Students' Society - WUMSS tally simply by quoting #WUMSS #BLEEDTHEGONGDRY at the time of booking and to receptionists. Entries are welcomed at all Australian Red Cross Blood Service Centres, anytime during 24 July-17 September.
When you and friends donate, upload a selfie and tag #bleedthegongdry to Instagram and/or Facebook.
You can also send us your picture to be posted on your behalf: firstname.lastname@example.com
We have a range of prizes to give away this year to our very generous donors including:
☆ A personal guided tour of Wollongong Private Hospital by CEO David Crowe
☆ 2 X $100 vouchers to Outback Jack's Bar & Grill
☆ An AeroPress Coffee System
☆ 5 X $20 vouchers to Bull & Bear
As well as many more exciting prizes to be announced throughout the competition.
Open the entire duration of Vampire Cup
Dates: 24 July - 17 September
Address: 45-53 Kembla Street, Wollongong
Map: http://www.donateblood.com.au/blood…/wollongong-donor-centre
Dates: Monday 14 – Friday 18 August
Location: Outside URAC Sport Hub
Address: Building 9, UOW: University of Wollongong, Australia
Map: http://www.donateblood.com.au/…/wollongong-mobile-donor-cen…
or https://goo.gl/maps/VfzoJg78t7C2
Dates: Monday 21 – Friday 25 August
Location: Nowra School of Arts Carpark
Address: 11 Berry St, Nowra NSW 2541
Map: https://goo.gl/maps/JW55Qqi5VBs
To make an appointment:
- Book online www.donateblood.com.au
- Call 13 14 95
- Walk-in to a donor centre. All the registrations forms will be available
- Make sure you say you are donating towards the Vampire Cup
- Quote 'WUMSS' under Group Name on the #RED25 registration form
Can I donate?
Who gets my blood?
Where is my nearest donor centre?
What is platelet donation?
Campaign Rules and criteria:
This is an event under the Centre for Student Engagement (CSE) at UOW Student Life: https://clubs.uow.edu.au/…/ev…/event/wumss-vampire-cup-2017…
Any other questions: email firstname.lastname@example.com


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There's nothing like a beautiful sunroom addition to enhance the aesthetic appeal of your home while increasing its overall value. Sunrooms also offer homeowners with a new way to experience the property they live on, by providing them with the opportunity to enjoy the outdoors while staying safe from harsh weather conditions and other external elements.
Whether you use your sunroom to grow plants, for sunbathing, to watch rainstorms or snowfall, or to drink coffee and read the paper in the mornings, sunrooms are a type of home addition that can truly revolutionize the way you live at home.
For those with three-season sunrooms, finding a way to keep it warm enough in the winter can be a challenge. At SE Wisconsin Sunrooms, we've made it our business to help people build beautiful, long-lasting sunrooms on their properties. We believe that all sunrooms are made to be enjoyed throughout the year, which is why we've developed this helpful guide to keeping your three-season room warm in the winter.
What's the Difference Between a Three-Season Sunroom and a Four-Season Sunroom?
There are many types of sunrooms, but the most common ones are the three-season room and four-season rooms. Four-season rooms are built to incorporate the use of the home's central heating and air conditioning system and are generally more expensive than others. For this reason, many homeowners find it more practical to construct three-room style sunrooms instead of four-season models.
While three-season sunrooms can be just as beautiful as a four-season sunroom, the downside is that three-season sunrooms are not built for year-round use. Homeowners won't be able to use their sunroom as much during the coldest or hottest months of the year, due to the lack of insulation in three-season sunrooms, which can be disappointing for some.
Fortunately, three-season sunrooms can be enjoyed in the winter and throughout the year. Here are some of our favorite ways that homeowners can keep their three-season rooms warm and even cozy during the winter season.
Add a Thick Carpet or Rug
While it makes sense to install hardwood flooring or low-maintenance tiles to achieve a look that is similar to an outdoor patio, these materials are not really very comfortable during the cold days of winter. No one likes walking around on cold floors, so consider covering your sunroom's flooring with thick, plush carpet or a large rug to make spending time in the sunroom more comfortable during the cold season.
Use an Electric Heater
While a three-season room is not engineered to be heated using the HVAC system in your home, a space heater, electric heater, or an electric fireplace can be convenient and efficient options. The good thing about these heating options is that you can easily unplug them when you're not using the sunroom, in order to lower your energy bills.
Install Insulated Windows
Be sure that the glass of your sunroom consists of 100% energy-efficient, insulated windows. High-performance, insulated glass can keep your room warm during the cold winter days, and cooler in the summer.
Use Insulated Drapes
Aside from installing insulated windows, you can also keep your three-season room warm by hanging thermal-insulated draperies that will serve as some sort of barrier from the cold. Plus, adding these to windows of sunrooms will also allow you to enjoy greater privacy whenever you want.
Open the Door of Your Sunroom
You can let some of the heat in your main home into your three-season room by simply keeping the door that connects your sunroom to the rest of the house open. While this generally won't be as effective as other methods mentioned in this article, it can make a difference—especially when the weather is mild.
Beautiful, Durable Sunrooms For Your Home
If you are looking for a reliable contractor to build sunrooms and other types of home additions, SE Wisconsin Sunrooms can help. With over four decades of experience in designing, building, repairing, and maintaining sunrooms within Southeast Wisconsin and other nearby areas, we've become the area's leading indoor and outdoor living space provider.
If you want to learn more about our top-quality sunroom products and flawless installation services, give us a call to speak with an agent now. You can also fill out this quick online form to get a free consultation and in-home estimate for your upcoming home renovation.


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Out on a Muddy Limb: Spring Comes Early This Year
If you don't like the weather in New England now, just wait a few minutes" said Mark Twain. Looking at weather data - extremes appear to be trending even more extreme over time.
Exhibit A: this winter. Low 60s in New York City yesterday - today a foot of snow. EF-3 tornadoes roaring through New Orleans. As much as 15 to 20 FEET of snow for the mountains of California. Not to mention at least 5 separate thousand-year flash floods in 2016. Maybe weather has always been this crazy, but it does make you stop and wonder.
It was so cold yesterday I saw a teenager with his pants pulled all the way up. Remarkable. Expect brisk sunshine and teens again today, but we enjoy our own weather-whiplash Friday as temperatures surge into the 40s. 50F is not out of the question, which is perfectly normal for April Fool's Day.
Meteorological Winter officially comes to an end in 19 days but you could make a case that winter is already over. We'll see more cold frontal passages and spurts of slush into March, but nasty wind chills?
Breathe deep to feel today's cold tickle - spring arrives Friday.
Graphic credit above: NOAA NCDC.
Snow-Burst. This storm is a "bomb", slang for a storm that is strengthening explosively. The fast forward motion will prevent even heavier amounts, but a swath of 12" is likely from the northern suburbs of New York City to Hartford, Providence and Cape Cod. Boston should pick up at least 10" of snow. Near-blizzard conditions are possible from Long Island and the immediate coast of Connecticut to Cape Cod. Source: 4 KM NAM from NOAA and Tropicaltidbits.com
Serious Weather Whiplash. From low 60s on Wednesday to nearly a foot of snow and near-blizzard conditions 12 hours later in New York City? That's about as extreme as it ever gets.
Light-Switch Winter. Fromm 60s to nearly a foot of snow in less than 24 hours? That's pretty impressive. Snowfall deficits are about to be erased, in a meteorological blink of an eye. Source: AerisWeather.
A Volatile Pattern. There's plenty of weather on both coasts; the biggest Nor'easter of a slow (easy) winter out east, while California, coastal Oregon and Washington get battered by high seas, heavy rains and mountain snows. High pressure dominates over the central USA with a rapid warming trend by Friday.
AerisWeather Briefing: Issued Wednesday, February 8th, 2017
* After near record warmth today in the Northeast, the weather will quickly take a turn for the worst as we head into late tonight and into Thursday as a coastal low rapidly develops.
* This will bring the heaviest snow so far this season to parts of the I-95 corridor, from Philadelphia to New York City and Boston, as we head into the day Thursday, with 6-12" of snow possible. This will have a major impact on the Thursday morning commute in both Philadelphia and New York City.
* Winter Storm Warnings have already been issued for these areas, which is where the heaviest of the snow is expected to fall.
* Winds will also be on the increase as the low pressure center rapidly deepens, leading to the potential of blizzard-like conditions.
Rapidly Developing System. As we head into the overnight hours, a coastal low will rapidly develop off the Mid-Atlantic coast and start moving up the eastern seaboard. While it could start off as a rain/snow mix after midnight in coastal areas, a quick changeover to snow is expected by the Thursday morning commute. With heavy snow expected to be falling by the commute tomorrow morning in Philadelphia and New York City, travel is expected to be treacherous (if not impossible) due to the potential of 2" per hour snowfall rates along with blustery winds causing near white-out conditions. While snow will be falling for the morning commute tomorrow in Boston, the heaviest will not likely move in until the late morning hours.
Snow will end in Philadelphia as we head into the early afternoon hours Thursday, throughout the afternoon in New York City, and during the evening in Boston.
Winter Storm Warnings. Due to the potential of 6-12" of snow with this system, Winter Storm Warnings have already been issued from Philadelphia to Boston, with Winter Storm Warnings north of that along the Maine coast (including Portland). Map credit: Aeris AMP.
Potential Snow Totals. Where those Winter Storm Warnings are in effect is where we expect to see some of the heaviest snowfall as we go through Thursday, with 6-12" of snow expected. The higher end of those totals will occur where the heaviest bands set up, which could produce 2" of snow per hour, and even some thundersnow.
Breaking Down Expected Snowfall Totals Locally:
Washington D.C.:
New York City:
Boston, MA:
Philadelphia, PA:
Blizzard-Like Conditions. With heavy snow expected to be falling, and winds on the increase (gusting 30-35 mph at times) due to the rapidly deepening system, near zero visibility is expected during the day along the eastern seaboard. This will help make travel even more difficult while the snow is falling tomorrow. BPI map series: AerisWeather.
Summary: As a low pressure center spins up off the Mid-Atlantic coast tonight, it will rapidly strengthen heading into Thursday, creating a winter storm for the Northeast. Winter Storm Warnings are already out for Philadelphia to New York City and Boston for the potential of 6-12" of snow through the day tomorrow with up to 2" per hour falling at times. Some of the heaviest snow for Philadelphia and New York City will fall during the morning rush hour, and with strong winds expected will create treacherous travel conditions. This will likely be the heaviest snow for the season so far along parts of the I-95 corridor. Snow will push north and east throughout the day and into the evening, and by tomorrow night most of the snow will be done across the large metropolitan cities.
D.J. Kayser, Meteorologist, AerisWeather
What February? Today's chill will get your attention, but March kicks in Friday and lingers into next week with 30s and 40s. MSP temperature ECMWF numbers: WeatherBell.
2 Weeks Out: Still Mild. The flow is forecast to be weak for late February; originating over the Pacific, not Canada. The result will be temperatures 10-20F. warmer than average across most of the USA.
January: Warmer and Wetter Than Average Across the USA. Here's an excerpt from NOAA: "Last month, the average contiguous U.S. temperature was 33.6 degrees F, 3.5 degrees above the 20th-century average. January 2017 ranked as the 18th warmest January in the 123-year period of record, according to scientists from NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information. Most locations from the Rockies to the East Coast were warmer than average with 24 states across the Southeast, Midwest and Northeast much warmer than average. The Northwest and Northern Rockies proved cooler than average..."
This Monster Tornado Just Rolled Through New Orleans - Major Damage Reported. The east side of New Orleans was hit the hardest - hundreds of homes may have been damaged - at least 5 injuries as of Tuesday evening. This is the kind of wedge tornado you'd expect to see in Kansas, not The Big Easy. Details via The Capital Weather Gang: "Severe thunderstorms barreled through the Southeast on Tuesday, dropping multiple tornadoes in southern Louisiana, one of which did major damage to communities in east New Orleans — among the areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina. The large tornado was filmed by storm chasers and residents as it tracked from west to east across the populous New Orleans region. Multiple tornado warnings were issued as the storm evolved in which the National Weather Service used strong language to convey a tornado had been spotted on the ground. The National Weather Service confirmed at least three tornadoes touched down..."
Video credit: NASA.
Is New Orleans in Tornado Alley? Technically no, but Dixie Alley? Yes. Check out the photos at NBCnews.com and you'll see the level of damage, which appears to be EF-3 or higher.
9 Tornadoes in Louisiana and Mississippi - 31 Injured - 9,400 Residents Without Power. ABC News has more details.
Imagery of Louisiana Tornado Outbreak from GOES-16. NOAA NESDIS has more details: "This visible animation from GOES-16 shows the tornadic storms that swept through Louisiana yesterday, February 7, 2017. According to several news outlets, Louisiana remains in a state of emergency after the storms destroyed homes and businesses, disrupted power, and injured dozens of people in the southeastern part of the state. As this imagery illustrates, the high-resolution offered by GOES-16's Advanced Baseline Imager will allow meteorologists to see meteorological phenomena in vivid detail. For example, in this loop, note how the top of the tornadic storm can be seen passing along the southern coast of Lake Pontchartrain..."
Broader Updrafts in Severe Storms May Increase Chance of Damaging Hail. ScienceDaily has the results of new research from Penn State: "...New research that Kumjian and Eli Dennis, graduate student in meteorology, published in the Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, suggests that changes in environmental vertical wind shear influence the growth of "significant" hail -- bigger than two inches in diameter. Vertical wind shear is the variation in wind speed or direction from the bottom to the top of a layer in the atmosphere. The greater the difference in speed and/or directionality, the greater the shear. Hail forms when small particles like frozen raindrops -- hail embryos -- are ingested into a storm's updraft. Once they rise in the updraft, the embryos grow as additional liquid water freezes onto them..."
Photo credit: "A supercell thunderstorm passes near Elm Creek, Nebraska, in July 2014. Penn State meteorologists have been examining the widths of storms' updrafts to predict the likelihood of dangerous hail." Credit: NOAA.
New for 2017 Hurricane Season: Storm Surge Watches, Warnings. It's all about setting expectations. NOLA.com has information on new terminology and forecasts coming up this year: "In a new effort to explain the dangers ahead, the National Hurricane Center will start issuing storm surge watches and warnings, with maps depicting the affected areas, during the 2017 hurricane season. Surge-specific messages and maps will supplement wind-based messages and graphics normally issued by the agency for tropical storms and hurricanes. "Storm surge is often the greatest threat to life and property from a tropical cyclone, and it can occur at different times and at different locations from a storm's hazardous winds," said a National Hurricane Center news release announcing the new products..."
Graphic credit: "This example of a hurricane storm surge watch and warning map is based on a specific path of a slow-moving Category 2 hurricane. Note that part of the West Bank inside the post-Katrina hurricane levee system is in the warning area. Different paths by a Category 2 storm might produce different surge warning and watch areas, and a Category 3 or larger hurricane could result in the east bank area inside the levee system being included in a surge warning area." (National Hurricane Center).
Minnesota Trending Warmer and Wetter. If there was any doubt in your mind a time series from The University of Minnesota Department of Soil, Water and Climate shows the actual trends since 1891.
Warming-Driven Heat Waves Could Tax U.S. Electrical Grid. Here's a snippet from Climate Central: "That increased demand means electricity providers will need to increase capacity to guard against spikes in usage, potentially requiring up to $180 billion of additional grid investment, the study, detailed Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggests. "The big implication of this study is that adaptation to rising temperature . . . will be more expensive than what the existing models tell us," co-author Catie Hausman, an energy and environmental economist at the University of Michigan, said. That means that reducing greenhouse gas emissions now to avoid those future costs is also a more valuable prospect. That Earth's rising temperature will lead to more intense and more frequent extreme heat events is one of the basic tenets of climate change..." (Graphic credit: Department of Energy).
Weak El Nino Returning by Spring? For months I've been telling you how the pattern resembles an El Nino warming phase, especially the parade of damaging storms for the west coast and a bias toward warmth, nationwide. Now NOAA NCEP is predicting the onset of a "weak El Nino" for the Northern Hemisphere by spring. Go figure.
February Looks To Be Warm, And Not Because a Groundhog Said So. Marshall Shepherd explains at Forbes: "...Weather forecasts, like seasonal prediction models, try to predict the state of the atmosphere by solving complex hydrodynamic equations. However, weather models try to predict the exact "state" of the atmosphere or "weather" at specific date and time. However, the limits of the initial atmospheric states, observations, boundary conditions and assumptions about the evolving atmosphere limit accuracy to about 10 to 14 days. Seasonal forecasts cannot predict the exact daily "weather" at a given location three months in advance but rather try to assess the short-term climate state based on the ENSO (El Nino Southern Oscillation) cycle and other processes that show some level of predictability at monthly, seasonal or annual time scales. Other clues about seasonal predictability have been detected in an "alphabet soup of processes..." (Graphic credit: NOAA).
55 Year Anniversary of TIROS-4. OK, the onboard black and white TV cameras lasted about 4 months, but we suddenly had imagery from space, an entirely new perspective on weather and the planet - and it set a benchmark for everything that has come since. Details via NASA: "TIROS 4 (Television and InfraRed Observation Satellite) was a spin-stabilized meteorological spacecraft designed to test experimental television techniques and infrared equipment. The satellite was in the form of an 18-sided right prism, 107 cm in diameter and 56 cm high. The top and sides of the spacecraft were covered with approximately 9000 1- by 2-cm silicon solar cells. It was equipped with two independent television camera subsystems for taking cloudcover pictures and three radiometers (two-channel low-resolution, omnidirectional, and five-channel scanning) for measuring radiation from the earth and its atmosphere..."
Data Dashboard: Energy. Carbon Brief has an interesting look at how the world consumes energy: "Carbon Brief has compiled key indicators on the world's emissions, energy and electricity. Use the tabs at the top to explore our interactive data dashboard. For example, it allows you to see how the UK's electricity demand has changed over the past 30 years and where that electricity has come from, as well as comparing the UK's usage and mix to other countries. Data on energy and emissions are from the BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2015. The review is updated once per year, usually in mid-June. Data on total electricity consumption along with figures for nuclear and renewable power are also from the BP review..."
New Xcel Program Sells Renewable Energy Directly to Businesses and Homeowners. Midwest Energy News has the details: "Minnesota's largest utility this spring will offer businesses and ratepayers the opportunity to buy shares of power directly from two renewable energy sources. However, critics of the program say it could siphon customers away from the state's growing community solar market. The Public Utilities Commission approved a pilot for the program, known as Renewable Connect, in January. The pilot allows Xcel Energy to apportion 50 megawatts of wind generated from the 200 MW Odell Wind Farm in southwest Minnesota to the program. Another 25 MW has been added to the program from the North Star Solar Project in Chisago County, according to Laura McCarten, Xcel's regional vice president..."
GM's Bolt EV Ready to Take On Tesla. Here's an excerpt from CNN Money: "...Besides powerful performance, the Bolt's big battery pack also gives it 238 miles of driving range, as estimated by the EPA. That's way more than other electric cars near its price range. It's also enough for the Bolt to take on the Tesla Model 3 which is expected to come out later this year with a similar range. The best feature on the Bolt is that, if you want, you could hardly ever use the brake pedal. Shift the "gear selector" to Low and, when you lift your foot off the accelerator, the car slows dramatically, as if you were stepping gently on the brake pedal. This also charges the batteries a little, again just like stepping lightly on the brakes..."
Climate Change: Coalition Supports Carbon Capture Tax Credit. Here's an excerpt of an intriguing story at TIME: "A rare coalition of energy companies, green groups and trade unions united this month to support a measure before Congress that helps fight greenhouse gas emissions by providing a tax credit for capturing and storing carbon dioxide. The provision — known as the Section 45Q tax credit — grants a tax incentive to energy and industrial companies that store carbon dioxide through a set of technologies commonly known as carbon capture and sequestration (CCS), rather than releasing the pollutant into the atmosphere. Support for a measure strengthening the tax credit came in the form of a letter sent last week to members of Congress. Representatives of environmental groups like the Natural Resources Defense Council, unions like the AFL-CIO and companies like Arch Coal, the country's second largest coal producer, signed the letter..."
Image credit: World Resources Institute.
Who Will Profit From the Grid of the Future? The Desert Sun has a long analysis: "Warren Buffett has amassed a $70-billion fortune by taking the long view. In the utility industry, the long view looks like this: People will always need electricity, which makes utilities relatively safe investments. And as renewable energy continues to displace fossil fuels — a trend that will almost certainly continue, whatever President Donald Trump might do — utilities stand to profit by building massive power lines connecting the far-flung places with the strongest wind and sunlight to the cities that need clean power..."
Photo credit: Jay Calderon.
The Powerful 1940 Map That Depicts America as a Nation of Immigrants. Unless you have Native American blood odds are you are an immigrant - or a descendent of immigrants. Atlas Obscura has an interesting story: "In the years leading up to the Second World War, isolationist sentiment coursed pretty strongly throughout the United States. Some Americans feared that immigrants were a threat to the country. Sound familiar? Then you'll have no trouble understanding the reasons why the map below, titled America–A Nation of One People From Many Countries, was published in 1940 by the Council Against Intolerance in America. "With the exception of the Indian, all Americans or their forefathers came here from other countries," the illustrator Emma Bourne inscribed on the map. The Council Against Intolerance commissioned Bourne's work in an effort to remind Americans that the U.S. had always defined itself as a country of varied national origins and religious backgrounds..."
Map credit: "America—A Nation of One People From Many Countries," by Emma Bourne published in 1940 by the Council Against Intolerance in America." From the collection of Stephen J. Hornsby/Courtesy the Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education
Best All-Inclusive Resorts in the Caribbean. If you need a mental health break check out the list from U.S. News: "U.S. News ranks the best resorts by taking into account reputation among professional travel experts, guest reviews and hotel class ratings. Use the filters and settings below to help find the best resort for you. Read the Best Hotels Methodology."
14 F. high temperature yesterday in the Twin Cities.
27 F. average high on February 8.
17 F. high on February 8, 2016.
February 9, 1899: The mercury plummets to -59 at Leech Lake Dam.
TODAY: Cold sunshine, feels like 0F. Winds: SW 5-10. High: 17
THURSDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear, rising temperatures. Low: 15
FRIDAY: Partly sunny, feels like late March. Winds: SW 10-15. High: 48
SATURDAY: A little light rain PM hours. Winds: E 5-10. Wake-up: 32. High: 41
SUNDAY: Peeks of sun, a bit cooler. Winds: NW 10-20. Wake-up: 29. High: 38
MONDAY: Mix of clouds and sun, quiet. Winds: W 7-12. Wake-up: 26. High: 45
TUESDAY: Some sun, still dry. Winds: NW 10-15. Wake-up: 25. High: 43
WEDNESDAY: More sun, early case of spring fever? Winds: W 7-12. Wake-up: 27. High: 46
Climate Stories...
A Conservative Case for Climate Action. Here are a couple of excerpts of an Op-Ed from a group of Republicans pushing for a revenue-neutral carbon tax, courtesy of The New York Times: "...By contrast, an ideal climate policy would reduce carbon emissions, limit regulatory intrusion, promote economic growth, help working-class Americans and prove durable when the political winds change. We have laid out such a plan in a paper to be released Wednesday by the Climate Leadership Council...First, the federal government would impose a gradually increasing tax on carbon dioxide emissions. It might begin at $40 per ton and increase steadily. This tax would send a powerful signal to businesses and consumers to reduce their carbon footprints. Second, the proceeds would be returned to the American people on an equal basis via quarterly dividend checks..."
The Plan referenced above is here.
A Conservative Answer to Climate Change. The same group of conservatives pushing for a revenue-neutral carbon tax wrote an Op-Ed for The Wall Street Journal: "Thirty years ago, as the atmosphere's protective ozone layer was dwindling at alarming rates, we were serving proudly under President Ronald Reagan. We remember his leading role in negotiating the Montreal Protocol, which continues to protect and restore the delicate ozone layer. Today the world faces a similar challenge: the threat of climate change. Just as in the 1980s, there is mounting evidence of problems with the atmosphere that are growing too compelling to ignore. And, once again, there is uncertainty about what lies ahead. The extent to which climate change is due to man-made causes can be questioned. But the risks associated with future warming are so severe that they should be hedged. The responsible and conservative response should be to take out an insurance policy..." (Image credit: NASA).
Republican Statesmen Propose Replacing Obama's Climate Plans with a Carbon Tax. A more elegant and potenntially effective solution than regulation, but in this political climate will the administration see the light? Here's an excerpt from The Washington Post: "...Despite the group's impeccable Republican credentials — Baker, Paulson and Schultz served as treasury secretaries and Feldstein and Mankiw as CEA chairs, under GOP presidents — the proposal faces long odds. Many congressional Republicans are adamantly against a tax increase of any kind, and President Trump repeatedly emphasized he is far more interested in promoting the extraction of fossil fuels in United States than curbing the nation's carbon emissions. A proposed carbon tax also failed recently in a ballot initiative in Washington state, in part because it divided the environmental and social left — with many liberals wanting to use any revenue to invest in clean energy and other social causes rather than to return it to the public..."
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The Defense Department has been planning for climate change for more than a decade, often in the face of roadblocks set up by climate science skeptics in Congress. In 2014 and again last year, Republicans in the House of Representatives added language to Defense Department spending bills prohibiting funds from being spent to plan or prepare for climate change. Terrorism is the greater threat, the authors of those prohibitions declared, and federal funding should be steered towards snuffing out ISIS instead. Both times, the restrictions were nullified by the Senate. It is too early to say whether efforts to bar defense spending on climate change will be tried again..."
Photo credit: "Tests of the Orion spacecraft were made at Naval Station Norfolk in August 2013. The low-lying base is at risk from rising seas." Photograph by NASA, eyevine, Redux.
Rule-of-thumb holds that once countries pollute their way into economic progress, they'll pause for a second and check to see if they can still breathe the air and swim in the water. If not, they fix it. China is currently the leading example, with India coming up behind. There are fewer examples of nations unwinding national environmental efforts. Internationally, the U.S. does pretty well when it comes to protecting its environment and doing its part to combat global climate change. It ranks 26 among 180 nations in the 2016 Environmental Performance Index, a collaboration of the World Economic Forum and Yale University and Columbia University researchers. That's just worse than Canada and a bit better than the Czech Republic..."
A rapidly advancing crack in Antarctica's fourth-largest ice shelf has scientists concerned that it is getting close to a full break. The rift has accelerated this year in an area already vulnerable to warming temperatures. Since December, the crack has grown by the length of about five football fields each day. The crack in Larsen C now reaches over 100 miles in length, and some parts of it are as wide as two miles. The tip of the rift is currently only about 20 miles from reaching the other end of the ice shelf. Once the crack reaches all the way across the ice shelf, the break will create one of the largest icebergs ever recorded, according to Project Midas, a research team that has been monitoring the rift since 2014..."
Image credit: 2016 Microsoft Corporation Earthstar Geographics.
Climate Change Could Open Up Another Arctic Shipping Route. Pacific Standard reports: "...The team found that, under the climate scenario in which temperatures rise one to two degrees Celsius, the route will be navigable for a full four months out of the year. In a worst-case climate scenario, where temperatures climb by as much as four or five degrees Celsius, the route could be open for more than six months at a time. (It's worth noting here that the latter scenario becomes far more likely should global leaders renege on their pledges under the Paris Agreement—the global climate accord that aims to limit warming to two degrees—as President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to do.) But an iceless Arctic doesn't necessarily mean smooth sailing. The authors point out that extreme winds and bigger waves will also become more likely along the Northern Sea Route..."
Image credit: The Arctic Institute.
3 Ways You Can Help the World's Climate Scientists Right Now. Dr. Marshall Shepherd has some good suggestions at Forbes: "I often sit back and watch certain things quietly. This past week has been one of those moments. An article this weekend in the British media brought up the old and oft disproven argument about the"warming pause." However, as scientists dug into this latest desperate "Hail Mary" pass, it was apparent that there was more to this latest saga. My colleagues Phil Plait at Blastr and Andrew Freedman at Mashable have written excellent pieces laying out how scientists debunked these latest claims. They also fill in other pieces to this rather odd story. This latest drama just highlights the level of innuendo and confirmation bias that still can rear its head in the climate discussion. However, my focus herein is different. This week I saw three opportunities that I wanted to share with the broader public that can actually help climate scientists rather than continually distracting them..." (Image credit: NOAA).
Do Not Buy the House Science Committee's Claim that Scientists Faked Data Until You Read This. Popular Science takes a look at the latest spasm of conspiracy theory: "...The House Science Committee press release, which includes quotes from committee Chairman Lamar Smith as well as Darin Lahood (R-Ill) and Andy Biggs (R-Ariz), misrepresents a procedural disagreement as proof that human caused climate change is not occurring. It's akin to pointing to a family argument as proof that they aren't actually related. "What the House Committee is trying to do, like they did in the past, is debunk the whole issue of global warming," said Yochanan Kushnir, a Senior Scientist at the Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory. At the center of the argument is contention over how NOAA maintains climate data records. Climate researchers receive grants to process and develop climate-related data sets. Once those data sets are fully developed, it becomes the responsibility of NOAA's National Climactic Data Center (NCDC) to preserve, monitor, and update that data—which can sometimes be what data scientists refer to as messy..."
Image credit: Donald LeRoi, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center. "Climate scientists have worked hard for decades to prove climate change. Why is the US House Committee on Science, Space and Technology working so hard not to believe them?"
The Winter of Blazing Discontent Continues in the Arctic. Here's a clip from a story at Climate Central: "...Temperatures are forecast to reach the melting point in Svalbard, Norway, an island between the Greenland and Karas Seas. The North Pole could also approach the melting point on Thursday. It's just the latest signal that the Arctic is in the middle of a profound change. Sea ice extent has dropped precipitously as has the amount of old ice, which is less prone to breakup. Beyond sea ice, Greenland's ice sheet is also melting away and pushing sea levels higher, large fires are much more common and intense in boreal forests and other ecosystem changes are causing the earth to hyperventilate. Together, these all indicate that the Arctic is in crisis. It's the most dramatic example of how carbon pollution is reshaping the planet and scientists are racing to understand what comes next."
Image credit: "Abnormally warm air is expected to reach the North Pole by Thursday." Credit: Climate Reanalyzer
No Data Manipulation in 2015 Climate Study, Researchers Say. There was no temperature "pause"; additional heat energy was absorbed by ocean water, especially in the Pacific. Here's an excerpt at The New York Times: "...Dr. Hausfather was one of the authors of a review of the NOAA ocean data, which showed the most change. The paper, published in January, compared the old and new NOAA data with independent data from satellites, buoys and other sources and found that the new data matched the independent data more closely. The result, he wrote, "strongly suggests that NOAA got it right and that we have been underestimating ocean warming in recent years." In an interview on Monday with E&E News, Dr. Bates appeared to distance himself from some of what he wrote in the blog post, and from the way his criticisms were portrayed in the Mail on Sunday article. "The issue here is not an issue of tampering with data," he said, "but rather really of timing of a release of a paper that had not properly disclosed everything it was..."
Graphic credit: CarbonBrief fact check. "Global sea surface temperatures from the old NOAA record (ERSSTv3b), the new NOAA record (ERSSTv4), and instrumentally homogenous records from buoys and satellites. See Hausfather et al 2017 for details, as well as comparisons with shorter Argo-based records."
Think Climate Change is a Hoax? Visit Norway. Here's an excerpt from Climate Home: "...One concern is that as the ice melts, historic claims from Russia, Canada and the US together with other Arctic nations on portions of the oil and mineral-rich ocean will cause friction. "In the mid- to far- term, as ice recedes and resource extraction technology improves, competition for economic advantage and a desire to exert influence over an area of increasing geostrategic importance could lead to increased tension," reads the US strategy document. Another worry is that ice-free routes will see a surge in shipping. According to the UN's IPCC climate science panel Arctic shipping lanes could be open for four months a year by 2050. There are already signs of an uptick in traffic..."
Photo credit: "Gyldenlove Glacier, Greenland." (Pic: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)
Coastal Megacities vs. The Sea. The Center for Climate and Security has a link to a paper, highlighting risks to some of the world's most populated cities: "Cities are on the sharp end of a range of risks from criminal violence, terrorism and war to demographic pressures, to climate and environmental change. Coastal megacities are especially at risk given the specific impacts of climate change they face, including accelerated global sea-level rise, increased storm frequency and severity, and destruction to critical infrastructure such as port facilities, rail and road linkages, and energy installations, all of which are amplified as urban populations become ever larger. All these risks can lead to the loss of livelihoods as well as significant loss of life itself. Furthermore, the interaction of these risks could exceed the existing coping capacity of communities and governments and contribute to an increase in insecurity and possibly violent conflict." (Graphic credit: Climate Central).


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A woman's age is closely related to her fertility, and thus matters greatly if she wants to have a baby. As a woman gets older, her potential to have children decreases. Trying to get pregnant at 35 years old and below will increase the chances of conceiving and carrying a baby full-term.
The reason for this is the relationship between a woman's eggs and her biological age. When a woman is born into the world, she will have all the eggs that she's ever going to have in her whole lifetime. As she grows up, the number and quality of her eggs decreases.
A woman has six days out of a whole month where chances of getting pregnant are high. Here is a breakdown of your monthly cycle and the corresponding chances of you getting pregnant during each:
- Menstruation. We will consider your monthly period as the first phase of the monthly cycle. During menstruation, your body sheds the endometrium, which is the inner layer of the uterus. A period can be as short as three days or as long as a week. In this phase of the monthly cycle, progesterone and estrogen are stimulated to rebuild the endometrium. The chances of getting pregnant while you're on your period are almost zero. You can still have sex with your partner, but don't expect it to cause a conception.
Pre-ovulation. In this phase of the menstrual cycle, which is the phase after your period, fertility is slowly going back to normal. Most women usually get vaginal discharge during pre-ovulation, which is an indicator that ovulation is going to happen soon. There's a good chance of getting pregnant if you have sex during this phase. Since sperm can live inside the vagina for up to five days, it can fertilize your egg once it's released during the next phase of your cycle.
Ovulation. Ovulation is the period where you have the highest chances of getting pregnant. For most women, ovulation usually begins two weeks before your next monthly period. During this phase, vaginal discharge may increase in amount and become akin to egg whites. The basal body temperature may increase slightly — typically less than a 1/2 degree F (0.3 C) — when you ovulate. During ovulation, your chances of getting pregnant are high. If you start to see and feel the symptoms of ovulation, such as vaginal discharge and higher basal body temperature, you can take an ovulation test to confirm. If the test turns positive, you have a high chance of getting pregnant within the next one to three days.
- Post-ovulation. After the ovulation phase comes the luteal phase, which is the final lap of your monthly cycle. Usually, this phase lasts 12 to 16 days, depending on your cycle. During the luteal phase, the hormone progesterone rises and the cervical mucus will decrease. Increased progesterone signals the ovaries to stop releasing any more eggs, while decreased cervical mucus will prevent sperm from entering the uterus. During this phase, the chances of getting pregnant are low because the egg has already been released.
As mentioned in the prior section, you can know if you are ovulating if you take an ovulation test. If you don't want to take an ovulation test, you can detect the best times for conception using the Flo app. Flo is a handy tool that helps predict your next cycle and thus tell you your accurate ovulation dates.
Nevertheless, you should still watch out for the common signs and symptoms of ovulation. If you start having any of these, it may be the best time to try conceiving.
- Increased basal body temperature
- Clear, stretchy discharge
- Mild pain in the pelvic or abdominal area
- Breast tenderness
- Changes in libido
- Light spotting
- Changes in the cervix
Now that you know the best time of the month to try getting pregnant, you may be asking the question: how often should I have sex to get pregnant?
Well, the answer may vary depending on the source, but experts recommend that having sex once per day can yield a higher chance of getting pregnant. It might make more sense that having sex more often can raise the chances of conceiving, but this is not true. In fact, having sex too frequently may decrease the number and quality of the sperm.
Flo can tell you the approximate day when you're most fertile, also known as your ovulation period. During your ovulation phase, you should try to have sex at least once a day, and three to four times per week. However, if you already feel your ovulation symptoms coming on, try using an ovulation test to see if you're already at an optimum point for conception.
You can also consult a doctor if you want to know the best possible way to conceive, as well as check up on you and your partner's eggs and sperm health.
You can definitely get pregnant even if you only have sex once, but it will still depend on which phase of the monthly cycle you're currently in. If you are trying for a baby, having sex once can get you pregnant if you happen to track your ovulation period. However, if you don't want to get pregnant any time soon, make sure to use protection as you can get pregnant even if you have sex only once.
Pregnancy does not begin right after a couple has sex. On the contrary, it can take up to six days after sex for the sperm to reach the egg. After that, it can take up to six to ten days for the fertilized egg to implant itself into the uterus lining. Pregnancy occurs after this implantation. During this time, pregnancy hormones are released and you may experience light bleeding as well as cramps, also known as implantation bleeding/cramps. The hormone HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) also increases.
To be sure that you are pregnant, take an early pregnancy test or go to your GP for a checkup.
Aside from tracking your ovulation dates using the Flo app, here are other things you can do in order to boost fertility:
- Maintain a healthy weight. Before trying to conceive, make sure that you are a healthy weight. Women who are overweight or underweight have more difficulty in trying to get pregnant. Consult with a doctor or registered nutritionist for a weight control plan before trying to get pregnant.
- Have a healthy diet. If you plan on getting pregnant, having a balanced diet will increase your chances of conceiving. An unhealthy diet with an imbalanced amount of macro- and micronutrients is known to decrease fertility. Again, you can consult with a registered nutritionist if you need help on developing a healthy eating plan. Make sure you are also well-hydrated.
- Stop smoking and drinking. If you are consciously trying to get pregnant, stop smoking and alcohol immediately.
- Stay away from stress. High-stress environments can decrease your chances of getting pregnant. Try to relax and avoid stressful environments.
- Consult with your ob-gyn. If you have irregular periods or have trouble conceiving, consult with your OB/GYN to figure out how to increase your fertility levels.
Having sex too often is certainly not a bad thing and is quite necessary for couples who want to conceive. However, intercourse that happens too often can cause lower back pain, torn ligaments, pulled muscles, chafing, and other uncomfortable things. If you're trying to conceive, plan out your intercourse at least once a day, but make sure not to overdo it.


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Zagliani is known for injecting their handbags with silicone to add a super buttery feel to the bags. This is true of their python and crocodile bags. But what would make a suede bag from this line special?
I would assume the suede is super soft, as the brand continues to strive to be known for the way they finish their bags. But suede is suede. Soft to the touch but hard to care for as it shows wear and gets dirty easily. I am trying to decide my thoughts on the Zagliani Suede One Handle Bag.
The actual design of the bag has a very Hermes/Fendi look. I typically prefer two handles on my bags, not one like this Zagliani bag has. However I do find the bag to have a laid back downtown feel. There is a pouch pocket with a twist fastening that sits in the front and deep pockets that sit at the back of the lining. The brand is known for their super soft python and crocodile, so I wonder if their suede is unbelievably soft as well. Buy through Browns for $1,764.46
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The Weeknd and Bella Hadid break up their one and half year long romantic relationship and still remain friends
Here we were, expecting sparks flying on the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show when The Weeknd and Bella Hadid might have been on the ramp together, embodying the true meaning of love and romance. Alas, it was not meant to be.
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2016: Dates, Models, Angels and Everything You Need to Know
Reported by the People, the couple who have been together since 2015 recently announced that they are breaking up their relationship. This is not their first breakup.
The Weeknd a.k.a. Abel Tesfaye and Bella Hadid broke up in December of last year as well before getting back together again once more. Ever since then, they have gotten busy with their careers.
Bella has won herself a spot in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show line up meanwhile The Weeknd is preparing to drop his brand new album Starboy. He is currently busy promoting his album.
Amidst their busy schedules, both celebrities barely had time for each other in their conflicting schedules which led them to pull the plug on their relationship eventually.
Although no statement has been given by The Weeknd or his representatives, Bella's representatives did confirm the news. Sources also confirmed that both the celebrities still have a great deal of love for one another and will remain friends.
The couple were first linked together in April 2015 when he asked her to be in the artwork for his album, Beauty Behind the Madness. Bella also starred in The Weeknd's music video for his single, "In the Night."
She was also by his side to support him at the 2016 Grammy awards where he won his first Grammy. She said in an interview about his win that he had worked very hard and he deserved to win that Grammy. She also added that she was really in love with Abel not specifically The Weeknd.


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Every music video needs a leading lady, and these stars didn't come cheap.
Last night's Real Housewives of Atlanta reunion finale provided plenty of drama, but some hearty laughs as well. One of the biggest came when Porsha Williams, while defending the lies she told about Kandi Burruss all season, proudly proclaimed herself a "journalist" thanks to her job at Dish Nation.
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Porsha: I'm a journalist— RedBottomKittenHeels (@NonOfYaBiznz) May 1, 2017
The world: #RHOA pic.twitter.com/1wwpFUBNcH
Porsha: "I'm a journalist"— Cole✨ (@nixoleblack) May 1, 2017
Everybody in the room:#RHOA pic.twitter.com/TjRkihksC1
When @Porsha4Real said she was a journalist & asked @Andy was he trying to downplay her job.— Jerome Trammel (@MrJeromeTrammel) May 1, 2017
ME: #RHOA #RHOAReunion @BravoTV pic.twitter.com/4cztGjo1Nm
Oh lord Porsha thinks she's a journalist. bwahahahahahahah #RHOA— Bigbrothergossip (@bigbrothrgossip) May 1, 2017
When Porsha said she's a journalist... #rhoa pic.twitter.com/O78FKrZtBZ— Adrienne McCroskey (@Adrielynn) May 1, 2017
@Porsha4real is a journalist?! When did that happen? My college education and work experience say no. #alternativefacts #rhoa— Barry Draper (@BKDPoetry88) May 1, 2017
Someone give the definition of #Journalist to @Porsha4real! Last I checked she didn't have a degree in journalism. #RHOA #FactCheckThat pic.twitter.com/4VLKKc2y6y— MiKeyAlbie (@MikeyAlbie) May 1, 2017
Porsha's a journalist #RHOA pic.twitter.com/qCVW4PxOUP— Rose gimme the keys! (@AyeJaye_Kixx) May 1, 2017
Y'all acting surprised Porsha said she was a journalist...SHE THOUGHT THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD WAS AN ACTUAL RAILROAD! #RHOA #NeverForget— Frankie (@FiercelyFrank) May 1, 2017
Y'all acting surprised Porsha said she was a journalist...SHE THOUGHT THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD WAS AN ACTUAL RAILROAD! #RHOA #NeverForget— Frankie (@FiercelyFrank) May 1, 2017
Oh, @Porsha4real is a journalist now.... I see.... #RHOA @andy @bravotv pic.twitter.com/6qhgkTfwU3— Steven C McCasland ❄ (@somedayboy) May 1, 2017
First news porsha broke was about herself being a journalist #rhoa pic.twitter.com/zfp9TravFS— JC (@JennCardinale) May 1, 2017
Studio infortainment co-host, red carpet wrangler doesn't make you a journalist. Journalism is really dying. #RHOA #RHOAReunion— ComputerBlue (@OutstandingWC) May 1, 2017
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Addicted To The Ministry
Contributed by Martin Holland on Sep 7, 2012 (message contributor)
Summary: If there is an addiction we must have let it be to the ministry of our Lord.
Addicted to the Ministry
1 Cor. 16:15
Addicted = Devoted or committed
Ministry= Service
Minister = Servant
1 Tim. 1:12 Putting me into the ministry
The Mission of the Church:
• The Great Commandment
• The Great Commission
Administration (Song leader, trustees – Cleaning) and Finances (General and Evangelism)
Several ways we Minister:
Luke 8:1-3 These that ministered unto Jesus and the disciples with their substance
Hebrews 6:10 Ye have ministered to the saints and do minister
And: Mark 10:45 Jesus entire life was giving to minister unto others
1. Ministry is facilitated by God
Jesus said: I came to do the will of my Father who sent Me
Col. 4:17 Archippus "Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord
See: 1 Peter 4:10-11 minister according to the ability that God has given us
Comment: All ministry is ultimately unto God
Matt. 25:44 When have did not this or that unto you Lord
a. Qualification
1 Tim. 3:1-7 The Bishop
"Husband of one wife" "Must be blameless" "Apt to teach"
1 Peter 5:2 Feed the flock
Eph. 4:11-12 Preparing others for ministry
2. Ministry is fueled by Unselfishness
Mark 10:45 But to minister and give His life a ransom for many
Mention: Acts 20:24 I count not my life dear unto myself…
See: 2 Cor. 11:28 Besides all these things…the care of the churhces
The moment I think what's in it for me it becomes something other than ministry!
See: 1 Thessa. 2:6 Nor of men we sought glory…
3. Ministry is faced with Adversity
See: Matt. 3:13-17, 4:1
Expect the devil to do anything he can to change your mind about serving the Lord!
And: 2 Cor. 6:4-5
Paul had health issues, the disciples were threaten and beaten and many others were killed
1 Cor. 16:9 And there were many adversaries
4. Ministry is the formula for Joy
Hebrews 12:2 Who for the joy set before Him endured the cross
Act 20:24 that I may finish my course with joy…
Joy is the second of the nine graces of the Holy Spirit and is truly brought about when one enters in to a life of service unto God.
5. Ministry is finish upon faithfulness unto death
Jesus said: It is finished
See: 2 Cor. 4:1 Seeing we have this ministry as we have received mercy we faint not
Paul said: I have finished my course
I am to live the rest of my life for Him, that I might live all of life with Him!
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