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About RickyRood
I'm a professor at U Michigan and lead a course on climate change problem solving. These articles often come from and contribute to the course.
By: Dr. Ricky Rood , 12:50 AM GMT on October 03, 2013
Barriers in the Atmosphere: Arctic Oscillation (3)
I want to continue with the Arctic Oscillation / North Atlantic Oscillation. First, however, here is the link to my August presentation. Also here is a link to the GLISAclimate.org project workspace where I collected together the materials I used in the presentation - Arctic Oscillation: Climate variability in the Great Lakes.
Here are the previous entries in the series:
Definitions and Some Background
This blog is mostly a setup for the next one. (And yes I did notice that the IPCC AR-5 report was released, but I don't have anything different to say about it than many of my more able colleagues. I'll get to it.)
In the talk that I linked to above, I used a couple of diagrams that the audience told me worked very well. I am going to try them out in this blog. In the previous blogs I used the CPC Climate Glossary to give the definition of the Arctic Oscillation. "The Arctic Oscillation is a pattern in which atmospheric pressure at polar and middle latitudes fluctuates between negative and positive phases." This definition does not really do much for me. It's one of those definitions that I imagine if I ask 10 atmospheric scientists to tell me what it means, I will get 12 answers. Therefore, I will draw a picture.
Figure 1: Adapted from Jim Hurrell – This picture is a schematic representation of the positive and negative phases of the Arctic Oscillation. In the positive phase the pressure is low at the pole and high at middle latitudes. This is the positive phase because if you calculate the difference between middle and high latitudes it is large. In the negative phase the pressure is not as low at the pole and not as high at middle latitudes. This is the negative phase because if you calculate the difference between middle and high latitudes it is small. The refrigerator suggests that this is like opening and closing the refrigerator door (see Behavior).
This figure helps me with the definition. I want to focus on the low pressure at high latitudes, which in this figure is drawn idealistically at the pole. In reality, it is likely to wander off the pole, a fact that will be important in the next blog. When the pressure is low at the pole, then there is a stronger vortex of air circulating around the pole. When the pressure at the pole is not as low, then there is a weaker vortex. In both cases, strong or weak vortex, the air generally moves from west to east.
For clarity, vorticity is a parameter that describes rotation in a fluid. A vortex is a feature in a fluid dominated by vorticity – that is it is rotationally dominated. Tornadoes and hurricanes are weather features that we often call vortices; there is an obvious circulation of air in these features. In the Earth's atmosphere at middle and high latitudes rotation is an important characteristic of the flow, due to the rotation of the Earth. The reason air moves in the west to east direction for both the weak and strong vortex cases of Figure 1 is that the rotation of the Earth is important to the flow.
In Figure 2 I have set up an even more idealized figure. I also provide this link to a Powerpoint animation, that I am not smart enough to incorporate into the blog. In the animation I have five slides that clarify the point that I make in Figure 2.
Figure 2: A vortex and a ball. In the center of the figure is low pressure, meant to be an analogue to the vortex over the pole in Figure 1. Parcels of air move around the low pressure system. If it takes the same amount of time for a parcel farther away from the low pressure center to go around the vortex as a parcel nearer the center, then the parcel farther away has to go faster because the distance it has to go is longer. That is why I drew that arrow, saying that air moves "faster" at the outside edge of the vortex.
To set my point a little more, imagine you are on a bridge overlooking a running stream. If you drop a stick in the water near the edge where the water is moving slowly, then if the stick drifts towards the more rapidly flowing water, it is carried downstream at the edge of the fast moving water. It does not cross the core of fast moving water – this jet of water. In fact the jet is something of a barrier that keeps material from crossing the stream. Material is transported downstream.
Back to Figure 2: Imagine that you want to roll a ball into the center of a vortex. As the ball gets to the edge it gets caught up in the flow and pulled around the edge. It does not roll into the center. Look at the this link to a Powerpoint animation to get a better idea of what's going on.
Now go back to Figure 1. The vortex in Figure 1 is also a barrier. The southern edge of vortex is a jet stream. Air on the two sides of the vortex often has different characteristics. Intuitively, there is colder air on the poleward side. If you look at trace gases, like ozone, they are different across the edge of the vortex. The takeaway idea is that the edge of the vortex is a barrier. It's not a perfect barrier, but air on one side is largely separated from the air on the other side. In the next blog, I will describe the difference between the strong and the weak case and its relevance to weather, climate and, perhaps, climate change.
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15.1: Star Constellations
How did astrology come to be?
Ancient Babylonian astronomers created the Zodiac, a circle that divides the ecliptic into twelve 30-degree zones. Each zone contains a constellation, many of them animals. Horoscopes based on these astrological signs first appeared in Ptolemaic Egypt in around 50 BC. These early people used astrology to explain things that are now much better explained by science.
When you look at the sky on a clear night, you can see dozens, perhaps even hundreds, of tiny points of light. Almost every one of these points of light is a star, a giant ball of glowing gas at a very, very high temperature. Stars differ in size, temperature, and age, but they all appear to be made up of the same elements and to behave according to the same principles.
People of many different cultures, including the Greeks, identified patterns of stars in the sky. We call these patterns constellations. Figure below shows one of the most easily recognized constellations.
In this image the Big Dipper is outlined and shown next to the Aurora borealis near Fairbanks, Alaska.
Why do the patterns in constellations and in groups or clusters of stars, called asterisms, stay the same night after night? Although the stars move across the sky, they stay in the same patterns. This is because the apparent nightly motion of the stars is actually caused by the rotation of Earth on its axis. The patterns also shift in the sky with the seasons as Earth revolves around the Sun. As a result, people in a particular location can see different constellations in the winter than in the summer. For example, in the Northern Hemisphere Orion is a prominent constellation in the winter sky, but not in the summer sky. This is the annual traverse of the constellations.
Apparent Versus Real Distances
Although the stars in a constellation appear close together as we see them in our night sky, they are not at all close together out in space. In the constellation Orion, the stars visible to the naked eye are at distances ranging from just 26 light-years (which is relatively close to Earth) to several thousand light-years away.
How parallax works.
There is no reason to think that the alignment of the stars has anything to do with events that happen on Earth. The constellations were defined by people who noticed that patterns could be made from stars, but the patterns do not reflect any characteristics of the stars themselves. When scientific tests are done to provide evidence in support of astrological ideas, the tests fail. When a scientific idea fails, it is abandoned or modified. Astrologers do not change or abandon their ideas.
- The points of light in the night sky are stars that are balls of gas undergoing nuclear fusion.
- Constellations are patterns of stars that are usually not near each other but are the result of chance.
- Stars in a constellation may be fairly close together, but are more likely extremely far apart.
Use these resources to answer the questions that follow.
1. What are constellations?
2. How many constellations are there?
3. What are the two groups of constellations? Define each.
4. List the constellations that are always visible in the Northern Hemisphere.
5. Why is Ursa Major unique?
1. Why are constellations so important to people when they think about stars?
2. Are constellations useful?
3. What is astrology? How is it different from astronomy?
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Small savory bites could be found in the back room of the gallery, where the attendees clustered around sandwiches and gallery owners and featured artists Rick Reinert and Kevin LePrince circulated through the crowd of symphony supporters, musicians, and board members.
The Charleston Symphony Orchestra's Gala Art Preview Party was the preview for the upcoming benefit gala, which will include an impressive art auction to raise money the CSO. The Charleston Symphony Orchestra relies heavily on the generosity of individuals, businesses and grants.


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It's legal by rule
It's legal by rule
Paul Cantrell
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Too many dogs to list (By some Bitch)
"Helping Hunters Train Their Dogs"
Why was that blind so important in a Senior test? Why push the rules so far that the Hunt Test committee had to shut down your test to discuss it? Why upset the handlers?
Challenge the dogs, not the rule book.
Perhaps the rule means to say that as a judge you cannot require the dog to pick up one of the marks, then the blind, then the other mark... if the blind is situated between the marks(?) or even if it is not(?) .Are marks interupted by a blind legal in a Senior HT?
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"A Good Dog is a Good Dog"
My recollection of the initial setup was that u couldn't see the right gun station from the line because of willows and brush. The left was on the near bank. Dog would have to turn 90 degrees
to see it. However due to wet conditions there was a long
walk in and I think the dogs could see the right gun station from the back side on the way in.
There was a strong cross wind right to left.
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There is the letter of the rules and then there is understanding the purpose and intent of the rules. Even if you run the blind first, the dog and handler are still going to face a level of complexity that Senior dogs are not usually expected to face. This type of experience usually gives Test Committees a good reason to review their proceedures for selecting judges for an event.
when you answer Mr Fallon so directly like this, is your answer based on the rule book,, or based on the possible fact you have run a test or two like this before?
Trying to understand what is a Senior test and what isnt.
Same question for /Paul
Last edited by MooseGooser; 10-15-2013 at 07:35 AM.
It's like anything else Gooser... it is whatever a pair of judges wants it to be within the rules. Most that I have seen are straightforward marking tests with square water entries and blinds with some factors but not really involving the marks too much.
Having said that you could get a series with two converging marks, separated by 20 degrees, short bird upwind of a long memory bird and the blind 10 deg downwind and past the whole set up, on a hillside pitching the dogs back into the marks.
A lot of accomplished MH dogs would probably do shitty work on this one and it's perfectly legal in SH.
It's a double, the blind is outside the marks and you weren't told what order to pick up the marks in.
I think that's why there are required apprenticeships and dog handling experience. A lot of what you see is based more on tradition and unwritten standards for performance. Knowledge of those is only gained through experience and time in the game. It's also why there is a required number of judging points for the two judge team (I think).
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Darrin Greene
Here is what I found in the rule book.
Section 6. Senior Hunting Test. Dogs shall be
tested in a minimum of four hunting situations that shall
include one land blind, one water blind (that may be run as
a double blind on land and water), one double land mark,
and one double water mark. There shall be at least one
diversion shot and at least one of the hunting situations
should include a walk-up. In Senior tests, a double mark is
defined as two marks presented before the dog is sent to
retrieve. Blinds shall not be run between marks in Senior
Hunting Tests.
So, If Judges, and folks that teach the seminar, read this and Interpret the intent to allow a blind to be run between gun stations first, because no mark has been thrown yet,, OR to run a blind first,, then get to run marks by invitation,, when "Marking is of PRIMARY importance" (seems to me like the BLIND was PRIMARY) Do you all believe they are following "INTENT" or personal opinion?
Yes, I know I should attend a seminar,, but I would just be there wanting an answere to the same question above. What does the seminar teacher say? "Cause I say so?
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Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather
By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 12:45 AM GMT on August 28, 2011
The eye of Hurricane Irene is back over water, after the hurricane completed a 11-hour crossing of eastern North Carolina. Irene came ashore over Cape Lookout, North Carolina at 7:30 am EDT this morning as a Category 1 hurricane with 85 mph winds. The Cedar Island Ferry Terminal measured sustained winds of 90 mph, gusting to 115 mph at 7:19am, as measured by a Department of Transportation official. I suspect this measurement came when a thunderstorm near Irene's center collapsed, sending a powerful downburst to the surface. A trained spotter on Atlantic Beach, NC measured sustained winds of 85 mph, gusting to 101 mph at 10:35 am. The Hurricane Hunters measured 80 mph winds over water at the time of landfall. However, no regular weather station or buoy has measured sustained hurricane force winds in Irene, with the highest winds being 67 mph at the Cape Lookout, North Carolina buoy as Irene made landfall. Winds have peaked along the coast of Virginia, where sustained winds of 61 mph were observed at 6 pm EDT at Chesapeake Bay Light. Irene's passage over land weakened the storm slightly, and satellite loops show more dry air has wrapped into the storm. The radar presentation of Irene visible on the Norfolk, VA radar is still very impressive--Irene is dropping torrential rains over a huge area--but there is much less rain over the storm's southeastern quadrant, over water. Radar-estimated rainfall shows a 50 mile-wide band of 8+ inches of rain has fallen from where Irene made landfall at Cape Lookout, North Carolina, northwards to Dover, Delaware. Some isolated amounts of 15+ inches may have fallen, according to the radar estimates. Bunyan, NC has received 14.00" so far, and the towns of Washington, New Bern, Grifton, Newport-Croatan, Wonona, NC, all received more than ten inches. Norfolk, Virginia had received 7.73" as of 7pm EDT, and Suffolk, Virginia, 8.00".
Figure 1. True-color MODIS image of Hurricane Irene over North Carolina taken at 11:35 am EDT August 27, 2011. At the time, Irene was a Category 1 hurricane with 85 mph. Image credit: NASA.
Storm surge damage from Irene
The storm surge and wave action from Irene is likely to cause the storm's greatest damage. High tide is near 7 - 8 pm EDT tonight, meaning that the storm surges occurring now will be some of Irene's most damaging. The highest surges measured at any of NOAA's regular tide gauges at 8 pm were 4.5 feet at Sewells Point in Norfolk Virginia and Oregon Inlet, NC. Higher surges are occurring father inland where narrow inlets funnel the storm surge to higher elevations. It remains unclear if the ocean will overtop Manhattan's sea wall at The Battery Sunday morning during the 8 am high tide. Latest storm surge forecasts from SUNY Stony Brook predict a peak water level of 2.4 meters above Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) at 7:15 am Sunday, which would put the ocean right at the top of the sea wall. Presumably, waves from the hurricane's winds would then push some water over the top of the wall, but it is uncertain whether or not this would cause significant flooding. The storm surge was already 1 foot at 8 pm tonight. Storm surge flooding continues to be a major concern all along the coast of Long Island Sound; I recommend the SUNY Stony Brook storm surge page for those interested in looking at observed and predicted storm surge levels along coast New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut.
Figure 2. Storm surge at Sewell's Point in Norfolk, Virginia as of 8 pm EDT Saturday August 27, 2011. The green line is the storm surge, which is the difference between the observed water level (red line) and what the water level should have been without the hurricane (blue line). At 8 pm, the storm surge was 4.5 feet. Image credit: NOAA Tides and Currents.
Figure 3. Distribution of Irene's wind field at 6:30 pm EDT Saturday August 27, 2011, as observed by the Hurricane Hunters, land stations, and buoys. The right front quadrant of the hurricane had all of the storm's shrinking hurricane-force winds (yellow and orange colors.) Tropical storm-force winds (heavy black like bounding the light blue area) extended out 290 miles from the center of Irene over water, but very few areas of land were receiving tropical storm force winds. Image credit: NOAA/AOML/HRD.
Wind damage
The emergence of Irene's eye over water will slow the storm's rate of weakening, but the storm is under too much wind shear to allow it to intensify. The latest wind distribution map from NOAA's Hurricane Research Division (Figure 3) shows that all of Irene's hurricane-force winds are on the storm's east side, and also the large majority of the tropical storm-force winds. When Irene makes its 2nd landfall on Long Island, NY on Sunday, coastal locations to the right of the eye will likely experience top sustained winds of 50 - 60 mph. Coastal areas of Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, and the New York CIty area will mostly see top winds in the 40 - 55 mph range, since they will be on the weaker left side of the storm. Winds on the upper floors of skyscrapers will be up to 30% higher, but I expect there will be only isolated problems with New York City skyscrapers suffering blown out windows. The winds from Irene in New York City will be no worse than those experienced during some of the city's major Nor'easter winter storms of the past twenty years.
Four tornadoes have been spawned by Irene, two in coastal North Carolina last night, and two in coastal Virginia today. At least two homes have been destroyed, and ten others damaged by the tornadoes. NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has issued a tornado watch for all of coastal Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut.
Our Weather Historian, Christopher C. Burt, has an excellent post on Historic Hurricanes from New Jersey to New England.
For those of you wanting to know your odds of receiving hurricane force or tropical storm force winds, I recommend the NHC wind probability product.
Wunderground has detailed storm surge maps for the U.S. coast.
The National Hurricane Center's Interactive Storm Surge RIsk Map, which allows one to pick a particular Category hurricane and zoom in, is a good source of storm surge risk information.
Jeff Masters
The views of the author are his/her own and do not necessarily represent the position of The Weather Company or its parent, IBM.
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How Jon Corzine Blew It—Again
Bad judgment? Bad timing? Watch video of Zachary Karabell discussing what went wrong at MF Global, and what may be in store for Jon Corzine.
So what exactly was MF Global all about, and why did it fail?
Is this another AIG? Should ordinary investors be worried?
What's the deal with Corzine? He was ousted as governor, he had seat-belt issues, now this. The media is really piling on. Is it deserved?
There's talk of insider trading and misuse of funds. Is there a chance Corzine will go to prison for this?
MF Global got into trouble in part thanks to a huge bet on Greek bonds. Things do seem to be getting worse there; where do you think that situation is heading?


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Poster Friday: Avatar, Kick-Ass, Lost, Salt & More!
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Happy Friday everyone!
We missed last week due to the launch of our sister site, GameRant.com and the fact that there was quite a few less one-sheets than normal so instead, I've combined them all from the last two weeks into this edition of Poster Friday.
Screen Rant's wall this week now includes new one-sheets for Avatar, Precious, Crazy on the Outside, Daybreakers, Lost, Salt, Alice in Wonderland, Crazy Heart, Kick-Ass, The Yellow Handkerchief, Caprica, All About Evil, The Wolfman, Ong Bak 3, The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, From Paris with Love and Wonderful World.
In addition to that we have some neat stylistic posters for some popular television shows.
Let's get to it.
To start, here are a pair of French posters for Avatar, both of these we had lesser quality early looks at before, but now we have the full versions.
Source: Latino Review, /Film
New poster for Precious, a movie based on the novel push and presented by Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry.
Source: JoBlo
Poster for Crazy on the Outside starring Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver and Ray Liotta.
Source: Coming Soon
New poster for the vampire flick Daybreakers which stars Ethan Hawke, Isabel Lucas, Nam Neill and the awesome Willem Dafoe.
Source: Empire
New poster for the final season of Lost. Like the previous poster, this one features the shows entire cast who will be making appearances in season 6. Check out TV Overmind for a super high-res version.
Poster for Salt featuring Angelina Jolie.
Source: JoBlo
Check out these Alice in Wonderland Banners. There are three in total and below you can see one full one and a look of how all three would like side-by-side. Head over to /Film for larger versions of the other two.
And here's what the full banner looks like with all three attached:
Here's the one-sheet for Crazy Heart which stars Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Robert Duvall.
Source: LA Times
Here's the poster for the next Harrison Ford flick, Extraordinary Measures which also stars Brendan Fraser.
Following the posters and trailer debut for Matthew Vaughn's Kick-Ass movie, we have another new poster for the comic book flick.
Source: MySpace
In honor of Kristen Stewart's little movie coming out this weekend, here's a poster for The Yellow Handkerchief.
Source: Screen Crave
New one-sheet for Caprica featuring the character of Zoe:
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All About Evil starring Noah Segan and his nice teeth:
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The new French poster for The Wolfman starring Benicio del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt and Hugo Weaving.
Source: IMPA
Ong Bak 3 is coming and Tony Jaa is directing again, even after the issues he had helming the last one. Here's the poster:
Source: Twitch
Here's the new US poster for Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus:
Source: /Film
From Paris with Love starring John Travolta. Head to Crave Online for the second poster featuring Jonathan Rhys Meyers.
A low-ranking intelligence operative (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) working in the office of the U.S. Ambassador in France takes on more than he bargained for when he partners with a wisecracking, fast-shooting, high-ranking U.S. agent (John Travolta) who's been sent to Paris to stop a terrorist attack.
Wonderful World starring Matthew Broderick:
Source: Cinematical
And what's Poster Friday without a little bonus – Here are some cool minimalist-style posters for popular TV shows – Head over to Design Fetish to see all of them.
Source: Design Fetish (via Row Three)
If you missed it, our last Poster Friday added the following new posters to Screen Rant's wall: Kick-Ass, The Wolfman, Conan, The Twilight Saga's Eclipse, Clash of the Titans, Scream 4, A Single Man, Avatar, Machete, Green Zone, Let Me In, Tell Tale and The Men Who Stare at Goats.
We also had a few bonus items for this year's Pixar movie, Up.
What's your favorite of this week's batch of one-sheets? I would have to say that my favorites this week are the Alice in Wonderland posters and the Angelina Salt one-sheet.
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So after finally arriving in a rather cold Prague, we checked into our hotel.. flopped out after a hard day on the bus (pfft haha) and then headed into the old part of the city for another included meal. It was in a very fancy looking restaurant not far from Namesti republiky.
We had no menus, and were told that we would just have a 3 course meal- Fine with us!!
So after starting with compulsory beer, we were served our first course of mushroom soup, followed by our main of a skewered kebab and chips, and then a layered cake type thing for desert. Not knowing what we were eating kind of added to the fun of it all as we started playing 'guess that meat' and 'guess that sauce'...I don't think we managed to identify everything but I swear we were served at least 5 different meats!!
After another good nights sleep we were driven up to the Prague Castle while we had our local guide, Charka, on the bus who pointed out a few things on the way and filled us in on some of the history. The castle is pretty impressive and it stands out on the hill on the opposite side of the river to old town square. We went for a walk through into the Castle grounds and crossed into the church that had some pretty amazing stained glass windows!! you can't really go to far into the church itself as it is roped off unless you pay to go in. We then passed quickly outside to watch changing of the guard... but the funny thing is a few of us at the back of the pack kind of got caught up in the procession and got chased by nicely dressed guards carrying big swords.. not normally ideal.. but I at least can say I was part of the action!! haha.
We got a few photos out over the city.. however the low lying fog didn't really help our situation!! From the Castle we started winding our way down the hill passed lots of really nice little shops.. however you couldn't really take your eyes off the ground as the stones were super slippery!!! We learnt all about the symbols above the doors however, it was really hard to hear Charka at times because she just had a little hand-held speaker for all 50 of us to hear... so I missed a fair bit of the history!
We then passed down in front of the John Lennon wall. I love the fact that John Lennon never actually visited Prague.. but it's a wall where people can come and write tributes to him!!
From here we walked down the famous Charles bridge where there are all the statues either side, and then there's the statue that you touch/rub and it brings you goodluck
We then walked into old town square where we watched the astronomical clock strike over the hour.. and little skeletons start dancing and pulling the cord to the bells..supposedly in a way saying "it's time to die" (how creepy) and then theres little men who shake their heads, meaning "we are not ready to die".. and then a REAL human plays the trumpet from the top of the clock tower! all in a bit of fun right?
We had an optional boat cruise that afternoon which I took advantage of, and for 20Euro, we had a pretty good buffet lunch 2 free drinks and a guided boat cruise down the river. It was well worked out because the boat left the dock and went downstream away before we went into a lock and had to wait for the water lever to rise.. so this meant we could have a leisurely lunch without feeling that we were missing out on seeing things. We then cruised further up the river and then came back down (through the same lock) and mingled around in front of Charles bridge for a good 10 or so minutes which gave us some good photo ops.
For the rest of the afternoon we just strolled around Prague looking in the souvenir shops...
So after heading back to the hostel and dressing up nice and warm, we headed back into the city using the metro, as our bus driver had to have a compulsory day off (European bus laws?).. and we all met up in old town square to start our Prague Pub Crawl!!
We did it through Prague Pub Crawl Company, and started off at their bar where they gave us 1.5 hours of free booze; beer, absinthe and vodka. I behaved (don't worry mum!) and only did one absinthe shot... and a few vodka.. and a few beers. We had a great time before we were led onto bar number 2 (sadly there was no treasure hunt this time!!). Everyone got their party on.. and our Fab tour leader got it really going by getting up on the bar and dancing... everyone then followed suit. A couple of the girls and I couldn't get up to the bar so jumped up on the table and bench seats.. and then I saw a tealight candle that looked like it might be a bit dangerous so I went to blow it out... and I must have had my co-ordination a bit out.. either I had it too close to my face.. or I blew to hard... or a combination of the two?? Anyway.. I managed to blow/spray wax back into my face!! I was lucky that it wasn't super hot because it could have ended pretty badly... but it was just luke warm.. and made me look like lady Gaga!!... So not only did I give everyone a laugh.. but I spent the rest of the night picking wax out of my hair! haha.
Our night continued on to a couple more bars before they headed us to the famous 5 story night club
Getting a taxi home proved to be a bit harder than planned as the taxi drivers try to rip the tourists off.. the first 2 taxi's wanted to charge us between 400 and 500 czk (15-20euro).. we were only going a short distance.. so we started to walk.. and then I managed to flag one down that gave us a ride for 200czk!! we were only 200m down the road from where we had first asked!! Proves that it pays to shop around!!
We had a slow start to the day on Thursday.. but finally got going just before 12. Simon went off to do some washing at the local laudramat.. so I went into old town square with Lindsay, Ed and Inna (a canadian girl and 2 australians). We decided to go and check out the rooftop terrace bar/cafe at U Prince hotel, where we had a coffee and a bite to eat while looking out over the old Prague skyline (not a bad life!). We followed this up by checking the view out from the top of the Astronomical clock tower... the view is pretty astronomical ;)!
We had then arranged to meet up with the others that had an even bigger sleep in than us, before we headed to a bar called BED. This place is AMAZING. It is a Bar where you sit in giant bed like seats, and you can drink cocktails! sounds perfect right?? It was!!! I would recommend it highly!! More bars should be like this!
I left Bed bar early (what was I thinking!?) with one of the Australian girls, Maddi, in search of the perfect fur hat
Now that my life was complete, we were able to meet up with the others again who were now at 'The Beer Factory': Pretty much a bar where you can tap your own beers. (As you can see already.. there is quite a few alcohol related activities on Contiki!!).
At 7pm we met up with the rest of the group and walked to a restaurant that had been booked as another optional excursion. We got treated to a 3 course Czech dinner.. another soup.. followed by 5 different kinds of meat with potato dumplings and then a crepe on dessert!.. I don't think anyone was able to finish the main.. it was HUGE!!!
We were entertained the whole night with live Bohemian music and Polka dancing!! It was great. Later in the night, they put out a few competitions.. one of them was to see if anyone could fill the wine decanter in the traditional way (by sucking it up).. 2 girls tried and failed.. clearly harder than it looks!
I then nominated myself to have a go at 'the hat dance' and in a group of 5 we had to take the hat off the head of the person to our right and place it on our own head.. in time to the music..
Sadly enough a few of the group were leaving the next day as they had only booked the tour from Berlin to Prague. So to say goodbye, a few of us went out to a bar in old town square for a a goodbye drink. Inna decided to really make it a party, and took a rather large shot of Absinthe along with Absinthe. She became the party! It was crazy!! So we decided we may as well make a night of it, and 7 of us headed out to a club that a couple of the boys had heard about.. it was on a boat..docked on the river!! It was pretty quiet, but then again it WAS a thursday night! haha. However, we still made the most of the situation and had a great night out, making a party amongst ourselves, and finally getting home at 3.30am.. just enough time to grab a nap before jumping on the bus bound for Vienna!!


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Named to the All-MIAA first team are senior midfielder Saab Schwiebert of Chelsea (Chelsea HS), sophomore defender Shaun Groetsema of Augusta (Galesburg-Augusta HS), and senior defender John Herbert of Culver, Ind. (Culver Academies). Schwiebert was honored for the second time.
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The Flying Dutchmen, coached by Steve Smith, finished second in the MIAA standngs, just one point behind league champion Calvin. The team was 9-2-3 in conference games and 13-4-3 overall.
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Hailey Anderson's deep, dark secret? She's been madly in lust with her overprotective brother's two best friends for years. Gorgeous woodworking artist Mark Allen and sexy doctor Tony Adamo have no idea they star in her fantasies every night.
After a nasty breakup with her abusive boyfriend, Hailey's looking for a little distance. Headed for a two-week Hawaiian vacation with her brother and his hot friends, Hailey can't wait to feast her eyes on Mark's and Tony's rock-hard, ocean-slick bodies. Even if she can't touch.
But instead of treating her like their little sister, Mark and Tony have a surprising proposition: a monogamous ménage à trois. The three of them - and no one else. Both men want Hailey and have agreed to share her. The red-hot reality is even better than the forbidden fantasy. Until Hailey's ex threatens their newfound happiness....
©2012 Smantha Ann King (P)2012 Audible, Inc.
I love being swept away by a new romance and thankfully Audible's ever growing Library means I get to indulge myself over and over again
"A beautiful haunting love triangle but......"
Firstly let me say, as the title of the book suggests 'Sharing' Hailey, this is an Adult Only book and, in my opinion, should have been put in the Erotica section.
Now, that said, I thought this was a touching love story about Hailey who loves 2 handsome sexy men Mark and Tony but she has known them all her life as they are her brother's best friends and she doesn't want to complicate things or lose their friendship. Then the lucky girl finds out that they are both interested in her too but the only problem is her ex boyfriend has other plans. There was lots of hot sex scenes but they were touching and romantic and well placed in the story.
Worth my credit? Absolutely Yes - but there's a big BUT - if you don't like the steamy sexy romance novels then this isn't for you.
Busy mom who loves to read but doesn't always have the time. I enjoy YA, Romance and the occasional Best Seller.
"The title says it all!"
This is an erotica romance about two men who want to "share" the object of their affection (Hailey). If you can suspend your disbelief that this scenario would ever really play out (if only it were true!) then you will enjoy this book. It has YUMMY sex scenes but very little substance. There is a plot, but it's weak. Actually, who really cares....it's a fun read. Just know what you are getting yourself into.
"Not what I expected...."
You'd think by the cover and blurb that you'd be looking at something in the erotica category but honestly it could have been more raunchy.
More of a good romance with some really good intimate scenes, not even close to the dark side as it could have been. Definitely won't raise a decent blush while one is on public transport.
A nice feel good read.
"Good story/nice hot romance/done well"
Would probably listen to it again. Although there is so much out there to listen to. I would look for another book by Samantha Ann King to listen to
Memorable moment when they each discovered the love for each other.
I liked Hailey. She has experienced life at it's most devastating and still cares about others.
There were a lot of moving moments. I listened to this book almost without interruption.
"i liked it"
the female wasn't stupid
the female had some common sense
they were all performed well
i did laugh
one of my faves
"A must READ!!"
The story takes off from the first page and keeps you going to the last page. Finished it in 1 Day.
I've always been a avid reader so now I'm a avid listener. I prefer the paranormal genre but I do like to switch things up. It's boring if you don't have variety. Of course I do love the romance and the hotter the better. Also, you can't beat a good thriller filled with suspense and a ending you can't even guess at until the very end.
"Three's Comfortable"
After years of being close with two gorgeous friends that happen to be male, Hailey changes things around and enters a relationship with both of them. This comes on the heels of a disastrous break-up with Hailey's ex-boyfriend who happens to be abusive. So Hailey has to deal with a new relationship with two men she has loved for years and a violent ex-lover who may destroy the new life she has yet to discover.
It's much better in the last 3+ hours. The domestic abuse situation does get more intense. Mark and Tony have to go from making love to Hailey to desperately trying to protect her from Daniel. It seems like their new found relationship is doomed.
Based on the first half of the book I'd say don't get it unless it's on sale, but based on the last half I'd say it's a good book worth your credit. This one is really hard for me to judge because of my conflicting views on this. So based on the entirety of the book I'd just give it an average rating.
Hot romance/Sci Fi we're so lucky to have Audible to feed our book addictions. I love walking my precious dog Sydney & listening to my books
"Great threesome love story"
I enjoyed this book. It was an easy listen that kept my interest A lovely triangle of love with a little hot sex thrown in. Samantha Ann King narrated well i liked her soft soothing voice. Most enjoyable all round. :)
"Very Mediocre"
I'm not sure what didn't work for me. But I know there's a problem when I fast forward through sex scenes. I love sex scenes. But I wearied of these very quickly. There are a plenty. And they were well done. No explicit language used, but the scenes were pretty detailed. In fact, it seemed like all the 3 main characters did was have sex. I think the author gave detail on one date that also turned into a sex scene and time in a hospital. But the story was too unbelievable for me throughout almost every part of the story. These characters had the most understanding people in the world. Little-to-no problem accepting a menage. Really?! What world are they living in. And two secure, masculine men have little-to-no problem sharing one woman. Really?! What world are they living in? And one woman has no favoritism between two men. She doesn't prefer one man's kiss over another, one man's touch over another, nothing. Everything is exactly the same for her and the two men; everything's great. Really?! Really?! And there wasn't a resolution revealed regarding a shooting episode or final housing arrangements. I can't say more without giving too much away. In fact, there were a few items left hanging in the story. Everything was just great. And having sex with no condom, among 3 people, with or without tests proving things are okay, seems insane to me in this day and age. Maybe I'm too cautious, but still... Really?! I require more plausibity even when I listen to paranormal romances. Geez! Overall, the author is good at writing sex scenes but little else.
The narrator was okay. I thought she did the male voices okay, though they all sounded pretty much the same. But the main female character, Hailey, was whiny and over-played at times. It was nauseating. Fast forward, please, quickly! So, try it if you dare. My first intuition was not to buy this book. I don't know why I changed my mind. So buyer beware. People say always go with your first mind. This time those people were proven right.
"loved it"
i loved it....
I enjoyed the entire series .It is one of my favorite reads.
"A wonderful story"
This was a wonderful story, full of intrigue, romance and a blossoming 3 way relationship, oh and smoking hot sex.
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Arts Alive program kicks off today
Posted January 29, 2002; 09:00 p.m.
Arts Alive , a program created and funded by Princeton University to provide cultural experiences in New York for up to 10,000 schoolchildren affected by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, begins today with visits to the American Museum of Natural History, the museum's Hayden Planetarium and two Broadway shows.
One hundred children and family members from Public School 234, located near the World Trade Center disaster site, are expected to tour the natural history museum and planetarium today. Sixty students and family members are expected to attend matinees of "42nd Street" or "Beauty and the Beast." The program continues tomorrow and Friday, when 100 children and family members are scheduled to visit the museum and planetarium each day.
Fifteen Princeton students will accompany the children on each museum visit, and three Princeton students will go along to each matinee performance.
Princeton is conducting the Arts Alive program in partnership with HAI (Hospital Audiences Inc.), a non-profit organization that has been working with the New York City Board of Education to provide public school students with opportunities to attend live arts and cultural programs.
P.S. 234, on Greenwich Street in TriBeCa, has been temporarily relocated since Sept. 11, with the children attending classes at St. Bernard's Parochial School. Over the next few days, the school staff will be preparing to move back to the regular school building.
Princeton has committed $1 million to four programs created to respond to the tragedies of Sept. 11. In addition to Arts Alive, the University established a scholarship program at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, which lost more than 100 students and alumni as a result of the attacks; set up week-long programs next summer for children who lost parents; and devoted funds to support faculty and staff who can contribute special expertise to New York's renewal and recovery, and for student research related to the attacks.
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Good to hear back from you, i am located in Ohio. i am buying the 11 Hole Stainless Trailer for my dad as a surprise gift, i am okay with the price, i am a marine engineer at this moment i am presently working offshore,sometimes access to regular emails and phone calls are very poor in offshore due to inefficiency of phone and internet connections, more so we are often constrain from accessing the internet or making phone calls, i insisted on PayPal because i don't have access to my bank account online and i don't have internet banking too, but i can pay from my PayPal account as i have my bank a/c attached to it, if you don't have PayPal account yet, it is very easy to set up, i will like you to go on to http://www.paypal.com and get it set up.you don't need to bother yourself about the shipment because i have a pick-up agent that will come for the pick-up they will also determine and secure the shipment, get back to me with your PayPal email address so that i can make the payment, i will also need you to provide me with the following information in order to facilitate the payment.
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Where are prices going, and where have they been?
Caroline Gentry is senior editor at Argus Air Daily. Jamie Webster is senior editor of Argus Competitive Fuels.
Where are prices going, and where have they been?
With the Supreme Court's April decision that the Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to regulate carbon dioxide as a pollutant under the Clean Air Act, momentum shifted dramatically toward a mandatory program to cap greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions in the United States. While the ruling initially covers only emissions from mobile sources, eventually there will be huge implications for power generation.
Shifting Tactics
In the absence of federal action, states have led the charge on greenhouse-gas controls, with the Northeast's Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative covering 10 states due to begin in 2009 and Western states building a program around California's developing model.
Sensing the inevitable, trade associations and U.S. industry have begun to change strategy. Rather than relying on the usual delay tactics, various groups have issued a set of criteria outlining policies they would be prepared to support. Most notably, the U.S. Climate Action Partnership, a coalition of U.S. companies and non-governmental groups including four utilities, is calling for a federal cap-and-trade program to cut GHG emissions by up to 80 percent by 2050.
Scientific reports such as the recently released UN International Panel on Climate Change fourth report are narrowing the uncertainty held up by the Bush administration as one of the reasons to proceed cautiously with limiting GHG emissions. The question now is not whether to regulate, but how to regulate, and how much.
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The pace of work on climate legislation has accelerated quickly since Democrats took control of Congress this year. But a slew of bills with varying degrees of stringency and widely divergent methods of control must be whittled down to a smaller package to foster constructive debate.
Former Vice President Al Gore's visit to Congress in March served to highlight several issues lawmakers will have to consider. Legislation may move first in the House, as the rules there will make it easier for Democrats to take action without the threat of a filibuster. But most of the proposals to date have come from the Senate.
The Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act, introduced in January by Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., covers 85 percent of U.S. emissions. It has the longest history of any existing proposal, with earlier legislation defeated twice before, in 2003 and again in 2005. The new bill has a declining cap that would cut economy-wide emissions by 65 percent of 2004 levels by 2050.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., introduced another economywide bill, the Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act. It calls for an 80 percent reduction in GHG emissions from 1990 levels by 2050, one of the most stringent climate-change proposals. Sen. Jim Jeffords, I-Vt., first introduced the bill last year. Specific provisions to attain those targets include mandatory GHG standards for all electric power plants built after 2012, with a compliance date of 2016. Finalized GHG standards for the electric sector will apply to all facilities


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I have found series 2 figures and the jedi starfighter in the danvers salem area
Figures in the danvers wal mart, and starfighter, hasbro and lego in the salem kb toyworks.
there's bound to be more in the coming weeks, happy hunting!
I have found series 2 figures and the jedi starfighter in the danvers salem area
Figures in the danvers wal mart, and starfighter, hasbro and lego in the salem kb toyworks.
there's bound to be more in the coming weeks, happy hunting!
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Darth Shinji,
Great idea to start a Mass. thread. I listed a question for you back in the New England thread about opening day at libert tree. If you get a chance post it here in the new Mass. thread
Darth Justice
I take orders from one person, ME
Star Wars Episode III:
We still have no official word from Lucasfilm on midnight screenings, or advanced sales.
Never fear, as soon as I know so will you!!
toys R us in Danvers/Peabody (North Shore Mall) had 5 At-St exclusives with speeder bike and Papaloo the Ewok.
Found 5 around 3:30. Then just lots of anniversary collection. Almost nothing else.
Hopefully, They are preparing for th arival. They should double their efforts.
I take orders from one person, ME
Star Wars Episode III:
Hey guys, me again.
Suncoast Motion Picture Company in the Liberty Tree Mall,
had 1 Hasbro Jedi Starfighter at 9:00 pm last night (Monday) for 21.99.
They get their shipment tomorrow, just like Sam Goody at the Northshore Mall.
Goody has pared down their collectables considerably in the last year, since they were bought by Best Buy.
Electronics Boutique in both the northshore mall and liberty tree gat their shipments on Wednesday.
Personaly, I'd try KMart in Danvers, and Ames in Beverly.
The Wal*Mart in Salem by the Lynn border never has crap.
(last thing I saw there was Obi-Wan---from a new hoope----LAST WEEK!!)
So here's my pattern for hunting,
Hit Danvers Wal Mart @ 7:00
Target @ 8:00
(can hit another wal mart in between but others never have anything)
then possibly Kmart or Ames if I'm not too frustrated.
So.....What's your plan of attack for the Hunt?
Here's my usual Plan of Attack on Saturdays. I usually will hit the Target in EVerett (sometime's good, sometimes bad) Froam there it's about 5 minutes to the Medford TRU and Ames is on the other end of the same plaza (I picked up Deluxe Leia and Amanaman on Saturday for $3.94 each!). Then I will either head to TRU in Cambridge and go to Newbury Comics across the street, or I will head over to WOburn (if I haven't been there lately). If I head to WOburn I will also go to the Target there as well. Unfortunatley there are no Wal-Marts on my routs, and the few times I've made the 40 minute trek to one hoping to find some early AOTC stuff, I find Jack. If anyone happens to be by a Wal mart and can pick up a couple of extra jedi figures I would be psyched. I can only pay retail and tax, but I have some coll stuff for anyone who helped me out, and I also have some good trade stuff like E.U. Kyle Katarn & Mara jade. If anyone want some deluxe figures from ames, let me know and I can pick some up. MTFBWY
I'm still looking for the Bo-SHek wave, and Eeth Koth, if anyone spots them. Later!
they have the boshek wave at kb toys in swampscott
Is it the one down the street from Fantasy Isalnd?
(The KB in Swampscott.)
Hey! Me again.
Wal-Mart in Danvers had 2 T.I.E. Bombers, and one crashed snowspeeder last night
4/12/2, @ 9:00
I picked up the T.I.E., so there's still a snowspeeder, bomber, a bunch of sneak Zam's and R3's


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what to do with 100 5mm LED's that have a common anode.
You could try it with 2 drivers multiplexed across 10 rows.On time per row will be cut in half to achieve the same 25Hz refresh rate.
You can't charleyplexing RGB LEDs, try drawing the circuit and you find it won't work due to the three common connections on each LED.
Technically If i used two of them and made each control 5 rows would I be able to have two rows lit up simultaneously so I could have a faster refresh rate theoretically?
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6.15: Elapsed Time
Have you ever wondered how long something was? Take a look at this dilemma.
James went to a concert. It was supposed to start at 8 pm, but started late. Instead, it started at 8:08 and ended at 10:12. How long was the concert?
To figure this out, you will need to know about elapsed time. Pay attention and you will know how to figure this out by the end of the Concept.
Elapsed time tells us how much time passes between two events. We can calculate the elapsed time by figuring out the difference between a start and a stop time.
Soccer practice begins at 3:15 P.M. and ends at 4:45 P.M. Determine how long soccer practice lasts.
To solve this problem, we need to set up a subtraction problem that could be used to find the number of hours and minutes that pass between those two times.
Subtract the starting time from the stopping time. Each time in the problem above represents the number of minutes and hours past noon.
Soccer practice lasts for 1 hour 30 minutes.
Sometimes, we will need to rename the times in a problem in order to subtract them.
A dance performance starts at 7:30 P.M. and ends at 10:10 P.M. How long does the performance last? Subtract to find the amount of time that passes between those two times.
You cannot subtract 30 minutes from 10 minutes, so you must rewrite 10:10. Remember, 10:10 stands for 10 hours 10 minutes. Rewrite that time as follows. Remember that 1 hour = 60 minutes.
Rewrite 10:10 as 9:70. Then subtract.
What about when an event starts in the morning and ends in the afternoon, how do we calculate elapsed time then?
To do this, we are going to need a different strategy.
Try a few of these on your own.
Example A
The game started at 9:10 am and ended at 11:15 am. What was the length of the game?
Solution: 2 hours and 5 minutes
Example B
The movie started at 7:30 pm and ended at 10:20 pm. How long was the movie?
Solution: 2 hours and 50 minutes
Example C
Jake walked from 7:15 am until 9:00 am, how long was his walk?
Solution: 1 hour and 45 minutes
Here is the original problem once again.
James went to a concert. It was supposed to start at 8 pm, but started late. Instead, it started at 8:08 and ended at 10:12. How long was the concert?
To figure this out, we can simply subtract the times. Let's start with the later time first.
Next, we simply subtract.
This is our answer.
Here are the vocabulary words in this Concept.
- Hour
- A measurement of time that is 60 minutes long
- Minute
- A measurement of time that is 60 seconds long
- Second
- A measurement of time that is the smallest unit of time
Guided Practice
The soccer game started at 10:00 am and ended at 1:40 pm. How long was the game? To figure this out, we must first count up to noon. From 10 to Noon is 2 hours, so we need to keep track of that time. The elapsed time is 2 hours. Then we can figure out how long it was from noon to 1:40 pm. That is 1 hour and 40 minutes. Finally, we can add the two figures together.
Video Review
Here are videos for review.
James Sousa Operations with Time
Directions: Calculate the elapsed time in each problem.
1. If a movie starts at 7:15 and ends at 9:20, how long was the movie?
2. If a movie starts at 7:15 and ends at 9:20, but has ten minutes of previews, how long is the movie?
3. If a movie was 1:50 minutes and started at 8 pm, what time would the movie end?
4. If there were an additional 15 minutes of previews in this movie, what time would the movie end?
5. If there was also a 10 minute intermission, what time would the movie end?
6. A hike lasted for 2 hours. If it started at 8:20, what time did it end?
7. A hike lasted for 3 hours and five minutes. If it started at 9:05, what time did it end?
8. A walk started at 7:09 and went until 10:45. How long was the walk?
9. If a movie starts at 5:15 and ends at 6:20, how long was the movie?
10. Jesse rode his bike from 8 pm until 9:07, how long did he ride?
11. Jesse went swimming from 9:07 until 10:03, how long did he swim?
12. If Marcy went swimming twice as long as Jesse, how long did she swim?
13. Caleb went swimming half as long as Jesse, how long did he swim?
14. Samuel attended an assembly that lasted for four hours. If it started at 8:32, what time did it end?
15. If the Campbell family went to the beach for five hours and 11 minutes and they left at 7 pm, what time did they arrive?
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I realize that winter is not here yet, but it was 39 and drizzling rain this morning when I went out to train. I wore my SSG 10 Below gloves and they are fantastic!! My hands stayed warm and dry. They are not super bulky so there was no problem shooting the training pistol with the gloves on.
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The primary and general elections in Glendale are scheduled for Aug. 28 and Nov. 6.
The Sahuaro, Cactus and Yucca district council seats, along with the mayor's seat, are up for election.
Stay on top of the latest election news with this guide.
- PHOTOS: Glendale mayoral debate - Aug. 14, 2012
- Debate with Glendale mayoral candidates
- Douglas drops re-election bid for Peoria Unified School District board
- Glendale's next mayor faces major challenges
- Mayoral candidate assaulted in parking lot before candidates' debate
- 'Tea party' members question Glendale City Council candidates
- Scruggs endorses Jerry Weiers for Glendale's next mayor
- Live chat: Sahuaro District candidates
- Live chat: Cactus District candidates
- Live chat: Yucca District candidates
- 5 candidates competing for Cactus District seat
- Councilwoman faces 2 challengers in Yucca District
PHOTOS: Glendale City Council candidates
- 3 vie for Glendale vice mayor's Sahuaro District council seat
- Amid technology, campaign signs still popular in Arizona
- Mayor hopefuls discuss safety, openness, casino
- Council candidates tout experience, debate sales tax
- 3 Glendale mayoral hopefuls address city's future
- West Valley politicians add social media to toolboxes
- Glendale mayor-race cash listed
- Mayoral candidates Weiers, Cruz lead in finances
- Candidates call for delay in signing Coyotes deal
- Late-comer pulls papers for Cactus District
- Councilman Lieberman decides to leave public office
- Another resident looks at Glendale mayor's seat
- Lieberman seeks support for stand vs. Coyotes
- Ex-councilman considers run for mayor
- 3 planning to run for Sahuaro District seat
- Guess who may run for Glendale mayor?
- Glendale Mayor Elaine Scruggs will not seek a 8th term
- Four potential candidates emerge so far for Cactus District
- Gary Hirsch throws hat into Glendale City Council ring
- State Rep. Jerry Weiers may run for Glendale mayor
- Kern to seek Glendale City Council seat in Sahuaro district
- Glendale city election candidate packets available
- Glendale sales-tax group aims for appeal
- Judge rejects petitions for Glendale sales-tax initiative
- Glendale plays hardball with anti-sales-tax group
- Judge to hear initiative vs. sales-tax boost Aug. 14
- City rejects petitions in referendum of Coyotes deal
- Glendale's rebuff of 2 ballot measures may end up in court
- Glendale business group files lawsuit vs. sales-tax hike
- Referendum organizers say signatures submitted
- City rejects attempt to overturn sales-tax increase
- Opponents of Coyotes deal miss deadline
- Glendale group files signatures to fight tax increase
- Lingering questions keep Glendale City Council on notice
- Glendale approves property-tax increase
- Judge rules in favor of Glendale's Phoenix Coyotes deal
- Tax, Coyotes ballot items have budget implications
- City to cut $1.1M to avert possible referendum
- Glendale mayor singles out poll
- Glendale earmarks $17 million for arena
- Glendale lays off 49 to balance $35M budget gap
- Glendale City Council approves $579 million tentative budget
- Furloughs continue as city cuts expenses
- Glendale City Council takes long look at new budget
- Glendale City Council prefers no cuts in police, fire services
- Parks budget raises questions on Glendale City Council
- Glendale's budget talks begin for upcoming fiscal year
- Glendale City Council takes hard look at city spending
- Recouping funds a goal of Glendale City Council
Voting: The last day to register to vote in the Aug. 28 primary is July 30. Maricopa County begins mailing out early ballots Aug. 2.
If there is a run-off, candidates will face each other in the Nov. 6 general election.
For more information, contact the Glendale City Clerk's Office at 623-930-2252 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
- Editorial: Manuel Cruz isn't perfect, but he's best choice for Glendale mayor
- Editorial: In open Glendale City Council Sahuaro District, Gary Sherwood is best option
- Editorial: Gary Hirsch stands out in crowded race for Glendale City Council Cactus District
- Editorial: In Glendale City Council Yucca District's strong field, experience sets Clark apart
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Manuel "Manny" Cruz
Age: 46
How long lived in Glendale: Seven years.
Job: Executive director of the nonprofit Abandoned Mine Safety Organization.
Volunteer/civic activities: Ran for Arizona state mine inspector in 2010. He serves on the Glendale Neighborhood Commission, chairs the Committee on Neighborhood Grants and serves as a board member for several area non-profits.
Family: Married with five children.
Top reason for running?: "I am running because I care about our community and our city and want to help change the direction of Glendale and move it forward."
Website: www.cruzformayor.com
Safety advocate Manuel Cruz touts solutions >>
Walt Opaska
Age: 36
How long lived in Glendale: Seven years.
Job: Intellectual property attorney.
Volunteer/civic activities: Serves on the executive board of Arizona Right to Life and co-founded Arizona Republican Attorney Association. In 2007, chaired the "No New Sales Tax for Glendale" campaign. Involved in charitable groups including the 20-30 club and Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Family: Married with one daughter.
Why running?: "Glendale deserves better than a huge deficit, struggling libraries, and crushing tax rates. If elected, I will put Glendale first, not corporate welfare."
Website: www.opaskaformayor.com
Lawyer Walt Opaska has 5-point plan for city >>
Jerry Weiers
Age: 54
How long lived in Glendale: 46 years.
Job: State representative for District 12 since 2005.
Volunteer/civic activities: Reservist for the Arizona Department of Public Safety. Board member for the Phoenix Air National Guard Patriots.
Family: Married with one daughter.
Why running?: "As a Legislator I have been on the front lines helping Arizona to reform and recover. I want to bring those same skills to our city government so that we can overcome our financial challenges and make Glendale the great city it ought to be. My background and years of work with folks in the city of Glendale, with various levels of government, with our military bases, and with employers, is going to be very helpful when it comes to bringing everyone together to pull Glendale through its current predicament."
Website: www.weiersformayor.com Lawmaker Jerry Weiers offers 'steady hand' >>
Gary Hirsch
Age: 58
How long lived in district? 34 years.
Family: Married with five children.
Job: Co-owns EnviroScape Services, LLC, a commercial and residential landscaping company.
Volunteer/civic activities: Ran for council in 2004 and 2008. Member of Glendale Civic Pride, Glendale Centerline Business Alliance, Glendale Historical Society, Glendale Historic Preservation Commission and the Rose Society of Glendale. Apollo precinct captain for Legislative District 10, member of the Glendale Chamber of Commerce and a past elder in the Presbyterian Church.
Why running?: "It's time to rescue our district from years of drift, neglect, oversight and deterioration by providing the kind of representation the people deserve. I really believe municipal government in Glendale is ripe for reform on a number of levels."
Website: www.hirschforcouncil.com
Ian Hugh
Age: 59
How long lived in district? Born in Glendale.
Family: Married with two two daughters.
Job: Owns Ian Hugh Tire and Auto Center.
Volunteer/civic activities: President of the Glendale Union High School District school board. Former Glendale councilman. Member of Glendale Rotary Club.
Why running?: "To get the financial challenge under control. It's one of the biggest challenges facing the new council."
Website: Under construction.
Diane Lesser
Age: 47
How long lived in district? Seven years.
Family: Single
Job: Administration and finance director and artist.
Volunteer/civic activities: Chairwoman of the Glendale Art Commission. Member of Glendale Citizen Corps Council and West Valley Community Advisory Council.
Why running?: "I want to be the voice of the citizens of Glendale. They are pissed and I am pissed. Enough is enough of the council making decisions that are not necessarily supported by the citizens. I want to bring forward their passion. They lost that sense of, they can make a difference. I am one person with a voice.."
Website: Under development.
Vincent Ornelas
Age: 62
How long lived in district? 24 years.
Family: Married with four children.
Job: Retired in 2001 after 31 years with the Department of Economic Security.
Volunteer/civic activities: Volunteers at St. Louis the King Catholic Church in Glendale and at St. Vincent de Paul. Co-founded Somerton Valley Health Clinic, Yuma Community Food Bank, and a Glendale chapter of the League of United Latin America.
Why running?: To represent "the interests of taxpayers first in order to ensure the city of Glendale remains economically viable and a safe enjoyable place to live."
Website: www.vince4glendale.com
Stew Radawec
Age: 52
How long lived in district? 12 years.
Family: Single father with two children.
Job: Retired after 28 years of municipal service in Glendale and Peoria.
Volunteer/civic activities: Previously worked with a number of veterans organizations and small businesses.
Why running? "The main reason is I was employed for (close to) 30 years by two cities, Glendale and Peoria, and have had a pretty stable life at that time and I thought it would be time to give back to the citizens of the community."
Website: www.stewradawec.com
Diane Douglas
Age: 55
How long lived in district? 22 years.
Family: Married with one daughter.
Job: Serving second term on the Peoria Unified School District Governing Board. Was a financial analyst for a Fortune 500 company, taught classes for Peoria Unified School District Community Education program.
Volunteer/civic activities: Republican Precinct Committeeman, membership chairwoman of PAChyderm Coalition, was first vice chairwoman of the Republican Legislative District 9., was State Republican Party Member-at-Large CD2 2004-2008. Serves on Apostle's Lutheran Church Board of Education. Ran for state representative for District 9 in 2010.
Why running?: "I feel our city has been mismanaged, that we have incurred a huge amount of debt. The City Council with all due respect to them has entered agreements that are not in the best interest of the citizens. For instance the (hockey) arena should be generating revenue for citizens to defray their taxes, not costing them tax money."
Website: www.dianedouglas.com
Diane Douglas vows to bring city under control, serve residents >>
Anthony Kern
Age: 50
How long lived in district? 25 years.
Family: Single father of two sons.
Job: Partner in a global telecommunications company and currently works in as an El Mirage code enforcement officer.
Volunteer/civic activities: Volunteer for Special Olympics Torch Run, Glendale Civic Pride Volunteer, Church Ministry and St. Mary's Food Bank. Past PTA president, trainer with Crime Free Multi-Housing, founder of AZ Hoarding Task Force and third vice chairman of Code Enforcement League of Arizona. Ran for Glendale City Council in 2010 in the Barrel District before redistricting.
Why running?: "The direction of the city desperately neeeds to change. The financial problems Glendale is facing can not continue."
Website: www.kernforglendale.com
Anthony Kern accepts challenges of budgeting, representing citizens >>
Gary Sherwood
Age: 59
How long lived in district? 33 years.
Family: Married with one son.
Job: Marketing director for a restoration company.
Volunteer/civic activities: Held leadership roles in organizations, including YMCA and Ironwood High School Boosters. Is a 24K Gold Award Donor with United Blood Services. Served as chairman of Glendale's Personnel Board and Planning Commission, as an evaluator for From the Heart program, and member of the Glendale Historical Society and Glendale Civic Pride. Also serves on the city's Water and Sewer Task Force.
Why running?: "I've been involved with city government and just wanted to get more involved. I basically want to give some stability to the council, some common sense and also resolve the budget situation. That will be in front of us for a while."
Website: www.friendsofgarysherwood.com
Gary Sherwood: Council cooperation necessary to move city forward >>
Samuel Chavira
Age: 47
How long lived in district? 20 years.
Family: Married with two daughters.
Job: Phoenix firefighter.
Volunteer/civic activities: Member of the Valley Bomberos, a group that enables fire departments to communicate safety information and campaigns to valley Latinos, a founding member of the state's Cesar Chavez Foundation and helped create the Franklin Police and Fire High School, which provides a rigorous and disciplined physical and academic college prep high school education.
Why running?: "I've been paying attention to everything that has taken place and finally I am at a point in my life where I think I can make a difference. The city needs a different perspective and I am ready to roll up my sleeves. It's not a good time to be a city official but being a firefighter I don't get called out when times are good. I want to use my talents and relationships I have to make the city a better place."
Website: Under construction.
Joyce Clark
Age: 70
How long lived in district? 44 years.
Family: Married with three children.
Job: Glendale City Councilwoman since 2000. Also served a four-year term from 1992-96. Once owned a bookstore, taught U.S. History at the high school level, was a professional potter and owned an art gallery.
Council activities: Served on several Council subcommittees including Utilities, Budget and Government Services. Chairs the Government Services Subcommittee, member of the Public Safety and Crime Prevention Steering Committee of the National League of Cities. Past chairwoman and a current member of the Western Maricopa County Enterprise Zone, past chairwoman of the Luke Air Force Base Environmental Restoration Committee and the Maricopa County Open Spaces Committee. Past board member of the Back to School Clothing Drive and Theater Works and is a charter member and secretary of the newly formed Kiwanis of Westgate Club.
Why running?: " One of the principal reasons I am running for re-election as the Yucca district council member is the change in both mayor and city manager that will occur after this election cycle. These changes demand that there be continuity and institutional memory to best serve the interests and concerns of my district constituents as well as those of the entire city."
Website: www.joyceclark.com
John Kolodziej
Age: 50
How long lived in district? 20 years.
Family: Married with two daughters.
Job: Stationary engineer for a hospital.
Volunteer/civic activities: Has served on various city commissions since 1993, including two terms on the Planning Commission. Volunteered for Rock and Roll Paint-a-Thon, fruit gleaming at Sahuaro Ranch Park, Glendale Advocacy Center upkeep project, Habitat for Humanity and Desert Mirage Adopt-a-Park coordinator.
Why running?: "I want to get back to the neighborhoods and get with residents because a lot of attention have been given to other developments and residents are being overlooked."
Website: www.kolodziej4council.com
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Odyssey Seminar Series starts Feb. 6
Posted January 31, 2003; 11:19 a.m.
of the University's professional research, technical and library staffs with expertise in a wide range of disciplines will participate in a 14-part lecture series this semester.The lectures, which have subjects ranging from the conservation of paper artifacts to the study of stem cells to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, will take place Thursdays from Feb. 6 to May 15, except for March 20, the week of spring recess. The talks will take place at 4:30 p.m. in Betts Auditorium of the School of Architecture. A complete list of lectures is available online .
The first lecture will be given by Ben Shedd, a senior research scholar in computer science, whose research involves the creative use of emerging video display technologies. Shedd won a 1978 Academy Award for his documentary, "The Flight of the Gossamer Condor," which was released 25 years ago and will be the subject of his lecture.
The series, called the Odyssey Seminar Series, was organized by Matthias Steiner, a research scientist in civil and environmental engineering, with support from the Office of the Dean of the Faculty. Steiner said the effort grew out of his position as the professional research staff representative to the Council of the Princeton University Community .
"We wanted to increase the visibility of the professional staff and highlight their accomplishments," Steiner said.
The University's professional research staff has more than 450 members, which includes postdoctoral fellows. Of those staff members, about 50 have positions with continuing appointment similar to the tenure-level faculty positions of professor and associate professor. The University also has more than 150 technical staff members and more than 100 library staff members. The dean of the faculty appoints all of those positions.
Dean of the Faculty Joseph Taylor will make opening remarks at the first lecture.
"These lectures also are a platform for professional staff members to get to know each other," said Steiner. "There were certainly many people in this group I didn't know of when I started, and I am sure it is the same for many of us."
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The Jesus Project® (TJP) is a research initiative of the Committee for the Scientific Examination of Religion, the eldest of the research divisions of the Center for Inquiry in Amherst, New York.
The non-confessional study of religion has been a core activity of CFI and CSER since 1983, when "the critical study of religion from a scientific viewpoint" was identified as part of the remit of CFI's mission. The first conference on biblical studies was held at the University of Southern California in 1983 under the chairmanship of Professor Gerald Larue, professor emeritus of biblical archaeology. The first conference specifically devoted to Christian origins--"Jesus in History and Myth"--was held at the University of Michigan in 1985.
Between 1985 and 2000, CSER expanded its work in the study of religion substantially to include inquiry into Quranic studies, now reflected in the Inarah Project, sociological approaches to religion, religion and violence, and investigations in cognitive science. In 2007, at a conference at the University of California at Davis ("Scripture and Skepticism"), the formation of a new project to review previous "quests" for the historical Jesus was announced: The Jesus Project®.
TJP is both old and new. As a beneficiary of its history, it builds on the work of prior inquiry and acknowledges important advances in the reconstruction of Christian origins in the last two centuries. It is "new" in advocating a faith-free approach to the sources and greater attention to method than previous inquiries. TJP scholars--among the finest on the world-stage--recognize the status and influence of the New Testament as a resource for Christian believers. It is particularly because of that status and influence that the New Testament invites the scrutiny of scholars who can illuminate its background, trace the origins of the movement that brought the documents into existence, and reconstruct the story of its leading figure.
The Project is also new in opening this investigation to a much wider range of "experts": its scholar associates represent not only professionals in New Testament Studies, but specialists in the social sciences, including archaeology, legal history, intertestamental Judaism, educational studies, Near Eastern studies, philosophy and classics. The Project expresses the growing importance of interdisciplinary studies and the "interdependence of knowledge" in contemporary research. For that reason, TJP emphasizes its character as a scholarly collaboration, a voluntary association of scholar-teachers who believe in the power of conversation and correction.
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This lovely Czech Art Glass figurine is part of Czech Folk Nativity Set consisting total of 27 pieces. Although it is extremely rare to have complete set, we have decided to sell each piece individually. This is very scarce Czechoslovakian "MAN WITH SACK" figurine of the highest quality. It is in the style of Jaroslav Brychta, a world renowned artist, designer and Professor of the Zelezny Brod Glass School. Having first been a sculptor Brychta eventually expanded his designs to figurines of people engaged in sport and other activities that appealed to the Czech people. It is called the "Hutni sklo" technique in which solid glass figurines are made from molten glass by a team of workers who in part use very small and specialized tools to create the work. This figurine survived its 50 years of age in excellent condition - no chips, cracks or repairs. Dimension : 7-1/2" high, Czechoslovakia circa 1950's.
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This is a very interesting and challenging article that questions what it means to "support our troops". I am not as extreme as this guy but I am a pacifist, I just carry a gun in case I change my mind.
A couple interesting quotes:
"I am a supporter of our troops. I believe they are patriots and Americas best. It is not the bravery or skill of our troops that I question; it is the imperial foreign policy which sends them as sacrifices on the altar of political ambition that I question."
"And as the nineteenth-century Baptist Charles Spurgeon well said:
If there be anything which this book denounces and counts the hugest of all crimes, it is the crime of war. Put up thy sword into thy sheath, for hath not he said, Thou shalt not kill, and he meant not that it was a sin to kill one but a glory to kill a million, but he meant that bloodshed on the smallest or largest scale was sinful."