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Los Angeles Times, July 12, 1996, Friday, SECTION: Metro; Part B; Page 9; Op Ed Desk
Do you think that human beings, as we know them today, developed from earlier species of animals? No? Then that's a sign that you're scientifically illiterate--at least according to the National Science Foundation.
In May, the NSF released the results of a brief survey designed to measure what Americans know about basic science. The survey, which purported to test knowledge of simple scientific facts, included questions about whether the center of the Earth is hot, whether the oxygen we breathe comes from plants and whether light travels faster than sound.
Mixed in with those questions. however, was one asking if humans had descended from earlier species of animals. As with the other questions, the "correct" answer was treated as if it were obvious and noncontroversial--a matter of mere factual knowledge.
That item, however, measures belief, not knowledge. Most Americans understand that humans are thought to be descended from other species. But a great many of them would answer "false" because they just don't believe it. You can call these people dissenters, you can even call them heretics, but you can't say they lack knowledge unless you redefine the word "knowledge." In testing jargon, the item lacks validity. That is, it doesn't measure what it purports to and can only mislead if used as the basis for any kind of policy decisions.
But maybe that's what the NSF wants. It's unlikely that the question is simply an innocent error. Professional test makers employ elaborate procedures to ensure that every item measures just what it purports to--nothing more, nothing less. Although test makers seldom achieve such purity, it defies belief that such a blatant error could have made it through any reasonable validity check. Sneaking a cannon through airport security would be easier.
Most likely, the item was designed to label unbelievers as scientifically illiterate. Instead of giving people a fair chance to demonstrate their knowledge, it forced them to choose between an obvious "fact' and their own beliefs--between "literacy" and conviction. What the NSF wanted was not a literacy test but a litmus test.
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When United Airlines took possession of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner in September, it was big news. A U.S.-built state-of-the-art aircraft was delivered to its first U.S. customer.
What didn't make news was that the airline paid Boeing to remove a piece of cockpit safety equipment.
Pilots told CNBC that a secondary cockpit barrier which comes as standard equipment on the new 787 is gone. The barrier is a folding metal gate which drapes across the aisle to prevent a rush on the cockpit when a pilot steps out to use the restroom. It is not a mandatory piece of equipment, and federal rules say a flight attendant with a cart can provide equal security blocking the aisle.
The Air Line Pilots Association has written United management expressing dismay that the airline spent money to have the barrier removed. "If safety is a top priority, then stop stripping United planes of the one safety measure that guarantees that the cockpit is protected."
"What are you telling your passengers?" asked Jon Russell, a United pilot for 26 years and an ALPA representative. "What are you telling your employees?"
Is it a weight issue? Boeing won't comment on how much the secondary barrier weighs, but Captain Russell said they're installed on the 757s and 767s he flies. "They weigh about 10 pounds."
(Read More: Dreamliner Arrives, but Is It Enough For United?)
He and other pilots believe it's a money issue. The airline is integrating two separate fleets of aircraft from United and Continental. Pilots say nearly all United planes have been retrofited with secondary barriers, but the Continental aircraft have not. It saves money in the long run to remove equipment from United aircraft than add it to Continental's, and the 787 is currently being flown only by Continental pilots.
"Flight security has various components, with secondary barriers being just one, that we use in different combinations," United said in a statement. "This security matrix can vary from one type of aircraft to another. While we don't discuss details of which security measures are used for a particular aircraft or a particular flight, we are thorough in carrying out our security responsibilities for every flight. The safety and security of our employees and customers are our top priorities."
"I thought they were joking," said Ellen Saracini about hearing the barrier had been removed. Saracini is the widow of Captain Victor Saracini, who died on 9/11 as terrorists stormed the cockpit and flew his plane into the World Trade Center. She has worked to improve cockpit safety, supporting rules which let pilots carry weapons.
"For Boeing to have installed these barriers as standard equipment in an airplane and for United Airlines to pay extra to remove these barriers ... I just don't understand what they were thinking of," she said.
Saracini sent United CEO Jeff Smisek a letter expressing her outrage. "It is incomprehensible for me to believe that this is what is happening," she wrote. She has not gotten a reply.
Boeing will not comment on whether other customers have asked for the secondary barrier to be removed from the 787. "We do not comment publicly on the airplane configurations of our customers, including what options they choose to equip their airplanes," spokesman Tom Brabant said.
(Read More: Is the Boeing 787 Dreamliner Truly a Game Changer?)
United is scheduled to take delivery of a total of 50 Dreamliners, and it's expected the secondary barriers will be removed on all of them. A flight attendant with a cart will provide the second line of defense.
"We've seen video of people hopping over that (cart), boom, boom, boom, lickety split they're in the cockpit," Captain Russell said. Without the second metal gate, "I can't say that it's going to be unsafe, but obviously it's going to be less safe."
—By CNBC's Jane Wells


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I'm going from Hali too.. weekend 2?
I'm going from Hali too.. weekend 2?
Weekend 2 from Montreal.
First time. Stoked.
Canadiens r nice ppl ey =)
Yeah I know I misspelled.... (trolls) lol.
Canadians at coachella, sweet eh
Sherwood Park (Edmonton) - first timer....
toronto - 5th year straight... both weekends.
Toronto here in for 420 weekend. Vegas first then off to weekend 2. PEACE
Toronto here. You are going to love it.
Correct. Some yanks aren't too bad wither. Peace
Toronto as well. 5th year also. Will be there 420 weekend. Don't burn out.
Weekend 2 yay. it's the 420 weekend.
i am heading to vegas in-between these 2 coachella weekends.
making this a proper bender
this thread makes canadians seem really annoying tbh
Hi Canadians!
we're coming from Toronto as well and were wondering if you have a car camping pass and could add us as 'companions' for $250? we are desperate, stubhub screwed us over and we now have no place to stay(( we'd really appreciate it, we're 3 girls and a guy, all from downtown TO, really chill and nice...
Coming from Waterloo/Toronto Ontario...
Myself and 2 others traveling from Hamilton, Ontario to LAX on Thursday, car camping.
And if we're still in it after Wednesday, and the Ghost of Tupac blesses the Canucks by letting them win on Sunday, then this truly will be the best Coachella ever hahaha. Hey it's only happened 4 times ever, but one can dream eh?


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Weekend Lyrid Meteor Shower Visible From Earth 34
jamaicaplain writes "The annual Lyrid meteor shower will hit its peak this weekend and promises to put on an eye-catching display. NASA scientists plan to track the Lyrid meteor shower using a network of all-sky cameras on Earth, as well as from a student-launched balloon in California. Meanwhile, an astronaut on the International Space Station will attempt to photograph the meteors from space."


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COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Yale is in fourth place with 170 points after the first day of action at Maryland's Terrapin Cup Invitational. West Virginia leads with 268 points. The Bulldogs were led by a first-place finish from Alex Righi in the 50-yard freestyle. Righi's time in the finals (19.83) was just .01 off his own Yale record.
Jeff Lichtenstein added a first-place finish in the 1-meter diving competition (273.40). Yale also had a second-place finish in the 400-yard medley relay (3:21.41) from the team of Righi, Colin Stalnecker, Chris Pool and Andrew Foss.
Foss added a fourth-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle (4:31.38)
The Bulldogs got a fourth-place finish (1:22.99) from their top team in the 200-yard freestyle relay, including Righi, Pool, Dan Li and Tyler Scheid.
The three-day invitational continues on Friday with Prelims starting at 10:00 a.m.


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UPPER CHICHESTER — A youth football coach is behind bars, charged with attacking a rival coach after a football game on Saturday.
Lawrence Simpson, 41, of Claymont, Del., coach of the Claymont Falcons senior weight team, is being held in Delaware County prison on 10 percent of $75,000 bail. Simpson is charged with aggravated assault — a felony, simple assault and reckless endangerment.
Authorities said Simpson, who surrendered to township police Thursday morning, has an extensive arrest record in Delaware. He also has two prior criminal convictions in Delaware County — a drug conviction in 2002 and a conviction for assault and conspiracy in 1999. He was sentenced to three to nine months for the assault and 11˝ to 23 months for the drug conviction.
The victim, Chichester Crusaders coach Lamar Shaw, underwent surgery on Monday and is facing additional surgery to repair a severely fractured jaw suffered Saturday night during an altercation at the Chichester Middle School football field, police said.
According to the affidavit of probable cause for Simpson's arrest, police were dispatched to the Chichester Middle School on Meetinghouse Road at approximately 7:07 p.m. for a report of a fight in progress. Responding officer Michael Molineux arrived to find a large crowd gathered in the parking lot and at the entry gate to the athletic field.
After dispersing the crowd, Molineux spoke with several people who witnessed the altercation between the two coaches, the affidavit states.
According to the witnesses, the argument was sparked by players having been ejected from the game. What began as a verbal disagreement escalated into a physical altercation between Shaw and Simpson, the witnesses said, according to the affidavit.
Both the victim and the suspect were not at the football field when the officer arrived.
Molineux was told that Shaw suffered an injury and was transported to Crozer-Chester Medical Center prior to the officer's arrival. Simpson had also left the scene.
When interviewed later at the hospital, Shaw told police that after the game he was having a discussion with some of the coaches for the Claymont Falcons team. During the discussion, one of the opposing team's coaches got within a foot of him and began acting aggressively, the affidavit states. Shaw told police he turned his head away and was suddenly struck in the jaw, causing him severe pain, the court document indicates.
Witness Wayne Heacock gave police a written statement saying that he was at the field when he was alerted by a youth football player that Shaw had been punched, the affidavit states. Heacock allegedly told police he ran over to where the fight was occurring and saw Simpson on top of Shaw, who was on the ground face down. Simpson was repeatedly punching Shaw in the back at the head, Heacock said, according to the court document.
On Monday, Detective Chris Jones interviewed Simpson about the incident. Simpson allegedly gave police a written statement admitting that he punched Shaw during the altercation. The 55-year-old Claymont resident allegedly apologized for the incident, saying he was sorry it happened.
The Claymont Falcons posted an urgent message on their website to address the incident. In the message, an official noted that a substantial fine has been levied against the organization in connection with the incident at Chichester Middle School.
The notice also states that two unnamed Claymont Falcon senior assistant coaches have been permanently suspended from their coaching duties.
"While these penalties may seem extreme, there are in line with the bylaws of the Delco League," wrote Oliver Childs, an official with the organization.
"… We now need to move forward and put this unfortunate event behind us. We need to focus on making this Homecoming Weekend special for our players and cheerleaders. We have two weeks left in the season and want to finish on a positive note. Remember, the goal is still to provide a fun environment and experience for our children."
According to the Chichester Crusaders website, the team will have buckets at the snack bar during the remaining games for donations to assist Shaw and his family.
Simpson has a preliminary hearing tentatively scheduled for Oct. 22 in Linwood District Court.
Information from the Delaware County Daily Times, www.delcotimes.com


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Milford lawyer gets 2 years in prison
Updated 8:13 pm, Wednesday, March 12, 2014
NEW HAVEN -- In the end, it came down to the good Genevieve Salvatore did as a lawyer representing the downtrodden, compared to the bad of falsifying documents in 13 real estate closings.
"I can't get by the `why?'" Chief U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall said Tuesday to Salvatore, 42, and her lawyer, Andrew Bowman. "A lawyer forging a signature ... and then notarizing the forged signature ... It's so contrary. You had to know at the time that you knew what you were doing was wrong ... You had to."
Salvatore, a lawyer who ran unsuccessfully as the Democratic candidate in a four-way race for Milford mayor in 2009, was sentenced to two years in federal prison Tuesday. Hall ordered her to begin serving the sentence on July 11 and will recommend that Salvatore be incarcerated in the federal women's camp in Danbury.
Additionally, the judge ordered Salvatore to spend three years following her release from prison under the supervision of the U.S. Probation Department. She will also be required to make restitution of an amount yet to be determined.
Bowman said Salvatore already forfeited $19,100 to the government. He said she is expected to lose her license to practice law for some period. That decision will be made by a judge.
During Tuesday's sentencing, Salvatore, voice cracking, told the judge, "I truly and sincerely apologize form my conduct. I accept full responsibility. I can't express my apology deeply enough."
Salvatore is the second lawyer charged in the case to be sentenced to two years in prison. Previously, Hall imposed the term on Bradford Rieger, of East Haven. Two other lawyers, Lawrence Dressler and Jeffrey Weisman, have yet to be sentenced by Hall.
The four were involved with mortgage brokers and two men, Ronald Hutchison and Jacques Kelly, in the latter pair's purchase of several multifamily homes in New Haven. The homes lapsed into foreclosure.
Salvatore was involved in 13 of those purchases which, Assistant U.S. Attorney John W. McReynolds said, cost lenders $2,459,000.
McReynolds reminded the judge that Salvatore not only was involved in falsifying signatures, she also submitted false HUD forms.
Still, Bowman said Salvatore's involvement lasted only six weeks and for 13 closings.
He told the judge she devoted more time to raising funds and public awareness on food allergies as a result of her son's reaction to peanuts. He also pointed out that Salvatore took on the case of a man she met going door to door during her election run. The man's partner had died and he had been denied survivor benefits. Salvatore found volunteers to help the man.
"She has changed lives forever," Bowman said.
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Les had her first post-surgery follow-up visit to Dr Tyler yesterday. After two weeks, to drain is still producing too much for it to be removed, so that was put off for another two weeks. He did mention that the lapro surgery tended to drain more and longer, so he was not surprised. The drain site is a little inflamed, so antibiotics were prescribed to clear up a slight infection. Dr. Tyler stripped the drain tubing to get the stringy clot out. The tubing looked great afterwards, but the drain was pretty gross with the coiled up clot in it. He also said that it was OK to strip it carefully at home, too. Anyway, to best news was the pathology report. All removed lymph nodes were CLEAN! With that said, Les is pretty certain that she will not be doing the Interferon treatment. We'll ask about periodic scans, etc. when we go back for the drain removal and leg measurements.
She went back to work one week after the surgery, and felt great at first. She felt progressivly worse as the week went on, but never felt really bad. Mainly a tightness in her leg, and some "Tylenol" level pain. Much better than how the 'open incision' surgery was described.
Re: Another good visit to Duke(4/29/2014 - 6:45pm)
Great news. Very happy for you guys. I know she'll be happy to have that drain removed. I couldn't wait to get mine out.
Re: Another good visit to Duke(4/29/2014 - 7:26pm)
Absolutely wonderful news! Those darn drains are a pain but I hope when it comes out Leslie's recovery will be rapid and uneventful. Fen


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"Look mister, I don't normally let door-to-door salesmen in my house, so if you're really going to pay me $25 to demonstrate that organic anal soap on me, you need to hurry up. Because that organic vitamin pill you gave me is starting to make me sleepy for some reason, and I don't have time to listen to your sales pitch before I go to sleep."
"Okay, no problem, just keep your butt cheeks spread apart and I'll get the soap ready to apply right now."
"Also, I'm TOTALLY straight. So if you're gay, please don't try to finger fuck me while you're rubbing that soap on my anus."
"Not to worry, I'm completely straight as well, and no penetration of your anus will be involved in this demo. Butt like I said earlier, I'll need to rub your anus and the area surrounding it for 5 full minutes in order for you to receive the full benefits of the organic cleansing compounds in this formula. And to apply it properly, I won't be wearing any gloves."
"No problem, I just need some gas money, so you can rub peanut butter on my asshole for all I care."
"Oh really? I just happen to have a jar of organic peanut butter in my sample case. So I tell you what, after I've applied the soap and wiped it off with wet paper towels, I'll pay you an additional $25 if you let me rub some of my peanut butter on your anus...does that sound like a plan?"
"Sounds good to me, butt if you want to lick it off it's going to cost you another $100."
"Huh? I was actually just kidding...I thought you said you're straight!"
"I am straight...it's just that I've always wanted to experience the sensation of licking peanut butter off a man's anus to see what it's like, as opposed to doing it for some kind of perverted sexual gratification."
"Well, in that case, I'll let you do it for the $100...butt just for 5 minutes."
"Hmm, butt 5 minutes doesn't seem very long for $100. I tell you what, since you said you're sleepy, lets go to your room so you can lay down on your bed. Then I'll give you a relaxing butt massage that's guaranteed to put you to sleep within 2 minutes. And after that, I'll lick between your buttocks for 20 minutes, or until you wake up...whichever cums first. Is that alright with you?"
"Hmm, butt I'm a heavy sleeper, and what if I don't wake up for several hours...does that mean you'll be licking my butt all that time?"
"Sure, butt I doubt you can sleep that long while your butt is being rimmed."
Well, okay...I guess that's fair. Butt just don't lick my dick, because that's for girls only."
"Oh gawd, I would never lick another man's penis...only a homosexual would do that! Butt is it okay if I spread your legs apart and lick your balls if I pay you an extra $25? Because that's something I've always wanted to experience, since my tongue can't reach my own scrotum."
"Hmm, this is starting to sound kind of kinky, butt since you're not gay...I guess it's alright."


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Oxfam reacts to Norway pledge to Green Climate Fund
Norway's announcement of $230 million USD welcomed, but still a long way to go to reach the Fund's unofficial goal of $10 billion.
Announcement of Winnie Byanyima's co-chair of the World Economic Forum's 2015 Annual Meeting
On 4 December 2014, Winnie Byanyima was announced as co-chair of the World E
Oxfam's reaction to London Conference on Afghanistan
At the conclusion of the December 4 London conference on Afghanistan, co-hosted by the UK and Afghanistan governments, Oxfam calls for sustained support for Afghanistan development and security.
Oxfam reaction to release of UN Secretary-General Post-2015 Synthesis Report
On the newly published UN Synthesis Report on the post-2015 framework, which sets the global development agenda for the next 15 years: Oxfam is disappointed that the UN has not made far stronger proposals to address extreme economic inequality and climate change in its new report.
Oxfam reacts to UNFCCC climate finance estimates
The UNFCCC report on climate finance says that between $340 and $650 billion in finance for climate action is flowing globally with $40-175 billion going to developing countries each year. This report on climate finance makes one thing abundantly clear: only a small proportion of climate finance is flowing from developed countries to developing countries.
Oxfam response to the WMO announcement that 2014 could be the hottest year on record
In response to the news released this morning from the World Meteor
Oxfam's reaction on WFP food cuts for Syrian refugees
In response to WFP food cuts for Syrian refugees, Andy Baker who heads up Oxfam's response to the Syria crisis said: "Millions of Syrians have left their country to flee war, death and destruction. It is unthinkable to leave them hungry. Rich countries must step up and support the World Food Program."
Oxfam reaction to resignation announcement of UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos
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Oxfam reaction to UN assessment that deadline to bring the Ebola outbreak under control by December 1st will not be met
A clear and public plan of action from the UN and governments is needed to respond to the changing nature of the outbreak. This will enable the humanitarian community to effectively marshall its resources to overcome Ebola
World Bank vision for a New Climate Normal - Oxfam Reaction
The World Bank's 'Turn Down the Heat: Confronting the New Climate Normal' report delivers a troubling new assessment of the impact climate change is having on food security, water resources and ecosystems. It warns that without action heat waves and other weather extremes that occur once every hundred years, if ever, would become the new climate normal putting millions of people at risk.


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The BLHS FFA is holding their fishing contest on Saturday, Feb 22nd at Lake Allie by Buffalo Lake. Registration at 8:45 am, Fishing starts at 9 am (ends at 3 pm). Cost is $5 per hole, with all holes pre-drilled. Prizes given to top 5 people in the youth and adult division. There will be a food stand on hand, but you will need to supply your own poles, bait, and tackle.


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Mark Haas' Garage Is A Shrine To The Mustang SVO
You seldom see a Mustang SVO these days. Come to think of it, even when new they were as scarce as Republicans in Hollywood. In retrospect, Ford's product planners practically guaranteed such rarity for the four-cylinder SVO when they rolled it out with the same horsepower rating as a concurrent V8 GT, but at a price point nearly two-thirds higher. But we doubt that lofty SVO production numbers were ever truly on FoMoCo's radar anyway. This wasn't a bean-counter volume car; instead, the high-tech hatchback was a halo product meant to tempt up-market buyers out of their usual European/Asian imports and into the Ford fold, much as Mercury would attempt with the similarly turbocharged Merkur.
There were good reasons for its lofty asking price. The SVO was engineered and equipped like no other Mustang of its day, with disc brakes at all four corners (something no V8 Mustang would get until the '93 Cobra) behind unique 5-lug, 16-inch rims wearing 50-series rubber, while adjustable Konis damped its suspension. The SVO's exclusive T-code turbocharged 2.3-liter four-banger was fed by multipoint electronic fuel injection overseen by one of the first applications of the EEC-IV processor. Boost and spark were electronically controlled via a knock sensor, and the SVO's turbo was intercooled (fed by the offset hoodscoop) for greater power and efficiency. All this at a time when the V8 GT still relied on a dumb old carburetor. Plus air conditioning, power windows and locks, a rear defroster, and Premium Sound were all standard SVO inclusions, making a flip-up sunroof and leather upholstery about the only options.
Though highly capable and extremely well-reviewed by the motoring press, the SVO was ultimately doomed by a combination of its price tag, the easing of our second oil crisis, and quite likely the fact that North America simply loves its V8s. Less than 10,000 were sold over three production years, and, as with anything that is both good and rare, a cult following subsequently developed for the Euro-style ponycar.
You may surely count Brighton, Michigan's Mark Haas among that cult, as he has a garage full of low-mileage and/or significant SVOs, including the two we photographed for this feature (not to mention the one-off '84 Oxford White Mac Tools SVO road racer). He is a true, dyed-in-the-wool SVO enthusiast and refers to his collection as "The SVO Trust," a name that suggests he assumes some responsibility for preserving the integrity of the breed.
Mark's black '86 is an unrestored survivor with only 2,225 miles on the odometer and which still wears its original Goodyear Gatorbacks. (This isn't a low-mileage record for Mark: he used to own a 7-mile SVO, as featured in our September 2006 issue). Mark kindly gave us the chance to drive it, and the historic hatchback feels, and smells, like a new car. Aside from its originality, this is a prime example of an SVO having one of the more sought-after options-the Competition Prep (41C) package. Whereas most vehicle options add content, checking the Comp Prep order box took stuff away, including all A/C-related hardware, power actuators for the windows, door locks and hatch, as well as the complete sound system and antenna, obviously shedding considerable weight in the process. Though clearly targeted at would-be racers seeking the most power and least mass in their SVO, the Comp Prep package also knocked the list price back more than a little, which one might think would add to its popularity, yet reportedly, of 3,382 SVOs constructed in 1986, just over 80 were Comp Preps like Mark's (and even fewer in 1984 and 1985). By the way, all of our engine and interior shots (except for the sidebar) are of this car.
The other car shown here is Mark's '85 1/2 Dark Sage SVO. It is not a Comp Prep car, but is even more rare than his black SVO, if only because of its color. Of the 436 '85 1/2 SVOs made, we're told that only four were of this distinctive hue. Incidentally, the "1985 1/2" designation reflects the fact that Ford made many significant changes in the middle of the '85 production run (around May of 1985), changes that include the flush "aero" headlamps and bumping the SVO's output from 175 to 205 hp, with torque going from 210 to 248 lb. ft. These are considered as the beginning of the SVO's second generation.
Dark Sage initially became available at the beginning of the '85 model year. Ford was building some SVOs for the Hertz rental fleet, and it's been suggested that the rental giant specifically wanted the color among its allotment. Despite the Hertz order, this turned out to be the least popular SVO hue-from the start of '85 to the end of SVO production in 1986, only 47 SVOs were sprayed in code 4E Dark Sage, and, as we said, only four of those (two with cloth interior, two with leather) were of '85 1/2 production (build data courtesy SVOCA.com). That's why this one is such a prized member of the Haas collection.
As previously mentioned, original press reviews of the SVO were almost universally complimentary. For instance, Road & Track raved: "This may be the best all-around car for the enthusiast driver ever produced by the U.S. Industry." With such critical acclaim, and with such low production numbers, we can't help but think the collectibility-and monetary value-of these oft-overlooked Mustangs can only be on the upswing. Don't say we didn't warn you.


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Betelgeuse. Betelgeuse. Betelgeuse.
There he is right there.
Doesn't Betelgeuse rhyme with edelweise (instead of being pronounced beetle-juice)? There's a song in there somewhere
I live.
meh. Potato, potawto, it's all relative.
I'm wondering if a full quantum theory of everything will give us an absolute time. I highly doubt it, but it's interesting thinking about.
At least we would get a nice neutrino flux for our detectors to play with.
I damn hope it will go off in my lifetime (yes, yes - as in "the light from the event which sort of already happened will get here during..."). It will be quite a sight.
Move on, slashdotters, once again there's nothing to see...
relativity FAIL
I mean, does this story warrant inclusion on slashdot? There are plenty of other places to go for bad rumors and conspiracy theories.
Sure, but of all the places to go for bad rumors and conspiracy theories, slashdot is my favorite!
I wonder if the other trashy news (+rumor) sites say "this was first reported on Slashdot, which means it's probably false."
Yeah, and Slashdot is also a site that covers this kind of thing.
Plus it beats yet another "Something has tenuous link with iPad"/"Someone wrote hype piece about iPad"/"iPadipadipadipadipad!" story.
You're all going to be pissed, I saw a picture of a guy who saw an iPad and wrote a 1,000 word essay on the topic and submitted it.
I heard a rumor about a slashdotter who saw a picture of a guy who saw an iPad. I submitted it as a story. kdawson promised me it would be front page tomorrow.
Want to predict a supernova? There's an app for FZZZ BZZZZ:"PO&*n o c a r r i e r
There are plenty of other places to go for bad rumors and conspiracy theories.
I mean, does this story warrant inclusion on slashdot?
When you read it backwards, you sound ridiculous.
Slashdot is news for nerds. News affecting "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" qualifies. I mean, I'm guessing 90% of us have read some or all of the "trilogy." Also guessing that most of us, upon reading the title, thought "What about Ford Prefect now?"
Hmm... That's almost more interesting to me. Seems pretty odd to have a doomsday forum. If you think the world is ending soon, you're going to be online, chatting about it? Are the doomsday predictions spinning off to places other than Earth because doomsayers realized they're tired of being wrong and if they're right about predicting the earth's demise, they won't get any credit for it?
They have to have some place to share tips on the best places to buy seed vaults, share bunker plans, and learn the proper use of the crowbar vis-a-vis ventilation access.
They need each other for daily contribution to their confirmation bias. Now they are a group of the wise...
Hmm... That's almost more interesting to me. Seems pretty odd to have a doomsday forum. If you think the world is ending soon, you're going to be online, chatting about it?
I take it no one has introduced you to Bash.org?
What's new is that the doomsday tomorrow nuts have something else to latch on to, since 2012 has been thoroughly debunked.
Of course it is possible that it already has gone supernova, and that the light and hard gamma front will reach us tomorrow morning.
Fortunately it's far enough away that the only people who are going to notice anything other than a bright light in the sky are gamma ray astronomers, and astronomers who work on supernova theory.
It'll be a great day for astronomers when it does go, however, a supernova that close and that thoroughly studied will give us a lot of hard information on supernova. For example, IIRC Betelgeuse was the one of the first stars to actually have it's angular diameter measured (1921) and surface imaged using interferometry.
I'm old enough to remember when they imaged it's surface, at the time it was an incredible achievement.
Like I said, for most everyone it'll be a bright light in the sky... actually, given it's proximity and size, it'll probably be easily visible in daylight. That would be awesome, supernova that bright are extremely rare
I would hope for visibility by daylight, since Orion is basically only up during the day this time of year!
Clever, clever kooks - pick a target that's practically un-observable when you make your big "announcement."
Ah yes, Chronomancy [bookofratings.com], the art of telling the future by waiting to see what happens.
I don't see any Pierson's Puppeteers around. I think we should get out of here.
is a weaker assumption than almost surely not true... so it might.
Anyone with a good telescope available?!
The one thing I don't want to be doing if Betelgeuse goes supernova is looking at it with a telescope.
(not with my remaining good eye that is).
Anyone with a good telescope available?!
Depends what you consider "good." If you're thinking of something in the $199-$15,999 price range, with an aperture of 4-16 inches (which should be plenty for just looking at a nearby supernova, then the 16" Meade or one of the 14" Celestrons where I stargaze [hawaii.edu] should work.
If, on the other hand, you're thinking more in the $3,000,000-$400,000,000 range, then I'd have to schlep all the way up to the general vicinity [hawaii.edu] of work [subarutelescope.org].
But I'm relatively certain that even folks around work would be interested in looking
In other news, the M1 nebula is NOT... I repeat, *not* about to disappear.
Bernard's Star is also NOT going nova this week. Probably not next week either.
Also, do not panic. Neptune is quite stable in its orbit and is NOT about to collide with Jupiter, say astronomers. Repeat, it *will not* collide.
You know, for some relative values of now you can see, unfolding before our eyes (ok, "damn sensitive satellites"), events from a time not long after Big Bang. I've heard those are some damn hostile condiditions and will bring, in the end, nothing good for anyone involved...
Point out to the doomsdayers that radiation from the Big Bang, the largest explosion in the history of the universe and unimaginably large compared to a mere supernova, is about to strike the Earth.
Oh come on, everyone knows the Mayan Calendar has been debunked.
Because if anyone (or anything) is around to notice itself existing, it is safe to say conditions appear to allow their existence. Ergo, only those who who live in those conditions will be around questioning why would everything work out so nice for life when the universe appears quite hostile towards existence.
See: Anthropic principle [wikipedia.org]
Did it explode 640 years ago and we're about to witness it? Or is it going to explode soon, and future generations can witness it?
Considering that the only observations we get happened 640 years ago, I'm assuming it's the former.
Probably because of statements like these:
When it collapses, it will be at least as bright as the full moon, and maybe as bright as the sun. For six weeks. So the really lucky folks (for whom Betelgeuse is only visible at night) will get 24 hour days, everybody else will get at least some time with two suns in the sky. The extra hour of light from daylight savings time won't burn the crops, but this might.
If this is really as bright as the sun (and no one is really sure; this is about the biggest star that's ever been recorded)...then all the other doom scenarios become small beer.....
Hmm all this talk of 6 weeks of constant daylight and two suns in the sky from Betelgeuse which happens to be not far away at all from where google sky, wiki etc blacked out an area said to contain nibiru
photons are photons and as bright as the sun would include as hot as the sun.
Maybe it won't be as bad for people who are in the winter hemisphere. Or not. Geez. No part of the planet would be unaffected.
Those were from page 1 of the forum thread. Not exactly a bastion of critical thinking.
I see your point, but regardless of the source or relevance, it's never a bad practice to debunk faulty logic or unsubstantiated claims when you see them. It's good for people to view claims with a certain level of cynicism and requiring evidence.
> Why does it even need to be publicly debunked to this extent?
I got the impression that "Bad Astronomer" had been receiving numerous emails about it.
Somehow I'm reminded of Glen Beck asking people to deny things everybody (including, apparently, Glen Beck) knows are either outright false or huge distortions of the truth.
Fifth, if we can see it, it has exploded, already.
...Betelgeuse is about to explode in a supernova. This rumor is almost certainly not true. First, it's posted on a doomsday forum. Second, it's three times removed...
Nice try, but I'm not falling for that one.
Can't remember the author, but it goes like this:
Amateur astronomers are out watching the sky for the rumored light from a star that had gone supernova thousands of years before. The supernova was predicted by astronomers as early as the middle ages. It was supposedly going to be very bright. Well, the sun rises early...or at least some brightly shining object. But one of the people corrects the questioner, stating that it is the hour of the moon's rising and it must be reflecting the light from the new star. Someone suggests that it seemed to be getting rather warm.
Short of it is, this exploding star's light was several times more intense than even our Sun. In the short term it created massive weather effects -- tornados, typhoons, etc. But the air temperature in the first day of its arrival soared to over 200 degrees F - the oceans began to boil, it was unbearable to be outside. The people who survived until the first night -- when the air temperature dropped to somewhere over 130 F -- began pondering what life forms would carry on after this, because it wouldn't be humans.
There was a similar something in the news last year -- light from an ancient supernova finally reaching Earth and it made me think of this story then too. Not sure what happened to that one.
Not very splundig at all.
The rumour was it will occur in the next few weeks, similar to SN 1054 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SN_1054 [wikipedia.org]
[quote]SN 1054 (Crab Supernova) was a supernova that was widely seen on Earth in the year 1054. It was recorded by Chinese, Japanese, Native Americans, and Persian/Arab astronomers as being bright enough to see in daylight for 23 days and was visible in the night sky for 653 days.[1][2][3] The progenitor star was located in the Milky Way galaxy at a distance of 6,300 light years and exploded as a core-collapse supernova.[/quote]
Ever considered that it might not be the same people doing both?
We've know for ages that Betelgeuse was about to go supernova. Of course, that astronomy talk meaning "probably within a few centuries or so". I didn't even see anything in the article that implied that this was unexpected. It's true that the author personally projected all sorts of disasters, but he didn't even claim to be an astronomer.
So this is a "Yawn" story, not even worth a disclaimer.
The real doomsday sign is the cubs wining it all!
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Though it may sound a little implausible to Kiwis with long Christmas shopping lists, a new report says consumers' financial stress levels should ease in the lead-up to the Silly Season on the back of low interest rates and positive jobs figures.
Credit reporting agency Dun & Bradstreet says its Consumer Financial Stress Index continued to fall last month to -4.8 points, down from -4.6 points in July.
The index has been falling continuously since the start of this year, when it reached almost +15 points.
Although Dun & Bradstreet said the index was yet to reach the lows measured during the the first half of 2011, when it fell to almost -15, financial stress levels were anticipated to ease further this year as increasingly positive economic news bolstered consumer confidence.
"While the official interest rate has now been unchanged [at 2.5 per cent] for two-and-a-half years, its impact on Kiwis' financial position has been amplified during 2013 as improved business confidence, jobs growth, house prices and a strong currency have strengthened the local economy," the report said. "Under these positive conditions, consumers have been able to more comfortably meet their credit obligations, pay down their debt and recently, spend money with more confidence."
The total volume of retail sales rose 1.7 per cent, seasonally adjusted, to $17.94 billion in the second quarter of this year from a 0.9 per cent growth in the first three months of 2013, according to Statistics New Zealand.
Spending at bars, cafes and restaurants jumped by a record 4.5 per cent to $1.8 billion, seasonally adjusted, in the June quarter.
Dun & Bradstreet New Zealand general manager Lance Crooks said the financial stress index was falling in line with general optimism created by strong house prices, a robust kiwi dollar and positive trade activity.
"With the job market firming and the continuation of low interest rates, we are also seeing consumers more willing to spend on discretionary items, which is something New Zealand's businesses will be hoping builds in the lead-up to Christmas and into the New Year," Crooks said.
Dun & Bradstreet's economic adviser, Stephen Koukoulas, said further easing in consumer financial stress was another sign of improvement in New Zealand's economic conditions.
"With interest rates staying low, employment and wages growth on a steady trend higher, the health of consumer finances continues to improve," Koukoulas said. "An important aspect of the reduction in consumer financial stress is the positive implications this has for further economic activity. The healthier consumer finances are the more likely consumers are to spend."


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A 27-year-old paper mill worker says he knows what the people of Macon want from the consolidated government.
Brandon Carlisle grew up in Macon and now wants to represent his hometown as the district two commissioner.
Carlisle says he wants to focus on helping people in the community most affected by the economy and tackling crime.
He says, "I think one of the main things is reducing crime, and I don't think that involves making more arrests. It involves crime prevention, which would be giving our young people more opportunities to get involved in the community, get involved in local politics, giving them more activities, something to do to get them off the streets."
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Another post for the Public Humanist! This time explaining why I am not a public humanist:
Recently, I worked on a project to develop a website for a PBS series called Keeping Score, a production of the San Francisco Symphony that presents classical music in the spirit of Leonard Bernstein's well-known lectures. SF Symphony conductor Michael Tilson Thomas is a great raconteur and presents the historical context along with advice on what to listen for the compositions in the series.
As part of my research, I picked up Alex Ross' The Rest Is Noise, an award winning history of the twentieth century through music. Ross begins with turn of the century Vienna, where Klimt and Freud and possibly Hitler attended and discussed the latest works by Mahler and Strauss. I dove into the book eagerly, skipping ahead to read about Ives and Shostakovich, Gershwin and Copland. Then I went back to read the book in order and stopped when I got to Sibelius.
Stopped dead.
The lyrical language lay flat. The insightful connections frayed.
This was not Ross' fault; it was mine. I simply am not familiar with the music of Jan Sibelius and it made reading about it excruciatingly irrelevant.
When I learned the mnemonic to the Morse Code for the letter V (the rhythm of Beethoven's Fifth [or Vth] Symphony's famous "hook"), that made sense because I knew the music. But reading about music you've never heard is like watching someone dance about a building you've never seen.
So consider this post an admiring hurrah to those who write for ignorant audiences: music critics and historians like Ross.
But this experience is also a kick in my own pants. Somewhere along the way of getting a graduate degree, I fell for the book; I felt like everything that could be known was in a book. As a parent of young kids, I felt like if I put the kids to bed and read a book, I was engaged in a humanistic enterprise. But that's not being a humanist. (Nor is it particularly public.)
Being a humanist is not about reading criticism; it's about experiencing art. It should be primal, not secondhand. It means actually going to museums and films and concerts and ballets and not just judging them through someone else's eyes and ears.
Certainly, this will not be a revelation for most people reading this blog. For myself, however, it's a light out of the solipsistic academic tunnel I seem to have wandered into. Words are essential to the humanist enterprise, but they are not sufficient.


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See the hard-fought final match of our $2,000 November Day of Defeat: Source event.
Valve again tempts gamers with three more days of no-cost World War II battles.
Valve is prepping new maps and a new gameplay mode for Day of Defeat Source, its popular World War II multiplayer action game.
Take a look at one of the newly released Day of Defeat: Source maps in action.
Valve offers PC users three days of complimentary WWII shootin' with its Source-based first-person shooter.
Valve also reveals that a rebuilt cs_militia map, Day of Defeat: Source update also imminent.
Machine guns, when properly planted, offer a serious firepower advantage.
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Day of Defeat: Source delivers compelling indoor and outdoor environments.
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The Gordon College community grieves the loss of Professor David Lumsdaine, who passed away this morning, February 27, from complications following a heart attack.
As a member of the Political Science Department, Dr. Lumsdaine taught a variety of courses with specialization in international relations and foreign policy. His classes emphasized student participation and writing, and students often spoke with deep appreciation for this man who was a beloved professor and mentor to so many.
"David Lumsdaine was dearly beloved by his students and colleagues," says Ruth Melkonian-Hoover, associate professor of political science, and department chair. "He passionately loved God, others, and God's world, and this came through in everything he did. He had a brilliant mind and elected to invest himself first and foremost in remarkable ways in our student's lives. We have been richly blessed by him, and his passing represents a tremendous loss to our department and to all of us in the Gordon community."
He was a regular discussant at the Jeruslem and Athens Forum, one of Gordon's honors programs. "For you," writes Ryan Groff, JAF program coordinator, "there was life to be found in ancient texts, and our cohorts kindled their own fascination with the life of the mind and Christian faith by reading at your side such great works as St. Athanasius's 'On the Incarnation.' We will forever miss your evident and deeply felt appreciation for the beauty of Christian thought and life."
Prior to joining the Gordon faculty in 2007, Dr Lumsdaine—who held degrees in political science, engineering and mathematics—taught at Wheaton College, Yale University, Seoul National University and the Korea Development Institute in Seoul, one of the most prominent "think tanks" and educational institutions in that country.
He was also a consultant and lecturer at the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies, where he mentored many graduate students.
His book Evangelical Christianity and Democracy in Asia (Oxford, 2009) continued earlier work on how beliefs and values shape politics. He had been working on a sabbatical project examining the role of ideas in shaping the international political system, and the effect of domestic political values and practice on international politics.
Dr. Lumsdaine was an active and beloved member of Christ the Redeemer Anglican Church in Danvers, Massachusetts. "We will miss him, many of us deeply so," says the Rev. Timothy Clayton, rector of Christ the Redeemer. "He was a dear and enthusiastic brother and a leader in our family of faith, a member of the vestry."
He was predeceased by his parents and is survived by two brothers, John Lumsdaine and Peter Lumsdaine.
Wednesday afternoon, members of the Gordon community gathered for a prayer service in the A. J. Gordon Memorial Chapel.
A funeral service, open to the community, will be held at Christ the Redeemer Anglican Church in Danvers, MA, on Saturday, March 2, at 11 a.m.
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Thursday, February 09, 2012
'Woolly mammoth' spotted in Siberia
The animal – thought to have mostly died out roughly 4,000 years ago – was apparently filmed wading through a river in the freezing wilds of Siberia. The footage was caught by a government-employed engineer last summer in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug region of Siberia, it is claimed.
Its hair matches samples recovered from mammoth remains regularly dug up from the permafrost in frozen Russia. The official was reportedly in the area surveying for a planned road.
But viewers are divided on the nature of the animal seen in the video. Some have dismissed it as a hoax while others reckon it is an elephant lost in the Siberian wilderness. The third theory is the sighting shows a bear eating a huge fish.
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No water splashing over it, no change in the current around it.
CGI fake.
- 6:47 am
Its a bear with a fish in it's mouth, for crying out loud.
- 9:20 am
- Gareth said...
Like most cryptozoological flap videos and photographs this is out of focus. Why is that? How come modern cameras with almost foolproof auto-focus and anti-shake technology suddenly stop working properly when confronted with a mythical beast?
Or is it because they have been deliberately softened because we would be able to see the truth of the images were they sharp.
FWIW I go with the bear theory.
- 11:30 am
For those not familiar with UK newspapers, The Sun is considered the epitome of gutter press.
I go with the CGI hypothesis - the animal is moving its front legs as if the water is offering no resistance.
- 11:37 am
If you look closely at the video where the body of the creature hits the 'water', there is a blur. The is no water splashing around the body. The wave in front of the creature moves with it across the frame. In other words, it looks like the elephant or 'mastodon' was inserted into the scene using something like Adobe After Effects.
Also note that it does not keep its trunk above water. Any elephant in water keeps it trunk out of the water to breathe.
It's a fake....
- 2:46 pm
It's a bear with a fish in its mouth.
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Belegost lay in the southern part of the mountain range, and was home to the Dwarven House known as the Broadbeams. Its name in Khuzdul was Gabilgathol of unknown meaning. Belegost translates as "Great Fortress". Its king until Nirnaeth Arnoediad was Azaghâl.
The Dwarves of Belegost were friends to the Sindar and later also the Ñoldor of Beleriand. They did not join the Dwarves of Nogrod in the Sack of Doriath, and actually attempted to dissuade their friends from it.
Unlike Nogrod to the north, Belegost partly survived after the War of Wrath, although it was recorded as having been 'ruined' at that time: many Dwarves of Belegost joined Durin's folk in Khazad-dûm 60 years after the war, but the Ered Luin remained home to Dwarves until at least the early Fourth Age, including some of Durin's folk]].


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This serves as notice for the raising of Mayon Volcano's status from Alert Level 0 (normal) to Alert Level 1 (abnormal).
In the past 36-hr period, three weeks after phreatic explosion on 7 May, visible but weak and short-lived emission of bluish H2S fumes was observed at Mayon Volcano, with persistent crater glow of Intensity I (weak) visibly observed in the evening to early morning. The persistence of weak glow may denote heating of the atmosphere above the crater due to a steady emission of magmatic gas. SO2 measurements for the same period have nonetheless varied between 55 and 388 tonnes/day, and for today averaged 290 tonnes/day, remaining below normal levels of 500 tonnes/day. Seismicity has been markedly low, while recently concluded ground deformation survey by Precise Leveling indicate slight inflation of the edifice compared to February 2013 survey data.
In view of the observation of fumes and visible crater glow, despite most monitoring parameters remaining within baseline levels, PHIVOLCS is raising the alert status of Mayon from Alert Level 0 to Alert Level 1 as a precaution to the public that the volcano is exhibiting abnormal behavior. As before, PHIVOLCS strongly reiterates that the 6-kilometer radius Permanent Danger Zone or PDZ should be a no-entry zone to the public because of the perennial danger of life-threatening rockfalls, avalanches, ash puffs and sudden phreatic or steam-driven eruptions. Mayon's alert level status may further change if significant changes in monitoring parameters occur. PHIVOLCS advises residents around the volcano to remain vigilant and to keep abreast of updates on Mayon's condition through local and national officials. PHIVOLCS maintains its close monitoring of the volcano and any significant observation will be immediately communicated to all concerned stakeholders.


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- World Health Organization pulls workers from Kailahun post in Sierra Leone
- The World Health Organization says 120 health care workers have died in the outbreak
- Quarantine on West Point slum was imposed after rioters looted a treatment center
- The center is slowly being rebuilt, the only refuge for the slum's frightened residents
A red rope guarded by police marks the "quarantine line" around the West Point slum in the Liberian capital, Monrovia.
Beyond it, more than 70,000 people are trapped -- angry, scared and increasingly hungry -- as authorities seek to halt the spread of the deadly Ebola virus.
As soon as a CNN team crossed the line, it was swarmed by people desperate to be heard.
Since the government designated the slum an Ebola quarantine zone last week, there has been no way out. Stuck without sanitation or running water, and with food supplies for many running low, people fear for their lives.
The quarantine measures were imposed after rioters looted an Ebola treatment center in the slum, claiming the virus was a government hoax.
A nurse at the center told CNN she arrived for her shift that night to find the center destroyed and not a patient to be found.
The center is slowly being rebuilt, but it lacks basic equipment and facilities. Medical workers have to wash their protective gear for reuse and have little more than a squirt of bleach to rely on.
'I'm scared of everything'
It is the only refuge for the slum's frightened residents. But the most that they can hope for is to be made comfortable while they wait either to overcome the virus -- or not.
Like many residents of West Point, Charming Fallah, a hairdresser, has to travel out of the township to make a living. She is the only breadwinner for her two children and her elderly parents.
"Right now, my mother doesn't have anything," she told CNN. "First, I was the one that provided for her. But as time goes by, she's complaining the rice is finished. I just came from my parents' house and she has nothing."
Asked if she is more scared by the disease or by hunger, Fallah replied: "Both. That's what's worrying us. The hunger, the Ebola, everything. I'm scared of everything."
Her fears are far from unfounded. Experts have described the West African outbreak, centered in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, as the worst in the history of the virus.
Doctors, nurses succumb
The World Health Organization said Monday that 120 health care workers have died in the Ebola outbreak, and twice that number have been infected.
Public health experts say several factors are to blame, including a shortage of protective gear and improper use of the gear they do have.
In a commentary released this week in the Annals of Internal Medicine, doctors from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, wrote that personal protective gear made to shield health care workers from Ebola-contaminated fluids isn't being used properly. The commentary says that even with the correct gear, a health care worker is at risk for infection if contaminated protective clothing is not removed correctly.
The Ebola virus is transmitted through direct or indirect contact between bodily fluids from an infected patient; that's why taking off the protective gear correctly is essential.
Dr. William Schaffner, chairman of the Department of Preventive Medicine at Vanderbilt University's School of Medicine, says following the proper sequence of removing protective gear can keep health care workers from infecting themselves.
The sequence is simple. You start with the gloves, then take off the eye protection, gown and surgical mask. Follow up with washing your hands.
Why is this particular sequence so important?
"Because if you leave your gloves on, and take off your eye protection first, you could pass the fluids from the gloves to your eye mucus," explains Schaffner. "No matter where you are, no matter what day of the week it is, never change the sequence of how you take the equipment off."
One or two doctors per 100,000 people
The fact that the disease has killed so many people working to care for infected patients is making it increasingly hard to combat the virus in West Africa, WHO said.
"It depletes one of the most vital assets during the control of any outbreak. WHO estimates that in the three hardest-hit countries, only one to two doctors are available to treat 100,000 people, and these doctors are heavily concentrated in urban areas."
The threat can mean other health facilities close, as staff members choose to stay home rather than risk their lives. This means other medical needs, such as help with childbirth and malaria treatment, are neglected.
"The fact that so many medical staff have developed the disease increases the level of anxiety: if doctors and nurses are getting infected, what chance does the general public have?" the group wrote.
"In some areas, hospitals are regarded as incubators of infection and are shunned by patients with any kind of ailment, again reducing access to general health care."
The heavy toll is also making it harder to secure support from sufficient numbers of foreign medical staff, the group said.
Last week, a WHO health care worker was infected with Ebola in Sierra Leone. The organization has temporarily pulled its health workers from the Kailahun post and has sent a team to review the incident.
"This was the responsible thing to do. The field team has been through a traumatic time through this incident," Dr. Daniel Kertesz, a WHO representative in Sierra Leone, said in a statement. "They are exhausted from many weeks of heroic work, helping patients infected with Ebola. When you add a stressor like this, the risk of accidents increases."
Blood and other bodily fluids
Ebola is one of the world's most virulent diseases and is transmitted through direct contact with blood or other bodily fluids of infected people.
The outbreak has forced various nations to take drastic action, including Ivory Coast, which has said it is closing borders it shares with Guinea and Liberia for an indefinite period.
Senegal also closed its borders over Ebola fears. The closure includes any aircraft and ships traveling to Senegal from Guinea, Sierra Leone or Liberia.
Amid fears of the disease's spread, the Philippines recalled 115 peacekeepers from Liberia.
Dr. Peter Paul Galvez, a spokesman for the Philippines' Department of National Defense, said they would be repatriated as soon as possible. They will be quarantined before departure for 21 days, then quarantined again in the Philippines for another 21 days.
Early symptoms of Ebola include sudden onset of fever, weakness, muscle pain, headaches and a sore throat. These symptoms can appear two to 21 days after infection.


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■ The Kenai Performers present "Sudden Theatre," and evening of 10-minute plays, Nov. 9, 10, 11 and Nov. 16, 17 and 18 at the Triumvirate Theater in the Peninsula Center Mall in Soldotna, Friday and Saturday shows at 7:30 p.m., Sunday shows at 3 p.m. Admission is $12, $10 for seniors and students. Tickets are available at River City Books, Peninsula Center Mall, Curtain Call Consignment Boutique, www.kenaiperformers.org, and at the door. Note: Shows are PG-13 for adult content and language.
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■ The Soldotna High School drama department will present the play "Flowers for Algernon," written by David Rogers, at 7 p.m. on Nov. 15,16, and 17 at Soldotna High School. Admission is $5. Tickets may be purchased the nights of the performance. "Flowers for Algernon" is the story of Charlie Gordon, a mentally challenged young man with an I.Q. of 68 who volunteers to undergo an experimental operation to increase his intelligence. The operation has already been performed on a mouse named Algernon with great success. Algernon's intelligence has been increased fourfold. The operation is tried on Charlie, whose intelligence changes to that of a genius. He becomes far more intelligent than his teacher Alice Kinnian or the doctors who developed the procedure. As Charlie approaches the peak of his brilliance, Algernon shows signs of regression, which forces Charlie into a race against time in an attempt to hang on to his new intelligence and the new life he has built.
■ An opening reception for artist Marion Nelson to celebrate her exciting exhibition of Encaustic works at Kenai Peninsula College's Gary Freeburg Gallery will take place Thursday from 4:30-6 p.m. The exhibit will be on display through Dec. 12.
■ Watercolor art by Brenda Zubeck, Kathryn Joyce and Donna Schwanke-Cooper will be on display at Mugz Cafe in the Blazy Mall in Soldotna through November.
■ The Kenai Fine Arts Center presents their watercolor show in Gallery One, juried by Barabara Lavalle, and in Gallery Too, a group of paintings making Social statements. These shows run through the month of November at the Kenai Fine Arts Center, 816 Cook Avenue in old town Kenai.
■ The Cottonwood Gallery on the second floor of the Peninsula Community Health Services building in Soldotna will hosts an exhibit of work by members of the Kenai Peninsula Photographers' Guild. Work will be on display through January.
■ The Kenai Watershed Forum and the KPC Showcase Series presents "Where are the Kings: A Panel Discussion on Chinook Salmon" on Nov. 15.
■ The Kenai Performers present "Sudden Theatre," and evening of 10-minute plays, Nov. 9, 10, 11 and Nov. 16, 17 and 18 at the Triumvirate Theater in the Peninsula Center Mall in Soldotna, Friday and Saturday shows at 7:30 p.m., Sunday shows at 3 p.m. Admission is $12, $10 for seniors and students. Tickets are available at River City Books, Peninsula Center Mall, Curtain Call Consignment Boutique, www.kenaiperformers.org, and at the door. Note: Shows are PG-13 for adult content and language.
■ An all acoustic jam takes place at the Kenai Senior Center from 7 to 10 p.m. on Thursdays.
■ Kenai Joe's will have a smoke free show with live music by "907" Saturday starting at 9 p.m.
■ Veronica's in Old Town Kenai will host Open Mic from 6:30-9:30 p.m. On Saturday, Veronica's will have live music with Peggey Jones at 6:30 p.m.
■ The Studio Espresso Shop at Spur Highway and Nikiski Avenue in Nikiski hosts an open mic night on Saturdays starting at 7 p.m. Call 776-7655.
■ St. Elias Brewing Company has live music Thursdays from 7 to 9 p.m.
■ AMVETS Post 4 in the Red Diamond Center holds steel-tip darts at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesdays; steak dinner from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday; and karaoke at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.
■ The Bow bar in Kenai has karaoke at 9 p.m. Thursdays and live music Fridays and Saturdays at 10 p.m.
■ Hooligans Saloon in Soldotna has poker Tuesdays and Thursdays starting at 5:30 p.m. and live music Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.
■ The Duck Inn on Kalifornsky Beach Road has karaoke at 9 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays.
■ Mykel's in Soldotna has live music by Robb Justice from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursdays, and jazz with Dave Unruh and Bob Ramponi from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.
■ Caribou Family Restaurant in Soldotna has live music by Wally Hyde 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Fridays and 5 to 8 p.m. on Saturdays.
■ Main Street Tap and Grill has a Tuesday jam night with Shon, Wednesday karaoke with Mark Gage, Thursday acoustic music, live music on Friday and Saturday night, Sunday NFL Ticket, and Monday Night Football.
■ Call Orca Theaters at 262-7003 for listings and times.
■ Call Kambe Cinemas at 283-4554 for listings and times.
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■ The Pratt Museum in Homer is open Tuesday-Sunday, noon-5 p.m. For more information and a schedule of events, visit www.prattmuseum.org.
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Museum director Craddock Morton launches a symposium for examining and understanding the life and times of Charles Darwin, the impact of his published work and his scientific legacy. Includes an introduction by ABC Radio National science broadcaster Robyn Williams.
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- Charles Darwin symposium welcome and introductionCraddock Morton, National Museum of Australia
- A lunatic idea: British science and evolution on the eve of Darwin's Origin of SpeciesProfessor Iain McCalman, University of Sydney
- Charles Darwin: his character and convictionsProfessor Tom Frame, Charles Sturt University and St Mark's National Theological Centre
- Darwin's experiences in AustraliaProfessor Frank Nicholas, University of Sydney
- 'A theory to work with': On The Origin of Species and its contemporary receptionProfessor Paul Turnbull, Griffith University
- Social reactions to OriginDr Barry Butcher, Deakin University
- Darwin and social Darwinism: the political use and abuse of natural selectionTony Barta, La Trobe University
- Human evolution: fossils surprising, fossils predictedProfessor Colin Groves, Australian National University
- Evolution and creationismProfessor Neil Ormerod, Australian Catholic University
- Evolutionary change in agriculture – the past, present and futureDr Jeremy Burdon, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
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Those look great! So do those figures on the right of them though. I guess those are yours already?
I see BB and Warhawk in there too. I'm officially jealous.
Those do look really nice. Almost makes me wish I still collected JLU. Almost!
Got my fingers crossed for DP in Infinite Heroes!
Wow, they look even better than the leaked ebay pics. Robot Man looks huge!! Great job! Loving the Mary Marvel and Captain Marvel too!
There are so many JLU's now I have to call out of work to sit home and mess with them!!!
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Wow…makes me wish I would've gotten two Giganta's to make one an Elasti-Girl custom…however, at this rate, she may be next year's SDCC exlusive, right?
Thanks for sharing – CAN'T WAIT to see those at retail…!!!
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In high summer, a Martian air of desolation descends on my street. Most school-age kids around here spend their days at camp or some other structured, adult-run activity, not knocking around the neighborhood in packs looking to make their own fun. It's very, very quiet. A closing car door or a passing Green Line train registers distinctly in the library hush of a July afternoon.
This is one important way in which city life has changed since I was a kid. Among the contributing factors in our ongoing technology-assisted retreat from public space and public life are the expansion of parents' work days and of kids' participation in camps, lessons, teams, enrichment programs, and other school-like activities. It all adds up to a lot less free play than there used to be.
This matters because free play, meaning an activity chosen and directed by participants who do it for its own sake, is one important way that human beings teach themselves and each other how to make friends, get along with other people, make decisions, solve problems, have self-control, follow rules, manage their emotions, develop interests, build competences, and have a good time.
And it's not just children who need free play. This adult, at least, also craves occasional doses of it, especially in the summertime. With my kids in day camp and no classes to teach, this is the best time to get a lot of writing done. There's no need to go to the office or, increasingly, to leave the house at all. The combination of Wi-Fi connection and phone brings within reach much of the information I need. So I'm at my desk hour after hour, day after day — the postindustrial workplace boiled down to its efficiently lean, starkly isolated essence.
The other day, having reached a temporary stopping point and feeling a little stir crazy, I went down to the park at the end of my street. It was nearly empty, but, miracle of miracles, there was a potentially ideal opponent shooting around on the basketball court. Sizing him up, I saw that he was younger, thicker, and more athletic than I am, but he wasn't impossibly quick, and he lacked my mantis-like reach.
We went back and forth in the sun for a few games, not only enjoying the simple pleasures of a ball game and working up a sweat but also working out the unspoken business of a one-on-one between strangers: figuring out how to play hard without devolving into uncivil fouling as we found an even basis on which to match our uneven abilities. He was a deadly long-range shooter, so I had to hound him without letup on defense, but I had the advantage closer to the basket, putting up a variety of midrange floaters and leaners that dated from my formative basketball era, the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Back then, growing up on the South Side of Chicago, I learned as much from getting on the court as I did from actually playing. Showing up at a playground where you weren't well-known and getting next game could turn into a complex political problem that involved lining up a local broker, negotiating an opportune merger with others waiting on the sideline, or turning back an attempt to jump the line for next by judiciously mixing an appeal to honor and the threat of public shaming. Being a white guy in a largely black world made this all trickier in some ways, easier in others. But however you got on the court, my brother Sal reminds me, "The bigger a deal you had to make to get next, the more everybody would be watching to see if you had the skill and the heart to back it up."
All that experience, a wealth of trial and error ingrained not only in memory but in my body, was compressed into the simplest of preliminaries at the court down the street from my house the other day. I pointed at myself and then at the other guy while making a little sideways nod at the basket, he nodded back, and we got down to the serious business of free play.Carlo Rotella is director of American studies at Boston College. His latest book is "Playing in Time: Essays, Profiles, and Other True Stories.''


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Today Samsung with AT&T announced a handful of mid range devices, one of which is called the Galaxy Express. Now in no way is the express moniker a reference for the phone as a powerhouse handset, but its a clear indicator to the handset being LTE-enabled. Samsung Galaxy Express brings your standard specs including Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, 4.5-inch Super AMOLED Plus display,1.5 GHz dual-core processor, 2000 mAh battery and 5 megapixel rear camera.
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HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Police say two girls have been shot at a Central Texas home and nobody has been arrested.
A dispatcher for the Huntsville Police Department said Friday that the children were wounded at a house just outside the city limits. The dispatcher, who declined to provide her full name, says the shootings happened Thursday night.
Names and ages of the hospitalized children and their conditions haven't been released. The dispatcher did not provide information on who allegedly opened fire, other than to say no one has been taken into custody.
A police spokesman did not immediately return a message Friday.
Huntsville is 60 miles north of Houston.
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If she posts something like that that bothers you, the thing to do is "like" it. That let's her know that you saw it. And it's funny!
Maybe it is just a coincidence, maybe something about that song is uncomfortable to people, but it really could be more a random quirk than rude. Im sure we can all think of bad sounds/noises to wake up to. It sounds like more of a half asleep "what is that horrible (yes she can feel it is horrible) noise?" than a realization and a "great now i am awake" I suspect it was a half asleep attempt at humor or something she was not crazy about. And after all it did wake her up, so it can be the most beautiful music in the world and still be annoying for her.
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Although working at a computer doesn't sound like dangerous work, it can cause repetitive strain injuries (like carpal tunnel syndrome). Posture-related problems may also occur – like pain in the back, neck, shoulders, arm, wrist and hand.