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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 , 3:22 PM GMT on November 16, 2009
Only two weeks remain in the Atlantic hurricane season, but the hurricane season of 2009 is effectively over. While the Western Caribbean is still warm enough to support development of a hurricane--as it is year-round--wind shear over the entire North Atlantic has risen to levels prohibitively high for tropical storm formation to occur. Wind shear is forecast to remain very high for at least the next ten days (Figure 1). This is a fairly typical occurrence in the Atlantic for this time of year, though it usually occurs sooner in El Niño years. As you probably know, El Niño conditions in the Eastern Pacific commonly create high levels of wind shear over the tropical Atlantic. This year was no exception, though the shear created by El Niño was not as strong as we've seen in other recent El Niño years. Wind shear was uncharacteristically low in the first half of November, allowing Hurricane Ida to form. Within the past ten days, though, El Niño conditions over the Eastern Pacific have intensified from moderate to strong, and wind shear over the tropical Atlantic has increased significantly, making it unlikely any significant tropical cyclones that affect land will occur the remainder of this hurricane season. Formation of a subtropical storm over the open Atlantic far from land is still a possibility, but such a storm would only be a concern to shipping.
Figure 1. Wind shear forecast for the Atlantic for ten days from now made by last night's 00Z run of the GFS model. The GFS model is forecasting very high wind shear over the entire North Atlantic over the next ten days.
Late season tropical storms in El Niño years
In the 17 hurricane seasons since 1950 where an El Niño event has been present, only three of those years featured named storms that formed after November 15. Tropical Storm Otto formed on November 29, 2004, from the remains of an extratropical storm that got cut off from the jet stream over the middle Atlantic. Otto meandered for a few days far from land before dissipating. Category 1 Hurricane Frances formed on November 19, 1986 in the open Atlantic south of Bermuda, and died after three days without affecting land. Category 1 Hurricane Martha formed on November 21, 1969 in the extreme southwestern Caribbean, off the coast of Panama. Martha weakened to a tropical storm before making landfall in Panama, and was the only named storm in the Atlantic ever to make landfall in Panama.
Typhoon season not over yet
Note that typhoon season in the Western Pacific is not over--we commonly get typhoons well into December. In fact, the ECMWF model is predicting formation of yet another typhoon east of the Philippines, sometime late this week or early next week. Tropical cyclone season is also not over in the Bay of Bengal near India, where some models are predicting an enhanced chance of a tropical storm forming late this week. And in the Southern Hemisphere, hurricane season is just beginning, with the formation of Category 3 Tropical Cyclone Anja near Maritius Island off the coast of Madagascar.
Figure 2. Category 3 Tropical Cyclone Anja in the South Indian Ocean at 1 am EST Monday November 16, 2009. Image credit: NASA.
Heavy rains hit Washington and British Columbia
A strong branch of the polar jet stream laden with moisture is streaming into Washington State and Canada's British Columbia today, and is forecast to bring heavy rains, high winds, and the threat of avalanches to the coastal mountains today through Wednesday. Heavy rains in the Pacific Northwest this time of year are often dubbed the "Pineapple Express" due to Hawaiian origin of the air, and these events are common during El Niño winters, and can strike from Southern California to British Columbia. However, I've been told by Doug McCollor, a forecaster with BC Hydro, that this rain event is not a true Pineapple Express, since the airflow is more west-to-east, rather than from the southwest. He adds, "also, freezing level at Quillayute WA was only 1800m this morning...not that high. In a Pineapple Express the freezing level would be 3500 to 4000m or so. The media here is calling it a Pineapple Express because they look out the window and it's raining all day. It is raining moderately here, no doubt, but it's because there is a downstream Rex block forming over central North America that is impeding the usual west-to-east progression of these storms".
Rainfall amounts in excess of three inches have already been recorded over Vancouver Island, and rains of up to seven inches (Figure 3) are forecast for the region over the next three days. Wind gusts of 44 mph have been recorded at La Push this morning on Washington's Olympic Peninsula.
Figure 3. Forecast precipitation for the 3-day period ending 7 am EST Thursday, November 19, 2009. Up to seven inches of rain are predicted for Washington State and coastal British Columbia. Image credit: NOAA/HPC.
I'll have a new post Tuesday or Wednesday.
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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


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For movie-goers who were still intrigued at the end of Paranormal Activity, IDW has offered up a comic book intended to provide some answers as to what happened after the film.
Titled Paranormal Activity: The Search For Katie, A Case Study by Dr. Johann Averys DMN, you won't be able to get this comic at your local shop—IDW released the story exclusively for the iPhone and iPod Touch. This marks the first comic that IDW has published exclusively via digital means.
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Description A cylindrical cactus, Candy Barrel Cactus or Fishhook Barrel Cactus sometimes reaches 10 ft. in height and 2 ft. in diameter. Flowers, in shades of orange, grow in successive wreaths on the crown of the plant. Yellow fruits follow.
Warning This cactus has very sharp spines.
Flower August - September.
Flower August - September
Habitat Deserts; grasslands; rocky areas.
Range Arizona to w. Texas and adjacent Mexico.
Discussion Fruits attract birds and small mammals.
Exposure Preference Sun.
Native Distribution Arizona to w. Texas & adjacent Mexico
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I have never had a hunting license in my life (i'm 39) but something bit me this winter to go turkey hunting. I was warned by many to wait for deer season to begin my hunting career but this affliction, that is turkey hunting, was not fully explained to me.
I got my license, borrowed a shotgun, borrowed some shells, got some cheap cammo and a few calls. I was lucky enough to have a vet turkey hunter (my uncle) take me under his wing and teach me some sounds NOT to make. I really put a lot of time into mouth calling as i shake a bit to begin with and new i would never be able to hold a pot still if a turkey did present itself.
I don't have any private land to hunt so I had to wait an extra 2 weeks for the public lands to open which was fine as it allowed me to get some extra scouting in with my uncle. I took a week off work to dedicate some time to hunting.
The week was interesting I learned a lot. I heard some gobbles, got some responses, busted an...orgy...had an alligator growl at me, a few deer snuck in on me, and some buzzards made me think i busted some more!!!
I was excited for Saturday my uncle was off and another friend was in town and they were both going to call for me. As we were leaving the house my uncle slipped on the steps and threw his back out but went anyway. He was miserable and we called it aftere an hour. On Easter Sunday he was still out of commission and i set out alone on the Savannah Wildlife Refuge.
I set up at first light near a pond across from where i had busted the group earlier in the week. As the sun came up behind me, I could see a clearer area in front of me and was debating moving up so I could see better. The morning had been quiet and I was getting a bit bored and restless.
I finally dropped my mask, put the gun and my slate down, and took care of a little business a few feet from my position. I came back and simply knelt down, had a smoke and contemplated moving again. I decided to call a little more. I put my camo back on and just stayed kneeling (w/o my gun in my hand) and made a few yelps with the slade and cutts with the mouth call. Then I saw a head about 30 yards in front of me coming from right to left with the palmettos behind. My heart stopped, I had not even heard a rustle in the leaves never mind a gobble.
I then saw 2 more heads as the first came into my shooting lane. The first had a beard just a jake but it had a beard. My heart started again then almost exploded with panic because the gun was on the ground to my right and i knew i couldn't move!! I could now see beards on the other two (jakes) and could see 3 more birds following them. As the third bird got into my lane I decided to move on the gun. I don't think i was even breathing. I moved fast (bad, I know) as i brought the gun up the bird heard the safety "click"...he stopped in the middle of my lane, stuck his head up just in time to get a face full of #6s!!! The swamp was filled of the sounds of flapping wings and putts and a broke neck flop. The last few birds flew over head and the first couple ran off only to come clucking back to see where their friend was.
I spoke their sounds and got them to come in and out a few times but I never go to see their beards again so I didn't take another. My uncle said it would be ok to take a jake the 1st time and he was in my head telling me not to shoot again I had to the job.
It was only a 14lb jake with a 5" beard but I did it alone on my first hunting season ever. Now I have your disease.


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Weekly farmers market to run Sept. 25-Oct. 23
Posted September 17, 2007; 11:59 a.m.
Members of the University and local communities will have an opportunity to purchase fresh locally grown produce on campus at a new farmers market at Firestone Plaza, which will be open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays from Sept. 25 through Oct. 23.
The market is an initiative of the Greening Dining Group, a partnership between the Department of Dining Services and Greening Princeton, a student organization devoted to improving environmental sustainability. The effort is part of Princeton's expanding sustainability programs and is sponsored by several campus offices.
"The farmers market was conceived to generate awareness on Princeton's campus about the benefits of local produce and educate students about the importance of sustainably produced food," said senior Kathryn Andersen, who is organizing the market with junior Ruthie Schwab. "Local produce is preferable to food that has been transported many miles for several reasons: health, freshness, energy conservation, and stimulation of the local economy."
Andersen noted that farmers markets have become increasingly popular around the country. While several markets are available in the area, they are mainly open in the late spring and summer when students are not on campus. In addition to operating at a time when students are on campus, the Princeton market will be a convenient option for students who do not have cars, as well as for faculty, staff and local community members who work near campus.
Local farmers and businesses that use sustainable practices have been invited to participate. Confirmed vendors are Cherry Grove Farm, Fruitwood Orchards, Small World Coffee, Valley Shepherd Creamery and Witherspoon Bread Company. Items available will include organic fruits and vegetables, grass-fed beef and lamb, free-range eggs, cheeses, breads, baked goods, ice cream and coffee.
The initiative is modeled after successful farmers markets launched at other universities to create awareness about the benefits of local produce and support area farmers.
The market also will be an opportunity to learn more about sustainability at Princeton from campus groups that contribute to University sustainability initiatives, including the Office of Sustainability and the Princeton Environmental Institute.
Dining Services, which has been working to bring both environmentally friendly and locally grown food into the University's dining halls, will have a table at the market featuring Princeton chefs presenting cooking demonstrations.
The farmers market also is sponsored by the Office of Community and Regional Affairs, the Office of Sustainability, the Department of Building Services, the Department of Grounds and Building Maintenance, the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students, the Pace Center, the Princeton Environmental Institute and the Undergraduate Student Government Projects Board.
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The last couple of months of the year have seen an increase in some types of market activity, notably special dividends and big investors selling out.
One area that saw a decline, however, was IPOs; the IPO market slowed down in November and December, with this year's total finishing up only slightly ahead of 2011:
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Thirty-three in the fourth quarter isn't terrible, but it's not great, either — and it's the same with the 138 IPOs we've seen this year: About 250 IPOs would be a good year, according to PwC's Neil Dhar.
What's more, PwC found that if you exclude Facebook's (FB) $16 billion IPO (and we know how that turned out), this year's IPOs raised 30% less than 2011, hardly the sign of a healthy market.


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Williams scored a game-high 24 for Falkner.
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(B) Corinth 64, New Albany 38: Raheem Sorrell scored 18, Jazz Garner 10 for Class 4A Corinth. Jarel Lipsey had 8 for New Albany.
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I'm presenting a paper at ALS2000 on Thursday morning. I still have some tweaking to do on my slides, but I've already got a full set done... just too many of 'em. My flight to Atlanta is in 22 hours.
SC2000 is approaching rapidly, and there is a LOT left to do before our research group will be ready to go. We are building a new cluster (yes, another one) for under $10K for the HPC.Games contest. It is going to be sweet when it's finished. However... Some PC-Parts vendors really annoy me... out of five 256MB PC133 DIMMs delivered from someplace that will remain anonymous, only one survived more than 30 minutes with MemTest86 without errors. Don't companies do burnin testing of anything anymore?
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Young, Zenith present readings, Dec. 5
Posted November 29, 2007; 10:38 a.m.
Poet and translator David Young and translator Richard Zenith will read from their work at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5, in the Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.
Young has written 10 books of poetry, including "At the White Window" and "The Planet on the Desk: Selected and New Poems." He also is a well-known translator of Chinese poetry. A Pushcart Prize winner, Young is a professor emeritus of English and creative writing at Oberlin College and an editor of the Field poetry series at Oberlin College Press.
Zenith's translations of Portuguese works include those by António Lobo Antunes and Fernando Pessoa. Zenith won the 1999 PEN Award for Poetry in Translation for "Fernando Pessoa & Co. -- Selected Poems." His translation of the work of Brazilian poet João Cabral de Melo Neto, "Education by Stone: Selected Poems," won the 2006 Harold Morton Landon Translation Award from the Academy of American Poets.
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Yeah well maybe this clown should stop claiming to be an expert, some sort of I know all whatever about the constitution. The average citizen knew he violated it at the time. So enough of him being an expert.
Yeah well maybe this clown should stop claiming to be an expert, some sort of I know all whatever about the constitution. The average citizen knew he violated it at the time. So enough of him being an expert.
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The old axiom may apply: It's easier to ask forgiveness than permission.
"Know in your heart that all things are possible. We couldn't conceive of a miracle if none ever happened." -Libby Fudim
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[QUOTE=luvmylabs23139;1060021]So, since the grand wizard swore an oath to uphold the constitution what is the penalty?
I say treason, charge him now!!!!
I say do a bit of research before making such sweeping proclaimations. Following a procedure dating back 150 years is nothing new I suggest a close look at the highlited area below.
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Recess appointments to labor board rejected
Appeals court rules that Obama violated the Constitution
By Charlie Savage and Steven Greenhouse
New York Times
WASHINGTON — In a ruling that called into question nearly two centuries of presidential "recess" appointments that bypass the Senate confirmation process, a federal appeals court ruled Friday, Jan. 25, that President Barack Obama violated the Constitution when he installed three officials on the National Labor Relations Board a year ago.
The ruling was a blow to the administration and a victory for Obama's Republican critics — and a handful of liberal ones — who had accused him of improperly asserting that he could make the appointments under his executive powers. The administration had argued that the president could decide that senators were really on a lengthy recess even though the Senate considered itself to be meeting in "pro forma" sessions.
But the court went beyond the narrow dispute over pro forma sessions and issued a far more sweeping ruling than expected. Legal specialists said its reasoning would virtually eliminate the recess appointment power for all future presidents at a time when it has become increasingly difficult to win Senate confirmation for nominees.
"If this opinion stands, I think it will fundamentally alter the balance between the Senate and the president by limiting the president's ability to keep offices filled," said John Elwood, who handled recess appointment issues for the Justice Department during the administration of President George W. Bush. "This is certainly a red-letter day in presidential appointment power." The Constitution, written at a time when it could take weeks for members of Congress to get to the capital, allows presidents to fill vacancies temporarily during recesses for positions that would otherwise require Senate confirmation. In recent years, as senators have frequently balked at consenting to executive appointments, that authority has served as a safety valve for presidents of both parties.
Obama has made about 32 such appointments, including that of Richard Cordray, as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. President Bill Clinton made 139, while Bush made 171, including those of John Bolton as ambassador to the United Nations and two appeals court judges, William Pryor and Charles Pickering.
Nearly all of those appointments would be unconstitutional under the rationale of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. It ruled that presidents may bypass the confirmation process only during the sort of recess that occurs between formal sessions of Congress, a gap that generally arises just once a year and sometimes is skipped, rather than other breaks throughout the year. Two of the three judges on the panel also ruled that presidents may fill only vacancies that arise during that same recess.
Presidents have used recess appointments to fill vacancies that opened before a recess since the 1820s, and have made recess appointments during Senate breaks in the midst of sessions going back to 1867. But the three judges, all appointed by Republicans, said the original meaning of the words used in the Constitution clashed with subsequent historical practices.
Jay Carney, the White House press secretary, said: "The decision is novel and unprecedented. It contradicts 150 years of practice by Democratic and Republican administrations. So we respectfully but strongly disagree with the ruling." Carney did not say whether the Justice Department would appeal it.
The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by a Pepsi-Cola bottler from Washington state that challenged a National Labor Relations Board decision against the company in a labor dispute. The bottler argued, and the court agreed, that the three Obama appointments were invalid and that the five-seat board lacked a quorum to take any action.
While the ruling's immediate impact was to invalidate the decision in the bottler's case, it could also paralyze the agency by raising the possibility that all the board's decisions from the past year, involving about 300 cases, could also be challenged and nullified, as well as any future ones. The decision also casts a cloud over Cordray's appointment.
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Here's the real nut that an appeal will have to crack. Two of the three judges took this line of reasoning.....
Article II, Section 2.....
"The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session. "
Note that the wording is not "...that may happen to be vacant during the recess..." but rather "...may happen during..." If this ruling stands, at least the NLRB appointments will be vacated and any future recess appointments...any...will be questionable.
The President's appointment of Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is in an interesting spot. Cordray was appointed under the same guise as the 3 appointed to the NLRB. From that it would appear that his appointment will be null and void as well. A separate court case in the same court is testing this and the court would probably rule without an opinion. However, the Senate is now in session and Cordray was just appointed to the same post. So, while his prior appointment may be void, he'll now go before the Senate confirmation process. He's really in a "no man's land" at this point.
As I said in the other thread, I have a copy of the ruling if anyone wishes to have it. It's a pdf of about 45 pages.
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Thanks, Eric, for adding this. This is the commentary that I had heard as well. If the vacancies occurred when the Congress was in session, then the appointments should have been submitted to Congress. The "recess appointments" would be valid if the vacancies had occurred after Congress had recessed. So, the argument would be over when the vacancies occurred.
To be accurate about the historical context, one would have to review whether other recess appointments were made under the same circumstances as the ones being challenged in court now.
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Princeton University President Shirley M. Tilghman and Past President Harold T. Shapiro speak about the scientific and ethical debate over stem cell research Monday, Oct. 1.
The lecture, titled "Stem Cell Research: The Great Divide," will begin at 7:30 p.m. in McDonnell A01.
Tilghman headed the National Institutes of Health committee that established the guidelines for stem cell research, and Shapiro has served as chair of the National Bioethics Advisory Commission.
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Double tapers verses specialized Spey lines
Although I have tried both, I would like to hear others' views on the merits of DT lines vs. Spey lines like the Rio , Wulff, SA, etc.
I like DT lines because they can be fished without stripping and shooting line. For certain dry line situations, it seems the DT is the pure Spey fishing experience. Lighter tips can be fished, but of course winter grade heads typically preclude any kind of distance casting with DT lines. Unfortunately, it's winter that I love to fish DT lines because I can wear gloves and work a stretch without stripping wet line in very cold temperatures. It's my winter line system dillema.
The heads, whether long tapered or stout shooting style, carry the high grain tips to winter depths. They also shoot like a rocket for general Spey casting. Although I prefer to fish DT dry lines in late summer, the heads have distinct advantages for reaching broad river stretches.
I am also a user of the high grain head systems consisting of a short length of large floating DT belly section looped to tapered sink tips backed with floating running line. These could be seen frequently along the Sky or other Western WA streams through the mid-90's but I've noticed more people fish the manufactured Spey heads recently.
Don't know anymore - I've moved to Boston and Spey fish only a tiny fraction of what I used to - or wish I could. I'd be gald to hear the opinions of those who are still active practitioners, I am planning a return trip in April.
RE:Double tapers verses specialized Spey lines
Funny you should ask - I too enjoy the longer belly lines for summer/dry line work but don't enjoy casting sinktips with them.
The best compromise I've found is to have the longer belly lines (TT Spey, SA Spey) if you're limited to one line. This is long enuf to have good mending capabilities for dryline work and short enought to cast comfortably in winter with light to moderate tips.
The primary drawback to these long(er) belly lines is with the Really Heavy Heads sometimes needed in winter/spring (Deep Water Express) - these are best fished with the Windcutter/30' floating head/launcher lines where the length of line being cast is short enough that the additional weight doesn't compromise the castability of the line and are heavy enough (they're usually made out of 12-13wt floating line) that the sinktips won't submerge them. These lines aren't really cast - it's more like lobbing a really loooong slinky- but their performance is unmatched when it comes to fishing the heavy tips that really get the fly DOWN FAST.
These line's aren't the pleasure to cast that longer belly lines are, but I'll sure keep them around because when you need them you Really Need Them.
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Research at NYU re-asserts the wide genetic diversity that exists between Hispanic people living in the United States, a population that is understudied, said Dr. Harry Ostrer, professor of pediatrics, pathology and medicine and director of the Human Genetics Program at NYU Langone Medical Center.
This work could have medical application. The study suggests that the medical risks for one Hispanic group may not apply to another. It also provides a framework to better understand disease onset, which can lead to the development of genetic screening for illness.
Dr. Oster and his team tested 100 individuals of Hispanic/Latino background in the New York tri-state area, including Dominicans, Columbians, Ecuadorians, Mexicans and Puerto Ricans. They found that the 100 subjects' genetic lines trace back European, Native American and West African genealogy.
Populations geographically close to former slave trade routes have more African ancestry than more inland Latin Americans, who have more Native American heritage.
Researchers also found a disproportionate sex bias where European male and Native American female ancestry contributed to present day populations.
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Well I lived in BC for 7 years, TEye, and I can highly recommend the following:go to Vancouver Island.
You'd take the ferry over from Washington's Olympic peninsula and start in Victoria (one of Canada's most beautiful cities - awesome social scene there as well), then make the drive up to Campbell River (or further if you have the time).
The Island is the absolute Jewel of Canada, if I can be so bold. The distance is only about 600km (400 miles or so), and there are tons of places to stop and stay, tons of beaches, some interesting shopping, and scenery that's second to none. Your temperature would fluctuate between 80-85 degrees, with NO uncomfortable humidity and very infrequent rain. Best summer weather I've ever had the pleasure to enjoy, and by a very wide margin.
Don't miss the murals in Chemainus and the beaches in Parksville (and for a truly Canadian moment, make a point of seeing the world's biggest hockey stick in Duncan - just don't let the hundreds of drunks staggering around spoil your fun. ).
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Vancouver is definitely on my list to go to one day. My wife's already been and she tends to be ho-hum about going places she's already been. Maybe I can convince her otherwise (your shopping comment may just do the trick )
I've just located an old elementary school buddy who now lives in Omak, Washington. If we go there, it's just a "hop, skip, and a jump" to the border and into BC.
I've never made the trip north, and really want to. I have distant relatives in Toronto (no pun intended)....yep, ol' TI7 has some Canadian blood in his veins (on my mother's side). I've wanted to go there, too. But first, being a West Coaster, I'd like to see BC and environs. Banff is also on the list for things to see. Come to think of it, I've got quite an itenerary for Canadian travel! Just need time and $$$.
Thanks again for the suggestion. Sounds better than good!
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It's a huge country with a billion things to see. Banff would be about 5-6hrs east from Vancouver (again in my estimation - I've never made that trip), and Vancouver is a 1.5 or 2 hour ferry ride from Vancouver Island, depending on which ferry route you're using.
Toronto, on the other hand, is 4hrs east of Detroit - it would likely have to be a 2nd trip.
(Sorry, I'm sure you're not ignorant about it - but I've got some good Yankee stories of people wanting to go to Montreal "for the day" from Michigan, or asking where to find the polar bears after driving south for 10hrs to cross the border, etc.)
You'd have to drive pretty damn quick to make Banff in 5 hours from Vancouver I think JJ- seemed closer to 10-12 hours (by bus with a couple stops it took around 15-16, and that was coming down the mountains into BC, I don't recall the way back as well)
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|Is your guy a back sleeper? If so, it could be causing him to snore. As the tongue relaxes it sinks toward the back of the mouth, blocking airflow, and sleeping on your back makes it even easier for this to happen. What to do? Prod your snorer so he rolls over onto his side. If he's too big for you to push over or just keeps rolling onto his back, stick a long, stiff pillow behind his back to keep him on his side, says Nina Kolstanginova, M.D., of the Hamden Sleep Disorder Center of Connecticut. If that doesn't work, go bigger: Sew a tennis ball into the back of his PJs -- when he rolls on his back, he'll probably turn right back onto his side (or stomach).
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|Sometimes chronic snoring is related to eating spicy meals. The acid in spicy food can irritate the throat and tissues of the upper airways, causing them to collapse, which is when snoring begins. Being overweight is another cause of snoring – too much extra fat around the neck puts pressure on the airways. If you suspect one of those might be the culprit, you can start planning to make healthy changes together. Ease up on spicy food (especially at dinner) and start taking walks after dinner. At mealtime, cut back on red meat and fried food and add more vegetables and healthy oils (think olive oil). Join a gym together or organize social activities around things like bowling, bike riding or tennis.
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| Rather not lose your spooning buddy to a separate bedroom? Have 'The Talk' about his snoring. But don't start the conversation at 3 a.m., when you're bleary eyed and cranky. Instead, wait until you're both fully awake to broach the subject. Don't be confrontational. "Don't start with, 'Here's a tape of what you sounded like last night and I can't sleep!'" says Jaffe. Instead, approach it from a kinder place.. Tell your partner you've noticed that he's been snoring a lot and you're concerned about his health. Explain that you've noticed how tired he is. If you think it will help your case, print out some info about snoring and obstructive sleep apnea from the National Sleep Foundation or the American Academy of Sleep Medicine . And explain to him what poor sleep is doing to you. A well-rested partner is a much happier person to live with.
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It figured to be a cold day in … Burton Coliseum before Lamar would come in and sweep a pair of games from McNeese State.
Yet Saturday proved to be just that, a cold day in Burton, just not that cold.
Lamar and McNeese split their basketball double header with the Cowboys rallying from a frigid first half to race past the Cardinals.
As for the Cowgirls, they started cold, missing jumpers they usually sink with ease and despite heating up in the end, saw their hopes of winning the regular season conference title hit the deep freeze.
Saturday's split decision means both McNeese teams will make the Southland Conference tournament at season's end, but neither can be considered a favorite. Not right now.
Both clubs have work to do if they want to make any run at the postseason.
As for the real chill, well that came from inside Burton itself, helping to cool off an intense and heated rivalry between the two schools before anything really got started.
Just last year, these two men's teams squared off in the SLC tournament championship. Neither one resembled a club ready to return to such heights.
Nor do the Cowgirls, who have won the SLC each of the last two seasons.
But it was the chill in the arena itself which stole at least a good portion of the show.
To say it is cold inside the barn is putting things mildly. Coaches were more willing to put their jackets on rather than rip them off when things get tight.
Even the McNeese dance team appeared in jackets for their last routine.
Despite a good crowd on hand, the only time it really warmed up inside the building was when they opened the doors to let a truck out that had been part of a promotion.
"It was cold as (heck)," said McNeese guard Kevin Hardy. "When it is this cold in here it takes you some time to get loose, to get going. After awhile you are fine, but when we first come out it's cold."
You would think that with 2.5 million dollars in renovations done to Burton in the offseason somebody would have thought to include a heater in the budget.
Apparently one of the heaters in the building is out, though it is hard to believe that there was one working.
Not one of the four teams that played Saturday started the first or second halves fast, making you believe it took time to heat up.
Instead, for the third straight set of home games, a chill was over the arena and crowd. This time, neither the Cowboys or Cowgirls could dust off the frost early.
Maybe that's why Lamar was able to score on the power play. During a brutally ugly first half, the McNeese men came out of a timeout with just four players on the floor.
It was the most embarrassing moment of a pretty embarrassing first half.
But with their season in jeopardy of slipping into the abyss, the Cowboys came up with their best half, one that even found walk-on freshman Josh Jagneaux getting playing time.
You would have never believed that, or the win, was possible if you witnessed the first 20 minutes.
McNeese caught fire and scored 51 points after intermission, which was one more than Lamar could muster for the entire game.
It is hard to figure out just what the 74-50 win means in the long run. Or what the women's 57-53 loss means as well.
Both teams seem to be searching for an identity.
The Cowboys might have found a leader in sophomore Kevin Hardy, who after a poor first half himself, led the comeback.
At one point of the second half, as McNeese grabbed the lead, Hardy either scored or threw a pass that directly led to 20 of 23 Cowboy points. That is what this team has been lacking.
As for the Cowgirls, they need role players to step up. They have their leader in Ashlyn Baggett, who finished with 20 points, 13 coming during a second-half rally that fell short.
The McNeese women need to find more balance, the men still search for leadership.
The rest of us inside Burton Saturday, were left reaching for our jackets.
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The standard 12 guage load back in 1909 was a 3 3/4 dram load shooting 1 1/4 ounce of shot.. That hasnt changed at all...
so,, what needs to be considered is the PRESSURE that the FASTER velocity steel loads develop.
It really isnt the steel "SHOT" but rather the pressure increase needed to increase the velocity so that steel load performs well...
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A gun like a wingmaster, with single barrel, in good shape, whos action just carries 1 round into the chamber and fires the shot through a tube that meets standards,, and has a choke more open than Full,, is perfectly safe,, and the steel shot WONT damage the barrel.
Just look at the FPS of a modern steel load compared to a lead load... the steel may travel as fast as 1550 fps,compared to a lead load that travels at around 1200.. The pressure increase is significant,, but its NOT the steel SHOT that MAY do the damage.
I have 2 older 870 wingmasters ,,both in 12 guage,, I also have a 1950 ish Winchester Model 12,,that have shot 100's of steel load through them.. One is a fixed choke modified barrel,, the other 2 have screw ins... There is NO,,,, NONE,,, evidence of barrel scoring from the steel shot......NONE! All those guns have confirmed 2 3/4 inch chambers.. something else to consider on older vintage guns..
If you look at the companies that sell "special" lead ammo for vintage guns,, they reduce the PRESSURES of those lead loads so as not to Damage some of the very early vintage guns.. They arnt concerned of safty of the loadbecause the older guns still met pressure requirements of the day... what they are concerned about is the age and the possibilty of soft solder used in many of the older SXS double barreled guns.
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Professor Oquendo graduated from Yale Law School, where he acted as senior editor of the Yale Law Journal, and from Harvard University, with an A.B. in economics and philosophy (magna cum laude) and an M.A. and Ph.D. in philosophy. He clerked for Judge Stephen Reinhardt of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. In addition, he has received many prizes and distinctions and has been twice awarded the Fulbright-Hays Faculty Fellowship, the Brazilian Foundation for the Improvement of Higher Education (CAPES) International Visiting Professor and Scholar Grant, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Visiting Professor Fellowship, and the Chilean National Commission on Scientific and Technological Research (CONICYT) International Researcher Grant.
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Ángel R. Oquendo, The Politicization of Human Rights, Yale Latin American Seminar on Constitutional and Political Theory (2013)
Ángel R. Oquendo, Upping the Ante: Collective LItigation in Latin America, 45 Colum. J. Transnat'l L. 248 (2009)
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"Bella" Collectively written, beginning with an idea from Skye Faris
Why does this story need to be told? by Skye Faris
Nuclear reactors--in research laboratories and power and weapons plants--have since the 1950s been accumulating ever-increasing stores of very radioactive equipment, materials, and especially "used" fuel rods which are too radioactively hot for further use in reactors. There is still no societal consensus about long-term storage for these dangerous materials.�
In 1983, Joanna Macy had a vision of Nuclear Guardianship communities which would provide above-ground monitored storage, training and education about the full story of the nuclear fuel cycle, as well as a moratorium on the production of nuclear weapons and energy. Society has not really connected with this vision.
The vision of Joanna and friends gives us hope that a solution is possible. I offer these one-act plays, set in the future, to encourage us to ponder and explore the vision... adding to it, making it real.
Skye Faris
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BELLA (.pdf download with music,�.doc download)
Collectively written, beginning with an idea from Skye Faris
Based on the work of Joanna Macy and friends
AQUARIA: Member of a Guardian Community, a woman in her late 30's, early 40's
BELLA: A young woman
TRO: BELLA's father
Scene: a meeting room, some time in the near future, at the first Nuclear Guardian Community built after the signing of the Nuclear Moratorium. The atmosphere is one of peace and dedication to good works, not unlike that of a community garden or a monastery. In the soft light of this relaxing place,
AQUARIA is sweeping the floor and singing to herself in rhythm with the motions of the broom:
O, you who come after,
Help us remember:
We are your ancestors,
We are of you.
Fill us with gladness
For the work that we do.
AQUARIA finishes singing the verse and proceeds with her work, now humming the tune. There is an insistent knock on the door. She opens it, and BELLA rushes in.
AQUARIA: Good morning.
BELLA: [going to the window] Are we safe here?
AQUARIA: Safe from what?
BELLA: Can I sit down? [AQUARIA gestures to a stool, and BELLA collapses onto it.] Water. Can I have some water? [As an afterthought] Please. [As AQUARIA goes to a clay pot and ladles out a glass, BELLA stands and gestures to something outside the window.] Are we safe?
AQUARIA: [handing BELLA the glass] Who are you? What's your name? [AQUARIA realizes that
BELLA can't answer while she is drinking.] We're safer than most people think.
BELLA: This is where you volunteer to be a Guardian, right?
AQUARIA: It is.
BELLA: How soon can I start?
AQUARIA: Not everyone is accepted, you know. How old are you?
BELLA: I'm sixteen. Old enough to be a Guardian.
AQUARIA: Well, yes [pause] and no. For some Guardian jobs, we accept people that young. If they are sufficiently committed.
BELLA: [with a hint of disappointment] All Guardians don't do the same thing?
AQUARIA: All Guardians are trained in the basics. They learn about our communities and the history of paying close attention . They are taught our prayers, our sacred dances, and our songs to deepen their attention.. And they learn to teach these to other people.
BELLA: Singing and dancing? There must be more to it than that.
AQUARIA: Of course there is. And as I mentioned before, aspiring Guardians must be committed.
BELLA: Committed? Have you any idea what I went through just to get here?
AQUARIA: It takes more than your commitment. Your family must also ... [AQUARIA is interrupted by vigorous hammering on the door. She opens it and is brushed aside by TRO. BELLA quails.]
TRO: [to BELLA] So you are here. I was afraid of that!
BELLA: Why did you follow me? Why can't you leave me alone?
AQUARIA: [to TRO] Who are you?
TRO: [to BELLA] How can you be so thoughtless?
AQUARIA: [to TRO] What do you want, here?
BELLA: Stay away from me.
TRO: You don't know what you're doing.
BELLA: I know what I want.
TRO: Don't you even care about your life?
BELLA: I care about everyone's life.
AQUARIA: [stepping between BELLA and TRO and taking him by the shoulders] Who are you and what do you want.?
TRO: I'm her father.
BELLA: Oh, Dad. I told you I have to do this. My mind is made up. Please go home.
TRO: Why are you so willing to risk your life?
AQUARIA: [to TRO, taking his shoulders again] Are you afraid of bears?
TRO: [unable to believe his ears] What?
AQUARIA: Bears. Do you think they are dangerous?
TRO: What's that got to do with anything?
BELLA: [Helping AQUARIA force TRO to sit on the stool] Just answer the question.
TRO: Well then, no. Or yes. It all depends.
AQUARIA: On what?
TRO: [condescendingly] Well for starts, you can't mess with their personal space.
AQUARIA: Keep a safe distance.
TRO: That's right. Show some respect for a bear's place in nature, and he won't bother you.
BELLA: Bears? Do you keep bears here too?
AQUARIA: [patting her arm] No, dear. We all know what's here, and it's not bears. It's uranium, and we have disturbed its natural state. Our ancestors dug it up, refined it to even more lethal concentrations, and left it for us to deal with...
BELLA: [interrupting] Didn't they do anything to clean up their mess?
AQUARIA: Sure there is a moratorium, but look! Look at those containment vessels outside. The uranium in those vessels won�t be safe for human exposure for countless generations.All we can do is give it a safe resting place, keep a respectful distance, and let it hibernate.
TRO: A safe resting place? People die here!
AQUARIA: It's as safe as we can possibly make it.
TRO: Safe?!
AQUARIA: Every Guardian Community has strictly enforced safety standards.
TRO: [with deep irony] Right!
AQUARIA: We carefully monitor all volunteers for exposure.
TRO: And over-exposure?
AQUARIA: We even have special cement for our containment vessels.
TRO: Awww, I've heard all these arguments before.
AQUARIA: We've had only one accident in all the years that I've been a volunteer.
TRO: Nothing you say can change my mind.
BELLA: This accident? What happened?
AQUARIA: One of the containment vessels started to leak. Something went terribly wrong with the repair and one very brave woman died.
TRO: [to BELLA] That was your mother.
BELLA: Oh Dad. Why didn't you ever tell me what happened?
TRO: I felt partly to blame. I didn't understand why she couldn't just stay home with you and me. Don't you see, Bella? Don't you see why you can't stay here? This place
just isn't safe.
AQUARIA: [to BELLA] Your mother's heroic dedication saved many lives that day.
TRO: I wanted a live wife, not a dead hero.
BELLA: If Mom was committed to this place, then I am too.
TRO: Bella, I forbid it.
BELLA: [to AQUARIA] Make him go away.
AQUARIA: No, it would be better if he stayed.
TRO: You're bloody right I'm staying.
BELLA: [to AQUARIA] Why do you want him here? He'll just cause trouble.
AQUARIA: We never accept volunteers whose families are opposed.
BELLA: Dad, did you agree to let Mom come here?
TRO: You can't remember what she was like. She was stubborn, so stubborn, that finally Igave in.
BELLA: I'm just as determined as she was. Give me your blessing too.
TRO: My blessing to do what? Carry around slop buckets of radioactive waste?
AQUARIA: If that's what you think happens here, we have a lot more work to do educating the public.
BELLA: What did my mother do here?
AQUARIA: Radiation monitoring and repair.
BELLA: Then that's what I want to do.
TRO: Hang on. You mean my wife spent all her time working with radioactive waste?
AQUARIA: Of course not. Monitoring was a small part of her day, and repairs are rarely needed.
BELLA: So what did she...?
AQUARIA: The whole idea behind these Guardian communities is to use something enduring to protect people from the waste that's stored here. That's why we put so much faith in ceremony and ritual. Political elites don't plan for the long term, and engineers? Where are the great buildings of antiquity? Dust and rubble. Don't look for the Lighthouse at Pharos or the Library at Alexandria. They're gone forever. The things that remain, the things that can encourage us to pay attention are the rituals of life. Think of how songs have endured through the ages, and prayers, and wedding ceremonies, and funeral rites.
TRO: OK, wait. Wait just a minute. Suppose, just suppose, I was dumb enough to agree. What things will you do to keep Bella safe?
BELLA: Do you mean it?
TRO: I said �suppose�.
AQUARIA: Well, the first thing we do is check to see if she has already been exposed to too much radiation.
BELLA: Does that take long?
AQUARIA: I can do it right now. [AQUARIA removes a pendant she is wearing, makes an adjustment to it, and places it around BELLA's neck]
BELLA: It's turned yellow. What does that mean?
AQUARIA: I'm sorry.
TRO: What's wrong?
AQUARIA: The disc has turned yellow.
TRO: So?
AQUARIA: So Bella has already been exposed to too much radiation to work here.
BELLA: No.
TRO: Is she going to die?
BELLA: Am I?
AQUARIA: No, no no. Don't worry. The disc is only yellow. It's just a warning.
BELLA: So I can't work here?
AQUARIA: I'm afraid not.
TRO: [collapsing on stool] Thank God! [BELLA simultaneously collapses onto the floor, sobbing with her hands over her face.]
AQUARIA: Please don't be upset. There are many other useful things to do in life.
TRO: Look! When she put her hands up, the disc turned orange.
AQUARIA: [grabbing a bracelet on BELLA's wrist] Take that off!
BELLA: No. It was my mother's. It's all I have to remember her by.
TRO: Where did you get that?
BELLA: I found where you had hidden it. I wear it when I sleep at night.
AQUARIA: [covering her face with her hands] When you did this, it turned the disc orange.
TRO: They told me to bury it with your mother, but I couldn't. Now look at what I've done.
AQUARIA: [removing the bracelet] Let me find a safe place for that.
TRO: [to Bella] This work was very important to you, wasn't it.
BELLA: More than anything.
TRO: [taking the disc from her and putting it around his neck] I guess you won't be needing this any more.
BELLA: What are you doing?
TRO: I loved her too, you know. And I can honour her memory for both of us.
BELLA: But I want to do something?
AQUARIA: Maybe you can.
BELLA: What ?
AQUARIA: I spend most of my time away from this place, working as a community educator.
BELLA: Could I do that?
AQUARIA: You certainly seem to have the commitment.
BELLA: How soon can I start?
TRO: How soon can we start?
AQUARIA: You can start right now by learning the Hymn for a Thousand Years.
[AQUARIA takes their hands and form a circle. She leads them through the song, line by line as they look at each other. Then they break the circle, walk to the front of the stage, and sing the whole song to the audience.]
O, you who come after,
Help us remember:
We are your ancestors,
We are of you.
Fill us with gladness
For the work that we do.
See music for Hymn for a Thousand Years music on the .PDF version of this page.