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quote:Originally posted by OILINONTARIOquote:Originally posted by The_Gipperwow, i sure didn't expect this to turn into a Leafs conversation....It is indeed an oddity. I cannot remember the last time a thread about another team's shortcomings evolved into a discussion regarding which underachievers on the Leafs it would take to draw said team's star players.The Oil WILL make the playoffs in 2015.
quote:Originally posted by The_Gipperwow, i sure didn't expect this to turn into a Leafs conversation....
quote:Originally posted by The_Gipper......say someone like Mike Green in Washington? he could probably use a change in venue.
quote:Originally posted by JOSHUACANADASlozo, you are crazy if you think San Jose says Bozak and Gardiner are close to value. Throw in free Gatorade for a decade and you still havent come close to the value. Gardiner if shopped will go for a prospect or draft picks. Bozak is a dump and you know this. Im not saying either player is garbage because both have value but not as trade bait for a franchise centerman of a 100 point per season category. Thorton will draw a package on the level of what Gaborik or Nash brings. He's older but he is still bringing the heat. Drop him in Florida and they go from bottom rung to mid pack, instantly IMO.Marleau might go for the package you suggested, because although his stats suggest he is a guy who can produce, IMO he is not of Thorton quality.
quote:Originally posted by CrockOShightOmg Thornton on the Leafs would make my YEAR!! That would be AMAZING!!Remember the 2010-2011 Bruins? They went up 3-0 against the Flyers in Round 2, only to eventually lose 4-3 in 7 games. Heart-breaking for Bruins' fans. There were thoughts of blowing up that team and firing Claude Julien. Imagine how much things would have changed in the League if the Bruins had fired Julien??We all know what happened the next season......And look at them now...It's not easy here for sure. But sometimes the best action is "do nothing". If I were the GM of the Sharks - or President or whatever - I would just simply sit on my hands, and do nothing. The window is still open for another 3-4 Seasons. After that, blow it up. But for now, stay the course. That's my thinking anyway....But Slozo, boy, have you ever got me thinking about Thornton in a Leafs' Jersey. Oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy oh BOY!!!!
quote:Originally posted by CrockOShightWhy is it, that whenever a Team doesn't win the Stanley Cup, they need to "blow up" the team?Do you know how hard it is to win a Stanley Cup? It's not easy man. There are 29 teams every season who don't win it. The Sharks have done a great job of just getting into the Playoffs - 10 years straight. Not too shabby. And actually, they've had quite a bit of success in the Playoffs - making the Conference Finals 3 times, and making the Second Round 7 times in the last 10 Seasons.So, they must be doing something right. Why blow it up because of some bad luck and a hot goaltender? Sit back, and take a longer look at it. They are actually a fairly successful team. I say: Do nothing. They are a good team. McClellan is a good coach. Joe Thornton is a great leader. They will be back. Shark Attack.
quote:Originally posted by polishexpressBesides, how many teams have come back from a 0-3 deficit? Was it not 2? Toronto came back from a 3-0 deficit against DET to win the cup 4-3 in 1942, and the NY Islanders came back to win the series 4-3 in 1975.
quote:Originally posted by Alex116quote:Originally posted by Beans15Let's not forget Nabokov, who has the best GAA of any goalie left in the Playoffs, 4th best save %, and has won 6 games in a row and 7 of the last 9. Even after tonight? Anyone see this one coming?
quote:Originally posted by Beans15Let's not forget Nabokov, who has the best GAA of any goalie left in the Playoffs, 4th best save %, and has won 6 games in a row and 7 of the last 9.
quote:Originally posted by slozoAnd when I say the Sharks are in trouble, I am not just referring to the fact that they may lose this opening round series where they were the enormous favourite; I am also referring to the fact that even if they squeak by Colorado, they are sure to get beaten down by an even better team in the 2nd round if they continue playing the way they are.


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Teaming up with major retailers, the post office will begin the expedited service in San Francisco on Dec. 12 at a price similar to its competitors. If things run smoothly, the program will quickly expand next year to other big cities such as Boston, Chicago and New York. It follows similar efforts by eBay, Amazon.com, and most recently Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which charges a $10 flat rate for same-day delivery.
The delivery program, called Metro Post, seeks to build on the post office's double-digit growth in package volume to help offset steady declines in first-class and standard mail. Operating as a limited experiment for the next year, it is projected to generate between $10 million and $50 million in new revenue from deliveries in San Francisco alone, according to postal regulatory filings, or up to $500 million, if expanded to 10 cities.
The filings do not reveal the mail agency's anticipated expenses to implement same-day service, which can only work profitably if retailers have enough merchandise in stores and warehouses to be quickly delivered to nearby residences in a dense urban area. The projected $500 million in potential revenue, even if fully realized, would represent just fraction of the record $15.9 billion annual loss that the Postal Service reported last week.
But while startups in the late 1990s such as Kozmo.com notably failed after promising instant delivery, the Postal Service's vast network serving every U.S. home could put it in a good position to be viable over the long term. The retail market has been rapidly shifting to Internet shopping, especially among younger adults, and more people are moving from suburb to city, where driving to a store can be less convenient.
Postal officials, in interviews with The Associated Press, cast the new offering as "exciting" and potentially "revolutionary." Analysts are apt to agree at least in part, if kinks can be worked out.
"There is definitely consumer demand for same-day delivery, at the right price," said Matt Nemer, a senior analyst at Wells Fargo Securities in San Francisco. "The culture in retail traditionally has been to get a customer into the store, with the immediacy of enjoying a purchase being the main draw. So same-day delivery could be huge for online retailers. The question is whether the economics can work."
He and others said that consumers are a fickle lot when it comes to shipping, seeking fast delivery, but also sensitive to its pricing. Many will order online and pick up merchandise at a store if it avoids shipping charges, or will agree to pay a yearly fee of $79 for a service such as Amazon Prime to get unlimited, free two-day delivery or even purchase a higher-priced item if it comes with "free" shipping.
"Customers do like same-day delivery when it gets very close to a holiday or it otherwise becomes too late to shop," said Jim Corridore, analyst with S&P Capital IQ, which tracks the shipping industry. "But while the Postal Service has the ability to deliver to any address, they are not always known for their speed. To increase their speed might prove to be a much more complex offering than they're thinking about."
As the Postal Service launches Metro Post and sets pricing, its target consumer is likely to include busy professionals such as Victoria Kuohung, 43. A dermatologist and mother of three young children, Kuohung for years has gone online for virtually all her family's needs, including facial cleansers, books, clothing, toys, diapers and cookware.
Kuohung lives in a downtown Boston high-rise apartment with her husband, who often travels out of town for work. The couple says they would welcome having more retailers offer same-day delivery as an option. Still, at an estimated $10 price, Kuohung acknowledges that she would likely opt to wait an extra day or two for delivery, unless her purchase were a higher-priced electronics gadget or a special toy or gift for her son's birthday.
"I prefer not to spend my time driving in a car, fighting for parking, worrying about the kids, dealing with traffic and battling crowds for a limited selection in stores," said Kuohung, as her 1-year-old-twins and 4-year-old son squealed in the background. "But right now Amazon delivers in two days since I'm a member of Prime, so it would have to be something I can't get at the corner CVS or the grocery store down the street."
Under the plan, the Postal Service is working out agreements with at least eight and as many as 10 national retail chains for same-day delivery. The mail agency says nondisclosure agreements don't allow it to reveal the companies. But given the somewhat limited pool of large-scale retailers -- they must have a physical presence in 10 or more big U.S. cities to be a postal partner -- the list is expected to include department stores, sellers of general merchandise, clothiers, even perhaps a major e-commerce company or two.
Consumers will have until 2 or 3 p.m. to place an online order with a participating retailer, clicking the box that says "same-day delivery" and making the payment. Postal workers then pick up the merchandise from nearby retail stores or warehouses for delivery to homes between 4 and 8 p.m. that day. In San Francisco, the post office will closely track work hours and travel, which could quickly add to costs depending on traffic, total package volume or the proximity of merchandise in a delivery area.
"We're trying to revolutionize shipping; we're not simply trying to get a niche market of consumers," said Gary Reblin, the Postal Service's vice president for domestic products. He believes people of varying ages and income levels -- young adults who don't own cars, older Americans who are less mobile -- will welcome avoiding costly or time-consuming trips to the store.
By targeting big partners, Reblin said, the post office eventually hopes to push pricing down by making same-day delivery a standard option on retail web sites.
The new same-day offering is part of the post office's blossoming shipping and packaging business. That sector was one bright spot in the mail agency's dismal 2012 financial report, which showed a loss of $15.9 billion and forecast more red ink next year
This holiday season, the post office expects a 20 percent jump in its package volume, higher than its shipping rivals.

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There are mornings when a mere cup of coffee just won't do it and you need a little something more to get yourself kick-started. Some mornings require an extra wallop to break through the fog.
This is cake for those mornings.
I often partake of baked goods with my morning dose of caffeine, but rarely are those treats a second source of that magical compound whose name disobeys the ol' i before e rule.
Yes, I'm a coffee-lover. More truthfully, my name is Grace and I'm addicted to coffee. That said, when I saw this recipe making use of joltin' java, I almost immediately migrated to the kitchen to whip up a batch.
As is my wont, changes were made. I left out the espresso powder simply because it's an ingredient I don't own. I added more cinnamon (shocker!), a bag of milk chocolate toffee bits, and walnuts in an attempt to achieve a flavor akin to the toffee nut latte served seasonally at your local StealyourStarbucks. Also, I opted for mini loaves for one very important reason--they're just so darn cute.
This was a stellar breakfast goodie. It's the epitome of moist, with gooey spots from the toffee bits and crunch from the nuts. The coffee flavor was noticeable but subtle and melded wonderfully with the chocolate. Folks, this one's gonna be a repeat offender!
Toffee Nut Latte Loaves
(inspired by and based heavily on this recipe)
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup brown sugar, tightly packed
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup strong coffee, cooled
8 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 bag milk chocolate toffee bits
1/2 cup walnuts
Preheat to 375°F and grease up your pan of choice, be it a 12-cup muffin pan or mini-loaf pan or something else entirely.
In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugars, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Mix well, making sure all the brown sugary lumps are gone.
In a smaller bowl, mix together the coffee, melted butter, egg, and vanilla until well-combined. Pour this liquid mixture over the dry ingredients and gently but quickly stir to blend. Stop when the dry ingredients are just moistened and fold in the toffee bits and nuts. Divide the batter evenly among the muffin cups or loaf holes and bake for about 15 minutes for muffins, 30 minutes for mini loaves, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
March 6, 2010
double dose
Yum73 comments:
- Rosa's Yummy Yums said...
What a terribly tempting treat! So scrumptious!
Rosa - March 6, 2010 at 6:00 AM
- Anonymous said...
MMM, The shot of coffee in this would work magically to enhance your coffee drinking experience. But I am the sort that takes a large wedge of breakfast cake and dunks it into my coffee. Guilty.
- March 6, 2010 at 6:09 AM
- Peter M said...
I see a fish head..,kinda like the Jesus image on the piece of toast! ;)
- March 6, 2010 at 7:09 AM
- shaz said...
Oh I love that last pic Grace! COuld have sworn you'd managed to take a pic of me before my first cup. And cake for breakfast - we're definitely speaking the same language :)
- March 6, 2010 at 7:18 AM
- Pam said...
Oh, they look delicious and I wish I had one right now to go with my coffee! I'm a coffee addict also. Love that gooey spot of toffee! Yum!
- March 6, 2010 at 8:15 AM
- Julia said...
Your caffeine curve is too, too funny.
- March 6, 2010 at 8:23 AM
- Melanie said...
I'm not a coffee drinker myself (I hope we can still be friends) but that mean face coming from your coffee loaf has me pretty intimidated!
- March 6, 2010 at 9:05 AM
- Velva said...
My name is Velva and I am addicted to caffeine :) There are plenty of mornings when a double dose is perfect and your cake would be perfect.
- March 6, 2010 at 9:35 AM
- lisa is cooking said...
This was not good to have seen this before I've had breakfast or caffeine! I would very much like a piece now please.
- March 6, 2010 at 9:36 AM
- Half Baked said...
Love your imagination! Those little loves look killer!!!
- March 6, 2010 at 9:48 AM
- Nutmeg Nanny said...
These look great! I could go for some of this right now. As I sit here my stomach is rumbling.
- March 6, 2010 at 10:00 AM
- kat said...
You crack me up!
- March 6, 2010 at 10:15 AM
- Barbara said...
That should give you an extra kick in the AM! Why does it not surprise me you added more cinnamon?
Am sending both the recipe AND the caffeine curve to my daughter immediately. A coffee fiend if I ever knew one. - March 6, 2010 at 10:32 AM
- Bob said...
That cake sounds devastating! Coffee is one of the greatest things in the world.
- March 6, 2010 at 10:35 AM
- Jessica@Foodmayhem said...
If I contribute the espresso powder for your next batch, can I get a slice?
- March 6, 2010 at 10:36 AM
- Lindsey @ pickyeatings said...
While I am not a coffee drinker (tea, I'm sorry), I am a sucker for a good coffee cake. Especially when I'm having trouble getting going in the morning.
- March 6, 2010 at 10:49 AM
- vanillasugarblog said...
I'm addicted to coffee too. I need my 2 espresso's to function.
This toffee masterpiece is heavenly Ms. Grace. - March 6, 2010 at 11:04 AM
- DutchBakerGirl said...
Dare I say it? I drink Diet Coke for breakfast. Having admitted that shameful fact, your little loaves of coffee goodness would be really nice even with my beverage of choice.....
- March 6, 2010 at 11:20 AM
- Lucie said...
Even for a tea-drinker like myself, this cake looks absolutely amazing. I would eat it morning afternoon AND night. And the mean little cake man is too too cute!
- March 6, 2010 at 12:07 PM
- Laura said...
I am not a plain coffee fan, but when coffee is tempered by sweet flavors I am hooked. Chocolate (mochas) or sweet doughs and batter, either one, I LOVE it. Coffee is one of my favorite FLAVORS, I just don't like coffee, haha. So I am going to have to try this.
Dollhouse was weird. I cannot believe they never showed Epitaph 1 and then showed Epitaph 2 as the finale. How little sense would it have made. SO odd. Hooray for ITunes. - March 6, 2010 at 12:41 PM
- foodhoe said...
Oh yeah I can imagine that with the morning cuppa... I love gooey sweets with my coffee.
- March 6, 2010 at 2:11 PM
- Jaime said...
oooh i LOVE toffee bits!! my hubby loves coffee too and i am sure he'd like this one
- March 6, 2010 at 2:19 PM
- Kathleen said...
I love the growly picture! This look so incredibly yummy! I can't wait to try them!!
- March 6, 2010 at 2:20 PM
- MaryMoh said...
Wow....1 cup of strong coffee! Must be awesome muffins. My children would love these. They are crazy over coffee cakes. I must give a try sometime.
- March 6, 2010 at 3:09 PM
- Josie said...
HAHAHA That picture made me laugh out loud for a way long time :)
- March 6, 2010 at 3:29 PM
- Sophie said...
I'd wake up early on a weekend morning for this :), especially if it's mini :D.
- March 6, 2010 at 5:43 PM
- Sinful Southern Sweets said...
Girl, I could've used this extra boost this morning. I've been draging all day. But, I don't think 6pm is too late to get your caffeine on...do you???LOL! Have a great weekend!
- March 6, 2010 at 5:58 PM
- Hungry Dog said...
IF this can't jumpstart your day, nothing will. Looks absolutely delicious!
- March 6, 2010 at 6:28 PM
- pam said...
You and your cinnamon! This looks fabulous!
- March 6, 2010 at 9:06 PM
- Lyndas recipe box said...
I'm not surprised you added more cinnamon Grace; I'm sure it was the perfect flavoring with the coffee/toffee thing going on. These little loaves look addictive, so I must make my own to go with my coffe this week! Thanks, I'll let ya know how they turn out. :)
- March 6, 2010 at 10:50 PM
- Kerstin said...
LOL, that last picture cracked me up! Toffee bits make everything better and so perfect in your bread - yum!
- March 6, 2010 at 11:01 PM
- Judy said...
Oh, my, this one is a diet breaker. Should I say thank you or darn you for posting?
- March 7, 2010 at 12:30 AM
- Marcia Class of 77 said...
I HATE coffee anything; even with chocolate GASP.
So, I wonder what I could use for that 1 cup of liquid? Dare I use Earl Gray tea? No, but I have made a pound cake with Earl Gray in it.
Maybe chocolate soy milk? - March 7, 2010 at 1:10 AM
- Kate at Serendipity said...
LOL, Grace, I love your chart. This is how my husband drinks coffee. He only drinks espresso, though, so it works veryvery quickly. He'd love this cake. So will I! Thanks for the jazzing up. The coffee part and the recipe part....
- March 7, 2010 at 5:53 AM
- oneordinaryday said...
Love the chart, Grace, and I surely wouldn't say no to a little loaf or two. ;) - March 7, 2010 at 6:49 AM
- Trissa said...
Hahaha... that picture where you put the mouth on the little man is hilarious...
Lovely treat - perfect for morning tea! - March 7, 2010 at 6:58 AM
- Ingrid_3Bs said...
I'm not a coffee drinker but I am a coffee eater! :)
~ingrid - March 7, 2010 at 11:58 AM
- Chef Aimee said...
My name is Aimee and I am so addicted to coffee I wish it came in an IV drip! :) This is coffee heaven in terms of blog posts - thanks for sharing!
- March 7, 2010 at 12:28 PM
- Sherry G said...
At the ripe ol' age of 17 I have only just become a coffee addict this past week! Of course I pour a heavy amount of white chocolate mocha creamer into it... But WALNUTS, TOFFEE BITS, and COFFEE, you've got to be kidding me. Looks divine!
- March 7, 2010 at 1:37 PM
- Faith said...
Wow, that looks so amazingly moist and alltogether phenomenal! This is perfect for mornings when I really need an extra jolt. I think I'm making this today. :)
- March 7, 2010 at 3:16 PM
- pigpigscorner said...
I'm not a coffee drinker but I would love some of that cake!
- March 7, 2010 at 3:37 PM
- Marjie said...
I make a bar cookie thing that I dubbed "Coffee as an Ingredient." That's a big hit, too! Coffee is a great addition to everything. Think mocha if you don't believe me.
- March 7, 2010 at 4:17 PM
- Lori said...
I love chocolate cake that has coffee in it. Adds a really ncie dimension. I am quite sure I would love this one too.
- March 7, 2010 at 6:01 PM
- marla {family fresh cooking} said...
We could both go to a coffee anonymous meeting together and feel very comfortable (at least I would!) This cake with all the toffee, nuts & coffee sounds great! Love that caffeine curve....hilarious and so true.
- March 7, 2010 at 6:42 PM
- Cara said...
Sounds heavenly!
PS I do recommend picking up some espresso powder if you come across it, it's really wonderful for baked goods! - March 8, 2010 at 8:41 AM
- Hornsfan said...
Wow, that looks delicious.
- March 8, 2010 at 11:32 AM
- Maria said...
Love it. But what is not to love?
- March 8, 2010 at 11:40 AM
- Valerie Harrison (bellini) said...
I'd wake up to this anyday:D
- March 8, 2010 at 11:46 AM
- sweetlife said...
cake with coffee- to have with my coffee!! yummy!!
- March 8, 2010 at 2:19 PM
- Lisa said...
Sounds amazing and perfect for a morning breakfast treat!
- March 8, 2010 at 2:36 PM
- Hilary said...
As a coffee lover all I can say is - this would go soooo well with my morning Americano. And I LOVE the recipe name.
- March 8, 2010 at 4:01 PM
- Anonymous said...
I would love to have a slice of this cake every morning! YUM!
- March 8, 2010 at 10:11 PM
- Pam said...
Woman, you have me drooling! I too am a coffee addict and I believe I would be a toffee nut latte loaf addict too.
- March 8, 2010 at 10:51 PM
- Juliana said...
I love coffee, specially in the morning :-) Love your caffeine curve :-)
- March 8, 2010 at 11:39 PM
- Cate O'Malley said...
oh man, you're killing me, this sounds absolutely scrumptious.
- March 8, 2010 at 11:47 PM
- Amy said...
Hubs and Chloe girl will love these:) They look so moist, and probably improve with age...
- March 9, 2010 at 9:23 AM
- Erica said...
Love your caffeine curve!!!!That looks wonderful!
- March 9, 2010 at 1:16 PM
- Unknown said...
oooh yum! I don't drink coffee in the afternoon but if you handed me one of these mini loaves right now...I wouldn't say no to a cup of coffee as well
- March 9, 2010 at 7:53 PM
- Jacque said...
Mmmm, those toffee bits look like the perfect touch (always!). Gotta love a piece of coffee cake.
- March 9, 2010 at 8:47 PM
- Leslie said...
yes please..I will take some of that with my POT of coffee
- March 9, 2010 at 8:48 PM
- Chef Fresco said...
Hahah that last picture is awesome!! And so is the caffeine curve :) I too can never get enough. And Michael loves cake for breakfast. In fact, he had some leftover birthday cake just this morning with his eggs. :)
- March 9, 2010 at 9:02 PM
- Carolyn Jung said...
This sounds like my perfect Sunday breakfast treat to enjoy with a good, strong black cup of coffee and hours of lazily reading the NY Times. ;)
- March 10, 2010 at 12:17 AM
- Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella said...
I can't do cake for breakfast-that includes muffins. It just feels like I should continue the rest of the day eating cake! :P
- March 10, 2010 at 4:16 AM
- Livin Local said...
Mmmmm, such a lovely combination. You had me at the espresso and cinnamon!
- March 10, 2010 at 2:23 PM
- Anonymous said...
This leaves me wondering.... how many extra steps would I have to take to work off one of these beauties if I ate them every morning? And more importantly... do I care? YUM.
- March 10, 2010 at 10:23 PM
- LillSis said...
That looks like it would just melt in your mouth! I'm missing out on a lot of the baked goods with coffee combos because I can't drink coffee!
- March 10, 2010 at 11:10 PM
- Albany Jane said...
I've had this tummy funk for a day or so now, with absolutely zero appetite. I am so glad I checked in today. Not only do I get to see coconut butterscotch cookie pie, I also get toffee coffee ooey gooey cake. Thanks for getting the ol' stomach back to where it needs to be. Hungry!
- March 11, 2010 at 9:16 AM
- laura said...
I love the caffeine curve! I hit top of the peak after just a couple of shots of espresso, though... This morning my quirky espresso machine messed up three shots - heresy! Terrible. We drank them anyway. The cake sounds delicious - love the grouchy, coffee craving cake shot. (:
- March 12, 2010 at 9:52 AM
- kimberleyblue said...
This has my name written all over it! I love toffee bits, cinnamon and walnuts...all inside a moist loaf? Mmmm!
Your photos for this are especially tempting... - March 17, 2010 at 10:35 AM
- Ms. Meanie said...
Cute post! I love your writing. I am not a coffee fan, but this cake sounds still sounds amazing. I LOVE your addition of the toffee and walnuts. Great combo with the coffee flavor I bet!
- March 17, 2010 at 11:03 AM
- Teanna said...
How did I miss this post!!?!?! This looks awesome! And I am obsessed with that coffee chart!!! I almost died when I read all of the different points of coffee withdrawal or consumption throughout the day haha!
- March 25, 2010 at 9:33 AM
- Rebecca said...
Ooh, my daughter and I made these as muffins when we went to Gatlinburg last weekend. Delicious & moist! The coffee flavor wasn't overpowering. Definitely a recipe to share with others. Thanks!
- March 29, 2010 at 11:39 PM
- Anonymous said...
I made this recipe again tonight. It's always a hit. Made me think of you fondly.
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Hi, my name is Craig Swenson. I'm one of the newest members of the NASA Operation IceBridge operation, having joined the Airborne Topographical Mapper (ATM) team days before being deployed to Punta Arenas, Chile to join the rest of the IceBridge team.
I have been actively involved with other NASA projects for several years, but am new to the world of cryospheric science and lidar instruments. For the past six years I was a member of the NASA Swift Science Operations Team and Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope Team while earning my Ph.D. in Astronomy and Astrophysics at the Pennsylvania State University. Working with a NASA satellite program was an exciting adventure, with each day bringing new discoveries to investigate and new problems to solve. My area of expertise involved searching for and studying flares (sudden increases in the observed brightness) found in the X-ray, ultraviolet and optical signals of a class of astrophysical objects known as gamma ray bursts. As a part of the IceBridge team I will be using the skills I developed while looking to the heavens to help determine the thickness of the ice below me.
Working on an airborne observatory can be very different from working on a satellite mission. For instance, I did not need to bring my passport with me to work every day (just in case we land in a different country), and if an instrument malfunctions while in flight, we have the chance to get replacement parts and fix it. But in many ways it is very much the same, with new and challenging problems that need to be addressed every day, constantly looking for ways to improve our methods and obtain the most accurate measurements possible. It is an exciting way to live and work.
Looking out the window of the NASA DC-8 aircraft, I have witnessed sights that were previously only available to me through nature specials on television. The vastness of the Antarctic Peninsula is something that I had not fully appreciated until now. There is a certain beauty to be found in the stark emptiness I see out of my window each day, and it is amazing to hear from my co-workers how much the ice has changed and receded in the few years they have been collecting data here.
I feel privileged to have the opportunity to work on such an important project. Operation IceBridge is instrumental in collecting data and providing answers that are pertinent to our everyday lives and to our future. Understanding the continually changing nature of our planet, and what influence we as humans are playing in the change, is something that affects every man, woman and child on earth and it brings me a sense of accomplishment and wonder to be part of a NASA mission that is addressing such pressing issues.


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American Airlines and US Airways agreed Wednesday to a merger that will create the world's biggest airline. The deal caps a turbulent period of bankruptcies and consolidation that leaves the US airline industry dominated by four big carriers.
The boards of American parent AMR Corp. and US Airways approved the deal late Wednesday, according to four people close to the situation.
The carrier will keep the American Airlines name but will be run by US Airways CEO Doug Parker. American's CEO, Tom Horton, will serve as chairman of the new company until mid-2014, these people said. They requested anonymity because the merger negotiations were private.
The deal has been in the works since August, when creditors pushed for merger talks so they could decide which earned them a better return: a merger or Horton's plan for an independent airline. American has been restructuring under bankruptcy protection since late 2011. AMR creditors and possibly its shareholders will own 72 percent of the stock, and US Airways Group Inc. shareholders will get the rest, three of the people said.
A formal announcement is expected Thursday morning.
If the deal is approved by AMR's bankruptcy judge and antitrust regulators, the new American will have more than 900 planes, 3,200 daily flights and about 95,000 employees, not counting regional affiliates. It will be slightly bigger than United Airlines by passenger traffic.
Since 2008, Delta gobbled up Northwest, United absorbed Continental and Southwest bought AirTran Airways. If this latest merger goes through, American, United, Delta and Southwest will control about three-quarters of U.S. airline traffic.
The rapid consolidation has allowed the surviving airlines to offer bigger route networks that appeal to high-paying business travelers. And it has allowed them to limit the supply of seats, which helps prop up fares and airline profits.
Word of an American-US Airways merger raised new concern among passenger advocates. Charles Leocha of the Consumer Travel Alliance said that with just four big airlines instead of five, it will be easier to raise fares. "The benefits of this deal will go only to the corporations, not to consumers," he said.
But industry officials say there will still be plenty of competition. A recent study by PricewaterhouseCoopers found that adjusting for inflation, domestic U.S. airfares fell 1 percent between 2004 and 2011, a period that included several airline mergers.
Travelers on American and US Airways won't notice immediate changes. It likely will be months before the frequent-flier programs are combined and years before the two airlines are fully integrated.
When that happens, American's presence will grow in key East Coast markets including New York's LaGuardia Airport and Washington's Reagan National Airport. The merger will add US Airways hubs in Charlotte, Philadelphia and Phoenix to American's in Dallas-Fort Worth, Chicago, Miami, New York and Los Angeles.
US Airways will boost American's service to Europe and the Latin America-Caribbean market but wouldn't fix American's weakness on routes to Asia.
Just five years ago, American was the world's biggest airline. It boasted a history reaching back 80 years to the beginning of air travel. It had popularized the frequent-flier program and developed the modern system of pricing airline tickets to match demand.
But years of heavy losses drove AMR into bankruptcy protection. The company blamed bloated labor costs; its unions accused executives of mismanagement. AMR lost more than $12 billion between 2001 and 2010. It has lost another $2.8 billion since it filed for bankruptcy protection in November 2011 — a period in which US Airways earned about $650 million.
The merger is an impressive achievement for Parker and his management team at US Airways, based in Tempe, Arizona. Just a few years ago, they were running a mid-sized carrier called America West Airlines when they bought the old US Airways out of bankruptcy.
US Airways is only half the size of American and is less familiar around the world, but he prevailed by driving a wedge between American's management and its union workers and by convincing American's creditors that a merger made business sense.
Despite its smaller size, US Airways has prospered in the last several years, earning a record profit of $637 million last year.
"They've done an absolutely terrific job with what they have," said Bill Swelbar, an airline-industry researcher at MIT and board member of Hawaiian Airlines' parent company.
Parker began pursuing a merger almost as soon as AMR filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. He found willing partners in American's three labor unions, who have long fought with management at their own company over pay, work rules and executive bonuses. American suffered strikes by pilots and flight attendants in the 1990s. Bad feelings hardened in the early 2000s, when union workers took pay cuts to keep the company out of bankruptcy while AMR gave bonuses to management employees after the stock price rose.
AMR's Horton professed no interest in thinking about a merger until his company was out of bankruptcy court, but his creditors pressured him to reconsider. Some of them, along with Wall Street analysts, called for new management at AMR.
Bob Herbst, a financial analyst who studies airlines, said AMR has failed to adapt to changes in the industry since consolidation began in the middle of the last decade. He said AMR was fixated on gaining market share rather than on profitability.
American placed 14th out of 15 airlines in government rankings for on-time performance in 2012 (US Airways was fifth). Only United had a higher rate of complaints than American (but US Airways was barely better than American).
"They are continually at the bottom in on-time and customer service, and they're losing more money than anyone else," Herbst said. "American's management is leaving because that's what needs to happen."
AMR, however, has made measurable progress under Horton, who became CEO the day before the company filed for bankruptcy protection. The company earned operating profits in the second and third quarters of 2012, and its revenue for every seat flown one mile — an arcane-sounding statistic but one that is closely watched in the airline business — rose faster than at its rivals for much of the year. With leverage from bankruptcy laws, AMR won new union contracts with lower costs.
"I'm a big fan of Tom's; he's done a great job," said Mike Derchin, an analyst with CRT Capital Group. "He restructured the balance sheet, made the company more efficient and got a pilots' contract. He positioned the company for the future."
That performance may also have gotten a better deal for Horton's creditors. US Airways' initial proposal called for AMR creditors to get only 49 percent of the stock in the combined company, according to people familiar with the talks. Instead, they'll get 72 percent, although they might have to share some of that with shareholders, said the people familiar with the deal.
In recent weeks, AMR won bankruptcy court approval to buy hundreds of new planes from Boeing and Airbus, an important step to reduce fuel costs and offer a more comfortable experience for passengers. American even unveiled a new logo and paint job for its planes, although the reviews were mixed.
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WASHINGTON –– Members of Congress may be out of town and immigration reform legislation may be stuck until at least this fall, but the summer recess has been time for Catholic activists to rally their forces and pressure elected representatives.
During the first weekend after Labor Day in some dioceses, priests have been asked to preach, celebrate special Masses or hold other events to educate about the church's position on comprehensive immigration reform. Catholic colleges and universities are being asked to do the same the last weekend in September.
In addition, a conference hosted by the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, known as CLINIC, was scheduled just outside of Washington for late September. It will focus on the next step, offering help in planning for the process of mass legalization, a component of the Senate-passed immigration reform bill.
The House could take up that bill this fall, but more likely, the Republican-majority will attempt to pass a series of piecemeal bills dealing with immigration rather than consider the Democratic-majority Senate's measure.
Throughout the summer a series of local, regional and national efforts to pass the Senate bill have targeted Catholic members of the House, in particular, and laid the groundwork for increased activity in the fall.
The "Nuns on the Bus" tour revved up again in May and June, taking religious women on a 6,500-mile trip through 15 states. Over the course of 53 events in 40 cities, stretching from the Northeast across the South and to California, the sisters and others who joined them along the way talked about the need for a comprehensive approach to immigration reform. Gatherings of as many as several hundred people were held in church halls, congressional offices, social service agencies and at a Mexican border crossing.
In a more localized pilgrimage for immigration reform, Sacramento Bishop Jaime Soto on Aug. 12 blessed 11 pilgrims who were walking the 285 miles from Sacramento to Bakersfield, holding events along the way to talk about immigration. The 21-day Pilgrimage for a Pathway to Citizenship, planned by PICO National Network, a faith-based community organizing group, started at Sacramento's National Shrine of our Lady of Guadalupe and has been making its way from one (mostly Catholic) church to another across central California's agricultural valleys.
After talking to the public and trying to meet with members of Congress as they travel, the pilgrims planned to end their trek Sept. 2 at a rally that organizers expect will draw up to 5,000 people.
On the other side of the country, the Washington-based organization Faith in Public Life has spent the summer building coalitions at Catholic colleges and universities to work for immigration reform through letters, postcards and texts to members of Congress.
In July, more than 100 presidents of Catholic higher education institutions, joined by dozens more faculty members, wrote to Catholic members of Congress about the church's teaching on migration in an effort organized by Faith in Public Life in collaboration with the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities and the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities.
"Our broken immigration system, which tears parents from children, traps aspiring Americans in the shadows and undermines the best values of this nation, is morally indefensible," the letter said.
"Catholic teaching values the human dignity and worth of all immigrants, regardless of legal status," it continued. "We remind you that no human being made in the image of God is illegal. The Vatican's Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church warns against the exploitation of immigrant workers and says 'immigrants are to be received as persons and helped, together with their families, to become a part of societal life.' We are part of an immigrant church in an immigrant nation."
John Gehring, Catholic program director at Faith in Public Life, told Catholic News Service that the effort to target Catholics in Congress – including House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and about 135 others – is "a work in progress."
Pelosi sent a reply – the only one received so far, Gehring said – saying the church's call for immigration reform is not only rooted in Catholic teaching but in the nation's history.
She said such fundamental beliefs shared by the university presidents and many Catholics "reflect the character of the American people and the message of so many faiths; to cherish the dignity of all human beings and to treat neighbors and strangers alike with respect."
Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Gomez, who chairs the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Migration, likewise welcomed the letter.
His statement said the presidents "are a welcome voice in this debate, as they see the potential and talent in newly arriving immigrants. Immigrants, especially youth, are important for our nation's future and competitiveness. Educators understand the importance of investing in immigrant youth so they can become tomorrow's leaders."
The university letter in turn became a part of the package of materials available through the USCCB's Justice for Immigrants web page for use by parishes and dioceses in organizing their own efforts in support of immigration reform. The materials include sample bulletin and pulpit announcements, information on an ongoing postcard-to-Congress campaign, and backgrounders on the church's immigration teachings and public policies.
Some dioceses are focusing on the weekend of Sept. 7 and 8, just before Congress returns from its recess Sept. 9, calling for special Masses or other events about immigration. Various bishops have approached the subject in different ways.
Bishop Joseph J. Tyson of Yakima, Wash., convened a group representing farmers, farm workers, law enforcement, academia, politics, lawyers and churches "to determine how best to promote understanding among the people of eastern Washington on immigration issues."
A statement from the diocese said the group came up with five guiding principles, "which they hope all those who engage in conversation on immigration will use to frame their discussions.
Bishop Tyson said in the statement that the process was an outgrowth of conversations between U.S. and Mexican Catholic bishops.
"Given the importance and complexity of immigration issues to the Yakima Valley, it made sense to gather a group of community leaders to determine how best to engage the community on thoughtful dialogue on the subject," he said.
And in what may be an optimistic bit of planning, CLINIC began inviting people from key organizations to its National Catholic Legalization Planning Conference in Silver Spring, Md., Sept. 30-Oct. 2.
The preliminary program agenda includes sessions on how a new immigration reform law might be implemented.


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Since WonderBaby was born, I have been keeping a journal about her. Not this one; a proper, bound paper journal with ink-smeared pages. It began as a poo diary (how many poos today? what color? runny? yes my friends the life of a mother dazzles with its glamor), but it quickly evolved into a detailed record of the minutiae of WonderBaby's existence. When does she sleep? For how long? When does she nurse? How long? Which breast? Did I read to her? What books? Did she smile/laugh/roll-over/grasp objects/sit up? Everything.
This detailed note-taking has not wholly been an exercise in record-keeping (every notable moment has been recorded in every conceivable medium - notebook, baby book, digital photo, digital video - short of ass tattoo. And that may still be coming. That? That's graphic representation in ink of my daughter's ass on a toilet. Commemorating the moment of liberation from the tyranny of the poo bag. 'Cause that'll be huge.) Instead, it has been, for the most part, anthropological research. Detailed note-keeping as part of an embedded participant-observation case study. Subject: WonderBaby.
When she arrived - November 14, 2005 - and was placed in my arms, it felt as though she had always been there. It felt as though the weight of her - the delicate, delicate weight of her - was and always had been part of me. That I would always need to feel that weight to feel complete.
But she was a stranger. She was new. She was part of me - my body ached with yearning for her if we were separated for more than a moment - but she was still unknown.
So I set about getting to know her. Primally, we acquainted ourselves through our bodies: tit to hungry mouth, hand to shit-smeared bottom, kisses kisses kisses to beautiful little head, and the constant embrace, skin to skin. This stretched and strengthened my soul, coming to know this other being so physically, this other being who is herself the creation of the most intimate physical knowing, this being who is both of my body and of her father's and so bound, always, physically, to both of us. But my mind struggled to keep up. Who is she who is she who is she who is she?
The poo provided no answers. Consistently mustardy, arriving with appropriate frequency, sometimes with inappropriate force and volume. But the record-keeping... ah. That appealed to the academic in me. I could know her by studying her habits, by taking careful notes (and, not incidentally, checking those notes against so-called Expert Texts, a practice that I abandoned early on, once I realized that they were all full of shit - and not the benign breastmilk kind - and that the very idea of baby expertise is absurd.) So I kept careful notes. I studied my baby. I satisfied my mind's desire to understand her in rational, quantifiable terms. Naps two hours once a day if swaddled and put down in dark room. Nurses every three hours. Resists afternoon naps except in stroller. Responds to nightly ritual: dinner bath cuddle nurse cuddle bed. Sleeps seven hours. Growth spurt? Five hours. Everything that my heart and body told me about her, I double-checked against my notes. But that was the thing: every note that I took, every behaviour that I observed, every conclusion that I arrived at, had already been viscerally noted and imprinted. I already knew her.
I realized this some time ago. But I clung to my book. It served me well; it was something to cling to when I felt confused or out of my depth, which was often.
WonderBaby turned 6 months old this weekend. Yesterday, she had her six month well-checkup. When I took out The Book to note her weight and other particulars, I realized that I hadn't recorded the morning's routine beyond the time of her rising. Nor had I done so for the last two days. I had been mothering beyond the book. I no longer needed my notes. I knew WonderBaby through my flesh, through my bones, through my blood.
So yesterday, after recording the details of the visit with the doctor, I put the book away.
But before I close the book entirely, I thought that I should post its last, incomplete entry here, for posterity.
6:20 Up and nursing.
Dawn, and we hear her happy voice, cooing matins with her bunny. Daddy goes to greet her good morning, and to bring her into bed. In she comes, smile as wide as sunflowers, arms outspread. Down to the breast; she suckles and snuggles and then turns to reach for her Da. Chest hairs are plucked, groins are kicked, fingers probe eyes, noses, mouths. We play, we cuddle, we doze...
2:20 Down in carseat. To doctor; 1 dropper Infant Tylenol 30 min. before shots.
Clutching sides of carseat as it is swung into car; eyes wide as saucers but smiling always smiling.
Doctor's Appointment. Weight: 16.5 lbs.
Chubby little legs that kick and push. Soft round belly and proud high chest.
Length: 27.5 inches
Tall like her Da. Long, long legs that stretch, stretch, stretch. Straining to stand, to bounce. Striving for her height, reaching for the sky, the stars, our embrace.
Head circumference: 17.75 inches
Noble baby head, big and round and full of firing brain. Sparsely haired, built for hats and for sniffing and for kisses for kisses for endless kisses.
Developing well. Sat up early. Babbling. Responds to name. Taking solids.
Growing, learning, living and loved, so loved.
And that was all. That is all.
That's all that matters. She is loved, beyond all measure, with every fibre of her parents' beings. She is loved. And, so, she is known.
I know her. She's my baby.
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[..]This way we can program to the desire of the custumer. If they would see a complete system with functions they don't want or need, they will begin to touch all buttons and mess everything up.For us it is easier to work with one program than hoving one for this purpose and another program for something else and so on.
I've worked in computers my entire adult life and consider myself to be a pretty sharp guy. I've been working with LMCE for about 4 months now and I haven't even touched the Security, Lighting, Telcom stuff (though I intend to). I'm running a very simple 1 core, 4 MD system and I honestly think these guys are UNDERstating the learning curve.PLEASE, take some time and seriously reconsider offering this product to end users. As I said, I'm computer savvy and I understood what 'opensource' meant when I decided to install, so my level of expectation was what it should be. However, if I were the average consumer purchasing this system from someone I would have had a much higher level of expectation and honestly you or I don't have the expertise to provide it. Not knocking you, just trying to give you a 'regular guy' perspective on it. A good example is it took me 2 weeks to get the control of my receiver right. Your customers will and should find something like that unacceptable.The system is incredibly powerful and with that comes incredible complexity. In my opinion you shouldn't even consider selling this to end users until you have had extensive test bed experience with it. (I actually think the 1 year suggested might be a bit short for someone considering reselling/supporting LMCE.)Just my opinion
Instead you should be glad that people are interested comming to this forum. I did not think it was an exclusive club!
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Elizabeth Moser is a former Education Research Associate of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, an independent, nonprofit research and educational institute located in Midland, Michigan. Moser also served as the Managing Editor of Michigan Education Report, a quarterly journal focused on K-12 education issues in the state of Michigan, and Managing Editor of Michigan Education Digest, a weekly email education news update. In addition, Moser served as the director for the 2002 Mackinac Center for Public Policy Debate Workshops.
A former Mackinac Center intern, Moser previously served as an Executive Assistant and Program Coordinator for two non-profit organizations, planning conferences for high school students and producing voter information.
Moser is an honors graduate of James Madison College at Michigan State University, with a degree in Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy.


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Is Stamp Collecting a Hobby for Kids and Retirees?
Just stumbled upon this article featured on AdvisorOne.com about the stamp collecting hobby and thought you would like to read as well.
The Sticky World of Stamp Collections
by Ed McCarthy, CFPJanuary 21, 2013
Some top investors, including PIMCO's Bill Gross, and plenty of history buffs think it's a worthwhile pursuit, though not necessarily a profitable one.
If you believe that stamp collecting is merely a hobby for kids and retirees, think again.
The American Philatelic Society (APS) in Bellefonte, Penn., has over 33,000 members. Stamps trade actively, as well.
Scott Trepel (left), president of Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. in New York, reports that since 1930 his firm has run 1,037 auctions of stamps and covers; the auctions' dollar volume reached $35 million in 2012. (Covers are postage stamps on a cover, postal card or stamped envelope.)
Siegel has handled some noteworthy transactions. "We sold a plate block of the famous Inverted Jenny stamp for about $3 million," says Trepel. (The Inverted Jenny features an upside down airplane and is a famous stamp-misprint.) "That was a few years ago and sometime after that we sold a single for about $900,000."
The plate block-buyer was PIMCO's Bill Gross, who traded the Jennys for a single stamp needed to complete his collection.
As of November 2005, Gross became only the third person in history to form a complete collection of 19th Century United States postage stamps, according to Wikipedia.
Gross is a world-class collector and supporter of stamp collecting. The William H. Gross Stamp Gallery, part of the Smithsonian National Postal Museum, is scheduled to open in 2013 and will be the world's largest gallery dedicated to philately.
What's the Motivation?
Collecting decorative art can provide ego-satisfaction for owners who like to display their pieces, but stamp collecting's smaller scale makes it a more intimate activity.
For some collectors, the items are a tangible link to the past. Trepel cites an example of an old envelope that was in a mail sack carried by a Pony Express rider who was captured by Indians in 1860; several years later the mail sack turned up and the mail was delivered.
"Everyone who loves history, everyone who feels some connection to the past through an object can get excited about that," he says. "Other people collect stamps because it is a source of satisfaction to be able to complete a set or a page or a country or an album."
Tom Horn, director of sales division with the APS says many collectors enjoy the activity because they have total control over their collections. They decide what to buy, how to arrange their collections, and so on. Stamps' historical aspect can also encourage learning and Horn cites his personal experience. "I know I learned a lot about history, geography, science, what have you through stamp collecting," he says. "You wonder why a person is pictured on a stamp. Well, you go look it up and find out why. I never knew who Chief Sequoia was until the U.S. put a stamp out with him and then I found he developed the alphabet for the Cherokee Indians."
Collecting for Profit
It is possible to collect stamps with a profit motive, but both Trepel and Horn urge caution on that score.
There are numerous niches in the stamp market, says Trepel, and serious collectors in the different submarkets have a depth of knowledge and expertise that puts casual collectors at a disadvantage. That knowledge and the passion that collectors often have about their specialties can make prices volatile, as well.
"People who specialize in Colonial postal history suddenly find a very rare example of a marking applied in 1777 and they're all excited about it," says Trepel, citing a hypothetical case. "(They) may bid it up from what I think it's worth, which is a couple of thousand dollars, up to $20,000."
There's also a risk of stamp-price bubbles. Horn points to price behavior in the mid-1980s as an example. Stamp prices had been performing well and non-collectors began to buy actively.
When the stamp market began to show softness, however, these buyers began to sell out and accelerated the price decline. "From '84 to '85, the bottom just kind of dropped out as the investors got out," says Horn. "The market was flooded with the stamps that had been picked up a few years before."
Helpful Resources
Clients who want to get more serious about stamp collecting can find numerous resources for education and pricing.
The APS site (stamps.org), for instance, has extensive learning materials and an authentication service. SiegelAuctions.com also provides educational material and has a searchable database. The staff at both organizations can help collectors find the stamps they're seeking and avoid overpaying.
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BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A blaze raced through a crowded nightclub in southern Brazil early Sunday, killing 232 people as the air filled with deadly smoke and panicked party-goers stampeded toward the exits, police and witnesses said. It appeared to be the world's deadliest nightclub fire in more than a decade.
Witnesses said that a flare or firework lit by band members may have started the fire.
Police Maj. Cleberson Braida Bastianello said by telephone that officials counted 232 bodies that had been brought for identification to a gymnasium in the city of Santa Maria, at the southern tip of Brazil near the borders with Argentina and Uruguay.
Bastianello said the that lowered the toll from 245 earlier believed killed.
Television images showed smoke pouring out of the Kiss nightclub as shirtless, young male partygoers joined firefighters in wielding axes and sledgehammers, pounding at windows and walls to break through to those trapped inside. Teenagers sprinted from the scene desperately trying to find help. Others carried injured and burned friends away in their arms.
"There was so much smoke and fire, it was complete panic and it took a long time for people to get out, there were so many dead," survivor Luana Santos Silva told the Globo TV network.
Silva added that firefighters and ambulances responded quickly after the fire broke out, but that it spread too fast inside the packed club for them to help.
Michele Pereira, another survivor, told the Folha de S. Paulo newspaper that she was near the stage and that the fire broke out after members of the band lit flares.
"The band that was onstage began to use flares and, suddenly, they stopped the show and pointed them upward. At that point the ceiling caught fire. It was really weak but in a matter of seconds it spread," Pereira said.
Most of the dead apparently suffocated, according to Dr. Paulo Afonso Beltrame, a professor at the medical school of the Federal University of Santa Maria who raced the city's Caridade Hospital to help victims.
He said survivors, police and firefighters told him a flare set by a band member set the ceiling's soundproofing ablaze. "Large amounts of toxic smoke quickly filled the room and I would say that at least 90 percent of the victims died of asphyxiation," Beltrame told The Associated Press by telephone.
"The toxic smoke made people lose their sense of direction so they were unable to find their way to the exit. At least 50 bodies were found inside a bathroom. Apparently they confused the bathroom door with the exit door."
"In the hospital I saw desperate friends and relatives walking and running down the corridors looking for information. It was one of the saddest scenes I have ever witnessed," he added.
Rodrigo Moura, identified by the newspaper Diario de Santa Maria as a security guard at the club, said it was at its maximum capacity of between 1,000 and 2,000, and partygoers were pushing and shoving to escape.
Beltrame also said he was told the club was filled far past its capacity during a party for students at the university's department of agronomy. The event featured a group called Gurizada Fandangueira, which plays a driving mixture of local Brazilian country music styles. It was not immediately clear if the band members were among the victims.
The fire led President Dilma Roussef to cancel a series of meetings at a summit of Latin American and European leaders in Chile's capital of Santiago, and was headed to Santa Maria, according to the Brazilian foreign ministry.
"It is a tragedy for all of us. I am not going to continue in the meeting (in Chile) for very clear reasons," she said.
"Sad Sunday", tweeted Tarso Genro, the governor of the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. He said all possible action was being taken and that he would be in the city later in the day.
Santa Maria is a major university city with a population of around a quarter of a million.
A welding accident reportedly set off a Dec. 25, 2000, fire at a club in Luoyang, China, killing 309.
At least 194 people died at an overcrowded working-class nightclub in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2004. Seven members the band were sentenced to prison for setting off the blaze.
A blaze at the Lame Horse nightclub in Perm, Russia, broke out on Dec. 5, 2009, when an indoor fireworks display ignited a plastic ceiling decorated with branches, killing 152
A nightclub fire in the U.S. state of Rhode Island in 2003 killed 100 people after pyrotechnics used as a stage prop by the 1980s rock band Great White set ablaze cheap soundproofing foam on the walls and ceiling.


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The Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge will this week urge world leaders to go into "battle" against the illegal wildlife trade after warning that tomorrow will be "too late" to save endangered species.
The two future kings have made it their mission to save elephants, rhino and other animals from extinction, and they have persuaded David Cameron to host a two-day conference in London, which will be attended by ministers from countries that contribute to the £6 billion trade in ivory, rhino horn and other banned products.
The Prince and the Duke have recorded a video, which will be shown at the conference and released on YouTube, in which the Duke declares: "We have to be the generation that stopped the illegal wildlife trade and secured the future of these magnificent animals and their habitats, for if we fail it will be too late."
They hope that the video will be seen in China, Vietnam and other countries where demand for banned animal products leads to what the Prince says are "unprecedented levels of killing" by poachers.
Some of the massive haul of ivory seized in France recently, which authorities there destroyed. (REUTERS)
The video ends with the Prince and the Duke saying "Let's unite for wildlife" in Mandarin, Arabic, Spanish, Swahili and Vietnamese.
The Prince and the Duke appear side by side in front of a fireplace decorated with yellow flowers.
The Duke, positioned on his father's right, invokes the birth of his own son, Prince George, to explain his passion for saving wildlife. "This year, I have become even more devoted to protecting the resources of the earth for not only my own son, but for the other children of his generation to enjoy," he says.
The video then cuts to a sequence of the Prince in Africa, wearing a beige safari suit, apparently examining the skull of a dead elephant, accompanied by the Duchess of Cornwall.
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall in the video
Both father and son clearly hope to be heard by audiences in the Middle East and Asia, where demand for the tusks and hides of poached animals is highest.
The Prince is assigned the toughest languages for their joint finale, saying "Let's unite for wildlife" in the variable tones of Mandarin and the guttural phrases of Arabic, as well as in Spanish. The Duke has the easier task of uttering the phrase in Kiswahili − and the greater challenge of managing it in Vietnamese.
Having given up his RAF career, the Duke is deciding on a "public service role" to fill his time, and his passion for protecting endangered species is such that he may consider making it his biggest cause over the next few years.
He is expected to take on more royal duties when he finishes his 10-week course in agricultural management at Cambridge University, but aides have made it clear that he wants to carve out a new role for himself.
The Prince and the Duke will both attend the conference at Lancaster House, and the Duke will also attend a parallel two-day symposium on wildlife trafficking being held by the Zoological Society of London.
Last year the Duke founded an umbrella organisation called United for Wildlife, which has organised the ZSL symposium and pushed for the conference, which will be attended by 50 international leaders.
More than 30,000 elephants were killed last year, amounting to nearly 100 deaths per day, and a rhinoceros is killed every 11 hours − figures the Prince of Wales calls "staggering". In the past 10 years 62 per cent of African forest elephants have been lost, meaning that the animal, a subspecies of the African elephant, will be extinct within a decade at the current rate of killing.
In Asia, where there were 100,000 tigers a century ago, there are now fewer than 3,200 in the wild.
The Prince says in the film: "We have come together, as father and son, to lend our voices to the growing global effort to combat the illegal wildlife trade − a trade that has reached such unprecedented levels of killing and related violence that it now poses a grave threat not only to the survival of some of the world's most treasured species, but also to economic and political stability in many areas around the world.
"We must treat the illegal wildlife trade as a battle, because it is precisely that."
The Prince goes on to say that "the rising and apparently insatiable demand, much of it from Asia" has caused poaching to become criminalised, with gangs using helicopters, night vision equipment and assault rifles to slaughter big game.
The Duke says: "It is shocking that future generations may know a world without these magnificent animals and the habitat upon which they depend.
"This year, I have become even more devoted to protecting the resources of the Earth for not only my own son, but also the other children of his generation to enjoy.
"I want them to be able to enjoy the same Africa that I did as a child."
Despite the "terrible crisis" facing wildlife, the Duke says he remains optimistic that "the tide can be reversed".
He cites the "power of social media" such as Twitter in helping reduce demand for the products by making it socially unacceptable to buy them.
The conference on Wednesday and Thursday is aimed at tackling three interlinked aspects of the illegal wildlife trade by strengthening law enforcement, reducing demand for illegal products and developing sustainable alternative livelihoods for communities where people turn to poaching.