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Southside Elementary kindergartners held a dedication for their stepping-stone project Wednesday, Nov. 30, in the school's courtyard. The stepping-stone project was a collaboration between Susan Nation's kindergarten class, Youth Experiencing Art (YEA Arts) and two students from Ringling College of Art and Design, Chitra Patel and Lindsay Miser.
The Ringling students came once a week for eight weeks to teach the students about mosaics and helped them create their own miniature stepping-stone mosaics using glass, paint and cement. The students also worked together to make seven larger stepping-stone mosaics to go in the courtyard at Southside Elementary.
Katie Armstrong, 5, was excited to be able to present her mini stepping-stone to her parents at the dedication.
"I think they are going to like it and give me a big hug and be so happy and proud," she said with a big smile.
Sophie Caragiulo, 5, already has plans for her mosaic stepping-stone.
"Mine will go close to my flowers," she said.
And Will Hall, 6, commented on the difference between making the larger stepping-stones for the school and making the smaller ones for the students.
"The little one is easy because it was easier to press (the stones) into the cement, and on the bigger ones we had to put a lot of stones."
The three students agreed that they learned a lot from the project and really enjoyed working with Patel and Miser.
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Tesla Motors has received approval from the United States Department of Energy for up to $465 million in low-interest loans. The electric car manufacturer had faced significant financing difficulties due to the global credit crunch and resulting recession, despite having an order backlog of over 1,500 vehicles. This forced a
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"Tesla will use the ATVM loan precisely the way that Congress intended -- as the capital needed to build sustainable transport," said Tesla CEO and Product Architect Elon Musk. "We are honored that the US government selected Tesla to be among the first companies to participate in this progressive program."
Tesla Motors plans to draw $365 million for production engineering and assembly of the Model S, an all-electric family sports sedan that carries up to seven people and travels up to 300 miles per charge. The company expects to start production of the Model S in late 2011 in a new assembly plant employing approximately 1,000 workers.
Tesla will use the remaining $100 million for a powertrain manufacturing plant that will supply all-electric powertrain solutions to other automakers, greatly accelerating the availability of mass market electric vehicles. The new factory is expected to employ about 650 people in California. Tesla is currently in the final stages of negotiation for both facilities.
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Your later reference article http://basketball-statistics.com/who...einthenba.html gives me fits. Let me grab some bits:
I'd say that a "black hole" is a player who shoots the ball almost every time he touches it. He rarely passes the ball to an open teammate, and shoots a low percentage to boot.First, he is clearly not using "pass" but using "pass to a man who is not only in scoring position but scores". I already have a problem because it only counts guys who pass to someone who scores. If you don't have other scorers on the team, that's problematic, so it is skewed against the top scorer with average teammates.100 * (1 – (AvgUsg% / Usg%) + (1 – (TS% / AvgTS%) + (1 – (Ast% / AvgAst))
Next, he "calculates" the average utilization as 20% with the logic that you split up your shots between all 5 positions equally. WTF? If my top scorer is taking the same number of shots as my worst scorer I want someone taken out.Ast% TS% Usg%
Big 8.05 0.553 20.0
Wing 13.01 0.541 20.0
And, finally, Danny is on this list even though his TS% and assists are HIGHER than the averages for his position - with a supposed "black hole index" that is 6% of the number for the biggest black hole, and 32% of the number for the "well known" guy 4 positions above him.Rk Player Pos USG% TS% AST% BHI
1 Rashad McCants Wing 25.94 0.474 8.31 71.41
43 Ronald Murray Wing 23.52 0.548 12.94 14.27
47 Danny Granger Wing 29.10 0.580 15.55 4.53
I'm crying - this is just punishing a guy with a high utilization.
ETA: a wing with a utilization of 21%, assists of 13%, and TS% of 54% - in other words, only barely off the averages he set - ends up with a BHI of 5.1. So Danny is LESS of a "black hole" than a wing as close to the average as you could possibly get..
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...
IND coach Frank Vogel said Danny Granger practiced, had a little soreness, backing off a bit. Will practice again next week.— Steve Aschburner (@AschNBA) November 16, 2013
No use talking about how he will help the team to death when he can't even practice.
I don't think that's bad. Next week is 2 days away, and we play tonight, so I doubt we're practicing tomorrow.
Danny's always done what his coach told him to do. This year's team has a focus on sharing the basketball. Danny will do what the team needs.
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That said, you are absolutely entitled to disagree with me.
Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
As for this talk about him passing, all he has ever done is make pedestrian passes that any backup in the league could do. His dribbling skills are at about the same level. These are the prime reasons why some posters here are not impressed. We look at many more factors than his ability to shoot from the perimeter.
It's slowly going to become last year all over again.
The tweet doesn't specify, but I'll assume it's the calf. By comparing it to last year, I just mean that we're once again going through all of the debates over how he will fit in, while his return to the team continuously gets delayed by the "he's feels good, but we're just being cautious with him" stuff. You could cut and paste the quotes from last February and not notice the difference.
I honestly have tried my best to be optimistic about all of this, but it gets hard after a while.
The calf. The knee's 100%. Allegedly.
So, wait. The coach demanded players shoot early in the shot clock. We're now going to blame that on Danny.
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...
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I wish Danny had spent his prime years playing for Vogel instead of playing for O'Brien.
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...
Fair enough. The term "chucker" has also come to imply "inefficient" as well (something that Danny isn't) but if your complaint is that he shot early in the shot clock in the JOB era then fair enough.
Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
We need him back and as close to 100% as possible to go far in the playoffs. PG and Lance are still too inconsistent.
I don't know if it's fair to say that PG is inconsistent. He did, after all, just break a nine-game streak of 20+ point games. However, Lance is too much of a wild card for my tastes. You don't know what you're going to get game-by-game or even quarter-by-quarter from him. I'm afraid the opposing game plan has become to rattle him early and watch him implode.
So. We have a tough loss and now Lance and PG are too inconsistent for the Pacers to make a deep playoff run. Really?
The starters and the bench have both improved. Yes the Bulls gave us a spanking but it was one single game. We spanked the heck out of the Heat last year several time and still lost to them....deep in the playoffs.....
What I've seen from PG is that when you body him up and get physical with him he goes into a shell or begs for calls from the refs.
Yeah, PG is starting to beg to the refs way too much for my liking.
I saw this same PG and Lance in the playoffs last year when the season was on the line. They are young, I understand that, but they need to grow up and mature some more for the Pacers to get out of the East.


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I spent the first 2.5 hours of Saturday working at the bar I... well work at! Then I woke up and went to my 'real job.' Then home, tv, bed.
Taking care of my wife who has been off work all week with an illness and washing dishes. Our Kitchen Aid bellied-up this week! Only six years old and the electronics panel is toast (and out of warranty, of course).
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Got up at 6:30 so I could get ready and be at the school by 8 to administer the SAT. Finally got out around 1pm then came home and watched the Carolina basketball game.
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I know what you mean: your dad isn't suffering any more and for that I'd be thankful if it were me, too.
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Thanks. I'm doing okay unless I start thinking about it too much. The funeral will probably make me emotional. I'm like my dad though, in that I don't show my emotions too much. It helps that we had about nine months to prepare for this. He was diagnosed with the lung cancer in late May or early June, and he's been in a hospital or rest home since July when the dementia took over.
Sorry to hear that, MSP.
Yesterday afternoon, I played drums while a friend of mine (who I hadn't seen in a while) played guitar. He and I and two other guys are looking to start a band in the fall, so we figured we might as well practice/jam a little. He was pretty good, but would often get out of time. I'm sure it'll get better as we go on. Oh, and I also watched the final Futurama DVD, which was good, but not great like I hoped. I also watched SNL, which was pretty funny as Tracy Morgan is awesome.
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Princeton student injured in fall inside chapel, Dec. 13
Posted December 14, 2001; 12:10 p.m.
A female senior at the University likely broke both of her legs at about 9:55 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, after falling while attempting to reach the University Chapel 's far northeast turret to look at the view. Shortly more than an hour later, the student, who was in stable condition, was rescued and taken to a Trenton hospital for treatment.
The student, who was walking through narrow passageways inside the chapel, fell through a grate and was lodged for about one hour before being rescued by local fire officials. According to her roommate, the student had been to the turret previously and wanted to show another student the view. The turret is not publicly accessible.
After the student fell, the other student went for help and immediately called Public Safety, which alerted local authorities. President Shirley M. Tilghman and members of the University emergency response team were on the scene. An investigation is being conducted.
Contact: Marilyn Marks (609) 258-3601


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Family: Cottidae, Sculpins view all from this family
Dimensions Up to 18" (46 cm), rarely more than 14" (36 cm).
Warning Beware of the sharp fin spines when handling this fish.
Habitat Estuaries, tidal flats & salt marshes, Ocean or bay shallows, Open ocean.
Range New England, Mid-Atlantic, Eastern Canada.


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It's actually in the comedy section. So, I hope it was actually made up and not there because they thought that reality was comedy.
If it's made up, I take this thread back.
It's actually in the comedy section. So, I hope it was actually made up and not there because they thought that reality was comedy.
If it's made up, I take this thread back.
"For everyone to whom much is given, of him shall much be required." -- Luke 12:48
Raven - Moneybird's Black Magic Marker***
(Esprit's Power Play x Trumarc's Lean Cuisine)
Mick - Moneybird's Jumpin' Jack Flash***
(Clubmead's Road Warrior x Oakdale Whitewater Devil Dog)
Peerless - Moneybird's Sole Survivor
(Two River's Lucky Willie x Moneybird's Black Magic Marker)
I'll take the river down to still water and ride a pack of dogs.
Yes she screwed the Anthem up pretty bad but, this is so trivial all it rates is barely water cooler talk. Janet Jacksons "wardrobe malfunction" was more interesting than Aguilara's horrible singing.
Weller's Tell It To The Judge MH (Justice)
Weller's Running With The Wind MH (Chase)
JD's In It Again MH (Trouble) 5/1/2009 - 1/3/2012
"All those things bother me: The populism, the lying and the scapegoating and the xenophobia bother me, but then theres a layer of incompetence here. I suppose, in a way, we should be thankful: If he had a coherent ideology, hed probably be more dangerous." P J O'Rourke
"So what is big is not always the Trout nor the Deer but the chance, the being there. And what is full is not necessarily the creel nor the freezer, but the memory." ~ Aldo Leopold
"The Greatest Obstacle to Discovery is not Ignorance -- It is the Illusion of Knowledge" ~ Daniel Boorstin
Buzz, a purveyor of lies and misinformation much like Roger. You have pretty much jumped the shark and believe even the most ludicrous of accusations. It is a shame really. Your zeal to support your political position has allowed your credibility to be co-opted.
Article [I.]
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Article [II.]
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.


text: When I first heard about Thrillville, I thought to myself, "This looks exactly like Roller Coaster Tycoon," one of my favorite empire building PC games of the last ten years or so. Then I thought, "Sigh. Does the world really need another Roller Coaster Tycoon?" Happily, I discovered the answer was, "Oh dear God, yes."


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That's just good advice. Unless you are a snake, of course. It is said that a snake can eat an item so large in relation to its own head that it would be the equivalent of a human swallowing a watermelon whole -- and without using his hands. Anacondas, among the world's largest snakes (a record-breaker was 28 feet long and 44 inches around), are said to be able to consume an adult human being!
Just about everybody on this planet seems to believe that snakes can unhinge their top and bottom jaws -- this is not true. The remarkable thing about the snake jaw is that the two halves of the lower jaw are not connected at the front. This allows them to swing away from one another and to work independently to pull food into the muscular throat. Besides the wide-opening jaws, snakes have a hard-cased skull in order to prevent brain damage from large thrashing animals clasped in their jaws. And perhaps most importantly, considering how long it takes to swallow a huge, mouth-filling living thing, they are able to shunt their respiratory tube to the side so they can still breathe, even with a chicken egg lodged in their throat.
See snakes of North America.


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Weiss named 'leading young innovator'
Posted October 10, 2003; 04:53 p.m.
Technology Review magazine has selected Ron Weiss , assistant professor of electrical engineering, for its 2003 list of 100 leading young innovators.
The magazine, published by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, cited Weiss for his efforts to program cells to perform sensing and tissue-building functions on command. Weiss is developing standardized sets of genes that function like circuits in an electronic device. When inserted into a cell, the genes would respond to signals and trigger other circuits according to a logical program. Such programmed cells could be used to detect and pinpoint toxins in the environment or repair tissues within the human body.
Weiss came to Princeton in 2001 after receiving his Ph.D. from MIT.
Contact: Eric Quinones (609) 258-3601


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HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Japan's lower house of parliament was dissolved Friday, marking the final session for the more powerful of its two legislative chambers ahead of national elections set for Dec. 16.
Should U.S. export gas bonanza?
Now that the election is over, the Department of Energy is set to issue a much delayed - and politically charged - review that bears on America's manufacturing future: What's the effect of exporting more of the new U.S. gas bonanza? John Bussey explains on The News Hub.
The dissolution sets up the first general election since Yoshihiko Noda assumed the premiership after the Democratic Party of Japan swept to power in 2009. In that vote, the DPJ broke the Liberal Democratic Party,'s more than five-decade grip on power.
Noda's cabinet has seen its approval rating slump to around 20% in recent weeks. That indicates that the premier faces an uphill battle to win back the public's support after scandals involving DPJ cabinet ministers as well as the passage of bill that increased a nationwide sales tax, which was unpopular.
On Friday morning the opposition-controlled upper house passed bills enabling the government to proceed with deficit-financing bonds that will finance about 40% of the current budget.
The passage ended an eight-month delay and was part of a deal between Noda and the opposition groups that resulted in the snap election.


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We had to wake up early this morning because it was our first excursion. I was up early anyway but I didn't go down to the jogging track. I just got ready and then met my grandparents down for breakfast. It was just my grandpa and I going out, because my grandma had already been here multiple times before and wanted to say behind and read (she's obsessed with the Hunger Games, which I found really funny).
We headed down to our meeting point and then headed off the ship and onto the busses. Cairns is known as the home of the great barrier reef, but it also holds a large rainforest. Our trip was a cable car ride through the rainforest. It was a lot of fun! We went really high up and ran right through the middle of it all. It was extremely mountainy so our cart got really high and could see everything. There were three stops were you got off the car and walked a bit through the forest and look around. I'd never seen anything like it. The trees were so tall, the vines were huge, there were Cockatoos flying around. It was so cool. At one point, the carts went right past a waterfall.
As we got higher and further out, it started to get really foggy. In the thickest point, you could hardly see the car in front of you. Around the second stop, it really was raining (hence the name rainforest, I guess). We were handed umbrellas and walked around for a bit, took pictures, etc. It was really cool. It's was funny to think that it was raining in the forest but not when we had gotten off the boat; oh the wonders of nature. Speaking of nature, the sounds in the forest were so cool. It sounded just like a scene from a movie. When you were really high up in the air in the cable car in the middle of the fog, and the rain was tapping against the window, you could hear all this wildlife down below. Bugs chirping and birds screeching and all sorts of other sounds that I can only imagine the animals they belonged to. It was so serene.
After the forest, we stopped off at a little market. It was a spot where you could eat, shop, sit down. And we ended the day with a tour of Cairns. It was definitely a lot of fun. It was interesting to see and hear what it was like living in such a tropical area. I can't say that it's for me, but it was definitely beautiful.
Once we got back, I ate lunch and headed right to the showers. I was covered in bug spray and suntan lotion and wanted to wash it off ASAP. Then a much needed nap was had. The rest of the evening was pretty routine; afternoon tea, dinner and a show. Tonight was a violinist. He had played for the royal family, won Australia's got talent (or whatever the TV show was called) and a bunch of other things. He was really good. Again, the only problem was that I was having a hard time staying awake! Even though it was only eight, I was exhausted and couldn't keep my eyes open!
Well, we have another five days at sea now until we get to Guam. I imagine that it's going to be pretty uneventful (which is fine by me. I like the lazy days), but I might not update here every day. We'll have to see.


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Exhibit showcases history of women at Princeton
Monday, Nov. 14, 2011, through Friday, Aug. 31, 2012 · Mudd Manuscript Library
Posted November 9, 2011; 11:20 a.m.
The exhibit "She Flourishes: Chapters in the History of Princeton Women" at the Mudd Manuscript Library chronicles the history of women at the University, from the late 1800s through the advent of coeducation to the presidency of Shirley M. Tilghman. The exhibit includes a video compilation of archival footage. The exhibit is open from Monday, Nov. 14, through August 31, 2012.


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Your House is Haunted – is it a Bad Thing?
Although Halloween is far away, Hollywood began its ghost-phobic cinema early this year with the release of The Conjuring 2. In most people's minds, the idea of hauntings are centered in this fear of invisible specters out to get us. However, for those curious about realms beyond this one, a haunting can be an interesting, positive experience.
The house I rent in west Los Angeles with my roommates is not overtly haunted, as in having to call emergency exorcists while giant portals to other dimensions are wreaking havoc in our living-room, but there is still a little "something" going on—which has been enjoyable.
One night, a tapestry in my roommate's room unhooked itself while we were watching TV, sliding down to the floor.
"That's odd," we agreed. "It must be that ghost."
Later, I went into the living room, and a Christmas decoration that was wrapped around the mantle disconnected itself and slid down from the fireplace, landing on the floor in a small pile.
Then, in that same week, one of our landlady's dogs suddenly ran into the living room and began barking fiercely at one of the chairs (it had never done this before). It could see something lounging that we could not.
To top things off, I went to the gym one afternoon, and when I returned, a copy of the book I wrote, Understanding Life After Death, at some point had flown off my shelf and landed on the floor of my bedroom.
I placed the book back on the shelf and included a note that read "You're welcome to do it again, I don't have any problems with it." However, to date, my book hasn't moved a second time. The phenomena seemed to be a passing thing.
While some people become unnerved by this type of thing, it's important to remember what's really happening: the astral dimension is interpenetrated with our own world. And, our neighbor is not as separated as we think. Somebody who is very diligent, who lives on the astral side, can affect matter on the Earthly side if they really desire it. That's all "hauntings" really are.
Their reasons to do so are numerous: curiosity, playfulness, or even a desire to help bring people awareness that they exist. We cannot discount that some astral residents may have malevolent intentions or a desire to frighten people, but there's also no reason to believe that this is the majority of circumstances.
As for our ghost—who was it? It's hard to ever know. However, as someone who infrequently travels outside his body, I did have an astral experience one night within our home. I was in our living room, on the astral side, and I saw a girl with jeans, round glasses, short dark hair and a backpack come through the door. I immediately came up to her and told her who I was (that I lived in the same home but on the Earth-side). She appeared very surprised by my presence, but then unfortunately—the experience broke before I could talk to her.
Was she the stranger trying to make contact? It's impossible to know. However, I suspect many who live on the astral side view us as a curiosity just as we are mystified by their presence—especially since I believe many of them share the same spaces that we do, but in the astral counterparts. Perhaps, in the future, both worlds will be able to formally meet each other. But, until then, we'll continue to be mystified and at times unnecessarily frightened.


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Wonderland Revisited
You won't necessarily see rabbits with watches (late or otherwise), but there is a disease that will make you think you are in wonderland!
Head Scratchers
Use the resources below to answer the following questions:
- What are some of the symptoms of Alice In Wonderland Syndrome? How did these symptoms lead to the naming of the disease?
- What areas of the brain are believed to be involved with this syndrome? Why is it believed these specific areas are involved?
- Why do researchers feel this syndrome is underreported? Does this make sense to you? Why or why not?
- Are people with undiagnosed Alice In Wonderland Syndrome in danger? Why or why not?
- What kinds of treatments are available for this syndrome? Do these treatments lead to a cure? Why or why not?
- http://www.aliceinwonderlandsyndrome.net/
- http://bodyodd.nbcnews.com/_news/2010/03/09/4380091-when-the-world-looks-like-a-real-life-wonderland?lite
- http://www.webmd.com/migraines-headaches/video/alice-in-wonderland
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/feb/16/healthandwellbeing.familyandrelationships
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1826192/
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12207198


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Top public companies based on growth
Leaders see gains in a broad measure of categories, with RTI International Metals at the topMay 3, 2013 4:36 AM
Companies landing atop the heap in the region's growth category this year generally can boast double-digit gains across all performance categories -- firing on all cylinders as the saying goes.
The growth rankings consider four standard measures of performance: how much revenues have grown, how much profits have grown, how much the company's stock price rose and how effectively management used shareholders' money to generate profits -- a ratio known as return on equity.
The growth rankings give the region's smaller companies a fighting chance to make it to the top of the charts.
Unlike the formula used to anoint Pittsburgh's overall top performer, the growth formula ignores a company's market capitalization, actual revenue and actual net income, so that size is taken out of the equation.
This year's winner was RTI International Metals, which saw profits more than triple in 2012 to $23.5 million on revenue that shot up almost 40 percent. That performance, plus a nearly 20 percent gain in the company's stock price, more than made up for a subpar 3.2 percent return on equity.
The Moon-based titanium maker has benefitted from a push into lucrative markets in the aerospace and medical device industries while lessening its reliance on federal defense business.
Capturing the No. 2 spot was Wilmerding-based Wabtec, a maker of components for locomotives, mass transit buses and subway and freight cars.
Like the remainder of the top five, Wabtec posted double-digit gains in all four performance categories, including a nearly 50 percent jump in profits that were led higher by a resurgence in the rail industry.
Philadelphia-based cable TV/entertainment giant Comcast finished at No. 3, aided most by a nearly 60 percent boost in its stock price.
Rounding out the top five were two retailers: Downtown-based vitamin and supplement leader GNC Holdings -- pumped up by an 88 percent surge in profits -- followed by the Cranberry teen clothing company rue21, which skipped down the runway with a 31 percent gain in its stock price.intheleadcompanies
-- Patricia Sabatini: email@example.com or 412-263-3066 First Published May 3, 2013 4:00 AM


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Women of Will, The Complete Journey (2012)
Tina Packer's ground-breaking work explores the creative evolution of William Shakespeare's consciousness through his depiction of women. Each part stands on its own as a unique work, but the Colorado Shakespeare Festival is proud to present, for the first time outside of Massachusetts, the full cycle of five plays.
A note from the creator
By studying the female characters in Shakespeare's plays in the order in which the playwright wrote them, I have been tracing their development and maturation over the span of the canon.
Through his relationship with the women he creates, Shakespeare reveals much about his own character and spirit as an artist. Because the women generally survive outside the power structure of society, they look at, maneuver and reflect upon the workings of that society, not unlike an artist. The feminine sensibilities of intuition, feeling and relationship parallel those of the artist.
So, if you want to know what Shakespeare thinks, listen to the women. Because there are fewer women than men in the plays, the women often have a clear definition of being the "other." And often they manifest the very souls or spirit of the stories.
The women have a specific progression from the fighting warrior women and virgins-on-the-pedestal of the early plays to the heroines who struggle to find themselves in the middle plays, to the daughters who, through their own wholeness, are able to guide their fathers back to life in the late plays. I believe the women reflect the development of Shakespeare's own psyche. Shakespeare, being one of the greatest artists who ever lived, is able to reveal— over a 25-year span— his mind to us, and this in turn actually exposes on an archetypal level the development of a universal human psyche.
I have come to understand myself through this study. I, too, have been immersed in the plays for 35 years, both as a director and as an actress, and have an intimate relationship with most of Shakespeare's writing. In many ways, my own development as an artist is reflected in the development of his women. First there is the battle, then the negotiation. In order to survive, I personally went underground and now I am coming back from the underground to a new birth — the maiden phoenix, if you will. And whole, in a way I never was before.
— Tina Packer
Part One: The Warrior Women, from Violence to Negotiation
Part One examines the early writings of William Shakespeare, his journey to becoming a playwright and actor, and the role of theatre in Elizabethan England. We also examine the first plays Shakespeare wrote, including his early comedies (Comedy of Errors, The Taming of the Shrew,Two Gentlemen of Verona and Love's Labor's Lost) and early histories (Henry VI: Parts 1, 2, 3, andRichard III). The performance ends with the first major change in Shakespeare's attitude and portrayal of women: Juliet. "How," Packer asks, "is Shakespeare's writing impacted when he portrays a young girl as intelligent, poetic and courageous as her Romeo?"
Part Two: The Sexual Merges with the Spiritual: New Knowledge
By writing about Juliet, Shakespeare gains a deeper understanding of the relationship between men and women. He perceives that sexuality can be an intensely spiritual journey, just as spirituality can be expressed in sensual terms. Using Romeo and Juliet as a foundation, Part Two looks at the continuation of this sexual/spiritual story, first with A Midsummer Night's Dream, then The Merchant of Venice, followed by Much Ado About Nothing and Troilus and Cressida. Finally, the journey finds its supreme illumination in Antony and Cleopatra.
Part Three: Living Underground or Dying to Tell the Truth
Part Three wrestles with the middle period of Shakespeare's writing life. Through the women in these plays, Shakespeare gives us a clearer picture of the constraints put upon them. Increasingly, Shakespeare's female characters articulate the truth about what they are seeing and feeling. If these women stay dressed as women, they go mad or die (either by murder or suicide). If, however, they disguise themselves as men, they're able to find their voices, organize those around them, and enact a play that ends happily.
Part Four: Chaos is Come Again, the Lion eats the Wolf
As Shakespeare enters a period of despair, he asks: what happens when women do not desire a different voice in society? What happens when they want the same power and goals as men? The answer is illuminated inMacbeth, Coriolanus and King Lear, which Gore and Packer examine in Part Four.
Part Four then touches on Timon of Athens, in which women are represented as whores who bring disease to mankind. Yet, in this dark picture, a world dominated by fascism, Shakespeare writes his most sublime verse. At the end, Shakespeare asks: is there no way out of this killing picture?
Part Five: The Maiden Phoenix: the Daughter Redeems the Father
In Part Five, Shakespeare changes the story. His plays cease to follow the exact psychological development of the protagonists, but turn instead to myths and fairy tales. In these late plays (Pericles, Cymbeline, The Winter's Tale, The Tempest, and finally, Henry VIII) Shakespeare finds a way to make tragic events right again. It's the daughters who discover the way, with a few good men.
By examining first Pericles and then Winter's Tale, Shakespeare introduces the ingredients needed for redemption and forgiveness. The women find ways to heal the past and allow the future to unfold without the story of revenge. The last lines written by Shakespeare about a woman are Cranmer's blessing over the baby Elizabeth at the end of Henry VIII, and his evocation of what the feminine spirit can do for a society was borne out by her reign.
The Elizabethan period itself revered learning, music, poetry, dancing, painting, education and Shakespeare asks: what is the role of the artist in society? Gore and Packer investigate this question in Part Five, finishing the series in the same inquisitive spirit in which they began.
Join Tina Packer and her acting partner Nigel Gore as they explore the creative evolution of William Shakespeare's consciousness through his depiction of women. Deeply inhabiting and interpreting characters from the Bard's rich cast of female alter egos, from poisonous Lady Macbeth to winsome Juliet, Packer takes us on a journey from the narrow confines of the shrew to an expansive new world of hope and strength for women. Performed in its entirety for the first time outside of Massachusetts, each play in this epic, five-part cycle stands on its own, and the plays can be seen in any order.
Woman Tina Packer
Man Nigel Gore
|Eric Tucker
|Assistant Director
|Greg Thorson
|Voice and Speech Coach
|Margaret Jansen
|Scenic Designer
|Bruce Bergner
|Lighting Designer
|Les Dickert^
|Sound Designer
|Daniel Kluger^
|Sound Engineer
|Steven McDonald
|Hadley Kamminga-Peck
|Stage Manager
|Matt Compton*
Dramaturg's Note
William Shakespeare is notorious for writing very few female characters, yet these women, as demonstrated in Women of Will, are strong, and often give voice to Shakespeare's most subversive ideas. Given that these women were often based on historical figures (Joan of Arc, Margaret Beaufort, Lady Elizabeth York) or mythological figures (Hippolyta and the goddesses), understanding the daily perils of life for a woman helps us understand just how remarkable Shakespeare's women really are.
A 15th-century Englishwoman's life depended almost exclusively on the men around her. Her father's household determined her status in society. If she were born to an aristocratic family, she would likely be weaned by a wet nurse, taught by a governess, and "placed out", or raised in a household with even higher status so that she could make an advantageous marriage. In any case, she would be expected to learn to spin, weave, sew, and embroider, and would possibly also be taught to read and write, speak Latin, play music, and dance. The education of women was a recent idea, and not everyone agreed with it.
If she were born to a country family, the land dictated her life. She would rise early to tend the cows and hens (from which she could gather milk and eggs, make butter and cheese, and trade the excess in the market). She would be expected to cook, clean, spin wool, weave, sew, do laundry, and raise children.
In both cases, a woman's marriage was most often a business arrangement between families. She would be expected to marry with her hair down, a symbol of her virtue. She rarely had much say in the selection of a husband; she hoped he was not a cruel man. Divorce was possible, but very difficult to obtain after the shenanigans of Henry VIII. It was relatively common for a wife to aid her husband in his business, sometimes even managing the accounts as she managed the household. A widow could even take over the business upon her husband's death and keep it running. Titles, lands, and properties could be inherited through the female line, a relatively new concept but one that had proved crucial during the Wars of the Roses.
A woman's primary job was to produce children. She could be married as young as 12 years old, and expect to be pregnant once a year after that. On average, women carried 15 children full term, and about half of those lived through their infancy. Raising the children and running the household was her job until death, usually in her mid-forties. She was expected to be obedient to her husband, quiet and yielding, throughout their marriage; a man's worst curse was having a shrew for a wife, since a husband should always be able to control her.
Women of Will has five parts: strong women, aware women, women with secrets, women rejecting their roles, and women redeeming men. Each of these categories has a source, a place in 16th century society, though it is typically the exception to the rule. Because Shakespeare's women are the exception, he is able to give them powerful voices, allowing their wills to win out over their socially assigned natures.
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My brother found one for me at Target and I got around to putting it together last night. While its not as exciting as the AT-AT or BMF, I think its a good vehicle that will appeal to collectors or kids. Its has a very solid feeling to it. I kinda thought that the detaching cockpit would be rather loose, but thats not a problem at all. The wings attach very solidly to the body(a little too well). I couldn't figure out how to move the wings up and down at first. I thought it was similiar to the imperial shuttle, so I was looking for the button. Well, there isn't one for that. You pull them up and down by hand. They basically lock(very well) into the landing, playset, and flight modes.
The playset feature I think kids will enjoy alot. I prefer to have it set up in just the shuttle mode and load it down with troops and equipment. I think it works well in both modes.
There are plenty of phrases and sound effects to make any kid happy. The only lights it has are inside the cargo bay. I kinda wished the engines would have lit up.
An assembly note: I had a heck of a time getting the wings to snap into place. It takes a fair amount of force and you're pushing it down at an awkward angle. I found that the best thing to do is loosen the screws on the wing where it attaches to the main body, push it on, and tighten the screws back up. Those puppies should never fall off.
At $80, its a decent value. The CW Y-Wing was $70 a few years back and you weren't getting the electronics and all the other features this thing has.


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By David Wheeler/Special to the NEMS Daily Journal
MOOREVILLE – Mooreville and Booneville have certainly played in a warmer-weather, post-season position on the calendar.
But in the cold of early March, the matchup of two Class 3A fast-pitch softball playoff teams from a season ago belonged to the host Lady Troopers with an 8-0 victory over the Lady Devils Thursday.
"It was nice to come back and beat a team that put us out of the playoffs," said Mooreville head coach Perry Wilburn, whose Lady Troopers were eliminated from the 2012 playoffs by Booneville. "We played well, and we pitched well tonight.
"And we got timely hits."
The positive pitching for the Lady Troopers (5-2) was supplied by eighth grader Hallie Donald, who scattered six hits over her seven shutout innings.
Spreading out the Booneville hits certainly applied to this contest, with the Lady Devils never getting a runner past second base. Booneville (1-3) did get runners on first and second with no one out in each of the fourth and fifth innings, but failed to convert.
"This was ugly, too many mistakes," first year Booneville head coach Jeremy Reece said. "This is what happens when you give a team extra opportunities.
"And Mooreville didn't make any mistakes for us to take advantage of."
Mooreville got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the first inning on an RBI single by Miah Edmonds. But the Lady Troopers did most of their damage in the third frame.
Mooreville plated six runs in the inning on just two hits. A hard grounder past first by Lexie Weaver scored two, and Donald added an RBI single during the inning.
Booneville starting pitcher Caroline Goodwin went two and two-thirds, and was charged with seven runs. Madison Davis allowed one run in relief for the Lady Devils.
Mooreville is in action Saturday at the South Pontotoc tournament against North Pontotoc and South Pontotoc.


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Retinal detachment repair is eye surgery to place a detached retina back into its normal position.
A detached retina means the light-sensitive tissue in the back of the eye has separated from its supporting layers.
This article describes the repair of rhegmatogenous retinal detachments -- retinal detachments that occur due to a hole or tear in the retina.
Scleral buckling; Vitrectomy; Pneumatic retinopexy; Laser retinopexy
Most retinal detachment repair operations are urgent. A detached retina lacks oxygen, which causes cells in the area to die. This can lead to blindness.
If holes or tears in the retina are found before a detachment occurs, an ophthalmologist can close the holes using a laser. This is usually done in the doctor's office.
If the retina has just started to detach, a procedure called pneumatic retinopexy may be done to repair it.
Severe detachments need more advanced surgery. The following procedures are done in a hospital or outpatient surgery center:
For some complex detachments, both procedures may be done during the same operation.
Retinal detachments do not improve without treatment. Repair is needed to prevent permanent vision loss.
The urgency of the surgery depends on the location and extent of the detachment. If the detachment has not affected the central vision area (the macula), surgery should be done quickly, usually the same day. This is necessary to prevent further detachment of the retina and to increase the chance of preserving good vision.
If the macula detaches, the surgery can still be done to prevent total blindness, but the vision will not be as good. If the macula has already detached, it is already too late. Eye doctors can wait a week to 10 days to schedule surgery.
Risks for retinal detachment surgery include:
General anesthesia may be needed. The risks for any anesthesia are:
The chances of successful reattachment of the retina depend on the number of holes, their size, and whether there is scar tissue in the area.
Most of the time, the retina can be reattached with only one operation, although some people need several surgeries. Less than 10% of detachments cannot be repaired. Failure to repair the retina always leads to poor or no vision in the eye.
After surgery, the quality of vision depends on where the detachment occurred, and the cause:
The procedures usually do not require an overnight hospital stay.
You may need to limit physical activity for some time.
If the retina is repaired using the gas bubble procedure, you need to keep your head face down or turned to one side for several days or weeks. It is important to maintain this position so the gas bubble pushes the retina into place.
Patients with a gas bubble in the eye may not fly or go to high altitudes until the gas bubble dissolves. This usually happens within a few weeks.
Connolly BP, Regillo CD. Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.In: Tansman W, Jaeger EA, eds. Duane's Ophthalmology. 15th ed. Philadelphia,Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2012: vol 3, chap 27.
Williams GA, Aaberg TM Jr. Techniques of scleral buckling.In: Tansman W, Jaeger EA, eds. Duane's Ophthalmology. 15th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2012: vol 6, chap 59.
Yanoff M, Cameron D. Disorders of the visual system. In:Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 431.
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A highlight of Historic Charleston Foundation's Antiques Week is their annual Luncheon Lecture. They always hit it out of the park, with headliners like Martha Stewart, gardening dynamo P. Allen Smith, and Dorothy Draper & Co. design legend Carleton Varney (the latter was an evening event).
This year, HCF invited New York designer Eric Cohler as their speaker—another home run. I won't go into Cohler's whole bio again (we published a profile on him in Fall/Winter 2009), but he's been published in a dozen national shelter magazines and is known for his adeptness in mixing styles, colors, and concepts to create dashing rooms. Talking with him for our Charleston Home story, his ideas, philosophy, and decorating approach struck me as surprisingly accessible, which is my priority.
So how did last Friday's talk translate into real-life, usable ideas? I can't speak for any of the other guests, but here are five things that got my attention, and how they relate to our own humble attempts at dressing our dwellings.
1. Journey
At the center of the talk was the concept of the Grand Tour—the tradition of upper class men of 17th-19th century Europe (and later, America) leaving home to travel around Europe. They would return with spoils from their journey; often, a primary purpose was to furnish their homes with these finds. Through a modern-day Grand Tour or just the drumbeats of life, most of our homes are still furnished similarly—and this is wise for those of us who look to our homes to remain centered, to serve as reminders of who we are and how we got there. The old wooden bookcase I bought when I moved to Hoboken, New Jersey; my grandmother's martini glasses; the books that have been with me everywhere. Cohler's talk was a reminder to me to move meaningless, distracting items (clutter, anyone?) further out of the picture and to keep treasures like these in the forefront.
2. Art
"An art collection says, 'I've arrived.'"
Cohler was again referring to the Grand Tour era with this statement, but I came back to it as he pointed to a series of examples of how various works of art influence his designs. I'm far from an art connoisseur, but here's what I like about that method: anyone can look at a collection of paintings and pick out their favorite; and after that, anyone can point to what they like best about that single work. For example: I like John Singer Sargent's Venice in Gray Weather. My reasons? Venice feels romantic and old, and I like both in a city. I'm a strange, breed (Irish girl) who takes more comfort in clouds than the sun. The grey colors are good on white walls near a window. The pop of color in the foreground gives the scene energy. I could go on. The point is, this painting tells me I crave a certain moodiness, a few pops of color, and a sense of history. Why not look at art as a cheat sheet? Extrapolate a color, a blend of colors, a feeling, a shape and work it into your surroundings.
3. Taste
"There's no excuse for having no taste. Have good taste, have bad taste. Just don't have no taste." —Diana Vreeland
"Taste cannot be controlled by law." —Thomas Jefferson
"Nothing is in good taste unless it suits the way you live." —Billy Baldwin
All these quotes came up in Cohler's talk and were worth noting. The last one is the best and speaks for itself. The photo below is a Cohler-designed library--the ceiling is a creative example of his (and Vreeland's) philosophy that whatever you do, you should always make a statement. I wouldn't be that daring, but I will try to work in more pieces that I love. Weird and eccentric included. After all, it's my house. Why not?
4. Friction.
"Every room needs friction."
This concept at first sounded like something scientific you learn in design school (i.e., height + weight/ house age = Fabulous). Not so. It's as simple as this: Mix, mix, mix. The example he showed was this casual, light-filled dining area. The contemporary glass table was nothing special and bought for a song and is paired with six traditional, curvy wooden chairs that were, well, not so cheap. And it worked. Friction in design is all about defying uniformity. I can do that. It's actually more difficult to get everything suited just right than to pick up pieces because you love each on its own (for their price or their look). Thank goodness good design today calls for scouring the sales and cast-offs.
5. Drama
"Dining rooms should be exuberant, exaggerated spaces."
If you're unfamiliar with Cohler's interiors, trust me that his rooms make sense. Certainly the drama dial is turned up in some, but he's a livability guy first. So when he said the above quote about dining rooms, I paid attention more than I would if, say, Kelly Wearstler were behind the mic. He reasoned that because this is where we entertain, we should think of these rooms as our theater. A one-room license to be a drama queen? I'm a white sofa, natural woods, decorate-with-books kind of girl, but I think I could still do it. I'd start with a fancy wallpaper like the one below and go to town. (Derwent from Osborne & Little's Folia Collection)


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Alternate name: Fishhook Pincushion
Family: Cactaceae, Cactus view all from this family
Description A low, cylindrical cactus with one or several stems and many hooked spines; flowers pink or lavender.
Habit: succulent native perennial shrub; variable.
Height: 2.75-6 in (7-15 cm) or more.
Stem: spherical to cylindrical, 3-4.3 in (7.5-11 cm) diameter.
Leaf: spine, white to gray to red-brown; radial spines dense, obscuring stem, 20-35 per areole, 0.25-0.5 in (6-12 mm) long; central spines sometimes hooked, 1-4 per areole, 0.5-1 in (12-25 mm) long.
Flower: vase-shaped, pink to lavender to red-purple (rarely white), 0.8-1.8 in (20-45 mm) wide; in ring around upper stem.
Fruit: cylindrical to club-shaped berry, bright red, 0.5-1 (12-25 mm) in long; projecting in ring from upper stem.
Flower April to September.
Habitat Dry silty, sandy, gravelly, or rocky soils of igneous or calcareous origin: deserts, arid grasslands, Chihuahuan and Sonoran desert scrub, interior chaparral, oak woodlands, alluvial slopes, hills, canyons, washes, plains; 260-4600 ft (80-1400 m).
Range Southeastern California east to western Texas and south to northern Mexico.
Discussion Also known as Graham's fishhook cactus, Arizona fishhook cactus, pincushion cactus, fishhook pincushion cactus. Sometimes categorized as Mammillaria grahamii, not a variety. Collection restricted in Arizona. The genus name refers to the projections on the stems, which resemble mammary glands. Similar species of Mammillaria and Coryphantha are distinguished by the position of the flower relative to the cluster of spines. In Coryphantha older projections have a groove on the upper side. Both genera have some species with hooked spines. The wild-plant enthusiast who wishes to find reference to Graham's Nipple Cactus in more technical literature must check under two more scientific names: the long-used M. microcarpa and the recently used M. milleri. The synonymy reflects historical problems in nomenclature and the difficulty of obtaining a satisfactory classification, problems that are very common in the Cactaceae.


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Smelling Like RosesThursday, August 14th, 2008
People think that Oxford is always comparing itself to Norwich. That's just not the case. The true rivalry is with Greene. At least it was when I was in school back in the days before time. You can imagine, then, my dismay when I learned during tour of Greene's waste water treatment facility earlier this week, that Greene's *&%# really doesn't stink.
I'll admit it. I wasn't looking forward to the tour. But I needed to gather information for a story, so I sucked it up and made the call to the Village of Greene's Superintendent of Public Works Bob Nowalk.
I was kind of hoping he'd tell me not to come down. Instead, he offered to make time in his schedule later that day to give me a full tour. How could I have said no? (No, really. How?)
I drove very slowly all the way from Norwich to Greene. I used my extra travel time to practice breathing through my mouth.
As it turned out, I needn't have bothered. Both of the lift stations Bob showed me, as well as the treatment plant itself, were virtually odor free. I don't mean this in the way that advertisers say those excruciatingly painful hair removal products are "virtually pain free." It really did not smell.
I was left thinking: "Why the heck not?" After all, you only need to drive down Route 12 through Oxford at the right (or wrong) time to know that our *&%# DOES stink.
While Bob provided the technical explanation, siting Greene's anaerobic process vs Oxford's aerobic process, I struggled with it until he brought it down to terms I could more easily understand.
"If you stir the *&%#," Bob said, "It's gonna stink."
One thing we've always been good at in Oxford is stirring it up.


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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 , 2:53 PM GMT on March 21, 2012
Summer in March continued for the eighth day yesterday, toppling dozens of records for hottest March day in both the U.S. and Canada. Nearly every major airport in Michigan's Lower Peninsula tied or set records for their hottest March temperature, including Detroit (82°), Flint (84°F), Saginaw (83°F), Grand Rapids (83°), Muskegon (82°), Lansing (83°), Alpena (84°), Gaylord (80°), Pellston (84°), Traverse City (86°), and Houghton Lake (81°). Most of these records will be broken again today or tomorrow. Detroit's current string of six days over 70° is unprecedented so early in the year. One has to go back over 125 years to find an early-season warm spell that compares, and even that streak occurred in April, a full month later (April 16 - 24, 1886.)
Pellston, Michigan in the Northern Lower Peninsula is called "Michigan's Icebox", since it frequently records the coldest temperatures in the state, and in the entire nation. But the past four days, Pellston has topped out at 80° - 84°F, the first 80°F March days in their history. Yesterday's 84° reading broke the previous record for the date (55° in 1976 and 1948) by an unbelievable 29°, and was 44°F above average. Nearby Traverse City hit 86°F yesterday, which was 45°F above the average high for the date, and was the fourth consecutive day with a hottest March temperature on record.
Figure 1. Summer-like temperatures this March in the Midwest have heated up Lake Michigan to record warm levels for this time of year. The average temperature of the lake is characteristic of what occurs in June. Image credit: NOAA. Thanks to wunderground member Neapolitan for posting this image in my blog comments.
Hot times in Lake Michigan
The NWS in Chicago reported yesterday that the Windy City's high of 85°F that day boosted the average temperature for the month to levels that would make March the 7th warmest April in the city's 140-year record. The unprecedented March warmth in the states surrounding Lake Michigan have heated the lake to temperatures never seen before this early in the year. Water temperatures at the South Lake Michigan buoy were 46 - 47°F yesterday (8°C), which is about 10°F above average for this time of year, and typical of early June temperatures.
Record March warmth spreads into New England
Temperatures across much of Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine yesterday were the warmest on record for so early in the year. Burlington, Vermont's 80°F was 39°F above the average high for the date, and the earliest 80° reading in recorded history. Concord, New Hampshire (81°) and Bangor, Maine (78°), also had their warmest temperatures for so early in the year. The 73°F recorded in Caribou, Maine tied for that city's highest March temperature on record, and broke the record for the date by a remarkable 23°F.
Record warmth continues in Canada
Numerous all-time warmest March temperatures were recorded in Ontario, Canada yesterday, including Windsor at 27°C (previous record, 26.6°C), Sarnia (26°C, previous record 25.6°C), and London (25°C, previous record 24.8°C). High temperatures for Wednesday and Thursday across Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia are likely to break records for hottest March day for most of the major cities in these provinces, including Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, St. Johns, and Halifax.
Figure 2. The jet stream pattern features a large, southwards dipping bulge over the Western U.S., creating a trough of low pressure with cold and snow, and a large, northwards looping bulge over the Central U.S., creating a record-strength ridge of high pressure. The Western U.S. trough has cut off into a "cut-off low" that will slowly drift eastwards during the remainder of the week.
Summer in March ends by Friday
The unprecedented Summer in March conditions are due to a loop in the jet stream that has created a large upper-level ridge of high pressure that is stuck in place over the Eastern U.S. Since the jet stream acts as the boundary between cold air to the north and warm air to the south, and the large loop in the jet places its axis far to the north of the eastern U.S., summer-like warmth has developed over the eastern half of the U.S. Conversely, colder than average temperatures have developed over the western third of the U.S. behind the southwards-dipping loop of the jet stream. This jet stream pattern is too extreme to be stable, and the big loop over the Western U.S. has broken off to form a giant eddy. The resulting area of low pressure is known as a "cut-off low", because it is cut off from the jet stream. The cut-off low will drift slowly eastwards during the week, gradually bringing an end to "Summer in March" over the Eastern half of the U.S. by Friday.
How rare is this Summer in March heat event?
One measure of how record-breaking this "Summer in March" heat wave has been is the impact it had on NOAA's National Climatic Data Center web site. The extremes section of the their web site has been down since last Friday, since their software has been unable to handle both the huge number of records being set and the huge demand from people wanting to see these records. The web site came back on-line this morning with software re-engineered to handle the load, but only with data through Sunday.
We can also quantify how rare a meteorological event is by looking at statistics of past years. By averaging together at least 30 years of data to take a representative snapshot of the climate, we can generate a mean and a standard deviation of the data. The standard deviation gives a measure of how much the data fluctuates around the mean.
In comparing deviations from normal across wide regions, it helps to normalize the deviations. A temperature deviation of 3 degrees C may be not that unusual in one region, but may be very significant in another. The solution is to use climatological anomalies (which we often refer to by the Greek letter, sigma.) Calculating the climatological anomaly is a two step process. First, we calculate the difference between a quantity (i.e., temperature) and it's 30-year average value. Then we normalize the difference by dividing it with the 30-year standard deviation. From statistical theory, we know how unusual climatological anomalies are by value:
Odds of a deviation > 1 climatological anomaly=31.7%
Odds of a deviation > 2 climatological anomalies=4.5%
Odds of a deviation > 3 climatological anomalies=0.27%
Odds of a deviation > 4 climatological anomalies=6.34/1000%
Odds of a deviation > 5 climatological anomalies=5.7/100000%
Odds of a deviation > 6 climatological anomalies=1.9/1000000%
So, if we have a 30-year history of high temperatures for a particular date, we'd expect 20 of those years to be 1-sigma years, when the temperature is plus or minus 34% of average (ten colder years, and ten warmer years.) Rare 2-sigma events occur 4.5% of the time, so we should have about 16 of these per year. Even rarer 3-sigma events occur just 0.27% of the time, or just one day per year, on average. Truly extreme 4-sigma events should only occur once every 43 years. Much of Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Northeast Iowa, and the eastern Dakota have experienced multiple 4-sigma days over the past week.
Wunderground is computing 30-year means of the weather for each day of the year using data from the Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR) (NOMADS data repository). Here is a description how a reanalysis works. CFSR is notable because it is the first reanalysis to use a coupled atmosphere-ocean model. As a result, CFSR has physically consistent estimates of the conditions of the atmosphere, ocean, and land. CFSR has data from 1979 (When polar-orbiting satellites became able to estimate vertical profiles of temperature) to 2010. We can take the mean and standard deviation for each calendar day using this history, and compare it to the current forecast from the GFS model. The result is an image showing how far from average the temperatures are. Yesterday, the analysis showed that Michigan experienced temperatures that were 4 - 5 climatological anomalies warmer than average (4-sigma to 5-sigma), the type of extreme that occurs between once every 43 years and once every 4779 years. Of course, using 30 years of data to estimate extreme events with a return period of centuries is a sketchy proposition. However, keep in mind that had we used a century-long climatology instead of using the past 30 years, yesterday's warmth would have been classified as much more extreme, since the climate has warmed considerably in the past 30 years. It is highly unlikely the warmth of the current "Summer in March" heat wave could have occurred unless the climate was warming.
Figure 3. Climatological anomalies for March 20, 2012. Michigan experienced temperatures that were 4 - 5 climatological anomalies warmer than average (4-sigma to 5-sigma), the type of extreme that occurs between once every 43 years and once every 4779 years. Wunderground plans to make these plots available in real time on our web site later this year.
Heavy rains create flash flood concerns in Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma
Widespread rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches have fallen over the past two days in Eastern Texas, Eastern Oklahoma, Western Arkansas, and Louisiana over the past two days, creating a serious flash flood hazard. So far, no major river flooding has been reported, and it appears the damage from this flood event will be limited. A few rainfall amounts from the event, from 7 pm CDT Sunday - 3 am CDT Wednesday, taken from the latest NWS Storm Summary:
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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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How to setup a modern HP printer in Ubuntu Linux
Are you the (un)lucky owner of a modern HP printer which needs a closed-source binary plug-in? And are you using Ubuntu Linux? Then you might know the detailed error message Plug-in install failed which occurs when you try to setup the printer with HP Toolbox (From the hplip-gui package shipped with Ubuntu):
Looks like there is a permission problem somewhere. Not sure if it is Ubuntu's or HP's fault. Running the HP Toolbox as root might fix the problem but unfortunately it refuses to run as root. But there is an easy way to work around this problem. When you try to install the plug-in the HP Toolbox downloads a plug-in installation script from an HP server to your
/tmp directory. It then executes it (Without root privileges I guess) which fails. That's why you get the Plug-in install failed error message. Cancel all dialogs and close the HP Toolbox and execute this command in your terminal:
sudo bash /tmp/hplip-3.12.2-plugin.run.1
The version number may be different so check out which files are located in your
/tmp directory first. You'll have to confirm the license and after the installation is complete it will print Done to the console. When it didn't print Done then something went wrong. Maybe you forgot to execute it with
sudo? When the installation was successful then start the HP Toolbox again and setup your printer. The tool will not try to install the plug-in again because this time it is already there and it works.
Happy printing (and happy scanning and faxing if your printer supports it)!