text: The General Zod wiki last edited by archibald on 05/03/17 11:53PM View full history Current EventsSuicide Squad - After disappearing for some time after his battle with New 52 Superman and Wonder Woman, Zod finally made his return to the DCU, caged in an undersea prison known as The Black Vault and released by The Suicide Squad. His first act upon his freedom is to attack Captain Boomerang, completely disintegrating him. OriginJust as the El family is a staple among the Scientist guild of Krypton, the Zod family is a staple of the Military. Generations ago Zod's ancestor and namesake, Admiral Dru-Zod, once led the Military Council, in power before the Kryptonian Science Council came to rule, and Krypton to the head of a large empire that scoured galaxies. That dynasty ended when Bav Sor-El's Science Council was able to convince the people of Krypton of the immorality of the Empire and oust Har-Zod and his Military Council during elections. The Kryptonian Navy would be dismantled, with the exception of Dru-Zod's ship which would haunt Superman later. The military was delegated to peace-keeping tasks on Krypton, and the Zods continued to serve.Months before the destruction of Krypton, Jor-El convinced his friend, mentor and intellectual peer Non that their planet was indeed doomed. The word of two of the most respected scholars of Krypton was not enough to sway the Council, whose only action in the matter was to forbid any further talk on the subject. While Jor-El chose to fight a Sisyphean battle to convince the Kryptonian Council, Non spread the word to the people. Non's actions were considered rebellious, and the council dispatched their most fearsome commander, General Zod, to dispatch of him. Zod, though, was swayed by Non's words and became convinced of the impending destruction of Krypton. His most trusted lieutenant and loyal lover Ursa also joined his cause.The council quickly reacted to the insurrection by kidnapping Non in his sleep and lobotomizing him. They then arrested the three defectors and sentenced them to the Phantom Zone at the request of Jor-El. Jor-El agreed to desist in his attempts to convince the Council in return for a humane punishment to death for his contemporaries. After the verdict Zod declared that the only way to save Krypton was to overthrow the stubborn Kryptonian Council, and rule Krypton in their place. Their brutal escape attempt was quelled, but not before members of the Council were slaughtered.The verdict still stood though, as the judgment of the Council is final, and Jor-El administered the punishment, banishing them to the Phantom Zone. For his actions, or inaction, Zod regarded Jor-El as a coward. Zod vowed, "..one day we will return, and when we do, I will be Krypton's ruler. And then...I will make you the slave to me that you are to the council. You will kneel before me. Both you and one day... your son!"CreationGeneral Zod was created by Robert Bernstein and George Papp. Adventure Comics #283 was his first appearance.Character EvolutionArt by Adam Kubert.A boy crashed onto earth in a Kryptonian vessel, mirroring Superman's own origins. Superman was relieved that yet another survivor of Krypton had surfaced, but the child's origins were not so innocent. The child was the son of Ursa and General Zod, the most dangerous criminals within the Phantom Zone. The boy's appearance on earth triggered the promised return of Zod, Ursa and Non. Upon their escape from the Phantom Zone, Zod and the others went to the Fortress of Solitude to gain information from Jor-El's recordings. They then journeyed to Metropolis.Arriving in Metropolis, Zod set about making his plans for Earth, or New Krypton, a reality. While his wife Ursa confronted Lois Lane to retrieve their son, he took Non and confronted Kal-El. Zod and Non were able to overpower Kal and trap him in the Phantom Zone, a fitting punishment in Zod's eyes. Zod then freed the other criminals of the Phantom Zone, and set about re-creating Metropolis and Earth in Kypton's image. With the aid of only a few Kryptonians he was able to defeat the Justice League and subjugate the people of Metropolis. While he was attempting to discipline Lois, his son Lor stepped in on her behalf, attacking him.At the same time a newly freed Kal-El teamed with Lex Luthor and his Superman Revenge Squad to defeat him and the other escaped criminals. As Zod battled Kal-El, Luthor managed to use Phantom Zone rockets to blast every being who came into contact with it, including Superman, back. While Kal was spared when Lor willingly took his place, Zod was pulled into the Zone. As he disappeared he mentioned the other "horror" held in the Zone and promised to unleash it when he escaped again. Zod planned to continue with his vow, and personally make Kal-El kneel before him.Major Story ArcsPocket UniverseSuperman vs Zod and his croniesZod was one of the three Kryptonian criminals who took over the Time Trapper's pocket universe after Superboy was killed. When Zod, Quex-Ul and Zaora had decimated the entire population of that Earth, Superman was forced to execute them using kryptonite, a deed that would plague his conscience for years.False KryptonIn the duplicate Krypton created by Brainiac-13, another fascist counterpart of Zod was defeated by Superman.Russian ZodZedThe son of Russian Cosmonauts, the unborn boy who would be codenamed "Zed" was affected when Kal-El's spacecraft and a chunk of Kryptonite irradiated his parents. He was born terminally weak and getting weaker, but exposure to red sun radiation made him super-powerful. Influenced by the ghost of the Zod from the Time Trapper's world, he plotted to turn the yellow sun red, but was defeated when Lex Luthor unexpectedly allied with Superman. After losing his powers, he attacked Superman with such force that he himself was killed.New KryptonWhen the bottle city of Kandor, the true Kryptonian Kandor, is found by Kal-El and released on Earth there were over 600 soldiers loyal to Zod numbered among them. Two of those soldiers, Commander Gor and Lieutenant Mur, had trouble believing that Zod betrayed Krypton, and felt he was justified in his actions. They also had trouble understanding why Kal-El stopped him. They decided to free him from the Phantom Zone, and entered the Fortress of Solitude only to be stopped by a new Nightwing and Flamebird.Alura, though, had made a pact with Commander Gor and the rest of his military faction regarding the release of Zod and his followers from the Phantom Zone. At some point during the events following the death of her husband, Alura made good on that promise, releasing Zod, Ursa, and Non from captivity. Unbeknownst to the general populace of Kandor, Zod became the true power behind their forces and as New Krypton settled into its orbit around Sol, Zod prepared to reveal his presence to his people. Superman was eventually pulled into the conflict with Earth. However, General Zod accused Kal-El and Asha Del-Nar of treason when they refused to execute a criminal. As the trial was going on, Dyn-Xe tried to argue that Zod had a personal vendetta against the House of El. Much to the dismay of Dyn-Xe, Kal El pled guilty and had to wait a day to be judged. Zod offered to allow Kal to escape but Kal did not.On the day of judgement, Zod told the judges that Kal should be cleansed from his sins on the account of Nova, by the Religious Guild. Kal was cleared from his charges, and at the next day at the parade, Kal and Zod were joined by Alura and Kara. A Kryptonian by the name of Ral-Dar rushed through the crowd and fired a weapon at Zod. A wounded Zod made Superman the new General in charge of New Krypton's Military Guild.Zod recoverd just in time to save Superman, Adam Strange, and Tyr-Van from being killed. Zod stopped the execution and together with Kal-el found out who was the last member of the traitors to Krypton and arrested him after getting him to confess to the crimes. As Kal-el and Zod were talking about how Kal-el had changed New Krypton by helping the Labor Guild get on the Council, Brainiac attacked New Krypton.Other VersionsEarth-15 SupermanZod as the Superman of Earth-15General Zod is the Superman of Earth-15. A peaceful Earth, he and his wife were expecting a child before Superman-Prime showed up and killed Zod because he was not a maniac. Prime then destroyed that Earth.Earth-40 JSA Liberty FilesZod Earth-40The Zod of this universe was not a general of any kind. He was recast as a sociopath 11 year-old, who created a deadly synthetic virus on Krypton for no reason other than fun. Zod was banished to the Phantom Zone because of his actions, he was the first child cast into the Phantom Zone, until American scientists breached the Zone and discovered him. Taken in by the government and named "Clark Kent", Zod would fool most of his adult superiors by playing the role of a scared child until he grew up and became the adult "Super-Man".Superman & Batman: GenerationsS/B GenerationsGeneral Dru-Zod was one of 3 other Kryptonian criminals, Zaora & Quex-Ul, that were sentenced to the Phantom Zone prior to Krypton's Destruction. In 1997, Zod and his companions were taunting Superman and his willingness to defend the human race as he watched his grandson Clark Wayne, aka Knight-Wing, battle a mind controlled Ransak, under the command of Douglas Manson's daughter Amanda. He along with the two other criminals were also amazed when Superman was able to appear as a visible phantom before Amanda in order to distract her long enough for Knight-Wing to incapacitate her, whereas they were unable to do the same.Tiny Titans / Superman Family AdventuresTiny Titans ZodGeneral Zod along with Ursa & Non appear as recurring characters in Tiny Titans and its sequel series Superman Family Adventures.Powers/AbilitiesGeneral Dru-Zod when exposed to the yellow rays of Earth's Sun gains the standard Kryptonian Powerset including Superhuman Strength, Agility, Speed, Durability, Mild Regeneration, Heightened Senses, Flight, Invulnerability, Heat Vision, X-Ray Vision, Binocular Vision, Super Breath, & Freeze Breath.On top of these powers General Zod is head of Krypton's military and is a proficient hand to hand fighter & weapons user. He's also in command of the vast manpower and resources to Krypton's military. Generally compared to Superman, Zod's military training allows him to be abit more efficient when it comes to combat in comparison's to Superman's usual straight up brawling approach.Other MediaSuperman: The Movie and Superman IITerrance Stamp as General ZodGeneral Zod was responsible for Krypton's defenses, but secretly conspired to overthrow the Kryptonian council and replace it with his own. For his crimes, Zod was sentenced to the Phantom Zone with 2 of his followers, Non and Ursa, and vowed to avenge his imprisonment, assuring Jor-El that if he did not join with Zod, he or his heir would one day kneel before him.When Zod, Non, and Ursa are freed and arrive on Earth, they battle with Kal-El as a means of settling their vendetta with Jor-El, as well as attempting to take control of Earth. Superman is able to neutralize their powers at the Fortress of Solitude.In the movie General Zod was played by Terence Stamp.Man of SteelMichael Shannon in Man of SteelGeneral Zod, along with Faora, are the main antagonists for Zack Synder's Man of Steel (2013) movie, a reboot of the Superman film franchise. General Dru-Zod is played by Michael Shannon. Unlike previous depictions, Zod is portrayed as less vengeful toward Superman, rather what Shannon describes is that "He actually has some affection for anybody who's a Kryptonian, including Superman… He doesn't really have any malignant feelings towards him; he just wants him to be patriotic."In the movie General Zod is the deeply patriotic head of Krypton's military forces, but is put into suspended animation when he attempts a coup when he learns Krypton is doomed, ironically saving him and his companions from sharing Kryptons eventual fate. Zod's motivation towards his superiors lies in his belief that it Krypton has come to it's end thanks to the 'degenerate' bloodlines that ran it.Zod and his companions escaped the Phantom Zone with Krypton's destruction and spent the next 33 years traveling to the outposts of Krypton's ancient empire before becoming aware of where Kal-El and the Codex had been sent by Jor and Lara-El.Though initially unwilling to expose himself to the yellow sun of Earth, Zod is shown to be able to master the powers Kal spent years unlocking from the exposure.SmallvilleGeneral Zod was first mentioned during the fifth season of the show by Brainiac. When Zod was released from the Phantom Zone, it became clear that his true vessel was Lex Luthor. After taking control of his body and 'consuming his essence', Zod tried to take control over Earth by damaging the satellite system but his plan failed to destroy Clark's appearance. The two fought and finally Clark managed to send Zod back to the Phantom Zone by using a Kryptonian artifact his father had given him earlier.Zod finding out that Jor El is on EarthAfter the Traveler defeating the Beast (Clark vs. Doomsday) from the Orb, life emerged. It was revealed that it contained the DNA of Zod and his Kandorian army. Upon their arrival, Zod (as Major Zod) see that they have no power although the yellow Sun is shining. The army holds Zod captive together along with Tess Mercer (who is now the acting CEO of LuthorCorp after Lex's apparent death). Zod stands up and with his catchphrase of 'kneel before Zod', swearing his allegiance to his men and that he will find the answers they are looking for, or he will die in the quest.Three weeks later an airborne virus was released by Coats, one of his men which turned people into zombies. The spread of the virus could only be stopped by using Kryptonian blood. Zod acknowledged this and put a picture together that the mysterious 'Blur' of Metropolis, who possesses supernatural abilities, used his blood to stop the madness. This said that 'Blur' is a Kryptonian so Zod thought that the Blur may be none other than Jor-El who is on Earth as well and he may be the key to their potential and the zombie cure.After teaming up with Tess Mercer, Zod created the RAO Corporation, in which his goal was to turn the Yellow Sun into Red Sun, which could potentially give them powers, but what he didn't know is that Jor-El indeed was on Earth but without powers. After torturing him for information ultimately Alia another of Zod's men killed him. Zod finally found out that Kal-El is Jor-El's son and he is the 'Blur'. Clark arrived to Zod's hiding place where to his surprise Zod ordered his men to 'kneel before Kal-El'.Clark befriends Zod and the two work together to make Earth their second home. The Kandorian army also settles in and accepts their fate (that they will not return) except Zod, who still wants to get his powers, and begins searching for an artifact called 'The Book of Rao' (a possible Kryptonian bible/manual?) which holds the Many Secrets of the Universe.After being shot by a man who claimed that aliens were experimenting on him, Clark used his blood to heal Zod. Unfortunately, Clark had no idea that by doing this, Zod had gained Clark's powers, begun posing as the Blur, and asked for Lois' help to investigate Tess. After sleeping with her, Tess tells Zod that Kryptonite is the only weakness that Kryptonians have."It's time to share our Birthrights"After being exposed to Red Kryptonite, Clark teams up with Zod and together they go to the Fortress of Solitude where Clark revealed that it's a 'piece of Krypton on Earth'. Metallo then arrives and defeats them due his kryptonite hearth. Clark's red kryptonite infection is now gone and Zod flies off. After this, Zod brought together his army to the fortress and using his own blood (donated from Clark earlier), he gave his people their powers replying that now is the time to share their birthrights.After betraying him, Zod killed his wife Faora who was pregnant at the time. Swearing vengeance, he went after Checkmate and burned down the entire castle, returns to the Fortress with his army afterwards. The army under Zod confronts Clark, and Zod said that he will recreate Krypton on Earth and will burn Earth.Eventually Zod was revealed to Lois as the 'Blur'. Zod then asks Lois to steal the 'Book of Rao' from Clark, then it is discovered that the Book transfers all Kryptonians to another place of existence-- and for this reason, Zod wanted to destroy it now that it wasn't useful to him. After almost killing Lois, Zod orders his men to mark his symbol all over the world including: the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, the Anthic Museum in Greece, the Great Wall of China and finally in Washington.Clark apparently falls to his deathClark arrives and exposes himself as the Blur, Zod then loses the trust of his men and with the book of Rao, are transported to the other dimension which they call New Krypton. At the last minute, Zod takes out a Blue Kryptonite dagger, changing Clark and Zod back to human and without their superpowers, also allowing them not to get sucked into the Book's vortex into New Krypton. Clark faced off against Zod, and ends up letting himself to be stabbed by Zod with the dagger. Clark then falls down the building without his superpowers, apparently falling to his death. Zod is sucked into the vortex, now removed of the Blue Kryptonite dagger, and into New Krypton.Zod is back in the tenth and final season of Smallville in the episode Dominion, where he has taken over the Phantom Zone and looks even more like his comic book character with facial hairSuperman: Last Stand on KryptonIn this Elseworlds sequel to Superman: Last Son of Earth, the High Council of Krypton asked Im-Zod to be their new general, to fight Jor-El and his movement against the established Kryptonian society. This version of Zod was killed by Lex Luthor.Ruby-Spears SupermanZod in Ruby-Spears SupermanGeneral Zod, along Faora & Ursa, appear in the episode titled the Hunter. Like in most depictions, Zod and his Kryptonian allies are prisoners within the Phantom Zone, planning on breaking out the use a creature known as the Hunter to escape the Phantom Zone and use it against Superman. After Superman defeats the Creature, Zod and his cohorts are re-imprisoned into the Phantom Zone. His appearance is based on his SIlver Age appearance save for the facet he has short brown hair instead of being bald. He is voiced by Rene Auberjonois.Legion of Super HeroesZod from Legion of SuperheroesWhile he doesn't directly appear in the show. General Zod along with numerous other Kryptonian criminals are shown to be in the Phantom Zone. The cameo appearance is based once more on his Silver Age depiction.DCAUWhile General Zod doesn't appear on-screen in the DCAU, Jax-Ur, another Kryptonian criminal, takes heavy Influence from Zod during the run of Superman: The Animated Series. Zod is also mentioned in the Justice League Unlimited episode "For The Man Who Has Everything", in Superman's dream-like state while he was ensnared by a Black Mercy plant.DCAU ComicsGeneral Zod in the DCAU ComicsIn the accompanying DCAU comics line. General Zod makes an appearance. Sporting an updated look for the DCAU. Instead of being from Krypton, this Zod is from the planet Argos, and has been imprisoned in the Phantom Zone for a great while. His reputation is so feared among the citizens of Argos that they tell their children if they don't behave that General Zod would take them away from their homes. He is freed from the Phantom Zone and soon takes Jax-Ur & Mala under his control. He appears in the DCAU Superman & Justice League comic series.Video GamesSuperman NES Game:In the Superman NES game from 1988, Zod and his gang are featured as game bosses in order to defeat. The big clash takes place at the Statue of Freedom in Metropolis, obviously based on the statue of Liberty.DC Universe Online:In DC Universe Online. General Zod makes an appearance. His is voiced by Alexander BrandonLego Batman 2: DC Superheroes:General Zod also makes an appearance in Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes. He is a boss in open world Gotham City and , after you've defeated him, a playable character in "Free Play" mode.World of Warcraft:In World of Warcraft, General Zod is mentioned. There is a weapon called "Zod's Repeating Bow" and it bares the phrase. "Kneel Before Him".Injustice Gods Among UsGeneral Zod is briefly seen as one of the prisoners of the Phantom Zone during the scene transion in the Fortress of Solitude stage.General Zod' in Injustice Gods Among Us.2013 Netherealm Studios put in General Zod as the fourth and final DLC character of the Season Pass, revealing him on The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien. Along with Lobo, Batgirl, and Mortal Kombat's Scorpion.He also is shown saying his most iconic quote "Kneel Before Zod" in the gameplay.MusicAn American Rock Band called Electric Six, uses the line "Kneel before Zod" in the song titled. "Rip it".Gamma Bomb, an Irish thrash metal band, in their album Citizen Brain, features a song titled "In the Court of General Zod".Rapper Tech N9ne, in his song "Sinister Tech" says the line "I'll make you kneel before Zod!".Rapper RZA, in his song entitled "Gone" includes the line "Kneel to Zod".


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The Canisius College women's soccer is set to square off in the 42nd matchup with long-time rival Niagara on Wednesday night in the annual Battle of the Bridge game.
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Discussion in 'Football, Baseball, and Hockey' started by ggazoo69, Aug 30, 2008.
Expect to see Penn State and Southern Cal at the Orange Bowl.
Still 3.5 years of Richie Rodriquez before he can be let go...unless the M brass swallows it's pride and lets him walk away with $4 Million for guiding them through their worst season in over 35 years. I am not convinced the QB's they currently have on the squad can even provide anything to this program next year, so they would need to recruit a hi schooler out here right now who is familiar with the spread offense and can step in just as Pryor is doing now at OSU. With the Wolverine season all but over, the question is who is going to commit to the school?? This may be a 3 year rebuilding of the M football program..
Michigan should do better next year. Tate Forcier will be starting and Threet will be on the bench.
Is there any truth to the rumor that UM is moving down to AAA?
Just let us rebuild in peace. You're the reason we're doing this, so don't rub it in.
Really? I thought Appalaichian State got credit for that...
lmao, it's funny to see UM fans eating crow.
Eat this.
Wow, he is even sexier than the U of scuM cheerleading squad. Now we've got basketball, football, and the pretty cheerleaders. U of scuM has...a swimmer. Sounds about even to me!
NACDA Director's Cup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The University of Michigan remains the only school in NCAA history to win at least one national championship in all four of these sports: baseball (2), basketball (men's - 1), football (11), and ice hockey (men's - 9). The Wolverines have won NCAA Division I national championships in women's field hockey (1), men's golf (2), men's gymnastics (3), women's softball (2), men's swimming and diving (11), men's tennis (1), and men's outdoor track and field (1). The Wolverines' 32 official NCAA D1 titles are complemented by seven unofficial NCAA men's swimming and diving championships from 1927 through 1936, when no team championships were awarded; by men's trampoline NCAA titles in 1969 and 1970; and, by 11 unofficial NCAA/NCAA Division I football "consensus" championships recognized by the university, for a total of 52 national championships. In four additional seasons national number one rankings by at least one recognized authority were given to the UM football team. University of Michigan teams have also been national runners-up an incredible 39 times in 13 different sports: men's basketball (4), women's cross country (1), women's field hockey (1), men's golf (4), men's gymnastics (2), women's gymnastics (2), men's ice hockey (2), women's rowing (1), women's synchronized swimming (2), men's swimming and diving (13), women's swimming and diving (1), men's outdoor track and field (1), and wrestling (5). So... 1 year of rebuilding in football and a ruined bball program isn't the end of the World.
Yep. Ancient history.. The king is dead. Long live the Sparty king!!!
Rich Rod will fumble his way with Midwest recruits while pumping his 'system'...that has nothing to do with Michigan's football heritage. The dude will be gone at the end of the 2010 season after drawing severe heat from UM alums. DantoniBo & MSU will reap the benefit of Rod's failed recruiting classes
Michigan scores 42 points and still loses???? It official now as they wll have their first losing season since 1967.... Rich has REALLY changed the program. That last TD by Purdue with 25 seconds left was typical of how teams have beaten M this season. This was supposed to be a year where the offense was suppose to be a struggle, but it is the defense that has given up the key plays all season. They still can't handle those mobile QB's, but if had one they would probably be better than than they are now.
I was willing to give Rich Rod the benifit of the doubt, but after watching him lose to several teams that Michigan obviously has more talent than I am convinced he will not last past next season. The guy is so set on doing it his way when it is clear his way isn't working and they don't have the players to do it his way. He is making michigan a laughing stock. All big time programs have down periods, but a down period is .500 ball not below .500 and losing to teams like Toledo and Purdue.
How many potential blue chip recruits will have second thoughts about going to Ann Arbor with him at the helm and team losing on national tv everyweekend? Seems like he should have gone with the conventional offense until he recruited the players who could actually play in the spread offense..
I think he'll get two more seasons at least. Three seasons -- at least -- seems to be the norm. Even Willingham got three seasons at Notre Dame.
Amazing to think that a seven loss season broke the record for the most losses by a MICHIGAN FOOTBALL TEAM. We're below standards.
Seems like offense isn't really their problem right now. What happened to the D? It's been terrible.
Agree, but if the D didn't have to stay on the field so long due to the contant 3 and outs by the offense, maybe they would have the stamina to stop the other team's offense.
It was the most points Purdue has ever scored against Michigan and they barely won. The Wolverines have had decent leads at halftime against a number of teams. In the past, these leads would have been enough to hold on to. The '97 team gave up 9.5 points per game, including the Nat Champ game. They'd be undefeated this year if they still had that defense. I don't see how Rich Rodriguez's offensive philosophy and lack of personel screwed up the defense like this.
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There's an online community on Flickr called wardrobe remix- people take pictures of what they wore that day and document it. It's pretty cool. My favorite girl is spandexpony- check it out!
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You got a cop hair cut :-D You have a handsome son When I was his age I was a third base player.
Quote from: annette on March 19, 2011, 01:07:41 AMThere is a story behind this!!AnnetteYeah and its titled "Quit talking about those friggin bees! Enough already"I get that same response from my wife :-D
There is a story behind this!!Annette
K9:First, you still sporting that crew cut? - I like to recognise people at Bud Events S:) p.s. wear the sun-glasses - lol.You distribute school funding to various schools in an give area according to need, I think. Does your job justisfy the "open carry", or is that a state law and anyone can carry? Here in NJ, chances are ZERO you will ever see a person with a gun displayed - they's likely cause a panic and police attention. PS see you next week :)I'm a School Resource Officer a.k.a Kindergarten Cop :-D I worked the projects for 7 years before being assigned as a K9 Officer,later SWAT and now I'm in an elementary school and absolutely love it. As far as the open carry, once a resident completes and passes what once was called the Concealed Carry class, then they can pack heat anywhere in the State with a few exceptions. i.e school property, banks, Federal buildings, courthouses and the like. Every once in a while you will someone with a big hog leg strapped on their belt but its not common. I personally don't understand their mentality-I wouldn't want the attention drawn to me.
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Nothing beats wine advice from an experienced taster. But what if you're just stumbling into the wine game? Wouldn't it help to get a gut-level gut-check from a n00b's gut? That's the thinking behind our new series of Pro-Am Tasting Invitational. This second installment looks at today's Meeker Vineyard 2004 Cabernet Franc 3-Pack. Alison Smith of Wine Country Connect will provide the tasting notes with actual expertise behind them, while Jason Toon will provide the (let's say) outsider perspective. We'll let you decide which one speaks to you...
Part one: Alison "TexaCali Ali" Smith says...
"A pleasant surprise is waiting for you".
Confession #1: I always eat a fortune cookie before diving into takeout Chinese. A sneaky little habit I started years ago. Confession #2: Cabernet Franc from the Loire Valley - particularly the middle Chinon region - is a red wine I drink regularly. So when speaking with the Meeker folks about Wine.Woot! I became very excited when I learned about their Cabernet Franc from Alexander Valley. I love Alexander Valley Cabs, Merlots and Zins, but had not ever tasted Cab Franc from this region. My first question - why is the 2004 your current release? "Taste the wine and you'll see" said Lucas Meeker. Confession #3: I'm dead tired tonight due to a spontaneous decision at 8pm last night to see Chris Robinson Brotherhood play at Great American Music Hall so I had to nix my original plan of cooking grilled lamb chops and stuffed tomatoes along with a serving of fancy cheeses. So my favorite take-out Chinese restaurant to the rescue...
Glassware Used:Schott Zwiesel Bordeaux
7:30pm first taste:
Color: Depth - medium to deep, brick red. Clarity - clear.
Aroma: Intensity - aromatic, coco dusted plums & strawberries.
Development: on the youthful side, drinking well now - showing no signs of old-age.
Tonight's Dinner Pairing:
7:15pm Opened my first fortune cookie "A pleasant surprise is waiting for you". I love the fortunes as much as I love the cookie.
7:30pm Mu shu pork & pork/ginger pot stickers - the wine brought out the sweetness in the plum sauce.
8:00pm Spicy green beens, brown rice & Mongolian beef - the wine became a bit more savory tasting with these bites.
11pm: Alcohol slightly more present, wine takes on much fuller mouthfeel, tannins are more prevalent. Nice way to wash down a piece of dark chocolate with cherry and almond bits. Oh and another fortune cookie!
Parting thoughts: This Cab Franc was a great compliment to all flavors & ingredients throughout dinner. This is not a big monster red, but keepin' me cozy on a chilly summer night in the Sonoma wine country. Looking forward to one more glass before I shut things down for the night. Cheers! Ali
Part two: Jason Toon says...
Cabernet Franc currently holds the award for Major Varietal I'm Most Likely To Forget Exists. Nothing against Cabernet Sauvignon's lighter, spicier ancestor - it's just that our paths haven't crossed all that often. And when they did, the Cabernet Franc was usually a secondary ingredient in a blend. So I haven't formed a shorthand mental image of Cab Franc the way I have, say, Syrah (smoky!) or Cab Sauv (plummy!). I was looking forward to finding out what adjective Cabernet Franc would win. Knowing Meeker's pedigree, and this bottle's 2004 vintage, I couldn't imagine a better candidate for my Cab Franc meet-and-greet.
But not right out of the bottle. The traffic on my commute home didn't leave me much time between uncorking (6:45 PM) and dinner (7 PM). So the glass of Meeker I sipped with my bean burritos, corn on the cob, and potato wedges tasted like... well, wine, pretty much. Know what I mean? It was pleasant, it was good, but between my untrained palate and the as-yet-unaerated wine, the Meeker 2004's subtleties and character were hard to pick out. So I poured another glass and let it sit until 9 PM.
That did the trick. A couple of hours exposed to the air opened this baby up like a Portland taco truck at last call. Have you ever peeled the skin off of a cherry, and eaten the skin first, then the flesh separately? That's what this brought to mind for me: a little tart at first, like the skin, then meatier and sweeter like the rest of the cherry. My tongue perked up a little at the finish, with a spicy-sweet quality that reminded me of Mexican chocolate. I also definitely noticed an oaky touch to it, and the tannins assert themselves without getting obnoxious about it.
So what adjective will I keep on my mental Post-It for Cabernet Franc? If the Meeker 2004 is anything to go by, I think it'll have to be "Cabernet Franc-y". This isn't a simple, in-your-face red with an easily pigeonholed personality. It's going to take a few more tastings for me to figure out where to file Cab Franc among my ever-changing wine moods. I just hope the Meeker 2004 hasn't spoiled me for lesser Cabernet Francs.
We hope you found at least half of this little exercise informative. See you in the next thrilling Wine.Woot Pro-Am Tasting Invitational!
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clever clever! "A couple of hours exposed to the air opened this baby up like a Portland taco truck at last call."
texacaliali wrote:clever clever! "A couple of hours exposed to the air opened this baby up like a Portland taco truck at last call."
Thanks for the great job!!!
Thank you both for the notes - they were BOTH very helpful and pushed me in for 2!
Ali, you didn't tell us what your other fortune was.
HitAnyKey42 wrote:Ali, you didn't tell us what your other fortune was.
sitting right here on my desk..."keep your courage up and it will keep you up". solid.
Very clever writing all around! I greatly enjoyed this-- thanks guys.
Great idea! As a fellow Skippy Squirrel on wine, I like to try and get all those complex, wierd flavors, half I have never heard of, but sometimes fall short. Hearing someone else speak MY language was great! Keep it up!


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Benik Afobe has joined Championship high-flyers Reading on loan until the end of the season.
The 19-year-old will team up with Brian McDermott's side as they look to continue their push for promotion to the Premier League.
This will be Afobe's first taste of Championship football and follows a successful loan stint at Huddersfield Town last season where he found the net eight times in 36 appearances across two spells, helping the Terriers to the League One play-off final.
A regular England youth international, Afobe has featured four times for the reserves this term, having recently returned from a lengthy injury lay-off. He also got his first taste of first-team action during pre-season, coming on as a late substitute against Cologne before making his home debut against New York Red Bulls in the Emirates Cup.
Afobe, who joined the Arsenal Academy aged just eight, signed professional terms with the Club in February 2010 and extended his contract in June 2011.
Everyone at Arsenal Football Club wishes Benik the best of luck during his time with the Royals.Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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So you need to formulate an application modernization decision -- what to do with a given application -- how do you begin that decision making process? In the past, modernization decisions were often simply declared -- "We are moving to this technology" -- for a number of reasons, such as, it:
Fast-forward to today -- you could simply go with your gut -- declare a solution based on what you currently know (or think you know) about the application in question. But it's a new day baby -- a proposal like that, without proper justification, is likely to be met with one of two responses from management:


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RunJEDIrun has started & finished his Jango while I have been toying with Helmets, but I think the finish is near.
I have been spending some time on the edges of the helmet, evening-out the thickness of the cast & beefing it up slightly.
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the difference this time is that it was made public and there was no public outcry. that's a pretty dangerous precedent to set, both for the admin, and the public.
Isn't it the same as a cop shooting an armed robber.
If the missiles that Clinton fired into Afghanistan had taken out Bin Laden in the 1990s
If you're an enemy combatant, you're fair game.
it appears that citizenship could have been revoked.this should have been done first.
Tell that to the weavers. They tracked and harassed them for months, then activated an action to get it over with.
I am not an Obama fan at all. I am not so convinced that he had all that much to do with it anyway. Of course he gave his blessing, but that is like a dad taking credit for what his son does on the football field Friday night because he gave the son permission to play. In my opinion, when a person or people take part, and even instigate the type of crimes that these two did. Then that person or people voluntarily give up any rights afforded to them by the Constitution.


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By Chris Harris
Arsène Wenger is three players short of having the squad he wants for the long season ahead.
The Arsenal manager has signed four this summer - including Gervinho and Carl Jenkinson - but he has stepped up his search for further reinforcements since Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri left.
The situation is further complicated by the Africa Cup of Nations. Wenger is likely to lose Moroccan striker Marouane Chamakh as well as Gervinho to that tournament in January and has added a striker to his shopping list as a result.
"It is important [to strengthen] because we will lose players in January with players going to the African Nations Cup," said Wenger.
"We lose Gervinho and Chamakh together so, first of all, it is important to strengthen up front. It is important that we find one midfielder and one defender as well. So we are still short of three bodies.
"My time has been taken up [by players going out] and it was a very difficult summer on that front because we had to face adversity, negativity, but it had to be done. Overall, we tried to do as well as we could."Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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Hammer of the Gods: Yellen Speaks, Stocks Hit Record Highs
Last week, Thor: The Dark World dominated at the box office, earnings $85.7 million in its opening weekend. And with no blockbusters scheduled to hit the theaters this week, it looks like Thor could top the box office for a second weekend in a row.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average has a bit of a hot streak going as well. It gained 1.3% this week to 15,961.70, the second consecutive week that closed at a record high. The S&P 500 rose 1.6% to 1,798.18, also a record high. The S&P 500 has closed at a record high 36 times this year, the Dow 38 times.
S&P Capital IQ's Howard Silverblatt puts those numbers in context:
There have been 1,022 new closing highs since 1928, and I've been at S&P for 548 of them, 53.6%. From 1930 through 1953 there were no new closing highs.
Breadth is near a modern day record; YTD 449 are up and 50 are down, the record since 1980 is 458 up, set in 2003.
Given the broad gains, and the very public new highs (S&P 500 and DJIA), sideline investors are most likely feeling the pressure to get in. Chasing returns is not a good reason to invest, but when enough do it, the short-term impact is more buying and higher prices. If the market stays anywhere near its current level, we may see higher inflow and a corresponding short-term uptick in prices.
Stocks got there boost this week from Fed Chair-to-be Janet Yellen, who explained why she thought tapering had been beneficial. RBS's Alberto Gallo considers the downsides of quantitative easing:
Janet Yellen's testimony yesterday was predictably dovish, causing risk assets to rally globally and pushing the S&P 500 to an all-time high. The hearing reaffirmed her commitment to further easing, to avoiding tapering QE too soon, and also to strong forward guidance to keep front-end rates anchored low. Yellen noted that the benefits of QE still exceeded the costs, but we are increasingly concerned about markets addicted to liquidity from unconventional central bank policy. In the US, QE worked to avoid deflation and capital flight, and has kept consumption stable. However relying on QE has reduced the pressure on the government to implement critical reforms to stimulate growth, such as changes to entitlements, health care reform and state spending. There are other side-effects of QE: it has exacerbated increasing income inequality. The top 1% of Americans now earn 20% of US income compared to 10% in 1860 and 8% in 1774. QE can also generate asset bubbles. For example the US HY market shows signs of overvaluation according to our Junk Bubble Indicator, as average credit quality declines, issuance of cov-lite loans increases and M&A and LBO activity rise, similar to 2007.
Combine Yellen's dovishness--if it really is dovishness--with idiosyncratic company news, and some stocks were guaranteed to take off. Iron Mountain (IRM), for instance, gained 12% this week after the IRS said it had ended a working group considering REIT conversions and would now turn to its application. Pitney Bowes (PBI), meanwhile, rose 11% this week after activist investor Jana Partners revealed it had accumulated a large stake in the stock. Macy's (M) advanced 11% after reporting much better earnings than forecast by analysts. Marathon Petroleum (MPC) finished the week up 10% as the difference between the price of oil here in the U.S. and the price abroad widened. Rounding out the top-five: J.C. Penney (JCP). The beaten-down retailer rose 9.7% this week, getting a boost from positive analyst comments and hedge-fund purchases.
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More than 25 percent of DBusiness Top Lawyers are Wayne Law alumni
March 28, 2013
Detroit business journal DBusiness recently named its Top Lawyers for 2013, and more than 25 percent —265 out of 963 honorees — are alumni of Wayne State University Law School.
Honorees were chosen based on nominations from more than 21,000 attorneys in Oakland, Macomb, Wayne, Washtenaw and Livingston counties. Special weight was given to lawyers chosen by attorneys working at firms other than their own, and favor was given to prior honorees, as well, according to DBusiness, which also named Wayne Law as the top law school attended in Michigan.
The alumni chosen as Top Lawyers for 2013 in their fields of expertise by DBusiness are:
Phillip Adkinson, municipal law
Barry Adler, workers compensation law
James Allen, real estate law
Tracy Lee Allen, alternative dispute resolution
Joseph Aoun, health care law
Joel Applebaum, bankruptcy and creditor-debtor rights, civil rights law
Thomas Appleman, banking and financial service law, business law
Brad Arbuckle, corporate law, business law, mergers and acquisitions law
Theresa Asoklis, legal malpractice law, professional malpractice law
Marc Bakst, bankruptcy and creditor-debtor rights
Leslie Banas, real estate law
Jason Bank, bankruptcy and creditor-debtor rights
Andrew Baran, employee benefits law, labor and employment law
David Bargamian, bankruptcy and creditor-debtor rights
Deborah Baughman, employee benefits law
Michael Baum, bankruptcy and creditor-debtor rights
Marc Beginin, entertainment and sports, non-white-collar criminal defense
Brian Benner, personal injury
Larry Bennett, business litigation, family law, First Amendment law
Rick Berg, business litigation, commercial litigation
Jay Berger, construction law
Robert Berlow, real estate law
Barry Bess, tax law
Jeremy Bisdorf, intellectual property law
James Bodary, medical malpractice law
Jonathan Borenstein, construction law
James Boutrous II, labor and employment law
Gene Bowen, business law, commercial law
Barbara Bowman, public finance law
Kurt Brauer, environmental law
Darcie Brault, labor and employment law
David Braun, securities law
Henry Brennan III, mergers and acquisitions law
Dennis Brescoll, personal injury
Daniel Bretz, civil rights law, labor and employment law
Lawrence Buckfire, automobile accidents, personal injury
Laurence Burgess, non-white-collar criminal defense
Richard Burstein, real estate law
Linda Burwell, labor and employment law
Judy Calton, bankruptcy and creditor-debtor rights
Donald Campbell, legal malpractice law
Thomas Cardelli, product liability
Cheryl Carpenter, non-white-collar criminal defense
Robert Carson, family law, land use and zoning law, real estate law
Eric Carver, trusts and estates
Matthew Casey, banking and financial service law
Lawrence Charfoos, business litigation, personal injury
Barnett Colvin, entertainment and sports, tax law
Roger Cook, tax law
Louis Corey, personal injury
Margaret Coughlin, environmental law
Thomas Coughlin, bankruptcy and creditor-debtor rights
James Crowley, public finance law
Brandon Dalziel, health care law
Samuel Damren, business law, corporate law
Gregory DeMars, banking and financial service law, real estate law
Bernadette Dennehy, corporate law, mergers and acquisitions law
Joseph DeVito, banking and financial service law, commercial law, corporate law, mergers and acquisitions law
Albert Dib, medical malpractice law
Fredrick Dindoffer, environmental law
Eric Dobrusin, intellectual property law
Marguerite Donahue, securities law
Eugene Driker, business litigation
Julie Druzinski, insurance law, persona l injury
Michael Druzinski, intellectual property law
Lawrence Dudek, business litigation, construction law, construction litigation
David DuMouchel, professional malpractice law, white-collar criminal law
Stephen Dunn, non-white-collar criminal defense
Brian Einhorn, professional malpractice law
Steven Enwright, business law, entertainment and sports law
Earle Erman, bankruptcy and creditor-debtor rights
Gene Esshaki, alternative dispute resolution
Cameron Evans, labor and employment law
Barry Fagan, civil rights law, labor and employment law
Joseph Fazio, real estate law
Daniel Findling, family law
Joseph Fischer, bankruptcy and creditor-debtor rights
Michael Fishman, business law, intellectual property law
Steven Fishman, non-white-collar criminal defense, white-collar criminal defense
Eric Flessland, construction law, construction litigation
James Fontichiaro, real estate law
Marcy Ford, bankruptcy and creditor-debtor rights
Thomas Forster II, real estate law
Christopher Francis, intellectual property law
David Freedman, civil rights law
Leila Freijy, immigration law
Michael Friedman, employee benefits law
Gilbert Frimet, health care law
Jeffrey Gallant, construction litigation
Joseph Galvin, land use and zoning law
Lynn Gandhi, tax law
Barry Gates, medical malpractice law
Julius Giarmarco, trusts and estates
Gerald Gleeson II, DUI-DWI defense, non-white-collar criminal defense, white-collar criminal defense
Dennis Goebel, product liability
Kalman Goren, employee benefits law
Cameron Goulding, family law
Deborah Grace, employee benefits law
Mark Granzotto, appellate law
Alan Greene, construction law, land use and zoning law, real estate law
George Gregory, trusts and estates
Steven Grob, corporate governance and compliance law, tax law
James Gross, appellate law
Stephen Gross, bankruptcy and creditor-debtor rights
Andrew Grove, intellectual property law
Harold Gurewitz, white-collar criminal defense
Lawrence Gursten, automobile accidents, personal injury
Farris Haddad, DUI-DWI defense, non-white-collar criminal defense, white-collar criminal defense
Bruce Haffey, banking and financial service law, commercial law mergers
John Halan, intellectual property law
William Hampton, real estate law
Gregory Hanley, legal malpractice law
Elizabeth Hardy, labor and employment law
Miles Hart, securities law
Mark Hauser, tax law
David Hayes, commercial litigation, construction law
Paul Hines, health care law, medical malpractice law
David Hipp, real estate law
Steven Howell, banking and financial service law, bankruptcy and creditor-debtor rights
John Hubbard, securities law
Robert Hudson, business law, international trade and finance law, mergers and acquisitions law
Craig Hupp, alternative dispute resolution, environmental law
Paul Huth, banking and financial service law, bankruptcy and creditor-debtor rights
Michael Indenbaum, tax law
Robert Iwrey, corporate governance and compliance law
Elizabeth Jacobs, appellate law
Lawrence Jordan, entertainment and sports, intellectual property law
David Joswick, corporate law, securities law
Alan Kanter, alternative dispute resolution
Patrick Karbowski, land use and zoning law, real estate law
Richard Kaufman, alternative dispute resolution
Joumana Kayrouz, automobile accidents
Peter Kellett, product liability
Daniel Kelly, government relations law, municipal law
George Kemsley, legal malpractice law
Michael Khoury, information technology law, intellectual property law
Thomas Kienbaum, labor and employment law
Patrick King, insurance law
William Kiriazis, professional malpractice law
Kenneth Konop, family law, nonprofit and charities law, trusts and estates
Kay Standridge Kress, bankruptcy and creditor-debtor rights
Robert Labe, trusts and estates
Barry LaKritz, personal injury
Stephen LaPlante, bankruptcy and creditor-debtor rights
Eric Lark, mergers and acquisition law
Dennis Levasseur, business litigation, municipal law, securities law
Thomas Lewand, corporate law, public finance law
Gerald Lievois, mergers and acquisitions law
Arthur Liss, personal injury
Dov Lustig, DUI-DWI defense
Anna Maiuri, environmental law
Daniel Makarski, alternative dispute resolution
Sanford Mall, trusts and estates
Lawrence Mann, product liability
Kenneth Marcus, health care law
Eli Maroko, immigration law
William Maze, DUI-DWI defense
Michael McHugh, banking and financial service law
Paul McKenney, tax law
Lawrence McLaughlin, construction law, real estate law
Samuel Meklir, medical malpractice law
George Mercer, construction law, real estate law
Richard Miettinen, business law, corporate governance and compliance law, corporate law, mergers and acquisitions law
E. Powell Miller, business litigation, commercial litigation
Daniel Minkus, business law, corporate law, mergers and acquisitions law
Aleksandra Miziolek, corporate law, mergers and acquisitions law
John Monnich, business law
Robert Morgan, white-collar criminal defense
David Moss, automobile accidents, personal injury
Jeffrey Moss, nonprofit and charities law, trusts and estates
Lisa Marie Muhleck, intellectual property law
Lawrence Murphy, business litigation
Albert Nelson Jr., workers compensation law
Mary Nelson, corporate law
Eric Nemeth, tax law
Patricia Nemeth, labor and employment law
Kenneth Neuman, business litigation, commercial litigation
Robert Nix II, construction law, real estate law
Walter Noeske, workers compensation law
David Nykanen, real estate law
Stephen Ott, automobile accidents, personal injury
Michael Palizzi, business litigation
Anthea Papista, family law
Linda Paullin-Hebden, securities law
Mark Peters, business law, mergers and acquisitions law
Walter Piszczatowski, white-collar criminal defense
Michael Pitt, civil rights law, First Amendment law, labor and employment law
Thomas Radom, bankruptcy and creditor-debtor rights
Robert Raitt, automobile accidents
Richard Rassel, alternative dispute resolution, commercial litigation, First Amendment law, government relations law
Brad Rayle, alternative dispute resolution, labor and employment law
Gary Reeves, construction law, construction litigation
Martin Reisig, alternative dispute resolution
Nathan Resnick, bankruptcy and creditor-debtor rights, construction litigation
Steven Ribiat, commercial litigation, professional malpractice law
Joseph Richotte, appellate law
Michael Robbins, family law
Julie Robertson, health care law, insurance law
Neil Rockind, DUI-DWI defense, non-white-collar criminal defense, white-collar criminal defense
Andrew Rogers, automobile accidents
David Rogers, health care law
Daniel Romano, civil rights law
Carol Rosati, land use and zoning law, municipal law
William Rosin, corporate law
Linda Ross, health care law, information technology law
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Oscar winning illustrator Shaun Tan has a new book out
October 18, 2013 , 5:32 PM by Tom Wright
Shaun Tan gets quite a reaction when he comes on 774 ABC Melbourne.
He won an Academy Award for The Lost Thing, a 2011 animated film adaptation of a 2000 picture book he wrote and illustrated, so the interest is perfectly understandable.
And his new book 'The Rules Of Summer' is out soon so he talked to Lindy about the process of drawing and about always being the shortest kid in the class.
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Tropical Glacier Retreat
A detailed description of the way the energy budget determines ablation can be found here, but a simplified version of the story goes as follows. In contrast to the midlatitude case, tropical glaciers do not have summertime melt seasons characterized by above-freezing air temperature. Lower altitude portions can be warmed directly by year-round exposure to above-freezing air, but at higher altitudes absorption of sunlight ultimately supplies all the energy which sustains ablation. However, the other terms in the energy balance directly or indirectly affect the amount of absorbed solar radiation which is available for ablation. These terms are sensitive to air temperature, atmospheric humidity, cloudiness, and wind. The daytime glacier surface temperature typically has to be greater than the air temperature in order to close the energy budget; in consequence, melting can occur even when the air temperature remains below freezing. Because melting is so much more energetically efficient than sublimation, the main way that moderate changes in atmospheric conditions — including air temperature– affect ablation is through changing the number of hours during which melting occurs, and the amount of energy available for melting. In particular, through infrared and turbulent heating effects, an increase in air temperature forces the glacier surface to warm, and makes it easier for melting to occur.
In addition to adding mass to a glacier, precipitation has an indirect effect on glacier mass balance by changing the amount of sunlight the glacier absorbs. This occurs because fresh snow is much more reflective than old snow or bare ice. The reflectivity effect can be almost ten times more important than the effect of mass directly added by precipitation [Moelg and Hardy, 2004]. Because a thin layer of snow is just as reflective as a thick layer, the reflectivity effect depends more on the seasonal distribution of snowfall than the annual average amount.
A healthy glacier has an accumulation zone at high elevations and an ablation zone at lower elevations; ice flow from the accumulation zone continually feeds glacier tongues that penetrate into the ablation zone. The altitude separating the accumulation zone from the ablation zone is known as the equilibrium line altitude. Glaciers shrink when climate change causes the equilibrium line to rise, but they stop at a new, smaller equilibrium size. However, if the equilibrium line rises to the summit of the mountain, the accumulation zone disappears altogether and the glacier is doomed. This has happened on Chacaltaya and, according to limited recent observations [Moelg and Hardy,2004], also on the summit glaciers of Kilimanjaro.
A glacier is like your bank account. Whether your wealth is growing or dwindling depends on how much money you deposit vs. how much you withdraw each year. The Kilimanjaro glaciers are nearing bankruptcy, but is this due to excessive withdrawals or insufficient savings? This, in essence, is the question raised (but not settled) in the paper by Kaser et al. [2004]. This paper has played a valuable role in calling attention to important work on the physics of tropical glaciers, that can help in teasing out the record of tropical climate change from glacier retreat data. It has also been widely misquoted and misinterpreted.
The aspect of the paper that has attracted the most attention is the claim that the retreat of the Kilimanjaro summit glaciers can be explained by precipitation reduction, without any compelling need to invoke a warming trend in local air temperature. The arguments are special to the high, cold glaciers of Kilimanjaro, and are not meant to generalize to other tropical glaciers. As the authors point out, even if the whole story comes down to precipitation changes which favor ablation, the persistence of these conditions throughout the 20th century still might be an indirect effect of global warming, via the remote effect of sea surface temperature on atmospheric circulation.
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Ben Bernanke
As the 14th Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke is the man in charge of economic and monetary policies of the USA. These days, that is akin to being the captain of a leaking oil tanker that is navigating an iceberg-laden sea while on fire. Luckily for us, his prudent fiscal policies have averted a full-fledged economic collapse… for now.
AppealFor a scholarly man who has dedicated his life to the study of capital account convertibility and debt/cash flow ratios, Ben Bernanke is a surprisingly handsome old boy. With his salt and pepper beard and a mischievous glint in his eye, Ben Bernanke is like a cross between a stern professor and the cool uncle who used to sneak you sips of beer at family reunions.
SuccessThe president doesn't just appoint any old college buddy to be the Chairman of the Federal Reserve (he saves those appointments for FEMA or the CIA). It's a lofty position that is essentially as high as any economist can hope to go. Ben Bernanke certainly has the credentials you'd expect for someone running the biggest economy in the world -- he's got a BA from Harvard, a PhD from MIT, is the author of three of the top economics textbooks you can buy, and presumably has a really cool calculator.
Ben Bernanke BiographyBen Bernanke was born on December 13, 1953, in Augusta, Georgia, and showed intelligence and ambition from a young age. He was raised in Dillion, South Carolina by his drug store-owning father and schoolteacher mother. Ben Bernanke ignored the usual childhood toys and games, choosing instead to teach himself calculus. In high school, he edited the school paper, he was his class valedictorian, and oh -- he scored the highest SAT score in all of South Carolina. So, not surprisingly, Ben Bernanke chose to go to Harvard. He majored in economics and graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in 1975.
He didn't have to travel far for his post-grad studies, lugging his books, abacas and huge brain across Cambridge to MIT. There, he studied under renowned economist Stanley Fischer (at this point, fans of economic academia should be "oohing" in awe).
What is a brilliant doctor of economics supposed to do after graduation? Teach economics, of course. Ben Bernanke's teaching experience is so impressive, it almost reads like a pathological liar's resume -- Stanford, NYU, London School of Economics, and Princeton. The soft-spoken southerner took great pride in shaping the minds of the next generation of economists, but Ben Bernanke heard a higher calling.
ben bernanke is chairman of board of governors of the united states federal reserveBen Bernanke resigned from Princeton to take a position on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. This central bank is the lynchpin of the entire U.S. banking system, and the decisions made by the Board have ramifications around the world. They must be drunk with power (or at least really expensive booze).
Ben Bernanke's straight-talking style and rational decision-making made him popular amongst the other board members. When Allan Greenspan's four-year term as Chairman came to an end in 2006, Ben Bernanke was appointed his replacement. It was the culmination of a lifetime of hard work and study, but it couldn't have come at a more trying time.
ben bernanke helps aigFor years, U.S. banks had been lending out cash at low rates to just about anyone with a heartbeat. A high-stakes shell game kept the system running for a while, but a perfect storm of economic factors all combined to bare the ugly truth: U.S. banks were rife with toxic debt, and the system was as close to complete collapse as it had ever been. In office for barely two years, Ben Bernanke had to take drastic action or risk seeing another Great Depression cripple the world economy.
Huge financial institutions were failing rapidly. Rather than risk these banks dragging everyone down with them, the Federal Reserve began underwriting vast amounts of their debt. Ben Bernanke also authorized billions of dollars to help prop up AIG, the world's largest insurance company. His brazen plan will cost U.S. taxpayers untold billions, but those loses pale in comparison to what could have happened had Ben Bernanke not acted.
The full ramifications of the crisis won't be known for some time, but for now, the one-time South Carolina State saxaphone champion has proven himself to be a deft economic captain.
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GPD: Suspect flees after stabbing woman in eye
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A Gainesville woman was stabbed in the eye during a domestic dispute Monday afternoon, the Gainesville Police Department reported.
The woman's injuries were not life-threatening and an arrest has not been made, Gainesville police Lt. Jorge Campos said Tuesday.
The incident occurred about 5:15 p.m. in the Porters neighborhood of southwest Gainesville. The culprit fled after the stabbing and is being sought, Campos said.
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Ever wonder why clothing does not fit the same across all brands? And even why some brands have different fits between sizes? One reason is that each brand uses real people as fit models. They find people that match their size criteria, but as we all know, the human body is variable, so each brand has a slightly different fit. Most brands use a size 4 or 6 fit model. At Junonia, we use a full size 1X fit model.
Junonia started the company with research on plus size women, and we adjusted the sizing to better fit the full-figured woman. With our research and lots fine tuning, the ideal Junonia woman was identified, and we have found fit models that come very close to that ideal. This vision guides the fit for all apparel on the Junonia website. Whether she is an XL, 3X, or 6X; the clothing on the model is proportionate for all sizes.
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The research and fit model result in a perfect size 1X that is our base size. From there, the grading process allows the garment to be mathematically adjusted for each size in length & width.
By following established grade rules, Junonia ensures that all shirts fit the same way. If you wear size 1X in 419029, then you should also wear a size 1X in 448023. The same can be said for bottoms, swimwear, and outerwear. All of the Junonia Private label clothing is designed and manufactured to Junonia's strict quality and size standards.
It also means that each size should have the same fit and appearance of the 1X. If you purchase the 397503 Center Seam V-Neck Tunic Length Tee, it will have the same fit features from size to size. The overall garment length grows about 4" from size XL – 6X. This length is spread out evenly between sizes and ensures that the garments fit the same for each size.
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In writing in this forum, I've been trying to figure out what kind of feminist I am trying to be, and how to handle the privilege that blinds me, by looking at where other bloggers I admire have fucked up recently and a while back.
As a feminist writer, you can't not fuck up. People are essentially flawed, and even when we should know better, even when we do know better, we offend, oppress, and enact the privileges of our bodies upon problematized bodies. It happens. Maybe it shouldn't, but it does. As a woman of immense privilege, I identify with those that fuck up. I can see myself doing it. Maybe I've done something very like it before. When feminist writers of privilege get called out, it's not bullying (usually) - it's just hard to look at these writers, see where they fucked up, see where I might fuck up, and face it. And I want to be right. I don't want to be a part of the problem.
Feeling my privilege acutely for the first time is a bit like feminist puberty. As when I grew hips, all of a sudden, I realize that I have these adult responsibilities. I am no longer a preadolescent feminist, who can rant against the patriarchy and be righteous and oppressed without recognizing that I'm complicit too. As I was suddenly forced into recognizing sexuality at 13, I am forced to recognize privilege, too. Some may choose to pretend that feminism exists in a vacuum, that it's just about ladies. These folks are refusing to take responsibility for their own participation in a system they decry.
It's not that my privilege never existed before - I just didn't realize that sexism didn't cover all oppression. As I felt fat at 13, I feel bloated with privilege today. I can't just benefit from all kinds of systems of oppressions, be a feminist, and act like it doesn't exist. I can't pretend that I know what it's like to be a trans woman. This limits the conversation I can have - I cannot unilaterally declare that something is heterosexist, and I cannot tell others that they are being victimized.
Suddenly, I'm so aware of my embarrassing, awkward privilege, and I'm self-conscious. I feel like throwing up my hands and walking away, as I walked away from femininity when I was 13 because suddenly being a girl was too hard. That didn't help then (partially because I'm cis) and it won't help now. I have to face it, and try to negotiate, and accept it when I fuck up. It's a part of being in a conversation in which my privilege should marginalize me, in which I am not the authority.
There are a few different ways to handle fucking up: some problematic, and some responsible. Jessica Valenti has her issues, but her usual non-response, while problematic, makes some sense to me. When you fuck up as publicly as she does, it's probably hard to separate the legitimate criticism from the handwringing and to respond to every claim. By not participating in the debate on her actions, Valenti refrains from talking over the voices of others. Obviously, this silence is not blameless. By not responding to the claims, Valenti can continue to move in feminist circles without directly addressing the serious issues she presents, thus marginalizing the critical voices against her. But practically and comparatively, for a big big feminist blogger, Valenti is light-years better than the Amanda Marcotte how-DARE-you model, which works to avoid responsibility and further silence oppressed groups through loud whining.
For a better model of white women fucking up responsibly, I turn to Daisy's Dead Air:
And I have always wanted to spin. I have wanted to spread justice and righteousness, I have stormed statehouses, demonstrated against presidents and political parties; I have been teargassed. I have carried signs, signs, signs, more signs than anyone should have to carry. I blog about human rights. That is my version of dancing; I would like to SPIN. That is what I wanted. To LIVE the Social Gospel; to spread the Word. I wanted to do it well. ..
And now, I have hit the wall. The delirious happiness of falling in love and honeymooning is over, time to pay the bills. And the hard work has proven very difficult for me to do, or even admit that it needs doing...
And so, I apologize to my transgendered friends for my offenses, for insulting them, for repeating my clueless brainwashed blather wholesale when exhausted and not paying close attention. But where, I wondered, did it come from? How could this be? And I know: there are some things that we will never be able to transcend. Some damage is, unfortunately, permanent. We may compensate for it, we may learn new ways to deal, we may try "recovery" and yes, we may improve. But it is also likely that these things will be perpetually difficult, a constant trial, always confusing. I am willing to take on this trial, but please know, my friends, it is not easy, since I didn't even know it would be necessary in the first place. I thought I had it in the bag! Ha.
Daisy apologizes honestly, and from the very bottom of her heart. Once she realizes that she has fucked up, she takes responsibility and explains how and why she came to fuck up. This kind of introspection is invaluable to young feminists who don't yet realize that feminism is not a get-out-of-racism-free card (or whatever paradigm of oppression). Daisy takes responsibility and directly recounts how and why she is wrong, without whining about being misunderstood. She takes full responsibility for her fuck-ups, and humbly asks for forgiveness from the groups she betrayed. Time and scarcity of charges permitting, I think that this model of sensitivity and responsiveness is ideal, and it's what I hope to swallow my pride and follow when I, inevitably, fuck up.
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Bengals DE Michael Johnson, who was designated March 1 as the team's franchise player for 2013, today signed the one-year tender offer extended by the club as part of the NFL's Collective Bargaining Agreement.
The signing ensures that Johnson will play for Cincinnati in 2013, at a salary specified by the CBA, and the franchise-player system allows Johnson and the Bengals until July 15 for the possibility of substituting a longer-term agreement.
Last season, Johnson helped lead the Bengals to the playoffs with 11.5 sacks, second-most by any Cincinnati player since 1983 (exceeded only by DT Geno Atkins' 12.5 last season). Johnson's sack total from '12 stands as the fifth-highest in Bengals history.
"We are glad to have this accomplished and to know we'll have Mike with us for all of our offseason work," said Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis. "As I've said, making Mike our franchise player was part of the process to keep our defense together. It's been a good defense the last couple years and with the right work it can be better. Mike has worked hard to improve himself every year during his time as a Bengal, and we have every reason to believe he will continue to grow as a leader and productive player. And we will stay in contact with Mike's representatives about possibly doing a longer deal."
Johnson (6-7, 270; Georgia Tech) is a fifth-year NFL player in 2013. He was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week after a three-sack performance on Sept. 23 at Washington. A Bengals third-round draft choice in 2009, he has played in every regular-season and postseason game of his Cincinnati career (67 total), and he has regular-season career totals of 23 sacks, two interceptions and 18 passes defensed.
"This guy has come up in our system, he plays about 85 percent of our snaps, and he's the kind of guy we love to have around," said defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer. "He's hard-working and a great team player. He's an outstanding run defender in addition to his pass rush production. He's got great length and size, and great speed off the edge."


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No amount of convincing helps in getting Jethalal and Tarak Mehta from the police lock up. Inspector Pandey says that he knows that the both are innocent but law only believes in proof, and he is helpless because of this. Inspector Pandey then suggests Bapuji to ask for an apology from I.M.Khare, and request him to withdraw the case against Jethalal and Tarak Mehta. Will Khare withdraw the case? Watch the episode and know all.
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Hosting a spring baby shower, afternoon tea, or ladies' luncheon? Serve some of these five delicious finger sandwiches for a festive and filling celebration.
Smoky "Pimiento" Cheese SandwichesThis "pimiento" cheese features your usual suspects: tangy cream cheese, mayonnaise, paprika, and cheddar cheese. But, there's a twist: smoky gouda and the sweet tartness of sun-dried tomatoes. You have creamy, tangy, tart, and smoky all in one! Serve on both white and wheat breads for added presentation points.
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