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This guide is intended to list core abstract and indexing services for the scholarly, professional and technical literature relevant to communications. As a field of study, communications varies greatly from one academic institution to the other, ranging from professional training programs for journalism and broadcast media to highly interdisciplinary programs in the social sciences and humanities. In that broader sense, its interests may encompass mass media, intercultural or interpersonal communication, human-machine interaction, telecommunications, advertising, etc.
The first section of this guide describes databases specifically targeted for the discipline of communications. The second section includes those which focus resources for communications aspects of related disciplines such as anthropology, business, film, gender studies, law, history, sociology and psychology. Online services are listed, with availability in print also indicated. Dates of coverage indicated represent earliest available, whether print or online. URLs provided are for the vendor which provides the database.
Additions: these and other databases recommended for specific communication research topics are listed on the subject guides.
Exclusions: general and multidiscipline databases (whether scholarly or popular literature) which could be used for any and all areas of study; databases serving strictly as sources of news; collections of market research data and financial information. . Please refer to the specific guides for news and other specialized areas that are part of this Library Resources for Communication Studies set.
These pages are produced by the Electronic Resources in Communication Studies Committee of EBSS (http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/about/sections/ebss/ebsscommittees/electronicresourcesincommunicationstudies/electcomm.cfm). Please contact the committee chair if you are interested in contributing or editing.
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Communication Abstracts ($ E P) Abstracts articles on all areas of communication. Topics include (among many others) advertising, communication theory and technology, gender and communication, interpersonal and speech communication, journalism, mass media, public opinion. Available online from EBSCO. Vendor site: http://www.ebscohost.com/academic/communication-abstracts
Communication and Mass Media Complete ($ E) Provides indexing and abstracts, and in many cases full text of numerous journals in the field of communications. Provides historic coverage of some titles, back to 1915. CMMC incorporates CommSearch (formerly produced by the National Communication Association (NCA), and Mass Media Articles Index (formerly produced by Pennsylvania State University). Earlier portions of NCA's CommSearch also available in print as Index to Journals in Communication Studies Through 1995. Vendor site: http://www.ebsco.com/home Vendor site: http://www.ebscohost.com/titleLists/uf-coverage.htm
CIOS: Communication Institute for Online Scholarship Provides access to several services in the field: ComAbstracts, ComIndex, ComAnalytics and a Visual Commmunications Concepts Explorer (VCCE). There are different levels of institutional membership. Vendor site: http://www.cios.org/
- ComAbstracts ($ E)
A database of articles and book abstracts covering (among other things) mass communication and society, public relations, health communication, and gender and communication. Coverage varies by publications indexed. Available online with expanded institutional membership.
- ComIndex ($ E)
Index to scholarly journals in communication studies.
- Open Journals Index (E)
Table of contents indexing from 35 journals in communication. Available online with basic institutional membership.
Index to Journals in Communication Studies Through 1995($ P) Dates of coverage vary. Last of five editions prepared by the National Communication Association, listing contents of 24 key journals from the earliest issue through 1995, with author and keyword subject indexes appended. Continued by NCA's CommSearch database, which was in turn incorporated into Communication and Mass Media Complete (see, above). No longer published, but various editions are in many libraries and may be available from Out-of-Print dealers.
Journalism and Mass Communication Abstracts ($ for P; F for E) Detailed abstracts of PhD dissertations and Masters' theses, provided by the authors; prepared by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. Formerly known as Journalism Abstracts (1963-93). Back volumes available in print from 1963-1997. Available for free online 1996-present. Vendor site: http://www.aejmc.org/abstracts/
Sage Communication & Media Studies Collection (successor to Sage Communication Studies full text) Dates of coverage vary. ($ E) Includes the full text of 31 journals from 1999 to present. Covers many aspects of communication studies, including political communication, mass communication, television / film studies, business communication, and rhetoric. Vendor site: http://www.uk.sagepub.com/librarians/collections/comm.sp
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NOTE: Students and scholars in communication are likely to need discovery tools for research in many other disciplines: in business, arts & humanities, and social & health sciences. Because the field is so interdisciplinary, and because individual communication programs can vary greatly, it seemed more useful to provide a single, alphabetical list rather than to break them into a number of separate categories.
FIAF: International Filmarchive 1972-current Includes International Index to Film Periodicals (1972-present) and International Index to Television Periodicals (1979-present). Offers in-depth coverage of 300 of the world's foremost academic and popular film and television journals. Divided into three areas: general subjects, individual films, and biographies. This is a good source for European films. Available online from Ovid/SilverPlatter. International Index to Film Periodicals is also available in print from R.R. Bowker Vendor site: http://www.ovid.com/site/products/index.jsp?top=2
Film Literature Index 1973-current This is a periodical index to the international literature of film, television and video. Geared for the specialist, or general reader knowledgeable in film/TV. It is supported by the University at Albany- SUNY. Currently available in print on a subscription basis; a retrospective, fully searchable online version (1976-2001) is currently available for free. Site: http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/fli/index.jsp
Film & Television Literature Index 1987-present Also limited coverage 1970-86. Covers writing about film and television for scholars, students and the general public. Subjects include film & television theory, preservation & restoration, writing, production, cinematography, technical aspects, reviews. Available from EBSCO Vendor Site: http://www.ebscohost.com/
LexisNexis Academic dates of coverage vary Full text collections which include the following: National and regional newspapers, wire services, broadcast transcripts, international news, and non-English language sources. U.S. Federal and state case law, codes, regulations, legal news, law reviews, international legal information and patent law. (Note: LEXIS.com is the full legal file used for in-depth legal research; available only to law schools at discounted academic rate.) Shepard's® Citations for all U.S. Supreme Court cases back to 1789. Business news journals, company financial information, SEC filings and reports, and industry and market news. Updated daily. Vendor site: http://www.lexisnexis.com/default.asp
PsycINFO (Psychological Abstracts) 1840-present Provides access to international and historic literature in psychology and related disciplines. Includes research in psychology and many related fields, including communications, business, neuroscience, and others. Vendor site: http://www.apa.org/psycinfo/
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Monday, February 08, 2010
The Best UFO Headline Ever
21 comments:
- starman said...
If those sightings had occurred a few weeks later, debunkers would've claimed they were Perseid meteors. Btw the AF pilots did not, to my knowledge, claim any kills, despite an alleged crash or shoot down around then.
- February 8, 2010 at 10:31 AM
- cda said...
As a result of these Washington sightings, the USAF held a famous UFO press conference on July 29. Keyhoe attended this and made a big story of it in his books. Another guy also attended this conference - but he was on the panel. You don't need me to tell you who this was, do you? A certain General Roger M. Ramey of Roswell fame 5 years earlier. If you are right about Roswell being ET, then Ramey sat through the entire proceedings without once divulging his great 5-year secret, and at a time of massive public interest in the saucers. And of course took it to his grave as well. You might care to reflect on this if nothing else.
- February 8, 2010 at 12:41 PM
- Lance said...
Kevin, I do LOVE the headline.
But I hate to see you use the standard UFO fallacy of suggesting quantity = quality!
- February 8, 2010 at 3:43 PM
- steve sawyer said...
Hi, Kevin---
Speaking of the "Washington Nationals," there is an obscure reference in the wikipedia entry on the Robertson Panel which notes there was some kind of meeting (apparently off the record) on July 28, 1952 between President Truman and members of the National Security Council as a result of Truman's interest and concerns about the two weekends of ufo activity around the Washington, D.C. area on July 19/20 and July 26/27 in 1952.
The reference is to a footnote 2 in the wikipedia entry, and which suggests there is some evidence or documentation of such a Truman/NSC meeting on July 28. The footnote references pg. 209 of the book "Captain Edward J. Ruppelt: Summer of the Saucers--1952" by Michael Hall and Wendy Connors.
Do you know or could you quote, if you have access to this book, exactly what is said there regarding this alleged meeting, or do you have any other references or documentation as to any such meeting having actually occurred or not?
Any insight, opinion, references or documentation you may know of, either way, would be greatly appreciated.
After several attempts recently, I still have not been able to pin down whether Truman ever did actually meet with the NSC as the wikipedia entry intriguingly suggests, or not.
It would seem that if Truman _did_ meet with the NSC at that time, this would be the highest level of civilian intelligence community concern ever shown about ufos, has national security implications, and if it could in any way be documented, it would go a long way to help explain the subsequent actions of the CIA and USAF efforts, and which resulted in a kind of bureaucratic infighting or turf war over the ufo investigations in general (and which the CIA lost to the USAF), and the related, subsequent findings and actions of the Robertson Panel, which set the US government's public policy of denial, "reeducation," and dismissal of the ufo phenomenon which ensued as a result.
If, on the other hand, Truman did _not_ meet with the NSC, or that no documentation or proof of any such meeting, even if informal, exists, why are there references in the literature to this supposed meeting and what are they based upon?
Do you think or have any documentation as to whether, during this critical time period, the USAF or Battelle deliberately withheld or denied access to the CIA, IAC, NSC, or Truman himself any crucial ufo case data, findings, or analytical recommendations to defuse higher level government interest and involvement in the national security implications of the ufo phenomenon? If so, what were the reasons for any such decision?
Your comments?
- February 9, 2010 at 12:11 AM
- cda said...
There is indeed a reference to Truman's July 28 meeting with the NSC in the book quoted by Steve Sawyer (page 209). The quote in the book reads: "Newly released documents show the CIA really did come into the issue at the request of the National Security Council after Truman expressed concern over UFOs at a July 28 meeting". The said documents are not shown but presumably they are available somewhere.
- February 9, 2010 at 2:29 AM
- starman said...
"..then Ramey sat through the entire proceedings without once divulging his great 5-year secret,.."
Military men have always kept secrets; what else is new?? Nobody divulged the ULTRA secret, not only during the war, but for 30 years afterwards.
- February 9, 2010 at 3:43 AM
- KRandle said...
Why would you think that Ramey would reveal a secret at the press conference? This is what, five years after Roswell and if what had fallen there been of alien origin, it would have still been classified. The Project Blue Book files were classified and if you read the entire transcript of the press conference you would have seen they failed to answer questions by dodging and weaving. Your comment makes little sense.
Lance -
I merely suggested that the Air Force explanations for the sightings left something to be desired... multiple sightings on multiple radars with multiple witnesses on the ground and in the air... I was suggesting to those who might not be familiar with the case that there was more to it than simple temperature inversions.
- February 9, 2010 at 3:08 PM
- Frank Stalter said...
"Speaking of the "Washington Nationals," there is an obscure reference in the wikipedia entry on the Robertson Panel which notes there was some kind of meeting (apparently off the record) on July 28, 1952 between President Truman and members of the National Security Council as a result of Truman's interest and concerns about the two weekends of ufo activity around the Washington, D.C. area on July 19/20 and July 26/27 in 1952."
Truman went to Chicago for the Democrat National Convention July 25. He was out of town for the 2nd batch of sightings and in Kansas City on July 28.
- February 9, 2010 at 4:21 PM
- cda said...
You say my comment "makes little sense".
Which makes more sense:
1. my comment. 2. The USAF holds a press conference about UFOs when they already knew the answer five years earlier. 3. They bother with such projects as the Battelle study and the Robertson committee (both done at the highest secrecy levels) when, again, they had known the true explanation for UFOs long before?
- February 10, 2010 at 3:47 AM
- starman said...
"The USAF holds a press conference about UFOs when they already knew the answers five years earlier."
Lol, unfortunately the phenomenon didn't just go away after Roswell. It kept coming back, so there had to be more public debunking to maintain secrecy and keep the public calm.
"They bother with such projects as the Battelle study and the Robertson committee (both done at the highest secrecy levels)when, again, they had known the true explanation for UFOs long before?"
Roswell may have provided some answers but not all, and research could have been very difficult and time consuming.
- February 10, 2010 at 4:54 AM
- Sarge said...
If something happens once it can be brushed aside, but twice looks like a pattern.
No matter where the President is he can contact his advisors and I'm sure they could have set up a meeting on the road if necessary.
His being out of town does not mean a meeting couldn't happen.
A suggestion of a pattern of objects appearing over the capital would have been more than enough to warrent SOME kind of meeting to get some answers.
Too bad there were no answers to give.
- February 10, 2010 at 9:48 AM
- BoyintheMachine said...
"The USAF holds a press conference about UFOs when they already knew the answers five years earlier."
It was done to quell the public, to give the impression that the situation was being properly handled.
- February 10, 2010 at 1:11 PM
- BoyintheMachine said...
@ Mr. Randle,
I just now heard your recent inteview with the Paracast guys and let me tell you this...
Do not be afraid to call BS when you hear it, especially with regards to the possibile origin of the visitors.
I like the Paracast guys, but I've heard them push their, how should I put it, *uninformed* opinions as to the origins of the visitors above and beyond the most logically worded responces.
I knew exactly where you were going with your comments, basically you are coming across how I approach the phenomenon, that we can rank probability to various scenarious and then choose the most likely scenario.
Take for example the "Extra Dimensions". Many people use this term incorrectly, as in to be a synonym for 'parallel universes'. Extra Dimensions are just that, other dimenison (like length, width, heighth, and time, but just not the ones we live in.) The extra dimenions camp is perhaps the least likely possibility of the origins of the visitors.
If the visitors are using advanced technology to move at faster-than-light speeds, or if they using loopholes to cheat, such as worm-holes, then by very nature the visitors would be moving through time as well as traveling through space.
It's even possible that the visitors are from a different planet, set in the future, of a parallel universe, so we don't have to rely on just one possibility.
What really bugged me is the a couple of episodes back the Paracast guys got into it with a guest and tried to push their theory of the visiotrs being from earth and living alongside us w/out us knowing it, as if that was the more probable likelihood when it is definitley not. I think it's time people speak up about that line of thinking, as it ranks among the least likelihood of being true. If they visitors are from here, and have been here the whole time, then the obvious quesiton is why no proof? The proof for such should be abundant.
So yes, I like the Paracast guys, but dont be afraid to argue with them and hit it home with logic and reasoning.
- February 10, 2010 at 4:35 PM
- Frank Stalter said...
"His being out of town does not mean a meeting couldn't happen."
Meetings and phone calls definitely happened. Don't know about this Hall and Connors book as a source though. Ruppelt's own book, the Truman library's archives . . . . impeccable sources.
- February 10, 2010 at 5:52 PM
- steve sawyer said...
Part 1 of 2:
Very interesting (at least to me!). Thanks, CDA, for providing the quote from the book referenced on wikipedia. I very much appreciate your making the effort, as the question of Truman's alleged meeting with the NSC (in addition to his known briefing by Landry via Ruppelt), raised a number of complex issues. It illuminates a few things for me, but also raises additional questions. The quote from wikipedia (ref. the Robertson Panel entry) says the following, in regard to the great controversy stirred within the government by the July 19/20 and 26/27 1952 Washington sightings:
"Documents indicate that the CIA became involved at the request of the National Security Council after President Truman personally expressed concern over UFOs at a July 28, 1952, NSC meeting. [2] (However, there was no formal NSC meeting on that date)."
Compare and contrast the assertion in the above quote to what was actually said in the book by Connors and Hall:
"Newly released documents show the CIA really did come into the issue at the request of the National Security Council after Truman expressed concern over UFOs at a July 28 meeting."
This statement is somewhat more ambiguous, as it does not state "a July 28 meeting" was necessarily with the NSC, although that could be implied.
CDA then parenthetically adds: "The said documents are not shown but presumably they are available somewhere." But, are they? This is the problem—if the quote from the book is not footnoted itself, to cite specific evidence by independent documentation, then it remains just an assertion itself, and possibly either an exaggeration or potential misinterpretation. If the source for the book quote was "newly released documents" which I can only assume refers to CIA declassified docs released under the FOIA, were they cited by footnote in the book so those interested can refer to them to confirm this statement independently?
[Here is the only collection of relevant CIA documents declassified under the FOIA I could find regarding the consequences of the Washington sightings--- (Note they start only on July 29, 1952)]:
If not, and I don't think they were, then (especially given the wiki reference to "no formal NSC meeting on that date" which indicates a contradiction), and especially as Frank Stalter gives a reference to "Truman went to Chicago for the Democrat National Convention July 25. He was out of town for the 2nd batch of sightings and in Kansas City on July 28," with a pertinent link, these two data points suggest that there was no off-the-record or informal meeting called by Truman with the NSC to discuss the "Washington National" sightings.
This interests me, as a matter of historical scholarship, since without proper citations or references to the aforesaid "newly released documents" to back up the claim of Truman having had a July 28, 1952 meeting with the NSC ("...the CIA really did come into the issue at the request of the National Security Council after Truman expressed concern over UFOs at a July 28 meeting."—Connors and Hall, page 209), then it cannot be said that the CIA got so rapidly and deeply involved in the UFO controversy caused by the Washington sightings specifically at the behest of or due to NSC concerns or direction promulgated through the NSC to the CIA by Truman, although I'm open to reconsideration of the question if some documentation can be provided.
Although Truman was out of Washington in the few days before the 26th and including the 28th, attending the Democrat's national convention in Chicago and after that visiting with friends and relatives in Kansas in this period, it also cannot be proven or disproved in lieu of documentation that some other meetings may have transpired "on the road" regarding the Washington sightings, just that the wiki reference and the quote from the Connors and Hall book cannot be proven, as far as any NSC meeting with Truman on the 28th is concerned.
- February 12, 2010 at 10:34 PM
- Frank Stalter said...
From the CUFON link above:
"Surely, if the Washington Sightings motivated the Robertson Panel of 1953, where among these released CIA documents are all the pages which an event of such magnitude would certainly generate?'"
From General Robert Landry, Air Force Aide to the President:
"I was directed to report quarterly to the President after consulting with Central Intelligence people, as to whether or not any UFO incidents received by them could be considered as having any strategic threatening implications at all.
The report was to be made orally by me unless it was considered by intelligence to be so serious or alarming as to warrant a more detailed report in writing. During the four and one-half years in office there, all reports were made orally. Nothing of substance considered credible or threatening to the country was ever received from intelligence."
Looks like part of the system was to not put much of anything in writing if it got close to the president.
- February 13, 2010 at 8:21 AM
- John Sawyer said...
Limiting speculation to what's most likely, leads to at least one relatively prosaic possibility: that if there are non-earthly visitors to Earth, they may have come from a nearby star system thousands of years ago, from a planet that either no longer exists, or which might no longer be habitable (orbit changed, putting it too close to or too far from its sun, or sun got too hot, too cold, etc.), so that if we spotted it from Earth, we'd say "no life there, let's keep looking". This scenario fits in with the possibility that there may be no faster-than-light travel, doesn't require "inter-dimensional beings", etc. If they were also from a culture that knew the dangers of contamination of one culture by another, and if they were concerned about that, they might have kept their distance from us, while still letting us know they were here (somewhere), for some reason useful to them, or simply as a practical recognition that they couldn't be out of sight all the time, but they COULD fool humans into not knowing what they really were, by staging bizarre, contradictory displays to introduce so much noise into the situation that we'd never be able to separate the reality from the circus, and thus we wouldn't be affected, on a mass scale, in ways they didn't want (worshiping them, loathing them, etc.), but rather just curious and puzzled, which may be the only viable compromise.
- February 15, 2010 at 1:16 AM
- steve sawyer said...
Part 2 of 2:
Well, I found out a little bit more about the reference on wikipedia concerning the Robertson Panel in regard to the quote from the book by Connors and Hall that was used and edited slightly for inclusion on wiki.
It seems David Rudiak inserted that reference into the wiki entry on the Robertson Panel, and did indeed use as his source the quote from page 209 from the book co-authored by Wendy Connors. I also heard back from Ms. Connors, who confirms "the information is correct," but in a somewhat intriguing and ambiguous way, advising "Let me qualify here. In any legitimate research endeavor many materials are no longer available" and that "Due to the passage of time, some information cannot be backed up by documentation, but getting interviews from people who were there and associated with the BB project filled in many small details not found in the documentation" and finally that "If I remember correctly, the date [July 28 meeting] comes not from normal documentation, but from what was reported by others. They may have the date wrong or declared it to be subjective."
As noted above in part 1 of 2 of my comments here, there does not seem to be any evidence or documentation whatsoever of any NSC meeting being convened at Truman's direction over his concerns about the Washington sightings, and certainly not on July 28th, as both the wiki and book quote source seem to clearly indicate, although interpretations of the exact phraseology may vary. In addition, Truman was out of Washington between July 25th and August 5th.
However, curiously, I also found a reference in an article by Brad Sparks, entitled "Ruppelt's Coverup," from the 1999 Sign Oral History Project Workshop Proceedings (page 40, or .pdf page 45):
See: http://bit.ly/deBgv0
[I strongly recommend everyone here read this article by Sparks--I don't know if I agree with all his conclusions, but he seems to make a very interesting case for some degree of cover-up by Ruppelt about the Blue Book investigation in general, and specifically about the Washington sightings, or at least Ruppelt's role and activities regarding these sightings.]
Sparks says in para. 2 of the article: "In fact, the dramatic impact of the 'saucer' sightings over the nation's capital prompted President Truman to order a secret CIA investigation into the Air Force's handling of the matter" and later "In fact, CIA records prove that the panel was hastily convened within a matter of a few weeks after efforts by the CIA to postpone it failed. The CIA wanted to give Battelle Memorial Institute scientists time to finish their massive statistical study of Blue Book's 4000 UFO reports---facts certainly Ruppelt knew but did not publicly report."
Once again, it seems we have some contradictory or at least ambiguous statements--did Truman, in fact, order the CIA to conduct an investigation "of the Air Forces handling of the matter" of the Washington sightings? If so, where is the documentation or other, alternative evidence, such as other kinds of source data, like interviews with involved personnel? Citations? Is Sparks saying Truman directly ordered the CIA to become involved, and if so, how and via what venue? NSC? His USAF aide Robert B. Landry? It is not clear how or if this actually occurred, even though there seems to be a consensus of sorts by Connors, Rudiak, and Sparks. But how is this assertion or conclusion established, in fact?
I will be contacting Sparks for further information and sourcing.
To be continued...
- February 17, 2010 at 4:19 PM
- Frank Stalter said...
Sparks really has a problem with Ruppelt. Why I just don't know. I think Ruppelt's book is a marvelous insider document that's about as good as you can expect from the mid 50s.
On the day of the definitively documented WH meeting about the DC UFOs, Truman met later in the day with Bedell Smith, who was head of the CIA at the time, and James Lay, Exec Sec'y of the NSC. Perhaps all the talk is of Sept 3?
- February 17, 2010 at 6:26 PM
- steve sawyer said...
"Sparks really has a problem with Ruppelt. Why I just don't know. I think Ruppelt's book is a marvelous insider document that's about as good as you can expect from the mid 50s."
Well, yeah, assuming you read the article, it's pretty apparent Sparks is no big fan of Ruppelt, and he notes several cogent reasons why--the main ones being, I suppose, that Ruppelt may have exaggerated his role in Blue Book, and more importantly, may have participated in somewhat of a cover-up of both his activities and Blue Book investigations in general, which is a very serious charge.
Remember also that Ruppelt revised his seminal 1956 book in 1959 by adding three gratuitous debunking chapters, which in some ways contradicted his earlier, main text, allegedly under some pressure from both the USAF and his employer at the time, Northrop Aircraft, a major USAF defense contractor.
The questions Sparks raises about Ruppelt's book (and other actions), whose original manuscript, which Sparks and others have thoroughly reviewed over time, are important to try to resolve is because the draft was not only partially censored by the USAF prior to initial publication, but that according to Sparks and others, Ruppelt also edited out some significant cases and relevant data---so while he was definitely an insider, and his book quite a valuable early resource, just how much of an insider he was, and how much real inside info was revealed, as opposed to what he could, and perhaps should, have publicly said in his book is a matter of some debate. How much was held back by Ruppelt, vs. the USAF, is unknown to me. Perhaps Ruppelt was unable to publish the full story for both personal and national security reasons.
The Ruppelt papers collection, including the original marked-up draft edition of his book, is in the possession of Dr. Michael Swords, a long-time associate, editor, and former board member of the J. Allen Hynek Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS) in Illinois. It would be interesting if these original draft documents are ever scanned and distributed via online means so that others could independently judge for themselves what they may suggest in regard to Ruppelt's reputation and integrity of motive.
The Sept. 3, 1952 meeting Frank Stalter mentions (and has an article about at his blog, btw) is very interesting, based on the personnel who attended (several USAF honchos, RAND personnel, members of the NRSB, and Truman's USAF aide, Brig. Gen. Robert B. Landry), for what appears to be only a half hour meeting regarding "defense of the capital" [?] but I don't think it can be concluded this meeting necessarily related to the Washington sightings, although it may have. Later that same afternoon, Truman met also with CIA DCI W.B. Smith, and his executive secretary of the NSC, James S. Lay, Jr., as Frank notes. Busy day, eh?
See: http://bit.ly/av12f2
The issue behind all of these matters is that several differing conclusions and assertions have been drawn and made, but there has to be supporting documentation, alternative evidence (such as independent, personal testimonies), and other established facts on record to prove any of them to a reasonable degree of satisfaction, and which is often the lacking or missing linchpin required.
Why are these questions, and their answers, if obtainable, important? Because something _very_ significant occurred over Washington, D.C. those two critical weekends in July 1952, and almost as crucial, determining the actual reaction and effects on the government, and its conclusions and the plans implemented as a result, which were to covertly and essentially deny, suppress, ridicule, and dismiss the UFO phenomenon as a consequence by early 1953, for a variety of reasons, at least as far as the public was concerned, set policies that are still in effect today, and may amount to a cover-up of a genuine phenomenon that just might involve some form of advanced non-human intelligence operating within our world.
Kind of important, I'd say.
- February 17, 2010 at 9:47 PM
- David Rudiak said...
From Gerald Haines official CIA UFO history:
Note that this documents that the CIA started forming their special UFO study group on July 29, 1952, same day as the infamous DC press conference. Somebody gave the order. Truman, NSC, Landry? I don't know, but it wouldn't require an official NSC meeting or Truman being at the White House.
Early CIA Concerns, 1947-52
CIA closely monitored the Air Force effort, aware of the mounting number of sightings and increasingly concerned that UFOs might pose a potential security threat. (10)
[Footnote 10: See Edward Tauss, memorandum for Deputy Assistant Director, SI, "Flying Saucers," 1 August 1952]
... Agency officials accepted the Air Force's conclusions about UFO reports, although they concluded that "since there is a remote possibility that they may be interplanetary aircraft, it is necessary to investigate each sighting." (12)
[Footnote 12: Ralph L. Clark, Acting Assistant Director, OSI, memorandum for DDI, "Recent Sightings of Unexplained Objects," 29 July 1952.]
A massive buildup of sightings over the United States in 1952, especially in July, alarmed the Truman administration. On 19 and 20 July, radar scopes at Washington National Airport and Andrews Air Force Base tracked mysterious blips. On 27 July, the blips reappeared. The Air Force scrambled interceptor aircraft to investigate, but they found nothing. The incidents, however, caused headlines across the country. The White House wanted to know what was happening, and the Air Force quickly offered the explanation that the radar blips might be the result of "temperature inversions."...
Although it had monitored UFO reports for at least three years, CIA reacted to the new rash of sightings by forming a special study group within the Office of Scientific Intelligence (OSI) and the Office of Current Intelligence (OCI) to review the situation. (14)
[Footnote 14: See Ralph L. Clark, Acting Assistant Director, OSI, memorandum to DDI Robert Amory, Jr., 29 July 1952. OSI and OCI were in the Directorate of Intelligence. Established in 1948, OSI served as the CIA's focal point for the analysis of foreign scientific and technological developments...]
Edward Tauss, acting chief of OSI's Weapons and Equipment Division, reported for the group that most UFO sightings could be easily explained. Nevertheless, he recommended that the Agency continue monitoring the problem, in coordination with ATIC. He also urged that CIA conceal its interest from the media and the public, "in view of their probable alarmist tendencies" to accept such interest as confirming the existence of UFOs. (15)
[Footnote 15: Tauss, memorandum for Deputy Assistant Director, SI (Philip Strong), 1 August 1952.]
- February 22, 2010 at 10:12 AM


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The original Xoom arrived in a pre-iPad 2 world. Given that context, Motorola's original tablet was well-designed, with great hardware, and since it marked the debut of Honeycomb, it was arguably the first Android tablet with a capable operating system.
Less than a year later, given what Samsung has done with its Galaxy Tab line of tablets and what Asus was able to pull off with the Transformer Prime, a company would be crazy to release a tablet with specs and features identical to the Xoom. Not if it had any reasonable expectation of success, that is.
So, as we prepare to enter yet another year of constantly advancing technology, the release of the Droid Xyboard 8.2 demands the question: did Motorola push the design, performance, and features of its follow-up to the Xoom far enough to make it worth considering, or is this a stopgap on the road to something far more impressive?
The 8.2-inch version of the Xyboard is, not surprisingly, both thinner and lighter than the 10.1-inch Xoom. It's also lighter than the 9.7-inch iPad 2, but Apple's tablet is still a hair skinnier.
|Motorola Droid Xyboard 8.2
|Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9
|Pandigital SuperNova
|Archos 80 G9
|Weight in pounds
|Width in inches (landscape)
|Height in inches
|Depth in inches
|Side bezel width in inches (landscape)
|0.9 (left), 1.1 (right)
From the front, the Xyboard looks like a typical black tablet, except for its corners, which taper inward. The edges are covered with a easy-to-grip rubber material that extends to the back, until meeting with an aluminum plate. While I appreciate the plate's purpose of reinforcing the tablet's integrity while also keeping it light, the visible screw heads staring at me from atop the plate made it difficult to ignore the shoddiness of its implementation.
When held in my hands, the Xyboard feels light and the rubber edge provides a nice safe grip; however, the corners are pointier than on most tablets and tended to dig into my palms as a result.
When held horizontally with the cameras on the left, the Xyboard's right edge is home to a single speaker, a Micro-USB port, a Mini-HDMI port, and a door that covers the SIM card slot. On the left edge is another speaker, followed by an infrared sensor, right next to a headphone jack. On the left bezel, midway between the left corners, sits a 1.3-megapixel camera, with a 5-megapixel LED-supported camera placed directly opposite on the back. As with many smaller tablets, placing the camera directly in the middle like this tends to draw unwanted guest appearances from your fingers in photos and videos. Placing the camera a little higher or on the top bezel would have made all the difference.
The power/lock button and volume rocker are not only hidden away on the back, but are flush with the body of the tablet, making them not only difficult to accurately press, but also to find, without flipping it around. While this solves the problem of accidentally hitting the buttons, it makes getting to them quickly a new challenge.
The Xyboard comes with both a power adapter and an additional USB cable, each of which plugs into the Micro-USB port. Most vendors combine the functions of these into one cable, but not so here. Unlike the minimalist tablet design, the power adapter itself is oversize and may require you to make some room for it on your power strip. Thankfully, with the USB cable plugged into a PC, the battery still charges, albeit at a slower rate. During charging, a white LED light begins pulsating in the middle right of the tablet's bezel.
Software features
The Xyboard will be upgradable to Ice Cream Sandwich, but ships with Honeycomb 3.2 installed, as well as a few custom Motorola and Verizon applications like MotoPack, a curated Motorola app store; MotoCast, which enables you to stream and download movies and photos from your PC to the Xyboard; and V Cast Apps, another curated app store tailored for Verizon devices. V Cast Media aggregates all your media for playing in one place, but we couldn't actually get it to play video from our library.
Unfortunately, in order to sideload files onto the Xyboard, you're required to first install Motorola's MotoCast software on your PC. Only then will the drivers for your Xyboard be installed. Even if you have absolutely no plans to use MotoCast, you're still forced to install it. More than a minor annoyance.
Like the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, the Xyboard 8.2 features an infrared sensor and includes a universal remote control app. While the Tab 7.0 Plus used Peel as its remote control software, the Xyboard 8.2's Dijit is a less robust and less useful app.
While setup was simple and easy, the range on the infrared sensor is severely limited when using the software, annoyingly topping out at about 8 feet. We were unable to determine whether this was a hardware or software issue, however.
A couple of free games and Quickoffice HD round out the installed apps of note.


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SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn vowed Wednesday to continue fighting to steer state money from prisons to child protection, after being rebuffed by the Senate on his plan to shutter state facilities.
On the second day of the General Assembly's fall veto session, the Senate voted, 35-16, to override Quinn's veto of $57 million approved by the Legislature to keep two prisons and two juvenile detention centers open. The governor will take his case to the House, where a second override vote would not force the Democratic governor to keep the prisons open, but would prohibit him from spending the money elsewhere despite the state's dire financial situation.
Quinn aides said his message, as he crosses the Capitol rotunda in the coming days, is this: It's a choice between spending on underutilized prisons or better protection against the abuse and neglect of children.
"He's talking to lawmakers and will impress upon them that the money is better spent on kids than on prisons" he considers unnecessary, Quinn budget spokesman Abdon Pallasch said.
The House canceled Thursday's portion of the fall session. A spokesman said the legislation's House sponsor, Speaker Michael Madigan, has not decided whether to seek an override. The session's final three days begin Tuesday.
Beside the override vote, the Senate adopted a plan Wednesday to require some corporations to disclose what they pay in income tax. The chamber also rejected legislation that Quinn rewrote to ban assault weapons and sent the governor a plan he supports to subsidize state park repairs with a $2 license plate surcharge.
The House adopted a resolution that recommends no pay raises this year for unionized state workers; set a special congressional election April 9 for the seat held by U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who resigned; and voted to give the Chicago Public Schools more time to announce what schools it plans to close.
An anticipated House tally on allowing marijuana for medicinal purposes was put on hold as the Democratic sponsor continues to woo supporters.
Last spring, lawmakers objected to Quinn's plan to cut the budget by closing the high-security prison in Tamms, the women's lockup in Dwight, and youth detention centers in Joliet and Murphysboro. They sent him a budget that earmarked money to keep them open.
At the same time, they reduced Children and Family Services funding by $50 million — on top of $36 million Quinn cut — prompting a reorganization that will reduce the agency headcount by 188.
It's also redirecting 95 management positions to posts such as investigators and intervention specialists who deal directly with children and families, DCFS spokesman Dave Clarkin said.
Quinn used his veto power to slice the prison money lawmakers appropriated, which was the action the Senate voted to reverse Wednesday.
Should the House follow the Senate's lead and snub the governor, Quinn won't be forced to spend the money to keep facilities open, but he'll be unable to spend the money on anything else.
There are 49,000 inmates in adult prisons designed for 33,700. But the administration argues that Tamms and, for juveniles, Murphysboro, were not nearly full even before officials started moving residents, and that Dwight's women can be housed elsewhere. The governor will ask lawmakers to spend the money on protecting children instead, Pallasch said.
"That's the message they've been communicating to everyone for some time," said Steve Brown, spokesman for Madigan, a Chicago Democrat. "Maybe it will take on some fresh energy."
While Brown said Madigan has not decided on an override attempt, he undoubtedly will hear from central and southern Illinois lawmakers whose districts rely heavily on the jobs that prisons provide.
Madigan did call a vote Wednesday on a resolution declaring the state has no money for pay raises in negotiated contracts with unionized state workers. On an 84-29 vote, the House approved the resolution as Quinn tries to impose a wage freeze on 40,000 members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, whose last contract expired June 30.
Co-sponsor Rep. John Bradley said the General Assembly is tired of being saddled with paying the costs of lucrative contracts negotiated by governors.
"The days of people sending us the bills or making promises they can't keep are over," the Marion Democrat said. "We're out of money. We don't have a money tree."
In the Senate, President John Cullerton got exactly the 30 votes he needed to send to the House a measure requiring publicly traded corporations to publicize their Illinois income tax bills. Cullerton said it would help lawmakers decide tax policy and whether incentives they dole out to help businesses are worthwhile.
Business leaders oppose the bill as unfair and potentially damaging to competition.
Republicans, one of whom called it "anti-business, anti-employment," were offended by the atmosphere Tuesday in which Cullerton announced the plan at a news conference organized by cheering, chanting Chicago-area activists.
"This is not a 'gotcha' to the business community," Cullerton responded. "It's something that will help us have a better tax structure."
The Senate also rejected Quinn's attempt to change an ammunition-purchase bill into an assault weapons ban. The governor used his amendatory veto power to rewrite Sen. Dave Luechtefeld's measure that would allow legal gun owners to buy ammunition through the mail from Illinois companies, as well as having it shipped from other states.
The 49-4 vote restores the original language and moves it to the House.
Spokeswoman Brooke Anderson said Quinn "will vigorously pursue this cause," but did not divulge the governor's strategy.
Associated Press Writer Sara Burnett contributed to this report. Contact John O'Connor at http://www.twitter.com/apoconnor
The bills are SB2474, HJR45, SB282, and SB681.
Online: http://www.ilga.gov


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Nordic Ski Log — Week 6
From the first days of training—highlighted by headlong wrecks and time lost trying to coerce my pole straps onto my wrists—my skating has come a very long way. I have also learned some very valuable lessons: Most notably, I have got to replace those fancy Velcro straps on my poles in favor of the traditional, simple loop strap.
But all of my training has overlooked a very important element to the Biathlon: the "Bi" part. Biathletes have to swing from super athlete mode to super stealth shooting mode in a matter of seconds—the dichotomy is perhaps the most challenging part of the sport. And I have completely neglected to develop any shooting skills.
If I don't want to spend all day skiing (humiliating) penalty loops, I should probably see if I can hit that little black circle from at least 25 meters away (50 meters for elite athletes). So I tracked down Clayton Mendel of Eastern Sierra Armory, and we sped out to a firing range just outside of town.
The targets could easily fit in my hands … and 50 meters is a lot more than one might imagine. This combination makes for an intimidating task. I'm supposed to hit what from where???
Mendel gave me a brief overview of shooting, from safety to position to strategy. First, always point the rifle down range. Next, a review of the prone and standing positions. Then, some tips for success, such as focusing on slowing down when you're approaching the range (within 100 meters).
Mendel handed me a very elegant rifle he tricked out himself for the purposes of Biathlon (check out his Eastern Sierra Armory!).
Now, on to the details. We started with the prone position—seemingly easier, but you have to hit the tiny inner circle, which makes it significantly harder. Through a weird combination of yoga and kung-fu, I managed to wrap my awkwardly out-of-their-element climber's arms around the rifle. I have shot a gun before—and managed to shatter a few clay pigeons with my brother's shotgun—but my firearm dyslexia reared its ugly head every time I tried to reload, and couldn't remember whether to push or pull the darn lever thingy, or fumbled and accidentally turned on the safety. There's another five seconds to my race time!
After about 15 minutes carefully sculpting me into prone shooting position, my aim wasn't too bad! Great. Now on to standing.
This is where an athlete's anatomy can really help in accuracy: pronounced hip bones provide a steady platform for your elbow, and long arms allow you to rest your rifle on your palm. My boyish frame and negative ape index ("ape index" is a term climbers often use to talk about your arm span vs. height ratio. A negative ape index indicates that your arms are shorter than your height, something climbers don't usually like—also the bane of my climbing existence) would not give me any inherent advantage. Bummer. Mendel showed me various finger-stacking methods to raise the rifle to my eye.
In the Novice race, we have two bouts of shooting, one standing and one prone. I will spend the next week mentally preparing myself for at least five penalty laps from the standing position. It's hard enough hitting the thing breathing normally, let alone panting from exertion!
As the race day nears and all of the pieces start to come together, I'm finally realizing just what I've gotten myself in for: a great workout, a glimpse of a wholly new world of athleticism, and a hefty dose of humbling.
Biathlon: good for body and mind!
Workouts for the last week before the race
This week, it's all about tapering off. Cramming may have worked for you in chemistry class, but when it comes to body chemistry, cramming will only damage your capacity to perform in the Biathlon. "This week," says Alana Levin, U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association Nordic Coach, "is for your body to absorb all the training you have done. You cannot do any workout to improve your performance this weekend, but you can do a workout that could hurt your race this weekend."
Levin emphasizes, "your job this week is to feel good, stay healthy, get a lot of sleep, hydrate and eat well."
Starting Wednesday, drink 64-100 ounces of water per day. This can be water, or a dilute sports drink or unsweetened tea. Then, the night before your race, drink 8-16 ounces of water at 6 p.m. (sipping throughout the hour), then again at 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. You should wake up well hydrated, but if you don't, down a sports drink in the morning.
Eat an early dinner the night before the race. Many folks have their own favorite pre-race meals. When I played soccer as a kid, I had to have rice and scrambled eggs for breakfast. I swore by it. Levin's favorite pre-race dinner is sushi. For her, sushi "seems to be the perfect mix of protein, carbohydrates, and … it's light enough for your body to digest easily so that you can go into the race feeling light, yet energized."
Ski: 30-45 minutes easy ski. Somewhere in the middle, and on flat or slightly downhill terain, add 4-6 speed bursts for 10-15 seconds. Easy ski for two minutes in between bursts.
Interval ski (experienced skiers only): To be completed by Monday: 20 minutes of easy warm up, then 10 intervals at level 4 ("no talk, need to focus") for 30-60 seconds. Recover for 90 seconds to two minutes, very easy ski.
Target practice: Try to practice using the rifle you will be using in the race, and with live ammunition.
Two days before the race: Day off!
Day before the race: Easy 20-30 minutes ski. After 10 minutes, take a 10 second race start, practicing double pole technique. Easy ski for 50 seconds. Repeat four times. Then, do 2-4 accelerations: start at a moderate speed and go faster and faster so the last 10 minutes is "all out" effort. Remember to stay on flat or even slightly downhill terrain.
Transition practice: During one of this week's workouts, take some time to practice coming into the range and taking your prone or standing position (imaginary practice is fine). Then practice getting into your gloves and pole straps.
Expert's note: Levin says, "the top racers will have simple straps on their poles or the click in/click out pole grips. They also are either not wearing gloves or they have gloves with a removable sleeve over the trigger finger that they slip back."
This week's To Do list
Watch a biathlon! Rest your body and stoke your psyche by watching some of the Biathlon World Championships: http://www6.biathlonworld.com/en/home.html
Wax your skis! Brian Ellison at Brian's Bicycles & Cross Country Skis is a great resource for this. Tell him you're competing in the Biathlon and he will set you up with a great race waxing.
Last but certainly not least … sign up for the race at esnsa.org! At the same time, get your name in for the laser gun clinic on Friday, March 23, and get some great shooting tips from some of the best, including Mendel.
Good luck, and have fun!
I know I will!
How to get to the event
The races will be held at the Reds Lake Basin near the Outpost Restaurant behind Chairs 13 and 14 at Mammoth Mountain.
Participants with a Mammoth Mountain Season Pass can alpine ski or snowboard to the site via Chairs 11 and 12 heading to the backside of the mountain (Chair 13 and 14 area).
Participants without a season pass can purchase a special event Biathlon ski pass ($15–purchased at registration) which allows one time access to Chair 11 and 12 in order to ski to the backside.
Non-participant spectator/family passes can be purchased at standard USSA Ski Event rates: adult: $66 for a one-day ski pass. Teen: $52 for a one-day ski pass. Child: $27 for a one-day ski pass. Senior: $56 for a one-day ski pass.
Alpine/snowboard equipment is strongly encouraged to travel to the biathlon site.


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"Think about the online experience today. What [the Internet] does best is compete on price and, depending upon your circumstances, convenience. This doesn't create new value. It [results in] a race to the bottom-the lowest cost and fastest fulfilment."
Ron Johnson
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Coined by the Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group (IBSG), "Catch 'Em and Keep 'Em" retailing uncovers a new opportunity- revitalising brick-and-mortar stores through the introduction of web-based content and virtual experiences similar to the ones shoppers (and gamers) increasingly enjoy online. Mashing up the store environment-where shoppers gain immediate gratification from seeing, feeling and smelling retailers' offerings-with the best rich online content creates a compelling experience not possible through either channel by itself.
Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group (IBSG)
Cisco IBSG is not alone in seeing the potential of these solutions to rejuvenate stores. In fact, the December 2011 issue of Harvard Business Review dedicated three articles to this topic.
Over the past two years, Cisco IBSG has studied this new cross-channel shopping behaviour and teamed with several leading retailers worldwide to test consumers' interest in "digital-into-physical" concepts (which Cisco IBSG calls "mashops"). This paper describes Cisco IBSG's most recent findings to help retailers revitalise their stores in a cross-channel world. Our Research Hypotheses
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Involving 1,000 U.S. and 1,000 U.K. customers, the 2011 online study was based on the following hypotheses:
- The most powerful element affecting purchasing behaviour is emotion because it enables and triggers buying decisions.
- Four key "buying triggers" drive conversions: 1) find (right item, right place, right time, right information), 2) best deal (too good to miss), 3) discover (I have a need, answer it) and 4) inspire (it's a treat and a pleasure). In general, there is less pricing and margin pressure as shoppers move from "find" to "inspire".
- Retailers can keep more cross-channel shoppers "inside" their brand (and thus capture a higher percentage of transactions) by offering mashop experiences in their stores.
- At a high level, there is a recipe for creating an effective mashop that ensures the shopping journey leads to you.
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The Cisco IBSG survey queried respondents about their use of technology while shopping, how they engage in cross-channel shopping behaviour and the influence of on- and off-line information sources upon their buying decisions. The survey also asked shoppers about their interest in five mashop concepts currently on the drawing board or in development. Cisco IBSG uncovered five major findings:
1) Shoppers prefer online sources to "real people" in making buying decisions. In the 2010 survey, 60 percent of respondents identified "friends and family" as one of the top three sources of information for making buying decisions, with 21 percent of respondents naming in-store employees as a top-three source. In the 2011 survey, 41 percent of respondents named friends and family, and only 13 percent chose in-store employees as their top-three source of information for making buying decisions.
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2 tablespoons PLUS 2 teaspoons cinnamon
8 cups flour
4 cups sugar
4 cups milk
1 1/3 cup oil
¼ cup baking powder
4 eggs, beaten
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 teaspoons salt
Preheat oven to 325. Grease 4 loaf pans. In a small bowl, mix together swirl ingredients. Set aside. In a very large bowl, combine baking powder, flour, sugar and salt. In a medium sized bowl, combine eggs, milk, vanilla and oil. Add to flour mixture. Stir until moist and virtually lump-free. Pour into pan, filling about 1/3 of the way. Sprinkle with swirl mixture. Add more batter, top with more swirl mixture. Using the end of a knife, gently swirl the top of the loaf. Repeat for remaining 3 pans. Bake 45- 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool in pan 10-15 minutes then remove to wire racks. Cool completely before slicing.
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Looks delicious! Think I will make up a half batch (otherwise I'd eat way too much, LOL!)ReplyDelete
oh what a cool idea! i think ill do this for my next pound cake.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 29, 2008 2:03 PM
What size of pans did you use? Thanks.ReplyDelete
LuLu: Just a standard loaf pan: 4-1/2" x 8-1/2" x 3"ReplyDelete
Hi! This looks so delicious! Do you know if I could possibly freeze the loaves? I like to put breads in the freezer for use later. Thanks for the recipe!ReplyDelete
I've never frozen it before so I don't know how it would turn out once defrosted. Worth a try though!ReplyDelete
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England Under-20s won their first ever Junior World Championship title by beating Wales 23-15, scoring 20 unanswered second half points, at the Stade de la Rabine.
England, runners up in 2008, 2009 and 2011, were shocked by Wales' start and two tries from Ospreys winger Ashley Evans and a successful conversion and penalty from IRB Junior Player of the Year Sam Davies saw the men in red lead 15-3 at half time.
Evans first score was after a delightful cross kick from Davies and his second came after intercepting a loose pass from England prop Alec Hepburn.
England thought they had grabbed a try back just before half time but Tom Price's touchdown was controversially ruled out after lock Dom Barrow was adjudged to have used his knee at a ruck. Leeds man Barrow was sent to the sin bin.
There was to be further frustration for England, who had made the final after an impressive victory over New Zealand, as replacement prop forward Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi crossed but was called back for a double movement.
Exeter Chief's full back Jack Nowell barged through to score England's first try and clubmate Sam Hill finished off a move started by Anthony Watson's break.
Henry Slade converted both scores and added two late penalties to finish with a personal haul of 13 points as England became the first team from the Northern Hemisphere to win the tournament.
England captain Jack Clifford said after the game: "It's amazing. It's the highlight of my career. The Welsh boys came out really hard and took it to us and losing Dom really shook us but the boys gave 100% and it's just amazing to win"
In the day's other results, South Africa defeated four-time champions New Zealand to finish third, France edged out Argentina to finish fifth, Australia beat Ireland to secure seventh place, Samoa overcame Scotland to finish in ninth position and Fiji crushed USA to finish 11th and condemn the United States to relegation to the second tier World Junior Trophy.
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a week before I leave to france. two weeks since I returned from sweden. trying to collect, recharge, prepare myself, and at the same time the wish for just being, spending time with friends, feeling close before going far. no matter how much I need change, I am also constantly confronted with my difficulty to make transitions.
Sunday, February 9, 2014
15 comments:
- Iris Vank said...
Ik kan het me helemaal voorstellen. Mooi en moeilijk tegelijk! x
- February 9, 2014 at 12:29 PM
- Jael said...
Ha det så bra i Frankrike.Är du länge borta?
- February 9, 2014 at 3:10 PM
- chasing lightning bugs said...
I haven't been to your blog in quite a while. But I love it. Fresh and real and simple. Thank you :)
- February 9, 2014 at 3:38 PM
- ♥ tinyWOOLF ♥ said...
a transition is like that, no matter how often. it also means you live these. i think that's brave, and rewarding.
i feel winter in your posts.
- February 9, 2014 at 6:05 PM
- Barbara said...
wishing you all the best in france! looking forward seeing it through your eyes!
- February 9, 2014 at 9:37 PM
- Andreia said...
Hi Sara,
Leaving is always hard, no matter if it is for 1 week or 2...it´s always difficult being somewhere else and not in our comfort zone. You know something, we always doubt how strong we´re and how capable we´re of doing things and accomplish goals.
The hardest part is leaving, the travel but after that, things are so much easy, you´re full of optimism and the insecurities are gone. For 5 years i´ve been spending my life in one city during the week and my hometown in weekends...after 5 years is always sad saying goodbye to my parents.
It´s always hard.
Just wanted to cheer you up a bit and don´t worry, everything is going to be fine. You just have to think positive :)
By the way, don´t know if you have seen it yet but i´ve answered your question in my blog.
Have a nice week.
- February 10, 2014 at 12:35 AM
- Anne said...
"feeling close before going far", wat mooi gezegd! En zeker herkenbaar. Waar ga je heen in Frankrijk?
- February 10, 2014 at 12:24 PM
- Magdalena Sander said...
Sara, how long will you stay there? wish you a time full of treasures and hope france will welcome you the best it can! big hugs!
- February 10, 2014 at 10:02 PM
- Patrice A. said...
hm... altijd lastig
komen en weggaan
ze horen bij elkaar
en misschien tot ziens, snel?
je koffie is op :^((
ik mis het en heb het
nog niet kunnen vinden hier
misschien op het internet?
- February 11, 2014 at 4:47 PM
- querido diário said...
Well said Sara...same here*
- February 12, 2014 at 1:13 PM
- annika said...
Åh Sara, jag är likadan med att förflytta mig hit och dit. Kramar och lugn-och-ro kommer här!
- February 12, 2014 at 3:15 PM
- outi said...
hello there. i kind of know the feeling, coming and going. and the difficulties.
still; bon voyage, enjoy! and take care <3
- February 15, 2014 at 6:54 PM
- Miss Upsey Daisy said...
Jag gillar att röra på mig men ibland måste jag bara få vara... blir trött av alla intryck måste samla mig.
- February 16, 2014 at 3:30 PM
- sarapirat said...
iris, inderdaad!
jael, jag blir borta drygt 5 veckor totalt men ska även till holland efter frankrike.
chasing lightning bugs, nice to see you again! :) thank you
nadine, you are right, maybe. living them. it was quite wintery those days. but springy now. xx.
barbara, thank you! :) will share i hope.
andreia, thank you for your words, they do support and remind me of the important points. i got your answers, thank you very much! :) a little bit slow on interneting these days.
anne, ik ben in istres. vlak bij marseille. maar ik kom ook naar nederland, zin in te meeten?
magdalena, this time i will spend two weeks in france and then two to three in the netherlands. will be back in france in end of april again!
patrice, jaaaa! niet zo ver weg! hoe ziet je dagen uit daar, begin maart? liefs
sara, <3
annika, tack det behövs! kramar till dig
outi! hey there, so nice to see you! how are you??? hugs
miss ud, jag håller med, känner ofta så, vet inte vad man ska göra av allt....
- February 16, 2014 at 8:42 PM
- Damianne Langedijk said...
Wat een fijne foto`s!
- February 17, 2014 at 10:49 AM


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Mark F. Meier, one of the nation's most prominent glaciologists, and a leader in the study of glacier melt's effect on rising on sea levels, died Sunday in Boulder. He was 86.
At the time of his death, Meier was director emeritus at Boulder's Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR), where he served as director from 1985 to 1994. He also was professor emeritus of geological sciences at the University of Colorado. Meier moved to Boulder in 1985.
"He was one of the pioneers, when it comes to sea-level rise, basically telling people, 'This is a real phenomenon, this is going to happen, and you're not going to stop it unless you do something,'" said Jim White, current INSTAAR director. "And they didn't do anything."
White added, "Mark was where the rubber meets the road, in terms of translating science to society."
Hurricane Sandy caused its devastation to low-lying areas of the northeast United States less than a month before Meier's death. But Meier didn't need to see its wreckage to affirm what he'd been saying for years.
"I don't know that Mark needed vindication," White said. "Mark's understanding of the physics of melting ice, which is simple stuff, really, was profound. He knew what was going to happen. But he wasn't the type to sit back and say, 'See, I told you so.'"
The cascading effect from the proliferation of greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere, compounding recent urban nightmares such as flooded subways and tunnels, according to White, is what Meier had been forecasting "for a long time. This day was coming."
Tad Pfeffer, a fellow at INSTAAR and professor of civil, environmental and architectural engineering at CU, worked alongside Meier. He said Meier maintained his professional involvement in glacial studies long after stepping down at INSTAAR. Meier also kept up on his work a CU, authoring two professional papers as recently as 2009, and even took part in a seminar at INSTAAR shortly before Thanksgiving.
"The work that he is most well known for now," Pfeffer said, "is his work on global assessments of glaciers and ice caps all around the world; not just studying one glacier in detail, which he also did a lot of (most notably the massive Columbia Glacier on Prince William Sound in Alaska), but also looking at what all the glaciers are doing, and adding it up as a critical part of assessing present-day sea level rise -- as well as projecting it into the future."
Meier, an Iowa native, formed the glaciology department for the U.S. Geological Survey in 1956, and received his Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology in 1957.
He took part in glaciological studies during the International Geophysical Year (1957-58), then directed the U.S. Geological Survey's Project Office -- Glaciology in Tacoma, Wash., until assuming the directorship post at INSTAAR.
During the International Geophysical Year and International Hydrological Decade (1965-1975), Meier was a principal organizer of systematic measurement and assessment of glacier mass balance in North America. He also was a pioneer in the use of remote sensing in glaciology, and the leader of investigations of tidewater glacier dynamics in Alaska.
His many awards and honors include the Distinguished Service Award of the U.S. Department of the Interior, as well as three medals from the USSR Academy of Sciences.
Meier, who is survived by his wife, Barbara, as well as his children and grandchildren, also made his mark as a painter. He favored working in acrylics. Meier's landscapes of high mountains and polar regions were featured in local exhibits.
"Some were very abstract," Pfeffer said. "And you could see that same kind of artistry in his scientific work, as well. Back when people drafted by hand, his maps were beautiful examples of calligraphy."
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